Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

;;18G Theseus hills Crcon and routs his Aomy. [pt. Ill3if 3c remembre / 30 ban berde it^ to forfiwel rebersyd / at Depfortb in the vale,In tbe bygynnyng* / of the knygbtys tale :«[ S-QMr the fynai ^ Flist^ liow that< lie / whan he herd \\Q,m s])eke,'destrucciou/' ofFor vcrray routhc* felt^ his hcrtii / brekeThebes is co/«-pendeously rehersydin ^ekuyghtts tale.Theseus, asChaucer saj's,comforts theGrecian widows.[leaf 7G]He goes toThebes,slays Creon,and puts his hostto Hight.(Some say theAnd her sorowys / whan he gan adue?'tc,452^From bis courser / doun anon be sterte, 452^Hem confortyng^ in ful good entente,And in bis Armys be hem aH vp hente.Tlie kn3'gbtys tale / reberseth eue/y delFro poynt* to poynt^ /3if 30 lookii* wel, 453!And bow this Duk / with-oute more abood,Tbe same day toward Thebes rood,*/Ful lik in soth / a worthy conqueroz*?'.And in bis boost^ / of Cbyualrye tbe ^our. 453(And fynally, to spekyn of thys thing,with old Creon / that* was of Thebes kyng*,bow that* be fauglit^ / and slough \iym lik a knyglit*.And all bis bost^ /putte vnto tbe flyght'. 454(II 3it, as some auctours make menciou«,women beatdown tlie wallsof Thebes,and that Jocastaand lierdaughtersOr Theseus entred into tou/z,Tbe women first with pikkeys and with mallys,with gret^ labour / betii dou?i tbe wallys.And in her writyng also as they sayn,Campaneus / was on the wallys slayn,with cast^ of ston / be was so ouerladeFor whom Adrastus / such a sorowe madeThaf no man myght* reles hym of his peyne.And locasta /, with her doghtres tweyne,454^454ii4522. 3e] as yc Eo. haueTj. M. Adj. lierde] hard Ra. To. Ro. 4523. DepfonM. Adj. Depworth P. 4524. bygynnynic] gynnyng Di. 4525. that] omAdj. I. he] om. I. 4526. routh Ar. Adj. pite I. 4528. he|sterte Ar4530. he] he gan Ra. 4532. loke Tj. M. Adj. look Ar. loke lilt Lb. C. T.,. P. Eg4540. the] om. Adj. I. Ej. S. 4541. 3it] And C. make] maken Tj. Ad,4542. into] vnto S. toun Ar. G. Lo. |>e toun Tj. and the rest. 4543. pykoys MiAdj. pekois Eo. pikes S. 4544. bete M. beten Adj. 4547. ston] stoones LbE2. over-ladde Lj. S. ouerlayde Lb. To. over-tlirowe P. ouerlade Ar. Tj. M. Adjand therest. 4548. sueha] suchTj. Lj. M. Di. Ad,. L Ra. l\. S. Ro. made] brayd^Lb. made such a sorwe P. 45-19. That] Tat Ar. n*o man] no }nng Adj. Imyght] may Lb. C. T2. P. Eo. L.j. relcs hym] hym reles E^. T.,. Ro, hym of] om. S