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.

King stephne was amayd · & gan ofte fonde [King] Wherfor kyng ε. amayd] agreuyd β; anoyed ε. & gan] & byganne ε; gan γ. ofte] ofte to β; efte to ε.] To nime þe lefdi castles · ac ne com him non an honde [nime] take β. lefdi] ladi β; ladyes ε. ac ne] but ȝit β. him non an] him none to β; hit noȝt to his ε.] Þe lefdi was egleche · & quointe of fale wrenche [lefdi] ladi β. egleche] qweynt β. quointe] sley β. fale] many & fele β; many a fele ε.] 125 & þoute mid quointise · makiȝe him hom blenche [101-126. Omitted in δ.] [&] Sche ε. quointise] qweyntise β. makiȝe] to make β. hom] some β.] Mid him heo nom trewes · for god scholde amende [heo nom] sche toke β; hui nome δ; sche nome ε. trewes] trowes β; trueses δ. for] vn to β; for to ε. scholde] it schulde β; schuld hit ε.] Þo al þis was ido · king stephne hom wende [Þo] When β. ido] doun β; þus ido δ.] Þeos two ȝer were somwhat · to þe king stephene [Þeos] Thise β. þe] om. ε.] Þe þridde þat com afterward · nas bote al efne [Þe] Þat δ. afterward] after δ. nas bote] was but as ε.] 130 Vor þe while þat he was · þus in normandiȝe [þe] om. ε. þat] om. ε.] Was folc icome to londe · & dude gret maistriȝe [Was] Ther was ε. icome] come β. londe] Englond β; þis lond ε. dude] dide β; þei dude ε.] & anfermede castles · þat þe amperesse scholde [&] Thei ε. anfermede] affermed β; astored þe ε. scholde] schulde haue & holde ε.] Habbe & henri hure sone · come whan hi wolde [Habbe & henri] Haue and Henry β; To harry ε. hi] he βε.] & oxeneforde eke · þoru ham istrengþed was [&] At ε. eke] also βε. istrengþed] strengþed β.] 135 & þe castel astored · to redi ben on cas [astored] wel astored β; wel I stored was ε. to redi ben] redi to ben β; redi to be ε. on] in β; in eche ε.] & oþere castles maniȝe · her on þis londe [maniȝe] manyon βε. on] in βε.] Were faste iholde ek · out of þe kinges honde [131-138. Omitted in δ.] [iholde] holde βε. ek] also βε.]
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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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