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.

& mid gret onour him made · þe þridde time king [gret onour] honour ynow δ. him made] made hym δ.] He was gode man ynou · & ritful on alle þing [on] in βγδ.] 190 Þo hit com to þe time · þat he scholde fare of lyue God endinge he hadde · þo were hi dede alle fyue [hi] om. δ.] Gorbonianes sone his broþer · after him was king [Gorbonianes] Gorbonians βγ; Gorbonian ys δ.] He was ihote lador · god knyȝt þoru alle þing [ihote] callid βγ. god] a good δ.] [[L]ador.] Litle while he leuede · & þo he com to his end|ing [þo he com to his] come to good δ.] 195 & Morgan argales sone · after him anon was king [argales] Argal ys δ. anon] om. δ.] [Morgan.] O ȝer he liuede on londe · and seþþe ded he lay [on] in δ. he] om. δ.] Emnaines Morganes broþer · was king after his day [Emnaines] Emmames βγδ. Morganes] Morgans βγ; Mor|ganys δ.] [Emnaines depositus fuit.] Emnaines werþ a schrewe · & to luþernesse drou [Emnaines] Emmames βγ; And δ. werþ] woxe βγ; worthe δ. a schrewe] a grete schrewe δ.] He hatede euere þat riȝte · & louede euere þat wou [He] And δ. euere] om. δ. þat riȝte] þe riȝt βγ; þat was ryȝt δ. louede euere þat wou] to luþernesse drouȝ δ. þat wou] þe wouȝ βγ.] 200 So þat al þis lond folc · hatiȝe him gonne blyue [þis] hys δ. hatiȝe . . . blyue] to hate him bigan blyue βγ; owte of londe hym gan dryue δ.] & also ate laste · of londe hi gonne him dryue [& . . . . dryue] And anone sette a daye to chese anoþer as blyue δ. ate] atte þe βγ. of] oute of βγ.] & comen ham to gadere · so þat at þe forme [comen ham] so þey come δ. so . . . forme] & þouȝt hit wel to doun βγ; and by an acorde anone δ.] Hi chose ham on oþer king · þat was Iugeneses sone [chose] chosen βγ; ches δ. on oþer] anoþer βγδ. Iugeneses] Ingenes βγ; Ingeneses δ.]
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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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Page 811
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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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