Ac ich þe wolle reade{;}   of mochele þine neode. þat þou biȝete cnihtes{;}   þat gode beon to fihte. And bi{}tak me one castel{;}   þat ich mai on wonie. For ich ham for þe i{}veiþed{;}   þat ich wene beo dead. þare ware ich euere vare{;}   nam ich neuere boute care. Bote ihc ligge faste{;}   bi{}clused in on castle. Ȝef þou þis woldes don{;}   Mi wif solde come sone. and mi dohter Rowenne{;}   and moche of mine cunne. ⁊ ich beo i þine londe{;}   fulliche at{}stonde. þa bet ich wullen hiren þe{;}   ȝif þu þis ȝettest me. Þa answerede vortiger{;} Of ælchen vuele he wes | war. [f. 83v¹ 185 Nim cnihtes biliue{;}   ⁊ send æfter þine wiue. ⁊ æfter þine children{;}   þan ȝu{n}gen ⁊ þan olden. ⁊ æfter þine cunnen{;}   ⁊ afeoh heom mid wunne. þenne heo to þe cumeð{;}   þu scat habben gærsume. hæhliche heom to uede{n}{;}   ⁊ wurðliche scruden. 190 Ah nulle ich castel na burh{;}   nane þe bi{}techen. for men me wolden scenden{;}   I mine kine{}lond. for ȝe haldeð þa hæðene laȝe{;} þat stod on eoure ælderen dæȝe. ⁊ we haldeð cristes laȝe{;}   ⁊ wulleð auere an ure dæȝe. [Linenote: 192. _kine kine lond_ MS.] Wan we þos beoþ in londe{;}   folliche at{}stonde. þe bet we wolleþ cweme þe{;}   ȝef þou þis wolt granti me. þo answerede vortiger{;}   þat of ech vuele was war. Nim cnihtes swiþe{;}   and send after þine wifue. And after þine childre{n}{;}   þe ȝong and þe heoldre And after þine cunne{;}   and onderfang heom mid winne. wane hii to þe comeþ{;}   þou salt habbe garisome. hehliche heom to fede{;}   and worþliche to scrude. Ac nelle ich Castel ne Borh{;}   nanne þe bi{}take. For men me wolde sende{;}   in mine kinelonde. ȝef | ich heþene men{;}   londes bi{}toke. [f. 67r¹ Þa ȝet spæc hængest{;}   cnihten alre hendest. 195 lauerd ich wulle þin iwil{;}   driȝe{n} her ⁊ ouer{}al. ⁊ don al mine dæde{;}   æfter þine ræde. Nu ic wulle biliue{;}   sende afteR mine wiue. ⁊ æfter mire dohter{;}   þe me is swa deore. ⁊ æfter ohte mo{n}nen{;}   þa bezste of mine cunne. 200 [Linenote: 197. _don ḍoṇ_ MS.] þe ȝet spac hengest{;}   cniht alre hendest. louerd nou ich wolle{;}   don al þine wille. Nou ich wolle bliue{;}   sende after mine wifue. And þu ȝif me swa muchel lond{;} to stonden a mire aȝere ho{n}d. Swa wule anes bule hude{;}   Ælches weies ouer{}spræden. feor from ælche castle{;}   amidden ane ualde. þen{n}e ne mai þe atwite{;}   þe hæne ne þe riche. þ̵ þu æi hæhne | burhȝe{;} hæðene monne habbe bi{}tæht. [f. 83v² 205