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.

                                
                                  Þis heiȝe louerd bicom his man · & dude al hare wille [al hare] þere her δ.] 
                                
                                  & þo was he sone ipult · in o derne bour stille [ipult] put βγ; yputte δ.] 
                                
                                  Þo Elidur lette on oþer knyȝt · after on oþer erl gon [Þo] And βγ; om. δ. lette] lete βγ. on oþer] anoþer βγ. after] om. δ. on oþer] anoþer βγ. gon] fecche anone δ.] 
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                                  & made him bicome argales man · as þe oþer hadde er idon [argales] Argal ys δ. er idon] ydoñ δ.] 
                                
                                  Þus dude Elidour þe king · bi on erl & bi one
                                
                                  So longe þat he hadde · þe heiȝe men echone [he] þei βγ. echone] euerychone δ.] 
                                
                                  Þo Elidour nom his broþer · & to euerwic wende anon
                                
                                  & to fore al þis lond folc · þe croune him sette opon [to fore al þis] afore þis βγ; to fore alle þe δ. him sette opon] sette him on δ.] 
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                                  Þo was argal king aȝen · ac he werþ fol god [Þo was argal] Argal was þo δ. werþ] wexed βγ; worþe δ.]  [Argal.] 
                                
                                  Luyþernesse he forsok anon · & to gode þewes stod [stod] he stood δ.] 
                                
                                  Mid ȝonge & olde seþþe · he was god ynou
                                
                                  Luyþernes he forsok · & wisdom to him drou [Luyþernes] Luþernesse βγ; Wickydnesse δ.] 
                                
                                  Ten ȝer after he was king · & was god man ynou
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                                  O day & þreo wike he was syk · & to þe deþe drou [wike] wykes βγ; wokys δ. þe deþe] þe deþ he βγ; dethe δ.] 
                                
                                  Þo was ded argal king · & Elidur was eft aȝen [Þo . . . king] Tho kynge Argal was dede δ. &] om. δ.]  [Elidur.] 
                                
                                  Þoru al þat land ichose · & king ymad to ben [þat] þe δ. & king ymad] and kynge made βγ; kynge & lorde δ.] 
                                
                                  Þis Elidur was þe best man · þat miȝte on erþe gon
                                
                                  Iugenes & peridur ek · bicome his folle fon [Iugenes] Ingenes βγδ. folle] ful βγ.] 
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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 809
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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