To feche vitayle by no waye. 2280 He charged hem to wacche wel a[l~l] abowte, That thay for-fameli[d+] myght dye. Thus thay kepte the place vij dayes, [leaf 57] Tille alle hire vitaile was nyȝe spente. 2284 The provisions being The yates thai pas the streyte weyes. exhausted, Tho helde thai hem with-in I-shente. Tho spake Roulande with hevy chere Woordes lamentable, 2288 Whan̄ he saugħ the ladies so whiȝte of le[rh], Faile brede on here table, And saide “Charles, thoᶙ curteys kinge, Roland complains Why forgetist thoᶙ vs so longe? 2292 of Charles’s This is to me a wondir thinge; forgetfulness; Me thinkitħ, thou doiste vs grete wronge, To let vs dye for faute of mete, Closed thus in a dongeon̄. 2296 To morowe wol we asaye what we kon̄ gete, By god, that berithe the crown̄.” Tho saide Floripas “sires, drede noghte but Floripas cheers For noon̄ houng[rh] that may befalle. 2300 him up, I knowe a medycyne in my thoughte To comforte yoᶙ witħ alle. I have a girdil in my Force[rh], saying she possessed Who so girde hem̄ ther-with aboute, 2304 a magic girdle which Hunger ner thirste shal him neu«er» dere, was a talisman Though he were vij yere witħ-oute.” against hunger and “O” q«uo»d Sir Gy “my loue so trewe, thirst for those who I-blessed mote ye be! 2308 wore it. I pray yoᶙ, that ye wole us alle hit shewe, That we may haue oure saule.” She yede and set it fortħ anoon̄, Thai proved alle the vertue, 2312 They all successively And diden it aboute hem̄ eu«er»ychon̄. put it on and felt as It comforted alle both moo and fewe, if they had feasted. As thai hade bene at a feste. [p067 MAPYN ENTERS FLORIPAS’ CHAMBER.]