'Lordinges,' a seide, 'ne doute ȝow nouȝt, [Lord. a s.] Beeþ (Be NM) glad (good SNM) off herte ESNM; Be of gode hart C. ne] and SC; om. M. drede E. ȝow] ȝe SN; the M; om. C.]
Ȝe scholle þis dai be holde so douȝt, [We scholen hem slee as we han þouȝt E; We shul hem belede so touȝt SN; We schall (hym meete, as y haue (ham teche, so haue I M) þoȝt CM.]
Þat hem were beter at Rome, [hem w.] hem had S; they were M; thei had ben N; he were C. beter] be add. S; to be add. C; haue be add. M.]
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Þanne hii hadde hider icome.' [hii] þey SN. hii—ic.] hedur for to come C; hederward to haue come M.] [3381 f.:
Þey were wol betere at hom haue ben,Þan hedyr haue comen, so moot I then!E.
Whan ye haue ham all slayn,Youre seruice I wyll well payn!'add. M.] [Turnbull line 3206]
Þo þemperur herde in castel blowe, [Þo] When C; om. SNM. þemp.] The hoste M. in (on M) þe castel EM; him SNC.]
Þar bi he gan to knowe, [And there M. he] wyste & add. E. to] ful wel SN. he g. to] they well can M. he—kn.] well he knewe C.]
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Þat hii armede hem in þe castel; [þey ESNM. hem armyd SN; were armyd E.]
His kniȝtes he het ase snel: [kn.] hoost E. he het] he callede E; hem armed SN. His—het] Than said Mordoure M. snel] well SN.] [3385 f.:
The lordyngys as swelleArmyd þem yn þe castell.C.] [Turnbull line 3210] 'Has armes, lordinges, to bataile! [lordlingis N; lordys E. Has—lord.] All ar þe lordynges yn C; That they them armed M.] Out hii comeþ, vs to asaile.' [Out] They M; of þe castelle add. SNCM. hii] þey SN; om. CM. com SN. vs to] om. C. Out—to] Þey in þe castel wole vs E.] Line 3388 Twei ostes þai gonne make, [A folio 194a:2] [Tweyne E; Twoo SNCM. þai] the em|perour C. gunne E; gan SN; can CM. take E.] He of Scotlonde haþ on itake, [He] Þe kyng ESNCM. haþ on] þe oon haþ C; þat oon gan take SN; ad one take M. haþ—itake] ffor hys sake E.] Þemperur þat oþer ladde: [Þemp.] hym selfe add. C. oþe (!) A. þe todur C. And Mordoure hym the second than did awake M.] [Turnbull line 3215] His deþ þat dai þer he hadde. [His—þer] There as þat day hys dethe C; Þat ylke day hys deþ E; At þat bataile his deeth SN. om. (!) M.] Line 3392
Out of þe castel cam before [Out] om. M. þe] þat E. castel] þer add. C. comyþ C; him add. S; oute add. M.]
Saber wiþ is berde hore, [Sere S. EC. berde] hed so E.]
And in is compainie [And] eke add. SN; he brought add. M. in is] wiþ hym in E.]
Þre hondred kniȝtes hardie. [Fyue þousand ESNC; of add. SN. Þre h. kn.] With (!) knyghtes, that were M; ryȝt add. E; ful add. NM.]
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