Þis iherde uortiger{;}   of alche{n} uuele he wes war. 280 ⁊ seide hit an bruttisc{;}   ne cuðe he nan ænglisc. maiden Rouwenne{;}   drinc bluðeliche þenne. Þat maide dronc up þat win{;}   ⁊ lette don oðer þer{}in. ⁊ bi{}tæhten þan kinge{;}   ⁊ þrien hine custe. ⁊ þurh þa ilke leode{n}{;}   þa laȝen comen to þissen londe. 285 wæs{}hail ⁊ drinc{}hæil.   moni mon þer{}of is fain{;} Rouwenne þe hende{;}   sat bi þan kinge. þe king heo ȝeorne biheold{;}   heo was him an heorte leof. ofte he heo custe{;}   ofte he heo clupte. Al his mod ⁊ his main{;}   halde to þan mæidene. 290 [Linenote: 280. _alchel_ MS.] þis ihorde vortiger{;}   of eche vuele he was war. And saide hit on Bruttesse{;}   ne couþe he noht on Œnglisse. Maẏde Rowenne{;}   dring bloþeliche þanne. Þat maide drong vt þat win{;}   and lette don oþer þar{}in. And bi{}tahte þan kinge{;}   and he hit vp swipte. And þorh þisne ilke game{;}   þe lawe come to londe. wassaẏl and dring{}haẏl{;}   þat mani me{n} lofuieþ. Þe faire Rowenne{;}   sat bi þan kinge. þe king hire ȝeorne bi{}heold{;}   ȝeo was him leof on heorte. Ofte he hire custe{;}   and ofte he hire clupte. Þe wurse wes þer | ful neh{;} þe in ælche gomene iS ful ræh. [f. 84v² þe wurse ne dude næuere god{;}   he mæingde þas kinge`s´ mod. he murnede ful swiðe{;}   to habben þat mæide{n} to wiue. Þat wes swide ladlic þing{;}   þat þe cristine king. luuede þat haðene maide{;}   leoden to hærme. 295 þ̵ maiden wes þan kinge leof{;}   æfne alse his aȝene lif. Þe worse was þare wel neh{;}   þat to soche game his wel sleh. þe worse þat neuere ne doþ god{;}   he meẏnde þare þes kinges mod þe king mornede swiþe{;}   for habbe hire to wifue. þat was swiþe loþlich þing{;}   þat þe cristene king. louede þat Maide heaþene{;}   folk to harme. he bad hengest his dring{;}   ȝiuen him þat maide child. He{n}gest funde an his ræd{;}   to don þ̵ þe king him bed. he ȝef him Rouwenne{;}   wimmon swiðe hende. To Hengest bad þe king{;}   þat he þat maide ȝefue him. Hengest funde on his Reade{;}   don þat þe king him beade. He ȝef him Rowenne{;}   womman swiþe hende. XV. ORM THE ORMULUM [[MS description from Notes volume: “Junius 1, Bodleian Library, Oxford: an oblong folio, written in double columns on 118 leaves of parchment varying considerably in size, the largest being 508 × 200 mm.; about 1210 A.D., and an autograph, but corrected by a second and third hand.”]] [[Further detail from Notes volume: