⁊ he feng feire to fondin his dohter Mi deorewurðe dohter hwer{}fore uor{}sakestu þi sẏ. ant ti selhðe. þe weolen ant te wu{n}nen þ̵ walden awakenin ant waxen of þi wedlac. þ̵ ich þe to reade. for he is inoh {55} lauerd elewsius ine rome. ⁊ tu maht beon leafdi dohter ȝef þu wel wult. Iuliane þe eadie onswerede him ⁊ seide as þeo þat [f. 58r] ine godd hire hope hefde. ȝef he wule leuen an god al mihti. þenne mei he speoken þrof ⁊ inoh raðe speden. ant ȝef þ̵ he nule nawt. ne schal wiuen on me. wiue þer his wil is. ⁊ affrican hire feader feng on earst feire on{;} to lokin ȝef he mahte wið eani luue speden. Juliene q{uo}ð he mi deorewurðe dohter. sei me hwi þu forsakest þi sy ⁊ ti selhðe? þe weole{n} ⁊ te wunnen. þe walden awakenen. ⁊ waxen of þe wedlac þ̵ ich reade þe to : hit nis nan {70} eðelich þing. þe refschipe of rome. ant tu maht ȝef þu wult. beon burhene leafdi. ⁊ of alle þe londes þe þer{}to liggeð. Juliene þe eadie ontswerede him ⁊ seide. ȝef he wule luuien. ⁊ leuen g`o´dd. al mihti{;} þenne mei he [speoken] þrof. ⁊ speden inoh reaðe. for ȝef he þ̵ nule no{;} ich segge þe þ̵ soð is. ne schal he wiuen on me. Sei nu {75} hwet ti wil is. [Linenote: 70. _ṭreade_ MS.] þa hire feder iherde þis{;} {60} þa feng he to swerien. Bi mi kinewurðe lauerd apollo. ant bi mi deore leafdi diane. þ̵ ich muche luuie. ȝef þu haldest her{}on. ichulle leoten deor to{}teore{n} ant to{}luken þe. ⁊ ȝeouen þi flesch{;} fuheles of þe lufte. Iuliane him onswerede ⁊ softeliche seide. ne wen þu nawiht leoue feder. þ̵ tu affeare me swa. for i{es}u crist godes sune {65} þ̵ ich on leue ⁊ luuie as lauerd lufsumest on liue. þah ich beo forbernd. ⁊ to{}loken limel. nulich heronont buhen þe nawiht affrican wreaðede ⁊ [f. 39r] swor swiðe deopliche. for þe drihtfule godd apollo mi lau{er}d. ⁊ mi deore leafdi þe deorewurðe diane þ̵ ich muche luuie. ȝef þu haldest her{}on{;} ich schal leote wilde deor to{}luken ⁊ toteore þe ⁊ ȝeoue þi flesch fode to fuheles of þe lufte. Juliene him ondswerede. ⁊ softeliche seide. Ne lef þu {80} nawt leoue feader þ̵ tu offeare me swa{;} ich swerie aȝein. þe ih{es}u c{ri}st godes sune. þ̵ ich on leue. ⁊ luuie as leoflukest. ⁊ lufsumest lau{er}d. þah ich cwic beo forbearnd baðe lim ⁊ lið ileitinde leie. Nulle ich þe her onont þreate se þu þreate buhe ne beien.