Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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!;!8 IVe have GanterlMry at sunrise, to dine at Ospringc. [Prolog.as every oneliad to,on the homejourney.•; How our., hostspak to Dau tlohn.Then we Imd agood sui»per,went to beil,and in themorningstarted at sunrise,meaning to dineat Ospringe.When out of tlietown.our Host said'let's liave somefun.'[leaf 3, back]To telle a tale /pleyiily as tliei koiine, \Whan I assigiie / and se tyme oiDportune.And for that^ we / our p?^/-poos wil contune, 140We wil honnvardl / the same custome vse,An.l thow shalt* not* /platly the excuse.;He now wel war / Stody wel to-nyght*r>ut, for al this •/ be of herte li3t*144Thy wit* shal be /))e Sharper and the bet*."And we anon / were to Soper set*,And serued wel / vnto oure plesaunceAnd sone after / be good gouernaunce 148Vnto bed goth euery maner wight*. \And touarde morowe / anon as it was light*,Euery Pilgryme / bothe* bet and wors,As bad oure hoste / toke a-non his hors, 152Whan the so7me / roos in the est* ful clyere,FuUj'' in purpoos / to come to dynereVnto Osspryng* / and brekii ))er oui'' faste.And whan we weren / from Canterbury paste 156Noght* the space / of a bowij draught*,Our boost* in hast / hajj my bridel rauht*,And to me seide // as it* were in game," Come forth, da?/n John / be 30?^;- Cr/stene name, 160And lat^ vs make / some manere myrth or play !138. pleynlyl such A«l,. Aa. to se A.l.^. I. 139 nnd 140 omitted in U. 140. And] om. Ra. Ba.tliat] oiii. IJo. Tp L,. !M. T.J. P. we our purpoos wil] we will 0. p. L^. wil] forthwil M. contune] continen S (: opertune). 141. the same] our Adj. Ad2. I.Ila. Ha. S. In Ho. //. 141 — 146, 150, 151 vcrc ncarhj ohlitcratcd and have hMnfilled in again hi/ a later hand, not alirays correethi (e.g. shat f. shal 142. new f.now 143). 142. platly] pleinly Ad,. Ado. I. Ra. Ba. S. Eo. 143. to-nvght]this nyght U. Ro. 144. li^t]' right light Bo. T,. M. To. P. 146. And] YfWo. M. T.J. P. to] vnto Ba. were to soper] to soper wer S. 147—222 gap inM. 147. vnto] to T,. Ad,. Ado. 149. Ar. 1ms a pause-har after goth. 150.anon as] as sone as Adi. Ado. I." Ra. Ba. S. Tg. E^. 151. bothe T,. bo>e Ad,.both Ar. Bo. 152. As] And Lj. Than Ro. oure] ]>e Bo. Tj. L,. T.,. P.toke] take Lo. Ro. 153. roos] aroos Ad,. Ado. I. To. om. Ba. the est] thestT,. 154. Fully] Ful Bo. T,. L,. Di. To. P." to d'ynere] vnto d. Di. To. toiloure d. Ro. 155. Osprynge Bo. Ospring Uspnng G. Adi. Hositrcnge P. 156. wevnAd,, were Bo. from] fro Bo. T,. Lj. 1. Di. Ra. Ba. S. To. Eo. Lo. Ro. Ap. om. Ad,.Adj. I. 158. haast Bo. hast T,. Ad,, haste Ra. "raughf] kauht Ra. laghtBa. 160. cristen Bo. Ad,. 161. manere] om. Bo. T,. L,. Di. Ad,. Ado. I.Ea. Ba. S. or] and P.
!;!Prolog.] Lydgate agrees to tell the Pilgrims a Tale.Shet^ 3oure portoos / a twenty deuelwayIt* is no disport / so to patere and seie.If wol make ôure lippes / wonder dreye.Tel some tale / and make ther-of a"^ Tape !For be my Kouncy / tliow shalt"^ nof eskape.But preche not / of noii holynesseGynne some tale / of myrtli or of gladnesse,And nodde not* / witH thyn heuy bekke !Telle vs some thyng^ / that* drawe]) to effecte"Only of loye /! make no lenger lette !And whan I saugh / it wolde be no bette,I obeyisd'^ / vnto his biddynge,So as the lawe / me bonde in al thingeAnd as I coude / with a pale cheere,My tale I gan / anon / as ê shal here.Explicit*Prologus.Incipit* Pars Prima. Per &c.1 G 4 II How our*' hostbad Daun lohtmtelle a tale,uot a holy,168 but a merry one.172So I obeyd him,mand began myTale (which is asad one).162. Shet] Shet vp Bo. Tp Lj. Di. P. leve Ad^. I. portoos] poitos G. Bo. Di.Ra. P. portas Lp porte.s Eo. porteis Lo. portoys Ba. portewes S. Eo. a] onP. in a Ba. 163. It is Tj". L^. Di. Adj. Adg. 1. Ra. Ba. T.2. L2. Ro. Hit is Bo.P. Is {om. it) Ar. G. Eo. Ap. Is it S. no disport] no sporte L^. To. none sporteDi. a disport S. so] om. P. to] om. Adj. Ad2. I. Ra. Ba. seie] to seye Bo. P.so to seye T,. In T2. 163 and 164 are transposed. 164, wonder] om. G. dreye]drye Bo. Ap". 165. therof] herof Lo. a] no Bo. Lp Di. To. P. Lo. Ro. Ap.om. Ar. G. 166. not] it not Bo. L^. Ra. S. To. P. Eg. Ad^ " not ft Di. Ba.167. preclie Bo. Ad^. holynesse] hevynesse Di. 168. Gynne] Begynne Di. Ap.Gyf Bo. yeve T^. GyfF vs L,. or of] or G. and of Bo. Tj. Lj. Ro. and Di. P.169. nodde I. nod Bo. Ad^. nodde] am. Adg. with] so with Ro. om. Ap.bekke Ar. G. L^. Ad^. S. E.^ beck Ba. Ap. bek Bo. Tj. Ra. T.. P. L2. bekeDi. beeke Ro. necke Ado. I. 170. vs] om. Ij\. some thyng] merithing Di{ivrilten by later hand, the original reading being effaced), drawe]^] touchij) Di.to] om. G. til Ado. L effecte Ar. Lj. Ado. 1. S. P. Eo. Ap. effect Ba. etfekkeG. Adp effek Bo. Tj. Di. Ra. T2. Lg. to effecte] of to speke Ro. In Ar. effectehas been altered by a later hand into effekke. 171. make] and make Bo. T^.Li- Di. To. P. Lo. Ro. 172—176 in Di. almost effaced and 'partly filled in by alater hand. "l72. wolde] woll P. 173. obeyed Tj. Di. Ra. Ado. I. P. E2.L2. Ro. obeyde Ar. G. Bo. Li. S. Ap. obeid Adi. Ba. %(cp. 408). 174.So] And 1-2. Ro. And so G. (ivith And underdotted). om. Bo. Ti. Lj. Di. lawe]haue [by later hatul) Di. bonde] bounde Lj. S. Ro. allowid Adg. I. 175.And] om. Ro. coude] coutho Bo. Tj. Ba. a pale] a ful pale Ro. 176. I gananon] I began anon Ap.Ti. T2. P. may G.anon 1 gan S. began P.Ra. here] aftir here P.anon as] so as Tg.shal] shul
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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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106 Ai^peal to Mars. Adrastus resol
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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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;118 Amphiorax's Wife tells where h
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;:!1 20 Amijhiorax urges Adrastus n
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]122 Age and Youth contrasted. Foll
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;;:; ;124 Tlie Greeks run short of
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:;;^126 Tideus asls Ipsiphylefor Wa
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;!;k128 The Greek troops rush to th
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|'wolde * nof assenteRa. Ba. warly]
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.;132 Lymrgus's Son is ]poisond and
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;;;I134 Ipsiphyle appeals to Tideus
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i:I;136 Lycurgus irromiscs the Gree
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138Lycurgua sayshe'll give emanythi
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;'.1140Lycurguss dead Son is huricd
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142 Adrastibs hcgs Lycurgits to for
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;:144 The f::^crpent is shot, and L
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;146 Boccaccio next to Petrarch. Ac
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J148 The Grcclcs ravage the Country
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;;;:150 In the Theban Council, some
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.;152 Jocasta urges Eteoclcs to giv
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;154 Jocasta and her BmLghters (jo
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:;15G The Cheeks insist on Etcocles
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;:;;158The tiger issavage,with a li
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;160 Many men are slain. The Thehan
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;j;162 Jocasta returns to Thebes. [
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;,;164 Jocasia in vain urges Eteocl
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;;166 Amphiorax is sent to Hell for
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168 The Thehans mock the Greeks. Ad
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170 The Greeks resolve to fight til
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;;172 The Thebans sally out, and ar
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;174 Fm-titnc froivns on the Goxcks
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176 Eteoclcs kills his hoôther Pol
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•178 All the Knights of Greece an
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:180 An old Tyrant, CIcon, is elect
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182 The Greek Ladies will go to Tho
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184 The Greek Ladies jnourn. Their
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;;18G Theseus hills Crcon and routs
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;;;188 Tlieseus rciuriis to Athens,
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j'|;190 Grecian WortMes arc cell sl
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192 Ymir War shall ceascy and Love
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