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Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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,,Qfj'iIjj,;102 Meocles is furious when he finds Ticleus has slain his Knigh}[leaf 41, back] Yiito the kyng^ / how it is befalle,The opyn trouth / <strong>of</strong> his knyghtes alle, 24Jiqw Tideus hath slayii hem euerychon,ihearing that"^_his 50 knightswere slain,/inon Thaf,^sauf hyin-silf ther eskaped :j riwhich was reserued / from sheding^* <strong>of</strong> his blood,The kyiig^ to telle pleynly how it stood.And whan he hadde rehersed euery poynf,Is nearly mad Ethiocles stood / in siich disiovnt'' "with rage.Of hatful Ire thaf he wex nye wood.Eteocies And in his tcne /and his felle mood, 24j24ijQii^el maljs / to tlie knyght^ he spak,says his knighiy, 'And .felly. sei(i^^ ; that! it was for lakiwere cowards,^ i. .^Only <strong>of</strong> manhood / thorgh her cowardys,;H How Ethiocles That thei Avern slayn / in so mortal wyse. 2^;4-^"^was asstonyed 'whan he herd u j^^^ hanged be he / highe"^ by the nekke\)e deth <strong>of</strong> his o / o Jknyghtes. rphat^ <strong>of</strong> ^our deth / or <strong>of</strong> ^oui-" slaughter Kekke,Or 30U compleyn / outher* on or aH,Of the meschief / that is ^owe befaH. 2 8I do no force / that^ non <strong>of</strong> 30U asterte. 1But* fye vpon 302^7- false * couard' herte,to let one man Tliat on knyght* hath, thorgh his hegli renou/^,|kill 50 <strong>of</strong> em._ ,Brought 30W aH; into''^ confusiou?i, 2i'2Ful graccles / and ful vnhappy to."ansVers'tS" ^ay," quod this knyghf, " it* is no-thing"^ so.2475. which Ar. G. C. P. E.,. L.^. Ro. Ap. That Bo. mid the rest, from ())]for Di. Ba, sheding] the slieding Ar. G. 2478. stood] stood tliaiwte i].Adg. I. Ra. Ba. S. 2479. that] om. Adj. Ad... I. E.3. wex Ar. G. Lb. Di. A.;!.Ra. Ba. E.,. Ro. waxe Bo. M. Du. Ad^. Ej. S. C. T.,. L.,. wyxe Ap. waxteLj. .usTj. nye] nere Ba. L.,. Ap. 2480. and] and in Lj. "J.b. Di. Adj. Ad.2. I. Ra'.a.Ej. S. Eg. L.,. Ro. felle Ar. Bo. M. fel Adj. ful Ra. felle] om. S. :fi2.seide Adj. Bo. .seid Ar. 2485—2672 lost in Tg. 2485. lie he] he be ,5a.liighe Eo. hye Bo. M. Adj. high Ar. hi

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