Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

; Sool1 2141.I'T. I. Meodes sends Fifty Knights to hill Tidcus. 80iVp peyii of lyf / aud Icsyug^ of her liede,Witli-oute mercy / anon that^ lie be dede.And of knyghtes1 / fyfty weren in nombre,"Myn aiitoz^r seitli /, vnwarly hym tencombre[leaf 36Jand slay him.Fifty kniRlitsride to waylay2144 him.Armed echon in mayle and tliikkti'^stiel,And ther-with-alj //yhorsed wonder wiel.At* a Posterne / forth they gan to rydeBy a geynpath / that^ ley oute a-side,Secrely /that' no man hem espie,2148U How faUlyEthyocles leydea busahment inthe way to haueslayn Tydeus.Only of tresou?i / and of felonye.They haste hem forth / al the longe day,Of cruel malys / forto stoppe his way,2152Thorgh a forest' / all of on assent,Ful couartly to leyn a busshemenfVnder an liiH / af a streite passage,To falle on hym af mor aua?mtage.2156The same way / that* Tydeus gan draws,Tideus rides onAf thylke mount /wher that Spynx was slawe.He nothing' war / in his opynyouTz,Of this conpassed / conspiraciou?^,2160But Innocent / and lich a gentyl knyght.innocently,Rood ay forth /til* that it drowe to nyght,by hy??i-silf / with-oute company e,havyng no man /to wisse hym or to"^ gye.2164IF But at the laste / liftyng^ vp his hede,but at last 1Vp] Vpou Li. Ada- I. Ba. E^. S. Oou Lb. peyn of] om. Ad,. I. and] om.Adj. 2143. And] om. P. of] of thes Ba. weren Ar. Lb. (Ra.) Ej. Eo. werneAp. were Bo. T^ M. Adp 2144. tencombre M. Adj. to encombre Bo." 2145.thikke Lb. Di. Ad.,. I. (Ra.) Ed.^. thik Ar. Bo. Tj. Du. Lj. M. Adj. Ba. Ej. S. C.P. L2. theke Apf theffk T„." 2146. yhorsed] horsed M. Di. wonder] om.Adj. Ad.3. L 2147. At] And G. And at Ad.,. I. posterne M. Adi. posternBo. gan] gonne M. Di. to] om. Adj. Ado. 1. "2154. couertly C. T.. P. E.,. L.,.Ap. (Ra.) couartly Ar. I. couarly G. cowardly Bo. 1\. Du. Lj. Lb. M. Di.Adj. Ado. Ej. S. vnwardlye Ba. to] for to M. Di. Adj. Ad.,. I. Ba. S. C. To. P. E.,.leyn] hym G. 2155. at a] of Adj. Ado. I. 2156. falle] fallen K.. 2157.way] day Di. 2158. At] And L,. thilke Lb. Adj. thilk Bo. Tj. >e ilke L,.J'at P. the S. that] om. Bo. Tp Du. Lj. Lb. M. Di. Ad^ Ado. I. Bn. E,. S. C.To. was] wer Ba. 2162. (He rode styll forth Ra.) til that] tyll that I. Ap.(Ra.) to that Ar. G. til Bo. and all the rest. 2164. wi.sse] wyse Ej. E.j. wisslieS. Lo. wysche Ap. or] ne M. Di. S. nor Adj. Ado. I. T.,. G. nothir Ap. togye] gye Ar. Adj. Ad.,. I. Ba. C. To. P. Eo. L.,. (hys'waye for hym to gvye Ra.)2165. at J)e laste Lb. Di. atte laste Ad^." atte last Bo. at last M. liftyng]heuing Adi. Ad.2. I. (by lyftynge Ra.)