Beues wente in at castel gate, [wente] strykiþ E; stroke M. at] þe add. SN; that add. M. castel] om. EM.]
Þe leuedi a mette þer ate. [And the N. leu.] lady sone S. a] om. N. mette] ffond stondinge M; sone add. N; redy add. E.]
'Dame!' a seide, 'go, ȝeue me mete, [Dame a s.] He (And N) seide: 'Dame SN. go] om. ESNM. ȝeue] þou add. N. me] sum add. E.]
Þat euer haue þow Cristes hete!' [And SN; As M. haue þou euer S. goddys ESN; criston (!) M.]
Line 1924
Þe leuedi, sore adrad wiþ alle, [leu.] was add. ESN. aferd SN.]
Ladde Beues in to þe halle, [And lad SN; Sche ledde E. B.] fforþ add. E.] [1917—1926:
He smote the gyaunt then vntyllWyth all hys myȝt & all hys wylle,And (om. O) soche a stroke he hath (there O) hym lente,That (helme & (the O) hed (yn sondur (fro the body O) wente;Breste & body all (om. O) clafe he downeWyth the dynte of hys ffawchon.Now seyde Befyse: 'Be mone & sonne,I trowe, y haue my mete ywonne (wel wonne O)!'Dame,' (Daue (!) (O) seyde Befyse, 'wyth owt (outen O) moreGo (om. O) geue me (some add. O) mete, (me hungurth (I hunger O) sore,And þus (men schall teche odur by (shal I neuer, so mot I O) þe,Of mete & drynke no (negyn to (churle O) bee.'Sche (The lady O) durste not hym (Beuys O) wythstonde,Sche (But O) ladde (syr Befyse (hym O) yn by þe hondeAnd (She O) seruyd hym furste (om. O) of bredd & wyne,And afturward of (the kechyne (metys fyne O).CO.] And of eueriche sonde, [And] But C; Sche sette beforn hym E. euer.] eche kyn E; a add. C. And of e.] Of goddes grace and goddes SN. Of euery messe, I understande O.] Þat him com to honde, [him—to] come to syr Befyse CO; men myȝte bryngen to here E. Þat—to] Diuerse mete (metis N) she brouȝt him (with her (to N) SN.] Line 1928 A dede hire ete al þer ferst, [dede] made ENCO. hire] to add. C; alway to E. al þer] þer of SN; at þe C; om. E. ferst] fyrste whyle C. hire—ferst] the lady therof begyn O.] Þat ȝhe ne dede him no berst, [Þat] Lest EO. ȝhe] þey E. ne] om. ESNCO. deden E; myȝt do C. no] ony E; maner add. SN. berst] wrest E; gyle C. dede—berst] had put poyson therin O.] [1925—1930:
The lady lad hym in to the hall,Sore she was adred with all,For euermore it is seidAnd in this Romayn well ileyd:More for scathe, that she (!) doutes,Many a man to other loutis.Then sat Beues down at the tabull.She brought hym mete, with oute ffabull,He made her euer ete beffore,That she dyd hym no gile thore,M.] And drinke ferst of þe win, [And] to add. C. drinke] she dranke M. that M; euery E. drinke—þe] fecchid (fet N) him wel good SN.] Þat no poisoun was þer in. [was] were MC. Þat—þer] Lest þer were ony poysoun E.] [1931 f.:
He made hyr drynke fyrst truly,Lyst she shulde do hym velanye.O.] Line 1932 Whan Beues had le ete inouȝ, [And when þat C; Þoo ESN. jeeten E; ryȝt add. E.] A keuerchef to him a drouȝ [Þe lady a E. A] whyte add. CO. kercher S. to him] of her had SN; fforþ EM. a] sche E.] In þat ilche stounde, [In] That he myght at M. ilche om. M. In þ. i.] And with yn a SN; lytyl add. ESN.] To stope mide is wonde. [To—is] For to stoppe (with his (sere B. E) EM; He stopped þer with his SN.] Line 1936 'Dame, dame,' Beues sede, [A folio 187a:1] [dame] sir SN; þoo add. E. B.] þan add. SN. saide SN; dame—sede] he said at this nede M.] 'Let sadele me a gode stede, [Let s.] Let do sadull M; Do lete sadil N; Do sadel S; Lat brynge E. me] now forþ add. E. gode] om. ESNM. stede] in þis braide add. S.]
