And whan þe maide seȝ him þar, [And] om. SNCM. whan þe m.] (Whan that (Þo SN) Iosian SNM. him] þem C.]Of Beues ȝhe nas noþing war; [Of] syr add. C. B.] hym M. nas scho N; she was M; was she S. noþing] not well N; om. C.]Line 2120 'Þe semest,' queþ ȝhe, 'man of anour, [Þe] And (Sche C) seide: Þou SNC. queþ ȝ.] she said M; a C; om. SN. man] om. SN.]Þow schelt þis dai be priour [(And add. C) þerfore þou SNCM. þis d.] om. SNCM. be] here add. SN.]And be-ginne oure deis: [And] om. C. oure] þat ilke SN; þou schalt the C; to day the M. daysee S.]Þe semest hende and corteis.' [For þou SNM. hende and] om. C. corteis] free (!) S.]Line 2124 Mete and drinke þai hadde afyn, [þai] he SN. fyn SNCM.]Boþe piment and plente a wyn, [Boþe] of add. M. plente a] other S; of M; om. C.]Swiþe wel þai hadde ifare; [hadde if.] fared there C; had ffeyre (!) M.]Line 2127 Þanne seide þe quene to eche palmare: [seide] askyd C. þe q.] she M. to] om. C. eche] so SN; euery C; the M; om. (!) A.]'Herde euer eni of ȝow telle [Herde—ȝow] Lordynges (Lordlingis N), herde ȝe neuer SN; Herde ye euer ought M; Yf þey harde euyr C.]In eni lede or eni spelle, [Oþer in M. eni] om. MC. lede] londe SM; londis N; town C; Romans M. eni] in M; yn odur C. or e. sp.] þere knyȝtes dwelle SN.]Or in feld oþer in toun, [Other M; Odur C; Either S; And N. oþer] or SNCM.]Of a kniȝt, Beues of Hamtoun?' [a kn.] sir M; þat hyȝt (hete N) add. SNC. B. of Southamton SN; Befown C.][2132 put before 2131. C.
To (om. C; a add. M) ryche man y wolde (wyll C) him bryngÞat couth (ean N) [me (om. C) tel of him [of him tel me S] tydyng
add. SNCM.]Line 2132 'Nai!' queþ al, þat þar ware. [Nai queþ] We can none! said M. They seyde, þey cowde not telle þare C.
They seyde: 'Madame, certis, nay,We herde neuer of him be (om. N) nyȝt nor (ne N) day.'
SN.]'What þow?' ȝhe seide, 'niwe palmare?' [seide] thou add. M. þow—niwe] sche seyde, þou onkowth C. What (om. S), þou new palmer (what add. S), seist þou? SN.
Of hym some tythyng telle me here!'Then anon he can answere:
add. C.]Þanne seide Beues and louȝ: [seide] bespake M; sir add. SC. B.] to hur add. N. Certes, madame, with out wowȝ add. SN.]'Þat kniȝt ich knowe wel inouȝ! [Hym y knowe C; I know sir (om. M) B. SNM.]Line 2136 Atom,' a seide, 'in is contre [a s.] om. SNCM. is] owne add. SN.]Icham an erl and also is he; [so SNC. and a. is] as well as M.
(Leueþ me now þrouȝoute (He louid me moste ouer M) alle,At hoom (y am his (wyth him I am M) parmyngalle (paruyngal N; oryginall M).
add. SNM.
In hys contre y am hys pere,Therfore he louyth me full dere.
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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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