IIe armede him in yrene wede, [in yr.] on riche N.] [And VII N. he—him] with him gan N.]
Seue kniȝtes he gan wiþ him lede [1725—1728 om. S.] [1727 f.:
Graundyneee (!) was the ffirste,He rode oute of tho gatus juste:M; om. E.] Line 1728 And prikede forþ on Trenchefis [And] He S. And p. f.] He leep vp þoo (om. M) EM. on] or (!) N. on Tr.] in þat wyse S.] And wende wenne meche pris; [And] He EM. wende] to add. SNM. wenne m.] haue wunne (ful gret (the M) EM.] And Beues sone he gan se, [he gan sone ysee SN.] Ase he rod to-ward þe cite. [þe] þat SN.] [1731 f.:
Also sone as he Beues sye,There he rode be the way,M.
Þere no lenger he ne abood,But beforn he alle fforþ rood;Kyng Brademond & al hys hoostAfftyr comen wiþ gret boost.Sere Grandeer B. offseyȝ,As he rood on an hyl an heyȝ:E.] [1725—1732:
He was worthe hys weyght of golde,So (ranne he well (he wolde renne O) vpon the molde.Syr Graundiers (Gandere C) was (the add. O) fyrste dyght(And vpon (On O) Trenchefyce vp he lyght;An (He O) sprang forþe (om. O) aftur on Trenchefyce,Well he wenyd (thought O) to (haue had (wynne O) þe pryce.When he was paste (a myle fro (om. O) Damas (Damaske C),He sawe Befyce ryde a softe pase.C.] Line 1732 'Aȝilt þe,' a seide, 'þow fox welp, [Yeld M. fox] sory M. Aȝilt—fox] He seyde: 'Turne the, dogges C.] Þe god schel þe noþing help, [For thy M. god] goddes ne E. schel] may EM. noþ.] nouȝt S; not M; ryȝt nouȝt E. þe n.] not the now N.] For her þourȝ min hondes one, [For her] om. ESNM. þourȝ] with SN. one] (ryȝt here (here M; now SN) anon ESNM.] Line 1735 For soþe, þow schelt þe lif for-gon!' [For s.] Certis SN; om. EM. lif] now add. E.] [1735 f.:
'Thorow (By O) þe y schall gete (great add. O) renown,If þou be Befyse of Sowthe (om. O) Hamp|ton.' CO.] 'So me helpe god!' queþ Beues þo, [god me helpe EM. said M. So—queþ] Certis, seide SN. Then seyde Befyse: 'So mote y go, CO.] 'Hit were no meistri, me to slo, [nere N; is ECMO.] For þis is þe ferþe dai agon, [For] om. SN. ferþe] XL (!) N. þis—dai] ffyue (thre M) dayys it is now (om. M) EM. gon ES.] Mete ne drinke ne bot i non: [Þat mete ESN. ne] and N. ne eet E; ete N; had S; sye M.] Line 1740 Ac naþeles, god it wot, [But ESNM. neuerþeles SM.] Ȝif ich alle nedes mot, [ȝif ich alle] Whan þat now I E; Sethe þat y SNM. alle n.] algatis M.] Ȝit ich wile asaie, [ȝit] With al my myȝt SN. wile] now onys add. E. as.] me defend M.] A lite box þe to paie!' [lite b. þe] strok or twoo for SN. A—to] ȝiff I mowe on box þe E. Yf Cryste wylt (!) me grace send M.] Line 1744
King Grander was of herte grim [was of] with SN.]
& rod to Beues & he to him; [&] He SN. he] B. SN.]
And ase þei boþe to gedre mete,
Wiþ here launces þei gonne mete, [On her sheldes þe strokes sette SN.]
Line 1748
Þat hit gonnen al to-driue [hit] her speres SN. al] om. SN.]
& te-borsten on pises fiue. [te-b. on p.] to peces brosten on SN.]
Here swerdes drowe kniȝtes stoute [Here s. d.] Þese twoo SN.]
And fiȝteþ faste, it is no doute; [And f.] Fouȝten SN. is] was S; nas N.]
Line 1752
Þe medwe squauȝte of her dentes, [sq. of her] quakyd with þe SN.]
Þe fur fleȝ out, so spark o flintes; [so sp. o] as doth of SN.]
