++Hire feader feng on to wreaððin swiðe ferliche ⁊ easkede hire hokerliche. Ant hwet is he þes were þ̵ tu art to iweddet. þ̵ tu hauest wið{}ute me se forð þi luue ile{n}et. þ̵ tu letest lutel. of al þ̵ tu schuldest luuien. Ne ich nes neauer þ̵ ich wite ȝet. wið him {100} icnawen. for gode q{uo}ð þe meiden þin hearm is þe mare. Nawt for{}þi þ̵ tu nauest iherd of him ȝare. Þ̷ is ih{es}u godes sune. þ̵ forte alesen moncun þ̵ schulde beon forloren al{;} lette lif o rode. Ich ne seh him neau{er} ⁊ þ̵ me of{}þuncheð. Ah ich him luuie ⁊ wulle don. ⁊ leue on as o lau{er}d. Ne schal me firsen him from. Nowðer {105} deouel ne mon. for mi lif q{uo}ð hire feader þe schal laðin his luue. for þu schalt habbe þrof hearm ⁊ scheome baðe ⁊ nu þu schalt on alre earst. as on ernesse swa beon ibeaten wið bittere besmen. þ̵ tu were wummon of wu{m}mone bosum to wraðerheale eau{er} iboren iþe worlde. [Linenote: 99. _ileuet_ MS.] Swa muche quoð ha ich iwurðe him þe leouere{;} So ich derure þing for his luue drehe. þ̵ ti wil is{;} wurch nu. {90} ⁊ he het hatterliche strupen hire steortnaket. ⁊ beten hire swa luðere þ̵ hire leofliche lich{;} liðeri al oblode. ⁊ swa ha duden so luðere þ̵ te blod ȝet adun of þe ȝerden. ⁊ heo bigon to ȝeien. Beaten so ȝe beaten ȝe beliales bu[f. 59r]deles. ne mahe ȝe nowðer mi luue ne min bileaue lutlen toward him mi lufsum leof mi leowinde lauerd ne {95} nullich leauen ower read þ̵ for readeð ow seoluen. ne ower mix mawmex þ̵ beoð þes feondes fetles heien ne herien. for teone ne for tintreow þ̵ ȝe mahen timbrin. Na quoð he is hit swa hit schal sutelin sone. for ichulle biteachen mislich þi bodi to elewsium þe riche reue irome ant he schal for{}swelten ant for{}reden þe efter es wille wið {100} allescunnes pinen. [Linenote: 98. _schal_] _salch_ MS.] Swa muche q{uo}ð þ̵ meiden ich beo him þe leou{er}e. se ich {110} derfre þing for his luue drehe. [wurch] þu þ̵ ti wil is. Ȝe q{uo}ð he bliðeliche. ant swiðe heatterliche. strupen hire steort naket. ⁊ leggeð se luðer[f. 40r]liche on hire leofliche lich{;} {þ̵} hit liðeri o blode. Me nom hire ⁊ dude swa þ̵ hit ȝeat adun of þe ȝerden. ant heo bigon to ȝeien. Beaten se ȝe beaten ȝe beliales budeles. ne mahe ȝe nowðer {115} mi luue ne mi bileaue lutlin towart te liuiende godd mi leofsume leofmon. þe luuewurðe lau{er}d. ne nulle ich leuen ower read þe forreadeð ow seolf. ne þe mix maumez þe beoð þes feondes fetles{;} heien ne herien. for teone ne for tintreohe þ̵ ȝe me mahe timbrin. Na nult tu q{uo}ð affrican. hit schal sone sutelin. for ich chulle sende {120} þe nu ⁊ biteache þi bodi to eleusiu{m} þe riche þ̵ reue is ou{er} rome. ant he schal þe forreaden. ⁊ makie to forswelten. as his ahne wil is þurh al þet eauer sar iS.