Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

^T. I.] Eteocles at first dissemhlcs and remonstrates,81Chan aH the tresoiir / of 30111^ Regyuiu^,Vior acceptable / vnto god and manChan aH lichesse / that^ ^e rekne kan.kVherefor in hast^ / and lat^ ther be no slouthe,^uyteth 3our-silf / lustly of ^our troutheiTnto ^oiire brother / avoyding* this Cyte,!\.nd lat^ hym regnen / in his Ryalt6,] The croune of Thebes / a 3eer to occiipie.Chan wol al Grece /preise and magnyfieoure hegh renoii?^ / and may sey nofi other3uf 3e han qnytt^ 30U / lustly to i^our brother,i^his hool theffecte / of al that I wil seyn,l^nswer expectaimt^ / what^ ^e list^ sende ageyn."Whan Tydeus / hadde tolJ his tale,Ethiocles, trisf / and wonder pale,jiisconceyt first^ in maner"^ hath refreyned,;)yssimulyng^ / vnder colour feyned,ihewyng* a cheer / in maner debonayre,.^0 his entente / wonderly contrayre,[nward' in herte / wood and furious,'?urnyng^ his face / towarde Tydeus,le gan abraid' / and at the last^ out^-brak,Ind euen thus / vnto hym he spak.T •' I haue"^ gret me?'vaile /" quod he, " in my thoght^194419481952195619001964to a kint4 tliaiitreasure.Eteoclesshould thenquit Thebes,and let Polyneicesreign hisyear.Eteocles turnspaleand dissembles.[leaf 33]% The answer ofEthiocles.He wondersOf the massage / which "^ that* thow hast^ broght*,i-'hafmy brother / as thow hast* expownyd.that Polyneiceswants Thebes,:1943. vnto] both to M. Di. Adj. Ad.,. I. Ea. Ba. K^. S. 1944. all Ar. G. E,.•).To. Ap. al >e Bo. and the rest. G.has omitted, of I. 1946 the words silf lustly ofour"tronthe, arid of I. 1947 Unto youre, and reads: Quyteth your brother, etc.,947. avoyding] voidyng L^. Lb. M. Di. this] the P. 1948. regno Bo. U. Ad,.952. 3e] om. Bo. 3e han quytt] ye aequite C;. To. E.,. L.^. Ro. that ye aqnytc P.e haue {oni. quytt) Ka. Ep S. Ap {beginning of line is burnt), that ye liaue Ba.953. This] This is Bo. 'i\. Du. L^. Lb. Ad^. Ad.,. I. Ka. Ba. E,. S. P. L. Ro.ool] om. Ba. Ro. the hole P. of] and Bo. am. P. al] om. Lb. P. I] om. Du.955. had Bo. M. Ad^ hadde told] told had U. Di. Ra. Ba. 1957. first] om.\ L2. in maner] in a maner Ar. G. Bo. M. Di. in maner first hath 0. 1958.iissymelyng Bo. M. disimeling Adj. 1959. a] ow. M. Di. 1961. herte] in h.ir.1963. abraid] to braid G. 1964. vnto] to Bo. T,. Du. L,. Lb. M. Di. Adj.xdo. I. Ra. Ba. Ep S. he spak] he gan to sf-ake (sic) Ra. 1965. I ha Ar. Iaue Bo. Adj. In a G. 1966. woch for which Ar. which] am. S. that] ow.,5o. Tj. Du. L,. Lb. M. Di. Ra. Ba. E^. C. P. broght] I-brought Ej.THEBES.G