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.

He hente verst of is helm · & suþþe mid wille god · [hente] hitte him β. verst of is] of verst ys B; furst on þe β. suþþe mid wille god] mid wille seþþe god α; with wille ryȝt good β; wt wylle seth good δ; wt good wylle and bolde ε.] Anne stroc he ȝef him · mid wel stourdy mod · [Anne] Ane α; One γ; A δε. wel] ryȝt β.] & þoru hauberc & þoru is coler · þat nere noþing souple · [&] That ε. hauberc] haubryk β; þe haubrec α; the haubrik γ; hawbrek ε. þoru is] ys B; þe αβ; om. δε. þat nere] þat were β; þat was ε. souple] so souple ε.] He smot of is heued as liȝtliche · as it were a scouple · [He . . . liȝtliche] Lytliche smot of his heued α; Lyȝtlyche smote of his heed βε; Lyghtlich he smote of his hede δ. a scouple] o stouple α; a stouple ε; a lute stouple B; a lyte stouple δ.] Þat was is laste chiualerye · þat vaire endede ynou · [þat vaire] þa vayre B. endede] ended B.] Vor þat folc so þikke com · þe wule he hor louerd slou · [Vor þat] Vor þe B; Vn to þat β; Vnto the γ. he hor louerd] her lorde he ε.] Line 4580 Aboute him in eche half · þat among so mony fon · [him] om. δ. in] on δ. eche] ech B. half] side β. mony] maniȝe α.] [Occisio arthure. Alas.] He aueng deþes wounde · & wonder nas it non · [aueng] fenge αδ; fonge β; had ε. nas] was βδε.]

· Arþur · [folio 70b]

Ac ouercome nas he noȝt · þei is wounden dedlich were · [nas] vas B; was βδε. þei] thof γ; þouȝ ε. is wounden] þe wondes α; þe woundes βδ; he wonded ε. dedlich] dedliche αβ; deedly ε.] Þo he adde is laste chiualerye · þus nobliche ydo þere · [adde] om. αβε. þus] þys δ; so αβε. ydo] hadde ido α; hadde do β; had ydo ε.] He ȝef þe croune of þis lond · þe noble constantin · [þe noble] to þe noble βε; to noble δ.] [constan|tinus fit rex per arthurum.] Þe erl cadoures sone of cornwayle · þat was is cosin · [cadoures] codours α.]
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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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