And þeȝ þai richelich weren ifed, [And] But M. were richely M.] [Turnbull line 3005]
Þat erl wolde ben a bed. [The M. a] in his M.] [3181 f. om. SNC.]
Iosian he het lede to bour, [Ios.—lede] He had lad Iosyan M; Soon he had hur yn C; When tyme was, he went SN.]
To haue hire vnder couertour;
Line 3184
Vpon hire bedde þar ȝhe sat, [hire] his M; the C. þar] as SNC. þar ȝhe] she down M.]
Þat erl com to hire wiþ þat, [Þe SNCM. to hire] in M. to hur com SN.] [Turnbull line 3010]
Wiþ kniȝtes gret compainie [kn.] barons SNCM; a add. CM.]
Wiþ pyment and wiþ spisorie, [spis.] clarry C.]
Line 3188
Wiþ al þe gamen þat hii hedde, [Wiþ] And M. they M.]
For to make hire dronke a bedde: [For] om. M. dr. a] drinke in her M.]
Ac al anoþer was hire þouȝt, [Ac al] But M. was hire] she hath in M.] [Turnbull line 3015]
Ne gamnede hire þat gle riȝt nouȝt. [Ne] For it M. þat gle] om. M.] [3189—3192. om. SNC.]
'Sire,' ȝhe seide to þat erl sone, [Sire] There C; om. M. vnto M. þat] the CM. ȝhe—erl] to þe erl she seide SN. sone] anon M.]
'Ich bidde, þow graunte me a bone, [Sir y S; Sir M. pray SNC; om. M. ȝow SC. gr. me] of S. þow—bone] the atte frome N.]
And boute þow graunte me þis one,
I ne schel þe neuer bedde none: [3195 f.:
Ellis wyll I none aske of the,But thou wylte graunte it me.M; om. SNC.] [Turnbull line 3020] Ich bidde þe at þe ferste frome, [I beseche yow at my forme C; om. SN.] Line 3197 Þat man ne wimman her in come; [ne] nor C; and N. in] ne add. N.] [3197 f.:
That man ne woman com here in:I pray it the ffor seynt Martyne!M.] Be-lok hem þar oute for loue o me, [Be-l.] Sparre CM. þar] om. CM. for] þe add. C.] Þat noman se our priuite! [noman se] they se not M.] Line 3200 Wimmen beþ schamfast in dede [Turnbull line 3025] [For women be CM. in] theyre add. M.] And namliche maidenes,' ȝhe sede. [3199—3202:
But þat þe dor (fast yshut (yschitte fast N) be,Do (Dothe N) þat for þe loue of me,For at (om. N) my first priueteI kepe, þat no man dide me see,For wymmen ben fast (om. S) doutyngAnd namly (maineliche N) maydens at (in N) her first (om. N) weddyng,Wel nyse al (alle in N) þe first nyȝt,Namely a mayde with a knyȝt.SN.] Þat erl seide, a wolde faine. [Þat—wolde] Leman, he seyde, y wyll CM; Leman, y do þyn hest wel (om. N) SN. ffarun (!) M.] A drof out boþe kniȝt & swaine, [A] And he M. drof] put C. boþe] baron C; om. M. A—boþe] Goth (Go N) hennes, barouns SN. knyȝtis N. sw.] baroun M.] Line 3204 Leuedies, maidenes & grome, [maid.] also add. M. &] eke add. SN.] Þat non ne moste þer in come, [þer] here S. non—in] non þer yn myght C; there in myght none M.] [Turnbull line 3030]
