Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

;jJ58 Adrastus stops Polyneices and Tideus fighting, [pt. ii.[leaf 23]Adrastus wakes,and sends hismen to them.Adrastus's folktell him twoknights arefighting in hisjialace.And"*^ as they hurtle / that^ all ]?e paleis shoke,kyng*"*" Adrastus / out^ of his slep awoke,And made in hast^ his chamberleynes calle,And Jjorgh the courte / his worthy knyghte^ alle,Comaundyng^ hem to descende and se,And reports / what^ it^ myghte be,1360^This wonder noyse / in his courte be nyght.And Avhan they saugh two strau7ige knyghtes fight^ 1364In platys bright* / and in thikkii"**" maile,"^with-outii lugii /, they hadde grete mervaile"^And disamayed / of this vnkouth Jjing*,As they fond / tolde* to the kyng^. 1368'IT And Adrastus / for derknesse of the nyght.He conies do^^^l,bids them stopfighting,takes theirswords away,and tells emthey're greatfools.From his Chambre / Avith many torche * light^Into the courte / is discended doun,AH his meyne / stondyng en-vyrouw, 1372Of thyes knyghtes having' ful gret wonder.And of manhode / he put* hem firsf a-sonder,Hem comaundyng / lich a gentil kyng*,To leuen her strif and sesen of her"^ fighting*; 1371And entred Inne with a knyghtly loke,And first* fro hem / her swerdes both he took,ii1357. And] om. in all the MSS. {see 1, 1358 and Notes), hurtle] hurtled Lj. P.Lg. that] om. Ra. Ba. P. Lo. Ro. 1358. kyng] And kyng all the MSS. outom. Ra. Ba. his] om. G. " 1359. chamberleyns Bo. M. Adj. 1362. AndAnd to P. And make Lb. reporte Bo. M. Ad^. what] what that M. Di. T.2. Ro^raighte Ad^. might Bo. M. 1364. They] The Ar. two] tho G. 1365. andin] and Ad^. Ad.,. I. thikke Bo. '1\. Di. Ad^ Ra. To. thik Ar. G. Lb. U. Ba. C.maile] male Ar. 1366. mervaile] mervale Ar. Tj. 1367. And] And were Ejdisamayed] dismaied L^. Lb. U. Di. C. T.,. P. E.,. L.,. Ro. Ap. 1368. As] Andas Lj. Lb. E.,. Lyke as S. fond Ar. G.^Ba. fonde Bo. Du. T^. Lb. J\L Di. Apfounde L,. Adj. Ad.,. L S. C. T.,. E.> L^. Ro. tolde G. C. E.,. Ro. Ap. toolde Lbtold Ar. T.2. L2. tolde ])ei Bo. Da. E^. talde thei Tj. told"en they M. Di. toldtlalle Ro. J)ei tolde Lj. Adj. Ad.,. L Ba. S. to] vnto Lj.T.,. om. S. Ro. to the orto Ap. And as they founde hit, tolde hit to ])r kynge P. As thei we fonde tli«told to the kyng Ra. 1370. with] went with L^. many] many a Ad^. Ad.j. IRa. om. Lj. torche M. Ad^. Ra. torch Ar. torches Bo. Tj. Du. Lb. Ej. E.,1373. ful] om. M. Di. S. C. T.^. P. E.^. 1374. he] om. Lj. P. first] om. V>oboth L|. put hem first] first putt hem T.,. a-sonder] on sonder Lj. in sonder L.j1375. gentil] getil {misivritten) Ar. 1376. leuen Ar. Bo. Tj. Du. Lb. Adj. E2ileeue M. Ra. C. T.,. P. L._.. Ro. sesen Ar. Ra. P. cessen Ad.,. T.,. E.,. cese Bo. T)\\\Lb (seese). L, (sese). cesse T^. M. Ad^. C. of] om. Ba. her] om. Ar. G. T.,. Ejifighting] fight Ba. 1378. her swerdes both] both her swerdes M. Di. Cjboth] om. Ad.,. L Ra. Ba. S. he] om. P. i