A morwe, whan hit was dai cler, [A] On E; On þe C. whan] tho N. hit w. d.] þe (om. C) day was EC. dai] da (!) A.]
Ariseþ kniȝt and squier; [Vp aros E; Vp roos SNC.]
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Beues let sadlen is ronsi, [B.] He E. let s.] sadelyd C.]
Þat bor a þouȝte to honti, [The C. bor] swyn E.]
A gerte him wiþ a gode brond [a] hys E; wel add. SN.]
And tok a spere in is hond, [in] on S.] [759 f.:
He toke a gode swyrde yn hondeAnd a spere, þat was longe,C.] Line 760 A scheld a heng vpon is side, [A] His SNC. vpon] by SNC.] Toward þe wode he gan ride. [Tow.] And to C. wode] felde SN.
Iocyan yn hur towre layAnd sawe Befyse on hys palfray; add. C.] Iosian, þat maide, him be-held, [Þe maide (maiden N) Iosyan SN; As sche stode and C.] Al hire loue to him ȝhe feld; [ȝhe] om. C. She louyd him wel in (toun and (om. N) felde SN.] Line 764 To hire self ȝhe seide, þer ȝhe stod: [To—seide] Þan seid (she to (om. N) her self SN; Than sche þoght C. þer ȝ. s.] with (in N) grete mood SN.] 'Ne kepte y neuer more gode [Ne kepe y S; I desyre C.] Ne namore of al þis worldes blisse, [Ne] Nor C. nam.] more SNC. al] om. SNC. þis w.] worldely C.] Þanne Beues wiþ loue o time te kisse; [Þanne] But C. o time] onys C. Beues—time] oones his swete mouth S. te] om. N.] In gode time were boren, [were boren] born she were SN; were sche bore þan C.] Line 769 Þat Beues hadde to lemman koren!' [That myȝt hym to hur lemman C; That myȝt (may N) him haue to playfere SN.]
Þo Beues in to þe wode cam, [in] om. C. wode] feld SN; he add. N.]
His scheld aboute is nekke a nam
And tide his hors to an hei þorn [tyed SC; rayned (!) N. hei] om. SNC.]
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And blew a blast wiþ is horn; [a] good add. SN. wiþ] in SN. blew—wiþ] full lowde can he blowe C.]
Þre motes a blew al arowe, [al] euyn S; on N.]
Þat þe bor him scholde knowe. [him sch.] myȝt him S.] [775 f.:
A long myle he soght,Or he the bore fynde moght.C.] Line 776 Þo he com to þe bor is den, [Þo] When C. to] nye C. den] so SNC; dan (!) A.] A seȝ þer bones of dede men, [þer] þe S; om. N. þer b. of] many C. men] so SNC; man A.]
