And he askede hem in þat stede, [ham askyd M. And—hem] Þan seide B. SN. stede] place M.]What hii alle þar dede. [What h. a.] And hem asked what þey SN. hii—dede] they dyd there in that case M.][2073 f.:
Syr Befyse askyd yn þat stounde,Who them all mete founde.
C.
Sere rabastor (?) to þe gate goþAnd askyd hem, what þey þere doþ.
E.]Þanne seide on, þat þar stod: [on] a palmer SN. Þanne s. on] One answerid M. þar] be hym C.]'We beþ icome to haue gode, [are come C; com heder SN. haue] sum add. SN.][2075 f. om. E.]Line 2076 And so þow ert also!' [And—ert] Ne (He said M) art thou not so (om. C) CM; And art þou come palmere E; Ne com þou heder (thedir N) þerfore SN.]'Who,' queþ Beues, 'schel it vs do?' [Who] ȝe, sere E. seyde B. C; om. M; who add. E. it vs] vs good ESNCM.]'Þe quene, god hire schilde fro care! [schylde here EM; Þe—schilde] He seyde: 'God saue the quene C. god—care] þat wel mot she fare SN.]Meche ȝhe loueþ palmare; [Meche] (For add. M) wel SNM; om. C. loueþ] euery add. SNCM. Now Iesu late here well to ffare E.]Line 2080 Al þat ȝhe mai finden here, [there M.]Eueriche dai in þe ȝere, [For euery ESN. in] off E. in þe ȝ.] wyth gode chere C.][2082 put before 2081. ESN.]Faire ȝhe wile hem fede [Faire—hem] Sche wole (hathe M) hem (them C; om. SN) fful (om. CM) fayre (hem om. ECM) ESNCM.]And ȝeue hem riche wede [þem S. riche] ful ryche SN; wel gode C; gold & syluer to E; othure thinges to M. wede] mede ECM.]Line 2084 For a kniȝtes loue, Beuoun,Þat was i-boren at Souþhamtoun;To a riche man ȝhe wolde him bringe,Þat kouþe telle of him tiding!' [2085—2088 om. ESNCM.]Line 2088 'Whanne,' queþ Beues, 'schel þis be don?' [Whanne] What tyme C. queþ B.] sayde B. ESNCM. þis] it M; þus S.]A seide: 'Be-twene middai & noun.' [A s.] The tother said M; om. ESNC. Be-t.] the add. C. &] þe add. EC; ȝong add. S. Be-t. m. &] Before the M.]Beues, hit ful wel he sai, [Sere B. ESNC. hit] þanne E; om. SN. ful] wol E. he] it add. SN. hit—he] lifte vp his hede and M; hit—sai] thoght yn fay C.]Hit nas boute ȝong dai; [Þat it was ESNCM. boute] om. EM. ȝong] erly CM; no tyme off (!) E; on the add. M.]Line 2092 A þouȝte, þat he wolde er þan [þat] om. SN. þat—er] anon C.]Wende aboute þe barbican, [Wende] To go C. þe b.] or it bygan SN.][2093 f.:
He ȝede aboute faste wiþ alleAnd beheeld þe castel walle,
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"The romance of Sir Beues of Hamtoun. Ed. from six manuscripts and the old printed copy, with introduction, notes, and glossary, by Eugen Kölbing ..." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/anz2316.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2025.
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