Part 8

[Sidenote: He lets his oath go for nothing.] +Hwan þis t{r}ayson was al þouth, 312 Of his oth ne was him nouth. He let his oth al ouer-ga, Þerof ne yaf he nouth a stra; But sone dede hire fete, 316 [Sidenote: [Fol. 205b, col. 2.]] Er he wolde hete{n} ani mete, Fro wi{n}chestre þer sho was, Also a wicke t{r}aytur iudas; [Sidenote: He sends the maiden to Dover.] And dede lede{n} hire to doure, 320 Þat standeth on þe seis oure; And þerhinne dede hire fede Pourelike in feble wede, [Sidenote: He shuts her up in the castle.] Þe castel dede he yemen so, 324 Þat non ne micte come{n} hire to Of hire frend, with [hire] to speke{n}, Þat heuere micte hire bale wreke{n}.

+Of Goldeb{oru} shul we nou laten, 328 Þat nouth ne bli{n}neth forto g{ra}te{n}, Þet sho liggeth in p{ri}soun: [Sidenote: May Christ release Goldborough from prison!] Ihe{s}u c{r}ist, that lazarun To liue broucte fro dede bondes, 332 He lese hire wit hise hondes; And leue sho mo him y-se Heye ha{n}gen on galwe tre, Þat hire haued i{n} sorwe brouth, 336 So as sho ne misdede nouth!

[Headnote: BIRKABEYN IS KING OF DENMARK.]

+Sawe nou forth i{n} hure spelle; [Sidenote: At that time there was a king of Denmark, called Birkabeyn.] In þat time, so it bifelle, Was in þe lon of denemark 340 A riche king, and swyþe stark. Þ[e] name of him was birkabeyn, He hauede mani knict and sueyn; He was fayr man, and wicth, 344 Of bodi he was þe beste knicth Þat eu{er}e micte lede{n} uth here, Or stede onne ride, or ha{n}dlen spere, [Sidenote: He had three children.] Þre children he hauede bi his wif, 348 He hem louede so his lif. He hauede a sone [and] douhtres two, Swiþe fayre, as fel it so. He þat wile non forbere, 352 Riche ne poure; king ne kaysere, [Sidenote: Death came upon him.] Deth him tok þa{n} he bes[t] wolde Liuen, but hyse dayes were fulde; Þat he ne moucte no more liue, 356 For gol ne siluer, ne for no gyue.

[Sidenote: He sends for the priests.] +Hwa{n} he þat wiste, raþe he sende After p{re}stes fer an hende, Chanounes gode, and mo{n}kes beþe,[15] 360 Him for to[16] wisse, and to Rede; [Sidenote: [Fol. 206, col. 1.]] Him for to hoslon, an forto shriue, Hwil his bodi were on liue.

[Footnote 15: MS. “boþe.” But “beþe” rimes to “Rede”; see l. 694.]

[Footnote 16: MS. fort{hm} to, the _hm_ being expuncted.]

[Headnote: BIRKABEYN SELECTS EARL GODARD / TO BE GUARDIAN OF HIS THREE CHILDREN.]

+Hwa{n} he was hosled and shriue{n}, 364 His q{ui}ste maked, and for him gyue{n}, His knictes dede he alle site, For þorw hem he wolde wite, [Sidenote: He asks who will guard his children?] Hwo micte yeme hise childre{n} yunge, 368 Til þat he kouþen speke{n} wit tu{n}ge; Speke{n} and gangen, on horse riden, Knictes an sweynes bi here side{n}. He spoken þer-offe, and chosen sone 372 A riche man was under mone, [Sidenote: He chooses Godard.] Was þe trewest þat he wende, Godard, þe kinges oune frende; And seyden, he Moucthe he{m} best loke, 376 Yif þat he hem vndertoke, Til hise sone Mouthe bere Helm on heued, and lede{n} vt here, In his hand a sp{e}re stark, 380 And king ben maked of denemark. He wel trowede þat he seyde, And on Godard handes leyde; [Sidenote: He commends the children to Godard.] And seyde, “Here bi-teche i þe 384 Mine childre{n} alle þre, Al denemark, and al mi fe, Til þat mi sone of helde be; [Sidenote: He makes him swear to take care of them, and to give up the kingdom to the boy.] But þat ich wille, þat þo[u] suere 388 On auter, and on messe-gere, On þe belles þat men ri{n}ges, On messe-bok þe prest on singes, Þat þou mine children shalt we[l] yeme, 392 Þat hire kin be ful wel queme, Til mi sone mowe ben knicth, Þanne biteche him þo his Ricth, Denemark, and þat þertil lo{n}ges, 396 Casteles and tunes, wodes and wo{n}ges.”

[Sidenote: Godard swears to do so.] +Godard stirt up, an swor al þat Þe king him bad, and siþen sat Bi the knictes, þat þer ware, 400 Þat wepen alle swiþe sare For þe king þat deide sone: Ih{es}u c{ri}st, that makede mone On þe mirke nith to shine, 404 Wite his soule fro helle pine; And leue þat it mote wone [Sidenote: [Fol. 206, col. 2.]] In heuene-riche with godes sone!

[Headnote: GODARD IMPRISONS THE THREE CHILDREN.]

[Sidenote: Godard shuts up the children, Havelok, Swanborough, and Helfled, in a castle.] +Hwan birkabeyn was leyd i{n} g{ra}ue, 408 Þe erl dede sone take þe knaue, Hauelok, þat was þe eir, Swanborow, his sister, helfled, þe toþer,[17] And in þe castel dede he hem do, 412 Þer non ne micte hem come{n} to Of here kyn, þer þei sperd wore;[18] Þer he greten ofte sore, Boþe for hunger and for kold, 416 Or he weren þre wint{er} hold. Feblelike he gaf he{m} cloþes, [Sidenote: He cares not for his oaths.] He ne yaf a note of hise oþes; He hem [ne] cloþede rith, ne fedde, 420 Ne hem ne dede richelike be-bedde. Þa{n}ne godard was sikerlike [Sidenote: He is a traitor.] Vnder god þe moste swike, Þat eure in erþe shaped was, 424 With-uten on, þe wike Iudas. [Sidenote: May he be accursed!] Haue he þe malisun to-day Of alle þat eure speke{n} may! Of p{at}riark, and of pope! 428 And of prest with loke{n} kope! Of monekes, and h{er}mites boþe![19] And of þe leue holi rode, Þat god him-selue ran on blode! 432 [Sidenote: Cursed be he by north and south!] Crist warie him with his mouth! Waried wrthe he of norþ and suth! Offe alle man, þat speke{n} kunne! Of c{ri}st, þat made[20] mone and su{n}ne! 436 Þa{n}ne he hauede of al þe lond Al þe folk tilled in-til his hond, And alle haueden swore{n} him oth, Riche and poure, lef and loth, 440 Þat he sholden hise wille freme, [Sidenote: He plots against the children.] And þat he shulde[{n}] him nouth g{re}me, He þouthe a ful strong trechery, A trayson, and a felony, 444 Of þe children forto make: Þe deuel of helle him sone take!

[Footnote 17: Corrupt? Lines 410, 411 do not rime well together.]

[Footnote 18: MS. were. But see l. 237.]

[Footnote 19: Lines 430, 431, 432 rime together. NB. The words _holi rode_ are written over an erasure.]

[Footnote 20: MS. mande.]

[Sidenote: He goes to the tower where they are.] +Hwa{n} þat was þouth, onon he ferde To þe tour þer he wore{n} sp{er}de, 448 Þer he grete{n} for hunger and cold: Þe knaue þat was su{m}del bold, Ka{m} him ageyn, on knes him sette, [Sidenote: [Fol. 206b, col. 1.]] And godard ful feyre he fer grette; 452 And Godard seyde, “Wat is yw? Hwi grete ye and goulen nou?” [Sidenote: Havelok says they are hungry.] “For us hu{n}greth swiþe sore:”-- Seyden he wolde{n} [haue] more, 456 “We ne haue to hete, ne we ne haue Herinne neyther knith ne knaue Þat yeueth us drinke{n}, ne no mete, Halue{n}del þat we moun ete. 460 [Sidenote: “Alas, that we were born!”] Wo is us þat we weren born! Weilawei! nis it no korn, Þat men micte make{n} of bred? Vs[21] hungreth, we aren ney ded.” 464

[Footnote 21: MS. þs; of. l. 455.]

[Headnote: GODARD KILLS SWANBORGUGH AND HELFLED.]

[Sidenote: Godard cares not.] +Godard herde here wa, Ther-offe yaf he nouth a stra, But tok þe maydnes bothe same{n}, Al-so it were up-on hiis game{n}; 468 Al-so he wolde with he{m} leyke, Þat were{n} for hunger g{re}ne and bleike. [Sidenote: He cuts the throats of the two girls.] Of boþen he karf on two here þrotes, And siþen [karf] he{m} alto grotes. 472 Þer was sorwe, we so it sawe! Hwan þe children bi þ[e][22] wawe Leyen and spraulede{n} in þe blod: [Sidenote: Havelok sees it, and is afraid.] Hauelok it saw, and þe[r] bi stod. 476 Ful sori was þat seli knaue, Mikel dred he mouthe haue, For at hise herte he saw a knif, For to reuen him hise lyf. 480 But þe knaue,[23] þat litel was, [Sidenote: He begs Godard to spare him, offering never to oppose him, and to flee from Denmark.] He knelede bifor þat iudas, And seyde, “louerd, m{er}ci nov! Ma{n}rede, louerd, biddi you! 484 Al denemark i wile you yeue, To þat forward þu late me liue; Here hi wile on boke swere, Þat neure more ne shal i bere 488

[Headnote: GODARD SPARES HAVELOK FOR A TIME.]

Ayen þe, louerd, shel ne spere, Ne oþer wepne[24] that may you dere. Louerd, haue m{er}ci of me! To-day i wile fro denemark fle, 492 Ne neu{er}e more comen ageyn: Swere{n} y wole, þat bircabein Neu{er}e yete me ne gat:”-- Hwan þe deuel he[r]de[25] that, 496 [Sidenote: [Fol. 206b, col. 2.]] Sum-del bigan him forto rewe; With-drow þe knif, þat was lewe [Sidenote: Godard has pity on him.] Of þe seli children blod; Þer was miracle fair and god! 500 Þat he þe knaue nouth ne slou, But fo[r] rewnesse him _w_it-drow.[26] Of auelok rewede him ful sore, And þoucte, he wolde þat he ded wore, 504 But on þat he nouth wit his hend Ne drepe him nouth,[27] þat fule fend! Þoucte he, als he him bi stod, Starinde als he were wod: 508 [Sidenote: But he reflects that, were Havelok dead, his children would be the heirs.] “Yif y late him liues go, He micte me wirchen michel wo. Grith ne get y neu{er}e mo, He may [me] waite{n} for to slo; 512 And yf he were brouct of liue, And mine childre{n} wolde{n} thriue, Lou{er}di{n}ges after me Of al denemark micten he be. 516 God it wite, he shal ben ded, Wile i take{n} non oþer red;

[Headnote: GODARD TELLS GRIM TO DROWN HAVELOK.]

[Sidenote: He determines to drown him.] I shal do caste{n} hi{m} in þe se,[28] Þer i wile þat he drench[ed] be; 520 Aboute{n} his hals an anker god, Þat he ne flete in the flod.” [Sidenote: He sends for a fisherman, and says to him, “Grim, I will make you free.] Þer anon he dede sende After a fishere þat he wende, 524 Þat wolde al his wille do, And sone anon he seyde him to: “Grim, þou wost þu art mi þral, Wilte don mi wille al, 528 Þat i wile bidde{n} þe, To-morwen [i] shal make{n} þe fre, And aucte þe yeuen, and riche make, With-þa{n} þu wilt þis child[e] take, 532 And lede{n} him with þe to-nicht, [Sidenote: Throw this child into the sea”.] Þan þou sest se[29] Mone lith, In-to þe se, and don him þer-i{n}ne, Al wile [i] take{n} on me þe sinne.” 536 [Sidenote: Grim binds the child.] Grim tok þe child, and bo{n}d hi{m} faste, Hwil þe bondes micte laste; Þat weren of ful stro{n}g line:-- Þo was hauelok i{n} ful stro{n}g pine. 540 Wiste he neu{er}e her wat was wo: [Sidenote: [Fol. 207, col. 1.]] [Sidenote: Christ wreak thee of Godard, Havelok!] Ih{es}u c{ri}st, þat makede to go Þe halte, and þe doumbe speke{n}, Hauelok, þe of Godard wreken! 544

[Footnote 22: MS. biþ; of. l. 2470.]

[Footnote 23: MS. kaue.]

[Footnote 24: MS. “wepne bere,” where “bere” is redundant.]

[Footnote 25: MS. hede.]

[Footnote 26: Printed thus in the former edition:-- “But to rewnesse him thit drow.” But the MS. has _fo_, not _to_, where _fo_ is corruptly written for _for_, as in l. 1318; and the initial letter of the last syllable but one may be read as a Saxon _w_ (ƿ), not a thorn-letter (þ). It merely repeats the idea in ll. 497, 498.]

[Footnote 27: Qu. mouth.]

[Footnote 28: MS. she.]

[Footnote 29: _So in_ MS. _Qu._ þe.]

[Headnote: HAVELOK IS TAKEN TO GRIM’S COTTAGE.]

[Sidenote: Grim gags the child.] +Hwan grim hi{m} hauede faste bou{n}de{n}, And siþe{n} in an eld cloth wnden A keuel of clutes, ful, un-wraste, Þat he [ne] mouthe speke, ne fnaste, 548 Hwere he wolde him bere or lede. Hwan he hauede don þat dede, Hwa{n}[30] þe swike him hauede hethede,[31] Þat he shulde him forth [lede] 552 And him drinchen in þe se; Þat forwarde makeden he. [Sidenote: He puts him in a bag, and takes him on his back.] In a poke, ful and blac, Sone he caste him on his bac, 556 Ant bar him hom to hise cleue, And bi-taucte hi{m} dame leue, [Sidenote: He puts him in charge of his wife.] And seyde, “wite þou þis knaue, Al-so thou with[31*] mi lif haue; 560 I shal dreinche{n} him i{n} þe se, For him shole we ben maked fre, Gold haue{n} ynou, and oþer fe; Þat hauet mi louerd bihote{n} me.” 564

[Footnote 30: We should rather read “_þan_.”]

[Footnote 31: MS. he þede.]

[Footnote 31* (from Emendations): “For _with_, Mr Garnett proposed to read _wilt_.”]

[Headnote: GRIM SEES THAT HAVELOK IS THE KING’S SON.]

[Sidenote: She throws down Havelok violently.] +Hwan dame [leue] herde þat, Vp she stirte, and nouth ne sat, And caste þe knaue adoun so harde, Þat hise croune he þer crakede 568 Ageyn a gret ston, þer it lay: Þo hauelok micte sei, “weilawei! Þat eu{er}e was i kinges bern!” Þat him ne hauede grip or ern, 572 Leoun or wlf, wluine or bere, Or oþer best, þat wolde him dere. [Sidenote: The child lies there till midnight.] So lay þat child to middel nicth, Þat grim bad leue bringe{n} lict, 576 For to don on [him] his cloþes: “Ne the{n}keste nowt of mine oþes Þat ich haue mi louerd swore{n}? Ne wile i nouth be forloren. 580 I shal beren him to þe se, Þou wost þat [bi-]houes me; And i shal drenchen him þer-inne; [Sidenote: Grim tells his wife to light the fire and a candle.] Ris up swiþe, an go þu binne, 584 And blou þe fir, and lith a kandel:” Als she shulde hise cloþes handel [Sidenote: [Fol. 207, col. 2.]] On forto don, and blawe þe[32] fir, [Sidenote: She sees a light shining round the lad.] She saw þer-inne a lith ful shir, 588 Also brith so it were day, Aboute þe knaue þer he lay. Of hise mouth it stod a stem, Als it were a su{n}nebem; 592 Also lith was it þer-inne, So þer brenden cerges i{n}ne:[33] “Ih{es}u cr{i}st!” wat dame leue, “Hwat is þat lith in vre cleue! 596 [Sidenote: She bids Grim come and see.] Sir[34] up grim, and loke wat it menes, Hwat is þe lith as þou wenes?” He stirte{n} boþe up to the knaue, For ma{n} shal god wille haue, 600 Vnkeuelede{n} him, and swiþe unbou{n}de{n}, [Sidenote: They find a mark on his shoulder.] And sone anon [upon] him fu{n}den, Als he tirnede{n} of his serk, On his rith shuldre a kyne merk; 604 A swiþe brith, a swiþe fair: “Goddot!” quath grim, “þis [is] ure eir Þat shal [ben] louerd of denemark, [Sidenote: Grim says the lad is to be king.] He shal be{n} king strong and stark; 608 He shal haue{n} in his hand A[l] denemark and engeland; He shal do godard ful wo, He shal him hangen, or quik flo; 612 Or he shal him al quic g{ra}ue, Of him shal he no m{er}ci haue.” Þus seide grim, and sore gret, And sone fel him to þe fet, 616 [Sidenote: He prays Havelok to forgive him.] And seide, “louerd, haue m{er}ci Of me, and leue, that is me bi! Louerd, we aren boþe þine, Þine cherles, þine hine. 620

[Headnote: GRIM AND HIS WIFE FEED HAVELOK.]

Lowerd, we shole{n} þe wel fede, Til þat þu cone ride{n} on stede, Til þat þu cone ful wel bere Helm on heued, sheld and sp{er}e. 624 [Sidenote: Godard shall never know about this.] He ne shal neuere wite, sikerlike, Godard, þat fule swike. Þoru oþer ma{n}, louerd, tha{n} þoru þe, Sal i neu{er}e frema{n} be. 628 Þou shalt me, louerd, fre make{n}, For i shal yemen þe, and wake{n}; Þoru þe wile i fredom haue:” [Sidenote: [Fol. 207b, col. 1.]] Þo was haueloc a bliþe knaue. 632 [Sidenote: Havelok is glad, and asks for bread.] He sat him up, and crauede bred. And seide, “ich am [wel] ney ded, Hwat for hunger, wat for bondes Þat þu leidest on min hondes; 636 And for [þe] keuel at þe laste, Þat in mi mouth was þrist faste. y was þe[r]-with so harde prangled, Þat i was þe[r]-with ney[e][34*] strangled.” 640 “Wel is me þat þu mayth hete: [Sidenote: Dame Leve brings him bread and cheese, butter, &c.] Goddoth!” quath leue, “y shal þe fete Bred an chese, butere and milk, Pastees and flaunes, al with suilk 644 Shole we sone þe wel fede, Louerd, in þis mikel nede, Soth it is, þ{a}t me{n} seyt and suereth: ‘Þer god wile helpe{n}, nouth no dereth.’” 648

[Footnote 32: MS. þer.]

[Footnote 33: _Qu._ þrinne. See ll. 716, 761, 2125.]

[Footnote 34: _Qu._ stir, _or_ stirt.]

[Footnote 34*: Changed by editor from “ney”: see Emendations.]

[Headnote: GRIM SAYS HE HAS DROWNED HAVELOK.]

+Þa{n}ne sho hauede brouth þe mete, [Sidenote: Havelok eats all up greedily.] Haueloc anon biga{n} to ete Grundlike, and was ful bliþe; Couþe he nouth his hunger Miþe. 652 A lof he het, y woth, and more, For him hungrede swiþe sore. Þre dayes þer-biforn, i wene, Et he no mete, þat was wel sene. 656 Hwan he hauede eten, and was fed, [Sidenote: Grim puts him to bed.] Grim dede make{n} a ful fayr bed; Vncloþede him, and dede hi{m} þer-i{n}ne, And seyde, “Slep[34**] sone, with michel wi{n}ne; 660 Slep wel faste, and dred þe nouth, Fro sorwe to ioie art þu brouth.” Sone so it was lith of day, [Sidenote: Grim tells Godard he has killed Havelok, and asks for his reward.] Grim it under-tok þe wey 664 To þe wicke traitour godard, Þat was denemak a[35] stiward, And seyde, “louerd, don ich haue Þat þou me bede of þe knaue; 668 He is drenched i{n} þe flod, Aboute{n} his hals an anker god; He is witer-like ded, Eteth he neure more bred; 672 He liþ drenched in þe se:-- Yif me gold [and] oþer fe,[36] Þat y mowe riche be; And with þi chartre make [me] fre, 676 [Sidenote: [Fol. 207b, col. 2.]] For þu ful wel bi-hetet me, Þa{n}ne i last[e] spak with þe.” [Sidenote: Godard bids him go home, and remain a thrall; for he has done wickedly.] Godard stod, and lokede on him Þoruth-like, with eyne grim; 680 And seyde, “Wiltu [nou] ben erl? Go hom swiþe, fule drit, cherl; Go heþen, and be euere-more Þral and cherl, als þou er wore. 684 Shal [þou] haue non oþer mede; For litel i [shal][37] do þe lede To þe galues, so god me rede! For þou haues don a wicke dede. 688 Þou Mait stonde{n} her to longe, Bute þou swiþe eþen gonge.”

[Footnote 34** (from Emendations): “Perhaps there should be a comma after _Slep_, making the sense to be _sleep, son_, not _sleep soon_.”]

[Footnote 35: _Qu._ Denemarkes.]

[Footnote 36: Cf. l. 1225.]

[Footnote 37: The MS. has “ig,” but the _g_ is expuncted; and it omits “shal.”]

[Headnote: GRIM SETS SAIL FOR ENGLAND.]

[Sidenote: Grim fears that both himself and Havelok will be hung.] +Grim thoucte to late þat he ran Fro þat t{ra}ytour, þa wicke man; 692 And þoucte, “wat shal me to rede? Wite he him onliue, he wile beþe Heye hangen on galwe-tre: Betere us is of londe to fle, 696 And berwen boþen ure liues, And mine childre{n}, and mine wiues.” [Sidenote: Grim sells his live stock.] Grim solde sone al his corn, Shep wit wolle, neth wit horn, 700 Hors, and swin, [and gate] wit berd, Þe gees, þe he{n}nes of þe yerd; Al he solde, þat outh douthe, That he eure selle moucte, 704 And al he to þe peni drou: [Sidenote: He fits up his ship carefully.] Hise ship he g{re}yþede wel inow, He dede it tere, an ful wel pike, Þat it ne doutede sond ne krike; 708 Þer-inne dide a ful god mast, Stronge kables, and ful fast, Ores god, an ful god seyl, Þer-i{n}ne wantede nouth a nayl, 712 Þat eu{er}e he sholde þer-i{n}ne do: [Sidenote: He takes with him his wife, his three sons, his two daughters, and Havelok.] Hwan he hauedet greyþed so, Hauelok þe yunge he dide þer-inne, Him and his wif, hise sones þrinne, 716 And hise two doutres, þat faire wore, And sone dede he leyn in an ore, And drou him to þe heye se, Þere he mith alþer-best[e] fle. 720 Fro londe wore{n} he bote a mile, [Sidenote: [Fol. 208, col. 1.]] Ne were neuere but ane hwile, [Sidenote: A north wind arises, called the _bise_, and drives them to England.] Þat it ne bigan a wind to Rise Out of þe north, me{n} calleth ‘bise’ 724 And drof he{m} intil engelond, Þat al was siþen in his hond, His, þat hauelok was þe name; But or he hauede michel shame, 728 Michel sorwe, and michel tene, And þrie he gat it al bidene; Als ye shule{n} nou forthwar lere,[38] Yf that ye wile{n} þer-to here. 732

[Footnote 38: MS. here; _read_ lere. Cf. ll. 12, 1640.]

[Headnote: GRIM FOUNDS THE TOWN OF GRIMSBY.]

[Sidenote: Grim went up the Humber to Lindesey.] +IN humb{er} grim biga{n} to lende, In lindeseye, Rith at þe north ende. Þer sat is ship up-on þe sond, But grim it drou up to þe lond; 736 And þere he made a litel cote, To him and to hise flote. Biga{n} he þere for to erþe, A litel hus to maken of erþe, 740 [Sidenote: There he built a house.] So þat he wel þore were Of here herboru h{er}borwed þere; And for þat grim þat place aute, Þe stede of grim þe name laute; 744 [Sidenote: That place was called Grimsby, after Grim.] So þat [hit] grimesbi calleth alle Þat þer-offe speken alle,[38*] And so shule{n} me{n} calle{n} it ay, Bituene þis and domesday. 748

[Footnote 38* (from Emendations): “For _alle_, Mr Garnett proposed to read _shalle_.”]

[Headnote: HAVELOK DOES NOT LIKE BEING IDLE.]

[Sidenote: Grim was a good fisherman.] +Grim was fishere swiþe god, And mikel couþe on the flod; Mani god fish þer-inne he tok, Boþe with neth, and with hok. 752 [Sidenote: He caught sturgeons, turbot, &c.] He tok þe sturgiun, and þe qual, And þe turbut, and lax with-al, He tok þe sele, and þe hwel; He spedde ofte swiþe wel: 756 Keling he tok, and tu{m}berel, Hering, and þe makerel, Þe Butte, þe schulle, þe þornebake: [Sidenote: He had four panniers made for himself and his sons.] Gode paniers dede he make 760 Ontil him, and oþer þrinne, Til hise sones to bere{n} fish inne, Vp o-londe to selle and fonge; Forbar he neyþe[r] tun, ne gronge, 764 Þat he ne to-yede with his ware; Kam he neu{er}e hom hand-bare, [Sidenote: [Fol. 208, col. 2.]] Þat he ne broucte bred and sowel, In his shirte, or in his couel; 768 In his poke benes and korn:-- Hise swink ne hauede he nowt forlorn. [Sidenote: He used to sell lampreys at Lincoln, and bring home simnels, meal, meat, and hemp.] And hwan he tok þe grete laumprei, Ful we[l] he couþe þe rithe wei 772 To lincolne, þe gode boru; Ofte he yede it þoru and þoru, Til he hauede wol[39] wel sold, And þer-fore þe penies told. 776 Þa{n}ne he com, þe{n}ne he were bliþe, For hom he brouthe fele siþe Wastels, simenels with þe horn, Hise pokes fulle of mele an korn, 780 Netes flesh, shepes, and swines, And hemp to make{n} of gode lines; And stronge ropes to hise netes, In þe se were{n} he ofte setes.[40, 40*] 784