_From an Elegy on Edward I, who reigned till 1307 from 1272_.
"Thah mi tonge were made of stel, Ant min herte yzote of bras, The goodness myht y never telle, That with kyng Edward was: Kyng, as thou art cleped conquerour, In uch battaille thou hadest prys; God bringe thi soule to the honour, That ever wes ant ever ys.
Now is Edward of Carnavan Kyng of Engelond al aplyght; God lete him never be worse man Then his fader, ne lasse myht, To holden his pore men to ryht, Ant understonde good counsail, Al Engelond for to wysse and dyht; Of gode knyhtes darh him nout fail." ANON.: _Percy's Reliques_, Vol.

ii, p.

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ENGLISH OF THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY.
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_Reign of Henry III, 1272 to 1216 .-- Example from an old ballad entitled Richard of Almaigne_; which Percy says was "made by one of the adherents of Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester, soon after the battle of Lewes, which was fought, May 14, 1264."-- _Percy's Reliques_, Vol.