Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

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.

Vor þou nart noȝt one worþe be · of engelond king her · [nart] nert α; art β; ert δ. one worþe] worþ one B; worþe one C; worþi one α; worþi only to β; worthye δ. of engelond king] kynge of Englond δ.] Ac to be prince of al þe world · uor in þe world nis þi per · [be] om. B. world] worle C. þe world] þe wordle C; no lond α; no londe β; thi londe γ. nis] is β; is none γ.] Ich abbe al þat lond of norþweye · & of denemarch anhonde · [þat] þe δ. norþweye] norwei C; norwey γ; noreweiȝe α. anhonde] on honde αγ.] Ine wende noȝt þat eni mon · min dunt ssolde at|stonde · [Ine] Ich ne α. noȝt] om. Cγδ. mon] man nout C. min] myne α; my Bγ. atstonde] astond C; astonde γ.] 6305 Ac þou ne atstonst it noȝt one · ac art al clene aboue · [ne . . . . one] ne atstondest nout one α; ne astondest hit onlye δ; nouȝt only me with stode β. atstonst] acstonst A; astonst C. it] om. C. art] þou art β.] Ware uore ich desiri mest · þin grace & þin loue · [desiri mest] desire most γ. þin] þi αγ. þin] þi αγ.] Þat þou of alle min londes · me be felawe & per · [min] þine α; my γ. me be] be mi α; be my β; be δ.] & ich mot ek of engelond · be þi parciner · [&] An B (& passim). ich mot ek of] þat I myȝt of β. mot] mote α. ek] om. αδ. be] by δ. parciner] partyner BC; partiner α; partynere βδ.] Vor ȝif we to gadere beþ · & al clene of one rede · [to gadere beþ] to gidre bene γ. &] om. β.] Norþwey & ech oþer lond · & ech prince vs wole drede · [Norþwey] Noreweiȝe α; France B. vs wole] vs wil β; wol vs γ.] 6311 Þeruore ich biseche þe · haue half mi lond mid me · & ich as þi parciner · half engelond mid þe · [parciner] partyner BC; partiner α; partynere γ.] Edmond þo he hurde þis · is grete herte wiþ drou · [hurde] ihurde C.] & ensentede to is red · & bi com milde ynou · [ensentede] assentede α; assentid β; assented δ. to is rede] þo he hurde þis C.] [Concordia.] 6315
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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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