þou sei me whet þou kepest, {ant} here whi þou slepest! 1404 me þuncheþ, by crois liste, þ{a}t þou leuest on c{ri}ste; bote þou hit wolle shewe, my suerd shal þe to-hewe.” 1408 þe gode knyht vp aros; of hornes wordes hi{m} agros. [Headnote: _The knight tells his story._] [Sidenote: The knight says that he serves the Saracens against his will,] He sede, “ihc haue, aȝenes my wille, Payns ful ylle. 1412 Ihc was c{ri}stene a while, Þo i com to þis ille Sarazins blake, Þ{a}t dude me forsake. 1416 He seyde, “hy serue ylle Paynyms, aȝen My wille. 1412 Ich was c{r}istene som wyle, And þo were come i{n}to þis yle Sarazyns lodlike and blake, And dide me god forsake. 1416 he seide, “ich seruy ille paynes, toȝeynes mi wille. 1412 Ich was c{ri}stene sum while; y come in to þis yle. Sarazyns loþe {ant} blake me made ih{es}u forsake, 1416 [Sidenote: and tells how the Saracens invaded the land and slew King Murry.] On C{ri}st ihc wolde bileue; On hi{m} hi makede me reue, To kepe þis passage Fra{m} horn þ{a}t is of age, 1420 Þ{a}t wunieþ bieste, Kniȝt wiþ þe beste. Hi sloȝe wiþ here ho{n}de, Þe ki{n}g of þis lo{n}de, 1424 Bi god on wam yleue, Þo he makede{n} me reue, To loke þis passage For horn þat hys of age. 1420 He woneþ alby weste, God knyt myd þe beste. He slow Mid hys honde Þe kyng of þise londe, 1424 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . .] to loke þis passage for horn þ{a}t is of age, 1420 þ{a}t woneþ her by weste, god knyht mid þe beste. hue slowe mid huere honde, þe kyng of þisse londe, 1424 [Sidenote: He wonders that Horn does not return to avenge his father’s death.] {And} wiþ him fele hu{n}dred. {And} þ{er}of is wu{n}der Þ{a}t he ne comeþ to fiȝte; God se{n}de hi{m} þe riȝte, 1428 {And} wi{n}d hi{m} hider driue, To bri{n}ge he{m} of liue. Hi sloȝen kyng Murry, Hornes fader, king hendy. 1432 Horn hi vt of londe sente; Tuelf felaȝes wiþ him wente, And wyt hym me{n} an hundred. Þer fore me þinkeþ wond{er} Þat he comeþ fiȝþcte. God yeue hym þe miyȝte, 1428 Þat wynde hym driue To bringen hem of liue. He slowen þe kyng mory, Hornes fad{er} so stordy. 1432 Horn to wat{er} he sente, xij children myd hym we{n}te.