Vp she rose ageyn~ the rough~, With sorofuƚƚ hert and care Inough~, 1880 Carefuƚƚ of blood and bone . . . . . . . [1981] She sye, it myght no better be, She knelid down~ vppon~ her kne, And thankid god and seynt Iohn~. (163) [Sidenote: A leopard takes her other boy away.] There come a libard vppon~ his pray, 1885 And her other child bare away, She thankid god there And his moder Mary bryght. This lady is lefte alone ryght: The sorow she made there . . . . . 1890 (164) [Sidenote: The King of Jerusalem sees the leopard and child.] That she myght no further ffare: [1991] ‘Of one poynt,’ {she sayd}, ‘is my care, As I do now vnderstond, So my children~ crystenyd were, Though they be with beest{es} there, 1895 Theyre liffe is in godd{us} hond.’ The kyng of Ierusalem~ had bene At his brothers weddyng, I wene, That was lord of aƚƚ that lond. As he com homward on his way, 1900 He saw where the liberd lay [2001] With a child pleyand. [Linenote: 1892. _she s._] om. MS.] (165) [Sidenote: Each child has one of Torrent’s rings. The King’s men kill the Leopard,] Torrent had yeve {her} ring{es} two, And euery child had one of tho, Hym~ with aƚƚ to saue. 1905 The kyng said: ‘Be Mary myld, Yonder is a liberd w{i}t{h} a child, A mayden~ or a knave.’ Tho men~ of armes theder went, f. 107b. Anon~ they had theyre hors spent, 1910 Her guttys oute she Rave. [2011] For no stroke wold she stynt; Tiƚƚ they her slew w{i}t{h} speris dynt, The child myght they not haue. [Linenote: 1903. _her_] _his lady_ MS.] [Headnote: HE (LEOBERTUS) IS ADOPTED BY THE KING OF JERUSALEM.] (166) [Sidenote: and take the Child to the King, who christens him ‘Leobertus,’] Vp they toke the child y{i}ng 1915 And brought it be-ffore the kyng And vndid the swathing band, As his moder be-ffore had done, A gold ryng they ffound sone, Was closud in his hond. 1920 Tho said the kyng of Ierusalem~: [2021] ‘This child is come of gentiƚƚ teme, Where euer this beest hym~ ffond. The boke of Rome berith wytnes, The kyng hym~ namyd Leobertus, 1925 That was hent in hethyn~ lond. [Linenotes: 1915. _yong_ MS. 1923. _ffound_ MS.] (167) [Sidenote: and takes him to Jerusalem.]