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.

                                
                                  Hii þat of min eritage · al louerdes beþ · [min eritage] mine heritage α. beþ] nou buþ α; now ben β.] 
                                
                                  Wilneþ alle þinge mest · min deþ as men yseþ · [Wilneþ] Wilnyȝeþ α. alle] of al βδ. mest] meste α; most B; moste γ. min] my Bγ; mi α. men yseþ] men ysuþ α; men now seen β; nowe men sene γ.] 
                                
                                  & al pouere louerd ich am · to þe bileued ywis · [al] al to αβ. pouere] poure C. þe] om. γ.] 
                                
                                  & þou wolt louerd help be · to him þat faderles is · [&] And yf δ. wolt louerd help be] lorde wolte helpe me β. to him . . . is] as I am faderles β.] 
                                
                                  Al to soþe it is icome · þat sein dunston gan telle · [icome] come γ.] 
                                
                                  Þe wreche of min vncle deþ · þat is stepmoder let quelle · [min] my Bγ. vncle] vncles β.] 
                                  Line 6741 
                                
                                  Mi fader aboȝte it dere ynou · & min breþeren bo · [aboȝte it] hit aboute α; hit abouȝt β; bouȝt it δ. min] my Bγ; mine α. bo] to C; boþe also β; eke also γ.] 
                                
                                  So þat þer nis non bileued · bote ich louerd & nammo · [þer] om. α. nis] is β; ys δ. non] BCα; none βδ; nou A. louerd] om. β. &] om. α. nammo] nanmo B; namo α; no mo β.] 
                                
                                  Nis it viue & sixti ȝer · louerd nou non ago · [Nis it] Is hit β; It is γ. sixti] twenti β. louerd . . . ago] & fourty now lorde ago β. nou non] non mon B. non] om. Cδ.] 
                                
                                  Þat to engelond uor þulke deþ · uerst com such wo · [such] þulke Cα; þilke β; þilk δ.] 
                                
                                  Hou longe ssal hit ylaste · louerd wiþ draw þin hond · [ylaste] laste α; last β.] 
                                  Line 6746 
                                
                                  Of þi wreche send sum ende · and reu of engelond · [Of] & of C. þi] þe βδ. send] sende B. reu] haue reuþe C; haue reuth δ. of] on Bβδ.] 
                                
                                  Þo þis kinges of denemarch · alle þre were dede · [þis] þe β.] 
                                
                                  & alfred al so aslawe · þe barons nome to rede · [alfred al so aslawe] also alfred aslawe α; also Alfred slayn β. barons nome] Brutoñs toke β.] 
                                
                                  And oþer heiemen · as god ȝef þat cas · [And] & eke αδ; And also β. heiemen] heye men al so B.]  [Eleccio .E. ad regem.] 
                                  Line 6750 
                                
                                  And chose seint edward to king · þat kunde eyr þo was · [chose] chosen αβδ. king] her kyng B; hore kyng C.]

Pages

Index

About this Item

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 488
Publication: London,: Printed for H. M. Stationery off., by Eyre and Spottiswoode,; 1887.
Subject terms: English language -- Dialects -- England; English language; Great Britain -- History

Technical Details

Collection: Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse
Link to this Item: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ahb1378.0001.001
Link to this scan: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/ahb1378.0001.001/542:3.8

Rights and Permissions

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials are in the public domain. If you have questions about the collection, please contact [email protected]. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact [email protected].

DPLA Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States

IIIF

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/api/manifest/cme:ahb1378.0001.001

Cite this Item

Full citation: "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." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ahb1378.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 8, 2025.

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.

Annotations Tools

Actions

About this Item

Technical Details

Rights and Permissions

Related Links

IIIF

Cite this Item