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.

& his rentes to delde · efne atwo riȝt [to delde] to delen β; he deled ε. efne] euen βε.] & þat o del a þreo · sone he hadde ydiȝt [&] om. ε. o] one βε. a þreo] a þre βε. ydiȝt] dyȝt β.] 20 Þe furste to his seruans · to his workmen al so [furste] furst β; first ε. seruans] seruauntes β; seruanttes ε. workmen] werkemen β; werkmen ε.] Þat oþer & þe þridde · pouere vncouþe ȝaf þo [oþer] oþere β. þridde] þirdde ε. pouere] to pore men ε. ȝaf] ȝaue β; he ȝaue ε.] Þat oþer del afoure · to pouere men of þis londe [del] dele βε. pouere] pore ε.] Þe furste he ȝaf to pouere hous · þat oþer ich vnder|stonde [furste] furst β; first ε. ȝaf] ȝaue ε. pouere hous] pore houses ε. oþer] oþere β.] Þe þridde he ȝaf to pouere clerkes · & þe furþe after þis [þridde] þirdde ε. ȝaf] ȝaue βε. pouere] pore ε. furþe] firþe β; fourthe γε.] 25 He ȝaf to pouere chirches · biȝonde þe see ywis [ȝaf] ȝaue βε. to] to the γ. pouere] pore ε. biȝonde] β; b ȝonde α; by ȝonde ε.] Þus spende his time · alfred ich vnderstonde [spende] he spended β; spended he ε.] & his oþere godes · þe while he was king in londe [his] al his ε. oþere] oþer βε. londe] þis londe ε.] Þat was eite & twenti ȝer · & on half þer to [eite] eiȝt ε. on] an βε.] & was ded & iburiȝed · at winchestre þo [&] He ε. ded] dede β; deed ε. iburiȝed] buried β; beryed ε. at] atte β.] 30

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After this the following lines are added in αβγε:—

One wise soster he hadde · alfled hure name was [One] A ε. soster] suster βε. hadde] had ε. hure] hur ε.] Þoru hure wiȝt he spedde · þe bet in eche cas [Þoru] Þurȝ β; Thoruȝ ε. hure] hur ε. wiȝt] wit β; wytte ε. bet] better βε. cas] place γ.]
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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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