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.

& wan of is ȝonge sones · wardein ek ydo · [wan] wam B; wham eke C; whā α; whom β; whan eke δ. ȝonge] ȝonges B. ek] also β.] & wat þing he adde asigned · to is breþeren al so · [adde] om. β. to is] ys tueye B; his to C.] Her of he let hom segge soþ · as it were in glosinge · [let] bed BC; bad α; bade δ; prayed β. segge] sai β. soþ] the sothe γ. as . . . . glosinge] þat hit were for no glosynge β; nat as it were glosyng γ. in] om. BCαδ.] Vor he ne kepte he sede mid vnriȝt · of none monnes þinge · [Vor] om. αβδ. none] no Bδ; om. β.] 6421 Þo stode þer some vp · þat adde inome hor rede · [Þo . . . . vp] Þo stode summe α; There were somme β. þer] om. δ. inome] ynome þar of α; ytake þer of β.] Vorto paye king knout · & noȝt edmond þat was ded · [Vorto paye] Vort apayȝe α; For to plese β. king knout] knouȝt þe kynge β.] & sede biuore al þe court · þat king edmond biqueþ · [þe] om. B.] Is kinedom & al is lond · king knout biuore is deþ · [king] om. β.] & þe warde of is tueye sones · vor te hii of elde were · [tueye] tuo B. vor te] vot α; vn to β. elde] helde α; age δ.] Alas alas þe tricherie · þat me miȝte ise þere · [me] om. C; men γ. miȝte ise] myght see γ.] 6427 Vor þe dede was vorȝite · & þe quike uor to paye · [vorȝite] verȝyte anon B; for ȝete anon Cα; forȝete anone δ; sone forȝete β. &] om. β. uor to paye] vort apayȝe α.] Hii bitoke þe qued hor soule · þe kunde eirs to bi|traye · [Hii bitoke] Hi toke αδ; Thei toke β. qued] quede δ; fende β. soule] soulen α; soules βδ. eirs] eire β; heir γ; eyre δ.] Þis word was iholde stable · & iloked uor dom · [iholde] holde β. stable] stable ynou α; stable ynouȝ β. iloked] loked β.] 6430 King knout of edmondes londes · anon seisine nom · [King knout] Þe king α; The kynge β. edmondes] kynge Ed|mundys δ. anon . . . nom] and anone to him he nome 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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Page 467
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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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