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.

After þe duc godefray · baldewine was king · [After] And after δ. duc] kynge β. was] was þo α.] & after him þe oþer baldewine · god kniȝt þoru alle þing · [him] om. C. god] a good δ.] & after him gaufrid · duc of aungeo · [gaufrid] gaunfrid α; Gaunfryd β; Godfraye δ.] 8550 & Gaufrid is sone after him · þat god kniȝt was al so · [gaufrid is] gaufrydes B; gaunfryd his α; Gaunfrid his β. him] om. B. al so] þer to BCαβδ.] & helde euerich after oþer · þe boru & þat lond · [helde] hulde Cα. euerich] ech α; eche β. þe] þat B. & þat] & þe δ.] Mid strengþe & mid chiualerie · in cristine monne hond · [strengþe] strenþe C. & mid] & god Bα; & goude C. chivalerie] chyuarye C. monne] mannes Cα; mennus δ; men Bγ.] Ac Roberd courtehese · & þe erl Roberd of flaundres · [&] om. δ. flaundres] flaundre BCαβ.] & þe erl Reimond wende hom · hom to grete sclaun|dres · [wende] wenden α; wente γ. hom to] hem self to β. sclaundres] sclaundre BCαβ.] 8555 Ac roberd courtehese · þo he hom com · [hom com] com þus hider hom α; come þus hider home β.] Willames doȝter conuersance · in poile to wiue nom · [conuersance] conuersane BCδ; de conuersane αε; de Couersane β. poile] poyȝle α. nom] he nom C; he nome Bβε.] & nom wiþ hire gret garison · to bringe hom out of tene · [nom] toke δ; om. αβε. wiþ hire] mid hure α; with βε. hom] hym BC; him αδ. tene] teone α.] An sone þat het willam · hii adde hom bituene · [An] A B; Ane α. adde] hadden α. bituene] bitweone α.] UIllam þe rede king · of wan we abbeþ ised · [wan] wham α; whom γε. abbeþ] hadde er β; had er ε.] [Hearne page 414] 8560 Bileuede here in engelond · luþer euere & qued · [Bileuede] Bilefde αδ; lyffed ε. here] forþ Cαδε; forþe 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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Page 610
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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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