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.

                                
                                  To ȝenst his owene fadere · god stilde him in þis [To ȝenst] To ȝenste δ; Aȝenst βε. owene] owe δ. god] wherfor god ε. stilde] stillede β.] 
                                
                                  So þat raþer þane he · ded he was ywis [þane he] þan his fader ε.] 
                                
                                  Seþþe hit fel þer after · þe king þe deþ nom [Seþþe] Sithen β; And siþþe ε. þer after] here after ε. þe] þat þe β. king þe deþ] dethe the kynge γ. þe deþ] to deþ ε.] 
                                
                                  Þe sixe & þrittiþe ȝere · of his kinedom [Þe] In þe ε. þrittiþe] þritti β.] 
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                                  Of grace enleue hundred · ȝeres hit was also [enleue] Elleuen β. ȝeres] ȝer δ; ȝeer ε. also] a go β; þo ε.] 
                                
                                  & eiteti & nine · þat he was ded so [eiteti & nine] eiȝteti & niȝene δ; nynne & eiȝtty ε.] 
                                
                                  & at font euerard · ibured he was ywis [font] Founte β. ibured] buryed β; I beryed ε.] 
                                
                                  Of king henries lyue · þe endinge is lo þis [henries] Harryes ε. þe endinge is lo] loo þe endyng here is ε. is lo] lo is β.] 
                                
                                  RICHARD his sone þat vlke ȝer · was ycrouned king [Richard . . . . king] Þat ulke ȝer was richard his sone ycrouned king δ. ycrouned] crownyd β.] 
                                  Line 515 
                                
                                  Þat noble man was after · & hende in alle þing [noble man was after] noble was & douȝty man β; was noble man & douȝtty ε.] 
                                
                                  Ac of his chiualeriȝe · who so wole y wyte [of his . . . . wole y wyte] who so wole of his cheualrie knowe or wyte β.] 
                                
                                  Rede on þe cronikes · þat buþ of him ywrite [Rede] Rede he β. on] in β. cronikes] Cornycles β; Cronicles γ; crenykes δ. buþ] ben β; beþ δε. ywrite] wryte β.] 
                                
                                  Þat haþ maistre huwe · of howedene ywrout [haþ . . . howedene] maistre Hewe haþ of Howdane β; haueþ maister huwe of houedene δ; Master Huȝe Howdon of him haþ ε.] 
                                
                                  Vor al his chiualeriȝe · þer inne is wel ibrout [ibrout] brouȝt β.] 
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                                  Þar fore on þis boke · nis hit nout ywrite [on] in ε. nis hit] hit is β. ywrite] wryte β.] 
                                
                                  Ac of his endinge · me schal her inne ywite [Omitted in δ. ywite] ywryte 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 872
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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