Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

The metrical chronicle of Robert of Gloucester. Edited by William Aldis Wright. Published by the authority of the lords commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, under the direction of the master of the rolls.

Þo carf he an hole hude · smal to an þuong · [Þo carf he] And carf αβγ. an hole] a bole Bβγ; o bole α; a bool δ. hude] hyde Bδ; huyde α; hide βγ. to an] al to a B; al to o fair α; al to a faire βγ; al fayr to on δ. þuong] þong Bα; þonge βγδ (& passim).] [folio 43] Þoru out þe wule it wolde ileste · þo was it somdel long · [Þoru out] om. αβγ. þe wule it] wil he B; þe wile he α; The while hit βγ. ileste] Aα; laste B; last βγδ. þo was it] & þo was he B; & he was α; & hit was βγ; and þo was it δ.] In an harde rochi stede · is þuong aboute he drou · [an] one αβγ. rochi] roche Bδ. stede] stude Bα. he] om. αβγ.] & þer wiþinne al to is wille · Markede place inou · [&] om. αβγ. al] om. αβγ. Markede] he markede α; he marked βγ.] 2500 & rerde þer an castel · god ynou & strong · [& rerde . . . . strong] & rerde o castel strong ynou wyȝd & eke long α; And rered o castel stronge ynouȝ wide & eke longe βγ.] Þat þuongcaster oþer tangcaster · icluped was for þis þuong · [þuongcaster] þangcaster B; þongcastel αβγδ. oþer tangcaster] om. αβγδ. icluped] yclepud Bδ; icleped α; callyd βγ. for] al for αβγδ. þis] þe B; þulke α; þilke βγ; þat δ. See Appendix, Note O.] Þer come out of germaynie · vnder þat ich wene · [germaynie] germanie Bα; germayne βγ.] [aduentus saxonum plurium.] Ycharged mid gode kniȝtes · ssipes eiȝtetene · [eiȝtetene] eitetene α; eiȝtene βγ.] & rowen hengistes doȝter · among hom ybroȝt was · [&] om. αβγδ. rowen] Rowenne αβγ. hengistes] hengist βγ. ybroȝt] brouȝt βγ.] Þat vairor womman nour aboute · in none londe nas · [Þat . . . nas] Þat aboute on oþer lond no fairere wimman nas α; That aboute in oþer londes no fairer womman nas βγ; That nowhere in oþere londe a fayrere womman þer nas δ. nour] nower B. none londe] no lond B.] Þo þis castel ȝare was · hengist þen king bisoȝte · [ȝare] redy βγδ. þen] þe Bαβγ.] [conuiuium hengist.] To come to is castel & yse · þe kniȝtes þat he broȝte · [to is . . . kniȝtes] & seo (se βγδ) þe knytes (knyȝttes βγ; knyghtis δ) at his castel αβγδ. yse] se B. broȝte] had brouȝt βγ.]
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The metrical chronicle of Robert of Gloucester. Edited by William Aldis Wright. Published by the authority of the lords commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, under the direction of the master of the rolls.
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Robert, of Gloucester, fl. 1260-1300.
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London,: Printed for H. M. Stationery off., by Eyre and Spottiswoode,
1887.
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English language -- Dialects -- England
English language
Great Britain -- History

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