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;:!Greece ready for war against Thehes. Eteocles takes counsel. 113For lyf or deth / be a lordys sydeAnd the tresour / shortly, <strong>of</strong> a kyng^Stondeth in loue / abouen"^ allii"^ tliyng^. 2720Farvvel lordshipe / bothe"^ morowe and EveSpecially / whan loue taketh his leveAnd who so list^ / a merour forto makeOf kyngly fredam / lat^ hym ensample take 2724Of Adrastiis / the manly kyng famous, King Adrastus^' J J o '^^,,jg J.Q generousSo liberal and so bountevousf^^^ hiL^°^Vnto his puple / at^ al tymes foundsWhich mad hym strong^ / his foomen to confound'; 2728^nd loue only / his enmyes to werreye,Alle grece made his bidding* to obeye,Of oon accord /knyghtly be his side,Al attones / to <strong>Thebes</strong> forto ryde, 2732wa'^fid-To^Susriii^ebi'For tavenge / sith they were so strong^, t^^f ^^1The gret* Iniurye / and the inportable wrong'Don to his sone / and his next* allye,As 3e to-forn / han herd me specific. 2736But' while* Grekes / resf a whil in pees,I will resorf / vnto* Ethiocles :'which* in <strong>Thebes</strong> warly hath espied,Be his frendes / as he was certefied, 2740Of the Grekys / hooly the ordinau?ice,Her pwrpoos ek / and her purueau?zce,And ther<strong>of</strong> had in herte a manere drede.in <strong>Thebes</strong>,EteoclesAnd first* he took his counsayle arid his rede '2744 <strong>of</strong> his lords2719. the] om. Ad^. Ad.,. I. 2720. aboven alle] aboue al (all, alle) Ar. Bo.and all the other MSS. "2721. bothe M. Ra. boJ)e T,. both Ar. Bo. bothe atAdj. Ad.^. I. 2733. For tavenge Ar. G. Bo. Tp M. Di. Adj. Ej. S. C. E.. Forto avenge Du. L^. Ra. Ba. Ad^. I. P. L,. For to venge Ap. For the avenge Tg.2734. secoml the om. Di. C. Eo. Ro. Ap." 2735. Don to] Vnto C. Tg. P. Eo. sone]sone Polymytes Ap. and] and to Lb. M. Di. Adi. Ado. I. Ba. Ej. S. C. To. P. E.,.allye] ovi. Ba. 2737. But] 07n. Ro. whil Ar. w^hile Bo. Tj. Du. Lb. M. Di.El. C. T._j. Ro. Ap. whiles L^ Adj. Ad^. I. Ba. S. P. E.^. Lo. whils Ra. rest awhil] areste a whyle E^ a while rest %. rest a time Eo. in P. 2737, as th^bottom line <strong>of</strong> leaf 44 back, reads But whiles Grekes reste a while in pece ; it isinadvertently repeated as top line <strong>of</strong> leaf 45 front, in a slightly altered shape : Butwhyle that Grekes reste a whyle in pese. 2738. resort] ayen resorte To. meresort Adg. L vnto] to Ar. Ej. L.2. Ap. 2739. whicdi in] witli June Ar. G. Ej.with in A^dj. Ad 3. L S, The whiche in Lb.THEBES.I
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