Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

PT. 1.] Ecli2)ims asks King Polihon if he is a King's son, 23But wher so be / thow be wroth or wood, 488Thow art^ no thing /, and thow list takii hede,App«>'tenyiig^ / vnto his kynrede,But^ in a Forest^ / founden and vnknowe,whan thow were ^onge /. therfor here tlie lowe ! 492He's not theking's son,but was foundin a forest,and should bohumble.And vttrely^ remembre, 3ir the lyst^,Thy byrth and blood / ar bothe two vnwisUThis the fyne / shortly / of my tale.Wher with Edippus / gan to wexe"^ pale, 496And chaunge also cheer and contenan^ce,And gan a-point / in his"^ reinembrau?iceWord be word / and forgat"^ ri-ht^ non3t^,And felly / musiid'^ / in his owne thoii^t*, 500And cast^ he wold / with-oute more tarying^The trouth enqnere / of polibou/i the kyng^.And whan he saugli / opportune space,And the kyng^ / in a"^ sycre place, 504He hym bysoghte / lowly on his kneTo his request^ // beuignely"^ to se,And that he wolde / pleynly / and not* spareOf his byrth / the trewe ground"* declare, 508And make hym sure / of this thyng^ anoii^if he were / his verrey sone or noil.[leaf 9]Edii>i(usis takenaback by this.and ;i.sks KingTolibonto tell him abouthis birth andwhether he is theking's son.488. But] om. L^. wher] whether Bo. T^ Dii. Lb. M. Di. Eo. wlicK'V that Lj. To.so be] om. Bo. Tj. Dii. L^. Lb. M. Di. so Adg. L Eo. so euer P. tliow \m'] tliou Ba. S.Lg. 489. and] if Bo. T^. Dn. Lj. Lb. M. Di. T.,. P. E.,. thow] >e Adi. Ba. E.^.take] to take Ra. 490. kyngrede Ar (g underdotted). After his, Ar. has a sccoiidpause-bar. 493. vttrely] vntrely Ar. wittirly Ra. vvittrely Ba. reinembrj]remembre fee Bo. T^. Du. L^. Lb. M. Di. S. T.^. P. Eo. the lyst] poii list L^. M.Di. Ra. Ro. 494. ami] or L^. ar bothe two] bothe two am M. Di. ar] om.Lb. two] om. P. 495. This] This is T^. Du. L^. Lb. Adj. Ado. Ra. Ba. Ei. S.L2- Ro. 496. Edippus] Edippus Ar. wexe Di. Ad.2. L waxe Bo, M. wex Ar.G. Adj. 498. gan] gan to Di. To. M (tapoynte). a-point] pointe To. apeinte E.^.his] her Ar. G. 498 om. Ba. "499. forgat] foryeteth Lb. feyued Ar. G. Ad^.Ado. L Ra. Ba. E^. S. 500. mused] musen Ar.^G. Ro. Ap. to muse Adj. Adg.L Ej. S. his owne] this and aboue Eo. 503. opportune] oportune and L.,. Ro.tyme and oportune Lb. In Ra. 1. 503" is perfectly legible (= Ar.), but a later handand whan yat he hadhas struck through the whole line ami vjritten in the margin :found convenient space. 504. a] om. Ar. G. Ra. Ad^. Ad.,. L secre Bo. M.secreet Ad^. secrete G. 504 om. Ba. 506. benign ely] benignly Ar. G. Du.beninglyAdj. Ado. I. To. Ro. Ap. 508. trewe Bo. trew M. the trewe ground]the trewe trou>e" Ar. G. Ej. j^e soth trouthe Adj. Ado. L Ra. Ba. S (sotheunderdotfM by Stow), the treuthe Ro. declare] to declare L^. Adj. Ado. I. S. Ro.510. Ar. has a second pause-bar after verrey.