Floyres þat was so fayr {and} ge{n}t, He fel iswoue vp on þe paueme{n}t. 48 And þe cristene wi{m}mon go{n} to crie To crist {and} to sey{n}temarie. Þe king & þe quene iherdde þ{a}t cri; In to þe bure þo vrne hy. 52 And þe quene ate frome By wepeþ hire dere sone. Þe kinges hert was al in care, Þat sawe his son{e} for loue so fare. When he a-wooke and speke moȝt, Sore he wept and sore he syȝt, 256 And seide to his moder ywys, “Lede me þ{er}e þat mayde is.” {And} þe kinges herte is ful of care Þat he sikþ is sone vor loue so fare. 56 Anon he of swoninge awok {and} speke miste. Sore he wep {and} sore he syȝte, And on his moder he by siþt. “Dame,” he sayde, “led me þar þ{a}t mayde lyþ.” 60 [Sidenote: His mother comes to him, and conducts him to the supposititious tomb.] Þeder þey him brouȝt on hyȝe; For care and sorow he wold{e} dyȝe. 260 As sone as he to þe graue com, Sone þ{er}e behelde he þen, Þider heo hine broute wel suþe, Vor care a[n]d sorwe of hire deþe. Ano{n} þ{a}t he to þe burles com, Wel ȝerne he bi-hul þer-on, 64 [Headnote: _Floris reads the inscription on the monument, and swoons._] [Sidenote: Floris reads the inscription, and then swoons three times.] And þe letters began to rede, Þat þus speke and þus seide: 264 “Here lytħ swete Blauncheflo{ur}, Þat Florys louyd p{ar}amoure.” Þre sithes Florys sownydde nouth; Ne speke he myȝt not w{i}t{h} mouth. 268 As sone as he awoke and speke myȝt, Sore he wept and sore he syȝt~. And letteres bigon to rede. Þus spek {and} þus sede Þat þar lay suete blancheflur. [Þat] floyres louede par amur. 68 Þ . . . . swouneþ nouþe [[empty line]] And asone ase he speke myȝte. Sore he wep {and} sore he syȝte, And gon blancheflur bi mene 72 Wit teres riue ase a sc{ur} of r[e]ne. [Sidenote: Floris weeps and sighs, and laments Blauncheflur’s death.] “Blauncheflo{ur}!” he seide, “Blauncheflo{ur}!” So swete a þing was neu{er} in boure. 272 Of Blauncheflo{ur} is þat y meene, For she was com{e} of~ good kyn{e}. “Blancheflur,” he seide, “blancheflur, So sute þing nas ner in bur, [Sidenote: [_leaf 6, back_]] Vor þou were ibore of gode cu{n}ne, 76 Vor in worle nes nere non Þine imake of no wimmon. Inouȝ þou cuþest of clergie And of alle curteysie. 80