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.

Nou it worþ iended þat Sibile · þe sage sede biuore · [worþ iended] schal be ended β. Sibile] Sibili α; Sibyly β; Sibeli γ; Sibly δ. þe] om. δ.] Þat þer ssolde of brutayne · þre men be ybore · [be] ben α.] 4070 Þat ssolde winne þe aumperye of rome · of þe tueye ydo it is · [Þat ssolde] & αβ. aumperye] emperye B; Empire β. of þe] & þe B.] As of bely & constantin · & þou art þe þridde ywis · [bely] belin αβδ. art] ert α.] Hye nou vaste uor to auonge · þis noble honour al · [Hye] Hiȝe α. uor] om. αβδ. auonge] fonge αβδ.] To bringe hom vnder þe · þat þe wolde makie þral · [Omitted in γ.] [vnder þe] anunder α; þer vnder β; al vnder δ. þat] Bαβδ; & A. þe wolde makie] þe wolde make her B; wolde þe makiȝe α; wolde þee make β; wolde make þe δ.] Hye to anhansi vs alle · & inele noȝt be bi hinde · [Hye] Hye nou B; Hiȝe nou α. anhansi] auansi α; auauncy β; enhaunce δ. & inele] & ynelle B; ich nelle α; I wil β; & I wil δ.] [Omitted in γ.] Ten þousend hors ywrye · icholle þe þer to vinde · [Ten] And ten αβδ. ywrye] ywriȝe α; al redy β. icholle þe þer to] ych þe wolle B; ich þe wole α; I wil þee β; I wil þe now δ. vinde] ifinde α.] Auncel þat þe king adde ymad · king of scotlonde · [Hearne page 199] Glad ynou was mid þis word · & uor ioye huld vp is honde · [ynou] om. δ. uor ioye huld vp] held vp for ioyȝe α; helde vp for ioye βδ. huld] held B.] [rex scottie.] Vor þat he sede ich abbe yhurd · so gret ioye ich abbe & blis · [he sede ich abbe] ich habbe he seide α; I haue he seide β; I haue here he seyd δ. yhurd] harde β; hde δ. ich abbe] om. δ.] Þat inabbe no tonge þat mowe · hit al ssewe ywis · [inabbe] ich nabbe α; I haue β. no] non B; to α. þat . . . ssewe] to telle hit al αβ; to telle al γ; to tel hit alle δ. hit al] al yt B;] Vor al þat we abbeþ of londes · & of kinges her bi|uore · [we abbeþ] we han β; whan γ. her] om. B.] 4081 Ywonne mid chiualerie · it þincþ me al uorlore · [Ywonne] Wonne β. it þincþ me] hit þinchet me α; hit þenkeþ me β; Me þynke it δ. uorlore] ilore α; ylore βδ.]
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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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