Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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;;;;;:Ii48 Each Brother is to reign for one year alternately, [pt. ii.The Thebanlords get tliemto agree tliateacli brothershall reign fora yearand while onereigns,the other shallgo away and dowarlike deeds.•i The conuencionAVliicli to bothe"^ / myglite most* availeThat* fynaly / tliorgh her gouernaile, 1112'The lordes alle / beyng* tho present*,They han hem broglit* / to be of on assent*,Of on hert* / as brother vnto brother,Euerich of hem / to regnen* after other, 1116,êer be 3eer / as it* cam aboute,So that the ton / shal absent* Yiyin outeFully that* êer, and hy?7i-siluen "* guyeBe his manhode / and his chyualrye, 112(haunte hym-self / in Dedys marcyalwhil his brother / in his See EoyalHoldeth liis sceptre / the Cite to gouerne|And whan the 3eer / his cours ha|) ro?nie 3erne 112-And is come out* /, he shal haue^ repairTo Regne in Thebes / lik as lord' and hair,There to receyue / fully his dignyte"vvhil the tother voideth the Cite, 11 21Paciently / taking* his auentureTil"*^he ageyn / his honure may recure.-|Tliey shallchange yearly.Thus entrechaunge euery 3 ere they slialThe ton ascendeth"^ / that* other ha]? a fal. 113They most* obeye of hert* / and take it wel,lich as the tourn / resortej? of the whel.For this was hool / the composiciou/i!Both Eteocles A-twene the bretheren / and conuencion/;,113J1111. bothe Bo. M. Ad,, both Ar. Du. Lb. Ra. Tg. myght Bo. M. Adj. Rjom. G. myghtc most] most myght M. Di. T.,. 1112. thorg Ar. 1113. alBo. M. Adi. tho] ther I. 1116. regne Ar. Bo. Lb. M. Ra. rengne Ad1117. 3eerJ There Lb. cam] comeM. To. cometh Di. Ra. Ba. P. Eo. 1119. FulKFull Lb. hym-siluen f2?. 710. hym-silf Ar. Bo. Ad^. hymsilfe Ra. Ej. guye A'Ra. T2. gye Bo. Adj. 1120. and liis] and (his om.) Bo. 1121. Dedye A,marcyal] mercial ]>o. Du. 1122. while Bo. M. Ad]. 1124. 3eer his] yerTo. his cours ha)) ronne] hath ronne his cours M. Di. êrne] om. P (ronn(goveme). 1125. is] om. Lb. is come out] is ended Ad,. Ado. L ha Ar. hailBo. M. han Ad]. 1128. whil Ar. while Bo. M. Adj. whyle that Ej. tl,tother Ar. T2. Ap. |)at other Bo. M. Adj. Ra. the other E^ Lo. his brother I-voideth] avoydith P. 1130. Til] To Ar. 1131. Thus] This Lb. entrechaun/iall the MSS., excr/it entrochaunginge Lb. Di. P. 1132. the ton Ar. G. P. LJRo. Ap. )»at oon Bo. Du. M. Adj. Ra. To. ascendeth] descendeth Ar. ascende ]Ro. that other Ar, Bo. Du. :M. Adj. Ra". T2. Ap. the other G. the tothir P. IRo. ha)>] liadde Di. haue P. 1136. A-twene Ar. Tg. Lo. Ro. Ap. And tweiG. Bitwene Bo. ^L Adj. Ra. and] and pe Du. Ra. L^. Ro.
;1137.;PT. II.] Polyneices rides from Thches. 49Fill knet^ vp / be gret* avisement^, a"d Polyneices^ I c> swear to this.lo-for the goddys / be oth of sacrament^,Neuer after to groche''*' ne to varye,But^ a-coniplisslie?i Shortly / and not tarye,lich as thaccord / enrolled in the tonne,From poynt* to poynt* / made menciou?^Biit^ alderfirst^ / be resoii of his age,Ethyocles / hadde thauaii??tagero regne aforn / and to were a croune,Polymyte / hym hastyng out^ of tonneDuryng^ that êer /, it* may noii other be,Whil his brother /saf in his Royal SeeFul richely vpon fortunes wheel114011441148[leaf 10, back]But Eteocles isto reign Hr»t.A.nd rode hym forth / armed bri^t in stele,rhis Polymyte / sothly as I rede,iHym-silf allone / on a Eyal Stede,With-oute guyde / al the longe day,jBeyng* aferd / to kepe the heghe"^ way,i[n his herte / hanyng* suspeciou?zCo his brother / of malice and tresoii??,;est* he pz^rsued / thorgh fals vnkynde"^ blood[Co haue hym ded / for couetise of good,phat he alloil / myght^ haue* possessions^115211.56So Polyneicesrides out ofThebes,suspectingEteocles,be] with G. gret] full Ado. I. 1139, groch Ar. gruch Lb. grucche3o. M. gruchche Ad;^. grutche E^. a 2Micse-bar in Ar. before ne. 1140.; complisslien Bo. Ra. tacomplisshen M. Ad^. to complisshen Di. in Lb.\ written, complisshen omitted, vritli blank sjMce left for it. Shortly] om. Ad^. Ad.^.1. 1141. as] ooji. P. Ro. as thaccord] to accorde Ado. I. enrolled] envolvid'-ida. 1142. From Ar. Dii. Ad^. Ra. Fro Bo. Lb. U." made] maked M. Di.(S made ys P. Ro. S (as added above the line). 1144. hadde thauanntage Ar.iadde the auauntage Di. Tg. Ro. had thauavmtage Bo. M. had the auauutage C.*'.had >e vanntage L^. Lo. had tho the Avauntage Ba {in Ra. the later hand ha.sp'awled SMne indistinct letters over tlio). had tho thauanntage Ad^. S. had ther;) avauntage Adg. 1. 1145. to were] to here Lb. Ba. to] om. Eg. a crowne] j-ejrowne L^. Lb. M. Di. I. S. C. T2. P. Eo. Ro. 1146. hym hastyng] haastyngîm Bo. Du. Lp Lb. E^. him] om. S. 1148. second his] om. G. 1149. richely1. Adj. richly Bo. 1150. armed bri^t] bright armyd Ad^. Ado. I. iu] as1151. This] ThusRa. So M. Di. 1152. allone Du. Adi." alloon Bo.lal M. roial Bo. Ad^. 1153. long Bo. M. Adj. 1154. hegh Ar. hye Bo.L Adj. hihe Ra. 1157. pursued] pursue 0. Eo. be pursued L^. j)orgh]ofC.ils] his fals Bo. Du. L^. Ej. his II. Di. Ad^ Ado. I. Ra. Ba. S. fals and E.,.akynde Bo. M. Ra. vnkynd Ar. Adi. {in Ra., bij the later hand, vnkyude is crossedht and \r\n?i.im:z\\ written above the line). 1159. haue Bo. M. Adj. ha Ar.THEBES.E
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l^j)ti0ate's Siege of Cljcbes.
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viTemporary Preface.palpable anachr
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Page 54 and 55: ji;;then on 3!30 The Sphinx's ProUe
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Page 62 and 63: 38 Edippus's Reign in Thebes teas i
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Page 76 and 77: ;;52Adrastus dreams of his tico Son
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Page 94 and 95: 170 The Weddings of the Princes. Et
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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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;;112 Kings must give freely if the
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,'I;;;114 Meocles prepares Thehes a
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]122 Age and Youth contrasted. Foll
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:;;^126 Tideus asls Ipsiphylefor Wa
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;!;k128 The Greek troops rush to th
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|'wolde * nof assenteRa. Ba. warly]
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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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;'.1140Lycurguss dead Son is huricd
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J148 The Grcclcs ravage the Country
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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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•178 All the Knights of Greece an
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:180 An old Tyrant, CIcon, is elect
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;;18G Theseus hills Crcon and routs
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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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