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.

                                
                                  Ne hii ne miȝte yse uor þe niȝte · þe batayle to fol ende· [Ne . . . . niȝte] Ne lengore (lenger β) yse for nyȝt αβ; Ne lenger y se for nyght δ. to fol] to do non B.] 
                                
                                  Hii departede mid sor ynou · amorwe aȝen to wende · [sor] sorw B; sorewe α; sorowe β; sorow δ.] 
                                
                                  & king edmond of seuerne · was in þe west side · [of] ouer BC. þe] om. B.] 
                                
                                  & king knout bigan mid is ost · in þe est alf abide · [þe] om. B. abide] to abyde δ.] 
                                
                                  & seuerne was bituene hom · & knoutes poer · [&] om. αβδ. &] & king α; and kynge βδ. knoutes] knottes β.] 
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                                  Of folc of bi ȝonde se · wax euere ver & ner · [se] þe see β; þe se δ. ver & ner] ner & ner α; nere & nere βδ.] 
                                
                                  As edmond sat mid is ost · aniȝt in such solas ·
                                
                                  As folc miȝte þat vorwounded · & sor & wery was · [þat vorwounded] al forwonded α; al forwounded β. & sor] & sori α; & sory β; sor δ.] 
                                
                                  & speke of þis batayle · hou it miȝte be god · [speke] spac α; spake β.] 
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                                  An old kniȝt þer ros vp · & biuore þis folc stod · [An] On α; One β.]  [vetus Miles.] 
                                
                                  Ich am he sede mest fol · þeruore as foles wolle · [am] ham α. mest] þe most δ. fol] foul C; fole δ. þeruore] þer αβ; and þerfore δ. foles] foules C. wolle] wille δ.] 
                                
                                  Mi fole red ȝif ȝe wolle ihure · uerst ssewi icholle · [fole] fol α; fool γ; foule C; fole ys δ. ȝe] jȝe A. wolle] wolleþ α. ihure] hure α; here β. uerst . . . . icholle] first I wil schewe my wille δ. ssewi] ssewe B; schewe β. icholle] ichylle B; ich wolle α; I schulle β.] 
                                
                                  Muche þing we abbeþ yseye · & vr elderne vs ek sede · [abbeþ] haueþ β; haue γ. yseye] ysene γ. vr] vre B; oure α. elderne] eldres β. vs ek] ek vs α; eke vs β; eke he δ.]  [Hearne page 306] 
                                
                                  Anguisse & sorwe we abbeþ ynou · of wel more we mowe drede · [abbeþ] han β; haue γ. wel] om. αβδ. we] wei C.] 
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                                  We fiȝteþ & beþ ouercome · & no maistrie we ne seþ · [fiȝteþ] fitteth γ. beþ] bene γ. no] non B. we ne] ne α; om. δ. we ne seþ] hit is to seen β. seþ] yseþ B.] 
                                
                                  Hou miȝte we be bote ouercome · þat þus defouled beþ · [be bote] bote be B. þat . . . . beþ] & no maistrye it is that thus defouled bene γ. defouled] defoulede B.]

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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 453
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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