Þe sonne schon, hit drouȝ to vnder, [hit] and M. hit—vnder] þey had won|dur C.]Þe barouns þar of hadde wonder; [2915—3232 are lost in E.][Þer of (þe barons (alle N) SNM. hadde] gret add. M. wondir hadde SN. For hyt drewe to the vndur C.]Line 3232 Þat þerl lai so longe a bed, [Þat] Why ESNM. so longe lay E. a] in EM.] [Turnbull line 3057] Gret wonder þar of he hedde. [Gret—he] Þo þey alle wundyr E; There of they moche wonder M.][3233 f.:
(Þer of al (All the barons C) wonder hadde,Why (For C) þe erl lay so long a bed.
SNC.]Queþ sum: 'Let him lie stille! [sunn (!) A. Summe sayden ESNCM. lie] be NM.]Of Iosian he haþ al is wille.' [For of CM. he] she (!) S. he haþ] lat hym han E. al] om. ECM. fylle C.] [Turnbull line 3060] Middai com, hit drouȝ te noune, [com] yode M. drouȝ] com M. te] om. C.]Line 3237 Þe barouns speke þer eft soune; [speke þ. e.] ther of spoke C. eft s.] of sone M; soon C; of echoon SN. om. E.]Queþ þe boldeste: 'How mai þis be? [Þe boldeste (eldest C) sayde ESNC; Lady and baroun M. be] gon E. How—be] So mote y the C.]Wende ich wile vp and ise!' [I wyll wend M. vp] myselff EM; om. N. and] to M. see EM. I wol goo and ysee S; I wyll wete, he seyde, perde C. Hou it may þer off ibee add. E.]Line 3240 Þat baroun dorste wel speke, [baroun M. dorste] ffull add. M.] [Turnbull line 3065] To þe chaumber he gan reke [And to M.][3241 f. om. ESNC.]And smot þe dore wiþ is honde, [And] He ESNC. honde] foot SN.]Þat al wide opvn it wonde. [al w.] om. C. al w. op.] in to þe flore M; soone add. E. vpon (!) A. Þat it gan wyde vp (opun N) shoot SN.]Line 3244 'Awake,' a seide, 'sire erl Mile, [Aw.] awake add. E. sire] om. C. erl] om. E.]Þow hauest sleped so longe while, [islepen E. so longe] a long ECM; a wel good (grete N) SN.]Þin heued oweþ to ake wel: [Þin] Hys C. oweþ to a.] akiþ (well add. M) I wot (ryȝt add. E) ESNCM. wel] om. M.] [Turnbull line 3071] Dame, let make him a caudel!' [let] do C; om. E. Thou haste nede of a cawdell hote M.]Line 3248
'Nai,' queþ Iosian at þat sake, [quod C; seide SN. Nai q. I.] Iosyan sayde E. at] for C.]'Neuer eft ne schel his heued ake! [3249 f. om. M.][eft] om. C. ne] om. ESNC. nel N; wole E; wille S.]Ichaue so tyled him for þat sore, [Ich.] He ys C. so] om. ESNC. telyd hym E; him heled SN; helyd C. for] fro SN; off EC. the SN. Nay, said Iosyan, be goddus ore M.] [Turnbull line 3075] Schel hit neuer eft ake more, [Hys hed wole (nel N) ake neuere (no M) more ESNM; Neuyr wyll hys hed ake more. C.
Al nyȝt he haþ reden ydyl (with euyl wylle C)Wiþ outen (an (!) C) haltyr, wiþ outen (owt C) brydyl.
add. EC.
I haue lullid hym so well,That it akyth never a dele;All nyght he hath redyn well,With oute eny sadull or brydull.
add. M.
Al nyȝt he honged, y sey ȝow soth,With my gurdel, and ȝit doth.
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