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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. 1871 Excerpt: ...come, he seis con I not telle. Bi fat was a Messager i-come and to f e kyng menes, And seis him fat tholomer has taken of his londes. IT f e riche Cite of Nagister nomen he has forsobe; Siben he keueres vppon and takes bi-fore clene 406 f e Castel of a-longines and hiderward he ioynes, with sixti f ousent, he seide of clene men of Armes, And Fifti f ousend fot-men fat redi beb to fihte, 409 fei han geten fat holt for certeyn sofe; fer is non in fat lond fat schal hem wifstonden. I T bewne be kyng was a-ferd I hete be forsobe, 412 leste f e tale of Iosaphe ferede trewe. The king assembles his men. They are all to meet at the Castle of Carboy. Joseph discloses Evelak.s early history, saying, Thy father was a cobbler. Thou didst serve two French damsels in Augnstna. court. TyE kyng boskes lettres a-non to bounen his bernes, Comauwdes hem to meeten him tymely on be morwen, At be Castel of Carboye ber he beden hade, 416 was fiftene myle fro sarras I-holden, And of er fiftene myle fro f ewne as f ei leijen. IT fewne Ioseph takes him forb and seif him bis wordes, wostou what fou do, kyng nou fat fon wendes? Of bi comynge a-jein const f ou not telle. 421 IT Such signe me is taujt f ou art of cun symple; forsobe A mon was fi fader fat coufe schon a-mende! IT fat tyme fat Augwstes cesar was Emperour of Rome, fou wast lenged in fe lond fat fat lord oujte. 425 Fourti knihtes doujtres he wolde haue of fraunce, forte souwe selk-werk and sitten in his chaumbre. IT For f ou were a feir child f ou weore I-fet to serue twei feire maydenes and wif bis mon lengedest. 429 IT f ei heolden fe of herre blod ben fou boren weore; So f ou soujtes fro him to f e erl of Surye. So f ou and his sone vppon a day seten, 432 And je woxen...

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