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.

                                
                                  Me nuste so god in none londe · & atte biginninge · [Me nuste . . . . londe] So god in no lond me nuste α; So good in no londe men wist β; So good in no lond me nust δ. god] gode B.] 
                                
                                  After is fader deþ · me ches him to kinge · [fader] faders γ.] 
                                
                                  Þe heye men of þe lond · þat fals ne luþer nere · [fals] false α; neyþer fals δ.] 
                                
                                  Ac monie hulde mid king knout · þat false & trichors were · [hulde] þer helde δ. false & trichors] false an tryschors B; traitorus & fals C; traitours & false αβ; trechours & fals δ.] 
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                                  EDmond vor is strengþe was · ycluped yrensyde · [strengþe] strenge B; strenþe C. was ycluped] w[as] ycleped α; was callid γ. yrensyde] yrenesyde Bα; þe Irensyde δ.] 
                                
                                  Dreduol he was to is fon · þat him dorste vewe abide · [Dreduol] Drefol C. him dorste vewe] fewe him dorste α; fewe him durst β.] 
                                
                                  Debonere & milde he was · to alle þat gode were · [& milde he was] he was & milde αβ. alle] ham α; hem β.] 
                                
                                  Quointe & suiþe hardimon · as mon wiþoute fere · [Quointe] Queynte BC. suiþe] ful β.] 
                                
                                  Verst he wende to westsex · & þere ech contreye ·
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                                  Abuyede al to is wille · boþe uor loue & eye · [Abuyede] Aboute B; Abowede Cα; Abowed βδ. al] om. α. is wille] his honde δ. uor] om. δ. & eye] & eiȝe α; & eke wt eye δ.] 
                                
                                  As leon hardi ynou · he wende aboute wide · [leon] lyon C; o leon α; a lyoun β; a lioñ δ.] 
                                
                                  & wan contreye & oþer · aboute in eche side · [contreye] Bδ; tontreye A; contrei C; contreiȝe α; cuntreye β; cuntree γ.] 
                                
                                  Þat knout nadde poer non · aȝen him vorto stonde · [nadde] hadde β; had δ.] 
                                
                                  Ȝif false traytors nadde ybe · here of engelonde · [traytors] traitorus C. nadde ybe] hadde nouȝt ybe β.] 
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                                  Þat hulde mid þe king knout · traytours as hii were · [mid þe king] with kynge β.] 
                                
                                  So þat noþer of þis kinges · abuyinde to oþer nere · [noþer of þis kinges] neuer noþer king α; neuer noþer kynge βδ. abuyinde] abouynde B; y bonde C; bowing α; bowynge βδ. oþer] oþere α.]

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Title: 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.
Author: Robert, of Gloucester, fl. 1260-1300.
Canvas: Page 447
Publication: London,: Printed for H. M. Stationery off., by Eyre and Spottiswoode,; 1887.
Subject terms: English language -- Dialects -- England; English language; Great Britain -- History

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