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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. 1865 Excerpt: ... to spende in this place Foure hondred pounde by yere.' 12 The abbot and the high cellarer, Sterte forthe full bolde; The High Justyce of Englonde With the abbot there dyd holde. 13 The High Justyce and many mo Had take into their honde Wholly all the knyghtes det, To put that knyght to wronge. 14 They demed the knyght wonder sore, The abbot and hys meyne: 'But he come this ylke day Disheryted shall he be.' 15 'He wyll not come yet,' sayd the justyce, 'I dare well undertake.' But in sorry tyme for them all, The knyght came to the gate. 16 Than bespake that gentyll knyght Untyll his meyne, 'Now put on your simple wedes That ye brought fro the see.' 17 They put on their simple wedes, And came to the gates anone, The porter was redy hymselfe, And welcomed them everychone. 18 'Welcome, syr knyght,' sayd the porter, 'My lord to mete is he, And so is many a gentyll man, For the love of thee.' 19 The porter swore a full grete othe, When he his horse did see: 'Here be the best coresed horse That ever yet sawe I me. 'demed, ' doomed, judged. 'meyne, company. 'ylke,' same. 'wedes,'clothes. 'mete,' meat. 'so,'should be wo' (?) 'coresed,' harnessed Hallvwell). 26 'I am holde with the abbot,' sayd the justyce, 'Bothe with cloth and fee.' 'Now, good syr sheryf, be my frende!' 'Nay, fore heaven,' sayd he. 27 'Now, good syr abbot, be my frende, For thy curteyse, And holde my londes in thy honde Tyll I have made thee gree; 28 'And I wyll be thy true servaunte, And trewely serve the, Tyl ye have foure hondred pounde Of money good and free.' 29 The abbot sware a full grete othe, A solemn othe sware he: 'Get the londe where thou may, For thou getest none of me.' 30 ' Now by our Lady,' sayd the knyght, ' Whose aidance have I besought, But I have my londe agayne, Full dere it sh...Book Details
Published
May 1, 2012
Publisher
Rarebooksclub.com
Pages
88
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781236052599