. . . he . . after his barenage . . . . he him . . . . . . . barenage . . . . . Þ{a}t to nan amyrayl abeþ nome . . . . . . . . . . ibuld . . . . . . . . was ifuld. He stood vp a-mong{e} hem al, W{i}t{h} semblant wroþ w{i}t{h}alle, [Sidenote: [109 _b_]] And seide: “Lordynges, w{i}t{h} much hono{ur}, 924 Ȝe herde speke of Blauncheflo{ur}, Þ{a}t y bouȝt hur dere a plyȝt For seuen sithes of golde hur wyȝt; For y wende w{i}t{h}-out wene 928 Þat feire mayde to haue had to Quene. Vp he stod among he{m} alle, Bi semblau{n}t wel wroþ wiþ alle. “Lordinges,” he sede, “wiþ muchel hon{ur}, Ȝe habbeþ iherd of blau{n}cheflur, 648 Hu ihc hire boȝte apliȝt, For seuesiþe of gold hire wiȝt. To hire was mi meste wene, For to habbe to mi quene. 652 Þe amiral stod up among he{m} alle . . . . . . wreþ mid [alle] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Sidenote: [_leaf 8, back, col. 2_]] . . . . . . wiþoute w[ene] To habben hire to mi quene [Headnote: _The trial of the children._] Among~ my maydons in my Toure I hur dide, w{i}t{h} muche honoure; Byfore her bedde my self~ y coom~; 932 I fonde þ{e}ryn a naked man. Þan were þey to me so looþ, I þouȝt to haue sleyn~ hem booþ, I was so wroþ and so wood~. 936 [_No gap in MS._] Nis noȝt ȝore þ{a}t i ne com And fond hire wiþ hordom, Me to schame {and} deshonur, In hire bedde on mi Tur. 656 . . . hire bedde miself ich co[me] . . . hire ane naked grome . . . . . . . me wel loþe . . . . . . . he{m} boþe. {and} ich was so wroþ {and} wod Ȝit y w{i}t{h}drowȝ myn~ hoot blood~ Tyl y haue sende after ȝow, by assent, To wreke me w{i}t{h} Iugement. Now ȝit ȝe woot how it is goon~, 940 Wreke me soon~ of~ my foon~.” [_No gap in MS._] Ihc habbe ȝou told hu hit is went; A wrekeþ me wiþ Jugem{en}t.” {and} ȝet ihc wiþ drou . . . . Þ{a}t ich hadde after . . . . To wreke me þo{r}uh iugem[ent]. Nou ȝe habbeþ iherd hou it is. Awrekeþ me of mine fon.” [Sidenote: One suggests that the children be heard before being judged.] Þan spake a kyng~ of þat londe, “We haue herd al þis shame and shonde; But, or we hem to deth deme, 944 Lat vs hem see, ȝif it þe Queeme, What þey wolde speke or sygge, Ȝif~ þey wyl auȝt ageyn~ vs legge: Hit were nouȝt ryȝt iugement, 948 W{i}t{h}out answere make acoupement.