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XXVIII.

The' mane in his mantyl 'fyttis at his' mete,
In 'paulle purede wt pane, full p'cyoufely dyghte*;
Trofelyte, and trauerfte, wyth trewloues in trete';
The 'tafee was of topas, þat 'per to was' tyghte.
He glyfte vpe with hys eghne, þat graye ware, & grete,
With his burely berde, one þat birde bryghte;
He was the sou❜ayneste 'fir, sittande in sette,
þat eu? any" fegge 'faughe, or fene was wt fyghte".
'Thus the" kyng, crowned in kythe, carpis" hir till,-
"Welecome, worthyly wyghte!-

Thou" salt hafe refone, & ryghte; If it be thi witt?"
Whythen es this" comly knyghte,

XXIX.

Scho' was the worthilieste wyghte, pt any 'wy myghte welde';

Hir gyde was gloryous, and gaye, 'alle of gyrfe* grene;

Hir bette was of plonkete', with birdis fuĦ baulde,
'Botonede wt befantes, & bokellede full bene;
Hir faxe in fyñ perrye 'frette was' in fowlde,
'The cont'felette in a kette, colourede full clene;
With a crowne 'of cryftalle, and of clere' golde;
Hir courchefes were coryoufe, wt many prowde pyñ.

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[Her perre was prayfed, with prise men of might;"]

The" bryghte byrdis, and balde,

Had 'note ynoghe" to by-halde

One' þat freely to fawlde,

And one p1hende "knyghte.

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That' knyghte in his coloures was armede futt clene,
With his comly crefte, 'futt clene' to by-holde;
His brenyes, and his bacenett, burneschet full bene,
Wt a bourdoure* a-bowte, alle of brynte golde;
His mayles was mylk-whytte, 'enclosede fo clene®;

His horse trappede 'with the same, als it was' me taulde.

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The schelde one his schuldir, of syluere full schene,

With 'bare-heuedis of blake, burely, and" baulde;

His horse 'withe sendale was teldede, and" trappede to be hele ;

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In stele 'was he' stuffede, þat 'fteryn was one' stede, Atte of fternys of golde, 'pat ftekillede was one straye3; [fol. 158.] 'He, and his gambefoũns, glomede als gledys*,

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10 This line is wanting in MS. L.
11 Om. 12 i-nore (sic.)
XXX.- The. 2 clere. 3 brene. 4 braudure. 5
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were. many hit seeñ.
that ilke, as true me. His.
9 fo.
10 bere-hedes of brake, browed ful.
11 in fyne
fandel was. 12 in his.
14 Om. 15 5 a. 16 An anlas.

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2 ftourne vppoñ. his pencell' difplaied. + His gloues, his

XXXI.- he was. gamefons, glowed as a glede.

With graynes of 'rubyes, that graythede were' gaye;
And his fchene 'fchynbawdes, fcharpe for to schrede;
[His polem with pelicoc9 were poudred to pay'.]
pus wt a lance appoñ3 lofte, þat 'lady guñ he" lede;
A swayne, one a frefone, 'folowede hym", in faye";
[The frefoñ1 was a-fered, for drede of þat fare ;]
'He was feldom wounte
'To see the tabitle at his frounte"
'Swilke gammenes was he wonte18

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'Futt feldom to see

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XXXII.

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Arthure askede 'in hye, one-herande pam' atte,
"Whate woldest þ", wy, zif it were' thi witle?
Tette me whate pu fekis, and 'whedir pt bus fchatte,

And why pa ftonyes on thi stede, and' ftondis so ftitle?"
He lyfteR vpe his 'vefage fro pe ventale,

And wt a knyghtly contenance he carpis hy till :

"Be bu kayfere, or kynge, here I the be-catte,

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[fol. 158b.] To1 fynde me a freke, to fyghte one" my fitt ;

For" fyghtynge to frayfte, I fowndede fra hame."

'The kynge carpede on heghte",

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And telle me thi name."

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rebe, that graied beñ. fchynbandes, pat sharp wer'. 7 This line, and line 9 of this stanza, are wanting in MS. L. 8 Om. 9 oñ. 10 louely coñ. folowed. 14 This and the preceding line are transposed in MS. L. he was felden wonte to fe, 17 The tablet fluré. 18 Siche gamen ne gle.

he neuer are.

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16 For

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XXXII.—1 on hiзt, herand hem. 2 be. 3 wheper pou. 4 sturne. 5 Om. 6 wayned. 7 vifer fro his. Om. 9 Wheper. 10 Fore to. 11 with. 12 Om. 13 Then feid the king vppoň hight. 14 Late lenge. 15 This and the previous line are transposed in MS. D.

XXXIII.

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'My name es f Galleroun, wt owttyn any gyle;

The gretteste of Galowaye, of greves & 'of gyllis',

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Of Konynge', 'of Carryke', of Conygame, 'of Kytte*,

Of Lomonde, of Lenay', of Lowthyane hillis ;

Thou hafe wonne 'thaym one werre, wt owttrageouse' witt,

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And gyffen þam* f Gawayne, and' þat myn herte grilles.

[But he fhal wring his honde, and warry the wyle",]

'Or he welden my landes, at myñ vñ-thankes".

By atte be welthe of this" werlde, he satt þam" neu' welde, 'Whitts I my" hede may bere;

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'Bot he' wyn 'þam one1 werre,

'Bothe w1 schelde, & wtis fpere,

XXXIV.

Appone" a fair felde!

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I will fighte one a felde, &' p to 'make I my faythe,
With any freke 'one the' foulde, þat frely es borne ;
To 'loffe swylke* a lordchipe, me 'thynke it full' laythe,
And 'ilke a leueande lede° wolde laughe me to skorne.”
"We areñ' here in the wode, walkande" one our wathe;
We1o hunte at the herdis", wt hundes", and wt horne;
We 'aren one" owre gameñ, we 'ne hafe no gude" graythe,

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XXXIII.- grylles. * Connok. 3 Om. + and alfo Kyle. 5 Lofex. 6 hem in. 8 hem to. 9 Om. 10 This line is omitted in MS. L. 11 Er he weld hem, y-wys, agayn myn vmwylles. 12 pe. 13 hem. 14 While I pe. 15 But if he.

a wrange.

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XXXIV. Om. 2 I make. [iche?] lede opoñ lyue. 7 ar. 13 ar in. 14 haue no gome.

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8 Om. 9 went, to walke. 10 To. 11 hertes. 12 hoūde.

Bot zitt þu satt be machede by middaye to morne.

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And for thiIrede the, 'p" rathe mane, purifte the atte pe nyghte."

[fol. 159.] Than" Gawayne, gayeste1 of atte,¬

Ledis hym owte of the hauffe,

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That prowdely was pyghte.

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Pighte was it' prowdely, with purpure and pautte,
'And doffours, and qwefchyns, and bankowres full bryghte;
'Wt inn' was a chapelle, a chambir, 'and ane haute,
A chymneye wt charecole, to 'chawffen þat' knyghte.
His stede was fone stabillede, and lede to be state,
`And haye hendly heuyde in hekkes' one hyghte.
Sythen 'he braydes3 vp a burde, and clathes gun" catte;
'Sanapes, and falers, full femly to fyghte,

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Preketes", and broketes, and standertis by-twene.

Than" thay feruede pt knyghte,

And his worthy" wyghte,

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In siluere futt 16 fchene.

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XXXVI.

In silu' fa femly 'pay ferue pam' of the beste,
Wt vernage, in verrys and cowppys fa2 clene;

And thus 'thafe gleterande gomes, gladdis þaire geftis",

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16 þenke rest al. 17 Om. 18 grapeft. 19 Into.

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XXXV.—1 Om. 2 Birdes brandeñ aboue, in brend gold. 3 Inwith.
6 Om.
7 Hay hertly he had, in haches. 8 pei braide. pei. 10 Sanape, and
11 Torches. 12 Thus.
13 worzely. 14 Om. 15 dayntes. 16 fo.

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faler.

XXXVI.-1 were ferued.

2 ful.

9 Sir Gawayñ pe good, glades hor geft.

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