Þat þow ridest vpon here? [syttyst MCO.]
Hit was me broþeres Grandere!' [Hit] That C; His (!) N; He MO. broþ.] sir add. SNCO.]
Line 1868
'Grander,' queþ Beues, 'y ȝaf hod [said M. Grander q. B.] B. seide SN. ȝaf] him an add. N; him on þe add. S. ȝaf hod] orderyd hym M.]
And made him a kroune brod; [And] I NM. schofe S; schaue N; gaue M. brod] red so blood S; of rede blode N; and gryme add. M.]
Þo he was next vnder me fest, [Þo] Whan M. next] laste M.]
Wel y wot, ich made him prest, [Wel] For sothe M.] [1871 f.:
I shofe (schaue N) him a (om. N) prest doun (in N) to þe nekke,With my swerd y made him bekk,SN.] Line 1872 And hiȝ dekne ich wile make þe, [And hiȝ] His M. ich wile] wold I M.] Er ich euer fro þe te!' [euer] hens M. from N. te] flee SNM.] Þanne seide þe geaunt: 'Meister sire, [Meister] so S; master N; meiff or meise (!) A.] Slouȝ þow me broþer Grandere, [broþer] sir add. SN.] Line 1876 For al þis castel ful of golde A liue lete þe ich nolde!' [A—þe] Þe on lyue lete SN.] 'Ne ich þe,' queþ Beues, 'i trowe!' [þe] om. N.] Þus be-ginneþ grim to growe. [Þus þey gun stryf to knowe SN.] Line 1880
Þe geaunt, þat ich spak of er, [(are of (of ar N) spoke SN.]
Þe staf, þat he to fiȝte ber, [to f. b.] with him toke SN.]
Was twenti fote in lengþe be tale, [in l. be] longe in SN.]
Þar to gret & noþing smale; [And ȝit wel more (grete N) and nouȝt so (wel N) smale SN.]
Line 1884
To sire Beues a smot þer wiþ [sire] om. N.]
A sterne strok wiþ outen griþ, [out SN.]
Ac a failede of his diuis [But SN.]
And in þe heued smot Trenchefis, [And] He S. heued] heurd (!) A. in—smot] smot of þe hed of SN.]
Line 1888
Þat ded to grounde fel þe stede. [þe] þat SN.]
'O,' queþ Beues, 'so god me spede, [O] Þo S; So N. seide SN.]
Þow hauest don gret vileinie, [hast me doon SN.]
Whan þow sparde me bodi [Whan þ. s.] My hors to slee and spare SN.]
Line 1892
And for me gilt min hors aqueld, [And f. m.] With oute SN. a-q.] þou kylt S; to quylt N.] [A folio 186b:2]
Þow witest him, þat mai nouȝt weld. [mai n. w.] hath no gylte SN.] [1875—1894:
The jeaunt, with his gret maceAnon right than in that placeFaste he Beues asaid:'Shame haue thou for thy dede!'He smote the hors on the hede,That he ffell down there dede.Now is Beues vppon his fote:God send hym helpe and bote!Vp he sterte also rightAs sperkyll oute of fire right(!),To the jeaunt with wrethe he said.'Shame haue thou ffor thy dede,That thou haste slayn my stede stronge,Thou quyte hym all with wronge.Yf I stond and to the speke,Thou sholdiste on me be awrekeAnd not wite on hym the gilte;But sithe thou haste hym spilte,M.] Be god, i swere þe an oþ: Þow schelt nouȝt, whan we te-goþ, [we te-g.] thou goiste M.] Line 1896 Lauȝande me wende fram, Now þow hauest mad me gram!' [1895—1898:
But y the seye with out othe,Now þou (hast made me (me hast made N) þus wroth:ȝif any grace wyl falle or (of N) hap,I woll fonde to ȝeue þe a cap (knap N).'SN.]
