Þan spak~ þe lord of~ þ{a}t ynne, “Þis sender day, þ{er} sate hereyn{e} 468 Þat faire Maide Blauncheflo{ur}, boþ in halle and in boure. Eu{er} she made mornyng chere, And bement Florys, her lyf~ fere; 472 Ioye ne blis made she noon~, But for Florys she made her moon~.” [Þ]us heri{n}ne þis oþ{er} day [S]at blau{n}cheflur þ{a}t faire may. [I]n halle ne in bur ne at bord, [O]f hire ne herde we neure a word. 104 [B]ute of floriz was hire mone; [Heo] nadde in herte ioie none.” Florys toke a Coupe of~ syluer clere, A mantyl of~ Scarlet w{i}t{h} menyuere: 476 “Houe þis, s{ir}, to þyn~ hono{ur}; Þ{o}u may þonke it Blauncheflo{ur}. He myȝt make myn~ hert glade, Þ{a}t couþ me tel wheder she is ladde.” 480 [Whanne] herde he ne{m}pnen his le{m}man, [Bliþe] he was iwis for þan. 108 [He lat] bringe a cupe of seluer [And eke] a pane of menuuer. [Þanne] he sede, “haue þis to þin honur, [So þ]u speke of blau{n}cheflur. 112 [Þu mi]ȝtest make min heorte ful glad; [Þu tel]le me wuder heo were ilad.” [Þanne] sede þe burgeis, [Þat was] wel hende {and} c{ur}tais, 116 [Headnote: _The innkeeper tells Floris how the Admiral bought Blauncheflur._] [Sidenote: The host tells him that Blauncheflur has been sold to the Admiral at Babylon.] “Child~, to Babyloyne she is brouȝt; Þe Amyral hur haþ bouȝt: [Sidenote: [104 _a_]] He gaf~ for hur, as she stood vpryȝt, Seuen sithes of~ gold hur wyȝt; 484 For he þenkeþ w{i}t{h}-out weene, Þat faire may haue to Queene. Among~ his maydons in his toure He hur dide, w{i}t{h} much honoure.” 488 [“To Babi]lloigne he was ibroȝt; [Þe adm]iral hire haȝ iboȝt.” Now Flores resteþ him þ{er}e al nyȝt, Tyl on þe morrow þe day was lyȝt; He roos on þe morownyng~, He gaf~ his Ost an hundryd shelyng~, 492 To his ost and to his Ostesse, And toke his leue, and feire dide kysse; [Floriz go]þ to his rest; [On Blaunch]eflur he þoȝte mest. 120 Ac reste ne miȝte he habbe none; Fort þe dide slep him nome. Amoreȝe so sone so hit was day, He nem his liue, {and} we{n}de his way. 124 [Sidenote: Floris gives the host a hundred shillings, and asks his assistance.] And ȝerne his ost he besouȝt, Þat he him help, ȝif he myȝt ouȝt, 496 Ȝif~ he myȝt~, w{i}t{h} any gynne, Þat feire may to him wynne.