Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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'i'''!14 Kind words and hols win a Prince his People's Hearts, [pt. lFor fyiialy /, ne were* the porayle 268her berer vp / cnid Supportaciou?/,Farwel lordshyp / and domynacioiuiThorgh-oute the world / of eue?-y hegh estatAVlierfor me seme]) / mor is Fortiinaf 272[leaf n, back]Qf Mercurye /]}e soote sugred harpe^°^*-Than Mars / swerd? / whetted kene and sharpe,^lor accepted / wib asspectis goode1 / r i o• What the goodlihedeof a p,;nceavaylleth to ^ ''flian is tills god / with his lokes woode. 276^hir^le^^'^^ humble ^''^^^' speche /\vi|) glad contenau??ceS's gTln.u"'âi7d iSe.^'''''^î^y ^ piynce / sothly mor avau??ceAmongH his puple / Hertcs forto wynneOf inward? louii / which thaf*^ wol not twynne, 280Than gold / rychesse / pride / or tyranye,Outlier* disdeyne / dau??ger / or surquedye.For of lordes /, as* Clerk cis can reporte,But* that** loue / her crowne do supporte, 284Tlie fyn ys noght* / in conclusion??.•: Ensampie of I Takii rccord' of kyng^ Amphyou??,kyng Amphiou/'./That* l)yltc Tliebes be his elloquence]\Ior than of Pride / or of violence, 288Noble and riche / that* lik was nowher nofi,And tlius the walliis / mad of lym and stoofiAVere reised first* / be syngyng of this kyng-*,Ilich as Poetes / feyn in her wryting^. 292 |•i How aftere the 5| But^ Sotllly i'lV / SoiTlC Cxpositours,'opynyou/f ofsome auctours Grouudyng hem / vi)on olde aucto?n"s,268. For] And Bo. T,. L,. M. Di. were Bo. M. Adp wer Ar. 269. berer]ÎmywA P.O. T,. L,. M. Di. T... P. 271. Thorgli-oute] Thoriih AiU I. Ra.W(»rl(l] londc Kj. lande E.,. hegh] om. Adj. Ad.,. 1. 271 and 272 transposedill Ad,. Ad._,. I. 274. Tlian]Thaiine is 'l\. Whan Di. wlietted] whet Bo. Tj. L,.M.Di. To. P. grounde Ko. 277. speelu" P>o. M. Ad,. si)ech Ra. 280. wliich>that T... 'which all the uther MSS. 282. Oyther Ar. (J. outlier Ro. Other Bo. M.either Adi Ra. disdeyne] this deyne Ra. 283. For] Or E,. S. om.lio.his Ro. as] om. Ar. G. E,. E... Ij.>. Ro. Ap. can] konne Bo. M. Di.of] Of]kun T^.284. liut tliat Ad,. Ado. I. Ita. Ba. E,. S. E.^. Lg. That but Ar. G. 15o.T,. M. Di. To. P. Ro. Ap. Tliat but if L^ {sec Notes), loue] om. Bo.jcrowne]:coroun Tj. do] doth Ba. Tg. Ro. to G. am. Adi. Ad.,. I. 285. noght]'-nat Ar. G. Ap. not E,. Eg. 287. bilt Bo. G. M. Adj. " 290. mad] y made ITo. oiii. Bo. wer made Ba. 291. reised first] first reisid M. Di. 293.8o"thly] .sliortly Ra. 294. Groundyng] GroundynT.."Grounden l^.o. T^ L^. M. P294 am. in B;'..
\ai;;I.] Cadmus sets out the site of Thebes iviih lulUs-hide strips. 1,seyn that^ Caclmvs / the famous olde man,ûl longe afor / this Cite first began^nd the ground^ / of the hieldyng* sette,\.nd the boimdes / be compas out-mette*tVith thongs out^-korve / of a boolys hyde,Aliych envyrou?^ / strecche myghtii* ^vyde[o get^ Inne londe / a ful large spaceVher-vp-on to byld / a dwellyng^ place,^nd called was the Soyle / Jjus geten Inne,I Whylom Boece / of the bolys skynne.^he name after / into Thebes turned.iBut Cadmus ther / hath longe not* soio?i/'ned,k in Story / as it* is compyled'or shortly he from thennys was exiled,lêuer after to dwellen* in this toun,)e the knyghthode of this Amphiou?i,\^hich vp parformeth / richc^ for the noonyshe Cite Thebes / of myghty square"^ stonys,lS I 30W tolde / a litil here to-fornOQ(J3QQ304[leaf 6]308312Cadmc? bilt firsthe Cite ofThebes.He cut a bull'shide into strips,and enclosedland as the siteof Thebes.•[ How ))e centreof Boece tokefirst his name ofa bolys skyn,After calledThebes.TI How kyngCadin((s wasexiled out ofThebes be prowesseof kyngeAmphyouvi.295. Seyii] Seynge P. Cadmvs] Cadicius Bo. Cadiniis Adj. I. TadnuisCadimius P. the] >at Bo. Tj. Lj. M. Di Ba. T... famous] om. Ba. T2.And the] And Ba. of the] of Adi. Ad... I, Pa. Ba. Ej. S. Eg. 298. bepmpas out Ar. G. Ad^. Adg. I. Pa. Ba. E^. S. Eg. Ap. oute by corapas Bo. Tj.],. M. Di. To. P. Lg. Ro. mette] he raette Ar. Aj:*. be mette G. In Ar. theresecond pause-bar after compas. 299. thong] a thonge Lj. a whong Ro.jit-korve Ar. G. Di. Adj. Ad.,. I. Pa. S. Po. Ap. out-corue Bo. Tj. M. Lo.jitkerue E^. T2. P. Eo. korve out L^. boolys Ar. bolys M. Ad^ bulles Bo, boles--------boollys Ro. hyde] side E^. S. Eo. 299 omUted in Ba. ' 300. myglite Di.idg. myght Ar. Bo. U. Ad^. wyde] ful wyde Bo. T^. Lj. M. Di. T.,. P. Euyn,ivyrou?i streight met full wyde P. 302. AVher-vp-on] There vpon lio. T^ Lj. M.;i. T2. P. L.,. Ro. Ap. 303. Soyle] place Adj. Ad.> I. >us] om. Bo. T^. Lj. M.i. P. geten] goten Bo. M. Di. Ad.,. T.^. P. 304. "Boece] Boete Ra. Boyte Ba.lyte Lo. 305. name] names M. Di. 306. But] And Ro. Cadmus] Cadinusidj. Cadymus P. ThadmusAd.,. Thadinus I. TadmusRa. tlier hath lon^t not]•ith not there longe Bo. T^ M. Di. Pa. E^. S. T.,. E.,. P {om. tliere). hath not longIre Adj. Ad.^. I. B.i. L^. L.,. hath })ere not longe Ro. 308. from] ojit. Bo. Tj.1. M. Di. T2. thennys Ar. thennes Ad]. Ep S. Thebes G. thens Bo. and all\c other MSS. he fiom thennys was] thens he was Di. To. he was from thens P.j)ra Thebes he was G. In Ar. the ^mitse-har is between shortly and he. 309. to]|r to Ej. E.2. dwellen M. Ad^. Ado. Pa (dwellyn). dwelle Ar. Bo. T^. dwellI.In At. pause-bar after dwelle. this] the E]. T2. E2 310. the] om. Lj.lis] kyng M. Di. 311. vp] vpon Ba. riche] richely M. Di riht Ra. right312. square G. Bo. M. Adi. squar Ar. In Ro. 1. 312 reads: The Cite ofwith many square s. 313. htil] lyte Bo. Tj. M. Di. Adj. E^. To. Eo. ail here] here a litil Ra. Ba. toforn] beforne G. Lj. S. P. Ap. alforne Ad.. I.
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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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:;;80 Tideus reminds Etcocles of hi
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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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:98 Lycxirgn^B Daughter takes Tideu
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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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]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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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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J148 The Grcclcs ravage the Country
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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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•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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;;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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