[_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] “Ayol,” qwat horn, “trewe felawe, Into schip go{ n}ne we drawe. Fykenyld haueþ gon ond{ er}, And don Reynyld som wond{ er}. 1536 God, for his wordes fiue, To nyȝt us þyder driue.”
Horn awek in is bed; of his lemmon he wes adred. 1532 “Aþulf,” he seide, “felawe, to shipe nou we drawe. Fykenild me haþ gon vnder, ant do rymenild sum wonder. 1536 Crist, for his wondes fyue, to nyht þider vs dryue!”
[Headnote: _Horn sets out to the rescue of Rymenhild._]
[Sidenote: He immediately sets sail, with a good wind.]
Horn gan to schupe Ride, His fere{ n} him biside. 1540 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] Fikenhild, or þe dai gan sp{ ri}nge, Al riȝt he ferde to þe kinge, 1544
Horn ga{ n} to Scype Ride, And his knyȝtes by side. 1540 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] 1544
[Sidenote: [leaf 92]] ¶ Horn gon to shipe ride, his knyhtes bi his side. 1540 þe ship bigon to sture, wiþ wynd god of cure. ant fykenild her þe day sp{ ri}nge, seide to þe kynge, 1544
[Sidenote: Fikenhild espouses Rymenhild by night, and leads her to his castle.]
Aft{ er} Rymenhild þe briȝte, To wedden hire biniȝte. He ladde hure bi þe derke, Into his nywe werke. 1548
[_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] 1548
After rymenild þe brhyte, ant spousede hyre by nyhte. he ladde hire by derke, in to is newe werke. 1548
[Sidenote: They begin the feast before sunrise.]
Þe feste hi bigu{ n}ne, Er þ{ a}t ros þe su{ n}ne. Er þane horn hit wiste, To fore þe su{ n}ne vpriste. 1552
[_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] Here schip biga{ n} to terne By þe wat{ er}es sterne. 1552
þe feste hue bigonne, er þen aryse þe sonne. [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . .]
[Sidenote: Horn’s ship arrives under the castle.]
His schup stod vnder ture, At Rymenhilde bure.
Hys schip stod i{ n} store, Hond{ er} fikenildes bour{ e}.
Hornes ship atstod in stoure, vnder fykenildes boure.
[Sidenote: Horn does not recognize the new castle, but meets Arnoldin, who is awaiting him,]
Rymenhild, litel weneþ heo Þ{ a}t Horn þa{ n}ne aliue beo. 1556 Þe castel þei ne knewe, For he was so nywe. [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] Horn fond sittinde Arnoldin, Þ{ a}t was Aþulfes cosin, Þ{ a}t þ{ er} was in þ{ a}t tide, Horn for tabide. 1564