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 * ^e flr9t sotiGQ of -pomm in A v^a In tb« eeeKHo^, l?^, edition of PcNntsrio 
 asiiaug^ . (vol. ill, pp, vxi fi» wi&m i«»*e. I* 4i>6, 13, S^« 33*:^) frw iiiJ'ox<* 
 Biatloa flRi^lidd Ixsr ^m Uw* Br. Slaix> of Vtm tMv^i^l^ of Mtiiktr#. In no 
 odition of tho ^c<!|Liqiteff la A tst^tiaiea mB»t^ Vb» tvanim® of '*m>. 31. Sir aaMfaqi' 
 (SoflSKro or BOt^re, iiltieh laat toetm |h« tnao M%lo)*^» tM#t C^ 0^» oistd K, «i 
 w«Al s« P| &t&, fha first list of eont^attta, otill pvm&ev^ iaW^a looao 
 «3toots st tho front of A« «a0 tOEMae, Aisg. X79IS« t^ Hitson, ^t^ dated A "alboat 
 X4O0** mH. »ot0^ !^a li^^ioty of Itiiiiie. ^ix* Wsiltor £^sott*8 brief ^ooimt; Mn 
 datine:: early 131^ emtory; hie looalitins of i^ o«nit«»t« in l^ai^Lesod* 4atnd of 
 1^ ooniMllaticii **tn m Mi^o-Nors^i ooaTaat*! Mt eoiaie^ae of oontsote vith 
 editions is»l mmmrim (9.t* Warlo»*» iRteog^^ of §0 ftoiblialied in M« ||£ 
 Trietec^ (jSr»t>endlx tf pp. cvii-oaacH in th© 3rd, ISll, edition) aro all repro- 
 dsaeed, eorreotod and broo#t np to drat©, Ijsr B* I^ainfli in hie 4 ,^y»^i!^Mf<i>i of Wit 
 (Abibotaf. (TLvSb, 18^, pp. xiil^xsEiri). I^aiaiji odded ipp* i-iii) fe^te about the 
 dfflnor, Aleaesnder l^Mnretl, gsaSL his dosoilcidtmte, oonJeottxPM the Horth of Wa^eiaA 
 aa the plaoe of ©onpilation, isM dosorlbad th© flMiaf of !»© of liije i^asia^ 
 leoivea. Xdllbias (littia.St^ tit, 178-91) liatoA theae «^o«Bita of A, deaorihed 
 the e3':<!>eari«Boe of the MH, told of %he traiae!^«> of these tvo leasvea to the tftii» 
 Torai^ of Mintnar#k at hsim** &m^, and m** » detailed deacKription of the 
 44 iteiae in A and df aditiona of theao, often iaelttlia^ oollationa with A. Be 
 deteoted ihe luoda of five different aerihea, one of ehoo, iX , the eoribe of 
 
EdiJrtJW^i, vrltten «f*er ISKV^, prolJably lS30-iS40» oimtains the earliest 
 floetant v&?9im of S|t ("<*• ^ST, fol. 78«-84^). The oattifig out of illtialaiigtloa* 
 
 %, e(Hit. gjy i^aaarre (no. 17 lnKftlbing;»s list) copied item* 1-9, 11-30, 33, 
 Sft-aa,, 33-39, 401-43. Miss C. Borland In her Oatalogoe , III 601-636 (MS, la the 
 Mrocates* Lihsfaafy) ropeatsd psrtB of the Lain©-Scott deaeilptloa (afca 9Ti&ea%^ 
 ly did aot knew KSlhlng'a), incliidin® th© ineorreBst oonjectore of Horthora 
 origin (S9« Hotea oa ft l^iddle-Sa^iah SeTi]>o«8 Mathodi. fif<^t>ffiy^|^,^<t#^fS,, no, 
 a, fpm ],^-lS3.» note lO}* Sh« added a oollatioa of the m paging; a dotailod 
 doflusriptioa of tfce llltoainatloa, inolndiag the six awvivtag slniaturee *ia the 
 Soi^ieh style of the 13th oeatury gad later**! and m saalyaia of the haadinpitiag 
 diffoplag ia t>j«rt fv<m Ittlbiag's:* Of. ao's, X or 3X111 «h«pe hTjwever the Teri- 
 atiim appear* to "be ehiofly one of eiz®, the form of the letters remaiaiag essea- 
 tially the eame." Miss Borland attriTmtea 14-19 to a hand «of an earlier eh^- 
 acter reaembllag the dhsrter hmds of the 13th eentTary» sad sees "distinet Gothic 
 lafluenee in no, 31«». IJi^er X7I1 ill hiSP list of "refereneae to the later prd» 
 eda. of the poems^ fdxe iaoliodes 'isaxmnremttj trttereoaU reprint of (^^ «ad l»a^*e 
 Aneiettt Inalish Poetry (185!?> whldi ha© a d®a«riptioa of A bat ao reprint of^Sg. 
 She taeatiums Morley*8 and SdiofLeld'a eaEmnariee. 
 
 ^' Jkfter 133?^b«jaa9e no. 40 (ia the ssrae hand ai no. 3S, sad preceding no* ^ 
 'Whidh i» the 8«»9e hand ae aoet of the MS) contains a refermoe to **tho y«wig kiag 
 Edward* (111). See 3l^itsa, Archiy 87, p. 90. 
 
 ^' Welle* U^amal p. 198j 0. Ipoim in dating »1«* tpartey XIT oflttt.« Bagjater . 
 1030, pp. S05-506, seems to be going baote to laWbiag'e early dating coirreoted by 
 Zi3^it8a. See lootew, 18^ BiblJog. for a list of date* aaoribed to MS A( 
 
 •4- 
 
k'l 
 
lias rontsltofl In tho lo«a of part of th« first IItw »nd of 11. 34-40; and ax- 
 c»pt for tho initial i^pltHls or first »yllab2e» of aojae twenty-nine lines, 
 in the loan of the ooncltujion of the poem, oorroaponding to forty-two lines 
 of th« corapleted Black Luttor voralon. A, thoti#i incoiapleto, is the longest 
 varaion, containing in all 10(J5 linea. It lo written by the aeribe whom 
 
 Its 
 
 ICBlbing calla <X , and w^io wrote the greater part of A. It ^a been once 
 printod, by Bsvld tialng; Sjya Set?^rr«>o> a Metrical Bopftnon of the '^A of the 
 
 Thirtq^mth C«mtuir; y. Minimi^, 1849, Abbet»ford Club Pnblioationa 3g.'^ (A^) . 
 
 7 
 O&po in tha oarliar i»rt of the text are supplied from tIS 0, and the oonclui- 
 
 Q 
 
 ing linee from Utteraon'a reprint of Copland's BlaoJc L«stter. 
 
 4. ' 
 
 Welle, MMit»l, p. 134, wrongly attribute* to A the nuraber of lines in Op, 
 
 993. The erroneoT» atatemetit in FFg^JJEB III, 16, that A ie oonfslete, la oor- 
 
 reotad in ?g?.fS III, xll. 
 
 *For a (iieeuesion of hie dlaleot and irwthode, eee i ;^»Qonein 5t;ttdi|,ea Mo. a, 
 
 pp. 153-163, Hotee 5 and 10. 
 
 g 
 
 Prom this with it« errora and «*ltaiw.tionB rot&ined are rsprinted 11. 1-6 
 
 and 1069-1073 in VW^ III, xli. For a liat of ijarianto in Ab, from A, ee« 
 
 Appendix II. 
 
 Llnee from here aa in the Appendix are from a tr^naorlpt etspplied by 
 Hal li well (cf. Ah, p. xvi). 
 
 Laing aaya only, p. (35) "frora the Blaok Latter edition", but the text la 
 Copland*a, and f rota p. xvi "the text (w) pre»enta no ruRtorisl variation from 
 that of Copland** oflitlon as reprinted by Mr. TJtteraon,* it appears that 
 Laing knew Op only through Utteraon, 
 
 -5- 
 
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 2. E. Next in age is the ▼eraion occurring in a nanuscrlpt, Egerton 2852, 
 
 acquired by the British Muaeum at the sale of the Duke of Sutherland's (Trent- 
 ham Hall) library.^ In this MS, wftiich iaofthe end of the 14th century, 
 
 11 13 
 
 "Circ. 1400", and which contains seven itens, all roimnces, a portion of 
 
 12 
 SD . comprising 161 lines and one catch word, occupies fol. 95 and fol. 97. 
 
 These leaves have been misplaced in the binding; the second half of the frag- 
 ment is on fol. 95, vAiidh is inserted before the last leaf of Beues . the first 
 half follows on fol. 97, Nine lines only have been printed, by KBlbing in 
 En^l. St . VII, pp. 192-193, with no alteration from the MS, except the join- 
 ing of participles and prefixes separated in the MS, 
 
 3. C. The third raanuscrlpt, Ff. ii. 38, formerly MS More 590, in the Library 
 
 9. 
 
 For descriptions see H. J. Todd, Illuatrationa of ClTaucer and Gower . pp. 
 
 162-157; Kolbing, Bhpl. 3t .lgI191 ff; Catal. of Add, to l^S in Brit. Mua . 
 
 1905-1910, pp. 238-240. E ia mentioned by Laing in SD, A^. , p. X, as ^svp- 
 
 posed to be of the Fourteenth Cgntury, now the property of the Earl of Elles- 
 
 mere, but ... at present ..4. unfortunately not accessible." 
 
 ^°' On Nov. 22, 1906, for £100. 
 
 ^^' Cat, of Add . p. ix, 239. 
 
 ^^' These lines correspond roughly to A 275-341. 
 
 ^^* The romances in E are l) King T?lchard, 2) Beuous of Harapton, 3) Sir 
 Begare, 4) Florence and Blanchefloure, 5) The Battell of Troye, 6) Axnya and 
 Amy lion, 7) Sir Iglamour. 
 
 -6- 
 
of the tSiiveraity of Cambridge, '* containa 43 poems, chiefly religious works 
 and roraancea,^^ and helonga to the middle of the fifteenth centtiry.^° SD, no. 
 43, is the laat in the voliime, occt^jiea the last <ix>artar of fol. 257° and fol. 
 258* - 261^, and consists of only 601 lines, vahioh are parallel to A 1-614, 
 and a c^tch word, part of 1. 602, aorawled at the foot of the page in the 
 margin in a different hand. Uhe sam© hand haa entered catchworda at the 
 
 end of Kioh gathering of ten l^ves, throt^jout the MS, so that Sg was origin- 
 ally followed l3jB at least 20 pageis; on each leaf succeeding the catch word 
 occur the signatures; ^ in on pp. without signatures. Of C 284 
 
 14. 
 
 Percy mentions C as containing SD ( Heliques . 1765, III xvii); 0. H. 
 
 Hartshome in JSmcient !4atrioal ^les . pp. xviii-xxii , gives number, title, 
 and first line of each item in it; J. 0. Halliwell in The Thornton Ronances . 
 pp. xxxxvi-xlv, after a brief description of it, liata the oontanta with 
 page references, notices of other cipies and editions, two lines of each 
 item, notices of inperf actions , and introductory phrases aa well as brief 
 titles. 
 
 15. 
 
 !Ihe ronRnces in G are: 33) Irle of Tolons, 34) Sir Egyllaaour of Artus, 
 
 35) Syr Tryaraoure, 36) The Tale of the Iniperor Oetavyan, 37) Befys© of 
 Han^jton, 38) Dioclesean the Iteperor, 39) Guy of Ifervdck, 40) Sir Karrowee, 
 41) Le bone Florence of Rome, 42) Robert King of Cyayll, 43) Sir Degare. 
 
 16. 
 
 See (b,talofrae of WS in the Library 6t the Tfaiveraity of C^tnbridg;e . 
 
 II 404-408. Mr. Rogers of the Cambridge tini varsity Library confirrcs the 
 dating of the catalogue. 
 
lines hare Ixsea printed, ten in tho text of Xb,, 363 in the Appendix to Ab., 
 both from m inseeurate transcript stmnlied hy Halliwellt sonM of the same 
 and tvelTe other lines tvtm MS hare been printed, much raore aeourately, 
 in TVH^. in the Introduction and footnotes of ^ * , 
 4. w. Of the esorliest known qtaarto of Sg, Syr pemre, Smprinted at X^ondoy 
 
 IR 
 
 to I3le9t3tyftt,.at,tli# ^m* of, th,g giams, W Wyrfem 49 ^qH^* o^^-r one 
 
 copy is known to eoclst. Shis was hou^t by 3. Christie Miller of Craisen- 
 
 19 
 tinny "in 1834 at the dispersion of JSr, HeT>©r»s tlhrary". At the sale' of 
 
 th« Britwell Court librs^y, Jtme 14, 1930, it was bo«#t by Mr. q^arltch, 
 
 for a private pordhaaw, for j6 710 . 1. has ei^taon leaves and Is ill* 
 
 ustrated by five woodcuts; it is "umdated, but lasy be described with certainty 
 
 as the enurliest of the estant black letter versions, the outside liiaits of 
 
 date being ISC^, the year in whit^ de Worde bi^jsan printing &% his mm ftleet 
 
 SI 
 Street office, m& 1S34, the probable date of his death, W, contains 
 
 994 linos (oandlttlng Co KB 698 and Including 7SB*, 7S6*, not in Cp) , EBttd Is 
 
 the earliest version in whicih the conclusion of the rfflaanoe is preserved. 
 
 !Phe five woodcuts with their titles, and the first SS and last 33 lines 
 
 with AUsSm and colophon of W were reproduced in feicsiiaile in Ab.^ ffeo 
 
 ^''^ Vol. Ill, 16 ff. 
 
 ^^» Bewsribod 1;^ Mbdln, fyoo/^. AQtiq.^ 11 376« 
 ^^* taing, ^ Ab., p. xvll. 
 
 ^» Inforotetieax ^v&x by Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson. 
 ^' USt WtJI. 443 ff. 
 * Ibllowing p, (xvii) 
 
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title pa^e woodcut, of a movmted loii^t with plumes on his cap aM on his 
 horse's head, and with motmted attendant, was used hy de Worde as title pa^e 
 
 for his Hycharde cure delyon. 1509 and 1528. ^^ "It was also introduced 
 
 24 
 in many other ingsresslons of our early romances," The second woodcut, 
 
 a youth attacking a three-headed dragon, is reproduced in Dihdine Typo- 
 
 25 
 efgphioal . Antiiquitieg. where it is attributed to Arthur of Brytaiyn , 
 
 an undated folio, the only known publication of Robert Redbome, who "con- 
 tented himself with the battered types and half worn wood cuts, of some one 
 of his predecessors: perhaps of W, Coplande," 26 po^ the list of variants 
 of W from Cp I am indebted to Mr, Herbert Collmann, librarian at Britwell 
 Court, Bumham, who kindly collated W with Utterson»s reprint of Cp, 
 5, Cp. Next in point of time is probably Syr Pegore with the colophon: 
 Thus endeth the tretyae of ^yr De,gore. Imprynted by Wyllyan Coplaxtd .^'^ 
 It is a qaaxto of 16 leaves, 21, c, 66, in the Library of the British 
 . Museum, unique and undated, 1548 is the earliest date, and 1561 the latest, 
 borne by any extant publication of William Copland, who is believed to have 
 
 been the younger brother of the more important printer, Robert Copland, in 
 
 28 
 irtiose office he woiked till the latter' s death about 1547, One book 
 
 Was entered for him as late as 1568-9, the year of his death. 1548-1569 
 
 ^' S. Selden d. 45 (1) in the Bodleian Library. 
 
 ^^' Dibdin, Typoa, intjo, 17, p, 191. 
 
 ^®» Ibid, p. 191. 
 
 2^* Ibid. p. 190. 
 
 ^' Described by Dibdin, Typog, Aatio, III 164. 
 
 ''°* ^, III, 174 ff; Dibdin I? 127-139. 
 
 -9» 
 
therefore seem to b© the extreme limits of date possible for Sg, Heithsr 
 ttMing ^ nor Hale« and Pumivall. who agree with him, give any reason 
 
 for ttie date "probably abont 1545" which they adopt, nor does the BritjLa^ 
 
 31 
 Maaetga Cstalogae of Booika Printed before 1640 for its date (1550?) On 
 
 the title page is written in irte above the title "liber Hobart boyes". 
 fhe l«e,ve« are often cut down to the tops of the letters in the first line; 
 signatures are a.ii. B.i., B.ii., B.iii. , C.i. , G.ii., D.i.,(I]S, B3, D4 are 
 added in pencil). The woodont on the title pagie, representing a single com- 
 bat bittreen kni^ts, ia said to have been frequently used by the Ooplanda, 
 bM to occur in ilSie History oy King Arthur and his gnig3itg,>. printed 
 
 by W. Copland In 1557, Op ia coiaplete in 993 lines, thou^ it 
 lacks two lines, 752®, found in W and Kj and 758®', found only in W. It has 
 been reprinted in full by tJtterson in Sarly Popular Poetry; ^^ and 11. 952- 
 993 are reprinted frSa Utterson by Laing in Ab. in place of the Hdssing con- 
 clusion of A. ; he also prints ^ lines, the opening words of two more, and 
 
 3D 4b. , p.X, 
 
 30. 
 
 PFIS III 16. 
 
 ^^* 1 464. 
 
 33 
 
 Utterson, Early Pop. Poetry . II 115. The vignette in this edition of 
 
 Op (II 117), which Utterson calls a reduced facsimile, is really a <pite free 
 
 rendering of this woodcut; the vignette which serves as frontispiece in Laing'a 
 
 i tt>. is a facsimile of Utterson' s and not of the Copland woodcut, ( cf. Ab, p. 
 
 xvl, Hote l), 
 
 ®^' I 464. 
 
 ^' ^' pp. (35)-36. 
 
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all the titles of divisions -under the heading; !Phe i^laek I^etter Edition oj^ 
 
 35 
 the Bomsince of Syr Deapye ooimaences aa followg; - Several fairly long 
 
 eoctracts are given in moderniaed spelling by Ellis in his Specimeas . 
 t» K. The third Blade Letter in -oolnt cf time is ST^R Se^ore. Anno Domini 
 .M.D.IX . . with the colophon; fip Icaprinted at London hy John kin^ . It is 
 a-tfUasTto of 16 leaves, S. Selden d, 45(3) in the Bodleian Library. Like 
 W and Op, this copy is uaique. King»s licence for printing 4yy De^gre is 
 registered in the Stationers Company, Jcme 10, 1560.^® On the tltle-p^e, be- 
 tweaa the title and 13i© date, is a woodcut of a fcaight in armour, on horse- 
 back, with pltsnes on his helmet and his drawn sword pointing up and back over 
 his shoulder. \ SignaturesiniBiA.il., B.i., 
 
 B.ii., B.iii., O.i., O.li., O.lii., D.i., D.ili., There are no catchwords. 
 !fhe division of lines into pa^es, the division of titles into lines, the 
 placing of lai'ge capitals follows exactly the usage of Op. K Is cen^ilete 
 ia 993 lines. It lacks Op 857, but contains 752®' found in W and not in Op. 
 f. ,3. A fra^aeatary version closely related to the Black Letters is contained 
 
 • Ab. pp. 45-46. 
 
 ^^,111 (358)-3Sl. 
 
 • Described by Dibdia, (gypoiig. jtettjgy IT. 338, 
 
 go 
 
 • K Was fcrmeyly the third itaa %n 40. 0. 39. Art. Said. , a volume entitled 
 Old •jgn^llsh Poems , iaid containing 26 poems in black letter by various publish- 
 ers. ThQ pencil nutabering of pages in K from 13S to 151 was mad© in Sen, 1883 
 before this volume was broken up. 
 
 39 
 
 APber I 138, and Ames-Herbert, T ypogr. Antiq^ II 763. 
 
 -11- 
 
in Douce I*S 2SX, in the Bodleian Library. This 1b a small qufirto MS (leaTea 
 7 7/I6 by 5 6/15 las.) dated 1564 on the last page, Jt contains tliree other 
 roBjances, all fragaentary, - lasabras . preceding ^, and flawayne aM SeLaiaoure 
 ot Artoys following it. SD occtcpies leaves 8 to 14, consists of tonxr frasaents 
 corrsspondixig to Op 415-478, 519-556, 684-747, and 810-993, and contaiiis in 
 sil 353 lines, §^ is illustrated by three oolor«d drawings and by a dragon 
 deriee enclosing the colophon, fh© illustrations look as thou^ they 33al#t 
 b« copies of woodcuts, but are not like the woodcuts of other varsions, W 
 pictures the wedding and the fi^t with the giant differently from D, and 
 has the fi^t betwe®! father and son instead of their reconciliation as in 
 SB, The first 20 lines of U (corresponding to Op 415-434) have been print- 
 ed in the introduction to Sir Begree ^ 
 
 8, P. Sir ge^ee . the latest version of SD^is contained in Bishop Percy's 
 Boli^ Manuscript . B^lads and RoTBances. Mditlonal MS 27879 in the Library 
 of the Britis^i !.ft3Lseum.^ It was written ''about 1650, thou^ rather before 
 than after." ^ SD ocetQ>ies ff, 183'''-189, is eoaiplets in 900 lines, and 
 has been edited by Hales and Pamiwall with introduction and notes. It 
 Was not printed in Percy* s Beliques . thongh included in his list of romances.*^ 
 
 • At the and of Syr Bglaatonre of Artoys » 48° 
 
 ^^' PBiS III 17f. 
 
 43-' 
 
 • IJescribed in PBIS I xil-zlv. 
 
 43 
 
 • -Pms 1 xii-xiii, 
 
 ^" P^^S III 16-48, with additional prefatory note by Pumivall, III zli-xlii. 
 
 45, 
 
 * Reliques. 1765, III rsiii. 
 
 ••12— 
 
There are ntuneroua modem stunngiries of gp.iraiieh give the story 
 with more or lese acctuaoy and fulness, ^e longest are by Ellis^Sand 
 Ashton^''' Shorter aocoimts are given by Tfertonf^ Um Brink^^Brandl?^ 
 Saintabury^l Potted Schofield?^ Deutschbainf* and Wells§5 It is xnf or- 
 ttmate that the atuonariaB generally follow the Black Latter Instead of A. 
 
 From this list of USS and printed versions it is clear that the 
 story of Degare can rival even that of Bevia or of Gtjy, if not in extent, at 
 least in duration of fame. Though this longevity has been won at the ex- 
 
 pense of much change in phmaing, yet in general narrative content 32 has 
 suffered little altc)ration« Little Britain has become IStigland, smd a 
 
 knight 'TOOing a lady by besieging her castle, has become a giant, but there 
 are no cljanges in the plot. Hftiether or not the hero bequeathed his name to 
 the humble Diggory, as Salntabury alleges without the fornallty of 
 
 46. 
 
 Specimens , 1811, III (358)-381. 
 
 *''*• Hotcancea of Chivalry . 101-llf. 
 
 48. Hist. Ehg. Poetn r^ ad. ^. C. Hazlitt, 1871, II 172f. 
 
 Ssaalis_jla£^,-Jtii.p877. i 315. 
 
 49. 
 
 50* In Paul's Srar>dris9 ^ P. 643. 
 
 ^^* Short Hiat . , 1898, 100. 
 
 ^^' Sohrab and BuBtem . 51-52. 
 
 ^"^* JEaa;. Lit, from N. Conquest to Chaucer. 187. 
 
 Studien zui* Sagongeachichten Enp:landa . 
 
 Ifenual, 134-135. 
 
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 54. 
 
 55. 
 
proof, ^^ It s«f!B»i lUcfljjthat i» 1563* tha y«ar boforo D we« oor^lad, ^le had 
 for namteSm att l««s a person than Degoxy Whesors, destined to "be Qm&«sk*9 
 first Profossor of History at Oxford, It Is about tho tlas of Wh«&re»s 
 A&sAh. In 1647 that the romanoo finally roqohes l&e end of Its transformep* 
 tions in Bishop Percy's Vollo MS, H«ro the sixteenth century was ocmteat 
 to lescm It TJomotieed, eacespt for Percy's hrlef mention and Wartcm's swBeaary. 
 TixB only doflnltlv© edition of the n&aat0@n^ t^m.tmy was thr*t of P^ hy 
 Bales and fssraiyall, fh« preasnt edition Ineltd-sss in eoa^lste form or hy 
 variant reselia# etlt tracts Mt P, 
 
 latort Hist. . 100. 
 
 Swsooaib© sad Allen, JEfeffi,,.^, p,l,§x^mmm,ff,* ^ ^^^* 
 
 ^' QBasJ^ n I'm. 
 
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THE FILIATION OF TEXTS. 
 
 fo txxim %)\f9 flli"*ti«m of tha W and printed %QX%a of Jg cl^r 
 a1} tha ontveti I glva ^he diagram af it firat* ^i«a» a ttjmopi^l* of ^9 oon* 
 eltisi<ms r^tpi^&a&ntmX ^ tho <li«i>gv«mf an4 lastly th« dotsi^iled |M«of» 
 
 ?h« lines of connection » e.g. 
 ti«t^!»«n X and A, ^ land 0, in- 
 dioata BWimljr 6^t s i« ultlf^'t®* 
 ly tihe »«aro# of A ffl*t4 y» an4 f 
 oi C, oto«, and it"i?ly nathlnis a« 
 to <h» nurflb^r of v«»3r3len« inter- 
 raA(!i<it(* lM»tvir»im X fstTtd A, jr and C, 
 @%a.t nor »« to th» j^thod of 
 tmnond <9 iiii&on* 
 
 Il» 1!h« iis«op«l'» of tho comoluslOTW. 
 
 A. W» Gp, K, and B, form a gzw^i) V| Uiu oisj/osed to th« throo ^rlisr 
 
 T^roiona ASQ, 
 
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B. P ■belongs to this group v, as opposed to the three early versions, 
 
 C. E and v forim a group z as opposed to AC, 
 B. C and 3 f oJta a groisqp y as opposed to A. 
 
 E. WitSiin the group v, Cp and K form a grot^s u as opposed to W3P. 
 
 y. D and u form a griup r aa opposed to W, 
 
 G. P apparently heionga to the group r aa opposed to W. 
 
 H. (l) D is not derived from P, and (3) P is not derived from D; 
 therefore BP hare a coras«5n aouroe r. 
 
 I. (l) K is not tiie aoiirce of Cp, and (2) Op is not the sotirce of Kj 
 therefore K and Cp have a oomnasn aoure© u. 
 
 *f. (1) P and 13 are not deflved from u(CpK), (2) u(CpK) is not de- 
 rived from D or P; therefore u, D, and P have a oomcjon source r* 
 
 K. (l) r is not derived from W, nor (3) la W derived from rj there*- 
 fore r and ^ liave a ooranon source f, 
 
 Ii. (l) V is not derived from S, nor (2) la E derived from vj th©ra* 
 fore V and E have a ooraraon source z, 
 
 M, (1) 2 la not derived from C, nor (3) is C derived from a? there- 
 fore z and C have a ooi»ion source y. 
 
 U. (1) and (2) A la not defived from y, nor (3) Is y derived from 
 A{, therefore A and C Mve a oomxaisn soureo at. 
 
 0< X is not the original Saglish version* 
 
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III. tStiO dotttilod pj-oof. # 
 
 A. WCpKD form » Rronp v, as oppoa«4 to tJse thrsa «ii*rllor vorBions AlC. 
 
 Since only linoa l«»514 are ext»nt in aarly ISBfi o%h.0r %him. A, all oxan^iloa 
 mv»t !»*» dmmi from tlioa© linos} «md »lnc» I «jorr«!ipon<l« only to A 279- 
 437, and D only to A 45&-5530 and A 577«-614» awparata aota of exeunplov 
 eittst bo itaod to prove asach of thwao relations: (l) (ipW vo AO, (y) 
 CpWT va Al^, and C-*?) CplKD vs AC fho atib joined proof a oonaiat of (1) 
 mrvon&o'm refxdlnga ooifimon to WpK^ eorrssponding to jirwoiawFiljly oorreet 
 r^idin^fs oomroon to A0, and Ineluiing on« ps^sa&ga In ^^iloh em estem&l 
 |}»rail«X provos AC oorraetj (s) Taad or obvionsly iMtdemlstttd rhytsaBsi eom- 
 BMjn to iSCplCD »« ,oj?po«9d to praatiR^bly eorr«ot or oidor i^yraaa coraHjon to 
 A(1?)0; (:0 lines oorataan to A(l)C not fotmd in W0|j!C(l5). fo theao are 
 apponded (4) oorroboratory eJ^K|>l08 from tho niutoerouB readings oorsmon to 
 WC5jsK(0) »nd «nli)a» th« oorr^apwiding readinga of A(l)C. Db ayotd r«- 
 pdtltion, tha orld*mc« for ® (vl». P i^slongs to Ishe grotgj v «» opposed 
 to A(S!)0 Ifl inoludsd her» thw^i diaouaa^ lator. 
 (l) 2rronaoti8 nsading*. 
 
 X * 
 
 I Vrak tho jseint in hU h«d A 12;5-IB6, C l2i-iSJ4 
 And «ithth<m i«9i«n (C !lhora»of y wot) thftt ha was ded, 
 I tok hit out and tone hit ©r* 
 radl (0 lo, liyt y« hara) in rain aumsnsr (0 jwiwtfinora). 
 
 # In 03E«(!|)1q9 oitftd tho rsiadinif is alv*iya that of tlws version tli« aytiibol of 
 whldh lfwa9diro.t«}ly follot*» the «xainpl«j dlfforoneos Ijftt^Bran veralons nr« 
 no tod only w^«n they auoowit to tha t»« of diffffirant word®. 
 
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I bmlw ^m poynt In hia hm>At CpWK 107-110 
 And in tli« fnld I It l«m«di 
 
 Bn^o* tako It vp, Xo It la Jtsra, 
 
 For thou apok^at not with im thla tmv^ » jrope* 
 
 Th« lnoorra«tno9n of I3t9 rea?lirig of GpliC 108»13,0 In testified to by A 
 lOS9f « lOpS 94fis fhe point lu in rain aniJwnero (Cp «t« pantimar*). 
 
 a> X Ijraka the poynt of Itt in Mn haad, P 101-104 
 
 A h®ra in tha f forest I IVitm Mes I»jrd (113 J^^jd or Xfiyd) 
 
 tBto itt vp now, ^aw, ffor itt is heoroj 
 
 t3ftou 8pm^ke» not with mao thla iwway a yaarwi 
 
 I>9i^sa«(0 nowt «ll0» n& (Cno~n other thjmg) i» A ilSdtt, C SS^f. 
 But ^Ing Wwit »at loimar (C wotyth wot) v&%«t hit ia. 
 
 For Degero to vndaratande It ia CPWK 329f . 
 
 ■ Biat ^jyng thsnt almost i» lost, i'^»y». 
 
 ffor ISfSfjrwj, to vnlorotand I-wls, P 213f. 
 a thing that alrooat lost Itt iRi 
 
 iii. 
 
 Ther «aa non (0 mn no »n) in al (C In) th® luyngoa lowd« A 94f ,096f, 
 Mora apwrt wan than »«iv9 he ( G p0rt«..thfln). 
 
 Thw **« nono mK&x<» in ttet land GpM mf» 
 So atoMi^ht a n«« than (K than) was ha. 
 
^aro^n) not aucdi « on« In all the I.and P. 78 and 81, 
 Aoo stout ^ nxm tliim vsaa hen. 
 
 Ihs WRiden tok th« ohllCd) here wltlo (C woll aoon) A 317, C 215. 
 aio rasijrdan toks her 1<wh» rygbt (W fall) aon© CplK 1<)8. 
 !Bi« l&ijrd shea tooke her >«iy right soono. P 184. 
 
 Hha imidUi toko tha edilld hir i&ldo* 
 
 Marie de Fsranca, Lff Frajst^tt^ 135. 
 
 La (faraalsol« prist I'snfant 
 
 fhonflih C in wgjll mnap , has 4«|sart«Ki f roa the r«adilng comnjon to ^ 
 ^ntJ^ Iitny 1« yrolno and. prote^ly original In feh«i lattar («f . .^ Fral , 9t^<^ 
 135), CplSK go fnrthar, in snhstittttlng ^<ffl e for ohi^4 . fl^iicSt they In- 
 olwld in th<» noxt line* 
 
 V* 
 
 Alle tli« ?ir!lntara» longe (C longa vi^n%yr) niat A SlSl", G 22lf . 
 fh« twdop »»a olor, th© iM»n« 14 3t (C sohono hryght) 
 
 3^.v la ?r , f>inq , 149f. 
 
 Al the ttintsTlong ni.-jt 
 
 The »*8dl«r naa ol9re» tho asuna vtxn llgt. 
 
 Iferie da Franca, L8 Fmiwue 137, 
 La ntilt qimnt tnt fn aseri 
 
 Sha want all ttw ^lyntsr ny#it CpUK 303f . 
 
Ijy Blaming of the t£K>n«ii llic^*. 
 P ondta. 
 vl.. 
 
 for taajti Mt aaaalojj (C Iw^w aayed) and JWl (0 niygt) bow* 4o. A 444, C 440. 
 
 Mattsr ona scijrd ^^ajr leight noft do. OpWK: 40S. 
 
 Wmy St, ttftai Aetmyikt & miit^t not deo. F :f72* 
 
 Hara the rrtading of Op'^ Is obviously a i8lm»tdera*a«a.ing of sueh a nsad* 
 Ing a» ^^% of C, lAich i« aa obvlowwly lb»e«d on on* 145r<» %}m% of A. 
 (2). Vari&ntB of tlio saeond olaaa, bad or olJVlmiQly raodnmiJt^d pfejfmofl «how 
 tJie grot^ ^tlSC aa ©pp©««<i %o AO, QpWi a» oi|^a»d to ASC, and CpTJfKB a© 
 Oj^aed to AO, 
 I. Thongh the tltjiHtwaJ ^rlnit0:Bag»^rr« A 535lf, C yr>3f , GpW S27f , p 211f j 
 D^S!T«!(iN*rlt9 A 36Bf , C 361f , S 07f , CplBC S-lSf J (P 30S not In i&3ipm«)$ 
 iftn« B«f!5»rr9:hfl AO 5Q5t^ CpWKD 'I67f , P 43lf , eofe^bliah the aeaimtlng 
 of tiis loflt ajrllahla for X (C rewidlng Il«i),#r«i OpWB B^gora^ P Dogree 
 in iiwioh Instanoo), ^t in sBVoipal ^ison the gronp k acoents and v^iymaa 
 tha 8«eon4 inatoa* of ths third syllaM«i oaeaaionfally witi* oonwoquant 
 alto ration of 13\3 context. 
 
 a) 3<» d«»d« a Itenj^t Sire T>s^rr«e A 5f * C 7f # 
 It&i vdXla (C adhaH) ^ou toll® «»% tsan 'WSka hit. 
 
 As dyd ft fefjysljt, Ma mum was E^ IJ»j5oy«t Opl!K 7f . 
 One of tha baat that '-ma founde h;^n Issforo. 
 
 »« did a Tm^ffht oallM Sj^r Bagi!^©, P 5f . 
 
 one of th« l)«at «aa f fowtd him boforo. 
 
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u) 
 
 iii) 
 
 Iv) 
 
 r) 
 
 (C soon) 'jtv3 Ibr^ut In- to (0 to) thaU c*1i« (C eaty). 
 
 "Mln Honda aone (0 Oottw for'%>i0 tione), oom hld«r to (C Tsefora) bm". 
 
 *Cww liijfth^r, fay re norm^, t*' 'bafor«*'. 
 
 »n3i.TOrth«x» QpW 27f (P 35f ) 
 
 i<«lfl:ln (0 wifl y^iya) AC 77f 
 
 paa (inf.) j'/naaj CpM 71f; passeivyasj P 
 
 to-grtndo:fln.l» & U5f , C e?f. 
 
 I7nd0:rynde; GpM 79f ; rende;f find, : P Tlf • 
 
VI) 
 
 v*itoi9inlt« A 169f , C ir>7f, 
 
 w«t«:gott« CpWK iRif i ittrRott P 145f. 
 ▼14) 
 
 tJiar: whar A 173f , C I71f. 
 
 in faro s on her CpW 153f <P otslta). 
 vili) 
 
 wiiiffliotiiiQ A imtt c iBif. 
 
 wyll:os«,(lyU CpW ISSf i wlll:cya<Ua P 157f. 
 
 ix) 
 
 l(mio:Hcynde (C a) A 193f , C 191f. 
 atond© (OS atTjnd) sli^nd© Cp1?K 175f (P oralta). 
 
 ») 
 
 gloTW»o:1)0hottea (C i^loffejlse'hoffe) »C ?.95f , S 17f, 
 
 glouoftShoyso} OpWK 26Xf P 237f . > 
 
 xi) 
 
 »n (C vpon, E vppcm) ttaan. A 4lif , C 497f , E 135f. 
 t>«:tru»ly OpM 383fi b««t:trul:^o P 353f. 
 
 xii) 
 
 thridda:1>l<itlo A 489f , C m7t, 
 
 offr<9d:pray«d (TPWO) 449f J offaredipzw-yed P 413?. 
 yor another axarapla frons D a«Q abovo !♦ o.). 
 3) Tho onses already cited above prova oonclii»lv«»Sy that Cp^^D forra a 
 
B6paifftt« grotq?. It 1» iwrth 'i*ill« to oonaldolP, howav«p, th« «or- 
 ipoboratory oviritmoo offamd by th« »ba«»jo« frota WCpE(D) of l&n«>0 
 tovnd in A(^)C, 'Shis^ »ro the folloivinisl 
 
 A 43f, d 15f, AC 4^f , AC 4«, AC 8lf , A 91f» C 93f. A 98« 
 
 Km, C 100-2103, A 15Xf , C 14Bf , A ^10, 211, C eoe, 809, 
 
 A 829-3353, C SSl-SfM, A 23Bf H37f, A i?43f C 345f, AC 
 
 2Q5».3fJ0, A 4.45f C 44lf, A S31 C SiJ7, A 530f C 531f, A 
 
 nmt C8(J9f, A 54S-556 C S4S-553, A 56?«8«l C 561«{5SS. 
 
 AC 309-31S S 31-34, A 388 C 334 S 112, A 415-418 409- 
 43^ 2 137-140, A ^!01 41S S 143, A 4^}3f 417f U 145f , 
 
 A 437ir e 4J^if t i*mt, 
 
 _ A 47:«f 471f , A 4<?9f • C ^^f ♦ A 574 C 568, A JS7».S83 
 
 C S7'^570. 
 
 If %hmti lln«i« were in x* ^m, thalr imifowa «*T)9«(rso9 fr<m 
 
 np'>SK(S)P prove» tl^tffl«0 varalona » gro^g?* If felhejr wer« not in x, 
 
 ^«n A(iS;)C »r« a gro'*^, smd CpllfraP taay atlll b» j^ gi'oti^ in 
 
 othar rwaisfliistia , >JiJt a groijjj di»rlws(4 firora x ind«s>«wiawll3r of 
 
 A(a)0, nlnee v«tpal««i^ dependent in any way on A(E)C swauld not 
 
 oia&t JttBt too linos fefeat groi^ haa ftftied to the original. 15i« 
 
 nsktiira of tho lln«a favosa ^-a first suppoalUon, nasally tlmt 
 tlMi line* were In x an! vwra omlttfld, fwia an anoosfiop of tho 
 
 gro"op Cp11!C(B)P ^y an ^siitoi* ^o »liortftn»«t tfea t^xt, 1>y otolsslon 
 
 or eond«n«atlon ', ftnd aosnotttaas "by liAstakwa, An QX^mplm of th« 
 
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la«^ a^mm to oocnr In eonrsnefelon with A 98-100, lOX-lOTi 
 
 which follotv tho lino not In Opt»R|>, 
 
 Be thou tifevQA of nons wlhgta A 97 
 
 Of tae 1»o thou f«rd« no why^t, C iOO 
 
 ««d <wmeiii»l© with tha lln« 
 
 ffjpthi afti»r«d Iw Ihou nowt A 101 
 
 Of xm fepde ^ tJ^iou nojjht* C 103 
 
 !Riar?s th« ^aaessblanee of A 9?, C 100 to A 101, 103, n&y hav o 
 
 ©onf«»«4 th« asspltia so that h» skipped four linoii. Condanst&tlon 
 
 of t«o »if n©3pa lin«s Into tm« »e«m» iik«ljr In the follo«in«fj 
 
 l) He tnm»fl Ma a ted© «43 herl:© (0 rjMjrt^i a»f9yn» v»sd.ur) 
 
 griia, A r543-ryi5 C539-541. 
 
 And rod (C osaits) to th« klngt '^wd li<» to Miaj 
 
 And to«^ld<»r tli^i gert ful (C And «ji;hi?r smito ot.hep 
 
 a V rigt, 
 
 Th&^ rod© togither with gygat rjAsM. CjsSW 4Wi;. 
 
 then thoy ro«ia to^«tfeop rd^i Mae*i sd^t P 451* 
 
 3) Andi Beif^rre^n) 3tedfl» a«tod A BSS**. 
 
 (C n^^ down© gOd©) C 528^0 
 
 And al Mforen he {C beforo) roa (C p»ryd) on l^egjsg 
 
 And tho >«^9 h« (C Wtt }S9 i^o) if&llon no^(Ci wwlnye) 
 
 IShat hlo hoiwo isaa rorod on hjfo OpMP 49lf . 
 
 And iyr Dogora 'wag fa-llBW i^y«. 
 
 3) ^Rsat OTlste in woyra, n« In tomai^mt A 18 14 
 
 Vftt <C Uodtjr) in .JuBtaa (C ^»t^Ug) for no thing 
 
 Kim ottt of his aadol liring 
 
 Ko out of hla atlrop brings his fot. 
 
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Hhftt witfc him lusted In 1tumoramt« CpWK 14f. 
 
 "Buife out of h4» styrope wight bt^pwg Ma to to, 
 
 Han» A 14| C 1ft ia iBoraovar a p,wi^rRtoKiy pftnalloX for 
 Otit of 1ih« s^cUil h» Mw o»»t A 575 
 6nt of 5\jr9 se^etfsll h« ^s;^ wjcwate C 56© 
 
 ?Eh© Icjmga 'ffaa ©nt »f tula KSiiJel oa»t OpWir 53.7 
 Of. too A 515f 
 
 In one mrnn oondens^tion se«B» to wawlt frow n chsmge in ish« 
 oMer of paiPt8« In A Sir B. ts fenifhft®d ,jr3»ft after the gift 
 to him o# ftrmor, p^'lfJW* eiRnsarmnt and sword (A 143f)i C oiaita 
 the JmlgJitingi CpWKP plaoo it iinfsedi«»toly after th© return fr^sa 
 th« dmgon fi??ltt, Vfflrj^ probably retatoring in & nmt oontext « d«» 
 tsiil ioat from th« »tory and oondanBlni; tliro© lines* of ASO into 
 tW9 ^0 laake room for tho ns?* lin©. 
 4) kt\<i mil at hQ8« h« M® (C hyra J») B®id«, A 38?»3©0^ 
 
 Ami proferd hifa »i (CS hailfe) ©isit h» ted® C 384*6, 
 
 Hantea* trmor an «3ea (0 also, S al hi»), I lll»114i4 
 
 lond 
 
 ffor to hoi den in ( S He ^voldo t&vA SQj?««do into, 
 
 C S0aa into) hlo ncHiku* 
 
 And tliero h» n»4e h^ & tej)#it , GjiWK rsfi9»36a! 
 
 And nmde Mm gooi oh©r« tte.t nj^t* 
 
 R<»tt«»9, tr«6t9Tiro» and i^lto hi« lansio 
 
 H« woldo hflk^se season into h4» J»ndo 
 
 At>a«mo(» froto Cpfffi? of A 21CV.811, C a08-P.C©, %%& OGmmod to give 
 ^m "l»oy ^® I5lov0)» wh«n het ia tm, apjjoapa to ^ conneot«<i witii 
 th« jal3plaoing in Cp^KP of the oth»r direetions abotit th® gloves, 
 
 1,«. be/ort^ instaal sf J^ th© latter in *ioh thoy ahonld bo, 
 
 •3S" 
 
(smd %n ^Idh in AC ^oy ai?a aaw^aljiaiA (A Bia-31S C ai0-ai4)» 
 
 an* »a!l«tJ*l«», whlcfc in Ituntlf 9h6'm QpWSP to be & gro«iH p«tr» 
 hajsB (*m»» fyora tihe Mltor*® 4«»»lr© ft© ^i^^a Skil tha fae*» a'taoiit, 
 tl%«» iglovessi in fiflws «<mt«xtj ISha oorasand to giva feho glove® t© 
 ia\« Itoy, ||0iiW9V»ri 'i^atild not iwk» Widh »«»«» bafor® tJie I»^t»r, 
 ®T»4 tfe0r« i» no%3i4ng l«ft tw t>ii9 lettep to a%*ia«Ji St tos for 
 
 S<»M» ijsiasagea fist it* %W{B)P give ffeott fi'6tofe®j| or iKf.3.l«d 
 fifelld aSdifKly X©r®, AC 3asf aM 0#I!P 2m.f t«it#r a««mmelssiE 
 
 ifi»tPttcUi3«a siiXjcaft# !l®a®rl1*»4 %n AS 3i0»>2i4, Spl^ (out of 
 
 A 4fi'@^» Q 4f9'f, r«^poa1sl«f te dstaii t2w atatataamt of Jl 4M, 
 
 O^ftf pk»s»s«« not in Op!^(B)? a?® j*otmdingffi off »f a 
 
 *ia« A V^,it S 14©f ,. the kjteig leote ^ftai' hl9 1d*vg4«m m get- 
 ting h0JJi®{ A g0t*i.^j 6 isagt*a2S4» ®i® t»4it«n. mfeumin^ fi^da 
 th» la^ sad, &ti<l ?©'}»0rt8 «#Mi>>t th« has kitm&i A ^^i^8S, 
 S7,va7Q, %he .iaffKitoi Mug i« %i*<m#i% %a Jioras ag«*la ^gf his 
 noM«ii» mx'i S. proel5iXri»<l vl..otor. 
 
 Iha rtwsaininjj |»a9«i-:g®® jiet in %'Wl' contain datail,* 49» 
 
©f Che jfreftt <3ois|3fit^ *feo rotl* tdth hlMt 
 
 A l^If : &%» t^i»% Ihiat ttii» |;>rlnen«M ■<i^m lm% w<mt furlh^^r atttxAy 
 
 tthjpoiaKh trying; to swtTam. 
 
 A ajsnf J ^j® if«|flgjtmj» «>xomltt0« of 'tJio h«*Rdt «.na M« Iwy jmt 
 iMtfopw finding '^t-o «Siiia. 
 
 A f^S 4^^Bi Sir 13*a losvplnff on hi« jaSfra;^ pr«pra.m%0i!y to 
 
 rt^lng off. 
 
 A 4JS^f 4;?3.f * A 44^f C 44lfS «lisv»«iiifi«^tion of s»»Si?i« lafeo 
 
 ©!5i6 Sis' B. aa oftrls* Mr?m»,, «*%«. 
 
 A 4Wf 4'3'jlfl i«4«j|t?w* of s«$,fi«lngi ^m Mng»«* ^ia#.fe#.r 
 
 »ef!oif4itig to ftmi«i«i-c!#Jtwnt. 
 
 A 553, 887s tha &%*wigftli 9f %ym king's ntefft. 
 
 %n nkmtmat for Sir D's 1>®ing ^atjle to rjlsl» out his <ioiip«o. 
 
 A 4S!)f # 156178 t^mmnit wnd detsalj r»3.»%it^ to ^4» tow.J«i»iBflin%» 
 
 ffct« lin«« fowl ift A(S)C!i iwwl mot In 0|»11K.(U) <kt« mw^ mt a 
 oopilwi ^fmtir^ tn <l!in4«na« v^'i^A tw*l©ftt for o«^0Micaa. T!'»»*e 
 %» no rfflfvflfjwi fett 8%i:^««i thwy w#-»« n»t is5 x; tttm^ of tJmia aro to*- 
 haswmitnsai rm lih* ciimtJWfjf ®>,«»jr nma ir©»^ lik«ls' to ha^^B-ii hima 
 
 ia jmjspliM !»j?' tha raadtojp «mi«s9n ttt OptfCS t^leSi vary frora tha 
 %o»^ flKWtow %o A(l)Cli ^t ftr« no% mXimr oMtm of orror. Of, AO 
 
AC a75, 383, 293, 315, 383, 334, 338, S^H, 33Sf, 343, 358, A 367, C 333. 
 B 1, S, IB, 35, 43, 4.^, 48, 54, 5f5f, 63, 84, 91. 
 
 CpWK 248, 3^19, 359, 875, 383, 384, S88, 294, a^Bf , .'^03. 338, 335. 
 P 3J19, ?J3f), 847, 255, 2S«, 359, 26r>, 267f , 275, 398, SOS. 
 
 A 460, a 458} A .4S3 C 4f>lj A 607 C fiSSi A S03 C 593} A 610 C 598. 
 
 QpWSi 43S, CpTOD 4a5, Cp^JO) 541, GpWD 839, CpWKD 544. 
 
 P 398, P 497, P 495, P 500. 
 
 X ha7» found no o»-8s« of agyaaKwvt 'b@t%vra<m separate HM»abers of the 
 WpK(T)) gPotj|j antl any of th« eapliei* reroiona suoh a.a ^uld h6 lnoonBi«taat 
 with this groining, o.g. no <^B99 of ASOpK ir» CWB. 
 
 S, P Tjtslongo to thai ijrot:^ -y »» opposod to AlC. 
 
 for proof nm, abo^a. III A l)l-iv, wher® P, tho"agh differing In i»rt 
 from CpKW, oljvio^jialjr is baaawi on tli« jreading of th^t Rroi^js andi not on tJwut 
 conrwn to AC, For fnrtti«? proof t«« A 3) i,e, A s) I, a anfl h, whore P 
 partially oorreota a raiding of QplKj and A s) i, a, A s) il-v, vili, x, xii, 
 in all of wlJidh P raftA* aa tlio riwt of tJio groT^i «3i% AS) iri, n^ero tho 
 diffaranow of P froia OpUf is not 9nOT3#i to (Hagulaa tho rulationahip. F6r 
 linos «jl»!5ing frora P and for oorroboiHtory ifarlanta from AO In agnjosjwnt -slth 
 WCi^, 099 A 3), A 4). 
 
 »ZBm 
 
Tliaiigh thex*?* ar«a uowi© ^ivf oM inatanoea in Iffi tinmi In I'ihitUx E and 
 
 V jtTi8iV0 r«ndlirii,':f« 4n oomi^n different from rofifiin^JS oorawn to A stnd 0, yet 
 eaoea in vtiSuldh 4h» Ev r<jBKilni» &r« rtsi3?'k©'ily Inoorreat »r« natwrally f©w, 
 «lino«i tho total nnfsb^r* of opporttmlties 1® jhb&II and th« Wa^sk Isitar vor- 
 slons wore tmro IDmly of oouraa to iiw^arove ©Irrtertmly inoort'set rtmdlnga 
 than to rfflp«Kit thrnn, fhe f®w ii|Il(*ii->* arforn (*)# h,ow;.9'T®3r,mjipport®d by (a) 
 til® msjsaroua: JWd oft<m Inferior a»jffli:afs wrlanfeiS fpws AC fip»t Kontlotwid^ 
 and by (3) fth« coiacion atusenC)® frnts er |i>pa3tm»o In ®v of |!a&aa,ge» respoctlve* 
 ly ppeMient in or minting f?ora AC* an?® «yiffi«i0«t to prow tlj® gr«,iq?ing Wr 
 v« AG. 
 
 i) Krrora 8or?if'ion to S s.nd v. 
 
 o 
 
 And awor (C sejfcla) h& stfild© (0 wolda) atlnto «o s'Soisod® AC 307f . 
 
 *KJ.1 (C Or) iiS (0 aajt) Ma kinCr^® (C Ijjmno) lm4d@ ifom4«. 
 
 Hfi (Cp And) »f»ldo Is^ai noldfs no li!»jg«»r {fcwaU (Cp ^^Id not r©«t) 
 
 Op (Ojs '"^rXS. ■i^e fttsMf) h« Imd hie isode-r (% fatliar) yfotsnAo* 
 li) 
 
 BBmsvp»«m» IwnSBton A 379^'38S fl 375«r??9, 
 i{Rm:on« bennosat^jn 
 
 ry3t:5?nyfjt, l<5n|;e:henda» Hoontston. ® IOl«10S Cp «to.'5jK5-'348 
 
 ryijhtjiii^it, I«mg©s>iosiO, 
 
 1» nftXthWJp ft noi* il JL« ttiwr* i*<?ia«©n to »u»'p«0t fh* raatttnu of ACj in II 
 
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ihoij^ tbQ >nl rtiymaaa in S ftnd v are not idmjtioal, thoy ar© oV 
 vioiatJiy oloaoly i-olataei fHro^jb, thalr oo6S3«»n elomtrnt JjEjfift. ^lo 
 origltwil error fioulrl m,vpm.T to have lje«n the r«p-etltlwi in tSie oom- 
 mm 'Rimrmi of S i03, v -34? of the v^rdw t|3fi.t ;<<?t a , ti|p . j ltyii g i; (cf . S 94, 
 
 * '^^ ^,^, (v ^^tt ) f t.i ^ «^f„.^t|i^t^«;« ,if*,^,„3,.gnH) iT! place of a road- 
 ing Ilk® A S80 r??8 X ' ^.J.fe . X^ j ffl \C IjjffiLaa)* ^*» ^®^* *'^«> llnoa 
 after 13^1a rspfitltion (1? lOVlOB ^te,?>?^-M, r'^ % ■'^^Q , '^^^ ^'^'^^ ^"■'^ ?iao;nd0 > 
 Ai:|(^ iiq |iQ; <i,ff^c}.ii ly^l^, ^ aytd. . ^^O'';^ ) loo^f lllm an enlargwrsenft of a r^a.iing 
 llk» A MX rs77 jApd. ftj|.ao .. %^.te; f^ . ,»ms>?PX. ,t?.fflyt^ ) *o tv^o liK@® in or* 
 A«p to provide on© r'bytiM-lin'a for E 103 (Is^asliasiiia) ®»«d another 
 for S lOCi {, booq :8,feofi) (Of. A ,m3» :f;?B5. In S lt>4 foot .and 
 If tf^^ '^ M ^^ otjvionBlT l«*ppj!H}prlr4t« for »• dsetptw, and v 348, XSJJfeS. 
 ^ai-Moa' i'>9'^« li^ ^ QOJ*r®0tiicw[. of swjJ'v itt resdlng Ifeif eftti4<m®atidn 
 of S i0<lf.l05 into one line, 
 
 ili) 1 B"?, 80, -tr 331 1 .13,:?, vara Sij;, of ])fii?|*y« pr«53»tunJl3r. 
 
 Roaditiga ootntpon to li »nd v dif fsrins; from p^tdinga cois'nsm %9 A 
 
 I) 
 
 3^3.i»MroiE^»t hi» wa«, (C jawni) of awioli potiar Shftt Qiar ilC SSSf. 
 Ho was a rs&n of frots pow«r«} fharC®) is lot v 254, ? 334. 
 
 ti) 
 
 lii) 
 
 foatringa AC L»TO k«^tog98 !i! aO, v S54 
 
 Iv) 
 
 ho AC 398 'SliQ onsyta, S al, ▼ 
 
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tiiheH A0 3001 IdkeA th«reon (P thcaps in) I! S3, ▼ 366, 
 
 P 340 
 
 n) 
 
 1«U0 hem Mi 301 Bit t 33, ▼ SS7 
 ▼li) 
 
 for nw tQ 203 l>;f me S 34, ▼ 268, P 343 
 
 ▼lU) 
 
 vs AO 303 SMB 5 35, V 3<^, P 343 
 
 ix) 
 
 stinte no stoonde AQ 307 ao leager dvel In lond S 39 
 
 not r9ct in londe ▼ 373 
 
 x) 
 
 4nd AC he V 37 
 
 si) 
 
 qroad he AC 331 he seide 3 ^, ▼ 381 
 
 xli) 
 
 ec^lde...to grounde AC S39 irolde...to t^e gro^mde :s 49, ▼ 389 
 
 alii) 
 
 Tho thetme God he hlra blteffft (G The exisiyte hym Ckid becta^t) 
 And aither from other vepjrag rsirt. (C ji^ egrther for oth^ vepjrd 
 and la^t) AC 331 
 
 the evmed he ksnieed thoo B 31 The dhilde kissed the heresdte 
 the dad toke hie leoe for to ga ▼ S91 
 
 xiv) 
 
 ir«nte AC 333 weadeth forth S SS, vent for^ v 3@3 
 
 nr) 
 
 the forest AC 334 a forett S 54, ▼ 3S4 
 
 XfX) 
 
 noise kete AC 337f (O grete) great noise with alle B S7f 
 
 ▼ 298 
 
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xvll) 
 
 aa dlntes gttete (0 l#:e) AC 336 
 
 xrilX) 
 
 ffhat hit WAre h« «old« Ist AC 340 
 
 And aX 
 
 AC 344 
 
 
 »c) 
 
 
 
 ^«Rxad h% nofvt(C noon) 
 
 AC 359 
 
 «1) 
 
 
 
 dmtes 
 
 AC 359 
 
 
 jocii) 
 
 
 
 Ao (C Bat) !)9g£trx>o was ful (6 
 well) strong AC 371 
 
 aescUi) 
 
 gret and long A 373, 368 
 
 atx&v) 
 
 grate 8trocfce8..faLle H 58, 
 ▼ 297 
 
 To wot« ^at it (v tho ttrokos) 
 sgr^t t>« H 60, ▼ 300 
 
 But 3 64, T 304 
 
 ^ gfif of aoon (v Ijg wa« not 
 af«9rd«) S 8S ▼ 328 
 
 strckes E 85, v 338 
 
 ffiiaa (▼ And) the cSilld that 
 «&8 to stronge B 93, ▼ 337 
 
 that was to Imig (P 308 
 (StfOage) IS 94, T 338 
 
 Asd in (C on) the fos>e^«fd hd him bater«u (C hdd..b&tU7di) Ttxat 
 eX th« forehefa he to wDatape- (0 1^9 Sadd all to clatuapde 
 He (0 ^e dra^sn) fll adorn (0 aotan) a-non ilgt A 373-3, 369-371 
 
 Be (v And) naote the Dro^sf^ m. (r so on) the esmme 
 
 fbat in t3ie (▼ that) -nlaoe (v wodde) he fel a dotm (v fell dotme) 
 
 S 95-96, V 339-340, P 309-310 
 
 XXV ) 
 
 fluie a main A 379, 375 
 
 And frapte (C flapped) hie tail 
 A 376, C 372 
 
 anon (▼ full) ry^t 
 Aad defended him i!>8 a Imi^t 
 (▼ with laoehe i^#t) B lolf , 
 ▼ 345 f 
 
 Vith his taUe 
 S 98 , T 343 
 
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XJCVli) 
 
 <0 h«) laid© vp-an (0 hya on) 4 380» thst was m loaip B IflS, 
 " ""* V 347 (Of « 94. V 338) 
 
 376 
 xxvltl) 
 
 •dh a tsoa (C 377 «a«ry t)ona«) A 381 
 
 xxlx) 
 
 T>Otth foot and hoade, (v 
 )»oth fotd and \sw) S 103 
 
 of hi* Um A 384. 380 (Of AC 306) fole sl«h« S 109 
 
 aaiaar sytho. ir SSS 
 often sitho P 334 
 (Of ]S 28, ▼ 27l^) 
 
 3cae) 
 
 Ter to holdflca (0 «ese) to (0 into) 
 hU hmSi A 390, C 386 
 
 ich wll (0 wyll y) A 398, C 394 
 
 xxacil) 
 
 A99a3^1e»n (C e«a) A 403» 8 
 
 3CSXl.il) 
 
 zion ne nsiste don htoon A0 400 
 
 xsstlv) 
 Mi (0 i^ar) A 430, 404 
 
 He 90X6.9 hm& 3«yeedo into 
 hla hond B 114, t 363. 
 
 iryl t gladly (V wolde I 
 fa3f&«) B ISS, V 3TO» 
 
 (i»0aid« * ^aa S 137, ▼ SS7& 
 
 they were raet« to noon of 
 hsm (v for no wmaea) 1 128, 
 V 37S, F 346 
 
 idl tbls folK (V th®t) S 
 IS3, v ®3 
 
 Soiao of ^eso readings mi#t roprment tho ox'iirtoal as woll as tits 
 eonrevponding readings of AC. Others, tho"ai^ not ABabodyia^ ohvioa* exrors, 
 
 Sftoa fo3> ono reason or etnother iaforior to the eofrespce^lng rossdin^ of AS, 
 and thtrefore are sitridaBioe thi^t t and f are a ^taap, 
 
 to. iGEwaple (1), the reading of AC islth its grester indivldaellty and 
 oonnQctodnoss ( fwle^ *- that 'blading thro© Itaea together) »vsm laore ©Btharaitlo 
 than the wedte eouEaaaplaoe of Str. In (li) jg^ is ^t« ttnaeoessary, as is 
 
 -^S» 
 
fhft awm in (!▼)$ la (▼) Icteed theroa (|i) i<» move comaonple®® la that eontaxt 
 *J»aa Mheld t la (vl) ^ instead of ^ai (t»el«) l9 related to the aT^seoce 
 In Hr of i^ S77-280, la wMdh D. l« «sld to thlrifc of the hermit aa hl8 \mcXe| 
 and of th« hermlilt aiater and her taw^aad as his father ^and aother', for a 
 dlBOuaalon of Vhm& lines see %A<m (3) I, la xlll,oom»nplaoe i^yma of 
 S Slf, V S9lf, toother with the partial TeomUdlmxiB of B 1^ to AG 331, melee 
 the reading of S and ▼ seem like a. weak a^lng over, probably fceoixaa® of 
 i^erfeot trsasmlselon of the earlier tnore ladlvlduetl rhyoie. (K.B. difference 
 1}@tween A 3S3 and Q 3SS). SSsdlarl^ in scvl T^ smmr to sul»stltute a 6omno»> 
 place rliyae with alle : frJlq for sin earlleap jftjyia® eoafiasrad in traansdesloa. 
 Xa xix , ^ (^) seems a c^re logical eonn««rt|iN) for the feet that the hooadsi 
 were gone (on «he ^m% preswaably) than Ijai. ' (Wi* 
 
 Xa xxll the seiftiffiiiee of Ideas in A end C is ol«tesr and logloal. The 
 drasoa as desorlbed la A 367-SPTO, C 363-3S6 wae threatming De«are«s destroet- 
 ioa; hat Beasre waa strong (A 371, 3^); he to* hia hat, ^eat ®ad long, 
 and nj^e short woxfe of the dre^a, 'Bae r«»dlag of Iv Is we* la cee^erlsoa. 
 fhe dragon merely la^es for Deggre (S 91f ▼ 33Sf) j there are no lines threat- 
 Wilaig destruetloa. fhen (S) ^^ (▼) the chlldj t3>at was so stromg^^ the im- 
 tMMrteat eoatraitln^ faist loses the es^^ls of the mala eonetnaotloa eM. Imh 
 9wm a mors desorlptlve agjpeadaife)*- f ctea hf a staff thal^ was m lon^ - the 
 saoond deec«lt>tive clause ^Med to tlse Urst produces a foolish 4 lading 
 •ffest far leas llk<dy to he antheatlo than the plain lo^oal stat^iaent of 
 A. 3!lf , 3^f . It is worth aotlag here that *that was so lostge* raours la 
 H 103, ▼ 347, ohvlously for rhymflNpaddlng; S 100, occta^ag; la t only, has 
 •t3^t was so 9i«ti.le^ mSi'ft tmaHe to stop the dragcm eoafllot, la^ro^ses 
 Still another" that was so strongs, •♦ la a psssa^ <ir 351-4) ohvlonsly re- 
 p«»ted from w 337-340, la a»lT the readlaf of W l« raaeh more cwscaoaplace 
 than that of AO; the auhstanee of the three lines of AG Is lia|)erfectly r»- 
 preseated hy two in Bv, and the space thus left Is filled hy repetition la 
 
2 97, «r, ia X 3^* ajKWftJPently "by pfflddinij of f^ereawUng of 0. Shoa^ ® 
 oitA T ero not dtSkd In all dAtaile of phrasing in fhe pAseo^^yot thof 
 (^ 96-106, ▼ 340-3SO) are alSko la haviag a ilower aod we«3ser narratlw 
 8«pi|a«ae« l^haa ^. In AC the drmigpn fallo at onoo, end strikes Ms tail 
 so hard on Begs^o*^ sld@ thut Bts^e is over-ttumed,lnxt starts tip at ones, 
 lays on with his hat^ bsbA tmaflSbiffil swwsr %ond of the ara|$o& till he lim 
 ^•aft, still as stoas. fh&t is ^goed qrudUsik, vi^o'ous s^rsttiire. But tA 
 m the wpmA is iapadsa IJ^ th# spaos ftllsui 31 tf, -ir 34i| hy S 102, ▼ 34S, 
 3. eonvsntionad statsmsnt prohahly ropsa^ted from A 35€, S 83; ^ tho mii- 
 neeesaajfy adjeetlvQ ■phr&so ta 1 1055, v 347 ^hers ji0 has « v^-h of eaatloaj 
 lay tSio t«o lines S! 104-105 (prol^bly oonaenead in t 348, vhile r In turn 
 has sis to me.tcih I* 106). Zt sesms q^to inor^ihls th^st ^at is oomaoa 
 to Sv (as opposed to Mi) should ropressnt sx: • 
 
 Ibr ei^meot «tt xxtil* 1 103, ses wder acxiij^beviU »m 1) Itrrors 
 ta sliyas rilj in axix iyS ^f his liae has vme® ftrtlniwesy th^sa siths of "Sv* 
 3to Tsx th® flait® teas© of Iv, flfeors .45 ha^s the infinitive, gtvss t«o 
 iikAsp«adfi)nt statsraemts in tha three linos vhors AC h^s a lanifiad oonstroetloii. 
 
 X's rsading bjs^ h« a aodifioation of S 384, 3SSxprofarft , . . Ma £tor to 
 
 ssffo iat , o. T^;ip , .^gi^ ff.f a rathor saoro difflenlt reading than A 38S, 390i |>yo,fsaa ^ 
 lii^., ffor to hol^ao in his hand . On tho *olo, the evid«nce of theso 
 eontrftsting readings strong!ly favors ths SKistenes of a gp&a^ liv» 'vmttss 
 ws ars to assoffls that jUitriasioally hetter rse&iagn ars ssior« likely to he 
 SfiWlhsl liaprovwaants of a oormpt tsast than to rsproseat ^ • 
 
 S) £^mom fttm ^ of linos foucod Ia itf}* 
 
 jy^HBOOs from W of llnsn oo^oanring in m is not of tmSx vsXxm m positivs 
 
 W9i&mi60 for th@ gro^3p M sines e@ch mm^0ff also «aaits linos inelnded 
 
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iDy th« othfur, f!b« omission of tli« «k»« liaM i»i<r th«r«fore be du« 
 te ooto0ldeno«. Sixteen lines in ]@ A sre not in v; and five in 
 ▼ AC are not in 1. ^e preecnoe of theee 31 line* of AC in oae 
 or other of t and v of oonrge tends to incirea.ee the credit of the 
 t«ct« of AC as opposed to "SI or ▼, esd the proh^ility that lines 
 sdssins; in both "E and ▼ magr have been is x • mSL there ie no reason 
 to doubt the eut^entioity of any of these nine AC lines. Henoe in 
 Mtd&t eiMie there is a po^bility thi^t a etmam souree of !▼ &b& not 
 eas^ version ee|}{isrs.tely, omitted theea. 
 i) AO 377-360 reeotmt that Degsre believes the heTOil*s sister end 
 her hosbai^ to be his pgirents end the heroiit his tmole. With 
 t^ose lines ie eonneoted the reading of AO 301, 3,eiae heaa. The 
 ta»%n then follow fo^nadling oonveations; th^ are eonneoted with 
 the Istte rev^ation of 3 B*s parmta^ smd with his surprise at 
 t^e letter. Itot sm they merely listit the e^lier stettsjaeat 
 iM 87S» V dl3) that the eecple lag^i the c^ld as if he were 
 their own, th^ eeold readily be eraitted. It is more ynderst&nd* 
 able thet H«b of W 301, possible only in ^blreeeing m. unele« 
 idiould be fiOLtered to S^re . than that the general terra shored be 
 r«^laced by one n»»re speoifie end less tisiasl. 
 II) A6 313f are lines suited to their eontsset bat easily oastitted as 
 
 repeating earlier statssents (A 313f, C 2lZf, v 181f). 
 iii) See above,3) xxiv. Xt seenHi to be the oraiseion of saoih a line 
 as A 374, 370, perhaps throng oorru?>tioa of the rmAtag, that 
 has so oonfosed or weakened the following readin<^ of % &e^ v. 
 fhe sli^tly ismsual reeding of AC (already showing divarg@Qoe 
 between A mA. 0) ie tmee lilsely te be authentic then the we^ 
 eommoB pleeee of B and v. 
 
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iv) A 360f, 3651* X«ad tip forcibly to A 371, C 367 in eontraot 
 to B end ▼. 7h« difflettlt word ^aaiwril (0 goayng ) and 
 P«rtu^ some textoal corruption in 1. 370 (inhere the AC 
 resdisg Is ttnxpported by jSqgeaf A 3764) laeiy to^sether aeoount 
 for the loss of tMs oou|>lot in other Yaceions. 
 4) Lines in ^, not in AC. 
 
 Shirteen lines in Sv (E 69-76, ▼ 311-318j E 77f, ▼ 331f j 
 H 39f, ^ SS3f; 1 103, T 346) do not oooticr in iyS. Xf these lines 
 were in x, th^ do not prove & grovi^ iv; if they were not, thsy do* 
 fhe diief evidnaoe bm to their withmtieity is drawn from the relation 
 not only of these lines, but of the s^ole draion psssage of «hi«& 
 they are « psri, in A and as well ea in S end t, to the dragon 
 PAseAge in ^ir Beaws ^f He|m^o»y. 
 
 A &mpi^JciMin of t?}.© Sg sii^. jgagggsdragEta <^isode« will tfhow, 
 X thii&:, (a) that aost of these ^ lines belong to the "Bmi^fi ta!&usst 
 thiffi to the ^ vpinoA; and (b) that their praeen&e in Iv need not 
 liiBJly their presence in ^ jc . first, m to the nctij^e of the ®v 
 lines { they are of three kinds; 
 
 (1) linos not in Beuey , . t 77, 89. ^eae are pntre verbiage, 
 ttonneetive padding within the o^aoity of the feeblest 
 seribe and definitely below the norsu^ <iBuiiity of 1^. 
 weifilEer, in fact, thcea mxr of the lines found in AC bat 
 aot in iv. !Shsy have no elalm to be oonsidered suthmtio 
 for X. 
 (3) fhree lines very similar to three in Iwuea. bat not 
 dletinotive enoxi# to prove oozmection by thosnelvest- 
 
 -37- 
 
i) I! 'ra, V 3Sa A» it wero (▼ had 
 
 fetode of h«lle 
 ti) 1 90, V 334. Bletbely, so mot y the (v 
 
 full i^adly, syr, aod God before) (aot in 
 
 later B^i^ij aMi Tersioiui «Boept in gaiaeral. 
 
 •ubatraao© in MS 239/ f) "ga, sire, js£ 
 
 MOt I the, metholtehe wile I w«iad« with 
 
 th©.* 
 iii) 1 103, Y S#6. Ai^ defended him &e & :fa^^t 
 
 (v iritdi RSKShe ^#t) Cf Boae* A 28SS. He 
 
 hia defeadetft mie a. me&* E 77. 
 (S) file reaanblBnce of the rmaeSMng linee, 1 69«>70, ir 311- 
 318, to BecMW ea» best be defined by eayiag that it 
 is j503 3il>l® to cons tract, by pieeing togeth«4? i^irjaeee 
 fjmt 1 exA ir« 8 lines that vill offer a eloee parall^ 
 t(» SecMMi ., IIS A, 11* 366df, 3673»2676, S€@7f, ^th the 
 eseoeptiOB of a feir t^raeea to iibieh there jsre parallels 
 in oUier ▼ereions of Betiee. fhie probably means eaa. 
 aneeetor for i>v closer to Bgae a, thsn is eitlier E or 
 v, and, i^ere the resetablanoee sre to ^S of dilfereat 
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Xt is olesr that the 1W liium of groop (1) are llkelldr then not to have 
 htea corlbei additions In Bv, aM that the llaes of grotips (2) and (3) 
 m&7 he horroffingt from Beaee . 1& fact that group (3) most have hem horrov- 
 ed either hgr |^ or hy .^ti^ ,. But to eome to ai^ oonoltulon as to the «^t!v- 
 etttleltjr of Sr erot»s (3) tfid (3) we need to eausniae the ^ dria^^oa epleode 
 la lt« eerlleet form, as likely to have been in x, hoth as to oontent and 
 as to relation to Iggsi.. 
 
 As narrated in AOSv, AOBS, iyChr, the dr^on episode !• as fellevs: - 0. 
 hearing a noise of eoofllot goes to Investi^te. a hunting psrty, it Is 
 explained, hm ^t separated from its Ae^» A dragon, deeoribed as to 
 natoz^ efeasive equiment (fiSTIh (fire), v«ti^n, throat, teeth, lion's 
 feet, long tell, hreath like fire) has already killed meea m& horsM and Is 
 attacking the sole stcnrivor, lihese sword^strokes do not take effect, &sS. 
 t>ho oalls to G.for help. The dra#3n ^tta^s 8. on sl^t (A0 ^apnin^ &»& 
 fgaping^ ^ r^Bi^ing -o^on him). S. heats the dragon** head la ^ith hSji hat, 
 is knocked doem Iqr a blow from th^ tall, gets ^, m& hr©sks every heme 
 in the drs^onis hody so that he lies dead (v eo that it is woaderf^ to see.) 
 
 This is a clear, self-ecmsiateat, logieally devidoped snd oaiB|>letely 
 unified narrative, with no loose mSa, Bern does it ooQ3p«>.rs with t3^ episode 
 in Setup s a context for the m ilnes? Ilndoubtedly ^etus^, provides the 
 hetter context. In Beoey, (A) the dragon is desorihed not ixaniedietely before 
 the oonfllet twit in a kind of historical introdtiction to the whole lJ«Jideat 
 (A 3611-3680); the d«N»riptiott is a systemstio, eo&sftifltive soeount of the 
 iragon's «^eara»oe heglnidtng with the parts of his head and then pr«weed- 
 Ing ftcm ih<R&der to tall, aM ending with hody, win^, sides and hreast 
 (A 3661-3678). !3!he Sg. (AC Iv) deserl^tian is mtirely iadepestdaat (£ 
 this except in the hare •aae of the words ^^ (j| (A) 3666), ^tt^e^^ 
 
<*S tetSi ) <;| (A) 2SS3), winasgea (A only, fi (A) 2675), tail^ (Aflv i| (a) 
 3669) it has its oim qtdte different eossistenoy of stentieming only 
 WQ^pcms of offence (e.^. filth, yeoom, wide throat, teeth, win^ (A, Khere 
 (hr have an tmeuitKbXe residing), lion's feet aztd long tail); and aizKse 
 it oocura after D. hm ^ne to in^ettigate the noiee, snd isrhiie we are 
 Waiting to learn what hag^^^sxed to the hiaiting party, it ooiild not he loatsst 
 er lese pointed in eoat«mt without holding vp l^e nerrati'^e imd'aly tmi 
 oarrisg the Xo^oj^ miity. This ie what the Ir lin«s do. fhoQr add ei^t 
 lines of the ""^^ji^ deeerlption of acppearasee, in an altered order, -mii 
 then two linee of etmaotxplme ewsniary, to a eoatext already e<»Eplete in 
 itself; 1 making saattere even worse t^ lalst^aBly repeatlsjig three i^jrlier 
 liaea after the etSBOsiary. fhere aeems to xae a« dotiibt at all tlM^ th0 Iv 
 linee are a later edditicm to |g, dream from a desoription of the p^ax^ , 
 A type.^ That th^^ s^otsld ho eo added to the original §^ «m)i3ode ie 
 :i^erfootly isa^eretaadahle a2)d natural, fho paeee^ m it oeours in the 
 •arli«»t version of Jg, A, as st^rported (1) hy dSv (S7 lines) , (2) ^ 
 (SS (1 line) (3) l^ Ov (4 lines) smd t^ C (3 lines) already 9lkmm cuffioient* 
 ly strUcing reeeisLblanoes to Bcuei^ . some indieating aetxtal connection of 
 the two pesos. 
 
 In group (1) n^ioh mmt represmt x. , and in gemi^{2) and (3) 
 s^ch may, there are three Icinds of resecahlanoe to 'Bi- 
 ts) The sia^e words or phrases, naming the eonveational details of a 
 dragon* s s|>pearaaee, already numtitmed^or eopfiaonplaees of fig^tin^. 
 fheae offer no -proitf of aay eonawjtion* 
 
 1. All other veraloas of ^gogs have only six lines of d«s®«ription (p. 133 
 S eto. 11. 13-18) ooourria® at th« raflfflaoat when the dr®®tm attaiefes B, dee- 
 orlhin^ his gsttsral look only (sise, hri#ta©ss, herdaesa, len^^h), and 
 not providing parallels for all the 3Sv lines. 
 
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in 
 (b) A fairl:f clood tmmSbl&aoQf in mvsa vdrsiozia at loast./jLlnQS too 
 
 OOHftaoapXaoe to prove eonneotiont- 
 
 (1) A 355 fh9 diftagon th® ©i<l s«»atle gaii 
 
 Q SG5 ?h« knjr^t well h^x^ htt a esn 
 
 1 81. *3?h<i k. to a. b^srda l>epai 
 
 IT S8S ii&a to that «0rle })«3rde tieita^e li«^ia 
 
 ®^» ^gf^tg^ , A aWf ,S84® fh« dra^tm featjfde him ^ba .awslle 
 
 (S&SX a9all@ jgisn) (0 S45S Thaa d^ the d. Bttoya 
 
 aaaaSP'l©) (nad A 356 ©to. 
 
 (ii) Md (Gl^ ho) defisttd^ him as (t like) a aiA 
 
 89 him dflif <»)d«^ as a stsa 
 
 (<i) The 7e«QE^Iai>0« is oote ipogiifio ttliero a oloao T^jrall«l to Bfata. 
 
 is tha fsurth p<ot^ of li&@a (A0) iiraodiately follcwi. 
 
 A 3i7(C) fh® ara#»tm s«p^ the eSfeilM isi<m (B 91 fhat..thftt h© eaaj 
 
 •9 5g^ ^«a ths Brai^a of St^ii*® had a ei^t) 
 
 A 368 (C C^) He Xafte the orl (0 kya^it) and to htai nom (t 336 
 
 eegiie to 1;^ ?i#tt H 9!3 rerapaM ai^jms him h« nsm) 
 
 A 369 (0) mowiwS* ftud 3«niiiiQd (0 ^m^s^i^ id«o (0 «oo> (aot ia 1*) 
 
 A 3^ (3) Als h« Mas liioldo (0 woldo hjrm) woloffiro tho ^6 i^®rt have 
 
 sloo) (ttOt 1» Sv) 
 
 SfiSM- ^' S76X-4. 
 
 The dimgoim m„ ^at h« ««m, 
 
 30a«ado ^otEiae hia aa®» (foar ® {»^ nsaa) 
 
 S«Bieado ®^ ^paado oa his m 
 
 Aae ho ivoldo hiu nvoiwt tho. 
 
 fht Iv-aet threo Itoas &re aot jawall^od ia other versions of ^<jffljf .. 
 
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(MStiMt ▼ttr8l<m of 3&» '^ «5ii«^ po«sa th» ttorasiag of tlso drama's attssSt 
 
 ina^iOBS of «m(^ oecnaar in tBo soss^ MS (4), ^6. sine* th« l^enoih oviislaaL 
 
 «f ^ is lost, ai^, tl5.« frtBdfi ir«riion» of ^^-^ h&m ao drn^^n «R>iso4ii« 
 ^^ 1^ '^ (^) ^^^ ^^^ IMiS|n]tel)l7 raiat@i. to ^^SW , ^ ^f^^% aM |jg A (0) 
 3®?f, thmi^ (»riiv^iliii»lty x'tlettM te 1fo« asxrat&ve of J||, esirci Cf^ t» ^ho 
 «eMt rnxvUt m ^^sjo<tf^ , A, ■i^Slf . l«w ®lMfi« BiysM^ ©9crw« te m®rf miflw '^S 1» 
 ■«!si8fc J2 •*»«», aijtt slw^ aotSSstiaee 'bot% warts lt>riiti*5M to a««^ ©1S»« US 
 ^llflotiottt «^ raoitftiro* rsmearlofiea^ bath dx^seisfm «|p4iM«« ts^ev^ efittjslstljr 
 fcaewsi to fhd ftitm« »efilN>«» reeltear® ®M ist&Xle} "bol* w^gs*© ISJcali' to hav® 
 1»®eo ?%tl«Fa3l«#ly i»op«lsif» ©nS ocasi«0ila^tl«a of fsipsloas, •spaeijills' et 
 fjolatfi «lii9r9 th^« w?i« e¥ii|lst«l <$qm»oetion or st^nang iN»ftii{iMi^«%. ^i)» siol 
 
 aot oalyCl) ta %h« a^itloa of tli« W Hm04 lasfe sil»» C^^ t«s a raamljsr of 
 
 (1)» fh® oppBOs^sjity fof %h& in^mtlm of ttio W iii lln-ea (g) ooorjcm 
 
 '*' ISUjEl^^s ''op "^ ^^is polat tl5» desoriijlitsa is qtjlto aietSi*ofe ftam 
 ^^^ ^^ iS^filt ^'O*^^ ^ ^ftV® ^ ooti|^«it i*o£i#isr t^s «e^o as l||a^, A MB$t^ 
 '^m, skipvtM ^® mmtiem of t!^o tisll in Byaaa. fmm lim» wei^f^mt to 
 jBa^aejSi A 2S^^s^76; tlii&ii the^ #» hmM im limm in l ^fjaiiiy. to pi#t ii|> ^an i!iefXi«r 
 eona^liit vfhi&h thare tjoSiclt>afts th© iB^tfiaatio ataoHiitioa of ttio hfeil (Bo«®Sj. 
 A ^67f). *?h9 total offoot' ie to lose lh« spatidl eolior«a©o of th© Bsjomi 
 4«ioirili?tlo» ®ad tho offoaslTo imity m& etlsaea'. of t«3prer in |g» 
 
 Of t^tt oo!ii3e«Kplaoo ro8md)l&m»oi9 %otwo^ Iv 3»d j^^ (^,i«ii»iii)» 
 U •««»• »o«t llkel^r to fljhov aetu^ oomootloni it i« isgips^tiate '^Ktot^ ta 
 ^f > ^ itt sxm>9t to B9U«»«* txmritatifm to Jkm^paofSi to Jolsi ^Im in attaeleiag a 
 
ara#>a not yet soea, sad Is awmnt %o eontraflt trith A80opevd*8 later desertion. 
 Jt la not a^roprimte &» Q«i^iair«*« vespoate in the heat ot eonfllot. ill Is 
 sot vorth eOEgmettt. i, S 78, v 323 M It vera (v had lieea) a feade of helle 
 
 oay y^e a case of coatsa^atioa irt.th Beaei^ 12 (p, i;^) ^ t^ he^ Tae ^ 
 
 20g|^, a 11a© ©cetKrtlRg tEsnedietely "before the els lin© deaorlptioa 
 
 to ^loh Sv shcma s<m& reserablaacess the line may, however, $mt s» well "be 
 seribel laveeation, or reEoemljered ccmsmtplm&i its laeffeotively -vloleat 
 stBocaery delays tlie lieggattlos of the eonflict. 
 
 (S). other lastiya^ae of esentesinatioa la sc^attcHred paees^s sr@ the 
 follewln^i- 
 
 (1) 3 9lf (isee ahove) "where the reeeaSslaiJC® to "^fo^ k S7Slf adght 
 Cv-mcelvahly be aocidentRl thro«# aoramlislag to .g^ssjffi of the pemiiisi' 
 rh^© ^ai^ inf. I g^pt. eg., ©i*! the coadmalfic into one lla© of A(0) 300- 
 "^ (ll^SSiS^ S.S not ia asor extant ▼.ursioa ©f Beties, fo suppese S 91 re- 
 pre««itetlve of X here la the faoe of a^reemffiat "between AO 30S mA v 336, 
 It *« i» eoatrary to every point already mAt ia Saotioa of thla argo^ieat, 
 aad to i^ore the sjMWiflc appswuriateaess of the Jk07 eo^s^let to the aarratlire 
 of |g aa coraparad with the raore general rcsferoBee of >1. 'She a^I@«atioa i« 
 clearly separate coimectioa of S or aa enoeator with Batte^^ . indefseadeat of 
 AOv or of X. &mi& r S3S, differing fipoa MSE ©ad reseaihliac B|^ef}. S^lf 
 in the Idfflstieral coatext, looika like a aeocad inetaaoe of ooatemiaatloa la 
 i!hat raaat have hsea oae of the Ejost popaler tmA famlllsr poiate ia the 
 eipisode, the draijoa'a oaset, a ewatamiaation islth a !© of a dlffereat family, 
 ▼ 335 ■^iNsa the dra^a of B<^are had ® si#-v ,,. 
 B y|«i S431 f And yi^ aa , th@ dr^fflja. that fotde ia 
 
 AC S^f , whether Iraltatlag :Ei.<meq. A 27S3f or itaitsted hy it, may egually well 
 1>© satlieatlc ia jc } the difftcalt word a^iaa^ (of 2sS£SS^ 8"* poeaihle 
 
eorroption of teoct In 3706f (0 366) would be cause enoti^ for t*© loss of 
 these lines In leter veareion* Thtsy are very effective here, b9 id '^t ^t^ k, 
 fhe taVle of parallels to readings in the etxuMneft S eod v teoEt will s&ow 
 other resffiabXauces, possibly accidooatal* in oue end the satne line to Beo.ea . 
 A, whioh belongs asoording; to Kolblng'a teble (Bgage p. zsocviii) to the 
 family of 1©S, gmd to S,C, M or 0^ iihidt tjeleng to the iad«p«njJ,e>at y femily! 
 sxA these oross^resemblences occur for hoth 1 eM v. Some are probably 
 aoeldcsital, sorae (1 73 v 314) probably conteiaiaatioa betweea later versions. 
 IB^ the ISth o<mt«iy tho tsro d^sjorlptiona aaist have beea so widely ourreat 
 with so HJany oojoaoaplaeo varlatloaa of Aetsils ss to b© eoneteatly liable 
 to the cottfvxsioa one with the o^e»f 
 
 FiaallJE, IHaarther' eiipport for the theory of coatajains.tioa is offer- 
 ed by the gmeral eoisidltioa ef the drauisn episode ia li and v as opposed to 
 AS* %%ereas the text of AO is olear, oohmm.%t ixtdlvidtiAlised, the tssct of 
 S aad V Tishere th^ sjigree to differ fr<^ A0 has aaore ooaEaoaplaoea, arar® point- 
 Xesa rhyme tags, m&. a ifeeker logical strv^t^sre. Both E and v, moreover, 
 llliietrate the kisad of 'thing that probsbly hasfpeoied ia their CGBam«i soTsrce, 
 by their aepsrate dilt^eaessea sM srrorsi Of l 73a - 73a, 100; v 330, 
 350-354, It is mispioious too that ia these e>>isode3 the usual relation 
 of AC to Bv in Im^itli is v0^r&T9&d.i only h<^e do Er togetheor coat.^n lines 
 not in AO (13 in aLl)j and ^^ thota^ osiitting U lines fomtd in Mi has 43 
 ia all (not oouatiog the 3 repetitions) as optsoaad to -38 in A; sxd. v, 
 OBdttin^ 3 in AS, hm 90. In tlie rest ef 33V| B is 6 and v Is 13 lines 
 shorter thsn Mj of AC 1-274, v lacks 37 lines s»d the eaSJ© r^atloa holds 
 for ©11 the rest of tha poaa. 
 
 Wideaoe a^iast the eKistanee of a g^Pwsp W wotdd ooaslst of 
 Gases in ^ioih 1 ®M G agree in one rewilag t*,er© A and v agfree ia another. 
 
02* la whi^ 1! aad A a^ed In one readine i^^d^re C e»d ▼ agree in mother; 
 bat, as in the Cftse of P, rjwh rgreomonts ?ire only evidesoe whem they essa 
 not b« attribttte<3. to j^seldwatssl eoineldeac®. Tho following 6ja?a»lo« oocun 
 
 1, A 287, V 2S3 And (v AXJd Than) ho was of twaati ger 
 
 S 9, C :^7 ^ that tyno t&st ho wne aac g«re (0 By he was rx) 
 
 il, A 308 ?ll, V 374 fyll the tjttl 
 S 2^, 308 Ov 
 
 iii* tn A 341, 355, 3S4-S, 368, 2SS3, 407 and 420 aM in the 
 coTPoepoasJlag llaofa of ■?, the term j^ la used, irtieireas 
 
 C gad 2 ia oorrespoadiag lines h«f7e gmerally teK&l* 
 ©ace l^r^. somatiriiag m&telf a i^ifoa^nm. 
 
 iv, A 429f i^iat tidlngi what 1« this thing 
 T ^If P 3S9f n^t tldyages r^ynga 
 IS 15lf, C 423f fh^t is thle I3bjtery3yas 
 
 .{n 1 asaA ii of these «EiwIe« the T9iim^%ssmm hetws'M A sad. tr 
 
 aacr »«11 he att»lhate€ to acold^t. In ill* too, elnee v 308 reads IgaJ^, 
 
 aiiyd S h^ :^ot^ <1. 61) it seeras &e If a Transit *»«rBion h^ had a cosfasioii 
 
 of t&m» -sfeich B saad v hssA alniost «*tir«3ly aojrsaaliaea in different directions; 
 that P (1.8S0) reads ^la shstre ir has fct4#^ 1» |»rohahly due to Its &m. 
 desire for oonslstcaus^. Tha mwt^r of lines in f*ildi A and v nre ^^b In 
 fblf poiat is of 00 «siise^pffiiies SSaoe a revls@t uratjild 1;^ to nse one terra 
 throu^out the p&ss.^^. In lv« if 1^ Iv '?s i^ tgman^img is oorrsot, either 
 lifaat tidam^ in y or «^t is, this thto^ isk S aaist he Indspes^mt of the 
 sme phrase in the serli^ i^rsioas* Mme ^§'| , tijaf^j3S!„ , Is the laore 
 oonujoaclace smd oocurs In two versions only, fl!i«psas ^| f ^;fe , . , | l„ s, ,;^liJi.s ^^i,^^ ,, 
 occurs In three, it is p, p , gl , o,yj^, tha taare llk^y to he the lad«g>«ad«!at one. 
 fhe Hs«?« wetrloal ol-uEssiaQes of •afeait is this ^iaa; wonld he reas<m m<m0l^ 
 for the sabstitotlon of the shorter and raors -uatial phrase. 
 
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0>) AE VS tO. 
 
 Xn none of thoso «Komplot 1« B ttxtont. 
 
 i. A 398, i: SO. wore iS|>CBad«d (I! dospeodod) 
 
 39B, ▼ S64 (not In P) wes spont 
 11. A 307, 15 39. nolSo. C 307, ▼ 373 wolde (not la P) 
 ill. A 344, 1 64 ai^ 344, ▼ 304 F 376 fro hym goo 
 
 (? gone hym fro) 
 iv, A 356, » 83 And (12 iaA he). C 356, ▼ 326, P 296 But hi 
 V. A 433, S 164 Vs. C 436, ▼ 394, P 363 thosp 
 
 <^« resomblsnoes In 1, 11, 111, ar® pxobsbly drie to indepeEi> 
 dent modernisation In the later Tiarslons; th^t in tr Is too 
 olmple to be of liaporttuaoe: In ▼. tt^^ Is the mors otmisaof 
 plase readlnij ss referring to sll ^aat folker v 394 haa 
 prohehly dianged Independently. 
 
 -Wu 
 
]>• G emd « foiTO a grois^a y aa oppoaad to A. 
 
 8lnoo S;» t1i«9 mrlloat iswaber of grot# »» is axtant in only I S3 llniw, 
 tSQsft «f tli® fli'ifidano® coh«l*t« of airos?* ooraf.^m to fflmd tlli« latsr 
 j!W)i3»^»t« of !:h« fftwij?, i.e. 12hio BMWnborw of v. 
 
 (2,). Ztii^ortmit proof of thl» gro«j>inn i» prtjvidod by Vhe llnoa In 
 A mat G oornaiBponitlng to ^y le Fyt^ino 139«144t 
 ^0 r«is.ld« tok tiia dtlltte hip* jalrito, 
 •fctft at?-*! ii^aajf In an mswtl4»i 
 
 1R¥aw8t fold raid thtsraih wod* hyo g®^ 
 
 A3L tho «*ntor<-l«3ng night. 
 
 !B[i9 ^wdor wa« ol«»y» the pons ^m» llf^hifc. 
 
 ■ Sino© A mf^BSQ fmmiSiX^ this |^«i9!fcg« Hn soiw liot^-ile, w^^raas 
 
 b 
 
 C 215*^5 rsatsjsj^a it in oth®s«, thn two ISfJS in oofsltljyAtjioR, for 
 
 fioeanpi©, »np'*"oHlng aXraoat ^irosiy ^mvi of |g^; y; , ^'0 .^i;ete,i^ I39f , A 
 an<l 6 ay« jst^^^ly both ii«J'lvod. fywa an opl«i«al eloswp to tlio 
 l i ^^ :^t'gj;iy^q ^ ■^amg& th^n i« althfty one of tham* fii&% tho linaa 
 »re ir^tatad Is^ S' from Xfty. .., to n .l'JCQM ' ^ ^^'^ ^o* llSgJS^SS^* oomas 
 c»iPtftSK in vlflpi? of t.?ie fact tJwit thejr ara « fs«.irly elose tP*R«- 
 latinn of t>i.» corr9»pan',l4ng ipaaaage of ISajria d© Fwnow** 3 ^^ 
 ^,1^ , , j ^ p;4 <l ^ Qt^^^ 3t3S, i:^7f. fhat ««ia « fwCTa a R^s'Oiap y iss sltosoiUY 
 «gt"»0p»mta in thewo lln<»« between C fl«a4''.* »^a opjjoaod to A »n& 
 
 i. 
 
 (v Anri) %«m 9ck« Y^A so (v tltos) etomi C ^IS-^lBt t If7<i-S^. 
 fho wishl;^ tok» ^a altyld ir bar Ictw) welX (v s^hl) sono, 
 
 Soh« toJf (v Mth th,« Ohs^ai© tn) tha okkIjuII mal ail tlhtyng 
 
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"IPh© »»%l(i«R tftk tH« oMiCd) hmta widis A S«l?f , Lay !« Frt»in» 13®f 
 Still® (L. And s<s«iblA) awiai In ( I,, in sm) n\«i%i.,i0.i 
 
 it, 
 
 IB), £,tetea tw A. not fotma In an<l r* 
 1. 
 
 fth© 9i«oPd swj* told t© si5&ip<& fo«» M® f»tlis>r# »r« s© appropria.t» 
 
 Sltett ^^M«^ aM ii«3pal|f gesmsins. A ISf'^ltm, ^iA ^% fit%% night. 
 Rdghts 9«sf9 JB tQ jggfcfet t3'i® astrlier line® winmv^^'^r^t ®"^® ^ ^®* 
 
 A W1-TO4* *^id«^ r9V«5p% to th& mim 0,r(m%lmm, mid isfnieii ^r^ 
 pm»<»rmA In v 6I9«S^51. 
 ti,. 
 
 OtMr Unm in A onlj: lf*f » 2mft. a«m*3«4, 4isr» 5S?K5ia,, 58$f » 
 SOSf , Of tl3,®»« 3^*364* feful 4I3f fflsOTi jwul lilseJi^ *e hmt^ 
 1mm ' ii» «i *md GOSIf rasal 1ll1te'«ly l» ^& wi;.-ixm^ in A. Hon® &p® 
 4#«si*li«if ®» to a groKi^ Ci. 
 
u. 
 
 And witli tihe lord f«at hfl gan hoote. E 60. 
 
 Vpon t)j»t Imigiht f«»t« gan &« \)oto. y .308 » 
 
 Md Mijrmien t»itars 1^3 to be6«, A 348. 
 
 Wlnga, » rogialnr j;art; of 4 dmgon*« QqtiipRfmt (cf H^\ t» , A 367S, 
 
 Ar, %pffl ', ,f*t^4 '^'!'^.^X ^ ?^ i )» "^^"^ likoljr to b« Inolwted in a txtXX 
 
 ?i«»orlptiQin» iisS«iP«*Mi tha nl^ktamtsit ^v^t h«» raat or JiaaS;^!^^) "^ 
 ^MJftt tho Ml^t, l9 ant of plfto* In tha raldfUiw of a Xin% of hi* 
 prarsOTiftl dhartas, aand »wp«over antlrtit^tftu prmm^ivaX'^ tfce »^t0«> 
 isent of M5 ftnci its pamll^lfl. 
 
 *I *»oldo li^«» noai 0<*ttP tl'i^ga C S33-.:iSS 
 
 A jjoda ssapl^ga of tm oke 
 
 *I ny3. ha%© noran other tl^yng S 4'1»45. 
 
 *Bwt » staff, grate and jixTsra.* 
 
 H© tok on hia hond »lth hira 
 
 A good siH?tft0 of «*n o]k«. 
 
 "J vifll }^»>^3S^ no other mda ▼ S8S-3fi® 
 
 "B^it a "bsj-tta In cay Isandait 
 "Wjjme anm^e& tlwrwltJj to tsithatsind,- 
 *A full good aapoljmgo of an ols3s*j 
 
 "J s^l Ijaias* first another ffeing.* A .'iSJfVS®. 
 
 n« h«w«i»-«dmai, Taotli© gjj^t and Krlw, 
 5te %'f«iwn in hla hond v^^ 'hiM-t 
 A god »««.pling of an ok. 
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til. 
 
 !▼. 
 
 gt^i;; ! ^ in AOv, la tJi^t A in oorfwot tn tlta fir«t two lim©, v 
 
 3!34"S» »g)M»in® wl^ A, r«p.r9«wiit th<'! paadlng of X, and tJjgtt 
 3E!2»3JJ3f S 4S*43» r«(py«a9nt a setiSJisBi departtjr® froto S» E jj«vklng 
 th(» oonnnotltstn tmoo^ %y fn-n IndopeHtili^t isli^^ngo In Mj af v ^84* 
 
 feat h« «tS%Tilde hjrm di^m© to gpotaide 3SS* 
 ^hft« tm itJt w©l<l«i ■bs^wtg to t*i9 gM^BTid K 41?. 
 Hffl %mM him f #11 to tk® gr^tssid. t S89 . 
 
 asria ajj probabli^ ralatad errew for A ;52§s 
 ©•tfit he n© ad^olde fall a to grotmAe. 
 
 Aye C JJfif ff^^,^ „ S , ^f| , a| mt4 1 jS ^ i |,; , ?8ife%,i9 , ®s{|i) Aijjs te awldsm^s in 
 a ooRswm ®omp<S« of th«j its^ws© in A 39|f S l,@,g , t,^ 
 
 (4) 0<smxrj*an «e dil 0« sf lla«a »©« f #wtd !« A. 
 
 Linm of thS«t aott, via* If i i^:» a3,tf» 4Bi, 4i6i 4fSf ar® of 
 2.ittl» 9S' BO mklvm aa »vidsn««ii «lne« m&% uf ©ss® ist^' fssi*© aa 
 wall Jsava Ijaan ©mittsd tvm& A »» aMffl4 to ® gro'sp ^. If i» ««t 
 opsm to siaapielon &9 a tse«si!©wp3,«ie® atdditiw. 
 
 (5) In ^9 nmmi vm^ i^m m^m in «Sii^ agf«©« isdlUj 1 mi& -sr &» oproaed 
 to A bave noawHSiiy »v«ei ©©rroWfallire wiw i»il»®« tfc® rsaij^ of . 
 
 A appnars fnr «qe9® Tim^mi tm^ari&f* 1* la only fair to at^tOf 
 how@v*sr, ttet, aineo feirly oflan ®> 'sSiol® Il«« in A is ®(«ta%|i»3ied 
 % dlf farani |«>rUfflR» of ^© «ors^a:p(m<AitM!; ll«»9 In C, 1, ant tr, « 
 tStera 1« » gaxaral preatTO^Iicati, ofeber l&inga b«»lng eq^l, in 
 ffavoiMP of tj^o noTTaatn&un of A aa oppj-aed to lili«s other versions. 
 
 •SI* 
 
In the following exajt^ploa wuch mading of atmtm a aort of IwM 
 houio TjfJtwoan tlio roadlnftci of A «nd ▼, G avoidlnft HOiao i:!art of th* 
 i><»s»<ting of A and V skiing a» & point of Airthor «lo);«trticure. 
 4. 
 
 ^loassva^ A 23f 
 
 lua0 ((SVMlslt)!-,^tRe 33f alaaSwaa ▼ 31f , P 1.9f 
 
 ii« 
 
 l^rflasla 1 77f 
 
 ^^sstnaft, yc95Pa C 77f psa, inf.!T«>.« v ?lf 
 
 iil, 
 
 awanawntSgea-vrnt A 3l3lf 
 
 sttjeftiaitagj^tmt liSf of arawittnfeSgya^nt v 103f 
 
 "Bto raattlng of v apiw8.3?a to ari»e from nv^ «wi 0i?i»or aa Is In C, 
 Iv. 
 
 t3i« tyiaa com® n^gSitSt^f^it (witai!) C 1S8' 
 %yvm rtfiy <son»« with jjgr aonne v llif 
 tlw» M3 8WI3 A lJa7 
 
 ▼» 
 8«t:vnde>x*39t A ir)7f 
 w«*p<isvn.dej*3«»t© 15'5f irapeskapa v i3;SMf 
 
 Evlti«!nft» agaljiBt the i^latlonaMp «tat®4 in (B) wwitaldl consist 
 of yfl'SrtjnWswOffla b«stv«»«n A and S lAare C wid on© or raor© lattaib^rtt of 
 ir -^tsj In aRpearaflnti op of re?jerc1^5.nc«B bstiveissa A iand itm® ©r mora 
 cam^^rs of v \^ere and f are in agpe^««rat (e.g. AB W vC, or Av 
 va Cv») All mxieSti. oasaa It&va a2,r«»^ h&m ©onsldwrad twder -J^M^BjC. 
 E* Within tha grot^? v, Oj> and K foiftn a groi^ u »» oppoaoA te 'WSP* Tha 
 
 -S3- 
 
proof h»T& oonaists of ajireersent of CpK In ono rtKwllng isJxors Wp j*gr 
 ^vith A, 1, or 0, in a different on«, or of ft>?ro«Kaant of CpK in »n ob- 
 ▼ioue ©xToi*. 
 
 i. 
 
 !i(ms9Jfeilj^to OpJC 7(38 (3yghtS3«nyi#iit WD 7QS, P G&Z 
 
 li. 
 
 »h« Cj^ 8»8 h« (irapliad In A) M 82J?, P r?l 
 
 iii. 
 
 ho OpE 4'!''At Isad h«, tJD 475, ha Jmd P 4:55 » ho J».d A 511 
 It. 
 
 ^< 
 
 ^taihos' w» A 463, 4^ (P no uxtant) 
 
 tmrstft h«jr (%;^ 9S, bai^ft her h«r W 99, 1s«3pwft har ©f feer P ©3, 
 
 himm Mrs her© A 111 
 
 th»y OpE {1*4? he W S^, Jis® P ^30, l»» A 736 
 
 la«k tli« lino GpK W re^\ P 707, A B-M* 
 
 "•nt^sle 0^ 217 tmdyd® W 217, F 201^ A B3S, K-iK* 
 
 X. 
 
 %& OpK 237 ah<i W J237, P 3:J1. h9r# A 263, 9h« ^03 
 
 • In fiKidltion to thi»»« fttm eases of agraoramt hetw»an % .and K, in a^-jror 
 or n© oppo»t?A to fftg;r«fflr!»nt« "bstwewsn othef isara'beni of v and e?*2ly ?i^S, 
 
( a%B«a vhicii ar« not vary nwaerou* or strlldng ainply beoauaa v 
 total of sUfforanooB bot^mMn th« 1?L voraionss is stmll and \mljttport- 
 nnt) th»re «)«i agrnmnwuts In spelling, of no ««lght \*t«n taJ^an singly, 
 }$n% fnmlohtaf! ad'lltlonal evldanoe vtien oonalderod ft« a -^ol«« la 
 93 linea of |52t ^jJiora 13 i,^ fi,'^^^\\ ' Op ^nti K Rro llenti<t»l, lottap 
 for lottor, ^^tllo differing from B, V, and W l« grfjator or ie«a d«» 
 groe. Ajfiin, In tJw ipoara as a «^$iole« fchdro »pe about 340 llnea 
 ilenUaFil In Op and K, letter for latter. Only ivtjont 118 *f th«9» 
 lin»8 ara Identioal T9ith line<s In ISf, ^nd orAy 80 »!•« tdentlo&! with 
 Unas In D#. In view of tho lnoonai8t«moy of 16tJi centiitT prlntam 
 in laattara of apellliig, att^an «sxt«3n8iv«8 airallHirttiea f'!jp»i9b furfchisr 
 avldanad of cIom^ rolationii^p batwoan Op and K. 
 
 Evidanoffl ft^lnat the rslsttionohip ®t»t»d In (S) wotsld contiiat 
 of r»a«Hnblancea h9%we*m Op mud WBP Inr batwssn Cp and any of fhn oarly 
 i-ISS In ea»«s «(h«r0 K »nd «oieib otJ^e? t«xt wore aliko, or ^L22LJJ232;» 
 provldad th« ro9««Rl»lanoi»« v^neye too eloae to tio laor© eotncid-wees. 
 Agr«0ra«mla of Op ^th on© of ttsa aarlir MS0 wtispft K agr««>9 ^■sitli an* 
 athor Ao no o^wnr. AgT»9aiT5Bfiit® of Cp wltlii ®lth«p B, W, or ?, (.'tisro 
 K agra«»» vtHih «ofi» othar of th^se to:tta, do oosmr In » f©«? iKsfe-imreeaS 
 
 jr« WC 1 yon CpP I 
 ii. 
 
 Mm fHjai«l m 513 failed Op S12, P 472, C 560, fallag A 56S 
 
 l9 llk» W in only 96 linmi wfiare it, (^, is not Idmtiail sfdth 
 K| K ia like W in only 31 lino* «h«y<» it, K, i» not i'lrantienl «dtb 
 
 .61. 
 
ill, fjma W 72'kf flfi» K 734, fjrua Cp 724, P 675, flu® 
 
 S«gor» 1K0 01S S^ Beg^re Op Bl^t ? 789 
 
 It will Ti« noliotl feh»4 in ®m<sh of t3i»ae e^aafli K »k«^«« "Itti W ia th« 
 inoorr^et er 1«<»8 umn&l rsadittgi In <m.e&% oa«o i?tt,!ap^.d«it dlange cfs 
 t&e pttrt <»f Op and th« otitar ve3»loBSJ i» a slef^lo «m.;t rfiKaaoimhXs ©»• 
 I»1l!umti9n« fim wroBg rasiAing In iiS i« ©f oeupaa a very m,9f «n« 
 for » printer to wkkw. 
 
 S and « i&im a g3?o«!p p aa oppi&&@A to W, 
 
 (l) "IRj© %m% 0^id^e« «i« t© tfesi rslatis© of S to W auA -a sonaista ^ 
 
 iSif-f^jpisinftaa ■^iMKe^m W snd u in v#ii«h ^^ of ^w t^ s»<9SBf!t%l«ia att 
 sarXj? JI9. '®ws3^ D i» «ac|Rwt Cfaisr fis^ante of 3S0 linaa), W 
 dtiffatptt fs>Oia u v#illo rmmM-im A or 0, only 3t« tlnvoa* In fotip 
 of th»B0 inatan«««, 439, 473, S43, 8^3®, D 3f»MmM©s If »« or'FO®®<i 
 to tij i* n, Of)K form a grotigj m (of 1®). ISio olSsor t'^ g«|fpo?t 
 « gipo^ V in B) as oppoae^ to W, 
 
 It lolsjdd (u lel^^oth) «a ^llew 4©t5i in a (P a® anjr) glass. 
 
 epIO 397, P S48, 
 
 It «a8 ^ajo aa ony ■^f^ {tt^nptint fo? 
 
 Was eriftf'fltn ^Im^a «Sfcx A 7S4 
 
 ii. 
 
 Hya haXtse ^aa good flpES tOS 
 
 A wraJl good IvQliiiS ^ ©OS 
 
 WI3 an holw i^(^m A 1014 
 
 ill, 
 
 B and tt »gr(*o ono« in an errone*tis r<»ding ('»*Maro «i eorrQOt 
 
 raftdlnK in tf way p«rhiap« %« raMnl»e«wt of A) , 
 -88- 
 
ViVh hftrd (o D) atro^^Cs D) and Ixeltm olaro, « D 931 
 With l^rtlte otroksa ^B. -^^Iraa elor©, W 931 
 
 Ani lalsion on vti^ ow©rda» clore. A 104B 
 
 Poatjl'bljr fche foMovdng agreotownfe of D ti In a lata reeding* 
 
 tiJhor® 1 l»ok« et line, r^y Indloa^e & group *•. 
 
 Wliai risllk© v«iit» lat» (B f&0«) and goodlybl^ P 549, Da S98 
 
 (2) AftroaBanta conflletinfi: ^l^i ^l« aciheraa. I.e. of WD or let 
 wham n or B, paapsotivoly, agreoa with AC or t^ »r« trivial 
 an* »»»lly attrlbtjfeJiT»l« to Rocl^lisnt. 
 I. 
 
 ,Vf tJvit I imy TO 430 
 
 If I raayo, u «|S0 (e!»n P 386) 
 
 how y wijf, C 4% 
 
 11. 
 
 III. 
 
 It. 
 
 lmt<» 'i.'!4, A 47;2, C 470, ef lr^s .t tn B 435. 
 fight Wa ^34, P 398. 
 
 at<sd«> B 838, A 642 (B*9 ra«trl«^l iBf^ro^tMaent?) 
 fSOod ataulo ^ a38, P 779 
 
 A miylwjs agreWimtt of TO as iftgatnat xiP la in qoykjejd WD 703, 
 
 orooltad XX 703, P 654, ?fe«r® rsawsblancea a« w**!! aa differ^ 
 
 9n(3«>8 fflay 1m» dtse to Indepandsnt ^mss of one rather thsm an* 
 
 Qth«r of the t«*o expanttlcme intiloii Mr* If* A. Knott Infornta 
 
 Hm ar« posjBlble for fcha a^ljrevlatlon porked a. ggtaa ilk«ly to 
 -5S- 
 
}MiV© twew the original error for i^<s e >^i|,^:ift ( \ A 790j If emoh 
 » woni ??or« one© at>brevlat©d, cr; q.p^rgi| wotjld !>« «h« likslisr 
 «xpansi<m of tho tw«* 
 0. *ShA r«alation of P to r and '9. 
 
 (i). fh<J?0 arc about sevonty^aaven a&iios in \4il'Ji Cp and K «kgr«« in 
 a poading not 9iha}r«'t ^y W, (Blfforonoos in apelllng ars net 
 taJjan In'^ aanount.) It 4o jiartly on tfeo Tiasla of thaea aavanty* 
 aoyen osiaea that t1i« njlRitltm of P to TOElt(B) jmat W doter- 
 Kdna.!, In fo?tynina of tharo P rmmSilm SjsIT and not Wj this 
 pro-t>ortl(m (49/77) ^aM1« favorabla to a gr«j«jjfcng P CpJt» doea not 
 pji^^ro lt« Anong tha forty-nlnff orvaoa, howevor, tlwra are some 
 nlaitasm in ss?iii«^ I* r^^-aaiablQiS CpK '.tlMi»,rt W yeswBbl©® »n ©r..i»l3r MS. 
 fhl» rnoans th?it, uttloaa the r«a9ftiblsm«ea on one or other aldo 
 aro iaof!4--lontal » W pr«serr«» th«» p«»«aAlng of v, -atoawists PCpS:(B) 
 praitorva tlio raiding of 30fa<^ sjonree otJisr t>«m v, t^w-t is, form 
 «t gMiJi) v. 3o!si« of *'i\o i»a«am1>l«*na«Mj !«»^ •^"foll ^«> aonidentaXi 
 ot)t«r», ho^?3var, oapeaially vii,irlllt xv, aro quit« b«:^nd the 
 j)©«ssl1»ili'^ of aocl'iant. Tho aljttetwi ®re glv«in in full. 
 i. 
 
 owjid not fljre V 90, CpK Ud, >ifol'l« Tvmn flu W 06, 
 
 rioide a« A i08, c no 
 ii. 
 
 yo^* (C|5K tv^mty® pomd) |a. Eol^ ^ 16^ » Cl>K IW 
 j«c.j>omd {A Few, liij) a|; goldo W 170 A 188, C 186 
 iii. 
 
 In th(9 THorrow P 197, on tlia raorew© Cj>K 213 
 on ttia raorowa ^ffl W ni3 erlictwj t!^ , A 3.13 
 
«*«^ ffl ^ M '^^9 testwi P 196 y CpK B|4 
 An4 'm« .Jwasas ¥314, A 8»4 
 
 V. 
 
 i« felf i ^- »•»»& P 30J?, OpK iJ18 in Jig. at9d« W 2i8, A. S40 
 vl . 
 
 vil* 
 
 ^51 « te fi^ atmn®» i®«l ttett^. lte<sw (Cb^i it S«6i«, QpR) &. ^ 
 (Ancl A) fitU la iwr a«»a» ^4 II I2l^ '^ ">^*'. ^ msf 
 
 3^« f fdll M^n P 314, CpK 344 
 
 «4Aul»«» A F -105, %3l[ 4^ e.wi»a ^ (A ula© aa©) W -#®, A343 
 
 Xliia 
 
orookftd P f>54, OpK 7(33, corkad WD 703, Icotepad A 790 
 For thft fortaa orgok^ and Qor^go . cl aon un<lor (F) 3,ir. 
 
 Sa(j (i') 1,1, 
 
 (a). Af^roenumta of P ^md an early J® agafaiat n(l>)W, if not aocidontal 
 would oonfltct with sdioroe (l), and wotdd indite to the poaitlon 
 ef T sjhOTsm In ochajaa (a). 
 <X> It (2) u 
 
 
 9h«s« do oeciir, tmt ©onffil^sring the himdK»ed« of dlfffsroncaa 'b««» 
 
 tivstm P and CpEW, not fpoqosntly, only fifty odd in all; and 
 
 none are so otriking as thoaa llat«d nndor (0) 1. Tfiay in- 
 
 elu-toj 
 
 a) nSsriffltean trivial ^^jra-raentw of P '.sith Al or C in an<^ ^irorda 
 
 *« aai » l£ii» laiLt *'^**« 
 
 t») tmn trivia,! ro»OKibl?tnc«!a in -s^iflli tho nmdlngt elwtrod "h^ AE 
 or C »nfi P i« th« 8»r« m^ttiral or eosaraon, and fehoi^eforo likoly 
 to ba Inln^sn l<mtlsr stibatitntod, vis: 
 1. 
 n&ka him looaa P 39, AC 33, dono hita !«»• OpI^ 31 
 ii. 
 
 th08^ P 45, 59, »ho OpKW 48 
 
ill. 
 
 hla dnnprhtwr P ino, A 142, C 140, thay CpJW 136. 
 Th« noun in P pravonts amblKtiowj pronorm refsranca. 
 
 hath P 370, C 438, had CpKW 404, A 44B. 
 
 hath P 380, A ^154, C 4*50, had CpKST 414 
 
 !Ihe pvmnm% tanse la more natnrAl in P slnoa the rest of tho 
 
 8«ntone« ia in prsasnt tins©. 
 
 can np«ede P SIS, g/m. spado A 749 
 
 (g^n thn^ta apsda Cj:^W 664. 
 
 ▼il. 
 
 • ancai-rigJit P 79.5, A 5Q. Booiia apljBht WD 8S3 
 
 sona anonn (:kns#ift) CpK 
 
 nar« P and n taay )viv@ Introduood dif fdrimt subatitntia for 
 
 a aono aplyaj^t fotoni in v imd k«^t by W and D, tJi%t of P 
 
 ekOQldsn^lly rasmsfeling tha orlRlnftl A, or a fs ipi^te affO | | ,a 
 
 of V J5«y )iav9 been b^t t^ n and oawnijad indopandiently for 
 
 batter rhyjM by ^,IJ,P. 
 
 Tiii. 
 
 in (OR to don) otiarya v»or%« P 2:^, C ;i@3, S 15. 
 
 in any wetrka OpKW 359. 
 
 Ix. 
 
 thaa P 39S, C 458. y©« Op^ 433 
 
 fh^ reading of P la the niJtuml saqrwrnce from the use of thou 
 
 In 395 i „<^)\ Q ^ is not fomad in tha eiirraaponding lin»>a of tha other 
 
 varaiona. 
 
 -60- 
 
not nh&m it% (C 9ohe) m.n P 66, G "^. 
 nouor v*h0pe dh« im» (A ia) CpKSf 7S» A 78. 
 
 P 723*»*!'a4 ai!^ arwtigM in ^» aarso ordar %9 A 80O»80i, and nofc In 
 tH« order of CpKW 774»776. fh« ord,«r in A fen4 P| from g«R«»^l 
 
 to parftimilsar, i» poi'haps a Xilti« ISi© mam nattxtsai, fiar «sa»0B 
 of IwvarBiem or isihange In positlan of llnais in P, not jmsallslaa 
 in oifQr otMr t»xfe» m^ P 7ff , S<|®f » S5^.f 
 (e) Imidlnga in P Influme© d %y similar ltn»s In » 4if fer«nt 
 
 eontesct, ll^la Mnd df ocmf«8.l!8n la 'isisaetS.^ *^t wb shoijld «»• 
 p»et in £4 wifslon osnallif t«»n©ist feted, eevril®4 in th® mera©ry of 
 a jp»eit»r, »« P ttsst pro'^lslj «ea«. 
 xii. 
 
 no iwn ^ist ftrma mmn^ ©as* !i«re (wiat© wh«m©a «R8 &« A) P433 ,A ?5 
 n<m@ i(^t fltet tmn is^s )i« CpW 468 
 n^ian wlsta *€w*% was !»» 6 SOS 
 
 Rare t!t# r^-dings a<jaf:i3.at la pmH «ttii ^i JP' Jsa.*- pa^steMy hmm, 
 inflDii^not^ 1»y "tint* «!s» tnjfst n^mar fft-orn ?&««0» a«r aw**, P 4®S. 
 ails of «S!otmi# ii%!lii!*8 %ltm Ma^^fes* ef a rsfwltdf, neS'of & «0|>yi9ti. 
 xiil. 
 
 %tl3l f!i9 %itm %^ ndnteyg wws-i* «©«» it spesa* F 3SJ7 
 
 1lh«n #i« Ijitji^ „^.ffl>^t);^ lioera '««i* H 3« 
 
 ^l^t tfffl© lltfife .X.. , ;rei*a ■mo coia® and »p«S Cf^ iS47 
 
 fe«>n 3»r AC ^S. 
 
 K<jr^^ l&?> %feo ?«»tli!ig8 oemflicti ^tSi #* Shs isfemaes at© ooRSBon 
 
 **ltoma%iwis| ^ti4 i* si<mtm likaly ^»ft P ©©aijiinM i^a line aoi*- 
 
 rasponding with GpW. 347 (?tos.t tymo t^t- x srere 'aao oota® an4 
 
Aptwit) wii^ tliisit eorrsBpondlng to CpWiC 24.3 (Till it m,u x winter 
 oldtf), \<Ail«ih xtdth tti9 thra« fallowing lines it oetita. 
 xiv. 
 
 »» tho stood talking P 753. 
 
 ala thiii stod and s]^k A 918. 
 
 And «» thoy stode Tjoth CpKf 815. 
 
 Haro tho reading of P, thong^ aifrarantly raodnlsoent of A, 1« proV 
 
 «My » »t«ok phra»9 of «h» tranotalttori of. P 743 
 
 As 8ho stod talking (A ¥Sl \»l3 thla ««»rdi CpKW 796} Ryiglit as sh« 
 
 otode) 
 
 HRlty ft HPkn a»aajf©d and rali^t not do« P 73S. 
 For imni hit asfl)&&s3, and soal nowt do A 4'H. 
 f for nwny Ixaufli aayad and laj/'^t noj^t <to 4<W. 
 tiKwiir on 3 aayd tJio mi^it not do Q,}SW 40S. 
 
 Cf , In ft ulrallar context P 30; 
 Jfeny ona aaaaj'd & col I not do«i« 
 (d) «{«»bdlni!0 perhaps due to Ind^pwidetii <^mgo*» In P for mlscQllaneou* 
 
 swl« 
 
 roddim fayro P ISS, ooxsmi falr« A 144. rods tn f«*ro CpKW 138 
 M&r«i ifea dlfforfltfKse ^^itsaafn P and Cp^ may ^a dtta to an a-aditory 
 orror. 
 xyll. 
 
 ffor ahsNrjrtyo P riCO, par «1taryto, (0 ^Jli for e.) A 36S, S 88 
 for sa^t dfmrlta Cp^ 33S. 
 
 1h« 05^33«lon of af.yn . t har« mn S&at a© well l»a lnd«»ip«ndont on the 
 part of P »*» tho stddition of it in P 1S5» 
 
 -S3- 
 
& ri#it befoiro h«r th« knl^t utoo^le F 94. 
 
 And a0thtfeai vp to-for«n (C bafore) Mr© «tod A 112, C 114. 
 
 Anii tJjian %fflfop« *h« ladjr© ha »tod«. CpKf 100» 
 
 fffy ; In P lasi^ b« au« te th« insartion of JsoXstX* 
 
 I»Slr, h<99 sayea, hj Mm tlmt n«»e d^«iim shall P 843. 
 
 Ho eoidtt, b^ Ood, tli^t deiiMt tee «!»a>l I ^^ti. 
 
 Ye «onn(9, by Mm tJiat rs© Amitm wbsll CpW 369. 
 
 P v«ry IXkaly ina^rta >:;0e afi.;^if^ to «stj|pha»4s!s the ohtm^o af 
 9pmlxnri of. P 304, #i©j»© th« phr^«® ):^;i ^ , i QfiXffl i i* ^Med tQ 
 f gtffl y pjffi^ of til© line Issfsjroi and also P 3#lf. 
 
 ^thout 1iop»88 OP good arroam P 398 
 
 w&^ontOR hotti mnd good anmr© ACS SSO 
 
 wi^otat gpJO«l hopao i»nd good a-rvrnga <!pK5f 200 
 
 fh« poin% is obvionsly tho abaenoa not of a good horso teu* of any 
 
 horsiA »t all J P Goitld aasily dofiroot. 
 
 often oy«h» P2.J6, ^fc» aytho C .IfOe, rasmy oltJto CpKW sr?l. 
 Bo^ »ro asoraffjon sagjraasionej of. oflsan 9i'tih# ? 334, fala altho 
 2 108, tismy «lth« CpKW 356. 
 x»li» 
 
 tliia IftfJfe^ lay In hap eaatl© P 70f . 
 ^« Iwietll Xal In o !^m«Jl A 962, 
 th» l»<ly «a« In hot m^t&l GpKW 856, 
 1s« <93q;*©s8ion ta»«ii 4n andi A 1» » oorat^mplaoe. Of. 
 
il|i^r;r^t^ 3458: tod la<lye« lay ov«r tho c&atle wall , and 
 Bav^s . p. Xxilii for half a deien slndlar phm«ea. 
 
 30C111. 
 
 xrnn vtoX'io toll (A aai) P 143, A 165. 
 
 l^tarjr H»n 'Wlde toll Cp3W I'iS. 
 
 The reading of P avoids an awlcward repetition of ener y. 
 
 {&) Bondings In MhlOh laatrloal oonaider»ti«ms m-y Imv» bean tho 0at»« 
 of c}-iSin{j«J9 In P. 
 xxiy. 
 
 ft (S Hd) oiaoto tho dmgon chi the eromie P 30@, S 95. 
 
 And Biaoto the dt^Kono »o on ye orowno 0|:^;w 339. 
 
 X3tV. 
 
 Certains no rsBn ^re grant tihieroto P 371. 
 
 Ao no tmn no <iB.r8 gratmte tha^r to A 443. 
 
 But cartea thora <\nra no tmn grs-imt thorto CpW 405. 
 XX vl. 
 
 rrSiO all raay vrtms, all let him iisOm P 404. 
 
 i^oao wynnjrth, all let h%m take C 4'!'6« 
 
 'Who all lavjre wjwne all lavia ^Ije OpKW 440. 
 
 He ^Imt '«inn«3, al esobal take A 480. 
 
 xxvli . 
 
 A Sir Decree another atrongo & longe P 470. 
 
 2he edilld another al so strong A 564. 
 
 And Begora tok© another good and lorw^ GpKW 510 
 
 xxviii. 
 
 fh«n (jiiater of other were ffull hlythe P 551. 
 *Shfi% hit «&(») adhe be «<^o ftil blithe A 674. 
 •Jhon #ero they glad and hlethe OpEW S98. 
 -64- 
 
xxix. 
 
 that noner rm-n hee ahold wedd her P 26. 
 tbat no imn sschftl here balden ener A 30. 
 That no nftn Bchtdde liatio her neuer C 30. 
 That no man shoiildo wadde heJ? CpKW 38, 
 
 (f) Miscellaneo-us : 
 
 3CXX. 
 
 Mo (PA more) D 877, P 818, A 979. 
 
 Ify GpKl? 877. Independent corrections in D and P? 
 xxxi. 
 
 Why weepe yee aoe sore? Tell itt mae. P 136. 
 ^i 'wep© ge? Now tslleth hit me. A 160. 
 
 Why that ye wepe telle ye me. C 158. 
 
 1»hy ye do wepe ye wyll tell me. CpKff 143. 
 
 One of theae two sets of agreements nuaat he accidental i cf. 
 xxxli* 
 
 & as I trow I haue a P 385. 
 
 And of min own ids, haue a A 457. 
 
 And alao of mln owne a C 455. 
 
 And aa I trowe a OpWK 419. 
 
 See * (B). 
 xxadii. 
 
 ffnll aoone P 416. 
 
 ftill soon (A 493 wel son) C 490. 
 anon© CpKW 452. 
 
 xxxivt 
 
 ©uerye one P 768, A 932, eohe one CpKSD 820. 
 
 -6&- 
 
XXXV. 
 
 & thon b«ap(ika Sir Tingv P 717. 
 
 gimtil ImMdi soide Ba^rre A 854. 
 And than ans^vered tho knyght so fro CpHW 768. 
 
 iasx.fi, 
 
 3 tmydimn.,., 2 of th«Ka. ..& othor to^ra P 633 « 635, 636. 
 Four dAtmmlaeloii... th« twa.. the oth«p tww A 7(59, 771, 772, 
 throo iti&3rd8no....Ti«iiyne of th0m...And tvio of them (^pKW 602,684,685. 
 xxxvli. 
 
 th« aqti^or anU'VArod vomnxmt P 301, C 425, B 153. 
 
 h« aftyd P 362 (not In CI) 
 
 Thn Bqpiyro aayd, Syr, vs>i«M»mt CpKW 363, 
 
 Sir, h0 aside, varralfwmt A 431. 
 
 fh« iroaemblaneo batiaraen CpKW and A taist b® »e«id«ifc*l here, 
 •lnd« V lawt ha-w had th» raiding of and IS. (Sou 6«n««alogieftl 
 Tr«a.) fhftt, how«r»«r, d099 not pi^vflnt the rfl«emblan«s« bet^voan 
 P and IC from bdlng aooli<«ital also. 
 
 than thajr were t«ira. . . P ll7f . 
 
 VlM\y a knight cama... 
 
 thKnno saghon hi... A 139f. 
 
 tnsio aqti^ora eoma... 
 
 And thtm ^ara oanw... CpKf 133f. 
 
 Ifonjr «^ knyj^it... 
 
 HcMra tjl i^ff^ i ^^ye wat^ . «dii<sh aawaa to ba a raminiaoenoa of 
 B0ai^}9^ inH. In A, la more probably a atooJt i:*ira«e of introduction to 
 the approadh of a n«^ paraon, aa wa find it refjiilsirly In the ^llada, 
 1*1 th nfhtdh tha writar of P Buoat hava bean faioiliar. 
 
xxxSx* 
 
 rpon (W on) hrtlrw* olerft P 852, 1 931, 
 l&idon on wi„ awerdsa elor» A lOlfJ. 
 and halme olwre IXi 931. 
 
 Hero P ootild ea»ily corroct Indop^nf^ontly »n a^vlowa error in Da. 
 X* l« not posHibla to point out» for all the for«>->going In- 
 ot»M»«3e», .fast fl*\y P ahwtjiia have Rdoptod ft rastdlng llkiB that of *n 
 iwarly ^ra in plac« of » nsading in WppK(D). But It nwwt be appar- 
 ent tlURt none of tJiBO« ra8ffliabl«inee9 ia too r»M»rl!»t)le to ba dae 
 to aocident. T?^«y «*ro all ooncemsd with coraianplAoe lociations, .. 
 the 8toe)jp-ln- trade of any POffl»ne« writar, reciter, or copier. 
 And It ivM»t be further borne in mind 19iat tihen m veralon is trans- 
 mitted orally, as there is no reason to doubt that P *»», dlff- 
 erenoea and acol dental resesHblances In respect to theee atoek ex- 
 preaalono are to be eaq^ooted far more frecjuently than «fe«m a M3 
 la oopled, ar^ that the raeinory of a reciter tmy play hlra faiee 
 «»lth oonfijalng result* to the text. ,Xt scmaa re&eonablo, then, 
 to ftooopt the evidence of i-xrl, 4 & (l)» and decide ttet P be- 
 longa »»lth OpK to a ktov^ r, ae appmad to W. If thene reaem- 
 blances #S (P,) l-xxxvlli, are not all mere ootneldoneea , then we 
 have » eaae of eontnralTmtion of P, ^lother by BL veruion or by 
 earlior !i!SS. The tovtmT would oeeia the f«»re likely sinoo the 
 rneeiabliftnaea In #G (l) are fev«»r and atronijer tJwm thoae in 10 
 (2), ^Is would give BiSiewe (a). It is pro batile, however, 
 that all the roBomblanfiea of P to early ISJ9 indleatad Sn Ift (s) 
 are aoeldontal, and tJiat th.^ 8ohea» l« mthar (l) than(iS), 
 as on j>.<ri 
 
(3) OoOTQon rf«tidlng» in PW, dlffaring from ootmxtn re&dings In Da, if 
 not tiooi lental, worald put P outside th» r Rror^, Mid eithnr in a 
 aafamte group with W or indopendentiy dorivwd from v. Thny are 
 t9vr and of no iniportanoo. 
 
 i. 
 
 (vp P) <m holHW olar«» W 931, P 058. 
 laidcm (m wi3 ni'vdrdot ei»re A 1045. 
 
 II. 
 
 to njrw of klnno W 981 , P 0?8 . 
 to nya isjmne Da 981 
 
 (4) A a«arfl5i. foi? agi'eeMSHrtts ?>«t'i^«a S swtd P »« opposed to readinga 
 ooramon to C^iKW, ro^reals only th« follo'^ing, #iloh «ra psyhapa 
 worth ii5«mtloning in vim of th«j v«>ry «k»11 total of difference* 
 bnttman th9S« latft Yorslons. If not a.o<}id<mt»l^th»y Indioatft 
 a gro"!:^ (a) PD \^thin th® gro^ r. 
 
 1. 
 
 to fbo dTeurtfli D 44S, P 409 to diiw*® Wa 445, A <^185» C 483. 
 
 11. 
 
 or («re) tliat tsn^a dyd (P tgm» the) nmier »»«> B 4«1i5, P 439. 
 
 tJwjr n<mar or ^it ^ra» s© uW 
 hi nouisr git l»©g8 A 503 
 nanyr gyt thay »@ymi C 503 
 ill. 
 
 from B S03, P 482 fro uW f^36 
 Iv. 
 
 fwo 9 684, Th« %m P 635,2, A Tn fTsfyna uW 604 
 
 Yf D 534, P 490 And if tiW 534 
 
 -68- 
 
that was ao(e) D 772, P 763; thftt ma of rode so A 813. 
 was uW 723 
 vii. 
 
 was gladda D 863, P 801 waa aa glad riW 862 
 ▼111. 
 
 Mo(ra) D 877, P 818 More A 979 My uW 877 
 Ix. 
 
 vntyll D 878, P819 1feto uW 878 
 
 X. 
 
 in two, (2) D 832, P 778 a two uW 833 
 
 xl. 
 
 (vp)on D 843, P784 cmd (incoarrect) -aW 843 
 Of these exaraplea !▼ and viii hare already "been Hated aa probable acci- 
 dents ( & 3, xxxvi and xxx)» The other exaraples are of no n»re If of 
 aa ranch force. Hence the grot^ing of BP aa s, thotigh possible , ia.by 
 no means proved. 
 
 (l) D cannot be derived from any version llfee P since D contains lines 
 
 fotnd in the other 16th century versions but not in P.: 
 738f, 746f , 830f ,833-837, 860f , 868, 871, 892f, 904-907, 910-915, 920- 
 927, 954-959, 992f. 
 (2) P is not ^derived from D, 
 
 i. 
 
 fight P 398, CpM 434 iuste D 434 
 
 ii. 
 
 knight or barrowne P 401, CpKW 437 knight, squyer or baron 
 
 D 437 
 
 -69- 
 
iii. 
 
 itt passed on the hye time of noone P 511, CpKW 556 
 
 Hyt draws toviarde the tyme of dynere D 556 
 
 Iv. 
 
 fftai soone P 642, CpKff 691 then ftO,! soone D 691 
 
 ▼. 
 
 lace P 649, CpKD 698 face D 698 
 
 Accordingly D and P are derived from a comnon aonree r (or s?) 
 
 I. (l) K is not Sftie source of Cp, 
 
 i. 
 
 Cp 857 oocTirs in A and W, but not in K, 
 
 ii. 
 
 than CpW 87 then K 
 
 iii. 
 
 wete,(wytte) CpW 159 were K 
 
 iv. 
 
 and CpW 201 , P 187 she K 
 V. 
 
 wold ^p 358 shold K 
 
 vl. 
 
 the WJp 238, C 264, P 222 and the K 
 vii. 
 
 his WCp 265, his owne P 239 the K 
 viii. 
 
 hym grette WCp 430, P 394 he grette K 
 ix. 
 
 gan ^p 681, P 633 began K 
 
 X. 
 
 into WCp 693, P 644 in K 
 -70- 
 
y<m. ^p 778, P 7U7 ym K 
 
 x&i> 
 
 and WJp 809, P 756 or K 
 
 In tha following Unas Op "and W ara idantiaaXi latter for letteri 
 wfiaraas K ahwrn ditf '?,7Nsnom In ipelllng: 0, 10, 43,49, 61,67 ,79,105| 
 1^:^8,142 ,143 ,153 ,1S8 .16S ,190,194,19s ,200,311 ,lJi6,iJ34,23S ,238 ,260, 
 
 380 ,Bm fSm ,287 ,304 ,310,313 ,317 ,337 ,328 ,340 ,349 ,351 ,302 ,359 ,367 ,37» , 
 
 381 ♦4«^ ,445 .4S1 ,404,478 ,'i91 ,491 ,51S ,S16,Jie0 ,S77 ,880,605,607,617 ,621 . 
 S37 ,6§(i ,659 ,861 ,081 ,6^ ,691 ,69S ,293 ,716 ,723 ,73<J ,749 ,78i5,75S»769 , 
 770 ,781 ,7B4,7}|7 ,83^ ,841 »Q®a ,887 ,893,011 ,915 ,9S0 ,933 ,934,938 ,944, 
 943,950,958,034,985,368,979,989, (99 nm») 
 
 (2) Hor la Op ttMj aourae of K, 
 4. 
 
 Kf TJSSJ*, P 700, A 837, in no* found in (^. 
 11, 
 
 ttvat 18 WK 331, C 2S8, ttet *^» P aiB tlsat Cj> 831 
 
 iU. 
 
 tyras x IBT S47, P 227, %ftm Vt^% x Op 347 
 
 It. 
 
 tl»t thjng® to so W. 399, P 871 feh»t feo »© Op »399 
 ▼. 
 t1:^t •aras ItK 302, P 274 the 9<ms« Op :«)3 
 And yf ^9KD 4S1, P 387, A 459, <fcnd Cj> 4S1 
 
 fysfet WB, P 896 right Cp 987 
 viii. 
 
 good a^wnrdo WRD 8S5 a«««rdo Cp 83S 
 
 -71- 
 
iH, 
 
 aS, tho Holo "^fKH 859, the vvhole ? 800, al «lie Cp 859 
 fn tho follo'tfing «ll linns K and W ape idfmtimil, lottar for 
 lettsr, ft^reaa Cp i^hoiva iMff0tm.iia» in upelling: 4, 40,90,243, 
 8S1 ,308,:548,4Sa,S10 j5»,SS9,679#?3l ,783,838,801 ,913 ♦914,919,986 ,987. 
 
 ft follQvra from I (l) and (a) thmt Op and K mmt bave a e«fflB!«m 
 sources u. 
 jr. (l) D «ns! P (op a If it «xl8t«»d) are not d«rlv<Kl ft^a m (%>K). For 
 proof «»« fSjl-iv, vi-s, 
 <3) SitailHrly u la not derived from B or P (or a If it «xl@tod). For 
 proof JKWJ #Cr,(S35,, i-idl. film ^ylUmm a» rn®»i'r«l8 derivation of u 
 from »(?) it wllgM ^Iw^y %««»«■« th« flwidenco indicting ^© exist- 
 ence of 8(?) ia iSitforded only % t3bi« f«w doijSjtf^ agro®«a««fe« between 
 D and P a» op|)oa«»d to Wia, ffett "U la derived neither from P or B 
 i» of Oourae oerfe-ain h^m^ma of th«lr dates. fhereforc u and IF 
 (or »?), Isa^fo a eoKKwn aoureo r. 
 
 K (l) r i» not derived fro© W, 
 i. 
 
 they v?ere aent CpK 12S, P 119 (A 141, 139) 
 thUMj were thoy W'Unt W 125 
 ii. 
 
 sud:)^} a one CisKD ?S35, P 481, 5S1 aijche one W sa^ 
 
 iii. 
 
 «y8t not i*at, OpK 64, P 58, C 69, nist i»d«at A 69 
 wyet amior what ^ 64 
 Iv. 
 
 forth anon(e) CpK 123, P116, forthe they gone C 136 
 aoone anone W 122. 
 
aa aho njjrght OpK 119, C IM, A 138 
 so Aa aha ngrght 1'S' 119 
 vi. 
 
 forth hla «myo OpE 893, wandath forth Ih^rra hl« wRy, E 53 
 
 on hl» wfty W a93 
 ▼II. 
 
 waa noCa) l(mgo{atr<bnga) Opit 338 » S 94, P 308, 
 waa lo8ig W :s38 
 nil. 
 
 sat OpK3!} §23, A 10CS3 Iptua W 92.1 
 
 tx. 
 
 Oj^CD 698, P 649 Kd^t 1)<» original in r to fill tigp wa esalaaion 
 in W. Xt! ia imlilca A 785. 
 
 K (s) W ia not dsri'wd frota r» 
 
 For proof aos #0 (l), l-xiii,xv. 
 Aocorrtlngly r and W lha>ro a ooramon aonroe ▼. 
 
 L (l) I" tha i^ratap a, v ia not darivad froja 1. 
 I. 
 
 (l)8paat tiW 347, P 337, AO 381 wmt S 3. 
 
 ii. 
 
 tatJght nW 351, P S31, taivjt A 385, taght 2dS Isflnnad K 
 
 iii. 
 
 othar tiW 2Sg, P 23S3, AC 386 In tMa B 7 
 
 iv. 
 
 ma tlW 304, C 398 #«r« 1 20, A 308 
 
 -73- 
 
V, 
 
 tlto h»mi% t# a7a, P S'lS, AC 306 Ood B »6 
 
 vl. 
 
 thy k^iiBMi tiW 279 , P 351 , 10 Z19 »o forth E 39 
 
 ▼11. 
 
 napolj^s® uW385, P S57, AO 335 slhafto E 4S 
 
 nil, 
 
 uW 309f , P 381f , AC 349f » *ro not foiaid In E. 
 
 ea lif 331, P 301, ef sOjp^ A 3S5, iiawd R 5601 m.9 ■mr I 81 
 
 X* 
 
 He Ittft tli© aarle tjW 336«,P 3CKJ» A 368, And laft« the toyisjjut 
 
 C 334 
 
 Raojjand ftgeyn Mm S 9S 
 
 xi. 
 
 8l0ia»B ^ 3T?» P 3-^, A 405« C 401, »t&ff E 3.48 
 
 xli. 
 
 (Soo) Vpcm a dajro tif 389, P 3S7, ao on «^ ^i A 4S3S, 
 
 And on a day C 420 And f 148 
 
 3iit>llarly ^ is not derived from -v* 
 i. 
 A 388, C 364, E 11^3, la not fotjnd In uW or P. 
 
 ii« 
 
 A «a5-418, C 410-413, B 137-139, are not fowid In uW or P. 
 111. 
 
 A 4ai,4S3f ,-lB7f , C 415, 4l7f , 4Slf , S 143, I45f , H©f , ttr« not 
 
 fowid In uW or P. 
 !▼. 
 
 Wall smorsliid, good and honds E 1, AC 275 
 
 Wffl tatai^t finsrre and kgrnda uW 245 
 
 -74- 
 
bettor 1 3, AC 27S 
 
 attohe ttW 346 
 
 vi. 
 
 ySamt E 5, AC 381 
 
 vll. 
 
 n%0 glAd S S» AC BBS 
 
 tlhftt tPia nW 34? 
 
 longed tjJ? 248 , P 238 
 
 ▼iii. 
 
 to do S XS, AC 3S3 In tiJf 399, P 335 
 
 80« ftiBO #A (2) xll-xlv, (3) b, (4). 
 
 Aofflordingiy S sinA » havo a cotanon sounjo »• 
 
 M (l) WitMn tha groTsp y, C ia not derived from s* 
 Foy proof nea #C (l), (S), (3)» 
 
 M (2) And 3 l9 not dspived from 
 1. 
 v0i» mm& A 2?6, B S» tiW 346| 
 il. 
 
 ^»3mt«r A ;^86, is 8, UW 252, 
 
 iii. 
 
 nan in A 389, K U, \»W 3SS, 
 iv. 
 
 florona A 395, S 17, nW 861 
 
 no oh^rldo C 276 
 
 y«r« 386 
 
 noon of C 289 
 
 tyestiro C 895 
 
 fl. 
 
 vii. 
 
 Impt A 296, S 18, u9 3^ 
 
 I 
 
 i»d« A rSOB, 1 34, uW 368, P 843 
 
 thftr wig A 326,1 46, ti5f 284, P ^56. 
 
 -75- 
 
 lokan C 3@6 
 
 wrBtjm C 303 
 
 vsjrth C 335 
 
viU. 
 
 nono A ;$39, Jl 55, aW 395, P 237, 
 
 ix. 
 
 tn A 33fJ, 15 56, tW 396, P 268, 
 
 in»n C 335 
 
 or afc G 336 
 
 Imrd A 350, » 88, uW 339, P 29«, 
 
 sel* 
 
 ha A 37S, S 96, ttS? 340, P 310, 
 
 xil. 
 
 Sotsw A :t93, S 116, x^ 365, P 33S, 
 
 xlii. 
 
 «30fflO A 401, S 1^5, uW 373, P 34.T, 
 
 harder C 360 
 
 tJt« dragon C 371 
 
 f aoEhe C 388 
 
 wyuya C 397 
 
 xiv. 
 
 8ith» A 430, 2 148, wSr 388, (P vnantlng), »wyt1ie C 414 
 
 tChia list eoi3ld be extended almost indafteitaly if the exa»i|;l®a w»ra 
 choaan from th» portion wfeare E is not extiait, but vshora A mnd v ar® In 
 ogreotsmt as oppoaad to C, 
 
 fto5!n»foro » and C Imvo a ooKraon aourcd y* 
 
 N (l) A la not derived from y, nor jr from A. For axtamal proof of ihA« 
 
 ral&tion aee |S (l), tho 3;<ay %& fr ^ '^ip ^ fl |»rallol. Tha nat'Ujml explanation 
 here is that A tm^ C dorlva thoir veraiona of ttiis pesMaagw aepayatoly from 
 a ooraaon oriRlT^l; it vvoiald bo flafcr-fatGiJ^od to ai:ippo9© that one d©riv»d from 
 tha oth^r miA 1^«n f!»de oorrootiona t>y feforenoe to sotao othor version of 
 
 (2) Pwrthar ovi^enco %at A ia not derived frois y is afforded by #B(3) 
 i, (3) l,ii. For Inatanooa of l«»a ««ai^t as© #l)(3)ii, and A 194 
 caannsCa), y 193 TfOR»«*8. 
 
 (3) y ifl not derived from A, 
 
 -76- 
 
*t ioao* one llwo Is tiil<i«l«g »ft«t or Wfowi A 833, wWB h«re 
 o«m«fti« #iw lin«w, 744»9*4i, «ilji4«li wliX fill In the gap v^itfe aoi»- 
 ploto JivpprQpiilatwittfts. 'Sh»&& 3,i%i«tt lA^, of oouraot ba s^ «t30ofl«a> 
 fioa tn'TWition Ijs y dr aotaw dosaeniwitt, ^1 %hepa in nothing to 
 
 indic^t® tl^t ^&y ara not Aartved «itlj3i;atoljr from x» 
 lU. 
 
 Wf , xjj? 75f r«ay '.'»sll l»« g«8«»ln«i tJx«y B»k<i a ts^^ftil %nd mtuml 
 transition ^<9twQ«sn A 6S smd A 83. 
 
 SJi* dlajjrmfs abo^^ng th« fllia.tlon of toxta of ^ doe» not F'«p!jpfflaafnt 
 
 mr«ry atop In tls« tmnarrtsalottt nor glv© an^ idea of t>to dogr»« of r«9®B*" 
 iJlsinea hQ%:wfm fojwions. It fe i«i5TOl>8H>l«t foJ* o»».iiWie» t!hat jr l« a dlreot 
 oopy of X, and X itself la pmMhlf not tb.« original Bttglis^k vsraion. At 
 la**t it 9hos«9 a ^riaty in Ai^leet foras tmd tmn or two'orpowf tb*t on« 
 wcmld not axwset to find in mt original ^wiion. In the g.i?ot^ 4«»©®n<iod ■ 
 fpora V, iCp and K Ar« olosaljt (alifca^ Ss-ntl B tea only » few ln4op.8«d«ait vagapioa, 
 . istjftreais P hm tmdts^'gon® ©onaijlasalslo «tong9,, ijottbtlesa thp««^ o»l tnaK«» 
 mission* 
 
 m'yfm 
 
CIIAPTBP 111. 
 
 uiE HtoNOLoay OP SH'^ <»^ a) 
 
 #1 a)b) 
 A. 01 TOWELS.! 
 X. THE fSrOTfT VDWKLg. 
 
 #1 OE ^, oxoopfc Tjofora nsiaala, 
 
 a) In op«m oyllabloa: a X : (i:) ### 
 
 Air ** MsaS. ll-'5 (shano)^, tfftda^ 387, 433, 8?58 (sh»do hftUuit^), 197 (:hade>,* 
 capita, :ho(io) 
 
 In r, with ItafJlf: foraake i U^o (ON) 479f , tato;^ (OH) t rnafaftg 465f , 
 
 (ON) ;fffil^. 1036f . 
 
 Allr taftda 675 (:lmckW),^ 
 
 In r. »;idftli itself: . ^jd^ (ON) i^^^ 635f. 
 
 II, All, not in r. s^ 
 
 Not© 1. For l (;}p i ^fi > »oo •I'b Wo^a 1* 
 
 Note B, i ;^ . 4f a. ^ *spfi^A^ ^ tt^ked,^ :ME Or. #S4 Anro, 1. 
 
 Hote 3, For Jj^^^, ^^ty aj y; ,. see il3a* nota 1* 
 
 Hot© 4. For l;gi{3a, eajsite, aoo #l8a, Note 8. 
 
 Not© f5. For >^,ddo nm #3a, Notts 3. 
 
 Noto 6. In }y^ ^ <\ ' (OS rtftood) All 303 i!Mi open Bj/llabl© ba« bocomo olosed. 
 
 b) In eSoaod aj^llaTslaa: » (@) X s(r) 
 
 *I^ >>ano^ 116 (;imaiio). laate 139 (tfasto). 
 
 In i". tvith lta«lf: (iaat (ON) : laat 575f, 
 
 Allr iaal^ 901 (:aj]^st). 
 
 AI, All, not in r. :a 
 
 ' IxoaptionS AI keat (ON) 1018 (Op oawt ) 
 
 1. Organisation, rao^od of proaantation, and phr^alng n««d In tlila diaistor are 
 nodellad as aloaely as poaaibla tmBi-eiei"© in M« Rale ay^ .%,p; !!^, |^ , i^,i;t. . 
 
 # ON words ara Inaltidad in this chapter, vtlth spoolal notlco of their origin 
 in ^oh oaae. 
 
 ## All rhyme-'worda , and in eoroe oasea words not in rlis^aa, apo olaasified tsnder 
 AI if ©stalillohed for X by occurreno© in a second voraion aa well a« in A, 
 but tBidor All if tiwy ocftur in A only. It does not follow that ^»o^dfl in tlia 
 sooond group raoat nooeaaarily ba rofjardod aa unauthentic j tnoat of th«»a occur 
 after 1. 615, at vhtidii point parallel taxta earlier than the Black Lotter 
 break off, and tmny of thasta are probably not establlahod for X tnorely <3irough 
 this aonidont. 
 
 ## T!io ^nml fol looting X reprawrita laie phonatic value oatabliahed for X, if any, 
 
 -78- 
 
#2 a)l) 
 
 Hot« 1. TUlo (loublo oona» of OK ;i;\f^'t;f1y j ^ l» r^plaood by «, slnjffla ono after 
 
 thfl! anftlojiy of pr. forois bft ,fit., j9„<^ . -aiiib.' ^o*" varj/ing <j,t»ntity of 
 lajfttiff^ in i9tp«a»«d a^nd •trtstremsod poaition, of. Me^ ^ . #64 Anta.S 
 Ltd ok, 1^*391. 
 
 #S. 03 » (ji.) Wfop© weals. 
 
 l) In oloosd ayilablaa: a (o) X (?) 
 1 
 *^^^ ^''PtTll i ^'''^ (sanon, Op ansmeswon©) 
 
 * (a) Pii3«n«a ^Hth iti*alf In ail oftMr t^ftUK, btst 4» i)»ri(mBly spoiled!, vlatt 
 
 •*J^ ^,i^gffl (^ t^^ , n i 3i*«jptl«i? otinivfikiMit of ^,y{ In A) saian 073ff MB».^ia 
 303f, /ia-Sfi :jg|l (C flg^n) 3S5f, 4^f, 4B7f', j t^ fi.'^sa^f , te^. (O W^) 
 37Sf, 4aifj TO t 503f(Oj 2gM^J iwftn ISyf « S'^^fj ffis*^' i*'5i^ 
 (0 n©ra«S «so?m) . 
 
 *^^*' fflSt'ffiH "^^^Jf* *2Sa SS"?? (0 oon;vsa n ) » ; ' ^t^f^, 964f <% • KKm:«!«m) 
 ^ . laam i ^ mnfi m^ pt. pi. j g^ ^ ^ i '?67f * 
 
 Air fifi n g yt^ii BQf, 337f , ^^i^fl bAfi8P»n to« (C qayt) tOtif. 
 
 AX,AIf I not in t» S ^ in taoat ®aaas»j ^ 0«ly i» prep. ^ psjgalsplsr ('bsslde 
 
 w«wi.ten©4 forwa as In fifo^^ ^fi 041, a, ^^^ir;«»wg> 481, SJiSS. ^^^ 
 «%e.) Jani^ in _l^<i^^^ 346* 306, SOS, ;|<mbB4 3S4, boaldo 
 
 ia)gt«1c8<^ (« 4^, 008, 9Sg, 
 
 lot© X. (a«»):(Tt) 
 
 Ifoto 3. !WtMn th<s Una »<5<3«r ^i^ i %wiat» '^^ |!^ < fy\^ « tba la«ti only 
 
 t«fio« (»©« ^i), «%nii ig^, ^jaiHiE* J^^Sl» ^3iSQS£« ®^® S. ^o*"**® ^^^ 
 
 ITote 3. !^,¥0 tc i»ra 4n«t5».no«ia of tfeia jrj^^iri^ oermr Ifi C|> -mwre A In the 
 
 i3orr«0poivMln$? linaa, ^OSf, 70Sf, Ima ^ gg^ : fy1^ti. t in vi^tliaJi -j ^ n 
 
 Kote 4. ! %| s j f ii» «h» regtalap fopmi tia*, wittotn tb,® li«®, 111, 31?, 4C^ 
 «nfi in 3t^;wt«*, AIX ?67f J«| pt.pl. j nggj ocv-nmi onlj <5n0®,8jij3 
 inf. Cf ^ Wots Ij 8®«» fife. 111),tg, OaaaSi... 4^..r. .Abl . . p.'f'S, d«- 
 rtvw-? Iwth I f} }]} and g-^ frofR ©arli©? x^gia, (g g^ t b9Si4© i^, d^ tn, 
 mm. ^aitJft inflMsmOfsd bjf r ft a ^ . 
 ]^t« B» ^WB ♦)ffnurs hraw £>nly in Aj out of p. £!3 |,i,|^ oo<!Par9 ItS tls'®*, 
 Hoi« 5. Ulbrg. g^ffeg^. day A|>^ . f. 75, explains on® e'»as of pt. pi. ^^ 
 in Tr»jvi«»«i and one of Q^ - ^ in f4^,tl-»».^. a:;^,^ ,gf ^ ^ !^.;^,d , !i*gK% „ as borrow- 
 Inga f.p««» th0 ag. If jSte ^®*'** ^-^ scrllsal, it m-hH ■:{>fiirt»pa l«- 
 tandad ^m «t og« , beitig 5witt<m iti 4gnot«vnoa that the atiij.^oot in 
 t}j« n«xt line was «. pltaml. 
 
 -79- 
 
 ^ 
 
#2,a)3,b)l-3. #3 
 a) In op<m syilablttw} a X:(7) 
 
 AI» AXIf no« In r. 2 jg; 
 
 Wot«: ftK^,ffiA ^"^^j *^jf wofe in r. » smy t>o to® to 0^ a ;^t;ii^a4t tmt of. aUrffi vb. 
 
 IEtM^<m,* <»«^« i^^i »«« Sa wder ^UEMM. SSBm* ^»« rwidlng of .J 
 
 Cf, SMLMsLI^- ^-^^'J ^<^r tey'-T»ffiffij^ « Cotfc., ariTO'#4 ^•'^ ^^* Coil. 
 Ilteitavar t'la origin of Ifca isrord, It i« to b« noiwi 3i©re that A ijr©- 
 f »x^ th© It and not ttji« £ fawa» 
 
 %} Before l«snKt!:ii«il«g eonsammfeas X (t) 
 
 l) Bsfape -.-i^i 
 
 AI In r. .-sltSi iln&lt iS* [l] ef. f<!SQ, t^f, 1.93f, 30f$f» BSaf , 3e9f, m7f , 
 
 mXf, mSS, 860f, tlOf, S^iSf, gmf. 
 
 All « w « « i ix^ft ami, 787ft sTOf, imof, 
 
 AI not in r. : 134, 23t, 3«, 
 All not In r. : ia4» ^i'M, fBS, 947. 
 
 S»e8|>tl<m8 t*io ami* »rtd (an , lt 
 
 g) Baforo -Jig,: o (>*) 
 
 AI In r* v^th UaeXfrSiTlf , Hl3f , 083f. 
 
 All fci ff. liidtii i%mlts Silf » 933f, la-suf. 
 
 AI Wot In r. S 15, 55, 76, 34B, 3S7, 350, 3?i, ate. 
 
 All Uot to r. 8 r^sSB, fm* 
 
 SaseptlCKft J ^i(fSI¥ P*« *i* *^^ ®^» 
 
 AZ rtot In !r. 1 ? gy# t X<^'^» 
 
 #3. OS!«?e astd short (mod older ^UWaTH* isvnA K j|) 
 
 w 
 -SO- 
 
Air Siafil ''^ (SMilftft), j ^ . flll i 139 (j laist »urorX.)» r f i » ,»,^ 717 (:pas««)* 
 
 All** fftgt , 934 (s«hx«Ni«, Op :hi«8t«), sraa]^ ia3K({{»orom.l). 
 
 ^J»^- f^ fy. P'?. ^ . . : Sa£ (•) 833, icr$0 (:thap(e))5 B at:that 571 (( ^ott^ ; 
 foto) 3 \yaa :i'^aa 801, 
 
 Alp not In r. : ^a.j | 153, 13K, 883i t yisaa 4l»14S#4fiSi g aylt^ a35j otc. 
 
 I^*5'« 3^^y« n> , jy^. : Ja£ 34? » :%, lOHj ;^ 303} bmk 1^?3, 53® j gmtd 
 
 lOaSj ya , 6^. 577, eto*, novar ».»«»». 
 
 Ill net in r. : ftiat g^Oj ^v^'\ 6f)5, 914j et«. 
 
 ?J»®» ^CT. Fg. ??a. : ^.A 635, 703, 753, 1068, b,r^)^ lOSHj m^ 76B (Cp 
 aat Mm): mmt^ 539, SOS, 907, 1073j ^v^^ 3iJl 
 (0 fm4^' TM , 463, 589, ©to.} narap ij^. 
 
 Note 1. Her* way ^e sKsatlone^ •'^tM wit3ii aeeondlary iaointenea»atr©8»»«.g. 
 
 Ho%* 2, 5ha first e. of fi^ji;i%aro , ^ ti Al 75 hi» not ayllsMo value} <C ig^jggi) 
 Bote 3« With fcha pt. ag. forma nsK^Uon^d abova raajf ^ Inoltidsl tho «to»1- 
 »£^o»l fona ^ 8t33. 
 
 Alp N.3. 'f.r?. P^. gg. ; bero^ 31S (Jn©re, C b^ram cmeg)t »gt 915 (0 sate . 
 
 out of r: in a liaa <9cpji^»l«Tst to tv^m of A), 834 
 ^^ S^iM* •*'** ®^ **• ^'^ * ^^^^"^ ©cpilvalent to 'iJfePt 
 "of 834 in A.) (!?«5t)} t^a^ lO-ilte |poinllei»3 Cp 
 • m.^ X -lea), ^3 (!l«#, aji^slt), (C v^ti» ;laaa). 
 
 Allr « » M » w J brek ©36 («ok){ s»S, 1S7 (svndnjpgftt} 9«0 |ai,l,a) 
 
 (C vndeP^ototvropoTjJsgg (>B3 Clssa'*, afaisilt j , .3S1 
 Id? 0a (a) «s ?«& (a)«^, 1052 (: l0«^^ ab.), Jugg, 707. 
 
 AI not in r. : '^^% ^ 838 (<% jggtj^hi;^)* 
 
 Kot» 1. In sg. pt. fon=is otaiof tJsm jsg^, 5, 1» to ■&© racja-Mad as l«ig} aee 
 
 Ct. #67, 
 Rote 2. fhfl rhjwM? j^tg,s -lass taay %m eorrttot In qt^ntltyj a«<5 §r. #S7. 
 
 In qs^ntitiTMjs PF} ^^ ^w ©xplariatlon of the f ena wes o«« Gr. 
 
 Note 4. B@al<;l9 yjjoro niJEwsrwass fonss jS^aJM* JtenJlH* '^i^^fe eecta* n»t 
 in p., AX v#im(no 81« IS*?, S36, 410, m&\ All tftwin?* 3:?1, 737j 
 
 ttgl«n^;e 117, 134 
 
 1 
 
 ») B«cotdn)^ op«m in M« & X: (S*) 
 1 
 Air "m^a 387, «^3» 8S6 (jiSidfl). 
 
 Allr hfida (MS ^^Oa^) 678 (JaftAo), fttgf 931 <S3ftto) 
 
 -51- 
 
 -*«*»B"*W<>—»»»P! 
 
';'% 
 
4 #3 a)l3)c) i, 11 
 
 AI not In V. hl^^'ef 103, 480, ato. 
 
 s 
 
 All not In r. ifi;;ia4qg;Q 915, 
 
 Not© 1. }'^A^ , <■ l^fflfe ^ 'b^}if^\p^ ^- i'ta^dje on th« analogy of prot«rlte» like 
 
 Wot* 2, ;^ ffl%^ i ^ clearly a scribal sulmtitiitlon; ]:§M&» ? ^ i 4 *i^ the only 
 
 fansa not in K^ytaoj cf, l2(, », tloto i,abov«. 
 IliOt© 3. fe lS,f)i. wifcln anorf^*iic % from OB ^ t ^ i« f&irly frequent in ME rhysaoj 
 
 ef . on fchi« point Pabat ^ %'^y q^ , „0> , Qi:^gia.ti.«i».;e; #59 p. 04J and for m^^ 
 in Avpm 8»« aiso l)logi.« p^si^ B^ . « od, !feu»knecht, 613f, C»nt[ , » , ^a 
 
 fe y ^l ' ' *'^« Ho3WtR»nji, 39!if, 44?fj ^t Bsl^». Pidyt^ . od. Ko@lbing, at. 
 ^i Itea* «*• KoelMng, 3«?SJ40a, 1369f, SfiWf, 43.*3fi Sag«M^- . 
 
 Hota 4. 01 ^iiJ^L^>i^^ wifh aingl® oona. on *he analogy of ]fef..^fi ,t ate. 
 \, f\%0 gllda-'S'owel baf or® X y'*''*^^^^ ^*»®'' ^*'* indtioafta a Itmgthoned 
 
 &I «f. fin. ?l^0, to| . 4. 
 i. In atfa Iatf +t|-t ,<t) Ili3®, ^«, All QSt, um, 900, with secondary 
 8«ntm^ae «t *!•«««, %» oraiaslon of % ia pro^bly aoribal. 
 
 ^) In op«n *»yll»^®MS ». Xi(?) 
 
 Algll, r Ho «»Gi^fflpl«»». 
 
 AI not in r. ,l)ft, 4 ^ , iif ; 27% ®te. 
 
 All not In r. 1;^,^^, 56i mt^,i:;. ?37, «t6. 
 
 Ho to 1. T^ , l^)i.^ , $' AI lOS io to b© p»9f«rr«A to 02 i^yti^ethori see ^. #?G,1. 
 Hoto a. In ifisate:^^ 5.73 # All 231, ^^a %\®- rmvUt of fi»l««aylls"bla 
 
 l-'wslau*, OS ** t,Q*';^Qag» /- *ffl>4?^ , or * ^4ir| ,i Gf . MorsMt^i Stfiri.fta... 
 
 p'.;». For hoightmlng of tlii^ £ *^o 4 i» toglderCg * AI 5^, 61?i 
 
 All SCB, 94?, 1040, »#« ^. #109. 
 
 o) Shortanwi IS^K |r (#tero. % Vtfore jsal. digital*) 
 
 i) W al-^i<i). a, o(i) X:(t) 
 
 Allr. agSSJt 900 (sloait aaaperl.). , j^ffl: , %<^. 9^4 (sfaatei ep»1)s?^»t«). 
 
 AI not in r. : li >X i ^ '"5®® (^ laffce) » _ 
 
 All not in r. ; .-j-mththo 553. 
 
 I 
 *^'« 5 , ^ . rafflf>„jt, , 511 <: slant) (0 agaS^Si^^t®) 
 
 Allr. : %\Aix\ ItXia (Minti Cp ?«snt(*Ban»A)Mmt) 
 
 Sots 1. for miaing of W ^ to 1 bafora ^^^4, ■beginning in th» thlrt««Jth 
 %nd ?a©r« ooi-ason in tha ffjiartemtlh oantiiyy, am? |% g£, #l<!>9j It l» 
 jsoaaiblo, ho!if«v0p, ttet OS i fflyi,te|^ ia the amsro© of t>ie®o pp*9. 
 
 U) Wfs o,a, Xi(?) 
 
#3 o)ii #4 a)l,2,b 
 *jtlr |i|t , 3Laia<„ ,i», B.1;,' aS'l (sltwptaats Cj? aiapa Inf. J laaps a1».) 
 
 AI not in r, i ^SSsMSL ''^'^^^' «*^d)» 
 
 Wote 1* For qT»mftit3^ »»•»« #4,C| Hote !• b«J»w 
 
 Mot« a. SfiftJ'tanine ofj^^of floubtftil origin oofiaap» In sMlsaSiiSli ^^ ''^*®» i^Q^i 
 456 1 All BM-, Bf6t with clev«Xopi3«mt of nwdlal glidaf-vowBl. 
 
 #4 08 j» «, and i!flior%ene4 OK %^ 
 
 1) OlS £, (inolUiltjn^ OS loani«w9z»ds tr^m OF) « Xs («) 
 
 Air JjSi, '14^ (ioh»peijl), jEijlSSiT^^ U^mmiml)t :^S£K"B94 (|w«fk)# jgnilt 
 
 Hots 1, Ibr lacJs; of final -^ te tSiis rh2fit»J*]^i)r sf « I nfXwfit;^.t|T( g # . 
 
 QmBtitatiwX^, as OF -jl in M In •^ri&bl* , (ef . t«R Br. SSi. #79, 
 
 ^*« '''• cfia^ijiQ^ berro«*ad by OSfiPom 0? Sb %h^ second Isaif ef tha ^etsih 
 a^snttxry, «ve«oj'?iirtg to Slt:^« SiSa-SI* 3DCI, 334f. for q.^mtity 
 
 in tMa i^tsriTui of. Mefc« 1, a%t>v0. 
 Sfot© %?. Lato OK Iborrowing of Of gl^iia^i noi; fmm older 01 e, 3^;|fy;|^ o, i ef . 
 
 2) OS 4^ (<S$na. s^jl^) © Xs (©> 
 
 t« y.. *sith i«B0lf: ^,|iMaiat 5Wf , !|mI. "^^^^i iiisai«jaii S'^l^i iSOa^l* 
 s i,nr\% 2&lf . 
 
 Hot® a. For IsaSM'-SaSa ^^^ MX'2^ *tsf. S97f Mi»MaSi^* WitMa tin® 1.1n@ 
 oamw? AI ^ f^<^ Xaa; ^U. i^» 503 j att^t JBTj Alt. ^ ^Ss, If ;|0t b© 
 ragardedL aa a form ^th sfeorU ,vo-iif9l flue to lack of »tr«»» (ef . 
 Mbrg. M.^. '#549 ibia. far s^^ , % in |X*'^» **'® rii3TOQ i» oorr#sl in 
 qwmtity} 01 33rat(ft ia of •aneert^in orlglni ef . Ss«v. Gr, 'f74, Anis.i* 
 
 Note 2. I?flia4 asSM^BSM'^ ®^® '^•^m la f^laa in (j^gmtlty. ^} : |^S)» IW 
 
 feifla , q^.lapi|g| , . # . for ^[t. 8®© balow, d) Hot« 1. (Cf. |f |^e,^ ,t, pp.S 
 >^^^ , ^ 4nf. tn '^nt^n Chll,da > 74as?4:^.) 
 
 Sote 3. Araonit th« fon«a -sidthln fh® lln», ail 'rtth ^, tlrt . nsnQlt-f*? At 45B 
 (0 ^i^ iy f lg) l« twrtatx not©. 
 
 %) Bafor© l«eig*h9ning oonaonanta: 
 
 •8^ 
 
#4b)i,a,3;c) 
 3.) <^ a %iO) 
 
 Air J<m^:llM<lft »'5'''^f. H«w^'a»^^m'M (pr.»g.) SSSf. 
 
 AI not in r. a>«.??m1ifyl <^ il2iS32mM. ^ »t>«mt) '39a, yid^yni 4?4, nffiodo (pt,) 
 4'!'0, (of. am.tp. '-iBl otoj G .aSSila'* 
 
 All not in r. )>q:y^<^ 59:i, 631, ^aadf i (inf.) 631, 976, (pr.aUj.) iOTl. 
 
 Koto 1, f?ine« Itrndthtning io»a not tstltes plAoe in uns^aocmtod •yllAblas, gft^, 
 Qj^, #!i5 Aiua. 6» «^i)^<yiA;t^,t^>^ ,^, AXIr iSrsf (C»y n gtt) hnvs ^. 
 
 Air tfild iO (:stJh«ld) (0-;£.) 
 
 AI not in r. sfgiiia ^i^^^t ^^ (^ fyeXAo )» 
 
 3) -as. follow© ^ only tmt of i?5jyia« In l,^t^tho 7«1, f},ti^afvy^» 4 (0 
 
 8 <^1:'>y^•Kg!^^}? ^) and 3 , t^r^ffl ?; qt 560 (C atpongor) In all of ^Sdcii ^l» 
 
 rogxtlftrly Blsortotwd in OTi of. la.2x» ^^''^ <* ^^f^*'^ ®» 
 
 Hoto: How ij».y fen twrnf^ionod AI ^,,^Tlimm, 397 CC ateylynHO. S 19 alifiUMSS.^. 
 
 (dsrirM T»y Steil, Bt.v;a. plq,t^. from ^i,a<f@4^t^ii^^f cf, Gotgmvo ^a^frUnJ 
 iiihBJH* ^ basj i,ovolop«A tjn.i^p feh© tnflTwnce of x^^o«'»•i <»^» l!^£^> 
 
 o) Shoi*tonod OB 2. « Xs (?) 
 
 Air mm^ fisma ^'''f* 
 
 ^3tip MEiaal* 8S2 (:9leptes%) (Cp 9l«ipe inf. ;!toei3e)i 1^%%!^ pfe.pl. 436 
 
 (sett« pt.pl.) (0 be vwsy and ilratfeSBMstift prtpl.j K rod«n;RieU«i pr.pl.) 
 
 AI not in r. |jaEl» 29a, 296, ^^■^anti a»?. 568. 
 
 All not in r. ^,ttf>« 752, blonaq^ 670, Ero^M.* 5'^» gr^.t * pt. 773, 7t4, 810, 
 
 Koto 1. Thore Is notlilng to estaTjliah ths q^jptntlty of ja ^^^ tJiese words, 
 
 «3M»pt ^e <lo«M« oons. 1Rs«y f«ill, ho^^ver, tmdwr ^. G£, #60, 2 
 and 3 », l.o, nrords p»ir«(l«rly ahort«i©d. 
 
 Koto '4» ^e a«n9o d«»^dQ h«ro tSxe pt. of inttana. n,i , tt(m . via. gyt.e. 
 v^loh, if £ of r m'^t ii y , 1m» shortened, i-wixld tjiVfll a rhjrnjo false in 
 qu'tntityj r^l S "/Sj » ^'tt* of, oat A a ^ t rt ^'l^^ l ##i, 2, IJoto 3, 
 
 -84- 
 
#4 c)d) #5a) 
 
 ^o jf««kding of C (»ofii above AUr) i» sho-m. by rg^ffl <*^ ^» «^! porting 
 
 A 1M, ,l1,4ft mi m%X%* to ^« diffemit from that of Xj 8»a redcn 
 coprwaponda to A p^» pl« liM '^"^ teikoa «io placo of » , «>tt<^ «iAiil« 
 
 «« l^^<f.«n ataj-iportB a ny» , t<^ ,« y ,. (pt.) 
 
 d) OS £ In op«n syllablwa: a (o) Xs(7) 
 Air with lUalf: ^f^k,q;brq?^]^ B5?f, m^s^t^ealwife lOy.^f, OT(s g^rq Inf . » C; bore ) 
 Ally !agj^» Ob. 8i?lf (s»ot). 
 
 In P. '^tti itsolf: \yer<!> Inf. lO.) (; a^ , g«>t Cp bjstro ) 
 AlfAII, not Sti r. : jg: 
 
 Mota X. ^^1 : A^ j 3»o abov** M a, :i, Mote 2| o y , ^ , is the only war^ of Its 
 ITotia 2. All %f^ ,l ^ c g !| pp, 650 ia &n analoglaaj, fona frota Ciaaa IV, 
 
 #8. OS X and fjhopfsneti o3Ld«r X* * ^'(* 'w* ^) 
 
 a) In olo««}d »yllnbl«a oxoejjt bofors laagthtming eoneonant»S 
 
 Air Ai.ito^ ?'38 (t|l««e pt.>, Ms^ (sot) 310 (:ll«» laoet), jygj* 409, 996 
 (:fin 0Fi,493 ' Uftfin OF, 0:fyn©), M^M f^^*^*^ (8ritt«» C vf%is±h 
 SSSm^ ^'^ (jvmita OF), 
 
 la r. MdtJi itaelf ! «;tmra>8i,wi„$^. S9f , griB^ i k^-^ 333f , r>4r$f , ?8»f, Ml,t^ t 
 U\t?, (ffl? inr)S r>50f , t atllle 183f . 
 
 ajFtTrai^t) , ld>Q %7(iriohoi C y net in r.I, Jyg^ 5B1 (spris), ^^ 
 315 (:h<i3*Hdtoi C: dyild} I da<i©)raia (CSI aOv.) 615 (skin), atllj.« 
 8^ (:a«a!iin0), i»S,ne , 94<'i (znilloi Op vj^^jfyll) 
 
 In r. \^th itaalf : bl tt \4ta;> ls7f (C cosae iss^jlttJvgg^^rrwii^ii X 
 
 was; X Jj,Slsia^)i l^r^l^'^ft ^'^ tt s^bbeJ 
 
 Hote 1« A (jorraet t^iyaaa o^'4ng to ohortening of ^msml in iialai SE* 
 
 Kotis 3. M.^ <Anglo«Fran<sh apollinfi;, ««« 3l«®atU Caj«m I) !lia»Aj s^^ 
 Nota 3. (i.) * (S)» Bshrena SViartg. Stud . 'Tk^.lf ssawitiona i^^ynaBB of this 
 
 tyj?© as fairly somwn^ S«« #3S b, Sfo'tsje, b®low, 
 !fot« 4. TJisad yj^^A^^g fX) s £jj. 
 
 !lot« 9. For ah<ir|fmlng bsfora Imn o^naenasita ef, Gr. #60.2. 
 Soto C>. pu) s P3 V 
 
 -86- 
 
 -^g- 
 
#513)1,3,3, c) 
 Soto 7. AI Rirrt nt. pi. 5^16 (:rt3t) i« refarrttd In tM> -under Fi^<;^ to a 
 
 lii^otliafciosl OS *s45SisJbSL» *s4M&f witJiont ltnov*n oorr«apondlng 
 wor^ia in any oofjimt© diialoct. 
 K©t» 8. ^« pron. liia, ooOTira an hl , i,a| 4'^X, fetir tlvaaa »» J^jg^i la 48 tln«« 
 as i^» «ovsn tlifl»i» a« ! ><% « op««lttg tShe Itnej tJie pri^. 4a oo<«Jr» 
 ofte« an 4, 711 • 
 
 b) Bafora l<i»igt3i«nlng «sensonsan.t«S 
 
 AI no% in r. s f\p.'X& S04. 
 
 AJ*" Mm.''* '■^511, 4'KJ, 553 tt1sA«c), «l£laS,13fi 
 
 t&ia<5O0nt«ds -Jjjg. in r. «itih aee. »y2.1. 8,Msa '^'''^i S^Vj s^^ilM 31f} 
 
 9a? (!Hng),4-M • tMngt:t9a : l45f 
 
 » " « r. ^^ itaalf s 2§Sf, (jjI* -4), SWf, 
 
 Allr i^lty^ SSI, 69S (:Mn|E). 
 
 OtecKtimtsA : )-|t^ In r. ^tto »ee, iijrll. s fein^f 753f j SSa, 1W2 
 
 « « » r. ^tih itself S 517f , 982f. 
 
 AI, All, nit iB rfayiss s bg^na 568, ^yiafta l?'?, ^rtoR^ea 30fi, i^^ S,in|;q ^ 738, 
 
 ^ i ^ i ig^,ff^ , ^^^,toS®& prodtase, "bring foftfe), 8t raeiy^ ropi-ssmt 
 sipo*a4io _i,® pyantmelatiam in ilia asit^^TsmiAood" ©t la-litala jj^, 
 
 ITot© 3. If X ^^ short Iw ■aimo««3tit«i4 •toS.i Ci) *« ewtsaMifthsd fo* X} 
 "Iwit Of, Bwiar P^l.«|. , ipi^ , |f. « #6, S ts, Arwi, » for tte ®t!gg@atioa 
 Vint i^^ses of 4hi« wort J®.y tetlic^t© l«m|jt(J*«niy^ dif J^ i« "lag,* 
 
 3) l»ifer« -^t I Xs (1 »■» nesref&lly ir» ?^B?| of. Siltrs ]^»183) 
 Air yiU^|giai^^^,A4^, i^^nd) leM, 
 
 AI» AII^ not ill P. S eM14 j&nalmi •*rll^l^« 85, ySXi*^. 
 
 0) In opm «7lleil>l®aj i X:(?) 
 
 -86- 
 
#5 c)d) #6 a)b)c) 
 Air l ^ \m } OTO (:.'jinn)} vjUfcgp abj. pr. ISS (iwralte inf.). 
 
 In r. vdt-h ItaeXf 8 aJiMEl'lEltol ?!>• ^-jf i^ **^ »b:?^aet Op albodw pt.pl.) 
 Iwrttti t j^wlt^ 30lf ( dvrytt t.vyt^l}). 309f (C wpotaJ wate). 
 
 Ar,AII not In t, : U^ja ^^fi. «5», ilaate ^I'J. U^Mnfl^ "^f^* iMM 164. EdJsSEi 
 
 i40, with -ja£ tn foli. «yia. : bUf^r^ .ViO liiiaE.* ^'''O* 
 
 %«« foll«5wlti|» f^rtm from tfe© fipat sublftu* soriett of ntv. 
 Rjfpaar In A onlyj part, pi* Mll^ l''^^^ (^P »«©t6)» i 
 
 rt , A<m SI, 43f», a®S, i040i pp, jtyjls , ^ %OCAt Ifatj^tim »40'. 
 
 Kfflto 1. Mm. tPJC ^ fJ'^^M «^ ar,R.l?>gSf ft^ 3 «■»* 3 »g. pr. 
 
 !Jet» 3. i2ij£ i^l? (i tia^ ). ^ : rXp, oectira a« j»i?»ll«l. f«na to n^^ . 
 
 afsoorilitvf?; to ^^yfTtttn llm f>^ 1330. Of. l,^^^. .,i<^ , .,Frt^&.n , e. for |Ma' 
 ,il?^<l . p , 345f , ftn thfi <mm& linm, 
 
 «%i?«0S5 ?^jt, ; ti^ «, All 91B (Stdji®)| M/ g j sg, possw Atl 661 (s9irffl{ C|> 
 "hpr oTjj. :Byr)j in both mum Sj •(£/ 
 Hot® S, 8g» j5ja» jsro, a««, and tfet. oectirs aa |^; ^ , |;jp> 25 tiEMss as ^^r , ;^^ 10. 
 Po®^. '&4J. otscfam »» Ma ^'* tlfs«a, ass Ij^aa. ^^» 
 
 d) OS! J short^med: f li (?) 
 Allr s43to 856 (srigtw), a 'smak pt. of s* hji^jothetioal 01 •a^flga* y«3L®>te4 
 
 AI, All, mz in ?. ?^LMiasMl 13-5, 39rs, «101» 6S:!, m4, :^,|,^i|a?f^ ^SS, 
 
 #6, 01 ji nnd 8hor*«no4 «»1t<l©3f £* 
 
 m) In olosed syllabi «»« not "botora lmng%'h9aing eon»erpknt»: o(tt?) Xs(?) 
 
 AX f All , r. 3 Ho oaiHta . 
 
 AI, fiJtt not in r* isi » 
 
 Ko4»? AI dtu?et» i?r?6 la prot>ably to b® p©fe3*r«?l to 02 sitipataj <sf , Si«v. g£. 
 !ii 7, Aim. 4. 
 
 lb) BhoH^mod oldor jt s o X: (o) 
 
 AI not In V, fo , g,t^y^An^^» 398 (C XsaSSSite^ ^^a ragislsi^ly $, in liSj gsr* #o3. 
 
 o) B^foj*!? Iwjgthanintj eottaonants! 
 
 -87- 
 
#6 c)l,2, d)l,2 
 l) Befora -JSi^S o X:(?) 
 
 Al, AH, not in »- : } 'p xAiM ®^t ^004. 
 
 Air wp , V-i!f ?^5?> fK*5, (slwld© inf.), iC)9 (shol<i« Inf., C:foid©), 368 (thold© 
 Inf*, (J not In r.), 8G8 (j»«hold®j Op not in p.), wtj!l , 4 ^ft? (tteold), 
 
 AI, Alt, not in r*s £. 
 
 d) OS ^ in op«n wyilaMoaJ o Is(T) 
 1) AI in r, with Itaelf J iaEfi^liSOmSgf S^'^Sf t Ibor^: timr^ og^ I8lf 
 
 In r, «^th lt»o3lf s IJaxa* ^"^g^.t^ye- mt^^ 
 
 AX,An, n*}% in r. ! l^ifa si^o, 8I^, ds??© 33®, 968, 7?©} nittf^ y 3Bi, S^a ^^i* 
 
 JliJala ''^■5'. thagfos^a 590, S^iS, 900, 
 
 Bfeto 1. Aa ths ot>«3.2,iif^ «f A ie a^igtiona, tM« itlitjffia© sa^s' li^avs bisafB arlie- 
 
 In&ily i|asa*iaSffli2^« ^Q** ^^^ ^^'^ '^^ tonm J^2a» ilsyt* 4SIE» ia2Ja» 
 •a© IISD imtlfsr % ,Q X and for tJ,\o ME f ottn witii ( JJ ) s«0 ^» #126 Ame, 
 IJ, ana Litialf, %i?,l 'Iff^^^^.«, .^ <^^,f^' P* SOS. 
 Kota 3. ffi.si» la a AotilsXa-oojTjr/Arailv^ imr^ uamtliy oeciirrittg as ASSSgE* 
 
 1B?afc th« sarfsiiviiaon -tjslgt, ,;gi i :,( ,^, ^* 0o«won ifn 3 and G0em*is in nmm 
 M taixtBi tar es^isaplos fro® y , g^«y, , ^^or;a^x« . Ayioy^ . . .P.^^'^f^ • J2s^-illtL^» 
 
 is; :5rj. H. of 0Xotte09fc»r ©aposl^liy «i©» ^t© £ fonaj ef. Irtusck 
 l'» 3..'-i. gl22, t»i4Mr JiSlSSS. **'^'^' * S:*-v**« oi^® f»3cai3!§3l9 of Iffifi^fxy! from 
 
 Jj23jS2X» «»li»P»fl^ (ama9 ararlbft »s for ^), haa l^jg^* ^oi* t&e «aaw 
 ' ' rh^fiia in th« aano <j©nt«.itt ■i0««i»l'blng & al£dlis.r »itw^tlon, cf. |;Ay 
 ^8! Frelp.ai VS^f (aqiil-valmt to »-rlo»s I.aS'ra.lana 157f ): 
 5!bo rcai-ian a%©vl no Sfingorw 
 Set 3M« lilp t© fche ohlx»(Si^«-der0 
 pro>jably tJia modal for th» jsauaaga in ^. 
 
 ■2) B»for« -J521, -J., ete. in naxt ayllabl®; X:(?) 
 Al In r» wl^i it»Qlf : MSM^'^i^^^^SSM^ ^'^^ (^ *'m&)i foylgyaa^ Ifil 
 
All In t, rtlth lt«aXf8 IsaSSH? 16J? (jiaslftsm) 
 
 #6d)2 #7a) 
 
 .1„.,. . ..3 
 
 A1,AII, not in r» ; ajr^i«CT » m 4*31 » VlQ, 848, Mfo , i;en KJ3, b ,0;d | i fJl eto. » 
 >oyqp ^ 689, 1050, orwi^ 148. 151. 0^9^' ^ 148, 151, 
 
 aQ,r^w«(:t 1B4, 170, tywolo'iye .770. 
 
 Ifota 1. tonjtthenlng of an ©pen rovtsl t« ortiwwl in l^ n^ten th« wvsiocantwi 
 
 roiv@l af tha nsxS ajrils'fel© i» followM "by a liquid or & i»m»»1j 
 
 Or. *34. 
 ITetio 2. Len^thanini; of a«i op«n ^fm«l d©«» mfc oacwt v^trni the ajrlJu'bliB follow- 
 
 lns» it has (setsenAnry 9tr«i»«« 
 Wot« 3. P;t K? i^ '^^^•LaSIM. ^^** 2. ^** «p4to of a f oll(y.Titjf? tiai>»l or llQ«i<4{ of. 
 
 J.^opsT^fSh 8'.:to'lftgi . p. S4. 
 Soto 4. Frorfl OS :2vag^||52ii ef . Bl1>i!^. q^? At,, , ;^^^ ,.M* P* «0. 
 Ifota 5. £. of-gt It* lf>at in M.f. o . tti A STT?, S^Xv, ?md i« f , o.i!'lo^m. .<^5» 
 
 #7, 01 a aii<l «hoi?tffirj«94 ©ld#r Cffi S* o,ti, (o«) X:(ti?! f \ 
 
 a) In closad dyllaljlaa not ^afdra l«n,gth«m4ni? ««)n,tj«m)ant98 
 Air 2M* inf« ^^'^ (s »^ pt.n^.) 
 
 Al, All, not in v, s ogy^iie 818, fiasa l)?@r. B0:^, inf. 981 j B;oime 138, 507, 638, 
 wq^ t!t r |^) y | L 460j for tpo^^g, n^ , ^ , i^l(.^ , so© §B, o, iii, nota. 
 
 4tOTt< ^aL*6. f^ mi.mB, rate. ,thuyh S6S, jaaa 304, sso, 
 
 t»»VArat.|8 953, iS^l^-«4, sjl ^f!?* v|> 24^, -Sai nto, , 
 •y^>i ;^.3*!., 847i fop rma^»i^3r , ^im -'8 .a lii^ f^o-t®, balw'?. 
 
 If©te 1, IBiia rh:»TOJ ia eatalJlished for X, Imt ^y^ft 0>!3 A .trat «iot b^ tho 
 aeriba of ^) I'sas, irt » ol»a«ly p^?«i3ll0l j^sasa^ge, th& ooia^l#t: 
 !&i0 d?«igo^m «oni ttesvt ha oataJ 
 3<wtxana9 st^^^maa him an*n. ;j?aif 
 «ii»s>tt li.i | i ffl Itt plainly .tm arr^r iof n, ?i ^<^; (of. & for |a in a jij^ t ^ 
 
 ^n.ftlfi'^ Isssia ^«6, t^ „ffffl ,T^^y^U^ a^av <jto»,«te.) 
 
 ^iftt dragon ^afe tJsf»t b« «*nj} 
 
 !tith ita sloao r^aotablamsa to 2SS44» ^J^*** against tha agr»flsi«mt 
 of A with in a dlf fermt raiding tmy amm f ro*a eontaadnation 
 rathor tSian an indapsnvltmt aorraotloai of a pemiliar rlbyraa. On 
 Northern litJi eanttiry 3iS5 rhjKifts »c« Or, #122. 
 
 Kota 2, J'or dt3^ , i& , fl > cf, #0, a, Note, 
 
 Hoto 3, jjji oofmra eapoolally la ?^3 wihicSt in otiiiar r«sipect» al»c s^ow tho 
 inflrtmca of Ans5lo~ !SVena5i apallinSi of • IsIL* ^22. Ar»a, 4* 
 
#7b)l-5,c) 
 
 irot0 9. Acoortling to U|g t;g;iic|| ia dorilvsA from CM *trnat rel. to ON 
 
 t r ftn a ty ? 1^0 rtjl ration of j^^^ygtig. C 4«5B to tr i. i a t bnlng 0tjn8»l«>ja;le- 
 aily nbsouro. If th«» hypothotieal OS aouroo had 1J, we vny in- 
 
 f0)t» from the ep^Jilnfj tibat 1*: i» abort iiwy©. 
 
 AI Hot in r. t S^^h 611 (Cj> iai&t) 
 
 3) B«f?>W -14 J 
 All Wot in 3f. s MiM^AiCa^ 
 
 3) Bfjforo ♦'X^s 
 All Hot in r. t isiMm^ ^^-^ 
 
 «*) AI, All, Not in p. J t^t^fy 454, 6li, 675. 
 
 ^) AI in r. with iuain B^mmWnMm^^ ^^^> ^20 (s^^n^i ot jsiajsi^), 
 
 All in p. '.^th itr»^lfj f>i>tagiia« 330 (sgg 
 
 AI, All, not In r* s jaSi th5re>^h.a«t, 3LB8, .-JOJ, ^?, 'H'l, SfS4, »fS, #>te. 
 
 5) lofora -jg^ i on, n 
 All not in r. S iEii22J2i|SS^ 9i3, XO?S. 
 All net i« P. s Viyyi,(i^'* 843, fciipme 6315 (Cp t fflffp^a) 
 
 M»t® 1# fShoiftfMtinij tak«»- -plaea in ?-ll «iih«»n «ssiotli«ijr' &mni> follows iwM»»Sisi^t®ljr 
 
 fhfj :^«mfttJ^enAn|* «&nB»} s*^c ^. #S7 »., 
 S©t« 3, Shortening tukes pVx<m Sn ffl vshen -^ fellovjs th© l«ngtii«nins aen»*i 
 
 »©« SK,» ^"^ ^1 SS^lSC* '"'i*^ 8«eo«.<fcry »©nt®e3«o-«t»'0«s«, Ima initial 
 
 Koto 3. for Mffl , !^ «wi«i. jffit|iyt , j^y^ aids ^y ttitie, -«f. MXars p, 188. 
 Kot9 4« t |^iF^>of;f baloni-fl to fchis ©Srrlieat cl£*9« of tvitin lo^m-weMa with ja; 
 ef. ?o{|^Ati»<^.iop, ;!:fi;t3^t;j i „®;^yf^ #3,56,1* Of %ff?:p^ . #fl b, tjslew. 
 
 e) In opan ayilaMoss © 
 
 AI in r. **ith itftalf s i.ooi?y|({vif)^4,^i'|SQ-t-^, &'^f . ' ip.^mi-mXsmm 47ftf. 
 
 -90- 
 
#7d #8a)b) 1,2. 
 
 Mot In r, 5 «hf ««xsi;lion*j » bwfornj a(j5 '^^^ Sh Il» *''"'^ *■'" Ff?^,4^ AI 59, 
 
 , ffi }4< S AIT 813. 
 
 4) 01 5 aliortiWiOfl In T^^ijpwflntsflwitiwd iwrdws o,n,,on. Ij{'0 
 
 Hot 4» r. s ^,o,^g ^4. \\% Si, SS?{ jg. 303j \m% of, SSM. ^^'^i sSMlap slo-able 
 Jl l ^ ^ in isofe). 
 
 Air ^^^ m.% itttm.ti m Cpj <J ^ 
 
 AI net in r* ^n'lmir^ ?47, 9M (Op i/^)} 'Jeiitsri^ 3B9 (C 2)4 Is^ ^it <8' X )» 
 
 1^Qlf ,c> S7:S (op tesM)i ^t®r^ 3?t (aa t). 
 
 All not in r, s 0mM «W» tpm% ^^-^t Wr,l* P«» P2- »«» »flte3l ^!^» 
 Kote H, *?}»#tf{asl»gy of ,sg|^» ,8i !;S, , i^| . ia '«paa«5rt*l«, fem^h tlis f^ietm point 
 
 All not In r^diaJlsi^^^i. jO'fcl, pitol8l8, Hsila 812, 8t0, ICS^j flS,..^ 
 
 AI m% in r. s j^lMte ^^ <<5 i£iaA)» S«CC-lto5^^» 
 All not in 'p. J .f|?]:fgi^ ,f | (SJSf . ' 
 
 1) B«for« "-^s 
 
 All no% In r* j q p ^^ B^* 
 
 AIIp t^MCTB^ 81 (jigmai ^ tfflswws *lt«a) , ^7; cf . turned #71) 
 
#8l3)a,3,4 c)l,2,3 d) 
 All not in p. {y,t^ft:y?\o, 0?9, fJ4S5 
 
 3) Bttforw -JE^! All tiot in p. s ^im^ . tj ^ ^ 84f0 ( Op-x*) 
 
 AI not in r. I q g v\ t| Wi 
 All not In r, | 4ji\d,?, 16X, 
 
 o) (SB xCa^ ttt op**" flj'^.ll^MQas «ti,Ut K:(?) 
 
 1) Air In r. ',«4«h %tnt*ltt A^^l^ts^S!^ 405f <C3 d?r4.-iiaty<14) W3f (Cjv di,4 t 
 
 vntydeS^iiftT. 
 Allr In f. '•nth 4ts©lf : ^Bi^ t ygt , *^ , ^, f?'J4f . 
 Al not in r. : dfdif f> <C dnd) « iHS ((fel), rasyi 4*1t6 (0 r»ef^ C|t tmrw») 
 
 N9t«» 1, ■;^a , 4^ , (Omg^la) mt« prre-^-lJinglj i«iht?rt in Jffi i*®rca.» ^, 1 j , ^4^ ¥»riod} 
 so*! ^. #64 Ama, 3. ^or e543>la«atiloa of £ in (!| , ^4fl ^'^ r«»^Jltin|{ 
 from oXd«r ^ (-^X^ '^ith seoondary aenttmco-asotrnti so* gg. #130 
 Ansa* S. 
 2) AI not in r, : cll;i|a, 110 (C 
 
 All not. In r. x t?Xlaw| 841, J^ It)!?, 
 
 ITotai ^% jj^ liaa |^, alffUBkii?/ In OS for old«r XJ g^i«g g'fsi ning -^-^ing: ; 
 
 Air 7, 31^1, 453, R55 <:thin.!?)j 98« (s-ina;). 
 
 AII» 391 (UMn^), mi, SfJ'l, 10?2 (s-ln«). 
 
 3) All not In r. s ,^gt |y.\^ 6&5. 
 
 Note: 1l\© form imdhal , adv. 10 (Op ;ipeh^ ) . i?st>,oh,#l s^lj. 469 (G mI^II), 
 all AI not %n r, , fmd ^2^2^ adv. S?0» :-?j. 98*J« ^QSliaS^ *^» ^^'« 
 All not in r, > aoRO wUniR to SS* ^3.i50 Ams. 4, «re to b« rsf furred 
 to OS •mufijil. 
 
 d) PoaJilble oaawn of idiort«ning of OS 2' ^^j{^) 
 
 AI not in r. t M^^^ 1^^* l^fl, ^i;i^tlf 346. 
 
 All not in y, s y;^yif?t« (0?? thtyata) 873 j (of, ATIr thg^at^ 934) 
 
 Koto 1. Fo? sHortanlng of 3on^ atoiu-irow*! Tsaforo a doisMsd flona. 909 0f.#60,3. 
 Hot© :?. ■Ji'ft? Rlw>r*.oni?y; of lixm stera-vo'wi Tj«fi?s^ lifpifX-^eplmnt aoo Or. 
 
II. OS long Vowole. 
 
 #9. OS g.^ #9 a) 
 
 a) Xa opoa syllattlee or followed 1:^ a 8in^« eoiiQO&antt o X}(^ 
 
 1) 35j£Clu8lve of TTopds with oona-i-w^-JE, or words la rhyme with 
 stioh: 
 
 *7 Air mm TTf (saoa), raaldgnhod 111 (jatod), ^S. ^^ (»to). 
 
 AI tn r. with A II ^y^op. 970 (:vpoa; Optsone); Jgho lOSO (Cp tw^) 
 (sto) 
 
 Allr 8or^ 461 (:loor0 tin?. ) 
 
 t Itself J AXv ilpon t j^ 79f, ISSf, 38Sf, 940f| t atoa 33If, s^^ 449f»S29f; 
 
 \^n i a{to , K self I ' bpth^ i qTi. , <>t^^ 41f, t^@yiqhon( e t l,Bpn 65f, 
 
 ',§liffi£ ?3f , jflsoa i37f, asafj isassa los^i issttissEB 
 
 385f; ^S&i^S& '^^^'^ (Otfov&'i confasion of f gM a?Qtn sor , ^) ^ 
 
 mmp.i'^ms.. sssf . t^^gasa ioi4f j Mas^sa ssif . tjisia 
 
 739f, j^ 9S6f t (fei gtrck ^ S35f , yodt ahed 47f, 
 Al la r. with AIT. fuerldton Bglt aapn (Gtn^gaSS) i ffl Si^ts^ 
 
 (CJtSa); 9^3f« 9S2i ^<s>re ^ (Cp j forlor©) 
 
 Ally aoat^a 719f, ^ 880f j J^JM 6^^? 22:^*221 (Xt apt ?) 
 
 i85f. 
 
 Bote 1. Of. also a ^^ Air 2*^ la r. with f^fp ^ of doubtful origin, possibly 
 rt^ated to OF igS^siJ see ffi ^ ttnder ^y<;>,c^ sb, Hhymes of 01 ^ with 
 Cffi atod MS 5 are probably <|asllt©.tl'?ely falae; for qua5.ity of MB 
 t 9®e^. ip. 155 {?)i(^ 
 
 Sot© 2. Did % read therfqire ? (A here^ore, C har foro^Cp haades sore) 
 
 Hote 3. Al gijtrok 336 (0 8t| rdfce. E atroote) ^ iK3!2,544»957 (Sp atrcfce) 
 
 954 (Op gtrqke pt,)» pi. ^troteej^ 3S8 (^ i |^yol!;y 8 B : ^tyQQ!s.^a| ) . 
 949, All strikes 046 probably fr«»n OS Mffl £« 
 
 lfot« 4. Prom 5^GS<^be:forexJ "^f. thayC^ #10, b 11, Mot© 1; mS. 
 Morabach Sehrifta. p. 46, 
 
 } -ja ^«o 2)below, 
 
 2) Words with ooaa.-t-^^. o X: (o") 
 
 -93- 
 
 ^ 
 
^^ a)b) #10 a) 
 :^. Air two 637 (:do). 
 
 All in r. with I : two (0 Cp also) 49 ( :to) 
 
 A llr also 631 (:to) 
 
 s itself Air atwo t also 950f. 
 
 5 a not preceded "by WJ Air also 233,747 :tho, 417;_go; so 399 i go. 
 647: tho; tro 211, 525:£0, 343; ai^ . 617; tho. 
 
 AI in r, with All. also 255: tho (0;go. Cp: . ^ 
 a^ ); 279:ho (C too), 369: tho (C:slooT7 
 189: tho (0 Cp:do). 
 
 Allr also 261; tho ; who 311: tho (0 to). 
 
 The rhymes Tander 1) and 2) give no "basis for distinguishing 
 between the developments of CXB ^ sad 012 -wa in 3D . 
 
 Hote, Out of rhyme j2 occurs regularly in hoth classes of words. In 
 unstressed words §, occurs as follows: ^, an, article, passin, 
 (but cf. accented o 742, hon 487, ^ 158) and in naiaore 518; 
 ani AI 86, 165, 203, 437, 865; All 614, 649, 745, is to be 
 referred not to OS yfeig but to a form witL g; Morsbach, 
 Sehrifts . p, 44, In for the nones 555, 1014, j^ of tbj 
 renresnets ^ of OS than , and o of nones represBnta ¥ of Shes 
 (beside Tigaea ) , For ar 1057 526, etc., thar (e 634, 1030, 
 yhar 178, 212, 254, see"^10 a. Note 3, md 7?10 b. Note 1, below. 
 
 b) Before two consonants; a X; (e ? frequent in MS^ Gr. #87.) 
 
 AI not in r, aske 744, asked 429, 
 
 #10. OE S 
 
 a) WS fli+i 0E2^^(=^K js"; e Merc. :^ 2 bef. ^c. and pal. dental) 
 
 "" ** "^ (abrg.21.167 Anm) a Xl.( '.l^h 
 
 Air lede 969 (:ded8 sb), nere 215 (ber^ pt) 
 
 AI in r. with itself: euer ; euer 29f (0: neuyr ; so X?) 
 
 Allr d^ 963 (:A1I kernel = OF crenel), dele inf. 653 (:daraaisele) 
 lede 1066 (:misdede). 
 
 Hot in r, : clene 863, er 86, 964, (cf. ar^ 105, 526, 812, 859, 
 C Cp or ) - del 316, erliche 233, ech(e 91, 120, 153, 
 293, 381, 403, 447, 452, 763, 770 (cf. ich 20). 
 ( h^Suer fe ^826, 869, 990, eueri 963, neuer( e 78, 
 171, etc.; ledde * 424 (C ledyth . T ladae ). lede 587 
 leuedi passijd, lest cojij. 901, meste 780, redi 
 126, teche 268. 
 
 -94» 
 
Ittte I, 3br %ere ae© above, ^3*, Hot« 3. #10 a-)^) #11 
 
 net® 8. fbr posslMllty of aihori £ h«re see Uotnfi&BAi Sqhrlfta, , p, 44. 
 
 Set« 3, ^, illca jg^:* 1« to t>e regarded nn from gr developed from OE 
 
 ■^■before r: see Mor«bach f>ohriftj '•». 7 . pp« 43 and 4G. 
 Sote 4. Icdae niay b© a conm;>ttoa of a 3 spr, ysitt ^ as yj-rttf tn 433 
 
 lOQsdcraMeaiy Is of rtt t R h®« lottde followlae ad^. jQsi 
 
 (corrttntlaa of ^ ). 
 Hote 5, Xgae41 is t>i« regwlsr apelltn^ of the scribe la other r>oesns# 
 
 as in ^. _^ 
 
 lote 6. m^ft^ from W8 m^at with snaXoglosl tealayA. 
 isfote 7. jt oooirs la « swiff ix, witJsi eecoadary aeeeat, la ^ §|lr$d esfi* 
 
 i) ilr dedo 968 (tlede). mftta 395 {t8W«t»). m^e v%,vl. 
 
 35 (;;eke), .ietl , |g^ , e 711 (jkerp©), f^r iaita (liat*) 165 (svadej^ 3te). 
 tferegf, 199 ( J sped), were 371 (ilfere), S79 (ilhsre), dgdetroao 
 ^^f* theariwher 173f, S21f, S87f , yera 772f 
 
 A^I'f gtig^gt^^o 10S6 (tlede), yede 4S7 (utedoj C Op spade), were 
 pt.pl, 1070 (ilfere), 
 
 la r.wlth Itself « ber^ pt.Pl. 771 (.j yere ). w«i:;enh<sge 1045. 
 1064? ^m 688(t tihey ). 
 
 Jfot In r.: af©;^^^ 102, leigy^e ^8, 9,l.epe, 73, 841, eleio , ^ 
 134» tihfe^ 15, 2^ 4S3, 2|^ lOSO. 
 
 fote 1. ac ^^l, ^ , according to M^ is freea M£d.* ^SSelt*. oisoivsleait to 
 01 aets^e . md regiSKrly liaa ;| jn Mi fh& m^& U therefore 
 oorroct. 
 
 Bote 2, .g.ette Al'fr 425 (smette), 4f It repreaeat® m orlglaal pret., 
 ,§ ft e. (015 H^*) ®1*® baloagg here? ©f. above 14 ® ]^t« 2, 
 
 il) Allr thar ®4(jbar pt.), thare -^ 1030 (sbar® pt.) 
 
 Hot la r. AI fffire 3«3 (C were) , lat. 393 (c Cp let) 
 
 All ^ttgptlde SX8(ef. I^freiae 146, the 9m» llae ea^tlde) 
 
 lat, 205. 
 Bote 1. All ^m|2l3 ISSS, 33S, thay 345, 878t 1^;^^ ITS, S1S| ,364, 
 
 w j h i^j^ 7B, are ISM a«d I forms du© to l^tagllsh dtsvelopmeat 
 
 of M to j^ (f) before £t <X they t bey ?); of. Morebads ^rlft 
 
 jgjr. p, 46* 
 Hote 3, Ja vie* of the s^yae m>^'ei<^es. 9>;> ^ Alt 918 smst be a scribal 
 
 form? It ft'-T^ars to restilt from borrowla^ of the ai;,pt, vowel; 
 
 of. ii£iale^cei op. 9p<ik!^^ --H d Sote ?.t above, 
 
 #11, OIB ji (Wa ^ aind W Q^i) a. Xt («) 
 
 Air iggge 803 (;t«B»e), h£ 5, SOS, 954, 1054 ( iBeipjrre) , 485 
 
 ( s^inlteT, 
 
 •95» 
 
#11, #12 
 
 833 (!fre), her(e 103 (:a.er), 1002 (:dere), 908,1058 
 (!OP-ere), er (here) 125(:0P-er), Ji,fere 918 (;chere), ■, 
 67 (tlhere), 1044 (:clere), 271, 1070 fjwere pt.), kepe 
 711 (:alepe)» mg 171 (:"be), 392, 592 (iDsgarre), 872 
 (:cuntre), 159, 301 (:oharite), gped 200 (:thred') gwete 
 395 (:mete), ve 743 (tchaxite). 
 
 In r. with itself ! gTene:yene 71f , hede;fede 26Sf , s;tede 
 721f , ^tede:9-pede 749 f, ! mede 942f, 
 
 AXiAll fet 349 (sgret, dee, Cp vnmete), ifere 626 
 (:atere; Cp missing) he 95 (:"be, Ctme), 785 (:quarre. Op 
 ;bl©), ^ 603 (tlse, the ). 855 (:Degarre, Crsrfre), 977 
 (:Degarre; Opthe), stede 457( swede, Otepede). 
 
 In r with Itself; thethe 47lf (C:bee). 
 
 Allr .£et 515, 834 (taet, sat), he 907 (:pite), 973 (:be), 
 her 667 (sder), mede 614 (:thede), seke 1005 (:meke). 
 
 In r. with itself; hetth^ lOOOf, sjge 639f, 889; swete ; 
 fflretf. inf. 805f. 
 
 Hote 1. From keep v., from late OK cepan t "no related words known in the 
 cognate Isagoages; -olterior etymology -ankmown;" WD nnder keep 
 V. j?or s'a,?g«8tcd relations to OTeut, '' Icop.lan . OE cqtjisffi (= L. 
 comiliire) , 036 chuofa. OLG kopa . cask, see ihld . 
 
 Not© 2. lett ^ 43S for Tei by confusion with pt, of lettan . 
 
 #12. OB I 1 (e) X: (t 1, I ) 
 
 Air rltte ■^537 (:witte), smite- ^ 170 (:wite), tide'^218 
 (sside, hit Lefreine 145, sanie line, :R!id), wine 836 
 (:fine), wise 267 (;clprgise), 
 
 V 
 
 In r. with itself: histridethiside 495f T3itide;ilde 
 4S3f, 741f, 1026f, hliue;drlue 928f , liiie sb. 383f; 
 blithe; sithe 419f , 673f . ;a2lthe 153f ; liftwif 21f , 
 257f , B53f5 rides side 149f , 735f; ritssmlt 555f ; 
 sides igaide 377f. 
 
 AlsAII In r. with itself; biside;wide 878f (cpspride), 
 gl-ae ; bllue 815f (Cp; aliue L side; ride 4§f (G; abide ) 
 toriuez (ON) ; sliuez 547 (G reaensdreruen).'^ 
 
 Allr bi 81(sl)^, mine^ SIS (shine), rjche" '- 177 (slche), 
 ttt(01l tTtt) 447 (sdedpit). 
 
 4 
 
 In r. with itself; blithesaithe 605f , 954f, liuetswiga 
 
 305f, 745f, s wiue 693f; mines thine 1056f, while smile 
 727f 
 
 2 
 Hot la r. ; 4 thron#iout escept in stef 531, beside stif 9; 
 
 «96- 
 
#12, #13, #14 
 Methe lleha 1073 Iwjslde l?H,the (: 1)419, 
 673, «te.; tmaoceatod b£ oocxxrs 9B0 beside 
 ^3. a33d 811 (:I). 
 
 irot* 1. (D : (i). 
 
 Hot* 3, j[3 j^ in T>lao9 of ^ here the redult of short oal&gY for jj la plaoe of 
 
 X. cf. Morsbaoh Scfarlfts^ , rm, 33, 33, and Or. ?114, 
 late 3. A QorroGt s^jnae la«ais)&«« of l«agth«alBg of %, la pro. 
 Vot9 4. Xanorxsncis), 
 
 #13. CS8 £ t (a) Xt (: ^, $, u?) 
 
 1 2 
 
 Air |a S37 (jtw>), ^ra 357 (;com Inf.). sop 
 
 777 (laBBoa), atg^^ ll (j-hod), ta 980 TTi»). 
 
 f. 
 
 la r. wltaa itself t MMtsa^ 659 f, t fpt ISf, 
 
 »|g^ J^7f , 404; ceaaei t sokiq pt.pl. 904f, ^s 
 ^p_ 443f , doaf , et^ <i> ig| , (, g 69 f. 147f , S39f j ^aaen} 
 Mlioaaa^ abTstSf * ^ctb? 19X (liai hoTa^ . Cs ^ 
 "t^ei^te g t>r.g^.). a?diyy?8to4 , 773f, lAon<soaL ' 
 401f. 
 
 AlikU ^lOm (ttho. Of it*o), ^ (jtwo, Otelso). 
 
 la t, with itself; <B!Bdia«tea 531 jMi, ?*•£«•). 
 ^.^gfflB,{.i^:Q6aa„^ a43f (Ojiaaoa), stor^ (OS st'^rf) t 
 flora 757f (Cp sigureji houre).' 
 
 All t2*M S95f, gt{)n^ 8S (jrhyiaetword of oaltted 
 llzie) 
 
 Hot ifi r.: ji throti^out. 
 
 X. Se© |2 a. Hot© 3 attfj^e. 
 
 Het« 3. A has SQae eacapt in 777 sad 49S. 
 
 Wots 3. Assoasoicd. 
 
 Koto 4, In l!::lnMit| a 64S (tusa) the Tmascsatod syllsMe of the no»jDa-coiac»oaod 
 haa uadergoae ureaksalagt for tho oarly ooourr^xc© of fonaa Ilk© 
 this, often in rhyme, ef. 0^, ^&7 Msul* Of* kyn/sJost^ . within 
 tho line, 151, 441, 70S, -j, 597, 
 
 l^te 5. wqfsohf ■at.-ol. Blbr^;. g^ge jJ a i oMo.dajr Ahl. p» 100, er^laiaa as 
 due to paasin^ over to Gl'.V i^l.e. Siovers' rodisKllcatlag verbs 
 or Wri#t's Class ^I). 'For soutJism esmml&B see Blbrg, iMi*» 
 for northern, see Hannsea |;^e ae9<3ai»_^d^g> t ;J?| , . gtwtr in M^ , pp.K>-64. 
 
 #14. 01! ;g.. on (u,o) Xj (ii) 
 
 Air adoia n i 4f^(trenoan), S^ ( » Sjaapson)* 537 
 
 sratmdo?an), 8^(sso"vm)? botur 799 (jhoaour), 
 to^ 437. 499 (treaaotm), 870 (iteroTm). 
 
 -97- 
 
#14, #15 ,#16 a)l 
 
 /tXft ^nva^ 1040 (trauMouo); pp^ ,i^ 095 (t stoats). 
 
 Hot In r.: jgjj throu^ont easjopt in wordt In unstressed 
 position in th@ sentezkce* 
 
 Wot© 1, See l36lo»r f34, a, lote 3. 
 
 Kot» 3. 'For M t 790, 011» eto, , 'bolji^f , 74, and for j|^isl|]i» # , #M R '*• 
 
 aboTrSTI? d, 
 ll^ta 3. ^0^ All 797 » in tbe t>br®s0 oa...X.o^...n^ o«^ Hgyy . i® probably 
 
 aorlUal for low (m l^fcr) . 
 
 #15. CM J {>S: 3), I, u, ®. T: (tliT; ?) 
 
 Air jg j o . rthi) 577 (lorl), 
 
 ASIr «M; 583, w|. 645 (jsori). 
 
 3Sot la r*j AIMS. 7Q0i litel^ 82S {O9 lytelD* ifel 
 
 160, 864, All bridle 657, fortM 101, IIS, 356, 
 
 hipL9 360, l^t.el' '- 7V 7S4, 1049, 1081 5 JM, ^^47, 
 
 ll " "^ 
 
 Hot in r.s Al Jlgj S53 (C Gp gyrO;). 
 
 la TjaaocentM position ia th© 8«at«a©a OS instr. ^^;^ 
 ownrlres la AI ^b^ b^^ J, 483, . |lt^ bettey 869. 
 
 Hota 1, fhe spelling l3i»r« does net ladloate aJnort^alag of tb« st«^r 
 
 vowel, 
 Hote 3* fhe onl^r instifitaco la Jg; of OF |( i^ij^ag with my sotsid btxt 
 lt««lf! cf. bsflew 
 
 III, Oi SHGBf DIFffiHOSOS, 
 #16, OS jjB^, l.-'aua^^at of ji^, ®ad aihort^ned ;^. 
 
 a) Brewing before l^i- «oas, ? TO, E M» -^^si. %, a x: (:a,a) 
 1) Vot 1»»:l^rs liMOig^fifnlng eoat. t 
 
 Air j|^ 567 (teoronal), 151, 303 (5((8)«£*aL)* 
 la r. Tfith itsjelf : al ^ Xe t ha^le 779f, <^sil , l g{ |iQll ,f 75Sf* 
 Allr .§1, 1034 (t coronal), 
 la r, with Itselfj al ,l. Q 8 la^l^e S9Bf. 
 •98- 
 
"^'yy^ ?' 
 
^ #16 a)3 b)c)l,2, 
 
 JJote 1. For ifhyman of j^ with 015 - a^ In learood words, & oossaoa rhytne la 
 ChsMcer, aae KsXuxe, Qhacoogr vaaA die Heg^ronuig . p. 86, o. 
 
 2) Before length«nin» oonsoausntst (e) X (Note 1). 
 
 Air twld 437 (isrolde), holdo 57, 109 (Cp t?eholde ) . 
 S3S (jwoldo). 
 
 In r. with it8«lf t l?old(et hoXd e 59!?.f. : old(e 373f , 
 393fi 519 (tlasJjggrg,, Gp : t p hoXd j^) « 
 
 Allr hoXde 265 (jwolde). 
 
 In r. with itsalfi Tboldeslaoldt 6S!7f. 
 
 Sot in r.s tolde ITO. S3l, 244, 304, 6.^7. 
 
 ITot in r.j eld ad.1. 210 (C 6ia«), th'old adj. 728. 
 
 Soto 1. (;o)Rad (^botlb ^sslblo, ^otti^ (o) is t>erlisr»8 rrsors probebloj 
 
 ef. yroldet soh old e Sffil, whsr® g ohold g liowe-^'er is not ^sctnMidhod 
 
 for X. 
 
 b) Iroffein^ before |j+^. WS, K jg,, ingl.*? a Xs (?) 
 
 AlIsAl fg^^w^ , 783f (W -wasswayeCawax) ; Op wa8«#aega). 
 
 c) Brea^ng bsfora jE»ooiis.« <^jR(a). a. « Xi (f) 
 
 1} Hot in r. , not before lest^fth^ilng oons.s 
 
 3) lot is r. ; b«for@ "Xmx^hmxing cons, t 
 
 ^ ^M^<? 3^ (C hajd . 1 herd) . 571 (0 berda) . 
 m^SBS^^, SMSBS. 471. 
 
 All hard 934, 906, frssciffsfeZ^. 432, toi?sy(d) 45. 
 
 All bard 783. 
 
 a) CS3 jg^ bostde j^ arri>eer» aa ^ Allr 641 (skingdtasj Of.llS), 
 t, sot ia p. , 84, 98, 162, @tc. 
 
 e) l-Taralaut of eg: IS j^g ( ^^ i,, 2» ) ♦ <^se*33ere jg. e. Xj (?) 
 
 1) Hot before lea^heaing coaa. 
 
 All !tet in r.i ;^j^;i , le pr. sbj. 4S9. 
 
 2) Bofore l«Bi§^hmlng oona. 
 
 -99* 
 
taoF" 
 
#16 b)f,#17 a)l,y b) 
 All la r. with Itsolf: M^olclei aXtle 117f. 
 
 All not la r.t eld« 394. 
 
 f) ShortmM C® ,^i © Xs (?) 
 
 AI not la r.t flyet.tgg 309* 533 (0 getter). 
 
 lot© for fall treatBest of thl« and aitallsr fonaa 
 use Brtiuse'fc, Oonao-nant^*'?®rdqT>r?^l'aag In .^Qfi rja&ttol^j ^ 
 U80h<ffl go roayativea, 
 
 #17. OT ^, 
 
 a) Sly l>reaikiag<V?(J £ "before £*coaa. , X'*^^^'^* * ^ (e) 
 
 1) atet before leagthenlag ooas.s 
 
 % 
 
 Alt y,e»k ' ^3 (seleife) 
 
 1 1 
 
 Al not ta r.s drai^ 830, dtirogw 7B0» f©£ 77, 436, 
 
 ^0, hart® 827, Miaiiea.f 2$2 
 
 1 
 All not ia r. s irogy 8XS, tm 877, Imrte S43, 883, 
 
 heafeaed^ 76, he , a:to<? 1049 1 *|^|; 118, ate., 
 
 i6^^u3 169, etc. fflrt^gye^ , ^ 7l4, 
 
 Hot© 1. Hero, w^y ts?5.tfe "saasootMag* issy 13® tJie 'basia for th© form wlih 
 
 Sot« 2, Probs'bly frorai 018 * l^SEg^iaSgl se© gj tatder h^y 'l soaii^ -. ) ,. For neoessary 
 
 3) B«for0 lL«agthafitB^ coai.j 
 
 i) l«for« •5^t Alt SSM^ ®^ (ig©rd) 
 
 ^ **•« i»iy«Pd(fjS lOa, 119, 104S, etc. 
 
 H©t« i. For possible S<sisad. iaflaenc© on tli« sttMra- 
 
 ■vcwei, ae© Oa.ljri®l9oa {>. 171. 
 11) Before -|^i Aiy. erltoherl 477f. 
 
 lot ia r, sar3l,( gf 361, 437, t70» ©to. 
 
 ill) Before -i^i Allr ' geme 01, 697, (jterae Inf.) 
 
 Iv) Bftfore -i^hi kllr erttm B93 ( s forth© ). 
 
 b) sg^ ;a*^««i«»* Of WO 1 sci! j[£s i, I s (i) 
 
 Sot ia r. : AX g illtf,« ^ 363, All 985, 1030. 
 -100- 
 
AI S3jBS*a 7>*.r»l. 338, IsiBiS IB9, 
 
 1055; »«lkeno 199. 
 
 Hote 1, Syhoope ox' m^isil j^ in el«r>ed« 49, 
 
 o) By arualaut of W0 j», CM jgg, «, a XJ (?) 
 
 Al fegaeae' ^321.. 699, 986: AIX SSI, 693, 1073, 
 
 Hote 1, Mo3.ljal ^ a g^ide-vowel <ievelo|>ed on the analogy of fhe nota, 
 h ^ fn^sgf (gj;, #70, Aoffi. 4,), bejB not tyllabio value, 
 
 J^ g3>a3^^ 784 (W yj8l<5> ) appar^tly eslsiwi frtm 
 oheiais© of JS, to JSL *® S ^^^^ weakening 
 
 a) By_^o m&ml ot m X» ^' ^' «» *■ ^' ^^5 
 
 A1,AII |i!^aai.ep 6Sej a afti'h'l^taR 112, 103, 198, ^li 
 getlaen 801. 892. 
 
 8ote I, Here may T^e inoluded the personsl pronoans ^er& (01 feepr^ ) 
 
 4,58, ate, ^j^272, %m 404. 405, 634, 80S, et0,(saialoglcal 
 -,^). 
 
 Al,AXX ®j,tl3itheia 124, And her@ i^ould b« m^atloned 
 h^T^ 677, 90S (of, fara.pro.). 
 
 •) Shortened OS ^ o, 1. It (?) 
 
 1 
 41 not in r.t loagaaa 105, 113, All not la r,s 
 
 fel 841. 
 ^ ftll«^ ^7gCc.fello).fil Sys (0 fell«). 
 
 Bote 1, la lenMati (0® leQ j^ a^ ) th© a««i2ailati«« of £, to a 9*"3'fs osriy 
 
 flihortfflilajg;? ^JfM'&m, 4. 
 Hote 3. For th« <|ta«Qtity of etea-vowel in i^llj^ cf. ^. #60, 2, 
 
 For raislnja: of £ to ^ in closed syllable* before daatals 
 
 of. ^, 1109, 
 
 IV. 
 
 #18. OS ^ and J.-\sailsMt of ^ i 
 
 -101- 
 
#18 a)l3) 
 1 2 
 
 jmS^mm^ loW (sw«8» Cp:w«9);jggpaMMS 347, 
 
 Allr j^ 937 (8t«>*'br#r)j ^b%^ 349 (tfetj f©tejeSc«s 
 t^ fo«tejimiiiBfte) j|>2&pt» a®l* 6S3, lOSS (sit^a). 
 
 II, All, »0t la S.I §^ ®^, 2S, MS, 061 J §^ 463, 943, 
 dkh^ J5S4, ^ 694, Jijf^ 399, ff , et , 8, otc, ffrete 
 4S «te., , |yejl^^ , 155, |gagd^ 84'4, 908, 959, ln8a@aes ' 
 <lt6t 10530, l<g^^' 317, 400, 40S, 472, |jg| 6^. With 
 
 ^4, b^lt?.3^6g. 304. 
 
 1©I» 1. Sy. Stifift*. gives «Kat!ipl«» of J^ ^itSfe latripale -jt *^*wi l«^«oai 
 
 Sots 3. T^i is)* 
 
 Hot© 4, Sims© th©r© amresrs to have beso a form "^ . Ikb .* th« fllsp^ say "be 
 
 aorr©ot in ipantity? of. ,^. #*?7« 
 Hot© 5. I^ept In the yfejssj® tj ^ qjiif^;^ aM ts tli« ecanismss^ ^^ r^tie f^ (istier® 
 
 ^ ia tjrobsMy a^art),' & hm^ the sptlliag ^ ^^ e i , la which tit© 
 
 0««soad g Imis ^ot «3ria.Ebie vsSMt^, Of. Ib^affl© mm. |JSS^» aojaetie 
 
 valu© la I? | |g| , 
 Hot© 6, (p t <^)' fhe thym tmy a»t !je »uth«stl«. 
 Ifi»*0 7. ^w® ft. pi. 951 All, hm «-^areatly "bestrowM the «g.p%. ww®!, 
 
 oi? ,^a@ 0V6f to feh® firftia cls.se of ablaut vorbs. 
 Mot® 8. Air toat? ( feiqjrea ) 197 (tstedaj ^^^usfeS®)!® establishsd' fOT !• 
 
 tt© ^mm Ibsia ®e<mr» ^.®o la Sly CarfM SSif IIS I (ssbsb aerils© 
 
 «« M5» Mi*»«*« ^»® liatfdoSr. s»«lS ygttatm fead© (Of, MS 
 
 tih«il dee ^, daa tstsij^ygeacielst eafe^t^ai, " la Itapssaou ^ s;opejs|M8 
 four tSss©« for j^ ta l ^^al'M Clstowm f« 144), via. ^aft (3), 
 
 ^, ■ to »erl"b^ «iT©r for ^ , 4ft»d oiily form masd %• Ife® lautl^or, tKcep* 
 tj^fora imT& ihrnt wi© coauso-Jteist. Ia tfce letter o«s®s ^ i® tm'^sr 
 m& attrilmteel, T:^ lAJfesaena (p. 140) to sliortaaiag, 1® |g . | | pg , 
 sstT' t^saat frcBS tfeia ^artsaM fesaa ^g^, titb s«»®M«t 1«#&- 
 esdag ©f n, vi^m less of a eoaa-oiisaii cf. g^a^* '^^* ^'^^^^* ^» 
 
 to) 0!B? li f a ^.||. 9 Si it) 
 
 Al SM.^^ (spleaer), ^?0 Cilaiaw)* 
 
 All ^g£ STB (traester) 
 Al 'aot tn n» , -<^l,^ fS2, jjj^ §44. 
 •1<^ 
 
 iaammmmm^m^imt^^^^Kmm^^m^^^^^^^^^^m^^^m^mma^^mm^mm 
 
c) 01?! Sa, In ^i^ < ' ^ahgfflC grg * auYaiia . (Blbr^. !g. #216. ?30 
 e X: (?) ""^ 
 
 Al not la. r,: han t501 (C eme ). 
 
 d) l-umlaut of OE ga « ^S Te (T.y) K . Ang3-., and Saxon 
 jKBtoistj^T e X'.(;J) 
 
 Air ihgye 67 (:ifere), 679 (s were), h^gre 657 
 (tchere) . 
 
 #19. OB "ss. o^ vjurious origins, e, i X:(©), 
 
 Air b£ 171 (:me), der(e 1002 (:liar), 6S7 (there, 
 (Op:bere), meice (01 laj'okr) 1004 (:eke, Cp 
 :kepe)» fl© 107 (s^lie, C ache), thre 5S 
 ( J sschs) . 
 
 In r. with itself; be; fro 113f, :s^ 713f, ben: 
 8^ 549f , f3;^Qikn,e 769f» Jse 28Sf , SjsE?* 
 der^ lOlSf , tretlthe 5 33f. 
 
 AlrAIIt 'b ani »m 585f (0 be: ache) » iseite 339f 
 (0:hye). 
 
 Allr b£ 95, 1000 (jhe), 603 (;me), ^;e S33 
 (jDegari-e), th>^Q G13 (;mede), ferths 
 892 (terthe). 
 
 In r. with itsslf! bettre 3Slf, bethtiaez 501f. 
 
 AI.AII, not in r.; © eaccept in .01, fillait i 
 cf. #17 «. " 
 
 Ifote 1. The MS form swere (jderg) ^ves no clue to the qtigntity of lOE 
 aweora ; a la&y aave passed throu^ the stage ^^£>f; 
 Oabrielaon -pp, ISlf, "" 
 
 #30, OS te of vsrio-us origin (WS T, y). e, 1 (ii) X: (e) 
 
 Air ten e 80E (jgrene), |he^ 107 (tfle; sclie), 
 sschV- 53 ( J thre; cf. C sohoo: tho) 
 
 •fi^nr stere 626 ( t If ere) . gete 541 (thette adv.) 
 
 lead ^jitsbet?) 
 
 Hot in r.: Jb^ 189, 210, 266, 27S, 281, 286, 297, 
 probably with ^ from secondary accent in the 
 senteneej jiit 127, 503, 763, j;hit 187, ^ete 
 1S3 (0 zyt throu^out). 
 
 -10i>- 
 
^20 
 Hot© 1. For , # , <! « nroboMy frota ^ ji ^ by fhlft of atrsss la the dlt*i.thon<g» 
 and for , 8g^he rcstiltln^ in the tesae wsy frtmi «Te . of. ^| ^ 
 tinder ^, ^ > ??lt*iia the llaa j^a oocura 31 tiraea, jw 3, «e^.| . X3. 
 JTote 2, l^m hYe without shift of stress eoae JjJ. (8 timesTaad hl j| (2) 
 
 -104- 
 
7. OK lOTttJOTCT Of tmnio. oomcmmin j^i \ , « 
 
 #S^. Fri!altlT© OK diplitShonglsatlGai V palatal*. 
 
 ft) 01 j^-pml* irw«l* «, a Xj 0) 
 
 1) OE^«^S;e WgS3sai(>l^« tt ^E^S H* #314.) 
 Aa^., K, a«d Saxoa tsatolss jgc( ^^ ) 
 
 ^^*' ffilSEaSi?' 1S8 (t«et pt, of aittan). 
 
 AI Hot la ».« Jjai; 315« 3S8, 408, 948, 957. 
 AJI Sot la r, J mf 413, 954, 9ft4, 1016, 
 
 IFoto 1. Bl'brg ^.<^8<s|^.. , d,©r .^|)3.jeat| aarplsliit this fora In S oa the Taaala 
 of WS -j^ft . eaeept ia I. , «ii«r« it mej? eosretpoad to Old 
 
 of tlieao as ©f cttfe®*- 9g.pt. of t3i» 9«!3a& class he attributes to 
 th© infltian©© of the plisrsl; of. p. 5S. 
 
 lot« 3. 01 t>l. jji^a^ is pt^haluly tht ia«mro@ of Jisis sg»* «« OS pi. , ^ t ^ 
 
 o^ ^%P , ««• J cf • K®l\»aa #309 km, S. 
 lot® 3. W&r $^ in r. witis ig|i, see al&ove #3 ar l0t« 3* 
 
 g) 0Se*ji>W8 1^, M#.. I, jt. i, « Xs (i) 
 
 Ala* j ittfij 974 (8llu« inf. J Op ipans tlame) 
 mnt^iM r.t I^isltl 858 (Op fomm) . 
 All mt In r.s «|iW^ iaf. ml. 
 
 Al not la P.J M^eta %74 (C a ^toa) .g; ^t , ^^ ©38 
 (Op hfi^ttM/. 
 
 All not in 3f.s ^t|52l^^ ^7* 
 
 SOt» 1. la th«se foras |, is dii® to gfaeirallaatloa of M X ^^'^ ^^i^li fottm 
 
 a® ^"^ * jSdili&t of. BWsrg m.. #336. Ferpetuatioa of j|, ia 
 jto^laB, ^we taal«iBt*fo«a® teamed to btooaa hop® aad ??K>y® 
 jr©8trictM (Slever«, 0£. #371 ,tem. S) is attzllmt©a by Coraeliuft, 
 pp 20,27 to feh0 iaflUTOca of ^f^^ eh. lffilth©T OU diphthonglssatloa 
 aor OH iaflitaooe is rsaiwasiMe for J^t Coraaliias p. S3. 
 Soto 2, In thaes forms ^ rearulta from 0® j> not dlrihthoaglsseds cf. 
 
 OoaratlitJS pp. 34-36. It is aoteworthj that th© ff^llin^ of A eoa- 
 foyras to Oo3f«0lius» «tat«Bn©at, p. S4, that the aij^le woM geaerally 
 has the stop ^ thyo-«# <M influflaos®, «her«a» the »pi3fsttt jj^ persiat- 
 ed longar is oormounds. 
 
 •ISgiw 
 
 H 
 
f21a)2,3b;^l,2 
 
 Hot© 3. OK |j,3l^. «MB yay« $S^» IW mjl, » !•©*•© .|j^» has rsgulai'ly j4£ 
 
 «moe ^,f 313. 
 
 3) m ji-tE^^ ^ iift* ^» ® ^« (*e) 
 
 Air 1^ 103 (:h0r, IM), 387(ipcm®r), vadaa^aselt . s 
 pr. «'b,5. 165 (:atr©to) 
 
 Al not la r.i a^ SIO, 266, 3'73, 291 j ze (0 ye) 
 
 All not la y.s gl^q 910, ^ ®3l (C^ aay). 
 If) (M jj|£»-paX. vowel «, I XJ (t) 
 
 1) OS: jg£+a> WS Ig (:? It y) . H^yelaa, IT., end Saxon patois jj. 
 
 i) Aly 8»^!M ^ Uf®li.i C ^l>yMe tiyi.A<»> Opsfelda) 
 
 AljAXI, flat ia v,i 8).8e?iQia(g!«| ,.lOQt ©46, 951, 995» 1018, 
 1033, 
 Sote 1, In the®© foiaas j| ^@s badte to OK _£ aot €ipihthoagis!sd.j ef.». 
 eoraellTW jup, 4^,47, 
 
 ii^ Air ggMll.f .. 840 (sstillej Op tyll) is of tacejptgia orlgia. 
 
 •I# 153. - 156). a XTH) 
 
 AI*' JI^SH SO® (»cr«jft), ^mh^ l iB. SOS {»«!> 
 
 M,AI1# not ia r.! »o>tfeft 531, 5^, 567, 1034, 
 10^, «t0. , gcltal 1?7, S36, t , @cfeal 17S, 5'" S, 
 ^iW hal ^ t^ 318, ,ip^ftal.t 114, fst^h^t , US. 
 
 |S3» Later 0® dii^itljoagiaatloa Igr pelstsils, 
 
 a) 08 jatw«r«aLi a Xi (?) 
 
 1) aStajLa)* nasal > WS, Bl, ^; K, Merc., «1f ^. 
 Mtt i^hmB 851 <|gBjae), 
 
 AI Slot la p. s aaae'hmtQ^ 570* 
 
 3) as*s before laageisning cons. WS ^{> !;» Zi)» J^'^^l^i K ^. 
 Imt al«o raaalaa ^ (Blbrg ^. |S89 d Xs Jt) 
 
 ^^ ^■^% ^^ (tto-peat? 3 ysheot) 
 
 3) ^+£ ia WS, as, ^ e' Bpl&^s } ; K, Mere., iS yf j CjQiae. Xj (?) 
 
#22t) l,2.#23a)b)c) 
 
 AX, All, uot In r,8 e)i8ohQlde SOI, 334, 367, eto. 
 
 Bot« 1. fbr the origin of this forta throi3i# the Infliwaott of palatal ja 
 
 **^ ,»C! , ^^ . and ,^ffiy^ , iB flee Bl"bre U.. #303, Anm, 
 
 t>) OS 4,»vaw©lt Xj (t) 
 
 1) €1 j^>W3, K t jilo . ge^ Iwsfor© a. lonsthenia^ oon«,or remelas tmal- 
 
 tored; Ueve, in, 
 
 AI.AIJ not 131 r.s Epgg S9, ^on^^ SS7, ^oaa^ pi. JI94. 
 Hote. 9he epelll!}^ In A is eetbtgiQotaa* 
 
 2) OS 4i>WS ji^, W iir^ . o Its (^) 
 
 AI* |ai2 (WS a ^yai < # J^, ©f. Bl^i-g ||., #300) 
 
 #33, Infltaattc© of £ on » following votrel. 
 
 A3:3r Ritle MS (swill®) 
 
 AI.AH, not la r.J Mlli*" "Pl* ^t ^i^t 746. 
 
 Al,lfl, sot in r,i a^ S^^* ^^» '^^** m^^k P- 
 
 pi. 21S. 
 
 Sote 1, Thas novtce of this ^ if the fora #)«hi lifixSt to E, sntst ti© the 
 
 wwel of sSlJaJ cf. Sa.Wielaoa p. 140. 
 
 *) 01 wlrtcoa»> irii>^ jayd. war> irgy WS y|lgr IS way>Tiryr7yey 
 
 tt FT»?) 
 
 Al not ia 3f.j H^SS S^S (0 SSSaSl)* 
 
 Hote 1. ^0 occuTPSEics of Tt? ^ ef,s.^ , ia dlffilects other ths>M !I,H, aM K is 
 Aouhtf^I of. Sshj*lel90» i». 148,140, Br^sr, Ihale 18. 4 Anm* 
 In I ja ia prohably the s-egal^j* de^i^cpaent of GK x» ^* 4» 5Sf 
 sM M i9 d.-m to Sesndim£i!:^£izi inflmssice; of* Sahrielson w* 
 
 lSO-1551, 
 
 0) m vUM* Mla» jhU£» HMmt mm* ^ ^^ ism&> 
 
 Air wiUe 650 (jill©, m illr), IwrltQ i iwite 201f 
 ToSttjjgjrti) 50tf (0 ifret einrete),. 
 
 * II*" ^l^le 944 Cmille; Qo wyll :fyU) 
 
jr5Vv-~--J^»<JJ.i.>.-:.~l L Li-i y jii fw ii 1 1 1 '1... 
 
#23d)-f) 
 
 Al,AIXt not in r.s , (ffr„jlo| ^ 170, 330, ©tc: w^oh 
 311, vi<»h<» 736. 
 
 d) Prlailtlv* (M 2l>2Ja (^J&LSi Taalaut)>22j (0 More, or OWS),0 Xi(.7) 
 
 1 1 
 
 Al not la r. I f^^ , S9 (GS wudn), B0st6£ S58 
 
 (C «y0tt»r). 
 
 Hot® 1. fh© «p^liag of ^B p^g m^ go,gte;]f; 1« mbie^aam, t«it la wde o , Kwwt 
 stand for Mere, or %■ ;2^{ la foi^tar if jg^ stsaada for (uTltlma the 
 tflia»e aouarea a« In wg^* ^^ for (gj it aafttst derive fma (K 
 Wi^gi^fe<awe^ cf, aabrielaoa pp. 161-163. 
 
 •) (M wqp» ttoag. > y j ^q>y >lHth wyr- 
 
 ?-a5ffS wor - 
 
 >1WS WtM- 
 
 >to#.2|^ hj sraoothittg. o Xt(T) 
 
 AlfMIt sa»t ia r« fhe following word{t: irortli 
 
 sAS* f^Sl, ig^yjlth^, 416, stalggc'rht 388, 
 29S, 4'S6., 596, woaf^jt. w. 3 sg. 115, as 
 f$r aj form is comeraad ®ay derive frc«B 
 «i1ilier Cl fji,r or OS wsg;, Sfeo spelliiw; 
 of A, aoreovor, is ssalbigSMtia. If ^ r®- 
 ■pvmm^tB (£> fh« adj. fomm oaa go "back 
 to mono-*.th5a^aQa. OS 2fi2£^S2E» ^^ (b)» 
 to Ith 2gjg+w-inflTiimce, or to More. , is 
 or K ij-iaoaetshthoaglsation of 2S2£- ^"^ 
 fttll dlseussioa of all these words seo 
 Sal>rl«!l,soB pp. 1®*177, 
 
 Hote I. "The eoOT»a M ^jartMag:,. i» probaMs' a Iff formstloa to irort^ a. 
 E!*a. not a direot coatiimation of the «saro« CB wyrthl^ ffiaj.*" 
 (iaiiriol^oiii p* WB^ 
 
 Sots 3« "fho (s3i«c<K?ataa.)fomj3 ^ yty;r^ Orss., irtartlaiCe) , SgiEt.S;^. (3 sg. 
 pres.ind.) probaM.y derive from OMerc. (or og?ST) •^^'^t h.. ©s 
 tb» intro<Sw«stioa. of th® mistlogioal jg£ ^^ *^^^*^ 'SOd OMerc, 
 Aiislects seeaas to lis:?'© tA:en plmn only la oorafeinatlon witti 
 the iatrodMotion of fall ©saalia^." Gabriel soa p. 157. 
 
 f) CG5 |^>2S ^f<w<» volaf iwtoI ia tM followiag 8yili»M«, 1, d XsC?) 
 
 an. Allr ^feag^ 83$ (sm) 
 
 Hot is* r.s .ftl WBptasai 195, gjtaaiEan; .6 S3{ Jkll 
 yj>g!Bai^ 63S, 
 
 pi. Air tjj j^i^jts!^ 864 (tmsaxi Op i^g ^e ^men). 
 Hot ia r.t ^ 2&aM ^l (^ MfflS) 
 
 -100- 
 
Hote, In H and U ocod perhaps In other dialects, o or u is phonetic only 
 in the sg.; of. Gg}t>rielson p. 201. IiiLoadon and SW o forms taay 
 he derived fnwa OWS wj; < jjl,; K has only i sg* and pi. j of. aahriel- 
 son p. 303. 
 
 ?I. CfE Vowel ♦ HP. 
 voirel ♦ palatal -^. i X a^fi (I) 
 
 a) OH jji, Xt £ iM& ♦ i dtifi to 
 
 ^* ^^« 13S (thigte, 0:ry!^t), wi^t ah. 375.^ 
 
 (jHSt), i^ai 319, 715 (sllst), 237 (srlgt), 
 733 (srlgt. Cp:ly#t). 
 
 Hot in r.: ^ j^t thron^out. 
 
 ^) CWS ie.i^y ^ ♦ 4 hy hreafclng) or lagl. Jt<^ ^ "smoothing* 
 
 Blhrg^. 
 
 AJ r wih^e (X 3!|aD97 (tknigte), elgt 87 (s&atgt), 
 yf?te inf. 5S (:^) ligte). 
 
 AlJ'f «lai 1030 (shrigt), ]rtLat 77s. 1048 (:^li3t), 
 1038 (sfigt), 807 (jrlgt). 763 (snigt). 
 
 Hot la r.! -iat throT3#ont. 
 
 e> 01 ie.i.y (a) (< |u ♦ J.) and (h) (< ia "•" i *? hreakin® of Germ-i ). 
 
 (a) Air llate^ prt.797 (:dlgtej Op inf). 
 
 (h) Air aJ^lglgl inf. SI (:rl3t0; see h ahove) 
 
 Sfa*. IMft. r.{ » 13f thrott#oat. 
 
 Hot© 1, I&ymea oorreel in qtisntity hecaase of shortening of the st«Ba-vowel 
 before -ht, 
 
 d) 01 SS. *J^ OS |*|| 
 
 • -*!' Msl 1006 (s^l3t), 874 (sligt), (-f 97 (j^higte), 88 
 (tai3t), 993 (jllgt. Opsdigt). rlaT 545 (tpigt), 
 227 (rnigt). 375 (tmlgt), 807 Un^t) in j.. ^«h 
 itself: hri3t : teni.'jt 916f . :ri2l 813f . rlgtskai^t 
 956f, 998f. 
 
 Alls? iSial 946 (Jn^t), 1030 (:8i3t), ri2| 733 (snlgt). 
 70S (:pli3t), -jj 866 {:Bl3te sl^ed). la r. with 
 itself: ,arl^:k|i3t,?^, 789f , hriat i koiat 413f ,936f. 
 -109- 
 
My ft^ Sb. 1039 (0|) laf.) (twl^t, C3pj5ary«Jilj), 1CX)5 
 
 Kot ia v,t -III.. 
 
 jf) <t3® Sl (^® ^ o^ "breaStlag of ISf® J iMBfosca ^). 
 
 Mr mz X\ sK ns (mlat), atU. SaO <tnl^t), adj. 875. 
 
 ^92 (ilciiiat). 
 
 Sot l» S?. 8 * ig|. 
 Hot«. ?i9?r jj, tjefoi?® ||, tee ^« #60» S a« 
 
 Ally ■ol.^iyt t>t. fOS (jrl^t)* 
 Kote. ??»aca C® l ^l^esij i? See IS^. 
 
 , 01 vwel* vei«sr * 
 a) fS, K, M<&* M.* ^^^* ^ •»«(#* (I) ti (7) 
 
 M not la nt ^jsm4 i%. 120 (0 .fa^t). 
 %) «S 3» ^^^# S ♦ |i|» - bWl (3) &«8t (X) It (?) 
 
 Ally y^f^ S3S (tMtawt), j?a »i8Hl^t TOlf. 
 e) mlSh%. ( OS ^^-HH). -0WtCl3)-0a^it (1) - ® «rl8t(3) Xs(fa) 
 •*3E;p HjBl^ . 101, 17S (lilsrout). 
 Allr WBm% 3S^ (jwiswit). 
 
 »»% Itt y# m a^t S8, 444, 08S, fflO* 
 
 AH ligwl, 3S3, SOS, S431, 057, 1023j ami^l^ 1035. Gf. 
 
 >»ii aa 23^ "^^f ^■''t ^^^'^^ 
 
 i) OS jp*^ •oa#t(10), -outCS), -owtd), ©uwfcd), Xs(^) 
 
 ^* i^i?^* <S07 (lit^jrtmt), 
 
 -110- 
 
#25d)-g). #26a);,2 
 
 Sot In r.S Al igga^hj^ 27,47,143,150,154,078,1053; 
 4oirter 473, d<nafft€!r 001, All doTiflfetl ^ 
 355. 364, 99a. 
 
 Sote 1, Conroapoadlng to 01 ^o^t,^ ; see Ig^. 
 
 •) 0® £t h|,t -out (6), -owt (5), -cm#it (S), -oti^t (1) X: i^) 
 
 "ftJy jl^l^gQi;!^ 103, l>roy» 17B (:»owt), llarQut <K>7 (ilwrout), 
 
 la r, with it«elf: i>y^qrfctJl^»o«1 i, 401f. 
 
 Mir tlitota.ttllbi'Ottt 837f, 
 
 Hot In r. AI ;i^;|roT|it 270, 1si ?f&^ , 143, thc»y^;fe 538 
 
 ^I ^tgcw^i^.^ , , 837, l^rQia<^,'ltte 580, ^ b^ . thtywte 653. ^h<mt 658. 
 
 f) Cffl! a ♦ M.* ^^* ^^ *"•* J5tl^ fpJWgLtiyt 889. ^owjt %: (?) 
 
 g) OS 5 * |t|,! lot la f,? All JteKlS-.S^''* -«>wt Xj (?) 
 
 i. OS vowel ■«► pal. j^^ lti. 
 
 a) Cffi jg*!^. ®1 (ay), el, 1, Is (si, liol*, His^ , . Qyaa. 
 1) Zatejrvoc&lle ^t 
 
 Al3f Siiill, SI (scwptel*). 
 
 Allr waiB 7SS (sdals Of). 
 ') Haal ^ ana ||^ la eoaaoaaai oom&lnatloas 
 
 •si 
 
 i) -^^^ Ssl, 2.43 (jaibbal), 4SKJ (spal ©frail Ops hj^aaay), 
 7a3 (slwnaai; S|j t>slfra5r), 333 (sdal), ijseaa^ 
 (OT gei^a) 95© (!a3'®ift). 
 
 Allr jsai 3S1 (jdhiiaesaal), 
 
 Sot In r.t AI saargj 176, 318, l^aM 185, 790, ^ l'5S, 
 
 wgli 58,60,176, All l^f^ 190, l^dsa 104S, 
 
 Allr ^iit 985 (:aaola; of. 34 ^SgaSI*^ go@aa,tbaj?a 
 t!lier@ A 34 le out out). 
 
 Hot la r. t AI <ay®iyayd 82, l , oldQ 390, fSJ. 80. All 
 \»^ 357, jgQle 517. 
 
 -Ill- 
 
#261)) 1-3 
 il) Allr avai^ 886 (lasistrl). 
 
 Mote I. fcHT parallel rhj^ee of. Sir Qrf eo owy 94 <jcrl), 489, 55© (ifaizsr), 
 Xiay le itoiniy 302 (tasple), Ot«y of Werwlcifc (t.r.a) et. 173 1»6 
 (:Glj}, !Photi#i these poem* are all copied by the jjamo 9crlb« eA 
 |g, ths •pelliag' Is not saoarely soribstl, as it i« eatablished for 
 eafih oo(rarr®aoe In SS^SSLS ^^'^- ^^'^ snelling ,<a » i gl appears In theae 
 poems oaly in these s^iymos. Tor a possible OS sourc© of jjj. »ee 
 g^atlaih ^Qssea of the ^lintfe ceatury Z.f.D.A. tX (U.S.) lff» |^, 
 ^ifeb b, tm'ere this j['''i»'attrlbated' to th.o influeato« of the folloiw- 
 lag palatal. 
 
 b) OE >€ •♦• «. si, el, e. Xs (si s Of f^, «1, eo^^el) 
 
 I) Iat«vvo£>ftlifi p 
 
 Alt ffi^t^ 441 (ihalr, Si«Mpe«) 
 
 lot la r. Al f^ 868, fala* 374, 284, 739, fajlre 644. 
 
 All f^i^ X8,9I,*?7S,794, M^e 144, 8^, falror 
 801, §S6, 
 
 Allr MO^ 579 (sajeia), 
 
 lei tn r.t All fela ^S. 
 S) Sinai ^. 
 
 AJr f^j; 3 (jaasl) 334 (tval). 
 m r, with Itself* dai ; mal 473f. 
 Allr dg|, 890 (jfal). 
 
 Hot ia r.8 AI,4II i^ 130, 157, 4S6, 467, S30, 713, 710, 
 
 720, 8405 jj^ 383. 903. 963. 
 
 3) g la e®a8* e«wateiafttion (lost ia ^B with leagthealog of vowel, 
 
 bat rarely la other dialoota 0xo«pt ia, j^^ . SM^» W^^M 
 oto. mbrg. H,, 530. . 
 
 Atr ageia ^ 930 (tgajra. Op a^nassaia). 
 
 *JI'' , g^oia S79 (jmeia), 884 (jgeia). 
 
 Hot ia vs AI.MI a^ti,a 530, 967, 981. broJtl , 390, mi&(& 
 51, 83, 113, 159, 355, 318, 36S. 431, 303. 551. 
 S8i, 591. 6^. 666, 678, 679, 69S. 709, 741, 849. 
 8i4« 
 
 Wot la r.: affidCf 469, SS§, 647, 6S1, 699, 7Sl. 850, 910. 
 
 970, 972, 1000, 1008, 10S4. 1069? roai^e^ 161, 183, 
 317, 6S0, 863, 919 eto. tailr, 380, 376, S7S. i^m 2Sf, 
 
 -113- 
 
#26b) 3 c)l-o)d)l,3 
 
 Hot© I. ws mmm."^ *9^^9'^^ <^iWfm; ^* J-^- ^-^ ssikssMJ^-aai^ai 
 
 Blbri; ]^, #830. 
 «) 01 1^1^ 
 
 1) Intervocalic! j^« '"^'S |ffi<isJ.?"X. aUr« a» #5S1. l(y) X»<i) 
 
 Air Uji^^ 209 («1»), latnadla *' 820 (smartelsla). 
 
 3 
 
 Kote 1. (J& » (jD 
 
 Mtot© 2. Sl9««1»er® la A, 3,q|u^^il^ ,.. S39.» a®3, 590, «to. i aa rsgulsrly la 
 eoplera by tlila eorlbsi only here la ttojrai©. for other «x, of 
 
 4 with aecondajry stress i«igth©aed after loss of £ sad la xftyrao 
 wl^ {p, see l>©lGff. 
 Koto 3. Hw MS inf. In pl&o® of jHM!|a, ©a ^Jdsiioiiy of m*1)s la - | , ^ In 
 rliytao wltfe •-J- of Sttf f iss" vsilh ' soeottdaxy styat*. 
 
 S) -»« fJaal In sraffls -Ja witJb orl#aa^ smcm&sxj aocmt. I Xj{"l) 
 
 *tr 92£llii^Mal^ C<3 ^3wy) 2,39f. ,ai,p^ji^.uift^U? ^^^* 
 
 In r. irlth |^ of soeootati syllaljlos aoiri. ^3 (si^t) 
 (Oseryej Qp trMely). 
 
 idly with j^ of ©ssooatsd g^llsMos 8^ , i^ ,|, 645 (:tfl). 
 
 Heto 1, ME' aaalogisa2. f0yaatle% pot^ipa y<sp-r®®«Eitlag «& 01 * ps^§^ 
 of. M^ iaad®r ,^£2©^. 
 
 Sot® 3, MS ssaalogleftl foBaatiemj «f» Sk-eat Ifyi ,l?l€^t . •'s«c^®st©3, isy loel, 
 Xj8[r| l «3 ii ^ wosptliy, the 01 weortl-iig:; oaly oocarrla^ si a 9^* laeanlag 
 ea eatat© os? fa3«," Bat ef. fetsrlelsoa p. ISS »fls« s«raoa Mi! 
 IWiytbipijj , Is pjpotjAbiy a, Wl totmttion to ^wiyth s. m& aot a diawot 
 oontlnoatlim of tlie tcarce 05? fTeTt^t^,:^^ Sy', 
 
 3) g before a oono* la o»|>*A. i X»C?) 
 
 Al Sot In t,t fstlvmoe IS* ^ < gti^ayopys ) 
 
 All lot la ri jSllSSSS'^®* 
 
 ■Sot© l» 01 8tlam» . lOS 0ti(a)?ais. ^ ^ 
 
 Soto 8, fh© votr^ l» slio'rt S ffi ii^^i! ttf« jg^. f* ®6, 
 
 1) Before a coauoi^tntj at %t (?) 
 
 AI#. All not la r. J <altli«» 33S» SIS, 1041. 
 Soto %. OE &g- 4»^^ ^ ^tiw^ttnof. 
 
 2) Ittteivocffllle «. o^, e#, si, Si(?) 
 
 -113- 
 
||r l8»«« 603 (:e«3o). 
 
 #26d)2 e)-g) 
 
 Vet in r.t AI ggj^at^gaL 139 (C ta«re), aa^tc 551 (C aawe) 
 All lelaa^ 71 (0 lnyde) 
 
 Hote 1. llaad with pronoun \i.«^ i Sip t3«ations the refleielve use vmder llg j 
 iiS3S£l,2s ^* glvea «© inffltsiioes "before th9 15th century; "oader 
 l\l -"iO'evsr* occurs '•hla lal" from ffiyaor ^■^ond.H, ca. 13(X). 
 
 ») 038 5 •♦■ 2, 
 
 X) ^ Interyoeallo* al, i^, «1 X»(t) 
 
 Hot la r.s ktt tatotto^ 7S1, ttrole S4, 140. 
 
 lete 1. InateM ofjjj a« unilsnt of 0"S ^1 <^ ^ ia An^,, K, «ad in 
 Saxon patois, arroesxa 2? ef . Blbrg, JJ,. #183 Anm. , 184. 
 
 2) 9 final, al 
 
 Allr %^i 753 (mslsfrai) 
 
 Hote 1. ]^ HHist d©rlv0 frcsa the aon-WS hREt ef. Mbrg. Jl. #460. 
 
 f ) OS J + 3. 
 
 1) • intervocslic. i, ey. Xtii) 
 
 AJIr his ^^^ («e«l« laf.) 
 
 Hot ia r.J Al hmin^ 223 (0 h2lai)s All heyjuj^ 7S5 
 
 Bote 1. 1^ «1». fofmea ftroa MS vb, hi©, OE hi^i^» 
 
 Hot© 2. M sh, from MS JiiatlM' ^ W iSi*®* o^y «'''i® ^orm with j9|. 
 
 ^*» ^^e^ .lji ^ froia W«of Pisleraf . Jovim of the verb with ^,i/.e;sr 
 ara isivas ia E^ f irat for the fourteenth ceatury. 
 
 2) CSsX * 3 * 0>cm„ -ij Xs(i) 
 
 Mir hiato ^ 136 (snd3te). 
 
 Hote 1. A carroct xhjrsae owing to regular Si^ ahorteniag "bsfiare apJraat ♦ 
 atopj Cf. j^, #60 3 d. 
 
 g) OS jn ♦ final Jt-^tSS, t &*ij^f togl,22-+ J^» Hbff, ^, #013 and Ana. 
 
 -•3 (6), - «# (3)^ -o#3 (2) 1 I (?) 
 
 ^r jjga ^535 (rh93), 9S4 (:hi^; g igejhyo). 
 
 AlXr ge^g^ 731 (theiijig), jjg^ 7S7 (tha^; 0!>. aw«: ««$»•) 
 
 •il'^ 
 
P -B" 
 
 #S6 g)-i). fG7 a)-d) 
 Sot In r.S AI, All ftC N . 387 (C ijji ) 737, 8S5j 
 agjjfe 8?» 927, of-Bflrft 365, wegg^e 085. 
 
 h) W3, K ^, (1 WS f ) ♦ 3, h. (M^. i<.l^). 
 
 1) flasl h. -eg <4), -e§^ (3), o^ (1), el (I), el^ (1) Xi(?) 
 
 My h*| 336, 924 (jsag). 
 
 Xa r. with itself ! he^3;aafjb^ 533f. 
 Allr h»3 731, 7S7 (tees). 
 
 Mot la r.j AI, All fl^;| . 361, ae^^ 235, ng^a 818, 
 
 2) WS, eto, Sa ♦ iatervocallc ^>1'S'S, IK ^ j KLbrg ^, j?# 317, aS. 
 
 i) G^ 5a ♦ laterroosllc g . «#g X?(?) 
 
 ^. OS Towel+Tdlaap 3 X«(?) 
 
 ft) OS ^ + ffflt-arvQcall© ^8 *m (8) -mwCl) 
 
 Sot la r,: Al fe ^^e „ lr>©ra. 931 (Op dra"®®), jslaStft 
 
 i?p, 943 <(5p itla3«©) All CLrmm. inf. 66®. 
 
 I>) OS 2 ♦ tatervoealio ^. cw (5) hou (1) 
 
 3Sf0t la r.l AI.JKXI ]^2Sffi 897, gwen.C , ^ 300, S7S, TO9, 
 1006, S32. 
 
 Bote 1. An#o-fr®a<!h epellla^sji see Skeat's Osa*on I, loJtSS. P- '^^^ 
 
 o) 01 ^ + lntervoc@llo 3. ow 
 
 Hot ia t,8 M t ^ <a «^ 771. 
 
 d) OS 5*g« 
 
 1) Intervocsilic 3 J 
 
 i^II agWQR^ 903, tsaroa®^ i^^* H^^IOS.3, rf^a^ 10G4, 
 
 -llfV 
 
#a7d) 2.e). #38 lO. 
 Hote 1* » is loot In these forma, all liated on |g«aw>o3qa» "«) 1 
 
 3) Final 2;. -ou#t (4), -cwg Co) - ow^ (3), -owg (1) -onr^ (1), 
 
 •ow^g (1), -mjw55 (1). 
 
 Hot la r.: AI dyg a^ 92© (Ofk#i)» Incw^^ 73S, lacryia!^ SIO. 
 
 jSsII aavygarg 733, sUmgi 890, 890, 917, 
 «) OS Tj + Interlocal 1© ^, -qpa- 
 
 Wot in m ill fOTloa , . 733. 
 
 f) OK ^ •♦• fixml ^ . -ouji 
 
 lot ttt y.j At 5^aA ®® -t*3 m^)» 
 
 nn m wm, 4 1. 
 
 a) OS gtf 0». 8»i C«>,©1) XI (T) 
 
 Hot In y. t AI 1?l<3wia4<^ 3® * li^ iiffly f 1058. 
 
 ^■^^ Egg,s ^^®» 
 
 Hots, ggbwgafa ey is ropreroatod, Ijs A t»y aoi^tf AI 1038 <0p a^lS.f£) 
 
 ^^^ ift'i^ fi^ , All S70, s^^a tigr ^tjtligiy All 016, 720» thims# coafasioa 
 ''^^*^^ ei^shgy of. cas tsg^m;) , 
 
 lot in r.8 All . gje^ ^ fys i !?«**».. ®63, 
 o) OS tflatesToosllo w<or Hero. i+®t) 1» Xs (I) 
 
 d) OS ^MW * .to^. ^EEg . S ^<3®i^^® 'Se^ , ^^jgW. 
 1) Slfflal w,j cw, «», (©u) It ! (?) 
 
 lot iij r.t hi ly^ 48r%. S61, lOSB, 
 
^ 
 
#38 e) 1,3,8 
 
 ATI Jia^ 333, ygrgfol 91<), rg^Ii SS5. 
 
 Koto. AI ^gu 6, 471, from m ggjr •oyoT>!j't«ly witli shift of 9tr«8« from ^ to ji 
 Cf. mbr/r^. j^* #332. 
 
 a) Ixttsrvocallc £ «u, e» )t : (?) 
 
 Hot la r.» ^ 1^^ 130, Tgl, 
 
 Alt ffW ^543, 769, 
 l^flfe 947. 
 <j 
 Hoto I. ?i«©ja C» fy)w@y with st^ift of stf ©sa from £ to jj,. Of. Blbrg. | 1. 
 
 #331, So too sssJKg All ICTOt 
 
 3) jr * eoasonaat! ««r X j {?) 
 
 Hot ia r. j All trefc.'iih0 ^9. 
 
 «117« 
 
#39a} l->3 b) #30 
 
 OP TOtas itn wimhvmm. 
 
 ft) Rogalariy ^(WorAbk g; In JIB a 
 
 1) B«i'oro » singla final eonsHmantJ Xs(a.T) 
 
 ^^J^x* egy<ma, , l^ 1033 (s!»j]»l), lons (jal). 
 
 Hot* 1« ^^ »Jtpp»r(mt3y repr»»«nitlnf Ar«5io-Fr. ^iJassSBiU '^iSaiSBSSSl. ^^'O'® 
 SSSSSBSl* ^^o* Imoim In oontlwtintal Tf.* ?or Htsftntlty of -a]^ of, 
 
 tflin Brink ^, -^90; "^'fe rmst aaawjie ^ to Imvo tjs*m varialsl^ — - — - 
 In the le«w»d Trmiah auffix -SJ.." For fofthay esg^Rfjlets of OF 
 •^ i^:^«4n(j with !S -^ »»«3 Ksiluisa ( |hBty|fq , ^,3^ ^ _rt |rt<i , || ffi r R ,0!i! i(on,y^yi^ 
 p. 86 ft, and Skes3.t 1^.-^»|>»'Iytc}jB..-8f . , t}|3 Tt^.^i]nijEi ,. p. 5. 
 
 Kota. OF a Ijofora a sirsgia aonsonant beginning a, airllable occyura In Cp 
 
 3) li&iata » wu««s fo3.l0s»«j«l by » litiuid^ Initial In the aj^llahlo after 
 thA aoaant* 
 *^' ^;t ; Qra ;;ji 37.1 (8to-apat$rs3"4 C 'batnrdJta^elaturd®) X:(&?) 
 
 Hot* I, g^ hern ia proteljjjr short V^oaLwa folio'smd in tho noxt »jrl3L»ble 
 
 by ji (a«otxn(l*A3!y glida»vo'=«8l)+ llq^ttldj «f, Qg,* ^^ ^i"^* "*• 
 Hot© 2, I f]^ "App, «. frwiuisntatlve of a »t«sa fmasd in Oi\. and L.S. 
 lif^yi^t,^ to ^iMt, 8p©ut,®tc." l©jglvo» no *!»ai-!^4« of ^ 
 aisatai"* *^* none of qr!p,t,tffjP Ts^fore on« from Stanyhtirst's 4 i <Bll^ffM 
 in 158a. 
 
 T>) With variablo (insTvtity in ^ (cf. 8tunafal«, kt^l * Vltl 815) 
 
 Before a^ (ji ijifdire), 
 
 #30. OF jj jp«»g«3,Hrij? tH»0(M«4r^ !f05 e or Wj sometiras t^ |^. « Xj (e, e) 
 
 -118- 
 
KotOt ypr 9X^g? < |; Air «J93 (s»serk) ««^ #4,a,l, l?©to 3, abovo. 
 
 AJ*" < |tol?^l •J'*'' (»^1» C~sn:>»«n?») » .^aEEilSlt Q^"* (sdela inf., C|j Jsioil), 
 i^a!-:ia.isftl 9fJfl (: ©festal )^. 
 
 STote i. F(sr qa.is'j^^ aa«t #4» a^ 1, Hot© SJ, a|ioYa» 
 
 d) a«fo?a - a^ : 
 Air f , Qr«^ti 01, 7JI5| ilJO (!ws«fe). 
 
 •) B«fore a singlo taatn. 
 
 « 
 
 «k) final «.nd Ijtsfora ftiwl jt* <*• ^^ -^f' (^ 
 AI*" ate.T'i^t . a i 15S, 305, (:«»), f'Vi (swe)i aiia p,^.|'f , 872 <8t9«)| 'MB!SSM.*Skx£' 
 
 (she), 
 
 Kot« 1. Of ^IMa'MfeS. ^"^ *^P i gj.,^ at i Kirn thin tha lln«. 
 
 W ootmtrejpfflMu) , 87Sf f!tontf„g^ ' Unwi inf.). 
 
 Hot* 'I, Op 550f ? ) e a ;t|,d ^0 \ &i fjatmyt^Wi;^ , Bay r»pra«ent tfeo PWftflHasg of 
 
 Sotra 4. Of. la%e r5i,V»e Op 5i56 ysSEm^telS 
 
b) Befora -£ final In word or initial in ayllabla. e X: ("f) 
 Air oler 737 (;tiuar). olera 1044'. if ere). 
 
 #32. OF i ragrilarly beooming ME J: i X: (D 
 
 a) Final and before a vowel: 
 
 Air 0£|. 577 (rforttii, C cryesforthy), ; ;nerol 6G5f (Cp cryatmercy), rnaiatri 
 88S (rawaj^'j Cp B&atrye ivllanye); crie 237 (:hie); ourteiBie 819 
 dleuedla'^), yjlayriiie 539 (ithrie, C:twye), 
 
 Note 1. For I-ffl and 01 ^ aee #36, a, 2, li, Note 1. 
 
 Note 3. Of CXI ory^ 577 (:aory); CPU orye sb. 746 (:aby inf. W abye) 
 ettacare 811 (rbaa), 819 (ihastelye), 
 
 b) Before OP single, medial, and final cone. : i X:(:i,T) 
 
 Air vonim 345 (xgriia), afln (C f^me) 493 (:in, C lynne), fin 409 (:therin), 
 fine 836 (t^vlne), r florlne 487f. aire 661 (:hire, hera; Cp :to her); 
 c^ergiae^ 267 (:-.visa), he nnit^ e 315 (:mide), matinQB 235 (iseins; C 
 eeynttyst Hfitena) . p yl a , * ^ 581 (rlwiaj C pryce not in r, ). 
 
 Allr atir^ 1012 ^aquier)! desiait 447 (:tlt ON tittj C grefe:with«) 
 
 Note 1. In view of MnS yanom and tiie rhynaa Tentmn ; stim Curs. IJian , (Behrena 
 
 Fr. Sfud. y 102) the quantity of 4. nay be short. 
 Note 2. Rhymes of OF T and ?ffiX ^i*® "o* infrequent in I^Hj of. Bohrens 
 
 Fr. Stud. ? 101. 
 Note 3. Only once, in 6'18, written sir in A; probably (£) here. For si , r 
 
 already in AN, in latter telf of 12th century, cf . Monger A Norn&n 
 
 Dia;i,eot , p. 64. 
 Note 4. From the atam of olerfi^6-»l9e (OF variant of esag)} cf. NED and 
 
 Behrana Fr. Stud . V 187. 
 Note 5. Head Ejgvtina (zaena) a form of coianon occtirrenoej aee Mangar A 
 
 Nornian Sialact p. 64, and cf. #36 b. Note 1. 
 Not© 6. For Fr. Sb. aao Skeat I lqtea p. 372: atlra in Fi^lf Rfczwarln (Anglo- 
 
 Frandh) and atire in the Roll ofO^erlaverook (Continental Fr.). 
 Note 18. For tha monophthongized form aouyre . wMch apparently ahould be 
 ' written here, aee #39 Note 3. 
 
 #33 OF Si (not reprasanted by q±, ije , or a^ o , ou ? 
 
 This vowel doea not appear in rhyn® in SD unless ^rom Air 241 (:anon) 
 be related to OF ^romat . See IfH) under Groom , and Slreat No tea on 
 laagl . lah Styin* p. 125. Tresour Air 249 (:honouri C Cp-ure) haa 
 borrowed ita ending frora words like h^onoui; ; cf #34 below and Behrana 
 
 •130- 
 
#94a)1>). #3S.#36a)b) 
 
 #34 OF ^ r^ipilajfly r«pro»«Bite(i in MS tjjr j|a* ou (o) I, « Xs(!J) 
 
 a) 
 Air 
 
 Hot* 3. ffiio rbyjao indlijatea haro «sei''@ly a seti'b^l D«.rlanft of §^ but «f , 
 
 h) 
 
 Air i|ii£i |jp.'4Sa (jgln a^a. pr.i gj^r^lythltaSlsa) 
 
 Hoto I, Of*' a^ jfsy^a , alJj. pr. 4S1. ^g wid«r Iftirt VtS "fliQ jjlwmojogy i« not 
 
 altofssther clear* \m.% Skpp, ^a word ■m& adtopfesid. aarly wnowife ^©ir OF 
 •tt t» t»« tr«mt«4 aa OS ^i,* 
 
 #SS. Of I, rafinilarlsr Irnig i« J'** ii(ou) Xt(n?) 
 
 Air i^aiJ^SiSjm 319f (C toSCasanmre), aajjs 994 (:aaE* «P im 
 
 B 
 Hota 1. fhffl sp«llini»? arr^saf o««^»r« 1» A only in lin«8 7^S, S53« 
 
 «,) finaX, 
 Air M|l^lmy 144 (cnftili «M»ai 4 (ttki)* 
 
 Not*. Cf C tv^ib. g>s^ 4r) (Site-y; A aTj^^^i, , wltMn %ha lln«)j a;l^ , ^y 38 (tdS»^{ so too 
 
 %i oorr«»pw<iing llnei «m.t <mt of A), 
 
 t») 39for«|i+«on».S 
 
#36e). #sn^39 
 
 Bote 1. ^aad »mm (nmm) im^^im, <* WrrniaTu ri"»yta« borro'swd. Of #32, l», 
 Hot* 4. S«o Mimgor AM ^ Diala ^ qt for alJjg, and, for sa*^aia P« ^'i 
 for origln^il &j^, aataff fli., £, in jr5iyn«» with j£, »©o ibid p, 'M5j 
 'fo*' i'ja »<»» ^ay o o<l. Stiajraing, pp. LV tmil 188. I fiim tndalJtftil 
 to Prof. Jtmklna for tlioaw r»f«r«nc»«. 
 
 (j) In -aiX< older aH* 
 
 Air MisMMl l^^'Sf . iOlW. 
 
 A^^5f »9»i , lt^ta,A^, 3fl3fi (ef. Op t^i\^ flOO t jEerwlltt), 
 
 #37. Older OF ^» Moomlsig Jffi dipfetlamg, oaceept In |jQ2Sfflt. «rj.,»i»0 Xs(&i, 
 
 4 
 
 *^*' oy<iff| , » ^1 O'Wlea, -ayaj-aya), §^^^ 7m (jmia), ^ ,;^ ,y; 4=11 ( :falr), 
 
 P,B7 (jgw), 908 (share), 
 
 »oto 1. Cf. Cp 4oa , ge i»ft8e (OF a|tj_;>afeig, g^j Sfttrtafala p. 230)j rnonoph- 
 
 thonglssation of d«|i , !8 la fsh^s^m, in later 548 In imny oasaa in wrltlngj 
 
 Botw 3. Onn of five OF inf. with *.jg|£ in Ifarsa* biat •ai* ^rljf In AH, rhjre>» 
 in$ in AW and in M vjith f B«h,r«m« %t&^'^. i^tfc f ltt)j ft'it of» 
 Mwigor J ^, ..l^i ' ^. n f .c^ ^ . p. 4!iiJ ""fhla-m'. m.a treated Isy «iho AH post aa 
 "^r or -g_r aanordinj? to Mss n«ada*. 
 
 Allr ^ BfO (sdai), Imir 1? (jfair), ylefre^l ^m (Ji**-!; (^. %4e«iyy^ ^ey) 
 
 751 (jtei» C^ l»!^«m@y), 
 
 Hota 3. ?rom Of }:if^,[y;^<j?^, of tffi?-moim tslfe^rler origin. Apy-aremtly « »-fe can 
 hers fta in ^^iSsls.* ^J^u^m.g^ ievalop to a diphthAngj cf . Sttmafalo p» 
 
 #38. tfiter OF ^ fi«v©lopad tiafor* X *1 X» {^) 
 
 AI not in r. 4 r^e?.iyaft , iXf ^"^ (^ Sfaile 600). 
 
 #39. ^ HoWR. 4a ragulfirly booofdng AH |,, M ^, a, Id Xs(s"^, o) 
 
 1 2 
 
 *!' aiiasi 91^ (:if«rrs, Op in fware), C a^ g a,* Q>l^ , «-'-':S ;Hlf, ,2,ii.^ii|<ii)je; 569 
 
 (s««y)» Biaaaa: '^^^> (mar), 
 
 fiar^ryia.y 125 (sarj C |xt'^o1i snare : here) , c ^i,a,r;^ 508 (llisrffi), MBSML 
 :nc5r>, llija£737 (jolflr), SastoC ^'•'>J^- iatir). 
 
 Allr 
 
 Hote 1, OW 0%\(^Q.]!f is generally MS dissyll. !3,..tm^ff,^ ^*^^ *^'® JL*®^"^** ®^ other 
 ^»a <.0f ia, monopKfehoii??i»*tion having boim prsventsd Ijy tli© pr»oed- 
 
 ing ^j Stiwoafaia p. 217. 
 
 -122- 
 
#40, #41 
 
 Bot« ». OF IsBlag. Hffi glvm no ®»n^l& mrXittr «h«n 1386, Chataaer SisJS. 
 5.646,, \m.% ii^» 22ZlSL» laynerys, E p. 134, 2735 (85- (1350-1400). 
 
 KotB 3. Til* rKyiaa «Ia;riand0 h«»r« tho fonm iajJiia* O'f • ^«*i Brink jSii* ^Q ^'o' 
 ttquyif© vvitti (J) in Cha^ftr. Stnrnifftla p. 1^17 explains th« X, ^'o'TO 
 ao duo to tlt» Oenattnict ahlf t ©f aocimt to the flrat ^jrllahla or to 
 Pifflar<t InfltMirKja, T?«ihir«n« In P'n gj;* 'f^''5^'^l5i , »t>fi>aV:a of a "raising*' 
 of iai» £, to 4., smd in fem;s.., ^^ ^^ ? X4'? rtsf^ia^a to «.o<50p<} th« 
 tlieorjf of Ploard Infitioncw for thl» aotindl-«iJ'^n}^» In t^, 
 
 #40, OP a+-nisitt(»l+tsona. au Xi(t), 
 
 AI?* an^natH^tiaifsaiy^ 12af <0 <^^M(ii^J&m1f and Op m^xmt appaap to lc?pXy 
 lo«» of a ^n vairalon ^ >• Of f?II 509 Mfimfl^^.i 5telljasai' 
 
 #4i* OF jjji<ja-MTOat(illaaii X, wtgulaply \)««oi5Blti|S M jjji (s). o^i X: (t!) 
 Kota 1. OS* ^aMal» t |^fe1ffl, or Cksita. ^t? , ;! , ^^ ,'^ 6f« Sttmirf'sXs , li3Sl,» IX S63. 
 
 -13^ 
 
CTIAPTTO IV 
 the TextB of ^. 
 A, 0, E| Blftck tffltter Op* 
 (Wrlanta from W K D.) 
 
 In th« «<tltlng of t1»« taxte of |^ th* following oonvantlona hav« b«en 
 adoptod. (l) Plane tnawt ion Jjas T)o«n add«d or reodimiisadj ptmc fetation oocnrring 
 In A hau been indioatod in footmtas. (JJ) The os.pl tall 8a tl on of th« ori)?cln»l« 
 ha* l»e«m rotainad t>otti initially and wltliln tho line, so f^r n« it cfnild be de- 
 tenainad. In A th© inlUal letter of «'ich lino ia tsfplttan in a ooltmn of rtJlad 
 aqiisvrsa of 2/l6 hy 3/16 Ins., and ««pamted by a aiisdlar ^mllel oolwn frota 
 tl^e p««t of the line. Thosa lettBPs are alt«o«t all touched with one or two red 
 dots tmi EHj«t ar© clearly oapitftla, but since in aotas l«*tt«ra, notably h, w, 
 pt k, and 3, the only diatinotion bet^^son » Bjsall Itittor &nd » ^pltal ia in 
 si»9, it is often hard to d«ei'la ii^ether a glvan latter l» or la not a capital; 
 mmll a la freqnantly tMiad Instead of & capita^l* I have r«pr«a^ntod ? by ff 
 aa 1^ A, and I by II oiP I. initial tiS^, whlah ia jRlwiya^ in A» i« typed as % 
 ?iihon toncihad vdth rod, aa JJi vvhon not so totiehod, or itdthin the lino. Largo 
 o»pit»l» are "mdarliiiiod aa mmy tiraea aat tho Jioisbfflr of linaa they are opposite. 
 (3) Ixpanalona of oontrevotlons arfi '.md^rllned. (4) 9e»}TRr«vtlon of «wrd» ©ri*on- 
 eoualy joined ia indioated by footRoteaj parta of alnj^le worda ( aeoordlng to 
 taodara «aage) , Ifi aeiiarated in the originals , are ^olnad by hyphens. (s) A 
 few obvloiia acribal ©rroro by onAswion of letter* or words, inaartlon of wrong 
 letters o* worda, or inverolona, are corrected in iSse text, the new fowia* enci" 
 eloaed in partwtheaoa, and th^ original reading ifjlven in a footnote. Lines from 
 VK or B »dled to the text of Op are imderllned. (6) Paragraph nairtai of A 
 
 -134- 
 
and Blaek Lettor voralonii, and all signs. tur«« and catdhv7oi*d» havo bewn rotalnnd, 
 and i.ia|0.nation Indicated for wvery voralon. (7) Tha textft are ftrmngad In 
 p&rallol flolurtns for A, C, 1, and ▼ reajjectlvely, and opaoad bo that eorrftspond- 
 Ing ro«vdlnf?8 ar« oppoalto to one another, ir, If ont of place In any varalon, 
 opposite a roforence to the appropriate parallal, (8) Variant readings from 
 W K D are glvani at this foot of the page when two or four ooltume are tised; be- 
 side the text of Op y^mx three oolwms or one are xtaad. 
 
 -133- 
 
(Sire £«g^rr»e) 
 M 41, fhe MvocatdB Library, 
 
 ^i^t>..ti^. foi. 78 f&ol. I». 
 
 aj!^ s@cb«»s aneatottrea ))i iai^^t aM. 
 bott gild sl^te here strcaogtlie aaai. 
 So d@de a Hay^t 9JU'@ deggijrred; 5 
 Idi Wilis 33U tslle i«st mam was h@. 
 
 ri& litel Bretaygi^ was & i^ag 
 
 Of ®pet poer ia ail® tJii^, 
 
 St If in mmm ms^^r 99cli0li» 
 
 ^xtd amsliel idotitsS ixi jy^e f€ld« iO 
 
 ^er aa® bo m£m, verraimeiit, 
 
 tjjat iBi3td la wBPre, a© ia t^aa- 
 
 Me In. Zu8tG», for so ^iag« 
 
 him out of his sadel ¥riag. 
 
 Be otit of his stirop Itriz^e his 
 
 fot« IS 
 So atroa^g) h@ was of 1>on axid blod. 
 
 ^Shis iQrag xi« haAd^ zton liair 
 
 Bat a i^aldea eMI&, tr& ^md fair; 
 
 (%r 3>o^r«i 
 
 MS C. 
 
 Ff. li. 38 « m@ Liltrairy of tiiio 
 
 diversity of Camtofiag©. 
 
 ^rstoQTtb loT^ynBiS.* S^^^.M& ^f@t 
 
 = fol. 2&7b. 
 
 y «?7li yow teli© of sgr degsaro. 
 
 kqy<»ity8 ttot were some tyim ia laade, 
 
 ttar ^e^r wo Ids t^^-selfe faade 
 
 To se^e auestars isjrs^t aail day, 
 
 how t^t ^©y ^gt ther 3treai;yth 6a8«ar* 6 
 
 So &Vi& a ios^'^t sy r degare; 
 
 I soh&li yow telle ^&t man i^e he* 
 
 In hretayoe the laase tjber «eas a ^^mge 
 
 Of grete po^er in all thystge, 10 
 
 Styff©8t@ is Ix-aK^vndur aahylds, 
 
 ii.ad moost do^tyest to f^t In ^lde< 
 
 ft&t ther tsas aoae, irer3%@at, 
 
 'Xhat Bgrst in warre, aor la twnamejjt, 
 
 Hodur ia luetlEag, for no thynge, li 
 
 ii^ owte of hys eadvll bryage, 
 
 Sor owt of lays isterop l»ryhge hye fot«» 
 
 &a stroi^e he «»s of boon aj^ blode* 
 
 fol. £66^, col.^ 
 ^im ^ya^ had ehyldyr nooa, 
 
 Soae nop doghtur, bat ooa; 20 
 
 & i ie ojxposite 1.8 of ©ol.aj the word deggare ia eomtohed ia t^ H^rgin oppo- 
 site i.4 of eol.tt, bat coi.b above 1.1 has beea cut oat, eateept for red p&n 
 and lak flooriiG&ee opposite 11.2, aaa 6-7, all that remains of an illamiaa- 
 tioa each aa is extaat before "SSie Kim ©^ Ss^rs". 
 
 A ii Bontaa A 16 There is no space in the MS for the £ of strong. 
 
m. 
 
 :>» 
 
 /■Ov 
 
 ^>raiQ£<t;^s. &i2& /sa t^l JM»iA» je\t 
 Of im^^tM of this oo<a>tr« 
 
 iM Vj-c5«j thssf «5»'C5'it l!feft?.F Ktr-sKXi-rtii a-T^j^^v 
 
 3«M tym* in ttafltMi tlier* «&« & iQrage** 
 4 Bobt* wkft of oaaoro la ftJll ili7a9t« 
 
 ianBoa aaA v«d«r ilioUo, 
 iFtali s^iS'^.!s fiotttod is lN»t«3rl« MA faUo. 
 
 Jil 
 
 « gactjll**: 
 
 
 W H0«M.»taU7li 
 
 ■. j«a» .a . . I'. 
 
 ia iJ^-'T.. ),a>*i! V-. V ,. ',itti''SiJi-v.r. *. y 
 
 tbat «nt of bio otjro^ sl^t iry^ 15 
 10 «M 00 otroage v. 
 
 
 t^f.atj.'^si' V\>'»v: 
 

 !iT(^ifi;s-?:!t ■..:.irl^A 
 
 ^^"' 
 
 mtwra ojnsStit §^ day, 
 
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 hew t-fc . ngrjt s|^«r swwskjrt;, ssi^*.,,^., & ^ 
 
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 .tV ►^rS'X'sCv'rOSr X':'. i,ii« ■ 
 
 ff -WfeB »a«S?, fSW^*W!?t 
 
 J5) 
 
 1^ 
 
SXB seaoas. 
 
 BlAOk Letter (Cp) 
 C 21,0.66. 
 fhe library of the British liaseom. 
 
 U^rdinges, aod you vyl holde you styl, 
 
 = iP.21i 
 
 A geatyl tale tel you I iiyll» 
 
 Of lany^tQa of this eooutre 
 
 That hath trauayled hoyonie ye see. 
 
 So seke aduentaree Isotheny^t and day, 5 
 
 Asd howe th^ a^glit their stresgth ass^; 
 
 A* 4yd a koy^t, his aaaB* «as s^ Begere, 
 
 Oae of the best that ims tavas^e hyn before. 
 
 StBse tyste is Ei^Xa&d there wae a ]syage, 
 
 A noble loan of sfmers ia all thyiige, 10 
 
 Stout in arses s&& vadier ahelde» 
 
 ftall Boehe douted la batayle aM. felde. 
 
 th^ir eas ao saaa thea, vera2i»&t« 
 
 ?hat with hi£ ixteted in tarae»»a%e. 
 
 Vktriaat readings from 
 Black Letters i aai £, and MS D. 
 
 W Iordyagee..7e..8tyll E and ye 
 i£i geatyll..tell K vyl 
 W oonstree 
 
 W ny^t £ daye K aaeatures both 
 
 W lu>v«>^i^rr etrenghS sight th^irr 
 
 strei^t 
 1 S^0 K did..kai^t 
 
 £hia 
 
 1^ Ssfit^ae* •Saglonde K Saac^ ttee*. 
 
 Sal 
 
 W Stoate..8hylde 
 
 1 a»»die«.batayll £! 1^ 
 
 $ ^ere..than Teramente K ^ere 
 
 % 1x^ lasted.. tara^nte 
 
 that out of his styrope sl^t bryag 15 
 
 his fete. 
 He was so stronge without doute. 
 
 Tim kynge haA ma children but oz», 
 
 A doubter as whig^t as n^alee bone: 
 
 Cp 1. initial L is a large «hite capital 
 «aelo8ed in a blaek square and sur^- 
 rounded by a design of ^ite leaves 
 aiKl flowers. ^ ia ea ordinary capital < 
 
 -127- 
 
 V i^^t bryn^ IK Wa&t K etyrop 
 W doubte £ strong 
 W e^ldern K ehyldrea 
 %K iSiyte '»> whallee 
 
 Op 4. Here ss&& p asaj E e in £e is 
 printed dir«5tly over the z^ 
 
A 
 Jbere geatir<»sse sad hsre beaatd 
 
 wa» modbie rosottad in ieh eountre. 20 
 
 ^is Rsaidttn he lottat ale his iif ; 
 Of hire mts aeS th« queue hie wirj 
 la traaaiiiag her© iif gh© i«s, 
 ^^ J&P l&'^ raidea of agd ves, 
 Ityagvs sones to ]i% spe^e, 
 Srapwoars, aniS dukes else. 
 
 to haxt&n hln dosg^ter %u amrle^, 
 ffor Xmte of h«re Veritas®. 
 ae the ij^^rjog &Qsw6rred eu^r. 
 
 'ihat may^a he loujui as hys lyfe. 
 Of whfflB© -mB dad tfe_© <|aBBe hys wyats. 
 to trajaeiyag hur iyf© sohe las©. 
 ma& that mjrdya of age w&a«, 
 2S to hyr f^ixr kyi^^ soataya 3|t9ic«, 2& 
 
 $0 hmi© h/8 do^itar iit mar^age, 
 ffor the Itme of hur heritage. 
 2ut ha ajoawsr^d eiit^» 
 
 ^at no cj&a sischai h«r« h&l^ea ©uer, Sh&t ao raim schuMo haus hor aeia yy . 30 
 
 m 
 
 Bat 3if ho laai in turite^iasg But h« a^gbt ia ^^tjnge 
 
 him oat of his sadal Wij&g, 
 
 aad ssaiEea hiia losou his© stiarop^ 
 u foi. yb'^.coif 
 
 96 
 
 (Elire dirige do a»d ss&sse both®^ 
 
 ii9« 6«t® of iij^s saidatX iHTfage, 
 
 ithd s^dcs h^ to lose hys ataropys bajfai 
 
 laa^' aasajred, aaaa s|r^t sot i^srso* 
 S6 Siat ryehe feyag© ©aary yer© wold© 
 
 A sol^cpna fast© tmM aad hold©, 
 {^ h^s vyuys myaayx^ dajr* 
 ^at vas b^-yad in aa Abbay 
 to » for©3t6 th©r@ b«>ayd©i 
 jt ifth grote mayrie h© wolda i^o, 
 fo do dyryges aad rmasas bot^a. 
 
 40 
 
 40 
 
 if ioure tmn fed©, aad i^ic«S olathe; l>ore to fade* aad joakad to clothe, 
 
 (Oiffrifig breage, gret plaate, AM offoryi^ bryage, gscete plmta, 
 
 ^nd fed© the coaent wig gret Oayate. ^^^ ^^^ *k® ooueBt ^gth ea^^~ d«yata. 
 
 Sowar id) the abbai sla h© com ride. So ou a day the ky&g 3ede to that Abbi^, 
 "" 4& 4S 
 
 aad Bsanti lEsy^es bi Ms side, AM. naay 2©d© isyth h?:^ tha^ ^^* 
 
 :f. 
 
 C £2 p . A 90 the letter follo^it^ 1 in halden ie aomet^lag bet»eejri & b ^uad a d; 
 ao aiisiiar chftraetar is used elsewhere ia tbia ^ of 
 
 A 4S 'j&ere is ao ^paoe la. the j^ i&v the d of toiaajrd* 
 
!lu}«iid« trends b«r 
 j^i It mJ : ■■,. 
 
 .n. -^,e:^0 
 
 '«fa 'Sg 
 
 ^^.tSSit^fwH) 
 
 ^ aji 
 
 
 t^ lir- 
 
 r^ses 
 
 'i;,>> 
 
^0 
 
 ■^ Stt^X'ii 
 
 iiii 
 
Op 
 
 ir, K, D 
 
 that msy^0tt he loued as Me lyfe; 
 Her raolJier was d$@d» the cju^a© feiia wyfej 
 I» trsaayle of ^hrlda afee dyed, slstsl 
 Bol^ ^e» th&t ss^^ea of s^ was, 
 £7:3^3 90Baes 'h&p w«red ^oa, 
 
 to h0.U8 t^at ms^rd^l in mapj)^^, ^ 
 1%>T loofi of hcaf gpm% ti^nrytai;®. 
 Bttt ^ea the ^S«g© aid tliaa aaasrer. 
 
 ®a% if that he ^^t with SttmaA tttstlag 
 
 t^e lepi^ out at Ms s<^dl 'br^a^, W 
 
 M& ddse h^ra l«»«i his ft^nsHs^p^ ^d; 
 
 IfeEor asgaffed, «aa Bif#t a«a#it die-. 
 
 Itiigpy ?«re# ss ry#t tt wold», (p^S) 
 
 A ^«st feasts vol&s he lK>ld© 
 
 %cm his c^<^®9 fflosE^a^ dsssr* 
 
 ^&t i^s Isar^&d in «a ablsBy. 
 
 80 <m s dsjrs th© k:;^kg@ is^lde ride (cf A C 4S) 
 
 ^ ®a a^iy there beside, C •*"'*) 
 
 ta do Siri|5«s3 ^ad amsses both®, 
 
 ths -mrtSi to f®i©, ®sd ^0 BsSted to 
 elothe, 4^ 
 
 *K That 
 
 W faod©r K wife 
 
 W woed 
 
 wir f o 
 
 W grste S hesltage 
 W fa5i^B..dya®..8a9Sf«r« 
 
 W ^t©ld9 E n^jstd 
 
 iustam^ 
 
 1 ^r«te f©©Bt wole 
 
 ahbaya ^ 
 irS^ie W So 
 
 K da;f..%^C*93.d 
 
 C fhe -poor© 
 
 ». (cf above 37»:b), 
 
 -1^- 
 
His don^ter al-so bi bias rod; 
 
 IffiMde the forest feii abod; 
 
 hQTB ch&uiaberlejn ^e elepeds 
 
 hire to, 
 and ottoer danst^iaiseles tv^o, 50 
 
 and aside tfaat hii moste ali3t« 
 
 to doa &ere aedes and hire ri^te. 
 
 Th&i alizt a-doua all® titers, 
 
 tvels dasTiaiselss 0^ asche; 
 
 and longs wliiie ^&f abidea, 55 
 
 til al ^e folic i»3 forht iridcn* 
 
 £hai woldsn vpt ^ad after wolde, 
 
 &ad coiathea nowt hers im^ holds* 
 
 fhe wQtde ^^s roo^ emd tfciii3£S, iwis, 
 
 &na thai toices the wal assy^; 60 
 
 S&ai Ksoet© soQfet aaci ridea irest, 
 
 |n-tf the tlii^e of tb@ forest; 
 
 Xn-to a laaMe Mi bes icose. 
 
 And &abi>s2 ^di fsderst^as 
 
 |bat thai were ami® igoa. S5 
 
 ghai ligt adoun, «ii©rieh-oa, 
 
 ik&d olepsd aod criede al ifere, 
 
 Ao ao sGaa mig* Ji«s i1i@P»« 
 
 Sbai nist ^at hmx was best to doaa, 
 
 llie wsder «aa hot bifor the mm; 70 
 
 ixii Isissi hsm doim vpou a p'scM, 
 
 And tors own dogtitnr bs hya syde. 
 la the i^ddys of tbus forests sclis bad 
 ber ohauffiberleyns sche caliyd kur to, 
 Azid other daajrasls also, 
 .^ud s^fds that sohs jEsaste lyght, 
 4ad do hur nedys and hur ry^t. 
 A'd&mxQ thoy ly^t all thoo, 
 She das^ssla aitd sChoo; fol*B&8^, ool* 
 A well ®pate «feyle there ^ey dwi 
 Slyii all ^h© foiite wsre forth© ryde. 
 Shss' Isp© vp, a.ad ^ afttu* they nHolde, 
 Aai eovds not me ry#it wey hold©. 
 fh@ wod© was ro^ sgd tbyek, y-«y8, 
 iM they tok© thar i»©y a-«ys; 
 fhey Biyste sowthe m^ west aeste, 
 Z&>to the thyek of the forests? 
 Xa*to & laiside tho^ are co»ea, 
 Aad h&ue ryght veil raawt&omain 
 Shat thej hams a^-gosM* 
 i.-dowiie they ly^^t, en.©ryoho3i». 
 And called ^ oryed all in fere. 
 Bat no san Eigr^t th«E here* 
 2hey wyste not whst to doae, 
 She wedur was (hoti before the none; 
 leyde thea dowae vpon a grsae. 
 
 60 
 
 55 
 
 60 
 
 65 
 
 70 
 
 A 68 nomaa arigt- the aecosd letter 70. no blaaic space 
 is plaiaiy r. *«it *^« first is a 
 
 and not the"regular a of this scribe. A 71 agrene. 
 
 se^sae^ei^Bs^Ri 
 

 <4t 
 
 ^Sffi-: 
 
 l7^X 
 
 >->j. 
 
 o«iia tttrnto.. 
 
 :>1" S*'-t ■•/-■'■-'V.W- v^tri ?•: 
 
 
 ^auQT ttaAc* tikiOKr 9> 
 
 
 «i*«Bfe« of 
 
 'Xnim 'S3'S« '5i3>4^ 'IT'S. 
 
m 
 
c^ 
 
 f, K. D. 
 
 Ms owne doa^itar '»ith Ma rode, 
 
 mS. ia ill*' foreet styll afe© (sbods: 
 
 «h« c&ll«!S hOT i^aajbsrlslne her to, 
 
 ssiSL other »EQ^ioas ^htt a^i^ si so, 
 
 eod sayile, sdo%i8 sh« saosit aXy^xt, 
 
 45 
 Better h^r elolS^es to mssA ts^ 
 
 k fall loBt^ atotisis th«2^ ^« 
 
 aljode, 
 f «a. isll ife« me^x^ fs?oai 5i€ar rod®. 
 
 50 
 tftt^ l^*« •TO, sad after %ha^ woM«, 
 
 BasI t3)t«y ccraM aot ^ ry^t vsgr 
 
 lioldej 
 
 and tihsy tolc® Wt0Sf» w^ sll ^grsa«$ 
 fh€^ rode eout'h, tlj^ rod© wi»et, 
 
 m 
 
 tn%& tfe« tJiiels^ of ^^ forest, 
 
 ffiod iato ® Isad,® Ife^ eafsms at ^le 
 
 Shan irorlod tSi^ «s9aftsr fss*«; 
 
 fli€Si «yst tfe^ wall mA-sam ^«gr 
 
 and ffldOBae tlsey iy#t «3Karichoa@, 
 
 30 
 
 ^ad tlt«i3r OffitllM all Is f&tm^ 
 
 aoaej 
 lt«gr n^t Jif^ 'sisat »as best to ^cam 
 
 s ii But 
 Bsa* lajpa th®a d^^ie i*pffia the ^srajsot 
 
 t l^a K o wtto (w Is oft©a sli#tly aewatw 
 atod, 1« K, froia the vofsI nrecsain^ It,) 
 
 WK Aaa K »til,.a bode 
 
 «£ ^ad W ds^ K did 
 
 W Jiaa s^yd S .£8^, ©So ime..a ly^t 
 
 W ^i^ade £ a33& ?y#it© 
 
 S b®a aly#t K a l.i#t al 
 
 W f^ 
 
 W fyll,,ss8^e frosse It ^^ ©l,»^^^Tf>Q 
 
 
 
 W f!i-ey «^t aspoar isltet K ?fe^ wls*..^ 
 at A ii 
 
 Op 46 
 
 Sfs $4 po% 
 
 ^ C|».4> 
 
 -131- 
 
•racier a eh&at&ia. tre, lefa «oad, Tn^tur-aQthe a catestaa tre, y wens, 
 
 aa& flllea a->slepe duerlehood AM f«lid &-8iepd euer^elu^tte 
 
 Bot« the da£^tlsel« &lQa6.foi*78^,eoi.. Bat the das^rsell &lica^. 
 
 3&e wMite aboute aad gadwrede fioures, 3<&© gotb a-btmt© &M gea^rth flowriw Tfi 
 
 75 
 
 And &«rie»6de song of wilde foul^s; ^Jid h«rjth so&ge of the fowlee; 
 
 S>o tw in tfe^ latuxie 3^0 g hi, iwls, So farre la«to ^a wod<» sche jede, y-^)^e 
 
 tha t 3I16 ae ^>t oeaore vh&re Se iS; S^hat sche i^ete uot vhsre sohe «us,jMi^t 
 
 to hire smMmes gho licoide aaoa« $0 har ^a^^desjrs sche woolde aa(me, 
 
 fte M a@ wiste aeuer tieat .srei ts ^a. iut 3Qh& »/ete sot ^^);fOh we^* to goon. 80 
 
 80 
 
 «%ieime hi «eM« host to hmSi tera»* Shea eohe %eat to th tss to reixoe, 
 
 Aweiitsard thaa hi g03 wei gerae. i»sy«arde at^ie w^ute then, 
 
 • . « • • And c&Iijrd »ad fi^^ed ea^ more, 
 
 • JLsd «ep^ and nar^Bged latr haadj^s sore, 
 
 "iXlia,'*hi seids, "that i "p^s boren* And seg^de, 'Alias that y ^sas boroe* ^ 
 
 **Jioa ieh wot ioh am farliureft; "f £or &o« y wot y am for-lorae; 
 
 **wUd« bastes tzie willes to-griude, 86 "fyide bestya a© '•yli to-gryade, 
 
 '*£r aAi m&n. me ssohttlle fiade*** ''Ga> ^ay s^aa ^a^ me fyaSei** 
 
 gha a segh hi swich a sij^, Shan »em9 s^e soehe a sjf^ts 
 
 ^toward hire comea a ]i:ai3t; toward hor osse a icoy^t; 90 
 
 S€BSttl» s<"^» 3^ iolif ssuas aeotyll, se^e t^a^t, agd a yoly aa^; 
 
 & robe of soarlet he hadde vpoa; 90 A robe of soarlet he had os} foI«2l:8 (GoI* 
 
 his visage ms felr, his bodi ech hys body, l^e iq^sege, y^ w^, 
 
 wei9e» 
 
 Of couateaauaee rigt eurteiaj Of aoaelaM he sasgrd eurtayaj 
 
 wel fareaft© legges, fot. md honde; Sell faryag ieggea, fote Md haade; 9S 
 
 fher naa ami is al ^e igrm^s loode Sher «i8 no isaa is t^ iqrasi^ laade 
 
 More ai^att »aa tha a was he* 9S ^re perte then ■mm he* 
 
 A 63 i'sKie; &. 87 asist; A 86 Sowar... 
 a2ai3t; A 69 Sentil* ^oae * ^ 
 
 -133- 
 
 ^ 
 
iisa they f»it oj9 ti^sp'H i»i-;-: '-.TO>'5<n* 
 '':.'.• kytij;** derail'' 
 vat ttto««t4i aad gs»Aere'. zL&mrmt, 
 yfm \h9 MMC* of : 
 So loafg» •&• djrd forth i>o« 
 
 ^O «iOt SOttWr tiMTOr #l« 
 .1*0 Utters io IMT dOKOoolo OHO vole 
 
 « «fdo 
 
 .{toBtojvollea 
 
 i»iM>t 
 
 "Tson foa oho oiy* c»o4iMr a 
 
 ^ho ««pt, £s^ vroogo bor hoiQiio t^rs, 
 ikS 8&^, ''al«o tliot Z «M lK»r 
 1^ Weill X vo'. "orloro* 
 
 *K »{• 
 
 «UlA«»lWAi«0 
 
 '•' "STl 
 
 luar oa«o ^iaitiac » fe: 
 JPiai woU kw 8«Md & «ant 
 
 Uoro «ae hoom antalM ^U tiu^t 1«bu, 
 
 So OiOW: ^ 
 
 /-f 
 
:,"5^/t;.J,4€ife ijUaB.^ 
 
 fy^-m'': 
 
 ..^•xtm 
 
 :t "ff^ST^ s. 
 
 ■■■•■m^ 8 
 
 jm at. 
 
 210 •- rX^Ca WSJ i-j ^:: 
 
 x\*eiy-:<K-.', 
 
 '?^. !^^ ws^r 
 
 
 C««ri8iy«; 
 
 M 
 
 9iB 
 
Ojp 
 
 W, K, h. 
 
 SpjBd fell on slepe, &8 I vans* 
 
 thno th«j feli oa elepe mieryohone 
 
 Saoyog the kyagss doog^tor aIoa9{ 
 
 She vent about o and gatberad flovres, 
 
 And to here the souge of smale foulee. 70 
 
 So louge She dyd forth pas 
 
 Shat shd wist netter xiti&ee s^e was; 
 
 fh9 wa^e to hiur daaiosols she wolds haae 
 
 BOStd, 
 
 Bet Idle ii^st aeaer hoise to eom9» 
 
 fhen gan she ery© tronder sor®j 
 
 3h© wept, aad.. wrcmge her ^aMs thore. 
 
 And sayd, ''alas that 2 -mm ^ret 
 
 "For well I tfots I am forior«» 
 
 "Jf&t «ylde hestes ti^ll me ryade, 
 
 *^0r aiiiy ra&a may oe Qrale*** 
 
 Aa& then she saw a ioyful e^^U 
 
 2o her caa» pricking a fayr© Jcni^tj 
 
 Fall well he sesed a gmtyl tmn, 
 
 And rloha clothes him vpon; 
 
 80 
 
 » f «1 
 
 X theyr fel..6ueryohoa 
 
 W Sane. .a lone & kinj?es daughter 
 
 W g^red flotires K flottros 
 
 W dyde 
 W «yst 
 
 f y^.tdamoyaelles 
 W how 
 
 W fhaa 
 
 IE w«^te E aM«*haMe9 
 
 f borne 
 
 S forlerae K «di 
 
 K Tsyl 
 
 W 01^ 
 
 w save..Joyfull K ai^t 
 W freii^x^e K prieking©..to^^t 
 f gentyll K FUl wol. .©eatylasaa 
 W ryche>*l^srm 
 
 wel faryaj^ both of fote and hai^, 86 
 Th&te was nose sxiehe la that land. 
 So stoij^t a r^a than ims he* 
 
 Cp 761^ 
 
 # «ell*>hox3d« K wel 
 W loxide K sueh 
 W stout K thea 
 
4 3 
 
 -IN»ai»*le, «»le«M wte thou *o: -i«««a.- he ••yde. "wlcome to »el 
 
 "»« thoti aferad of none vihata; -»f ta» ba j^oa ferd» no why^t; 
 
 '•Ilch am eoasen hero a fairi Knyg*®? *"'I *« coayn boro a taiy^ti 100 
 
 •m iiyado i» arsios for to w«ro, 100 "Hy kyndo ys ««?• *<>*• *<» ^©'••» 
 "On lior»« to rid© wi^ achold aad •?««»; "Oa bora to rydo wyl^ ochyld© and sport; 
 "ffflw-ttil aferod ^ ttoou nowt. "Of as faapdo lio tHoa aofi^t, 
 
 "I no tetto ttowt bat »i swerd Ibrout. 'I l»aa« tett ayr wwdo y-bro^t. 
 ♦liofc lia«« Uotted tfee sssal a gor* "I l»aa© toe lonyd »a«y « y«ro, 108 
 
 "«ad. BOW we fees ▼e-oolae hor, -iUiA. bow wo be to-g^S^r haro, 
 
 -Shou best mi J«ff»a» or tooa go, lOS 'fhou ochalt bo ay leanwa, or t^a go, 
 "wother the liKos «ol or w.- "^Wlioi^? Mo« lfeyafe» ««i« ^^ ^<»-'' 
 
 1^ no ^ii^ ao oottAe do »1». "f* «®'® *^^ *'®**® *** '*^' 
 
 But wop, aad eriodo, and wolde floj Bat wopfd, ^d cryod. sM wolde flo. UO 
 ABd ho a-BOa gaa Hire at holdo, Anoa la bya aray. ho can har foXdo. 
 
 Aad did® his wille, ^t ho woldOiUO ^ad dud hys i«yll9. t^* k* w>Woj 
 He blaam hire hero laaldoahod, Aad toke awoy hnr tnaydya-hodo; 
 
 ^aa seththen rp to-f orea hire otod. A«d oythoa bofore bar ^ he otode. 
 
 -LoH^a." ho oeido. -goat oad fre« Aad eeyde, '%mmm, fcBTro ^ froo, U5 
 
 -Mid echiido I wot that thou ochalt "»fth chyldo y wot thou ochalt boo? 
 -Sl^er lch'::t hU^roJ^f ;;Luo. lis ^ou y woto hyt .ohaU be a eoaao. 
 «ffor.thl »>i ^ard thoa eocfealt haao; "Ihorfore «y »«yrdo 1^ ^^^^ «»«- 
 "ABd idMmae that he is of oldo , . - • 
 
 "Tb&t he Bsai hlgrself biwelde, 
 
 "taic him Ihe s*erd, and biddo hia *«»*» 
 
 -to eoohon his fader ia oche londo. 120 ...••• 
 
 A 103 asor (precedod by a red • )mA iwot « U7 Bofore h^t , m crossed oat. 
 
e» ua^A; '*MMft«iM, 804 you ••! 
 ^9 jf uo* ««4r«d of Sift ri^t BOQ0st» 
 
 
 d5*it. 
 
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 **Be ye not g'^red of mo rigjit nou^t. 
 
 W sayd madaase K madam Ood 
 
 W adrade. .ry^t K a drede..ry^t 
 
 "I hauo aoae armes yf^h me Inr oughts 90 
 
 "I bauo tke ioued this m&a^ a yere, 
 
 '•And, BOW 1 liaue fouisde jovi. here, 
 
 ''Shou Shalt be bqt leaean or I go, 
 
 "ihether It tosrae to irele or «<»•** 
 
 Bo more to do then coalde she, 9S 
 
 Bat wept and cryed, and could not flye. 
 
 iaoxm he began her to behoide. 
 
 And dyd with fcer «tiat he woJLde, 
 
 and beraft her ituiyden>hoda, 
 
 And th&n before the ladye he stode. 100 
 
 Be sajpd '^SBdaiw, ir«BtyI aad fre, 
 
 '^lith ebyld I vot well that ye be; 
 
 "lei I wot it i^MU.be a i&naxie; 
 
 **7herfore bqt sw^irde he ahall bsae; 
 
 IK vith 
 
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 If the i: foimd 
 
 W t&&lbe..l«Beaai» 
 
 a ilieder 
 
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 W «epte..and wolde hatae fie K and 
 
 M be^:a he & & aooe 
 
 W dyde K did 
 
 Ig &a& W beraft e her her S ataydea 
 
 W layd 
 
 W nadeaffi gentyll Z ssadaia 
 
 W ^iylde*.wote K tj^h eklld*.wal 
 
 W i»>t««* shall be K wel. •koa ^« 
 
 W swerde K shal 
 
 Cp 90 w for f.ith; the £ is not a capital 
 
 ■but of larger fount than others. 
 Gp 96 -^ Cp 99 mayned 
 

 
 «•»» cvvrd His god w^ «un«ttt; "X^jfa «ir,yrd« ys god« aaA «v«Uiaaafc; 
 
 -lOt MB 1 faa#t WI3 * g^omt, -j^t (m) y faght «arth & g/auut, 
 
 "I brak tfee i>oittt in &!• Iwd, «'i brake %&o ooyat la hya heda, 
 
 "Ajrt sithth«a, idUHQ ttwit 2m was ilad« *^fb«re~of y wot tgb&t ho «ae dadd; 
 
 -I tok hit ottt aad haaa hit ar, i2S "I toke hyt oat agd hauo hyt iieraj 
 
 120 
 
 "red! ia sis aumaaor* 
 "git fHrniaaatora tin® bi^, 
 **|hat »i aoaa &ata ssa si^; 
 " lb mi a««rd i aai M2 kamia* 
 
 '*l0s hyt ys £.dre in ny pawtanera* 
 
 "SjTt jpisraaentors. tlw %3m» 4»»aa «yght, 126 
 
 "fbat our doaa laaiy i&aata aa tty&t%, 
 
 '*i3A by t^ av^n^a y a&v- hya kaaaa* 
 
 *l»ae god dais i not gem haima.** 190 ''liatta goda day, of svata lacoaaa*** 
 
 ghe ifcni^t paasada aa ha eas; 
 
 al vaf^aode thjs aswni ^ha aaoi, 
 
 mid e«a hoa aora «ikaad, 
 
 AnSL fond hara isaidattas al alajiaMt 
 
 fha avai^ ^ha hldda ale gba migta, 
 
 136 
 and ovakad has in higta, 
 
 Aad doht haffi to liuxraa a«nos« 
 
 And goima to ride aueriehaoi* 
 
 ghaaaa aaghaa hi at a last 
 
 twaia Bqtaara oeoe prlkaad fa8t;140 
 
 ffraai ^e kysg tiuti mr^n isaat 
 
 So i&ita whidar his dottghtar vast, 
 ^teai brovt hire ia>to ^a ri3ta «ai, 
 iad eemen faire to the abbay. 
 
 'S&a kayght itaaayd as he o<»aat foi.258",ooi« 
 
 S«pa vapyag ^ aayrda ache oame, 130 
 
 ^ad ««at amay a«re sykyagOv 
 
 i^ f^de; hor iiiaydanya gyt alapyagt 
 
 She aayrde ache hyd a« aha stjfiiht, 
 
 Aad insqfai hnr siaydyaa aason rygt* 
 
 ijaft lapa vpH>n J^jor har^ra eaer,y<fl>oi»» 
 
 ise 
 
 And ba>gaa to ryda. a^ for the fhav goii« 
 
 Shaa ache a&wa at the laata 
 
 %»o aquyara c»aa« xydyag faata; 
 
 ffro tha iQrse they wo'a sente; 
 
 ?o «9t« idiodwr hys do^tgy^ w^s vast. 140 
 
 Sh^' brog^t ^a« la-ta tta rygt «ey. 
 
 Aad want fartha to tha-^iiiib^. 
 
 iuod dos ^« aaraiee, ia all V^iasex^* ^^a^ ^ ^^« 8|nraysa« in all thyuga, 
 
 MS 
 Haul naaaa aad riehe ofrriagaa. ffth ma^ a maaaa §j^ ry^e of feryaga. 
 
 ^ad mhcmiie ti^e seroiae «&a al idoae, Shaa tha aaruyae v&s all doae, 145 
 
 A 131 ifou^t C 119 aveauat 
 
 Wvm A 146-159 iaalssire there are ao red narkii^ ia initial letters. ° ^^^ 
 
 and 140 bpth end near the margin, which may account for the absehce of -a 
 from the end of both; 131 and 139 are much shorter. 
 

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 WtHi aeagr » ssrsm cnA vyrtw oi 
 
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 V, K, 0. 
 
 *liy good ivaxdA of iniaMeflmt, 105 
 
 •for tJierafith 1 eXevo st Gf^^tmtt 
 
 •I tiTske the TXjynt In Ma h&nd, 
 
 i*Aad la tb© fold© 1 It X©ae<i; 
 
 *'Sani», t«Sc9 it vp* lo it la here, 
 
 ••Itor t2ioa stj^csst not with me this mssxy 
 
 a F^res 110 
 ^Jtnd yet tjeraneattire t^me xmy oome 
 
 ••fhat I jaas?© ap^e with ugr soim©: 
 
 «j(tod "by tMs flwrord© 1 «®q?« Mis kao. •* 
 
 Q© kysaed his loue, end went then. 
 
 ThB IeBi#t pai9»ed m he oonet 115 
 
 All wepiag the lady the snterd© vp aoraej 
 
 Sl»© ir«at iss-Wisye sore timinm» 
 
 iia& f<ras&et her aaydeiie ©lepin^e. 
 
 99!^© h«d the swerd m a^© lay^t, 
 
 «c^ oallM %hmi rp amxci© ry#tr ISO 
 
 Aad toSce ^o^st horsea mmty-dh(m& 
 
 aaod hetpin© to ryle forth sdaoaej 
 
 Jkad them th©r© oame, at the laste, 
 
 Many a la^^t pryi^inge fsst«5 
 
 flr» the Icyag© thscF" wera a«at 125 
 
 to wet© wyther ttiey w^it. 
 
 1%«y laron^it tk«3 into the hye vaye, 
 
 and rod© in fear© to that abhay; 
 
 Dhero waa done semla mA si thyoi!;, (p. 6) 
 
 With mms^ a niaase and ryehe offeria,^. 130 
 
 and ahen senqree i^a ell d<me« 
 
 Tf hede S point 
 
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 f the t. K tltae 
 
 W son© K !say 
 
 W hyta K thys 0r&t& 
 
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 f wm^^aige K Al..8a'<»rd 
 
 W elepyag© K fotmd 
 
 W hydde^ . snr®rd© a©' us E hwt 
 
 I eusrydi|»jne 
 
 fK A»d h^^a w ryde soona snone 
 
 w th«tt th©r WK l»»t 
 
 W pr^cya^s fast 
 
 W thsaa wear® they 
 
 Wit to t wheder. .went© K neither 
 
 W JtiaA W f®re.,ahhagre E (mi. of 
 
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 W seniyce,.all thiaig© K ^ thing 
 
 f offerjrage 
 
 W|[ And W n^h^n that aeruye© S al 
 
 -137- 
 
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 And Ipassed ouar the aone. And liyt passed ooyr none, 
 
 The k;^ng to Ms castel gan ride; fhe kyng to hys c&steXl o&a ryde, 
 
 fiis doug^ter rod bi his side. 150 And l^s own do^ttur be hys eyde; 
 
 And ha semes his Icyngdom ouer al And kept hys iQrngdeise oxiyr all 
 
 Sttoutliche as a god king sscShal. Etowtly as a gode ]{yng achall. 1$0 
 
 Ac whan eeh a&a. was glad an hlithe, j^hen enery man ys glad and blythe* 
 
 His doughter siked an soreved swithe; hys do^itur syketh and sorowth swyth^; 
 
 fol. 1^, col.* 
 Here wombe greted more and more; 155 har troinbe waxed more and more. 
 
 gher «4iile ghe mi3te se hidde here The whyle sohe may hyde hur fore. 
 
 Sore. 
 On a dai, as hi wdpende set, ^ on a day sche sore can wepe, 155 
 
 xne 
 
 
 On of hire maidenea hit -mdeiget. AM ooa of hur maydju^ Syt vadur^ete, 
 
 "ife daae," She seide, ":^£ charite» And seyda "madaiae» for dbiaryte, 
 
 "Whi wepe ge? sow teli^ hit me," 160 "vfhy that ye wepe telle y© me." 
 
 "A, gentil maiden, kiade icoreoi, "0, geiityli jaaydya, for charyte, 
 
 "Help Eje, other ioh am forioren! "I the heset&e now helpe me. 160 
 
 "Ich ha«e euer gete ben meke and "I haue msL 3yt ^e ae^e S3^ Eylde, 
 
 milde, 
 '•Lo! now ieh am wig quike sehilde. ''lo» now y am grett w^th chylde. 
 
 "Sif ani man hit vnderSete, 165 "yf any man hyt vndur-gste, 
 
 •*Man wolde sai» bi sti and strete, '»2hat waikyth ba way or strete, 
 
 »^&t mi fader tli.e king hit waa, "Sey that ay ffadnr ttie Syng hyt wats.,U6 
 
 «aad i ne was neuer aqueint wig man. "ffor y «as neajE. a-queyntjd «yth odar 
 
 man. fol.SSS*, col.* 
 
 "And sif he hit him-selme wite, "And yf my ffadur the kyng hyt ^^ta, 
 
 "Swioh sorewe schal to him smite 170 "Soche eorowe to hys herte u?yll amyte 
 «£hat neuer bliae schal he be, "2hat glad myli he neuyr bee, 
 "Ibr al his ioie is in me." "ffor all hys yoye ys ya me." 170 
 And tolde here al-*to-geder thar And tolde hor all to-gedtir there 
 Hou hit was bisete^ and vSxer. how hyt was geton, and where. 
 
 A 151 oSal; A 153,161 are preceded by small blue 
 ^157 by small red ; A 155-8 end with periods. 
 
 -138- 
 
AMI smelM f<K>pl« ligr his m««; 
 
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 3o vpcm » ds^/« »ii^ a*BM s<v« «*p«} 
 :;o>ak« good iK«p«, 
 
 ^80 
 
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 '4 ye as* «f««fv J. WW* Wt l«re; 
 
 bosM Ihhm «a«r mrim 
 
 ■^ yf nay aaui 1% TsAiftr-r***. 
 
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 the kyngfs vnto Ills i>aXais gan ryds, 
 Aod amohe people hy his syde; 
 
 WK She W pslays 
 W Bodhe E hys 
 
 fhen eaer^ mas »as glad asd hlythe* 195 
 
 the I«ady so«9ied s^ajr a aQ^th« 
 
 E«r bely «ssxed o^re sa&d sore; 
 
 Ske wepte a^ wroa^ hdr ^Mee sore* 
 
 &o vpoa a days she gaae S9r@ wepet 
 
 A maydea of bars tooicd good ic0pe, 140 
 
 find sayd, "ssmdase* for eharyte, 
 
 ••Ihy ye do wepe ye s^ll tel a©.*' 
 
 "J&^yde^ ttsd X tell the hefaore* 
 
 "and ye me wray» I were lait lore; 
 
 "W^r I haae ^eae eosr m^& aad ssylde, 145 
 
 '^aod truly aowe I em with ehyldet 
 
 "AM yf say asau it vi^er-yMe, 
 
 "JSattpy B»a voids tel iia enery stede 
 
 **^iat w f)^th«r oa me it tksa, 
 
 "9^ I loved Baaer oth^* ffiaji* 1S@ 
 
 "ftad if B^ Either it jastgr wete* 
 
 ''•aeh eoro«e his hert s^y gette 
 
 '*'£h&t he sh£dl neaer isery imn be, 
 
 "f^ all hie ieye is layde on m»»** 
 
 sad tolde the dsoses^ll, &11 in fere* 1S5 
 
 Howe the ehilde «&s begottea on her* 
 
 W &3taa..glsdde £ «hm 
 
 WZ fhe W lady soaed*.8ythe K sovned 
 
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 "ihttr hit bloeiBttS, Imt tj^ou &t»i i^».' 
 Ber tine eoaa®, 3^ ts&a VBbottad«« 
 
 a knaae aehild t^«r v&» llK>roi 
 
 Sls.d «&• J|h<» BOdler t ]b arfor«« 
 
 ^e saiden 0«ra;eA« tiero at «1119, 
 
 Wond that eMld la ol.&:^«s atilld, 
 
 aaA Iftld hit im a aradsl aaoa, 18fi 
 
 iAd «&f al prest ^jar-vl^ to geosu 
 
 shit i» SBCDder vas h% Isidld; 
 
 ffoor pound She %^ of ^14, 
 
 aad t6B, of soluer alosoj 
 
 fMBt his fota ^e laid hit t^; I9d 
 
 ffor swioh thiJB^ hit ssihotto* 
 
 iad ooth^oa 3h« tok a pa ire glosw 
 
 ghat hare lein^ hors seato of 
 "~ fairi l<^o» 
 that Bolds oa ao isasEoe hoode, 
 
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 Be oa child a« oa vomaaa 1^0 iioida» 
 
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 Bat e& hire>9elae iff«l ^to ^oldo. 
 
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 • . of A 216 . • • 
 
 "aodo ttsdaao,** soho 8«i7do, **eax'e tko 
 
 *«St7ll a-«oy l^t oohall be broght; 
 
 "Shwr eehali ao m» iqrt «h«re bjt yo 
 
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 "Sat t^ea <g||. jr. ao haae jr blye.** 
 
 At thai, iyim m& aaa Va-^boaxide, 
 
 6M va« doljvjnrd hole aM eownde, 
 
 4 fe^e aonae there «a« berxM} 
 
 Slad wae the Xad^ therforne- 180 
 
 ihe amyiyn »<i^gycrd har at har vgrli^t 
 
 Aa& oaa hjrt l&ppe ia elothye atylle* 
 
 Aad lajde Sort in a oradall aaoa^ 
 
 Aad »a« boame Mer^a^t^ to eooa« 
 
 Zyt hsra oodar oaa hym beholde* 165 
 
 lad ta&e iiii posade of soldo, 
 
 iM 43:. of Sjrlajrr alao} 
 
 T!«lar h$^s hedd f«^e oaa ^ deofi 
 
 ffor ffioehe thj anaae l^riB bo->hQaa»* 
 
 Sythea oeho tom a pore of gloaoe 190 
 
 mat were eeade hvr o«t of BlaM laade, 
 
 Mt tJbei? wide (m ao woMea'a haade, 
 
 Ga ^^Ide aor oa voaaa ^e gloaes aolde. 
 
 Bat oa har haade veli ^y vrelde* 
 
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 . . ef • 212 • • • 
 
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 A 192 «adB vith a period. 
 
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 "ISove, g«styl Ladye, greao yoa nougtite, 
 
 "For sty 11 it «hali be forth bron^t; 
 
 "Shall no loaa it wete o«rtaynly, 
 
 "^8»ly, nm&eme, but you and I." 160 
 
 tym© 
 Syise was eoi&e, she was valtotuade, (p*7) 
 
 and deliuersd both hole and sounde; 
 
 A awa childe thore ims bore; 
 
 Glad vas tho L&dys th«rror«. 
 
 Ski* Bayden aerasd her at har wyll, 165 
 
 and l^^e the e^ylde in the er&dyll; 
 
 She vr&pp^ bys in clothes am>ne, 
 
 aad vas all readie for to h^me g<m<Bi 
 
 J9% «aa the ohilde vato th«i mother hold; 
 
 ^e san9 it tventye jKmnd in goide; 170 
 
 md ten pounde in ayltter also; 
 
 tinder hys head she o&ii 4t do; 
 
 ^ehs it is that a chylde bt^oues; 
 
 She pot «fith him & payre of gloues; 
 
 (Ber leaaa gane her thaa in a stonda, 175 
 Shey void ela on no nomaa'a baate. 
 On <^ild«8 neither vos^an's they aol4a, 
 Bttt on his soother's ]mndes they »Qlde«} 
 
 and bad the diylde no «yi^ wed in laade. 
 
 Bat the gloaae wolde on her handa; 180 
 
 For they mif^t aerue no whare, 
 
 Saue the mother that dyd hyai beare* 
 
 K Bo we W gentyll ledy..nou8jht 
 X styL.ahal 
 
 W 3haU..«ytte K ShaL.were.. 
 
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 W ehylde 
 
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 TSS AiMi.. £ ehilde».eaaa«i 
 
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 3K Ifet £ <^lde..8ioder holde 
 K chyid..l^lde 
 W *xx. pouade of 
 
 W and X K po(ffid«*siluer 
 
 V ?hder his heed..^n.*doo K Ms 
 
 W Imman 
 
 W volde elle».*hoada 
 
 W ehyldes nother wonan 
 
 W ffiod^a 
 
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 Op 159 isanit 
 
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 «aA «l1^h»a a letter she vrot az^ 
 
 Ind kalt hit VI3 & aelkezMi thrad 
 
 Al>oi3Lt« Me nekJSM^ v«l god s|>fld$ 200 
 
 ghfct «3io hit fomadle ssoholde lwit«, 
 
 glum «Rs in JUb« lattro tj fapwt iwrites 
 
 ^Par oharit*. sif ani god nm 
 
 '*^is hsljplos child findo «aat 
 
 "^lAt Gristoa hit mis P^eetes hoMa» 
 
 205 
 *'ejaA brisgeta hit to li«« ia l(»id*t 
 
 . . ef. A 208 • • 
 
 **ttor hit is emm. 9f e<mtil Mod$ 
 
 '^BsliM^ hit «i8 his ovon g^, 
 
 "vis treeoiP JXjAt vad«r his fet lis, 
 
 '*AxiA tB& ser old ^am. that ho hi8« 
 
 £10 
 *^tafs hia th^s iUEo gloaoa tvo, 
 
 ''And hidd«3 him, idaar-«»ca'o ho i;o, 
 
 '*1!hat ho no loaie so wom^a ia lQ@i9 
 
 "tet this glottos vlilsQ 9n hire h«^«. 
 
 "ffor siicsr on hoods nolle :^i t»r; 
 
 21s 
 
 «*Bttt Oh his »oder that him herse'* 
 
 WShe Kaftdsa toh the ^ilid) her® side 
 
 ▲ 217 W» hlaah 4fter ohil^ 
 
 A lettnr sgt^ hg^e »ebo aiftdet 
 
 fhe gloaea sohs paA Yadur 1^ hede. 
 
 • • of • 196 • • 
 
 Shs lstts£ sehs ^oiftt syth » thrsde 
 
 Ahowte hjrs Beck« s£th gods sp^e; 
 
 n^OJA «fts ia the lettvor vrytt* 
 
 (iho>so hyt foade, he sehalde tagrtt)t 200 
 
 "ttw ohasyte, yf a^jr gods mn 
 
 <'Xhsr» heljpeles dbylds hslpe eaa« 
 
 'Crystal hgm sgrth f)ti»%9» hoado, 
 
 f 01. 269*, «oi." 
 **Aad hsliw hjrt t9T to lens in laade 
 
 • • of* 207 • • 
 
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 <*ffgr he ys eoegna of geatyll Mode; 206 
 
 n^slpe hjrm sgrth ^s o«a gode, 
 
 "Kie tresore tha,t vadsMf hys hod lyee, 
 
 **x* jTors oldft tiisB he 3r<i, 
 
 **¥eac» harn hgrs gloaes to, 
 
 "Aad hgpd fegra, «h«re sngrr that he goo 
 
 210 
 **1Shat he lomi ao voesaa ia laade 
 
 "Bat jt the gl«u» wyll oa hnr ha^et 
 
 "ttar syacorly oa ha^e ejrll 1^ nmjsL» 
 
 "Bat oa hys aodsr that hym here.** 
 
 ilMa eohe had so doae. 
 
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 185 
 
 A letter vith the cbisrlde pat she, 
 #lth the gloaes also perdet 
 
 , . ef. Cp ie;;i . . 
 She Tsngrt the letter with a threde 
 ahont his necite, & fall good spede; 
 Zhea «&s in the letter «rjtte« 
 (She 80 it foond® ahvlde it «ytte 
 "For Shristss loue, if astye gdod tsua 
 "this vofall chyldt) fyiAo csm, 
 '*^ hya he christened of priestes hands, 
 '*ibQd to helpe hy» to lyue in laade 
 '*^ith this sylaer that is here, 
 "^gll he Btigr arises bare; 
 "And help* h^ «lth his come good, 19S 
 
 Tor h© is cose of gentyXl hlsod.** 
 . . of. Op 1§5 . 
 . cf . Cp 193 . 
 
 . of. Cp 179 . 
 
 . of, cp in . 
 
 . ef. Cp leo . 
 
 . ef . Op 181 . 
 
 . of. Cp 182 . 
 and n^en she hade thus doi^, 
 She aajfden toke her leue ry^t sosiS; 
 
 190 
 
 iith 
 
 % Ahonte K About.. fal 
 
 W wsk9 it in the the K %ritte 
 
 K Whoso 
 
 If eryst«9..yf oay 
 
 K This woflil 
 
 f pradstes honSe WK ohrystoaad 
 
 f londe X. (p. 139} 
 
 Kfyl 
 
 E hesXpe hia 
 
 W hlode K gen^yl 
 
 i And. .had 1 whaa 
 leue full sons K ry^ta 
 
 L 
 
 Cp 183 The top of u In |nat is elssed. 
 
Stille a'-vai in «B3«i«tidi«i 
 
 ill0 jy^« via%er«8 longd ni^t, 
 
 J^BA vftrlttj^ 3® war a-80& 
 
 Of ea }i«raBlt«g« la a atottt 
 
 4a ]u>ii Kfttt had ^ffi^ his woaijpag. 
 
 BfctflT «|^« vanie cm h<Qrt3%« 
 
 &a sette t^e es%d«l at his d0r9,2££ 
 
 aaft Aitxirte &1ii&« a» I«af«e«, 
 
 h«ni ^bw eoa ta that »|tpp iii3t^« 
 Aad foad ti» i«B«di aX dsntpi 
 Sore ««i)isid«, a»d saa sort, SSSO 
 AM toMs hiira al*to<-ge»d9r |^«r 
 Sou 1^ had ilran* asd vSimr* 
 ^Ijaia h«»aita aroa erli<sh0 t|ja, 
 iuad his kaaaa «as vpp^ al-sa, ^ 
 Jm, eaide ifera hora satiaaa, £31^ 
 Aad aaruede |^ aad hiae aaia*; 
 
 S^a tolw t&a oradali agg. ail t1^7ae*» 
 
 iaid stoXa ann^ ia a iaonqragat 
 
 Saha pasaj^ cniqrr a. «gri4a hatha, 
 
 Sh«nPO» falda ggsL aoda forjg|.a saha gogrtil, 
 
 220 
 
 ill tha iouge tB3rut;r>' 3ay|^$ 
 
 Sha vadsr aas alaira, |jto lEoaa aehtma 
 
 teyi^t* 
 «as hhOm vara a-aaa 
 
 df aa h«cngertag« ia a stoaa; 
 
 BMnra a halir »&a had h9« aaaagnBC* 
 
 fhadar s^m tnmt la hr^Ns* 
 
 iLM sat Jli^a craduXl at hjfs dtora, 
 
 Aad dsjfsta a^hj^a ao iatigorat 
 
 S«ib» twraed a-^<eqraa aa(m ryi^t* 
 
 Aad adiM hiHffi& ia aaodar aar#tt$ 
 
 Sieha f!»ada the lady all drmj7« 
 
 Sard vajparag aja| aR^rtha sas^t 
 
 ^s caagrdya tolda hor all thar@ 
 
 hoa saha Imd haaa aad 'vilMtf* 
 
 ^a itan^a ^rosa tho« 
 
 &ad hsre dhylda alsa» 
 
 AM atardla ta-^tdar thar eataaa, 
 
 Aad aeraysd god asd all si^tya; 
 
 • • • af • G £iO • • 
 
 A iytyll ohylda thfijr harda erya, 
 Aad alapad aftar heipa ia hya. 
 
 280 
 
 23S 
 
 ^ lital ehild thai h«rda eria» 
 
 aad el«i»ada aftcar halp oa hia. 
 
 lOie halt aaa his dt^e vadade* 
 
 Aad fend tha em^al ia j^e stsd«*£4a Aad feada tha aradall sat ha-ardai 
 
 2«0 
 
 Sha holy maa hya dore l^adyd, 
 
 fol.2S9», eol.* 
 
 A 229 drapia. 
 
 -14*- 
 
■f;>; 
 
 Sh* KtaXt a~«»y« la tto «MaQfne*« 
 
 •I, woEl bar w«ar, aad «i«t not «b«o>^r 
 throQi^ thioic* Mri tliya, U flw brarw; 
 SlM w«at All tk» i^paX«r aan|it^, 
 :^ siiraJUBt of tlM Mfts* liiMf 
 
 ii^-^i-.-r! .!^.«^:'-;?na Av-saafi flflSSts 
 
 IT WKf* 
 
 A«9 aikit. 
 
 •w 
 
 "nTagevtljnS^i K sl»lalaffi» 
 
 
 I fts^;:^-^- 
 
 ^...>, =,.-..^ ai^ laxuM &i««« 
 
 '^asiroiM 
 
 'M M&ir< 
 
 is,i> 
 
 :tU* 
 
9P 
 
 W, £, H. 
 
 With the chylde in the oradell and all 
 
 thyng. 
 She 8tal« a««ay« in the euenyngo, 200 
 
 Aa& vent her way, and wist not lO&ere, 
 
 througbi thieke and thyn* in the hrere; 
 
 She went all the w^mter i^gjht. 
 
 By ahyniag of the laoae li^t; 
 
 then was she redely ware a>none SX& 
 
 Of an Eensitage siade of etonet 
 
 An holy Bsan had there his dwellyngs* 
 
 and thythear she treat ^ithOQt lesynge, 
 
 AM set the oradel at the dore. 
 
 For ahe dwtat dwel bo longer thore« 210 
 
 Sat tiurned ags^ne a-noae ri^xt, 
 
 anfi ease eg^^me the same ny^t* 
 
 W oradyll*.thynge K. ohllde.* 
 cradeL.al thing 
 iC euenyng 
 
 V «aye.*wy8te>.ii^byder K vay she wist 
 
 W 'Kiraghe thytice..thynne.*breer 
 
 K Shrou£^ 
 
 W wente a al».ni|^t 
 
 W 8hynysge..ly^t K shinlnge 
 
 f£ ShAB 
 
 W hertcyti^^ 
 
 f th^er MK iAd. .wratte 
 
 V sette. .eradyll S eed 
 
 W durste dwell.. lei^er K dwel do 
 
 E anoao 
 
 She Hermite rose on the morowe, 
 «ad e&e his knaue also; 
 
 • • • 
 
 ♦♦iord,'* he sayde, •*! ery «ae© iseri^, 216 
 "For iwwe I here a yonge chylde crye.* 
 
 . . of. Sp 216 • • 
 Khls holy B»a his dare vntyde, A 
 And found the ersdell in that 8t«3e; 
 
 -14^ 
 
 If h»nsyte*«iaorc)«e tho K 
 
 mo ro we 
 
 % A£^ his K And 
 
 1 erye the K the 
 S ehilde 
 
 W vndyde X vntide 
 
 S fotmde. .in the atede K er^eX 
 
«Bd Ibibsld the liteX gromi 
 
 ni« olotba It* take vp eivj^e seen, 
 
 AaA 1M-Iielde tJ^^t lytyH ^rene, 
 
 Aad the Xettwr Ite rsd aaim 248 
 
 Ke tok the lott^^' and radde vel 
 
 •one 
 2ha t tolde him th&t he seholde dene. that ta^t lagw how he sehalde doae. 
 
 2he h«reiaiite held vp lK»the Me 
 ^ hoMe 245 
 
 an theafced god of al his sonde* 
 
 nie SriEgrte heide vp hothe l^s tosdjE, 
 And thaaiKyd god of hy ceiidjre, 
 iM her t^ t ohUd ia-to hlft ehttpelf imd h&re hyt la-to hjre tihapell. 
 
 ikBd for loie he rong hie belt 
 
 And for joye he r&nge hjrs }»elle, 280 
 
 Be deda vp %^ glouen and V^9 tresoar. And dyd vp hys gLovy* ^g. hys treevre 
 AM orletsed ^e child vis gret And oryeteaed ^ eUgrlde i^^ ho&onres 
 
 In ||« nasie of ^e t£in( 1 /te« la tbe aase of the Sryogrte, 
 
 he hit ft«a»ede degaxre* he otdlyd the oiigrlde d(^sar«, 
 
 iMHpBXTe aowt elles b« le ffor degare ^o-» jther thjrag jr* 2«l 
 
 Mt thing tJuit not aeeer ia«r Mt is. Bat J^ng tjfeat wtyth not wfeer& hyt y». 
 
 Or thyag thsit ye ioste &l»oj 
 Sh«rfore the obylde he oftllyd eoo* 
 
 Oighe(r} thing Jhat ie aefi^ f<xrlar» 
 
 al-rso; 
 ffor-thi lihe aohild he a^^ede 
 
 $he iMOTAfeite, tMt «&e holi of lif» 
 
 Hodde a soeter that nae s vlf t 
 
 A riehe isarehanat of that eooatre 
 
 hadde hire ispoused la-to $£[at eitei 
 
 280 
 to hire Ubiat achild he eente t^« 
 
 Bi hie knaae, and the eiXuer al-eo; 
 
 £t3a& had h«l*e take gode hede 
 
 hit to forater &9& to fede. 
 
 And 3if god altti^ti volde Sift 
 
 ten ger his lif holde, 
 
 iS9n to htm ieoholde hit vieei 
 
 She Bmyte, U^at ma holy of lyfa* 
 had a ^fatmr that was a eyl^} 260 
 
 She cbylde he eende to batr eooa. 
 And the eyltiyr be hys gro»e{ 
 Aad had BdM sohnlde t^e gode heda 
 She flhyld® to f foetere ssA ^^ fade. 
 "AaA yt gc)4 woide, alnytsl&ty. tto« 2M» 
 
 ** X yere he lene hole alsot 
 
 "fhat sehe hya to ae a-ig^grae iqraaas 
 
 A ^i&tlZnti i of A 48d eilMre tha Jfi reads iZtviA' ; A 253 has at the liaa ^sd-*^ 
 
 ▲ pe hss oo apeoe for r aft« the, aad the seperatioa hetvera aad th ' 
 
 G Jf*r*fe *^ •• ^•*'^«» •^i initial ami seooad letters in the linos. ~" 
 ^ dbs^ "^ aothar 
 
 *148- 
 
 ^ 
 
Q» 
 
 .j,YVi« grass**; 
 
 
 wad thsaiwd iMtw Gau>l«t of Ui» •> 
 Is tmr* tft* olitlA* tsto ill* obftpiai 
 
 And la tlM «ora.K . -Jmi V«>j ! 
 
 ffMT Assort $0 va&«!P»t«a&« i 
 
 Cb«rf<Mr» ]M» ealla6 ^ai «»,; 
 
 8« had ft vrvtifr l3M^t t^at a iirtin 
 
 # l«yd«.«^rM«Kre X tr«attr« 
 
 M AMt V »rjr9t«a«d*.elbgrlAe».8r«t* 
 
 WK Sonera W TOivratead* 
 t U a go 
 
 
 i 
 
 •l-^ju 
 
!» fwMwafssr, '■vmmf 
 
6» 
 
 W, X, fi. 
 
 He lyft Tp the shete anoas, 
 «Bd lolcsd vpon tho lytl« groiDa; 
 
 W lyfte 
 220 1£ And W lytell K lytol 
 
 Zluui helde he rp his ry^lit hoade, 
 
 and thaniced lesua Christ of his sonde* 
 
 He bare the childe into the oh&pel; 
 
 For ioye of him he roage the bel; 
 
 And layed Tp the glcmes and the treasure, 22& 
 
 mad. ehristesed the ehilde vlth gr(»t6 
 
 honoTir; 
 Aad in the worshlpe of the Srinlte 
 
 He called the ehildes name 2>egeres 
 
 For degore to Taderstaads it is 
 
 Sat ti^m t^t ali^st is lost, i^s; 230 
 
 as thlage that lis) almoate a^; 
 
 Therfore he c&lled that ehylde so* 
 
 !7he heresite wis an holy isan of lyfe* 
 
 He had a syster that was a vyfe; 
 
 WK iM ¥ Uiesa oryst 
 
 W ehylde..ohapell 
 
 W Joye of hiym<.hell K rouge. .bell 
 
 W layde..treaoare K tresare 
 
 SK And W cry9tetted**ehylde..grete 
 honour e K ^trys toned.. ehylde** great 
 W tN>rshyp«*try^te £ wmrshyp 
 
 § ohyldee 
 
 IK V^sare W ^iderstosde 
 
 W thyaee*.al)eoost..y«!yB K thing.* 
 
 i9is 
 
 W£ A9 1 thynge.*is alaaoat ^o 
 
 X that is a go 
 
 W soo £ ysite he 
 
 W hensyte K on holy* . llftt 
 
 X wife 
 
 He s«at the ohylde to her fttll rathe, 235 
 With such inony by his knane, 
 And bade he shold t^e good hede 
 the ehylde to aouryshe and fede. 
 
 £ ehilde.. fol 
 
 Sf Boohe money £ vith**ffioay 
 W badde ^e sholde K bad 
 W fhe K A^ the 
 
 Op 236 IB£U^ 
 
 -X47- 
 
h9 hit wold0 iechB of <$i«r«s!iae. 
 
 fhe wli* ^fsst Mr® loueard if ere 
 
 k«3pt Mt auB© hit 0re owsa wsr©. 
 
 Bl ^.t Mt we» t«ii „©3r old, 
 
 hit wss s fair cijild- ami ». boM, 
 
 w«l lBO,Tlssobe{d), gjcxi &sd hend,®» 275 
 
 he waad« ■isel J^'^t jy^© ,^q i^m, 
 
 IbM fcai Ms fad0P' % st hSg w«@b, 
 
 iM J^e «flf Ms s®d®y ^3.-^®^ 
 
 tol ^9 l3©taiit0 his TOikel te; 3S0 
 
 tod wlfeant *lh<ft Im, ^m wm Ispsat, 
 
 to t^© haa^itagui lu» isrs^ ©«itj 
 
 tad b® -Wias i^Laai 151% ta 0«, 
 
 Im wa» so f ola? aiaS. ao f r#» 
 
 fe® tajag'te Mg of ©lejfee® l©r© 20® 
 
 ®sat lytyll obs^Ao, gode 4®gery, 
 
 Soon was ■te»#t to that S«ty. S?0 
 a© jgods wyf© ^^ ^^ Irar lor^,© also ia 
 
 feifst 'hym a» Jgier owt lis were, 
 ^Msa <^ t cfeylde T»r?;.-$ .X, jeiTe old®, 
 IRseO' !»« w«t«3 t)»th© fejre j;^ bolde, 
 AM ««ll juapypdheii, god© .gg^ hQ!^«i, :^S 
 lo ch:5id@ isetttar in ©sit thjst ©ad», 
 !i« «Qad3 *®ll Jg|s gode wta 
 
 ,^id Itys wyf© !^ jsafim" also, 
 Aas3t tlse li^io IhjTS ««e tw. 380 
 Shea tl2|B .s. 7®?© w®i*@ sseat, 
 "fo tJie Ijraafte fm vtm «-©at. 
 ?aw l!s?Bgrt© was ^aa h^ra to »©©, 
 l!# wa« so |j0rt©, f^TB sM fi*'9«» 
 h© ts^t hsm of sliBsfty* l©r® S85 
 
 A S74 af sir 
 
 A S7S laorisse^bar 
 
 •I4ai» 
 
l&g»t%m 2SU, iu lki« BrUltIt mmm^ 
 
 4ua*a 
 
 a^Mt ii-iSi^OA'.^ 
 
 '£:SM ; ■:^y" s^<. j-^SSi'S*' Aa ai 
 
 ^m- the I'sss flfjnaNw wkt^ rrwt^ 
 
 
 .. »p*^ MS ^ 
 
 
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 MS ji^artoa 2S62, la tlitt British imstan. 
 
 (at head, of fol. 97* recto) 
 
 «•! j^>so78hld, good ttad h«aili»$ fol.97ft 
 JSbtr tMs no taitt«r la ftl y^t »ad«. 
 
 And tl^ls litwi olsgrl^o £«sor» 
 
 l&tto Uukt eiiie «a« l-bor«* 240 
 
 Sb» SBOd i»° »oct lki» vifo Itt f«r« 
 
 t]to o!]iyl(i« tliif^ li^pte Ad it tlwinr 
 
 Syll It «Rui .SE. wliiter olde; 
 
 B« «sa«d a fayr* (^^ld« &a6 a Mida» 
 
 Ittl t«agSift« f«yr« aM tqradot MS 
 
 Sber «is mate ma^M ia aXi that «g0e. 
 
 ti|a oMlda to j||a JSraqf^ ^^s «««»%> 
 tl» Bna^ta iias g:lad Mm to aaa» 
 Ha «as »o fairo luad ao fraa. 
 2a ^ia cXa a^vtar as6 mm 
 
 ha kaanad &l3» of olariBta ilflra^ 
 
 KShat tjiattt tiaat .x* ]r««« ws-a aoaw ^d 
 iBto Ilia ]tor«Kyta ttut^ him aast«t 
 Tk9 Mwtmstm lo«^ei Ugra for to t^x 
 thmi «as ba a fsognpa cOi^lde 9>a& fra* £B0 
 1» tamiit tha ohUda of olarMsa l<»-a 
 Othve •x* viatar wltl^outen isorai 
 
 22 tK- aiia«rl.iaa&^t!i«ra tuafi paaate^ 
 ri^^raaaata tfea vyaibitl ^jmSi *« 
 
 tlM ^!?- E 11 noman 
 
 ep 24? apet 
 
 289 W l^tal X latal 240 « Ojrta K Oltla 241 W i^fa 242 M Qm 248 p»,iQmta» 
 K ?yX 24» f lall K klude 246 m ®»»r« S «l 247 W tgma •«. . . aM ^eata 
 X aftuit tj^aa >z* and ajpaot 246 % ligpa K atast 249 i Iiaingrta 2S& 1 1{Sm«hmi 
 S £h«tt..efellda 251 IX tiayUa 262 «jc iQmtw;' K a;^tl»»etaii 
 
 -X«- 
 
Ma^ ha w®« 0f imm%% gar* 
 
 ^t j^w at w«RiM 4a ||^.t Um 
 
 fe® *«^ 1% M« 0tt5?l«l!«9 ,«5^i Ms 
 
 
 fha% j^fT' w®» mm of all |^al I,sal» 
 Stat at» tot Ifss^Mlf® li« «®Q', 
 
 M% %li« •«* pmMm of »t@i?lpsjp 
 
 1® t^E^ li3» n.® l.^fe» for t® raa«» 
 Jtoi Itf %&.fe«ld®- all tisat i«ti». S» 
 
 *t«0 ^^ l«%*ar wy»ijm, for att* 
 
 4 Sf# «1L®* 
 
 -ISO- 
 
.mZs^i:^:c%l 
 
 ^9t «®v 
 
 vi» me^&s^i^i 
 
 .miS^»& lift M* k- 
 
 <^&l^4 
 
%jr that tymo that he was .xx. ^era 
 
 he «&• e man of grete powere; 10 
 
 ther «&• ao nan ia that load 
 
 titot B^zt his a ta*eyde etoad* 
 
 Aad viien the isrqsrte sav that oaas, 
 
 that n&Q for iht@)eelf he Wiias, 
 
 &t&lworth to do en^ty work, IS 
 
 And of his tyae a goos clerk, 
 
 he toke hia his florvta and his gloaee, 
 
 tha t he kept to hia h^ioays; 
 
 But the poond of sterlyz^^ 
 
 were deapended la his kepln^a. 20 
 
 the SREgrte him toke that letter to 
 
 And he loked t|baroa m^tj^ good sped®, 
 
 And seide, "sir, pMT, eheix^e, 
 
 "vas thle lett@* BKide h^ set" 
 
 he seide, "by god tfaat dMse me 9hal«£& 
 
 And ndurn he was of .zz* yere. 
 
 He nas a siaane of greate powero; 
 
 theare ^cae no yonge !caa in that laade 366 
 
 Shat ayi^t stande a brayde of his hande. 
 
 And fihen the Herenlte that did se* 
 
 p.lO 
 Shat the nan so strooge wold he, 
 
 A stalvorth Ban in any verke, 
 
 and of hia tyse a veil food clerks, 260 
 
 Ee toks hia Florence and his gloaee, 
 
 tChat he had kept fr<Kn him In his house; 
 
 Bat his mX, pound that «^8 ster lings 
 
 Was 8p«at ahout the ehildes kepiag. 
 
 She Her^tsite toke him his letter to rede; 
 
 He levied th«ritt the ssme stede* 
 
 ♦•fi^,** he sayd, '*by s^^mt Charyte, 
 
 "Sas this letter aafie hy aae?** 
 
 '*ye, Sonne, hy hia that sie de^e shall. 
 
 £ 16 
 
 e^V 
 
 «»rk 
 
 2S4 1 grete 266 WL iHiere W loads 266 S hoade K M^t stand.. hys 268 W ^ea.. 
 herByto..dydo K hereiBite 268 1 Siat he a aaa-.woW© K shoid 269 S st&iworthe. . 
 09 K a«a 260 SK And K tl!S0..iR»l 261 W floreas K he to his 262 S kepte..hya 
 263 1 pouade..sterlynge 264 » speate ahoute. .chy Ides k^pyage K Kftfyag 266 » 
 h«Hyte..hyB..lettre K the hsremite 266 If that saa» 268 W lettre £ w« 
 269 IK Xa W soaae.'hym £ hysu.^ltal 
 
 -151- 
 
and t^|^Blc«A ^e ormite of his Hxlb, 
 
 lad flwor Ixe Q9ia@ 9tiat<» no •%m!a&» 
 
 f for in. Ijbe l«U7e «k» j^pit ^ip|t«» 
 
 ■Wich Wterw AMI* WW*****' «»w i«ntw« 
 
 ^mt t|at eoha lii£e4# |^t 
 
 ikafi OS 80& Qt|||«r Mi ml49. .^ ^ 
 
 SIS 
 
 ^&iii£ am Ma Iwata* ^» leoMd m* 
 
 not 
 
 "to seciie thi ken miglitou nowt dure, 
 
 "wig-outen hors and god armare." 330 
 
 9 the foM«,« «st (ol^» ^2^ &311* 
 3h« ohjid« lEaeljT^ 4o«a« W-lsm*, 1^8 
 
 i«A tt«fde ho v&l&e st^nt oo stownte 
 
 f for iQ ^0 lettar |^^» «&9 W0t», 
 
 OlllK>-& 
 
 
 Ani tMt o4»r halfo v}^ M ijrtfA, 
 
 "To seche thy kynne thou myght not dewre 
 "Wyth-owte hors aaid gode Arrjmre." 320 
 
 "Nai," qufd he, "hi huene 'k.-yrxg^ 
 
 "Nay," quod he, "he heuyn kjTage, 
 
 A 30? A dot mmra ovm £ in mmt» 
 A SIS 3%ttr« 1« a dot oir«a* «»»^ ^. 
 A 3l?« SIS S&«re la a ^arioi «3r$«r 
 
 ISL* 
 
 C 314 so aoAar. 
 
 •190* 
 
ihs fmi- 
 
 44« Mffi^ 
 
 %Qp:::^:.m'^ a&S jy[^ 'iiJ^'*: 
 
 ■.k:iiZ!^iM li:- 
 
 
 ■srt M^ nirc 
 
 *m;A iM) jii'^~ 
 
 tT^e 
 
 .,*^ -s.-,* 
 
:& li 
 
"tteo f ae f«ae," uid t«l4. hla «!. "Hum I finmda o»«,» sal tsld* kin all. 
 
 270 
 
 I^arro lotoled vpoa tli« ground, E« set Ma Some o& kiiftM ftall blyth«, 
 
 Ami :^&ide«d god teat UyaAil stonM. And thaaiced the Hersilta »aa(yi slttxe. 
 
 He seid© he noide ao lae^£ dwel la load «ad «ayd he w^ld aot r«at ia iaade 
 
 Or he had hia asoder y-foaadej SO Syll tha ttoe ho had Ms father fouade. 
 
 ffor ia toe letter It mtm wreote, ...... 
 
 that hy iha giouys be shalde weete .,.,,, 
 
 irtio WfF6 his s:oder dere, •••,», 
 
 Attl he cotB Uxere i^e were* ••«... 
 
 half the flcnrena he ja»e the Inayte, ^ 
 Aad half he ryxt vp dede, 
 he took hie leue sad ^arold gM. 
 "lay," eeide t^e Brs^te, ••aot eoei 
 **t9 eeelie so forth t| ffl a a^zt 2u»t dare 
 "vit^oat grete here sad Arisare*" 40 
 
 :ii- 
 
 Ee @SEue the Hersite halfe hie gclde, 275 
 
 aad the r^i^amt vp he foldej 
 
 Be take hie leee, sad fstyna »oM ^; 
 
 the Hers: it e es^ he shald iiot so; 
 
 **¥ 9 seise thy kyoae thoa sa&yst aot eaitxre, 
 
 •^'ithost goofi horse aa& ^od ss^smpe. 280 
 
 B<»pe t^ I^egore foa^Sit with a I^r^gon ia 
 
 a forest » aad elese Igns* 
 
 "SKy," he eeide, "tty heaya icJ3ig,ifoi.97hi ''Syr Eerealte, ' he sayd, '^ia dede, 
 
 E 28 than and part of k are legible only "by pen marks'; the ink has faded. 
 
 __ 
 
 270 1 hym K the.«al 271 W sette l^ns 2 ful 272 S h«nr.yte. . ey^e K HcrvBlte 
 
 naay «ito 273 M ^ad W volde 274 1 tyme..fad«a' foade K S^l 2?S W hwraeiyte 
 
 X hermit e 276 ^ And W rmmaiurt 277 W welde 273 iK !fhe f hera^e..Bhol&e 
 
 E Hcareoite 280 K vithoat good a anacare TISl&i w Bev jb^ X^g^are {here there 
 
 follene a wood-eat ia «} K air.. his 2Sl 1 Sir herstyte K^^ hereaalte 
 
A 
 
 «Icl3i wil haue first aa ofch er thing,'" 
 
 he hem o-dcnm, bothe gret aa grim, 
 
 to beren ia his hond wig Mn[» 
 
 A god sapling of an ok; 2S5 
 
 whan he tha r-wig gaf s strdfc» 
 
 He war he aeaer so strong a lasa, 
 
 He so gode exmes hadde vpon, 
 
 fha t he zte scholde falle to grotaide, 
 
 Swic^ a bourdon to hi®, he foande. 330 
 
 fho thenne god he him bitawt. 
 
 And aither frasa oth er weppig rawt. 
 
 Child degsrre wente his wai 
 
 throia#i trhe forest al that dai; 
 
 Bo man he ne herd, ne aon he s^ S3S 
 
 til hit Was aoa ipassed heg; 
 
 fhaane he herde a noise kete 
 
 la ?alai, an dintes grete; 
 
 *•! wolde haue non odiir thyn^ 
 
 "Bo* a staffs, grete and gryraae,- 
 
 "fo here in hys hoade w^th hym,- 
 
 *A gode saplya^ of an oke; 325 
 
 "fSiat who y gyf wyth a stroke, 
 
 *Se b© he neaagr so strongea.iaan, 
 
 "No so gode Ararare haue vpoa," 
 
 Th&t h© scholde hym dryue to groiande, 
 
 Wjfch that broade ia a lytyll stotinde, 
 
 330 
 ^e Srojyte hym god b©-ta#t. 
 
 And eyther for other wopyd j ^ ^ la^t. 
 
 fho ehylde degare went hys way 
 
 fhorow th© forest© all the day; 
 
 Man he ae h ard®. nor man he ae sy#i, 335 
 
 Or that hyt was xayd ouyr none hy^; 
 
 fhen hard© he aoyse gret© 
 
 In a Tsley, aad dyatys lake; 
 
 A 333 AaA is written ~» , the dots red. 
 
 <»l.@4w 
 
4g 
 
 r%lfi».i lift :«^itsc. a; ■<-tt;:r 
 
 ■'h&% k- 
 
 bffiti.st w,f,?r 
 
 3 -^ 
 
 if»ii ti 
 
 •aifJi i.„ 
 
Ctp 
 
 "I ajrl bau« noon other tlyag 
 
 "But a et&ff, grete sad er^ira." 
 
 He toice on his hoztd with hin 
 
 A good shaf te of an oke, 40 
 
 that Mdi&n tberwith he zaue a stroolce, 
 
 were he aeuer so good a saea, 
 
 Se so good .^rasare had vpi>oa, 
 
 ^t he 1313 wold© bryi:^ to Qie grouad, 
 
 *!.% 1^^ burdoa of that stoand, 50 
 
 the Stised he kyseed J|uk>, 
 
 AM bytaact him god euastooo. 
 
 (E)Ov weodet^ forth, Pegarre hie we^, 
 
 tl£ro«3 a forest ai day; 
 Men he ne herde, as so&e he ne say, M 
 Syl it vaa no&e heye; 
 thaa herde he grete ooyee w|th alle, 
 ioA grete stnjo&es herde he falle; 
 
 S 46 v%6 
 £ 47 aoaa 
 £ i3-&4 Spaee for illtsaioated 1. has 
 
 heen left opi^osite these t»o lines. 
 
 "I iqrll haue no other «ede 
 
 "Bnt a batte in eyr hande, 
 
 «*ayae eoeo^Tes therwith to wlthstagd,- 
 
 "A tall good sapelynee of an oke;** 286 
 
 On 
 Ott sliome he set l^erwith a stroke, (p.li) 
 
 Sere 1» nmxer so tall u t&an, 
 
 Kor yet so good ancxxre him vptm* 
 
 Be wold him fell to the grouza&e. 
 
 With that same hat in thst stoande. 290 
 
 She ohilde kissed the Heremite tho, 
 
 MA toke his leue for to go. 
 
 Degore went forth his waye 
 
 through a forest heJLfe a daye; 
 
 Se herd no isaii, nti^ saws amie* 29S 
 
 fyll it past l^e i^^ soae; 
 
 thea herde he great strokes fall 
 
 i^tat ffiade g^^t noyse with all* 
 
 Op 3M withstifi 
 
 282 K iqrl 263 W hoaie K tettre 284 W i^&..withst8t^e K withatande 285 K fui.. 
 •apelyag 266 W sette K ther with 38? K^liere 268 1 hya 269 W wolde hym 290 W 
 batte 291 ¥ ohylde kyssed the herayte K ityssed. .her«&ite 292 W goo £ hys 
 293 W on his waye K «ay 294 W thru^e £ fh»c»^ dayr 39S W harde 296 § Tyll it 
 was past the hye & ]irt..]^e 297 W ^eaiea hsrde. .grete S ^an herd«.fal 296 M: 
 
 2hat W grete K al 
 
 -155- 
 
Bliii« ^i<l«r he saa to t«s 
 
 n^&t Mt m^» h« arolde i«tt. 340 
 
 Aa herl of J|he ooaatre, at&eA 
 
 oadi fers, 
 vis & ICBlS^t and four 8^i<»!>e« 
 
 badda ilioaftsd a der Qf^i»^ taro, 
 
 ibsid al h«re boaades «er«a &-§»• 
 
 ^iem was ||ar « dra^wi gris* 3tS 
 
 fftii of f iitii &ad oJT voaia, 
 
 wis ^iAe ^|tr oto and teg ^oto. 
 
 AM iragM Mtore vtg to 1}Oto$ 
 
 ^ a lyo«m ho haddo fet, 
 
 And Ms tail ms loss «« Sr«t« 3S0 
 
 ho 9m hjot 
 IhAt hsrt wnro ho voldo ooo. 340 
 
 k jD93t ho s&we, otooto sag, foro, 
 fas eom^ i^h two s^pagriK^o, 
 ijoa had lamtod a d«re or two, 
 JtM all hr* lM>«aajr« w^o fro Tajm $sw* 
 Shaa was ther A dra^os 
 ffol of hatoro am of 
 V2J% & irA« tiaroto oM totho er@te, 
 l£l^ ^^t iQBsr^t hardo e«a ^te, 
 4o a lyon ho had f oto* 
 hi^o t&jflo was JL^igo fgd voflorn (tin; 
 
 groto and 
 
 •ISg- 
 
mi:isy:i' -^.©re Si-saw; 
 
 Awl W|t£ :.srt !5t«- .§•£!$ . 
 
 °r» «•«« 
 
 ^« *■%* 
 
 ■iSuasisc i»i,.;- 
 
 ..'.4* |lkr«%« «afi 'tijuiinij^ 
 
 il# a;^ 2U.^ Iii^i^ 
 
 ■it%9 mtt^sim 
 
 5- aiat^-^t 
 
 m'-i & *!a«.wto « teas s,i3i;y%i<- 
 
 i.^ &m'^- 
 
 .:^t SRSiiB^^ 
 
®5^pRr 
 
 .;iaS 'S'©'S«;i 6^^r ff- 
 
9^ 
 
 So trate ii4^t It asy^t b«. €0 
 
 A lord cmd hla tvoo s^oyor* 
 
 T«r« y-eoiB hodor, &1 y^feres. 
 
 And had y^-Iinntod a doer or t-woo. 
 
 Bat his hom^es were ^-gooj 
 
 ffor ther «&s a dragoix, ^ete and grym, 
 
 65 
 ffal of Attor and of Toqys!, 
 
 vith & grete k^ aad a wySe ^gbrote. 
 
 Bjytipq c ^e t^Ue eaxd Ms had 
 
 were twoo saS. foorty loage fete; 70 
 
 fila Itod? v&s also a lagra toaae 
 
 «h«i that 1»ry5t at^yae^ the a<mae$ 
 
 He rsaa as br9r3t as eay gl&S* 
 
 And harder th an stele y-n^s he was; 
 
 iM was y-l^iraed as a steedet 76 
 
 Fcdl oone he thon^t that to ae. 
 
 To wete what the strcftoa o-lgjit be, 300 
 
 there v»,b an Erie, both atont and gaye; 
 
 Se waa come theyther the aatee day* 
 
 For to hunt for a dere or a do. 
 
 Bat hie hoondes wc^e i;oae hym fro* 
 
 fhea was there a Pragon, great and 
 
 grysme, 305 
 Fall of fyre an6 aiae Teaynme, 
 
 iyth a a^de throte and tnskes great* 
 
 Upon that knight faate gan he betes 
 
 aM. as a £yoii th@a was hys feete; 
 
 ^ys tsyle iras longe aa& fall vamete; 310 
 
 BetwMie h^s head aad hia tayle 
 
 iaa .aoKii* fote vithoaten faylet 
 
 Me body w&s l^is» a ^ryne t<»uie, 
 
 be ahosxe fall bry^t a^aynate the somie, 
 
 hia «^eii w^-e brl^t as any glaase, 915 
 
 his s<»l«s were harde as any braaac, 
 
 Aod th«rto he was necked lylce a horse; 
 
 B. ii. 
 
 Op 299 toae 
 
 299 f 80oae.«that tbyoge to see 2 ?al.*that t^fag to 300 W ff> wyte.«a^l^ 2K>1 WK 
 Shore a erle bothe stoate aztd gay & erle..£ gE^ 302 W theder that saae K thyth«r 
 that same day 303 S imnte..doo 304 X gon 306 W fh&m«..dr..gret« K ft 306 W Ten- 
 iisme 307 t flth..grete K wide.. great 308 iK lEsasiiptt fast 309 m Aad..ly«ft W thwme,. 
 hia fete 310 K fal 311 a Bytwene his hede K hia head 312 g*owitted bfore xzii* 
 as K Ifers Wine * His 314 liK Ito f agaynat K fttl..agaiaste f 315 ffK Bis W bry^t.^oiy 
 X. eieB..bry^t 316 #2 His W oqy K hard 317 K o horae B.ii.ijuUlJ 
 
i^F— i^asaaoai 
 
a 
 
 fi^ sfflolcd eon of Ms oose a,o«i>l. Slit •aoic« nmt of iajf* aoso eam voailOt 
 
 fol.2«0<^,eol.^ 
 Ji«« for oat of a ehiateaa&i . i« tgrt ««ro * fjjrre tbat he«aA*> 
 
 g^ kigst Mid ftfttiors ho imd to-ro]^» Ihe t«D s^[a;^«ro he had to-roafto, 
 
 Jlott «ad hor« to de^o ^onts iJoA tlun* hongrs to dothe opttai*} 
 
 fol.80*,eoi. 
 Sb» dragoa J^ orl aos»ile gsa, SS5 ^e kay^kt mill hfidrde Iw eosaylo oaa 
 
 355 
 AM {h»l dofOBiod his ao ft 1*0, Bat he defooAyd hafm ao a wtm% 
 
 JOA otoBtliehe leid «b vi^ his swovd, Stovtijr l» mal» hgrn q^th hsrs ovjnnio 
 
 lad etroago strolcoB os h% stnpd; Aad grete stroStgro on hgn gjrrdo. 
 
 Ae alio hie deatos so g^reaod h^ aowt; Of aXl hys dyatys srvoyd l^tT^ qoc»s 
 
 hia hide oaa luurd so Iron «re«t« 36a ho tnts hardor the& the stoa. MO 
 
 ^arl flol fr^e. tr« to tre* 
 
 A 862 aoliiBWoat 
 
 A 369 kaj^t 
 
 A 366 So epaoo la MS tot ^. 
 
 •iSSB"* 
 
hM bf- 3*» wei^** 
 
 
 ;i^irjB# %!• fci! 
 
 M^ ttC 
 
 
s 
 
 <* 
 
 he bare his hed wit]^ sache pre&e* 
 
 he wa,3 on to ioke, &8 z. jf^^ tells, 
 
 AS it were a. feads of he lie* 
 
 He ^ma as brjrst as esy glas, 73a 
 
 aod hsardur (tbaa) stele It tsias; ?4a 
 
 Cegarre 
 he w&s jr-losed as a steede* 7S^ 
 
 fol* 9&& 
 tlie two 8<iulers he al to^^ent, 
 
 .aad her hors al y->sheat; ^ 
 
 t he iQEQTjt to assii^ils harde bdct^a* 
 
 ,^ad he defeaded hiss as a isart, 
 
 Stalworthpywith his s»«Hrd« 
 
 And grete stroU;ea oa Mm gert. 
 
 Of al ^e stroM:ea he jstf of aoomt 6S 
 
 Sis hed was herd as ea(s^ «tOA« 
 
 He bare his head vp with great force; 
 
 IP.12) 
 ^e breth of hie mouth that djrd out 
 
 blows, 
 as it had beise a f^e on lows: S20 
 
 Bs w&s to lo^o on, as I yoa tell, 
 
 as it had bene a fieode of hell* 
 
 imb^ a issia he had sheat, 
 
 jUid ]^Qj7 a horse he had reate; 
 
 aad to that e&rle h^rde batayle began. 
 
 Bat he d^exiSed him llKe & mo, 
 
 wadl toldel? smote hj^m with his swerde. 
 
 Bat of &\ his strokes hs wsis z^t 
 
 a-ferdet 
 Eis sicysme was hatrde as any stone, 
 
 Wberfore he might hysa no harsse daa9»330 
 
 S 73s,V4a,75a repeat 73,74,75, hy 
 
 copyist's ®pror» 
 £ 748 h&rdur and stele 
 £ 79,S0 «Pittea In one line ia S^ 
 
 with faint lines^efore ^^» 
 % 82 aimm. 
 
 318 f hede..p-eta 319 W dyde K hys..oatblo we 320 fK As 3E2 WK As W f ende of 
 hell Khel 323Sshonte 325 SE Aad 1 erle..b^tayU £ be g^ 326 f l«r« 
 lylce 327mAJ«l Kboldly..hi» 320 K bttt..8troclces 329 f o»^ K Hy.*.hard 
 
 330 1 s^ilht K ttewrf ere. »iBii^te hisi 
 
 -1S8- 
 
ffein he volde fram hi^ be; 
 AM Uto dr&9»a h% g»ii asall* 
 
 Of-««8^ tjbis ehlld d»g&rr«s 
 
 "te, help;** iM> »9iA; '*fss tharlt^i 
 
 ghe (irsgpa ft«3 the ebil4 coat 
 
 he laft the erl, «»& to h^aea, 
 
 Bloviiide ami ^esioad alHio 
 
 «!• he his volde svelewe |hO' 370 
 
 la Ae^trre «b.s fia stroas; 
 
 He tok his l»t« eret 9M loag, 
 
 ^M ia tj^ forehefSii he hia tetere^* 
 
 ghat al ^ foreheM he to-e|atere2^> 
 
 He fii adesa anaoa ri^t, 37S 
 
 isd frapte his tail vis gret Mst 
 
 vpoa d^purree side, 
 
 ^t Tp SO doaa he gaa to glide. 
 
 She ta^ig&t save J^e ohyl<^e Segsre; 
 ''A helps I '* he segrde, "fMr eharyte!" 
 
 She dragoa eye the «hylde eose, 
 
 Aa& lafte the ts^^it, and to h^ aeae 
 
 Mam:ftas and saagrag see 9S5 
 
 ^s he woide hjra then hane sloe* 
 
 iat.degsre eas veil stroage, 
 
 ^ad tolce l^s staffs, ^rete a^ loioce,- 
 
 ,4ad ou the hed he h;^^ batisrd 
 
 Shat hsrs hedd all to-elatarde* S70 
 
 She dragea itelle da«ae aaoa ry^it, 
 
 Aad napped Iqrs ta^rle s^ aoehe agrght 
 
 990IX Tpoa degasryisj syde, 
 
 that Tp so donw degatry eaa glyde* 
 
 A 367 dagroun 
 
 •ISO- 
 
Up 
 
 /'.dQ» "eoa hakp m&.^ 
 -•stJisly, e» mot ^ tfe^n."" 
 
 aafl i&ttiGi the 
 
 "-S;^a of l>8sro^ 
 
 than ||i9 C 
 
 «'<iM« 'IS 
 
 ■S'"« 
 
 wltfa Jttis tail© ta^ ^*** "nsaat^' 
 («garre 
 
 .-itisl. r of rag3>aaa|A i 
 
 VSTA^ lfl'2-». 
 
C!p 
 
 the Imyzt was war of sir Begarre, 
 Aad selde, **eoffi help me, par charyte." 
 thoo saide th&n sir Begarre, 
 "Blethely, so mot ^ the." 90 
 that dragon sawe that he camj 
 Rarapand ageyns htm he nam* 
 
 and vdien the erle ^ I>egore se, 
 
 '•Helpe, syr," he sayd, "for saynt 
 
 charite." 
 and then answered syr I^egore, 
 
 "Pall gladly, syr, and Sod beforeT' 
 
 When the Bragon of Begore had a si^t. 
 
 335 
 He left the earle, and came to hym ri^t; 
 
 tha n th e Child that was so strong, 
 
 wi.% his staf that was »> long, 
 
 he ssmte the Pragon on the crouae 9S 
 
 that in the place he fel a-doun. 
 And as he fel on the place. 
 
 with his taile that was vnmate; 
 
 Yppe so doun -.->.( ©gar re} adoitn he fel 
 
 But 3ir.3>.legarre) that was so snelle, 
 
 ^100 
 
 E ?8 Initial r of rampand is a capital 
 in size only. 
 
 £ 99,100 MS .B. 
 
 and the ohylde that was so stronge 
 Soke his staffe that was so longe» 
 and smote the Sragone so on ye crowne 
 that in that wodde he fell downe. 340 
 And then that dragon anone ryght 
 Sffiote the ohylde with snche my^te 
 Wyth his tayle vpon the ry^t syde 
 that he fell downe in that tyde; 
 
 6 
 
 Op 339 y 
 Op 341 ry^e 
 
 W, K 
 331 « Whan. .Syr K And 332 m charyte K Healpe 333 WK And W thaa answerde 
 
 335 W «han..syght K when..Dra^..sy^t 336 W erle M ry^t Z him 337 WE And 
 
 330 W that was loage 339 wKAndWon the 340 m. fh&t 342 m B^^t 343 W With 
 
 £ ryghte 344 WK fhat W downe he fell ia 
 
 -161» 
 
J^ ba si«rt Tp ftfte « aaa* 
 
 iM h« start rp as a aaa« 
 
 97S 
 
 AM vis Ms ^t IsMs Tp-aa, 380 
 Aad al to-^frusst 2iiJBj» «i^ a b<m« 
 
 ^ttt ]te lai d«d, stills as stoa. 
 
 . ef « A 374 
 ^Hsrl kaelsde a-4o«ti feilias, 
 A»& jjoaksft t^ efeild of his Itats, 
 i«d asKsd Ms. wig !ii|^ ®Btt 386 
 to bis e&stol rlst aHdoas 
 
 • of. i. 414 • * 
 iad «sl at base 1m ii% oaAs. 
 4Bd ii£of era bi^ al tbat lis iaado, 
 Bemtss, tr«sor« aa slca loa&« 
 For to holdsQ in Ms iumd, 390 
 ftamm aaavwrad d^^arrs. 
 
 Aadt tq;t^ ^pi staffs bs legrds hgm oa. 
 
 mat bs lajT 4ssd, stjrlls as a stoat. 
 
 • • • « • 
 
 « S^« 870 « • 
 Sbs Sa^flht ^ms to bj^ lM-lyea« 
 AbA tbaaKyd ^ chylds of bsrs lyfs* 3*0 
 Md 9»de br>B tJQEl^lL lijra to geos 
 b(ws to bjTS eoort a^^asiu 
 
 • • • • » 
 Wall at sso i^fm b« asads* 
 Aad proftsrd feya balfa ^u^t bs bad 
 Rsa^B, trssitrs, and also lands, 3W 
 ffop to ssss io-to bare baado. 
 Sbsa aaatraiTd syr ds®ars» 
 
 -16^ 
 
Cr 
 
 'csS 'hlat sf a "^w^st: 
 
 eiW^ 4>:if*:'v>-'^ 
 
 
 U,, i4:-^ii« >il ^x. 
 
 KjHal; ^^s ig'fe: 
 
 faj^ h.0 m': 
 
 :',h .'xf ■;■ fiTiAit^ *\,^ 
 
 
 SiU i£&&~iii h-Xii vi''.^^'mK-& <<!h«.w i^:if^i 
 
 »« ■?.•"! 
 
 ;l© 
 
 "T® ^e*- 
 
 :-mm'i :- 
 
 .'iH. ^ifiie,. 
 
 ti^o 4|j.SK?^fa6 SMii'O 
 
 -? a^ 1? 1?^.. 
 
^ 
 
 he 8i«rt rp aaon ry^^t, 
 Ajsd defended Mm as & kqsr^t; 
 with Ms ataf VoA t «&8 so looga 
 ho l»?aice for|h both foot emd hcmde* 
 Asd 30 i» ded haSsi and boo«i« 105 
 
 Ajj4 t^ IXrsgon lay styl as stoA. 
 
 the itas^t eeiH to hiaa at me last, 
 Ajdd thfestked hiat fele sitb© ar^ fast. 
 AM lassie Mi& %Hh him to gooa 
 So his Gastsl R<me &->aooas ItO 
 
 Aad. W6l at eee ha hiai laade, 
 And prof©r«»t him baif that ho hade* 
 Eeoites, traeoare, sm§ al Ms loa& 
 he void 6 haae seysedo in->to his hoM. 
 t|^o Aaswored Ohildo S^arro, 116 
 
 Re 
 
 Aad he stert© vp azume fall ry^t, 34S 
 and def«!)d«d htm with nraoho nqrght; 
 With th&t staff e that was so lones 
 He bralco of hym both fote and bone, 
 
 that It was wonder for to ee. 
 
 Ee me so toagh h© ^gbt not dye. 350 {p. 13) 
 
 fith hys sta.ffe that tj&s so stroage, 
 
 tyll Se^re oaa stroko at 1^» flongej 
 
 So saote him oa the erowne so hye, 
 
 fhat he sside his hrs^tsm oat flyet 
 
 Aad then the Brie m.9 glad aad bl^fee, 
 
 356 
 4iad tbaaki^ l^ore rma^ sythe, 
 
 &zid p*ayed hisi he tsolde^ with his ride 
 
 %to Me italstys ther« he^e. 
 
 &M there ha sEsde hj^ a ksy^t, 
 
 and ma^e hto good chere thait zt^-^t; 360 
 
 Eexites, treasure, assA half his laade 
 Ee 4i^ld hisaxB sensed into his haisle. 
 Syr Begore thahsed hjm traely. 
 
 34e iSK iflA if 3«7iB..]BOdto 347 K with 348 £ hrolES..hira 349 m That K waadear 
 350 f ton^to..de!ye K toBjpxt 351 K with his a staffs 352 W ^U K !I^1 d^ore 
 353 if l3ym 355 W glade %6 f mai^ a, iiythe 357 tic AM W hgrs K hym z^de 
 353 K psblals 359 IK .^^td K hlaiu«ki^ghte 360 %C 4M W h^a S nl#it 361 V 
 tresoore. .half hie londe K h^ 362 W ••i^..hQmda K In to 363 K degore 
 hia 
 
 -163- 
 
I' 
 
"Lat (MMB» f«r«t bifor aw 
 
 "JSftMtBM ^6 vida«ft, soagtt mA^ 
 ".iad othK e daBtoiaolee tudto; S9S 
 '*3if Bla« gloa«n 1>^ to hen JMt« 
 "ffor to 6oit« vp-oa here hond*, 
 
 ^' Aj^ 3if thai iMm aofft to, 
 
 400 
 ^1« vlagftQ ««r« ferht iterowt, 
 
 Wiite «(mtp«i»i, «ad tfurht iso«tt 
 
 etil ^ glCffitWH MMWiA Mgtta* 
 
 M aoa &• nista ioi^ Imm^ ob. 
 
 lio toic hiM j^ottfta* «a<l 9f lu^ daA», 
 
 405 
 4aA AM M» I«aa ia t^t •«•&•• 
 
 tlfct «rl «ag gaotil aaa of liloA* 
 
 lad saf Us a atada fal god, 
 
 4bA «01»l« asnsar** rioke aM fin, 
 
 mum ha woM« armaa l»la tbar-in, 
 
 410 
 
 ••lot faehe fortha ba->fore ae 
 
 fol.8€0",eoi.* 
 niia l&c^ ^^ odor aaj^d^nttt Iwlda, 
 
 *'l(yci9«» asrdovs, ;7W^a and oUla, 890 
 
 "AaA edar daograala aaataj 
 
 "And yt ay gloaari ba to Ijbaa neta« 
 
 **9o a&y of all tbar l»B4jra, 
 
 "Sikffit iqrll y ta»» tuafs ^ lanSyat 
 
 "iM yf t^«9F Ike aot aoo» SM 
 
 •'ftaNft «7ll y tiA» agr laoa aaft soo." 
 
 4U tito VQT^ys «ara tltsra tero^t 
 
 la that omtra that x^i^t 1>» aoglit* 
 
 Sftgerir ooa tba 8I019* aasaar aaa* 
 
 Bat iwan sa agrl^ ^<> J^ ^» ^^^ 
 
 h9 toka i^ i^saaa» ^j^ vp Ik«» dydAt 
 
 AxiA toka iqra laaui la tbat at^dA. 
 
 She leayf^t aaa a saat/ll a«a of ^>loda« 
 
 iM gaf Hym & atadla |huat aaa fegrra aid 
 
 gotet 
 AaA aoliila axwoara aad Qrna* 
 
 »iaa aelda Ax«a Ifia J&or^ya, 
 
 ■>164» 
 
rm&wtmt &XS13 
 
 <»» T»W 
 
 
Cp 
 
 "Sir toijr^t, do com by fore me 
 
 "Al th e ladies and maydens olde, 
 
 •^pyfes aaid wedowes, also bolde, 
 
 "And other damysalles also; fol.95b 
 
 "And yf ay gloues be mete hem too, 120 
 
 "And wel ly^tly into her hoade, 
 
 "then i»yl y gladly taJce londe^ 
 
 "And yf It may not be soo, 
 
 "then wyl y take my leire and go©." 
 
 Alle the wysmen theder were brouat 125 
 
 that in Oontree ray^t be sonzt. 
 
 Echone the gloues assaide than. 
 
 But Miey were mete to noon of ham. 
 
 He toke his staf on his honde. 
 
 And toke his lend, and wold woude 130 
 
 the kuy^t was gentylman of blood; 
 
 He gafe hija a stede good. 
 
 And Armore good and eils& iyn, 
 
 when he wold arme hia. 
 
 and prayed him of his onrtesye. 
 
 To let his ladyes to-fore hym coiae, ^^5 
 
 Wyues, naydena, more and some, 
 
 "and also your doubter eke; 
 
 "And yf my glonea byn for them mete, 
 
 "Or wyll Tpon any of theyr handea 
 
 "then wolde I fayne take ngr lanies; 370 
 
 "And yf wg^ gloues wyl not so, 
 
 "Then wyll I take bqt leaue and go." 
 
 All '^e women "were out brought 
 that there about ciy^t be sotight. 
 
 All they assayed the gloues than, 376 
 
 But they were mete for no woman. 
 
 Syr Begore toke vp his gloues aaume. 
 
 And also toke leaue for to gone. 
 
 the Earle ^ira.8 a lorde of gsntyll bloudj 
 
 Be gaue syre I^egore a stede full good, 380 
 
 And there-to he gaue hym good armure 
 
 B.iii that 
 fhat which was bpthe fsyre and sure, (p. 14] 
 
 V, 2. 
 364 WK And W hym. .curtayse 365 W lette his ladyes before K ladyes for him 
 366 W medens E wyues 367 WK And 368 W ben K bene 369 W Tpon ony of there 
 hondes K ypon.. their 370 W Shan..londe8 K Then 371 W wylL.soo K if 
 372 W Leae..goo 373 K Al 374 WK fhat 1 aboute K mlgbt 375 W All the 
 376 W they where 379 WZ The W Brle..blode K earle.. Lorde.. gentyl blonde 
 380 WK ayr W ry^t good 381 X therto..him B.iii;^ 382 w The whiehe..both K (p. 142) 
 
e 
 
 And a pftl««r»t to riA«a an. 
 iaA m. ftaaae to b«a M» aan; 
 
 • • et,JL 41], . . 
 Aad 3«f Ills a swrtA Vrlst, 
 iaft AttMad h% tjhw to kasfst, 
 4aA nror »i goA alaisti «16 
 
 Sliat !» «Mi iMittor iroriM 
 to trMKi h9r» and armw al-ao, 
 ghaa vi^ Mo l>at a%»oiita to eo« 
 
 Slro j^Qgarro «aa vol 1blitl»« 
 aai gtoaacod tho trl otfmi a 8l%<9, 
 iM lop vp-ea Mlo palofrai, 
 Anft d<^t li% fors iB Mo i»aic 
 vjxm Ms stodio risto Ma man* 
 Aafl loAdo Iftta araoa alo te vol Qs^n. 
 Xtmi a iomo thai rite o»g '^Ifg 
 So on a dai gpot foUc jy|oi Me%to« 
 £rloo aaft taroaao ^ roooimt 
 QuKt oom» tram a oito tova* 
 
 Joit ttn ftakoaoy to ryAo vpon, 
 AaA a objTldo to l»o Hya aaa« 
 • . of • C 407 . . 
 
 Aal mwro be sod alagri^^ 
 
 Xhat ha «a8 %ott«r worUqr 410 
 
 So liont liwo and aneevro aleo, 
 
 SlMm w0t a otaffe oa fote to soo* 
 
 ^B§Mfy «fto j^ftr«of fall lil^rtlift, 
 
 Aad j^flhoiord 111 kBar^t j^^of fail 
 
 a«Qr:tito 
 And lope vpoa Hj^ ikatHUMy, 41S 
 
 And rede fortiM vpcm fegro Mgr*. 
 
 TfMt liyo otodo rodo hs» out* 
 
 Aad lod yfl^ ItiTB amswro ae iio «oll eaa* 
 
 Xa^ a jwtmir ^ mgr and atroto 
 
 AM OB a dagr groto Is^Ua j^y aiota, 420 
 
 kagr^itjrs a^ taroao of grote roaoma* 
 
 fiiat «aaw ffo a Osrto tovaa* 
 
 And Aogaro atiiyd a a^fsyer iritat it ^za 
 
 Bo aalcod a eorlaaat vltat tidiag. 
 
 iad tdioimoa Ml ee»»» wKl «ikat ffro irtiotto that ttio^r owso rf&jftum* 
 
 is tMa thing. 430 
 •®iro," ho eoldo, '*v«rxaliBeat, fh» at^w aai»v«ffd, "•ropamflot, 488 
 
 f0l.260°.«ol*'^ 
 **!• ocHM £ra»»Brd a parlowest* "%», thay »«*• fi^ * j^nrloooat. 
 
 A 420 fttltha A 425 palefrai hi is A 425 aiorne 
 
i«t5 kV. W.;:i'ir; 
 
 » 
 
 
 
:.;«! 
 
Cp 
 
 smA an haicen^ to ryd« rj^&i, 135 
 
 And a icnaae to be his amni 
 
 Aod seide "air, ty god ali^^ty, 
 
 **j^ bate better worthjr j^a I 
 
 "fo ryda vpon a stede aoo 
 
 '*|j^!i a-foot for to goo." 140 
 
 Posarre was tMa fu]i bly^, 
 
 AaA thasked the ktiy3t fele sitb; 
 
 he le2>t vppoa bis hak^tay, 
 
 &aA wflffit fortb on liis way. 
 
 TpoB his i>y3t lu>sde Ms ^la, 14S 
 
 i>Ad Is^de hie Armure mh@&9r t^y f^m* 
 
 Mosy a iormky the y redea 
 
 Aod 0rete folk they a^t^ 
 
 <i9m rydyag Aro a Cit^^ t€nm, 
 
 £rle8, Baroans, of grete rezioua* 1^ 
 
 he asked a a^qyar lAtat is al this 
 
 tbysg, 
 v^esnes eometh al ^is folk rydnag. 
 
 the 8^[ttyer answered, "veraiaeiit, 
 
 **«e 013m fro a parlefflont* 
 
 • « of. Op 384 . • 
 AM also a page his saa to be, 
 and an hataey to ryde on truely. 
 
 .cf. Op 369 
 
 %r Besaro was glade axid blyth 385 
 
 &M ^tanked the Erie zsattjr a sythe* 
 
 h» rode fort& vpoa his tmye. 
 
 i^ay a myle vpoa sonssr's daye. 
 Upoa a daye ratehe people he met; 
 
 he hotted style, a&d fayre thea& grete, 
 
 390 
 &a& aaiced a sqtiyre «hat tidyage, 
 
 lad fro vin&aiBe owes all that folks 
 
 rydyage* 
 the sqtiyre sayd, "syr, ▼er^a^at* 
 
 "they eoffie from the parlyameut; 
 
 364 -m ^d i hakaeye 385 W blythe K glad 387 M Be S forthe & hy ZQQ W soiaers 
 389 * a»che..Batte 390 IK He * styll..grette K styl 391 S tydynge 392 1 frome 
 
 shmts X al..ridlage 393 W T^anente S aq(ttyei 
 
 meate K p&riatsieQt —167- 
 
 394 mi Shay W ftmBe«*parla- 
 
'*£h* kiss a |Er«t ooobmII xmA», 
 "ftoT awStes that lio to &an I»d«« 
 '*wat&a th« p&rl«B&eat was p2.mt«r, 43S 
 
 ''Sif aai siiui vare of «m«« so boi4 
 **t^% VI3 ^e laag iQsti void* 
 
 "]!• 88ohoi40 M«« to ettriagtt 
 '*fii8 davt«r Uffi Ms h«pit^«, 440 
 "that Is ikdi^oae gsa aM f«tr« 
 "ffor hd ne bad noa otfc^ w hair* 
 **Ae no s»a£i ite d«ur graaate thsr-to* 
 "ffor ffiaol hit aS9Al«$ fj aei a oai novt 
 "Maai «ri aaiai , i&&iii taPOCGBB 445 
 
 *'kni3t«ft mA a%tti«rs of rmum&t 
 *M' «^ ffian |hftt hia[ iustag vlj^tlt 
 "httth of hin a fotti desM^t 
 "^nw hft ¥r«l(»s ^« jtekiEe »-bo»» 
 '*JBa of sona ^ rie-1>ani 4&0 
 
 "SlHi liyago a grote oomMMgrie i^adlo, 
 
 "^ffor notira that te 1»o do hade. 
 
 "ihea t^6 poriaaiout m^a ail dozte« 
 
 **h« lot esryo a Jootyog oooaj 430 
 
 '':ft tajr BSMct Kero of «m»«i so laoido 
 
 "fltet ig[^ ^e isjfoe* 3o»t9 woido, 
 
 "'■AjoA he HQfi^t for a^jr ti^jo^ 
 
 'tQw ovto Of hyo esbdttii tesnsgt* 
 
 '*]io sehoido haao to !^ ssavj^^g^ 4JHII 
 
 ''h;f9 doe^tur and Aioo li$« harjtago, 
 
 ^IStet ya a lqrfiig!d«n» sodo gg^ fay^*** 
 
 '''ffosr ho ao hath »o*a od«r hognro* 
 
 "Sat no mux torato grjaimt , |ho r-to 
 
 "ffor moay haao oacrsd Mi "VSt ao#kt de$ 
 
 440 
 
 ■"Maa^ aa iiPl« aad siaajr » itatr<iHa», 
 
 **}Ba3rsM^a a,p& t^qyoro of groto reaovasi 
 '-mt <^sn^ m.fi that i»at;th hlW vxJNEl 
 •tfaa^h of hyai jprotft «rttf«i 
 "ftMBO ho hr«dc«th i^t OBtk aaos, 
 vuid of aono tho tftgHoon 
 
 4 447 31^ in darifeor in&, ao if avor flncaontreg 
 ||t. o«f&riiitod farther ths« aaxai froci pr«»> 
 ooding vord* 
 
 ■3 ^S£ .^ 10<|S£ 
 

"t^a kio^ gr«%o eonaal nad*, 1^ 
 "^fficHr n«d«s te do ti>&t he hade* 
 ''when the JteplMsaat laaa plea«re, 
 "he let er3r«t f«rre <md sffir«, 
 "^if any mt& . • . . • 
 
 th« foot af th@ pa#»« ofte ana a 
 tMrd iaeii^s below %h& last e«ffih- 
 plete lino, la tl&& ri^t Mad cor- 
 aer. lo pStr&se oecars in th0 emm 
 pJLaee oa other pfi^s of t&ia ^ 
 
 "Dro & eouneayXo th« kyneo dyd jnake, 
 
 396 
 ■^the tidnioh is for his doughtor's s&ke. 
 
 "Sttt Y^oa tlie parlyamoot was nost pl«aer, 
 
 '*fha Tsya^ let ory, both farro and nero 
 
 ''If aajr nan were so boldo 
 
 '^fbat vith the ICTBgo luste woldo, 400 
 
 "ho ahald9 hs^e his dosgftt^ la asa^r^rsgo* 
 
 "And hla l&ado axtd his hor^tage. 
 
 It is a laado botho ^od aai fajnr», 
 
 "Jad the l^sge thenrto had a»ae ho;^e* 
 
 ''Sat eartes i^»T9 daro no s^ua ^axmt 
 
 therto, 40B 
 '^Sm&y este ^jrd thalj^ sl^t not doj 
 
 "For eaerj aaa that rydsth to hy«, 
 
 «* ha hateth th^ with atrolosa ^ffSt 
 
 ''Soisa ha hreicath tha m^^0 aiao&e, 
 
 "C^ amim ho orsOEeth both be^ice and bonef 
 
 410 
 
 Op 40§ o Of l£is£^ aljs&Qst oraa«d« 
 Cp 406 tha 
 
 S9S W eoeBa»e7ll.*d;fda ^fi m ^a % triilehe 397 1 '«iiSB..parlaaeait..i^oat plenara 
 
 £ parlaffiafit..pl«zu>re 398 1 lata er^ botha far K isyag 393 t 7f osB3r*.aoo 
 400 1 Jxtat Z litsta 401 MK He f sholda K atold..iParlage 402 t Aad all hio 
 I«tde K laad 4C@ W ICKOde & both 404 W had ao»e agm K h&a& 40i f mmrtm 
 K gesatk 406 f B4^d lie th^ is^t^t U &00 408 %£ Ha S grltto 410 W botha 
 
 J^^ 
 
I^oar^ 1^0 Itedi &« girt; 
 is ssainad o^er l-hlrtf 
 
 10 laaa mi <Sii» Mii ao |^ii^, 
 
 iui^ am a •t^a^worM 
 "Srerfi ttiEl spar® md ris^9 ws»<i»» 
 
 »AM |&«i i^ fee m fe«rt# eor®, 
 "wli«ai®r d«s otfaar iif m bit it®, 
 
 0B « dai wia ji.e atlas fc® «»*«• 
 '*SiaPe Miae, " fee ««14»» '*93r »a«ai«l 
 
 «A» t&6 eri «6as tM« «od«i"4&t. 
 
 A 463 SMHsam ^ 47% p^ 
 
 A 46& »«|»it«»Offli» * 474 cri 
 
 |i« Icjraff^.'" 4S0 
 
 fiMiiii 4«garo ^ft^t^irak 
 >'A^ m am is. is; 
 
 '"K y May ^f* ^ iKyag® a-Atwna 
 **A»ft yf ^© kyug »» ®asMP© fall* 
 
 
 ^^ ayag*.** M •«!««, *©f mumll 
 
 "M^ i©if4« m® e#sja« to iai» 2'sr#*» 
 
 -rite" i© »am« BJ* ^. bo* ^ wJ»il 1»®® 
 
 "j«4 wgiMw ts^ 4o#tw j?f y iMiy. 
 
 C 4fi3 Slu> C Of <%r^ ia 
 otti»itfti i& ft 
 
 I in aim bat 
 
 **17tl* 
 
Op 
 
 »• K. »« 
 
 ^elid 
 
 "S«B» throng^ th« body be slytte* 
 
 **i3i& •oae to death be siGi^tes 
 
 "And to byn ^Bss^ no sna^ do aotbiagft* 
 
 MSOf^e a ^aoo suer bad our lqrnSe.'*ip*lSi 
 
 &fr 5«gore »tod« In & studye tbaa, 416 
 
 aod thou^t iw nas « dottglitie ffian) 
 
 >*aad I am itt flgr TOage blood* 
 
 "and I haa® torso «ad -sxiitare good, 
 
 •♦aad, as I troro, a fall good stoodei 
 
 "I «yll aasayo if I aa/ spedes 
 
 «*jm 4 I laay boare tbo kl^pB 4o»a», 
 
 «! mayo bo • Jaaa «f ©roat 3P«k)kb©« 
 
 "sad If ttetat bo as fol CMi, 
 
 ^fhsre icaowotb »« body nfeat I *•? 
 
 <*£^tlt 0* !?*•• «*** «* betide, 
 
 "I "oyli oaeo against liya rydo** 
 
 mts ia «»e oi*ia *^ snane h« takoo, 
 
 ijid rested blie, aac isiai-jre isaisea. 
 
 So ^oa a dayo the Jtyne© *»« J»*8 
 
 Ee icaeiod dowao, aM fayro bym greto. 430 
 
 ae aayd. "air iyng. «' »sttcho jayfi^t* 
 
 «j^ iwd hatb o«xt o» to yoa ri#»*» 
 
 «2o i»rae yott howe it shall boj 
 
 •»1^ lorde «yll oome and fi^ ***** *^«« 
 
 426 
 
 W thrall X bo<dy..glitto 
 
 W 4«t]i 
 
 WZ aothyogo K bia 
 
 W otody S. air* •studio S In «t«^ 
 
 1^ Aa& 1 dcw^ty D dou^tye 
 
 mn Aaft W blode S youage bloode 
 And 
 
 %jgB &oA *» stedo K fui stood. 
 
 stescui} 
 
 »W yf that I Bjay K jsaio 
 
 f ^r« ME^ MaA sf £ isaie* •Kyag» 
 
 S B«y» .grete $ asaa. .greate 
 
 l^U ^Bd « yf..foll B yf.-fall eaajo 
 
 ig[^ bodye 
 
 S Betl»««»o ise betyde Z llf® 
 
 « w»s agenst KMiB,?ido Pone* 
 
 agey^te 
 
 W eyte his K his » eytty© 
 
 W sery M Mym D l^iu.s^jrrry 
 
 W d^«.ffiette S gyage.aaatte 
 
 MB grette K fayre he 
 
 « oayde syr isynge. .laoch© K aside 
 
 lElag » sayde ^rr Ki»^ 
 
 ff r^ht iaSJ lo'Ae X Lords 
 
 9 hathe«<youe 
 
 W how P yoae..yt sbalbe 
 
 W fy^t K lor* S wUL.aad l«ate 
 ef. A 4T0. C 472 
 
 421.429*481 S has aa iaitlal J^i'f^^^ 
 MO, ^Sfit. i*«^M 2 08<rorVela«*«re 
 ^^pU^iad J^ for s«all letter. 
 
 •tn- 
 
A 
 
 
 
 •Justus he heA to ^© Inose. * 475 
 
 «2te I\i3te wgtb tbe he hath sae noaie.*' 
 
 *Se he t»st]ra>ack, tie be erl. 
 
 "Syr." n^i^fm the Iqifsage, "'J^^w- ssrt weleoow. 
 *3e he li^dTOfim er !Sple, ^5 
 
 »Be he *«pg!0la, be lie ^erl. 
 
 **ae he CreatyljHisa or ehorle. 
 
 "So am wll 1 foTs^ces 
 
 *ie iBesQ mi IjTO® wsfil y farajfeet 
 
 »Se ^*a* wtaai^g al seehflsl t^^©,* 4^ 
 
 «8ho-sQ KPsnaajrth, all let hyja ts§ce.* 
 
 ^xnrmfB ^e l^teiee was leel} 
 
 «Hfeoa the morow® ^e day wa« «etj 
 
 Hi© kiag hig payt^M wel ^ bet. 
 
 2*te Sqmg hsa Ifflroaiyfle ^ell ^e bet, 480 
 
 .teel <ae^rye ae kaow nd nasia 
 
 S&l te^svy kaetre sio m^$ 
 
 iMs si fete trust is @od v^^oa. 
 
 ill hy® tryet® was ^ irpoa. 
 
 JSTllK^e to ohtjrash© ,||iesa wesat® hej *BS 
 
 Irly ^i J^ sKJTowe to ^.yw* w«ait he 
 
 gje tas^ee Be herfte of Jgie triaitet 
 
 jyed h^spde jsaeee of the tyyisgrtei 
 
 to Jl^e fi^ear 1^ offreg heja. Jlerltse, 
 
 &ad to the ffaaur he efl^aPd a fleryae 480 
 
 tot to ^e foa® aa-o|ft|.eap al-se ftee. 
 
 toS to the soae «-aodm' ae fyae. 
 
 ited is Jgje h<Ai gost ^e ^riM&i 
 
 jW? to ^e hely ^ets the thryftdj 
 
 ^e T^yeet for hi® fal genie gan Mdde. 
 
 490 
 j|»S. ta J^e sertaise waa iclo»» 
 
 fhe preet© for hjta preyers can "^d, 
 
 Wa.<m. the mesee wee all 3.one, 
 
 te hie in he wente wel eoa, 
 
 f hye ooetya fee e«sa fbll eofm, 490 
 
 Aaifl let hi^ sm^f vet afln. 
 
 Aad let erme hysa, well ^33^ *V*»» 
 
 la ^A &mm to lustl in* 
 
 In i^e arsieere to luete y»ne* 
 
 a« goAe Steele fee ^sa Metileie, 49S 
 
 hye gede etede he em. be-etrycle. 
 
 tie »^er bar his sseheft Meide, 
 
 hye mim bare hye eohsfte be-eyie. 
 
 Ih ^e f^d the fclxtg lie abide gas, 
 
 jiM in the felde he arbyie Cim» S95 
 
 4 4'?7 bsxmm. A 4^3 ttooisaa 
 
 C 451 before jj^retf. 
 
 -17S- 
 
 - ■ ..■■;, ..-, ..-. _-. _ S 
 
Itatb r 
 
 %i^ 
 
 :a 3s:^nge e»iaa, '*fe® sn^i: 
 
 :''.x« «i0r9v» the ta^ -was s«l:| 
 i(s iqrs^ «B|««A M»sli the b«t, 
 
 -aireite %xm^ v^^sk: s■3a^. a© 
 ;. heastre « asa««« to th* 23riisiii«t 
 
 »Q5sJi;yep or %6r(»i 
 
 
 
 B tr: 
 
 j aduiaexi 
 
 3iif>? w^ 
 
 
 re. * viTissg-v 
 
 &Ufi(. S£iLii:£i 
 
 ^*ii.»; '^2.2 QOilS; 
 
 
Op 
 
 ar, K, 9. 
 
 "To lust with the my lorde hath nome." 435 
 
 the iQrnge saids, "he shall be welcomej 
 
 "Be he kaygjxt or barowne, 
 
 •*jErle, dialce, or charle in tcnme, 
 
 «!I»her© is no man I '«yli forsake; 
 
 "a/ho all maye Wynne, all niaie take." 440 
 
 Howe syr Begore lusted with the kyuge 
 
 of Snglasd, and smote hym downe. 
 
 So Oa the morowe the daye was set; 
 
 She kynge anysed smch the bet). 
 
 But then there was no lyxiysg man 
 
 that 
 Shat I>egore trusted much vpon; (p>16) 
 
 But to churche that tyioe went he 4^ 
 
 to heare a ni&sse to the !3!rinito; 
 
 Se the father he offred a Floryne, 
 
 And to the soime an-other fyne, 
 
 the thirde to the holy ^loat he offred; 
 
 ThQ preest in his isaase, for him he prayed. 
 
 450 
 and lAian the masse ms done» 
 
 Onto his ynne be went anone. 
 
 He dyd arme hym well in d»ie, 
 
 Zn ryohe armore, good at nede. 
 
 Sis good st^e he began to stryde, 455 
 
 and toke his spere and forth dyd ryde* 
 
 His knaue toke another spere. 
 
 And after his mayster he gan it bare. 
 
 thus in the f elde syr Degore abode than; 
 
 Op 447 Sothe •I'^i* 
 
 W Just . .hathe D iuat e . . hatha 
 
 W sayd £ sayde.*shal S Kinge sayde 
 
 ..shalbe well cone 
 
 W kny^te D kni^t Squyer or baron 
 
 W Buke^^chorle S Earle, X>ak« 
 
 VH y8.*inaiine 
 
 W znay. .tnay K al male, .maye H toay 
 
 W How Brsir. .lusted. .Syng 
 
 (Title does not occur In D) 
 W £nglonde 
 
 m sette W day 
 
 W moohe. .bette K kinge aduised 
 D avysed muche. .bett 
 
 W 5henae..lyaynge K lining 
 
 a than. .lyuynge 
 
 W moche K degore. .vpon the 
 
 K ehuroh. .time wente £ to the. .wente 
 
 MD To W here, .trynyte K tryaite 
 
 J> trynytie 
 
 W fador S offered..floryne (6^) 
 
 W sone J> a nother 
 
 lED The WB thyrde . . goos t . . offered 
 
 W hym K hys X> priest..hy9..hym prayed 
 
 WSi And E vihen 
 
 H Ynto W wente KD hys K an one 
 
 D a none 
 
 W dyde K him 
 
 K ryeh 
 
 I> hya 
 
 WKEi And W forthe dyde m hys 
 
 P spear e 
 
 S Ey9..speare 
 
 W mayster ^n it bere D hys master 
 
 gan hyt bears 
 
 IKD Thixs W degore D f ielde S^ (D 
 
 has a worm hole in place of the o of 
 
 abode) 
 
AS ha 8W TU9a& vi3 vaml & naa. 
 
 atait%lie^9 sat of ^« ©it® tom, 
 lis aafea^ a lord sf gr«t rwoaa? 809 
 
 mm n^h imn^ & 
 
 |]tet ^» tastes ta©g, 
 
 S®M« t^t M R^aes* git ia©s® 
 So pmt & mass wig tore ®sse 
 
 An n& ssm «lste w&eamta »i &3« 
 
 1©:^ ^i mnm to iasli ^im« 
 
 ac aegarr® ess a0wt ^©p-«m. 
 
 m© lEiag team m® gretter sckaft* 
 
 jua«l JKaa iae^Ja of J^e cp&ft j S10 
 
 ftd br^lce Ma m^sm ^e bad Imsiit} 
 
 U ^e h^lM h® set hia um, 
 
 %}mt the »eJjaft al to-8|Poag» 
 
 ^ &^^r?e «as 00 stroag 
 
 SUat in the s&4el still@ he s@t, 
 "^ SIS 
 
 ^ad i& tl3i3 stir op® 3 MM M« -fdt. 
 
 ffor ^o^hp i s©i«,, wl3-<mte l«slage 
 
 h9 m ooat^ B>«iwr® of ie»»iag. 
 
 A &0« 
 
 A &l? »o^ iasle, 
 
 f e o®# the laalys at tiier «.jrllfi, 
 Aa* all man tMt thsr© wer® 
 
 600 
 
 Swesre sad s«fta, all in fer®,, 
 
 E© |«rt® a »&» w^tl. ther sysa 
 A8 «s tfea isimt>'3.1 a«®ar®i; 606 
 
 lat jiossas wjrst® «feat i»,s k®. 
 f fees' 1*s-pa to rs^,t a*2a«t 
 tet ««sg®r® cowd® lyt^i:i t|«r-«m» 
 S&® Itsmg® ted m@lX ^s grstter s®lia.«t«, 
 iaae awSe j^^io^i of ttet cr»ft«s @1Q 
 ?«j t>9ra Is^ domja fee hM agrMes 
 la fey® «3li^lA9 Is® sye tM djrat«, 
 the otlsafta &ii ts-sprasag*, 
 
 8at« stjTll sai »u'^£^i^ 2^< 
 
 6 S12 for asa reaa M.- 
 
!i9 "xjfng* tt4Mft« «i«)st iMUVfft » iis»a. 
 
 ■*J t?J3^" 
 
 .lAt^niigi!! 
 
 iiit ia t&« l^«i^ iKwrs!, 
 
 .:'i*4^« 
 
 : :-tss Sal ■??- ^ ■ 
 
 $(» ftfii^e bin doTOs* tk«?i 
 
 $3m« ligr# good sfsra »ll i9~ - 
 But StflgOir.® iRiS BtTOK.r!^, sr*;' ^ 
 
 ?;• 'syfiss- «^ asirter a^e 
 
 f 
 
SOi. 
 
 W'!. 
 
€^ 
 
 Sf, K, 2>. 
 
 The kynge came with manye a 
 Ma^e oasae th^her redelye, 
 to se tbe iuetingo trolye* 
 
 460 f ihoy iEynge».maay E Singe, .snansr 
 (see note on dp 421) 
 W Many * tfeador redely K thydw 
 
 ME !i?o UK luatyi^pB ^ truely 
 li that Justyoge trewlye 
 
 • • of. Op 461 . 
 
 • . Of^ 6p 46a . 
 
 All that in. me fyelde were, 
 
 • ♦•••• 
 
 t%ey sayde and diS swero 
 
 Shat they a«mer or that tyiise se 46S 
 
 So fayre a s^n with tiieir eye 
 
 Aa was ye yong© lm^g&% ayr B^fflpe; 
 
 But s<me ^3t «^t ^m was he. 
 
 they rode to^l^er at the lost 
 
 On their good stMes £^1 fasts; 470 
 
 tl^ ^Eyag© had the greater shafte, 
 
 ^nd ffiore he ccmd® of th&t emfte. 
 
 $0 da^e hia ctowne then he mente, 
 
 aad in his shilde set asohe a dmte 
 
 ^at hys good spere all tp-hrastS} 476 
 
 Mt 
 Bat X^ore was stroage, aod sate (]p*l?l 
 
 f^tt. 
 
 felde K f telde 
 
 ffeey W 8aya,.dyd@ D dyd 
 D they or ihat ty»e ^yd neuer see 
 wm the^ 
 
 m p%&t yong© B that jmn^^.&fr 
 W noa 
 
 Th&y W togyder..laat© M togyter 
 I^ together 
 wa theyr f fall » the^r. .fliii faat 
 
 MB 'I!h© 1 getter K l^y»g B kiage 
 
 £ eoulSe 
 
 f daeitii^ hym^.thenne Kad he K losnt 
 
 S daas^e hym* .than had ^ 
 
 M!^ i^M I shyMe sette ffiteohe 
 
 K ahieid© I^ hys ehyld© sett 
 
 1 his K Hi Ht speare 
 
 f eat l> faete 
 
 Op 467 ^ 
 
"AHa*,** qttat^ tfe© king, 'aliswJ 
 
 "ghat oaa that ieli miste hitta, 
 '&fter ffll atrojs eiste sltt*.** 
 
 • • ef .A 6i>6 . • 
 
 he takej{ « wal gretter tr», 
 
 AaA svor, so lie Kosta it]|e« 
 
 '*Slf his TBi*kkB isel 1199% a-tve, 
 
 '*hi8 rigg 8C^i» ar le^ luiimea go.** 
 
 525 
 He rod eft wis gre^ raoMotiai^ 
 
 ikad tboai^t to berea h% a-olosa. 
 
 And girt degarre &-ium 
 
 rlgt asein j^e te'«it<4>oa* &£Q 
 
 She sehaft h&b stef sad eooder go&. 
 
 And de@arre stede aetod, 
 
 ▲ad al biforen he ros oa hegihz, 
 
 Aad ^o vas hs if&lifi»i iM#k3t 
 
 Bat, as ged alaisti void, 6S& 
 
 gh e sohaft ^a3c, aaj mist mwt hold, 
 
 AjBd dsg&rre hie oo^ara 9at*rltte, 
 
 And vae a«grased out of Me witte« 
 
 "Alias,** fsa^ he, "for Tilayaie! 
 
 "g hte iciog oe liaj^ iaeaitea t^io* &40 
 
 '*Aiid i ae tottohede hl£ nowt sete; 
 
 "Boa 1 sohal iriee ate bstte.** 
 
 "Alias," ijsgd tha isyi^o, "alias. 515 
 
 "Me be<>felle aei^^ th/s ease, 
 
 "She maa that y «yght h^yt, 
 
 "^tar Bty stroke ^at ho myght sytt." 
 « . ef . e 551 . . 
 • e Of* 8 852 • • 
 he toke a well gretter tre, 
 Aad eware, so eu^ mt& he the, 520 
 
 "yt hiye aeeH: earll aot la t«o, 
 
 *^9 M3e sehell, or eayr y goo." 
 
 fb»& rode he efte «|£;I;% gret^ r&odome, 
 
 Afid thoght to 1»ere hsra a»de«ae« 
 
 iuad Sffiote 1^ dei^re a-aon filH( 
 
 Eyi^t a-lil^yn® the hreste 1>8on> 
 
 fhe Mshafte «as grete aai eoniar sod«« 
 
 A4id degaryes stede ay^ dovae 3 ode, 
 
 A»d all before r<»<!yd oa Isye, 
 
 fhat he msks falloia velaye. 580 
 
 jftat a->asa, ae god volde, fel>S6l ,ool*^ 
 
 Thus eohaf te brake, aa^ egri^t aot holde, 
 
 Aad degare hye eoare oete ry«. 
 
 he ms a-greflyrd ^ aye owte of tqrt. 
 
 "0,*' he a<s^&Q, "for mlaasye: 536 
 
 "^e iorage hath hyt ma aosr t«ye, 
 
 **Aad aeajfp eaye «g^l^ hym y oettj 
 
 ^lov y eyll, be eeyat beaett*** 
 
 A 552 of. degarres, ^ 377. 
 
 -17©. 
 

 
 .gj»«i: 
 
 ■Jit t0 ■: 
 
 Lj^t ^fW® tlM> ?MP»St« 'tee?'.; 
 
 «»a»# 
 
 isiSii iu* Ejorgs «-»3 
 
 iyr E«gor« war. 
 
 
<^ 
 
 t, K« P. 
 
 then Bsyd the ^oge* "aX&a, alaaj 
 '•Spar sse befell never suohe & eaee; 
 **f!here vae neiser a s&n that I might hit, 
 fthat eaer might m^ etrolce sit. 480 
 
 "fhis is & tasui all for the nones, 
 "For he is a ts&n of ^reat bones." 
 theo toke the Kyxtg & greater tre. 
 And Siiuaref "also loote 1 the» 
 "ftnd if hl3 »@eke ^11 not a>two, 46S 
 ''Eis backe shall, or th^t I go." 
 
 fhe ^ng@ rsde to igras «lth great raa- 
 
 doiraet 
 
 iAd thou^it to haue cL^eahed the ehil&e 
 
 doimes 
 
 Se »»>te SjTF li^^^e sens aisme 
 
 Eii^t before the breete bone. 
 
 49& 
 
 W Shan X 2hea..l£inge I£ £han eayeti.. 
 Kiage ( see note on 421 j . 
 
 K 8«eh D For to oe (end of le»f 8 ) 
 
 % aeuer B»n c^g^t S lea 
 
 IS/iC Shat W 8«ne;hte..8ytte 
 
 £ al 
 
 1 grete 
 
 W Xhenne* .kjmge* .gretter K mien. .%9&8e 
 
 M idad f yf K wl 
 
 ¥ grete K his 
 
 W «i)i;^lde K thoa^**da9ehed..e)^lde 
 
 W soone 
 
 1^ li^'^t 1 brst . bone 
 
 that his horse was rered on hye. 
 
 that EhTS 
 
 ^3Ld i^jrr Pe^re i»a& fallen m^e* 
 
 Syr Begore tht« his eairse outt-yode. 
 
 Be «as so aiigry in hie Esode; 
 
 "Alas,** he sa^, '♦I haae ssyssed yet 4S5 
 
 "and he hath me tw^»& ii^t 
 
 "and nea^r ones with him £ sette; 
 
 '^fiy god, I shall aayse betted' 
 
 W oeiars 
 
 W sore 
 
 IX And W tt^es Mt K hath©, .hit 
 W£ And W h;^ I Eiet 1 
 1 me anyse het 
 
 m^^f^ 
 
4 
 
 be tariwd his st«d« wig lierte grto, IM ryiBijth. a-gigfti, mondiar grjUBt 
 
 ijid rod to ^e :^iag, &ad lie to hS^ fo the insrioge^ md he to IstySt 540 
 
 iM to<^i(iei* tjtol gert fol rist, S4S Aad g ythe r ai&ote other a-ry^t. 
 
 lad in the eeheldee here stroicM^ Tptni the sehjrld9« the schaftjQt. hyf^t, 
 
 ^hat the spores al to-riaag, • Shat bothe ther gode schaftje recten, 
 
 iiad Yprigt to hi»re hoade sliues, £M. all vp to ther haad ye t %t ar dreaea 
 
 gfca t alle the Icrdisga tigat ther lea. All that ia the felde heyth 545 
 
 that t:.jge iostiag migte sen, 550 Shat thys grete meraell ecortk, 
 
 Sttidoi hi ae ee^e aeuer wis HS^ S*y that t jb ; ,ey ae ayr horde nor saM 
 
 l^a that Mii^te so loioge dren^e, laa that aeeha etreige gaf In fjr^t 
 
 aoi* ia pley« 
 
 IB wra^t^o, for no i^ia«, .. ^ ler aoa that jsyght. for ao-thyuge, 
 
 fol.8l',eoi. 
 
 Sittea a strolc of hstre Iciag. C^^ a, strolce a/tte the kyage. 550 
 
 Ae he hi« doa^ti for lyja araes, 556 rh«rfora tj^ ma ye, fw ^^e aoaye, 
 
 A etroag maa of hodi aad hoaea. A. atr^oge siaa of body ^ tooj^e. 
 
 gie kiag wis ^i-e nod gaa spelse, fh« ^age »all atowtly oaa spoka, 
 
 "do briag ne a achaft ^«t «il •^SehsBe a schafte jytot «yU aot breka 
 
 A be Bi traet^ he aecO^al a-datm -Aad he aehali do^me, all a^ eoae. 555 
 
 m»i he be streisgere .^am ampwi^ "g&a^i he were the deoyia aoae." 
 
 550 
 "Aad the l he be the bare qaed, , , 
 
 "He seshal a«doaa, ja^agre hi« hdaed*** 
 
 he toi a echaft »aa gret aad laag, he to&e a isehsif te o«?yr ®rete, 
 
 ^s achild aaojgier aLeo atroag, aM degara a-aodur a« grete, 
 
 Aad to fee Mag wal eaeas ha rit} 565 A»d atyfly to tho Jsyage he i^j 
 
 Hw kiag feiles, Sfi* J«> !»% •«!*. «he Ikgrago faylyd, aad he hyt. 560 
 
 Me achaft m& etreag aad god wi»-al, fhe sehafte ^a ©troag o^^ *il. 
 
 Aad wel aeharpad the coroaalj Aad & wsli eohaped coryaall. 
 
 he amot the Jiyag ia the laiaer« Aad »as «yrde la-to the layaere. 
 
 He «i^t mt aotter far a. aer. m S^t he «y^t aot fie f«rre aor aere. 
 
 A 552 man- ; A. 554 astrok- ; y inserted atova the line just 'before miste ; 
 A 569 lamer , the customary jipward stro^^^above i preceding n being omitted. 
 ^ 563 iayuere 
 

 ■•im SOC'. 
 
c^ 
 
 V, K, S. 
 
 Sbsy rode togither with great mi£^t$ 
 In their ahyeldes their spear es pig^t; 
 
 W tog2^er..grete i^^t E together 
 
 W tho^ sheldes theyr speres pyght 
 K the^r ehleldes thegrr 
 
 In their shieide their spesres al to>lirok» W Th&t theyr good speree all to> 
 
 hroke K ehleldes 
 
 Unto theyr hasdos with the stroke* 
 
 Qf . Qp 481 
 . ef . Cp 432 
 
 Aad th^i the kys^ began to spealWt W thaa*. spake 
 
 "Oyue ^ a speare that i«^ll aat br^s, ¥ spere 
 
 "ibr he shall sooas be smitten do«ae £05 f saigrte&* . K he smittea 
 
 W fho«gbe..Bamp90«»e K Tho^z^>.S6^>8oa 
 M Aad W yf K. c. i. (p. 144) 
 
 '^thoti^ he be as st rouge &b v&9 San^ 
 
 Bone* 
 "and if he be the Peuyli of hell, 
 
 c«i* 
 "I ^all hlD soone doioxe fell.** W h^fii K 83ial..fel 
 
 £he kynge tol» a speare styffe and 
 
 stronge. 
 And X>egore toke s-aether good asd looge, 'SK anotter 
 
 510 
 and atoiitlye to the }syne» &e asgrttet W stouly 
 
 ¥ spere 8tyfe..stroalOB 
 
 the idage £ayled« and D^ore I^^b l>y^* 
 
 W Styaee hgnBxhym it 2 kyage his f.* 
 hi£ hit 
 
 -179- 
 
« 
 
 Tba kittg WM •to<B^ and it&z^« a«t$ 
 
 ^a» 8ted« ros ^ liiforn vis ttwtt. 
 • • Gf » A 573 . o 
 
 Slid Igrn^t wt.8 styff* ^od h«rft« Mt^t 
 • • df * 6$S . e 
 
 and sirs degaroe so t&r&ste lU^ ^bAa 
 
 fHat, gMRBgr« utio-eo grooMhe l^igaa* 
 
 Oat of tl» sa.d«l he &i£ oaat, 575 
 
 tail oia»r top, rigt ats last. 
 
 SHa a «as thm t long ho«tli^ sad eri s 
 
 ^e icisig WBa 8or a88eluu!>«d fop-tJjrf.« 
 
 ^ iordij^ds coffiea wis a^St a^ tseis* 
 
 Aiid hrem^te ^e kiag on I»ir8« aaela, 
 
 §80 
 Aa »9i&& vl$ eriiiig iwis, 
 
 "Child degp^rr® itaj^ iM>iB».e ^e jgarJa*^ 
 
 ^hs n f»e j^e dajsaisele sari, 
 
 • «*••• 
 
 a&r M wist «el for><«^ 
 
 |lmt hi s<^oid« ispofiisod !>«» SIHI^ 
 
 to a feaist |h&t 8^e nv oxfe iaui ««»> 
 
 .^id lade heir9 lif 91$ «vi«ak a emu 
 
 aSh&t sohs Be not t^o 11% «»&, 
 
 lo In «lhat loadd lis was iliore; 
 
 Carfal «S8 t^ leaodi theffforeo S90 
 
 thfta seide j^« &iag to di^arro, 
 
 **Mizi hoM@ sooe, 09)% hidor to omi; 
 
 '*And then wor@ ai-so geotil a lauti 
 fol. 82*. eoi.» 
 
 Aad degaro echo^o so f&a/ts vpoa 
 
 Shat, ssagro «h9«-ao hjrt ^rv«h eaa. 
 
 Out of hya s&dtill he h^m wrasto. 
 
 Aad 00^ hjTs hers tayle at Hts lasto* 
 
 S70 
 fhea 1BS8 there j^^^e aad erjroi 
 
 mt.a fowle a«sehamed for -thy 
 
 h^e ^roua o^s to h^fm a-aea, 
 
 ijid ted li^ to hjTA hors to S(m* 
 
 Aad all in fere sey tEOime 
 
 that dogarir the $rjroe hath voime* 
 
 therefore the das^ell tms wty, 
 AoA BiEi^the f&sta sche oan erye, 
 ffor ^ea t&li well ni^ete eohe 
 fhat sche soholde aarsred h«», 
 
 ♦ ••••• 
 MM lede hvr Ijrf e i^h soehe & oon 
 What he miB wyste no i&aii« 
 
 S7S 
 
 Thma. eeyde the ii^^age to degstre, 
 '"Gme forthe, 80»8« beofore s»3 
 **yf tho« he a gea^ylmaa. 
 
 69S 
 
 C 56S la peaeil helow i.SSS is wittenj ••Ahoat fear more leaves are repaired 
 
ntk »«m»& 
 
 fhs^ s^i 
 
 Op 
 
 ti^*'- 
 
 -'iZ& M; 
 
 
Op 
 
 t. K. D. 
 
 And syr Degore so him bete 
 
 That h© made the kiages horse tiume yp 
 
 hia fet. 
 fioldely he rode vp than, 516 
 
 And semed a fall goodly oan* 
 
 . cf . Cp 512 . 
 
 the Itynge v&s out of his sadel cast, 
 Wheraf his doti^ter ^ivas sore agast* 
 Shen was there muche noyse and cry; 
 
 W 800 hym K sir 
 
 W liynges..torne..fete K turn 
 
 WS. She W sadyll caste 
 W agaste K vharot 
 
 W !Dhenn©..90Che..crye D (leaf 9*) 
 Shan. .orye 
 the kynge was sore a-shsmed for-thy. 520 WSD fhe IB asshamed K ^shamed 
 
 2 Kinge. •soore (see note on 1.421J 
 
 Well I wote his doughter was sory. 
 
 For then gfee w^t redely 
 
 that she shulde niaryed te 
 
 To a roan of a straunge countre. 
 
 And lede her lyfe with sa^ a one 525 
 
 that she ^st neuer fro vshez^ce he come. 
 
 W lele K weL.so ry S wotte l:^8..sorye 
 
 W thenne..wyste redely K dedely 
 D than. .wyst yt rodylye 
 WKB that E shonlde 
 
 W oountree 
 
 W suche one S leade..suche 
 
 WKD That W wyste..whens D fr#ni 
 
 The Itynge sayde to syr Begore, 
 
 "CSome hyther, fayre sonne, me before; 
 
 "And thou were as gentyl a roan 
 
 W sayd K sayd..Sir P Kinge sayed. 
 Degoer (see note on 1.421) 
 W }»der..sone 
 
 WD gentyll 
 
 Op 514 t^ of fet is blurred 
 
 'im.m 
 
"AS j^oa —umt vis »i-Z^ vjpan, 
 
 "Aad MO «»1 coatee 3 1 wiM&anm &» 0SK» 
 "^ Vboa art staliworht max |^« to, 
 *<lto thocnFttt ai iclnedoaa* ««X M««t} 
 "Ao« be tlioa «»r««« Im % } si fm b«%, 
 *^Coit«MnBt i«h wllXo t]M !iold«« 
 "Lo! b«r bifora ml liaroxui tM»lA«« ^ 
 '*iU dflnntvr i tak* £|^ U Hijb l»aa, 
 "iUd seise ^e her la &i mi irad; 
 '*£tag; tj^on sehalt l»ea after net 
 "Sod grttunte j^e fod skua to Ibel" 
 fjbatt vfta tlw ohUd glsd and b3iise,fi£^ 
 itii4 ^Mtaked jU|e iqriig «»ai a eitbe. 
 
 "iks ligrt SMtstli ]y|Mit ^^jpa «rt ooa« 
 
 "I ^Ide aggr Jqraisaese veil be-eett* 
 *3e thoa worse, or be titoo 1ieitt« 
 ''fforwarde y ^H tbe hoide* 
 ""Jiere be-fore «/ beroas bolde fi90 
 
 ''i ®rf t|us a^ dogjtitar be ;^e Ix&x^e, 
 "jad sese t^ la oil w laMe 
 '*ffo be kymg« of tar b»{ 
 *1Sod atajfiSity ffiaairxiten j^e*** 
 
 9ret froriieiitttifie MM ta was ^er imremti (^eto p^gynaea«zvee ther^ wis eroe^tj 695 
 to olmrelae t fea i were to-gldere ibroot, fo ti^e olsnrdfci diore tjtjitiy were iHron^, 
 iatd spmaeed tliat Xflue&l, v«rr&iiagnt, Aad were «irfEd|nt te«e^idndr, vereBent* 
 
 valer boli s&ereiMmt. 610 
 
 LeJ ehst cA^aoBse and «oad<nr stroag 
 Bitldes SBSni a oaa vis in<«ag. 
 Sbttt oMMg in-to ^i /»eetty^ 1^i|» de« 
 i»a apcrases «if i £'or sal aede* 
 
 Tadar Iwly esemeHmte* 
 
 le, ebet CortiaM ead bsXsttaoe 
 
 te-fStiijrth rauBjr a mtm j^rew ebaaiaevi 
 Aad emv^ fertbe ta-to TaeovttuB lede. 
 
 A 601 Itslce; A 69« ^odaiaai A 606 Jksitbei 600 «ihttus C 60S SMs llao is 
 serawled at the foot «f tbe |«te la the aargia ia a differegot hnd, iaside 
 a reagii seroll»lIt is aiEHBbered 60S ia peooil^ £b tbe ssae iHutd are arMtim 
 •tlMHr eatttitaiords, also eaelosed ia rough eorolle or obleags, at tlie sM of 
 eash fffttheriag of ten leaves. 
 
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 i* 'wsv 
 
 il «, ■;-'■ 
 
 
 ..#«>» ls<ss£«- I %^»»)&^ 
 
 
 iSiJiliii 
 
 
 
 
Op 
 
 It Kf H. 
 
 "aa thou eoaiest to lak^ vpon, 630 
 
 "lad thott oonAe wltte and reason 60 
 
 "m thcfn s?t© SoTj^ty foaaa to, 
 
 "I wold tftjraKjke agr laude wsll !»e9«ta; 
 
 ^auad if It iR»r« tgnu t^Rses b9tt9, 
 
 "ycT ?soyd3 spoksa I xKaat aMos feoidej 
 
 **B9f0s>« s^ ^ross tijat ba ao bolde, 
 
 "I teles the w^ dcra^ter % tJfes haiKie, 
 
 "and c0Ese the® in ail s^r l&sja© 
 
 "2o b© ssyae heyre after s», 
 
 "In i07e asad Wyase fo-r to bo. "(p. IS j 
 
 MO 
 
 IKD Aa $ vpfiQ 
 
 Wi»3Pt..doo I!: ooB'.soi 5 could* wytt 
 
 WEP A? g; art 3 tfcow. .doogtoty® 
 
 W voids tb7RlE«..loBd9 bea«t K beaat 
 
 a W9«ld© tl»5mS:«?..woll oett 
 
 M Ajjd W yf. .fV7ue.,the b«t p Tf yt, 
 
 batt 
 
 P soste 
 C B£»raas 
 
 D ae^se tii# 
 W B|yn 
 
 Eowa ayr Bagor© vadded Ma sother, the 
 Icyagea doQ^ter of laglaad, sad btdv • 
 aba knava that be »aa har soane by 
 tbe ^oves* 
 
 ^eate ordysaunce was thera larocpitf 
 So tba eborobe dor a were tbey broctg^t, 
 4iBd were there wsdd^« verastoat* 
 Onto tba bolye aaersmtente* 
 . cf>Cp SAS . • 
 
 . . of .Op £4S . • 
 . of.Cp.S48 . • 
 
 . . of.Cp 547 * * 
 
 •S a»der K sir 
 
 W H^^em* .J^loade. .bowa 
 
 W 9be»e j££tewe y^ be vbas. .sons 
 
 £ gloues B bas ao title 
 
 ? Oreta K OBeate {a op|K>aite 3 lima) 
 
 a QRi^mtB {Q opposite 6 iinms ; K ordloauBoe 
 
 W obyrebe..tbey ^ere P doore tb<s^ were 
 
 W ver^Deate S And there wedded were 
 
 1 boly D Vnto..hoiy Sacbranjente 
 
 Op 540 laioye 
 
 Cp 544 Initial i, la Imperfect la center. 
 
 r— "^ 
 
4^ iEaow«« ao-thlof of hire kla, 61S 
 
 le «cili« of Ms, aai tli ar ssore n» miXLf, 
 And l>e3 iv«&<t£4, to-^idar to li&be, 
 
 So d«d« »ir« di^ttrro, ^e bold. 
 Spoused t&ere is i&ddor Iiold * 620 
 
 Aai |hat lumd« l«a«^l al-so, 
 limre ovsase so»» leis spousod to» 
 ja»t acsbo tpOA hsre bodl bar. 
 Lo! vbat aaeatcre fil haat | I»&r» 
 
 folde now thai thad siosed i^'sre* 
 
 to ebirohe %}mi ««flte wi3 baraoos l>oi4«» 
 
 A rioUe f«etd thai goaas to holde, 
 
 ABd vatt «&a «9l ljfiik»s«d jsum. 
 
 And t^e dai «»« al idoa« 630 
 
 So b«d.d@ J^i esoholde w3ndo« S^t fro, 
 
 f be daa^isele, aod sire do^urre* 
 
 He etod stills mA M^^unrte hlg^aa . 
 
 foi,a2*. ooi. 
 
 A 620 is left incomplete after moder. 
 A 626 No ST3ace for -t of that. 
 
 •mw 
 
:sSC9 Tr?K-: 
 
 ikfii-i '/!'i't 
 
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 »'• K, D. 
 
 Loolce what foiy liappaxted there, 54£ 
 Shat he stattld wed his owne mother, 
 the i^icbe had borne hym on her syde, 
 aaA. yet he imewe notbyng that tyde* 
 Se '£a«se nothyiig of her tqr^aat 
 Bor she koewe aotiqcng of hga^ SSO 
 
 &M both together ordeynod to bed. 
 Yet paradueature they tsay be sybbe* 
 
 Thus dyd eyr Cegore the bolde, 
 
 Ee wedded his mother, to haue and to 
 
 holds; 
 
 f loks S Loke..fo2ye 
 
 W eholde wedde..iaodere P shoalde wedde hye 
 WBS The W one her K whloh.*aa 
 WKD AbA %9 BotbQn9«o 
 S]> ttothynge I kecne £ (end of leaf 9^) 
 SC nothynge K nothiag 
 ffX£ And WD bothe-.bedde 'H togyder 
 W eybble K male 2) paraueatmre. .laaye 
 W dyde S sir B Syr 
 ^ KOdsr K B hys 
 
 But yet ^e let ti^E not syane in fere. W lete K Infer© D lett..feere 
 
 55£ 
 
 It passed on the hye tyme of iu>ne, 
 aod the daye was nere-hand doana. 
 So bed was lo'oaght both he and dlie, 
 With great iqsrrth aiid 8oleii^aitie> 
 Syr Xiegore etode aod btitield thaa, &60 
 
 H Hyt drene tovarde the tyse of dynere. 
 
 iead of 9^i 
 m &at 1 haMe 
 
 iS botiw 
 
 i erote aqjrrthe. ««oleBi|aiyte 
 
 9K bel^elde 
 
 -IB©- 
 
 eSO ». i*hree-quartere of 9 is occupied 
 1^ a colored pen and ink. Ar&viits of 
 the weddlag, eontainiag thirteen 
 persons, vi^ a dragoa deeoration 
 above the figures, siasilar in part to 
 that aaclosing the eolophon. 
 
lota jgj^o h«Hmilt9« jgit holt oMsn, 
 B«l he atdiolde bo vocamsn t^e, 635 
 ttor fftirod n« tor riches aeilce. 
 Dot ^« nljts jgils ^oiws two 
 tlgtllehe on hlrd hcmdes do. 
 «Allft«< allaal* Jgjan saide hd, 
 <nihat 3»Md9u0]Be« 1» Qomm to m»l 640 
 *AJ viiit «itl«t irroQhc^e idli «bi1 
 *'Ilc!3i hadda loKUure ;^ein j^te kts^ista 
 JUibI i« ISQlSdd la^to nain hoad. 
 
 Op 
 
 j^ thou^iit on th«t horemite the holy 
 
 laea 
 That he «holde neoor for^thy 
 
 Wodde no vydoire nor Lmif9 
 
 Bat yt she tng^xt the Qloaes tvro 
 
 ZiSr^tlTo vpon her haades do. 665 
 
 0.11. Ales 
 "Alas J" they ssyde ayr Degore, (p.30) 
 
 "the tjrae that mx&e I was "boTOO.* 
 
 and «ay& aame witii heuy ohere, 
 
 "Me hed l«aar th«a all aiy kyn^mae 
 
 here, 
 HhB^ nowe is se@.sed into w hande, 
 
 870 
 
 $&S ^ nmese 
 
 W of the hera^e K y 5S2 K Ohalde S63 W wedave..i®dy K wyao «« 
 664 K eiLoofl* 565 W X^tly..doo K C.il. <p. 145} 566 W thsn a«yde £ 
 sir 1^ W fho IK bore K tiB«9 868 ^ ^M 569 W all this kyn^oao 
 K then al 670 Wi fhat W sessysd. .hondd K hedde. 
 
 -167- 
 
▲ Cp 
 
 '^Tbat leh «ar« fair* oat of this load." **Zhat I iwre fayro oat of this l«ado." 
 Se wraag his hondos aod «a« oori, 64S •...<,. 
 
 Ae so Baa vioto the rfore «1. 
 
 ttto king parcQTned, and salde th o. 
 
 "^Slre dogarre wl farost tbou ooT 
 
 **!• Vmt ani thing don Ilia. 
 
 "Spoken or sold, asea thi vllle?" 660 
 
 "8a, Sire, "be aalde, "^i l:ieaeae king, 
 
 "lehal aeaer, for no spottsing, 
 
 '*yher utiles 1 liue, vlg vlqigan dele, 
 
 "vidae, ne wlf, ne dansijBlsele, 
 
 "Bat jhe this gloues oal take aad foade, 
 
 665 
 "ABd ll^tliob draw«a Tp>oa hire hoade*** 
 
 hie Songe bride that gaa here. 
 
 And al for thoat ehaooged hire hhere* 
 
 And ate laste gaa to tome here mo&, 
 
 Hmre Tisage vex aee red ase blod* 660 
 
 ghe knee tho gloaes that ver hire* 
 
 "Sehewe ham hlder, leae sire," 
 
 &ohe tok the glmes in that stede, 
 
 1, K. 
 
 A 646 Bomaa A 651 hlheuene A 663 lllae A 654 »ldae. ne vif. 671 W londe 
 Z land 672 iK She 573 -, sotte.«sajrst & dhere 574 « ayenste 575 £ Other.. 
 seafd..dothe K jl 576 i ony thyage K misdoae 577 Cj^ ^alhe i Sell r: tel 
 878 •& aayd » theaae 679 ff hea X th^ 660 K e^L.tnel 681 f vedove damoy- 
 eell £wife. wlddow,..dasaoeel 682 I doo K If ..aifi^t 683 tf l^i^tly 
 564 f ehaa 566 M ii^ae..W Ohanged K al 666 HC iJid f to gyder twaed 
 K toaraed 56? & ▼Isa^lse . .rede as oay hi ode X. hload 589 S gjrae 690 I ^^^t 
 that 
 
 Uie kyage theee iirordee harde tho. 
 
 And ssgrd, "dere eoone, why sayeet 
 
 thon soT 
 ''Is there ooght agaynst thy «yll, 
 
 "$yt||ker done or ssyde, that doth 
 
 the yll, 676 
 "Or aqy thyag that is ayrsdime? 
 
 "tell me and it shal be assended aoae." 
 
 "Bay, Lord," he sayde then, 
 
 "Bat for all the naryage that done 
 
 hath bene, 
 "I «yli not with no woosaa nell, 560 
 
 ".^fe, wj^dow, nor daicosell, 
 
 "txiX. yf she iqyrght these gloaes do 
 
 "lilSJbtlye vpoit her hacdes two." 
 
 And ehen the Lady ^n this here, 
 
 anone she chaanged all her ehere, 585 
 
 aod all-together touraed her modes 
 
 Her Tysage waxed reed a« aaay blsode* 
 
 She kneve that the Sluaes longed to 
 
 her. 
 And sayd, "gene se the Olmes, fayre 
 
 syrJ" 
 She toke the Sloaes in that stede, 590 
 
 •188- 
 
A»A li^tliehe CM hire htmaes d«id9, 
 iiaatd fit (tdoisa ^wls TmsXi erl, 
 
 * *f !hqq, sif t sA s«aa hast aamaaed la® h.®j*, 
 
 ^leh haaliSa j|^8 2,or«, leh hsu® ||i© fo\iaa®| 
 
 "UtttaM lb® J^jfa. OTist $|^% stotmde.'* fSTO 
 SlT© l^e^rra ieik Mb im&^ |1^« 
 and h^Me Isera ta Ms arstaa *»©# 
 
 Jg^at "hit waCa) sehe, h® w®a ful Mijgi©. 
 
 fh9 lE5«ig gret woMear lsa<ld« 
 (Of) ^at aols® ff ] | «t ;gj©i ^sd9, 
 AM HWfimall©. of hii*e eryiia#f. 
 
 S7S 
 
 caad Is^ntXy v^im h«r baiad®» thfim aid. 
 She f®ll Ac«m«, J!»jj«! begoa to orye, 
 
 "I m thy fuother that dyd th©© 1?0pe, 
 
 "ajail tJuni art« siifne owne soane dore." 
 
 S9S 
 
 Syr Si^gOK'© fall »ocme thd 
 
 fcfe® h6f ■?!> in hi® &Tmm two, 
 
 fh'.eaa w«® they i^ad osad blethej 
 
 (p.21) 
 they l!S0®8©i t«>g«th.®r saaay a 85ith0. 
 
 th® k3«*@© ®f thm haS gr®at@ :^naalXe, 
 
 000 
 Of tb® tt#ya® tht^ jaesft®, 'Kithoaite fs,il« 
 
 m& Was iaiJasiitsA of l&a^ »®pitti5. 
 
 iinft tt«i4% %m^%&tt «hat is ;gjtt» fhtogt" mB. »«ia«,»a©w#t©ip, ?55i«t is tMs 
 
 »faa«p»« gfei& fleiiiie, "^tn 90halt ihew. wFath©?,** ssh© 8fiSfa@,»wyll y«i it hisore? 
 
 w^cRi weasst Jhiat ids ® ffiiia©a wqj^b? 8S0 »f® w«# that I a ma^m -afa?*? SOS 
 
 «-te oertes, aey, iir®, ioh ssa nmu ^m ttviXj&^ fathfSjr, I » aoae, 
 
 •twfloti wtttt^r aou hit is <§m **lor it is .set, wftit©*' a!»fO»®. 
 '*'5ffist vai aaideaih^d I^Jes* ,».*.t. ».,>..• 
 
 A <W3 asitee A 676 what that 
 A 683 lies A 683-S84 w® writtfl® ta oa® lia© 
 
 591 WE ,A«d I li#t©ly f ayte S93 HC JM 19 loi^® ged 604 Wmo>d«.r ., the &ytU K did 
 the 895 WK Aad W lass?- fifwa® Soa® dare 0iS W so»© I degor® 597 W siraaea 5©8 f 
 g95uia».#sde. blythe I blTth® »9 IK fb^ fejrtssed W togydty 600 UK a® W ^et© 
 mefvai'li: IC tepi^,^©©.t,m©s\y®gd0 SCS W withcratiaa fe^?!! I aois«..withafate« 602 WK 
 ted W ji&l!«s#i8d..trep;^ag€ K th®ir 60S W «&^ &m^%«T I s^s^A© d<3fa#t©r 604 w 
 ?ade3P »h« »«5«d 609 K mMm 606 W %miMtf fader ^^ I twaaty© wiate* a ^a® 
 
A Cp 
 
 ''.'jif JuMi liwttoalf, aM w»re « »«,» *T^11 <!h«» tytw thow wi»r«w a »n.* 
 
 ^« »iwi*<l ttdia f®i foytit »*n«m fl.-^t* "Sin* fot ^ho »«03Pdo fuil awltha, 
 
 706 
 A«d 4«igf»,rm hit wxt pllatj And «1p B«gora 1^ «mt »wgrt^«» 
 
 Brod wja lon,f ewrad haal hife «©», Irfsmga land hrm'd it «&»» p«r4i®i 
 
 «mo»80 Mt ati^t, &® wft » mn. 73,0 •«» »0 1« owtta»'is« m» » mai 
 
 "afeiR ItSi hattft lli^* S fe®js», *Mmm S©a of t^«»i'wm h© ma k«|^i, 
 
 "Slgt aft 4»i n<il l«ih »lirjs» ^By^it woi' fcjra I wall mt »l®p« 
 
 "til ^n ItaA fft(i«»3* aea*, «%1 %» t^M 1 my ar f»tij«r ««,(p.Si>) 
 
 «0 
 •gif ujxi '!fil# llfi* hit 80 l><s.« «In Chriatim^ow jrf that M %«♦» 
 
 In j^a oitd %a rmt ai «4at. ?1.5 «S.^ m-im hXm imtf tha-t tak» iiy^il 
 
 AHjor«we, i*tto hit ma *lai-.Xi3t» C*i m© wrows, *tiwa it ms d»y li^fe, 
 
 lie &m9 mud hm?A0 M« !»aa«j H« «if«Bt to <tourtjJit« I© hmrm & Esaaaa* 
 
 ■h® 4l3t® Ma^nd foi^ ^m isaaa©, ««4 m^&« "hftu mM for to lAaee, 830 
 
 ^«m (SSijfd »ia &2mf,«>, "^ neatt Mnn« , 
 
 »I v^:^ :&m laifflteyghtM witlj tfe» to 
 
 *%T, » Iw ss^yd » %i<iaRf««r«^ tJwa | 
 
 Of ml J^t e4i» ,^n »»t0 non *li^i » ateliX m «« o«hw f«m 
 I?»jb,t&ar «ri2| hia j(»14«n «e ^p** f2Q 
 
 A 711 ikap« 1 73l§ lit. % 61S t^«»fflpal?»i 
 
 K Ki n li i il.1 ii i iD H iri n H « in.iM ..i < |||i|iil| : « i»( m ii...»i ■ « « r, . i«|. i ii» » i - .. K ii I! , .. « ■ » i. "^ *' ' K " " ' " ' i n —.»•■ «» i-W ' . ■■ ■■ »' «->-« H i i»i« i» '■ ' «■ . . i.il , .i..i . .« i. ii | m . 
 
 021 KHfk ass W f«»tfe«...8»^«*rd©..tiv«jr4i«" I fwl ®SI W »yr W t^f^feo K 
 «wli!*t« 634 W Br0d«..p«>ifdaii S38 WK tawr# W eoii»il3«» K mntmf SiS W trwslj 
 aayd SC t3RJly®..air 637 K wfeo sso o ^s«<i SBB W Hosw go<l of jwtwm $'M W. I 
 wyll K .ill. 630 W%U.»fad®«. i: tisa0..f*atbfi>»« 631 W ei?y8t«4o« K 
 if SJi3 Whjnai K ilk« 63-3 W mt& '^mi,.l^gti% $m W ^'rent«,.a'hrm%« to li«r« 
 
 K lmight«9 Wia^-U €m W gwaMrosr $39 t %th..sl5»n K «5sal 
 
 -190- 
 
A 
 
 Cp 
 
 But M« ImfMaa, to take U«d9 
 To hl» araour an4 hi a ffitoda* 
 
 f org he rod in Ma wal 
 tehnl a p9.Q siyn\ rmni Jlnrtiai. 
 
 !giftt lie oom In feo jJj,old f forest 
 THar h«s w^a ■bi::^etan aow '*Jill«. 
 
 D3?.nl a dai h<» .rid« gan. 
 No ^•Hl.Je ^flst he fond of jmn, 730 
 Afl raa-ni ^■jj.J.de 'b«ateH ho 3«^;f« 
 And fmsloa siignan on hoff^j^ , 
 So l«mf;» h« Armm^ to ^ ni;5t» 
 Tho Sonne m\a a-do'tjne rl^t. 
 To'imird totm ha ^«)ld« rida, 735 
 
 Bnt ho nist nmser fe i wioha ald«. 
 l^.OT ing ho Hs^'j R vjEit»9r clajpi 
 And amldift a rlner 
 
 A 724 «vpa» A 7SS foijr >^trok«3 for 
 |ja inataad of five. 
 
 "Btit t^ loTia-ne ttvat Wfiy take hf»do 540 
 "to myno anjairo pvnd to els' utade." 
 He Ifispt on ijorao, ths oouth to «ay, 
 and rodo forth on hi» Intwiy} 
 Many a rdleti «.nd riiwiys a (nayo 
 Ho rod« forth on hla palfmyj 
 And axmnmr& he rode west, 
 tylX th«y oaraa to a foPa»t, 
 
 %ide b««j»t®9 there w«mt hyisi by, 
 
 «md fo«l«f» a<mg« thora ftA raarely, 
 
 9o loms© Viwy rod« tyll it dps*© to ny^ti 
 
 mo 
 
 TJ-ia «©jm8 v'«KJt do^wfi and f&yled 3,yp*tt{ 
 T&tto aoRse toi«i» fayne ^Id ha ride, 
 But tharo iinaa none on® najs-thar »yd«» 
 Soiti® after ho foimd s* otstoll oloro,., 
 A lA<^ tro^tly i:«5nnod thare,^ 
 
 W, K. 
 (i'iO r^ }ied fj'U W Hyn m. To 0*li3 W l<sipt©..80tha to sayo 043 '« And W 
 Jourrwi.i/o K lot\nw.y 6*Vi 17 inyle. .f-i^ny© K way C>^ W jjalf r^jife 647 W TylX 
 tyma bo catiw K f^l 848 W b®sJto8..mmt8 K IWldss. .Mss S49 1?^ And W ftdl 350 
 W ho rods K tyX 651 W Bone wimte doima K^ light 553 W wold© ha ryda K 
 ryd« 654 T?-3O0!io. .foimdo X caatol 855 W lady traely K truwly 
 
 -181- 
 
Op 
 
 A fair eastel of lla and ston{ 
 
 0^«r wwaarlag waa J|hsr non. 740 
 
 to his knscae h® 8eide« "tide wat tide, 
 
 "0 fote to rt't t&r n©l 4 rldo; 
 
 ^f^ here abide trille ««» 
 
 "And asfee horlaerwre Pisy charlte, 
 
 •3 If anl qiJik raaa be hero <m Hue." 
 
 745 
 to the water tha i o«ae ®la awltj^e: 
 
 toe hre®^ was ft-dottne tho. 
 
 AiWIf: th-e gste open al-eo, 
 
 Aal ia-to ^e oaetel he ®aa spode. 
 
 first he etablcsd rp hia atorle, 790 
 
 He talede vp his i^alefrai; 
 
 IttOQ^ he fond of hote mSL hai. 
 
 He had his groiB oa he^ln^ 
 
 kepei W4^ «tl here thing. foI.83,ool»a 
 
 he 9a3«ed vp la-t© ^& halle, 755 
 
 hiheld aho«u» ^^ gan to callej 
 
 Ao ne ithe r on lo(v7e) ne on hes* 
 
 :^o qotk men he ae 303, 
 
 Midde the halle flore 
 
 A 755 heping ^ 797 i,«,a 
 
 A fayre osetell of lynie and etone* 
 Bat other towae there «aa none. 
 Degore sayde to hie kaaue that t;yde, 
 *Wyil we to that oaatelX ryde, 
 "and all ay^t ahyd© wyll we, $60 
 I* and aJ^e lodgjinge for oharyte*" 
 
 The drawbridge waa vadrasm© tho, (p. 23) 
 mS. the giate etode opesa also; 
 tinto the oaatel th€^ g^ thejRS epede. 
 And tyrst he stabled -vp his etede, 665 
 aad th6sa he set vp his haokouey; 
 Zaooghe they fouade of eoxne &B&. hey. 
 
 He wesat ahooto saS. goa to eel* 
 
 Bot&e in the oourt and dke in th© hal. 
 
 »<Rrther for lou©, nor yet for awe, S70 
 
 liynia^ raaa acsie there they sawe. 
 
 And la the salMea of the hall stcmre 
 
 656 K oa8tel..lisie 6^ W saaFd X h^m.^tide 6S9 K Wyl..ca9t8l 660 M isA K al 
 nl^t..wyl 6Sl WK And. K led^La^s^ 6^ W drahryire was drawoj t ■inidrawen 
 6S3 W And W yate364W e©itt©ll,.thOT 665 K he 666 W m& W than. .hakeaay E 
 hys 667 K la oa^e 6^ W ©all 6^ W coMrte..ln hall K aa 670 W Hetfier K Holther 
 671 W Iijroyage E Liviia^ 672 W layddes 673 WE There W (grete. . sto^re 
 
Op 
 
 A tiv wa« bat, Btarlc m store. 7f© 
 
 ••Pst fol,* h« enido, Hoh sea al arar© 
 
 *li« jH^t Tlett© ^at ftare 
 
 •*wll CfKnen horn git to^ni^t; 
 
 "Abidea loh will® a litel wigt." 
 
 He sat »l«3raii -Tnoa J^« dala, 76S 
 
 Aad wtuRoed hi@ v^l aedid wsdej 
 
 And be blh«>ld is^ msAmm^a 
 
 Hoti In e.t ;^<» tore c«a 
 
 yenxr dsn^aisdles, g<mt said fre. 
 
 Sob iraa lt«Hc©d to ^e kne? 770 
 
 tb« two ^Gtrm &a foemm Tum&t 
 
 the o% «y two ieaaargea wer® 
 
 wi3 -r«n«so-tm, ?!«&« ioss j^. 
 
 «ndt degazre imstoA, 
 
 and gret berawrt. tsit «B5lig1t, 77S 
 
 «e J^i (aA9W#r«de no ^^t* 
 
 Mt 3«d« ish-to e!hs»mbi>0 ittnoaii 
 
 Ajj4 Iwarred ;^e dora after scnsi* 
 
 Saa« j^«p->aftsr wig-all* 
 
 there wrs a gi'eat fjre in that boor*, 
 
 Thm tajni bla msn, *'leaue eyre, 
 
 «I ban© woadep who laad© tby» fyrgj 575 
 
 "If be wyll aoma ^^gasne thyz al^t, 
 
 "I wyll bjwt at^e ae I «an a fcayi^t." 
 
 He Bet blta <ie«me "vpon the de»s9| 
 
 JiasA md9 him. wel at ease* 
 
 9be» vs,8 be waro tone of oae 
 
 tiiat In mt the iore he @^ i^nej 
 
 And thrs© Essjniensi, fasrre and fr©^, 
 
 that wes?© tjufised ^fp to the kae; 
 
 ^wayae of them boses dj?a here, 
 
 «fia two of ^Utt objurged were 
 
 with f«file«»ei« 'Smi nfm f^l @oeii. 
 
 th€gg[, «3pr Beiow -vp eto4e, 
 
 And biessad tbera mone «7#it$ 
 
 But they ssfljce not to the laay#t, 
 
 But vm% into the ebmbre eradne, 
 
 and a&itte the dore foil sone. 
 
 ©nd sacBoe efter tber^-witb-all 
 
 Qp 687 thesi 
 
 674 W fhfin..l«u« 675 ^ fSils fl7S 1 Yf..a®!iye this K W3rl..thle 677 W asa teogr^t 
 K wyl blra abide STO W done K bs^ft 679 K hyra 680 W abaa..80oao 681 W flmt K l^egan 
 682 W thrcfre 683 WK fbat trtiore,.feaee 684 WE fwayn©,..d5?d« K did B 1*o.,beare 
 685 WKD iiztd 686 WD Wi^ "rsityatm K: ful 087 W fbuBiae ayr K fban B ®i«a Syr 688 
 KB i'l#t 690 W itbeate ti irente* .<^taE£ber 691 Wl® j^ K 8bitt«..ftal P #nxtt@.» 
 doore tboa full soon© #3 WSB Aad K the* with al B a none therwltb 
 
 -Its- 
 
f0tar f©* of lengthe mm la Mjg, 
 
 Ma visage was steut sM ^rt^j 
 ^the hin tjerd ead his fsoc 
 rm* oj!l«j> an ghaiflW «is wosj 
 Gr©te inMiholdres md to»W9t - 7BB 
 
 Hist «t0M*Xielh0 IcjiteM Imt 
 
 h« Wffig lolothad w®l ssrigt, 
 
 hit ««flfhoa l0m»>@€ ee a lo&^t} f^ 
 
 I fenced wi^ bigaMwiey m«ff%. 
 
 fh&T%- 
 
 a dwarf e into tha itaX7,t 
 
 Str® |,«@ays*« >ilm Mli0M lasd 1^^^ 
 
 jiad ^©t Mjs fair ingorgg} fol.$5a,e«»l.l> 
 
 Itour© foot© was the lon^t of 1j3P»» 
 (p. 34) Fo«T« 
 
 Mi rsfrnm ^f^^ ^otl^ ^eate axid grTsnte; 
 
 695 
 And tha licesre that oa his h^mS. wao, 
 
 It Iflteftth m yea.9we doth ta a ^s^ss©; 
 
 With ««nk© li^lte l®o© {»id ®50Cly Mo, 
 
 :&*t fuat stoutly th«a Icteed hn 
 
 Witai MWBBietosr it wm Iterta, I weaej 
 Se wafi ifitl «l.si# sad wel a«Ja«, 
 SI* ilt«0' wmn m^9& m ft tai#te{ 
 ha ^m ls»m ^t& #f Iteot® ©B* litM, 
 s« i^«^ mm wa« la t>iat Isads. 70S 
 Syf' l^^are lefced ^i him tfe®| 
 @ija to Ips vmmtma® i,f&. <lo; 
 ited Jj» t0 Ijia wslda 0p«*© ao wosfd©, 
 
 693 K la th© hsl <p, 147) U' la t»., 694 f Imiftb I Mm mB f ^tfe® grete.. 
 
 grjm S IISir8..giPli»me » B^ visage 696 1 feear S li:fg hcsdde 697 t It was yelo 
 as oar wa!y« S #0s»« B It lokea ®98 1 Um 'ssiBsiRg. I allies 3 #iyt.e fae©.. 
 goodly® 08® W stotsiy . it ful a stffi^tly ^sa 700 B C^eat« 701 U M^K^meya 
 yt 793 1ifwciai<ly#t »: w«| olaft © elaM©. .well 4y#t 703 fl ®o«fead.,luay#t 
 D l^..wesp« 704 WU a« W f0t« TO 1>otSi«,»&ia»l« 709 HP A» W <wiy ^$m^m 
 
 -If4- 
 
 n^RM 
 
But setta tiroBtles imd Xald ^e bord, 
 
 And torches In ^o l«ill© h« lists, 
 And rodl to Jl^ft aopor dl;$ta, 
 33a^n iliar cow out of j^o "bcmr 
 A d«%t!|aQlool3 of j?rot horyjayW ^^ 
 In J^0 lond non fs^iror nan, 
 In a dlapre ol otly ?d ^w» tma, 
 wig hlra eosM laaidimett %<miA, 
 SoffiO In aOK'^lot, aoiaa in gron®, 
 G®nt of tMxIl, of aom1»l»Tjnt swstej 
 And jjQjj^rra hog ^n grata. 
 Ao hi ne ftnswsrod© no wist, 
 
 Bttt 3»d8 to liio aepor a-non s?l t. 
 
 "leh haiSiB hmi gs^t, fat* hi no*»t mo* SW 
 But ,^1 bo doiab , M and bl , 
 "Thai adhvl «p«ko fis«t Rr Ji," 
 
 Op 
 
 But i»d« htBn redy to layo th« bordoj 
 
 Ho lay^le tho oloth, and sat forth 
 
 bread 710 
 And aloo \wine, both M^iyto and raadj 
 
 Torch »a in tha Imle h« dyd lyg^t, 
 
 all thyng r©d to aot^ar ho dyghtej 
 
 and «on» ftftor with greet to honouro 
 
 Thar« eREoo a Iftdyo out of har bour«, 
 
 7lS 
 
 and with her oawe Jjs.ydm5e8 f|tft«n®, 
 3oiae in pe«d, »nd »ome in grene. 
 
 %r Itefjoro followed ftnon« ryght, 
 And no^sicht oho fipako vnto th© ^^ayghtej 
 But y«da and flBvshsd msBrychone, 730 
 wni to aoujser @»n thsy gon®. 
 
 of. Cp. 738 
 
 of. Cp. 727 
 
 Cf. Cp. 738 
 
 of. Cp. 7a§ 
 
 W, K, D. 
 
 706 WD Ijjna. .spako 7CK3 1SKD hyro W bosy to ly© B r«idy» 710 WtB cloths 
 
 W «ette..brod» U forth« broado 711 ^HBC aryns TO both© W rarad B redd« 
 
 713 W dj^dle K >»4ll did 3) hall© 713 t!KD All W thynp;© r«dy WD dyght 
 
 D iSiynga re^^*. .auj^por 714 WD And W grata B sonn© 7lfi W lady B oute 
 
 71S ^ro And K flft«ma 717 W r»de B red?.® 718 WD f olowed B ri^it 
 
 719 TO Jmyifsht ^ loiighto B naught 730 WB wmahod 7al WKD And B 
 
 auppar can 
 
 -195- 
 
A 
 
 Cp 
 
 And on a|JJi«»p hftlf Mi*l(!i«!ino» fiu« 
 
 813 
 
 of. A 
 
 «f. A 810 
 
 of. A 811 
 
 of. A 813 
 
 ^0 dw«rw hoM 9e»mi9do al-a© blJtJU, 
 
 Iflg rldtm .«ist«8 ant w«l iiligti 
 
 3!li« C0|5p« h« flll03 wl3 all® Mil lainJ* 
 
 Sire Ups^JKpe so'^j^© of onr^elaioj 
 
 Ho »9t a flihsiiesj!' Mfopo J^ l9«9dl«, 
 
 And j||^p*»iii h%»8alu9 a«t. 
 
 %4 tok a imif muimrf bi» jaBt* 
 
 At ^9 «opar lit®l at ha, 
 
 But 1>lh0lel jSj^w i«i»di fp®, 
 
 And ao^ «iso fair » w&i;^n 
 
 Alet ha h«nu»ro loke4 an} 
 
 % »t al M» li#p*« and M» ^|j.out 
 
 Tito I»dy« v»RO fayru «nd hrj^Kht, 
 
 In Ui« n^ddcra of tho dAsssa sho set 
 
 di»wn« ryghti 
 On eaory oyda »at« rasiidann fjna*, 
 
 iS^yra and goodly, as ai^ ««&a «il;^iie. 
 
 1^ 735 
 *By God,* ihem Oftjrdo ayr Bogera, 
 
 (p. 85) 
 *I liiauw yon bloeaed, s,nd you not moj 
 
 *®iafe you nmm dcHaUa, by j|nlnt Job»n, 
 
 "1 0)^11 ta&Jt© yma uir^loa and I t^n.* 
 
 Syr Bagar© eoude of ottrii«fflyoi 730 
 Ha j?aA« 8*nd aat« liofora the Ifl-dy} 
 An<,i ingim ha ted t@kk«m tte't aa&le,. 
 H^ tok a kntyfo «md mito his mc^ta. 
 
 f«ill ly*«ll sa«(at® &t aowiser m.%» ha, 
 
 He dy4 m boJiolda tiaat rsftyd«n frej 
 
 73S 
 
 Syift |1i;k«(is#t she i^a thm f^yp®»t X(ady 
 
 IR^sati «»a«p bofor© ho d,yd so«s. 
 
 All M» lisart, Ihotsgfe^, and ts^fj^Jit, 
 
 A &2Q «dii&iar 
 
 A SaS awiitfiin 
 
 W» K, 9. 
 7a2 W l»idy D lady tlsat ■m,» »o... bright 7S3 K right B d0y9e..aat» right 
 724 TO rfls^ydanft W fjmfS K a»ida.«fina 735 W ony ©a lytw 726 W thsan 
 8»yd «jnr K By god.. sir D By god tJam aayada Syr 7JJ7 W ya not B yoti8..yoti9 
 730 W y9..9aynt B yo'Q«..3?i^ynt Jolsn 720 B yona 7^0 W onrtejmo U ootjlde 
 ..oonrtasyo 731 W ^mt D lady 7'32 W v&msa, »notei Dalian 733 W «mtte 
 his «aot0 K kaifa B mat hy» 734 W m©to..«te K SVjilytel r^eat B lyttall., 
 •uppar 735 W Jlyda E <lid..b«hold,.fes 736 K Him S lady 737 W afora 
 he dydo aa B ow»r ha bofors dyd aas 738 W h«yt«» K Al..Bilght D hy« heapta 
 
A Op 
 
 hire to lovB was Ibrowtj Vtaa in that lady that was ao bright. 
 
 and tip tiha l hadde aonpod a-nowj, And ^en they had atgjped all, 740 
 
 ^e drew eoia and the oloth ho dro^; fhe d\mrfe brotight water Into y hall; 
 
 830 
 Th e lauedia weasche eueridion, then gan they vmshe euorychono, 
 
 And 3ode to ebavunbre qtdk a-non. And then to ohambor gan they gone. 
 
 "Trewly," quod Degore , "and after I 
 
 wyl, 
 
 "t© loke on that lady all ny fyllj 
 
 743 
 
 "^6 that njB wamoth , he eliall a-by , 
 
 • "Or to do him taake a sory cryo, " 
 
 "Upon the stayre they them norae , 
 
 In- to J^je chaiaHibre he com ftil son©. aad sone Into the ohamber he come. 
 
 ^e leuedi aa here bed set. The lady tiiat ^/n&a so fayre and bright, 
 fol.83b,ool.a. 750 
 Upon her "bed she sate dovme ryg^t. 
 
 And a n»idd at here f et , 835 
 
 And Itarped© notes, god© and finej She harped notes swete and fine, 
 
 Another brouste apices and wine. Her n^ydena fylled a yyQCB of wyne 
 
 753a 
 vpon the bedde he set adotin, and syr Degore »at© Mia dovme, 
 
 to here of ^he hfirpa aoianj For to haara the liarpea sowne, 
 
 for Ejorttie of notes ao sBCiiille ^Sjat thorowe the notes of the harpe 
 
 .840 shyll 755 
 
 he fel a-vloim on slepe atille. He layd hym do'^me and slept his fyll. 
 
 A 838 IJo blank in the ffl for 
 bedde 
 
 739 IKD on K Lady W brg^it 740 W ^te.n..aoupBd E aotcpped al D '^fean 741 
 WK the E hal D dt«arfe..in to the 748 W Th^mo K Then D Than '^v'D -flasehe 
 743 WD than W charabre K camber 744 MD wyll W Tniely D trevvlye 745 
 WD To K Lady al..fyl 746 W aby® K ahal aby D a bye 747 W hym D Or 
 canse hym to nsake a fotile orye 746 W the waye he norae 749 W. And ^ soone.. 
 ohftmbre 750 ^ br^t W TJhey lady 751 W Upno. .bedde.. sat 7-52 W fyne 752a 
 This line occurs in K and W, not in Cp. E peee of ';»ln3 753 W. And W sat hym 
 754 Where 75S K shyl 756 W layde..3lepte KMm. .fyl 
 
 -197- 
 
Op 
 
 So ho ^l«^ aX $3^% nistl 
 
 and a pildSRWi fndw M» hmmii 4od«, 
 &ndl 39d«i to liaddo in ttmt mtttdtt. 
 ^aora^e, 'wtowi hit m-a dal-llat, 
 
 •OS^e «Bi« vppo iart«l radl 4*3*} 
 
 falre iidh© ai!»k«d M^a , f j\o: 
 
 "a-rld j .* «Kaj« »ald», "fttaia Jl^e ^n go." 
 
 jfend »ftid® t>3u« in h®r« jsasa*, SJSO 
 .SJgptt «.rt worjgi to e«kffri aolijia^ae ,, 
 ^ly-t »1 m^t »» » 1»a«t i»3.««pt9»t» 
 And nw* of ralt^B imidama no kaj^tsat.* 
 •0 g«nt4i letiflKJi.w seida -idgarr® 
 "for godcis iem®» foj^jlf M^ raal 8IIS 
 *Cort«» J^ fiwffila ImKTm Mt rmd®, 
 *l!ll#si t9i,atlo now* n» >«iwi«. 
 •A« t-0l rae, IwMwSt «o Jjwidol, 
 "Ay i#jk out of ,%a. oJiaiBJiber t«wnd9, 
 •Who is l««*»p<i of |y,» 3.o«{i|, 
 •ibiA ?#it© «hl« oa»t«l tetl?. In komlj 
 
 ^t« faynj lacijr, tlj£»t ylko ny^it, 
 
 Sh« l)»d go aamv t4»t gontyll kn,'!^ht, 
 
 B.i. anvi 
 M^^ ffMlw, qlo<iha mhtmto Ilto oaati«> .7S8a 
 
 And taw ladJjro winnt to emotitur ^«»d at tlio 
 
 i»«ts (p.2a) 
 
 80 <m tha iwtjpo^ra, viftjan It wpas 4a7/«, 780 
 
 ^» lAilsr 3(»o9«, sit* ootho to 9«3r, 
 
 Md Into th« <^j»?»3W the v^ye jpn tako; 
 
 fflioi 9Si3«a«, '%3nf lmy#it, ai^o and w^k©!" 
 
 tha l^4jr ttUii^e. all in ^u^t 
 
 *yei bo woll weptlif to Hjaij* Wami»» 7Q5 
 
 "f^jr %« ai t3#©at win niT^t '^mx dyci ®1o|j«, 
 
 "^Ml of s^ aaydans tli<m to!c«8t no k«?p«,« 
 
 s»i4 th«ai »mi®wer«4 ^a 3m;y^t so tvst, 
 
 ♦•Jlorejr, )»^i«r»» «iarii4 forgsms it ra®. 
 
 *2li« notCHi of thtni* hase^ it niuto, 770 
 
 •Or »1® «h» good tf^w* tliftt I 1md$ 
 
 '*B^t tel lao newi, s^ssi' I^dl|f hmt&9t 
 
 "Or 1 out of tMo o!]ftHibx*9 iTOnda, 
 
 ••lllio 1|&t1i tJiis flaatsl in ids ha^dtt, 
 
 *&nd «Sio i« ioyd» of tM« land®} 775 
 
 A 844 i^lmmT 
 
 (p. 148) 
 
 797 W nyi^it K Si,ys..X^i{^ 75$ K gmtyi I>,i, fVQm Siis line oomaps only in 
 W 75© W latly vfont K :^ajr..loi9t 7<I0 W ?^ftian 783 W iiwr s^y« S d^r® 
 763 W mwA 764 ^ aaj^d W *Sh&f lady K Tlsa .■•al 735 UK Y# 766 W dy^fl 
 K al..did 767 W i-mnimifi totost K rsa^Tidsns 786 '.gs and »»ai9oy©d W than K 
 Imlght 769 K nw-W 770 W <feyne 771 W «sXl«8* .teidfi 778 W tall m mm 
 K la.ly 774 Whfttha.* oa«t«3,l., h«na» K nfiio., Jj&nd 77S W lond© KI,ofde«. 
 thy» 
 
 -19S- 
 
■Or saldesi sit of elflwa lif i 
 *And will H«r Ua so fei« wlifBan 
 "Allone ?»lf^{mt<9n aai f*i.n.* 865 
 
 And M^isMT. t© wi^p^i 8*n«i rl^te* 
 "Sir©, tsel ff^in iflfc, tells J^0 ^?oi4o» 
 
 "h« »9 Jsa>4fle no <Mld ^* tsaj 
 "lofe vBts :bl« alP of ^i» e-^^ra. 
 
 foi.astj, ooi.% 
 
 *iind smiiaru | |^t wa3f« goda mn4. li^t, 
 
 "To asrao In oo-a?*, f«r »»d js«p 
 
 "A sftorna l«il:st, lla«*'W fill 'ssddai 
 "Idbt 'swis ill Protein* ■ ^y ar b® non 
 *»o «t)!tffi|iE & fxm »o h9 la on» 
 
 *'5W39th»r tJ»% ya b© t«.yd«s or wyfe, 
 *Aa«i in flSisit tuanar ye lodo yotir lyfe. 
 
 ^Bytf fsk'^& t wjidlo ^© toll, 780 
 
 **n«J IJhmt conldo ifc suaarid© w^©li{ 
 
 *% f&tlnor «(»ffl «t bold® Browne, 
 
 *ftn€l ^ld«B a lord© of towrs and town*} 
 
 *ll® J^d nsisbar ^yi^o "but n^i 
 
 •I ana feajrro In iMa ecmntra** 7^ 
 
 (Howe ayr Ifegora fo«^hft for a lady 
 
 wit* 
 
 "^«r« l*.th fi® wmm&. tma%-^ » Smj^lit,, 
 "tod mi»^ a K^oyr® 5^11 ^#t| 
 
 «»*•••««* ••■••»*«-• 
 
 •Biit ^®i tifci»r ««>«n«4 liO^re t)»sydla 
 
 ^A atoitt g^imt, ftsll of prydoj 
 
 * « 4 > * ■ 
 
 I mym m m t$ ^i i t » mi 
 
 778 W ■5sls»i|«r 773 lififersd I: :?o f7^ W wlt3soutffln otiy S: wltJimst Tsi M 
 And K mel 783 W fad^sr 7S3 « Jind. . ^csuro 7S4 It oM14<* 735 t a^s 
 K 1^^ flU©; W How fjyr. . foii#t« K Sis', .hits 7^ IT ?iafe© It * ' ' 
 Smight 7tr? S «9l TBa W ^mi 7m W stgute W ftO. 
 
 •199- 
 
Op 
 
 %o had iloued/rao tvl gore, 
 •»ito la h«rt® neuere »»«•© 
 
 "Bat nlifsmo he 06^30 ther was no i^ia» 
 
 885 
 '♦ha was abouto» wig aalstri, 
 
 "for to rssdLsso sui et-weX* 
 
 "Mine knigtes volde defooda me, 
 
 "lad of te f ow3toa ht aasd ho. 
 
 "IJie best ho «loirgjh the £i«te dal, 890 
 
 "And oagjoi sn-o|bie^\ p^ jjsa fai, 
 
 •♦Aad as^en Jha thriddo, aad the f or^e, 
 
 l^e baito ttia,t calgio ^cm o« arthej 
 
 <*!fiaa 9^or« jg^t w<»r(ii iNi iterate, 
 
 *^i fmM>t % thxa j^^ Hdm ottte, 
 
 «0a feera stVmA w©l ^aowg; 
 
 %is houi^ bodi ho huag olou^, 
 
 '^S^la© lam of mester ho 9loa# ello, 
 
 *'&bA ©^fl* pages of ciSjcms halle; 
 
 "J^orfora loh em aoro ageet KK) 
 
 "test ho wjjffiOEto rao at© le«t. « 
 
 A 891 ano;^«. with ao anac© fof x 
 
 %e hftth tao doejrrod loo^e and jroro, 
 
 ^MuSl hjna to louo laajr I aoaensoro, 
 
 (p. 37) 
 
 *Ho Is oltolit, with hlo ma«try«, 
 Ho do ae tHitsas aM ▼llaztjro. 
 
 •♦am ho hath slsyoo w sasa ©oh© one, 
 •«aa« w «orl« dwarf© al^i©.'' 795 
 
 I • * © a « • • 
 
 790 W hRth©,,loi»«o a^ 
 WK fo 794 WE hatho 
 
 K lo&f^o 792 
 ychoaa 79S ^ S 
 
 .♦mestiya 79S W velo2iy© 
 
 W 801^ dssrorfo K BOJy© 
 
 -200» 
 
Op 
 
 wtg |^1» word aoiio fll to grcroadu, 
 
 J!^ lai »mon@ a vol S7r«t tttounde. 
 
 hlr@ xsoidaaos to Mr« eetae, 
 
 AM in hir® etrme'^ irp Mife nam9* 905 
 
 ho befeeld tbo leuadl «l3 grot plt«t 
 
 «lm\c!^Xl JOB. d^O,** qutaj^ ho, 
 
 »Qd of j^ila© ich estt h«r©. 
 
 »|oh will© t?j« h^p t>«i r»5|. pmsvn,* 
 
 "s^e, airs. "^ «ai<le, "J^ia al fid 
 
 loa,sj 910 
 "Icfli 1^/11 |3ie ^tu©, la^to ;^in hoad. 
 
 '•/oifi jjl; J^l. trllla b^i ialn«. 
 
 «•>«..«• »i)|#'<M»#'l»'« 
 
 l««'fra*««»«< 
 
 ■«» •««•««• 
 
 ••qjif ^oa Rslgt wr#:e i^ of Mae." 
 
 |2j<j was h« ^)!^ <d for to flgto, 
 fol. 84a col. ft 
 
 A »«1 ^adttr© iga®t ha lalgtsj 913 
 
 biisa© tha laiadi so brlgt, 
 
 glf he «lo«^ that ojher kai<|t« 
 
 A 910 ^ of than is a®S« 0V©3f f^rom g 
 A 912 ^ 1« written &b0T& t2i« llae 
 he*w««n ^j^ scan <^. 
 
 **!ty#t A9 flihe stodo, ffhe foil to the 
 
 grouade 
 aoA aowaed thor« la that «tot»d«. 
 
 All her dnwnosolloa to her cocao, 
 
 To comfort hesr, «md her vp nontd; 
 
 th« Layda Idked on ajrr Degoraj 800 
 
 "Jjyef® d«jsa©J" thiwa oaj^de ho» 
 
 **Be aot adrade whllo I tm here; 
 
 "I wyll th© h«lp6 to m power."* 
 
 •*a^iiT»» ahe aayto, "all my Isado 
 
 '"S wyll e«a949 1$ into thy 2Xi^de, 809 
 
 "ssjd ©11 fflgr good I tsyll the ^jrao, 
 
 "aj!^ ®11 E^ hoAjre ^feyla I l^nie, 
 
 "Jbr to ha at ^■ar ^ll-» 
 
 *S®rl^ sad l«tt, l«n»^© m/l stsfll; 
 
 ^ual 1^ iKSMft fbr to hm^ 610 
 
 *f o fif^e ma nm» m spu^ mm^, ^ 
 
 fhen Was tyr Segoro f «a;;?n@ to fs^it 
 
 i^r to defead tJi© I«ady03 ry^t, 
 
 ai)d to slitye that other tajy^t, 
 
 796 'A' th«y etode K Tt#t greffito 79? W lad 1 soa©^. ?@8 W dsB»ys«ll@a K Al 
 799 W ecHnforte WQ W. ?ho Ijsdye K sir ^1 W £efe..th«aae sayd E Mefe m2 
 ^ wfcylBt K e drade 8C^ W powor© 804 W %r.,aayd.,l<md© K Sir. .rl S05 W I 
 wil' It essee. .honda E wyl 806 ^ And gjra® t wsl,.,glu© 807 WK Axd W hody 
 K al..whU«,,llu« 808 w at all ymir 809 t ISrly S Srlyo lat®.. or atyl 810 MQ 
 /iM WD. liimm.,,\m X Immn 811 W'siya «a«3e I miia^ B Wreatee SIS W fhat w&t 
 Begor« K Thea KO was Bttgore 813 WD def«Kad© K d« fend t that KB that l«dy«» 
 rl#t 814 f to sl« WK9 A3)d K 0le..lmi#it |} «l(^«.Knl^t 
 
 •aci- 
 
a ffldldsHi cried, wig r€Mfnl char®, 
 
 %er oomo ourg enemi faste vft ate; 9310 
 
 "Bjfeasre jgie l>r«iggo, «ad sacltet ^o sat*, 
 
 *0r }i« wll ilea otts ^uerldhoad.** 
 
 Sir® d^arre stlrfe vp st-nda, 
 
 ^nd at &, yrin&am Mm ecig, 
 
 w<A i'-&rme& on 2tors iie#j dH^S 
 
 & fairer bodl f^ li« was <m 
 
 la arsBors ae se^ h@ a^Kter 110a* 
 
 Siro de^BTpe armed 11% tiiuOi^ 
 
 Aad OS « stade gsa eut driu$s 
 
 *ig a «p«r« |3P«t 0f m^ S30 
 
 to ijhjft 1ca4gt he rlt SgOiii. 
 
 ^8 knleteCs) atsere al to-«pr0ag, 
 
 M de^tirra was m atroag, 
 
 A«A m hsa^&jB to hisa Jg|?ast, 
 
 But the kni^t sat ao tsmt, 
 
 A ^^22 fb.« laat Idtter of 6l% is .^ssro 
 like ;a **^a*^ a A 932 A, ef» SS3» 674, 
 983 
 
 and wyne that ledy« tlmt wn« no 
 
 'br^^t. 315 
 And ae they stodo both la fesre, 
 
 Hor oaTdesis oamo riding wll^ hesuyt 
 
 Sh« bade '♦drsw© the brydg© hastelye, 
 
 •♦For here ccwaeth your© enosai©, 
 
 «0r Ida he wyl al© vt «She one." 830 
 
 »yr Se(S!or« start e vjj jmoao. 
 
 €^ at a wyadowe ssho hjpa s«es 
 
 B9 itsM fl<mo armsd on horse hye; 
 
 §p etout 8 m^ ns he was one, 
 
 la g.rsffia 8s(W« s^e a^nier noae, (p. 23) 
 
 83® 
 Syr BOipirQ anaad hym Tjellue, 
 
 .Sad out of the oasteX ha @%a dryad. 
 
 sad rod® e^i@a the ^auat &^m0t 
 
 fh«f S3^t@ toglther with midk maiae, 
 that ^^or ©>od anaares all to-hraatej 
 Bft^ra was atroaga, aad aate fast©. 
 
 Op 834 J, of la. Is csadtted 
 
 w, g, ». 
 015 WKB Aad W wyBa#.,3.ady K w^..hri^t » wyaae hrl#t B16 f hoth0..for© » botha., 
 t^T& 81? TO rydys^, .heajr K hswseds 818 W fead.,l3ry^ hsstely K ^riaga hastell© 
 e hridge 819 W mm^ I yoar eaaasgre » mmi^ 820 S alias., va y«hoae B will slaa,. 
 •ahaone 8S1 wm Syr K start a aoaa W ttarte 823 W Oata.,ha hya »e D Otita..h« 
 K wlndosre 823 D aooaa. .horae a hya 834 Wm So WB staat® 826 W ^»ylytj» t hira B 
 Iwdyoa 837 » out©.. Castle t ottta..ce9tail 838 WKD Md WK agsayaa B gyaOTtte 
 a«ayaa ^9 w togjfdar^.HaKaia mayae K» msyae » aaotta toi^ther, .moeiie 830 WK9 
 fhat W fi^iMraa..hraat S their ,pMSd..sl U hrast fiSl WD fast « Stroge.aat 
 
 •soa- 
 
Op 
 
 Jhat ^0 stede rigse to-br«k, 
 
 and f«I to iSrouado, asvi be sSc. 
 
 But a-non S(tlr(t) vp ^b kni^t, 
 
 JbiA drotig out hl« «werd Iwlgt. 
 
 "^0.131," he aalde, ••ft-doTxa a-noni 
 
 940 
 "to fl3t Jg«ya 8a<*©It afote {jon, 
 
 "for Jlipu liftst fslme rai otede; 
 
 ••D«3 dint scihal be jg^i nwde, 
 
 "Ao thine stede sle 1 alllt» 
 
 '^ki on fote figte Itfli wHle." 945 
 
 than on fote ta^&i tofcs the flgt, 
 
 and hewe to-gidere wig hrondes brist. 
 
 2he kaigt 3®f sire de^OT© 
 
 Aad h« h% «g0a slso, 980 
 tJf^a t li«lm and sdaeld el6»« ar-two. 
 t rhe kni3t ^aa a-gr^aad soy© 
 th at hl8 sxmovtT to-burst© tJ^o re. 
 
 A 938 no «pac0 for t after j» ,|i^r 
 A 944 Inilie A 949 "^ Is ^Ktittm 
 In the coltP» for cee>ltal« 
 
 But hie 9tedo8 betdce braate at two t 
 
 they eyr Begare fell to the grotmde thoj 
 
 Aod th<m he stert vp aiid lou^, 
 
 aztd his swerde he out droui^. 835 
 
 they sayd the gyanat to hym an<nie, 
 
 "On fot® w© wyll to^rther gone." 
 
 *fhou, hset^^saj^ Begore, "als^e my Hfood 
 
 etedo; 
 "I hc^e to quite the thy medaj 
 
 •♦to slee ttqr at©d© no\»g^t I wyll, 8^ 
 
 "But to fs^it with the ray 3^11, " 
 
 Aod tho they foiight on fot© ia fere. 
 
 With etron^ strokes snd helme olere, 
 
 the ^aamt sane Syr Degore 
 
 Bo^ S'trokeei ijreat plentei 
 
 aM eyr M0>t» did Mm also, 
 
 fyll helms m& basyaet braate la two. 
 
 the ^&mt® Was agreued ©ore, 
 
 Eeeaus© he had his blo«d forlore. 
 
 n, A, Ut 
 
 833 K brage B hy»..bra3t ia 033 W fhaeoie K fh9B...fel D Thm. Syr B34 W eterte.* 
 louijjte W theaa© K m » thaa 835 WiOB Aad. .good m. WB jwerde W drowse KD hys 
 D droBi^e 836 TO Thasa E Thea B eay©d.*^|?atmte 83? W toigyder KD together K wyl 2 
 foots "B^l we S38 » sayde..fflsy etede 8S9 KB ^jts^e 840 WKS To K wyl B slea* .ajsjM^t 
 Sad of B 11* Here followe in D a colored drawing oceopyin^ three foTsrthe of 11° snd 
 depicting Sir D, fluting with a kai^t half as large a^n. Both are on foot with 
 drawn spswrde, Sir D, ta-in^n^ his down dangsro^isly near the ^snt»« helm, and the 
 giant with hia raieed over hie baicSte prejtaratory to a blow. A ®f«ea tree is ia the 
 left bcokiSrotMd, &ix6. ® rod and ^ftiite <&e(^«r^beard oaatle on the 3ri^it, with a very 
 v«ll-dr«atflA Todor la^y looking out from s window said firmly olntchiaff th© sill. 
 841 ^ fyr 84S3 B foote,.feere 843 D tm helme K with 844 WKD «Ehe » ^&mt@ 848 
 WQ Stoo^ W grete D greate plentye 846 MS AM W dyde hy» » 8yr..dyd hpj 847 W 
 bsrete K Tyl..bres«to D baeynette braet 848 WB fhe W gyasait KJ5 a, greaed B gyssaat* 
 Byoa»ae..hadde..blode D hya blooda for lore 
 
 ■•«w«5" 
 
9p 
 
 A fltrok he 3af sire a<^«ye 
 
 ?ol. 842, ool.b. 
 ^ha t to gro^jde fell en ia he, 955 
 
 But he etlrt rp a-aon rl^t, 
 
 And swlch a strok he saf the knl«.t» 
 
 Tpon hie heaed so hsrde lost, 
 
 (Tliurh ) heist and heoad and baolnet, 
 
 ^at ate brset atod J^e deatj 960 
 
 Sed he fll detrn verralmeat. 
 
 ^e leoedl lal In o kernel, 
 
 ilsd blheld t^e hatall enieri del. 
 
 3he he waa aei^ er so hllj^ej 
 acha .t fe ariteed® god fele elthe. 965 
 Sire de^rre ocaa ia-to oastel; 
 A3ela hl|g com ^e daq^sel, 
 A 958 MS r>at. 
 
 He stroke vj^on eyr Degore so, 850 
 fihm to the gro'ooide he made him j^. 
 Syr Oegore reeouered eone anone, 
 and st»3h a stroke he g&ue that kx^r#t, 
 sM on the orowne so it eette, 
 
 thiit th3Kya# his helme and baa;ynette 
 
 855 
 He imA^ hie sverde go thorowe his heed, 
 
 esA m&Q» the gj&m% fel down© deed, 
 
 the lady eat in her castel, 
 
 &CS& 9im6 id the l^taylej, 
 
 How© the jg?^-uat was sleyne, p, S9 860 
 that VK>X'1@ h®r hsae forlsiae. 
 
 She was as #ad of that sy^t 
 
 A9 mmt ^&9 hyrde of the dsy ly^ite. 
 
 Syr Begors og^ae to the cssteL, 
 
 and a^inst hym oame that damesel. 865 
 
 1, X, D 
 
 850 W rpoa. . aoo B Syr 851 WB fhat W hyss W ^o 8B3 WB soone a ply#t K 
 degore" SfS WlCD Md WD wicihe 864 WKS isad S yt ^ aoo 855 Wim Ihat W Shrowe. . 
 haaynet » i^s 856 W had B hys..hy» feeadd© 857 WXB lajd W f@ll B f©ll,.de®dde 
 K civalti the line. fi?5o-n59 are printed ia flp ia on© line, with a co®aa after 
 castel. 858 WH fh© ID c?flt©ll O sate K Lady D IMys 859 *K2> ,tod If all the 
 holds hatayll K al ih© hole D sJLl the hole Imttell BSO 1 How.»sl««5me 9 gyaaate.. 
 slayne K slelne 861 sfKD That, . forlsyne B woulde 8^ W gJLsBia D was #add« 
 86S WS daye ly#it W hryde K ll#te 864 W fiseetill K Sir.. castle D Oastell 
 865 WKD And WB a^iynst W dasJioysell I) d^MSSil K djsaosel him 
 
 •204- 
 
An«t J^onfeftd M}^ asui^^ of S^% (iodtoj 
 
 And w^naod M|3i anon, 970 
 
 And a®t hSjg hl?o liacl ifptm, 
 
 And «»i4», * »4r«i j:^ «1mxlls®, 
 
 "And al r-di lond i<jh t*ll Jjp giue, 
 *And Rii«oei(X"«» ^il .^t i X4iast,'» §75 
 
 *Q»&nt jaerot,, <3N!ffl«,*' aaifta dflnptrra, 
 "Of tSsB goto fhou 'hftl ■!»% S38J ' 
 *fend0 leh wlllu In***© o, ^ ^g 5, onto » 
 *%r» oflsBUimtouya for to fandaj 
 
 ■Agein I A ^3i eoisw ^s> to.* 
 
 for ^» fenigtas iei;®;|;;ti«gj 
 
 And 2^f hig & a tad*, goA mid atjr» 
 
 Golcl ®kA alliMi' »n gad arsarwj 
 
 A 975 MS iliue 
 
 f&i0 than)m<l h;^ of Ms good d«e<ia» 
 fwad to liftr ctoMab«p «h« dyd hj/m lmd»i 
 fen »«t Jjs'a o« Ii»>f liedda 8itnon«, 
 
 and WMBUfrssad, ln;^ full son®, 
 
 Sh« to'im h^ in h«r arcs two, 870 
 
 and JgrasM Jagmi a himdredl tpmaa and laoj 
 
 •Of that ire lifeisB gmnntot isei ' ©TO 
 *®tit I im&t tf*»te f&rr« eimtJP*! 
 *% e.^aafe'sireii for t<» ««&.» 
 "^t© thim* t«wlu« jas9i»fcto®9 ^a a.go, 
 
 „„„ «) dMe Dbya 067 WU And W ttowsbr©,. 4^49.4©^ 86i ^ ffl«fet» IC Mm 
 S B»tti 3S9 11® .An<l B aoo«# STO W Jiansisa Ismt HS .•.*fta»ia 871 fKB And 
 W 'fcijna o. t3«^a K am 13 kjmt« 87S WB And W fflaj<l.,g^w» K; S9ald« 873 1KB 
 And WD w§xfls W 1so<ty IJ74 W Gjmiwrajr !'teiiaoyfflH5!|l..»s.y4 K Umimmy& H Qmvmt'B 
 m0vaf& &i>xm&0l% ttmi im^ml fl76 ID ferr® W fflonirflNs B m^to i«.tO'..eo'antr«e 
 877 W 9» ICD «wl«tti»nliaraa S Mo 878 "W tamttkos E a go 13 tntyl3l..sgoa 87© 
 WKS And W i^icmtta H tJ5«m. .sr»u« 
 
 •S0©» 
 
An4 Mtanat hin ihjiat*» l5'«'i«no Mag, 
 
 StuH>»»r ha rod w^atj OT0 
 
 S© In a d?H« of forwit 
 lie raftittt wi,i a d»tiati Imial, 
 ?pm a lalaAfl. g©a and U3** 
 
 In arwa ^tw»3?« vi«ho~an4 ««.x»» 
 Wig jg^ 9«A«3ld of asw, §95 
 
 An4 g ^m la©*' lieuffltAiaB jj^x^iH, 
 
 H«ndeltaH«» sswtt® ^« imi^t.t 
 
 ind «M*id«, H%r&, g»d ^4;i A«» fe©.* 
 
 "f^lataa, w^t 4.0i«t &9ti h-ar© 
 "Sirs, fstlBa 40^ no^sgt 4 n« a«i3?®S 
 
 ffeia l»4y wopt «*t his '.l9j«.pt3?«€» 
 Syip B«igor» rod* *jjon M« wihjiw, 
 
 ^11 » iand lia fowda in » fora«fe«. 
 To hjTO oaias |jr4<&fng a 1my^fe» 
 
 W.i^ ffn& golto «i^cl iTCfe© arowi 
 Hi* 'H!hi<sli» mim of goli« f^®. 
 
 Il«!i fljayAflt, "vylaiM, uttofct ti®«t ttiWi 
 
 tope 
 
 — - — — — —-"xttb: — ^ — " ' "■" " ■" — ~ 
 
 8fi0 W Jimim U King© K t^ hmrm mi Wi '^^%®»*^<»p^r%yim^ ^ %^^7^ D hys 
 (and of 9 im) M8 I Sir d, S h^» BBS t Jwj«v D iotstmer 8-64 W «!©«* 
 
Op 
 
 •lah am «a atsntarows imi^fc, 
 "for to »»oh« watra and figt." 
 ^ » Imlst aaldOf •wlsontem fail, 
 "slf ^ou oota»st to (»8!ko Wtftilt 
 •hero Jgiptt hsaot Jg^;! p«r ifotindo; 1010 
 "Anas J^o »^9iJgj,o in t|Jii» ototoid,©." 
 Sir« dfflgaiT© and IiiIb »q«dor 
 hnmd Mffl In rlohe atipj 
 
 «fi3 an holiB rlohe for ^Jja none a, 
 w*« ftil 0^ praoions stonoo lOiS 
 
 J^t Jgio rsaid© Mm gsif , aatam. fall, 
 for *0Tn b» did, rathrar l^^i^^il; 
 A »a<ih«14 ho lc«at about hXtt bwojnj, 
 2^1 wa» of Rnsaa Hcho and doro, 
 wig thr« rii&idanea hatxadoa of oiltjtar 
 
 t»n3t, icso 
 
 •For X am ekn ananturwui ImlRht) 
 
 •that gosth to t4ok» warm sw4 fight." 
 
 Hln fathor tinoiirarad and i»ayd|''«9;na 
 
 fAyl« ©00 
 "sad thow b« oowo to oeko Imt^ylo, 
 
 "Than rando the rody in a. stoimdA, 
 
 ■for thott ?ia«t thy falowo foonde." 
 
 hid €h«n »yr Bagopo, wl^b-owt datinis«r« 
 
 Aitaed hyes to fyght with hi« father. 
 
 905 
 Sows ayr Ditigoro fon^jht witii hi» fath«r, 
 
 and howo hia father Imew hi«a 
 
 hy th« "broJcBR 8w«srd8. 
 
 1^9 balias waa good for t?i« noaa», 
 
 and well Bwt vsdth precloTis stones; 
 
 It ts^0\t tfol t»© his owii««» «an» fayla, 
 
 for h« wanno it on«e in b»tsiyl«. 
 
 Ho 0@>»t hio Hhleldflt ahrmt Ms swora, 
 
 910 
 Of «^11 araBB« good and d«9re. 
 
 A 1CX)5 ine 
 
 C5p &01 l?ooofm» 
 
 W, K, D. 
 
 8f8 W aw avontTxrour Itanyght D adn«ntowm« Jmyglit 899 WD ISss-t WD fj^t W gotho 
 900 W fftder..»«*tavfayll K oRid B Hyi»..a'an»«?ersd..aayd« Efeiiana DOl W l»ts.yXl K 
 >>»tayl D thowa bo coiBB.,»eek« b»ttayle 90H W fherm® K3> redye K etonndo B IJhan 
 904 W thimno,.d&iingar« S tlmn Syr..^»lthout 905 ff fadara Khim. .fif^t B hya 
 (D ©Mta tltla) (W fadar & how. ..fadar bnawa hyea K air) 900 W A well good 
 holK^j for D hy» hslme St)7 1K3) And W wall B«tt«. .prooyua K w»l D aatt.. 
 preoyona 9*^)8 W !?f9ll , , imtmf ayll K l^r» D Yt..w«ll..hyf*..8aim» 909 W onea In 
 batayll K on©»..l^tall D yt ona8,.b8ittayla 010 W kaflt..aholda..ahoi3ta S 
 eaata hya 8bylda..hya 911 K rojf»i 15 ros«ill.,do»ra 
 
 •307- 
 
wi3 a ten0 oorottaXj 
 
 And aoijg^r «■» 'mm o% g!r no ^3%* 
 fir© de^jpJW' tok Ma jwmwB .toascej. 103Q 
 
 Mu% in A«> »a«^«ld li«» mt Ma 41n*j 
 
 ted l» ^9 »««iie.W »a| J|o oojroml. 
 An*Q | | ffl g o^urs Jg3^1 gonws ^fesj. 
 ft « fadsr Isotk, far ,f | » nmim sakm, 
 
 And h® aivoj^flff »|9o i8t»i5B. 
 
 lia good »t«4« ho 1J0i5*n to stPide, 
 
 H« tefe» M» ftpearo ftnd 'bogttn to 
 aM Mffl ■»« tok» ano^^r »p»r«. 
 
 &.M % his 8^49 he §Mi it ^»|'», 919 
 
 Bttft leik^^ v^t foXjr ijegan mat tfdo. 
 
 fee «»««»# m,^ln9fe th# fatlmr @a« 
 
 030 
 
 .smA ta Mffl sl\Y©ld set Btieba ® tent 
 tl»t M» go«A ape».r®- all feo-feisaistei 
 BtJt M® JPatJi®? WMJ 8t»«raf And mt 
 wft©tto®r G«mr»« ^^o» Sm«» t&sy tak«| 
 
 8p«M B Hijra flS lfC9 hi^ 1 l^i^ aide B Is3raii.,»ii% ft %mv® tlS B foljr© 91? 
 ISCS 'flM»..a|p;pn«t W sm®..f«ider fl8 15 » rl^at 91S 18© An^. .Ij^^wj E fl#it 
 9a0 W Sy» K 31r.*!»heftt9 »31 mu Ind t «sn..©oi^o..o»fta K w»l t>© © 
 wondaw w»Xl,,aot3(14e li^a emfta 9B3 IB d<*isslsi© W tlian..«(mt9 I him B fcJ»n 
 ,,w»mtto 923 WQ And W sljeid® |8*v« d«t© K And M« «M«ld, .a4«snt 15 hya B)^d© 
 »0tt..A#att» mm Wa ^!m% W ap#w I' &1 S h^s ■>?» W fadffr..®iirotsg«!t..fa«kt 
 It eat» S }iy»,.»tif«iigff.,9»t» ©aS MB hmthnr m ^m W amm Ih&n S tj»n iJ37 
 
Op 
 
 to-itld»r jjlfsl ridm. •/■ids KW**? mtoiAotm 
 
 1040 
 
 And al t^ie r Tuaii* o. ^ ar adoixnj 
 
 wt^ Aintao jyjvt J^i of«lt«m tharw . 
 
 her* stedo rlgfs<s» to-borstttn lafer®; 
 
 A-fote JUJgvl go«n« fi^t If ero 
 
 And laid«B am ^^3 B^^rdoe olax><». 
 
 1045 
 
 And »0id« to M» «one a-plljjt, 
 h«r]en« to rne a li»tel ssigtj 
 
 lOSO 
 "In l&tel b3Wti»lgn», Idh KmdepsiSoMi 
 
 *kliij|;g»« 4em#t«jr aon©, »4,t^-0tj.t«m J.o», 
 
 ••*«' 1 not "mo Bd !P&^y 5S®a." 
 
 •tJertffs, ra«n <»l«p«^ mst d^gsirr©." 
 
 105S 
 
 "Certaa ic*i Ba fadiw .^n«i 
 
 •And bi Jj^ »*mrd i kneiw hit hsrej 
 
 *fli« point iai i« Rdn awsafnor©.* 
 
 A 10©» luot 1058 J,knot«i 
 
 Bd I»&Mo tlioy aiaofea together, Inaotha, 
 fhftt thffljnr horanKi haekoa bnak* 'both, 
 and thmx thajr fo^v^vt on foto In fere 
 
 With imrA 9tvo)t9 nmd helaia clorw, 
 Axtd Vims M« f^thar «h»i»r(i«a,yled tvaa 
 0f Ms swarte tlt^t ii«t« p<!)^tle»« 
 
 And to Jipa sayd, anone ryi?^t, 
 
 •Affcliyde » ^Ayle, tJiou KentyXl teiyghtl 
 
 935 
 
 "tjjajpft ym» tihou bomo, au^ i" *«*>*t land?" 
 
 *%?»• J»® «*J!?d, "in Itagliand. 
 
 *®at I ^-^^St not "«#J,o lis Jay fatSi®r»" 
 •Sfent is t^ nssijMsT'* tJi«m tm^d he. 940 
 "SS'r, tt^ rmm ia Srosor©." 
 »#ytf Bsgor©, ^on art v»®1c©isb, 
 • *yer vmX I woto thou arts w aeane. 
 *% thi» sraepde I hn&m tJaa liersi 
 *"ih« poyat ia in eajr patit^ser©.* 94S 
 
 W, K, B. 
 9aS W togrdwr D auaotte 939 WSt bot^ W braka S30 WH And W thamie X> tfc^n. .f eote 
 . .f ««?« 931 TO tmrdA strokoe W on halra* B fll»@ro S3S W fkd^r a ia©r?ayi«d K 
 hsr»..a nAjnpiiiylad B than hp%...a rminMBUfl^std S3?^ ITI! lty« D sii*flapd« 934 SU ^jrd»., 
 right 935 K Abyde..gt»ityl Imjr^it* D A 1)yd0..g0nt©H 93S W l«md« B v*i«st..iand» 
 937 W aigiond© E srtydo J) es^od* .Erxglwid© 938 D y» W iaod«p 039 W fad«ir K 
 «s«te 35 wott..ya $?40 W ^emi» D y9.,tisan asi.7d9 941 B ya 943 HKD %r B thow art« 
 v;«lJ.;jor<Mi 943 W aone K art B w»13».wotte ISs&w t44 K tlxya B thyw 946 K point.. 
 pci.nt«n9Wi C poynta jra 
 
A Op 
 lie toik jgi,e point raid set ^er-tot 1060 «He toke the poyat awd satto It to» 
 
 "AnA they accon5ed botho two. 
 
 Ottj^re f el Iswone Jgio, 
 
 Aa4 Me fader, aikeyll, * 
 
 Also h«> i^m ewosiy. 
 
 AM i^imme of mtmm arisen v«p9, 
 
 ^e son© (Slide mercl Jhere 1065 , 
 
 R&i ov«a fad»i> (Hfl M* a^sd«a.9t 
 
 iiai htt li% to M» eastel ^£iit ledtt, 
 
 jtotf baS hi^ awtlle wig lij^ al. , 
 
 •♦Oertss, sire, "he »«ide, "it!^. 
 
 •»®o, gif hit gotare »llle is0r«, 10?0 , 
 
 "to ral rjodsx* wa tM»ad© iforo, ♦ , , 
 
 *for gh« is ia ^©t Ejotiraln^. " ♦♦»,♦»**.«.#,»>♦ 
 
 <*Aj!^flill«ai,** faiaj^ h«, «M beaeaa Sgrag.* 
 
 A 1063 fh« last lott«p feasubles p' sawe tfei^ j. 1^1. @S of th© MS A is here cut 
 
 oat in smfe a wey th^t 11. 1>O74»1O80, tlie first fifteea Itnea of ool, a, ax& 
 aotirely Bdaain^j of th« vmmitAng t'erwity-alaiS llass ia tb® coltKim., fh© iisitial, 
 in li^ol© or in part^ eM, in a, ff^ cases, oaa 03? tso store letters sro left. A 
 1089 the first \3|>8ta?<^0 of > ( whieh occora also p^haips la 1087) j 1090 th« 
 first vs^ stroke msS^ the firet fiowistrok© of 10©1 t, lOtS? A, 1093 M, 1094 
 
 A, 1095 '^ 1096 A. 1097 f f , 1098 A* 1099 t, 1100 h, llOl t, 1108 l^, 
 1103 Wt, 1104 h sM the outer ©6^® of the iftiort cnrva of o or j^, 1105 Ml, TlOB 
 &r (first atrc^e of x oaly) 1107, 1108 ia Isoth, followiia hy a straight strok© 
 likd the flret of f, ^thout thd r>roJeetioaa to Vae left of the long 9trofe« 
 WstJal in p. . 1109 Of, 1110 |ho, 1111 Of, 1112 ty, 1113 Org, 1114 
 
 l^er, Ills (J-od, 1113 Aai (|_ iaoojwfleta), 1117 (la 
 
 *».'«MMii»wiw.i.iMMW»w«<www*iNWIPWI<)tt<itlNI»*PWWa«l^^ mum I i«i^>HI>lii#Wilij(WWfci.Mi> wi n iiii iin i»w um i jj im h - i lhw . i < i ii i ■!■■ I i i m iwii n i i ■ ii m nmmmm'mMimmm 
 
 W|. E» B» 
 
 948 D Tifliysite. . 9ett yt (B 13^) B #4® is preeedssiSl hy a solorad dratrljig; ©ooroyiag 
 two-thirsis of tb0 ■tm.^ bM sfeoisdBg a h®nr3M Sai^t with a sword hsxif^ng dowa 
 from Mo l«ft hand, sisa ^^msping with hla ri#it *h« heM of a ymag koi^t, ^e 
 hol^a over hia Isft «ho\ildor a vef^ t>oiattl«ag sword. Si»^ teai#t wm^^ b. very 
 loa^ acnbhard. ^a hacfegrotmd coasists of five rotcad-to-poQi ^oea treaa si!>3!*iag- 
 lag trtm tha groffifis^ard of the foregromia. 
 
 -3X0- 
 
Op 
 
 W, K, D, 
 
 So lon^ tha hsuxB «T>ok© toglther, 
 
 Both the aoime sM. the father, 
 
 Hh&t they be 3py#t well at one, 950 
 
 Th« father and the sonae alone. 
 
 •jr Be^re imA hla father dere, 
 
 Into Sn^ande they rode in fere; 
 
 They were both armed and wel dl^te, 
 
 ae it behoneth euerys kny^t, 955 
 
 fhey rode forth on theyr loumey 
 
 MeaQT a r^e of that ooritrey. 
 
 And on lateyr way they rode foil fast? 
 
 Into lln^and they esme at the laete. 
 
 When they ny^t ^glend ee, 960 
 
 Thoy drewe thsrther as they wold be; 
 
 S 4 
 When they were to the paljsyee ooae 
 
 (p. 32) 
 They were iiTelooiae, all and some, 
 
 and they behelde oner all. 
 
 The laiye than epyed oiisr a wall j 966 
 
 and when the ladye aswe that ay^t. 
 
 She went to them with ell her nsy^t. 
 
 And rygjit well she them knewe, 
 
 and then edh ehaangod all her hete, 
 
 and »ayd» "ray dere sonne De^re, 970 
 
 •♦!Chou feae thy father bro\!#it with 
 
 thee," 
 "Crewly, aadaae, "then eayd he, 
 
 ♦•Foil well I wote it Is he.* 
 
 WKD So ISf th^,.togyder D they. . apcfcen 
 tof^thor 
 
 V Bothe. . soae. • fader D Bothe 
 
 K wel B viel^t 
 
 W fader.. eon* 
 
 WKD l^yr W fader 33 hya.,deare 
 
 V ^i^onde D In to. .feere 
 Wl) bothe. .well dy^^t 
 
 WB Ae W becometh D yt..9ttery 
 
 W Journey D ioumoye (D 14a) 
 
 KB eouatrey 
 
 K &a&, . fvH D waye. , fasta 
 
 W Saglonde K englande D In to Sng- 
 
 lande 
 WD Whan..la^(»ide 9 see 
 
 W theder. .wolde K thither (151) D 
 
 dr^e them thyther. .woolde 
 f w}ian,.T!fli@r..^5slQys K palais D 
 
 Whgn. .palsoe 
 W iifeer K el B wellcome 
 
 KS And.. be helde..aL 
 
 K «pied..wal S lady 
 
 WD And whi^ that lady K that Lady. . 
 
 ei^t 
 W wente K ai..,ml^t 
 
 K ssnd..w^ right 
 
 90 And than K Md..al 
 
 W And. .sone D Md aayde. .desre 
 
 W fader. .the K Thou, .thou father 
 
 ID the 
 f Trttely..thsa D TreBlye..«syed 
 
 K Trewly 
 W that it 1* he K Pal wel S yt ys 
 
 -211- 
 
c^ 
 
 W, K, D. 
 
 "Howe thjOilcdd be ^, xthea a«orde the 
 
 »»!\9r now© I know©, without leasyngo, 
 
 "Who la B©|(pt'e»8 father In dede.'* 
 
 the LsAj sownM In that stede, 
 
 And aooae after, sykerlye, 
 
 The fcny^t wedded that Lady. 
 
 She smd her «onn© was detJarted a-t-wln, 
 
 for he md. she were to aye fcynae, 
 
 Fbrthe then went syr Be^re, 
 
 With the kya^ and his rtteayet 
 
 His fa^er stnd his mother dere, 
 
 Onto the oast ell they went© la fear©^ 
 
 985 
 Where-as dwelled that lady brl^t 
 
 that he had worme In rl#t} 
 
 And wedded her with great eoljgHilte 
 
 Before all the Lordes of that ootmtre. 
 
 Thus cesrae the kny#t out of his care. 
 
 990 
 
 God geu© va grace wel to fare, 
 
 jUid thst we, vpon domas day©, 
 
 GcKse to the blysse that lasteth eye. 
 
 fhus endeth the tretyse of 
 syr Oefore. 
 
 Itaprywted hy Wyllyaa Copland. 
 
 W Kow. . than sayd. . sayd. .king 13 than 
 
 aeyd 
 W wotcleajfuge 
 
 W syr .. fader » ya 
 
 W none. . sfikerly 
 
 K knl#it,.lady B ledye 
 
 W son©,. I twynn© K a twyn D were.. 
 
 St twyne 
 If igf kyime 
 
 W forth thenn© went© syr de^re D 
 
 forth, .wente 
 WD meyne D hys 
 
 W fader. .moder K ^e B Hys. .hys.. 
 
 1 Itoto they., fere K caatee. . went 
 
 B ^to . . oastl 9. , w^it . , f aere 
 WK hry#it 
 
 WiO) Th©,t..«y^t (end of D 14») 
 
 f grete soleaj^^^iyte K aad..8ol€BBpQyte 
 B grteet© solesi^hytye Cto somtennlt© 
 
 S Xorde3..!0oxEntree 
 
 D oute of o«re 
 
 W gyve.. well B well 
 
 E ftnd B And 
 
 W ®y J) lay oara© K Oo me 
 
 WD JUITlSf ( p ) K flaU 
 
 W treatyse 
 
 D Here,, treatyee (^ese words are 
 written on a label aurrouadsd by a 
 conventional device of two dragons.) 
 
 W Sinprynt^d at X^ondon In Hete 
 etrete at the ay^ne of th® sonn© 
 by W^nakyn de Word©. (Line divisions 
 after M*2i. ^'oyde ) 
 
 K IisiprlntBd at London, by John kln^. 
 
 (Ind written la lower rl|^t hand 
 comer). 
 
 -21^ 
 
APP35NDIX I 
 MBLIOOBAPHY^ 
 
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 Tiaed for reference in the no tea are encloaed in parentheaes. 
 
 -213- 
 
Spracha der Srtllchen wid der zeltllchen Entatehtoig das W Gedichta. 
 
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 •218> 
 
APPEHDIX H. 
 
 A collation of MS A with Laingf • edition (Ab) shows the follow^ 
 ing incorrect readings in Ab. 
 
 Ah, 
 
 » 
 
 A. 
 
 
 
 Ah. 
 
 A. 
 
 1, th (as from 
 
 0) 
 
 J& 
 
 
 15B. 
 
 ssehall 
 
 ssehal 
 
 3. a7^touris.. 
 
 dal 
 
 auentes. 
 
 .ai 
 
 153. 
 
 and 
 
 an 
 
 4» Hou 
 
 
 how 
 
 
 156. 
 
 fore 
 
 sore 
 
 5. did 
 
 
 dodo 
 
 
 161. 
 
 l-loren 
 
 icoren 
 
 7. King 
 
 
 kyng 
 
 
 175. 
 
 maid 
 
 maide 
 
 11. wa8..verrament 
 
 nas. .verraiment 
 
 177. 
 
 ssehall 
 
 serial 
 
 13* migt 
 
 
 ndgte 
 
 ' 
 
 181. 
 
 there 
 
 ther 
 
 13. justes 
 
 
 lustes 
 
 
 191. 
 
 swiohe 
 
 swich 
 
 15. stirgpe 
 
 
 stirop 
 
 
 193. 
 
 sent».lond 
 
 sente..l7de 
 
 It* he..noxi» 
 
 
 ne. »nou 
 
 
 194. 
 
 hond 
 
 honds 
 
 23. life 
 
 
 Uf 
 
 
 210. 
 
 when 
 
 whan 
 
 30» sachall..halven 
 
 sschal*. 
 
 halden(7) 
 
 213. 
 
 wlue 
 
 loule 
 
 34-40* (from C) 
 
 
 
 
 217. 
 
 toke 
 
 tofc 
 
 55* long 
 
 
 longe 
 
 
 221. 
 
 warheth ghe 
 
 warhtg ge 
 
 711* ^6 
 
 
 3« 
 
 
 223. 
 
 woimyng 
 
 woniyn^j: 
 
 96* siot 
 
 
 mote 
 
 
 234. 
 
 t^ps 
 
 vppe 
 
 101. afere!red 
 
 
 afeired 
 
 
 236. 
 
 his 
 
 hise 
 
 103* I louad 
 
 
 iloued(pp.) 
 
 237. 
 
 litil 
 
 litel 
 
 W* Is 
 
 
 his 
 
 
 244. 
 
 what 
 
 that 
 
 122* fatt^i 
 
 
 fstogt 
 
 
 251. 
 
 Trinite 
 
 tint© 
 
 149* gm 
 
 
 gan 
 
 
 255. 
 
 negth 
 
 negg 
 
 -219- 
 
xb: 
 
 A. 
 
 S6@. nmmSm 
 
 n«Md9 
 
 369. Utll 
 
 iu«i 
 
 376. mr 
 
 
 301. eof^ 
 
 ««5S <!»*•) 
 
 393. ««lu» 
 
 «eif 
 
 893. ctia^PFor^ 
 
 «tel«voz9t% 
 
 300. all 
 
 a 
 
 301. %*m 
 
 hm 
 
 300. 8««S^i 
 
 QttOhal 
 
 sou. ai^(|i& 
 
 ft4«iili 
 
 @0?« flUtmad 
 
 «%@Rsait 
 
 Si^. iMeSio 
 
 fe3i» 
 
 lill}. iiov« 
 
 ®wrti 
 
 3i^. ^[uoa 
 
 ^i»@ii| 
 
 a@^. £S^9feft 
 
 giral 
 
 S@7«. AO ' 
 
 tt« 
 
 S4G, mU 
 
 w<am 
 
 3«4, «ai 
 
 fdi 
 
 3i3. f%fQi)|^hi« 
 
 »tKm®e lar. 
 
 W0m ttOlSbi 
 
 •«^ 
 
 '%@. ;^flKII0li^ 
 
 38ni«o4 
 
 9ID. t«iai 
 
 I«I4« 
 
 ^l. i^Ntffl 
 
 fnunit 
 
 SffiG^. ^»liB| 
 
 &^^ 
 
 i9B. o^t 
 
 oj^^ 
 
 3INI.- 'it<lii«Ml 
 
 mixm 
 
 483. doth 
 4116* ttfik* 
 4SSI, vmFvmmat 
 430, ^t l«wold 
 449. iMT^keth 
 
 80O. sir^^ 
 SD4. Sii 
 
 540. i^^Ksiffem 
 
 
 • 'I^OSltK 
 
 @PI. i«1^ft««*»l)«i 
 
 ^3. isimodl^ 
 
 w37. S)*Mr« 
 
 A. 
 
 d<9)t 
 
 foSk 
 Inati wold 
 
 ▼j?0(a 
 
 
 oa. .^(rtu 
 
 irtsit^MtoQBftt 
 
 Sjgetii 
 
 4^. %w 
 
 mtHI^- 
 
 iS@. X dNl 
 
Ab. 
 
 A. 
 
 Ab, 
 
 A. 
 
 689. laet 
 
 last© 
 
 757. lond 
 
 loud 
 
 661. Sohe 
 
 ^ 
 
 767. tmder 
 
 ■TOder 
 
 663. them 
 
 ham 
 
 771. an 
 
 and 
 
 666. merol, merci 
 
 laeroy, merci 
 
 801. lond© 
 
 lond 
 
 674. Was ache 
 
 wasehe 
 
 805. gret 
 
 gr©t© 
 
 683. non 
 
 nm. 
 
 820. Leaedi 
 
 lettedie 
 
 687. 0ohe 
 
 ^ 
 
 837. all 
 
 al 
 
 694. I-ioh 
 
 lai 
 
 830. drouth 
 
 droujj 
 
 697. torn© 
 
 teme 
 
 853. ntaidenes 
 
 maidens 
 
 699. King 
 
 kyng 
 
 866. Saznaisele 
 
 . darnels el 3 
 
 709. Th«Q 
 
 than 
 
 869. Sidiolde 
 
 sscholde 
 
 711. How,. I kep© 
 
 noiu.lkspe (isin) 
 
 874. Tojlgt 
 
 knig 
 
 712. del 
 
 dai 
 
 910, said,. all 
 
 saide..,dl 
 
 713. s« 
 
 see 
 
 911. thine 
 
 J^n 
 
 719. most 
 
 most© 
 
 917, slouth 
 
 SlOlli^ 
 
 726. cam..th«eld 
 
 com* .theld 
 
 933. slefVL 
 
 slen (See note 1. 
 922} 
 
 saide 
 
 727. som© 
 
 torn 
 
 940. seid 
 
 738i Inn© 
 730. quick 
 
 ttte (3 strokes 
 for nn) 
 qoik 
 
 943. nqr 
 951. schelde 
 
 mi 
 
 scheld 
 
 733. droHJrth 
 
 drouiOg 
 
 953. greved 
 
 greued 
 
 735. wold 
 
 wold© 'i 
 
 * 
 
 961. verraaent 
 
 verraiment 
 
 737. 8<>th 
 
 8©g (ptO 
 
 931. com 
 
 come 
 
 740. wonyng 
 
 woaylng 
 
 985. find 
 
 an 
 
 747. doun 
 
 J, 
 
 doTin© 
 
 995. scheld 
 
 s scheld 
 
 762. Inow^ 
 
 Inoug 
 
 1000. said 
 
 saide 
 
Afe. 
 
 A. 
 
 Ab. 
 
 
 «^' 
 
 1005. d0re..m6 
 
 d«p..ine 
 
 1040. 7ogidder 
 
 
 to (gider 
 
 1008. said 
 
 •aide 
 
 1043. Inirstm 
 
 
 'bortftea 
 
 1014. h«|at 
 
 helm 
 
 1053, Who 
 
 
 «9 
 
 1036. sviohe 
 
 uweatfyoTB 
 
 snleih 
 
 1063. iMSiisaa awooni 
 1065, arU. 
 
 he QSCL swony 
 
 (See note on 1. 1063) 
 
 eilde 
 
 1038, ooltttar knaw 
 
 aoitj^fg &e 
 
 1070. jway 
 
 
 3<9ure 
 
 m Q^m 
 
 kaflw oj^e* 
 
 1073. aehtt 
 
 
 Slbe 
 
 torn, mm 
 
 H«f% 
 
 1073. tpi& 
 
 
 kyn® 
 
 %(XSl, ^^Ui 
 
 «s«fi 
 
 im, 301 » 3S&, 
 
 ) 
 
 1 
 
 
 10^, 8dbi«3ld 
 
 S8«i^g3.d 
 
 744, mi, 973, 
 
 per a 
 
 Other differestees betweea A m& ^ bt® dae to eoavaatioas of editing. 
 tsdng has rnaettiated the tOBt; he hss ei^itallaed laltldl letters of every lines 
 
 he hss introdaaed o^lta^s freely «lthi» the lines (e.g. S&S, S7l, 610)? he has 
 sessarated prefixes frem words th^ ©re ® part of ia A, eoiaetimes with a hji^hm 
 («.«• Jk"Si|. ^OJ" A. |jrigf) . ®ad aosaetimee witaiout (e,^, ^ ^mm S3, for A aa.octa) . or 
 has joined thes withotsA aotJL«« ifkm they are vrlttea separate ia A (e.g* fis^jaan 
 30S| for A & dotaaa )j he haS saurtced the -pv&a&m J^ witlt oa a0O«Bit (ef. also 
 fos;r|iy 785, ^l^ §44) j he has ea^aaded all ooatraotioas asid eorreeted some erroiW 
 {»,g, 3S3»- 367, ?53> without aotleej he hB.« rfi^lattsd evorysher® by ^, ©nd ^*s 
 *» ittsf^ by J, (e.i;. ^S, 447, 473) j he has ^eaei^ly retaiaed^ wilSi the weltie 
 j^ {tho«^ not, e.g,, ia 385, 896, 930, Where he tsees ^, or ia 33^, ^0, 
 wliere he wses aapeia) t he haa jreplaeed it hy Jl^ to laofst cases where it hat that 
 waiuft, fShou# itot ia tUl {e.f. @47, 548, 1014, 1030) | for j^ i^ere the tnsas- 
 llteratlcm should he j^.see list of errors e.g. 01B, 831); for ^e he twiee uses 
 welhq^ 6@1, 687. 
 
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