Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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;154 Jocasta and her BmLghters (jo to Adrasius cO Polyneiccs. [pt. i\lmii}[ ^That* woldii* gon / on this ambassyat*Out* of the tonne / noiither for bet* nor worsftso Jocasta will.Til locasta / made sadyl her hors,And cast* her-silf / to gon for this tretc,Jocasta and herdaughters,Antigone andIsniene,To make an cndii 3if it* /woldu be.And this was don / the morowe right* be tyme,Vpou the hourii* / whan it* droh to pryme.And with hyr went* / hyr ônge dohtres tweyne,AntygonJ^ / and the feyr ymeyne,Of hyr meyne / fill many on aboute,3732]37;ionoiSeeplioolid P.At* the gate / she was conveyed oiite,Sog
;:'T. III.] Tideus rejects Etcodess terms. Polynciccs must he King. 155To Adrastiis / liii-' mater to p?^rpose,Vnd gan to hym / opynly discloseriiGiitent' and wili of Ethiocles,And by what* menc lie desireth pes,Lo hym reserued /, as she gan specifie,The honour hool / and the regalye,with Sceptre and Croune fro hym not devyded,lUit^ hool to liym / as he hath providedH And Polymyte, be this condiciou??,Vnder hym to regnen / in the ionnAs a Soget^, be snffranwce of his brother.But^ the Grekcs / thoiihten al another,And Specyaly worthy Tydeus,Pleynly affermyng if shnld nat^ be thus :For he wil haue / no condiciou7is,But* sette a-Syde / ali excepcion?2s,Xothyng^ reservid / as in special,But^ hool the lordship, Eegalye, and al,Polymytes it fully to possede.In Thebes Crowned / v^^Tayly in dede.375G37G037G43768[leaf 0:^1proposes EtcocleH'Htcniisthat lio shallremain King,and Polynciresreii;n under liini.Tidous rejectstlaiu.*\ The answerof Tydeus.Tideus saysPolynoicesmust be crowTidKing in Tliubcs,As Rightful kyng* / putte in pocessiou??,lich the Couenau/itys and co?menciou7iImad of olde / assuryd, and asselyd," which shall not^ now of nwii be repelyd,But* stable and hool / in his strengtho* stonde.377GAnd lat^ hym so platly vndyrstonde !And first that* he devoyde hywz out* of ton??,and PtTtrnr-TrrHmustIwive tlictown.3754. opynly] specially Lb. P. disclose Ar. G. M. Ba. Ej. S. P. L.,. to discloseBo. and the rest. 3755. Ar. lias a 2MUSc-bar after Thentent. 3757. reseruydBo. M. Adp reserue Eg. she] he L-,. gan] can Du. M. Di. Adj. Ado. I. Pa, Ej.3758. The honour M. thonour ?>o. Adj. hool] holde Du. 3759. with SceptrelThat Septor P. 3760. hool] holy M. Di. liolde Du. 3763. suHVaunce]soveraunce Ba. 3768. in Ar. after all, is ce, umlcrdottrd. 3769. special]especiall Du. Adj. Ada- I. Ra. Ba. 3771. /// Ar. it is added ahovc the linewith the usual mark. 3773. As] And Tj. Lp J\l. Di. Adj. Ad... I. Ra. Ba. S. E....Rightful] rihtfulli Ra. putte] putte hym Tj. 3775. Iniad] Maad T,. asselyd]enseled Ad^. Ado. I. E.,. I-selid Ra. P>a. S. Ro. essealed Ei. 3776. newejjo.new M. Ad^." 3777." strengthe M. Adj. strength Ar. Bo. trouth Ba. 3778.so platly] platly soo Lb. P. E.,. so pjeynly Bo. S. 3779. first that he] hasthRa. hastelie Ba. hym] oni. Lj. P, Ro. toun Ar. G. Bo. Lb. Adj. E.. L. thetoun Ti- and the rest of the MSS.
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Chancer Societifs Pûblications : F
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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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^;,:42 Edippus tells Jocasta the St
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;,44 Ills of not lionouring Parents
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;;ijy46 Ediioims's Sons, Eteocles a
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;;;;;:Ii48 Each Brother is to reign
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;;50 Polyneiccs comes to a Forest h
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;;52Adrastus dreams of his tico Son
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,;i56 Polyneices leaps on his horse
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;jJ58 Adrastus stops Polyneices and
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i"'•;62 Folyneices and Ticlcus ar
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.;jIji\Ij64 Adrastus sees his Dremn
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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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;,76 Polyneices consults Adrastus o
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;;,78 Tideus rides to Tliehes, and
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:;;80 Tideus reminds Etcocles of hi
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;:;:82 Eteocles hoped for help from
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;"Lo ! her is al /. reto/^rne and s
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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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;;'.96 Lijcurgufis Daughter wahes t
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:98 Lycxirgn^B Daughter takes Tideu
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\i100 Tideus returns to Argos, to h
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,,Qfj'iIjj,;102 Meocles is furious
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