Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

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.

Heye men of þe lond ssolle · come biuore þe kinge · [Heye] Þo heye B. þe] þo B. ssolle] schulle B; om. αβγδ. come] comeþ αβγ; comeþe δ.] & alle þe ȝongemen of þe lond · lete among hom bringe · [alle] om. αβγδ. alle þe] alle þo B. lete] leteþ αβγ; þey do δ. among hom] bifore hym B.] Þe stalworþest me ssal bi choys · & bi lot al so · [stalworþest] strengeste B; staleworde α; stalworþe β; stalworth γ; stalward δ. me] men βγ.] 2415 Chese out & sende into oþer lond · hor heste uorto do · [Chese] Cheose α. out] om. αβγδ. into] to αβγδ. hor heste] here beste Bα; here best β; her beste γ.] & hii ssolle be such þat no prince · ne dorre hom vor|sake · [hii ssolle be] heo schulle be B; om. αβγδ. ne] om. B. dorre] þarf α; thare βγ.] [Hearne page 112] Ac vor hor prowesse gladliche · in to hor seruise hom take · [gladliche] gladlich δ. in to hor seruise hom] in to here seruise B; to him α; to hem βγ; to him hem δ.] Þis cas is to us ycome · ychose we beþ þer to · [is] αβγ; ys B; it A. ychose we beþ] chose we ben βγ; ichose we buþ α.] Vor so moche folc is in þe lond · vre beste we mote do · [Vor] α; Vo A; For Bβγδ. folc] om B. vre] oure Bβγ; hare α. we mote do] forto do Bαβγδ.] 2420 & vor to be maistres of þis folc · we beþ ychose & ynome · [&] om. αβγδ. maistres] maistrise βγ. þis] þe δ. beþ] buþ α (& passim).] Mi broþer & ich vor we beþ · of dukes kunne ycome · [Mi broþer & ich] Ich & mi broþer α; I and my broþer βγ. kunne] kyn B; beiȝe α; boþe βγ.] [folio 42a] Vor þoru ure godes in to þe se · we wende ich vnder|stonde [mercurius.] · [Vor þoru] And þrouȝ δ.] & mercurius us aþ · ylad in to þin londe · [&] om. δ. us aþ] haþ vs Bδ. ylad] lade βγ; ylad now δ. þin] þi B; þisse α; þis βγ; þy δ.]
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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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Page 172
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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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