Luces

Layamon's Brut

• attestation: They shall not in my court suffer any harm. (Layamon's Brut)

  "They shall not in my court suffer any harm;"

• attribution: They are hither ridden out of Rome, as their lord commanded them, who is named Luces. Each man must go where his lord biddeth him go. (Layamon's Brut)

  "they are hither ridden out of Rome, as their lord commanded them, who is named Luces."

• attestation: Each man must go where his lord biddeth him go. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Each man must go where his lord biddeth him go;"

• attestation: No man ought to sentence a messenger to death, unless he were so evilly behaved, that he were traitor of his lord. But sit ye down still, knights in hall. (Layamon's Brut)

  "no man ought to sentence a messenger to death, unless he were so evilly behaved, that he were traitor of his lord."

• attestation: Sit ye down still, knights in hall. (Layamon's Brut)

  "But sit ye down still, knights in hall;"

• attestation: I will me counsel of such need, what word they shall bear to Luces the emperor." Then sate all down, the folk on their benches, and the clamour ceased before the monarch. Then stood him up Arthur, noblest of kings, and he called to him seven sons of kings, earls and barons, and those that were boldest, and all the wisest men that dwelt in the folk, and went into a house that was fast inclosed, of old stone work--strong men it wrought--therein they gan to commune, his wise councillors, what answer he would give to Luces the emperor. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and I will me counsel of such need, what word they shall bear to Luces the emperor."

Then sate all down, the folk on their benches, and the clamour ceased before the monarch."

• attestation: These twelve went their way toward their land. (Layamon's Brut)

  "These twelve went their way toward their land;"

• attestation: They greeted their emperor, their sovereign: "Hail be thou, Luces, thou art highest over us! We were with the fierce man, with Arthur the king, we have brought thee writs, words exceeding great Arthur is the keenest man that we ever looked on, and he is wondrous powerful, and his thanes are bold, there is every knave as if he were knight, there is every swain as if he were rich thane, there are the knights as if it were kings, meat there is most abundant, and men most bold, and the fairest women that dwell alive. (Layamon's Brut)

  "they greeted their emperor, their sovereign: "Hail be thou, Luces, thou art highest over us!"

• attestation: His spies there came, and held his companions. (Layamon's Brut)

  "His spies there came, and held his companions;"

• attestation: and made known to the king, there in the country, that Luces the emperor, and all his Romanish host, thitherward they came, out of their land, and so they would march in toward France;. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and made known to the king, there in the country, that Luces the emperor, and all his Romanish host, thitherward they came, out of their land, and so they would march in toward France;"

• attestation: Down they gan alight, and delivered their steeds; and so they weaponed with all advanced into the tent, before the emperor that Luces was named. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Down they gan alight, and delivered their steeds;"

• attribution: So they weaponed with all advanced into the tent, before the emperor that Luces was named. Where he sate on his bed their errand they to him made known. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and so they weaponed with all advanced into the tent, before the emperor that Luces was named."

• attestation: Luces heard this, the emperor of Rome, and he leapt to weapon as it were a lion. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Luces heard this, the emperor of Rome, and he leapt to weapon as it were a lion;"

• attestation: Ordered ten thousand chosen knights to horse and to arms, quickly forwards to march. He called Sextonus, of Lybia he was king, of Turkey duke. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and ordered ten thousand chosen knights to horse and to arms, quickly forwards to march."

• attribution: He called Sextonus, of Lybia he was king, of Turkey duke. (Layamon's Brut)

  "He called Sextonus, of Lybia he was king, of Turkey duke;"

• attestation: Were in his army manifold sorrows; some lamented their friends. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Then were in his army manifold sorrows;"

• attestation: Some got ready their weapons—-mischief was given to them! Then saw Luces, that evil was befallen to him, for each day he lost of his people, but he the harm felt, his noble men he lost. (Layamon's Brut)

  "some got ready their weapons—-mischief was given to them!"

• attestation: Saw Luces, that evil was befallen to him, for each day he lost of his people, but he the harm felt, his noble men he lost. He became then afraid wondrously much, and betook him to counsel and to some communing, that he would march to Aust, with all his host. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Then saw Luces, that evil was befallen to him, for each day he lost of his people, but he the harm felt, his noble men he lost."

• attestation: On his right hand he let Lengres stand, and proceeded forward in the way that Luces would pass. (Layamon's Brut)

  "On his right hand he let Lengres stand, and proceeded forward in the way that Luces would pass."

• attribution: When he came in a dale, under a down, there he gan halt, keenest of all kings,—-the dale is in sooth named Sosie. (Layamon's Brut)

  "When he came in a dale, under a down, there he gan halt, keenest of all kings,—-the dale is in sooth named Sosie."

• attribution: When this army was all prepared, then was it daylight. (Layamon's Brut)

  "When this army was all prepared, then was it daylight;"

• attestation: Luces at Langres moved, and all his Rome-folk; he commanded his men to blow his golden trumpets, get ready his host, for forth he would march from Lengres to Aust, as his way right lay. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and Luces at Langres moved, and all his Rome-folk;"

• attestation: He commanded his men to blow his golden trumpets, get ready his host, for forth he would march from Lengres to Aust, as his way right lay. And forth gan ride the Romanish people, until they came a mile near to Arthur. (Layamon's Brut)

  "he commanded his men to blow his golden trumpets, get ready his host, for forth he would march from Lengres to Aust, as his way right lay."

• attestation: Steeds leap—-the earth stirred! The emperor saw the king fare, where he was by the wood-shaw. (Layamon's Brut)

  "steeds leap—-the earth stirred!"

• attestation: The emperor saw the king fare, where he was by the wood-shaw. (Layamon's Brut)

  "The emperor saw the king fare, where he was by the wood-shaw;"

• attestation: then said he Luces, the lord of Rome, and spake with his men with loud voice: "What are these outlaws, that have preceded us in this way? (Layamon's Brut)

  "then said he Luces, the lord of Rome, and spake with his men with loud voice: "What are these outlaws, that have preceded us in this way?"

• attestation: They shall be slain, and some alive flayed, they all shall be dead, with torment destroyed!" Even with the words they seized their weapons. When they were arrayed with their good weapons, then spake soon Luces, the lord of Rome: "Quickly advance we to them. (Layamon's Brut)

  "they shall be slain, and some alive flayed, they all shall be dead, with torment destroyed!" Even with the words they seized their weapons."

• attestation: When they were arrayed with their good weapons, then spake soon Luces, the lord of Rome: "Quickly advance we to them;. (Layamon's Brut)

  "When they were arrayed with their good weapons, then spake soon Luces, the lord of Rome: "Quickly advance we to them;"

• attestation: Lordings," quoth Luces then, "Mahoun be gracious to you! (Layamon's Brut)

  ""Lordings," quoth Luces then, "Mahoun be gracious to you!"

• attestation: It to be covered all with gold. And he caused to be laid therein Luces of Rome, who was a most doughty man, the while his days lasted. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and it to be covered all with gold."

• attribution: He caused to be laid therein Luces of Rome, who was a most doughty man, the while his days lasted. The yet did Arthur more, noblest of all Britons, Arthur caused to be sought all the powerful men, kings and earls, and the richest barons, who in the fight were slain, and deprived of life-day. (Layamon's Brut)

  "And he caused to be laid therein Luces of Rome, who was a most doughty man, the while his days lasted."

• attestation: He caused three kings to bear Luces the emperor, and caused a bier to be made, rich and exceeding lofty. (Layamon's Brut)

  "But he caused three kings to bear Luces the emperor, and caused a bier to be made, rich and exceeding lofty;"

• attestation: Afterwards he made his threat, that he would in summer march into Rome, and acquire all the realm, and himself be emperor where Luces ere dwelt. And many of the Rome folk would that it so should be, for they were adread to their bare death, so that many away there fled, and their castles abandoned. (Layamon's Brut)

  "And afterwards he made his threat, that he would in summer march into Rome, and acquire all the realm, and himself be emperor where Luces ere dwelt."