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.

Suche were lo þe gistes · þat hider come þo · [Suche] Hit αδ; Thei β. lo þe] þo þe B; þe C; sori α; sory β; sorye δ. gistes] gustes C; gestys β; gestis δ. hider] huder C; hidere α; thider γ. þo] so αβ.] Moche aþ þis lond ar þis · idrive in sorwe & wo · [þis lond ar þis] engelond B. ar] or γ. þis] þisse α. idrive] dryed β; ydured δ. in] om. BCαβ; of δ.] Mest wo hii dude in barcssire & vpe assesdoune · [hii dude] that dide γ. vpe] vpon α; apon γ. assesdoune] asschesdoune α; Aischesdoune γ.] & so aboute quichelmeslewe · & so in mani a toune · [so] al so C; om. δ. quichelmeslewe] quychelmesley B; quich|helmes lyȝe α; kouchamslew β; Quichelmesleye δ. mani a] mony B; maniȝe α; many β.]

· Aeldred · [folio 91a]

Atte laste king aildred · þo he was to grounde ybroȝt · [aildred] aeldred α. he was] was he C. ybroȝt] brought γ.] & Muche of þe lond aslawe · & destrued al to noȝt · [aslawe] slayne γ. destrued] destrud α.] [Hearne page 297] Suan þe duc of denemarch · he ȝef atten ende · [atten ende] atte nende B; at þan ende α; at the ende γ.] Folle þritti þousend pound · to denemarch to wende · [to] aȝen to αβ. denemarch] demarch α. to] om. α.] & bileue þis lond in pes · so þat þis was ydo · Line 6010 Ac lute it was ar þer com · wel more wo þer to · [Ac lute] Aite α; A litel while β. hit . . . com] or þer come hit was β.] Vor þe king aildred · isey is lond al bar · [aildred] aeldred α; Aldrede γ.] [gentes per hidas.] Of þe folc of denemarch · he nolde noȝt ȝut be ywar · [he] ne α. nolde] wolde β; ne wolde γ. noȝt] om. δ. ywar] war Cα; ware γ.] Ac let gadery a nywe ost · þoru al engelond wel wide · [gadery] gadre γ. a] o α. al] om. αβδ. wel] ryȝt β.] Of heyemen & of lowe ek · ygadered bi þe hide · [& of] of C; & δ. ek] om. αβδ.] Line 6015 Þat euere eiȝte hide lond · an man him ssolde finde · [euere] euery γ. an man him] ane man him α; one man he γ.] Wiþ helm & hauberc & þe atil · þat non nere bihinde · [hauberc] Aγ; haubrek α; haubryk β; hamberk δ. þe atil] atyr α; atyre βδ. non nere] no nere α; non were 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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