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sendi gófga menn wt ij Numidiam ath bidia d(ottur)
Marcelli kongs er Dijana het. og war þath mal
3 audsott. flutti fadir hennar hana til Egiptalandz og
drack Tholomeus kongr brullaup til hennar. war hun
u§nn konna og uel kunnandi þo uid hófum eigi g§fu
6 saman borit. woru þeirra astir godar og eiga einn son
er Alexandr h(et). hafdi hun af sijnu lanndi mart
gófugra manna til þionuztu uith sig. einn af þeim war
9 Riddari sai er Wa(l)bert het ijþrotta madur mikill og
fostri drottningar. uissi hann óll leyndarnad med
henne. var eg med iarli til þess er eg war .xv. vetra.
12 hitta eg alldri minn fódr ea þeim tijma. enn fyrir .ij.
manudum bar þath til tijdinda ath kongr let efla
ueizlu mikla og baud til mórgu stormenne. sagda eg
15 iallinum ath mier war fyst aa ath koma ij hof þetta og
hitta þar fiyndr mijna. enn hann suarar þuij faliga og
quad ser þat helldur bioda (ij) skap ath mier mundi
i8 þessi fór eigi til heidurs og s(agdizt) etla ath drotning
mundi meir hallda Rikinnu vnndir sonn sinn helldr
enn mig. enn eg uilldi Rada. feck hann mier ess þetta
2i og alla hernneskiu. bad hann mig vera uel stilltann og
fara uarliga þott mier ugri nockur Raunn gerr suo ath
8 manna] first written meyia, but corrected, MS.
9 Walbert] supplied from 584, 24v, 589 d, 39r, St 7, 45va;
cf. below p. 158*.
17 ij] from 589 d, 39r, St 7, 45va.
marry again, and taking their advice he married Diana,
the daughter of King Marcellus of Numidia. They had a
son called Alexander. Diana brought many noblemen
with her from Numidia, among them her foster-father,
Valbert, who shared all her secret counsels. Jamunth
stayed with Germanus until he was fifteen, and during
all that time never saw his father. When, two months
ago, his father was to hold a great feast, he said that
he was eager to be present himself, and received a
horse and armour from the earl, who unwillingly allowed