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.

& sede þe kinges meine · þat he wolde him to hele bringe · [þe . . . . him] þat he wolde wel þane king (þe kynge β) αβ. þe] to þe δ. meine] om. B; men δ.] Þat folc was sone glad ynou · vor þe tydinge · [Þat] The δ. was sone] was þo α; was þan β; were δ. vor þe] for þulke α; for þinge β; for thilke γ; of þilk δ. tydinge] Aγ; tyþinge Bαβ.] 3165 So wisliche he made hit · & so wel · þat me leuede him uaste · [he . . . . wel] he spak & wel αδ; he spake & wel β. leuede] lefde α; louyd β.] Þe king ek in is syde · is herte up on him caste · [ek] om. B. in] on δ. up on] al vp Bα; al on β; alle vpon δ. caste] he cast γ.] [toxi[caci]o regis.] He ȝef him a luþer drench · & þo he adde ydronke so · [a] o α. drench] drenche α; drinke β. adde] hit hadde α. ydronke] dronke B. so] yt so B; it so δ.] He bad him ligge & slepe wel · þat it miȝte þe bet do · [bad] bed B. ligge] lye β. wel] þan wel β. þe bet do] do bet hym do B. bet] better β.] 3169 Þe king hopede wel to him · & let him helie vaste · [helie] heliȝe α; helyȝe β; hely γ.] & stille was wiþoute noyse · & lay & slep is laste · [slep] slepte Bβδ.] Vor þe poyson in is slep · þe veines so þoru soȝte · Þat it of eode al þat body · & to deþe him sone broȝte · [of eode] of ȝeode α; þurgh ȝede β; ouerwent δ. þat] þe βδ. to] to þe αδ. him sone] sone hym B; him αβ.] Þe wule he slep þe traytor · þen wey aweyward nom · [slep] slepe β; slepte δ. þen wey aweyward] aweyward þe weye δ. þen] þo B; þane α; þe β.] Stilleliche bi halues · þat me nuste · ware he bicom · [Stilleliche] So stillely β. bi halues] by halkes βδ. þat] om. α. me nuste] men nyst β.] Riȝt aboute þe kinges deþe · in þe firmament an hey · [an hey] on hey γ.] [visio stelle.] An sterre gret & vair ynou · suiþe cler me sey · [An] A B; One αβ. ynou] om. αβ. suiþe] and swyþe Bδ; ryȝt β. me sey] men ysey β.]
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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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