Hii aqueynted hom a non · & bi come frend riȝt gode · [aqueynted] acquintede α; acordede βγ; acoyntede B. bi come frend] bi comen frendes B; frendes bi come αβγ; frendus by come δ. riȝt] om. B.]
Boþe vor hor prowesse · & vor hii were of one blode ·
Þo was þe compaynie strong · & strengore þan it was er · [Þo was þe compaynie] Þo þis company was B. þe] þis αβγδ. strengore] stengore A; more αβγδ. it was] hit was B; he was αβγ; þey were δ. er] her α.]
Al in one compainie · hii wende vorþ riȝt þer · [hii] þo þey δ. wende] wenden Bα; went βγδ. vorþ] to schyppe anone δ. riȝt] om. B.]
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In þe se wiþ god wind · so þat atte laste · [In] And in to δ. þat atte] þei come atte þe βγ.]
In to þe on ende of gascoine · þe wind hor ssipes caste · [In to þe on] In to on α; In one βγ. hor ssipes] her schyppe δ.]
Corineus þe stronge man · þre hondred men nom · [Corineus] Cornieus β. þe] þis B. þre] to B; two αβγδ. nom] wt hym nom B; þo nom α; þo name βγ; þo nome δ.] [Hearne page 16]
& wende alond to honti · þo he to londe com · [alond] on lond B. honti] hunte βγ. þo] þo þat δ. londe] lond B. com] came β; come γ.]
Brutus.
Vor to porchassi hom mete · & þe king · goffar · [porchassi] porchase B; porchasi α; purchase β; purchace γ. &] and þan β; and thanne γ; and þo δ.] [folio 9a]
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Þat was king of þe lond · þo he was iwar · [king] om. δ. þe] þat δ. þo] whan βγ. was] was þerof δ. iwar] ware B.]
Þat such folc was ariued · as me sede vp his londe · [such] swiche α. ariued] y armed B. me] men βγ. sede] seiþ α; sawȝ β; sawe γ. vp] & ryuen vp B; op on α; vp on βγ.]
& nuste wat folc it was · to hom he sende is sonde · [& nuste] Nuste he nouȝt α; Wiste he nouȝt β; Wyst he nought γ; Wyst he noght δ. it] þei βγ. was] were βγδ. is] om. α.]
To wite ȝweþer hii wolde pais · oþer hii nolde non · [hii] he B. oþer hii nolde] or wolde þei βγ. hii] heo B. nolde] wolde δ.]
His messagers as hii wende vorþ · comen & mette echon · [His] Þe B. as hii] þei B; om. αβγδ. wende] wenden B; wenten β; went γ. comen & mette] metten hem B; & mette ham α; and mette hem βγδ. echon] euerichon α; euerechone β; euerychone γδ.]
