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7X. RECUYELL OF THE HISTORYES OF TROYE. 93cyon wyth <strong>the</strong>yr prestis.And began with strength <strong>of</strong> cordes<strong>to</strong> drawe <strong>the</strong> horse <strong>of</strong> brasse vn<strong>to</strong> t<strong>of</strong>ore <strong>the</strong> gate <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cyte /And for as moche as by <strong>the</strong> gate hyt myght not entre in <strong>to</strong><strong>the</strong> cyte / hit was so grete / <strong>the</strong>rfore <strong>the</strong>y brake <strong>the</strong> walle <strong>of</strong> 125<strong>the</strong> cyte in leng<strong>the</strong> and heyght in suche wyse as hyt entrydwith in <strong>the</strong> <strong>to</strong>wn And <strong>the</strong> troians receyuyd hyt wyth greteloye. But <strong>the</strong> cus<strong>to</strong>me <strong>of</strong> fortune is suche that grete ioyeendeth in tristes' and in sorow^e: The troians maad Ioye <strong>of</strong>this hors / wherin was closid <strong>the</strong>yr deth. and knewe no- 130thynge <strong>of</strong> hyt :In this hors was a subtiii man named synonthat bare <strong>the</strong> keyes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> horse for <strong>to</strong> opene hyt. Whan<strong>the</strong> troians were aslepe and restyd hem in <strong>the</strong> nyght. Andassone as <strong>the</strong>y yssued out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> horse / <strong>the</strong>y gaf a <strong>to</strong>ken <strong>of</strong>fyre <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>m that were in <strong>the</strong> feldes <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> ende that <strong>the</strong>y 135shold come in <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> cyte for <strong>to</strong> putte hyt alle <strong>to</strong> destruccion.Tne same day <strong>the</strong> grekes fayneden <strong>to</strong> goo vn<strong>to</strong> Thenadon :And sayd that <strong>the</strong>y wolde resseyve Helayne and sette her insaefte / be cause that <strong>the</strong> peple shold not renne vpon her for 140<strong>the</strong> grete evyllys and hurtes that were fallen for her. Andthus<strong>the</strong>y departyd <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> porte <strong>of</strong> troyes wyth her sayllesdrawen vp / and cam <strong>to</strong> fore <strong>the</strong> sonne goyng doun <strong>to</strong><strong>the</strong>nedon. Than had <strong>the</strong> troians grete Ioye whan <strong>the</strong>y sawe<strong>the</strong> grekes departe / And <strong>the</strong>y sowped that euenyng wyth 145grete gladnes / And <strong>the</strong> grekes as sone as <strong>the</strong>y were come<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>nedon / <strong>the</strong>y armed <strong>the</strong>m in <strong>the</strong> euenyng / and wentehem stylly and pryuely <strong>to</strong>ward troye / whan <strong>the</strong> troians hadwell sowped <strong>the</strong>y wente <strong>to</strong> bedde for <strong>to</strong> slepe / than synonopend <strong>the</strong> hors and wente oute and lyghte his fyre and 150shewyd hit <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>m that were with oute /And anone withoute delaye / <strong>the</strong>y that were in a wayte entryd in <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> cyteby <strong>the</strong> gate that was broken for <strong>to</strong> brynge in <strong>the</strong> hors <strong>of</strong>^ Cax<strong>to</strong>n prints ' tristres.*

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