The romance of Sir Beues of Hamtoun. Ed. from six manuscripts and the old printed copy, with introduction, notes, and glossary, by Eugen Kölbing ...

                                
                                  To wete, how þat cas myȝt be, [To w. h.] What C.] 
                                
                                  And in a caue he gan to see, [And] om. C. to] there C.]  [2400—2402:How that the case be mought.Fro cave to cave gan he see,There Iosyan sat, he come, trewly. M.] 
                                
                                  Where Iosian sate in grete doute [Where] om. C. sytte C. drede C.] 
                                
                                  And twoo lions hur a-bout. [hur a.] at hur fete C.] 
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                                  Too sir B. gan she speke: [sir] om. M. sche can CM.] 
                                
                                  'Sir, þyn help, me to awreke [Sir—to] Come hedur and be C; Sir, she said, come and M.] 
                                
                                  Of þese two Liouns, þat þy chamberleyn, [þese t.] the M. þat] om. NM. Of—þat] Boneface C. þy] oure M.] 
                                
                                  Ryȝt now han him slayn!' [That right M. Ryȝt now] Thes two lyons C; thei add. NM. him] om. M.] 
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                                  She seide, she wolde þat oon hoolde, [she w.] I wyll M. I schall holde the oon, so mote y goo C.] 
                                
                                  While þat he þat other quelde. [þat] om. M. he] ye CM; make add. M. þat] the C. the tother M. quelde] sloo C; colde M.] 
                                
                                  A-boute þe nekke she hent þat oon, [hent] toke CM. þat] the C.] 
                                
                                  And B. bade let him goon, [B.] he M. bade] hur add. CM.] 
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                                  And seide: 'Dame, forsoth, y-wys, [Dame f.] to hur C. And—fors.] For sothe, he said M; than add. CM.] 
                                
                                  I myȝt ȝelp of lytel prys, [ȝelp] speke C; be hold M. lytel] grete C.] 
                                
                                  There y had a lyon quelde, [That CM. a l. q.] slayn a lyon C; gryme add. M.] 
                                
                                  Þe while a woman a nother helde! [Whyll C. a n. h.] hold hym M; lay hym vpon C.] 
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                                  Thow shalt neuer vmbraide me, [S folio 74b]  [Thow] ne add. N. vpbraid N.] 
                                
                                  When þou comest hoom to my contre: [2417 f. om. CM.] 
                                
                                  But þou let hem goo both twoo, [þou] ye CM. hem—twoo] hym come anon (to me M) CM.] 
                                
                                  Haue good day, fro þe y goo!' [fro—goo] for y wyll goon C; I go ffro the M.] 
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                                  She let hem skip vp and doun, [hem sk.] ham (them C) go CM.] 
                                
                                  And B. assailed þe lyoun. [as. þe] asaid that one M. þe l.] þem full soone C.] 
                                
                                  Strenger bataile ne strenger fyȝt [Stronge (!) N. ne st.] and stronge N.] 
                                
                                  Herde ȝe neuer of no knyȝt
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                                  Byfore þis in romaunce telle,
                                
                                  Þan B. had of beestes felle.
                                
                                  Al þat herkeneþ word and ende,
                                
                                  To heuyn mot her sowles wende!
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                                  Þat oon was a Lionesse,
                                
                                  Þat sir B. dide grete distresse;
                                
                                  At þe first begynnyng
                                
                                  To B. hondes she gan spryng

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Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English Text Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co.,; 1885, 1886, 1894.

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