M.9.169KD.9.161As careful ConcepcionusM.9.169: M's plural is unique among B manuscripts. comeþ of suche mariages .
Cr1.9.169KD.9.161 As carefull conception commeth of such mariages
C.9.163KD.9.161 And careful concepcioun · comes of swich mariages
G.10.168KD.9.161 a carefull conceptyonnG.10.168: G's original spelling of the suffix of "conception" was presumably -youn. comythe off suoyche maryeges
R.9.167KD.9.161 As careful concepcioun
cometh to þat mariages .R.9.167: R's b-verse is obviously corrupt, and may include two mistakes at separate
stages of transmission; in any case, the R scribe shows his characteristic timidity toward
emending patent error. The beta manuscripts here read of suche mariages.
Alpha probably generated at least one component of the error shown in R; F appears to adapt
to the error in alpha with typical adroitness: of þat
Maryage.
F.6.290KD.9.161Þan a kareful concepcioun / komeþ of þatF.6.290: Alpha reads þat for beta's swiche. Maryage.