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.

                                
                                  Attelaste in sorwe inou · to þe se he wende · [Attelaste] Bot at last δ. to] in to B. he wende] þo he wente δ.] 
                                
                                  To do is beste in meseise · ware so god him sende · [meseise] hys mysseyse δ. ware so] þer ase α; þer as βγ; whedyr þat δ. sende] sente δ.] 
                                
                                  In þe ssip oþer princes · in gret prute he biheld · [oþer] as oþer B; al oþer δ. prute] pruyde B; pryde βγ. biheld] bi hulde B.] 
                                
                                  & he nadde mid him bote tueie men · him þoȝte is herte veld · [& he . . . men] Bote tweiȝe men nadde he þo δ; But two men hadde he þan βγ. &] om. δ. tueie] two δ. veld] felde βγ.] 
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                                  [He þoȝte on þe noblei þat he hadde in ybe [As in B; omitted in A. 800*. þoȝte] þoute α; þouȝt βγ; thought δ. noblei] nobleiȝe α; nobley βγ; grete nobleye δ. in ybe] on ibeo α. 800**. wep] Bα; wept β; wepte γδ. þe] þat þe δ. ronne doun] ourne adoun α; ran adoñ δ; doun ran β; doun ranne γ. deol] Bδ; dul α; doil βγ. se] seo α.] 
                                  Line 800<SUP>*</SUP> 
                                
                                  He wep þe terus ronne doun þat deol it was to se] [As in B; omitted in A. 800*. þoȝte] þoute α; þouȝt βγ; thought δ. noblei] nobleiȝe α; nobley βγ; grete nobleye δ. in ybe] on ibeo α. 800**. wep] Bα; wept β; wepte γδ. þe] þat þe δ. ronne doun] ourne adoun α; ran adoñ δ; doun ran β; doun ranne γ. deol] Bδ; dul α; doil βγ. se] seo α.] 
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                                  Mid ȝoxinge & gret wop · þus he bigan is mone · [&] & mid B; & with βγ; and wt δ. wop] wepe δ; weping βγ. he] om. B.] 
                                
                                  Alas alas þou luþer wate · þat vilest me þus one · [þou] þe B. wate] AB; whate αβγ; fortune δ. vilest] filest βγ; fylest B] 
                                
                                  Þat þus clene bringst me adoun · woder ssal ich be broȝt · [Þat] om. αβγ. þus] so δ. bringst me] me bryngust B; bringest me αβγ; bryngest me þus δ. woder] wyder B; whider αβ; whyder γ; whedir δ.] 
                                
                                  Vor wel more sorwe it deþ me · wan it comþ in mi þoȝt · [Vor wel] For B; om. αβγ. comþ in] is on α; is in βγ.] 
                                
                                  Þe nobleye þat ich abbe iheued · & þat ich was iwoned to wende · [ich abbe iheued] ich was on α; I was Inne βγ. iheued] y had B; yhadde δ. &] om. B. þat ich] om. αβγ. iwoned] wond B; woned αδ; wont βγ. wende] wynde B.] 
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                                  Mid so moni hondred kniȝtes · aboute in ech ende · [so] om. αβγ.]

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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 59
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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