Þe king him louede wel þe more, [louyd hym C. wel] mekyl E.]
For him ne stod of noman sore, [Þat eyȝe him stod no man foore SN; Þat he hys god nolde forsake þerffore E;
For he wolde not chaunge hys lore C.]
& seide: 'Beues, while þow ert swain, [B. while] whylys E. ert] a add. E. Beues—ert] to hym: my gode C.]
Þow schelt be me chaumberlain,
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And þow schelt, whan þow ert dobbed kniȝt, [And] But SN. þou sch.] om. ESNC. idubbyd a E.] [A folio 179a:2]
Me baner bere in to eueri fiȝt!' [baner] þou schalt add. E; shalt þou add. SN. Bere my baner C. to] om. ESNC. eueri] eueriȝt (!) A; om. ESN.]
Beues answerde al wiþ skil: [al w. s.] swyþe (þe king SN; hym full C) stylle ESNC.]
'What ȝe me hoten, don ich wil!' [What] That C; As ESN. me h.] me bydden E; byd me SN; me comawnde C.]
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Beues was þer ȝer and oþer, [þere was E. was þ. ȝ.] myght do with oon C.]
Þe king him louede also is broþer, [as ESNC.]
And þe maide, þat was so sliȝ: [þe] þat ESNC. maydyn E. sliȝ] clere C; sheene S.]
So dede eueri man, þat him siȝ. [eu. man] alle EN; al folk S. þat weren hym ny E; bydeene S. Sche dud all þat was hym dere C.] [580 put before 579 E.]
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Be þat he was fiftene ȝer olde, [Be þat] And þoo E; When C. was] of add. N. XIIII wynter C.]
Kniȝt ne swain þar nas so bolde, [Þer ne was kn. E. swain] squyer SN. þar nas] was noon SN; om. E. Kniȝt—so] He was a man swythe C.]
Þat him dorste aȝenes ride [him d. a.] durst him agayn SN; durste aȝeyns hym goo ne E.]
Ne wiþ wreþþe him abide. [wiþ] in SN. wreþþe] werre N.] [583 f.:
Ther durste no man hym abydeNodur yn wrath agayne hym rydeC.] Line 584
His ferste bataile, for soþ te say,
A dede a Cristes messe day; [585 f.:
The ffyrste batayle (off Beffs (þat B. dide SN), iwis (ys C),Whan (Sethe SN) he com (was C) in to (om. C) heþenys,It befyl (Was SN) on (in a N) (Cryste masse (Crystynmas C) day ESNC.(Al add. SN) ffor soþe as (om. N) I ȝow (telle may (say SN) (this line put before the preceding one in SN).ESNC.]
