Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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;146 Boccaccio next to Petrarch. Aclrastus leaves Lycurgns. [pt. hi. ,and put wateriu wine,the Gofl brokehis limbsand drownd him.U No^/ de xiiarboribc.i in libroBochacii degenealogiadeoKo/i.iSei' Boccaccioon the Genealogyof the Gods.He was next poetto Petrarch.[leaf 59, back]And for he first' / sett' allay on wynys,Meyiitii ^Yater / M'lian they were to strong*.And this Bachus / for the grete wrong*Brak his lymys / and dreynt* \\ym in pe See.Of lygurgus / 30 gete no more of me.H But* tlie trouth /3if 30 lyst* verryfie,Kede of goddes / the Genologye,lyiiealy / her kynrede be degrees,I-braunchi-'d out* / vpon tweliiii trees,Mad by Bochas / decertaldo called,Among* Poetys / in ytaillij stalled,iS'ext* Fraunceys Petrak / swyng^ in certeyn.Now vnto Grekys / I wil retourne ageyn,To telle forth shortly, îf I konne.353235363540WI35440iii}Adrastus takesleave of Lycurgus.Of her Iourn6 / that* they haue'^ begonne :how Adrastus / hath his lieve* takeOf ligurgus / with his browes blakeAnd departyng, with seynt* lohn to borowe.Mad his wardes / on the nextc moroweSo wel beseyn / so myghty, and so strong,"Wonder erly / whan ])e larke'^ song-*,With a trompet* / warned euery manTo be redy / in al the hast* they kan,Forto remwe / and no letting* make.354niiL^355i3532. sett] om. C. allay] alaies Adj. Ixa. Ba. Alies Ad... I. sett allay] allssette E,. allayes sett Ra. Ba. on] in Bo. S. L,. of O." 3533. Moynte "Ad,. Meynt l>o. water] with water E.^. whan Ar, G. Lb (when). C. To. P. ElL., (wlieu). ]»ere Bo. where T]. and the. rest. to] .so L,. Di. lla. om.3.^34.tlius LI). S. V. Bachus Ar. Bo. M. Ad,. Bacus T,. bakes Llltlii.s]Bochas K.j. tlic gret*;] grete Ra. Ba. l)at stronge M. Di. 3535. lyniys ^|lyiTie.s Bo. limes Adi. lenies .S. drcynt] drouned ('. 3537. verrylie]verrilie Bo. Da. Ad,. to si)eeific Ado. I. 3538. Kede Bo. ]\I. redith A(goddes] the goddes Ad.j L of goddes the] the goddes of Ba. geuoologye Ad'jgenalogyc Bo. Oeiiealogie M. genelagye Di. Genelogic Ad.,. geneologie3540. vpon] on Ka. of lia. -XII -Bo. twelf Adj. 3541. decertaldo Ar. BjM. Adj. Deeertalde Ra. Ba. (U^ cretaldo I. 3542. Itaille Bo. Italye M. A(3545. forth shortly] shortly forth Ad,. 3547. lief Ar. leeue Bo. Icue M. AcG. take] itake Ra. Ba. Ado. L 3549. de])artyng] departed Ra. Ba. Iol|Av. Bo. AL Adj. Ion C. lohan Eo. borowe Bo. borw M. Ad,. 35*omitted in Ba. 3551. nivghtv] n^yjtely Di. 3552. larke Bo. Ad,, lajAr. M. 3553. warned]" warnc Ad,. Ad._,. L 3554. they] he Ad,. AcL Ba. 3555. reniue Bo. M. Ad,.
y.PT. III.] Tlic Grrecks hesicgc Thebes. The Theheins ircitch them. 147And so they han / the righte way I-take 355GTouard' Thebes / tlie greki-s eue^'ychofi,Adrastus amihis Greeks marchThat^ such a noml)re /gadred into oil,Of worthy knyghtes neucre aforn was seyfi,whan they in feiii / monstred in a plcyfi. 3560And they ne stynt^ by non occasion/iTil they be come eiien a-for tlieton??,And pight^ her tentys /proudly, as I rede,Vnder the wallys / in a grerie* mede. 3564% And whan the* thebans / were besette aboute.The manly knyghtes / wold han* yssyd oiiteAnd haue* scarmosshiid / in her lusty pride.With her foomen / on the tojêr side. 3568But^ be byddyng^ / of Ethioclesto Thebes,and pitch theirtents.The ThebaiisAlle ))ilke* nyght /jjei kepte hem-silf in pes.keep quiet,Be cause only / that^ it was so late.With gref awayt^ / set at* euerj gate, 3572Men of Armys / al the nyghf wakyngÔn the wallys / be byddyng^ of ])e kyng,Lest^ Jjer were / treynys or tresou?Ând on the tours / caul in the Chief Dongou?^ 3576he sette vp men / to make mortal sownswith brasyn hornys / and loude Clarions,Of ful entent* / pe wacches forto kepe,In his wardc / tliat^ no man ne slepe. 3580And Grekys proudly / al |)e longe nyght*kyndled* fyrys / and maad ful gret lyght*,but watch atthe gatos,[leaf 00]and blow hornsto keep thewatchers awaktThe Greeks3556. right Bo. M. Adj. way Bo. M. Adj. weye Di. om. Lb. I-take Ar.Lb. L2. take Bo, and the other MS'S. 3560. in fere] yfere C. To. to-gidre Ka.Ba. monstred Bo. raostred M. monstred] mostren Li. Adi. moustreu Ado.L Ep mustren Ra. were monstred E.,. to mustre S. in] on Lj. Adj. Ado. I.Ra. Ba. P. 3564. a] the M. Di. gVene Bo. M. Adi. gren Ar. grete Du.3565. whan] whan ]nt Bo. om. Lp the Thebans] Thebans Ar. L^. besette] settall 8. 3566. han Bo. Ad^. an Ar. hauc M. 3567. hane lio. M. Ad,, liaAr. scarmysshed Bo. Ad^. scarine.sshed M. seyrmysslied Ad.,. L.^. histy] ha.stLb. C. P. Eo. Lo. 3568. pat othre Bo. M. Ad^. 3570. ])ilke P.o. |)ilk Ar.M. Adi. S57 1 and 3572 arc transposed in Adj. Ad.,. L 3576. on] in iM. Di.Ado. L C. in] on Ba. am. Lb. Ra. S. Ad,. Ado. L P [om. the). 3577. to] ta Ar.3578. brasen Bo, 3580. ne] om. Ad.,. L Ra. Ba. ; m Ad,, nets written, bid it hashccn miderdotted with black ink and crossed with red ink ( = the rubric ink). 3581long Bo. M. Adi. 3582. kyndled] kyndle Ar. kyndly E^. fyrys] fuyrc Lb.ful] om. S.
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viTemporary Preface.palpable anachr
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Synopsis of the Gaps in 3ISS., etc.
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!;!8 IVe have GanterlMry at sunrise
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;10 Lydgatc will tell the Talc of t
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;12 AmxMmis Scmg was his crafty Spe
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'i'''!14 Kind words and hols win a
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;NIG Til not talk longer of Cadmus
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;18 Astronomers calculate the fate
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1«I20 TJlc lahy EdippiLS is hiuKj
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;22 Fdipjyus grmos up 2'^'>ô\Ld ,
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';24 King Polihon tells JSdippus ho
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ji;;then on 3!30 The Sphinx's ProUe
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;Sif Incesttcous Mamage is against
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38 Edippus's Reign in Thebes teas i
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;,44 Ills of not lionouring Parents
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;;52Adrastus dreams of his tico Son
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;|tij;jj•GG Adrastus feasts, and
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;Tydeus accepts Adrashis's offer. [
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;;,78 Tideus rides to Tliehes, and
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:;;80 Tideus reminds Etcocles of hi
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;'|'j|':j86 Tideus tiphraids, threa
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;;i88 Tideus leaves Thebes. Eteoclc
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;;;'II92Tideus kills all hut One of
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'|II94 Tidcus rides into the Castle
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