Metrical exemplum concerning Charlemagne and Theobaldus of Champagne, similar
to versions found in ‘Jacob’s Well’ and the ‘Alphabet of
Tale’
Note: Previously misidentified as fragments of
2763.
Subjects: Theobaldus of Champagne; Charlemagne;
exempla
Versification: —
two-line —
aa
1.Source: Cambridge MA, Harvard University, Houghton Library, Eng. 1032, ff. 1-2
v
First Lines:…He ete brede bot a quantite
Tua hennes at anes here ett wald
he
Or elles a Pakok or a crane
Or a gose dyght till hym
ane…
Last Lines:…[ ]stall
[ ] I fall…
Note: Parts of two bifolia, with portions of each page torn away, with loss of
text.
Editions:
Heffernan, Thomas J.
“The Affiliation of Houghton MS 1032 and the Northern Homily Cycle: A
Disclaimer.”
Notes and Queries
n.s. 28 [226] (1981): 301-3: (Theobald only), 302-3.
Acker, Paul.
“Harvard MS 1032: Exemplary Verse Concerning Charlemagne and
Theobald.”
Neuphilologische Mitteilungen
87 (1986): 354-64: 360-3.