M.11.158KD.11.156Nouȝt þor..ugh preiere of a pope but ofM.11.158: M's reading of of is not shared by other B manuscripts, which read for. his pure treuthe
Cr1.11.158KD.11.156 Not through prayer of a pope , but for his pure truth
C.11.159KD.11.156 Nought thorugh prayer of a pape · but for his pure treuthe
R.11.157KD.11.156
Nouȝt þoruȝ preyere of a popeR.11.157: The
word pope is again cancelled (cf. 11.143 above) by a later reader using a
horizontal line. It is the same ink as was used to cancel purgatorie at
11.134 above; also the same as used to draw the pointing hand at 11.124. but
for his pure treuthe