You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
;;172 The Thebans sally out, and are driven hack. [pt. lUiThey* don for him* / in many vncouth wyseThe Thebanssuffersome are slain.111 the temple / to goddys sacr/fiseAnd thus confermed* / and stallyd in his Se,A fewc dayiis / stood / in his degr^,After his mayster / with ful gret^ hono?^r,Of Grekys chose / to be successo?/?*.And al this tyme /, in story as is told,Ful gret* mescliief / <strong>of</strong> hungre, thrust^, and cold;And <strong>of</strong> Thebans / as they issen oute,lay many on /slayen * in the route418' ikm419419Tideus[leaf 70, back]slays manyThebans,and drivesotliers back intothe city.On outher part< /, <strong>of</strong> fortune as they mette :her mortal swerdys / wer so sharpii whette.H And Tydeus among hem <strong>of</strong> the ioMiiFro day to day /pleyeth ))e lyou?zSo cruelly, wher so that* he rood.That Theban noil / aforn his face abood.He made <strong>of</strong> hem, thorgh his high renown.So gret* slaughter / and occisiou?^*Tliaf as the deth / fro his swerd they fledde,And who cam nexte / leid his lyf to wedde.He qwitte hym-sylf / so lik a manly knyghfThat* Avher he went* / he putte hem to the flight*.And maugre hem, in his cruelteHe drotf hem hom /into her Cit^,42014204201hem purswyng* /proudly to the gate :4187. They doon for hym Lb. C. P. E.^. Don j^ei for him Bo. Tj. Du. LjM. Di. Don for him Adj. Ad.^. I. Ra. Ba (fro). Ej. S. Don for hem Ar. G. Lgvncouth Ar. Bo. Ad^. I. vncouthe M. sondry Ad.,. wi.se] guyse B»"4188. to] to do Ad.^. I. goddys] the goddes M. Di. C. 4189. confermedconformed Ar. confirmed Ba. E.j. .stallyd] stabled E.2. 4190. A fewe] An(few Lj. by fele Bo. Tj. Du. And fele Adj. Ra. Ba. And fell Ej. S. And man;Ad.2. 1. 4192. chose Bo. M. chosen Adj. 4194. thrust Ar. thurst Bothorst M. ])irst Adj. 4196. slayu Ar. Bo. and all the rest, the route] the gretroute Ra. 4197. outher Ar. either Bo. M. Adj. 4198. sharp Bo. M. Adi4200. pleyeth] he pleyeth Ad.^. I. 4201. wher so that] that where so Adj. Ad^I. where so cuer P. where so euer j)at Lb. 4204. occi.sioun Ba. Ad.2. 1S. E.2. occasioun Ar, Bo. aiul the rest {in P. altered to occisioun by a later hand)in Tj. occasioun is underlined, and occisioun written in the right margin by a latc'ihand; cf. 3603. 4205. fro] om. Adj. Ad.,. I. 4206. ulio] who J^at S. nextefnyghe S. Icid] left S. lyf] hede Bo. 'i\. Du. Lj. M. Di. Adj. Ad.j. I. Ra. Ba. EijS. 4207. so] o/n. Ad.,. L so lik a manly] lik so manly a Adj. 4208. thiom. Lb. Adj. Ad.2. I. Ha." P. 4210. droll' T.2. dr<strong>of</strong>c Bo. dr<strong>of</strong> M. Adj. drou«|E.,. 4211. hem] And Bo.