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.

                                
                                  Iwallo was his name · god man he was & wys [Iwallo] Wallo βγ; Walle δ.]  [[I]wallo.] 
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                                  Ne liuede he bote seue ȝer · þei he were man of pris [Ne liuede he] And lyued not δ. seue] seuen βγ; seuene δ. þei . . . pris] þat he nas dede ywys δ.] 
                                
                                  After him Rixlede o king · Rime ihote was [Rixlede] regned βγδ. o] a δ. Rime ihote] Rime ycallid βγ; þat rime yhote δ.]  [[R]ime.] 
                                
                                  He was peredoures sone · no lyf him schape nas [peredoures] peridurus βγ; Peredourys δ. no . . . nas] no longe him yschape nas δ.] 
                                
                                  Seþþe com gornicies · þat was elidoures sone [Seþþe com gornicies] Coronces com setthe δ. Seþþe] Siþen βγ. þat was elidoures sone] Elidoure ys was þat same δ. sone] sone bi cas βγ.]  [Gornicies] 
                                
                                  Þo com gornicies sone · catulus was his name [gornicies] Coronces δ. was his name] his name was βγ.]  [Catulus.] 
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                                  Seþþe com on oþer king · coillus þat was his broþer [Seþþe] Siþen βγ. on oþer] anoþer βγδ (& passim).]  [Coillus.] 
                                
                                  & so com porrex þe king · of þe kunne & was on oþer [& so] Setthe δ. þe king] kynge δ. kunne] kynne βγδ (& passim). & was] þat was δ.]  [Porrex.] 
                                
                                  Seþþe com cherim king · was porrexes kunnes man [Seþþe] Setthen δ. was] þat was δ. porrexes] Porrex βγδ.]  [Cherim.] 
                                
                                  He leuede sumdel longe · he nas nout ded anon [he nas] he was βγ; and was δ.] 
                                
                                  Muche he dronk mede & wyn · al he bilefde on drenche [dronk] dranke βγδ. mede] meed βγ; meeth δ. bilefde] bileued βγ; lyued δ. drenche] drynk δ.] 
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                                  Al he les his worschipe · for þe wyn schenche
                                
                                  Euere mete & drinke · he had on his mode
                                
                                  Ac al þe while he liuede · þis lond was fol of gode
                                
                                  Þo hit com to þe time · þat he ded lay
                                
                                  Þreo sones he hadde · ase ich eu telle may [hadde] had þo δ. ich eu] I ȝow 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 812
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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