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.

Vor in þe teoþe ȝere · of his crouninge hit was [teoþe] tuþe δ; tenþe β.] He bisegede þe castel · of chalons bi cas Þo was þer o gadeling · berthram was his nome [Þo] Thanne β. þer] þerin ε. o] a βε. berthram] bertram β.] 525 Þat mid on arblaste · him schet at þe frome [Þat] And ε. on] an β. arblaste] Arblast β; areblaste δ. him schet] him schette β; him shotte γε; schet him δ. at þe frome] þat was his bane ε.] [Rex occisus.] He was ney þe deþe · & bigan him vnderstonde [& bigan him] & gan δ; þerfor he by ganne him to ε; and bigan him to γ.] & makede Ion his broþer · eir of engelonde [& makede] And made β; He made ε. Ion] Iohne β; Iohan δ. eir] his heir δ.] & of his oþer londes · anon riȝt in þe stude [of] of al ε. in þe] in to þat ε. stude] stede β; stedde ε.] & het alle þat þer were · þat feute him dude [het] hiȝt β; he comaunded ε. þer were] were þer δ. feute him] feoute him δ; þei him fewte β; þei to him fewte ε. dude] dede β.] 530 & eke alle þe castles · þat his were also [eke alle] also with alle β.] Take Ion his broþer · his wille for to do [Take Ion] Take Iohan δ; To Iohne β.] & othony his neueu · he biquaþ after þis [&] And to ε.] His tresor & haubercs · to habben mid ywis [haubercs] his hauberkes γ; haubels δ. to habben mid ywis] þat was his β; & al þat was his ε; to habben iwis δ.] Saue of his tresor · þat furþe part þo [þat] þe βε. furþe] surþe α.] 535 To his seruans & to poueres · for his soule to do [seruans] seruauntys β; seruaunttes ε. to poueres] poueres pore men βε.] Þo was þis berthram · ibrout forþ anon [Þo] Than β. berthram] Bertram β. ibrout] brouȝt β.] Þe king of him eschte · what hadde ich misdon [of him] at him δ. eschte] aschte δ; asked β. ich] I β.]
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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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