Wa{n}ne þou comes to sodenne, Gret wel al mi kinne, 156 And grete wel þe gode Quen godild, my mod{er}. And sey þat heþene king, Ih{es}u c{r}istes wiþerling, 160 Þat ichc lef and dere, On londe am riued here. And sei þat he shal fo{n}ge Þe deth of mine honde.” 164 ȝef þou comest to sudenne, g{re}t hem þ{a}t me kenne. 156 gret wel þe gode quene godild, mi moder. ant sey þene heþene kyng, ih{es}u c{ri}stes wytherlyng, 160 þ{a}t ich hol {ant} fere, in londe aryuede here. ant say þ{a}t he shal fonde þen deþ of myne honde.” 164 [Headnote: _King Aylmer welcomes the children._] [Sidenote: The children set out from the shore and meet King Aylmer,] [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] Þe children ȝede to Tune Bi dales {and} bi dune. 168 Hy metten wiþ almair king, Crist ȝeue{n} him his blessing, King of West{er}nesse, Crist ȝiue him Muchel blisse. 172 Þe schip biga{n} to flete And horn child forto wepe. Þe children yede to towne Bi dales and bi downe. 168 ++Metten he with aylm{er} king, God him yeue god timing, King of westnesse, God him yeue blisse. 172 ¶ Þe ship bigon to fleoten {ant} horn child to weopen. by dales {ant} by dounes þe children eoden to tounes. 168 metten hue Eylmer, þe kyng, c{ri}st him ȝeue god tymyng, kyng of westnesse, c[{ri}]st him myhte blesse. 172 [Sidenote: who greets them kindly and asks their history.] He him spac to horn child Wordes þat were Mild, “Whannes beo ȝe, faire gumes, Þ{a}t her to londe beoþ icume, 176 Alle þrottene Of bodie swiþe kene? Bigod þ{a}t me makede, A swihc fair verade 180 Ne sauȝ ihc in none stunde Bi westene londe. Seie me wat ȝe seche.” For he spek to horn child Wordes wel swiþe mild, “We{n}ne be ye, fayre grome, Þat here to londe ben ycome, 176 Alle xiij Of bodi swiþe schene? Bi ih{es}u þat me made, So fayre on ereþ clade, 180 Ne say neu{er}e stonde In al westnesse londe. Sey me wat ye seche.” he spec to horn child wordes suyþe myld, “whenne be ȝe gomen, þat bueþ her a londe ycomen, 176 alle þrettene of bodye suyþe kene? by god þat me made, so feyr a felaurade 180 ne seh y neuer stonde in westnesse Londe. say me whet ȝe seche.”