Uortiger heom sende to{;}   And axede hu heo weoren idon. Ȝif heo grið sohten{;}   ⁊ of his freond{}scipe rohte{n}. 10 heo wisliche and{}swerden{;}   Swa heo wel cuðen. ⁊ seiden þ̵ heo walden{;}   speken wið þan kinge. ⁊ Leofliche him heren{;}   ⁊ hælden hine for hærre. And swa heo gunnen wenden{;}   fforð to þan kinge. Þa wes Uortigerne þa ki{n}g{;}   In Cantuarie{}buri. 15 þer he mid his hirede{;}   Hæhliche spilede. þer þas cnihtes come{n}{;}   Bi{}fore{n} þan folc{}kinge. Sone swa heo | hine imetten{;}   fæire heo hine igrætten. [f. 81v¹ ⁊ seiden þat heo him wolden{;}   hæren iþisse londe. ȝif he heom wolde{;}   mid rihten at{}halden. 20 Þa and{}swerede vortig{er}{;}   of elchen vuele he wes war. An alle mine iliue{;}   þe ich iluued habbe. bi dæie no bi nihtes{;}   ne sæh ich nauere ær swulche cnihtes. for eouwer cume{n} ich æm bliðe{;} ⁊ mid me ȝe sculle{n} bilæfuen. ⁊ eouwer wille ich wulle driȝen{;}   bi mine quicke liuen. 25 [Linenote: 25. _bimi ne_ MS.] þeos comen to þan kinge and faire hine grette. and seide þat hii wolde{;}   him sarui in his lo{n}de ȝif vs þou wolle{;}   mid rihte at{}holde. þo answerede vortiger{;}   þat of eche vuele he was war. In al mine lifue{;}   þat ich ileued habbe{;} Bi dai no bi nihte{;}   Ne seh ich soche cnihtes. for ȝou ich ham bliþe{;}   and mid me ȝe solle bi{}lefue. Ah of eou ich wulle iwiten{;}   þurh soðen eouwer wurð{}scipen. whæt cnihte{n} ȝe seon{;}   ⁊ whænnenen ȝe icumen beon. ⁊ whar ȝe wullen beon treowe{;}   alde ⁊ æc neowe. þa answerede þe oðer{;}   þat wes þe aldeste broðer. lust me nu lauerd king{;}   ⁊ ich þe wullen cuðen. 30 what cnihtes we beoð{;}   ⁊ whanene we icumen seoð. [Linenote: 27. _whæt_] _whahæt_ MS.] Ac forst ich wolle wite{;}   for ȝoure mochele worsipe. wat cnihtes | beo ȝeo{;}   and wanene ȝeo i{}comen beo. [f. 65v² þo answerede þe oþer{;}   þat was þe elder broþer. ++Ich hatte he{n}ges{;}   hors is mi broðer. we beoð of alemai{n}ne{;}   aðelest alre londe. of þat ilken ænde{;}   þe angles is ihaten. Beoð in ure londe{;}   selcuðe tiðende. 35 vmbe fiftene ȝer{;}   þat folc hi[s] isomned. Al ure iledene folc{;}   ⁊ heore loten werpeð. vppen þan þe hit fal[l]ed{;}   he scal uaren of londe. Bilæuen scul | len þa fiue{;}   þa sexte scal forð liðe. [f. 81v² ut of þan leode{;}   to u[n]cuðe londe. 40 [Linenotes: 36. _his_] _hī_ MS. || 38. _falled_] _faled_ MS.]