[Sidenote: He finds Grim’s sons ready to fish.] [65]+Hwa{n} he com hom, he wore yare, Grimes sones, forto fare 1392 In-to þe se, fishes to gete, Þat hauelok mithe wel of ete. But auelok þouthe al anoþer, [Sidenote: Havelok calls Grim’s three sons.] First he ka[l]de þe heldeste broþer, 1396 Roberd þe rede, bi his name, [Headnote: HE ASKS THEM TO GO WITH HIM TO DENMARK.] Wiliam wenduth, and h[uwe r]aue{n},[66] Grimes sones alle þre, [Sidenote: [Fol. 211b, col. 2.]] And sey[d]e, “liþes nou alle to me, 1400 Lou{er}dinges, ich wile you sheue, A þing of me þat ye wel knewe. [Sidenote: He says, “My father was king of Denmark.] Mi fader was king of denshe lond, Denemark was al in his hond 1404 Þe day þat he was quik and ded; But þa{n}ne hauede he wicke red, Þat he me, and denemark al, [Sidenote: He left me and my sisters in charge of a foul fiend, who slew my sisters, and bade Grim drown me.] And mine sistres bi-tawte a þral: 1408 A deueles lime [he] hus bitawte, And al his lond, and al hise authe. For y saw that fule fend Mine sistres slo with hise hend; 1412 First he shar a-two here þrotes, And siþen [karf] hem al to grotes, And siþen bad [he] in þe se Grim, youre fader, dre{n}che{n} me. 1416 Deplike dede he him swere On bok, þat he sholde me bere Vnto þe se, an dre{n}chen ine, And [he][66*] wolde take{n} on him þe sinne. 1420 [Sidenote: But Grim was wise.] But grim was wis, and swiþe hende, Wolde he nouth his soule shende; Leuere was him to be for-sworen, Þan dre{n}chen me, and ben for-lorn; 1424 But sone biga{n} he forto fle [Sidenote: He fled from Denmark with me, and took care of me.] Fro denemark, forto ber_w_en[67] me, For yif[68] ich hauede þer ben fu{n}den, Hauede ben slayn, or harde bunde{n}, 1428 And heye ben henged on a tre, Hauede go for him gold ne fe. For-þi fro denemark hider he fledde, And me ful fayre and ful wel fedde, 1432 So þat vn-to þis [ilke] day, Haue ich ben fed and fostred ay. But nou ich am up to þat helde Cume{n}, that ich may wepne welde, 1436 And y may grete di{n}tes yeue, [Sidenote: And now, I must go to Denmark.] Shal i neuere hwil ich lyue Ben glad, til that ich denemark se; [Sidenote: Go with me, and I will make you rich men.”] I preie you þat ye wende with me, 1440 And ich may mak you riche men, Ilk of you shal haue castles ten, And þe lond þat þor-til longes, Borwes, tunes, wodes and wo{n}ges.”[69] 1444