As she sownyd, this lady myld, Men myȝt se tokenyng of her child, Steryng on~ her right syde. 1785 Gret Ruth it was to teƚƚ, How her maydens on~ her feƚƚ, [1890] Her to Couer and to hide. Tho the kyng said: ‘My dought{er}, do way! By god, thy myrth is gone for aye, 1790 Spousage wyƚƚ thou none {bi}de! There fore thou shalt in to the see And that Bastard with-in the, To lerne you ffor to ride.’ [Linenote: 1791. _bide_] _lede_ MS.] [Headnote: DESONELL BEARS TWINS TO TORRENT.] (155) [Sidenote: His Earls and the Queen pray for mercy for Desonell.] Erlis and Barons, that were good, 1795 By-fore the kyng knelid and stode For that lady free. [1900] The quene, her moder, on knees feƚƚ, ‘For I{es}u is love, that harood heƚƚ, Lord, haue mercy on~ me! 1800 That ylke dede, that she hath done, It was with an Erlis sonne, Riche man~ i-nough is he; And yf ye wyƚƚ not let her lyve, Right of lond ye her yeve, 1805 Tiƚƚ she delyu{er}d be!’ (156) [Sidenote: She is delivered of 2 male children like Torrent. Her Father says she shall be sent out to sea.] Thus the lady dwellith there, [1910] Tyll that she delyu{er}d were Of men~ children~ two; In all poyntes they were gent, 1810 And like they were to s{ir} Torent; For his love they sufferid woo. f. 106a. The kyng said: ‘So mut I thee, Thou shalte in-to the see With oute wordys moo. 1815 Euery kyngis dought{er} ffer and nere, At the shaƚƚ they lere, [1920] Ayen~ the law to do.’ [Linenotes: 1807. _Thus the_] so F. VII; _This_ MS. 1808. _Tyll_] so F. VII; om. MS. 1810. _all_] so F. VII; om. MS.] (157) [Sidenote: She is led from his land. The Queen bewails her daughter’s fate. Desonell is sent to sea.] Gret ruth it was to se, Whan they led that lady ffree 1820 Oute of her faders lond. The quene wexid tho nere wood For her doughter, that gentiƚƚ ffode, And knyghtis stode wepand; A cloth of silke gan they ta 1825 And p{ar}tyd it be-twene hem twa, Therin they were wonde. Whan~ they had shypped that lady y{i}ng, [1930] An hunderid feƚƚ in sownyng At Peron~ on~ the sond. 1830 [Linenotes: 1827. so F. VII; om. MS. 1828. _had sh._] so F. VII; _clepud_ MS. _yeng_ MS.] [Headnote: DESONELL IS SENT OUT TO SEA. SHE REACHES LAND.] (158) [Sidenote: She prays to Christ for her children.]