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With a bryȝt bordure, Compasyd lul clene; And all a storye at hit was Of Ydoyne and Amadas, Perreye in ylke a plas, And papageyes of grene. The scochenes of many knyȝt Of gold and Cyprus was i-dyȝt , Brode besauntes and bryȝt, And treweloves bytwene; There was at hur testere The kynges owne banere; Was nevere bede rychere Of empryce ne qwene!

This romance, which contains several curious passages relating to the manners of the fourteenth century, will shortly be published by the Camden Society, with the variations afforded by the copy in the Lincoln manuscript.