_he þat y bare my lef sone_
_he wol sende other come._
226, C. Two lines are omitted here. Cf. F (187-8).
_Seynt John wyste ther of noght._
_what tydyng þat the angell broȝt._
With F agree D (221-2) and H (217-18).
231-4, C. _chere_ : _dere_, _blis_ : _is_. Cf. F (193-96):
_Than thou haddyst ony schame_
_where þorow Ihc myȝt me blame._
_and y schall neuyr blythe bee_
_Tyll y wott what eyleyth {the}._
D (227-30) agrees with F. H (223-26) has the rimes, _shame_ : _blame_,
_the_ : _be_.
247, H. _glad_. F (210) has:
_Thou haste me bothe fedd and ladd._