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72 Eteocles is exhorted to he True^ and keep his Oath. [pt. I.till his brother Tjl his brother / ontrely be dede ;is dead.That^ he in <strong>Thebes</strong> / in his Eoyal seteMyght^ allorie / regnen in quiete ;1712he mente hy??i-silf / shortly, and non other,Vnperturbed / <strong>of</strong> Polymyte his brother.. And at this counsayl / diuers <strong>of</strong> entente,But three sorts <strong>of</strong> II I fynde wrif / thre folkes were present^. 1716men are present.Some in soth / that^ feithful were and trewe,And some also / that can chau?zge <strong>of</strong> newe,And other ek / that^ be-twixe* tweyfiTCone?-tly kowde / vnder colour feyii.[leaf 29] fT^ho firstfi seide, abouen* alle"^ thyngTf Comendacioun<strong>of</strong> Trouthe. JL Trouthe* shulde"'^ / longe to a kyng^,Eteocles that a^vmgmus nOf his word« / not* be variable,172Cj^^^^ pleyn / and hool / as a Centre stable. 172-;,IF For trouthe ** first^ / with-outen'^ eny wene,;Is Chief Pyler / that^ may a kyng< sustene,*\ Nota.In loye and honour / for to lede his lyfF.jm how trouth i3^OY trouth whiloiu / hadde a prerooratiff, 172!'preferred in the x o /afom k^^ °^ Esdren^'^eV// tho book can specyfie,wymmen andj^ecord' I take / <strong>of</strong> Prudeuf ]N'eemye,That* worthy kyngges / for al her grete pride,!Wyn / and wymnien / ben ek set* a-syde,17v31710. vtterly be Bo. M. be vtterli Adj. Ado. I. 1712. alone Ad^. alloon H>iregne Bo. Adj. 1715. this] his Lb. Di. Ad^ Ada- I. Ra. Ba. S. C. E2. at tlicounsayl] at her comyuge P. 1716. written G. 1717. were faithful G. 171f;can Bo. conneAdj. can cliaunge] change koiine M. Di. 1719. other] some othtjG. eke Bo. Adj. that] om. ho. Ko. be-twix Ar. I5a. Ro. betwixe Ra. betwix;P. L2. betwene Bo. T^. Li. Lb. M. Di. Ad^. Ad.^. I. E^. S. C. Tq. E.,. betwee;Du. tweyn] ))0 tweine Adj. them both tweyne Ado. them tho tweyn :|1720. kowde vnder colour Ar. Bo. Adp vnder colour koude M. Di. 1721;aboue al Ar. Bo. M. Ad^. abouen alle Ra. 1722. Trouthe Bo. M. Adj. Trout'Ar. Tj. Lb. Ra. shulde Bo. Tj. Lb. Ad^. shuld Ar. M. Ra. longe Ar. Bo. T'Lb. M. Adi. long Ra. to] vnto T2. Eg. Ro. til Ado. L 1723. be] to be LjDi. Adj. Ad^. I. Ra. Ba. S. C. T.^. P. variable] veriable Lj. 1724. Centr:Countre Li. 1725. trouthe Bo. M. Adj. troutli Ar. withoute Ar. Bo. Ad'M. withouten Di. 1730. Neomye Ado. I. Ba. 1731. That] What Ad!kyngges] kyng Bo. Du. L^. Lb. Adj. Ra. Ba. Y\. S. her] bis Lj. 1732. and]jAr. ek] also L2. Ro. ; tu Adj. Ej. S. 1732 is omitted; Ado. and I. instead '\wyn and wymmen have liaue bene put doun ; in Ra. after 1730 the space •,one line is Vft blank, and thcnfolJonis, making three lines for the two 1731 and 173',Allbrne kyiigis wemen and wyn That worthi kyng for al ther grete pride Leid hyjdoun and put on a side. Ba. has no blank line ; after 1730 follow the same thr\lines as in Ra., only ivith wyf'e/o?' wyn and on sydc for on a side {sec Notes).j
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