Lydgate's Siege of Thebes

170 The Weddings of the Princes. Etcocles is troiiblcd. [PT. i.[leaf 28]But I reallycan't describeall the feastingand love-makingthat went on.The news ofthe marriagereaches Eteoclesin Thebes,and troubleshim.To byholde the gretii EyalteAnd the maner / of thys solempnyte.But* to telle / aH: the circumstancesOf lustiis / Keuel / and tlie dyuers daunces, 1664The feestes riche /, and the gyftes grete,The pryv^ sighiis / and the feruent heteof louys folk / brennyng* as the glede,And devyses / of many sondry wede, 1668The touches stole / and the* amerous lookes,By sotyl craft* / leyd oute"^ lyne and liokes,The lalous folk / to traysshen and begyleIn their awayt* / with many sondry wile : 1672Al this in soth / descryven I ne can.Buf wel wote I / the newe fame ran,This mene while "^ / with ful swiff passageVuto Thebes / of this mariage. 1676And by report* trewe and not* yfeyned,The soune therof the eeres hath atteyned,Myn aucto?^r writ* /, of Ethyocles,Touchyng* thonoz^?' / and the gret* encres 16801Of Polymyte / heghly magnyfied,And how that* he / newly was allyedWith Adrastus / in the londe of Arge.The whiche thyng-* / he gretly gan to charge, 168411661. Ryalte Bo. roialte Adj. 1663. telle Ar. Bo. toWe or icW all the otherlMSS. all] of Bo. 1667. In Ar. of stands before the column ; the copyist had firsi^^written The, ichich is undcrdotted. loues Bo. M. A(\. T.^. loiiyng G. C. folk/jflok.Lb. 1669—1672 omitted in P. 1669. stole Ar. Bo. and all the oth£7iMSS., except scole {sic) Lj. L.,. and sutill Ra. sotill Ba. {cp. 1670). ])e ameromBo. Tj. M. Ra. thamerous Ar. amerous Adj. Ad.,. auervous I. lookes] look](: hook) Ra. Ba. 1670. doun Ar. G. Ad,. Ad".,. I. Ra". Ba. Ej. S (adoim).]oute Bo. Tj. Du. Lj. Lb. M. Di. C. T.. E.^. L.^. Ro. Ap. lyne] lines E.,. bijlyne Adj. Ad.,. I. 1671. lalous Av. lelous Bo. Adj. gclous M. ; in Lb. ii\an empty space between The gel ions folke and bigyle ; the copyUt was unable Udecipher his orirjinal, or else this oriyinal presented a gap in this line. 1672their Bo. Adj. 1673. discryuen Bo. Adj. descryve M. 1674. wote I] I wotiM. Di. 1675. while Bo. M. Adj. whil Ar. 1676. this] this ilke M. thilklDi. the Adj. Ad.^ this hie C. Ro. this noble Ra. Ba. 1677. y-feyned Bojfeyned M. Adj.; Ar. has a pause-bar after tvewe. 1678. theres Adj. ther Ad.^. I1680. );e honour V,o. M. thonour Adj. 1681—1746 lost in Ap. 1682. how>om. Bo. C. T.,. P. E.. 1684. the] om. C. he gretly gan] he gan gretly Gigretly he gan 5l. Di. Adj. Ado. I . Ej. C.