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 sende in to þe court · to þe heiȝe men of þe londe
                                
                                  & bad hem speke softere · þat hi ne dude him no schonde [hem] om. δ. softere] softer βγ. no] om. δ.] 
                                
                                  & seide he ne miȝte libbe · for none kunne þinge [he] þat he βγδ. none] no βγ; om. δ. kunne] kynnes βγ.] 
                                
                                  Ac me scholde þe hexte man · in to fore him bringe [Ac me scholde] And hete δ. hexte man] hexst man βγ; heyȝest men δ. in to fore] afore βγ; ynne byfore δ. bringe] to bringe βγ.] 
                                  Line 140 
                                
                                  & þat man nere so hardi · of al þisse londe [man nere so] men were nouȝt βγ; noman were δ. þisse] þis βγδ.] 
                                
                                  Towardes him entri · her he sende his sonde [Towardes] Towarde δ. entri] to entree δ. her he] or he βγ; are he had δ. sonde] sounde βγ.] 
                                
                                  Þis heiȝe man was ibrout · stille in to þe bour
                                
                                  Þo was þe king yarmed · þat het elidour
                                
                                  & þisne heiȝe man igrop · & swong him aboute [þisne] þis βγδ. igrop] gropid βγ; he grepe δ. swong] swonge βγ. aboute] allabowte δ.] 
                                  Line 145 
                                
                                  Þis man was of him adrad · & of þe grete route [þe] his δ.] 
                                
                                  Þo quaþ elidur þe king · to þis louerding þere [Þo] Now δ. þis] þat δ. louerding] lordinge βγ.] 
                                
                                  Nou ich þe wole quelle · & gan him sore affere [ich þe wole] I wil þe δ. affere] afere βγ.] 
                                
                                  Bote þou bicome mi broþer man · þat he be king aȝeyn [Bote] But βγ; Bot if δ. þat] and þat δ.] 
                                
                                  Þisse heiȝe man answerede · & seide he wolde feyn [Þisse] This βγδ.] 
                                  Line 150 
                                
                                  Þis is mi broþer quaþ þe king · argal þat was iflemed [quaþ] quod βγ; quaþe δ. was iflemed] ȝe flemede βγ; was flemed δ.] 
                                
                                  He schal be eur king aȝen · iswere bi min heued [He . . . eur] And schal be now δ. eur] ȝoure βγ. iswere] I swere βγ; I seye δ. min heued] my heuede βγ; myne heued δ.]

Pages

Index

About this Item

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 808
Publication: London,: Printed for H. M. Stationery off., by Eyre and Spottiswoode,; 1887.
Subject terms: English language -- Dialects -- England; English language; Great Britain -- History

Technical Details

Collection: Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse
Link to this Item: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ahb1378.0001.001
Link to this scan: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/ahb1378.0001.001/862:4

Rights and Permissions

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials are in the public domain. If you have questions about the collection, please contact [email protected]. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact [email protected].

DPLA Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States

IIIF

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/api/manifest/cme:ahb1378.0001.001

Cite this Item

Full citation: "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." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ahb1378.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 13, 2025.

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.

Annotations Tools

Actions

About this Item

Technical Details

Rights and Permissions

Related Links

IIIF

Cite this Item