Manuscript readings for KD.3.150

L.3.151KD.3.150 Prouendreth persones · a..nd prestes meynteneth
               
M.3.151KD.3.150Prouendreth persones . and preest.es mainteineth
               
Cr1.3.152KD.3.150  Prouendreth persons and preistes meynteineth
W.3.151KD.3.150  Prouendreþ persones . and preestes maynteneþ
               
Hm.3.149KD.3.150  prouendreth parsouns · and preestes manteyneth
               
C.3.151KD.3.150  Prouendres persons and prestes mainteneþ
               
G.4.151KD.3.150  prouvendrethe persones & prestes meynteynnyth
               
O.3.150KD.3.150Prouendreþ persounes  & preestes maynteneþ
               
R.3.141KD.3.149-150
                  						¶
                  						He blisseth þes bisshopes  and prestes am.eyntenetha m.eynteneth .R.3.141: R's phrasing in this line represents a unique compression of two lines from
                        								Bx, apparently necessitated by textual loss in alpha since F also
                        							improvises at this point. Beta, which here appears to reflect Bx better, reads:

                        							She blesseth þise Bisshopes þeiȝe þey be lewed 
 Prouendreth persones,
                           								and prestes meynteneth.
 Nevertheless, when R and F witness an alpha variant in
                        							this last half-line, with their inclusion of a reasserted pronoun (cf. F's & prestys she meynteneþ), they are presumably attesting Bx accurately since both the A and C versions agree on this point.
F.4.139KD.3.150& prestys she meynteneþ / with mennes wifes to deele.
               
Readings for line KD.3.150
