. . . bere him neseno[FB-3] ring . . . . . . to toking . . . . . elpe on eche halue . . . . . { and} takeþ is leue . . . . . . þer by sene
[Sidenote: Floris takes leave, and by midday reaches the bridge and finds the porter.]
By þ{ a}t it was vndern~ hyȝe, Þe Brygge com{ e} he swyth nye. 512 Þe Senperes name was Darys. Florys gret him wel feire ywys, And he him þe ryng~ arauȝt, And ful feire it him betauȝt. 516
Biþ{ a}t hit was middai hiȝ, Floriz was þe brigge niȝ. 152 Þe he com to þe gate Þe port{ er} he fond anon þ{ er}ate, Sittinde one a marbelston, Suþe fair { and} hende mon, 156 And so him sede child floriz, “Rest þe m{ ur}ie, sire daris,”
. . . . . . ondarne heyȝ . . . . . [bru]gge suiþe neyȝ . . . . . þane brugge icome . . . . . bruggere ate frome . . . . . . . a Marbreston . . . . . mon he was on . . . . . was of Muchel p{ ri}s . . . . . . him sulf iwis . . . . . ys was i hote doyre . . . . . s him grette wel fayre . . . . . him þane ri{ n}g arauht . . . [d] ayre hine him bi tauht
[Headnote: _Floris presents his ring of introduction to Daris._]
[Sidenote: Floris presents the ring, and is hospitably received.]
Þrouȝ þe token of þ{ a}t ilk~ ryng~ Florys had ful faire gestnyng~ Off~ Fyssħ and flessh and tender breed~, Of~ wyn~, both white and reed~: 520
And tok him to tokne þis ring; And þ{ er}fore he hauede wel fair gestni{ n}g. 160 Glade { and} bliþe hi weren alle, So fele so weren in þe halle,
. . . . þe tockne of þe ringe . hadde þ{ er} aniht wel gode gistinge . . . . b of fles of tendre bred . . . . t win { and} eke of red
And eu{ er} Florys sate ful colde, And Dares bygan þe Childe beholde:
Ac floriz net ne dronk noȝt; On blau{ n}cheflur was al his þoȝt 164 Sire daris vnderȝet Þ{ a}t floriz m{ ur}ni{ n}ge set.
. . . . re floyres sike { and} colde . . . . gon þ{ a}t chil by holde
[Sidenote: Daris asks if he is not pleased with his entertainment.]
[Sidenote: [104 _b_]] “Leue Child, what may þis be, Þus þouȝtful as y the see? 524 And þ{ o}u nouȝt al in feere, Þat þ{ o}u makist þus sory chere, Or þ{ o}u lykkest noȝt þis yn~?”
“Floriz,” he sede, “what mai þe beo, So þoȝtful ase ihc þe seo? 168 Me þincheþ bi þine chire, Þu nert noȝt glad of þi sop{ er}e, Oþ{ er} þe ne likeþ noȝt þis in.”
. . . . wat may þe be . . . . . þe i see . . . . . . . uoice al fere . . . . . . . . ele chere. [Sidenote: [_leaf 7, col. 2_]] . . . . . . . . þin in.”