·Vter· [folio 53a]
& þe brutons hom wiþdrowe· & þe saxons hom reste · [concilium.]
King vter nom is conseil · woch red were þe beste · [nom] toke βδ. woch] wat B; which α; whiche β. þe] om. B.]
Gorloys erl of cornwaile · þat wysost was iholde · [Gorloys] Corloys β.]
& old & mest adde yseie · is red verst he tolde · [& old] om. β. mest] most β. adde yseie] he hadde yseen β.]
We mote he sede be hardy · & stalwarde & wyse · [mote] moste δ. & stalwarde] staleworde α; stalworþe Bβ; stalward δ. wyse] eke wyse δ.]
Ȝif we wolleþ abbe vre lif · & holde vre franchise · [wolleþ] wol Bβ. abbe] haue β.]
Wexinge euere beþ vre fon · bi water & bi londe · [Wexinge] Wexinde α. euere beþ] euer beþ B; buþ euere α; ben euer β; bene euere γ. water] watere α.]
& ȝif we abideþ longe · we ne ssolleþ hom noȝt at stonde · [&] Þat Bαβδ. abideþ] bideþ α; bide β. ne ssolleþ] schul B; ne scholle α; schulle βδ. hom noȝt] nouȝt hem β. atstonde] astonde γδ.]
Line 3260
Nou hii beþ al onywar · hii wolleþ yswyke by daye · [hii beþ] he beþ B. wolleþ yswyke] wollen waxe β; wil rest δ. by] þys δ.] [Hearne page 156]
Þeruore I ne rede in no manere · þis nede leng delaye · [I ne] ich ne α; I δ. in no manere] nout α; nouȝt β; noght δ. þis nede] þis neode α þis veredet β; in þis nede þat we δ. leng] lengor B; lenger βδ]
We ssolleþ hom abbe al uor noȝt · I ne rede no leng abyde · [ssolleþ] schul B; scholle α; schulle β. al] now Bδ; nou α; nowȝ β. I ne] ich α; I βδ. no leng] no lengor B; non leng α; we no lenger β; þat we noght δ.]
Vor hii beþ naked & onywar · & ysprad wyde · [hii] he B. beþ] buþ α; ben β; bene γ. naked] nakede α. onywar] vnwar β. ysprad] to sprad B; to sprad buþ α; alle to sprade ben β; to sprad þey ben δ.]
Þis conseil was wel yhurd · hii heolede her to echon · [hii heolede her to] þer to hi hulde α; þer to þei helde β; þer wt þey helde δ. heolede] hulde B. her to] þer to B. echon] euerychone δ.] [capcio hos|tium nocte.]
Al by niȝte hii wende uorþ · & soȝte out hor fon · [hii] he B. hor] har δ.]
