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.

                                
                                  Brenni was fol hastif · þei he were in þe wou [fol hastif] ful hasty βγ. þei] þouȝ βγ. were in] hadde βγ.] 
                                
                                  & mid gret herte · toward þe king he drou [mid] with βγ (& passim). gret] grete βγ.] 
                                
                                  Þe bataile for to smite · ac þoru godes grace
                                
                                  Com hare beire moder · bitwene ham in þe place [hare] here βγ (& passim). beire] faire βγ.] 
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                                  & pitouseliche schriȝte · wepinge swiþe sore [pitouseliche] petousliche βγ. schriȝte] scrikede β; scrykede γ. swiþe] ryȝt βγ.] 
                                
                                  Heo com to brenni swiþe · & cride milce & ore [Heo] Sche βγ (& passim). cride] cried βγ. milce] mulce βγ.] 
                                
                                  & seide brenni herkne me · & beo nou wel ywar [seide] said βγ. herkne] herken βγ. beo nou] be nowe βγ.] 
                                
                                  Þat ich ham þulke moder · þat eu tweiȝe breþeren bar [ich ham] I am βγ. þulke] þilke βγ. eu tweiȝe] ȝow two βγ. bar] bare βγ.] 
                                
                                  & to braid hure cloþes · doun to þe gurdel ryȝt [to braid] sche to braide βγ. hure] here βγ.] 
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                                  Þat heo was al naked · þat was o reulich siȝt [o reulich] a rewliche βγ.] 
                                
                                  To hure sones tweiȝe · so noble men þat were [hure] hure owen βγ. tweiȝe] two βγ.] 
                                
                                  & seiȝe hare owene moder · so to breide þere [seiȝe] sawȝ βγ. hare owene] here owen βγ.] 
                                
                                  Heo was old & riuelede · þat hefd al so hor [old] holde βγ. þat hefd] hure heed βγ.] 
                                
                                  Þat brenni gan bi holde · his hurte werþ fol sor [werþ] wexe βγ. fol sor] ful sore βγ.] 
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                                  Of þis bodi heo seide · brenni þou were ybore [seide] said βγ. were ybore] was yborne βγ.] 
                                
                                  And now mi worldes ioyȝe · þoru þe worþ for lore [worþ for lore] is forlorne βγ.] 
                                
                                  Ich gronede for þe sore · er þou were forþ ibrout [Ich gronede] I gronyd βγ. forþ] forþe βγ.] 
                                
                                  And nou ich and þi kuinde · þoru þe worþ driue to nout [kuinde] kynne βγ. worþ] worþe βγ.]

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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 794
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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