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.

· Aeldred · [folio 92a]

Þat luþer folc of denemarch · robbede & slowe uaste · Chirchen & abbeys · barnde & adoun caste · [Chirchen] And chyrchyn B; & churches C; & chirchen α; And chirches βδ. barnde] brent δ. adoun] adoun also α; also adoun hem β; also doune hem γ.] Men leye vnbured to drawe · þat reuþe it was ynou · [leye] layne δ. vnbured to drawe] to drawe al vnbured Cα; to drawe alle vnburied β; to drawe vnburied γ; al to drawn vnberied δ. þat] at C.] Þat feble folc to wildernesse · & to wodes faste drou · [Þat] The δ. faste drou] drowe fast drowe (sic) γ.] Aildred king of Engelond · ysei al þis wou · [Aildred] Aeldred α; Aldrede γ. ysei] þo he sey B; y say α; sawe γ.] Line 6090 Hou me destruede is lond · & is folc so slou · [destruede] destruyde B; destrude α. so] om. B; me α; men β.] To midewinter he wende anon · þo he ne sey oþer red · [To] At βδ. sey] sawe γ.] To normandie & huld him þer · uorte þe duc suan was ded · [worte] vort α; vor C; vn to β; forto δ. þe] om. δ.] Suan deide in þe ȝer of grace · a þousend & four|teþe · [Suan] He αβδ. a] o α. þousend] þousund C. fourteþe] fouteþe A.] [Obitus suan.] Line 6094 His folc made euere uaste worre · ȝut after is deþe · [folc] men δ. uaste] om. αβδ. worre] werre α.] & made is sone king after him · knout was is name · [knout.] Þat dude as wel as is fader · engelond gret ssame · [as wel] also αβδ. as] om. β. gret] muche αβδ.] & false kniȝtes of engelond · hulde mid him vaste · [hulde] held C.] Ac hii þat trewe & gode were · aȝen hom hor herte caste · [trewe & gode were] trewe were & goude C; gode & trewe were α; good & trewe were β. aȝen] aȝenst δ. hom] hym B; him αβδ.] Line 6099 & sende after king aildred · in to normandie stille · [aildred] aeldred α; aidred C. in to] to αβδ.] [reditus aildred.] & he com sone to engelond · & wende abbe is wille · [abbe] to habbe C; to haue βδ. is] al his α; alle his 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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