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QUEEN’S COURT MANUSCRIPT.
And wreaths of jewels and of pearls
Did ornament her hair.
The Germans by her beauty struck,
And envious of her store,
Pursued her, as suspicionless
She journey’d on before,
Attack’d and slew her in a wood,
Her spoils away they bore.
When came the news to Kublay Khan
About his daughter dear,
He gather’d hosts in ev’ry land,
And westward march’d with war.
The western kings the tidings heard,
That Kublay doth invade
Their thickly-peopled countries, and
Confed’racies they made.
A mighty host they gather, take
The field right speedily,
On a wide plain encamp’d await
The Khan of Tatary.
Then Kublay his astrologers,
Magicians, wizards, all,
Into the future bids enquire,
What issue shall befall.
