ai herden ?is; ?e kyng ?ai comen to:
"?iue vs" ?ai seiden "Danyel; oure will with hym to do,
Oi?er we schullen ?e sle; er we hennes gon."
?e kyng was of hem sore adrad; & graunted hem onon. 240
Onon ?ai token Danyel ?o; & casten hym in-to a pytte,
?ere seuen hungri lyouns weren; ?ereinne all ydytte,
ffor ?
ai hym
strangli
scholden; ac ?
ai deden hym non harme;
Bot whan ?at he was sett adoun; ?ai leneden in-to his barme.
A Man ?ere was ?at hi?th Abacuc; in-to ?e felde he went,*. [? Abacuk.]
Repmen forto bere mete; sone he hym ?ider sent.
?e Aungel hym bad abide; & to Danyel it bere. 247
Sone he seide 'he nolde'; & ?
