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

                                
                                  And smot him on the scholder an hiȝ, [And] He CM. him on þe] on his SN. sch.] sheld SNM. an] in N.] 
                                
                                  Þat his spere al to-fliȝ,
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                                  And Ascopard wiþ a retret [And] om. C. þe scopard (!) S. a] oute M. a r.] yre trete SN; hys staffe onmeete C.]  [Turnbull line 2361] 
                                
                                  Smot after Beues a dent gret, [after] to S; om. M. B.] hym C. strok SCM.] 
                                
                                  And wiþ is o fot a slintte [That his own (!) fote toslynte M; That a fote yn to þe erthe hyt sclent C; His foot slood, so hard he mynt SN.] 
                                
                                  And fel wiþ is owene dentte. [And] he add. SNM. fel] doun add. S. And—owene] Sir B. folowyd at that C.] 
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                                  Beues of is palfrai aliȝte [B.] ys add. C. palf.] hors CM; so add. S. lyȝt SCM.]  [Turnbull line 2365] 
                                
                                  & drouȝ his swerd anon riȝte
                                
                                  And wolde haue smiten of is heued;
                                
                                  Iosian be-souȝte him, it were beleued: [But I. CM. bes.] prayde SNCM. him] om. C; that add. M. it were bel.] þat he belevid (leuyde S) SN; hyt myȝt be leuydd C.] 
                                
                                  'Sire,' ȝhe seide, 'so god þe saue, [She said: Sir M. þe] me SNC.] 
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                                  Let him liuen & ben our knaue!' [our] yowre C; thy M.] 
                                
                                  'Dame, a wile vs be-trai!' [Turnbull line 2371]  [Dame] he seide add. NC. shall M.] 
                                
                                  'Sire, ich wil ben is bourȝ, nai!' [Sire] om. SNCM; ȝhe add. (!) A. wil] so SNCM; om. (!) A. is] om. SNC. bourȝ] she seide add. SNC.] 
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                                  Þar a dede Beues omage [Þo SNM. a] Ascopart NCM; þe sco|parde seide and S. dede B.] to B. dyd M.] 
                                
                                  And be-com is owene page. [And] that tyme add. M. bec.] ys be|come there C. is] B. S; sir B. N. ow.] om. SNCM.] 
                                
                                  Forþ þai wenten alle þre, [alle] al y (!) N.]  [Turnbull line 2375] 
                                
                                  Til þat hii come to þe se; [þat] om. SNCM. þey SNCM. vnto M.] 
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                                  A dromond hii fonde þer stonde, [A folio 189b:1]  [hii f.] þey sey SNM. There they founde a dromonde stonde C.] 
                                
                                  Þat wolde in to heþene londe, [wolde in to] was toward (in N) SN. heþ.] a nodur CM.] 
                                
                                  Wiþ Sarasines stout & fer, [Wiþ] And N. prowde C. ferse CM.] 
                                
                                  Boute þai nadde no maroner. [þai] he M. had SNCM. maryners CM.] 
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                                  Þo hii siȝe Ascopard come, [Than M. þey SNM.]  [Turnbull line 2381] 
                                
                                  Hii þouȝten wel, alle & some, [Hem þouȝt SN; They wend M.]

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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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