The goddes, who kenned the
actyons of the wyghte,
To leggen[49] the sadde happe
of twayne so fayre,
Houton[50] dyd make the mountaine
bie theire mighte.
Forth from Sabryna ran a ryverre
cleere,
Roarynge and rolleynge on
yn course bysmare[51]; 95
From female Vyncente shotte
a ridge of stones,
Eche syde the ryver rysynge
heavenwere;
Sabrynas floode was helde
ynne Elstryds bones.
So are theie cleped; gentle
and the hynde
Can telle, that Severnes streeme bie Vyncentes
rocke’s ywrynde[52]. 100
The bawsyn[53] gyaunt, hee
who dyd them slee,
To telle Gendolyne quycklie
was ysped[54];
Whanne, as he strod alonge
the shakeynge lee,
The roddie levynne[55] glesterrd
on hys headde:
Into hys hearte the azure
vapoures spreade; 105
He wrythde arounde yn drearie
dernie[56] payne;
Whanne from his lyfe-bloode
the rodde lemes[57] were fed,
He felle an hepe of ashes
on the playne:
Stylle does hys ashes shoote
ynto the lyghte,
A wondrous mountayne hie, and Snowdon
ys ytte hyghte. 110
FINIS.
[Footnote 1: I will endeavour to get the remainder of these poems.]
[Footnote 2: unseemly, disagreeable.]
[Footnote 3: wrapped.]
[Footnote 4: rays.]
[Footnote 5: hidden, secret.]
[Footnote 6: broke, rent.]
[Footnote 7: small pieces.]
[Footnote 8: pulled, rent.]
[Footnote 9: vapours, meteors.]
[Footnote 10: emblaunched.]
[Editor’s note: Title: See Introduction p. xli]
[Footnote 11: Ridges, rising waves.]
[Footnotes 12, 13: unknown tremour.]
[Footnote 14: fastened, chained, congealed.]
[Footnote 15: boundeth.]
[Footnote 16: swelling.]
[Footnote 17: armed.]
[Footnote 18: companions.]
[Footnote 19: livid.]
[Footnote 20: a confused noise.]
[Footnote 21: Anointed.]
[Footnote 22: enlightened.]
[Footnote 23: alloyed.]
[Footnote 24: savage barbarity.]
[Footnote 25: mystic.]
[Footnote 26: polished.]
[Footnote 27: a princely robe.]
[Footnote 28: defeated.]
[Footnote 29: warring.]
[Footnote 30: Like.]
[Footnote 31: sweet.]
[Footnote 32: oft.]
[Footnote 33: a tale.]
[Footnote 34: assembled.]
[Footnote 35: revenge.]
[Footnote 36: heated, enraged.]
[Footnote 37: Mighty.]
[Footnote 38: apparel.]
[Footnote 39: esteem, favour.]
[Footnote 40: glittering.]
[Footnote 41: settled.]
[Footnote 42: help.]
[Footnote 43: adventure.]