'Bleþeliche,' a seide, 'sone min, [Blely E. Bl. a] The king SNC.]
Ich graunte þe, be sein Martin!' [Ich] it add. M. gr.] it add. E. the graunt CM. be s. M.] heritage þyn S; þi eritage, bi seint Austyne N.He hym keste and took be þe hondAnd wolcomyd hym & to (!) þe lond.
add. E.He hym kyste and toke by the hond,And thus to hym said with oute shond:
add. M.]
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His marchal he gan be-holde: [His] The SN. His m.] Þe kyng E; My chamberlayn M; sone add. SNC. he] sere B. E. gan] dud C; hath M. gan b.] behelde SN.]
'Fet me,' a seide, 'me ȝerde of golde! [And seyde: 'F. C; Feche SNM; þou add. SN. ȝ. of g.] golden ȝerde SN.]
Gii, is fader, was me marchal, [Sere Gy ESNM. is f.] he seyde C; om. SNM.] [Turnbull line 3331]
Also Beues, is sone, schal.' [And also ESN; And so M. B.] now EM; om. SNC. sone] with me be add. SN.]
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His ȝerd he gan him þer take; [Þe SNCM. he] þe king SNC. him] Beues M. þer] om. SNCM. Þe kyng þat ȝerde B. betook E.]
So þai atonede wiþ oute sake. [So] Thus M. at. w. o.] acordid ffor his M. And sere B. it nouȝt fforsook E; Soche a cordement can þey make C; And made him marshal for his faders sake SN.Þanne was sere B. war and wys,In Yngelond he bar þe prys.
add. E.]
In somer aboute whit-sontide, [somer] it was add. E. ab.] at EC; aȝeyn SNM; þe add. NM. whissonday S.] [Turnbull line 3335]
Whan kniȝtes mest an horse ride, [Whan] erls and add. SN. kn.] princes S. mest] þer C. an] om. SNC. horsys C; om. SN; gon add. SN; can add. C. ride] play S.]
A gret kours þar was do grede, [A gr.] At a M. A—do] Þe kyng a cours he dede E; A cors ther (om. S) was lat SN; A wager there was leyde C. grede] gret C; crye M.]
For to saien here alþer stede, [For] Euery knyȝt SN. asayen ESNC. here a.] þe beste E; his SN; þer C. stedys with owt lett C. For to preve theire stedus bye M.]
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Whiche were swift & strong. [were] was SNCM; boþe add. E. swift|ist N; wyghtest C; worthiest M; styff E; steffest S. &] most add. SN.]
Þe kours was seue mile long; [Þe] Þat SN.] [Turnbull line 3340]
Who þat come ferst þeder, han scholde [þat] so ESNM; om. C. fferst com E. ferst þ.] there furste M. þeder] om. SNC. han] hyt add. C.] [put after 3518 C.]
A þosand pound of rede golde. [þos.] hundred ESNCM. rede] syluyr & E.]
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