And haþ þe swerd Morgelai [And] He ESNCMO. þe (= þy)] goode add. ESNM. swerd] gode add. O.]
And Arondel, þe gode palfrai: [gode] noble E.]
Ac siþe þe time, þat i was bore, [Ac] But SN.]
Swiche game hadde ich neuer be-fore, [game] bord N; a borde S. hadde] harde (!) S.]
Ase ich hadde þat ilche tide, [ich h.] was doone S.]
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Whan i seȝ king Yuor ride [Þo SN. i] B. (!) S.]
To-ward Mombraunt on Arondel;
Þe hors was nouȝt ipaied wel: [Þat SN. nas N. paid N. w. n. ip.] nouȝt paide S.
That þe king sat on his rigge,Þe hors þouȝt, he shuld abygge;add. SN.] Line 2020 He arnede awai wiþ þe king [ran SN.] Þourȝ felde & wode, wiþ outen lesing, [wiþ o.] þat is no S.] And in a mure don him cast, Almest he hadde deied in hast. [hadde deied] had bene dede N; was ded S.] Line 2024 Ac er hii wonne þe stede, [A folio 187b:1] [Ac—þe] Or þat þey wan þat (the N) good SN.] Ropes in þe contre þai leide; [In to (om. N) al þe contrey roopes SN.] Ac neuer siþe, wiþ oute fable, [Neuer S; And euer N. sethen SN.] Ne com þe stede out of þe stable, [Ne] om. S. þe] þat S. þe] om. N. stabe (!) A.] Line 2028 So sore he was aneied þat tide; [agreuyd S; agramyd N; ther with add. S.] Siþþe dorste noman on him ride!' [Siþþe d.] That sethen myȝt SN. on] om. N.] For þis tiding Beues was bliþe, [For] Of S. bl.] glad SN.] His ioie kouþe he noman kiþe. [And (om. N) in his hert no sorow was stad SN.] Line 2032 'Wer Iosiane,' a þouȝte, 'ase lele, [a þ.] in hert SN.] Alse is me stede Arondel, Ȝet scholde ich come out of wo!' [of] my add. SN.] And at þe kniȝt he askede þo: [at] to SN. ask.] seide SN.] [2015—2036 om. ECMO.] Line 2036 'Whider-wardes is Mombraunt?' [Whederwart SN; Whedyr, quod B. E. Whider-w. is] Whederward is it M. Where ys CO; he seyde add. C. Mombr.] sayde Beuys tho add. O.] 'Sere,' a sede, 'be Teruagaunt, [a s.] said he M; quod þat oþer E. And he seyde: Syr C. be] syde add. (!) C. Ter|magaunt ENC; Tirmegaunt S; Turma|gaunte M; Mahounde, so O.] Þow miȝt nouȝt þus wende forþ, [most SNM; schalt C. not C; om. SNM. þus w.] wynde þus C; wenden euene ESN; now r.de M. forþ] south N.] Þow most terne al aȝen norþ!' [But þou EC; All wey thou M. mvste M. terne] wynde C; ride M. aȝen] a lytyl more E; more C. Þow—aȝen] And take þe way in to þe SN.] Line 2040
Beues ternede his stede [Then syr B. C. tern.] þan turnyd E; turned þenne SNM. his] goode add. E.]
And rod norþ gode spede; [riduth M. norþ] forth SNCM; ryȝt add. E; ful add. SN; a well add. C; a add. M.
Myles moo þan oon or twoo,Was not his way (so add. N) soone ydoo.add. SN.] Euer a was pasaunt, [Euer] om. M. a w. p.] he rood ryȝt so arnand E; more he was rydaunt SN; he rode (euer add. M) forthe errande (araunte M) CM.
'So farforth may ye nat go to day,But turne ye agayne another way!'Than rode Beuys forth errant,O.] Til a com to Mombraunt. [Til] þat add. E.] Line 2044 Mombraunt is a riche cite, [is] was CM. Þan was Vmbraunt SN. a] þe SNC. rychest SN; chefe C.] In al þe londe of Sarsine [In] Of SNM. Sarȝaiye M. Þe ffayrest þat euere man see E; Fayre and louely on to se O.]
