Heraud [Beraud MS., by a mistake of the rubricator.] wiþ is ferde fre [C line 8683]
Wente to Walingford þat cite
Ful of sorwe and care.
'Egar,' a seide, 'þow schelt be-leue,
& kepe þis land to me be-heue,
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And forþ ich wile fare,
Til ich Reynbroun finde may:
Y ne schel reste niȝt ne day,
Til ich wite whar he ware.
Ac war þe fro þerl of Cornewayle:
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He wile arere on þe batayle;
He nele þe noþing spare.'
¶ 'Sire,' queþ Egar, 'we scholle vs were,
Þat he ne schel vs noþing dere,
Þei he vs wile agreue.'
Heraud went out of þat cite:
For him was maked gret pite,
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Whan he tok his leue.
Hasteliche to schip a wente,
Gode wind and weder god him sente:
In Denemark þai gonne riue. [folio 169a:b]
In Fraunce, in Lombardie,
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In Spayne, in Spyr, in Roussie
Reynbroun a souȝte bliue.
¶ Þourȝ mani londes þai him souȝte:
Whan hii miȝte finde nouȝte,
To schip þai gonne fare.
To Costantin noble hii wolde wende:
Swiche a tempest god hem gan sende,
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Þat hii come nouȝt þare.
Þai were driue wiþ-oute þe toun:
In Aufrik þai riuede soune.
Þanne wer þai ful of care.
Þe cite on þe riuage hii sye,
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Meche & wide, & walles hye:
Of blisse þai wer al bare.
