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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.

Þoru þe duc of normandie · þat hor vncle was · [vncle] vnche A.] Him þoȝte were he siker of hom · him ne doutede in no cas · [Him] He α. were he] if he were β. ne] no β. in] of Bαβδ.] Seint edwardes moder · þeruore he of sende · [of sende] for sente γ; after sende δ.] [sponsacio emme.] Emme quene of engelond · þat heo hider wende · [quene] þe quene B. þat heo hider] þat he hyder B; hider þat heo α; hider þat sche β; hydir þat sche δ.] Þoru conseil of ire broþer · þat was þe duc richard · [ire] her B; hure α. þe] om. β.] & þoru ensent of ire tueie sones · alfred & seint edward · [ensent] assent αβδ. ire] hyr B; hure α.] 6481 & were ispoused him to wiue · & vre quene were also · [were] was βδ. ispoused] spousid β. to wiue] to wyf B; to wif α; to his wife δ. &] om. δ. were also] was also β; anon þo δ.] Wat halt it to telle longe · þis dede was ido · [Wat . . . longe] What halt hit longe telle α; What schulde hit longe be to telle β; What shulde it be longe to telle γ. to telle longe] longe to telle δ. was] was þus β.] Vor king edmond was aslawe · at seint andrewes tide ich wene · [Vor] Or γ. aslawe] slayne γ. at] a B. andrewes] androwes B; Andreus α. tide] day δ.] As in þe ȝer of grace · a þousend & sixtene · [a] o α; oo γ.] 6485 & to þe lammasse þer after · he spousede þe quene · [& to þe] As in þe β; And at δ. lammasse] lammese δ. þer after] afterward Bαδ; aftirwarde β.] [folio 97a] As in þe ȝer of grace · a þousend & seuentene · [a] o α; oo γ.] [Hearne page 318] Ȝut to be þe sikerore · after þe spousinge · [þe] þys B; þis αβ; his γδ.] He let is barons of engelond · to oxenford bringe · [is] þe αβ. engelond] þe londe β.] A þousend in þe ȝer of grace · & þe eiȝteteþe ȝere · [A þousend . . . grace] As in þe ȝer of grace o þousend α; As in þe ȝere of grace oo þousande β; As in þe ȝere of grace a þousand δ. in] as in B. þe eiȝteteþe] eyȝteþe B; eyteteþe α; eiȝtene β; eyghtene δ.] 6490 & a parlement uor is stat · of hom made þere · [& a] & o α; As oo β. uor is] of his β. made] he made αδ.] [parlia|mentum.]
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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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