XXII. "A! lord, fparis of fic fpeche, quhill ye fpeir more, Spekis na fucceudry, for Criftis fone deir! Yone knicht to scar wt1 fkaitht, ye chaip nocht but scorne. It is full fair for to be fallow and feir To the best that has bene brevit3 you beforne; The myghty king of Maffidone, wourthiest but wene, Thair gat he nane homage, For all his hie parage, Of lord of yone lynage, 275 280 Nor neuer none fene. 285 XXIII. "The wy that wendis for to were, quhen he wenys best, That weltere doun with the wynd, fa wauerand it is ;- Or ellis mony wedou, Ful wraithly fal weip!" 1 wpt, ed. 2 thee, ed. 3 beevit, ed. 4 he, ed. 5 throu, ed. 290 295 XXIV. Thair wes na man that durft mel to the king, Quhan' thai saw that mighty sa mouit in his mynde; 300 And focht to the ciete of Crifte, our the salt flude. Syne bufkit hame the famyne way, that he before yude; Thus the roy and his rout, restles thai raid, Our the mountains gay*; 305 Withoutin mare abaid. To Rome tuke the reddy way, 310 XXV. Thai plantit doun ane pailyeoun, vpone ane plane lee, With rapis of rede gold, riale to fee, And grete enfenyes of the famyne, femly by ficht; Betin with brint gold, burely and bricht; With deir dyamonthis bedene, pt dayntely wes dicht. 315 320 XXVI. Than spak ane vight weriour, wourthy and wife, Wife, vailyeing, and moift of valour. Gif yone douchty in deid wil do your deuife, Be boune at your bidding, in burgh and in bour, Reffaue him reuerendly, as refoun in lyis; And gif he nykis you with nay, yow worthis on neid, With cant men and cruel, Durandly for to duel, 325 330 Euer quhill ye fpeid." 335 XXVII. Than fhir Gauane the gay, grete of degre, For I knaw yone bauld berne better than ye, His land, and his lordschip, and his leuing. And ye ar thre in this thede, thriuand oft in thrang; War al your strenthis in ane, In his grippis and ye gane, He wald ourcum yow ilkane, Yone sterne is sa strang. 340 345 ་ XXVIII. And he is maid on mold meik as ane child, Ane' feymly fouerane in fale, Ane wourthy wy for to wale, 350 355 Throu all this varld reche." XXIX. "Thi counfale is convenabill, kynd, and courtese, Forthi ws likis thi lair liftin and leir.". Thai wyis, wourthy in weid, wend on thair ways, And caryis to the caftell, cumly and cleir; Sent ane faynd to the fouerane fone, and hym fais, Thre knichtis fra court cum thay weir. Than the ledis belife the lokkis vnlaiffis ; On fute freschly thai frekis foundis, but feir; The renkis raithly can raik in to the round hald; Ladys likand to se, Thretty knichtis and thre, That blith war and bald. 1 Has, ed U 335 370 375 XXX. Thai war courtes, & couth, thair knyghthed to kyth, Thai bowit to the bernys, that bright war and blith, Syne thay fought to the chalmer, swiftly and fwith, And faluft the fouerane fone, in ane fith, Ane blithar wes neuer borne, of bane nor of blude; Saluft the fouerane, Hatles, but hude. And he inclynand agane, XXXI.. Than fchir Gawayne the gay, gude and gracius, 380 385 That euer wes beildit in blis, and bounte embrafit ; 390 That neuer poynt of his prife wes fundin defafit ; Egir, and ertand, and ryght anterus, Illuminat vith lawte, and with lufe lafit, Melis of the meffage to fchir Golagrus; Before the riale on raw the renk wes noght rafit; 395 Gretis the with honour, His meffage to schaw. Has maid ws thre as mediatour, 400 |