69 Kyng Estmere tooke that fayre ladye,
And marryed her to his wiffe,
And brought her home to merry England,
With her to leade his life.
a.
Readings of the manuscript, cited in Percy's notes, have been restored.
14. Percy prints y-were.
132. misprinted 'leeve thon.
342. shall ryde; so b. Compare 352, where rise is said to be the reading of the MS.
422. On tow good renish. Compare 82.
593, thou shalt have,
601, he sayd, are acknowledged changes, or additions, of Percy's.