Book IV. the shield of Nestor; the spear is shivered, and he is hurled to the ground. Nestor, unhorsed by a young knight Sedar, is at the mercy of Laomedon. The rescue. (fol. 22 a.) Castor, seeing Nestor wounded, rushes upon Sedar. The king share thrugh his shild with pe sharpe ende, And the rod all-to roofe right to his honde; The Duke had dyed of pe dynt doutles anon, 1236 But the souerayn hym-seluon was surly enarmyt, And the kyng with the caupe caste to pe ground, With a warchand wounde thurgh his wedis all. He feynyt not for pe fall ne pe felle hurtte, 1240 But stert vp stithly, straght out a swerde And flange at the freike with a ffyn wille. A 3onge knight and a 3epe, 3yneris of hert, High[t] Sedar for sothe, suet to pe Duke 1244 With a bir on þe brest, þat backeward he 3ode, And fuersly of his foole fell to be grounde. he king fayne of pe falle and pe freke segh, And bare to be bolde with a bigge sworde. 1248 The bourder of his basnet brestes in sonder, And videt the viser with a vile dynt, Gaffe hym a great wounde in his grete face. He hade slayne hymn slighly for sleght þat he couth, 1252 But a gret nowmbur of Grekes gedrit hym vmbe, That Nestor with noy was nolpit to ground, 1264 His shafte all-to sheuerit the shalke was unhurt, wondyt, A Sore dynt in the syde at the same coursse. 1268 Carue euyn at Castor with a kene sworde, be shilde away share vnto the shyre necke, fase, 1272 Bare hym ouer backeward to pe bare vrthe. 1276 ban pollux full pertly aprochet in hast with, ffrochit into pe frount & a fray made; Bere backeward the batell & his brother toke, 1280 Horsit hym in haste, halpe hym olofte; And pollux with a proude wille prickit to an- One Eliatus, a lede, and hym o liue broght. The kynges son of Cartage & a knight noble, 1284 Aliet vnto Lamydon by his lefe suster, Cosyn to the kyng, & he his kyde Em, Pité of pat pert knight persit his hert, hat the shire water shot ouer his shene chekys. 1288 Myche woo hade pe wegh for pe wale knight, And assemblit his sad men on a soppe hole, With a horne pat he hade, in a hond while, 1292 And charget hom chefely for chaunse vppon ffor to dere for the dethe of his dere cosy... pen the Troiens full tite tariet no lengur, Gird to the Grekes with a grym euyn fare ; 1296 Slogh hom downe sleghly & slaunge hom to Book IV. Sedar fights with Castor, and wounds him, Pollux with seven hundred men comes to the rescue. (Alyattes, king of Lydia.) (fol. 22 b.) The Trojans are rallied, and drive the Greeks to their ships. grounde; Book IV. Laomedon is informed that the Greeks are masters of the city. Sad at heart, he assembles his men and returns to the city. He is attacked in front by the ambuscade, and in rear by the band from the ships. (fol. 23 a.) Hercules strikes terror into the hearts of the Trojans. Wondit of pe wightist, warpide hom vnder; 1300 pere Lamydon þem leuyt, for a lede come With tithynges fro the towne told to the kyng; A grete nowmber of Grekis, & pe goodes takyn. And siket full sore with sylyng of teris, Left the Grekes on pe ground by the gray water: 1312 Tho pat left were on lyue pogh pai lite were. 1316 He blusshed ouer backeward to pe brode see, He was astonyet full stithly to be stad so, 1320 Betwene the batels on bent & so bare leuyt, A felle fight & a fuerse fell hom betwene. Pricket furthe into prise and full playne made, 1332 Gird gomes vnto grounde with vngayn strokes, Bere the batell a-bake, mony buerne qwellid. 1336 Non so derffe to endure a dynt of his hond, THE DETH OF LAMYDON BY ERCULES. Tyll he come to be kyng in a kene yre, 1340 Grippit hym grymly, gird of his hede, þat moche sorowe for pe sight & sobbyng of teres, 1344 Sesit was the Citie, socour non pere, paire fomen so felle, and so few other, The Grekes gird hom to grounde & to grym dethe: Of the dite & pe dyn was dole to be-holde. 1348 The Troiens with tene turnyt þe bake, ffleddon in fere and þe filde leuyt, Ouer hilles & hethes into holte woddes, hat left were on lyue with mony laithe hurtes, 1352 When the Grekys hade the gre & the grounde wonen. THE TAKYNG OF DE TOWNE. Thai soght into the Cité vpon sere haluys, bur, 1356 Childer full choise and of chere febill, Wyth olde ffolke vnfere ferly to see. All tight to be tempull of pere tore goddes, ffor drede of the dethe, & myche dynne made. 1360 Mony wyues, for woo, of pere wit past, Book IV. He falls upon Laomedon; kills him, and throws his head into the crowd of Trojans. The city is taken, and the Trojans flee to the woods. As the Greeks crowd into the city, the Trojans (fol. 23 b.) old and young, rush to the temple for safety, Book IV. and in their haste leave all their goods behind. The city is plundered and destroyed. The people are killed or taken captive. Hesione, daughter of Laomedon, is given to Telamon, who was the first And pere barnes on brest bere In þere armes, Hyd hom in houles and hyrnys aboute. Maydons for mornyng haue pere mynde loste, 1364 (Soche payne of a pepull was pitie to be-holde) Hurlet out of houses, and no hede toke Of golde ne of garmenttes, ne of goode stonys; 1368 Gemys ne gewellis, ne no ioly vessell, Geton girduls full gay, mony good stonys; Dydden all to the dethe & for ne drede lettyd; 1384 Sesit hom sone in seruage to holde. EXIONA, THE KINGES DOUGHTER LAMYDON. When the pales was put doun of pe prise kyng, pai fonde per a fre faire to be-holde, Euyn of his owne doughter Exiona was callid. to enter the city. 1388 Bannet worthe the bale tyme þat ho borne was, (fol. 24 a.) ffor the care pat pere come because of hir one. Ercules egerly euyn vponone Betoke hir to Telamon, for he the towne entrid, 1392 In reward as by right for his ranke wille. POETA. But caitif unclene, for thy curst dede! |