Beues was niȝ wod for grame,
For a clepede him foul be name, [For a cl.] When he called SN; For—him] Þat he hym clepyd E.] [440 put before 439 N.]
And to him a wond; [A folio 178b:1] [a] om. ESN. wente E.]
Line 441
For al þat weren in þe place, [For] Befforn E. þe] þat S; om. E.]
Þries a smot him wiþ is mace [him him (!) A. is] the N.]
And wiþ is honde. [And wiþ] Þat was in SN. And strokes hym sente E.] [439—444. om. C.]
Line 444
Þries a smot him on þe kroun; [Þries—him] Befyse hym smote C. on] vpon ES.]
Þat emperur fel swowe adoun, [Þat] Þe ESN. emp.] he C; he add. E. sw. ad.] yn swowne downe C; in swoun SN; adoune E.]
Þar a sat. [Þar] þat add. E; as add. C. seet E.]
Line 447
Þe leuedi, is moder, gan to grede: [is m. g.] lowde gan E; gan anoon SN. The lady began to make a brayde C.]
'Nemeþ þat treitour!' ȝhe sede, [Neme SN; Take C. þat] þe SN. treit.] anon add. C; faste add. E. ȝhe] þan add. N. seide SNC.]
'Anon wiþ þat!' [Anon] Smertly C. Þat is so keet E; And swith spake SN.]
Line 450
Þo dorste Beues no leng abide; [Þo] There C. dorste B.] durste he E; he derst SC; he ne durst N. lengere ESNC. byde C.]
Þe kniȝtes vp in ech a side, [Þe] om. N. vp in] vp on E; roos vpon SN; resyn on C. ech a] euery SC; eche N.]
More and lasse, [Boþe more EC.]
Line 453
Wo hem was for þe childes sake, [hem] so N; him AE; he S; Wo h. w.] So wo þey were C. þe ch.] hys EC.]
Boute non of hem nolde him take, [Boute] That C; om. SN. þem C. wolde ESNC.]
Hii lete him pase. [Hii] But ESNC.]
Line 456
Beues goþ faste ase he mai, [Beues] He SN. goþ f.] ȝede swyþe E; ron hoom SNC; as add. S. faste—mai] y yow say C.]
His meister a mette in þe wai, [a mette] mette him SN; hym mette E. in] on EN.]
Þat hiȝte Saber, [hete N; was hoten E; syr add. C.]
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& he him askede wiþ bliþe mod: [&] om. ESNC. he] Hys maystyr E. askyd hym ESNC. bliþe] mylde ESNC.]
'Beues!' a seide, 'for þe rode, [for] be EC.]
What dostow her?' [dostow] dollow (!) A; now add. E.]
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