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[Footnote 1: MS. nnorsel. ]
[Footnote 2: bi-forere, in MS. ]
[Footnote 3: caste3 (? ). ]
[Footnote 4: trayveres (? ). ]
[Footnote 5: to to, in MS. ]

XXIV.

[A] Thenne wat3 hit lif vpon list to ly? en ? e hounde3,
1720 When alle ? e mute hade hym met, menged to-geder,
Suche a sor3e at ? at sy3t ? ay sette on his hede,
As alle ?
e clamberande clyffes hade clatered on hepes;
[B] Here he wat3 halawed, when ha? ele3 hym metten,
1724 Loude he wat3 3ayned, with 3arande speche;
[C] ? er he wat3 ? reted, & ofte ? ef called,
& ay ? e titleres at his tayl, ? at tary he ne my3t;
Ofte he wat3 runnen at, when he out rayked,
1728 [D] & ofte reled in a3ayn, so reniarde wat3 wyle.
[E] & 3e he lad hem bi lag, mon, ? e lorde & his meyny;
On ? is maner bi ? e mountes, quyle myd, ouer, vnder,
[F] Whyle ? e hende kny3t at home holsumly slepe3,
1732 With-inne ? e comly cortynes, on ? e colde morne.
Bot ? e lady for luf let not to slepe,
Ne ?