Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

142 Adrastibs hcgs Lycurgits to forgive I'^siphylc. [pt. m ISo Lycurgusand his wifeshould take inI>atience whatthe Gods send.Repleneshed * with contek / werre and stryff,wliich seel(l or iienere / stont^ in Siiert6.Wher-for hcsf is, as semeth vnto me,Xo man grucliii* / but, of hegfi prudence,The sonde of goddis / tak in pacience.And 30 tliat ben so wis / and manly to,30ure-silf to drowne in torment* and in wooFor loos of thyng* / ^if * that 30 list to se,344.tiftr^if-344' l^Adrastus thenIx'Ks mercy forI])siphyle,[loaf 58]who has notollendedwilfully.which in no wise may recuriid be,Is gref foly and vndiscrecciouw."And thus Adrastus / hath co?iveyed dounThe substaunce hool / of that* he wolde scye :Til that he fond / a tyme forto preyeConuenyent* / for ysyphilee,Bysechyng hym forto han pit6Of jjat*she hath offended his highnesse.Not* wilfully / but* of reklesnesse :First* ]jat* he wok? / his doomes so"* dyvidc,Mercy preferre / and sette* right* a-side.At the * request* and preier of hem alle.Of this vnhappe / and meschief that* is falle344 liplatlsiletlijifit34d||itt1ie34isfjiipiiie&s:km346 flone3440. Kepleneshed] Repleveshed Ar. G. repleuessed Bo. Repleuisshed C. Rjileiiysshed or Replenysshed M. Di. Adj. Tg. Replesslied Ads- I. Ra. replenshTj. Replenyslied Du. Lb. and the rest. 3441. suerte Bo. M. surte A(3442. as] oni. Ra. Ba. seinuth] it seiueth Lb. M. Di. C. To. P. Eo. vnto] to Ik0. om. Lb. Di. S. To. P. Eo. 3443. grucche Bo. M. Adj. griicch Ar. grufS. gi'ugge L2. to grucche T^. liegh] his S. Lo. 3444. sonde] wyll S. godcAr. G. C. Tg. " god lio. and the other MSS. of goddis tak] or god he take Eo. ta'take yt Lg. 3446. Jour-.silf Ar. Lb. C. Tg. P. E.^. L.> youre lyf Bo. and "the ntorment] tornament L^. tournement E^. yonr-sclf to tunncnt in angny.sh and inL2. 3446 and 3447 om. in Ra. and Ba. ; in Ra. 3445 reads : And ye that been so ^and manli to se, and isfolloived by 3448 : Sith in no wise recouered it may be ;in BjM|j^"^'hetv:een 3444 and 3450 a,re three lines, viz. : Sith in noo wise recoverd it may beeyc that ben so wise and so manUe to see Itt is ^a-ete pr^rell foly and one destrucciou3447. 3if that [in no MS. )] tliat Ar. G. Ej. S. if Bo. Tj. Du. M. Di. C. l)at yf AcAda- I. and LI). To. P. Eo. Lg. om. Lj. to]om. Adj. Adg. I. 3448. wliicli] Th!C.T, ^ " " ^^" '-' *' ' "'- "- ^^ "j-.«:JRa. Ba. P. L.>. may recured] '^ rccurcd mlyjlisBfAdj.Ej. S.C. T.2. recouerid may Ado. I. 3449. Is] It is Bo. Tj. Du. L,. M. IAdj. Adg. I. Ra. Ba. S. 3453. for] for faire M. Di. To. for worthi Ra. B!W3455. J'at] wliat Ba. offended] om. Bo. Tj. Du. Lj. M. D El. S. his] o??i. B^g^this S. hif,dinessf'] hevenesse S 3456. rcklesncs.se Bo. M. rekelsncsse A(i3457. so] to Ar. A-l,. Ado. I. E^ S. om.. Ra. Ba. dyvidc] devoide (: aside) I. Bdeuoiid Ra. 3458. .sette Adj. M. set Ar. Bo. 3450. At I'e Du. L,. PAttc I5o. Ti. Adj. Ra. E,. S. C. At Ar. ami the rest. 3460. that is] so Ra. lifullc] befalle Bo. T,. Du. L,. M. Di. Ad,. Ra. Ba. l\. S. C. T.,.lis,3}Hat.L,.)I.MJ.