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.

· Arthure · [folio 64b]

Of egypt · of babiloyne · & of frygie · [of] and of Bδ. babiloyne] babylonye B. &] & eke αδ; and also β. frygie] frugye β.] Of mesepoc · of bytynie · & of boecye · [Of mesepoc] And al so of mesopot B; Of perse & of mesopot α; Of Pers of Mesopotayne β; Of Partes & of mesepot δ. bytynie] bitiniȝe α; Bytenye β. & of] of B. boecye] becyȝe α; Betye β.] Alle þes kinges & alle oþere · þat were bi este rome · [þes] þe α. alle] al B; om. αβδ.] & alle þat to rome ssolde · seruise to him come · [alle] al B. þat] þo þat β. to rome ssolde] scholde to Rome δ.] Line 4130 So þat fourty þousend hors · & sixty hondred al so · [&] om. δ. hondred] & on (one β) hundred αβ. al so] & on also δ.] [summa.] Þat were þo hii ȝare were · þis chiualerye to do · [Þat] Þer Bβ; Þar α; There δ. ȝare were] come αβδ.] King arthure bitok modred · is soster sone ich wene · [bitok] tok α; toke βδ. soster] syster B.] [arthurus tradit ter|ram nepoti & regine.] Þis lond to loke þo he wende · & gwenwayr þe quene · [loke þo] kepe β. &] & eke δ. gwenwayr] gouernewaur B; gwenheouer α; Gwennoure β; Gwennore γ; Gwenuare δ. þe] his δ.] Vor he truste to hom mest · as me þincþ he wel aȝte · [truste] triste α. hom] hym B; him αβ. mest] meste α. þincþ] þyngþ B; þingþ α. he] so he αβ.] [Hearne page 202] Line 4135 Ac as ȝe ssolle her after yhure · hii broȝte him suþþe to naȝte · [Ac] And B; om. α. ssolle] ssolde B. her] om. βδ. yhure] here β. hii] he αβδ.] Mid al is ost of þis lond · to souþhamtone he wende · [lond] londe B. he] arthur α; Arthure β. wende] went β.] [Iter regis.] & dude him in to þe se · mid wind þat god him sende · [in to þe se] in see B; in þe see þer (þere β) αβ. to] om. δ. mid wind þat] so þat δ.] Þo he com ver in þe se · & he aslepe was · [visio vrsy.] At tyme of midniȝt of þe niȝt · him mette a greuous cas · [At] Aboute þe αβδ. midniȝt of þe niȝt] midder nyȝt α; mydnyȝt β. a] o α.] Line 4140
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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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