And ellis getist thou an evel ende! xij lurdeynes mette vs on the waye; Thai saide, thay come streight fro the. 1824 Thai made it botħ stoute and gay; Here hed«is» here maistowe see. They then produce the Thai saide, thai wolde to Charles goon̄, heads of the Soudan’s Evel tidingg«es» him to telle. 1828 messengers. Loo here here heddis eu«er»ychone, Here soulis bene in helle.” “O” q«uo»d Lavane “what may this be, To suff[rh] this amonge my knight«es» alle? 1832 To be rebuked thus here of the The Soudan vowed At mete in myn owen̄ halle! a vow that they To Mahounde myghty I make a vowe, should all ten be Ye shall be hanged alle ten, 1836 hanged as soon as Anoon as I have eten̄ I-nowe, he had finished In presence of alle my men̄.” his dinner. But Maide Floripas answered tho Floripas recommended And saide “my derworth Fadir de[rh]! 1840 him to put off his By my counsaile ye shal not so, resolution, until Tille ye haue your Barons alle in fe[rh], a general council That thai may se what is the best, of his barons had For to delyu«er»e my brother Sir Ferumbras. 1844 determined on the And aftirward, if þat ye liste, best way of the Ye may gife hem ful evel grace.” liberation of “Gramercy, doghter, thou saieste welle, Ferumbras. [leaf 46] Take hem alle into thy warde. 1848 The Soudan gives them Do feter hem faste in Iren̄ and stele into her guard. And set hem in strayȝte garde. Thus was I neuer rebukede er nowe; Mahounde myghty gyfe hem̄ sorowe! 1852 Thay shalle be flayn and honged on a bowe, Longe ere tyme[148] to morowe.” Floripas leads the Florip̄ toke these messangeris knights into her And ladde hem vp in-to here tou[rh], 1856 tower, where [p054 FLORIPAS ENQUIRES AFTER GUY.]