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.

                                
                                  Wonder it is sire emperour · of þi noble gentrise · [of þi] þat B; þat þi αβγ.] 
                                
                                  Þat is so noble anerþe iwolt · wiþ so vil coueitise · [is] art βγ. noble] fol α; ful βγ; fulle δ. anerþe iwolt] & eke y fuld B; on erþe ifuld α; of erþe yfild βγ; on erthe yfulled δ. vil] fyl B; foul δ.] 
                                
                                  Þat worles nobleye as so muche · alle manne mest · [worles] wordes B; worldes αβγ; worldys δ. as] hast Bαβγδ. muche] meche δ. alle manne] of eche mon B; of ech manne α; of eche man βγ; of ony man δ.] 
                                
                                  & vor coueitise art icome · so ver fram þen est · [&] Þat B. & vor . . . . icome] Þat þou ert (art βγδ) come for coueityse (couetise δ) αβγδ. fram] fro B. þen] þe Bβγδ; þan α.] 
                                
                                  To wilny oure lute god · þat god vs wolde sende · [wilny] Aα; wilne B; wylne δ; couet β; coueit γ. lute] lutel Bα; litel β; lytel γδ.] 
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                                  Þat beþ here bi vs sulue · at þe worles ende · [beþ] ben γ. vs sulue] vs sulf α; oure self Bβγ. at] as at B; al bi αβγ; al by δ. worles] worldes Bαβγ.] 
                                
                                  & þat þou nart one ipaid · vr tresour to nime at ene · [þat] om. Bδ. nart one] nart nout α; art not βγ; art nought only δ. ipaid] apaiede βγ; apayde δ; ypayed B; ypayt α. vr tresour to nime] to nime tresor α; to take tresour βγ; to take tresoure δ. at ene] at euene βγ.]  [Hearne page 47] 
                                
                                  Bote þou þerafter vs binime · vr franchise al clene · [vs] woldest vs δ. al] om. δ.] 
                                
                                  To bringe us so fre as we beþ · In to so gret seruage · [so fre as we beþ] þat beth so fre δ. beþ] ben γ. so gret] fyl B; so vil α; vile βγ; so bonde δ.] 
                                
                                  Þat we bere þe & þine · eueremo truage · [eueremo] euermore Bβγ; euere more α; for eueremore δ.] 
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                                  Gret vilte þou askest ous · wanne we of one kunde · [vilte] wrong B; wronge δ; vileny βγ. askest ous] woldest don vs B. wanne] wen B. we] om. αβγ; þat δ.] 
                                
                                  Beþ icome ȝe & we as þou ast þi sulf in munde · [Beþ . . . we] Ȝe and we bethe of icome δ. Beþ] We beþ B; Ȝe buþ α; Þat ben βγ. icome] come βγ.] 
                                
                                  Þanne aȝt it be inou · wanne we beþ of one blode · [aȝt] aȝte B; aute α. be inou] ynou to beo α; ynouȝ to be βγ; ynow to be δ. wanne we beþ] sithe we ben βγ.] 
                                
                                  Loue & frendssipe to aski us · ȝif þou þe wel vnderstode · [to aski] aske Bβγ; aski α. þou] om. γ. þe] om. δ. wel] 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 79
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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