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356 one eorðene castle. On mihti kinges luve was þauh bi-&shy; an earthen A however turnd upon hire, so unimete swuðe þet he vor wouh-&shy; boundless very wooing lecchunge sende hire his sonden, on efter oðer, and ofte messengers, one somed monie: and sende hire beaubelet boðe veole and at once jewels many feire, and sukurs of liveneð, and help of his heie hird to supplies victuals army holden hire castel. Heo underveng al ase on unrec- received careless heleas þing þet was so herd iheorted þet hire luve ne hard-hearted mihte he never beon þe neorre. Hwat wult tu more? nearer He com himsulf a last, and scheawede hire his feire at neb, ase þe þet was of alle men veirest to biholden, and face one spec swuðe sweteliche and so murie wordes þet heo spake pleasant they muhten þe deade arearen vrom deaðe to live. And might wrouhte veole wundres, and dude veole meistries bivo-&shy; did great works ren hire eihsihðe, and scheawede hire his mihten: tolde hire of his kinedome, and bead for to makien hire cwene offered of al þet he ouhte. Al þis ne help nout. Nes þis owned helped nought Was not this wunderlich hoker? Vor heo nes never wurðe vorte disdain to been his schelchine. Auh so, þuruh his debonerté, luve scullion But hefde overkumen hine þet he seide on ende, ‘Dame, þu had him at last