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.

                                
                                  Willam þe erchebisschop · of canturburi þat was
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                                  Crounede him to kinge · & was for swore alas [to] om. ε. & was] þat was ε. for swore] forsworn β.] 
                                
                                  For he was þe furste man · þat oþes hadde ido [man] man of al þis lond ε. oþes hadde ido] was I swoore þo ε. ido] do β.] 
                                
                                  To þe amperesse & hure sone · & was for swore so [& was] & also he was þe first þat was ε. for swore] for|sworn β.] 
                                
                                  & þe bisschop of salusburi · þat roger ihote was [þat] om. δ. ihote] callid β; cleped ε.] 
                                
                                  Þe ferste oþ swor after · & brac in luþer cas [swor] swore β; he swore ε. brac] brake it βε. in] for a ε.] 
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                                  & mid stephene þe bleys · huld mid al his myte [&] For ε. bleys] Bloys ε. huld] helde β; he helde ε. mid al his] with al here β; wt his δ; wiþ al his ε.] 
                                
                                  Þerfore at þe laste ywis · god his mede diȝte
                                
                                  Þat þoru stephene þe bleis · þat he to kinge wroute [Þat þoru] And þoru δ; For ε. þe] de γδ. bleis] Bloys ε. þat . . . wroute] to be kyng he wrouȝt ε. he] hui δ.] 
                                
                                  He was ynome & ischend · daþayt þat route [He] Therfor he ε. ynome] take β. ischend] schent β; I shente ε. daþayt þat route] and þer of no man rowȝt β; daþeyt þat þouȝte δ. daþayt] day þat α.] 
                                
                                  & alle þat so swore · & brake at þan ende [swore] were iswore δ; falsely sweren ε. brake] falsly hit brake β; breke δ; brekeþ hit ε. þan] þe βε.] 
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                                  Bisschopes & oþere eke · þat gonne hare oþ schende [eke] also βε. gonne] conne δ; doþ ε. hare oþ schende] her ooþe shenden ε.] 
                                
                                  As in falsnesse gret · & to stephene homage dude [As in falsnesse gret] In so gret falsenys ε. dude] dede β; duden ε.] 
                                
                                  He made ham his sogets · & schende ham in þe stude [schende ham] schent hem β; schende δ; shende hem ε. stude] stede β.] 
                                
                                  Enleueþe hundred of grace · & sixe & þritteþe ȝer [Enleueþe] Elleuen βε; Ellene ε. þritteþe] þritti β.] 
                                
                                  Icrouned he was at londone · & huld his feste þer [Icrouned] Crowned β. huld] helde β.] 
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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 839
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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