Þe ston was mikel, and ek greth, And al so heui so a neth; Grund stalwrthe ma{n} he sholde be, Þat mouthe lifte{n} it to his kne; 1028 [Sidenote: Few can lift it.] Was þer neyþer clerc, ne prest, Þat mithe liften it to his brest: Þerwit putte{n} the chaunpiouns, Þat þider come{n} with þe barouns. 1032 Hwo so mithe putten þore Biforn a-noþer, an inch or more, Wore ye yung, [or] wore he hold, He was for a ke{m}pe told. 1036 [Sidenote: Whilst this is going on, Havelok looks on at them.] Al-so þe[i] stoden, an ofte starede{n},[51*] Þe chaunpiouns, and ek the ladde{n}, [Sidenote: [Fol. 209b, col. 2.]] And he maden mikel strout Abouten þe alþerbeste but, 1040 Hauelok stod, and lokede þer-til; And of putti{n}gge he was ful wil, For neu{er}e yete ne saw he or Putte{n} the stone, or þa{n}ne þor. 1044 [Sidenote: His master tells him to try.] Hise mayst{er} bad him gon þer-to, Als he couþe þer-with do. Þo hise mayst{er} it him bad, He was of him sore adrad; 1048 Þerto he stirte sone anon, And kipte up þat heui ston, Þat he sholde puten wiþe; [Sidenote: He puts the stone 12 feet beyond the rest.] He putte at þe firste siþe, 1052 Ouer alle þat þer wore, Twel fote, and su{m}del more. Þe chaunpiouns þat [þat] put sowen, Shuldrede{n} he ilc oþer, and lowen; 1056 Wolde{n} he no more to putti{n}g gange, But seyde, “_w_e[52] dwelle{n} her to longe!” [Headnote: GODRICH HEARS OF HAVELOK’S STRENGTH.]