M.3.129KD.3.128And haþ apoyson..ed popes . &M.3.129: M's original reading without & is shared by CBL. peirede holichurche
Cr1.3.130KD.3.128 And hath poysoned Popes and peyred holie churche
W.3.129KD.3.128 And haþ enpoisonedW.3.129: W alone reads enpoisoned. All other B manuscripts read (a)poisoned or (y)poysoned. popes . and peired holy chirche
Hm.3.127KD.3.128 and haþ puysound popes · and appeyredHm.3.127: Hm and alpha read appeyred/appayreth against the apheretic form peired in most B manuscripts. holy cherche
C.3.129KD.3.128 And haþ apoisunde popes peired holicherche
R.3.120KD.3.128 And hath appoysond popes and appayrethR.3.120:
R's present tense for this verb is unique among the B copies ; the
others show its form as a preterite. However, Cx clearly agrees with R's
verb form and the A manuscripts are split between present and past-tense
forms. Cf. see the Introduction III.2.2.10 on a
potential ambiguity of tense marking in R. holy cherche