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.

                                
                                  A sclaundre is vp me ibroȝt · of min children tueye · [A] O α; One γ. vp] ope α; apon β. ibroȝt] brought γ. min] my Bβ; myne C; mine α. children tueye] children two δ; two children β.]  [folio 102b] 
                                
                                  Of þe & of alfred þi broþer · þat my sones were beye · [& of] & BCαβδ. my] myne C; mine α. my sones were beye] my sones boþe weren β; were my sones bo δ.] 
                                
                                  Þat ich ssolde atte rede be · þin broþer to deþe bringe · [atte] at þe αβ. þin] þy B; þi αβ.] 
                                
                                  And þe vor to apoisony · & ȝut of þe þridde þinge · [vor to] vort α; for to haue γ. apoisony] aposony C; apoiseny α; apoisoun γ; poysne δ. of] om. δ. þe] om. B.] 
                                
                                  Þat ich sunne of lecherie · Mid aylwine al so · [Þat ich] Mid α; With β; That δ. sunne] synne Cβδ. lecherie] licherye β. aylwine] ailwene C; Byschop Ailewyne β.] 
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                                  Þat is bissop of winchestre · ssolde abbe ydo · [ssolde abbe] ich scholde habbe α; I schulde haue β; I schulde δ. ydo] do γδ.] 
                                
                                  Ich clupie god to witnesse · þat he me to day yhure · [clupie] clepiȝe α; take β. þat he me to day] þat me to day B; to dai þat he me αβ; to daye þat he me δ. yhure] hure α; here βδ.] 
                                
                                  Þat ȝif ich of eni gulti am · þat ich mote þoru þis fure · [eni] ony β; eny γ; hit δ. gulti am] gulti be β; gilty be γ; be giltye δ. mote] moste δ. þoru þis] on þe αβ; in þys δ. fure] fere β; fire γ.] 
                                
                                  Brenne bi neþe & perissy · þat me mowe yse þe wreche · [perissy] persi C; perischi α; perisshe γ. me] ȝe αβ. mowe yse] mowe iseo α; mowe see β; may see γ; may se δ. þe] that γ.] 
                                
                                  & ȝif ich gultles am þer of · god þat soþe teche · [god] þat god Bαδ. þat soþe] þet soþe B; þe soþe Cαβδ.] 
                                
                                  Þe quene was þo vorþ ilad · mid moni a wepinde eye · [vorþ ilad] fore yprayde δ. ilad] ladde β. moni a] maniȝe o α. wepinde] wepend C; wepynge β.]  [Hearne page 338] 
                                
                                  Of bissopes & of heyemen · & of oþere þat it yseye · [of oþere] oþere δ; of oþer men β. yseye] seie C; seye γ.]  [Ignis.] 
                                
                                  Hire riche cloþes were of ydo · bote þat heo was bi weued · [Hire riche] Alle hure αβ. ydo] do β. bi weued] y weued α; weued β; was on byweued δ.] 
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                                  Hire bodi wiþ a mantel · a wimpel aboute hire heued · [bodi] bare bodye δ. a mantel] o mantel α. wimpel] whympel C. aboute] vp C; vpon α; vp on β; apon γ; on 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 501
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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