¶ Aylmar sede sone ywis, “Do nu þat þi wille is.” Horn adun liȝte {And} makede he{m} alle kniȝtes. 552 M{ur}ie was þe feste, Al of faire gestes. Þo seyde þe king wel sone wis, “Do horn as hys wil hys.” Horn adown ga{n} lycte And makede hem to knicte. 552 Comen were þe gestes, Amorwe was þe feste. Horn adoun con lyhte {ant} made hem alle to knyhte, 552 [Sidenote: [leaf 86, back]] for muchel wes þe geste {ant} more wes þe feste. [Headnote: _Rymenhild reminds Horn of his promise._] [Sidenote: Rymenhild becomes impatient and sends for Horn.] Ac Rymenhild nas noȝt þer, {And} þ{a}t hire þuȝte seue ȝer. 556 Aft{er} horn heo sente, {And} he to bure we{n}te. Reymyld was nowt þere, Hire þoute seue yere. 556 Aft{er} horn hye sende; Hor to bour{e} wende. þ{a}t rymenild nes nout þere hire þohte seue ȝere. 556 efter horn hue sende; horn in to boure wende. [Sidenote: He takes Athulf as companion.] Nolde he noȝt go one; Aþulf was his mone. 560 Rymenhild on flore stod, Hornes come hire þuȝte god, [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] He na{m} his felawe i{n} hys honde, And fonde Reymyld i{n} bour{e} sto{n}de. He nolde gon is one; Athulf wes hys ymone. 560 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . .] [Sidenote: Rymenhild bids Horn fulfil his share of the compact by marrying her.] And sede, “Welcome, sire horn, And Aþulf, kniȝt þe biforn. 564 Kniȝt, nu is þi time For to sitte bi me. Do nu þat þu er of spake, To þi wif þume take. 568 Ef þu art trewe of dedes, Do nu ase þu sedes. Nu þu hast wille þine, Vnbind me of my pine.” 572 “Welcome art þou, sire horn, And ayol chil þe bi forn. 564 Knict, nou it his tyme Þat þo sitte by me. Yf þou be trewe of dedes, Do þat þou arr{e} seydes. 568 Do nou þat we speke, To wif þou schalt me take.” [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] 572 ¶ rymenild welcomeþ sire horn, {ant} aþulf knyht hi{m} biforn. 564 “knyht, nou is tyme forto sitte byme. do nou þ{a}t we spake; to þi wyf þou me take. 568 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . .] Nou þou hast wille þyne, vnbynd me of þis pyne.” 572 [Headnote: _Horn proposes first to prove his Knighthood._] [Sidenote: Horn replies that it is the custom for a knight to fight for his leman with some other knight,]