Chapter III: Front Matter (3)

71^3. good _wanting_: yeman, _and_ ye _always, as_, 88^3, 90^3,
93^3, 94^1.

72^1. Cloudesli.

73^2. the hange.

73^3. that _wanting_: brtehren, _or_, breehren.

74^2, 82^1, 84^1, 100^1, 103^4. brethen.

74^2. stande _wanting_.

74^3. marked.

74^5. to chaunce.

75^1. good _wanting_.

75^2. will.

76^1. Then spake.

76^3. Brother.

77^1. shyrfe.

77^2. an _wanting_.

78^1. thre arrowes.

78^4. there sedes.

79^2. fell downe.

81^2. out of.

81^4. he taryed all to.

82^2. togyder _wanting_.

82^4. shall you.

83^1. shot.

83^3. sede.

84^1. The: together.

85^2. preced to.

86^3. mas myd.

87^2. they _wanting_.

88^4. For of theyr lyues they stode in great.

90^2. brust.

90^3. euyll.

90^6. That.

91^1. y^t y^e.

91^2. to fast.

91^4. at _wanting_.

92^{2,3}. _Transposed_: Yf you do, _etc._, Myne offce.

92^4. do we.

93^1. theyr keys.

94^2. lyghtly as left.

94^3. The lough an.

94^4. fere.

95^1, 98^1. Englyshe.

95^2. Under the: trusty, _and_ 98^2.

95^3. There _wanting_.

95^4. full great.

96^1. God me help.

96^3. nowe _wanting_.

97^2. drynke.

97^3. fet of.

97^4. And _wanting_: I wyll.

98^3. They thaught: woman wepe.

98^4. mought.

99^1. the fayre; and sayde _begins the next line_.

99^2. I sawe.

100^2. Or with.

100^3. _wanting._

100^4. put out.

102^2. Under thus trusti.

102^4. had se.

106^1, 109^1. Alce.

106^3. by me.

107^1. theyr _wanting_.

107^{2,3}. _Transposed_: And thanked, _etc._, Wyth such.

108^2. without any.

109^1. Alce shalbe at our.

110^3. you breng.

111^1. these good yemen.

111^2. myght hye.

111^3. pallace.

_Variations from_ #a#.

114^3. you.

115^2. without any.

115^3. become.

116^1. the kyng.

116^3, 117^1. The.

117^1. beseche the.

118^1. be your nams: then, _and_ 119^1.

122^2. you graunt.

123^3. hundreth.

124^3. then sayd.

126^1. you _wanting_.

127^2. These: ye.

127^4. all thre.

128^1. town.

137^1. hauy graunted.

153^1. apele.

_Variations from_ #a#.

162^2. myght se.

162^4. sholdest _wanting_.

164^1. .xvii.

164^3. when.

165^1. the a.

166^3. estate.

167^2. her sore.

167^4. To gouerne.

168^1. thanketh.

168^2. To some bysshop wyl we wend.

169^1. begone: there good.

170^4. they _wanting_.

a bout, a gayne, a monge, a none, a byde, a lyue, ther at, _etc._,
_are joined_.

#d#, #e#, #f#. _The readings of all three are the same unless divergence
is noted._

1^1. #f.# in the.

1^3. whereas men hunt east.

2^1. raise.

2^2. #d.# sights haue oft. #e.# sights haue not oft. #f.# has oft.

2^3. three yeomen.

2^4. as _wanting_.

3^2. Another.

4^2. thre _wanting_. #d#, #e#. euery chone. #f.# eueryeche one.

4^3. brethren on a.

4^4. English wood.

5^2. And _wanting_: mirth.

5^3. #e.# were _wanting_.

6^3. brethren, _and generally_. #e.# on a.

7^1. There to: Alice.

7^2. #f.# with _wanting_.

8^1. #e#, #f#. we go. #d.# Carlell, _and generally_. #e#, #f#.
Carlile, _and generally_.

8^3. If that: doe you.

8^4. life is.

9^3. Trust you then that. #d#, #f#. tane. #e.# taken.

11^1. Alice he said.

11^2. My wife and children three.

11^3. owne husband. #f.# thy.

12^2. #e#, #f#. very sore.

12^4. #d#, #f#. halfe a. #e.# Full halfe a.

13^1. #e.# I am.

13^2. #d#, #f#. in I. #e.# in we.

14^1. #d.# fet.

14^2. #d.# true and.

14^3. #e.# what she.

15^1. #d.# in the.

15^2. little before.

16^1. rose and forth she goes.

16^2. #e.# might.

16^3. not _wanting_.

16^4. #e.# yeeres. #f.# not 7 yeere.

17^1. into.

17^3. night she said is come to towne.

18^1. #e.# Thereat.

18^2. #e.# was _wanting_. #f.# And _wanting_.

18^3. #e.# dame _wanting_.

18^4. ere.

19^2. #d#, #e#. as _wanting_. #d#, #e#, #f#. saine.

20^1. raised.

20^2. that _wanting_.

20^3. #e.# And thronging fast vnto the house.

20^4. As fast as. #e.# gan.

21^1. the good yeoman.

21^2. Round _wanting_.

21^3. #d.# of the folke. #e.# of folke. #f.# of the folkes.

21^4. thetherward: fast _for_ they.

22^1. back _for_ shot.

22^3. #e.# bothe _wanting_. #e#, #f#. _second_ the _wanting_.

22^4. #e#, #f#. And with them. #e.# a great rout. #f.# a full
great.

23^1. then cryed.

23^3. #e#, #f#. _second_ my _wanting_. #f.# sweet husband.

24^2. #e.# _second_ hys _wanting_.

24^3. the _for_ hys. #f.# He went.

24^4. #f.# the surest.

25^1. Alice like a louer true.

25^2. #f.# Tooke a.

25^3. #d#, #f#. Said he shall die that commeth. #e.# Said he shall
dye.

26^1. right good.

26^2. of a.

26^4. burst.

27^4. had beene neere the.

28^2. #d.# _second_ thy _wanting_. #e.# thine arrowes. #f.# the
bow and arrowes.

29^2. #d#, #e#. Sith no better it will be.

29^3. burne: saith. #f.# burne there.

29^4. and his.

30^1. #f.# The _for_ they: _and often_.

30^2. #d#, #e#. vp _wanting_. #f.# fledd on.

30^3. then, _and generally_. #e#, #f#. said faire.

30^4. #e.# we here shall. #f.# here wee shall.

31^1. a _for_ hys.

31^2. _second_ on _wanting_. #d.# was on.

31^3. And there: he did let downe.

31^4. His wife and children.

32^1. #f.# Haue you here.

32^2. #d#, #f#. _second_ my _wanting_.

32^{1,2}. #e.# _wanting_.

32^3. #f.# Gods loue.

33^2. #d#, #f#. agoe. #e.# go.

33^3. the _wanting_. about _for_ vpon.

33^4. #f.# burnt.

34^1. fell vppon.

34^{3,4}. and sayde _begins the fourth line_.

35^1. #e#, #f#. had I.

35^2. runne.

35^3. #e.# amongst. #d#, #f#. my.

35^4. So: burne.

36^1. buckler then.

36^2. #f.# amongst.

36^3. people thickest were.

37^1. man abide. #e#, #f#. strokes.

37^2. #e.# run.

37^3. #f.# Then the: att him. #e.# doore.

37^4. that yeoman. #f.# And then the.

38^1. both _wanting_.

38^2. in a.

38^3. #d#, #e#. then said. #d#, #f#. hye _wanting_.

39^2. #e.# gallowes thou shalt haue.

39^3. #d.# al _wanting_.

40^1. There. #f.# helpe yett.

40^3. #f#. a 100^d men.

41^1. arose.

41^2. #f.# can he.

41^3. #d.# them to: full _wanting_. #e#, #f#. to shut close.

42^3. #d#, #e#. he set vp. #f.# There he new a paire of gallowes
he sett vpp.

42^4. #f.# Hard by the.

43^2. meant.

44^1. the _wanting_. #f.# The litle.

44^3. #f.# seene William.

44^4. #e.# gaue.

45^1. at a creuice of.

45^2. wood he ran (ron, runn). #f.# And _wanting_.

45^3. #e.# he met. #e#, #f#. wighty yeomen.

46^1. #e#, #f#. said the.

46^2. #e#, #f#. You.

46^3. #e#, #f#. tane. #e.# doomd.

46^4. #d.# Already. #e#, #f#. And ready to be hangd.

47^2. saw.

47^3. #d#, #e#. might haue tarried heere with vs. #f.# He had
better haue tarryed with vs.

47^4. #e.# as _wanting_.

48^1. haue dwelled.

48^2. these _for_ the. #f.# shaddoowes greene.

48^3. haue _wanting_: at rest.

48^4. #d#, #f#. of all.

49^2. he had.

50^1. #e.# we go. #d.# wighty yeomen. #e#, #f#. iolly yeomen.

50^2. longer.

51^1. #f.# bold yeomen.

51^2. #f.# All in a mor[n]inge of May.

51^4. #f.# And _wanting_.

52^1. #f.# to _wanting_.

52^2. #f.# All in a morning.

52^3. vnto.

53^3. wonderous. #d#, #f#. be shut. #e.# are shut. #f.# ffast
_for_ well.

53^4. therein.

54^4. come. #e.# the king.

55^1. wryten _wanting_.

55^2. #e.# Now _wanting_. #f.# wiselye marke.

56^1. #d#, #f#. at the. #f.# gates.

56^2. #f.# hard and.

56^3. #d#, #e#. a _wanting_. #f.# marueiled who was theratt.

56^4. faste _wanting_. #e#, #f.# gates.

57^1. nowe _wanting_. #f.# Who be.

57^2. #f.# makes.

57^3. #e.# said they then. #f.# quoth Clim.

57^4. come right.

58^4. the _for_ our.

59^1. none in.

59^2. #e.# of a.

59^3. Till that. #f.# a _wanting_.

60^1. #d.# the _for_ that. #e.# that good yeman _wanting_. #f.#
spake good Clim.

60^4. #d#, #f#. thou shalt.

61^1. got _wanting_.

61^3. #d#, #e#. porter wend (weend). #f.# had went _wanting_.

62^1. is my: he said.

62^2. #d.# ye shall. #e#, #f#. you shall.

62^3. #e#, #f#. gates. #d#, #e#. full shortly. #f.# ryght
_wanting_.

63^1. are we.

63^2. Whereof: are right.

63^3. #d.# knowes. #e#, #f#. Christ he knowes assuredly.

63^4. #e.# come _wanting_. #f.# gett out.

64^{2,3,4}. then, When, _and nearly always_.

65^1. a _wanting_.

65^3. cast.

65^4. #d#, #f#. his keyes.

66^2. #e.# we haue.

66^3. in _for_ to.

66^4. #d.# hundred. #e#, #f#. That came this hundred.

67^1. we will.

67^3. brother.

67^4. That _for_ Where he.

68^1. #d.# Then: their good. #e#, #f#. Then: their good yew.

68^3. in _for_ of.

69^3. #d#, #f#. of squiers. #e.# squirers.

69^4. #e#, #f#. That iudged William hanged.

70^1. #e#, #f#. hymselfe _wanting_. #f.# ready there in.

70^4. #d#, #e#. Already. #f.# to hange.

71^2. he should. #e.# Cloudesle.

71^3. good _wanting_.

71^4. #e.# thereby make him a. #f.# And _wanting_.

72^1. a _wanting_.

72^3. a graue.

73^2. I will thee hang.

73^3. heard this.

74^1. eye. #e.# William.

74^2. two (tow) brethren: stande _wanting_.

74^3. #e.# the corner: place wel prepard.

74^4. #d.# good _wanting_: bent _wanting_. #e#, #f#. _wanting._

74^5. #d#, #e#. the justice to chase. #f.# the iustice to slaine.

75^1. good _wanting_.

75^3. #e.# hands let free.

75^4. #d#, #e#. might I.

76^1. Then spake.

76^3. Brother: you.

76^4. you.

77^1. And _wanting_.

78^2. #d#, #e#. they had.

78^3. #f.# the shirrfe, the other the iustice.

78^4. #d#, #f#. can.

79^1. #e.# stood them.

79^3. fell _wanting_.

79^4. #d#, #e#. deaths.

80^1. #f.# flye.

80^2. #d#, #f#. longer.

80^3. #e.# Then.

81^1. #d#, #f#. start. #e.# stept.

81^2. out of.

81^4. had _wanting_: all too. #f.# Hee thought.

82^1. #e.# brethren.

82^2. togyder _wanting_.

83^1. shot. #e#, #f#. in _wanting_.

83^2. full _wanting_.

83^4. #e.# The. #d#, #f#. long did.

84^1. like _for_ as.

85^2. #d#, #f#. pressed to.

85^3. #e.# swords out anon.

86^3. #d#, #f#. was mid. #f.# were mid.

86^4. had _wanting_.

87^1. #e.# There was _wanting_. #e#, #f#. Carlile was.

87^2. they _wanting_. #d.# backwards.

88^1, 89^1, 90^1. mayor, maior.

88^3. thre _wanting_.

88^4. For of. #d#, #f#. they stood in great. #e.# they were in
great.

89^4. #e.# Within that stoure.

90^2. brast. #d#, #f#. he _wanting_.

90^3. euill.

90^4. #f.# ffull woe.

90^5. #f.# Keepe well.

90^6. That.

91^2. #d#, #e#. downe they. #f.# were downe.

91^4. gotten out. #e.# of a.

92^2. heere I. #e.# My.

92^3. #d#, #f#. you.

92^4. doe you.

93^1. #d#, #f#. their keyes at. #d.# head.

93^3. any.

94^1. #e#, #f#. be the.

#d.# word.

94^2. lightly.

94^3. #f.# wood.

95^1. #d#, #e#. English wood. #f.# merry greenwood.

95^2. the trustie.

95^4. #d.# full great.

96^1. God me helpe.

96^3. nowe _wanting_.

96^4. #d.# manie. #e.# many. #f.# meanye.

97^1. #d#, #f#. sate. #e.# Then sat they.

97^2. #d#, #e#. drunke.

97^3. fit of: yeomen _for_ yonge men. #f.# A 2^d ffitt of the
wightye.

97^4. And _wanting_: I will.

98^1. English wood. #d#, #f#. sate.

98^2. #d#, #e#. trustie. #f.# the greenwoode.

98^3. woman wepe. #e#, #f#. They.

98^4. #e#, #f#. could act.

99^1. Sore then: there _wanting_. #d#, #f#. and sayd _begins the
next line_.

99^{1,2}. #e#. And sayd Alas _wanting_.

99^2. saw.

99^3. #f.# nowe _wanting_.

100^1. #e.# spoke.

100^2. Or with.

100^3. #d#, #e#. To shew to them what him befell. #f.# To show
them, _etc._

101^1. aside.

101^2. #f.# He looked.

101^3. _second_ his _wanting_. #e.# He saw his.

102^2. Under. #d.# this trustie. #e.# a trusty. #f.# the trustye.

102^4. #d#, #f#. shouldest had. #e.# shouldst had.

103^4. #d#, #e#. brethren.

104^4. #e.# It resteth.

105^1. the lawnd.

105^2. noble men all.

105^4. #f.# that they cold see.

106^2. #f.# saith.

106^3. Because: by me.

107^1. they went: theyr _wanting_.

107^3. for their.

108^2, 115^2. without any leace (lease).

109^1. at our.

109^2. #f.# Att a.

110^1. My.

110^2. I haue.

111^1. good yeomen.

111^2. #d#, #f#. might hye. #e#. can hye.

111^3. pallace.

111^4. #e#, #f#. Where. #d.# neede. #e#, #f#. needs.

112^1. kings. #f.# But when.

112^2. #f.# & to.

113^1. proceeded presently.

113^2. they had.

113^4. #e#, #f#. gan.

114^1. #e#, #f#. you.

114^2. #e#, #f#. to me.

114^3. You: thus _wanting_.

114^4. from _for_ of.

115^2. #f.# Certes.

115^3. the _for_ our.

116^1. the _for_ our. #d#, #f#. when. #e.# whan.

117^1. #d#, #e#. beseech thee. #f.# beseeche yee sure.

118^1. What be. #e#, #f#. the _for_ our.

118^3. #e.# They sayd _wanting_.

119^1. #d#, #e#. than _wanting_. #f.# then. #e.# the _for_ our.

119^2. of _wanting_.

119^3. #f.# Here I make a vow to God.

119^4. You.

120^3. #f.# officer[s] euery one.

121^1. #e.# Therefore.

122^3. doo _for_ be: come.

122^4. from.

123^2. #d.# your _wanting_.

123^3. #d#, #e#. hundreth: #f.# 100^d.

123^4. #d#, #e#. of you. #f.# Of you wee will aske noe.

125^4. You.

126^1. ye.

126^4. #f.# itt shalbe.

127^1. #f.# good my.

127^2. These: ye.

127^4. them all.

128^1. #f.# You: townes.

130^2. #e.# garmarcie. #f.# god a mercye.

130^4. they shall.

131^2. #d.# they may comfort see. #e.# they might comfort see.
#f.# some comfort they might see.

131^3. #e#, #f#. the _for_ our.

132^1. #e.# sittin. #f.# sitten.

132^3. came two.

133^3. #e.# our _for_ your.

134^1. fareth.

135^1. #e.# slaine them. #f.# then said.

135^2. Anone that you.

135^3. and _wanting_.

136^1. #f.# ffor wrath.

136^3. then. #f.# rather then.

136^4. of _wanting_.

137^1. #f.# y- _wanting_.

137^2. #d.# forethinketh.

138^1. #d#, #f#. king he.

138^3. And there: thre _wanting_.

139^2. mayor.

139^3. catchpoles.

139^4. #f.# but one.

140^1. bayliffes.

140^3. forresters.

140^4. haue. #f.# haue the slawe.

141^2. #e#, #f#. Of all. #f.# coice the.

141^3. #d.# Such.

142^2. hys _wanting_.

142^3. #d.# table he said. #e.# table then said he. #f.# tables
then sayd hee.

142^4. #e#, #f#. I can.

143^1. then called.

143^3. #e#, #f#. said he. #f.# To see.

143^4. #e.# hath.

144^1. #d#, #e#. buskt: blithe. #f.# archers busket: blythe.

144^2. #f.# Soe did the queenes alsoe.

144^3. #d#, #e#. thre _wanting_. #f.# weightye.

144^4. #f.# They thought with them.

145^2. thre _wanting_.

145^4. them _wanting_.

146^2. #e#, #f#. By him.

146^3. #d#, #e#. a good. #f.# him not a good.

147^1. #e.# the _for_ our. #f.# then _wanting_.

147^2. to me.

148^1. into the.

148^2. brethren.

148^4. #f.# 400 paces.

149^4. For no man can so doo.

150^1. #f.# syr _wanting_.

150^2. further.

151. #d#, #f#. our king. #e#, #f#. then _wanting_.

152^3. tie him.

152^4. #e#, #f#. see him.

154^1. hast thee. #f.# then _wanting_.

154^3. #f.# dost: has.

155^4. you hang.

156^2. #d#, #e#. I neuer will forsake. #f.# That I will neuer.

157^3. him fro.

158^3. out _wanting_. #f.# meaten.

159^2. #e.# were.

160^1. were there.

160^4. had neede of a. #e#, #f#. steddy.

162^1. claue.

162^2. myght see. #d#, #f#. As.

162^3. Now God forbid then said.

162^4. #d#, #e#. shouldst.

163^1. #f.# gaue: 8 pence.

163^4. #e.# chiefe ranger.

164^1. xiii. #e#, #f#. Ile.

165^1. thee a.

165^3. #f.# bretheren.

165^4. are louely to.

166^2. #e#, #f#. he shall be.

166^3. mans estate. #e#, #f#. coms, comes.

166^4. #d.# aduanced I will him see. #e#, #f#. Better preferred.

167^2. #d.# sore for to. #e.# I long full sore to see. #f.# I long
her sore.

167^4. To.

168^2. #d.# To some bishop will we wend. #e#, #f#. To some bishop
we will wend.

168^4. at his.

169^1. #e.# the good.

169^2. they can. #d.# So fast.

169^3. and liued.

169^4. good yeomen.

170^1. #f.# liffe.

170^3. #f.# with a.

170^4. #d#, #e#. they _wanting_.

_Insignificant variations of spelling are not noticed._