L.1.131KD.1.131 And enden as I ere seide · in treuthe þat is þe bestL.1.131: The <e> of best is possibly altered from <i> in response to the corrector's marginal <+>.
M.1.132KD.1.131And enden as I hereeerM.1.132: M's erased reading agreed with G, but this is a spurious agreement since the reviser is correcting M's spelling of
er as again at M1.135. See Introduction IV.1.2.7. saide in truthe þat is beste /
Cr1.1.130KD.1.131 And end as I ere sayd in Truth that is the best
C.1.128KD.1.131 And enden as I er saide · In trouthe þat is þe beste
G.2.131KD.1.131 & enden as I hereG.1.131: M originally shared G's reading here, but this was a spurious agreement since in M's case the form was simply a spelling variant for most manuscripts ere, later corrected by the M reviser. G's spelling practice suggests that his variant is substantive. See Eric Eliason, Thorlac
Turville-Petre and Hoyt N. Duggan, eds, Piers Plowman Electronic Archive, vol.5: London, British Library MS Additional 35287 (M) (Woodbridge: D. S. Brewer for SEENET and the Medieval Academy of America, 2005), note to this line. sayd In truvght that ys the best
O.1.130KD.1.131And eenden as I erstO.1.130: OC2 alone have erst; most B manuscripts have er. seyde in truþe þat is best
R.1.131KD.1.131
And enden as I oer[e]r seyde in trewthe þat is þe beste .