fol. 188v (cont.)I
us iiij · de quartus Passus - bet · doHm.18.0: The erased words in the right margin are illegible, even under untraviolet light, but they were probably guide words.
w
WEllewardHm.18.1: The <E> is mildly obscured, perhaps by overwriting. Only Hm among beta witnesses has the <e>, but , a similar spelling, appears in F. See wellowerd MED, s.v.. wol-ward and wetschod · went y foorþ after
alonge a longeHm.18.5: Hm alone reads against a in all other and manuscripts. Though simple <a> is a possible form of "and," the scribe probably did not intend that. B tyme y slepte ·
and lened me to a lenten · Hm.18.16KD.18.16
auntres Hm.18.16: A scribe erased a suspension, perhaps for <ou> from above the <r>. comeþ to iustes
as doiþ an heraud of armes · whan fol. 189rI
o eHm.18.34: The alteration, possibly by hand3, is distinctly odd. The spelling appears nowhere else in the manuscript. ande to fecche fro the fend · peris fruyt þe ploughman
to walke andes erHm.18.39: es er, "the both of them." her boþ rygth ·
to seen how douhtyliche · deeþ schuld do · and deme her boþ fol. 189vI
Hm.18.91: The partially covered <s> of is a defect of the photograph, caused by something on the lens or leaf. It is not in the manuscript. so sore ·
aȝen my wylle it was lord · to wounde ȝow so fol. 190rI
Hm.18.140KD.18.136
yn menynge that man schall · fro y.....nesse merk.... beHm.18.140: The character overwritten with <b> must have been <h>, <y>, or <ȝ>, since its sublinear tail is still visible. drawe ·
fol. 190vI
fol. 191rI
fol. 191vI
fol. 192rI
ym eHm.18.293: The scribe's original is shared with CC hymBo. All other 2 witnesses have the plural. B wyth gyle · and his gardyn breek
for thu gete h fol. 192vI
ras · & eleuamini porte est
etnales et introibit rex glorie · & c er etera Attollite portas principes vHm.18.329: The verse from Psalms 23.7,9 appears only in Hm. Kane and Donaldson, 221, 224, reject the line as inauthentic.
etnales et introibit rex glorie · & c er etera Attollite portas principes vHm.18.329: The verse from Psalms 23.7,9 appears only in Hm. Kane and Donaldson, 221, 224, reject the line as inauthentic.
fol. 193rI
...?... · · · Hm.18.357: The three small mid-line dots are written over the erasure. good feiþ it askeþ
and þat grace gyle destroye · y n resou raumsomeHm.18.359: The form of here is derived from AN raumsome. Cf. Hm.18.363. raumson here my lyges
but by rygth and by fol. 193vI
fol. 194rI
...... alle pill stopped er eHm.18.433: Kane and Donaldson claim erroneously that <de> is written over an erasure.
and pees þurgh pacience ·