The Tale of Sir Thopas
Folio 190v
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Tyƚƚ he so longe haþe rydeñ & goone
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That he fonde in a piue wone
For in þat Contre was þere none
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Til him þer came a Ioly geante
His name was cleped ser Olyfaunte
He saide childe be termagaunt
Bot if þou wilte pike oute of myne haunte
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Anone .I. slee þi steede
Here is þe queen of faire
Wiþ harpe & pipe & simphene
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The childe so most .I. þe
When .I. haue myne a\r/mor
And ȝit .I. hope par ma feie
That þat þou schalt wiþ þis launce leie
Schal .I. perce If .I. maie
Or it be fulle prime daie
For here þou schaƚƚ be slawe
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Sir Thopas drowhe a bak ful fast
This Geant att him stones cast
Owte of a feƚƚ staf slynge
Bot a faire ascapeþ childe Thopas
And aƚƚ it was þoruhe goddes gras
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And þoruhe his faire beringe
3it listeneþ lordes to my tale
Meryer þan þe nyhteyngegale
For nowe .I. wil ȝow rowne
Howe ser Thopas wiþ sides smale
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Prekeinge ouer doune & dale
To make him boþe game & gle
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Wiþ .o. Geant wiþ hedes þree
Of one þat schote ful briht
Done come he seide myne mynstrals
An gestours for to tel vs tales
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Anone in myne armeinge