Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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.;152 Jocasta urges Eteoclcs to give way to Polyneices. [pt. hihfi '11 have toaccount for allAvho die in thewar.Peace and war,life and de;ith,hang in thebalance.lie's at thestake,and must fightor treat.[loaf G2]Of this Iniurie / and this gret' vnriglif,To the goddys / that^ herof han a sight', 367^Thow shalt' accountys / and a reknyng makeFor alle tho / that* persshyn for ]ji sake.And now the cause / dryven is so feiTe,Sodeyn pees / oiither* hasty werre 368^jMoot* fohve anon /;for the fatal chaiinceOf lif and deth / dependeth in balau/ice.And no man may / he no craft restreyneThat* vpon on* / platly of this tweyne 368^The soort* mot' fallii / lik as if doth tourne,Who so eiier lawgh / or ellys mo?/rne.And thow arf dryve / so narowe to Jje stakeThat* thow maysf naf / moo delayes make, 36JBuf fighf or tret' / this qiiarel forto fyneEy non cngyn / thow canst / if nof declyne.And hasty cas /, as folk seyn thaf he wys,Eedresse / requereth by ful short avys : 36(For trete longe / now avaylleth noghfFor to the poynf / sothly thou art* brouhf,Outher* to kejDo thy pocessiou7iOr in al haste / devoyde / ouf of this town, 36i]Jocasta tell.'wher thow therwith / be wroth or wel a})ayd."" Now notii wel / al thaf I haue'* sayd,And by my counsayl /wisly condescendeWrong*, wrouhf of olde / newly to amende. 37(]3676. herof] tlierof S. theron Ba. a] om. Adj. Ad2. I. 3678. pershen ]lpeiisshen lio. Adj. 3680. Sodeyn] Sodeiuly E.,. oytlier Ar. outlier Ro, otl:|La- cither Bo. Adj. or Tj. M. Lb. or ellys" Lj. Di. 3681. Mote Bo.Most M. Di. S. fatal] final Adj. Ado. I. 3682. and] or Di. in] in a Tj. Ai|I. S. 3684. That] om. I. on] ovi. Ar. G. platly] playnely P. planlythis] hem Adj. Adj. I. you Lb. P. E.^. 3686. Who .so] Who that M. A.'Ad.v I. Ra. I'a. Who so }\at Di. S. AVhos that Ej. euor] eucr therof Lb.oner thi.T-at E.^. om. Di. or ellys (Ar. O. Ko.)] other Bo. T,. Lj. Ad,. Ad.,. Leither II. Di. or Du. Lb. Ka. Ba. Ej. P. E.^. L^. 3688. nat moo] no ino ]]nat no Ad.^. P. L.^. Ro. not no more Di. not no mo S. 3691. And] An AL l|3693. For Ar. G. Tj... To (o?«. For) Ro. Forto lio. and the rest, long AilonfêBo. M. avaylleth] avnyleth ).e Lb. 3695. Oyther Ar. Gather Bo. EytljM. Ad,. 3696. al] om. M. Di. 3697. wher Ar. ]5(). M. Ad,, whether Lb. ijtherwith] om. ')l\. W herwith Ra. I5a. wclj euele Di. P. Ro. 3698. al] o\Ad.^. ha Ar. liaue Bo. M. Adj. liaue the Ad.j. L Ro. to the liave Ra. Ba.
;:PT. III.] FAeocks insists on remaininrj Kinfj of Thchcs. 15.*]The tyme is come / it^ may be nofi otlicr.wherfor in haste / trete with thi brotlierAnd ageyn hym / make no resistence,But to thy lordys / fully 3iue* credence :By whoos counsayl / sith they be so sage,late Polymyte / reioyse his heritage.And that* shal turne / most to thyn avail.loo ! her is hool / the fyn of our coii7?saiL"IF And shortly tho / for verrey Ire wroth,'Thouh he therto / froward? was and loth,Accorded is /, heryng* al the prees,37043708EteoclfSto k'wv I'olyiM'ii'i'sliisliilieritaiice.EtwH-lfis iswrutli,îf he algate shal trete for a* pes,It moste be / by this condicioivwThat* he wol han / the domynacioiu?.First* in chief / to hym-silf reserued,As hym thouht* /he hadde wel disserued,And saue to hym / hool the souereynteAnd vnder hym / in Thebes jê Citelie to graii7zte / with a right* good cher,Polymytes / to regno for a 3er,3712 but afirocs totnât lor pcucc3716it°lie liiuyroniain King,and Polyucices3720 reign under himfor a year.Than tavoyde* / and not* resoort* agcyil :For mor to cleyme / was nat* but* In veyfi.This wold he don / only for her sake,And other-wise / he wii non endii makewith the Grekys / what* fortune euere falle.And fynally / among-* his lordys alleTher was not* on / of liih nor lowgh estat*,[leaf 02, back]3724 If nut, he'llfight.No Thehan lordwill proposethis3702. haste . trete Bo. with] well with E^. 3704. îf Ar. 3yf C. Du. foûcBo. yeue M. Ad^. 3708. hool] all Ro. hool the fyn] the fyn liol Adj. Ail._,. I.Ra. Ba. S. our] my Ro. 3709. verrey] om. E.^. Ire] ire and S. V. L.j. Ko.wroth] wrath P. wro^rht Ba. 3710. he] om. Lb. therto] herto E.,. and] orEj. 3712. he] ê Di. algat Bo. he algate shal trete] algate entrete lie shiilAdo. I. he algate trete shal G.' a pes Lb. ]\I. Di. P. Eo. L.,. Ko. pes Ar. Bo. nud therest. 3713. most U. Adj. rauste E^ mot lô. Lb. L.,. 3716. wel] it wel Bo. T,.Du. Lj. Lb. M. Di. Ra. 15a. Ei. S. E.,. 3717. And saue] So sone Lb. And solo]'. to] vnto Ra. Ba. hool] holy Lj. M. Di. Ra. Ba. 3719. a right good] rijt a-oode Di. 3721. tavoide Bo. T^. U. Ad^. Ra. E.,. to avoyde Du. L,. Lb. Di.Ado. I. Ba. S. P. avoyde Ar. G. Ej. Ro. to voide L.^,. 3722. nat] (rtn. M.Di."Ado. I. P. nat but] all but E.,. In veyu] luveyn Ar. veyii Adj. S.3723. This] Thus Bo. Du. L^ U. Di. Ad^. Ra. Ba. Ej. S. L.,. her] his Ko. Ba.3725. the] om. Lb. M. Di. P. E...
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Chancer Societifs Pûblications : F
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TheChancer Socleti/s Piibhcatioiig
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l^j)ti0ate's Siege of Cljcbes.
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No. 46.Rirn/RD CLAT & SONS, LIMITED
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viTemporary Preface.palpable anachr
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Synopsis of the Gaps in 3ISS., etc.
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Chaucer's Canterhury Talcs and Pilg
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!;!6 The Hod gives Lydgate advice a
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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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,i;jI26 At a tournay, Edipims unkno
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;;;\ii28 Edipx>its ]jcisses the hil
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ji;;then on 3!30 The Sphinx's ProUe
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i•32 Edi2')2nis has solved the Pr
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;Sif Incesttcous Mamage is against
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:i':;;;No Jlhcsc ivas at Edippuss u
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38 Edippus's Reign in Thebes teas i
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;40 Jocasta tells Ediiypus her Bahy
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;,44 Ills of not lionouring Parents
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;;ijy46 Ediioims's Sons, Eteocles a
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;;52Adrastus dreams of his tico Son
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,;i56 Polyneices leaps on his horse
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i"'•;62 Folyneices and Ticlcus ar
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;|tij;jj•GG Adrastus feasts, and
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;Tydeus accepts Adrashis's offer. [
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170 The Weddings of the Princes. Et
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72 Eteocles is exhorted to he True^
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:74 Meocles wouldn't be True, and s
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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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e;; ,;|jjjj]j|90 Tideus slays the T
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;;;'II92Tideus kills all hut One of
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'|II94 Tidcus rides into the Castle
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:98 Lycxirgn^B Daughter takes Tideu
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