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.

                                
                                  SEint Edward in normandie · was þo bileued al one · [bileued] byleuede B; bilefde α.] 
                                
                                  As bar as wo seiþ of þe kunde · as he sprong of þe stone · [As] Also αβδ. as wo seiþ] om. αβδ. þe kunde] kunde α; kynde βδ.] 
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                                  He dradde uor he was al one · of þe tem bileued there · [He dradde] & dradde αδ; And drad him β. al] om. αβδ. tem] teme βδ; tyme C. bileued] byleuede B; bilefd α; yleft δ.] 
                                
                                  & uor þe traitours of engelond · so ualse & luþer were · [ualse & luþer] luþere & false α; luþer & false β.] 
                                
                                  Leste he were of is fon · þoru treson iboȝt · [Leste] laste α; last C. iboȝt] þere bouȝt β; there brought γ.] 
                                
                                  & vor loue of is eritage · so to deþe ybroȝt · [so to deþe] to þe deþe αβ. ybroȝt] be brouȝt β.] 
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                                  To god he made is pleinte ofte · wepinde wel bliue · [made is pleinte] pleinede α; pleyned β. wepinde] wepynd B wepende C; wepynge β. wel] om. α; sore and β.]  [planctus.] 
                                
                                  & nameliche þe wule is fon · of denemarch were aliue · [þe] om. Cβ. aliue] on lyue γ.] 
                                
                                  Help me he sede in þis wo · louerd bidde ich þe · [Help . . . sede] & seide help me god α; And seide helpe me god β; And seyd helpe me δ. in] of αβ. louerd] lord B. bidde ich] I praye β; I bydde δ.]  [folio 100a] 
                                
                                  Vor min frend & mi nexte · ney stondeþ aȝe me · [min] my Bβ; mine α. frend] frendes β. mi nexte] myne nexte C; sibbe α; sybbe βδ. ney] nerande β. stondeþ] stonde γ. aȝe] aȝen BC; ayen γ.] 
                                
                                  My fader þat leuede here · in worre & in strif · [leuede] liuede α; lyueth γ. worre] werre γ.] 
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                                  In worre & sorwe & sor ynou · he endede is lif · [worre &] wowe & in α; wo & in β. & sor] om. αβδ. endede] hendede α.] 
                                
                                  Min breþeren beþ boþe aslawe · þoru treson al so · [Min] My Bγ; Mine α. beþ] buþ α; bene γ; ben δ. aslawe] dede β.] 
                                
                                  Min neueus beþ boþe yflemd · & out engelond ido · [Min] My B; Mine α. beþ] buþ α; ben βδ. boþe] om. BCαβδ. yflemd] yfloynd B; yflemed δ; flemed β. & out] & out of B; out of α; oute of β; owt of δ. ido] wt wo αδ; with wo β.] 
                                
                                  & mi moder iwedded to mi meste fo · [iwedded] wedded β. to] vn to γ. meste] most Cβ; moste γ.]  [Hearne page 329] 
                                
                                  & ich al one bileued · woder ssal ich louerd go · [woder] whoder C; whider α; wheþer β.] 
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Title: 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.
Author: Robert, of Gloucester, fl. 1260-1300.
Canvas: Page 487
Publication: London,: Printed for H. M. Stationery off., by Eyre and Spottiswoode,; 1887.
Subject terms: English language -- Dialects -- England; English language; Great Britain -- History

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