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Apollonius of Tyre
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677[Qualiter Appolino Pentapolim adueniente ludus gimnasii per vrbem publice proclamatus est.]
How Appolinus arrived in Pentapolis and the sports in the gymnasium were announced publicly in the city.
678 It was noght passed yit Midmorwe,
679Whan thiderward his weie he nam,
680Wher sone upon the Non he cam.
681He eet such as he myhte gete,
682And forth anon, whan he hadde ete,
683He goth to se the toun aboute,
684And cam ther as he fond a route
685Of yonge lusti men withalle;
686And as it scholde tho befalle,
687That day was set of such assisse,
688That thei scholde in the londes guise,
689As he herde of the poeple seie,
690Here comun game thanne pleie;
691And crid was that thei scholden come
692Unto the gamen alle and some
693Of hem that ben delivere and wyhte,
694To do such maistrie as thei myhte.
695Thei made hem naked as thei scholde,
696For so that ilke game wolde,
697As it was tho custume and us,
698Amonges hem was no refus:
699The flour of al the toun was there
700And of the court also ther were,
701And that was in a large place
702Riht evene afore the kinges face,
703Which Artestrathes thanne hihte.
704The pley was pleid riht in his sihte,
705And who most worthi was of dede
706Receive he scholde a certein mede
707And in the cite here a pris.