Cr1.2.163KD.2.161 To wend with hem to Westmister to witnes this dede .
C.2.163KD.2.161 To wende with hem to Westmynstre . to witnesse þis dede
G.3.163KD.2.161 to wend wyth theym to westmynsterG.3.163: The MED records spellings of "Westminster" without <n> so G's original spelling may not actually be an error. The original G spelling
also appears in Hm and Cr1. to wyttnes þis dede
R.2.122KD.2.161 To wenden with hymR.2.122:
Though RF opt for the apparently singular form (a reading endorsed by Schmidt), beta agrees
with Ax in reading hem, which seems more appropriate
to the plural referents named in previous lines; the P family of C also
attests this reading, but the X family agrees with alpha. However, MED, s.v
"hem," documents hym as an available but rare spelling, especially in the
fifteenth century, for the objective case of the third-person plural pronoun. So the
difference noted above may be only a clutter of scribal / authorial accidentals. to
westmenstre to witnesse þeR.2.122:
For alpha's þe, beta reads þis. A majority of A witnesses supports beta, but a sizeable minority agrees with
alpha. dede .
F.3.162KD.2.161To wenden with hym to westmenstre / to witnesse þeF.3.162: The reading þe is owed to alpha. Beta reads þis. dede.