Reymyld ros of benche, Þe knyȝtes for to schenche. [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] An horn hye ber on honde, As hyt was lawe of londe.
Rymenild ros of benche, þe beer al forte shenche, after mete in sale, boþe wyn { ant} ale. 1188 an horn hue ber an honde, for þ{ a}t wes lawe of londe.
Kniȝtes { and} squier Alle dronke{ n} of þe ber; 1192 Bute horn al one Nadde þ{ er}of no mone. Horn sat vpo{ n} þe g{ ru}nde; Him þuȝte he was ibu{ n}de. 1196
Hye drank of þebere, To knyt and to squier{ e}. 1192 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] And horn set on þe grunde; Hym þoute he was bounde. 1196
hue dronc of þe beere, to knyht { ant} skyere. 1192 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . .] horn set at grounde; him þohte he wes y-bounde. 1196
[Sidenote: Horn asks Rymenhild to serve the beggars.]
He sede, “q{ ue}n so he{ n}de, To meward þu we{ n}de. Þu ȝef vs wiþ þe furste; Þe beggeres beoþ of þurste.” 1200
He seyde, “quen so hende, To meward gyn þou wende. Schenk hus Myd þe furste; Þe beggeres beþ of þerste.” 1200
¶ he seide, “quene so hende, to me hydeward þou wende. [Sidenote: [leaf 90]] þou shenh vs wiþ þe vurste; þe beggares bueþ afurste.” 1200
[Sidenote: Rymenhild fills a gallon bowl with brown beer, and offers it to Horn.]
¶ Hure horn heo leide adun, { And} fulde him of a brun, His bolle of a galun, For heo wende he were a glotoun. 1204 He seide, “haue þis cuppe, { And} þi{ s} þi{ n}g þ{ er} vppe. Ne saȝ ihc neure, so ihc wene, Beggere þat were so kene.” 1208
Þe horn hye leyde adoune, And fulde hem of þe broune, A bolle of one galun; Hye wende he were a glotoun. 1204 “Nym þou þe coppe, And drinkyt al oppe. Sey ich neu{ er}e, ich wene, Begger{ e} so bold and kene.” 1208
hyre horn hue leyde a doune, ant fulde him of þe broune, a bolle of a galoun; hue wende he were a glotoun. 1204 hue seide, “tac þe coppe, ant drync þis ber al vppe. ne seh y neuer, y wene, beggare so kene.” 1208
[Sidenote: He refuses it, saying that he will have nothing ‘bote of coppe white,’]
Horn tok hit his ifere, { And} sede, “que{ n} so dere, Wyn nelle ihc, Muche ne lite, Bute of cuppe white. 1212
Horn tok þe coppe hys fere, And seyde, “quen so dere, No drynk nel ich bite, Bote of one coppe wite. 1212
horn toc hit hise yfere, { ant} seide, “quene so dere, no beer nullich i bite, bote of coppe white. 1212