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.

                                
                                  Þane oþer alisandre · his cosin þat was [Instead of these lines βγε have (ε omitting his). And sithen delyuered Alisaundre · owt of his prisonynge ·]  [Þane] Þan δ.] 
                                
                                  He deliuerede seþþe · of þe luþere cas [Instead of these lines βγε have (ε omitting his). And sithen delyuered Alisaundre · owt of his prisonynge ·] 
                                
                                  In þe furste ȝere · of þis kinges kinedom [furste] fifte δ.] 
                                
                                  King henries douter · þe amperesse com [King henries] Kynges Henries γ; Kynge harryes ε. com] þo come ε.] 
                                
                                  Mid gret ost alonde · þus heo was icome [alonde] on londe γ; to þis londe ε. þus] for þis cause ε. heo] hu δ; sche βε. was icome] come ε.] 
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                                  & axede hure heritage · & henries hure sone [&] Sche ε. axede] asked βε; eschte δ. hure] here β; hur ε. henries] eke harryes ε.] 
                                
                                  Þe king hit wiþseide · his herte tel cold [his herte] wherfor his hert ε. fel] felle β; was δ; waxed ε.] 
                                
                                  Þis lefdi was kene · & was ihote Mold [Þis lefdi] This ladi β; þus lefdy δ. & was ihote] & was callid β; for sche was I cleped ε.] 
                                
                                  Þat oþer ȝer hi come · to lincolne bo [Þat oþer ȝer] The next ȝeer ε. lincolne] lincolene δ. bo] boþe two βε.] 
                                
                                  & smite þer o bataile · hit nolde oþer go [& smite þer] And smote þer β; And þer þei smytte ε. o] a βε. hit nolde oþer] for oþer wyse hit wolde noȝt ε. oþer] other weyes γ.] 
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                                  Þer was king stephne · mid gret strengþe ynome [ynome] nome β.] 
                                
                                  Mold þes amperesse · him sende ate frome [þes] þe β. him sende] him sent anone β; anoon him sent ε. ate frome] to frome βε; at þe frome δ.] 
                                
                                  Vorþ into bristowe · & in þe tour sette [into] om. δ; to ε. sette] δ; feste α; fast lete him sette β; lete fast him sette γ; fast dude him sette ε.] 
                                
                                  & held him in prisone · wiþoute eny lette [him] him þere β; om. δ. wiþoute] withowten β.] 
                                
                                  Þo was þes amperesse · vnderfonge al clene [Þo] Thanne β. þes] þe β. vnderfonge] I vnderfonge β.] 
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                                  Of al engelonde · lefdi ich wene [Of al . . . wene] Lady of al ynglond as I wene ε. lefdi ich] Lady as I β.]

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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 852
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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