He nemeþ is bat and forþ a goþ, [nemeþ] tok SNC. bott C. a] om. NC.]
Swiþe sori and wel wroþ, [wel] full NC; om. S.]
To-ward þe tour; [Toward] Euyn streght to C.]
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'Porter!' a sede, 'let me in reke! [in] om. C.]
A lite þing ich aue to speke [lytel SNC. þing] om. C. aue] for add. C.]
Wiþ þemperur.'
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'Go hom, truant!' þe porter sede, [A folio 178a:2] [hom tr.] hens traytour SNC. saide SNC.]
'Scherewe houre sone, y þe rede, [Scher.] Fowle C. Þy proude worde (wordis N) me (hold add. N) nouȝt paide SN.]
Fro þe gate: [Go fro (forthe on N) SN. þe] thys C.]
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Boute þow go hennes also swiþe, [Boute] yf add. C. also] om. SNC. blyue SN.]
Hit schel þe rewe fele siþe, [Hit] so C; His (!) A. Þou shalt it aþynk, so mot y þryue SN.]
Þow come þer ate! [And þou SN. Þow come] That thou stode C.]
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Sixte þe scherewe, ho be itte, [þe] Sest þou þis horeson, (þauȝ þou be (þat is so N) lyte SN.]
A lokeþ, as a wolde smite [A—wolde] Þou lokest as þou wolst me S; Lokith as he wolde me N. as] om. (!) A.]
Wiþ is bat: [is] þy S.]
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Speke he ouȝt meche more,
I schel him smite swiþe sore
Upon is hat.' [his] þe S.] [406—408. om. N.
Beuys was sore ashamedAnd of his wordes agramed,Þat he spak.He nyst neuer, what he do myȝt,To þe porter he gan him dyȝtAnd his hed brak.add. SN.] Line 408
'For gode,' queþ Beues, 'naþeles, [nertheles S.]
An houre sone for soþ ich wes, [For sothe an horeson (horis son N) SN.]
Wel ich it wot! [Wel ich it] Ful wel y SN.]
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Y nam no truant, be godes grace!' [am SN. truant] traytour S.]
Wiþ þat a lefte vp is mace [þat] word add. SN. vp] om. SN.]
Anon fot hot. [403—414. om. C.]
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