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The romance of Sir Beues of Hamtoun. Ed. from six manuscripts and the old printed copy, with introduction, notes, and glossary, by Eugen Kölbing ...

'Mahoun!' a seide, 'þe miȝt be proute, [Be Mahoun E. þe] we E. þe miȝt be] now were y SN.] And þis child wolde to þe aloute; [And] Yf C. Wolde þis chyld ESN. vnto E. þe] vs ESN. loute ESNC.] Ȝif a wolde a Sarasin be, [And yf C; And E. a] it ENC. Sar.] paynym SNC. a Sar.] with vs E.] Ȝit ich wolde hope, a scholde þe! [ȝit] om. ESNC. I hope well C. a] it SNC. wolde ESNC.] 534 Be Mahoun, þat sit an hiȝ, [Mah.] Appolyn ENC; Appolony (!) S. syttyth hye C.] A fairer child neuer i ne siȝ, [ne] om. C. neuer i ne] y neuer S. A—ne] Fayrere neuere non I E.] Neiþer a lingþe ne on brade, [a] off ESNC. ne] nor C; neyþer E. on] off ESNC.] Ne non, so faire limes hade! [non] om. SN; þat add. E. Nor fayrer colour had C.] 538 Child,' a seide, 'whar wer þe bore? What is þe name? telle me fore! [What—name] Þat i it wyste E. fore] before E; now foore S. Telle me þy name beforne C.] 540 Ȝif ich it wiste, hit were me lef.' [it] om. SN. ȝif—wiste] Þy name to wete E.] 'For gode,' a seide, 'ich hatte Bef, [For gode] Sere ESNC. ich h.] my name is ESNC.] Iboren ich was in Ingelonde, At Hamtoun, be þe se stronde; [In N. Southamton SN. be þe se] vpon þe ES; bi þe N. be—stronde] y vndur|stonde C.] 544 Me fader was erl þar a while, [þere was erl S; was ther erle N. þar] om. C; off add. E. a] some C.] Me moder him let sle wiþ gile, [Me m.] Men C. leet hym slen E; let slee hym C; him slouȝ al SN.] And me ȝhe solde in to heþenlonde: [And me solde E; She me solde SN; My dame solde me C. heþenl.] þis londe ESN.] Wikked beþ fele wimmen to fonde! [Wikked beþ] Wol wykkyd are E; Suche ben S. fele] om. ESNC. Sho is woman N; for add. SNC.] 548 Ac, sire, ȝif it euer so be-tide, [Ac] But ESN; sire ȝif] & it EC. so] myȝte E. euer so] were (!) S.] Þat ich mowe an horse ride [Þat] euer add. S. may SNC. an] om. C.]
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The romance of Sir Beues of Hamtoun. Ed. from six manuscripts and the old printed copy, with introduction, notes, and glossary, by Eugen Kölbing ...
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London,: Pub. for the Early English Text Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co.,
1885, 1886, 1894.

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