¶ Aþelbrus also swiþe We{n}te to halle bliue. [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] 504 “Kyng,” he sede, “þu leste A tale mid þe beste. Þu schalt bere c{ru}ne Tomoreȝe i{n} þis tune. 508 Aylbrous wel bliþe To halle he ȝede wel swiþe, And sette him on kneuling, And grette wel þe king. 504 “Syre,” he seyde, “wiltu luste Ane tale wit þe beste? Þou schalt bere corune In þis hulke toune. 508 Athelbrus so blyþe eode in to halle swyþe, [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . .] 504 ant seide, “kyng, nou leste o tale mid þe beste. þou shalt bere coroune to marewe in þis toune. 508 [Sidenote: and urges him to knight Horn at the feast the following day.] Tomoreȝe is þi feste; Þ{er} bihoueþ geste. Hit nere noȝt for loren For to kniȝti child horn 512 Þine armes for to welde; God kniȝt he schal ȝelde.” To morwe worþe þi festes; Me by houed gestes. Ich þe wolde rede ate lest Þat þou horn knict makedest. 512 Þi armes to him welde; God knict he schal be{n} helde.” to marewe is þi feste; þe bihoueþ geste. Ich þe rede mid al my myht þ{a}t þou make horn knyht. 512 þin armes do him welde; god knyht he shal þe ȝelde.” [Sidenote: The king accedes to the request, and promises that Horn and his twelve companions shall be knighted.] ¶ Þe ki{n}g sede sone, “Þ{a}t is wel idone. 516 Horn me wel iq{ue}meþ; God kniȝt hi{m} bisemeþ. He schal haue mi dubbing {And} aft{er}ward mi derling. 520 Þe king seyde sone, “Þat hys wel to done. 516 Horn me wole ben queme, To be knict him by seme. He schal habbe my dubbing And be my nowne derling. 520 þe kyng seide wel sone, “hit is wel to done. 516 Horn me wel quemeþ; knyht him wel bysemeþ. He shal haue mi dobbyng {ant} be myn oþer derlyng. 520 {And} alle his feren twelf He schal kniȝten him self. Alle he schal hem kniȝte Bifore me þis niȝte.” 524 And his feren xij Ich schal dobbe My selue. Alle ich hem schal knicte Bi for me to fyte.” 524 {ant} hise feren tuelue he shal dobbe him selue. alle y shal hem knyhte byfore me to fyhte.” 524 [Headnote: _Horn is dubbed Knight._] [Sidenote: On the morrow, Horn with his twelve companions presents himself before king Aylmer,]