The fyghte ys wonne; Kynge
Rycharde master is;
The Englonde bannerr kisseth
the hie ayre;
Full of pure joie the armie
is iwys[80], 75
And everych one haveth it
onne his bayre[81];
Agayne to Englonde comme,
and worschepped there.
Twyghte[82] into lovynge armes,
and feasted eft[83];
In everych eyne aredynge nete
of wyere[84],
Of all remembrance of past
peyne berefte. 80
Sprites of the bleste, and everich Seyncte
ydedde,
Syke pleasures powre upon mie fadres hedde.
Syke Nigel sed, whan from
the bluie sea
The upswol[85] sayle dyd daunce
before his eyne;
Swefte as the withe, hee toe
the beeche dyd flee. 85
And founde his fadre steppeynge
from the bryne.
Lette thyssen menne, who haveth
sprite of loove,
Bethyncke untoe hemselves how mote the
meetynge proove.
[Footnote 1: Spirits, souls.]
[Footnote 2: pleasure.]
[Footnote 3: broad.]
[Footnote 4: shine, glimmer.]
[Footnote 5: diminished, lessened.]
[Footnote 6: astonished, confounded.]
[Footnote 7: see, discover, know.]
[Footnote 8: such, so.]
[Footnote 9: strong.]
[Footnote 10: heads.]
[Footnote 11: cut.]
[Footnote 12: glassy, reflecting.]
[Footnote 13: waves, billows.]
[Footnote 14: oak.]
[Footnote 15: a musical instrument, not unlike a hautboy.]
[Footnote 16: sweet.]
[Footnote 17: sound.]
[Footnote 18: confuse, contend with.]
[Footnote 19: sounding.]
[Footnote 20: thrones.]
[Footnote 21: seated.]
[Footnote 22: red.]
[Footnote 23: painted.]
[Footnote 24: carved.]
[Footnote 25: devices.]
[Footnote 26: glimmering.]
[Footnote 27: rising high, swelling up.]
[Footnote 28: they.]
[Footnote 29: a corruption of estoile, Fr. a star.]
[Footnote 30: evening.]
[Footnote 31: dark.]
[Footnote 32: rebus’d shields; a herald term, when the charge of the shield implies the name of the bearer.]
[Footnote 33: like.]
[Footnote 34: along.]
[Footnote 35: shine.]
[Footnote 36: short-lived.]
[Footnote 37: furious.]
[Footnote 38: runneth.]
[Footnote 39: not knowing.]
[Footnote 40: abide.]
[Footnote 41: mighty.]
[Footnote 42: affright.]
[Footnote 43: woeful.]
[Footnote 44: covered.]
[Footnote 45: different kinds of boats.]
[Footnote 46: full soon, presently.]
[Footnote 47: glitter.]
[Footnote 48: united, assembled.]