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.

Þe king þer after to holy chirche · is herte þe more drou · [þer after] her after B; om. αβδε. is herte] þer after α; þer aftir euer β; therofter euer γ; afterwarde δ; here after ε. þe more] more δ; more he ε.] & teþegede wel al is lond · as hii aȝte wel ynou · [teþegede] teþegade C; tiþed β; tyþed ε. al] & al BC. is] þys δ. hii] he δ. hii aȝte] hii aute C; he haute α; he auȝt β; he aughte γ; he was tauȝt ε.] Seint swithin at winchestre · bissop þo was · [sancti swithini & alcston.] & alcston at ssirebourne · þat amendede moche þis cas · [alcston] aleston Cα; Adelston βε; Adeleston γ. ssirebourne] syrebourne B; schereborne C; schirebourne α; Shyrebourne ε. moche] wel αβδε. þis] þe δ.] Line 5265 Þe king was wel þe betere man · þoru hor beyre red · [was] om. A. hor beyre] boþ her ε. beyre] boþe βδ.] [Hearne page 262] Tventi winter he was king · ar he were ded · [winter] ȝeer ε. were] was β.] [obitus adelwolf.] At winchestre he was ybured · as he liþ ȝut þere · [was] liþ α; lieþ β; lyþe ε. ybured] buryed β. as . . . . þere] in þe abbeiȝe of þe hyde α; in þe Abbay at þe hide β; in þe Abbey at þe hyde ε. liþ ȝut] ȝut lyþ BC,] His tueye sones he ȝef is lond · þat eldoste were · [þat eldoste were] as he byȝet ham ere B; þat couþe is wel wyde αε; þat couþe is ryȝt wide β.] Adelbold þe eldore þe kinedom of estsex · [Adelbold] Adelbode δ. þe eldore] þe vldere α; his elder sonne had ε.] Line 5270 & souþsex adelbriȝt · & kent & westsex · [souþsex] suþþe B. & kent] kent B. &] & eke Cαδε; & also β. westsex] estsex A.] [adelbriȝt fit rex.]

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Eiȝte hundred ȝer it was · & seuene & fifty al so · [ȝer] om. A. & seuene] seuene αγδ; seuen β.] After þat god an erþe com · ar þis dede were ydo · [an] on αδε; in β. ar] þat BCαβδε. were] was BCαβε. ydo] do 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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