And Wade dede also, [And] Sir M; syr add. C. dede] om. C; ryȝt add. SN. soo S.]
& neuer kniȝtes boute þai to, [Turnbull line 2430] [knyȝt SN; man M. neuer k.] none C. þo S.]
& Gij a Warwik, ich vnder-stonde, [&] But CM.]
Slouȝ a dragoun in Norþ-Homberlonde. [Sl.] Faght wyth CM.
But (om. M) soche a dragon, as he (that M) was oon,(But þo afore seyde (With outen hym) was neuyr none.add. CM.] How þat ilche dragoun com þer, [ilche] om. SN.] Line 2609 Ich wile ȝow telle, in what maner. [2609 f.:
I wyll yow telle yn a whyle,How þey become dragonys euyll.C.
As syr Beues with hym can ffyght,He slowe hym thorouȝe goddus myght.What maner dragon that he was,I shall you tell all the case.M.]
Þar was a king in Poyle londe [Turnbull line 2435] [Saber londe C; Colyn lond M; Cala|bere SN.]
And anoþer in Calabre, ich vnderstonde; [And] om. SNM. Cal.] Poyle SNCM. ich v.] with oute fable (faile N) SN.]
Þis twe kinge fouȝte ifere [kynges SN. Þis—i.] They (That M) warryd (to geder add. M) in CM.]
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More þan foure and twenti ȝere, [tw.] fyfty SN. More—tw.] As (men say (the romayns seith M) XXX ti CM.]
Þat hii neuer pes nolde, [þey SNCM. pees neuer S; neuer acorde CM; haue add. SN. wolde CM.]
Naiþer for seluer ne for golde, [Turnbull line 2440] [ne] neithir N; nor C.]
And al þe contre, saundoute, [Þe contrey of hem hadden (had N) grete doute SN.]
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Þai distruede hit al aboute; [For þey SN.]
Þai hadde mani mannes kours, [mani] a add. SN.]
Whar þourȝ hii ferden wel þe wors; [þourȝ hii] fore þey SN. wel] muche SN.] [2617—2620:
(They faght (That M) VII yere yn batayle,(As seyth the romans (The romans said M), wyth owt fayle,(Many of ther (On bothe partyes M) men were slaweAnd broght (om. M) owt of ther (theire M) lyfe dawe (drawe M);(Tho two (The M) kynges were full of felonye(And add. M) eydur to odur had grete (om. M) envye;Bothe they can to gedur rydeAnd eche (eyther M) smote odur vndur (thorouȝe M) þe syde.CM.] Þar fore hii deide in dedli sinne [Turnbull line 2445] [þey SN. Þar—dedli] Than for (ffrome M) that fowle (ylke M) CM.] And helle pine þai gan hem winne. [And] to add. N. peyn S. That þo two kynges dyed ynne CM.] After in a lite while [And sone þer after SN; They become (be-comthe (!) M; bothe add. M. lite] om. SNCM.] Þai be-come dragouns vile, [Þai b.] Two CM. vile] euyll C; that were wyld M.] Line 2624
