This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...fan) to his duspers: "Now hafe je herde fe Messangeres, Jowr conseH what es beste 1 Sir Garcy with his stronge powere Distruyes my landes both ferre & nere, Mi Cites brekes & bristes: 666 Otuel thanks Charles, and declares he will destroy all Saracens, and that when he has taken the Sultan and his 1 city he will marry ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...fan) to his duspers: "Now hafe je herde fe Messangeres, Jowr conseH what es beste 1 Sir Garcy with his stronge powere Distruyes my landes both ferre & nere, Mi Cites brekes & bristes: 666 Otuel thanks Charles, and declares he will destroy all Saracens, and that when he has taken the Sultan and his 1 city he will marry 001 Belesant. Charlea asks his --_ barons if they are willing to fight the Saracens. 76 CHARLES ORDERS A LARGE ARMY TO BE COLLECTED BY THE SPRING. They all agree. Charles determines to wait till spring. and meanwhile collect an army. With him are Roland and Oliver, Grauntir, Ogier, Reyner, Nay mes, leaf 85, back Otuel, and others. In the spring the French army begins to He confoundes so myche of Cristen) Llode Jjat I for Sorowe goo nere wode, And I may hafe no riste." And fay fan) ansuerde witA steryn) mode: "to fende of, lorde, vs thynke it gude, to batayle are we priste." (57) Jje kynge saide: "we wiH habyde tiH it be nerre y Somer tyde, Jj" colde of Marche be gone. We schaHe sende lettres on ilke a syde, In dyuerse couwtres brode & wyde, to grete lordes ichone. Sqwyers doghety vndir schelde, that wele kan) faire wapyns welde, by-hynde vs leue we none: And aHe fat are witA-in elde loke fat fay to batayle helde, Goddes Enemys for to slone." (58) Jjus f kynge duellys there tiH f e tyme commeu) were, Jje daye neghede neghe. With hym Eowlande & Olyuere, And f" gentiH Grauntere, In Batayle fat was so sleghe; s1r Oggere and sir Eaynere, Duke Naymes was faire fere, & Gayryn) of kynredyn) heghe: sir Estut and sir Inglere, sir OtueH the werryoure, his dynttys were fuH droghe. (59) Appori) a Mornynge fay lokede owte, And saughe there powere stythe &...
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