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Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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•178 All the Knights <strong>of</strong> Greece and Thchcs are slain, [pt. hi.and spear.5Ien are troddenunderfoot.The cries <strong>of</strong> thedying are loud.How al thegentyl blood <strong>of</strong>grece dwl <strong>Thebes</strong>was distroyedon / / day.Of the Greeklorils,only Adra.stusand Capancuslive.The Thebansbar their gato.s,Thorgli brestr / and nekkii / that the sperys Eafi.her wepnys wern / so sharpe grouDcIe and whet*,In titer armure / that* ther was no let*. 4332For ther laye on / troden vnder foote,And 3onder* / on /percyd to the herte roote.Her lith on ded / and ther another lame.This was / the play / and the mortal game 433GAtwene* Thebans / and the Grekys proude,That* the swowys / and the cryes loudeOf hem that* lay /and 3olden vp the goost*,was herd ful fer / aboute in many cost*. 4340U And at* the gatys / and sayllyng <strong>of</strong> Jje walIslayen* was / al the blood Royal,Both <strong>of</strong> the touw / and <strong>of</strong> Grekys loncF,And att: the worthy knyghtys <strong>of</strong> her hondl. 4344And <strong>of</strong> lordys /, 3if I shal not* feyne.On Grekys syde / alyvii wer but* tweyne,Kyng* Adrastus / and Campaneus.That* day to hem / was so vngracius. 4348And for Titan / westryd was so loweThat* no man myght* vnnethys other knovve,Tho <strong>of</strong> tile iowi j sliet* her gatys faste4330. nek Bo. brest and nekke] nekke and brest Lb. Adj. Ad.,. I. IJa. Ba. SC. T2. P {corrected from bre-st and nek), that] so L^ sperys] myghty spores E^Ran Ar. M. Adj. ron Bo. 4331. wepencs Bo. wepens M. wepons Lo. shar|Bo. M. Adj. grounde and whet] whet and ground M. grounde and] om. Lb. Pgvounde] y-grounde {om. and whet) Di. 4332. ther was no let] no let was foundM. Di. the}' were nat Ictte C. T.j. 4333. vnder foote] vnder ])e foote Adj. L4334. 3onde Ar. G. yondre (yonder) Bo. cind the red. on] a-nothir S. P. percydpressid Ad2. L peresed Ba. herte Adj. hert Bo. M. vnto the rote {oin.herte) T 4337. A-twene Adj. M. Atweu Ar. Bo. Atwix Ra. Betwix Ba.Bitweno L2 Thcbau8]Thebanx Bo. Tj. Adi. the Thebans S. 4338. Thatshowes L2. sowtesS. swerdes Bo. 4340. many Ar.the Ar. atte Bo. Ad^. at M. and] om. Lb. <strong>of</strong> L,.Ads. L Ra. Ba. saylyngcs Lq. soylinge Lb. sawtynAdj. Ad„. L Ra. Ba. S. on the G. L2. before the P.Ar. Bo. and all, except Slayn Lj. M. Di. Ra. P>a. S. C.many a Bo. 434L asayllyng] assailing AdjLj. om. P. <strong>of</strong> l)c] att(4342. Islayen] Islayr4343. Grekys] ^e GrckaL,. Di. Ra. J')a. S. E.j. Ko. 4345. ^if] om. Ro. in Ra. 4345 reads: And Oitlie .sotlie if I sliall nat feyne ; in l>a : If I shall nat in sothe feyn. 43481vngracius] gi'acious Di. 4349. westryd] westward lio. Ra. Ba. westryd was!was westrid Adg. L 4351. Tho <strong>of</strong> the toun] Thei <strong>of</strong> the toun Bo. L,. Thes<strong>of</strong> ])e toun L,. Of tlie toun thei Lb. C. To. P. E.^. her] j»e S. P. shet hegatys] shotte her gonnys Ra. Ba (goviies).1352UsfeifftHi iif

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