Trentham MS. Cambridge MS. Gg. 4. 27. 2. But most were wonyd into pe Toure, Ac mest were iwuned in to pe tur Clarys and Blauncheflour. Clarys come penne aloon) : be Amyral asked a-noon), [No gap in MS.] Maide Clariz and blauncheflur. Clarice, ioie mote hire bitide, 852 Aros vp in þe morezentide, "Where is Blauncheflour so free? Why comep she not heder with pe?" "Sir," she seide anoon) ryzt, "She hap wakyd al pis ny3t, And y-cryde and y-loke And y-redde on hur booke, And y-bede to god her orysoun hat he geue pe his benysoun, And þat he holde long' þy lyf'; And now be mayde slepep swyth ; She slepep so fast, pat mayde swete, þat she may not com zete." [No gap in MS.] "Certes," seide pe kyng', "Now is she a swete þing': 570 856 pe Admiral axede blauncheflur. 860 864 þat heo ne mai come to pe." "Is pat sop?" sede he. 582 584 Heo sede, "3e, sire, withute lesing." "Heo is," he sede, "a suete ping; MS. Cott. Vitell. D. III. wel hire mote bi tide amorewe tide ed blanche flur hire in to pan tour ich am cominge of herd ane wine [leaf 8, col. 2] come 849 but especially often, Claris and Blauncheflur. 851 The next morning Claris calls Blauncheflur, but she falls asleep again. 855 Claris invents an ingenious excuse for her. 869 The following morning Claris again calls Blauncheflur in vain to go with her. 879 The Admiral again inquires for Blauncheflur, and not content with Claris's story, Trentham MS. 888 Forp he cleped his Chamburlayn), 892 He went to hem pere pey lay: 896 3it was she a-slepe pere ay. 610 614 Cambridge MS. Gg. 4. 27. 2. He clupede to him his chaumberlayn, And het him go wip alle mayn, For to wite whi heo ne come To his heste suthe sone. Forp he wende sone anon To hire chaumbre þat he com. In hire bedde he fond tuo, Wel faste iclupt, aslepe bo, Neb to neb and mup to muþ; Sone were here sorezeren cup. [T]o pe Admiral sone he tez [A]nd tolde him what he ise3. [be] Admiral het his suerd bringe; [Iw]ite he wolde of pus pinge. [Fo]rp he wende wip al his mayn, [He] and his chaumberlayn. [In] þe bed heo fond tueie; [3it] was pe slep in here eie. The Amyral lete pe clothes doun) cast [He] let Adun pe clopes caste A lytel by-nethe hur brest, So heo was 618 622 626 [Bin]epen here breste. MS. Cott. Vitell. D. III. chaumberlen his [leaf 8, back] a 3e his louerd wat he i azhep be amirayl bed his swerd him bringe po iseih he wel anon pon was may and poper mon. sends his chamberlain, who finds the two children in bed together. 896 The Admiral then goes with drawn sword and finds the children. 3it he pout, or he hem quelde, 904 pan seide Florys to Blauncheflour, 909 Cambridge MS. Gg. 4. 27. 2. [No gap in MS.] 103 629 pe children awoke po anon But þey cryde him mercy swyth, 912 Ho makede pe so hardy, For to length her lyue. For to come in to mi Tur 634 912 They awake and cry for mercy. 918 The Admiral summons his counsellors and tells them the case. Trentham MS. He stood vp a-monge hem al, And seide: "Lordynges, with much 928 933 3e herde speke of Blauncheflour, bat y bouzt hur dere a plyt For seuen sithes of golde hur wyzt; For y wende with-out wene þat feire mayde to haue had to Quene. Among my maydons in my Toure I hur dide, with muche honoure; Byfore her bedde my self y coom); I fonde peryn a naked man. pan were þey to me so loop, I pouзt to haue sleyn) hem boop, I was so wrop and so wood. 3it y withdrow3 myn) hoot blood Tyl y haue sende after 30w, by assent, To wreke me with Iugement. Now 3it ze woot how it is goon), 940 Wreke me soon) of my foon)." þan spake a kyng' of þat londe, "We haue herd al pis shame and shonde; 936 MS. Cott. Vitell. D. III. pat ich hadde after To wreke me poruh iugem [ent]. ¶ bo spak a king of þulk 942 One suggests that the children be heard before being judged. |