Þat he [wolde] turnen him
Vt of þat yuel þat was so grim!
Þanne he weren comen alle
They come to Winchester.
Bifor þe king into the halle,
At winchestre þer he lay:
“Welcome,” he seyde, “be ye ay!
Ful michel þank[e] kan [y] yow
That ye aren comen to me now!”
ATHELWOLD SELECTS EARL GODRICH TO BE HIS DAUGHTER’S GUARDIAN.