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We redeth oft and findeth y-write, And this clerkes wele it wite, Layes that ben in harping Ben y-founde of ferli thing: Sum bethe of wer and sum of wo, And sum of joie and mirthe also, And sum of trecherie and of gile, Of old aventours that fel while; And sum of bourdes and ribaudy, And mani ther beth of fairy. Of al thinges that men seth, Mest o love, forsothe, they beth. In Breteyne this layes were wrought, First y-founde and forth y-brought, Of aventours that fel bi dayes, Wherof Bretouns maked her layes. When kinges might our y-here Of ani mervailes that ther were, Thai token an harp in gle and game And maked a lay and gaf it name. Now of this aventours that weren y-falle Y can tel sum, ac nought alle. Ac herkneth, lordinges that ben trewe, Ichil you telle of "Lei de Frain."
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written these scholars know it well Are composed of marvelous things gaiety guile adventures that happened once jokes; ribaldry Most of love In Brittany these composed; produced happened in olden times their anywhere (our = o-wher) hear marvels took gave have happened but But hearken I will
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