[Sidenote: Rymenhild goes to her bower, and finds the ring.] Þe quen ȝede to bure, Wiþ hire maidenes foure. Þo fo{n}d heo what heo wolde, A ri{n}g ig{ra}uen of golde, 1248 Þ{a}t horn of hure hadde. Sore hure dr{a}dde Þ{a}t horn isteue were, For þe Ri{n}g was þere. 1252 Reymild ȝede to bour{e}, Wyt hyre maydenes four{e}. He fond þat he wolde, A ryng hy g{ra}uen of golde, 1248 Þat horn of hyre hadde. Wel sore hyre of dradde Þat horn child ded were, For þe ry{n}g was þere. 1252 þe quene eode to boure, mid hire maidnes foure. hue fond þ{a}t hue wolde, þe ryng yg{ra}ued of golde, 1248 þat horn of hyre hedde. fol sore hyre adredde þat horn ded were, for his ryng was þere. 1252 [Headnote: _Rymenhild summons Horn to her bower._] [Sidenote: She sends for the palmer, and inquires where he got the ring.] Þo se{n}te heo a damesele Aft{er} þe palm{er}e. “Palm{er}e,” q{ua}þ heo, “trewe, Þe ri{n}g þ{a}t þu þrewe, 1256 Þu seie whar þu hit nome, {And} whi þu hider come.” Þo sende hye a damysele Adoun aft{er} þe palm{er}e. “Palm{er}e,” hye seyde, “so trewe, Þe ryng þou here þrewe, 1256 Sey war þou ith nome, And hyder wi þou come.” þo sende hue a damoisele after þilke palmere. “palm{er}e,” quoþ hue, “so trewe, þe ryng þ{a}t þou yn þrewe, 1256 þou sey wer þou hit nome, ant hyder hou þou come.” [Sidenote: Horn says that in his wanderings he has met Horn by the strand.] He sede, “bi sei{n}t gile, Ihc habbe go mani Mile, 1260 Wel feor bi ȝonde weste, To seche my beste. [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] 1264 I fond horn child stonde, To schupeward in londe. He seyde, “bi seynt gyle, Ich aue hy go mani amyle, 1260 Wel fer her by weste, To seche my beste, My mete for to bidde, So hyt me by tidde. 1264 Þat fond ich horn child stonde, To scyppeward on stronde. he seyde, “by seint gyle, ich eode mony a myle, 1260 wel fer ȝent by weste, to seche myne beste, Mi mete forte bydde, for so me þo bitidde. 1264 ich fond horn knyht stonde, to shipeward at stronde. [Sidenote: He continues to relate how Horn, on ship board, fell ill and died, and how Horn charged him to bear the ring to Rymenhild.]