Þe ten forsters also a slouȝ [also] þere SN.]
And hom a pasede wel inouȝ, [hom a p.] passed hoom SN.]
Þat he of hem hadde no loþe.' [hadde of hem S.] [957—959:
Two ffosters he smote adowneWith þe dynte of hys tronchon,VI he slowe at dyntys thre,And odur VII a way can flee.They went awey full wrothe.C.] King Ermyn þanne swor is oþe, [Þe king S. þanne] om. SN.] Line 960 Þat he scholde be maked kniȝt, [he] B. SN. be dobbed SN; dubbe hym C.] His baner to bere in þat fiȝt. [And hys C. þat] euery SN; om. C.]
He clepede Beues at þat sake [at þat] for hur S.]
Line 963
And seide: 'Kniȝt ich wile þe make: [Kniȝt—þe] y shal þe knyȝt SN.] [963 f.:
Befyse, he seyde, be now dyght:Now y wyll þe dubbe knyght;C.] Þow schelt bere in to bataile Me baner, Brademond to asaile!' Beues answerde wiþ bliþe mod: [seide SN. bliþe] mylde SNC.] 'Bleþelich,' a seide, 'be þe rod!' [a s.] om. SN. Bleþ. a s.] Gladly, syr, y wyl þat do C. þe] good add. S; holy add. N.] Line 968 King Ermin þo anon riȝte [A folio 181b:1] [þo] om. SN.] Dobbede Beues vn-to kniȝte [vn to] to be SN.] And ȝaf him a scheld gode & sur [a] om. S.] Wiþ þre eglen of asur, [egles SN. of] fyne add. SN.] Line 972 Þe champe of gold ful wel i-diȝt [Þe] A N. ful] om. SN.] Wiþ fif lables of seluer briȝt; [fif] om. SN. labelles S; lambels (!) N. sables (!) A.] Siþe a gerte him wiþ Morgelay, [And sethen (sith N) SN.] A gonfanoun wel stout and gay [A gonf. wel] A myȝt (!) man wel S; Whiche was bothe N.] Line 976 Iosian him brouȝte for to bere. Sent of þe scheld, y ȝow swere! [Sent—scheld] Hauberk, acton SN.] [969—978 om. C.]
Beues dede on is actoun, [is] a gode C. hatton (!) C.]
Hit was worþ mani a toun; [For hit N.]
Line 980
An hauberk him brouȝte þat mai, [An] And an (his S) NS. hamberk (!) S. broght hym C. him—mai] þat ilk (same N) day SN.]
So seiden alle þat hit isai: [So] Þen SN. seiden a.] he sayde C. say SNC.
[That þey (ne add. N) sey neuer sucche any,[A feyrer þen he sawe euer ony, C]Hit was (nas N) but þe wyȝt (weyȝt C) of a peny.add. SNC.]
