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.

                                
                                  As he was þer to ichose · er þan he was ibore · [ichose] chose β. er þan he] ar he α; or he β; are he δ. was] were BCαδ. ibore] borne γ.] 
                                
                                  Þo was it to soþe icome · þat ised was biuore · [icome] come γ. þat] BCαβδ; þan A. ised] seide β. biuore] to fore αδ; to forne β.] 
                                
                                  Þat seinte peter at glastinbury · to bissop briȝtwold sede · [glastinbury] glastyngbury C; glastingburi α. bissop] seint α; seynt β. briȝtwold] briȝtwolde α; Dryȝtwolde β.] 
                                
                                  Þo com verst pais to engelond · after þe wrecchede · [þe] that γ. wrecchede] wrecchedhede β; wrechidhede γ.] 
                                
                                  Me sende after him to normandie · to engelond þat he come · [him] edward α; Edwarde β. to normandie] of Normandie β.] 
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                                  & lute folc of normandie · mid him hider nome · [lute] litel γ; fewe δ. mid him hider] that he wyth him γ. hider] þat he αβδ.] 
                                
                                  So þat mid lute onekeþ folc · to engelond he drou · [lute] lite C; litel γ; fewe δ. onekeþ] onkede C; onkouþ α; vncowthe β; vnkyd δ.]  [Hearne page 330] 
                                
                                  Þe heiemen come aȝen him · mid ioye & prute inou · [aȝen him] him aȝen αβ; him aȝeyne δ.]  [aduentus eius ang|lie.] 
                                
                                  & vnderuenge him as hor louerd · vaire þoru alle þing · [vnderuenge] vnderuonge B; vnderfengen α; vnderfonge γ. as hor] for αβ; for her δ. þing] þinge α.] 
                                
                                  & an esterday at winchestre · crouned him to king · [an] on α; apon β. crouned] crounede α. to] for β; om. δ. king] kinge α.]  [corona|cio.] 
                                
                                  Isacred he was þo to king · of erchebissopes tuo · [Isacred] Sacred β; Sacrede γ. þo to] for β.] 
                                
                                  Of kanterbury of euerwik · & of oþere al so · [of] & Bβ; & of δ. of oþere] of oþere bisschopes α; of oþer Bischopes β; oþer byssopes B; oþer bischopes C; oþere bischopes δ.] 
                                
                                  Hit was in a þousend ȝer · & fourti & tuo · [was] om. δ. a] o α.] 
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                                  After þat god an erþe com · þat he was icrouned so · [an] on αβ. þat] þo α; when β. icrouned] crouned B; crowned β; crounyd γ.] 
                                
                                  Þo was ioye in engelond · aboute in eche side · [aboute] al oute B. in] on δ.] 
                                
                                  His godnesse & is gode los · aboute sprong so wide · [so] wel B; om. δ.]

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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 489
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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