And made hem barouns alle þre,

And yaf hem lond, and oþer fe,

So mikel, þat ilker twent knihtes

Hauede of genge, dayes and nithes.

[105] See l. 2342.

HAVELOK IS MADE KING OF DENMARK.

Hwan þat feste was al don,

A thousand knights accompany the king.

A thusand knihtes ful wel o bon

With-held þe king, with him to lede;