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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.

Wiþoute kentissche men · þer was þe quene [Wiþoute] Withowten β; Saue of ε. þer was þe] þer was sche noȝt ε.] Þat aȝenst hure was · & dude grete teone [Þat aȝenst hure was] Þat henry was aȝenste δ; For þei were aȝenst hur ε. was] weren β. & dude] þei duden hur ε. grete teone] moche tene βε; gret tueone δ.] Ac þe bisschop of winchestre · was legat of rome & eke þe londreis · hure furste vndernome [eke þe londreis] also of londrays β; of london also ε. hure] he hur ε.] 220 Heo was so at londone · & werþ swiþe prout [Heo was so] Hu was so δ; So was sche β; Tho sche was ε. at] in ε. & werþ swiþe] and waxe ryȝt β; sche waxed wonder ε.] & eke hure misbar · & was icast al out [eke] also βε; or δ. hure misbar] mysbare hur ε. &] wherfor sche ε. icast] cast β; put ε. al] om. δε.] To dauid hure vncle · king of scotlonde [To] Thanne β; Þo δ. vncle] vnclene δ.] Swiþe sone after · heo sende hure sonde [Swiþe sone] Ryȝt soone β; Sone fast ε. after] þer aftir β; here after ε. heo sende] hu sende δ; sche sent β.] & robert hure broþer · com mid gret route [mid gret] with huge β; also wiþ a gret ε.] 225 & bilay þe bisschopes tour · of londone aboute [aboute] al abowte β.] Þat ihurde þe quene · in kent þer heo was [Þat . . . quene] Tho þe quene here of herde ε. Þat ihurde] Þat hurde δ; Ther of harde β. kent] ken α. þer heo] þer hu δ; þer sche β; where sche ε.] & gret ost made · no targinge þer nas [& gret ost] A gret ost sone sche ε. no] for no β; for none ε. targinge] taryenge β. nas] was ε.] Vorþ wende þis ost · & þeoderward drou [wende] wente β. &] and fast β.] At winchestre hi ham ymette · & muche folc slou [hi ham ymette] þei hem mette β; hem mette δ; þei to geder mette ε. slou] þer þei slowe ε.] Muche was þe sorewe · þat was ido þer [ido] þan doun β.] 231 Me slou to þe grounde · boþe fer & ner [Me] Men β. slou] slowe β. þe] om. ε. boþe] ȝe δ.]
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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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Page 853
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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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