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

                                
                                  All were they glad and ffayn, [they were O.] 
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                                  They openyd the gatys hym ageyn, [They] And O.] 
                                
                                  And Beues in to the Cite gan ride [And] Than O.] 
                                
                                  With gret Ioy and moche pride,
                                
                                  And thorouȝ that queyntyȝ and that gynne [And—and that] Thus by that subtyle O.] 
                                
                                  The riche Cite gan they wynne, [The] That O.] 
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                                  And made hem all come with glee [And] He O. them O. come w. g.] become his men O.] 
                                
                                  And do hym omage and ffewte, [And do] They dyd O. ffew.] then add. O.] 
                                
                                  And there distroyed the mawmentre [And—the] Than they cursed theyr O.] 
                                
                                  And be-levid in god and seynt Marye. [be-l. in] worshypped O. s. M.] our lady O.] 
                                
                                  And who that wold not do soo,
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                                  Full sone there he dyd ham sloo. [F. s. th.] Smertly O. them O.]  [M folio 182b] 
                                
                                  Now is Beues kyng in that lond, [in] of O.] 
                                
                                  That som tyme Yuore had in hond; [tyme] kynge add. O.] 
                                
                                  Iosyan, that ys bryght and shene, [that ys] bothe O.] 
                                
                                  Twyse there she hath be quene. [she hath] of hath she O.] 
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                                  With haukys they went to play, [haukys] thankys or thaukys M.] 
                                
                                  As it be-ffell on a day, [3993 f.:Beuys and Iosian on a dayWyth hawkes and houndes went them to play. O.] 
                                
                                  And as they come be a revere, [And] om. O.] 
                                
                                  Sone they mett a messingere,
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                                  That sperid of ham after a knyght, [That—h.] He asked them O.] 
                                
                                  That his name sir Sabere hight; [That—Sab.] Named Sabere, as I you O.] 
                                
                                  And Sabere forth gan sprynge [And S.] Sabere anon O.] 
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                                  And said: 'Messingere, what tything?'
                                
                                  The messingere said: 'Sir, oure kyng [The—Sir] Syr, he sayde, Edgare O.] 
                                
                                  Thorouȝ his fals stywardus counsellyng [fals] om. O.] 
                                
                                  Hath desirited Robert, thyn eyre!' [He hathe O. dysheryted O; desirud (!) M.] 
                                
                                  'Certes,' quod Sabere, 'that is not ffeyre!' [sayde O.] 
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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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