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.

                                
                                  So þat atte laste · gurguont was kyng · [So . . . gurguont] After belinus (Belins γ) daiȝe (dayes βγ) Gurgust his sone αβγ; After Belines daye þis Gurgust his sone δ.] 
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                                  Stalwarde man & hardy · & god þorȝ alle þing · [Stalwarde . . . hardy] Strong & hardi he was αβγ. Stalwarde] Stronge δ. god] wys B; staleworþe α; stalworþe βγ; stalworth δ. þorȝ] on α; in βγδ.] 
                                
                                  Muche þing þat is eldore · lore þoru feintise · [þing] om. δ. eldore] huldere α; eldris βγ; elder had δ. lore þoru] loren þorw B; loren mid α; loren wt δ; lost with βγ.] 
                                
                                  Mid strengþe he wan suþþe aȝen · & þorȝ is quoyntise · [Mid . . . aȝen] He won þoru strengþe aȝen α; He wanne aȝen þurgh strengþe βγ; He wanne wt strengthe ageyne δ. Mid] Þoru B. wan] was A. þorȝ] mid α; with βγ.] 
                                
                                  Þe kyng of denemarch ber · eche ȝer wiþ lawe · [ber] bar α; bare βγ.] 
                                
                                  Truage to engelond · & bigan him to wiþdrawe · [engelond] þis londe αβγ; þys londe δ. bigan him to] gan him þo α; gan him þan βγ; began þo to δ.] 
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                                  Þe kyng him porueide · of poer inou · [Þe] om. αβγδ. kyng] kyng Gurguont B; King (Kynge βγ) Gurgust αβγ; Kynge Gurghust δ. of] þo α; þan βγ.] 
                                
                                  & þere wiþ in gode ssipes · to denemarche he drou · [þere wiþ] þer mide α. he] him αβγδ.] 
                                
                                  & þen king of denemarch · in bataile slou · [þen] þe Bαβγ; þan þe δ. slou] he sloȝ B; he aslou α; he slouȝ βγ; he slowȝ δ.] 
                                
                                  & wan þe truage aȝen · þat he at huld wiþ wou · [þe truage aȝen] aȝeyn (aȝen αβγ; aȝeyne δ) þe truage Bαβγδ. he at huld] he held B; he atheld α; withhelde βγ. wou] Aα; woȝ B; wouȝ βγ.] 
                                
                                  As þe king gurguont · fram denemarch wende aȝe · [gurguont] gurgnout A; gurgust αβγ; Gurghust δ; guorgnout B]  [Vnde hy|bernienses venerunt & quo tempore.] 
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                                  Here toward engelond · he mette in þe se [Here] Hider B; Hedyr δ. mette] ymette α.] 
                                
                                  Þritti ssipuol of men · & of wimmen al so · [ssipuol] schipes fol α; schippis ful βγ. wimmen] womman β; woman γ.] 
                                
                                  Of children & of oþer god · þat hii adde wiþ hom ido · [& of] and δ. god] goodes βγ. hii adde] heo hadden B.]

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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 67
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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