dohter ich habbe one; nys non so feyr of blod ant bone. [KH-5](Ermenild, þat feyre may, bryht so eny someres day,) 980 hire wolle ich ȝeue þe, ant her kyng shalt þou be.” [Footnote KH-5: This line was at first left out by the scribe, and then written in the margin of the MS.] [Sidenote: Cutberd declines, but offers to continue in the king’s service.] Wanne hit is wente, Sire ki{n}g, ȝef me mi rente. 984 Wha{n}ne i þi doȝter ȝerne, Ne schaltu me hire werne.” And wa{n}ne he beþ wente, Kyng, ȝyf þou me my re{n}te. 984 Wan ich þi dout{er} h{er}ne, Ne schalt þou hire me werne.” he seyde, “more ichul þe serue, kyng, er þen þou sterue. 984 when y þy dohter ȝerne, heo ne shal me noþyng werne.” [Sidenote: During seven years he does not communicate with Rymenhild.] Cutb{er}d wonede þere Fulle seue ȝere, 988 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] Þ{a}t to Rymenild he ne sente, Ne him self ne wente. 992 Rymenild was in West{er}nesse, Wiþ wel muchel sorinesse. ++Horn child wonede þere fulle sixe yere. 988 Þe seuenþe, þat cam þe nexte Aft{er} þe sexte,[KH-4] To reymyld he ne we{n}de, Ne to hyr{e} sende. 992 Reymyld was i{n} westnesse, Myd michel sorwenesse. [Footnote KH-4: MS. adds ‘yeres hende’ underdotted as a mistake.] ¶ godmod wonede þere fulle six ȝere; 988 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . .] ant þe seueþe ȝer bygon; to rymynyld, sonde ne sende he non. 992 rymenyld wes in westnesse, wiþ muchel sorewenesse. [Headnote: _A king sues for Rymenhild._] [Sidenote: A king sues for Rymenhild.] ¶ A king þ{er} gan ariue Þ{a}t wolde hire haue to wyue. 996 Aton he was wiþ þe ki{n}g, Of þ{a}t ilke weddi{n}g. Þe daies were schorte, Þ{a}t Rimi{n}hild ne dorste 1000 Lete{n} i{n} none wise. A writ he dude deuise; A kyng þer was aryuede Þat wolde hyre habbe to wyue. 996 At sone ware þe kynges Of hyre weddinges. Þe dawes weren schorte, And reymyld ne dorste 1000 Lette in none wise. A writ he dede deuise; a kyng þer wes aryue, ant wolde hyre han to wyue. 996 at one were þe kynges, of þ{a}t weddynge. þe dayes were so sherte, ant rymenild ne derste 1000 latten on none wyse. a wryt hue dude deuyse; [Sidenote: Athulf writes a letter to Horn.]