vre ship flet forþ ylome, {ant} her to londe hit ys ycome. 204 Nou þou myht vs slen, {ant} bynde oure honde vs bihynde. ah ȝef hit is þi wille, help vs þ{a}t we ne spille.” 208 ¶ Þo spac þe gode kyng, he nes neuer nyþyng, [Headnote: _Horn tells his name._] [Sidenote: Aylmer asks Horn’s name,] “Seie me, child, what is þi name? Ne schaltu haue bute game.” 212 Þe child him answerde, Sone so he hit herde, “Horn ihc am ihote, Icomen vt of þe bote, 216 Fram þe se side, Kyng, wel mote þe tide.” “Sey me, child, wat is þi name, Ne schal þe tide bote game.” 212 Þat child him answerede, Sone so hit herde, “Hor hich am hote, Ycome out of þe bote, 216 Fram þe se syde, King, wel þe bityde.” “sey, child, whet is þy name, shal þe tide bote game.” 212 þe child him onsuerede, so sone he hit yherde, “Horn ycham yhote, ycome out of þis bote, 216 from þe see side, kyng, wel þe bitide.” [Sidenote: and learning it, puns upon it,] Þanne hym spak þe gode king, “Wel bruc þu þin eueni{n}g. 220 Horn, þu go wel schulle Bi dales {and} bi hulle. “++Hon child,” qwad þe king, “Wel brouke þou þi nami{n}g. 220 Horn him goth snille Bi dales an bi hulle; “horn child,” quoþ þe kyng, “wel brouc þou þy nome ȝyng. 220 horn him goþ so stille bi dales {ant} by hulles. [Sidenote: predicting that Horn’s fame shall spread like the sound of a horn.] Horn, þu lude sune Bi dales {and} bi dune. 224 So schal þi name springe Fram kynge to kynge, {And} þi fairnesse Abute West{er}nesse, 228 Þe strengþe of þine honde Into Eurech londe. And þoruuth eche toune Horn him shilleþ soune. 224 So shal þi name springe Fram kinge to kinge, And þi fayrnesse Þoru out westnesse, 228 And stregþe of þine honde Þoruouth eu{er}ich londe. horn haþ loude soune þurh out vch a toune. 224 so shal þi nome sp{ri}nge from kynge to kynge, ant þi feirnesse aboute westnesse. 228 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . .] [Sidenote: He then leads Horn home.] Horn, þu art so swete Ne may ihc þe forlete.” 232 Hom rod Aylmar þe kyng, {And} horn mid him his fundyng {And} alle his ifere, Þ{a}t were him so dere. 236