Bie thee, Seyncte Marie, and
thy Sonne I sweare,
Thatt ynn whatte place yonn
doughtie knyghte shall fall
Anethe[123] the stronge push
of mie straught[124] out speere,
There schalle aryse a hallie[125]
chyrches walle,
The whyche, ynn honnoure,
I wylle Marye calle, 145
Wythe pillars large, and spyre
full hyghe and rounde.
And thys I faifullie[126]
wylle stonde to all,
Gyff yonderr straungerr falleth
to the grounde.
Straungerr, bee boune[127];
I champyonn[128] you to warre.
Sounde, sounde the flughornes,
to bee hearde fromm farre. 150
[Bourtonne & the
Straungerr tylt. Straunger falleth.
KYNGE.
The Mornynge Tyltes now cease.
HERAWDE.
Bourtonne
ys kynge.
Dysplaie the Englyshe bannorre
onn the tente;
Rounde hymm, yee mynstrelles,
songs of achments[129] synge;
Yee Herawdes, getherr upp
the speeres besprente[130];
To Kynge of Tourney-tylte
bee all knees bente. 155
Dames faire and gentle, forr
youre loves hee foughte;
Forr you the longe tylte-launce,
the swerde hee shente[131];
Hee joustedd, alleine[132]
havynge you ynn thoughte.
Comme, mynstrelles, sound
the strynge, goe onn eche syde,
Whylest hee untoe the Kynge
ynn state doe ryde. 160
MYNSTRELLES.
Whann Battayle, smethynge[133]
wythe new quickenn’d gore,
Bendynge wythe spoiles, and
bloddie droppynge hedde,
Dydd the merke[134] woode
of ethe[135] and rest explore,
Seekeynge to lie onn Pleasures
downie bedde,
Pleasure, dauncyng
fromm her wode, 165
Wreathedd wythe
floures of aiglintine,
Fromm hys vysage
washedd the bloude,
Hylte[136] hys
swerde and gaberdyne.
Wythe syke an eyne shee swotelie[137]
hymm dydd view,
Dydd foe ycorvenn[138] everrie
shape to joie, 170
Hys spryte dydd chaunge untoe
anodherr hue,
Hys armes, ne spoyles, mote
anie thoughts emploie.
All delyghtsomme
and contente,
Fyre enshotynge[139]
fromm hys eyne,
Ynn hys arms hee
dydd herr hente[140],
175
Lyche the merk[141]-plante
doe entwyne.
Soe, gyff thou
lovest Pleasure and herr trayne,
Onknowlachynge[142]
ynn whatt place herr to fynde,
Thys rule yspende[143],
and ynn thie mynde retayne;
Seeke Honnoure
fyrste, and Pleasaunce lies behynde.
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[Footnote 1: sport, or play.]
[Footnote 2: bounded, or measured.]
[Footnote 3: curiously devised.]
[Footnote 4: fancys or devices.]
[Footnote 5: painted, or displayed.]
[Footnote 6: fiery.]