Bibliotheca Arnamagnæana - 01.06.1970, Síða 224

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hann kemwr til hinns fysta spyR hann. hann epter huersu hann
mege fæ, hans nin[18skap traustann ok t.mann hinn suarar gozs
ok penninnga hefi ek j nog. enn uinnu manna |19 }ayr[f]ti ek nit. ok
ef J)u uillt binnda Joig til uercknadar hia mer J>a uil ek uera uinnr
bin«, |20 hinn jatode J)essu ok batt sig til uercksenns med hann ok
uan n s em hann boldi lannga tima fyrer honum ok |21 for si[d]an til
annars ok spnrdi huersu hann mætte hans trnann uinskap fa. hann
suarar ek em ordenn |22 fatæknr ok ef Jm uillt gefa mer mykla
penninnga ba uil ek uera uinnr J)iun. hinn jatade \mi |23 ok suo
giorde hann jmiat hann fædde hann opt ok gaf honnm godar giafer
ok storar s em hann beidde. ok sem |24 jpetta er giort. kemnr til
ennsjpridia ok spyR enns sama. enn hann suarar huorcke barf ek
uerck manna |25 ne penninnga nit. nema ef hann uilldi falla til
fota hans ok heidra hann suo sem einum bionusto |26 manne ber
at heidra sinn herra. ba uillde hann uera hans godnr uin. enn
hinn giårde sem hann beid|27de ok sem b^tta uar ute. kemnr sonnrenn
aptar til fodurenns ok sagdizt hafa feingit \yri& uine |28 Fa[d]erenn
bad hann Reyna ba segia peini at hann uæn giordnr utlægnr
af kongenum fyrer landrad |29 ok suo skylide hann profa peirra,
uinskap af hialp ok sem sonnrenn kom til enns fysta uinar. hueria |
30 hia[l]p hann uilldi gera honnm j sinne naudsyn ok sagde honnm
allt huersu hann uar utlægnr giårr |31 af kongenum. ok begar hinn
thought to hyme shulde be necessarie. He askide of oone, how he myght
by his frendship? He seide, “I ame riche enoughe, but me nedes werkmen;
6 if thou wilte bynde the to my werke, I wil be thy frende.” He bownde hym,
ånde wrought longe tyme greuously for hym. Afterwarde he askede of
anothere the same, ånde he saide, he was but pore, but ånde he wolde gyfe
hyme mekille, he wolde be his frende. Ånde so he dide, for ofte sithe he
fedde hyme, ånde gafe hym large giftes. Also he askide of the thride, how he
10 myght by his frendship ? He answeride, ånde seide, he hade no nede of
moneye ne of werkmen, but he shalle falle downe to his fote, ånde do hym
homage, ånde do to hym as to his lorde, as a seruaunte shulde do, ånde than
he shulde be his frende. Ånde he dide so. Whan this was done, the sone seide
to his fadire, that he hade iij. frendes. The fadir bade hyme saye to his
15 frende, that he was outelawede of the kynge for treasone; ånde so he shulde
prove his frendes of helpe. The sonne come to the fyrste frende, ånde askede
helpe of his disese; ånde wheii he hade herde that he hade done a cryme