he seide, “suete horn child, ȝet lyueþ þy moder godyld. of ioie hue ne miste, o lyue ȝef hue þe wiste.” 1460
[Sidenote: Horn informs the old knight that he has with him many Irish companions.]
¶ Horn sede o{ n} his rime, “Iblessed beo þe time I co{ m} to sudde{ n}ne, Wiþ mine irisse me{ n}ne. 1464 We schulle þe hu{ n}des teche To speken vre speche. Alle we he{ m} schulle sle, { And} al q{ ui}c hem fle.” 1468
Horn seyde on hys rime, “Hyblessed be þe tyme Ich am ycome to sode{ n}ne, Wyt Myn hyrysce me{ n}ne. 1464 Þis lond we schollen wi{ n}ne And fle at þat þere ben i{ n}ne. And so we scholen he{ m} teche To speken our{ e} speche.” 1468
Horn seide on is ryme, “yblessed be þe time Icham icome in to sudenne, wiþ fele yrisshemenne. 1464 we shule þe houndes kecche, { ant} to þe deȝe vecche. ánt so we shulen hem teche to speken oure speche.” 1468
[Headnote: _Horn delivers Sudenne from the Saracens._]
[Sidenote: Horn blows his horn, and his men arrive;]
Horn gan his horn to blowe; His folk hit gan iknowe. Hi come{ n} vt of st{ er}e, Fram hornes ban{ er}e. 1472
Horn gan hys horn blowe, Þat hys folc it gan knowe. He come{ n} out of scyp st{ er}ne, To horn ward wel ȝerne. 1472
¶ Horn gon is horn blowe; is folc hit con yknowe. hue comen out of hurne, to horn swyþe ȝurne. 1472
[Sidenote: and they attack and slay the Saracens, old and young.]
Hi sloȝen { and} fuȝte{ n}, Þe niȝt { and} þe vȝten. [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1476 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] Þe Sarazi{ n}s cu{ n}de, Ne lefde þ{ er} no{ n} i{ n} þe{ n}de. 1480
He smyten and he fouten, Þe nyȝt and eke þe ouȝten. Myd speres hord he stonge, Þe held and eke þe ȝonge. 1476 Þat lond he þoru sowte{ n}; To deþe he hus brouten Sarazines kende, Þe leuede on þe fende. 1480
hue smiten { ant} hue fyhten, þe niht { ant} eke þe ohtoun. [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . .] 1476 þe sarazyns hue slowe, ant summe quike to drowe. mid sp{ er}es ord hue stonge þe olde { ant} eke þe ȝonge. 1480
[Sidenote: Then Horn causes chapels and churches to be built.]
Horn let sone werchen Chapeles and cherchen;
¶ Horn lette sone wurche boþe chapel { ant} chyrche.
[Sidenote: Horn causes the bells to be rung and masses to be celebrated.]
He let belles ringe, { And} Masses let singe. 1484