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i';;;r. I.] End <strong>of</strong> Etcocles' first yearns reign in Thchcs. 75')Tn lyst* naf worclieii / after her devysuf lefte trouthe / and sette his fantasyeI'o be gouerned / by fals flaterye ^, 1784That* bad hym thenke"^ / how he was a knyght*,|jid to holde <strong>of</strong> force /, more"*^ than <strong>of</strong> "^^ right*,buryng* his lyf / lordship <strong>of</strong> the toufi,jdid not* to lese his possessioun 1788He gave upTruth,*\ the counsayl<strong>of</strong> Flatareres.and followdthose who badehim stick to<strong>Thebes</strong>ior no bond / nor heestes mad t<strong>of</strong>orn ;;)Uf lete his brother / biowen "^ in an horn,jVher that hym lyst* / or pypen in a red.'his was the counsail / platly and j^e Reed 1792;)fswich as liste nat* / to seyn the soth,put* falsly flater / with her wordes smoth.irAnd whan they hadde / hool her tale fyned,Cthyocles / fully is enclynyd,i.Vho so euer ther-at* / laugh or wepe,iik* her counsayl • possessiou?^ to kepe,vho that* sey nay / or gruche ther-ageyii1796lym to contrarye / he thoght* was but* veyn. 1800in this whyle"^ hath the shene so?zneBut*The twelue signes / round' aboute Ronne3ith Ethiocle / be lust* rekenyng*^,[n <strong>Thebes</strong> was crowned / lord and kyng*, 1804loldyng* the sceptre / and the dyademeThat* be resou?i / as if wolde seme,The tyme was ful complet* / and the space,and let hisbrother whistlefor it.Eteocles decides1782. worchen Bo. Adp worche M. werke T.,. devys] avise Ado. I. 1783.);efte Bo. Adi- 1784. flaterye Bo. Ad^. flatrye Ar. 1785. thenke Bo. M.heuk Ar. Ad^. 1786. And] oni. Tj. to holde] tolde Di. to shelde Ej. morei'.o. Ti. M. mor Ar. om. C. than <strong>of</strong>] than Ar. G. Ap. 1789. bond] bondesBo. nor Ar. Ra. ne Bo. M. Ad^. T... heestes] heste Ra. Ba. to forn Lb. aforneiM. El. beforn Bo. Adj. Ra. To." 1790. his] youre Lj. blowcn G. Bo. T,. Lb.M. Ej. Ap. blowe Ar. Adj. Ra. C. To. 1793. Swich Ar. Bo. Du. siche T,.>oche E.3. Suche all the rest, as] l^at Bo. Tj. Du. Lj. M. Di. Ej. S. C. T.^ 179.').Iiool her tale] holy her tale M. Di. Ba. C. hool the tale Lb. her hole talc P.talle whole S. her tale holy To. fyned] Ifynid S. feyned (: enclyned) lla.Ha. 1799 and 1800 omitted in Du. 1800. hym to] Or holdeth the P. contrarye].lontraire Ra. Ba. K,. he] him Ba. Eo. L,. they Ro. om. Lb. Di. was] it was Ifa.:Ba. Lo. Ro. 1801. while Bo. Ad^^Raf whyl Ar. hath] om. Adj. Ad.^. I. slieueAdj. "sheen Bo. 1802. The] Th Ar. tAvelve] XII Bo. Ad^. round] hath Ad,.Ad.3. L 1803. Ethiocle Ad,. Ethiocles Bo. rekenyng Bo. Adj. reknyngAr. 1805. and the] and M. Di.to stick to hiscrown.^; How the jeerwas come outthat Ethioclesregnyd.His first year'sreign in <strong>Thebes</strong>is ended,
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