heo bar an hir{e} honde{;}   Ane guldene bolle. I{}uulled mid wine{;}   þe wes wunder ane god. hæȝe ibore{n}ne men{;}   heo lædden to hallen. biuoren þan kinge{;}   f{æi}rest alre þinge. 260 Reowen sæt acneowe{;}   ⁊ Cleopede to þan kinge. ⁊ þus ærest sæide{;}   In ænglene londe. lauerd king wæs hæil{;}   for þine kime ich æm uæin. Þe king þis ihærde{;}   ⁊ nuste what heo seide. [Linenote: 260. _farrest_ MS.] Ȝeo bar in hire hond{;}   ane goldene bolle. Hi{}fulled mid w[i]ne{;}   ne mihte non be rich[ere]. Hehȝe ibore me{n}{;}   hire ladde in to halle. bi{}vore þan kinge{;}   fairest alle þing. Rowenne sat a cnouwe{;}   and seide to þa{n} kinge. þus erest ȝeo spac{;}   in Englene lond. Louerd king wassaẏl{;}   for * þine comes me beoþ hail. Þe ki{n}g hit ihorde{;}   and nuste wat ȝeo saide. [Linenote: 258. _wine: richere_] MS. defective here.] þe king vortigerne{;}   fræinede his cnihtes sone. 265 what weoren þat speche{;}   þe þ̵ maide spilede. Þa andswere | de Keredic{;}   a cniht swiðe sellic. [f. 84v¹ he wes þe bezste latimer{;}   þat ær com her. lust me nu lauerd king{;}   ⁊ ich þe wulle cuðen. whæt seið Rouwenne{;}   fæirest wimmonnen. 270 Hit beoð tiðende{;}   Inne sæxe{}londe. whær swa æi duȝeðe{;}   gladieð of drenche{;} [Linenote: 272. _gladẹieð_ MS.] þe king vortigerne{;}   haxede his cnihte`s´. wat were þe speche{;}   þat þe maide speke. Þo answerede{;} Keþereh{;}   cniht mid þe wisest. he was þe beste latimer{;}   þat euere wone[de] her. 268 Lust nou mi louerd king{;}   and ich þe wolle cuðen. wat seiþ Rowenne{;}   fairest of al wommanne. Hit his þe wone{;}   Ine sax{}londe. [Linenote: 268. _wone_ MS.] þat freond sæiðe to freonde{;}   Mid fæire loten hende. leofue freond wæs hail{;}   þe oðer sæið drinc hail. þe ilke þat halt þene nap{;}   he hine drinkeð up. 275 oder uul me þideR fareð{;}   ⁊ bi{}techeð his iuere{n}. þenne þat uul beoð icumen{;}   þenne cusseoð heo þreoien. þis beoð sele laȝen{;}   Inne saxe{}londe. ⁊ Inne alemaine{;}   heo beoð ihalden aðele. [Linenotes: 273. _sæiðe_] _ð_ corr. out of _d_. || 276. _bi{}thecheð_ MS.] þat freond saiþ to his freond{;}   wane he sal [dri]nge. leofue freond wassail{;}   þe oþer saiþ dringhail. þe ilke þat halt þane nap{;}   þane dringe dringþ vp. 275 And aȝ[ein]es me hine fulþ{;}   and takeþ his ivere. Þis beoþ þe | lawes{;}   ine sax{}londe. [f. 67v² [Linenotes: 273. _dringe_]; 276 _aȝeines_] MS. defective here.]