[Sidenote: The queen gives him a magic ring.]
Þe Queene was kynde and curtays, 372 Cast hur toward þe kyng~ And of~ hur fynger she brayde a ryng~:
Heo tok forþ a wel fair þing, Of hire finger a riche Ryng.
“Haue now þis ylke ryng~: While is it þyn{ e}, douȝt no þyng~ 376 Of~ fire brennyng~ ne water in þe See; Ne yren~ ne steele shal dere thee.”
“Mi sone,” heo sede, “haue þis ring. “Whil he is þin, ne dute noþing, 4 Þ{ a}t fur þe bre{ n}ne ne adrenche se, Ne ire ne steil ne mai þe sle. And to þi wil þu schalt habbe g{ ra}ce, Late { and} rathe in eche place.” 8
[Headnote: _Floris and his company arrive at the haven._]
[Sidenote: Floris takes leave and comes to the haven, and lodges at the same house where Blauncheflur had been.]
He took~ his leue for to goo; Þ{ er} was ful muche woo; 380 [_No gap in MS._] Þey made him noon~ other chere Þan her soon~ were leide in bere.
++Floris nimeþ nu his leue; No long{ er} nolde he bileue. He custe he{ m} wiþ softe muþe; Al wepinge hi dep{ ar}teþ nuþe. 12 Ne makede his Moder no{ n} oþ{ er} chere, Bute also he were ileid on bere. For him ne wende hi neu{ er}e mo Eft to sen; ne dude hi no. 16
Furþ he went w{ i}t{ h} al his mayn~; W{ i}t{ h} him went þe Chamberlayn~. 384 So haue þey her hauyn~ nome Þat þey ben to þe hauyn~ come Þere Blaunchefloure was alnyȝt, Wel rychely þey ben dyȝt; 388
Forþ he wende wiþ al his mein, And wiþ hi{ m} his fader chau{ m}berlein. Fort to þe hauene hi beoþ icume, And þ{ er} habbeþ here in inome. 20 At þe selue huse hi buþ aliȝt Þ{ a}t blau{ n}cheflur was þ{ a}t oþ{ er} niȝt. Riche sop{ er} þer was idiȝt,
[Sidenote: They find there good entertainment.]
Þe lord of~ þe ynne was welle hende; Þe Child~ he sette next þe ende, In al þe feirest seete
And m{ ur}ie hi verde{ n} þ{ er} aniȝt. 24 Floriz ne let for ne feo To finden al þ{ a}t neod beo,
[Sidenote: All make good cheer except Floris, who thinks ever on Blauncheflur.]
Alle þey dronken and al þey ȝete: 392 [_No gap in MS._] Ete ne drynke myȝt he nouȝt; On blauncheflour was al his þouȝt.
Of fless, of fiss, of tendre bred, Of whit win, { and} eke red. 28 Glad { and} bliþe hi weren alle Þ{ a}t were{ n} wiþ he{ m} in þe halle, And pleide { and} gamenede ehc wiþ oþ{ er}. Ac floriȝ þe{ n}cheþ al on oþ{ er}, 32 For he net ne dronk riȝt noȝt. On blau{ n}cheflur was al his þoȝt.