Seyde as þe kyng sende · and seþþe tok his leue. [Seyde] Seide hym TD; & seide H. sende] him sente U; bade H. seþþe] siþþe TH; sitthe U; sethen D.]
¶ "I schal araye me to Ride," quod Reson · "Reste þe a while"—
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And clepte Caton his knaue · Curteis of speche— [And] he H. clepte] calde TUD. Caton] conscience U.]
"Sette my Sadel vppon Soffre- · til-I-seo-my-tyme, [soffre] soffre, quoþ he H.]
And loke þou warroke him wel · wiþ swiþe feole gurþhes; [loke þou warroke] let warroke TUD. swiþe—gurþhes] riȝtful gerþis TU; wytful gartys D.]
Hong on him an heui Bridel · to bere his hed lowe, [an] þe THD. to bere] to holde TD; & hoold U.]
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Ȝit wol he make moni a whi · er he come þere." [he] we TD (wrongly). moni a whi] many wehe TU; many a wehe H; many wey D. er he] er we TU; or he H; or we D.]
ÞEnne Concience on his Capul · Carieþ forþ Faste, [carieþ] cairiþ T; caried HD.]
And Resun with him Rideþ · Rappynge Swiþe; [Rideþ] rit T; right U. Rap|pynge swiþe] & rapiþ hym ȝerne TH; & rapide hym faste U; & hastid hem swiþe H. D omits this line.]
Bote on a wayn [witti] · and wisdame I-feere [folio 397a:2] [
Ac vnwary wisdom · & witty his (wyt his ovne D) fere TD;
Ac on-were wysdom · & wytty his fere U;
& in a wayn wysdome · and witty his fere H.
V has Bote on a wayn wyd, &c. which gives no sense; see Folweden in next line. N.B. V has witti in l. 141 below.
] Line 24 Folweden hem faste · for þei hedden to done [hem faste] faste forþ U.] In Esscheker and Chauncelrie · to ben descharget of þinges; [Esscheker] cheker TUH2D; court HU. chauncelrie] in chauncelrie H; in chauncerie TD; in þe chancerye U. ben descharget] deschargen hem H.] And Riden faste, for Reson · schulde Reden hem þe beste [& for reson shulde reule hem · & rede hem for þe best H.] For to sauen hem-self · from schome and from harme. [& saue hem fram harme · fram shame also H.] ¶ Bote Concience com arst · to Court bi A Myle, [Myle] myle wey TUD.] Line 29 And Romede forþ bi Reson · Riht to þe kyng. [Romede] rombide T; rowned U. bi] wiþ THU; D omits. Riht] & rauȝt H.]
COrteisliche þe kyng · þenne com to Resoun, [þenne—Resoun] þanne com in to resoun TU; welcomed resoun H.]
Bitwene himself and his sone · sette him on Benche, [Bitwene] And betwyn TD. him|self] hym U. on] a T. H omits this line.]
