pilke  do$ter  hym  tofonge  with  honour,  as  he  wende,
Ac  heo  was  alful  of  hym  er  pe  }eres  ende.  w


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For  heo  entisede  hire  lord  fo,  fat  he  ys  kny^tes  echone

For  cost  bynyme  hym  alle,  bute  a  fyue  men  one,

Wuche  so  it  were  to  serve  hym,  and  fat  was  ynowe.
po  f  is  seli  mon  J>is  herde,  to  sorwe  ys  herte  drowe.
He  nuste  to  wefer  dorter  beter  truste  po,  95

And  nofeles  he  wende  a$eyn  to  fe  of er  with  muche  wo,

And  hopede  for  to  fynde  of  here  beter  menske  and  grace.
And  heo  swor  bi  hire  hye  Codes  anon  in  f  e  place,

pat  he  ne  schulde  mid  hire  be,  bute  it  one  were,

And  on  kny^t  withoute  mo,  fe  while  he  hyrn  wel  bere.    100

And  askede,  wad  sorwe  hym  were,  wan  he  nadde  hym  self

no  god

To  wylne  so  gret  cost,  and  be  of  so  gret  mod  ?
pis  word  dude  much  sorwe  fis  seli  olde  kyng,
pat  atwytede  him  and  ys  stat,  fat  he  nadde  hymself  nof  ing.
pat  word  brak  ne^  ys  herte,  and  longe  heyt  understod,     105
pat  ys  child  atwiste  ys  pouerte,  fat  hadde  al  is  god.
Nas  nof  er  kyng  ny  quene  glad,  when  heo  hym  seye,
Ac  to  f  e  joiful  day  hopede,  that  heo  my^te  dye.
He  bileuede,  as  he  nede  moste,  forf  mid  on  kny$t,
And  f  e  quene  ys  do3ter  alle  wo  hym  dude  bof  e  day  and

nv^t,  no

So  fat  he  moste  for  fyn  myseise  awei  at  f  e  ende.
pe  of  er  dorter  he  hadde  asayed,  fat  he  ne  durste  to  hire

wynde.
