And to his Fader he is coome. 220 In his Fader halle he is lyȝt, His Fader him grette anoon{e} ryȝt, And his moder, þe Queene, also, But vnneþes myȝt he þ{a}t doo, 224 Þat he ne asked where his Le{m}man bee; Nonskyns answere chargeþ hee. So longe he is forth noom{e}, In to Chamber he is coom{e}. 228 . . faderlonde he is icome (220) . . . halle he is alyȝt . . . . he grette anonryȝt . . þe quene he grette also 28 . . . haueþ his greti{n}ge ido, (224) . . . askeþ war þ{a}t maide beo . . . were no{u} targeþ heo. . . . res hit haueþ vnder nome 32 . . boure & a is icome (228) [Sidenote: He then asks the girl’s mother.] Þe maydenys moder he asked ryȝt, “Where is Blauncheflo{ur}, my swete wyȝt?” “Sir,” she seide, “forsothe ywys, I ne woot where she is.” 232 She beþouȝt hur on þ{a}t lesyng~ Þat was ordeyned byfoore þe king~. “Þ{o}u gabbest me,” he seyde þoo, “Þy gabbyng~ doþ me muche woo. 236 Tel me where my leman be.” Al wepyng~ seide þenne shee, . . . to hire ano{n}riȝt . [bl]ancheflur mi suete wiȝt . . . . . . ful iwis 36 . . . . . war heo is (232) [Sidenote: [_leaf 6, col. 2_]] Þine gabbinge deþ me wo; Tel me war my le{m}mon beo. Al wepinge onsuerede heo, 40 [Sidenote: The mother at length tells Floris that Blauncheflur is dead.] “Sir,” shee seide, “deed{e}.” “deed!” seide he. “Sir,” sche seide, “for sothe, ȝee.” 240 “Allas, when died þ{a}t swete wyȝt?” [Sidenote: [101 _a_]] “Sir, w{i}t{h}ynne þis Fourtenyȝt Þe erth was leide hur aboute, And deed she was for thy loue.” 244 “Sire,” heo seyde, “ded.” “ded!” quad he. “Sire,” heo seyde, “for soþe ȝe, Alas, wenne deide my suete wyȝt?” “Sire,” heo seyde, “wiþ inne þis seueniȝt 44 Þat vrþe hire was leyd aboue, And ded heo is for þine loue. [Sidenote: Floris swoons.] Flores, þat was so feire and gent, Sownyd þ{er}e verament. Þe cristen woman began to crye To ih{es}u crist and seynt Marye. 248 Þe king~ and þe queene herde þ{a}t crye; In to þe Chamber þey ronne on hye. And þe Queene herde her byforn{e} On sowne þe Childe þat she had born{e}. 252