Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

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;;50 Polyneiccs comes to a Forest hy the Sect. [pt. ii.Duryng^ his lif / fully of the toufi.to a forest bythe sea,For which in hast^ /, havyng^ no felawe,Polymyte a-side gan hyni draweBy a forest' / loynyng to the See,knowyng' right* nought* the syyt of the contrd,Ful of hilliis / and of hegh niounteyns,full of wildbeasts.[leaf 20]A tempest risesCraggy Eochcs / and but* fewe playns,wonder dredful and lothsom of passage,And ther-with-al / ful of beestis rage ;holdyng* his way of herte* no thyng* light*,Maat* and wêry / til"^ it* drowe to nyght*.And al the day / beholdyng* enviroun,He neyther saugh castel, toure, ne towiThe whiche jjing* /greued hy??i ful sore.And sodeynly / the se began to Eore,M'ynde and tempest* / hidously tarise.1168'/117*the rain pours-down.The Reyn douiie bete / in ful grisly wise, 117*That* man and beest* / therof Avere adrad,And negh for fere"^ / gan to wexe mad,As it sempte / by the wooful sownesOf Tygres / beres / booriis / and lyounes, 118'which for refut* / hem-silue* forto saue,Euerich in hast* / drogh vnto his Caue.But* Polymyte / in this tempest* huge,Alias the M-hilc"^ / fyndeth n.o refuge. 1111161. haast Bo. hast M. haste Adj. 1162. drawe] to drawe M. Di. witdrawe C. To. E.^. 1164. syyt Adj. cyet Bo. Du. U. the] j)at Ad^. Adg.1165. hegh Ar. hve Bo. 1166. Crat^gy] Cracchy Ad.,. I. roches] roges 1Di. fewe Bo. M. Adi. 1169. herte Ad^. Du. hert Ar." Bo. M. 1170. tto Ar. G. drowe Bo. Lb. drouh Ra. drew Adi. T._,. 1171. al the daalway Bo. 1173. whiche Bo. Du. M. which Tj. Adj. greued] greueth Iful] om. Lb. right Adi. T.,. 1174. began] gan Bo. Ba. 1175. hidouslsodeinly Di ((7^ 1174). tari.se Ar. E.,. to arise Bo. Ti. Adj. Ra. to ry.se P. gau)ryse Lb. 1176. grisly] grevous Ad.^. I. 1177. man and beest] manybeste Eo. were Ar. L.,. Ko. om. Tj. was all the rest, adrad] drad Ra. Ba,1178. fer Ar. feer Bo. fere M. Adi. to] o/n. M. Di. waxe Bo. M. wAdj. wax Du. 1179. semyd Bo. M. Adi. 1180. Of] As Di (cj). 1171181. refut] resku L.. fortune P. hem-silue Lb, hem-selfe L^. Ei. Ahem-silf Ar. Ti. licm-self Bo. Du. U. Adi. forto] to Ra. Ba. 1182. ha;'Bo. hast Du. ha.ste Adj. IIS'S. V icndcnlottcd, before But Ay. 1184. whiBo. M. Adi. whil Ar.j
I;;Polyneices conies to Argos, wJiose King Adrastus has 2 Daughters. 51Nor hyjii to schrowde / saugh nowher no socourwas passed / almost^ mydnyght hourTil itÂ large spacii / tliat^ the sterres clere,Tlie clowdtis voyde /, in heiiene did appereSo that^ this knyght^ / out^ of the forest^ largeGan approchen / to the londe of arge,Seyng a palays myghty of beeldyng^,Of which Adrastus / called was the kyng^,A manly man / riche and wonder sage,And ronne was / somdel / into age,Bom of the lie / which called is Chysou?z,And whylom sone / of the kyng" ChalouuAnd for his witfc^ /, in story as is kouth,he chosen was / in his tendre ôuth.Of alle Arge / to be crowned kyng^,Chief of alle Grece / by record of wryting^,:Xot be dissent* / nor successions^,But al onlyI/ of fre elecciou;i!To* holde of Arge / the sceptre in his hond,|As most* worthy / of alle* grekes lond,lloued and drad / for wisdam and Justice.And as the story / pleynly can devise,'This worthy kyng* hadde doghtres two,11881 192119G12001204Near midnightthe clouds clearotr.^ How Polymytescam intothe lond ofArge.Adrastvis is kingof Argos,[leaf 20, back]and has 2 fairdaughters,1185. Xor] Ne C. P. saugh] safe Ado. nowher] nothir Ba. oiii. Ad.,, uo] om.Ipu. Adi. Ba. P. nor Ado. I. 1186. was] om. Du. mydnygh Ar. 1188.'dowdes] cloude Du. voyde Bo. void Adi, 1190. approchen Bo. M. Aih.'Xhe]om.G. londe] longG. 1191. beldingAdi. byldyng Bo. 1192. the] u;n.Adj. Ado. I. 1193. riche] wis Adi. Ado. I. 1195. which] >at Bo. 'i\. Du. Lj.iLb. M. Di. Ej. S. Adi. Ado. Ra. Ba. C. om. P. called] I-called P. is]om. P. was I.Ghysoun Ar. G. To. Lo. Ro. Ap. Chifon C. P. Eo. Clysoun Bo. Ti- Du. Lj. Lb. M.pi. Adj. Ado. Ra. Ba. Ei. S. Elisoun I. 1196. whylom] som tyme C. T,. Eo. L,.oni. P. sone] >e son Bo. of] to T.3. P. vnto Ad.,. I. the] om. Lb, Adi. Ad.,. I.L'haloun] Claloun Ad... Thalon Ra. Caloun Ba. called Chulon P. 1197. Andtor his witt] And is writyn Ra. Ba. in story] om. Ado. I. is] it is L^. M. Di. Adi.kdo. I. Ra. Ba. S. P. Ap. koutli] couthen Ad.,. 1. "1200. alle] om. G. 1201.JN'ot] Xor Bo. Ti. L^. M. Di. Adi. Ra. Ba. E^' S. C. nothir Ad.,. I. nor] ne Bo.'î.Du. Lb. M. Di. Ad^. Ej. P. nother Li. successioun] by's. Ba. Ad.,. I. P.!,203. To holde G. Bo. T^. Du. Li. Lb. M. Di. Adi. A.,. I. Be holde Ar. Ei. S. Helielde C. T, {misioriUen helge). P. E.,. L.,. Ro. Ap. Heeld Ra (he added afterfleeld above the line). Ba. in his hond] and the Croune P {a different hand has\ddcd and Towne with paler ink at the end of 1204). 1204. As] And G.If alle] in all (om. the) Ad.,. I. of alle the Ar. of the {om. alle) Lo. Ro.1207. had Bo. M. Ad^.
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viTemporary Preface.palpable anachr
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Page 62 and 63: 38 Edippus's Reign in Thebes teas i
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\i100 Tideus returns to Argos, to h
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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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;108 Tlie Kings who share in Adrast
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:;;^126 Tideus asls Ipsiphylefor Wa
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;!;k128 The Greek troops rush to th
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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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: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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