Cr1.20.140KD.20.142 And bold and abiding while his bagge lasteth
C.20.139KD.20.142 And bolde and bydyng · while hise bake lasteth
G.21.139KD.20.142 and bold & byddyngG.21.139: Although the G scribe was clearly aware of the possibility of using single and double consonants to indicate preceding
long and short vowels, his practice in this respect is by no means consistent and G byddyng may therefore simply be spelling variant of most manuscripts bidyng. See Introduction III.2. / whyle hys bagge lastethe
R.20.116KD.20.142 And bolde and abydynge þe whileR.20.116: In place of alpha's þe while, beta has while. Cx is uncertain here since the manuscripts are almost
evenly divided, with members of both major families supporting alpha and others agreeing with
beta. However, those that agree here with alpha include most of the best copies of both X and
P groups. his bagge lasteth .R.20.116: After this line, the R scribe failed to
leave a blank line, his usual custom for dividing verse strophes. No reason is
apparent.