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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.

Ac þo king knout it vnder ȝet · he was vol of rage · [Ac] om. αβδ. þo] þe B; Whenne β. vnder ȝet] vnderȝat α; vnderstode β. vol of] of grete δ.] [Occisio ostagio|rum.] He wende anon to sandwich · & men þere in ostage · Þat were bitake is fader · vor heye men of þe londe · [bitake is fader] his fader bitake α; his fadir bitake β; his fadir bytake δ.] [Hearne page 301] He nom & let hom smite of · boþe vet & honde · [hom] hym B; om. C. vet] fot C; fet α.] 6105 Nou adde heyemen of þe lond · itake þer bi uore · His fader ostage god ynou · & deop oþ ysuore · [&] & eke α; & also β. deop] dep B; dup α; so depe δ. ysuore] swore β.] Wiþ him to holde treweliche · & breke þo hor oþ · Þer uore þe king knout wiþ hom · was þo so wod wroþ · [þo] om. αδ. wod] om. C; wood wood δ.] & for wraþþe let bilimie · hor ostages þat were · [bilimie] bylyme B; bilymyȝe α; bylymme β; bylemme γ; be|lymmye δ.] 6110 Suþþe he wende in to westsex · & robbede þere · [wende in to] wende to αδ; went to β. robbede] vaste robbede α; fast robbed þan β. þere] fast þere δ.] & in dorsete dude & wiltessire · & somersete gret wo · [in dorsete dude] dude in dorsete α; dide in Dorsete β; ded in Dorset δ. &] & in β. &] & in αβ.] [Morbus cosham.] King aildred lay sik · in þe toun of cosham þo · [King] C; Kyng B; Kynge δ; Kin A; & king α; And kynge β. aildred] Aeldred α; Aldred β. cosham] corsham αβ; Corsam γ.] In þe west ende of wiltessire · vor he was feble & old · [þe] om. B.] & wiþ care & sorwe ouercome · as me aþ itold · [care & sorwe] sorowe and care γ.] 6115 & fram cosham to londone · he ofscapede vnneþe · [&] om. αβδ. cosham] Corsham αβ. ofscapede] ascaped β.] [londone.] Vor to witie him fram is fon · þat hii ne broȝte him to deþe · [witie] wityȝe α; wyte B; wite C; kepe βδ. deþe] his dethe γ.]
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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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Page 445
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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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