Torrent of Portyngale Part 28

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[Sidenote: whose Lords greet her. Desonell says that her boys are dead, and she is left alone.]

Lordys anon ageyn~ her yode, For she was com~ of gentill blood, In her lond had they bene: 'G.o.d loke the, lady ffree, 2050 What makist thou in this contre?' [2151]

'Sir,' she said, 'I wene, Seynt Katryn~ I shold haue sought, Wekyd weders me heder hath brought In to this fforest grene, 2055 And all is dede, I vnderstond, Saue my selfe, that com~ to lond With wyld beestis and kene.'

[Headnote: DESONELL IS WELCOMD BY THE QUEEN OF NAZARETH.]

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[Sidenote: She is taken to Nazareth, and welcomd by the Queen,]

'Welcom,' he said,' Desonell, By a tokyn~ I shall the tell: 2060 Onys a stede I the sent. [2161]

Lady gent, ffeyre and ffree, To the shold I haue wedid be, My love was on~ the lent.'

Knyghtis and squiers, that there were, 2065 They horsid the lady there, And to the Cite they went.

The quene was curtes of that lond And toke the lady be the hond And said: 'Welcom, my lady gent! 2070

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[Sidenote: with whom she stays.]

'Lady, thou art welcom~ here, [2171]

As it all thyn~ own~ were, f. 110a.

All this ffeyre contree!'

'Of one poynt was my care, And my two children~ crystonyd ware, 2075 That in wood were reft ffro me.'

'Welcom art thou, Desonell, In my chamber for to dwell, Inough there in shall ye see!'

Leve we now that lady gent, 2080 And speke we of s{ir} Torrent, [2181]

That was gentill and ffre.

[Linenote: 2076. _in_] _the_ add. MS.]

[['Welcom art thou... _open quote invisible_]]

[Headnote: TORRENT HEARS OF THE EXILE OF DESONELL AND HER BOYS.]

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[Sidenote: Sir Torrent won't stop in Norway, but goes back to Portugal.]

The kyng of Norway is full woo, That s{ir} Torent wold wend hym ffro, That doughty was and bold: 2085 'Sir,' he said, 'abyde here And wed my dought{er}, that is me dere!'

He said, in no wise he wold.

He shipped oute of the kyng{es} sale And Ryved vp in~ Portingale 2090 At another hold. [2191]

Whan~ he herd tell of Desonell, Swith on sownyng there he fell To the ground so cold.

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[Sidenote: The false King Calamond of Portugal tells him that Desonell and her 2 Boys were sent out to sea.]

The fals kyng of Portingale, 2095 Sparid the yatis of his sale For Torent the ffree; He said: 'Be Mary clere, Thou shalt no wyfe haue here, Go sech her in~ the see! 2100 With her she toke whelpis two, [2201]

To lerne to row wold she go.'

'By G.o.d, thou liest,' quod he, 'Kyng Colomand, here my hond!

And I be knyght levand, f. 110b. 2105 I-quytt shall it be!'

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[Sidenote: Torrent gathers an army. Torrent's knights]

Torent wold no lenger byde, But sent letters on euery side With fforce theder to hye.

Theder com oute of Aragon~ 2110 n.o.ble knyght{es} of gret renown~ [2211]

With grett chevalrye.

Of P{er}vyns and Ca{l}aber also Were doughty knyght{es} meny moo, They come all to that crye. 2115 Kyng Calomond had no knyght, That with s{ir} Torent wold fyght, Of all that satt hym~ bye.

[Linenote: 2113. _Calaber_] _Cababer_ (!) MS.]

[Headnote: TORRENT SENDS THE KING OF PORTUGAL TO DROWN.]

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[Sidenote: and he are let into the chief City of Portugal, and resolve to send the false King to sea]

There wold none the yatis deffend, But lett s{ir} Torent in wend 2120 With his men~ euerychone. [2221]

Swith a counsell yede they to, {To} what deth they wold hym do, For he his lady had slone.

'Lordis,' he said, 'he is a kyng, 2125 Men may hym~ nether hede ne h{i}ng.'

Thus said they euerychone.

They ordenyd a shipp all of tree And sett hym~ oute in~ to the see, Among the wawes to gone. 2130

[Linenotes: 2123. _To_] om. MS.

2126. _hing_] _heng_ MS.]

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[Sidenote: in a boat full of holes.]

Gret lordis of that lond [2231]

a.s.sentid to that com{n}and, That hold shold it be.

In the havyn~ of Portyngale, There stode shippes of hede vale 2135 Of Irun and of tree. f. 111a.

A bote of tre they brought hym be-fforn~, Full of holis it was born~, Howsell and shryfte {wold} he.

Sir Torent said: 'Be seynt Iohn~, 2140 Seth thou gaue my lady none, [2241]

No more men~ shall do the!'

[Linenotes: 2132. _comland_ MS.

2138. _boryn_ MS.

2139. _wold_] _had_ MS.]

[[com{n}and _printed as shown: error for "com{m}and"?_]]

[Headnote: TORRENT IS MADE KING OF PORTUGAL.]

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