Reliques of ancient English poetry: consisting of old heroic ballads ...

AND BALLADS. ri
Craddocke wan the home,
And the bores head :
His ladie wan the mantle
Unto her meede.
Everye fuch lovely ladye 195
God fend, her well to fpeede.
II.
THE MARRIAGE OF SIR GAWAINE
— Is chiefly takenfrom thefragme?it ofan oldhallad in the
Editor's MS. which he has reafon to believe more ancient than
the time o/Chaucer, and what furnifbed that bard with
his Wife of Bath's 'Tale. The original was fo extremely
mutilated, half of every leaf being torn away, that without
large fupplements, &t. it would have been improper for this
collection : thefe it has therefore received, fuch as they are.
They are not here particularly pointed out, becaufe the Fragment
itfelf willfome time or other be given to the public.
KING
Part the First.
Arthur lives in merry Carleile,
And feemely is to fee ;
And there with him queene Guenever,
That bride fee bright of blee.
And there with him queene Guenever, 5
That bride fo bright in bowre
And all his barons about him iloode,
That were both ftiffe and ftowre.
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