ich am ybore þral, þy fader fundlyng wiþ-al. of kunde me ne felde þe to spouse welde. 452 Hit nere no fair weddyng bituene a þral {ant} þe kyng.” þo gon rymenild mis lyken, {ant} sore[KH-2] bigon to syken. 456 [Footnote KH-2: _to syken_ crossed out after _sore_.] [Headnote: _Horn asks Rymenhild’s assistance._] [Sidenote: Rymenhild swoons when she hears Horn’s reply.] Armes heo gan buȝe; Adun he feol iswoȝe. ¶ Horn in herte was ful wo, {And} tok hire on his armes two. 460 He gan hire for to kesse, Wel ofte mid ywisse. Armes hye na{m} boþe, And doune he fel yswowe. Hor hire ofte wende, And in hys armes trende. 460 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] armes bigon vnbowe, {ant} doun heo fel y swowe. Horn hire vp hente {ant} in is armes trente. 460 he gon hire to cusse, {ant} feyre forte wisse. [Sidenote: Horn caresses her, and promises that if she will help him to become dubbed knight, he will do her will.] “Le{m}man,” he sede, “dere, Þin herte nu þu stere. 464 Help me to kniȝte, Bi al þine miȝte To my lord þe ki{n}g, Þ{a}t he me ȝiue dubbi{n}g. 468 “Le{m}ma{n},” qwat he, “dere, Þin h{er}te gyn þou to stere, 464 And hep þou me to knicte, Oppe þine myȝte To my louerd þe kinge, Þat he me ȝyue dobbinge. 468 “rymenild,” quoþ he, “duere, help me þ{a}t ych were 464 [Sidenote: [leaf 86]] Ydobbed to be knyhte, suete, bi al þi myhte to mi louerd þe kyng, þ{a}t he me ȝeue dobbyng. 468 Þa{n}ne is mi þralhod Iwe{n}t i{n} to kniȝthod, {And} i schal wexe more, {And} do, le{m}ma{n}, þi lore.” 472 ¶ Rymenhild, þ{a}t swete þing, Wakede of hire swoȝning. And þa{n}ne hys my þralhede yterned in knyt hede, And þe{n}ne hy schal wite more, And don aft{er} þi lore.” 472 Þo reymyl þe ȝenge Com of hire swohinge, þenne is my þralhede al wend in to knyhthede. y shal waxe more {ant} do, rymenild, þi lore.” 472 Þo rymenild þe ȝynge a-ros of hire swowenynge. [Headnote: _Rymenhild instructs Horn what to do._] [Sidenote: Rymenhild promises Horn that he shall be made knight within a fortnight,] “Horn,” q{ua}þ heo, “vel sone Þ{a}t schal beon idone. 476 Þu schalt beo dubbed kniȝt Are come seue niȝt. Haue her þis cuppe, {And} þis Ring þer vppe, 480 To Aylbrus {and} stuard, {And} se he holde foreward.