He took~ his leue for to goo; Þ{er} was ful muche woo; 380 [_No gap in MS._] Þey made him noon~ other chere Þan her soon~ were leide in bere. ++Floris nimeþ nu his leue; No long{er} nolde he bileue. He custe he{m} wiþ softe muþe; Al wepinge hi dep{ar}teþ nuþe. 12 Ne makede his Moder no{n} oþ{er} chere, Bute also he were ileid on bere. For him ne wende hi neu{er}e mo Eft to sen; ne dude hi no. 16 Furþ he went w{i}t{h} al his mayn~; W{i}t{h} him went þe Chamberlayn~. 384 So haue þey her hauyn~ nome Þat þey ben to þe hauyn~ come Þere Blaunchefloure was alnyȝt, Wel rychely þey ben dyȝt; 388 Forþ he wende wiþ al his mein, And wiþ hi{m} his fader chau{m}berlein. Fort to þe hauene hi beoþ icume, And þ{er} habbeþ here in inome. 20 At þe selue huse hi buþ aliȝt Þ{a}t blau{n}cheflur was þ{a}t oþ{er} niȝt. Riche sop{er} þer was idiȝt, [Sidenote: They find there good entertainment.] Þe lord of~ þe ynne was welle hende; Þe Child~ he sette next þe ende, In al þe feirest seete And m{ur}ie hi verde{n} þ{er} aniȝt. 24 Floriz ne let for ne feo To finden al þ{a}t neod beo, [Sidenote: All make good cheer except Floris, who thinks ever on Blauncheflur.] Alle þey dronken and al þey ȝete: 392 [_No gap in MS._] Ete ne drynke myȝt he nouȝt; On blauncheflour was al his þouȝt. Of fless, of fiss, of tendre bred, Of whit win, {and} eke red. 28 Glad {and} bliþe hi weren alle Þ{a}t were{n} wiþ he{m} in þe halle, And pleide {and} gamenede ehc wiþ oþ{er}. Ac floriȝ þe{n}cheþ al on oþ{er}, 32 For he net ne dronk riȝt noȝt. On blau{n}cheflur was al his þoȝt. [Headnote: _Floris mourns. He hears of Blauncheflur, and is glad._] [Sidenote: The hostess observes his ‘mourning,’ and tells him that she is reminded of the mourning of Blauncheflur.] Þe lady of þat vnderȝat Þ{at} þe Childe mornyng~ sat, 396 And seide to her lord w{i}t{h} styl dreme, “Sir, nym{e} now good{e} ȝeme How þe Child~ mo{ur}nyng syttes: Mete and drynke he forȝetes: 400 [Sidenote: [103 _a_]] Lytel he eteþ, and lasse he drynkeþ; He is a marchaund, as me þynkeþ.” Þe lefdi of þer inne vnderȝat Þ{a}t he m{ur}ni{n}ge sat. 36 To hire lou{e}rd heo sede wiþ stille dreme, “Sire, nimestu no ȝeme Hu þis child m{ur}ni{n}ge sit? Mete ne drinke he nabit. 40 He net mete ne he ne drinkeþ; Nis he no marchau{n}t, ase me þinkeþ.”