Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

;;FT. III. Amphi(yi'ctx, foreseciny ill, hides himself. 11To gret^ meschief / and to gret^ damageOf hem ychoii /;and in especialThe moste parte / of the blood Eoyal 2824Thoigh al Grece, it^ may not^ be withdrawe,In this viage shortly shal be slaweAnd 3if hym-silf / with the Grekes wente,Who thaf ener wepte hy??i / or bymeute, 2828This was the fyn / and may nat^ be socoured,Of the erth / he shulde* be deiionred,Quyk as he was, he knewe it in certeyn.And for he saugli ther was non o])er geyfi 2832To sane his lif / nor no* bef diffence,Than vttrely withdrawen his presence ;[leaf 47, kick)•[ The proph[e]cieof Amphiorax.most of itsKings wouldbe slain.and he himselfdevourd alive.To save his life,he hides himself,IT Preying^ his wiff / for hym to provide,3if he wer sought* / that* she wold* \ijm hide, 2836and asks his wifeto keep himsecret.And wo?7unanly / for to kepe hy??i cloos,And of trouth concelen his p^^rpoosFor al his trust* / touchyng* his greuazmce,was fully sette / in hir p2^?'vyance. 2840I hope to god / that* he thar not* dredeOf no deceyt* / in hii'* wo??zmanhede.She was so trewe / as wo??imen ben echon.And also cloos / and mwet* as a stoii, 2844That* she ne wold / as the matier stood,Discuren hym / for no worldly good.2822. To gret] In-to Ad^. I. Vn-to the Ad^. and to] and Adp Admoste M. moost Bo. Ad^ parte Ar. Bo. Du. M. Ba. Ei. P. Ap.Ra. S. C. To. Lo. Ro. partie Di. Adj. Ado. I. blood E.,. of] right of E.,,3if hym-silf with] of him why Eo. the]"o7?i. Adj. Ado. I. Ra. Ba. C. P.wepte] bewepte P. 2830. erth Ar. Bo. erthe M."Adi. shulde BoAt first, shedoes so,of I. 2824.part Ti. [.,. Lb.2827.2828.sholdeAdj. shuldAr. shold M. 2832. he saugh] pe soothe Lb. 2833. saue] haiieTi. no] to Ar. G. bet] better Ra. Ba. S. Lo. Ro. 2834. vttrely] Covertly P[on erasure, apjxtrently ivriUen by the same hand as the text), withdrawen] towithdrawen Bo. Du. L^. Lb. Ra. Ej. to withdrawe T^. M. Di. Ba. S. C. T.,. P. E.^.concelen Ar. T^. Du. Lb. M. Di. )i. Ad^ Ad,. Ado. Ad.,. T. L Ra. conselevn conseleyn G. „. councelon ES. consele Lo. counseilen Bo. conseylyn Ap. conceyle Ro. conceling Ba. VTg. councelyng L^. P. conceiling Eo. 2841. that] G))i. Bo. he]thcRa. himBa. om. Du. thar] that S. there Eo" ther-of Lb. nede Ej. dar Tj. L,. M. Di.I. C. Lo. dare To. P. Ap. 2842. no] om. Lb. 2843. echon] eucrychon dioii Bo.Ti. Du. Li. Adj. Ado. I. Ra. Ba. E^. 2844. mwet altered from muet Ar. mwetDu. raewet Bo. muyt M. Adj. 2845. matier] mille E.^. 2846. Discuren]Diskevir Lo. Ro. Disceyven Ad.2. Dyscry S. no worldly] al the wordles Ad,,alle the worldis Ad.^. L