Title The bataile of Jerusalem. So MS, A. O: The vengeance of god taken upon the Jewys for Chrystus deathe. Cov: Here biginnith the sege of Jerusalem bi Vaspasian.↩back to note source

1 Listneth. So MS. Addit: Herkneth.↩back to note source

alyve. So MS, O, C, D, Addit. A, Herbert: in live.↩back to note source

2 men. So MS, C. O, A, Herbert, D, Addit: man.↩back to note source

3 wil. So MS, A. O: wul. Addit: wolle. C: shal. Cov: shalle.↩back to note source

4 Hou. So MS. O, A, C, Addit, Cov: how. D: howe.↩back to note source

bihated. So MS. O, D: byhated. A: byhatede. Addit: Hatyd. C: yhated.↩back to note source

5 felle. So MS. Addit: fell. C, D: fel.↩back to note source

7 Gospelles I drawe to witnesse. So MS. C: þe holy gospel y tak to wytnesse.↩back to note source

8 more and lesse. So MS, A, C, D, O. Addit: more ne lasse.↩back to note source

9 Passioun and Nichodeme. So MS, C, Addit. A: passioun of nichodeme. O: passion of nycodeme. D: passioun of nicodeme. Cov: passioun of Nichodeme also.↩back to note source

10 taketh. So MS, A. D, Cov: takith. O: nymeþ. Addit: nume.↩back to note source

good yeme. So MS. Cov: goode heede Þereto.↩back to note source

12 Of thise wonder aventours. So MS, C, O. D: that tellen of these aventour. A: That tellen of þese aventures. Addit: Of þese wondyr anen to crie.↩back to note source

15 gret despyt. So MS, C, O. A: grete. D: greet. Addit: mikyll.↩back to note source

18 thai dere it boght. So MS. Addit: þay hyt dere aboȝt. O: þey hit dere abouȝte. A: they hit dere aboght. D: that thei it dere abouȝt. C: sithen þei have yt ful dere abought.↩back to note source

22–26 That many on . . . her schame, iwis. So MS. Cov includes additional lines: For our trespas it was and nat for his / Suffrid he here shame I wys / As many oone gilteles yhongid ys / And so bifelle of Ihesu Crist / As us sheweth the evaungelist.↩back to note source

33 Paraph mark in left margin.↩back to note source

hem in. So O, A, C, D. Addit: ham. MS: telde in his.↩back to note source

35 that in fele manere. So MS. A: þei deden in fele manere. D: that thei diden in fele manere. C: þat right in fel manere.↩back to note source

36 rought never. So MS. A: chargeth noght. C: þei shulden yt weel.↩back to note source

39 telde hem everywhore. So MS. O, D: tolde hem everywhere. A: tolde everywhere. Addit: told hym far and nere. C: tolde among hem þere.↩back to note source

41 maden. So MS. C: shewed. O: line absent.↩back to note source

42 As thai liveden. So MS. O: as ȝyf þey lyfed. A: as þei lyveden. Addit: þat þey levyd. C: as þough þei lyvede. D: as they leveden. Cov: And yif thei lived.↩back to note source

46 Her wrong with hem noght ne slepeth. So MS. C: þerfore þe veniaunce þerof not longe slept.↩back to note source

53–54 Altheigh thai hym in manhode sowe / His godhede might thai noght knowe. So MS. Addit: All þow he hym saw in his manhed / þey myȝt not know his god hed.↩back to note source

55 schewed after. So MS. C: used forþer here. O: sued after. Cov: sewed after.↩back to note source

57 wonders. So MS. O, C, D: wondres. Addit: wondyrs. A: wordes.↩back to note source

58 thai. MS: i inserted above line.↩back to note source

59 For no man migth swich maistré kithe. So MS. Addit: for nevir soche maystrie be þe. D: for no man ne myȝte suche maistries kiþe.↩back to note source

61 Paraph mark in left margin.↩back to note source

64 That thu art maister. So MS, O, D. Addit: þew art þe most maystyr. A: Thou art moost mayster. C: þu art most mayster.↩back to note source

66 merveiles. So MS. Addit: merakyllis.↩back to note source

67 coude. So O, D. MS: muþe. A: couthe. Addit: chowde. C: can.↩back to note source

70 in his werk. So MS, A, Cov. Addit: and his werke. C: and hys werk. O, D: in his werke.↩back to note source

71 Therfore, we wolde. So MS. O: forþy we wolden. D: forthy we wolde. A: forthy wolde. Addit: for why we wolde. C: Wherfore we wolden.↩back to note source

72 God almightty. So MS. A: Goddes sone. Cov: allemyghti God.↩back to note source

77 gon. So MS. O: gode.↩back to note source

79 Forthi of Heven. MS: Forthi of of heven. O: forthy of heven. D: forthy of hevene. A: for thogh I of heven. Addit: forwhy of hevyn. C: and þerfore yf y of hevene. Cov: For thouȝ of heven.↩back to note source

82 Whan ye trowen me therof nought. So MS. A: Whan ȝe þat other troweth nouȝt. Addit: Wan þou trowist þat oþer noȝt.↩back to note source

88 The Jewes hym tempted oft. So MS, Cov. A: The jewes curst Crist temptede oft. Addit: þe iewis hym temptis oft. C: þe jewys tempted ihu ful often. D: the jewes crist tempted eft.↩back to note source

89 wonder. So MS, O, A, D. Addit: wondyr. C: wondre.↩back to note source

90 For to ateint. So MS. O: for to ateynt. A: And ofte opposede. Addit: For to temptyn. C: For to have atteynte. D: For to ateinten.↩back to note source

92 In sum manere. So MS. C: Yn ony wyse.↩back to note source

94 That al unbynt. So D, MS. O: þat al onbynt. A: þat al unbyndeth. Addit: þat alle unbynt.↩back to note source

96 gret. So MS. O, A, Addit, D: grete. C: owene.↩back to note source

101 youre. So MS, O, A, Addit, C. D: oure.↩back to note source

102 name. So MS, O, A, C, D. Addit: man.↩back to note source

103 asked. MS: ked inserted above line.↩back to note source

105 was a Jewes kyng. So MS. O: was god and jewes kynge. A, D: was god and Jewes kyng. C: was god a and jewes kynge. C: was god and jewys kyng. Cov: was god and jewes kinge.↩back to note source

106 Tho ansuered thai to this thing. So MS. A: in hym þei had noo trewe levyng.↩back to note source

107 Oure moné, we maken the war. So MS. O: Oure money sire we maken þe war. A: Oure money sire we make þe war. Addit: Oure mone sire we makyþ þe ware. C: Oure money þei seyde we maketh yare. D: oure moneye sir we make the war.↩back to note source

110 that is Goddes. So MS. Addit: And þat is to god ys to god all myȝt.↩back to note source

111 confounded. So MS, O. A: confoundet. Addit, Cov: confoundid. C: confunded. D: answered.↩back to note source

116 tolde hym. So MS, C. O, D: tolden hym. Addit: told hym. A: accusede hir to hym.↩back to note source

117 onon. So MS, D. O: ryȝt onon. A: right anoon. Addit: riȝt anone. C: and þat right anon.↩back to note source

118 the erth. So O, Addit. MS: there. A, C: þe erthe. D: þe erþe.↩back to note source

121 writen. So MS. A: unswared.↩back to note source

122 Hy gon the hens to biholde. So MS. Cov: Gothe the lettris he saide and beholde.↩back to note source

124 Sore thai weren all adrad. So MS. O: I plyȝt ȝou þei were adradde. A: I seye to ȝou þei were adradde. C: As y yow telle þei were adrad. D: I bihote ȝow þei were alle adrad.↩back to note source

129 the. MS: the the.↩back to note source

130 he. So MS. O, A, Addit, C, D: Jesus.↩back to note source

133 not sikerli. So MS. O: not never sikerly. A: not noght sikerly. Addit: notȝ never sikirly. C: not sykerly. D: not nevere sekerly. Cov: wote never sikirly.↩back to note source

135 forth. So MS. O, Addit, C, D: dame. A: þou dame.↩back to note source

137 thus on. So O, A, C, D. MS: þer ȝ. Addit: on.↩back to note source

141 Than. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

144 to bryng hym doun. So O. MS: illegible here. Addit: bryng hym adoun. C: to bryngen hym adoun.↩back to note source

147 Sith. So MS. O, A, Addit: sire. D: sir. C: also.↩back to note source

149 Messias took. So MS. O, C, Addit: messias toke. D: messias goodliche took. A: messias godelich toke.↩back to note source

150 by. So MS, O, Addit. A, D: in. C: yn.↩back to note source

153 brake hit nought. MS: brake noughth. O: braken hit nouȝth. A: breke it noght. Addit: brekyþ hit noȝt. C: breke yt nought. D: breken it nouȝt. Cov: breke it nought.↩back to note source

162 glad. So MS. O: jolyf. A: joiefull. Addit: yoyfuul. C: joyeful. D: joieful. Cov: ioiefulle.↩back to note source

166 knewe. So MS. O: seyȝen. A: segh. Addit: seyn. C: seyen. D: syȝe.↩back to note source

wist what I wasse. So A, Cov. MS: illegible here. O: west what I wasse. Addit: wyst what y was. C: wyste what y wasse. D: wist what i was.↩back to note source

167 lynde. So C, D, O, A. MS: illegible here.↩back to note source

168 Paraph mark in left margin.↩back to note source

mankynde. So MS, O, Addit, C. A, D: mannes kynde.↩back to note source

170 fyfty wynter olde. So O, A, C. MS: xl wynter elde. Addit: fifte ȝere olde. D: fifty wynter oolde.↩back to note source

171 nast. So MS. O, A, D: hast.↩back to note source

172 in no wise ben. So A, C. MS illegible here. O: in none wyse been. Addit: yn none wise bene. C: nought yn no wyse ben.↩back to note source

173 but. So O, A, C, D. Addit: bot. MS: for.↩back to note source

174 seyen hem than. So O. C: seyen hem. A: seen hem. Addit: sey ham. D: han seen hem þan. MS: seie ham.↩back to note source

183 prophetes. So MS. C: profettes. O, A, Addit, D: prophecies.↩back to note source

184 other ben. So O. MS: oither hem. A: or shull. Addit: oþer be. C: or ben. D: or shal.↩back to note source

187 areisen agein. So MS. O: areys hit uppe. A: reisen hit up. Addit: rere hyn up. C: arered yt up. D: reisen it up.↩back to note source

197 six and fourty. So Addit. MS: vi and xl. A, C: sex and fourty. D: sixti and fourty. O: syxsty and forty. Cov: sixtie and fourtie.↩back to note source

199 Right. So MS, Addit, C, D. O: ryȝth.↩back to note source

men. So O, A, Addit, D. C: me. MS: he.↩back to note source

201 he. So MS. O, Addit, D: Jesus. A: Jhesus. C has extra lines here: þei wolde not leven on hym be no wey / But evere dured forth yn here false lay.↩back to note source

203 loked. So MS. Addit: lokid. O, A: ordeyned. D, Cov: ordeined. C: holpen hym.↩back to note source

205 bileve. So MS. C: vylene.↩back to note source

207 such. So O. D, A, C: suche. Addit: swich. MS: suich.↩back to note source

213 Fendes. So MS. O, A, D: worldes. Addit: worldys. Cov: Worldis. C: suche. C has extra lines here: þerfore þei nolde hym a lyve y here / And yut worldes werks wrought he none.↩back to note source

215 areden. So MS. O, C: asked. A, D: askede. Addit: axid.↩back to note source

216 as God and man. So O, A, C, D. MS: als a good man. Addit: as god and god and man.↩back to note source

217 any. So MS. O, C: non. A, D: noon. Addit: none.↩back to note source

218 youre beest. So A. MS: youre o beest. O: ȝoure best. Addit: youre beste. C: þe best hys beste. D: oone of ȝoure bestis.↩back to note source

219 in1. So O, A, D. Addit, C: yn. MS: and.↩back to note source

226 wolden. So MS. O: wold. A, Addit: wolde. C: shulde. D: myȝte.↩back to note source

234 wel. So MS. O, A, C, D: ful.↩back to note source

237 But. So O, A, C, D. MS: Ac. Addit: Bot.↩back to note source

241 That thei despyt. So A, C. O: þat þey despyt. Addit: þat þay despite. D: that dispit. MS: For thai no spyt.↩back to note source

246 sende. MS: inserted above line.↩back to note source

251 had. So MS, A, Addit, D. O: ne hadden. C: hadde.↩back to note source

254 michel. So MS. C: ful grete.↩back to note source

262 Bothe in toun and in strete. So MS. O, Cov: where he walked in toune or strete. C: where he walked yn toun oþer strete. A, D: where he walkede in toun or strete. Addit: whare so þay walkyd toun of strete.↩back to note source

264 be. So MS. A, D: goon.↩back to note source

267 thousand. So O, C, D. MS: man. A: thousandes. Addit: þusoond.↩back to note source

270 faren. So MS. A: pynede.↩back to note source

278 What manere men. So A, D, Cov. MS: Whan men. O: what maner men. Addit: what maner hy. C: what manere of men. ↩back to note source

282 any other had. So MS. O: eny oþer so had. A: any oþur nacioun. D: ony othir nacioun.↩back to note source

285 He. So O, A, C, D. MS: þe. Addit: ȝet.↩back to note source

288 in eny envye brenne. So O. MS: in envie ne brenne. A: in any envye ben. Addit: yn eny brenne. C: yn envye bren. D: in any envie ben.↩back to note source

294 hymself. So O, C. MS: hym. A: hymselfe. Addit: hamself. D: hymsilfe.↩back to note source

296 vileynous. So MS. A: grevose and grete.↩back to note source

302–03 There thai wore gadered . . . / . . . thai spaken his ded. So MS. Lines absent in O, Cov.↩back to note source

307 leten. So O, A, Addit, C, D. MS: lete.↩back to note source

309 Romeins and other schull comen us on. Line absent from C.↩back to note source

310 fordon. So MS, O, Addit, C. A: fordoon. D: fodoon.↩back to note source

320 withoute skill. So MS. O: with skylle. A: by her skyll. Addit: wiþ will. C: ful stylle. D: by here wille.↩back to note source

322 quyt. So O, A, Addit. MS: crist. C: quyte. D: quite.↩back to note source

325 hym. So MS. O, A: hymself. Addit: hem. D: hymsilfe.↩back to note source

326 a man. So O, A, Addit, C, D. MS: no man.↩back to note source

327 thai. So MS. C: þay. O, A: her boyes. C: here here boyes. D: here boyes.↩back to note source

336 lither. So MS. A: evell.↩back to note source

338 felony. So MS. O, C, D: felonye. A: vileny.↩back to note source

340 That is Jesus on oure tunge leide. So MS. C: þat ihu on hem þe wronge wolde ley.↩back to note source

342 also. MS: al inserted above line.↩back to note source

348 Thei. So A, C. MS, O: that. Addit: þay. D: they.↩back to note source

351 Caiphas. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

352 we. So MS. O, A, Addit, D: men. C: me. Cov: ye.↩back to note source

354 ne were. So O, A, Addit, D. C: were. MS: nere.↩back to note source

356 the. So O, A, Addit, C, D. MS: tho.↩back to note source

363 blynde. So A, C. MS: holden. O: heled. D: blinde. Addit: brynd. Cov: hillid.↩back to note source

373 To prelates and to other men. So O. MS: Tuo prelates and tuo other men. A: two prelates and two other men. Addit: A preletis an oþer mene. C: Boþe to prelates and to oþer men. D: to prelates and to oþere men.↩back to note source

373, 377 In the MS, there is a connection drawn between these two lines.↩back to note source

373, 377 In the MS, there is a connection drawn between these two lines.↩back to note source

379 Thus. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

382 citee. So MS, A, D. O: cyte. Addit, C: cite.↩back to note source

383 Effroem. So MS. O, D: Effreem. A: Eifraym. Addit: Effrem. C: Effraym. Cov: Effraem.↩back to note source

384 A. So O, D, A, Addit, C. MS: At.↩back to note source

390 That. So MS. D: they. O: þey. A, C: þei. Addit: þay.↩back to note source

394 That thoughtten alday don hym despitte. So MS. Addit has an extra couplet after this line: Byhynd hys bak þay on hym liede / Afur hys slyn kyn þan þay aspide. Cov contains two extra lines: Behynde his bak thei on hym lyed / After his kynde than thei aspied.↩back to note source

399 with sawe. So MS, O. A: with oon sawe. Addit: all bi on saw. C: with one sawe. D: with oone sawe.↩back to note source

404 iplight. So MS, D. A: yplyght. O: yplyȝth. Addit: ypliȝt.↩back to note source

410 Cripus. So MS. Addit, C, D, Cov: crispus. O: cryspus.↩back to note source

411 Jacob. So O, A, Addit, C, D. MS: joab.↩back to note source

415 dedes. So O, A, C, D. Addit: dedis. MS: bodes.↩back to note source

422 every. So O, A, C, D. MS: uche a. Addit: everch.↩back to note source

426 his1. So MS. O, A, C, D, Addit: þat.↩back to note source

427 Joseph. So O, A, Addit, C, D. MS: Josep.↩back to note source

429 Paraph mark in left margin.↩back to note source

434 cursyng. So MS. O, A, D: skornynges. Addit, C: scornynge.↩back to note source

442 hende. So O, A, C, D. MS: ende.↩back to note source

447 Longens. So A, Addit, C, D. MS, Cov: Longius.↩back to note source

449 Paraph mark in left margin.↩back to note source

454 of2. So MS. O, A, D: with. Addit: wiþ. C: wheche manere.↩back to note source

471 Bot Oure Lorde. So MS. O: but god lor. A: But god lorde. Addit: Bot god oure lorde. C: But yut oure lord god. D: but goode lorde. Cov: But god þe lorde.↩back to note source

481 Tho. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

483 Aggeus. So MS O, A, Addit. C: And ages. D: augeus.↩back to note source

486 Mychel. So O. A: michell. Addit, D: michel. C: myghel. MS: miȝhel. Cov: michelle.↩back to note source

487 Carianus. So MS. O, Cov: Caricius. D: Carisius. Addit: Carrasius. C: and þat was carrianne. A: Caryne.↩back to note source

488 Doumbe thai weren til swete Jhesus. MS: doumbe thai weren / til swete ihu. O: dombe þey were til swete ihs. A: Both þese in certeyn / Doumbe þei were til swete Jesus. Addit: Som þay were to suete ihus. C: Dombe þei were tyle swete ihus. D: doumbe þei were til swete jesus.↩back to note source

492 Of the lore. So O, A, D. Addit: þruȝ þe lore. C: þrow þe lore. MS: þe lore.↩back to note source

495 Also it witnesseth. So A. O: also wyttenesseþ. Addit: Also hit wittened. C: As yt ys wytnessed. MS: hise witnesseth. D: Also it witnessith.↩back to note source

499 wycked. So O. A: wickede. Addit: wickid. C: wykked. D: wicked. MS: wicken.↩back to note source

531 Jhesus. So MS. O, A, C, D: crist. Addit: cryst.↩back to note source

536 They sought and cleped thai hadden hym lor. MS: and soughtten in clepeden thai hadden hym lor. O: þey souȝt & cleped þey han hym lore. A: þei clepede and soght and haveth hym lore. Addit: þay soȝt & clepid þay had hym lore. C: þe soughte & cleped & hadde hym lore. D: they souȝten him cleped him þei han hym lore.↩back to note source

541 And also thai hadden. So A: And as þei stode in. O: And als þay stoden in. Addit: And as þey stode yn. C: And so þei stoden yn. D: And als þei stoode in. MS: also thai hadden.↩back to note source

550 they. So O, Addit. A, C, D: þei. MS: hy.↩back to note source

554 mad. MS: inserted above line.↩back to note source

557 taught. So MS. O: telde. A, Addit, C, D: tolde.↩back to note source

561 swythe. So O, C. A: swith. Addit: swiþ. D: swithe. MS: sinþe.↩back to note source

564 myght hem. So C, A. Addit: miȝt ham. MS: might. O, D: myȝt.↩back to note source

brought. MS: inserted above line.↩back to note source

569 pay. So MS. O, A, C, D: pray. Addit: prey.↩back to note source

571 Joseph. So O, A, Addit, C, D. MS: josep.↩back to note source

586 be. MS: inserted above line.↩back to note source

587 Than. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

Secheth ye. So MS, O. A: Seerche ȝe. Addit: seke ȝe.↩back to note source

594 socour. So MS, A, D. O: socoure. Addit: onoure.↩back to note source

601 Up in to the eir. So MS. Cov: Upon hiȝe ayens.↩back to note source

608 by hym stond. So O. D: by hym stonde. A: up stande. C: be hym stond. MS: illegible here.↩back to note source

609 face. So O, A, C, D. MS: nebbe.↩back to note source

622 let. So MS, Addit. O, A, C, D: lette.↩back to note source

624 more. So MS, O, A, C, D. Addit: mare.↩back to note source

625 fourti. So MS. O: forty. Addit, C, D: fourty. A: sexty. Cov: XL.↩back to note source

626 drede you non. MS: drede youre non.↩back to note source

627 And at the fourty dayes ende. This line appears at the beginning of the MS, fol. 1r. MS is bound non-sequentially, with the first 626 lines appearing at the end of the MS, fols. 71v–72v, in compressed columns (two lines of text per MS line).↩back to note source

640 biforne his foos. So MS. O: byforn his foos. Addit: he hem chose.↩back to note source

644 his. So MS, O. D, A: myn. Addit: my.↩back to note source

669 laughtten. So MS. O: laughten. Addit: caught. D: cauȝte. C: kaughte. A: toke.↩back to note source

681 Listneth. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

693 bereth. So MS. O, Addit: haþ. A, C, D: hath.↩back to note source

712 thee. So MS. Addit, C: all.↩back to note source

716 Hosie. So MS. O: Helye. A: Ely. Addit: Hely. C, D: Elye. Cov: Helie.↩back to note source

731 Qualme. So MS, D. O: on alive. A: Moreyne. Addit: Qualm. C: and eken moren.↩back to note source

737 plen. So MS. O, Cov: fleen. Addit: flee. A, D: sleen. C: slen.↩back to note source

752 theef. So MS. Addit: barning brynstone.↩back to note source

759 Whan. MS: a inserted above the line.↩back to note source

775 thei. So A, D. MS: hy. Addit: þey.↩back to note source

781 And. So MS. O, A, Addit, C, D: He.↩back to note source

789–90 Bestes for hym . . . boordes with monee. So MS. These lines in Cov have an important adjustment and read: The jewes gunne from hym to flee / and leften her boordes with monee.↩back to note source

790 felden boordes with monee. So MS. O: felden bordes with monee. A: fallede doun boordes with her monee. Addit: fell doun bordys wiþ mone. C: fellen a down the bordys with the mone. D: felden doun burdes with here mone.↩back to note source

791 to selle. So MS, O, A. Addit, D: to felle. C: to fyll.↩back to note source

796 deth with felonye. So MS, O, C. D: dethe with felonye. Addit: deþ wiþ felony. A: deth with vilenye.↩back to note source

811 Gode. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

812 how. So O, A, Addit. D: howe. MS: bow.↩back to note source

826 hereth. So MS, O, A, D. Addit: hireþ.↩back to note source

830–34 That other thraldom . . . with his lynage. So MS. Lines absent in Cov.↩back to note source

836 mychel. So MS, O. Addit: mochil. A: grete. C: gret. D: greet.↩back to note source

846 withouten. So MS, C. A, Addit: without. O, D: withoute.↩back to note source

855 Nou. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

880 barnetem. MS: tem inserted above line. Cov: children bidene.↩back to note source

884 he shulde. So MS, D, Cov, Addit. O: sche shulde. A: she shulde. C: he shold.↩back to note source

885 Of. So O, A, D. Addit: Oof. C: And of. MS: Er.↩back to note source

899 her werkes. So MS. C: heore cursyd werkys.↩back to note source

900 Taken thai nevere so wel her merkes. So MS. Line absent in Cov.↩back to note source

911 After. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

917 whiche. MS: whice.↩back to note source

921 hem that. So O, A, C, D. MS: hem of that.↩back to note source

942 brede. So MS, O, D. Addit, A: bred.↩back to note source

963 law. So O, Addit. A, C, D: lawe. MS: laghghe.↩back to note source

965 folk. So MS. O, A, Addit, D: folke. C: pepull.↩back to note source

973 also. So MS, O. A, Addit, C, D: as.↩back to note source

989 they were ylich. So O. A: þei were ylike. Addit: þay were ilich. D: þei were yliche. MS: thai yliche. C: line absent.↩back to note source

1001 Listneth. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

1008 fele. So O, A, Addit, D, Cov. MS: fole.↩back to note source

1012 thai. So MS. O, D: they. A: þei. Addit: þay.↩back to note source

1014 of. MS: inserted above line.↩back to note source

1039 of yren ysperred fast. So O. MS: of yrne. A: of iren ysperede faste. Addit: of yre sparrid fast. C: with yren ibarryd ful fast. D: of iren yspered fast. Cov: or iren isperred fast.↩back to note source

1040 suche. So O, D. Addit: such. MS: swice.↩back to note source

1056 wore. So O, A, Addit, D. MS: were.↩back to note source

1060 strenge. So MS, O. A: strynge. Addit, D: streng. C: stryng.↩back to note source

1064 yliche nere. So MS, A. O: ylych nere. Addit: hliche nere. C: ilich nere. D: iliche neer.↩back to note source

1087 On James, Ananias sone. So O. A: His name was hoten Ananus sone. Addit: Of ierusalem amayus sone. C: They callyd hym ihu anamas sone. D: His name was hoten ihu amaunes sone. MS: On ihus yat was godys sone. Cov: One James Ananias sone.↩back to note source

1095 worlde. So O, D. MS: werd.↩back to note source

1097 a voys. So O, Addit, D. A: a voice. C: a blast. MS: illegible here.↩back to note source

1107 hym. So O, A, Addit, C, D. MS: hem.↩back to note source

1119 For they ne might hym noght at holde. MS: For he ne might hym noȝt at holde. O: For they ne myght hym naght at holde. A: For þey ne might hym not at holde. Addit: For hy ne myȝt hym noȝt holde. D: for þei myȝte hym nouȝt with holde.↩back to note source

1144 Til she overcom hem by her book. So MS. A: þey levede neither woorde ny booke.↩back to note source

1148 For that thai hym to deth broughth. So MS. Several manuscripts have an additional couplet after this line, as follows. O: but al his wraþ had in veyn / for alle þe toknes þat þey had seyn. A: But all his wrath turnede to vayn / For all þe tokenes þat þei sayn. Addit: Bot all his wraþ torned in vayne / For all þe tokenes þay þay sayne. C: but all togedur they turned to veyn / for all the tokenus þat þey had seyn. Cov: But alle his wrath hadde in veine / For alle the tokenes that thei had seine.↩back to note source

1151 hurtlen. So MS. O: hurtel. A: hurtle. Addit: horle. C: hortyll. D, Cov: strive.↩back to note source

1157 Lete. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

1166 al to. So O, A, Addit, D. C: all to. MS: also.↩back to note source

1167 bye. So MS. O, A: laye. Addit, C: ley. D: leye.↩back to note source

1209 so. MS: inserted above line.↩back to note source

1223 Also. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

1241 mysberyng. So O, D. A: misberynge. Addit: misbering. MS: onys beryng.↩back to note source

1265 After. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

1267 the. So MS, O, Addit, D. A, C: þat.↩back to note source

1273 Galice. So A, Addit, D. C: Galis. MS, Cov: Galile. O: Galilee.↩back to note source

1331 of Jhesus dede. So MS. Cov: of þe jewes deedis.↩back to note source

1363 worlde. So O, A, D. MS: werd.↩back to note source

1364 heighest. So MS. O: heyest. A, D: nexte. Addit, C: next.↩back to note source

1375 emperoure. So MS. C: Syre Vaspasian.↩back to note source

1379 Sire. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

1392 barnetem. So MS. Cov: childre bigooten.↩back to note source

1409 povere. So MS. O, A, Addit, C, D: pore. MS: poile.↩back to note source

1420 wordes. So MS, O, D. A, Addit: wondres. C: wondyrs.↩back to note source

1427 by no resoun. So MS, O, D. A: by noo resoun. Addit: for no resoun. C: for no maner of reson.↩back to note source

1428 suspecioun. So MS, O, Addit, D. A: suspectioun. C: suspeccion.↩back to note source

1429 othere waye. So MS. O: other waye. A: oþer way. Addit: oþer wey. C, D: other way.↩back to note source

1432 put this werke on me. So MS, O. A: pytte þe work on me. Addit: pot þes worke on me. C: put thys werk on me. D: putte þis werke on me.↩back to note source

1436 kyn. So MS, A, D. O, Addit: kynne.↩back to note source

1443 mede thoo. So MS, O, A. Addit: knitis mede. D: mede tho.↩back to note source

1444 was. MS: inserted above line.↩back to note source

stolen. So O, A, C, D. MS: stolne. Addit: stole.↩back to note source

1483 And. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

hath. So O, A, Addit, D. MS: har.↩back to note source

1502 hym therfore. So MS, O, D. C: the child therefore.↩back to note source

1533 Pounthes. So MS. O: ponithos. A: peyntes. Addit: pnthos. C: pounce. D: pouns. Cov: Pouns.↩back to note source

1534 wilde. So MS. Cov: vile.↩back to note source

1563 thai ne parted. So MS. O: they ne perted. A: they ne partede. Addit: þe ne partid. D: þei ne parted.↩back to note source

1587 Cristes. So MS. Cov: cristen.↩back to note source

1601 Lucifer. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

1623 Tho. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

1628 That I noot. MS: I that I noot. Emended for sense.↩back to note source

1639 Sithen. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

1644 tolde. So MS, A, Addit, D. C: told. O: telde.↩back to note source

1671 falonus. So MS. O: feloun. Addit: felonus. C: heore fals. D: felynous.↩back to note source

1684 hym giltles. So MS. Cov: hym.↩back to note source

1696 Any thing heren of that man. So MS. O: ȝif y may auȝt heren of þat man. A: If I may heren oght of þat man. Addit: If y miȝt hire oȝt of þat man. C: ȝif I may here ouȝt of that man. D: ȝif i may heren of þat man.↩back to note source

1698 sounde. So O, A, Addit, C, D. MS: sonde.↩back to note source

1729 Than. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

1731 with al thi mayne. So MS. O, D, Cov: and come ageyn. A: and come agayn. Addit: and come agayne. C: with all þyn mayn.↩back to note source

1737 And more tresore than I can telle. So MS. O: ȝe more þan y þe can telle. A: ȝe more þan I can of telle. Addit: ȝe more þan y þe can tell. C: ȝe much more than I can tell. D: ȝe wel more thanne I can of telle. Cov: ȝe more than I can telle.↩back to note source

1741 hende. So O, A, Addit, D. C: hend. MS: hurde.↩back to note source

1745 fast by. So O, A, Addit, C. D: faste by. MS: sikerly.↩back to note source

1762 in this contré. So D, C. MS: in in this cite. O: in þys cyte. A: in þis citee. Addit: yn þes cite.↩back to note source

1821 gode. So MS, O, Addit. A, D: kynde. C: kynd.↩back to note source

1830 thar. So MS. O: þere. Addit: dare. D: darst. C: shalt.↩back to note source

1881–82 And asken yif . . . / . . . shuldest hym owe. So MS. Lines absent from A, D.↩back to note source

1885 tharwhile. So MS. O: ther while. A: the while. Addit: þat while. C: for a wyle. D: there þat while.↩back to note source

1887 anothere. So MS. O, A, Addit, C, D: another.↩back to note source

1906 thee. So MS, O, A. D: yow.↩back to note source

1908 his. So O, A, Addit, C, D. Gap in MS.↩back to note source

1909 thou. So MS, A, D. O, Addit, C: thu.↩back to note source

1911 thu no thyng. So MS, O, C. Addit: þu noþing. D: the nothing. Line absent in A.↩back to note source

1913 lette. So O, Addit, D. A: lete. C: lett. MS: bette.↩back to note source

1926 passed. So MS, O. Addit: passid. A, D: ascaped. C: scapyd.↩back to note source

1935 Ac sir. So MS. O, A, Addit: Sire. D: Sir. C: And syre.↩back to note source

1946 And I wende. So MS, A. O: And Y wende. Addit: And y wend. C: and when I am grevyd I goo. D: And ofte I wende.↩back to note source

1948 long. So MS. O, C: boþ. D: boþe.↩back to note source

1968 That thou graunte. So MS. O: Thu wilt. A: þat þou wilt. Addit: þat þu. C: That thu woll. D: that thou.↩back to note source

1973 conne. So MS. D: konne. O: kunne. A: coon. Addit: cone. C: con.↩back to note source

1974 Goddes. So MS, A, D. O: godes. Addit: Mari. C: goddus.↩back to note source

1977 a flixa. So MS. O: a flyxe. A: þe flux. Addit: þe flix. C, D: the flux.↩back to note source

2010 And handled a litel upon his wede. So MS. C: and hopyd of hym to have goode mede.↩back to note source

2018 Left. So O, Addit. A: Lefte. C: Laft. D: bilefte. MS: lefce.↩back to note source

2027 Natheles I wel thee now telle. So MS. O: Naþeles y wul þe now telle. A: Nevertheles sire I the telle. Addit: Naþeles siþ y will þe tell. C: Natheles syre as y the tell. D: Natheles sir as I the telle.↩back to note source

2033 Velosyan. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

2036 Oo tidyng I wil telle thee. So MS. Line absent in Cov.↩back to note source

2040 I. So MS. O: y. A, Addit, C, D: he.↩back to note source

2063 so. MS: inserted above line.↩back to note source

2074 he hem. So MS, O, D. A: unto hem. Addit: he ham. C: hem he.↩back to note source

2090 And seiden, “Listneth. So MS. O: whiltou heren. A: wilt þou heere. Addit: wyll þow here. C: And wylt thu here. D: Sir wele ȝe heren. Cov: Wolt thou hire.↩back to note source

2132 Forsothe. So MS, O. A: Per fay. Addit: maffay. C: ȝis hardely. D: mafreye.↩back to note source

2135 Than. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

2154 and. So MS, O, Addit. A, C, D: by.↩back to note source

2166 And enbraced hym to hym fast. So MS, O. Addit: And enbracyd to hym faste. A: And byclipte Velocian faste. C: A lord he semeth full syker & faste. D: and byklipte velosian ful faste.↩back to note source

2173 And leve Y, dye Y. So C. MS: Lyve I dye I. O: Lyf y dye. A: Wheþer I live or dye. Addit: Love y dye. D: Lyve i dyne.↩back to note source

2175–76 A lorde he semeth ful stedfast / That I so sone to hym am cast. So MS. O: a lorde he semeþ ful stedefast. These lines are inverted in A, Addit, C, D. Addit: þatt i so sone to hym am caste / A lorde he semyd full stedefste. C: that þus sone on hym myn hert is cast / a lord he semeth full syker & stodefast. A: That I to hym þus am cast / A lorde he bysemeth ful studefast. D: that i to hym thus sone am cast / he semede a lorde ful stidefast.↩back to note source

2187 shal fallen. So O. Addit: schall falle. A: shall be. C: y by tymes. MS: forsoþe.↩back to note source

2189 Amorowen. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

2198 At that fest. So MS, O. A: Of myrthe and game. Addit: Fest & game. C: Revell & game. D: of murthe and gamen.↩back to note source

2199 inough. So Addit, C, D. O: ynow. A: ynogh. MS: a feste. Cov: ynowgh.↩back to note source

2201 A. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

2202 Addit: a passage of approximately 182 lines appears in the wrong place. Lines 2201–2382 are inverted with lines 3820–4002.↩back to note source

2205 Pope. So MS. Cov has an erasure over this word.↩back to note source

2206 gonne come. So MS. O, A, C, D: come.↩back to note source

2256 Hou and whi. So MS, O. C: how and whi. A, D: why and wherfore.↩back to note source

2267 thi. So MS, D. O, A, C: thy.↩back to note source

2275 Noo wonder thogh hym thoghte longe. So A. O: No wonder þon hym þouȝt longe. C: And no wondur theygh hym thouȝt long. D: no wonder they hym þouȝte ful longe. MS: No wonder þeiȝ hym longe.↩back to note source

2296 mychel. So O. MS: mmychel. A: mikell. C: mykell. D: mochel.↩back to note source

2297 Velosyan. So MS. O, D: Velosian. A: Velocian. C: Velosyan.↩back to note source

2309 Sir. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

2336 tyllen. So C. D: telen. A: husband. MS: tiliyen. O: illegible here. Cov: tilien.↩back to note source

2341 smelle swete. So O, Cov. A: smellen swete. C: smellen bothe swete. D: smellen þe swete. MS: smelle with swete.↩back to note source

2350 Hevene blis. So MS. O: Heven blis. A: heven blisse. C: hevyn all. D: blisse.↩back to note source

2352 ende. MS: ennde.↩back to note source

2354 wicked. So MS, D. O: wycked. A: wickede. C: wykked.↩back to note source

2383 Addit: At this point, the manuscript aligns with other manuscripts.↩back to note source

2394 Lorde. So MS, O, Addit. A, D: Maister. C: mayster.↩back to note source

2403 Than. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

2404 hote. So MS. Cov: promice.↩back to note source

2428 Forthi. So MS, D. O, A: Forthy. Addit: For why. C: Therefore.↩back to note source

2431 The. So MS, O, A, Addit, D. C: But the.↩back to note source

2432 In. So MS, O. A, D: In the. Addit, C: Into.↩back to note source

2433 Bot. So MS. O, A, Addit, C, D: But.↩back to note source

2435 These. So MS. O, Addit: Thes. A, D: The. C: For the.↩back to note source

2472 her. So O, A, Addit. C: heore. D: here. MS: þair.↩back to note source

2474 ich understonde. So MS, O. Addit: i undyrstone. A: þurgh his sonde. D: þoruȝ his sonde. C: all throuȝ his sonde.↩back to note source

2480 shapp. So O. D, Cov: shape. Addit: schape. A: ȝifte. MS: shaft.↩back to note source

2491 sawe. So O. MS: saghȝe. A: segh. Addit: say. C: sygh. D: seiȝ.↩back to note source

2552 As is fallen, forsothe we kenne. So MS. C: iblessyd be ihu oure lord amen.↩back to note source

2555 Tho. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

2609 Do me come. So O, Addit, D, Cov. A: Doo me come. C: and make com hydur. MS: Do me to come.↩back to note source

2630 wytherwyne. So MS. Cov: þat cursid lyne.↩back to note source

2647 servauntz. So MS. O: servaunt. A, D: armes. Addit: servauntys. C: armus.↩back to note source

2676 man do hem. So O, A, Addit, C. MS: man ne do hem. D: to hem they do.↩back to note source

2711 Addit: marginal note reading de ingressione Vespasiani ad nauem cum omni populo versus Ierusalem [about the entrance of Vespasian onto the ship with all the people against Jerusalem] before this line.↩back to note source

2729 Thay. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

2733 whoo. So MS. O, A, Addit, C, D, Cov: what.↩back to note source

2740 he. So A, Addit, C, D. O: þey. MS: thre.↩back to note source

2762 it. So MS. O, A, Addit, C, D: hem.↩back to note source

2789 best. MS: inserted above line.↩back to note source

2795 Here. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

2814 Addit: heading reading de tristicia pilati [about the sadness of Pilate].↩back to note source

2815 Thoo. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

2847 hadde. In the MS, hadde is circled in the margin and inserted with a caret to preserve rhyme and what passes for meter.↩back to note source

hadde Pilate no grace. So D. O: had pilate no grace. A: had Pilate noo grace. Addit: hadde pilat no grace. MS: and ȝut pilate no grace hadde.↩back to note source

2849 qued. So MS. Cov: dethe.↩back to note source

2865 praie. So MS. O, Addit: pray. A, C, D: rede.↩back to note source

2885 I woot it is. So MS. O, A: hit is. Addit: it ys. C: and hit is. D: it is.↩back to note source

2898 outhest. So O, C. D: outeheste. A: houthest. Addit: ontys. MS: oticheste.↩back to note source

2907 On. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

2914 nedes. So MS, O, A, D. Addit, C: nedys.↩back to note source

2929 they. So Addit, C, D. O: þay. A: þei. MS: thare.↩back to note source

2932 staf-slyngys. So MS, Addit. C, D: staf slynges. O: staffe slynges.↩back to note source

2934 reisen. So MS. O, C: reysen. A, Addit, D: risen.↩back to note source

2959 yere. So MS, O. A, Addit, C: ȝere. D: ȝeere.↩back to note source

2963 Whan. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

2987 some. So O. A, D: somme. Addit: som. C: sum. MS: summe.↩back to note source

3006 Hou. So O. MS: oon. A: to do. Addit: done. C: to make. D: to done.↩back to note source

3020 ageins us. So MS. O: aȝeyns us. Addit: Aȝens ous. A: wroth with us. C: now wroth with us. D: wrothe with us.↩back to note source

3025 I ne wot from whennes. MS: wot from circled in margin and inserted after ne with a caret.↩back to note source

3044 Yonder. So MS. O, A: þat is. Addit: þat ys. C: that ȝondur is. D: that is.↩back to note source

3073 Beaw sire. So MS. O: Beau sire. Addit: Bele sir. C: Now beau syre. A: By all þinges. D: By al thyng.↩back to note source

3080 For he wolde have hym ylorne. So MS. Cov has an extra couplet after this line: Therefor the children he slouȝ alle / For he wende þat god shulde in þat lotte have falle.↩back to note source

3102 prate. So MS. Addit: prete. O, A, C, D, Cov: threte.↩back to note source

3118 bote. So MS. O, Addit, C: or. A, D: er.↩back to note source

3119–20 Sorough have he . . . maketh you yare. Lines inverted in O.↩back to note source

3140 pouver. MS: ppouver.↩back to note source

3149 It. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

3152 ageins his pay. After this line, Cov includes a Latin note: hic vaspasianus electus est in Imperatorem [here Vespasian is elected to the imperial throne].↩back to note source

3158 hom. So MS. O, C: home. A: þider. Addit: þedyr. D: thedir.↩back to note source

3166 That hym toke a cardiake. So A, D. MS: Þat hym took þe cardiacle. O: That hym toke a cardiacke. Addit: þat hym toke a cordyake. C: that hym then toke a cardyake.↩back to note source

3189 Hereth. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

3229 an. So MS. O, A, D: this. Addit: þes. C: thys.↩back to note source

3247 he. MS: inserted above line.↩back to note source

3256 That. So O, A, Addit, C, D. MS: of that.↩back to note source

3266 hys lyf. MS: a caret appears after hys, which is written hy with a macron over the y. hys lyf appears in a box at the end of the line.↩back to note source

3306 Go. So MS, O. Addit, D: do. A: doo. C: leteth.↩back to note source

3316 I graunte thee wel sykerly. MS: i graunte thee al wel sykerly.↩back to note source

3329 For to hiden in that stede. MS: forto hiden hem in that stede.↩back to note source

3348 cowardes to. MS: to inserted after cowardes above line with a caret.↩back to note source

3370 Ac. So O. MS: At. A, Cov: But. Addit: As. C: Natheles. D: And.↩back to note source

3396 duelle a throwe. So Addit. MS: duelle throwe. O: dwellen a þrow. A: dwell a throwe. C: dwell a throw. D: dwellen a þrowe.↩back to note source

3432 so longe as. MS: inserted above line.↩back to note source

3457 dede. MS: added in right margin.↩back to note source

3474 forbad. So MS, O, C. Addit, A: forbede. D: forbed.↩back to note source

3482 summe. So MS. O: some. A: þei. Addit: som. C: sum. D: they.↩back to note source

3525 Pilate. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

3526 he quoke. So MS, O, Addit, C, D. A: he qwoke.↩back to note source

3536 Or we deyyen al the route. So MS. O: or we amyddes al þe doute. A: or elles we in myddes her route. Addit: as do we wiþeoute doute. C: and that happeli or we amyddus all heore rout. D: or elles we amiddes the route. Cov: or we amyddis alle the rout.↩back to note source

3540 help be. MS: be inserted after help above line with a caret.↩back to note source

3546 goo. So MS, A, D. O, Addit: go. C: tho.↩back to note source

3557 they. So O, Addit, D. A: þei. MS: hy.↩back to note source

3602 firste. So D. MS: frst. O: furst. Addit: fyrst.↩back to note source

3611 Velosyan. So MS. O: Velosian. A: Veroigne. Addit, Cov: Verone. D: Veroyne.↩back to note source

3648 ben. MS: ben ben. Emended for sense.↩back to note source

3673 For. So MS, O. A, D: But. Addit: Butt. C: And.↩back to note source

3687 Josephus. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

3690 conne. So MS, O. A: cone. Addit: come. D: konne.↩back to note source

3697 youre. So MS. O, A, C, D: oure. Addit: our.↩back to note source

3708 to. MS: inserted above line.↩back to note source

3720 There is a lacuna in O beginning after this line; the text picks up again at line 3775.↩back to note source

3723 It. So MS, D. A, Addit: Hit. C: And hit.↩back to note source

3743 mysdon. So MS, C. A, D: mysdoon. Addit: mysdone.↩back to note source

3757 For we that lyven now abyen ful sore. MS: rough sketches of stylized faces drawn in same ink as the text appear in the margin below this column.↩back to note source

3778 thi. So MS, A, Addit, D. O, C: thy.↩back to note source

3785 Tho. MS: decorated initial capital. Cov: Whan.↩back to note source

3810 Doun of hym after his syde. So MS. Cov: And gnewe of hym alle his hide.↩back to note source

3821 Pilate. MS: decorated initial capital. Addit: the 182-line inversion begins again here: the lines that are properly lines 2201–2382 appear here, lines 3820–4002.↩back to note source

3900 Witnessed it everychon. So MS. Line absent from A, C, D.↩back to note source

3914 Douce, a partial manuscript, begins here and continues to the end of the poem.↩back to note source

3918 hole. So MS. Douce: holpyn.↩back to note source

3919 was. So MS, O. A: wex. C: waxith. D, Douce: wax.↩back to note source

3945 Josephus. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

3961 sey. So O, A. MS: see. D: seie.↩back to note source

3973 Al. So MS, O, D. A, C: all.↩back to note source

3995 for myne hele. So Cov. MS: for nyme hele. O, A, D, Douce: for myn hele. C: for my hele.↩back to note source

4003 Go. MS: decorated initial capital. Addit: the manuscript realigns with other manuscripts from here to the end of the poem.↩back to note source

4020 And houndes thritty mute therto. So MS. O: & houndes þrytty mute þerto. A: Of houndes xxxti medes þerto. Addit: Of houndys þtretty hundred þerto. C: And of houndus þrytty innotus eken therto. D: and an hundred hondes þat be mete þerto. Douce: Of houndis þritty muȝt and mo.↩back to note source

4037 mekely. So MS, O. A, D: me liketh. Addit: me likeþe. C: me lyketh. Douce: me lykyþ. Cov: me likith.↩back to note source

4039 worlde. So O, A, Addit. C: werld. D: werde. MS: werd. Douce: word. Cov: world.↩back to note source

4053 the. MS: inserted above line.↩back to note source

4070 the knighttes. So MS. O, A, D: the knyghtes. Addit, Douce: þe knyȝtys. C: the knyȝtus.↩back to note source

4110 be ordeyned to. So MS. O: he wul hit. A, D: he wil it. Addit: he wyll yt. C: he wol hit. Douce: it shal be. Cov: he wolle it fall.↩back to note source

4118 That honoured hym with gode entent. So O. A: þat honoured hym with mychel entent. Addit: þat honoured hym with grete entent. C: þat wurship hym with good entent. D: that honoured hym wiþ mochel entent. MS: Hat honoured hym with god entent. Douce: þat turned hym to good entente.↩back to note source

4120 bothers. So MS, O. A, Addit, D, Douce: bothe. C: both.↩back to note source

4132 won. So MS, O, C. A, D: woon. Addit: wone.↩back to note source

4133 save. So O, A, C, D, Douce. Addit: saffe. MS: alive.↩back to note source

4134 lyves have. MS: illegible addition above the line between these words.↩back to note source

4172 shame. MS: me inserted above line.↩back to note source

4200 ferther. So O, Addit, D. A: forther. C: ferthere. Douce: feþere. MS: feirer.↩back to note source

4225 and. MS: inserted above line.↩back to note source

4230 nawght. MS: nawȝt added in margin.↩back to note source

4247 summe. So MS, C, D. A, Addit: somme. O: sume. Douce: noumbre.↩back to note source

4265 Thoo. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

4271 Sir. MS: inserted above line.↩back to note source

4285 and. MS: inserted above line.↩back to note source

4303 clad. So MS, A, C, D, Douce. O: cladde. Addit: clas.↩back to note source

4345 gynes. So MS. Cov: manaclis.↩back to note source

4368 jestes. So O, A. Addit, D: gest. C: gestys. MS: goste. Douce: geste.↩back to note source

4375 forlorne. So MS, O. A, D, Douce: lorn. Addit: forlore.↩back to note source

4380 fouler. So MS, O, Addit. Douce: foulere.↩back to note source

4409 byfore. MS: fore inserted above line.↩back to note source

4410 they. So O, C, Douce. A: þei. Addit: þay. D: thei. MS: hy.↩back to note source

4461 Now. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

4532 tale. So MS. O: case. A, D: caas. Addit, Douce: cas.↩back to note source

4554 biten. So MS, O. Douce: bytyn.↩back to note source

4608 was Judas. So A, Addit, C, D, Douce. MS: was liþer Judas. O: was lyþer Judas.↩back to note source

4610 a gret. MS: added at end of line with a box around it.↩back to note source

4638 helpen. So O. MS, A, D: helpe. Addit, C: help. Douce: helpyn.↩back to note source

4657 hym ne. So MS, A, D. Addit, C: he ne.↩back to note source

4686 leve. So O, A, Addit, C, D. MS: lete. Douce: letyn.↩back to note source

4703 Al his cas he tolde hym sone. So MS. C: there is a gap of 28 lines here; the poem picks up again at line 4730.↩back to note source

4750 be. So O, A, Addit. C: shall. D: shal. MS: worþe.↩back to note source

4785 tenth. So Addit, C. D: tenþe. A: tethe. O: tende. MS: tiende.↩back to note source

4799 tenthe. So A, Douce. Addit: ten. C: tennth. D: tiþe. O: tende. MS: tiende.↩back to note source

4804 his. MS: inserted above line.↩back to note source

4807 evere. So MS. O, C: ever. A, D: ay. Addit: evyr.↩back to note source

4820 what. So O, A, Addit, C, D, Douce. MS: whhat.↩back to note source

4859 Now. MS: decorated initial capital.↩back to note source

4872 Thorough the. MS: the inserted after Thorough above line with a caret.↩back to note source