Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

;;PT. I.] Tlie dread Guests at Edipiyuss Wedding. 37At^ the weddyng* / in Thebes were absent^That* caused after / grete aduersite.For fynal eende / of that^ solempnytewas sorowe / and woo / and destrucciou??,Ytter niyne / of this Eoyal toufi.Ther may no man helpe it^nor socoure,For a tyme / in loye / thogh they floiire.But^ at^ this weddyng^ /,platly forto telle,was Cerberus / Chief porter of helle,And herebus / Fader to hatrede,was ther present^ with his hool kynrede,His wiff also / with her browes blake,And her doghtren / sorow forto make,hydous-chered / and vggely forto see,Megera / and Thesiphonee,Allecto ek / with labour and envie,Drede and fraude / and fals trecherie,Tresouri pouerte • / Indigence, and nede.And cruel deth / in his Eente Wede,Wrechednesse / compleynt"^ / and eke Rage,Fer ful pale / derknesse / croked age,Cruel mars / as eny Tygre wood,Brennyng' Ire / of vnkynde blood.Fraternal hate / depe setf the rote,Saue only deth / that^ ther nas no bote, [leaf 15]'848 Edippus's weddinj,'broughtabout the ruinof Thebes.852856860864868T The InfortunatT folk pot werenat ^e weddynge.If Cerberus^ HerebusU Nyght & herthre doghtrenT DredeT FraudeIT Trecherienr Tresou-ili" PouerteT Indygence•I Nede% Deth*ilCruel MarsAlle ^ise folkweren at thewedding of846. At the Ar. G. L^. S. L.,. Ap. Atte Adp Ka. E^ At (the om.) Bo. T,. Du.M. Di. Ba. C. P. E.^. Att Adl I. To. Ad Lb. 848. solennite Ad^. 849—852 omitted in Lg. 851. \i'\om. G. P. nor] ne T^. Du. L^. Lb. M. Di. Ba. Ej."S. To. P. Eo. 853. at this] atte Ej. at his Eo. platly] plainly S. C. Eo.forto] to Adp Ado. I. C. 854. was] were Ra. S. Cerberus] Cerebrus Adj.Ad.3. L Chief porter] a feend Ado. L 855. to] vnto Adp Ra. Ba. S. of C.Ado. and L omit And herebus, and have I. 855 ffadir and foundour unto liattred.856. hool Du. hole Bo. Adj. In the rubric beside I. 858 Nyght] Nygh Ar.860. Megera] Mergera Ba. and] and eke 3L Di. Ra. Ba. To. and also C.Thesiphonee] Tysiphone M. Di. Thesiphonie Ba(:see). "Thesyphane P.Thesyffene Ap. 863. pouerte Ar, G. Bo. Lp E^ P. pouert Ti- Du. Lb. M. Di.Adi. Ra. S. C. To. Eo. L,. Ap. lindigence Ar. 864. rent Bo. Tj. M. Adj.865. compleynt] compleyn Ar. G. eke Bo. T^ M. Adj. eek Ra. 866. Fer fulpale Ar. G. Ba. fereful pale Bo. oauI all the rest except Lj. and Lb., that havefferdfull pale, derknesse] Dronkenesse E2. croked] and croked Bo. Adj. Ado. I.Ra. Ba. P. Lo. 868. vnkynde Bo. M. vnkynd Ad,. 869. deep Bo. depe M.Adi. 870. only] onelich Du. that] om. G. Ra. Ba. P. Lo. nasj was Ti. L,.Adi. Ada. I- Ra. Ba. S. C. P. Lo. Ap. no] non o]>er Lo.