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 vair wode was þulke tyme · a gret wille him com to · [þulke] þat αβ. a gret . . . com] him com (come β) o gret wille αβ; him come a gret wille β.] Vor to se is ȝonge broþer · vor anon he þoȝte it do · [Vor] om. αβδ. se] yse B. it do] to do C; it to do γ.] Vor he was a lute þer bi side · as is stepmoder was · [lute] lyte C; litel β. þer] om. αβδ. as] þer β.] In a toun þat me clupede corf · þat bote þre myle þanne nas · [a] an B; o α. clupede] cluped B; clepede α; calliþ β; calle γ. þat] om. αβδ. þanne] þer hanne hit α; fram him hit β; þen hit δ.] Line 5845

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A strong castel þer is nou · ac þo nas þer non þere · [A] om. αβ. þo nas þer non] þo nas non BC; nas þer non þo α; was þer none þo β; þer was non þo δ.] Longe þoȝte seint edward · at is broþer ar he were · [ar] or γ.] An vewe men mid him he nom · & þuderward gan Ride · [An] Ane α; And β; And a δ. he nom] nom Cδ; toke β.] His men pleyde bi þe wey · & spradde aboute wyde · [men] om. α; meynee β; meyne γ.] So þat þis holy king · al one was sone · [was] þo he was δ. sone] þo sone α; þan sone β; ful sone δ.] Line 5850 & alone wende vorþ · as he þoȝte to done · [alone] so alle on δ. wende] went δ.] Þo is luþer stepmoder · al one ysey him come · [is] þis C. luþer] om. αβ. ysey] sei C; say α; sawe γ.] Heo þoȝte do hire wille of him · as heo adde hire red ynome · [Heo] He C. do] don α; to do γ; to doñ δ. of] bi α; by β; on δ. heo] he C. adde hire red] red hadde α; rede hadde β.] Þo þis holymon was ney ycome · þe quene aȝen him ȝeode · [Þo] & þo α; And when β. holymon] king α; kynge βδ. ȝeode] eode B; ȝede C; yede γ.] Line 5854 Wiþ noble mayne ynou · & gret loue him gan beode · [Wiþ] & mid α; And with β. mayne] mayny C; main α. &] om. αβ. beode] bede Bγ.]
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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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