Ayol was op i{n} tour{e}, Aboute for to pour{e} 1172 Aft{er} hornes cominge, Ȝyf wat{er} hym wolde bringe. Þe se he sey flowe, And horn nower rowe. 1176 ¶ Apulf wes o tour ful heh, to loke fer {ant} eke neh 1172 after hornes comynge, ȝef water him wolde brynge. þe see he seh flowe, ah horn nower rowe. 1176 [Sidenote: In his soliloquy he says that Horn will be too late.] He sede vpon his songe, “Horn, nu þu ert wel longe. Ryme{n}hild þu me toke, Þ{a}t i scholde loke. 1180 Ihc habbe kept hure eure; Com nu oþer neure. I ne may no le{n}g hure kepe; For soreȝe nu y wepe.” 1184 He seyde in hys songe, “Horn, þou art to longe. Reymyld þou me by toke, Þat ich hyr{e} scholde loke. 1180 Ich haue hi{r}e yloked eu{er}e, And þou ne comest neu{er}e.” [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] he seyde on is songe, “horn, þou art to longe. rymenild þou me bitoke, þ{a}t ich hire shulde loke. 1180 Ich haue yloked euere, {ant} þou ne comest neuere.” [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . .] [Sidenote: Rymenhild bears wine and beer to the guests.] ¶ Rymenhild Ros of benche, Wyn for to schenche, Aft{er} mete i{n} sale, Boþe wyn {and} ale. 1188 On horn he bar anhonde, So laȝe was i{n} londe. Reymyld ros of benche, Þe knyȝtes for to schenche. [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] An horn hye ber on honde, As hyt was lawe of londe. Rymenild ros of benche, þe beer al forte shenche, after mete in sale, boþe wyn {ant} ale. 1188 an horn hue ber an honde, for þ{a}t wes lawe of londe. Kniȝtes {and} squier Alle dronke{n} of þe ber; 1192 Bute horn al one Nadde þ{er}of no mone. Horn sat vpo{n} þe g{ru}nde; Him þuȝte he was ibu{n}de. 1196 Hye drank of þebere, To knyt and to squier{e}. 1192 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] And horn set on þe grunde; Hym þoute he was bounde. 1196 hue dronc of þe beere, to knyht {ant} skyere. 1192 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . .] horn set at grounde; him þohte he wes y-bounde. 1196 [Headnote: _Horn addresses Rymenhild._] [Sidenote: Horn asks Rymenhild to serve the beggars.] He sede, “q{ue}n so he{n}de, To meward þu we{n}de. Þu ȝef vs wiþ þe furste; Þe beggeres beoþ of þurste.” 1200