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The Rowley Poems

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Kynge Edwarde and Hys Queene

Queene

Botte, loverde[145], whie so manie Normannes here?
    Mee thynckethe wee bee notte yn Englyshe londe.
    These browded[146] straungers alwaie doe appere,
    Theie parte yor trone[147], and sete at your ryghte honde.

Kynge

Go to, goe to, you doe ne understonde:
    Theie yeave mee lyffe and dyd mie bowkie[148] kepe;
    Theie dyd mee feeste, and did embowre[149] me gronde;
    To trete hem ylle wulde lette mie kyndnesse slepe.

Queene

Mancas[150] you have yn store, and to them parte;
  Youre leege-folcke[151] make moke[152] dole[153], you have theyr worthe asterte[154].

Kynge

I heste[155] no rede of you. I ken mie friendes.
    Hallie[156] dheie are, fulle ready mee to hele[157].
    Theyre volundes[158] are ystorven[159] to self endes;
    No denwere[160] yn mie breste I of them fele:
    I muste to prayers; goe yn, and you do wele;
    I muste ne lose the dutie of the daie;
    Go inne, go ynne, ande viewe the azure rele[161],
    Fulle welle I wote you have noe mynde toe praie.

Queene

I leeve youe to doe hommage heaven-were[162];
    To serve yor leege-folcke toe is doeynge hommage there.

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