[_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] Horn ariuede in hyre londe, Þer he hadde woned so longe. Þer he dude ayol childe Wedden mayden h{ er}menylde. 1636
¶ Horn eode to ryue; þe wynd hi{ m} con wel dryue. 1632 he aryuede in yrlonde, þer horn wo couþe er fonde. He made þer Aþulf chyld wedde mayden ermenyld, 1636
[Sidenote: Then he returns to Sudenne, and makes Rymenhild his queen.]
Horn co{ m} to sudde{ n}ne, Amo{ n}g al his kenne. Ryme{ n}hild he makede his quene, So hit miȝte wel beon. 1640
Horn wente to sodenne, To hys owe kunne. Reymyld he makede quene, So ich Miyȝte wel bene. 1640
ant horn com to sudenne, to is oune kenne. Rymenild he made þer is quene, so hit myhte bene. 1640
[Sidenote: They live in true love, and cherish God’s law. ‘Nu ben hi boþe dede.’]
Alfolk he{ m} miȝte rewe, Þat louede{ n} he{ m} so t{ re}we; Nu be{ n} hi boþe dede; Crist to heuene he{ m} lede. 1644 Her endeþ þe tale of horn Þ{ a}t fair was { and} noȝt vnorn. Make we vs glade Eure among, For þus him endeþ hornes song. 1648 Jesus þ{ a}t is of heuene king, Ȝeue vs alle his suete blessi{ n}g. EX--PLI--CIT. Amen.
Alle folc hyt knewe Þat he hem louede trewe. Nou ben he alle dede; God hem to heuene lede. 1644 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1648 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] Am . . . e . . . n.
In trewe loue hue lyueden ay, ant wel hue loueden godes lay. Nou hue beoþ boþe dede, c{ ri}st to heouene vs lede. AmeN! 1644
[Transcriber’s Note: In the Trentham MS., spelling is normally “þ{ o}u”, rarely “þow”. Any variations are as printed.]
_Trentham MS., fol. 98 a; vellum, c. 1440: beginning lost. Headlines ‘Florence and Blanchefloure.’_
Ne thurst men[FB-1] neu{ er} in londe After feirer Children fonde. Þe Cristen woma{ n} fedde hem þoo, Ful wel she louyd hem boþ twoo. 4 So longe sche fedde hem in feere þat þey were of elde of seuen ȝere. Þe kyng behelde his sone dere, And seyde to him on this manere, 8 Þat harme it were muche more But his son{ e} were sette to lore On þe book~ letters to know, As men don{ e}, both hye and lowe. 12 “Feire sone,” she seide, “þ{ o}u shalt lerne, Lo þ{ a}t þ{ o}u do ful ȝerne.” Florys answerd w{ i}t{ h} wepyng, As he stood byfore þe kyng~; 16 Al wepyng~ seide he,