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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 ...

A welle þer was off watyr cleer, [Was a SN; There was a C. þer w.] full CM; om. SN. And B. wist no welle þere, As he (went a (went N; fflew M) bakward þare. add. SNM; And he wyste no welle there, And Befyse bakward felle add. C.] He ffyl þer inne ar he ware wer, [þer i.] in þe water (well M) SNM. were warre M; was ware SN. As god wolde, yn to the welle C.] Whenne þat sere B. wyste þis, [þat] om. SM. sere] om. SN. sere B.] he M. þis] that it was soo M.] In hys herte he was woo, iwis, [he] him S. iw.] om. M.] For, ffor soþe, he wende þoo, [ffor s.] om. SNM. wende] ryȝt add. SN; right well add. M. then M.] Þat þe dragoun scholde hym haue sloo. [haue] om. SN. In that place he shold be sleyn M.] [37—40. Then was he wo begoon, He wende, þe dragon wolde hym haue sloon. C. Or he oute of the well come, To Iesu Cryste he made a bone. add. M.] 40 Þenne was þe welle off gret vertu [þe] that M. gret] soche CM.] Þorwȝ þe myȝt off swete Ihesu; [myȝt] grace C. swete] Criste M; om. C.] A vyrgyne hadde wonyd in þat londe, [vyrg. h. w.] maydyn dwellyd C. þat] om. SN.] Þat was fful off goddys sonde; [Þat] om. SN. fful] ffyllud add. M. off] with M; grace of add. SN. goddys] Iesu Crystes C.] Baþyd here sche hadde in þat welle ryȝt, [Baþyd—hadde] She had bathud her M; And had hur bathed SN; Sche had leyde C. þat] the C.] 45 Þer ffore þe dragoun hadde no myȝt. [Þer ff.] Þat SNCM.] Þe welle was ronne al aboute, [Þe—al] (For add. M) to come (þe welle (that well M; there C) nyȝ (om. CM) SNCM.] Fourty ffeet it was, sauns doute; [By fourty SNCM. foote SCM. it w.] om. SNCM. sauns] without SN. sauns d.] oute and oute M.] Whanne sere B. parceyuyd þis, [sere] om. M. parc.] was war of SN. þis] ywysse C. parc. þ.] that parcevid had M.] In hys herte he was ful glad, iwys; [ful] om. SNM. iw.] om. M. was—iw.] made grete blysse C.] 50 He aventyd hys aventayle [He] And SNM. vnlased SNCM. ventaile SNCM.] And drowȝ off hys helm, saun fayle, [drowȝ off] om. C. saun] with oute M.] And vp he sterte ryȝt soone anon, [And] om. SN. ryȝt s. a.] (anon add. N) þenne full snelle SN.] [f. Whan he had dronkyn his ffyll, Vp he sterte swith well M; And dranke of þat watur clere Wyth a full gode chere, And when he had dronke his fylle, Vp he rose owt of the welle. C.] Out off þe welle he gan to gon. [Swithe sone out of þe welle SN.] Hys swerd he gap out to breyde [Þoo his SN; And his M. he gan] om. M. out] vp S. to] om. SNCM.] [E folio 142a] 55 And on the dragoun ffaste he leyde, [ffaste] harde SN.] Þe dragoun ffelte hys woundys smerte [hys] þe S; om. NCM. woun.] strokes SNCM.] And hym wraþþede at hys herte: [he CM. wraþ.] wrathed CM; greuid SN; at] in SNCM.] Out off hys mouþ he caste þore A large galoun and wel more, [and w.] and SC; other NM.] 60 Þat was venym strong wiþ alle, Al on B. it gan doun ffalle. [Al] And SNCM. on] syr add. C. doun] om. SNCM.] Þoo þat ffoule loþly dragoun [Þoo] When SNM; And when C. þat] the C; fende þat add. SN. loþly] om. SNCM. drag.] had do this add. M.] Hadde cast venym on sere Beffoun, [Hadde] om. M. cast] þat add. S; the add. NM. Beues M.] Hys armure, it tobrast anone [Al his SNC. it] om. SNCM. tobr.] braste M; brake C; sone add. M.] 65 And to þe grounde B. ffyl fful sone; [þe] om. SN. B.—sone] his body gan goon SN; can he goon C; he is gone M.] On hym ne was no lyff isene, [ne] om. SNC. no lyfe was C. No maner liffe was on hym sene M.] He semyd ded vpon þe grene. [He s.] But lay as (as a N; him S; all M) SNCM. ded] man add. N. on SNCM.] Þo þe dragoun, saunffayle [Þo] ȝit SN; Than M; When C; þat add. (!) E. þe] þis S. saun] wyth owt CM.] Smoot sere B. wiþ hys tayle; [sere] efte to M.] 70 Sere B. took þer off no kepe, [Sere] om. M. þer of (to M) toke SNCM.] But lay as man, þat scholde slepe. [lay] om. M; stylle add. C. as] a add. NM. þat sch.] þat N; a C; dide (!) S; were in dede M.] Anoþer tyme, as I ȝow telle, [Þat other SN. An. t.] At a nodur stroke C. ȝow] wyll M.] He kaste sere B. in to þe welle, [sere] om. M. in] om. M.] Þat wal þere in þat ylke place; [wal þ.] was CM; him byfelle so SN. in] om. M. ylke] om. SNC.] 75 Þat was þanne a wol ffayr grace. [And that CM. þanne] to hym M; om. C. wol] om. CM. Þat—ffayr] Iwys, it was þrouȝ goddes SN.]
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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 ...
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1885, 1886, 1894.

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