Part 9

[Footnote 39: _Qu._ ful _or_ al.]

[Footnote 40: _Sic_ in MS.]

[Footnote 40* (from Emendations: see also Errata) “Perhaps we should, however, read _se-weren_, and the note on the line may be wrong. See _Weren_ in the Glossary.”]

[Headnote: HAVELOK SELLS FISH LIKE THE BEST.]

[Sidenote: Thus they lived for 12 years.] +Þus-gate grim him fayre ledde. Him and his genge wel he fedde Wel twelf wint{er}, oþer more: Hauelok was war þat gri{m} swa{n}k sore 788 [Sidenote: Havelok thinks he eats too much to be idle.] For his mete, and he lay at hom: Thouthe, “ich am nou no grom; Ich am wel waxe{n}, and wel may ete{n} More þa{n} euere Grim may geten. 792 Ich ete more, bi god on liue, Þan grim an hise children fiue! It ne may nouth ben þus lo{n}ge, Goddot! y wile with þe gange, 796 For to leren su{m} god to gete; Swinken ich wolde for mi mete. [Sidenote: It is no shame for a man to work.] It is no shame forto swinken; Þe ma{n} þat may wel ete{n} and dri{n}ke{n}, 800 Þat nouth ne haue but on swi{n}k lo{n}g, To ligge{n} at hom it is ful strong. God yelde him þer i ne[41] may, Þat haueth me fed to þis day! 804 [Sidenote: He determines to carry about panniers like the rest.] Gladlike i wile þe paniers bere; Ich woth, ne shal it me nouth dere, Þey þer be i{n}ne a birþene gret, Al so heui als a neth. 808 Shal ich neuere lengere dwelle, To morwe{n} shal ich forth pelle.”

[Footnote 41: MS. ine.]

[Headnote: HAVELOK GOES TO LINCOLN TO GET WORK.]

+On þe morwen, hwa{n} it was day, [Sidenote: [Fol. 208b, col. 1.]] He stirt up sone, and nouth ne lay; 812 [Sidenote: He carries a pannier full of fish, and sells them.] And cast a panier on his bac, With fish giueled als a stac; Also michel he bar him one, So he foure, bi mine mone![42] 816 Wel he it bar, and solde it wel, Þe siluer he brouthe hom il del; Al þat he þer-fore tok With-held he nouth a ferþinges nok. 820 So yede he forth ilke day, Þat he neuere at home lay. So wolde he his mester lere; [Sidenote: A great dearth arises.] Bifel it so a strong dere 824 Bigan to rise of korn of bred, That grim ne couþe no god red, Hw he sholde his meine fede; Of hauelok hauede he michel drede: 828 For he was strong, and wel mouthe ete More þa{n}ne heuere mouthe he gete; [Sidenote: They have not enough to eat.] Ne he ne mouthe on þe se take Neyþer le{n}ge, ne þorn[e]bake,[43] 832 Ne non oþer fish þat douthe His meyne fede{n} with he[r][44] mouthe. [Sidenote: Grim is sorry for Havelok.] Of hauelok he hauede kare, Hwilgat þat he micthe fare; 836 Of his childre{n} was him nouth, On hauelok was al hise þouth, And seyde, “hauelok, dere sone, I wene that we deye mone 840 For hu{n}ger, þis dere is so strong, And hure mete is uten long. [Sidenote: He advises him to go to Lincoln, and work there.] Betere is þat þu he{n}ne gonge, Þan þu here dwelle longe; 844 Heþen þow mayt ga{n}ge{n} to late; Thou canst ful wel þe ricthe gate To lincolne, þe gode borw, Þou hauest it gon ful ofte þoru; 848 Of me ne is me nouth a slo, Bet{er}e is þat þu þider go, For þer is mani god ma{n} inne, Þer þou mayt þi mete winne. 852 But wo is me! þou art so naked, [Sidenote: He makes him a coat of an old sail.] Of mi seyl y wolde þe were maked A cloth, þou mithest i{n}ne gongen, Sone, no cold þat þu ne fonge.” 856

[Headnote: HE HELPS THE EARL OF CORNWALL’S COOK.]

[Sidenote: [Fol. 208b. col. 2.]] +He tok þe sh[e]res[45] of þe nayl, And made him a couel of þe sayl, And hauelok dide it sone on; Hauede neyþer hosen ne shon, 860 Ne none kines oþe[r] wede; [Sidenote: Havelok goes to Lincoln barefoot.] To lincolne barfot he yede. Hwan he kam þe[r], he was ful wil, Ne hauede he no frend to gange{n} til; 864 [Sidenote: He fasts for two days.] Two dayes þer fastinde he yede, Þat non for his werk wolde him fede; Þe þridde day herde he calle: “Bermen, bermen, hider forth alle!” 868 [Poure þat on fote yede][46] Sprongen forth so sparke on glede. [Sidenote: Havelok becomes the earl’s cook’s porter.] Hauelok shof dun nyne or ten, Rith amidewarde þe fen, 872 And stirte forth to þe kok, [Þer the herles mete he tok,] Þat he bouthe at þe brigge: Þe berme{n} let he alle ligge, 876 And bar þe mete to þe castel, [Sidenote: He gets a farthing cake.] And gat him þere a ferþing wastel.

[Footnote 42: Cf. ll. 1711, 1972.]

[Footnote 43: See l. 759.]

[Footnote 44: _Qu._ her, _i.e._ their. MS. he.]

[Footnote 45: _Qu._ sheres. MS. shres.]

[Footnote 46: Cf. ll. 91, 101. Here and below an additional line seems requisite.]

[Headnote: HAVELOK IS HIRED BY THE EARL’S COOK.]

[Sidenote: Another day, he watches the earl’s cook, who calls for a porter.] +Þet oþer day kepte he ok Swiþe yerne þe erles kok, 880 Til þat he say him on þe b[r]igge, And bi him mani fishes ligge. Þe herles mete hauede he bouth Of cornwalie, and kalde oft: 884 “Berme{n}, bermen, hider swiþe!” Hauelok it herde, and was ful bliþe, Þat he herde “berme{n}” calle; Alle made he hem dun falle 888 [Sidenote: Havelok upsets 16 lads.] Þat in his gate yeden and stode, Wel sixtene laddes gode. Als he lep þe kok [vn-]til, He shof hem alle upon an hyl; 892 Astirte til him with his rippe, [Sidenote: He catches up the cook’s fish, and carries them to the castle.] And bigan þe fish to kippe. He bar up wel a carte lode Of segges, laxes, of playces brode, 896 Of grete laumprees, and of eles; Sparede he neyþer tos ne heles, Til þat he to þe castel cam, Þat me{n} fro him his birþene nam. 900 Þan me{n} hauede{n} holpe{n} him doun With þe birþene of his croun, Þe kok [bi] stod, and on him low, [Sidenote: [Fol. 209, col. 1.]] And þoute him stalworþe ma{n} ynow, 904 And seyde, “wiltu ben wit me? [Sidenote: The cook takes him into his service.] Gladlike wile ich feden þe; Wel is set þe mete þu etes, And þe hire þat þu getes.” 908

[Headnote: HE CUTS WOOD, AND DRAWS WATER.]

+“Goddot!”[47] quoth he, “leue sire, Bidde ich you non oþer hire; But yeueþ me inow to ete, [Sidenote: Havelok tells the cook what he can do.] Fir and wat{er} y wile yow fete, 912 Þe fir blowe, an ful wele make{n}; Stickes kan ich breken and krake{n}, And kindlen ful wel a fyr, And make{n} it to brennen shir; 916 Ful wel kan ich cleue{n} shides, Eles to-turnen[48] of here hides; Ful wel kan ich dishes swilen, And don al þat ye eu{er}e wilen.” 920 [Sidenote: The cook is content to hire him.] Quoth þe kok, “wile i no more; Go þu yunder, and sit þore, And y shal yeue þe ful fair bred, And make þe broys i{n} þe led. 924 Sit now doun and et ful yerne: Daþeit hwo þe mete werne!”

[Footnote 47: Soddot, MS.]

[Footnote 48: MS. to turuen; _but the _u_ and _n_ are almost indistinguishable._ Cf. l. 603; and _William of Palerne_, 2590.]

[Headnote: HAVELOK GROWS VERY TALL AND STRONG.]

[Sidenote: Havelok eats a good dinner.] +Hauelok sette him dun anon, Also stille als a ston, 928 Til he hauede ful wel eten; Þo hauede hauelok fayre gete{n}. [Sidenote: He fills a large tub with water for the kitchen.] Hwa{n} he hauede ete{n} inow, He ka{m} to þe welle, wat{er} up-drow, 932 And filde þe[r] a michel so; Bad he non ageyn him go, But bi-twen his hondes he bar it in, A[l] him one to þe kichin. 936 Bad he non him wat{er} to fete, Ne fro b[r]igge to bere þe mete, He bar þe turues, he bar þe star, Þe wode fro the brigge he bar; 940 [Sidenote: He draws water, and cuts wood.] Al that euere shulde{n} he nytte, Al he drow, and al he citte; Wolde he neu{er}e haue{n} rest, More þa{n} he were a best. 944 [Sidenote: He is always laughing and blithe.] Of alle me{n} was he mest meke, Lauhwinde ay, and bliþe of speke; Eu{er}e he was glad and bliþe, His sorwe he couþe ful wel miþe. 948 [Sidenote: [Fol. 209, col. 2.]] It ne was non so litel knaue, For to leyken, ne forto plawe, Þat he ne wo[l]de with him pleye: Þe children that y[e]de{n} in þe weie 952 [Sidenote: Children play with him.] Of him he deden al he[r] wille, And with him leykeden here fille. Him louede{n} alle, stille and bolde, Knictes, childre{n}, yunge and holde; 956 [Sidenote: All like him.] Alle him louede{n} þat him sowen, Boþen heyemen and lowe. Of him ful wide þe word sprong, Hw he was mike, hw he was stro{n}g, 960 Hw fayr ma{n} god him hauede maked, [Sidenote: He has nothing to wear but the old sail.] But on þat he was almest naked: For he ne hauede nouth to shride, But a kouel ful unride, 964 Þat [was] ful, and swiþe wicke, Was it nouth worth a fir sticke. [Sidenote: The cook buys him new clothes.] Þe cok biga{n} of him to rewe, And bouthe him cloþes, al spa{n}newe; 968 He bouthe him boþe hose{n} and shon, And sone dide him dones on. [Sidenote: He looks very well in his new suit.] Hwan he was cloþed, osed, and shod, Was no{n} so fayr under god, 972 Þat euere yete in erþe were, Non þat eu{er}e moder bere; It was neu{er}e ma{n} þat yemede In kinneriche, þat so wel semede 976 King or cayser forto be, Þan he was shrid, so semede he; [Sidenote: Havelok is the tallest man in Lincoln, and the strongest in England.] For þa{n}ne he weren alle same{n} At lincolne, at þe game{n}, 980 And þe erles men woren al þore, Þan was hauelok bi þe shuldre{n} more Þan þe meste þat þer kam: In armes him noma{n} [ne] nam, 984 Þat he doune sone ne caste; Hauelok stod ouer he{m} als a mast. Als he was heie, al[49] he was long, He was boþe stark and strong; 988 In engelond [was] non hise per Of strengþe þat eu{er}e ka{m} him ner. Als he was strong, so was he softe;

[Headnote: HE SEES SOME MEN “PUTTING THE STONE.”]

Þey a man him misdede ofte, 992 Neuere more he him misdede, [Sidenote: [Fol. 209b, col. 1.]] Ne hond on him with yuele leyde. [Sidenote: He is good-natured and pure.] Of bodi was he mayden clene, Neuere yete in game, ne in grene, 996 Þit[50] hire ne wolde leyke ne lye, No more þan it were a strie. In þat time al hengelond [Sidenote: Godrich summons a parliament at Lincoln.] Þerl Godrich hauede in his hond, 1000 And he gart kome{n} i{n}to þe tun Mani erl, and mani barun; And alle [men] þat liues were In eng[e]lond, þa{n}ne wer þere, 1004 Þat þey haueden after sent, To ben þer at þe parleme{n}t. [Sidenote: Some champions begin to contend in games.] With hem com mani cha{n}bioun, Mani with ladde, blac and brown; 1008 An fel it so, þat yunge men, Wel aboute{n} nine or ten, Bigu{n}ne{n} þe[r] for to layke: Þider kome{n} bothe stro{n}ge and wayke; 1012 Þider kome{n} lesse and more, Þat in þe borw þa{n}ne were{n} þore; [Sidenote: Strong lads and bondmen are there.] Chaunpiouns, and starke laddes, Bondeme{n} with here gaddes, 1016 Als he comen fro þe plow; Þere was sembling i-now! For it ne was non horse-knaue, Þo þei sholden in honde haue, 1020 Þat he ne kam þider, þe leyk to se: Biforn here fet þa{n}ne lay a tre, [Sidenote: They begin to “put the stone.”] And putte{n}[51] with a mikel ston Þe starke laddes, ful god won. 1024

[Headnote: HE “PUTS THE STONE” FURTHER THAN ANY.]

Þe ston was mikel, and ek greth, And al so heui so a neth; Grund stalwrthe ma{n} he sholde be, Þat mouthe lifte{n} it to his kne; 1028 [Sidenote: Few can lift it.] Was þer neyþer clerc, ne prest, Þat mithe liften it to his brest: Þerwit putte{n} the chaunpiouns, Þat þider come{n} with þe barouns. 1032 Hwo so mithe putten þore Biforn a-noþer, an inch or more, Wore ye yung, [or] wore he hold, He was for a ke{m}pe told. 1036 [Sidenote: Whilst this is going on, Havelok looks on at them.] Al-so þe[i] stoden, an ofte starede{n},[51*] Þe chaunpiouns, and ek the ladde{n}, [Sidenote: [Fol. 209b, col. 2.]] And he maden mikel strout Abouten þe alþerbeste but, 1040 Hauelok stod, and lokede þer-til; And of putti{n}gge he was ful wil, For neu{er}e yete ne saw he or Putte{n} the stone, or þa{n}ne þor. 1044 [Sidenote: His master tells him to try.] Hise mayst{er} bad him gon þer-to, Als he couþe þer-with do. Þo hise mayst{er} it him bad, He was of him sore adrad; 1048 Þerto he stirte sone anon, And kipte up þat heui ston, Þat he sholde puten wiþe; [Sidenote: He puts the stone 12 feet beyond the rest.] He putte at þe firste siþe, 1052 Ouer alle þat þer wore, Twel fote, and su{m}del more. Þe chaunpiouns þat [þat] put sowen, Shuldrede{n} he ilc oþer, and lowen; 1056 Wolde{n} he no more to putti{n}g gange, But seyde, “_w_e[52] dwelle{n} her to longe!”

[Headnote: GODRICH HEARS OF HAVELOK’S STRENGTH.]

[Sidenote: This feat is everywhere talked about.] Þis selkouth mithe nouth be{n} hyd, Ful sone it was ful loude kid 1060 Of hauelok, hw he warp þe ston Ouer þe laddes euerilkon; Hw he was fayr, hw he was long, Hw he was with, hw he was stro{n}g; 1064 Þoruth england yede þe speke,[53] Hw he was strong, and ek meke; In the castel, up in þe halle, Þe knithes speke{n} þer-of alle, 1068 [Sidenote: Godrich hears the knights talking of it.] So that Godrich it herde wel Þe[r] speke{n} of hauelok, eueri del, Hw he was stro{n}g man and hey, Hw he was stro{n}g and ek fri, 1072 And þouthte godrich, “þoru þis knaue Shal ich engelond al haue, And mi sone after me; For so i wile þat it be. 1076 [Sidenote: “Athelwold said I was to marry his daughter to the strongest man alive.] The king aþelwald me dide swere Vpon al þe messe-gere, Þat y shu[l]de his douthe[r] yeue Þe hexte [man][53*] þat mithe liue, 1080 Þe beste, þe fairest, þe stra{n}gest ok; Þat gart he me swere{n} on þe bok. Hwere mithe i finden ani so hey [Sidenote: [Fol. 210, col. 1.]] So hauelok is, or so sley? 1084 Þou y southe heþen in-to ynde, So fayr, so strong, ne mithe y finde. Hauelok is þat ilke knaue, Þat shal goldeborw haue.” 1088 [Sidenote: That is Havelok.”] Þis þouthe [he] with trechery, With t{ra}ysoun, and wit felony; For he wende, þat hauelok wore Sum cherles sone, and no more; 1092 Ne shulde he haue{n} of engellond Onlepi forw in his hond, With hire, þat was þerof eyr, Þat boþe was god and swiþe fair. 1096 [Sidenote: He thought Havelok was only a thrall.] He wende, þat hauelok wer a þral, Þer-þoru he we{n}de haue{n} al In engelond, þat hire rith was; He was werse þan sathanas, 1100 Þat ih{es}u c{ri}st in erþe shop:[54] Hanged worþe he on an hok!

[Footnote 49: _Qu._ so; see l. 991.]

[Footnote 50: _Qu._ wit = with: miswritten owing to confusion of þ with ƿ (_w_)?]

[Footnote 51: MS. pulten. But see ll. 1031, 1033, 1044, 1051, &c.]

[Footnote 51* (from Emendations): “For _stareden_ we should perhaps read _stradden_; see the Glossary.”]

[Footnote 52: In the former edition-- “ye”. But the _y_ is not dotted, and it may be “ƿe.”]

[Footnote 53: MS. speche. Read “speke,” as in l. 946.]

[Footnote 53*: Word added by editor: see Emendations.]

[Footnote 54: _Qu._ shok _or_ strok.]

[Headnote: GOLDBOROUGH IS SENT FOR TO LINCOLN.]

[Sidenote: He sends for Goldborough to Lincoln.] +After goldebo[r]w sone he sende, Þat was boþe fayr and hende, 1104 And dide hire to lincolne bringe, Belles dede he ageyn hire ringen, And ioie he made hire swiþe mikel, But neþeles he was ful swikel. 1108 He seyde, þat he sholde hire yeue Þe fayrest ma{n} that mithe liue. [Sidenote: She says she will marry none but a king.] She answerede, and seyde anon, Bi crist, and bi seint iohan, 1112 Þat hire sholde noma{n} wedde, Ne noma{n} bringen to hire[55] bedde, But he were king, or ki{n}ges eyr, Were he neuere ma{n} so fayr. 1116

[Footnote 55: _Qu._ hise.]

[Headnote: GODRICH ASKS HAVELOK IF HE WILL MARRY.]

[Sidenote: Godrich is wrath at this.] +Godrich þe erl was swiþe wroth, Þat she swore swilk an oth, And seyde, “hwor þou wilt be Quen and leuedi ouer me? 1120 Þou shalt haue{n} a gadeling, Ne shalt þou haue{n} non oþer ki{n}g; [Sidenote: He says she shall marry his cook’s servant.] Þe shal spusen mi cokes knaue, Ne shalt þou non oþer lou{er}d haue. 1124 Daþeit þat þe oþer yeue Eu{er}e more hwil i liue! To-mo[r]we ye shole{n} ben weddeth, And, maugre þin, to-gidere beddeth.” 1128 [Sidenote: [Fol. 210, col. 2.]] Goldeborw gret, and _w_as[56] hire ille, She wolde ben ded bi hire wille. On the morwen, hwa{n} day was spru{n}ge{n}, And day-belle at kirke rungen, 1132 [Sidenote: He sends next day for Havelok, and says, “Master, wilt wive?”] After hauelok sente þat iudas, Þat werse was þa{n}ne sathanas: And seyde, “mayst{er}, wilte wif?” “Nay,” quoth, hauelok, “bi my lif! 1136 Hwat sholde ich with wif do? I ne may hire fede, ne cloþe, ne sho. Wider sholde ich wimma{n} bringe? [Sidenote: Havelok refuses.] I ne haue none kines þinge. 1140 I ne haue hws, y ne haue cote, Ne i ne[57] haue stikke, y ne haue sprote, I ne haue neyþer bred ne sowel, Ne cloth, but of an hold with couel. 1144 Þis cloþes, þat ich onne haue, Aren þe kokes, and ich his knaue.” [Sidenote: Godrich beats him, and threatens to hang him.] Godrich stirt up, and on him dong [With dintes swiþe hard and strong,] 1148 And seyde, “But þou hire take, Þat y wole yeue{n} þe to make, I shal hange{n} þe ful heye, Or y shal þristen vth þin heie.” 1152 Hauelok was one, and was odrat, [Sidenote: Havelok consents.] And grauntede hi{m} al þat he bad. Þo sende he after hire sone, Þe fayrest wymman under mone; 1156 And seyde til hire, [false][58] and slike, [Sidenote: Godrich next threatens Goldborough.] Þat wicke þral, þat foule swike: “But þu þis ma{n} under-stonde, I shal fleme{n} þe of londe; 1160 Or þou shal to þe galwes re{n}ne, And þer þou shalt i{n} a fir bre{n}ne.” Sho was adrad, for he so þrette, And durste nouth þe spusi{n}g lette, 1164 But þey hire likede swiþe ille, [Sidenote: She consents, thinking it is God’s will.] Þouthe it was godes wille: God, þat makes to growe{n} þe korn, Formede hire wi{m}ma{n} to be born. 1168 Hwan he hauede don him for drede, Þat he sholde hire spuse{n}, and fede, And þat she sholde til him holde, [Sidenote: A dowry is given her.] Þer were{n} penies þicke tolde, 1172 Mikel plente upon þe bok: He ys hire yaf, and she as tok. [Sidenote: [Fol. 210b, col. 1.]] He weren spused fayre and wel, Þe messe he deden eueridel, 1176 Þat fel to spusing, and god cle[r]k, [Sidenote: The archbishop of York marries them.] Þe erchebishop uth of yerk, Þat kam to þe p{ar}leme{n}t, Als god him hauede þider sent. 1180

[Footnote 56: The first letter of this word is either _þ_ or a Saxon _w_ (ƿ). I read it as the latter.]

[Footnote 57: MS. ine.]

[Footnote 58: Both sense and metre require this word.]

[Headnote: HAVELOK RESOLVES TO GO TO GRIMSBY.]

+Hwan he were{n} togydere i{n} godes lawe, Þat þe folc ful wel it sawe, He ne wiste{n} hwat he mouthe{n}, [Sidenote: Havelok knows not what to do.] Ne he ne wiste{n} wat hem douthe; 1184 Þer to dwelle{n}, or þe{n}ne to gonge, Þer ne wolde{n} he dwelle{n} lo{n}ge, For he wiste{n}, and ful wel sawe, Þat godrich he{m} hatede, þe deuel hi{m} hawe! 1188 And yf he dwellede{n} þer outh-- Þat fel hauelok ful wel on þouth-- Men sholde don his leman shame, Or elles bringe{n} i{n} wicke blame. 1192 Þat were him leuere to ben ded, [Sidenote: He determines to go to Grimsby.] For-þi he toke{n} anoþer red,

[Headnote: GRIM’S CHILDREN WELCOME HAVELOK.]

Þat þei sholden þenne fle Til grim, and til hise sones þre; 1196 Þer we{n}den he alþer-best to spede, Hem forto cloþe, and for to fede. Þe lond he token under fote, Ne wisten he non oþer bote, 1200 And helden ay the riþe [sti][59] Til he kome{n} to grimesby. [Sidenote: He finds that Grim is dead, but his five children are alive.] Þanne he kome{n} þere, þanne was gri{m} ded, Of him ne hauede{n} he no red; 1204 But hise childre{n} alle fyue Alle weren yet on liue; Þat ful fayre ayen he{m} neme, Hwan he wiste{n} þat he keme, 1208 And made{n} ioie swiþe mikel, Ne were{n} he neuere ayen he{m} fikel. On knes ful fayre he hem setten, And hauelok swiþe fayre grette{n}, 1212 [Sidenote: They welcome Havelok very kindly.] And seyde{n}, “welkome, louerd dere! And welkome be þi fayre fere! Blessed be þat ilke þrawe, Þat þou hire toke in godes lawe! 1216 Wel is hus we sen þe on lyue, Þou mithe us boþe selle and yeue; Þou mayt us boþe yeue and selle, [Sidenote: [Fol. 210b, col. 2.]] With þat þou wilt here dwelle. 1220 We haue{n}, louerd, alle gode, [Sidenote: They beg him to stay with them.] Hors, and neth, and ship on flode, Gold, and siluer, and michel auchte, Þat grim ute fader us bitawchte. 1224 Gold, and siluer, and oþer fe Bad he us bi-taken þe. We hauen shep, we hauen swin, Bi-leue her, louerd, and al be þin; 1228 [Sidenote: They will serve him and his wife.] Þo shalt ben louerd, þou shalt be{n} syre, And we sholen s{er}ue{n} þe and hire; And hure sistres shole{n} do Al that euere biddes sho; 1232 He shole{n} hire cloþe{n},[59*] washe{n}, and wri{n}ge{n}, And to hondes water bringe{n}; He sholen bedde{n} hire and þe, For leuedi wile we þat she be.” 1236 Hwan he þis ioie hauede{n} maked, Sithen stikes broke{n} and kraked, [Sidenote: They make a fire, and spare neither goose nor hen.] And þe fir brouth on bre{n}ne, Ne was þer spared gos ne he{n}ne, 1240 Ne þe hende, ne þe drake, Mete he deden plente make; Ne wantede þere no god mete, [Sidenote: They fetch wine and ale.] Wyn and ale dede{n} he fete, 1244 And made[n] hem [ful] glade and bliþe, Wesseyl ledde{n} he fele siþe.

[Footnote 59: A word is here erased; but see l. 2618.]

[Footnote 59* (from Emendations): “Mr Garnett suggested that _cloþen_ may mean _clothes_. If so, dele the comma after it.”]

[Headnote: GOLDBOROUGH SEES THE WONDROUS LIGHT.]