e Emperoure
ysent, to be Man of valoure
And lernen chiualrie, 987
Of huntyng, & of Ryuere,
Of chesse
pleieyng
& of tablere:
Al nas wor?
Adam Davy's Five Dreams about Edward II - 1389
972
(82)
? ?e book he red wi? gode wille,
?e folk herkned & helde hem stille
wi?outen any boost 975
Til ?e book was red & seide.
Alexius was bifore hem leide,
ffulfild of ?e holy gost. 978
?e chaunceler wel loude grad
whan he ?e book of Alexius rad
Among ?e cristen ost; 981
hou he fro frendes gan wende,
And hou his fader fer & hende
Sou?th hym by euery cost;
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984
(83)
? And hou he was to ?
e Emperoure
ysent, to be Man of valoure
And lernen chiualrie, 987
Of huntyng, & of Ryuere,
Of chesse
pleieyng
& of tablere:
Al nas wor?
a flye; 990
Leuer hym was to conne good,
And seruen god wi? mylde mood,
and his moder Marie: 993
And hou he ?ede seuentene ?er
In pilerinage fer & ner
wi? mychel maladye; 996
(84)
? And o?er ?eres seuentene
wi? his fader he had ybene,
his bedeman by ?e wowe, 999
?at fader ne moder ne his wijf
wisten of his holy lijf,
Ne ?at he was hire owe; 1002
And hou his fader sergeauntz alle,
veyn glorie gonne hym calle,
And gorre on hym gonne ?rowe; 1005
And hou he ?e book ywriten hadde:
Of al his lijf, ?ere he it radde
To ?
