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[Sidenote: [leaf 83]] Her bygynneþ þe geste of kyng Horn.
¶ Alle heo ben blyþe þat to my song ylyþe, a song ychulle ou singe of Allof þe gode kynge. 4
[Sidenote: King Murry and his queen, Godhild, have a son named Horn.]
King he was biweste So longe so hit laste. Godhild het his quen; Faire ne miȝte non ben. 8 He hadde a sone þ{ a}t het horn; Fairer ne miste no{ n} beo born, Ne no rein vpon birine, Ne su{ n}ne vpon bischine. 12
King he was bi westen Wel þat hise dayes lesten, And godild hise gode quene; Feyrer non micte bene. 8 Here sone hauede to name horn; Feyrer child ne micte ben born. Ne reyn ne micte upon reyne, Ne no so{ n}ne by schine. 12
kyng he wes by weste þe whiles hit yleste, ant godylt his gode quene; no feyrore myhte bene. 8 ant huere sone hihte horn; feyrore child ne myhte be born. for reyn ne myhte by ryne ne sonne myhte shyne. 12
[Sidenote: He is marvellously fair and fifteen years old.]
Fairer nis no{ n} þane he was; He was briȝt so þe glas. He was whit so þe flur, Rose red was his colur. 16 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] In none kinge riche Nas no{ n} his iliche. 20
Fayrer child þa{ n}ne he was, Brict so eu{ er}e any glas, Whit so any lili flour, So rose red was hys colur. 16 He was fayr and eke bold And of fiftene winter hold. Was noma{ n} him yliche Bi none kinges riche. 20
feyrore child þen he was, bryht so euer eny glas, so whit so eny lylye flour, so rose red wes his colour. 16 He wes feyr { ant} eke bold ant of fyftene wynter old. [Sidenote: [leaf 83, back]] Nis non his yliche in none kinges ryche. 20
Twelf feren he hadde Þ{ a}t alle wiþ him ladde, Alle riche ma{ n}nes sones, { And} alle hi were faire gomes, 24 Wiþ him for to pleie. { And} mest he luuede tweie; ++Þat on him het haþulf child, { And} þ{ a}t oþ{ er} ffikenild. 28
xij feren he hadde Þat he mid him ladde, And alle rich ki{ n}ges sones, And alle swiþe fayre gomes, 24 Mid hym forto pleye. But mest he louede tueye; Þat on was hoten ayol child, And þat oþer fokenild. 28
tueye feren he hadde þ{ a}t he wiþ him ladde, alle richemenne sones, { ant} alle suyþe feyre gomes, 24 wyþ him forte pleye. mest he louede tueye; Þ{ a}t on wes hoten Athulf chyld, { ant} þ{ a}t oþer Fykenyld. 28