The Tournament. An Interlude Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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HERAWDEA
THE Tournament begynnes the hammerrs soundeA
The courserrs lysse about the mensuredd fieldeA
The shemrynge armoure throws the sheene aroundeA
Quayntyssed fons depictedd onn eche sheeldeA
The feerie heaulmets wythe the wreathes amieldeA
Supportes the rampynge lyoncell orr bearB
Wythe straunge depyctures Nature maie nott yeeldeA
Unseemelie to all orderr doe appereB
Yett yatteA
Makes knowen thatt the phantasies unryghteA
of her joiesC
Muste swythen goe to yeve the speeres aroundA
Wythe advantayle borne I meynte emploieD
Who withoute mee woulde fall untoe the groundeA
Soe the tall oake the ivie twysteth roundeA
Soe the neshe flowerr grees ynne the woodeland shadeA
The woride bie diffraunce ys ynne orderr foundeA
Wydhoute unlikenesse nothynge could bee madeA
As ynn the bowke nete alleyn cann bee donneE
Syke ynn the weal of kynde all thynges are partes of onneE
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Herawde bie heavenne these tylterrs staie too longF
Mie phantasie ys dyinge forr the fyghteA
The mynstrelles have begonne the thyrde warr songeG
Yett notte a speere of hemm hath grete mie syghteA
I feere there be ne manne wordhie mie myghteA
I lacke a Guid a Wyllyamm to entylteA
To reine anente a fele embodiedd knyghteA
Ytt getts ne rennome gyff hys blodde bee spylteA
Bie heavenne Marie ytt ys tyme they're hereB
I lyche nott unthylle thus to wielde the speareB
HERAWDEA
Methynckes I heare yer slugghornes dynn fromm farreB
BOURTONNEE
Ah swythenn mie shielde tyltynge launce bee boundeA
Eftsoones beheste mie Squyerr to the warreB
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HERAWDEA
Thie valourous actes woulde meinte of menne astoundeA
Harde bee yer shappe encontrynge thee ynn fyghteA
Anenst all menne thou berest to the groundeA
Lyche the hard hayle dothe the tall roshes pyghteA
As whanne the mornynge sonne ydronks the dewA
Syche dothe thie valourous actes drocke eche knyghte's hueA
THE LYSTES THE KYNGE SYRR SYMONNE DE BOURTONNE SYRR HUGO FERRARIS SYRR RANULPH NEVILLE SYRR LODOVICK DE CLYNTON SYRR JOHAN DE BERGHAMME AND ODHERR KNYGHTES HERAWDES MYNSTRELLES AND SERVYTOURSC
KYNGEG
The barganette yee mynstrelles tune the stryngeG
Somme actyonn dyre of auntyante kynges now syngeG
MYNSTRELLESC
Wyllyamm the Normannes floure botte Englondes thorneE
The manne whole myghte delievretieA
oppe hys long strunge bowe and sheelide aborneE
Behesteynge all hys hommageres to fyghteA
Goe rouze the lyonn fromm hys hylted denneE
Lett thie floes drenche the blodde of anie thynge bott menneE
Ynn the treed forreste doe the knyghtes appereB
Wyllyamm wythe myghte hys bowe enyronn'd pliesC
Loude dynns the arrowe yn the wolfynn's eareB
Hee ryseth battent roares he panctes hee dyesC
Forslagenn att thie feete lett wolvynns beeH
Lett thie floes drenche theyre blodde bott do ne bredrenn sleaD
Throwe the merke shade of twistynde trees hee rydesC
The flemed owlett flapps herr eve speckte wyngeG
The lordynge toade ynn all hys passes bidesC
The berten neders att hymm darte the styngeG
Styll slylle hee passes onn hys stede astroddeA
Nee hedes the daungerous waie gyff leadynge untoe blooddeA
The lyoncel fromme sweltrie countries braughteA
Coucheynge binethe the sheltre of the brierrB
Att commyng dynn doth rayse hymselfe distraughteA
He loketh wythe an eie of flames of fyreB
Goe sticke the lyonn to hys hyltren denneE
Lette thie floes drenche the blood of anie thynge botte mennE
Wythe passent steppe the lyonn mov'th alongeG
Wyllyamm hys ironne woven bowe hee bendesC
Wythe myghte alyche the roghlynge thonderr strongeG
The lyonn ynn a roare hys spryte foorthe sendesC
Goe slea the lyonn yan hys blodde steyn'd denneE
Botte bee thie takelle drie fromm blodde of odherr menneE
Swefte fromm the thyckett starks the stagge awaieI
The couraciers as swefte doe afterr flieD
Hee lepethe hie hee stondes hee kepes att baieH
Botte metes the arrowe and eftsoones doth dieA
Forslagen atte thie fote lette wylde beastes beeH
Lett thie floes drenche yer blodde yett do ne bredrenn sleeH
Wythe murtherr tyredd hee sleynges hys bowe alyneE
The stagge ys ouch'd wythe crownes of lillie flowerrsC
Arounde theire heaulmes theie greene verte doe entwyneE
Joying and rev'lous ynn the grene wode bowerrsC
Forslagenn wyth thie floe lette wylde beastes beeH
Feeste thee upponne theire fleshe doe ne thie bredrenn sleeH
KYNGEG
Nowe to the Tourneie who wylle fyrtse affraieB
HERAULDEA
Nevylle a baronne bee yatte honnoure thyneE
BOURTONNEE
I clayme the passageG
NEVYLLEH
I contake thie waieI
BOURTONNEE
Thenn there's mie gauntlette onn mie gaberdyneE
HEREHAULDEA
A leegefull challenge knyghtes champyonns dygneE
A leegefull challenge lette the slugghorne soundeA
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Nevylle ys goeynge manne and horse toe groundeA
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Loverdes how doughtilie the tylterrs joyneE
Yee champyonnes heere Symonne de Bourtonne fyghtesC
Onne he hathe quacedd assayle hymm yee knyghtesC
FERRARISC
I wylle anente hymm goe mie squierr mie shieldeA
Orr onne orr odherr wyll doe myckle scetheJ
Before I doe departe the lissedd fieldeA
Mieselfe orr Bourtonne hereupponn wyll bletheJ
Mie shieldeA
BOURTONNEE
Comme onne sitte thie tylte launce etheJ
Whanne Bourtonn fyghtes hee metes a doughtie foeK
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Hee falleth nowe bie heavenne thie woundes doe smetheJ
I feere mee I have wroughte thee myckle woeK
HERAWDEA
Bourtonne hys seconde beereth to the feeldeA
Comme onn yee knyghtes and wynn the honnour'd sheeldA
BERGHAMMEL
I take the challenge squyre mie launce and stedeA
I Bourtonne take the gauntlette forr mee staieA
Botte gyff thou fyghteste mee thou shalt have medeA
Somme odherr I wylle champyonn toe affraieB
Perchaunce fromme hemm I maie possess the daieA
Thenn I schalle bee a foemanne forr thie spereB
Herehawde toe the bankes of Knyghtys saieC
De Berghamme wayteth forr a foemann heereB
CLINTONE
Botte longe thou schalte ne tend I doe thee fieK
Lyche forreying levynn schalle mie tylte launce flieH
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BERGHAMMEL
Nowe nowe Syrr Knyghte attoure thie beeveredd eyneE
I have borne downe and efte doe gauntlette theeJ
Swythenne begynne and wrynn thie shappe orr myneE
Gyff thou dyscomfytte ytt wylle dobblie beeJ
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HERAWDEA
Symonne de Bourtonne haveth borne downe threeJ
And bie the thyrd hathe honnoure of a fourtheJ
Lett hymm bee sett asyde tylle hee doth seeJ
A tyltynge forr a knyghte of gentle wourtheJ
Heere commethe straunge knyghtes gyff corteous heieA
Ytt welle beseies to yeve hemm ryghte of fraieJ
FIRST KNYGHTEA
Straungerrs wee be and homblie doe wee claymeL
The rennome ynn thys Tourneie forr to tylteA
Dherbie to proove fromm cravents owre goode nameL
Bewrynnynge thatt wee gentile blodde have spylteA
HEREHAWDEA
Yee knyghtes of cortesie these straungerrs saieJ
Bee you fulle wyllynge forr to yeve hemm fraieJ
overthrowne overthrowneE
BOURTONNEE
Nowe bie Seyncte Marie gyff onn all the fieldeA
Ycrasedd speres and helmetts bee besprenteA
Gyff everyche knyghte dydd houlde a piercedd sheeldA
Gyff all the feelde wythe champyonne blodde bee stenteA
Yett toe encounterr hymm I bee contenteA
Annodherr launce Marshalle anodherr launceJ
Albeytte hee wythe lowes of fyre ybrenteA
Yett Bourtonne woulde agenste hys val advanceJ
Fyve haveth fallenn downe anethe hys speereJ
Botte hee schalle bee the next thatt falleth heereJ
Bie thee Seyncte Marie and thy Sonne I sweareJ
Thatt ynn whatte place yonn doughtie knyghte shall fallH
Anethe the stronge push of mie straught out speereJ
There schalle aryse a hallie chyrches wallH
The whyche ynn honnoure I wylle Marye calleH
Wythe pillars large and spyre full hyghe and roundeA
And thys I faifullie wylle stonde to allH
Gyff yonderr straungerr falleth to the groundeA
Straungerr bee boune I champyonn you to warreJ
Sounde sounde the slughornes to bee hearde fromm farreJ
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KYNGEG
The Mornynge Tyltes now ceaseJ
HERAWDEA
Bourtonne ys kyngeG
Dysplaie the EnglyshM

Thomas Chatterton



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