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.

Engelond & normandie · in god point he broȝte · [point] pees ε.] [Hearne page 431] & holi chirche þoru out al · þat eode er to noȝte · [&] And also ε. þoru] þor B. al] al þing ε. eode] ȝude α; ȝede Cβε. er to] er nei at C; by fore al to ε.] Þer was þo in engelond · a suiþe gret louerding · [a] o δ. suiþe gret] gret BC; wel gret hey α; wel gret heiȝe β; wel gret hiȝe ε; wel gret γδ. louerding] lorlyng C; lordynge β; lording δ.] 8870 On of þe grettost þat þer was · wiþoute henri king · [of] om. δ. þe grettost] gretteste α. þat þer] þat Cαβδ; om. γ; he ε. wiþoute] next βε. henri] Henry owre β; harry oure ε.] Sire roberd le fiȝ haym · þat let verst arere · [le fiȝ haym] of Fyȝ Hayme β; of Fitȝ hayme γ. let verst] firste let ε. arere] rere β.] [Robertus haym.] Þe abbeye of teoskesbury · & monekes broȝte þere · [teoskesbury] teukesbury BC; teukesburi α; Tewkesbury γ; tekus|bury δ. & . . . . þere] & dude monekes þere α; and dide monkes þere β; & in hit dude monkes þere ε; as his body ȝut is þere C (omitting 8874, 8875). broȝte] dude δ.] He deyde aboute þulke tyme · & ibured was ywis · [aboute] at αβδε. tyme] a tyme ε. & ibured] þat he I beryed ε; & buryed γ.] In þe abbeye of theoskesbury · as is bodi ȝut is · [In] On α. theoskesbury] teukesbury B; teukesburi α. as] and γ.] Mabile is doȝter was · eir of al is londe · [eir] & eir Cα; & eiȝer δ. londe] londes B.] [filia haim.] 8876 Þe king vor ire eritage · him gan vnderstonde · [ire] þis α; his δ. vnderstonde] to vnderstonde βε.] To bringe roberd is sone abast · in is warison þere · [sone abast] bastard sonne ε. is] þis βε. warison] weresoun β; warson δ.] Þoru spousinge of þis mayde · þat he avanced were · [Þoru] This β; In ε. of] þorwȝ β. he] om. BCδ.] He sede þat heo ssolde is sone · to hire spousinge auonge · [heo] hu δ; sche ε; she γ. spousinge] spouse BCαβδε. auonge] afonge C; fonge αβε.] [folio 127b] 8880 Þis mayde was þer aȝen · & wiþ sede it longe · [Þis] Þe αβε. þer] here ε. &] & sche ε. longe] wel longe α.]
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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 633
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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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