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.

& nou at dounstaple · for soþe he liþ & is [nou] nowe βε. dounstaple] Dunstable βε. liþ] lieþ β; liþe ε.] On a schrine wel faire · his bones fole ywis [On] In βε. wel] ryȝt β. fole] þer β; fulle ε.]

X (page 375, line 5157).

After this the following lines are added in αβγε:—

On a wode he was aslawe · þat koubache icleped is [On] In βε. wode] wodde β. he] as he γ. aslawe] slayn β; sleyne ε. koubache] Cowbache βε. icleped] callid β.] & at winchecumbe his bones · yschrined buþ ywis [winchecumbe] Wynchecombe β; wynchekombe ε. yschrined buþ] schryned ben β; y shryned ben ε.] Vor after þat seint kenelm · þoru swikedom ded lay [Vor] For βε. þoru] þurgh β; þoruȝ ε. ded] dede β; deed ε.] Fourti ȝer after · þat heued spak in o day [þat] his ε. heued] heed βε. spak] spake βε. in o] on a β; in a ε.] & seide her liþ kenelm · of his heuede bireued [seide] saide β; seid ε. her liþ] here lieþ β; here liþe ε. heuede] heed βε. bireued] byreuyde β.] Line 5 Þat þoru his soster & þe stiward · so was igreued [þoru] þurgh β; þoruȝ ε. soster] suster βε. þe stiward] þe stiwarde β; his Styward ε. igreued] greuyde β.]

Y (page 378, line 5207).

After this the following lines are added in αβγε:—

& þe teoþe hyde · of þis lond euere mo [teoþe hyde] tenþehede β; tenþe heed ε. lond] londe β. euere mo] euer more þo β; euer mo ε.] To god & holi chirche · he ȝaf quyt so [&] & to ε. ȝaf] ȝaue βε. quyt] & queþed β; a queynt|aunce ε.] To sustenance of poueres · ido was al þis [sustenance] sustentacion ε. poueres] poremen & of cristendom ε. ido] doun β.] & seþþe to rome · of eche house ywis [seþþe] sithe β; syþþe ε.]
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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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