[Sidenote: They reach Sudenne within five days.] Biþi{n}ne daies fiue Þ{a}t schup gan ariue, 1388 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] Abute middelniȝte. Horn hi{m} ȝede wel riȝte. 1392 Hond{er} sode{n}ne syde Here schip bi gan to glide, 1388 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] Abowte myd niȝte. Horn hym yede wel ryȝte, 1392 wyþ-inne dawes fyue þe ship began aryue. 1388 vnder sudennes side huere ship by-gon to ryde, aboute þe midnyhte. horn eode wel rihte; 1392 [Headnote: _He finds a knight sleeping by the wayside._] [Sidenote: Horn and Athulf land, and find a goodly knight sleeping by the wayside.] He tok aþulf bi ho{n}de, And vp he ȝede to lo{n}de. Hi fou{n}de vnder schelde, A kniȝt he{n}de i{n} felde. 1396 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] Þe kniȝt hi{m} aslepe lay Al biside þe way. 1400 Horn hi{m} ga{n} to take, {And} sede, “kniȝt, awake. Na{m} ayol on hys honde, And yeden op hon londe. Hye found hond{er} schelde, A knyt liggen i{n} felde. 1396 Op þe scheld was drawe A crowch of ih{es}u c{r}i{s}tes lawe. Þe knyt hy lay on slepe, [KH-6]In armes wel ymete. 1400 Horn hym gan take, And seyde, “knyt, awake. [Footnote KH-6: Between vv. 1399 and 1400 stands in the MS. Laud the incomplete line _Horn hym gan m_, underdotted to indicate that it is due to a mistake of the scribe.] he nom aþulf by honde, {ant} ede vp to londe. hue fonden vnder shelde, a knyht liggynde on felde. 1396 o þe shelde wes ydrawe a c{ro}yz of ih{es}u c{ri}stes lawe. þe knyht hi{m} lay on slape, in armes wel yshape. 1400 ¶ Horn him gan ytake, {ant} seide, “knyht, awake. [Sidenote: Horn bids him tell his business, under pain of death.] Seie what þu kepest, {And} whi þu her slepest. 1404 Me þinkþ, biþine crois liȝte, Þ{a}t þu lo{n}gest to vre d{ri}ȝte. Bute þu wule me schewe, I schal þe to hewe.” 1408 Þe gode kniȝt vp aros; Of þe wordes hi{m} gros. [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] 1404 Me þynkeþ, by þe crowches lyste, Þat þou leuest on c{r}iste. Bote þou hit raþe schewe, Wyt Mi swerd ich schal þe hewe.” 1408 Þe gode knyt op aros; Of hornes wordes hym agros.