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

                                
                                  Thurfte he never after to aske leche, [Th. he n.] He ncded neuer O. aske] seke O.] 
                                
                                  That sir Mylis myght ouer-reche;
                                
                                  Men myght here theire crownus crake, [here theirc] se O.] 
                                
                                  Whan Beues sonnes vengeaunce dyd take; [dyd] gan O.] 
                                  Line 4222 
                                
                                  So hard they can to geder mete,
                                
                                  That the blood ran down in yche strete; [down] om. O. euery O.] 
                                
                                  So meny men there were dede, [was O.] 
                                
                                  That Temmus was as blood red, [Tem. was as] Chepesyde ran of O.] 
                                
                                  For there was slayn, I vnderstond, [were O.] 
                                  Line 4227 
                                
                                  The nomber of thrytty thousand
                                
                                  Thorouȝ the fals stywardis rede.
                                
                                  And yet was he the furste, was dede. [was d.] dede O.] 
                                
                                  Hit is sothe, with oute lesyng:
                                  Line 4231 
                                
                                  Of falshede comyth never good ending.
                                
                                  In euery strete men myght se [myght] he add. (!) M.] 
                                
                                  Lumbardys on hepys dede there lye, [Men lyenge in poynt to dye O.] 
                                
                                  Hedys and quarters lye in pecys [and—pecys] quartred wyth the thyes O.] 
                                
                                  And leggis cutt of by the knees, [And l.] Shankes O.] 
                                  Line 4236 
                                
                                   [M folio 186b] Hedus with helmys strayling aboute,
                                
                                  Handys and armes cutt oute and oute, [4237 f.:Handes and armes bothe cut out,Hedes trendlyngc al about. O.] 
                                
                                  Dede bodyes quarterrid in thre: [in] the add. M, struck out.] 
                                
                                  That was grett pyte ffor to see. [That] It O.]

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Here begynnyth a good tale of Bevys of Hamtoun, a good werriour.

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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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