“iv. Trinity College, Cambridge, B. 14. 52 (T), on vellum, 135 × 105 mm.; written early in the thirteenth century.... A leaf is lost after f 8, and a new hand begins with f 9; the PM appears to be a distinct MS. (Anglia, iv. 408). The initials of each line are capitals and written apart from their words. A later hand has glossed aihte 42, goodes; ore 53, favour, grace; lean 64, deserving; manke 70, Manca, Mancus.”
In the Lambeth MS, passages “printed in clarendon” are shown here in dark-red boldface.
Indentation in the [Egerton MSS.] (lines 271-end) is as in the original.
ich em nu alder þene ich wes awintre ⁊ a lare.
Ich welde mare þene ich dede mi `wit´ ahte bon mare.
Wel longe ich habbe child ibon a worde ⁊ a dede
þa`h´ ich bo a wintre ald to ȝung ich em on rede.
5 vnnet lif ich habbe iled. ⁊ ȝet me þingþ ilede.