To the casteƚƚ they toke the way, There the kyng of Naȝareth lay, With hym~ to speke on high~. At none the quene ete in~ the haƚƚ, 2530 Amongist the ladyes ou{er} aƚƚ, [2631] That couth moche curtesye. Desoneƚƚ wold not lett, By s{ir} Torent she her sett, There of they had {envye} . . . . . . 2535 [Linenote: 2535. _envye_] _wonder_ MS.] [Headnote: DESONELL FINDS HER TWO SONS BY TORRENT.] (221) [Sidenote: She tells the Lords how her Father sent her and her 2 Boys to sea;] Whan~ eyther of hem other be-held, Off care no thyng they ffeld, f. 117b. Bothe her hert{es} were blithe. Gret lordys told she sone, What poyntes he had for her done, 2540 They be-gan to be blithe; [2641] And how her {fader} in the see did her do, With her she had men~ childre two; They waried hym~ feƚƚ sithe. ‘Sir kyng, in this wildernes, 2545 My two children~ fro me revid w{e}s, I may no lenger hem~ hide. [Linenotes: 2542. _fader_] om. MS. 2546. _was_ MS.] (222) [Sidenote: and how one was carried off by a Griffin, and the other by a Leopard. Leobertus and Antony are these boys.] ‘The knyght yaue me ryng{es} two, Euerich of hem~ had one of thoo, Better saw I never none. 2550 A Gryffon~ bare the one away, [2651] A liberd the other, p{ar}maffay, Down~ by a Roche of stone.’ Than~ said the kyng of Ierusalem~: ‘I ffound one by a water streme, 2555 He levith w{i}t{h} blood & bone.’ The kyng of Grece said: ‘My brother, Antony my son~ brought me anoþ{ur}e.’ She saith: ‘Soth, be seynt Iohn~?’ [Linenote: 2556. _levith_] _yet_ add. MS.] [[‘The knyght yaue me... _open quote invisible_]] [Headnote: TORRENT INVITES 3 KINGS TO PORTUGAL.] (223) [Sidenote: Torrent’s 2 Sons kneel and ask his blessing. He rejoices in them and their Mother,] The kyng said: ‘Sith it is so, 2560 Kys ye youre fader bo, [2661] And axe hym~ his blessyng!’ Down~ they knelid on~ her knee: ‘Thy blessing, ffader, for charite!’ ‘Welcom~, children~ y{i}ng!’ 2565 Thus in armes he hem~ hent, A blither man~ than~ s{ir} Torent Was there none levyng; f. 118a. It was no wonder, thouȝe it so were; He had his wiffe and his children~ there, 2570 His joye be-gan~ to spryng. [2671] [Linenotes: 2561. _bothe_ MS. 2565. _yong_ MS.] (224) [Sidenote: and thanks the Kings for taking care of them. He asks the Kings to Portugal.]