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XX.

"Tele me," sayde' Wayno" a worde3, zif þou woste,
Whate dedis' myghte me befte 'in to blysche' brynge ?"-
"Mekeneffe and mercy," 'scho faide", "'po are the moste,
Hafe' pete one the pore, 'thane plesys pou owreR kynge;
Sythen 'aft' that, do almous dedis of atte op thynge';
Thies areñ the gud" gyftis of the holy gofte,

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That enfpyres 'alle fperites, w' owttyn" fpillynge,
[fol. 156b.] 'For to come to that blyffe, that eu? more salt lafte12.
Of 'thies fperituale thynges spyre me" na mare;
Whills" pou arte qwene in thi quarte,
Halde thies wordis in thyñ" herte, -
For1 pou satt lyffe bot a starte ;-

Hethyn salt pu fare."

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XXI.

"How satt we fare," saide' the freke, “pt fowndis2 to fyghte,
'That ofte foūdis the folkes, in' fele kyngis landis;

"That riche rewmes ou? rynnes, agaynes the* ryghte,

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'And wynnes wirchippis, & welthis, by wyghtenes of handis?"—
"-30wre kynge es to couetous, I tell the, sir knyghte,
Maye no mañ 'stere hy of strenghe, 'whitts pes whele standis ;

XX.- Wyffe me, qd.

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16 Om.

2 fom wey. 3 bedis. + to pe bliffe. 5 Om. 6 pes arñ. 7 And fipen haue. pat pleses heuen. charite is chef, and pen is chaste. 10 grace ful. 11 iche fprete, with oute. 12 And peñ almeffe dede cure al ping. In MS. D. this line is the 6th. 13 pis fpi'al ping fpute p". 14 Als. 15 Om. XXI.-1 qd. 2 fondeñ. reymes, wt outeñ eny. him with. 8 while his.

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" And pus defouleñ þe folke, oñ. Wynnen worshipp' in werre, porgħ.

4 And riches ouer 6 warne. 7 ftry

When he es in his mageste 'heghefte, & mafte 'es of1o myghte,
He salt lighte futt lawe, appone" the see sandis.

[fol. 157.] Thus 3oure" cheualrous kynge" chefe schatte a" chawnce,
'Falfe fortune' in fyghte,

'That wondirfutt whele-wryghte",

'Mafe lordis lawe for" to lyghte ;

XXII.

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Takes witnes by Fraunce.

Fraunce hafe ze frely wt 30" fyghte wonneñ;
'The Frolo, and be Farnaghe, es frely by-leuede';
Bretayne, and Burgoyne, 'es bothe to 30w bowneñ3,
And alle the dugepers' of Fraunce wt þe1 dyn dreuede'.
Gyane may gretyño, pt" be werre was by-gounnen;
'Es noghte a lorde in þat lande, appoñ lyfe leuede;
zete salt pe riche Romaynes' wt '3ow beñ ou10 ronneñ,
And alle" pe Rownde Tabitt þaire" rentis be reuede.
'Thay salt zitt be Tybire tymbire 3ow" tene;
Gete the, f Gawayne,

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14 porgh. 15 Falfely fordone. 16 With 18 Take.

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XXII.-1 Freol, and his folke, fey ar pey leued. al to you boweñ. 3 duffiperes. 7 Om. 8 There ar no lordes oñ lyue, in pat londe. 11 with. 12 pe. 13 Thus shal a Tyber vntrue tymber

yor. 5 deued. 6 grete.

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remayns.

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10 one be aur.

15 ye shal lefe. In MS. L. a blank space is left for the word lefe.

XXIII.

'A knyghte salt kenly clofen pel crowne,

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And at Carelyone be crownede for3 kynge;

That* fege falt 'be fefede at a fefone3,

That 'mekitt bale, and barete, till Ynglande fall brynge;
Ther' fall in Tuskane be tallde of þat trefoñe,

And 'torne home a-zayne for that' tydynge;

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And ther satt the Rownde Tabitte loffe" the renowne,

Be-fyde Rameffaye, full ryghte" at a rydynge;

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'And at Dorsett fall dy the doghetyeste of alle.

Gette the, f Gawayne,

be baldefte of Bretayne ;

For" in a flake pu fatt be flayne,

XXIV.

'Swylke ferly' salt fatte!

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'Siche ferly' fatt falle, wt owtten any fabitte,
Appoñe Cornewayle cofte, wt a knyghte kene;
'Arthure pe auenante, pt honeste es & abift3,
Salt be wondid, I wyffe, futt' wathely, I wene;
[And al þe rial rowte of þe Rounde Table,
pei fhullen dye on a day, þe dougħty by-dene® ;]
Suppryfede wt a 'sugette, þat beris of" sabitte,

XXIII.—1 This knight shal be clanly enclosed wt a.

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2 Carlele shal pat comly. as. A. 5 he seche, with a ceffion. 6 myche baret, and bale, to Bretayñ. 7 Hit.

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8 pe. 9 ye fhulleñ t'ne ayeй for pe. 10 Om. 11 lefe. 12 rad. 13 In Dorfet fhire.

14 Om.

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15 Sich ferlyes.

Suche ferlies.

2 oute. 3 Syr Arthur þe honeft, auenant, and able.

5 Om. 6 These two lines are omitted in MS. L. and are supplied from

MS. D. 7 furget, he beris hit in.

A sawtire engrelede, of siluer full schene.

He beris [it] of sabitte, fothely to saye;

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[fol. 157b.] In kyng Arthures hautte

The childe" playes hym" at the batte, 'Futt derfely a" daye.
That 'saff owttraye" 30w afte,

XXV.

Hafe gud daye, dame' Gayno, and Gawayne pe gude!
I hafe no langare 'tyme, mo tales to tette;
'For me bufe wende one my waye, thorowte this' wode,
'Vn to my wonnynge wane', in waa for to wette'.
For hym þt 'rewfully rafe, & rente was one rude,
Thynke one þe dawngere, 'and the dole", pt I in duette;
And fede folke, for my fake, þat fawtes' the fude,

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And mene me wt 'meffes, and matyns" i mette.

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[Maffes arñ medecyes to vs that bale bides" ;]
Vs thynke a meffe als" swete,
Als" any spyce pat eu? 'p" ete"."
'And thus", wt a gryfely grete,-

The gaste a-waye glydis.

XXVI.

[With a grifly grete, þe goofte a-wey glides,
with gronyng fore, þorgh þe greues grene';]

And goes,

8 With a. 9 Supplied from MS. D.
14 Delfully pt.

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XXV. Om. 2 tome, tidinges.
In my wonyng ftid. 5 dwelle.

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3 I mote walke on my wey, porgh pis wilde.
rightwifly rofe, & rest oñ pe.
7 Om. 8 Om.

9 faileñ. 10 menge. 11 matens & maffe. 12 Instead of this line from MS. D. the
Lincoln MS. has the last five lines of stanza XVIII. inserted, by negligence of the
scribe. 13
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as. ye yete. 15 Om.

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The wynde', and' the wedyrs, þañ' welken 'in hydis';
Thañ vnclosede the clowddis, be foñe 'fchane fchene.
The kynge his bogitt hafe bloweñ, & on be bent bydis ;
His fayre folke in 'firthes, flokkes in fere';

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'Alle that royalte" rowte to be qwene rydys,

'And melis to hir mildely, one þaire manere".

The 'wyes on fwilke wondirs a-wondirde paire" were ;
'The prynces" prowdefte in patte,

Dame Gayno", and atte,

Wente to 'Randolfe fett haute",

To paire" fopere.

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XXVII.

The kynge 'was fett to pe fupere, &' ferued in fale,
Vndir a seloure of fylke, 'full daynetyuoufely' dighte;
Wt afte the' wirchipe 'to welde, & wyne for to wale';
'Birdis in brede, of brynt golde' bryghte.

Ther come 'two fetolers in, wt a fymbale,

A lady, luffome of late', ledande a knyghte;
'Scho rydes vp to be heghe deffe, by-fore be royalte",
And askede f Arthure, full" hendely one highte.
Scho" faide to ptis fou'ayne, wlonkeste in wedis",

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[fol. 158.] "Mañe mofte" of myghte,

Here 'es comyñ ane armed " knyghte; For thi manhede."
Now" do hym refoñe, and ryghte,

2 wyndes. 3 Om.

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4 pe. 5 vnhides. 6 con fhene. 7 pe frith pei flokken by-dene. * And al pe riall'. 9 She fayes hem pe felcoupes, pat pai hadde per feeñ.

of þe weder for-wondred pey.

11 Prince. 12 Rondoles halle.

13 pe.

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3 Om. + and wele mewith pe walle. 6 in a foteler. 7 lote. 8 Ho raykes vp, 12 Ho. 19 pe. 13

14 wede.

15 makeles.

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