Horn þu art so swete No schal yþe for lete.” 232 Hom rod him aylm{er} king, And wit horn þe sweting And alle hyse feren, Þat weren lef and dere. 236 horn þou art so suete, ne shal y þe forlete.” 232 Hom rod Aylmer þe kyng, {ant} horn wiþ him, his fundlyng, {ant} alle his yfere, þat him were so duere. 236 [Headnote: _Arrangements for education of the children._] [Sidenote: The king entrusts Horn to Athelbrus, the steward, charging the latter to give Horn full instruction in hunting, fishing,] ¶ Þe kyng com in to halle Among his kniȝtes alle; Forþ he clupede aþelbrus, Þat was stiward of his hus. 240 “Stiwarde, tak nu here Mi fundlyng for to lere Of þine mest{er}e, Of wude {and} of riu{er}e, 244 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] Þe king com in to halle Amo{n}g hise kinctes alle. He bad clepen aybrous, Þe heye stiward of his hous. 240 “Stiward, haue þou here Horn chil for to lere Of þine mestere, [_No gap in MS._ . . . .] Of wode and of felde 244 To riden wel wit shelde. þe kyng com in to halle among his knyhtes alle. forþ he clepeþ Aþelbrus, his stiward, {ant} him seide þus, 240 “stiward, tac þou here my fundlyng, forto lere of þine mestere, of wode {ant} of ryuere, 244 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . .] [Sidenote: playing the harp, and in serving with the cup.] {And} tech him to harpe Wiþ his nayles scharpe, 248 Biuore me to kerue {And} of þe cupe serue. Þu tech him of alle þe liste Þat þu eure of wiste. 252 Tech him of þe harpe, Wit his nayles sharpe 248 Biforn me for to harpen, And of þe cuppe seruen, And of alle þe listes Þat þou on erþe vistes. 252 and toggen o þe harpe wiþ is nayles sharpe; 248 and tech him alle þe listes þ{a}t þou euer wystest, byfore me to keruen {ant} of my coupe to seruen. 252 In his feiren þou wise In to oþere s{er}uise. Horn þu vnderuonge {And} tech him of harpe {and} songe.” 256 ¶ Ailbrus gan lere Horn {and} his yfere. His feren deuise Of oþer seruise. ++Horn child þou vnderfonge; Tech him of harpe and so{n}ge.” 256 And aylbrous gan leren Horn and hise feren.