Readings for line KD.7.18

L.7.18KD.7.18
Marchauntz in þe margyne · hadden many ȝeres
# quod mercatores non sunt soluti a pena & culpa quia non sanctificant sabatum
M.7.18KD.7.18
Marchauntz in þe margyne  hadden many ȝyeres
Cr1.7.18KD.7.18
Marchauntes in the mergen had many yeres
W.7.18KD.7.18
Marchauntz in þe margyne . hadde manye yeres
Hm.7.18KD.7.18
Marchauntes yn the margyn · haddyn many ȝeres ·
C.7.18KD.7.18
Marchantz in þe margyne had many yeres
G.8.18KD.7.18
marcheantes In þe mergen / had many yers
MarchauntisO.7.18: Another hand, apparently hand 3, has substituted a supralinear <d> for the <t> in Marchauntis.
O.7.18KD.7.18
Marchauntis in þe margyne  hadden many ȝeres
R.7.18KD.7.18
Marchauntes in þe margyne  hauedR.7.18: R's verb form here is unique and slightly archaic; most of the other manuscripts of all versions read hadde(n). No difference in meaning is discernible. many ȝeres .
F.5.1002KD.7.18
/ [¶] Þan Marchawntis in þe Margyne / hadde manye ȝeeris.