Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

;Sif Incesttcous Mamage is against God's Law & ruins folk. [pt. i.they resolve toask her to wedEdippus, andmake him King.[leaf 13, back]Edippus marrieshis Mother, notknowing it.or that he'd slainhis Father.God will notthat bloodtouch blood.It leads todisaster.Prudently to trete with the quene,Namely they / that helde hein-silf most* sage,To condesceiide / be way of Manage,She to be loyned to this manly knyght',Passing prudent* / and famous ek of myght*,Most likly man /, as they can discerne,The worthy Cyte / to kepen and gouerne.And thorgh counsayl / of the lordes alleTo her desyi-e / pleynly / she is falle.And accorded / with-oute mor tarying,That* of Thebes / Edippus shal be kyng*,By ful assent* /, was noii that* seide * nay.And tyme set* / ageyn a certeyn dayAmong* hem-silf / and finaly devysed,The weddyng* was / in Thebes solempnyzedFul ryally, which nedes most* vnthryve,Only for he his moder / toke to wyve,Ynmst* of bothe ''^/ he was of her blode,And ignoraunt* /, shortly, how it* stode.That he to-forn hadde his fadere slawe,For which this weddyng* was ageyn the lawe.And to-for god / is nei})er feire ne good,Nor acceptable / blood to touche blood :Which cause hath ben of gret* confusiou/iIn many londe / and many Eegyou?i,Grounde and roote / of vnhap and meschau7zce,The fyn concludyng / alway with vengeau?ice.As men lian seie /by cleer exp^'rience768'78(1766. trete Bo. M. Ad,. 767. sage] age G. 769. manlj'] famous Adj. A