The Political Songs of England: From the Reign of John to that of Edward II.Thomas Wright |
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Anglia Barons battle battle of Evesham battle of Lewes beth bien Bishop CAMD chastel clerk Deus Dieu Dunbar Earl Engelond Englais England English Escoce fere following song freres fust gent Godes grant hæc hath holy church honde honour huere King Edward King of France king's kingdom knights knyhtes kyng land le ray lond Lord mede Mès noht nule nunc ordre ount peace Peter Langtoft pope prince pris quæ quam quid quod rais Edward regis regni regnum reign of Edw resoun rich riht Robert of Gloucester Rutebeuf sæpe saunz Scoti Scotia Scotland Scotos Scots seint eglise shal sholde sibi Simon de Montfort Sire Edward sunt swich taunt tere thee theih ther Thomas thou tunc VARIOUS vult wole
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Page 186 - the see stronde, Wharethourh moni Frenshe wyf wryngeth hire honde, ant singeth, weylaway ! The Kyng of Fraunce made statuz newe In the lond of Flaundres, among false ant trewe, That the commun of Bruges ful sore con a-rewe, ant seiden amonges hem, " Gedere we us togedere hardilyche at ene, Take we the
Page 67 - The Kyng of Alemaigne wende do fui wel, He saisede the mulne for a castel, With hare sharpe swerdes he grounde the stel, He wende that the sayles were mangonel to helpe Wyndesore. Richard,
Page 244 - of huerte trewe, A stounde herkneth to my song, Of duel that deth hath diht us newe, That roaketh me syke ant sorewe among ; Of a knyht that wes so strong, Of wham God hath don ys wille : Me thuncheth that deth hath don us wrong, That he so sone shal ligge stille. Al Englond ahte for te knowe Of wham that
Page 68 - ys chyn, Hevede he nou here the Erl of Waryn, Shulde he never more come to is yn, Ne with sheld, ne with spere, ne with other gyn, to help of Wyndesore. Richard,
Page 238 - hym shulde a-rewen Of the arrerage. Whil God wes on erthe And wondrede wyde, Whet wes the resoun Why he nolde ryde ? For he nolde no grom To go hy ys syde, Ne grucchyng of no gedelyng To chaule ne to chyde. Spedeth ou to spewen, Ase me doth to spelle ; The fend ou afretie With fleis ant with feile
Page 246 - The messager to the Pope com, And seyde that oure kynge wes ded : Ys oune hond the lettre he nom, Y-wis his herte wes ful gret : The Pope himself the lettre redde, Ant spec a word of gret honour,— " Alas !
Page 324 - set to visite holi churche, Everich fondeth hu he may shrewedelichest worche ; 50 He wole take mede of that on and that other, And late the parsoun have a wyf, and the prest another, at wille ; Coveytise shal stoppen here mouth, and maken hem al stille. For sone so a parsoun is ded and in eorthe i-don, Thanne shal the patroun have
Page 13 - capitis dolore, Et radici consonat pomum in sapore. Roma mundi caput est, sed nil capit mundum : Quod pendet a capite totum est inmundum ; Transit enim vitium primum in secundum, Et de fundo redolet quod est juxta fundum. Roma capit singulos et res singulorum ; Romanorum curia non est nisi forum.
Page 109 - at stake, they will take more care, and will act with an eye to their own peace. They who want experience can know little ; they will profit little the kingdom who are not
Page 59 - Il est apelé de Monfort, II est el mond et si est fort, Si ad grant chevalerie ; Ce voir, et je m'acort, II eime dreit, et het le tort, Si avera la mestrie. El mond est veréement ; Là ou la comun