And þe king him ȝaf; þat lutel þat he ȝornde.
Hengest nam lefue; and forþ he gan wende.
And after his wifue he sende sonde; to his owene londe.
And him seolf wende; oueral to bi holde.
210 ware he mihte wel sprede; his Bole hude.
Hengest hadde one wisneman; þat wel couþe of crafte.
215 He nam þeos bole hude; and a borde laide.
þar of he makede ane þwang; swiþe smal and swiþe lang.
Nas þe þwang noht brod bote ase hit were a twined þred.
220 A boute þar mid he leide; moche deal of londe.