Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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:180 An old Tyrant, CIcon, is elected King of Thehcs.[leaf 73, back]To ro.gne vpon* hem /])y successiou?z.H Biif for they saii.s^'h / and tokyn also hcd,witli-oiite |)is / tliat* they hadde an hedIn the Cyt6 / Jjei may not* dure longeFor thongh so be Comownerys be strongewith multitude / ai/d have no gou«o?-naylIcOf an hed /, ful lytyl may avaylle :Therfor tlioy han vnto her socourychosyn hem a newe gouernour,f Howcreauvtt An olde Tyrauut* / bat* callvd wasJCreon,/)>e old. Tyrauntr .was chosen kyng Ful acceptable / to liem eur?-ichon,of Thebes..And crownyd hy7?i / with-oute mor lettyn^^,Croon is electodKing by Parliament.The Thobans.sw^'a^ allegianceto him.To regne in Thebes / and to ben her kyng*,Al-thogh* he hadde no title by discent*But by* fre choys* / made in p^rlement*.And thcr to hy?/?, lik as it is founde,By her lygeau/^ce / of newc tliey wer bounde,For to be trewi- / whyl the Cite stood,To hym only /with body aitd with good.[PT. III.43764380438443884392fioiiffHoi&}iffA]ffK'duuiiidUMheAflrastus sendsThus they wer sworn / and suryd eu^richon ;And he ageynward / to saue hem from her foon,And hem dyffende /And meynten hem /with al his fulle* myght*,in al manere ryght*.This was thacord / as in sentement*.And in this wliilli* hath Adrastus sent*4396Aiiikfflkof!!ieH4400 m4376. vpon] on Ar. G. Lb. ('. To. P. E.^. I>.v vp Ko.4377. tokyn also] tokc also M. l)i. C. also toke P. takvn also Ka.4378. that] ovi. Ar. G. hadde] han Ra. l'.a. hano Ad.,. I. C.endure Bo. Tj. Du. L,. M. Di. Ad,. Adohem] 07)1. Ro.also taken ba.4379. dure]Ra. Ha. S. Ro. 4380. so be] hit solbe Lb. C. E.,. conioners Adj. coniiners M. communes L,. comouns Ra. Ba. Adg..I. commynis S. Comownerys (Ar. G. C. P. Lo.)] I'at comonus Lb. p]o (commons).]>e comoners(e:st. stronge] so strong Bo. 1\. Du. Lj. Ra. Ba. S. Ro.4382. lytyl] lite Lb. M. A.l,. C. To. K.. may] it^nay Lb. ]\L Di. Ba. S. C. T.^.E2. Ro. 4383. Therfor] Ther l)u. L,. han] om. Ad,. Ado. I. Ra. Ba. S. (r/.4384). 4384. ychosen Ar. Bo. Ad,, chosen M. hem] han Ad,. Ado. L Ra. Ba.»S. anewc Ar. a newe I^>o. a new M. Ad,. 4386 fa 4.ol.o gap in 0. 4389Al they Ar. L^. As |»ough Bo. And al though M. Di. And thouh L Al thoughAd,. G. and the rv
'')PT. III.] All the Grecian Ladies in Hack come to Artjos. ISlFrom the Siege of TheT)es the Cyt6A woundyd knyght^ honi to his coiitr^,Thorgh al Grecc / pleyiily to declareAl pe slaiigliter and the evyl fareOf worthy Grekys, ryglit^ as it^ is falle,4 i04honif t4. Gi othe nowm uf llicAnd how that^ he hath lost^ his lordys all'eAtt' mor nieschief /])an eny man can mouth.And whan this thyng^ / was in grccii couth, 4108siauRhUT ofFyrst^ to Argyve / and Deyphylee,ti..- or-danAnd to the ladies / ek in the contr6And of provynces / aboute liez/i adiaceuf,They come dou« /, al be on assent*, 4412Worthy queenys / and with hem ek duchessys, (icafTUAnd other ek /And alle the ladyes /that* callyd were contessys,ajid wymmen of degr6Ben assembled / in Arcre the Cyt^, 44 IG '' Howaiic |.e' ° *^'ladyes of Grucelik as I rede /, and alle in clothes blake ; ^^y'^f ijf'l''toward Thebes.That* to byhold' / the sorowe that* they make, muuin.It* were a deth / to eny man alyve.And îf I shuldii"*^ / by a)id by descry ve 4420Ther tendre wepyng* and ther wooful sownys,her complayntys / and lamentacions,her ofte swounyng^ / with facys ded and pale,Ther-of I myghte make a newe tale, 44244401. in Siege the first e is written above the line, ivitJi the lunud mark- ofinsertion Ar, 4402. to] into Lj. Ra. Ba. 4405. worthy] pe worthi Ro. T,.Du. Lj. M. Di. Adi. Ad.,. I. Ba. S. T.^. Ro. whiche E.,. om. Ra. Grekys]knightes M. Di. 4407. Att] Aud Ra. euy] o?/^. Ba. mouth] tell S. 440S.whan] whan that T... thyng] om. Ba. was in grcci'] in greci- wa.s Adp Ad._.. I.Tg. couth] knowne well S. 4409. and] and to Lb. Ad,. Ad.^, I. Ra. S. T.j.Eg. 4410. to] am. Du. 4411. provynces in Ar, corrected from proviuccs.4412. come M. Ad^. cam Bo. al be on] by ooulie Ba. 441:3. ek] om. L,. Lb.Ad,. Ad.j. L Ra. Ba. P. E.j. 4415. wymmen Bo. M. wo»/meii Adj. 4417.in the ricbric At. has Grce" 4419. a] ^v?/?. Ad.,. L eny] many I'.a. alyvc] onlyve Lj. Lb. Ra. Ba. P. Ad.,. L 442U. jif] om. Du. shuld.- Lb. ahuld Ar.Bo. sholde Ad,. shold M. descryve] bu.scryue lio. 4 4J1. Ther . ther Ar.Their . l)er Bo. Their . her Du. Ther . her M. Her . her Ad,, sowny.s] swownsBo. bale E,. Ro. 4422. and] and her ]5o. T,. Du. L,. M. Di. Ad,. AJ..,. L Ra. I'..!.S. To. and her lamentacions] am. E,. Ro. 442:3. ofte Bu. ]\L Ad,, her ofl/With ofte Lb. P. Of her L,. swounyng] sownyng L._,. .swounyn^cs Lb. Ad,.Ado. sownes L^. her ofte swounyng] om. E,. Ro., w'hi^h tm, MSS. thus makeonc'linc out of the former half
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TheChancer Socleti/s Piibhcatioiig
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l^j)ti0ate's Siege of Cljcbes.
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viTemporary Preface.palpable anachr
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viii Temporary Preface.^from a metr
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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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.—;.4 Lijdgatc finch Chaucer s Pi
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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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;;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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1|j;;104 The corpses of the slain K
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;108 Tlie Kings who share in Adrast
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'e;;:1 1 The Floiver of Grecian Chi
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;;112 Kings must give freely if the
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,'I;;;114 Meocles prepares Thehes a
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;116 Adrastus sends for the wise Bi
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]122 Age and Youth contrasted. Foll
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:;;^126 Tideus asls Ipsiphylefor Wa
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;!;k128 The Greek troops rush to th
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