Cr1.12.24KD.12.21 Sayd Caton conforted me his sonne , þat clarke though he were
Hm.12.24KD.12.21 seyde catoun conforted me hisHm.12.24: The confusion is owed to the common ancestor of Cr1WHm which added me before his. sone · þat clerk þow he were
C.12.24KD.12.21 Saide caton to conforte his sone · that clerc though he were
O.12.24KD.12.21Seyde . catoun counfortede his sone þat clerk þouȝ he were
R.12.22KD.12.21
AndR.12.22:
Alpha seems to have been uncomfortable with the enjambment of Bx here,
but alpha's extra conjunction (And), instead of smoothing, actually breaks
the syntactic pattern of the statement. seide catoun conforted his sone
þat clerk þouȝ he were
F.9.140KD.12.21&F.9.140: Alpha is responsible for &. Beta manuscripts omit it. seyde Catoun confortyd his sone / ful konyngly y wene.F.9.140: F's b-verse is unique. Bx reads "þat clerk þouȝ he were."