L.10.253KD.10.249 ¶ Austyn þe olde · here-of heL.10.253: LRF alone read he; other beta manuscripts omit it. made bokes
Cr1.10.252KD.10.249 Austen the Olde hereof made bokes
C.10.251KD.10.249 ¶ Austyn the olde · here-of made bookes
R.10.256KD.10.249 ¶ Austyne þe olde here-of
heR.10.256: Though the other beta copies omit he, L joins RF in
attesting this variant. At first glance, it appears that the C reading
for this phrase, which agrees with the beta majority, might undercut the authenticity of the
LRF reading here; however, in fact C has expanded this whole passage and
reproduces verbatim the LRF b-verse, with he, some six lines below its
original position. made bokes .
F.7.255KD.10.249¶ Seynt Austyn þat holy man / here-of heF.7.255: Alpha and L have he, which is lacking in other beta witnesses and in C. made bokis