a þet come densce men{;}   and driuen ut þa bruttes. þene þridde nome heo þer sætte{;}   ⁊ lane{}castel hine hæhten. 230 ⁊ for swulche gomen{;}   þæ tun hafde þas þreo nomen. Vnder þan com liðen hider{;}   hengestes wif mid hire scipen. heo hæfde to iueren{;}   fiftene hu{n}d{r}ed ridern. mid hire come{n} to iwiten{;}   muchele æhtene scipen. þer comen inne{;}   muchel of hengestes cunne. 235 [Linenote: 233. _hūd’ed_ MS.] forte þat Dence men   driuen vt þe cnihtes. þane þridde name þar sette{;}   and leane Castel hine cleopede. vnder þan com liþe hider{;}   Hengestes wif mid hire sipes. ȝeo hadde to ivere{;}   fiftene hundred Rideres. ⁊ Rouwe{n} his dohter{;}   þe him we`s´ swide deore. Hit wes umbe{}while{;}   þ̵ com þe ilke time. þ̵ iȝarked wes þa burh{;}   mid þan alre bezste. He{n}gest com to þan kinge{;}   ⁊ bad him gistninge. ⁊ seide þ̵ he hafde an in{;}   Iȝarked to{}ȝeines him. 240 ⁊ bad þat he come þer{}to{;} ⁊ he scolde beon fæire under{}fon. And Rowen his dohter{;}   þat was him swiþe deore. Hit was bi on wile{;}   þat com þe ilke time. þat `i´ȝarked was þe borh{;}   mid þan alre beste. And Hengest wende to þan kinge{;}   and bad hine to gẏstni{n}ge. And seide þat he hadde on In{;}   hi{}makede to{}ȝenes him. ⁊ þe king him ȝette{;}   swa hengest hit wolde. Hit com to þan time{;}   þ̵ þe king gon forð liðe. Mið þan deoreste monnen{;}   of alle his duȝeðe. forð he gon buȝen{;}   | þ̵ he to burh com. [f. 84r² 245 he bi{}heold þene wal{;}   up and dun ouer{}al. al him wel likede{;}   þ̵ he o{n} lokede. He wende in to halle{;}   ⁊ his heleðes mid him alle. Bemen heo bleowen{;}   gome{n} men gunnen cleopien. And þe king him grantede{;}   alse Hengest wolde. Forþ hii gonne wende{;}   þat hii come to þan ende. þe king bi{}heold þane wal{;}   vp and dun oueral. Al him wel likede{;}   þat he on lokede. He wende in to halle{;}   and his cnihtes mid him alle. Bord heo hetten breden{;}   cnihtes setten þer to. 250 heo æten heo drunken{;}   dræm wes iburhȝen. þa þe duȝeðe hafde iȝeten{;}   þa wes heom þa bet iloten. Hængest eode in to þan inne{;}   þer wunede Rouwenne. he heo lette scruden{;}   mid vnime`te´ prude. al þ̵ scrud þe heo hafde on{;}   heo weoren {s}wiðe wel ibon. 255 heo weoren mid þan bezste{;}   ibrusted mid golde. [Linenote: 255. _swiðe_] _iwiðe_ MS.] Bordes hii lette sprede{;}   cnihtes þar to sete. hii eoten | hii drongken{;}   blisse was a{}mang heom. [f. 67v¹ Hengest we{n}de to þe in{n}e{;}   þar Rowenne was hinne. he hire lette scrude{;}   mid onimete prude.