M.9.29KD.9.29Lord of lif and of liȝte of blisseM.9.29: With the alteration of lisse to blisse, M joins BCrGRF. and of peine
Cr1.9.29KD.9.29 Lorde of lyfe and of lyght of blis and of payne
C.9.29KD.9.29 Lord of lif and of light · of lisse and of peyne
R.9.29KD.9.29 Lord of lif and of liȝt of blisseR.9.29: The group of witnesses joining R in attesting blisse (a non-alliterating synonym of authorial lisse)
includes F, as expected, and five typical beta manuscripts: Cr1, G, and B
(Bm, Bo, and Cot). Cr1 and G are late, and exposed to extensive lateral
transmission, so that their agreement in this reading is not problematic. Likewise, the B
group is so textually inferior in its common source as to be an unsurprising ally. However,
what is mildly surprising is that M also has been "corrected" into agreement with this alpha
error. This fact suggests that blisse was already present in Cr1's exemplar (beta2), because Cr1's exemplar was almost certainly the copy
that had been used long before to "correct" M into agreement with the WHmCr
sub-family. and of payne .