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\ai;;I.] Cadmus sets out the site <strong>of</strong> <strong>Thebes</strong> iviih lulUs-hide strips. 1,seyn that^ Caclmvs / the famous olde man,^ul longe afor / this Cite first began^nd the ground^ / <strong>of</strong> the hieldyng* sette,\.nd the boimdes / be compas out-mette*tVith thongs out^-korve / <strong>of</strong> 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 / <strong>of</strong> the bolys skynne.^he name after / into <strong>Thebes</strong> turned.iBut Cadmus ther / hath longe not* soio?i/'ned,k in Story / as it* is compyled'or shortly he from thennys was exiled,l^euer after to dwellen* in this toun,)e the knyghthode <strong>of</strong> this Amphiou?i,\^hich vp parformeth / richc^ for the noonyshe Cite <strong>Thebes</strong> / <strong>of</strong> myghty square"^ stonys,lS I 30W tolde / a litil here to-fornOQ(J3QQ304[leaf 6]308312Cadmc? bilt firsthe Cite <strong>of</strong><strong>Thebes</strong>.He cut a bull'shide into strips,and enclosedland as the site<strong>of</strong> <strong>Thebes</strong>.•[ How ))e centre<strong>of</strong> Boece tokefirst his name <strong>of</strong>a bolys skyn,After called<strong>Thebes</strong>.TI How kyngCadin((s wasexiled out <strong>of</strong><strong>Thebes</strong> be prowesse<strong>of</strong> 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. <strong>of</strong> the] <strong>of</strong> 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. <strong>Thebes</strong> G. thens Bo. and all\c other MSS. he fiom thennys was] thens he was Di. To. he was from thens P.j)ra <strong>Thebes</strong> 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 <strong>of</strong>with many square s. 313. htil] lyte Bo. Tj. M. Di. Adj. E^. To. Eo. ail here] here a litil Ra. Ba. t<strong>of</strong>orn] beforne G. Lj. S. P. Ap. alforne Ad.. I.
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