M.6.91KD.6.88And fro þe fende it defende . andM.6.91: M's reading of and is not shared by other B manuscripts, which read for. It is the reading of the C version. so I bileue
Cr1.6.91KD.6.88 And from the fende it defende for so I beleue
C.6.89KD.6.88 And fro þe fende it defende · for so I bileue
R.6.90KD.6.87b-88 Þat best hath I-serued it
and fro þe fende I-keped itR.6.90:
R's I-keped is unique; F rephrases this
verse, with his own unique verb phrase (weyvid fram yt); the cognate beta
reading is it defende. Both Ax and Cx substantially agree with beta's phrasing in this entire passage, where alpha was
clearly corrupt (cf. note at R6.89). .