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.

                                
                                  Þo hadde þe quene o sone · bi hure louerd þe king
                                
                                  Nas he bote of seue ȝer · to fore his fader ending [of seue ȝer] of seuene ȝeer βγ; seuene ȝere olde δ. to fore] by fore βγ; at δ.] 
                                
                                  Sillius het þe sone · nadde hij childrene no mo [het] hiȝt βγ (& passim). þe] þat δ. nadde hij childrene] hadde þei children βγ; childern had þey δ.] 
                                
                                  Þat myte þe heritage bere · þerfore hure was fol wo [hure] here δ; sche βγ. fol] ful βγ; om. δ.] 
                                
                                  Þis moder nom þe kinedom · al to hure owe hond [Þis moder] Ther fore sche δ. nom] toke βγδ. kinedom] kyngdom βγ; kyngdam δ. to hure] in hir δ. owe] owen βγ; owñ δ.] 
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                                  & wiste hure sone wel · fort he was king of þe lond [wiste] kept βγδ. hure] to her δ. fort] vnto βγ; fforto δ. þe] þys δ.] 
                                
                                  God man he was ynou · & sone endede his lif
                                
                                  Ac tweiȝe sones he hadde ibore · bi his riȝte wif [Ac tweiȝe] But two βγ; And two δ. sones] sonnes βγ; sonys δ. he hadde ibore] hadde he biȝete βγ; he had δ. riȝte wif] owen wyfe βγ; owñ weddud wyfe δ.] 
                                
                                  Þe heldere het Rumarus · after his fader he was king [heldere] elder βγ. after his fader he] þat after hys fader δ.]  [Rumarus.] 
                                
                                  After him was king damus · of þis lond wiþoute lesing [Damus.]  [king damus] Damus kynge δ.] 
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                                  Damus on his dawe · one chiuese him ches [on] in δ. chinese] chinesse δ. him] to wyfe he him βγ.]  [Morbidus.] 
                                
                                  On þat wimman he biȝat · o stronge sone wiþoute les [biȝat] biȝet βγδ. o] one βγ.] 
                                
                                  He was man sturne ynou · & kene þoru alle þing [man] a man δ. alle] al βγ.] 
                                
                                  Morbidus his name was · after his fader he was king
                                
                                  A knyȝt he was swiþe god · ac to wemed of ynou [A] om. δ. swiþe] riȝt βγ. of] ofte δ.] 
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                                  For whanne him wrathede eni man · anon riȝt he him slou [him wrathede eni man] he wratthed wt ony man δ. riȝt] 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 800
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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