Þar wiþ was Beues paied wel: [apaide SN. Þar—paied] Payd there of Beues was M.]
Meche a treste to Arondel [Meche a tr.] He (trust him (trustid M) moche (wel S) SNM; Hys truste was vp C. to] on SNC.] [3519 f. om E.]
Line 3520
A morwe, whan hit was dai cler, [A folio 195a:1] [A] At S; On the C. whan] þoo SN. hit w. d.] þe (om. C) day was EC.]
Ariseþ boþe kniȝt and squier [Ar.] Vp aros E; Vp roos SNC. boþe] om. SNC.] [Turnbull line 3346]
And lete sadlen here fole. [And] Þey E. lete s.] sadulled SNC. here] boþe stede and E. here f.] her (þer C) stedes anoon SNC. And (gan to (can forthe C) ryde and (gan to add. S) goon add. SNC.]
Twei kniȝtes hadde þe kours istole, [Ten SN. hadde] han E; badde (!) A. her cours hadden SN.] [3521—3524. At morow the knyghtes had forth stole (!) M.]
Line 3524
Þat hii were to mile be-fore, [Þat] And SN. þey EN; þo S. to] a SN. Þat—to] Well nere thre M.]
Er eni man hit wiste y-bore. [Er—wiste] Ar it wyste ony man E. om. SNM.] [Turnbull line 3350]
Whan Beues wiste þis, fot hot [Þoo SN. wist hit NM; þat wyste E. fot] al so ESNM.]
Arondel wiþ is spures a smot [wiþ is s.] in þe syde ESNM.] [3524—3528:
Euery man, the sothe to say,Had take two myle yn ther way,Or Befyse wyste ony whyt,And tho Befyse anon ryghtArondell yn the syde he smotAnd rode forthe fote hoot.C.] Line 3528 & is bridel faste a schok; [faste] so N. faste a sh.] he toshoke M.Þe stede felte sere B. strook E.] A mide þe kours he hem of-tok. [A m.] And (om. N) in þe myd (myddis of N) EN; In myddus M. þe] om. E. ouyr took EM; toke N.] [3529 f. om. SC.
Than began they better to ride,The space of two myle side be side,That they to the end had but a myle:Beues was aferd of gile.add. M.] 'Arondel,' queþ Beues þo, [Now Ar. E. sayde ESCM.] [Turnbull line 3355] 'For me loue go bet, go, [loue] now add. E. bet] now ESM.] Line 3532 And i schel do faire and wel [And] om. S. do] make C; ryȝt E; make add. S.] For þe loue reren a castel!' [þe l.] thy sake S; þe E. reren] maken E; om. SC. a] ffayr add. ESC. chapell (!) C.] [3533 f. om. M.
And the brydull faste he schoke,And yn mydwarde þe wey he þem ouertoke.add. C.]
Whan Arondel herde, what he spak, [Whan] Þoo E; om. SCM. what] þat S; how C. he] B. ES. spak] said M.]
Be-fore þe twei kniȝtes he rak, [Turnbull line 3360] [Before them all he brake C; Before hem all forth he braid M; Byfore hem al a cours he tooke S; Þanne fforþ he bar hym on hys bak E.] [3531—3536 om. N.]
Þat he com raþer to þe tresore, [Than C. raþir he cam E. raþer] om. CM. þat E. He come to þe tresour ful (wel N) ȝore SN.]
Line 3537
Þan hii be half and more. [Or C. hii] þey EC. Þan h.] om. SN. Þan h. b.] Before hem M. half] twoo myle E; a myle add. SNCM. and] or ESNM.]
