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.

                                
                                  Kymbel vr king of þis lond · sones adde tweie · [tweie] twei B; tweiȝe α; two βγδ.] 
                                
                                  Gwider & aruirag · noblemen beie · [aruirag] aruigal α; auigal γ; Armirag δ. noblemen beie] þat noble were beiȝe α; þat noble men were þo βγ; noblemen þey were bo δ.] 
                                
                                  Gwider after is fader · king was of þis londe ·
                                
                                  & claudius emperour · after gay · ich vnder stonde · [emperour] was Emperour δ. gay] Gayus βγδ.] 
                                
                                  Ymad he was emperour · sixti ȝer ich wene ·
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                                  After god was ibore · & aboute an eiȝtetene · [After] Aftur þat B; After þat αδ; Aftir þat βγ. aboute] a bouten B. an eiȝtetene] ninetene α; nyntene βγ. 1428, 1429 omitted in αβγ.] 
                                
                                  & after vr louerdes deþ · seue hondred ȝer · [&] om. Bδ. seue] a seue B; and seuene δ.] 
                                
                                  & euene eiȝte & nienti · rome was imad er · [imad] made δ.] 
                                
                                  Gwider vr king of þis lond · is truage athuld sone · [athuld] atheld αδ; with helde βγ.] 
                                
                                  Of rome þat is eldore · were iwoned to done · [Of] To Bδ; Fram αβγ. eldore] vldere α; elders βγ. iwoned] ywond B; ywonte δ; wonnte β; wonte γ.] 
                                
                                  Claudius þe emperour · þer of him gan bi se · [þe] þis αβγ. gan bi se] bygan to se γ.] 
                                
                                  Þe verþe ȝer þat he adde · emperour ibe · [verþe] furþe α; fourþe βγ.] 
                                
                                  Mid gret ost he wende · in to engelonde · [Mid . . . wende] Wt a grete oste he come δ. in to englonde] here to þis londe Bαβγ; hedir vnto þys londe δ.] 
                                
                                  In þe contreie of souþhamptone · hii ariuede ich vnder stonde · [In þe contreie of] Aboute B. In] Into αβ. souþhamptone] souþhamto B. hii] he B. ariuede] driue α; dryue βγ.] 
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                                  Þo king gwider vnderȝet · þat hii ariuede þere · [Þo] Þe αβγ. vnderȝet] hit vnderȝat α; hit vnderstode βγ vnderstode δ.] 
                                
                                  Him þouȝte imete mid is ost · ar he at hom were · [imete]; longe Bαβγ; fulle longe δ. at hom] at hem Bβ; hat ham α; atte hem 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 103
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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