Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

;40 Jocasta tells Ediiypus her Bahys stcrry, his own. [pt. i.told to do it,[leaf 16]bored the child sfeet,and hung himon a tree.* Certeyu men / vp peyne of lugemente,To* execute / the comaiu^demente 928Of the king* / as I gaf hem in charge.And forth they gon / to a forest* large,Adiacent* / vnto this contr^,Percen his fete / and honge \\jm on a tre, 932Nat* pa?-fourmyng* / thexecuciou??.On hym they hadde / such compassion??.lefte hym ther / and hom resort* ageyfi,Beyng* in doute / and in non certeyn, 936At theyre repeire / as they told en alle,^There, huntersfound him.Of late, Layuswas slainOf this childe / what* afterward' is falle ;\Saue they saide / huntys han \\ym founde,Which lad hym forth / and his feet* vnboundeBut* to what* coost* / they coude not* declare.Which pa?-cel is of myn evel fare,Grounde and cause / of myn hevy chere,940Considred ek the woundes that* appere 944;Ypon 30ure fete /, and woot* not* what* they mene.And on thyng / ay / isMy lord, alias f but* of newe date :at myn herte grene,kyng Layus / slayen"*^ was but* late 948j1j(927. Certeyn] To certeyn all the MSS. {11° for To in ho.), men] om. Tg. vp^vi)on Ba. Ej. S. To. L.,. {in Ra. vp altered to vpon hy the later hand), on Lj. Llx928. To execute] "Execute Ar. G. Texecute lio. Tj. To execute[u] all the othciMSS. the] the kynges Ba. 929. Of tlie king] In all thing Ba. I] he Adj.Ad.,. I. hem] om. Ad.>. I. in] om. Di. 931. vnto] to Adj. Ad.,. I. Ra. Ej. S.this] the G. 932. Percen] Perced L,, M. Di. Ra. Ba. T. Persyng P. E.v W,Ap. Percen they E,. honge Ar. Bo. Lb. hange Tj. hangen Ad.2. I. heng M.Dl Adj. Ra. Ba. S. Tj. E.,. hyng L,. P. L.j, Ap. hangynge E^. hym] oni. A'l,Ad2. I. Ej. on] vpon Ad^. Ad.,. I. 933. parfourmyug Bo. partbrmyng 31Adj. the execucion Bo. M. Adj. 934. had Bo. M. Ad,. 935. lefte hyiither] Left ther the child L.j. hom resort] home resorted Bo. Lj. Ra. Ba. resorU'home T... E.,. hom thei rcsorte Ad.>. \. restored home P. 937. theyi"e Ar. Bo.Ti. Du."L,."Lb. S. E._,. L.. Ap. (M. A"t heir), ther Ad.,, hir Di. Ra. T,. here Ad,E,. his Ba. repeire] re])ort Ad.,, tolden Bo. M. ' tokle Lb. Adi."Ra. 938'after^vard is falle] aftreward is byfall Bo. T,. Du. L,. Lb. :M. Di. Ad,. Ra. BaEj. S. E._,. after was be falle T.,. aftir .shulde falle P. 939. Sauf Bo. Saf .MAdj. saide Bo. M. seide Ad,. 940. lad] had Bo. T,. Du. L,. M. Di. P. hamLb. 94L to] am. G. coude Bo. M. Ad,. 946. on thyng] a nodir Ra. Baay is] is ay Bo. T,. Du. L,. Lb. M. Di. Ad,. Ad.,. L Ra. Ba. E,. S. at] in G. Ad,,L P. hert Bo. M. Ad,, grene] greve L, (: mene). 947. newe Bo. Ad,, nevM. 948. layus Ar. slayen] slayn(e) Ar. and all the other MSS. {see Notes).