Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

;;,78 Tideus rides to Tliehes, and goes to the Palace, [pt..try to stop him r^\^r^^ ^j^^y \\o\(ie I for non erthly f?ood,-^ 'but m vain, j o?For aH Thebes / with the regalye,[leaf 31, back]TiJeus ridesPut his body / in such luprn'tie.Buf aH this thyug) / auayled hem"^ ri3t^ no3t';For he wol forth / how dere that^ it be bo3fTakyng* lieve / first^ of aH thestatys,And armed hym in Mayle / and sure platys,And Shope hym forth / vpon his lourn^.•d The soro-we of ^yho made sorowe / but^ Deyphyle,Devphile wha;iTideus went^yit^ bitter teeres / dewed al her face,' 'toward Thebes.Ful ofte sith / swownyng in the place,'Trist and mowrnyng / in her blake* wede.Whan she saugh / that^ he took liis stedeSo inwardly gan encres"^ her mone,Seyng* her lord' / so ride forth alloneVpon his way / this worthy Tydeus.And in al hast^, the story telleth vs,He spedde hym so, makyng* no delayes.That* in space / of a fewe daies186^18f18(18^,18:to Thebes,goes to thepalace,and into thehallThe heghe to?ires of Thebes / he gan se,And entred is / into the Cite,Wisly enqueryng* / wher the Paleys stoodAnd lik a knyghf / thidere streght* he* rood,Mark yd ful wel / in many mannys sight*,lich Mars / hy?»-silf /, in stiel y-armed* bright*,Til he atteyned hath the chief* dongou??,wher as the kyng* / helde his mancyou?z.And thorgh the paleys / with a knyghtly lookInto the haH / the righte way he took,1^1858—1922 lost in C. 1861. hem Bo. G. M. Adj. hym Ar. «auayled hem] lie settc by Ad.,. I. 1862. that] om. M. Di. Ra. Baarmed] armeth G. sure] in sure M. Di. 1866. The rubric begins ic ith Who vasorowe, hiU these three words have been crossed out with red ink: 1869. Llake Iblak Ar. M. Adj. 1871. So] She M. gan encres(e)]encres gan Ar. G. %. £.3. 1[gan encressen lia. gan tcneresen Ra. gan to in-crease S. 1872. ride] ridy-L, M. Di. T... E.,. 1876. in space] in pc space Adj. Adg. I. To. E.,. Lo. Ro.fewe] fewe Adj. Ad^. I. T.,. P. Eo. 1877. gan] gan to G. 1878. the] oui. I'1880 strefht he] he streght Ar. G. Bo. Du. 1\. Lb. 1882. y-armed] I-arHjAp. armed Ar. Bo. a,td all the other MSS. {cp. 1306, 2618). 1883. Ar. /j1a pause-bar between atteyned and liath. 1884. Wher as] ther as Bo.