Two squiers to the town~ gan~ flyng, And a noryse to the child did bryng, Hym~ to kepe ffrome gr{e}me. He led it in~ to his own~ lond 1930 And told the quene, how he it ffond [2031] By a water streme. Whan~ the lady saw the ryng, She said, with-oute lettyng: ‘This child is com~ of gentiƚƚ teme: 1935 Thou hast none heyre, thy lond to take, For I{es}u love thou {sh}oldist hym~ make Prynce of Ierusalem~.’ [Linenotes: 1929. _grame_ MS. 1937. _woldist_ MS.] [Headnote: ST. ANTONY GETS THE FIRST BOY FROM THE GRIFFIN.] (168) [Sidenote: St. Anthony sees the Griffin and Desonell’s first boy, whom the bird lays at his feet.] Now, in boke as we rede, As seynt Antony aboute yede, 1940 Byddyng his orysoun~, [2041] Of the gripe he had a sight, f. 108a. How she flew in a fflight, To her birdus was she boun~. Be-twene her clawes she bare a child: 1945 He prayed to god and Mary myld, On lyve to send it down~. That man was weƚƚ with god aƚƚ-myȝt~, At his fote gan~ she light, That foule of gret renown~. 1950 (169) [Sidenote: St. Antony takes the boy to his Father, the King of Greece.] Vp he toke the child th{e}re, [2051] To his auter he did it bere, There his chapeƚƚ stode. A knave child there he ffond, There was closud in his hond 1955 A gold ryng riche and good. He bare it to the Cite grett, There the kyng his fader {s}ett As a lord of jentiƚƚ blood, For he wold saue it ffro dede; 1960 A grype flew a-bove his hede [2061] And cryed, as he were wood. [Linenotes: 1951. _thare_ MS. 1954. _ffound_ MS. 1958. _sett_] _lett_ MS.] (170) [Sidenote: The King sees his son Antony,] This holy man~ hied hym~ tyte To a Cite w{i}t{h} touris white, As fast as he may. 1965 The kyng at the yate stode And other knyght{es} and lordys good To se the squiers play. The kyng said: ‘Be Mary myld, Yonder comyth Antony, my child, 1970 With a gryffon~ gay. [2071] Som~ of his byrdus take hath he, And bryngith hem~ heder to me!’ Gret ferly had thaye. [Headnote: HE (ANTONY FITZ-GRIFFIN) IS ADOPTED BY THE KING OF GREECE.] (171) [Sidenote: who asks him to adopt Desonell’s boy as his heir.]