166 XX. "Tele me," sayde' Wayno" a worde3, zif þou woste, 12 That enfpyres 'alle fperites, w' owttyn" fpillynge, Hethyn salt pu fare." 235 240 XXI. "How satt we fare," saide' the freke, “pt fowndis2 to fyghte, "That riche rewmes ou? rynnes, agaynes the* ryghte, 250 'And wynnes wirchippis, & welthis, by wyghtenes of handis?"— XX.- Wyffe me, qd. 8 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. 5 " 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, [fol. 157.] Thus 3oure" cheualrous kynge" chefe schatte a" chawnce, 'That wondirfutt whele-wryghte", 'Mafe lordis lawe for" to lyghte ; XXII. 18 Takes witnes by Fraunce. Fraunce hafe ze frely wt 30" fyghte wonneñ; 10 255 265 14 porgh. 15 Falfely fordone. 16 With 18 Take. 3 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. 4 9 remayns. 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, 2 And at Carelyone be crownede for3 kynge; That* fege falt 'be fefede at a fefone3, That 'mekitt bale, and barete, till Ynglande fall brynge; And 'torne home a-zayne for that' tydynge; 10 And ther satt the Rownde Tabitte loffe" the renowne, Be-fyde Rameffaye, full ryghte" at a rydynge; 13 '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! 275 280 5 2 'Siche ferly' fatt falle, wt owtten any fabitte, XXIII.—1 This knight shal be clanly enclosed wt a. 290 2 Carlele shal pat comly. as. A. 5 he seche, with a ceffion. 6 myche baret, and bale, to Bretayñ. 7 Hit. 4 8 pe. 9 ye fhulleñ t'ne ayeй for pe. 10 Om. 11 lefe. 12 rad. 13 In Dorfet fhire. 14 Om. 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; 10 [fol. 157b.] In kyng Arthures hautte The childe" playes hym" at the batte, 'Futt derfely a" daye. XXV. Hafe gud daye, dame' Gayno, and Gawayne pe gude! And mene me wt 'meffes, and matyns" i mette. 200 305 [Maffes arñ medecyes to vs that bale bides" ;] The gaste a-waye glydis. XXVI. [With a grifly grete, þe goofte a-wey glides, And goes, 8 With a. 9 Supplied from MS. D. XXV. Om. 2 tome, tidinges. 6 3 I mote walke on my wey, porgh pis wilde. 9 faileñ. 10 menge. 11 matens & maffe. 12 Instead of this line from MS. D. the The wynde', and' the wedyrs, þañ' welken 'in hydis'; 8 '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 ; Dame Gayno", and atte, Wente to 'Randolfe fett haute", To paire" fopere. 315 320 XXVII. The kynge 'was fett to pe fupere, &' ferued in fale, Ther come 'two fetolers in, wt a fymbale, A lady, luffome of late', ledande a knyghte; 10 [fol. 158.] "Mañe mofte" of myghte, Here 'es comyñ ane armed " knyghte; For thi manhede." 2 wyndes. 3 Om. 330 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. 10 wife 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. |