Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

,om.•pis':P.1M.'Ka.1 all\Jmsim.;;PT. III.] Different opinions on the War rcdsd amoufj the Thebans, 1 40]\rynistrmg^ hem / occisiones* felle,jje sege settl" /, shortly forto telle,Of ful eutent^ / in their hatl'ul pryde,For lif or deth / ther-vpou tabid e,who so euer / ther-with be a-greued,Til they fully / her p^a-poos haue achoued ;Tlier may therof / be maked no relees.And of al"**" this / ful war / EthioclesGan in party / gretly to* mt/'vaillewhan that^ he saugh ])e / greto apparaylle3G0436083612[leaf 00, back]They mean topress the aiegeto the death.Etcoclo*Of the Grekes /jje Cit^ rouiide aboute ;And in hym-silf hadde a maner doute,Xow at^ the poy/^t / what^ was best^ to do.For thilke* tyme / it^ stood with hym soThat to some abidyng^ iu |)etou?4he hadde in herte /gret^ suspeciou/jlist* towarcJ hym / that^ they were vnstable,And to his brother / in party fauorableFor in the Cit6 / ther was variance,which vnto hym was a gret* meschau;iceFor in his nedii / shortly / he ne wiste^ Vpon whooni /])at^ he myghte triste ;3616is in doubtwhat to do.He knows someThebans favourFolj'ueices.3G20 ^i The variauMcein Thebes amonghem-&iif.3624 Eteoclesasksthe advice ofFor they wer not^ / alle of on entent^ :For which he hath / for his counsale sent*,3603. MynistringJMustryDge Lb. AJg. I. P. L2. occisiones] occasious (occasiouus)Ar. Bo. and all the other iM^^. {cf. 4204 and see Notes). 3G05. her Bo. M. Adj.3606. to abide Bo. M. Ad^. 3607. ther-with] herwith Lb. P. thcrattcEj. 3608. Av. has another pause-bar after ihcy. 3609. iiiakeil] made L^, Adj.Ada. I- lia. Ba. S. P. Eg. Ro. I. L 3610. al M. Di. C. T.j. P. E.^. L^. Ko.Ar. Bo. and the rest. And of al this] Of this and Adj. Ad.^. I. Ua. P>a. S. OfLj. And all this while Ko. ful war] ful weel war Ka. C. full wcle war w;ujBa. full warre was L^. Lb. Ado. I. was ware P. 361 L Gau] Wheclie gaime Lb.to Lb. T2. P. Eo. Lo. Ro. " 0)11. Ar. Ijo. and the rest. 3612. that] om. Lb.Di. C. T„. P. Eo." grete Bo. gret M. Ad^ grete] om. Du. 3614. in] om.Ba. hadde] he had Ad^. Ado. I. 3615. atte poyiit Bo. Adj. at poynt JLthe poynt Lb. 3616. ihilke Bo. Adj. thilk Ar. M. that S. 3617. Ar.a pause-bar after abidyng. 3619. list Ar, G. lest Bo. M. Ad,. Ra. {secI Notes), toward hym] to him ward Ad^. to hym Ado. I. him] om. Lb. that]Adi. Ado. I. Ra. Ra. E^. P. 3621. the] l^is Ui. ther] tho Ba. om. Ail,.Adj. L 3622. which] that C. To. P. E.,. vnto] to T.,. a] om. P. Ro. 362:{.,his] >is Bo. nede] herte Ado. I." 3624. might Bo. M. Ad,. sholde Ad.. I.wiste : triste Ar. Ad^. wist : tiist Bo. M. wiste : truste C. 3626. For which]Wherfore M. Di. To. Eo. Ro. he hatlil hathe he Ra.