GODRICH PLOTS AGAINST HIS WARD.
Quanne the Erl godrich him herde
Of þat mayden, hw we[l s]he ferde;
Hw wis sho was, w chaste, hw fayr,
And þat sho was þe rithe eyr
Of engelond, of al þe rike:—
Godrich is vexed.
Þo bigan godrich to sike,
And seyde, “weþer she sholde be
Quen and leuedi ouer me?