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Lancelot of the Laik: A Scottish Metrical Romance (About 1490-1500 A. D.)

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Chapters

6. Part 6

“Dame, ie men allay a la douloureuse garde” | “& qui la conquist?” “Dame, ie y entray” | “et ne vous y viz ie oncques.” “Ouy, plus de troys foys.” “Et en quel temps?” fist elle....

5. Part 5

“Demandez ce quil vous plaira | car ie ne vous escondiroye iamais;” “Sire,” fait il, “ie vous remercye. Vous me auez donne que vous ne me demanderez mon nom deuant q{ue} ie le v...

4. Part 4

Et celluy si y monte sans arrest. Et gallehault monta sur vng autre, et vient a son conroy | Si prent auec soy les dix mille, et dit quilz voisent assembler deuant; “et vous,” f...

16. Part 16

As I p{re}ſume, he thinkith hyme diſpiſit Of the meſag that we gart to hyme mak; Yhowre-ſelf yhe have ſo ſpecialy out-tak, 2988 He thinkith ewill contempnit for to bee, Conſid{e...

15. Part 15

The {con}queſt king, wich the p{er}ell knowith, [Sidenote: Gawane puts the conquest-king to flight.] Ful manly one to the feld he drowith; The lord ſ{ir} gawan, cou{er}it w{i}t{...

3. Part 3

¶ Comment les deux enfans au roy de gauues blecerent le roy claudas, & occire{n}t dorin son filz | et comment la damoyselle du lac les emmena en semblance de deux leuriers. fuei...

10. Part 10

++“Shire kny{ch}t, It ſtant no{ch}t in ſich dugree; [Sidenote: She replies that she does not want a ransom, but has imprisoned him for his guilt.] It is no ranſone wich that cau...

13. Part 13

[Sidenote: If a king thus stood like his own degree, his people would be virtuous and wise.] Thus if o king ſtud lyk his awn degree, Wertwis and wyß than ſhuld his puple bee, On...

11. Part 11

[Sidenote: Night.] ++The clowdy nyght, wndir whois obſcure The reſt and quiet of euery criatur 1276 Lyith ſauf, quhare the goſt w{i}t{h} beſyneß Is occupiit, w{i}t{h} thoghtfull...

2. Part 2

In continuance of the outline of the story, I may add that the French text[P9] informs us how, after being several times remounted by Galiot, and finding himself with every fres...

12. Part 12

[Sidenote: Eschew unfit men, for this shall be thy meed in the day of judgment.] Eſchew tharfor, for this ſal be thi meid Apone the day when al thing goith aright, Whar none exc...

9. Part 9

The kni{ch}t is gon, the king he gan Inquere At gawan, and at other kny{ch}t{is} sere, [Sidenote: Arthur asks Gawane who Galiot is.] If that thei knew or eu{er} hard recorde Of...

17. Part 17

[Sidenote: Galiot is armed, rallies the flyers, and encourages his men.] [T]han he in armys that he had is gon, And to the feld w{i}t{h} hyme aȝane hath ton 3344 Al the flear{is...

7. Part 7

It relates how Queen Guinevere requires Galiot to let her dispose of his love as he had disposed of hers. To this he consents, and she commends him to the Lady of Mallehault. Ne...

8. Part 8

[Sidenote: nor of his suffering caused by love’s wound;] Nor of the ſufferans that by louis wounde 272 He in his trawel ſufferith au{er} more; Nor in the quenis p{rese}ns how th...

14. Part 14

[Sidenote: Arthur replies that Gawane is gone to seek him.] That I beſt loue, the kny{ch}t I neu{er} ſaw 2324 In nerneß by which that I hyme knew; And ek gawane Is gan hyme for...

1. Part 1

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19. Part 19

Bachleris, bachelors; a name given to novices in arms or arts, 1689. See _bacheler_ in R. Banaris, banners, 770. { Bartes, 2897. Bartiis, 3041. } _See_ Bertes. Barnag, baronage,...

18. Part 18

P. 32, l. 1064. The meaning of “ferst-conquest” is “first-conquered” (_conquest_ being Old Fr. for conquered). It is explained in l. 1547 as having been a title given to the kin...

20. Part 20

Rachis, hounds, 531. Su-G. _racka_, a bitch, which from the v. _racka_, to race, course. Perhaps connected with _brach_. Radur, fear, 1489, J. From Su-G. _rædd_, fearful; Dan. _...