Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

;;;:150 In the Theban Council, some say ' Fight,' others 'Yield.' [pt. hi.his lordsand his motherJocasta.Al liis' lordes / and the olde Qiiene,which as he derapte / werii* pur and clene, 362iHool of on herte / and not^ variable,Of ol(P expert^ / and alway foiinde stableRequeryiig^ hem / be-caiise they were wys,Some say'Fight•Keep yourpromise to yourbrother.'Al openly to tellen • / ther avis 3635[leaf 61] AVher it^ was bet^ /pleynly, in her sight^,•I No^7H The word ofJje qwene locastato Ethiocles.Jocasta takesEteoclos aside,With his brother / to treten or to fight^.And some gaf / a ful blunt^ sentence,which hadde / of werre / non expe?'ienceSeyde it^ was best /, and naV ben afferd,To trye his right^ / manly with ])g Swerd.And some also / that^ Aver raoor prudent^,363^Spak vnto hym / by good avisement^ 364|And list^ nat* spare * /how hit* was best* /but^ their concey te toldehis couenau?it forto holde,And to parforn / his heeste mad to-fornTo his brother / lich as he was swornSo that^ his Avord /,the wors to mak hym spede,Be nat^ foundc / variant' fro the dede,For non hatred / rancour, neyther pryde.364|And tho / the queene* / took hym out aside, 36^Tolde hym pleynly / it^ was ful vusittyng^Swich doublenesse / to fynden in a kyng^,3628. which] Suche Lb. C. Tg. P. E2. dempte] deerayd Adj. I. S. deputed Fdeputith Ba. were] that were Ar. Eg. pure] true S. were pure] pure were jJDi. ; m Lo. and Ro. 3628 is much altered: AVhieh that his hcrt most wold deijLa- Which in efi'ect he demyd shulde seme Ko. 3630. and] in Du. 36iither Ar. her Bo. U. Adj. 3633—4209 yap in T^. 3633. Wher] AVhetBo. Lj. Lb. M. Di. Ra. Ba. S. P. was Ar. Bo. Tj. Du. L^. were Lb. and the n}bet] better Lj. Lb. Ba. S. P. Eg. Ro. 3635. And] am. Ra. ful] om. Bo. AjAda. L 3637. and nat ben] and no])ing be Lj. and nat to be Ra. nat to)Adg. L C. nat be Adj. 3638. trye] trete Ro. ])e Ar. C. E^. L^. a G. Lb. ]!P. his Bo. and the rest. 3639. wer Ar. were Bo. M. Adj. 3640. vntoM. Di. 3641. spare Bo. M. Adj. spar Ar. their Ar. Bo. ^Vdj. her M. 36couenaunt] couenantcs ^L Di. forto] to M. Di. Adj. Ra. S. Ej. 3643. to] (C. parforn Ar. Jio. Tj. parfournc Du. part'orme CJ. ]\1. Di. Adj. Adg.parfourme L Ra. Ba. L^. Ro. performe L^. S. P. perfourme Ej. E.^, heestAdj. heste Bo. 3644. And to eschewe in all wise to be forsworn Ra. ]3645. to make hym] make hym to Plj. s[)ede] fare Lb. P. And if he purtrewlie to spede Jia. Ra. 3646. the dedo] your dede Ra. Ba. noo dedein P. 3646 reads : Tolde hym full pleynely (so as they dare). 3648. queenBo. quene M. Adj. out aside] vnside Ra. on side Ba. 3649. ful Ar.C. Eo. La- Ro. om. Bo. and the rest. 3650. fynde Bo. ]\L Adj.