Richard Of Almaigne Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBDDCD EEEEDCD FFFFDCD CCCCDCD GGGGDCD GGGGDCD HCCCDCD CCCCDCDCD| A ballad made by one of the adherents to Simon de Montfort Earl of Leicester soon after the battle of Lewes which was fought May | A |
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| Sitteth alle stille ant herkneth to me | B |
| The Kyng of Alemaigne bi mi leaute | C |
| Thritti thousent pound askede he | B |
| For te make the pees in the countre | D |
| Ant so he dude more | D |
| Richard thah thou he ever trichard | C |
| Trichthen shalt thou never more | D |
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| Richard of Alemaigne whil that he wes kying | E |
| He spende al is tresour opon swyvyng | E |
| Haveth he nout of Walingford oferlyng | E |
| Let him habbe ase he brew bale to dryng | E |
| Maugre Windesore | D |
| Richard thah thou he ever trichard | C |
| Trichthen shalt thou never more | D |
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| The Kyng of Alemaigne wende do ful wel | F |
| He saisede the mulne for a castel | F |
| With hare sharpe swerdes he grounde the stel | F |
| He wende that the sayles were mangonel | F |
| To helpe Wyndesore | D |
| Richard thah thou he ever trichard | C |
| Trichthen shalt thou never more | D |
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| The Kyng of Alemaigne gederede ys host | C |
| Makede him a castel of a mulne post | C |
| Wende with is prude ant is muchele bost | C |
| Brohte from Alemayne mony sori gost | C |
| To store Wyndesore | D |
| Richard thah thou he ever trichard | C |
| Trichthen shalt thou never more | D |
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| By God that is aboven ous he dude muche synne | G |
| That lette passen over see the Erl of Warynne | G |
| He hath robbed Engelond the mores ant th fenne | G |
| The gold ant the selver and y boren henne | G |
| For love of Wyndesore | D |
| Richard thah thou he ever trichard | C |
| Trichthen shalt thou never more | D |
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| Sire Simond de Mountfort hath suore bi ys chyn | G |
| Hevede he nou here the Erl of Waryn | G |
| Shuld he never more come to is yn | G |
| Ne with held ne with spere ne with other gyn | G |
| To help of Wyndesore | D |
| Richard thah thou he ever trichard | C |
| Trichthen shalt thou never more | D |
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| Sire Simond de Monfort hath suore bi ys cop | H |
| Hevede he nou here Sire Hue de Bigot | C |
| Al he shulde grante here twelfmoneth scot | C |
| Shulde he never more with his sot pot | C |
| To help Wyndesore | D |
| Richard thah thou he ever trichard | C |
| Trichthen shalt thou never more | D |
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| Be the luef be the loht Sire Edward | C |
| Thou shalt ride sporeles o thy lyard | C |
| Al the ryhte way to Dovere ward | C |
| Shalt thou never more breke foreward | C |
| Ant that reweth sore | D |
| Edward thou dudest as a shreward | C |
| Foreoke thyn emes lore | D |
| Richard thah thou he ever trichard | C |
| Trichthen shalt thou never more | D |
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