Horn neure bit{ra}ie, Þeȝ he at diþe laie. 1340 Hi Ru{n}ge þe belle, Þe wedlak for to felle. [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1344 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] And ofte he swore{n} hoþes holde, Þat þere non ne scholde 1340 No ware horn by wreyen, Þou he to deþe leyen. He rongen þe bellen, Þe wedding for to fulle{n}, 1344 Of hor þat was so hende, And of reymyld þe ȝonge. ant suore oþes holde þat huere non ne sholde 1340 Horn neuer bytreye, þah he on deþe leye. þer hy ronge þe belle, þat wedlak{e} to fulfulle. 1344 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . .] [Headnote: _Horn weds Rymenhild._] [Sidenote: The wedding is celebrated in the king’s palace.] Horn hi{m} ȝede with his, To þe ki{n}ges palais. 1348 Þer was brid {and} ale suete, For riche me{n} þ{e}r ete. Telle ne miȝte tu{n}ge Þ{a}t gle þ{a}t þ{er} was su{n}ge. 1352 Horn ledde hyre hom wit heyse, To hyr{e} fad{er} paleyse. 1348 Þer was brydale swete; Riche men þer hete. Tellen ne Myȝte no tonge Þe joye þat þer was songe. 1352 hue wenden hom wiþ eyse, to þe kynges paleyse. 1348 þer wes þe brudale suete, for richemen þer ete. telle ne mihte no tonge þe gle þat þer was songe. 1352 [Sidenote: Horn addresses the king, and begins to recount his history.] ¶ Horn sat on chaere, {And} bad he{m} alle ihere. “Ki{n}g,” he sede, “þu luste A tale mid þe beste. 1356 I ne seie hit for no blame, Horn is mi name. Þu me to kniȝt houe, {And} kniȝthod haue p{ro}ued. 1360 To þe ki{n}g me{n} seide Þ{a}t iþe bit{ra}ide; ++Horn set on hys cheyere, And bed he scholden alle here. He seyde, “kyng so longe, My tale þou hond{er}stonde. 1356 Hy was born i{n} sode{n}ne; Kyng was My fad{er} of kunne. Þo me to knyȝte þou ȝoue; My knyȝthede ich haue p{ro}ued. 1360 To þe of me men seyde War for þi h{er}te creyde. ¶ Horn set in chayere, {ant} bed hem alle yhere. he seyde, “kyng of londe, mi tale þou vnderstonde. 1356 Ich wes ybore in sudenne; kyng wes mi fader of kenne. þou me to knyhte houe; of knythod habbe y proue. 1360 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . .] [Sidenote: Horn explains to the king his innocence,]