Þe bermen let he alle ligge,
And bar þe mete to þe castel,
He gets a farthing cake.
And gat him þere a ferþing wastel.
[42] Cf. ll. 1711, 1972.
[43] See l. 759.
[44] Qu. her, i.e. their. MS. he.
[45] Qu. sheres. MS. shres.
[46] Cf. ll. 91, 101. Here and below an additional line seems requisite.
HAVELOK IS HIRED BY THE EARL’S COOK.