[[The section from _¶[N]u gode menn_ to end was printed as a single paragraph. It has been broken up for this e-text.]] [f. 56v¹] [++H]it ȝelamp þ̵ an rice king wes. strang ⁊ mihti. his `land´ gélest wide ⁊ side. his folc was `swiðe´ ærfeðtelle. his under{}þéoden ȝéwer on his cyne{}rice wuneden. Þa be{}fel hit swa þ̵ hi{m} a þance beféll · to under{}ȝeíte wá an alle his cyne{}rice hi{m} were frend oðer fend. hold oðer fá. ⁊ he nam hi{m} tó rede þ̵ heo{m} wolde {5} ȝearceon anæ grate laðienge. ⁊ þider ȝeclepíen all his underþéod. þ̵ hi bi éne féce to his curt `berie´ come sceolde ⁊ sette ænne déȝie. þ̵ hi alle be þe látst to þa d{e}ȝ`i´e. þer were. Ac þis ȝesceod he hadde isétt bi{}tweone frend ⁊ fend. þ̵ þan hi come mistlice to bérie. ȝef he frend wére. me hine sceolde derewrlice forð{}clepien. ⁊ do hine wasse. {10} ⁊ ȝiéfe hi{m} hís formemete. þ̵ hi{m} to la{n}g ne þuhte to abiden of {s}e laford to þe none inn come. Gief he fend wére. me sceolden ánon eter gat ȝemete mid gode repples ⁊ stiarne swépen. ⁊ stiarne híne besíé. ⁊ binde hi{m} hand ⁊ fétt. ⁊ do hine in{}to þiest{er}nesse. ⁊ þer abide of all his ȝeferen were ȝegadered. þ̵ hi alle clone. símle {15} belócen were. Þa sende se king his ærndraches of fif ceðen to alle his under{}þeoden. to ȝelaðie þis folc. hwet bute ícome súm cófer su{m} láter`su{m} frend su{m} fend´. ⁊ was idon bí ha{m} al swá ær cweðe [we] þ̵ isett was. Þa hit þer to co{m}. þ̵ se hlaford in{}to þar halle come. mid his dierewur{ð} ȝeferede. mid ǽrlen ⁊ aldren. mid cn`i´hten {20} mid þeínen. þa cweð se hlafor to his. Æér þan{n} we mid ure frienden toðe mete gó. sce{w}ie we þes uncoðe mæn ur ȝefó. þa hi to for hi{m} cóme. þa wénte he hin to ha{m} ⁊ þus cweð. Un [f. 56v²] wraste man wat lacede ȝéu an alle míre rice þat ȝíe hatrede ⁊ wid{er}wardnesse aȝénes me ȝe win[ne] sceolde. ⁊ to mine `fá´ ȝebugon. Swá ibrúce ic mine {25} rice ne scule ȝíe mine mete ibite. ac scule þa þe hit mid mire lufe ȝearnede. Þa þis was iségd. þa were cofe abruden into þest{er}nesse. þe hi sturfe hungre. ⁊ se hlaford nam {w}iði{nne} to is frenden ⁊ et ⁊ dranc ⁊ macede hine wel bliðe mid his `⁊ þer hi hadden brad ⁊ win. ⁊ vii. sandon´. {30} [Linenotes: V. 11. _se_] _fe_ MS. || 18. _sum ... fend_ added on margin. || 20. _dierewurð_] _dierewurd_ MS. || _⁊ aldren_ over an erasure. || 21. _þeínen_ over an erasure. || 22. _scewie_] _scepie_ MS. || 28. _wiðinne_] _hit hī_ MS. || 29. _⁊ þer ... sandon_ added lengthwise on margin.] [[_“sum ... fend” printed as shown in text, without leading space_]]