Þa{n}ne spak a freo burgeis, Þ{a}t was hende {and} curt[eis], 660 “Sire, are hi beo to diþe awreke, We mote ihere þe childre{n} speke. [_No gap in MS._] Hit nere noȝt elles rist iugem{en}t, Biþute{n} ansuare to acupem{en}t.” 664 ¶ Þo spak a king of þulk . . “Ȝe habbeþ iherd þis . . . . Ak are we he{m} to deþe . . . We schullen i heren þe . . . What huy wolleþ speke . . . {and} ȝif huy wolleþ ou . . . Hit nis no riȝht iugem[ent].” Wiþ oute onsuere . . . . . [Headnote: _The trial continued._] [Sidenote: The king of Nubia advises that they be instantly burned.] Til þis is herde of~ more and lasse, What myster is, to bere wytnesse?” Þe king of Nubie sede þo, “For soþ, ne schal hit noȝt go so. Hit is riȝt þureȝ alle þing Felons inome hond habbing, 668 For to suffre Jugeme{n}t Biþute ansuere oþ{er} acupeme{n}t.” ¶ Þe king of nubie . . . . “Sire, so ne schal hit . . . . Trait{ou}r þat is nome hond . . Hit is riȝht þo{r}u alle þ . . . To beo for don oþ{er} i sch . . Wiþ outen oni here of . . . Al þis ihe . . {and} lag . . {and} bereþ him þer of w . . . After þe Children haue þey sent,-- 952 To brenne hem was his entent;-- Two s{er}ieauntes hem gan bryng{e} Toward~ hur al wepyng{e}. Drery booþ þese children goo; 956 Ayther bemeneþ oþ{er}is woo. Aft{er} þe children nu me sendeþ; Hem to berne fir me tendeþ. 672 After þes childeren . . . . Hem to for berne þer . . . . Twene seriauns hem forþ bringe To fonge here dom sore wepin[ge] Dreri weren þo chyldren . . Her eyþer by wepeþ oþer . . [Sidenote: Floris reproaches himself to Blauncheflur.] Þan seide Florys to Blauncheflo{ur}, “Of~ oure lyf~ is no soco{ur}: Seide floriz to blau{n}cheflur, “Of vre lif nis no sucur; Ac min is þe guld {and} þe vnmeþ, Þ{a}t þu for me schalt þolie deþ. 676 ¶ Þo seyde floyres to blanche[flur] Of vre liue nis no soc[ur]. Yf~ kinde of~ man it þole myȝt, 960 Twyes y shuld dye w{i}t{h} ryȝt, Oones for my self~, anoþ{er} for the, For, þy deeþ þ{o}u hast for me.” [Sidenote: [110 _a_]] Blauncheflo{ur} seyde þoo, 964 “Þe gylt is myn~, of oure woo.” Ac if cu{n}de hit þolie miȝte, Ihc oȝte deie tuye wiþ riȝte. O deþ for þe, on oþ{er} for me; For þis þu þolest nu for me. 680 For if i nere i{n} to þis t{ur} icume, Wiþ mireȝþe þu miȝtest her i{n}ne wune.” [Sidenote: He gives her the ring, telling her of its properties.]