[Sidenote: At night Goldborough lies down sorrowful.] +On þe nith, als goldeborw lay, Sory and sorwful was she ay, 1248 For she wende she were bi-swike, Þat sh[e w]ere[60] yeue{n} un-kyndelike. [Sidenote: She sees a great light.] O nith saw she þer-inne a lith, A swiþe fayr, a swiþe bryth, 1252 Al so brith, al so shir, So it were a blase of fir. She lokede no[r]þ,[61] and ek south, [Sidenote: It comes out of Havelok’s mouth.] And saw it come{n} ut of his mouth, 1256 Þat lay bi hire in þe bed: No ferlike þou she were adred. Þouthe she, “wat may this bi-mene! He beth heyma{n} yet, als y wene, 1260 He beth heyma{n} er he be ded:”-- [Sidenote: She sees a red cross on his shoulder, and hears an angel, saying,] On hise shuldre, of gold red She saw a swiþe noble croiz, Of an angel she herde a uoyz: 1264 [Footnote 60: MS. shere, _evidently miswritten for_ she were.] [Footnote 61: MS. noþ.] [Sidenote: [Fol. 211, col. 1.]] [Sidenote: “Goldborough, be not sad. Havelok shall be a king, and thou, queen.”] +“Goldeborw, lat þi sorwe be, For hauelok, þat haueþ spuset þe, He[62] kinges sone, and ki{n}ges eyr, Þat bike{n}neth þat croiz so fayr. 1268 It[63] bikenneth more, þat he shal Denemark haue{n}, and englond al; He shal ben king strong and stark Of engelond and denemark; 1272 Þat shal þu wit þin eyne sen, And þo shalt quen and leuedi ben!” [Footnote 62: _Qu._ Is.] [Footnote 63: MS. Iit.] [Headnote: HAVELOK TELLS HER HIS STRANGE DREAM.] [Sidenote: She rejoices, and kisses Havelok.] +Þanne she hauede herd the steuene Of þe angel uth of heuene, 1276 She was so fele siþes blithe, Þat she ne mithe hire ioie mythe; But hauelok sone anon she kiste, And he slep, and nouth ne wiste. 1280 Hwan þat aungel hauede seyd, [Sidenote: He awakes, and says he has had a dream.] Of his slep a-non he brayd, And seide, “le{m}ma{n}, slepes þou? A selkuth drem dremede me nou. 1284 [Headnote: SHE SAYS HAVELOK WILL BE A GREAT KING.]