Clarice he{m} haþ to bedde ibroȝt, Þ{a}t was of pal {and} selc iwroȝt. 536 In bedde heo broȝte he{m} adun, An hure self we{n}de he{m} fram. . . bedde heo hem haueþ ibrouȝt . . selk {and} pal i wrouht . . heo sette hem þer adou{n} . . . . . . wende aroum . . . more bote cluppe {and} cusse . . . blancheflur hit wiste [Sidenote: The two rejoice together greatly.] Þ{er} was no man þ{a}t myȝt radde Þe ioye þ{a}t þey twoo madde. Florys þen to speke bygan~, And seide, “lord þat madest man, 828 I it þonke goddes sone Þat al my care I haue ou{er}com{e}; Now my leue I haue y-founde, Of~ al my care y am vnbounde.” 832 [_No gap in MS._] Þo floriz furst speke bigan. “Vre lou{er}d,” he sede, “þ{a}t makedest man, 540 Þe ihc þonki, godes sune, Þ{a}t ihc am to mi leof icume. Mi leof, nu ihc habbe þe ifunde, Of al mi care ihc am vnbu{n}de.” 544 . . . . formest speke bigon . . . d þ{a}t makedest mon . . . . nou godes sone . . . . he is ouer [c]ome . . . . habbe ifounde . . . . . am vnbounde [Headnote: _The maidens are at mornings to assist at the ‘Admiral’s’ toilet._] Clarys hem s{er}uyd al at wylle, Boþ dernlyche and stylle. ++cLarys w{i}t{h} þe white syde Rose vp on morn{e} tyde, 836 And cleped after Blaunchefloure To wende w{i}t{h} him in to þe Toure: She seide “y am co{m}maund~”; But her answere was slepaund~. 840 Nu aiþ{er} haþ oþ{er} itold Of here soreȝe {and} care cold, Þ{a}t hi hadde ifunde bo Suþþe hi were ideld atuo. 548 Nu hi cluppeþ and cusseþ And makeþ togadere muchel blisse. If þ{er} was aȝt bute custe, Swete blau{n}cheflur hit wiste. 552 Non oþ{er} heuene hi ne bede, Bute eure swich lif to lede. Ac lo{n}ge ne miȝte hi hem wite Þ{a}t hi neren vnderȝete. 556 . . . . . oþer haueþ told . . . . . kare ful cold . . . . . me wel stronge . . . . . rt so longe . . . . . serueþ al to wille . . . . [dern]eliche {and} stille . . . . heo noȝh longe wite . . . . eren vnder ȝete [Sidenote: Each morning two maidens went to the Admiral’s tower to comb his hair and wash his hands,--] Þe Amyral had such a woon{e}, Þ{a}t eu{er}y day shulde com{e} [Sidenote: [108 _b_]] Twoo maydons of~ hur bo{ur} Vp to him in to þe Toure, 844 [_No gap in MS._] W{i}t{h} water and clooth, and basyn~, For to wesshe his hondes ynne: