In Mai, in þe formeste dai, [in þe f.] the fyrste C. In þe first day of May SN.]
Þe leuedi in hire bedde lai, [bed] tour on bed N.]
Ase hit wer nede; [A folio 177a:1] [wer] grete add. C.]
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Hire lord ȝhe clepede out of halle [Hire lord] Þe erl SNC. of] þe add. SN. ȝhe—halle] fraynyd hur with all C.]
And seide, þat euel was on hire falle, [And] Sche C. þat] an NC; om. S. in (on N) hur was SN.]
Ȝhe wende be ded. [ȝhe] And SNC. veyned C.; hur add. C; to add. SNC.]
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Þat erl for hire haþ sorwe ikauȝt [Þat] The SNC. haþ] om. SN. hath for hur C. cauȝt SN. sorwe i-k.] euyll thoght C.]
And askede, ȝif ȝhe disired auȝt, [askede] her add. SN. dis.] wolde C.]
Þat miȝte hire freure. [freure] keuer SN. miȝte h. f.] he myght socowre C.]
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'Ȝe,' ȝhe seide, 'of a wilde bor [ȝe] Sir SN; om. C. seide] yf y had þat hed add. C.]
I wene, me mineþ boute for, [me m. b.] my bote N; my lyf S. for] wyl be þoore SN.]
Al of þe feure!' [Al of þe] Of þis SN.] [185 f.
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'Madame,' a seide, 'for loue myn, [Dame SNC.]
Whar mai ich finde þat wilde swin? [mai] myȝt NC; shal S.]
I wolde, þow it hadde!' [it] him SN. The for to glee C.]
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And ȝhe answerde wiþ tresoun mest, [And] Tho S; om. NC. ȝhe answ.] þe lady seide SN; hym add. C. reson moost C.]
Be þe se in hare forest, [Be] syde add. SN. hare] oure SN. In that forest vpon the see coost C.]
Þar a bradde. [For þere he bredde SN; There they bee C.]
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Þat erl swor, be godes grace, [Þat] Þe SNC. swor] seide SNC.]
In þat forest he wolde chace, [she (!) A. he wolde] wyll y C; y wyl go SN.]
Þat bor to take; [Þat] Þe SN. bor to] swyne for to C.]
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And ȝhe answerde wiþ tresoun þan: [And] om. C. seide SN; hym add. C. reson C. þen SN.]
'Blessed be þow of alle man [þow] Iesu S. þow of alle] soche a C. men SN.]
For mine sake!' [my SNC.]
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