Þre men were slawe, þat he þer hadde,
Þat he wiþ him out ladde
And moste nede; [And] At his SN.]
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To haue merci, þat was is hope; [þat] om. SN.]
Þemperur after him is lope [after him is] to hors was SN.]
Vpon a stede. [Vpon a] And slouȝ his SN.] [253—258:
C.] Line 258The emperour vp rose anonAnd to the erle can he gone,To syr Gye.Hys swyrde he can owt drawe,All the erlys men be slaweWyth grete cheualrye.The erle, amonge them allTo the grounde he ys falleAnd ys sadulles.He ne myght no more fyght;They came anon ryghtAbowte hym prees.
Þerl knewlede to þemperur, [to] before C.]
Merci a bad him and sokour [Merci—him] Syr, mercy, he seyde C.]
And is lif: [And] On S; To saue C.]
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'Merci, sire, ase þow ert fre, [sire] he seide SN.]
Al þat ichaue, i graunte þe, [ichaue] myn is S; is myne N. gr.] geue SN.]
Boute me wif! [Boute] Owt-take C; Saue S; Saufe N.]
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For þine men, þat ichaue slawe, [þy SNC.] [A folio 177b:1]
Haue her me swerd idrawe [drawe C; adrawe S.]
And al me fe: [And] Wyth C.] [265—267 wrongly put before 262 S.]
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Boute me ȝonge sone Bef [And but S. sone yong Befyse C.]
And me wif, þat is me lef, [is] to add. C.]
Þat let þow me!' [Hem leue ȝe me SN; Ye leue them to me C.]
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'For gode,' queþ he, 'þat ich do nelle!' [queþ he] he seyde SNC. ich do] do I NC; y S.]
Þemperur to him gan telle, [Þemp.] þo add. N. to—telle] start hym tyll C.] [272 put before 271 SN.]
And was agreued,
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Anon riȝt is swerd out drouȝ [riȝt] om. SN. out] þere he S; he þer N. Hys swyrde anon owt he drowe C.]
And þe gode kniȝt a slouȝ [And] om. SN. þe] þat NC. gode] doghty C. kniȝt] erl SNC ; ther add. N; þere with add. S.]
And nam is heued. [nam] smot of SNC.]
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