Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

;;:;:FT. I.] Jocasta sees the Wound-marks on Edip^mss feet, 39Or he Avas war / locasta gan byholdeThe Carectys of his woundes olde, 900Vpon his fete / enprented wonder depeTurnyng' her face / brast^ out^ forto wepe|So secrely / he myght^ it* not* espie,lAnd she anon / fiUe into a fantasie, 904Ay on thys thyng* / musyng* mor and more,.And in her bed /gan to sighe sore.And whan the kyng* / conceyueth her distresse,He gan enquere / of her hevynesse 908Fully the cause / and occasiou?iFor he wil wite / in conclusiou?^,Whaf her eilejj / and why she ferde so.Jocasta sees themarks of oldwounds on hisfeet,[leaf 15, back]and sighs deeply.Ho asks why shedoes so." My lorde," quod she / " withoute wordes mo, 912 ^iie says sheParcel cause / of this sodeyn ragelisfor that* I in my tender agehad a lorde / I-named Layus,ikyng* of this tonne / a man ri3t' vertuvs, 916bore a son toKing Layus,iBe whom I hadde / a sone / wonder fail-',iikly tabene / his successoui'' and haii-*But* by cause / his dyvynow?'s toldeAt his birthe / sothly thaf he sholde, 9203if he haue lyf / be fatal destanye,fSleen his fader / it may non oper beIFor which the king* / his fate to eschewe,;Bad me in hast* / as hym thoghte dewe, 924jTo sle the childe / and haue therof no routhlAnd I anon bad with-oute slouthwho was toldthat the boyshould slay hiafather.La>iis bade.1 ocasta kiU herbabe.But tlie men she902. brast] barst Tj. breste Eo. and brast Lj. forto] to M^. Ad.,. I. Ea. Ba.905. on] in Lb. thyng] om. Adp Ad.,. I. Ra. Ba. S. mor and] om. Lb. 907.the kyug] om. Du. 908. gan enquere] her enquerid L.,. enquere Ar. Bo. and allthe other MSS. (enquire Ra. enquer S.). 910. witte"Bo. wete G. Lb. Di. S. P.Ap. wite Ar. M. Adj. and the rest. 910 in Ra. reads : Whi she sormd and maadlamentacioun. 911. ferdc] ferd G. Bo. Adj. fere Tj. 912. with-oute Bo. M.with-out Adj. 914. that] om. Bo. Tj. Du. L^. Lb. M. Di. Adj. Ad.,. I. Ra. Ba.Ej. S. 915. I-named] named Tj. 917. sone M. Adj. son Bo.' 918. liklyjlike S. tabene Ar. G. to ben L.,. P. E.,. to haue Ra. to haue ben Bo. and allthe rest. 919. divynours Bo. M. Adj. Ra. 920. birthe M. Ad,, birth Bo. 921.destanye Ar. Bo. Du. destenye Ej. destane S. destine Ad^. 922. may Ar. G. Lj.Ap. might Bo. and all the rest, shulde P. 924. fouht Bo. thought M. thoughtcAd,. 926. Ar. has a pause-bar after bad. with-outen Bo. Adj. Ra. withoute M.