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.

                                
                                  Hi comen eft to gadere · ase king het anon [Hi comen] Thei come β. ase] as þe β. het] bad β; comānde ε.] 
                                
                                  Barons & his erls · þudere come echon [Barons & his erls] His erles & barons δ; His barons & his Erles his] also β. þudere] þider þei β.] 
                                
                                  & homage & feute · bi þe kinges heste [& homage] Boþe homage β.] 
                                
                                  Hi dude duc henri · þe leste & þe meste [Hi dude] Hui dude δ; Thei duden to β. þe leste] boþ þe leest ε. & þe] and also þe β.] 
                                
                                  So þat to þe king · bi al his lif dawe [dawe] day γε.] 
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                                  Helde honour & treuþe · ase riȝt was & lawe [Helde] Hulde δ; Thei ȝaue ε. lawe] lay γ.] 
                                
                                  Þo hit was al wel ido · & nywe pes icome [Þo] Whenne β. hit] al þis ε. al wel] as wel β; om. ε icome] nome β.] 
                                
                                  Þis duc & alle oþere · þannes wende at frome [þannes wende] þens wente β; þanne δ; fro þennys went ε. at frome] to frome βε; at þe frome δ.] 
                                
                                  At dunstaple hi come · nout longe after þis [At] And to β; And so to ε. dunstaple] Dunstable βε.] 
                                
                                  Þe king & duc henri · to gadere eft ywis [henri] Harry ε. to gadere] to gidre β; to geder ε. eft] efte sonys β; efte sones þei mette ε.] 
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                                  & nout longe þer after · þis duc leue nom [þer after] after β; here after ε. leue] his leue ε.] 
                                
                                  & to normandiȝe · ywende mid god won [& to normandiȝe] And to Normandie þan β; To Normandy he went ε. ywende mid god won] with gret wone come β; ywende wiþ won δ; wiþ moche folke & gret woñ ε.] 
                                
                                  & wel faire vnderfonge · of his moder he was [& wel] And ryȝt β; Wel δ.] 
                                
                                  Of his breþerene & alle · & non wonder hit nas [Of] And of ε. & alle] also β. & non] and no β; no δ. hit] om. β.] 
                                
                                  Ȝute were summe aboute · men of þis londe [summe] men γ. men] sume γ.] 
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                                  To makiȝe eftsone worre · þat god Ȝif ham schonde [makiȝe] make βδε. eftsone] eft sonys β; eft soones γ; efsone δ. worre] werre β; worþe δ. ȝif ham] ȝeue hem 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 866
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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