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.

Me sede þe king þat he moste · nede wedde wif · [þat he] he α; om. β. moste] most α. nede] nedes β. wedde] weddy BC; weddi α. wif] a wyf C; a wif α; a wyfe βδ.] & þat þet maide was him best · uor hire clene lif · [þet] þe C; om. αβδ. best] beste α.] Þe king him bi þoȝte · priueliche & stille · [him bi þoȝte] biþoute α; biþouȝt β; byþouȝt him δ. priueliche] priueli β. & stille] him silue swiþe stille α; him silf swyth stille δ; him self ryȝt stille β.] 6800 Þat in such cas god it was · to do þe londes wille · [such] suche α. londes] om. B.] & uor heo was so clene maide · & of so clene liue · [& uor heo was so] & he was αβ; And as he was γ; And þat sche was so δ. clene] holy BCα; holi β; holye δ.] Þat betere him were in holinesse · nime hire to wiue · [Þat] Þe B. betere him were] was betere α; hit was better β. nime] to nyme B; to nime α; to take β; take δ.] Þan an heie kinges doȝter · of veire londe ybroȝt · [an] one αγ. of] owte of δ. veire] verre B; ferre Cαδ; fer β.] Þat to is holi liue · nolde acordi noȝt · [nolde] wolde β. noȝt] ryght nouȝt β.] 6805 & weddede þis maide · þat so holi & clene was · [weddede] he wedde β. þis maide] þat mayde αδ; þat maiden β. so holi & clene] so clene & holy Cα; clene and holi β.] [Hearne page 332] More uor to paie þat lond · þan vor eni oþer cas · [uor to] vort α. paie] apayȝe a; apaie β. þat] þe βδ. oþer] ouþer C.] [sponsacio.] Longe hii were to gadere · þis gode king & quene · [& quene] & þe quene αδ.] [folio 101a] Ac of oȝt bote of holinesse · lute it was isene · [Ac of oȝt bote of] Ac out bote of α; On any oþer þan β. lute] litel β; lytil δ. it was isene] was sene δ.] Vor god as hii sede ofte · hii toke to witnesse · 6810 Þat bituene hom neuere nas · no þing bote clannesse · [hom] hem two β. neuere nas] was neuer β. nas] was δ. no þing] om. BCαβδ. bote] bote holi α; but holi β; bot holy life & δ.] Boþe hii were at one worde · to libbe in clene liue · [hii were at one worde] at on assent hui were α; at one assent þei were β; at on worde þey were δ. to libbe] for to lyue β.] So þat hii were wiþoute eir · me þincþ vor al is wiue · [wiþoute] wythouten γ. þincþ] þencheþ C. is] om. 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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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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