Sirs

The Prose Merlin (English)

• attestation: Sirs is attested [p53] in CHAPTER V: The barons counsel the king.: "Sirs, my ladyes counseile and she w" (CHAPTER V: The barons counsel the king.)

  "A nd than spake oon of the worthiest and moste wise that was on the ladies side to the kynges messagers, and seide these wordes, “ Sirs, my ladyes counseile and she wolde gladly witen what a-mendes the kynge wolde do of hir lorde that is deed ?"

• attestation: Arms mentioned near Sirs [p69]: that the swerde 1 be sufficed (CHAPTER VI: Arthur made king.)

  "” And the barouws seide, “ Syr, we pray yow that the swerde 1 be sufficed yet in the ston to Passh, but eny man come by that terme that may take it thens ;"

• attestation: Sirs is attested [p71] in CHAPTER VI: Arthur made king.: "Sirs, lo here is the man that god h" (CHAPTER VI: Arthur made king.)

  "The archebisshop seide, “ Sirs, lo here is the man that god hath chosen to be youre kynge, like as ye haue seyn and knowe."

• attribution: Sirs is described as were grete damage (CHAPTER VII: Merlin comes to the barons.)

  "And than thei were alle sette saf, the archebisshop that a-bode stondynge on his feet and seide, “ Sirs, for the reuerence of god, haueth pite of cristen feith that it be not a-peired thourgh yow, for it were grete damage and grete shame yef be yow it sholde be distresed, and considereth that eche o"

• attestation: Sirs is attested [p76] in CHAPTER VII: Merlin comes to the barons.: "Sirs, what is that ye purpose to do" (CHAPTER VII: Merlin comes to the barons.)

  "And as thei spake thus, com Merlin to hem, and seide, Sirs, what is that ye purpose to do?"