Wilele pes wight meñ, þair" wepenes bey welde, He bronched him yñ with his bronde, vnder þe brode shelde, porgh the waaft of pe body, and wonded him ille; þe fwerde stent for no stuf, hit was so wel fteled; þat oper startis on bak, and stondis fton stille. Though he were stonayed þat ftonde, he strike ful fare; He gurdes to f Gawayñ, Thorgħ ventaile, and pefayñ; He wanted not to be flayn pe brede of añ hare. XLVI. Hardely þeñ þes haþelefe on helmes þey hewe, Were manly mached of might, With oute refon, or right, As al men fene. XLVII. Thus gretis Gayno', with bope her gray yene, 565 575 585 The knight of corage was cruel and kene, And with a stele bronde, þat sturne oft' stonded; Al þe cost of [the] knyght he carf downe clene, þorgħ þe riche mailes, þat ronke were, and rounde ;] [fol. 160.] 'Swylke a touche at þat tyme' he taughte hym in tene, He girdede' f Galleron growelynge one grownde. 'Galleron full greuoufely granes on þes grene; And als wondede als' he was, 'Swyftly vpe he rase, And folowde 'in faste on his faas', Wt a fwerde fchene 10. 590 XLVIII. Clenly þat crewette cou'de hy' on highte, And wt a caste of pes care, in kautette he strykes; 15 þat es fo dulefully dyghte, Giffe it be thi witt." 600 605 XLIX. 'Than wilfully' dame Wayno 'vn to be kynge went, '3one beryns in zone batełłe, pt bledis one zone bent, pay are" wery, I wyffe, and wondide full ill; Thurgh [her] schene schildis þaire" fchuldirs are schent; 14 The granes of f Gawayne greuys" me futt" fare;- 'Gare the" knyghtis accorde, 18 Tilli alle pt here" ware.' It ware grete" comforde L. 615 'Bot þan hy spake' Galleron to Gawayne pe gude: "I wende no2 wy, in this werlde, 'were haluendeffe3 fo wyghte. [fol. 160b.] He talkes to-warde pe 'knyghte, one heghteR þere he ftode, 4 630 3 Ho. ioy (sic.) 5 Om. 6 pi. 7 pi. XLIX. Wifly. to. 8 pefe burnes in pe bataile, fo blede on pe. 9 arñ. 10 Omitted in MS. L. 11 her. 12 This line is wanting in MS. L. :3 greuen. 14 Om. 15 Woldeft pou leve. 16 Make pes. 17 a grete. 18 For. 19 per. L.-Theñ fpak fir. 2 neuer. relese. 3 had beň half. + renke. 5 by rial reyfon He' bedde pt burely his brande, pt burneschede was bryghte:"Of renttis and reches I make the relese." And carpis thies" wordes one highte; And 'cōmandis pe pese.- LI. pe kynge 'comandis þe1 pese, and cryes2 one highte; Wt owtten more lettynge, 640 'Was dighte there thiere femblynge"; And" helde vpe pair" handes.By-fore pat" comly kynge, LII. "'I gyffe to the', f Gawayne," 'quode pe kynge, "trefoure', and golde, 'Glamorgans landis', with greuys fo grene; pe wirchipe of Wales, 'to welde and to* wolde, 9 And. 10 kneled pe. LI. comaunded. Eriaň, & Arrak fiz Lake. R Vnneth. 9 9 po fturne. is wanting in MS. L. LII.-' Here I gif. 11 carped. 12 comaunded. 2 cried. 9 Om. ✦ lordes to liftes pey lopen. 5 Ewayñ fiz 6 fir Drurelat, and Moylard. 7 meñ pey truly vp take. 10 What for buffetes and blode, her blees. 19 Dizte was here fastlynge. 13 pe. 3 14 pei. 2 wt gerfoň. Al pe Glamergañ londe. 11 This line 15 her. at wil and at. With Gryffons caftette', kirnelde fo° clene; I satt 'endowe þe als" a duke, and dub the wt myñ" hande,- That es so hardy and wyghte, 655 And graunte hy his lande." And relese hym thi" ryghte, LIII. 'Now, and here I gyffe hy," quod Gawayne', "w' owttyñ ony gyle, Atte pe landes, & pe lythes, fra Lowyke' to Layre; 'Commoke, and Carrike', Conyghame, and Kylle, 'Als the cheualrous knyghte hase chalandchede als ayere* ; 'The Lebynge, the Lowpynge, be Leveaftre Ile', I fhal refeff him in felde, i foreste so fair910."] 5 caftelles. 6 ful. 7 Eke Viftur halle. To Carlele pay kayre. 665 670 8 Wayford, and Waterforde, i Wales. 12 Om. 13 pe. 14 his. Lauer. 3 Connoke, and Carlele. Ori 9 Bretayne. heren by a second. 9 |