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.

Hii driue him to cirencestre · & biseged him þer inne · [driue] droue β. to cirencestre] in to Cyrcestre ε. biseged] bisegede α.] [fuga ciren|cestre.] Þen toun hii barnde vpe him · ar hii him miȝte winne · [Þen] Þe αβε. barnde] brent βε. vpe] vpen B; vppon βε. ar] or γε. him miȝte] myȝte hym B; myte him α; myȝt hym β; myght hit δ. See Appendix Note S.] Þere hii smite an bataile · & suþþe hii driue ywis · [smite] smote β; smytte ε. an] om. α. &] om. B. hii driue] idriue α; was dryue β.] [Bellum.] Carrik in to seuerne · west in to walis · [in to] ouer Bαβ; ouere δ; on ε. west] al west β.] [fuga ad wallis.] Vor þe kunde men of þis lond · recetted were þere · [were] þei were ε.] Euere wanne of straunge men · yworred hii were · [hii] þat hi α; þat þei βδε; whenne they γ.] Þe luþer heþene volc · barnde þo so vaste · [Þe] Þet B; Þat αβε; Tho δ. luþer] luþere α. volc] men δ. barnde] varnde B; brenned β. þo] om. δ. so] om. Bαε.] [destruccio terre.] & destruede al þis lond · & þe tounes adoun caste · [destruede] desturde B; destrude α; distroyed β; to stered δ. al] om. αβδε. þe] om. Bαβδε.] Wat mid fure wat mid suerd · hii destruede al þat hii founde · [fure] fyre β; fyer ε. wat mid] & mid α; & with βε. hii] & αβ; om. ε. destruede] destrude α; distroyed β. al] om. αβε.] Hii ne sparede prest ne chirche · þat hii ne broȝte to grounde · [Hii ne sparede] Thei spared noȝt ε. prest] preost α. þat hii ne broȝte] but brouȝt al to ε.] 4640 Hii þat miȝte of scapie · vaste flowe þere · [of scapie] ascapiȝe α; ascape βδε.] To walis & to cornwaile · & hudde hom vor fere · [hudde] hidde γ. hom] hem þere ε.] Þe erchebissop of londone · & of euerwik al so · [fuga cum reliqu[i]is.] Þo hii seye þat cristendom · to grounde was al ydo · & þe chirchen ycast adoun · þe relikes hii nome ywis · [þe chirchen] chyrchen alle B; chirches al ε; churches alle γ; chirchen α; chirches β; churchen δ. adoun] ydoun B; al adoun α; alle adoun δ; alle doun β. nome] toke β.] Þat hii adde of holy men · & flowe in to walis · [holy] holiȝe 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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