Þan seide þe good lady, “For goddes loue, s{ir}, mercy! 300 Of .xii. children haue we noon{e} On lyue now but þis oon{e}. And better it were she were his make, Þan he were deed for hur sake.” 304 Þanne spac þe quene þe . . {and} seyde to þe kinge, “sire, mercy, 116 Sire, of þis children nabbe we non, Non aliue bote þis on, {and} bote hit were þ{a}t hit wer . . Þane eyþer deȝede vor oþer . . . 120 “Dame, þ{o}u seist soþ,” seide he; “Sen it may noon{e} other be, Leuer me were she were his wyf~, Þan y lost my sonnes lyf~.” 308 Of~ þis word þe Quene was fayn{e}, And to her soon{e} she ran agayn{e}. “Dame, þou seist soþ,” þo seyde he, “Nu hit nele no{n} oþer bee. Leuere me were þ{a}t heo were Þane ihc for lore mine sone l[yf].” 124 Of þisse wordes þe quene w . . To floyres, hire sone, . . . [Sidenote: They tell him the facts, and together open the grave and find it empty.] “Floryes, soon{e}, glad make the, Þy lef þ{o}u schalt on lyue see. 312 Florys, son{e}, þrouȝ engynne Of~ þy Faders reed and myne, Þis graue let we make, Leue son{e}, for þy sake. 316 Ȝif~ þ{o}u þ{a}t maide forgete woldest, After oure reed wyf~ þ{o}u sholdest.” “Floyres, sone, glad make þe . For ut þou schalt þi lef . . 128 Leue sone . . . . . . . . . . . fader rede {and} . . . . . . . wo . . . Leue sone so . . . . . . 132 Vor [_two lines illegible here_] . . . . . vre rede . . . Now eu{er}y word{e} she haþ him tolde, How þ{a}t þey þ{a}t mayden solde. 320 [Sidenote: [102 _a_]] “Is þis soth, my moder dere?” “For soth,” she seide, “she is not here.” Þe rowȝ stoon{e} adoun{e} þey leyde, And sawe þ{a}t was not þe mayde. 324 . . . word {and} ende him . Hou hei habbeþ þat mayde, 136 “{and} is þis soþ, mi moder dere?” “Ȝe, for soþe,” heo nis not . Þane stond hii panne . . . . He isay þ{a}t þere nas . . . . 140 [Sidenote: Floris declares his resolve to find Blauncheflur.] “Now, moder, y þink þ{a}t y leue may. Ne shal y rest nyȝt ne day, Nyȝt ne day ne no stound{e}, Tyl y haue my le{m}mon found{e}. 328 Nu me þencheþ . . . . . . . . ne schal ihc . . . . Niȝt ne da . . . . . . . . . ich . . . . . . 144 [_Some folios lost here. Continued at bottom of page 84._]