Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

;PT. III.] Folynciccs recalls the Greeks, hut the War has hcgini. lOlThat^ many on /lay slayiin* at tlie gate,Gapyng^ vpriglitys / with her woundys wydcThat* vttrely / they durstc not"' abydeTo-for the swerd' of this Tydeus.he was on hem so passing^ furius,3912So many theban / he roof vjnto the lierte-Thaf whan locasta / the slauhtre gan aduerte,H Polymytiis / she gan prey ful fayreTo make Grekis / horn ageyn repayre,And that* they wolden styntyn to assaylleFor thilke* day / and cessen her batayllc.At* whoos requeste /pleynly and preyere.And af Reuerence / of his moder dere,Polymytes, her herte to conforte,Grekiis made / hom ageyn resorteAnd Tydeus to stynten of his chas.And they of Thebes hasting* a gret* pas,Ful trist* and hevy /ben entred into tour*.And for the Tygre, in conclusiou?z,As 3e han herd / first* began this stryff,That* many theban / that* day lost* his lyffAnd recurlees / hath 3olden vp the breth,In thavengyng* / of the tygres deth.And al this while / duely as she ought*,pe queue locasta / humblely besought*3916 Jornsta lM«.sI'olyiii'iccsUi rt.'fall theGrecka.39203924lie does so.3928 This tiRer-businessbegins tlu"war.3932[leaf 601Jocasti praysAdrastusattc Bo. Adj. at M.vprif^ht Lj. a/ul (he3910. slaien Ad,, slayn Ar. and all the rest, at the Ar.8911. vprightys Ar. G. Bo. T^. Du. M. Di. Ach. I. E,rest. 3913. To-for] Ther for El. S. this] ow. Lb. AtU. I. worthy P. 3915.many M. Ad^. many a Bo. theban] Thebans Lb. Ra. P. E.^. rooQ vood Adj. I.vnto] to G. Lb. M. Di. Ej. P. E.^. 3917. she gan prey] she preie gan P. Eo. URo. to pray she gan Lb. ful] right Ad^. Adg. I. 3919. wolde G. Bo. Ailj.wilM. wolden styntyn] stynten woide Adg. L 3920. ])ilke Bo. Adj. thilk Ar.M, that S. P. day] tyme Lb. P. E^. cessen M. Adj. cesen Bo. ceaasen E^.cheson Lb. P. her] of U. Di. Adj. Ad.,. I. Ra. Ba. S. 3921. preyoiro Ar.3922. at Ar. M. atte Bo. Adj. at ];e Lb. Di. P. 3924. horn] licm G. Bo. Dn.I. he Ad2. made hom] made ho hom Lb. P. resorte] to resorte G. iM. Ad.... L3925. to] om. Ad^ Ad.^. Ra. Ba. S. stynten] styntitli Ad.^. styntyng I. 392»3.hasting] onhastiug M. Di. 3927. into toun Ar. G. L.^. Ro. ))e town Ad,. AJa-I. vnto the toun S. in-to ]>q toun Bo. ami the rest. 3929. herd] herd moAdi. Ado. I. began] gan Ad^. Adj. I. this] tlie Tj. L,. Lb. Ra. Ba. P. JV3930. That] But Eg. 3931. recurlees] reklcsli Ra. Ba. S. Jolden] veuen E.^.3932. In] Of E^. thavengyng] the av^-ngyng Li. Lb. Ado. I. Ba. S. P. L. Ro.3934. humblely Ar.THEBES.humbcly Li- M. Di. Ad^. P. humbly Bo, aiul the rest.