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.

                                
                                  Þo þou vorsoke such trauail · to be in godes seruise · [Þo] That γ. vorsoke] versoke B; forsok α. such] þat ε. to be in] of ε. godes] god B.] 
                                
                                  & wraþþedest so muche god · þou ne dust noȝt as þe wise · [&] Thou ε. wraþþedest] wraþest β; wraþdest ε. so muche god] god so muche ε. þou ne dust noȝt] þe ne dust nout α; þan dedest þou noȝt β; þou nouȝt dust δ; wherfor þou dudest noȝt ε. as] al δ.] 
                                
                                  Wat was þi strengþe wurþ · & þi chiualerie · [&] & al βε.] 
                                
                                  Þo þou lore grace of god · ywis noȝt wurþ a flye · [lore] lost β. grace] þe grace Cβε. noȝt] hit was noȝt ε. a flye] o fliȝe α.] 
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                                  Ech mon be bi þe ywar · be wuch so he be · [ywar] ware γ; awar δ. be wuch so] what so euer βε. he] he euere B.] 
                                
                                  Ȝif he leseþ godes grace · he ne ssal neuere iþe · [leseþ] lesyt B; lest α; lese βε; lust δ. godes grace] þe grace of god αβε. he ne ssal] ne schal he Cαβδ; ne schal he þan ε. iþe] yþeo α; þe β.] 
                                
                                  In þe endleue hondred ȝer · & six ȝer þer to · [endleue] enleue B; enlefte α; endlefte δ; elleuenþ β; eleuen ε. six ȝer] sixti ȝer α; sixti β; sixty ε.] 
                                
                                  Of þe ȝer of grace was · þis roberd inome so · [was] om. βε. þis] om. αδ; þat βε. inome] was take β; was inome ε. so] þer to δ.] 
                                
                                  In þe ȝer þat he was inome · men iseie iwis · [In þe] Þat αβδε. he] hei C. inome] take γ. iseie] sawe γ; se ε.] 
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                                  Þe tailede sterre · þat gret bodiinge is · [tailede] talede α; bryȝt tailede β; bryȝt tayled ε. bodiinge] bodynge B.] 
                                
                                  Þo was vre king henry · þoru out king alone · [king] om. αβε. henry] harry ε.] 
                                
                                  & nadde in neuere a side · destorbance none · [nadde] hadde β; so he had ε. in neuere a side] in none syde α; in no side β; in no syde ε. a] an C. destorbance] distroubelance ε. none] neuer one αβ; neuere none γ.] 
                                
                                  Biuore alle oþere god him ȝef · þre þinges as richesse · [as] of βε.] 
                                
                                  & wisdom & maistrie · & þis was gret heinesse · [& wisdom] And of wysdome γ; Wisdom ε.] 
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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 629
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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