++Elpes arn in Inde riche. 480 on bodi borlic berges ilike. he to{}gaddre gon o wolde so sep ðat cumen ut of folde. ⁊ behinden. he hem sampnen. ðanne he sulen oðre strenen. 485 Oc he arn so kolde of kinde. ðat no golsipe is hem minde. til he noten of a gres. ðe name is mandragores. Siðen he bigeten on. 490 ⁊ two ger he ðer{}mide gon. ðog he ðre hundred ger. on werlde more ¶¶ wuneden her. | bigeten he neuermor non. [f. 9r so kold is hem siðen blod ⁊ bon. 495 ðanne ge sal hire kindles beren. In water ge sal stonden. In wat{er} to mid side. ðat wanne hire harde tide. ðat ge ne falle niðer nogt. 500 ðat is most in hire ðogt. For he ne hauen no lið. ðat he mugen risen wið. Hu he resteð him ðis der. ðanne he walkeð wide. 505 herkne wu it telleð her. for he is al unride. A tre he sekeð to fuligewis. ðat is strong ⁊ stedefast is. ⁊ leneð him trostl[i]ke ðer{}bi. 510 ðanne he is of walke weri. ðe hunte haueð biholden ðis. ðe hi{m} wille swiken. wor his beste wune is. to don hise willen. 515 Sageð ðis tre ⁊ under set. o ðe wise ðat he mai bet. ⁊ hileð it wel ðat he it nes war ðanne he makeð ðer{}to char. him seluen sit olon bihalt. 520 weðer his gin him out biwalt. ðanne cumeð ðis elp unride. ⁊ leneð him up on his side. slepeð bi ðe tre in ðe sadue. ⁊ fallen boden so to{}gaddre. 525 gef ðer is noman ðanne he falleð. he remeð ⁊ helpe calleð. remeð reufulike on his wise. hopeð he sal ðurg helpe `ri´sen. ðanne cumeð ðer on gangande. 530 hopeð he sal him don ut standen. Fikeð ⁊ fondeð al his migt. ne mai he it forðen no wigt. Ne canne ðan no{n} oðer. `oc´ remeð mid his broðer. 535 manie ⁊ mikle cume ðer `se´cande. wenen him on stalle maken. oc for ðe helpe of hem alle. ne mai he cumen so on stalle. ðanne remen he alle a rem. 540 so hornes blast. oðer belles drem. For here mikle remi{n}g. rennande cumeð a gungling. raðe to him luteð. his snute him under puteð. 545 ⁊ mitte helpe of hem alle. ðis elp he reisen on stalle. ⁊ tus | atbrested ðis huntes breid. [f. 9v oðe wise ðat ic haue gu seid. [Linenotes: 521. _biwarlt_ MS. || 529. _risen_] _sisen_ MS., _ri_ in margin. || 535. _oc_] _o_ MS., _oc_ in margin. || 536. _sacande_ MS., _se_ in margin.] [Headnote: Parvulus Natus Est Nobis]