+Quoth ubbe, “b{er}nard, seyst þou soth?” 2008 “Ya, sire, that i ne[89] lepe oth. Yif y, louerd, a word leye, To-morwen do me hengen heye.” [Sidenote: The rest confirm Bernard’s story.] Þe burgeys þat þer-bi stode þore, 2012 Grundlike and grete oþes swore, Litle and mikle, yunge and holde, Þat was soth, þat b{er}nard tolde. Soth was, þat he wolde{n} him bynde, 2016 And trusse al þat he mithen fynde Of hise, in arke or in kiste, Þat he mouthe i{n} seckes þriste. [Sidenote: “The thieves wanted to steal all he had.] “Louerd, he hauede{n} al awey born 2020 His þing, and him-self alto-torn, But als god self barw him wel, Þat he ne tinte no catel. Hwo mithe so mani sto{n}de ageyn, 2024 Bi nither-tale, knith or swein? He were{n} bi tale sixti and ten, Starke laddes, stalworþi men, [Sidenote: They were led on by one G[r]iffin Gall.”] And on, þe mayster of he{m} alle, 2028 Þat was þe name giffin[90] galle. [Sidenote: [Fol. 214, col. 2.]] Hwo mouthe agey[{n}][91] so mani sto{n}de, But als þis ma{n} of f{er}ne londe Haueth he{m} slawe{n} with a tre? 2032 Mikel ioie haue he! God yeue him mikel god to welde, Boþe in tun, and ek in felde! We[l][92] is set he etes mete.” 2036 [Sidenote: Ubbe sends for Havelok, to dub him knight.] Quoth ubbe, “doth him swiþe fete, Þat y mouthe his woundes se, Yf that he mouthe{n} heled[93] be. For yf he mouthe couere yet, 2040 And gange{n} wel up-on hise fet, Mi-self shal dubbe him to knith, For-þi þat he is so with. And yif he liuede, þo foule theues, 2044 Þat were{n} of kaym kin and eues, He sholden hange bi þe necke; Of here ded daþeit wo recke, Hwan he yeden þus on nithes 2048 To binde boþe burgme{n} and knithes. For bynderes loue ich neuere mo, Of hem ne yeue ich nouht a slo.” [Footnote 89: MS. ine.] [Footnote 90: _Qu._ griffin.] [Footnote 91: MS. agey.] [Footnote 92: Cf. ll. 772, 907.] [Footnote 93: MS. holed. See l. 2058.] [Headnote: UBBE SENDS FOR HAVELOK AND TAKES HIM TO HIS CASTLE.] [Sidenote: Havelok is brought before Ubbe.] +Hauelok was bifore ubbe browth, 2052 Þat hauede for him ful mikel þouth, And mikel sorwe in his herte For hise wundes, þat we[r] so smerte.