The romance of Sir Beues of Hamtoun. Ed. from six manuscripts and the old printed copy, with introduction, notes, and glossary, by Eugen Kölbing ...

                                
                                  In bataile wo be-gon [In b. wo] B. (And N; om. SC) iwoundyd (sore add. SNC) and euele ESNC.] 
                                
                                  And al to-heue, flesch and bon. [And—and] And (om. S) (hadde to|broken (ibroken was hys SNC) hepe (nek SN) ESNC.] 
                                
                                  Þo he abraide out of is sweuene,
                                  Line 4045 
                                
                                  To his wif a tolde hit ful euene [Turnbull line 3870] 
                                
                                  Al to gedres how him met.
                                
                                  'O sire,' ȝhe seide wiþ outen let,
                                  Line 4048 
                                
                                  'Be þe sweuene ful wel I wat, [A folio 198a:1] 
                                
                                  Þat Beues is in semple stat; [4045—4050:Þoo (om. C) hee awook, he (and C) was afrayde,(Too Erneborwȝ (And to SNC) hys wyff he (tolde and add. SNC) sayde;'Sere,' sche sayde, 'þou doost (hast C) wronge,Þat þou dwellyst (taryest C) here soo longe:(Ryght add. C) as I am wumman (þe beffore (born SNC),Wyff or chyld B. (he SNC) haþ forlore (lorn N), ESNC.] 
                                
                                  He haþ for-loren Arondel, [He h. f.] Or hys goode (om. SNC) stede ESNC.]  [Turnbull line 3875] 
                                
                                  And þat I wet finliche wel.' [And þat] Þat SN; Hyt ys so C; Or Morglay E. finl.] fful E; ful (for N) sothe SN; om. C.] 
                                  Line 4052 
                                
                                  Saber was wo for þat sake; [Woo was Saber ESNC. þat] B. E; hys C.] 
                                
                                  Eft scrippe and bordoun he gan take [Eft] om. ESNC. script and burthon N. can he C; to add. E.] 
                                
                                  And tok leue of his wif [tok] nam SN; his add. SN. of] at C.] 
                                
                                  And to Beues a wente be-lif. [Turnbull line 3880]  [And] om. S. B.] Ambyfort SN; Am|forde C. came C.] 
                                
                                  Beues was glad, þat he was come, [Glad was B. SNC. þat] when C.] 
                                  Line 4057 
                                
                                  And tolde, his hors was him benome: [seide SNC. him be.] fro him noom SNC.] 
                                
                                  'A roboun hit stal ful ȝore [Raban SN; Rabon C; þe þeef add. SNC. him stale SN; stale hym C. ful] wel N; om. C.] 
                                
                                  And haþ ȝeue hit to king Yuore.' [hath him ȝcue SN; ladde hym C. to] om. N.] 
                                  Line 4060 
                                
                                  'Þat,' Saber seide, 'a-þenkeþ me, [Turnbull line 3885] 
                                
                                  Boute ȝif ich miȝte winne it aȝe!' [4061 f. om. SNC.] 
                                
                                  Aȝen to Mombraunt wente Saber, [Aȝen] om. SNC. wente] sir add. SNC.] 
                                
                                  Þar men watrede þe deistrer; [men] þey SN. þe] þat SN.] 
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                                  Þar he stod and a-bod, [Þar] as add. C.] 
                                
                                  A proud Sarasin þer on rod; [Turnbull line 3890]  [4065 f. om. S.]  [A—on] A sarsyn to þe watur hym C; And sy, a sarsyn on Arondel N.]

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Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English Text Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co.,; 1885, 1886, 1894.

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