Þouȝ ich discriue nouȝt þe bredale,
Ȝe mai wel wite, hit was riale,
Line 3480
Þat þer was in alle wise [Turnbull line 3305]
Mete and drinke & riche seruise. [3479—3482:
Ryȝt gret ffeste þere was holdeOff eerlys, barouns and knyȝtes bolde,Off ladyys and mayde, I vndyrstonde,Alle þe ffayreste off þat londe,Þat al þe castel donyd and rongOff here merþe and off here song.E;
There was joye and feste amonge,Ellis it had be moche wronge.M; om. SNC.]
Now haþ Beues al is stat; [Now] Than SN. had SN. stat] stage M. Of Hampton all the baronage add. M.]
Line 3483
Tweie children on hir he beȝat [Twoo ESNCM. on] of M. hir] Iosyan EM; his wyf SNC; him (!) A. gaat ESN CM. Feire they were and grett of state add. M.]
In þe formeste ȝere, [Whyl (Whiles SN; The whilis M; þat add. C) þey weren to gedere (in ffere (there SM) ESNCM.]
Whiles þat hii were ifere. [In þat ylke formeste ȝere E; Hyt was in the ffurste yere M; In that contre there C; And in þat castel dwelled yfere (there N) SN.] [Turnbull line 3310]
And Saber him redde þar [And] Sir S; om. NCM. Sab.] his eme add. NC. him r.] B. rad S; avysyd hym C. thar him radde N.]
Wende to þe king Edgar; [To w. SNCM; than add. M. þe] om. SNCM. Edgard N.]
Line 3488
Þo wiþ inne a lite stounde [Þo—lite] Tho wende he forth in a SN; Then at that C; Anon right in that M.]
Þe king a fond at Lounde. [At Londe (London NC) þe king he (þey C) found SNC; The kynge at London they ffound M.] [3487—3490:
Þoo he wente wiþ outen lettyngTo Lundone ryȝt vnto þe kyng.Whanne he was to Lundone come,He was welcome wiþ alle and some.E.] Beues a knes doun him set, [Beues] Beffore þe kyng he E. doun] om. E.] [Turnbull line 3315] Þe king hendeliche a gret; [Þe—a] And curteysly he hym E.] [3491 f. om. SNCM.] Line 3492 Þe king askede him, what he were [king] him add. SN. Þanne askyd þe kyng E. him] om. ESNCM. he] they CM.] And what nedes a wolde þere. [nedes] þyng ESNM; þat C. a] þey CM. wolde] souȝte ESNCM.] Þanne answerde Beuoun: [ans.] sere add. ESNCM. Beues M.] Line 3495 'Ichatte Beues of Hamtoun; [I hyȝte E; My name is SNC. The erle of Hampton iwys M.] [Turnbull line 3320] Me fader was þer þerl Gii; [was] is S. þer þ.] eerl ESNM; þe erle C; þer off sere add. E; and hight (hete N) add. SN; sir add. CM.] Þemperur for is leuedi [Þat þe e. EC; That Mordoure M.] Out of Almaine com & him soluȝ: [Out of] Of S; Frome M.] Ichaue wreke him wel inouȝ; [And y haue S. him wroke (vengyd C) SNC. Ich. wr. h.] Now I am wroke E. Ich.—wel] And now I am vengid M.] Line 3500 Ich bidde be-fore ȝour barnage, [bidde] aske ESNCM. be-f.] þe grace of SN. ȝour] thy C; my N; om. S.] [Turnbull line 3325] Þat ȝe me graunte min eritage!' [ȝe] þou SN. Þat ȝe me] For to C. gr.] geve M; haue C.]
