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.

Þe king hadde vif sones · bi his fair quene [vif] fyue βγ.] Gorbonian was the vldest: & argal seþþe ich wene [vldest] eldest βγδ.] 90 Elidur & Iugenes · & Peredur þe ȝongeste was [Iugenes] Ingenes βγ; ingenes δ. &] om. δ. þe] om. δ.] [Gorbo|nian.] Gorbonian was er king · for vldere non þer nas [er] her δ. vldere] elder βγδ.] He was god man & wys · & of mete hende Euere he was god ynou · to his lyues ende Þo he was ibured at londone · sori was þis lond [ibured] buried βγ.] 95 Argal was seþþe king · & hadde al þis an hond [seþþe] sithen βγ; seth δ. al þis an hond] al þis honde βγ; þys reame on honde δ.] [Argal fuit depo|situs.] He was eldest after him · he werþ fol loyþer king [he werþ] he worþ βγ; and worthe δ. fol] ful βγ; a ful δ. loy|þer] luþer βγδ.] Vnriȝtfol & fals ek · & wickede at moting [at moting] in al doynge δ.] Tresor he louede ynou · he ne route ou hit come [ynou] wel ynow δ. he ne route] and rowght not δ.] Euere he was luyþer man · heiȝe men conseil nome [man] ynow δ. heiȝe] and heyȝ δ. men] men þei βγ.] 100 Vrles & barones ek · nome stilliche ȝeme [nome] toke βγ.] & gonne þane luyþer king · out of londe fleme [gonne þane] gonne þan βγ; gon þat δ. luyþer] þe luþer βγ; luþer δ.] For he was þe worste king · þat erore was & þo [erore] euer byfore βγ; euer δ. &] om. δ.] Þer fore his lond folc · duden him þulke wo [duden] diden βγ; ded δ.] & Elidur was king ymaked · þat knyȝt was god & kene [ymaked] made βγδ.] [Elidur.] 105 He was milde of speche · mid ech god man ymene [ymene] I wene βγ; I mene δ.]
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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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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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