Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

54 To Folyiieices, aslee]), comes Tideus of Caledonia, [pt. ii.and sleeps therehimself.Tlien, in rides aiiianlv knight,[leaf 21, back]Tideus,who 's beenbanisht fromCaledoniafor accidentallyshooting hisbrother Menalippus.Hangynge the rene / in al the hasf he myght',vppon his arme / surer hym to kepe,And leyde hy??? doune / and gan anon to slepe, 1260As hym sempte / that tyme for the beste.And whil that^ he lay thus forto reste,Of aventure / ther cam / a knyghf rydiug^,The worthiest^ in this world lyvyng*, 1264Curteys, lowly / and rights vertuous,As seith myn autowr / Called Tidyus,Eurous in Armes / and manly in werkyng^,Of his byrthe / sone vnto the kyng< 1268Of Calydonye / a londe of gret^ renou?i.And he, alias / ouf of that* Regiou?iExiled was / for he his"^ brother sclowe,As Stace of Thebes / writ* the manere howe, 1272Al be that* he / to hym no malys mente.Eor on a day / as they on huntyng* wenteIn a forest* / for herte / and for hynde,So as he stod vnder a grene"^ lynde, 1276And CasueUy / lete his Arow Slippe,he slongh his broder / call lid Menalippe,Thorgli mortal sort* / his honde was begyled :Eor which / he was / banished"^ and exiled,As the lawe / narowe / sette his charge.128C1259. surer] sure C. To. P. Eo. Ro. ]>e surer Li. Lb. M. Di. {in Ra. the added h^later hand), to] for to"C. T.". P. E.,. 1260. leyde] lenyd Ad.,. I. 1261!sempte Bo. M. Ad^. 1262. while Bo. Adj. Ra. that] om. M. Di. Ej. he]he J)atyme P. {sec 1261). thus] om. P. 1264. The] One the C. P. Eo. On of the T,in this] in l)e Bo. Ti. Du. Lj. Lb. j\I. Di. Ad^ Ad.,. L Ra. Ba. E^. S. T.,. of the CP. Eo. 1266. I-called Adj. Tidyus Ar. Bo. D\{. Tideus G. L^. AdJ Lb. Di. RaC. Lo"! ThedeusAdo. LT.,. Tvdyus Ej. Tydeus M. S. P. Ro. Tydius T^. 1268birth Bo. birtlie M. Adj" the] a Adj. Ad.,. L 1269. Calydonye Ar. Ad^ Ra'Ej. S. Ap. Calidoiie Ro. Calidoyne Lb. 'Callidoyne Ad.,. L E.j. Calcidonye BeDu. M. Di. Ba. Tj [altered into Calicdonye). Calcidoyne C. T.,. Calcidone L;Lo. Calcydoun P. {cp. 1405), 1271. his] is Ar. Li. sclowe Ar. {the coinjistfinwrote slogh, hut undcrdotted this and culded sclowe ; c'p. 1278). slow G. Bo. T-Lb. M. Ad,, sloughe P. slew To. scleugbe Ro. 1272. Stace Bo. Lb. R«StasAd,. Stage L.J. Ro. ]>e Stace Di. thestage C. writ] wrote Du. 1273. th«lhe to hym no malys] that he no malice to hym L.,.to hym that he no malyce RdLi. to] on C. To. at P. ; in M. Di, 1273 and 1274 are transposed. 1275. an^for] and G. 1276. Ar. has a j^ause-strokc between vnder and a. grene Bo. "H.Adj. gren Ar. 1280, banshed Ar. G. banesshid Bo, banesshed M. Ad1281. As] And Di.