Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

;!;k128 The Greek troops rush to the River, drink and lathe. [PT. IljHe sends toAdrastus,and all the hostrun to the River.Some drinksensiblysome tooviolently,and fall dead.Some bathe.[leaf 52, back]The Argivespitch their tentsBut^ who was glad / and who was tho locoundeBuf Tydeus / Seyng the Ryverwhich in al hast^ / sente his messagerTo Adrastus / and bad hym nat' abide,But^ doiine descende / to the Ryver-sydewith al his host* /recur forto haueAt* this Kyver / her lyues forto saue.And jjei enhasf hem /makyng noii abood,Aii attonys / to the Ryver rood*Forto drynke* / ;jjei hadde so gref lusfOf appetit* / forto staunche her thrust*.And some dronk / and fonde it* did hem good ;And some wern / so feruenf and so woodVppon the water / that* in sikernesse,Thorgh vndiscret* / and hasty gredynesse,Out* of mesur / the watere so ))ei drynkeThat* they fille ded / euene vpon the brynke ;And some naked / into jje Ryvere ronne,Only for hete / of the somer sonne,To bathen hem /, the water was so coldAnd some also / as I haue* 30W told,I mene tho that* prudent* wern and wise.The water drank / in mesurable wyse,That* of )je thrust* / they haue* to-forn enduredThey were refresshed / fully and recured.And Grekes than / of hegh and lowe degre,3100. But] Ana L,. Sl«l]thogMS^ and]o«Ra. ^'^^^'^^-^ll'- ^^311311313S"''^"'rI Pa'r-s'T'p it W -tLtt Bo. T,.'l Lb. M.Chaue Bo. M. Ad^ {also 3123 .,3ow] 07n. M- Ad I. 3121. mene Mnicen P>o. 3123. thiirst Bo. M. thrust Du. Di. Adj,