Forþ wente Ascopard ase hot [Forþ w. A.] He bad, he shold M.]
Ouer þe water in a bot; [Ouer þe w.] To the castell com M.
This letter he send to the, he saidAnd bad, that thou it rede,Eche word to the end.'That it were soth, well he wend.add. M.] [3149 f.:
(To geder þey went (There he broght hym C) faire and welleOuer þe water to þat (the C) castelle.SNC.
In to the bote he went snellAnd went with hym to the castell.M.] Whan he was ouer þe water come, [Whan—water] And (om. N) when þey were ouer (þeder SN) SNC. come] ynome C.] [Turnbull line 2975] Hii vn-lek þe ȝate at þe frome; [He vnloked (vnloke N) SN; In to C. ȝate] castel SNC. þe] om. SN. at þe f.] soon they come C.] [3151 f. om. M.] Line 3152 & whan he was comen wiþ inne, [&—was] Whan that they were M. wiþ] om. M.] Þai sperede him faste wiþ ginne. [Faste the gate they sparud to hym M.] [3153 f.:
And put Ascopard (hym C) in lether (with a C) gynne,And loked (loke N) þe (ȝates þoo (gate when C) he was ynne.SNC.] Aȝen to Iosiane Miles gan terne: [Miles g.] þe erl gan SN; can he C. Aȝen—Miles] Erle Myle to Iosyan M.] Line 3155 'For wham,' a seide, 'schel ich it werne?' [For wh.] Who M. ich it] me now M.And seid: 'Now (maist not me (may þou me not N) werne SN. And seyde: 'Who schall me warne C.
(The add. C) for to be my leman,Now Ascopard is (fro þe (om. C) goon.add. SNC.] [Turnbull line 2980] Ȝhe þouȝte for to kepe hire, apliȝt, [for] om. M. apl.] as longe as she myght M. Iosian as hastely as she myȝt SN; Than Iocyan for fyght C.] Ȝhe sente a masager to Wiȝt, [ȝhe] om. SNC. A messingere she sent M. in to SN; þe ile of add. SC.
To Beues that he shold hye,To kepe her ffro velony,add. M.] To Beues, be letter & tolde fore [To] And N. be] with a C. To B. be] How the M. & t.] þat tolde C; tolde him N; told be M; and sent him S. fore] þore C.] Al to gedre lasse & more. [nore (!) A.] Line 3160
Miles wolde haue is wille [Turnbull line 2985]
And ȝhe bed him holde stille: [3161 f.:
On (Vppon NM) a day þe erl to her camAnd in his armes he her nam.SNCM.
Wel he þouȝt to (om. N) haue doon his dede.'For charite, (mercy, sir (s. m. N)!' she seide,'I haue sworn, certis, myn othe,Þat y ne shal for lef ne lothe,add. SN.
For he wolde haue do that dede.'Mercy,' sche seyde and can grete,'I haue an othe swore,That y forlayn schall be nomore,add. C.
That he wold with her ly on slepe,For no thing wold he lett.She said: 'Sir, I haue swore,Though I shold be dede there fore,add. M.]
