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

                                
                                  As he is knyght to you sworne, [is] trew add. O.] 
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                                  And he shall bere this letter to morne: [And by Beuis shell the letter be borne O.] 
                                
                                  And, be Mahoun, than dare I say, [Than d. I] I dare O.] 
                                
                                  That Beues shall nevure go quyk away!'
                                
                                  And whan this letter was made, vera|ment, [And] om. O. letter—ver.] was brought to the ende O.] 
                                
                                  After Beues the kyng, he sent [The kinge gan after Beuis sende O.] 
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                                  And said: 'Beues, thou mvst go as tyte [Beues] om. O. shalt wende O. tyte] ryght O.] 
                                
                                  In to Damace all in delite [And be true messenger, as thou art knight. O.] 
                                
                                  And bere kyng Bradmond this letter: [bere] so O; bare (!) M.] 
                                
                                  Euer more thou shalte be the better!' [And euer O.Another els shoulde bere it:It shall turne the to great profyt. add. O.] 
                                
                                  'Sir, haue I Arondell and Morglay,
                                
                                  I wyll vndertake that way: [that] the O.] 
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                                  Be Bradmond nevure so wroth ne wood,
                                
                                  I shall geve hym strokys good!' [M folio 137a]  [geve h. st.] make my parte O.] 
                                
                                  'Where to,' sayd Ermyn, 'said þou so? [to] fore O. said] thynkest O.] 
                                
                                  He is thy ffrend and not thy ffoo: [Thou shalt but on message go: O.]

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