Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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,i;jI26 At a tournay, Edipims unknowingly hills his father Layus. [pt. i.[leaf 10] Day be day / til he liaj) atteyned 560On the road,YntQ-^ a castel / Pvlotcs ycalled,the castlePylotes,where liis unknownfather,Kinjr Layus, islioMiUK a Tournament.liicH and strong^ / and wel aboiite walled,Adiacent* / be syyt^ of the centreAnd p^Heynent^"*^ to Thebes the Cyte : 564IT kyng< Layvs / beyng* ther present,FoF-to holde a manei tornemenfWith his knyghtes / 3ong' and coraioiis,And other folkes / that' were desyrons 508,'To preue hem-silf /, shortly for-to telle,Who by force / other "^ inygl't* excelle,Or gete a name /thorgh his hegh prouesse.Euerich of hem / dyd his bysynesse 572;On hors-bak / and also ek on foote,Al be that' some fonnde ful vnsoote,Bather a pley of werre / tlian of pees ;Wher Edyppus put hy??i-silf in prees, 576'As he thaf was / ay redy to debafEnforsyng hym / to entren at the gate,I1 HowEdippus ;MauL're aH tho / thaf hymslogh his fader of ^ ' "^wolde^ lette.iS?""''^ ^^ ^^ U And in the pros / of aventure he mette 58CKyng' layvs / and cruelly hym slogh,Thow the story / wrif not"* the manor howh,Ne no wighf can / of alle the companye560. lia))] haue Lb. hath hym Ra. 561. Vuto a] Viita Ar. ycalled] callecTj. Di. T.,. is called L2. 562. about^; walled] aboute I-vvalled 15a. S. abom!;iwalled \L 563. syyt Ar. syet Bo. Tj. M. Di. syght G. si^lit Ej. T.,. Lgfcyyt Ad,. " ryite Ad.,, right I. side Lj. the] that M. Di. Ad^. Ad._,. I. In Rai41. 563 rcaJs Wcle I-stuffid of al thyng plciitye (= Ha.) 564. perteynent Ra!;":Ej. ]>erce3'nent Ar. G. parteynent iS. i)erteiient Ba. pertinent Adj. Ad.3. 1. Apj/appertfiiicnt E.j. apj)ertenente T._, P. appertyiient h.,. aperteynyiige Lj. apparteynyiig T,. Lb. Di. ap]»eitenyn^ Bo. Du. M. 567. corageiis Bo. corayus Mcurious Ad,. Ado. L 568. folkes Ar. G. L.,. Ap. folke or folk the rest. 569preue Lb. L,. AdV L.,. proue lio. T,. Du. Ad,."Ra. T.^. 570. Who] Who that E2other] oyther Ar. other inyglit] nii^ht other L,. Ha. Ba. 572. Euerich] eche Bo'T,. Du. L,. M. Di. Ad,. Ad.,. L Ra. Ba. E,. S. his] here Lb. 573. also ek] ekalso M. also] o„i. K... i'VYom. L,. Lb. Di. 574. Al be that] And al be that RaAl be hit fat P. Albe though Lb. And by that L.,. founde] founde it L,. M. DiiJAd,. Ado. L Ra. Ba. S. T.,. P. E.. Ap. {see Notes). " ful] al Bo. T,. Du. Ail^. Ad^jiiL Ra. Ba. E,. S. sor L,. sone L._,. om. Lb. M. Di. 575. pley] pleyc'r Aijk577. he] om. T,. ay] om. Di. Ad"o. L P. 578, entren Bo. Adj. entre M'j579. all tho] all hem To. of tho Bo. of all thoo Ba. wolde Bo. wold Ar. Mj|liym wolde] wold him "Ad,. Ad.,. L S. 582. ])Ogh Bo. though Du. 583jl|In Ar. a pause-h(ir also after wight.
;PT. I.] King Layus is huried. EdiiJpus goes on to Thebes. 27Be no signc / ven-ely espyeBy whos bond / that* the kyiig^ was slaweFor Edyppus in hast^ /gan hym witli-draweAnd kept* hym Coy / of enteneiou?^.Gret* was the noyse / and the pitous soiifiIn the Castel / for slaughter of the kyng^,Dooel and compleynt / sorowe and wepyng^.IT But* for they segh / hevynesse and thoghtÂgeynes deth vayleth • lit or noght*,They ordeyne with Eyytys ful EoyalFor the feste / called / Funeral.And lik the custom / of the dayes olde,Tlie corps they brent* / into asshes colde,And in a vessel / rounde, mad as a bal,They closed hem in gold and in metal.And after that did her bysy CureIn Thebes to make a sepulture,And richely, hem list no longer lette,Tlie asslien dide"^ they enclose and sbette.Of this matere / ther ys"^ no mor to seyn.But to Edippus / I wil retoz/rne ageyn,Which hym enhaste]) / ay fro day to dayTowardes Thebes / in al that* euere he may,Brennyng in herte / hoot* as eny fire,The fyn to knowe / of his fatal desire.% But, for that he failed / of a Guyde,Out* of his way / he wente fer be-side,58458859259G600604608Ecliiti>ii3 withdrawsin liaste.[leaf 10, back]King L
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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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: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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]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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.;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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:;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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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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