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.

                                
                                  & dude sunne of lecherie · & þat is mest in mi munde · [dude sunne] sunne dude B; duden sunne α. & þat] þat αβ. mest] moste γ. mi] myne C.]  [Hearne page 405] 
                                
                                  Mid wimmen of painime · hii dude hor foule kunde · [dude] duden α.] 
                                
                                  War of þe stench com · in to heuene an hey · [þe stench . . . . heuene] þe foule stench to heuene com α; þe foule stenche (stynche γ) to heuen comeþ βγ. an hey] an heiȝe β; on heygh γ.] 
                                
                                  Þe godemon to vr louerdes vet · vel þat þis isey · [Þe] This β. vel þat þis isey] felle when he þis seiȝe β.] 
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                                  Louerd ȝif it is þi wille · In þis grete nede he sede · [it is] hit be β. In] nowe in β. þis] þisse α.] 
                                
                                  Help hom & vorȝif hom · þulke sunuol dede · [vorȝif hom] forȝif ham nou α; ȝeue hem grace β. þulke] of þilke β. sunuol] sunfole α.] 
                                
                                  Ich hom abbe quaþ vr louerd · iholpe er ywis · [Ich hom abbe] I hem haue β; I haue hem δ. iholpe] yholpe hem B; holpe ofte β; yholpen δ. ywis] þis C.] 
                                
                                  & ȝut icholle her after more · go & seie hom þis · [ȝut] om. B. her after] after α. go] go nou α; go now β. go & seie] and go sey δ.] 
                                
                                  Þat hii turne aȝen to me · & icholle to hom saun faile · [aȝen to me] to me aȝen C. to hom] om. B. saun faile] samfayle B; san faille C; san faile α; sawmfaile β; saunfayle γ.] 
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                                  & wiþinne vif dawes mid hom be · mi sulf in bataile · [vif] fyue C. dawes] daies β. mid hom be mi sulf] be myself with hem β.] 
                                
                                  Here ȝe mowe ise þat an vewe · wiþ sunne of lecherie · [ȝe mowe ise] ȝe seoþ α; ȝe seeth β. an] ane α; a Cβ. wiþ] þoru Bα; þour C; þoruȝ β; throuȝ δ.] 
                                
                                  Mowe binime grace of god · to al an compaynie · [binime] fordo β. grace] þe grace Cβδ. to] om. B. an] a αγ.] 
                                
                                  Þis holimon wende vorþ · & tolde þis men vore · [wende] wende hym C. vore] þer fore β.] 
                                
                                  Þat hii adde iwonne grace · & wy hii it adde vor lore · [Þat hii . . . . vor lore] Hou hi hadde þe grace of god for hare lecheriȝe forlore α; How þei hadde þe grace of god for here licherie lore β. Þat] How δ. iwonne] wonne B. wy] hou C; how δ. vor lore] ilore C; ylore δ.] 
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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 597
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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