And seo be his signes · whom he souht hedde. [folio 398b:1]
¶ Þis Folk fraynede him feire · from whenne þat he coome? [
Expanded in U into two lines;
þis folk frayneth him faire · for hym þat hym made,
Fro whennes þat be come · & whiderward he schulde. from whenne] whenis T.
] Line 16 "From Synay," he seide, · "and from the Sepulcre; From Bethleem and Babiloyne · I haue ben in boþe, [at bedlem & at babilon · haue y ben also H. From—Babiloyne] At bedlem (bethlem U) at babiloyne TU.] In Ynde and in Assye · and in mony oþer places. [In—Assye] In Armonye, in Alisaundre THU. and] TU om.] Ȝe mouwe seo be my Signes · þat sitteþ on myn hat, Line 20 Þat I haue walked ful wyde · In weete and in druye, [ful] wel T; U omits.] And souht goode seyntes · for my soule hele." ¶ "Knowest þou ouht A Corseynt · Men calleþ Seynt Treuþe? [ouht—corseynt] ouȝt a cor|seint, quod þei TU; a seint, quoþ þei H. Men—seynt] þat men callen THU.] Const þou wissen vs þe wey · wher þat he dwelleþ? [wissen] teche H. he] wy T. dwelleþ] walkeþ H.] Line 24
"Nay, so God glade me!" · seide þe gome þenne, [God—me] god mote me helpe T; god me helpe H; me god helpe U. gome] man T; pilgrym H.]
"Sauh I neuere Palmere · with pyk ne with schrippe [Sauh I] I sauȝ TH. pyk—schrippe] scrip ne wiþ pyk H.]
Such a seint seche · bote now in þis place." [Such—seche] Axen aftir hym TU; aske after seint treuþe H. bote] er T; eer þan U.]
"Peter!" quod a Plouȝ-Mon · and putte forþ his hed,
"I knowe him as kuyndeliche · as Clerk doþ his bokes;
Clene Concience and wit · [kende] me to his place, [Clene] kynde H. and wit] H omits. [kende] So in TU; VH read tauȝte. to] riȝt to H.]
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And dude enseure me seþþe · to serue him for euere. [enseure—seþþe] me to sure hym TU; me assure H.]
¶ Boþe to sowen and to setten · while I swynke mihte, [to—setten] sowe his seed T; now and sithe U.]
I haue ben his felawe · þis fiftene wynter; [felawe] folowere TU; holdere H. þis fiftene] al þis fourty TU.]
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Boþe I-sowed his seed · and suwed his beestes, [suwed] kepid U; folewid H.]
