Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

I ;ek]Iher]:Ra.IAdj.r. III.] The Serpent or Tpsiphyle must he kild. 148,y hasty Eigour / nat^ to do vengeauwce,;uf thynk aforn / in his piirvyau/?ce,•ho to wrechiis / doth mercy / in her drede,hal mercy fynde / whan he hath most^ nede^nd sith he hath power, myght', and space,^at hym tak this lady / to his grace,\)r lak of routhe* / that* she naf ne dye.'But* tho the quene /gan agayn replyeVnd platly seide / as in this matere,Vvayleth not* requests / nor preyere,.'yt6, Mercy / nor remyssyou?^,Uit* 3if it* be / by this condiciou/iChat* the serpent*, cause of al ])is sorowe,Lliorgh her labour / lay his hed to borowe.This is fynal / and vtter recompenseTo fyndii grace / for her gref offence,)r ellis Shortly / sheede* blood for blood.34G4lie who floesjiion\v, slinll''"*! niorcy.Let Ipsijihylobe forgiven.3468 ^ How the quenwil algate han347234761)6 B-j-pent dede.But the QuocnKays,either the serl^ntorlpsiiiliylcmust dit'.And whan Grekys her answer vnderstood,Al of accord^ / in her beste wise,Took on hem / this auenturous emprise.For loue only / of Ysyphylee ;And gan to ryde / envyron ))e contr6,By hilles, vales / Roches, and ek Caues,3480 The Greeksliunt for thoSei'iient.[leaf 58, bade 13461. nat] and nat Ad^. Adg. I. Ra. Ba. E^. S. vengeaunce] no vengauncc M.Di. 3465. sith] syn Ra. he hath] ye haue Ra, Ba. myght] and myglit Ra.3466. Lat hym tak] That ye will tak Lj. Receyveth Ra. Ba. to] vnto Bo. T^.Du. Lj. M. Di. Adj. Adg. I. Ra. Ba. S. C. T2. into Eo. his] youre Ra. Ba. om.Lj. Ad.2. I. 3467. routhe Bo. M. Adj. routh Ar. natlnovAdj. now Adj. I. vS.nat ne] now nat Ra. ne] om. Bo. Lb. Ra. Ba. Ej. Lg. slie natne] ne nat thus E.,.3468. tho] om. Ad^. Ad,> I. 3470. request Bo. M. Adj. nor Adj. ne P.o. M'.3471. nor M. ne Bo. " neither Adj. 3473. That] But Bo. Tj. Du. Li. iM.Di. S. But if El. the] this L.^. pis] ovi. Lb. C. P. 3474. Thorgh] For Ad,.Aq Grekes Bo. Ti. Lj. M. Di.Ado. I. El. S. her] this Ra. her answer] this Adj. Ad.,. L 3479. Al] om. Lb.;- C. To. P" Eo. accord (Ar. G. Lp L.>.)] oon accorde Bo. tmcl the rest. 3480.1 auenturous] auentures Bo. Tj. Du. M.^Di. Ad,. Ej. S. C. Tg. P. L,. aventours Ad.,.1]v L 3481. loue] the loue T.,. of] of this Ra. Ba. 3482. gan Bo. gon M.U Adj. 3483. vales] valeys Cr vaylcs T.,. vales Roches] roches vales Ad,. Ad.,. Lom. E.,.