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.

                                
                                  After king baþulf · leir is sone was king · [baþulf] Bladulf αβγ.] 
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                                  & regnede þritti ȝer · wel þor alle þinge · [þritti] sixti Bαβγδ. þor] þoru Bα; þurgh β; thorugh γ; þrough δ.] 
                                
                                  Vpe þe water of soure · an cite of gret fame · [Vpe] Opon α; Apon βγ; Vpon δ. soure] stoure αδ; Stour βγ. an] a Bδ; o αβγ. cite] towñ δ.] 
                                
                                  He rerede & cluped it leicestre · after is owe name · [rerede] endede B. cluped] clepede Bα; callid βγ. it] om. βγ. leicestre] lycestre γ.] 
                                
                                  Þre doȝtren þe king adde · þe eldost het gornorille · [doȝtren] doutren α; douȝtres βγ; doughtris δ. þe king] þis kyng B; he αβγδ. eldost] heldeste α; eldist βγ. het] om. Bδ. gornorille] Cornylle βγ.] 
                                
                                  Þe midmeste het regan · þe ȝongeste cordeille · [Þe . . . regan] Ragan het þe midemeste α; Ragan hiȝt þe mydemyst βγ; Regan heyght þe myddylmost δ. het] hatte B. ȝongeste] ȝongost B; þridde het α; þridde hiȝt βγ; thryd heyȝt δ. cordeille] cordille αβδ; cordylle γ.] 
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                                  Þe fader hom louede alle inou · & þe ȝongost mest · [hom louede] loued hem δ. &] ac B; om.αβγ; bot δ. ȝongost] ȝongest αβγδ. mest] alremest α; alþermest β; althermeste γ; alþermoste δ.] 
                                
                                  Vor heo was best & veirest · & to hautesse drou lest · [hautesse] hautesce α; hautenesse B; hauntesse δ; pryde βγ. drou] dreu α.] 
                                
                                  Þo þe king to elde com · alle þre he broȝte · [þre he broȝte] þey were browȝt δ.] 
                                
                                  Þe doȝtren bi vore him · to witen of hor þoȝte · [Þe doȝtren bi vore him] Hys doȝtren to fore hym B; Him bifore þe doutren α; Him biforn þe douȝtres βγ; Hym byfore these doughtren δ. witen] wyte B; wite αβγ; wete δ.] 
                                
                                  Vor he þoȝte his kinedom · dele among hom þre · [þoȝte] wolde αβγδ. dele . . . þre] among ham delen aþreo α; amonge hem dele al þre βγ.] 
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                                  & lete hom spousi wel · ȝwar he miȝte bise · [lete] leten α. spousi] þer wt spousi B; þer mide spousi α; þer with spouse βγ; þer wt marye δ.] 
                                
                                  To þe eldeste he sede verst · doȝter bidde ich þe · [þe] þare α. verst] om. αβγδ. bidde ich] ich bidde Bα; I bidde βγδ.] 
                                
                                  Seie me al clene þin herte · hou muche þou louest me · [Seie] Seyȝe α; Sey Bβγ. al clene] clene of αβγδ. þou] om. γ.]

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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 50
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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