L.1.1KD.1.1 WhatL.1.1: The five-line ornamental capital is in blue on red fill. this montaigne bymeneth · and þe merke dale
M.1.1KD.1.1What þis montaigne bymeneth and þe merke dale
Cr1.1.1KD.1.1 What this mountein bemeineth & þe merke dale
W.1.1KD.1.1 What þis Mountaigne bymeneþ . and þe merke dale
Hm.1.1KD.1.1 What this Montayne bemeneth and the merke dale
C.1.1KD.1.1 Uhat this mountaigne bymenes · & the merke dale
G.2.1KD.1.1 What thys mownteyne menethG.2.1: The G F reading meneth (for remaining B manuscripts bymeneth) is shared by several A manuscripts. & the marke dale
R.1.1KD.1.1
What
þis montayne by-meneth and þe merke dale . It
is clear that the initials of line 1 and line 3 were oversized, and that they were executed
in blue and red respectively. But their specific identities are inferrable only from context;
hence, they are bracketed and marked as supplied.
F.2.1KD.1.1WhatF.2.1: The ornamented capital is done in red ink with green flourishes extending in the left margin from the top into the
bottom margin of the written space. þis Mounteyn meneþ / & þe derke dale.