L.5.260KD.5.255 ¶ I haue as moche pite of pore men · as pedlere hath of cattes
Cr1.5.258KD.5.255 I haue as mich pitie on þe pore as pedler hath of cats
W.5.259KD.5.255 ¶ I haue as muche pite of pouere men . as pedlere haþ of cattes W.5.259:nota
C.5.260KD.5.255 ¶ I haue as mikile pitee of hem · as pedlere has of cattes
G.6.258KD.5.255 I hauve as moche pyte on powre men as pedder hath on cattes
R.5.261KD.5.255
¶ I haue as muche pyte of pore men as þeR.5.261:
R's determiner, þe, is an alpha variant; it is not present in beta
manuscripts. pedlere hath of cattes .
F.5.258KD.5.255¶ I have as myche pyte on þe pore / as þeF.5.258: Alpha is in error. Beta manuscripts lack unmetrical þe. peddere on Cattis.