Part 21 (1/2)

[Headnote: G.o.dRICH IS BOUND AND FETTERED.]

+Hwan he hauede him so shamed, His hand of plat, and yuele lamed, He tok him sone bi e necke 2756 Als a t{ra}ytour, daeyt wo recke!

[Sidenote: He has him bound and fettered, and sends him to the queen.]

And dide him binde and fet{er}e wel With G.o.de feteres al of stel, And to e quen he sende him, 2760 at birde wel to him ben grim; And Bad she sholde don him gete, And at non ne sholde him bete, Ne shame do, for he was knith, 2764 Til knithes hauede{n} demd him Rith.

[Sidenote: When the English find out that Goldborough is the heiress, they submit to Havelok.]

an e englishe men at sawe, at ei wisten, heye and lawe, at Goldeboru, at was so fayr, 2768 Was of engeland rith eyr, And at e king hire hauede wedded, And haueden ben samen bedded, He comen alle to crie m{er}ci, 2772 Vnto e king, at one cri, And beden him sone manrede and oth, at he ne sholde{n}, for lef ne loth, Neuere more ageyn him go, 2776 Ne ride, for wel ne for wo.

[Headnote: THE ENGLISH SUBMIT TO GOLDBOROUGH.]

+e king ne wolde nouth for-sake, at he ne shulde of hem take Manrede at he beden, and ok 2780 Hold oes swere{n} on e bok; [Sidenote: Havelok wishes to show Goldborough to the English.]

But or bad he, at ider were brouth e quen, for hem, swilk was his outh, For to se, and forto shawe, 2784 Yif at he hire wolde knawe.

oruth hem wite{n} wolde he, Yif at she aucte quen to be.

[Sidenote: Six earls fetch her in.]

+Sixe erles weren sone yare, 2788 After hire for to fare.

He nomen on-on, and come{n} sone, And brouthe{n} hire, at under mone In al e werd ne hauede per, 2792 Of hende-leik, fer ne ner.

Hwan she was come ider, alle e englishe men bi-gu{n}ne to falle [Sidenote: [Fol. 218b, col. 1.]]

O knes, and grete{n} swie sore, 2796 And seyden, ”leuedi, k[r]istes ore, [Sidenote: The English ask her pardon.]

And youres! we haue{n} misdo mikel, at we ayen you haue be fikel, For englond auhte forto ben youres, 2800 And we youre me{n} and youres.

Is non of us, yung ne old, at we ne wot, at aelwold Was king of is kunerike, 2804 [Sidenote: They admit she is heiress.]

And ye his eyr, and at e swike Haues it halden with mikel wro{n}ge: G.o.d leue him sone to honge!”

[Headnote: G.o.dRICH IS CONDEMNED TO BE BURNT.]

+Quot[127] hauelok, ”hwan at ye it wite. 2808 [Sidenote: Havelok says they must pa.s.s judgment on G.o.drich.]

Nu wile ich at ye doun site, And after G.o.drich haues wrouht, at haues in sorwe him-self brouth, Lokes at ye deme{n} him rith, 2812 For dom ne spared[128] clerk ne knith, And sien shal ich under-stonde Of you, after lawe of londe, Manrede, and holde oes boe, 2816 Yif ye it wilen, and ek rothe.”

Anon er dune he hem sette, For non e dom ne durste lette, [Sidenote: They say he is to be bound on an a.s.s's back, taken to Lincoln, bound to a stake, and burnt.]

And demden him to binde{n} faste 2820 Vp-on an a.s.se swie un-wraste, Andelong, nouht ouer-wert, His nose went unto e stert; And so to lincolne lede, 2824 Shamelike in wicke wede, And hwan he cam un-to e borw, Shamelike ben led er-oru, Bisoue e borw, un-to a grene, 2828 at are is yet, als[o] y wene, And ere be bunde{n} til a stake, Aboute{n} him ful gret fir make, And al to dust be brend Rith ere; 2832 And yet demde{n} he er more, Oer swikes for to warne, at hise childre{n} sulde arne Euere more at eritage, 2836 at his was, for hise utrage.

[Footnote 127: MS. Guot. Cf. l. 1954.]

[Footnote 128: _Qu._ spares.]

+Hwan e dom was demd and seyd, [Sidenote: So he is laid on the a.s.s, and burnt.]

Sket was e swike on e a.s.se leyd, And [led vn-]til[129] at ilke grene, 2840 [Sidenote: [Fol. 218b, col. 2.]]

And brend til asken al bidene.

o was Goldeboru ful blie, She a{n}ked G.o.d fele sye, at e fule swike was brend, 2844 at wende wel hire bodi haue shend, [Sidenote: Goldborough rejoices.]

And seyde, ”nu is time to take Manrede of brune and of blake, at ich se ride[{n}] and go: 2848 Nu ich am wreke[{n}][130] of mi fo.”

[Footnote 129: MS. ”And him til,” which is nonsense. See l. 2827.]

[Footnote 130: See l. 2992.]

[Sidenote: Havelok makes the English swear fealty.]

+Hauelok anon ma{n}rede tok Of alle englishe, on e bok, And dide hem grete oes swere, 2852 at he sholde{n} him G.o.d feyth bere Ageyn alle at wore{n} liues, And at sholde ben born of wiues.