his fader deþ {ant} ys lond awrek godmod wiþ his hond. 952 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] [Sidenote: The king mourns.] Þe ki{n}g biga{n} to grete, And teres for to lete. Me leide{n} he{m} in bare, {And} burde{n} he{m} ful ȝare. 960 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] Þe king bi gan to grete, And teres for to lete. Men leyde{n} hem on bere, And ledde he{m} wel þere 960 In to holy kyrke, So man scholde werke. þe kyng wiþ reuþful chere lette leggen is sones on bere, ant bringen hom to halle; muche sorewe hue maden alle. 960 in a chirche of lym {an}t ston me buriede hem wiþ ryche won. [Headnote: _King Thurston offers Horn his kingdom._] ¶ Þe ki{n}g co{m} i{n} to halle, Amo{n}g his kniȝtes alle. 964 “Horn,” he sede, “i seie þe, Do as i schal rede þe. Aslaȝe{n} beþ mine heirs, {And} þu art kniȝt of muchel pris, 968 {And} of g{re}te st{re}ngþe, {And} fair o bodie lengþe. ++Þe king cam hom to halle, Among þe kniyctes alle. 964 “Do, cubert,” he seyde, “As ich þe wolle rede. Dede beþ myn heyres, And þou þe boneyres, 968 And of grete strengþe, Swete and fayr of lengþe. ¶ Þe kyng lette forþ calle hise knyhtes alle, 964 ant seide, “godmod, ȝef þou nere, alle ded we were, [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] [Sidenote: He offers to make Horn (Cutberd) his heir,] MiRe{n}gne þu schalt welde, {And} to spuse helde 972 Reynild, mi doȝt{er}, Þ{a}t sitteþ on þe lofte.” Mi reaume þou schalt helde, And to spuse welde 972 Hermenyl, my dout{er}, Þat syt in bour{e} softe.” [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . .] þou art boþe god {ant} feyr; her y make þe myn heyr; for my sones bueþ yflawe, ant ybroht of lyfdawe. 976 [Sidenote: and to give him his daughter Reynild.] ¶ “O sire ki{n}g, wiþ wro{n}ge Scholte ihc hit vnd{er}fo{n}ge. 976 Þi doȝter þ{a}t ȝe me bede, Ower re{n}gne for to lede. Welmore ihc schal þe serue, Sire kyng, or þu sterue. 980 Þi sorwe schal wende Or seue ȝeres ende. He seyde, “king, wit wronge Scholde ich hire hond{er} fonge, 976 Þing þat þou me bede, And þy reaume lede. At more ich wile þe s{er}ue, And fro sorwe þe berwe. 980 Þy sorwe hyt schal wende Her þis seue ȝeres hende.