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.

So ȝwit ne of suich color · ne in eche manere so gent · [suich] such B; suche γ. ne] ny B. eche] no αβγ.] King lotrines herte was · al & clene vp hire iwent · [lotrines] locrin ys δ. &] om. Bαβγ. vp hire] opon hure α; vppon hure βγ; on here δ.] He nom hire vorþ mid him · mid gret honur inou · [He nom] And tok B; & nom α; And name βγ; And nome δ. hire] hure αβγ; hir δ. vorþ] al forþ αβγδ.] & þouȝte hire to spousi · so his herte to hire drou · [spousi] spouse Bβγ. to hire] opon hure α; vpon hur β; vpon here γ.]

Locrinus rex.

Ac corineus duc of cornwaile · wroþ inou was · [wroþ inou] wroȝ ynow B; wroþ ynou þo α; wroþe ynouȝ he βγ; wrothe ynow δ.] [folio 12b] Line 570 Toward þe king lotrin · þo he herde of þis cas · [þe] om. B. herde of þis] herde þis Bδ; yhurde þat α; hard þat β; herde that γ.] Vor he adde him a vorewarde · is doȝter abbe to wiue · [adde him] made him β; made γ. vorewarde] vorward made δ. abbe] to haue γδ.] His gret ax he nom in is hond · & toward him hiede bliue · [His . . . nom] He nom his gret ax α; He name his douȝty ax βγ. in] on α. toward] to Bδ. him] om. γ. hiede] orn α; renne βγ. bliue] bi lyue B.] His ax þo he to him com · so grisliche he ssoc & vaste · [grisliche] grimliche αβγ. he ssoc & vaste] smot and caste (cast β) αβγ.] Þat þe king kwakede & is men · so sore hii were agaste · [Þat] Þar α. king . . . men] kynge & alle his men quaked βγ sore] om. δ.] Line 575 Seie he sede lotrin · wat þencstow vor to do · [Seie] Nay γ. lotrin] to locryn α; to Lokryn βγ. þencstow] þenchest þou α; þenkest þou (thee γ) βγ; wenyst þou δ.] Þencstow me corineus · vor to bitraye so · [Þencstow me] Þenchest þou me quaþ α; Thinkest þou me qd βγ; Thenkyst þou δ. vor to] to B; nouþe α; now me βγ.] Hastow vorȝute þe grete wo · & moni harde wounde · [Hastow] Hast þou Bα. vorȝute] forȝete Bαγδ; forȝet β. moni] þe mony B; þe many δ; al þe αβγ. wounde] stounde αβγ.] Þat ich abbe iþoled for þi fader · & þe mani harde stounde · [ich abbe iþoled] ich þolede α; I þoled βγ; I haue had δ. þe mani harde] þe mony luþer B; manyȝe a luyþer α; many a leþer βγ; many a luþere δ. stounde] wonde α; wounde βγ.]
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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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