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.

& þat folc of estangle · vnder uenge þere · [vnder uenge] vnderuonge B. þere] þo þere αδ; þan þere β; him þo þere ε.] King egbriȝt to hor souereyn · & truage him bere · [hor] om. αβδε. truage] seruage B. him] to him ε.] King egbriȝt was þo prout · vor is seygnorye · [luctacio kent et aliorum.] [prout] prout ynou C; proude γ; prowde ε. is] þis β.] Line 5184 Adelwolf is sone he sende · mid vair bachelerye · [vair] vayre B; om. δ.] To winne kent & estsex · & soþereye mid maystrie · [soþereye] soþereiȝe α; southerey γ; Souþþerey ε.] To þe lond of kent · hii wende verst · mid hor chiual|erye · [To þe lond of] In to αβδε. wende] went ε. hor] alle here δ.] Kent hii wonne timeliche · & balred þe king · [Kent] And kent ε. hii] he βε. wonne] wonde B. time|liche] liȝtliche β.] Fley ouer temese · & bileuede is owe þing · [Fley] Fleu B. temese] temese anon α; Temese anone βδ; Themys a noon ε. bileuede] bilefde α; lefte β; left ε.] Estsex & souþsex · & soþereye al so · Line 5190 Hii wonne ar hii come aȝen · & þo al þis was ydo · [aȝen] aȝe α. &] om. αβδε. þo] when β. ydo] do γ.] Egbriȝt king of westsex · al þis to him nom · Al to be vnder him · & vnder is kinedom · [Al] Ase α; As βε; om. C. to be vnder him] vnder him to beo (be βε) αβε; vndir him to be δ.] Al þat lond bisouþe · clene he adde þo · [Al] And δ. he] we γ. þo] also BCαβδε.] [Hearne page 259] Vnder him oþer in is hond · winne he þoȝte mo · [oþer in] & oþere to α; & oþer on δ; & þat oþer to β; & oþer to γε.]

· Adelwolf · [folio 79b]

Aȝen hom of norþhumberlond · mid ost he com at dore · [luctacio humber|lond.] [com at dore] gonne go β; gunne a dore ε. dore] doyre B.] Hii dude him anon hor manhede · & ne contekede nammore · [him anon] anon hym C. him . . . manhede] him manhede anon α; him honoure ynouȝ β; him homage anone δ; to him manhode a noon ε. & ne contekede] & contetekked δ; þat þei contected ε; & wiþstode him β. nammore] nouȝt þo β.]
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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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