And for his niȝtes gestinge He ȝaf his oste an hundred schillinge. [_No gap in MS._] And ȝerne he haþ his oste bisoȝt Þ{a}t he him helpe wiþ al his þoȝt, 128 In Babilloine, oþ{er} wher a beo, Þ{a}t he miȝte hire iseo, Hu he miȝte mid sume ginne, His le{m}man blau{n}cheflur awinne. 132 Þa{n}ne sede þe burgeis, Þ{a}t was hende {and} curtais, _MS. Cott. Vitell. D. III._ [Sidenote: [_leaf 7_]] . . . . . . . by souht . . . . . mid al his mauht . . frend in babiloyne hadde . . wisede {and} wel radde . . . he mihte mid eni ginne . . . blancheflour iwinne [Headnote: _The innkeeper gives Floris instructions._] “Childe,” he seide, “to a brygge þ{o}u shalt com{e}, The Senpere fynde at hoom{e}: 500 He woneth at þe brygges ende; Curtays man he is, and hende; We arn~ bretheren, and trouthes plyȝt: He can þe wyssh and rede a-ryȝt; 504 At babilloine atte frume, To one brigge þu schalt cume. 136 Whane þu comest to þe ȝate, Þe port{er} þu schalt find þarate. Wel hende man {and} fair he is; He is icluped sire daris. 140 Mi felaȝe he is þureȝ truþe ipliȝt, And he kan rede þe ariȝt. . . one longe brugge þou schalt come . . . ngere finde þer ate frome. . . . c is ate brugge ende . . . mon he is {and} hende . . . breþeren {and} treweþe ipliht . . . wisi {and} reden wel riht. [Sidenote: The innkeeper sends him with a ring of introduction to the bridge porter at Babylon.] Þ{o}u shalt bere him a rynge Fro my-self~ to tokenynge, Þat he help þe in boure and halle As it were my self~ befalle.” 508 [_No gap in MS._] Florys takeþ þe ryng~, and nemeþ leue, For long~ wold~ he nouȝt beleue. Haue {and} ber him þis ring, On mine halue to tokning, 144 Þ{a}t he þe helpe in alle halue, Ase he wolde me selue.” Floriz herof was wel bliþe, And þonkede his oste wel suiþe. 148 Feire of him he nimeþ leue; No lengur nolde he bileue. . . . bere him neseno[FB-3] ring . . . . . . to toking . . . . . elpe on eche halue . . . . . {and} takeþ is leue . . . . . . þer by sene [Footnote FB-3: ?] [Sidenote: Floris takes leave, and by midday reaches the bridge and finds the porter.] By þ{a}t it was vndern~ hyȝe, Þe Brygge com{e} he swyth nye. 512 Þe Senperes name was Darys. Florys gret him wel feire ywys, And he him þe ryng~ arauȝt, And ful feire it him betauȝt. 516