he seide, “kyng horn, kyngessone, hider þou art welcome. to day haþ sire Fykenild yweddeþ þi wif, rymenild. 1568 white þe nou þis while; he haueþ do þe gyle. Þis tur he let make Al for þine sake. 1572 Ne mai þ{er} come i{n}ne Noma{n} wiþ none gi{n}ne. Horn, nu crist þe wisse, Of Rymenhild þ{a}t þu ne misse.” 1576 Þis castel he dude make For Reymyldes sake. 1572 Þer may mo man on legge, By paþe neby brigge. Horn, nou c{r}ist þe wisse, Of Reymyld þat þou ne misse.” 1576 þis tour he dude make al for rymenildes sake. 1572 ne may þer comen ynne no mon wiþ no gynne. ¶ Horn, nou c{ri}st þe wisse, rymenild þ{a}t þou ne misse.” 1576 [Headnote: _Horn enters the castle, disguised as a harper._] [Sidenote: Horn, and some companions, disguise themselves as harpers, hiding their swords under their garments.] ¶ Horn cuþe al þe liste Þ{a}t eni man of wiste. Harpe he gan schewe, {And} tok felaȝes fewe, 1580 Of kniȝtes suiþe snelle, Þ{a}t schrudde he{m} at wille. Horn her kenede al þe lyste Þat any ma{n} of wiste. To herpe he gan drawe, And wyȝt hys tweye felawe, 1580 Knyȝtes swyþe felle, And schurde hem in pelle. Horn couþe alle þe listes þ{a}t eni mon of wiste. harpe he gon shewe, ant toc[KH-9] him to felawe, 1580 knyhtes of þe beste þ{a}t he euer hede of weste. [Footnote KH-9: MS. tot] [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] Hi ȝeden bi þe grauel, Toward þe castel. Hi gu{n}ne m{ur}ie singe, And makede here gleowinge. 1588 Wyt swerdes he hem gyrte Anouen here schirte. 1584 He wenden on þe g{ra}uel Toward þe castel. He go{n}ne murye synge, And makede here glewinge. 1588 ouen o þe sherte hue gurden huem wiþ suerde. 1584 hue eoden on þe g{ra}uele, towart þe castele. hue gonne murie singe, {ant} makeden huere gleynge, 1588 [Sidenote: Fikenhild hears their singing, and bids bring them in.] ¶ Rymenhild hit gan ihere, {And} axede what hi were. Hi sede hi weren harpurs, {And} sume were gigours. 1592 He dude horn in late, Riȝt at halle gate. He sette hi{m} on þe benche, His harpe for to clenche. 1596