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.

Þus com lo verst here · in to þis lond cristendom · [verst . . . lond] into þis lond first B; to þis lond furst þo α; to þis londe furst þan βγ; first into þys londe first δ.] Bote it were eny holi mon · þat stilleliche arst it nom · [eny] any B; ony γδ. stilleliche] priueliche Bβγ.] Þer were arst in engelond · hor false lawes to lere · [Þer] Þar α. in] on α. hor] om. αβγδ.] [Hearne page 74] Eiȝte & twenti chef studes · bissopriches as it were · [studes] stedys γ.]

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& þre erche temples · as it were hext of echon · [erche temples] architemples B; archetemples αβ; archetemplys γ; riche temples δ. it] þei βγ. hext] AB; hexte αδ; hyeȝest β; hyest γ. of echon] of of echon A; euerychone δ.] [folio 31a] Line 1660 Londone & Euerwik · & in glanmorgan was on · [in] om. αβγδ. glanmorgan] glomorgan B; glamorgan αβ; Glomargan γ. was] om. B.] Þis gode king & þis holimen · let velle hom alle þere · [Þis gode king] Þe king α; The kynge βγδ. þis]; þise β; these γ; þus δ. holimen] holye men α. let velle hom alle] lete afulle ham α; lete afelle hem βγ; lete ful hem δ. þere] þare α.] [Episco|patus.] & eiȝte & twenty bissopriches · in hor stede lete rere · [in] Bαδ; & A. hor stede] here studes B; har studes α; her stedus δ. lete] leten α.] & þre erchebissopriches · as þe erche temples were · [1663-4. in . . . erchebissopriches] Omitted in βγ.] [þre] þe Bδ. þe] þe þre Bαβγ. erche temples] architemples B; archetemples βγ.] As it were of alle chef · cristendom to lere · [As it] As þei βγ.] Line 1665 Al þe bissopriches · vnder Euerwik were ido · [Al þe] Alle þe αβγ; Alle þo Bδ.] Þat binorþe humber beþ · as hii beþ ȝut al so · [binorþe humber beþ] α; binorþe beþ A; ben bi norþ homber B; by northe humber ben βγ; by fore humbur beth δ. beþ] buþ α; deþ B; ben βγ.] Londone adde þo al þis lond · þat bi souþe humber is · [þo] om. γ. souþe] norþ B.] Fram douere to seuerne · & al cornwaile iwis ·
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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.
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Robert, of Gloucester, fl. 1260-1300.
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London,: Printed for H. M. Stationery off., by Eyre and Spottiswoode,
1887.
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English language -- Dialects -- England
English language
Great Britain -- History

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