L.5.657KD.5.635 Mercy is a maydene þere · hath myȝte ouer hemL.5.657: LCrMRF read hem; other B manuscripts omit it. alle
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Cr1.5.652KD.5.635 Mercie is a mayden there , hath myght ouer them all
C.5.653KD.5.635 Mercy is as maiden þer · has miȝt ouer alle
R.5.658KD.5.635 Mercy is a maydeR.5.658:
R's mayde is unique in the B tradition; all other
witnesses attest maydene. However, witnesses in the C
tradition are split on this reading, most of the X family agreeing with the B majority while most of the P family (as well as several of the X grouping) concur
with R's form. þere hath miȝt ouer hem alle .
F.5.645KD.5.635Þere a[is] a Mayde þere / Mercy / she haþ myght ouer hem alle.