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.

                                
                                  Glad was þe king henry · þo þe tiþinge him com · [king] good β. king henry] good harry oure kyng ε. þo] when β. þe] þis ε; þilke β. tiþinge] tydyng β; tydynges γ. him] to him β; om. αδ.] 
                                
                                  Of þulke child to ben is eir · of is kinedom · [Of] om. βε. þulke] Thilke β; That ε. ben] be Cε; beon α. of is] and kynge of þat βε.] 
                                
                                  Nobliche is ester feste · he huld vor þis cas · [Nobliche is] One noble α; And noble δ; O noble heiȝe β; A noble hiȝe ε; A noble hye γ. he huld] hulde he δ. þis] þat β.]  [aula ox|onie.] 
                                
                                  In is vaire halle at oxenford · þat þo nywe was · [In] On δ. vaire] om. αβδε. at] of B. oxenford] oxene|forde α. þat þo] þo he C. nywe] al newe ε.] 
                                
                                  An bissopriche he made þo · & an bissop þer · [An] And B; One α; O β; A ε. bissopriche] Bischop β; bysshopp ε. he made þo] he made þan β; þo he made δ. an] o α; oo β; a ε. bissop] Bischopriche β; bysshopryche ε.]  [Hearne page 442] 
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                                  Biside scotlond at cardoil · as nas non neuer er · [as . . . . er] where by fore was nonne þere ε. as] þat B. nas non] nas C; non nas αδ; none nas β. neuer] neuere B.]  [primus episcopus cardoil.] 
                                
                                  Þo wende he to normandie · & al þe nexte ȝer · [wende he to] went oure kyng in to ε. & al] and in β; as in ε. þe nexte] nexe B.] 
                                
                                  Vor loue of þis ȝonge child · he bileuede þer · [loue] ioye Bβε; ioie C; ioiȝe αδ. þis] þe BCαβδε. bileuede] dwelled ε. þer] stille þere β; stylle þere ε.]  [Rex uadit norman|nie.] 
                                
                                  Suþþe þoru som heye herte · þer wax a lute strif · [Suþþe . . . . wax] Sithen þer come heiȝe herte and woxe β. Suþþe þoru] For þoruȝ ε. som] some α. þer wax] þer was I woxe ε. lute] litel β.] 
                                
                                  Bituene þe erl of aungeo · & þe emperesse is wif ·
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                                  Þe king adde gode wille · hider to wende ich wene ·
                                
                                  Ac he bileuede uor is doȝter · hire to soustene · [bileuede] taryed þere ε. soustene] meyntene ε.] 
                                
                                  Heo was to prout aȝen ire louerd · vor ire heyenesse ·
                                
                                  Vor heo was eir & kinges doȝter · & eke emperesse · [eir &] þe αδ; a βε. eke] also an β; also ε.] 
                                
                                  Þe king hire fader was old mon · & drou to feblesse · [was old mon] was an old man C; old was αδ; olde was βε. drou] drowe sore ε. feblesse] feblenesse βδ; feblenys ε.]  [Debilitas regis.] 
                                
                                  & þe anguisse of is doȝter · him dude þe more des|tresse · [him dude] dude him ε. þe more] more B.] 
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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 650
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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