XCII. Say me ane chois, pe tane of thir twa, Quhethir ye like me lord, laught in the feild, And boune yow to fum berne, pt myght be your beild ?" Tha thai wift thair fouerane wes fchent vnder scheild ; "We wil na fauour here fenye, to frende, na' to fa; Quhil your dais may endure, 1185 1190 For chance pt may cheif." In eife and honour, XCIII. Quhen this auenand and honest had maid this anfuer, And had tald thair entent trewly him till, Than fchir Gologras the gay, in gudly maneir, How wourschipful Wavane had wonnin him on weir, It war fyn, but recure, pe knightis honour fuld smure, That did me this honoure, Quhilk maist is of pice. 1195 1200 1205 XCIV. I aught as prynce him to prife, for his prouefe, Said, "fchir, I knaw be conqueft thou art ane kynd man; Thy frendfchip frely I fand; Now wil I be obeyand, And make pe manrent with hand, As right is, and skill. XCV. ( Sen fortoune cachis the cours, throu hir quentys; The date na langar may endure na Drightin deuinis. Baith knyght, king, & empriour, & mater maist mine is. 1210 1216 1220 1225 XCVI. Hectour, and Alexander, and Julius Cefar, Dauid, and Jofue, and Judas the gent; Sampfone, and Salamon, pt wife and wourthy war, Quhen thai met at pe merk, than might thai na mair, Ane gude chance or ane ill; 1235 1240 Is worth his rewarde. 1245 Ilkane be werk, and be will, XCVII. Schir Hallolkis, fchir Hewis, heynd and hardy, Schir Lyonel lufly, and alfe fchir Bedwere, Schir Wawane pe wife knight, wicht and wourthy, Carys furth to pe king, cumly and clere ; My kyth, and my caftel, compt his conquere." With grete lightis on loft, þt gaif grete leime Sexty torcheis ful bright, Before schir Gologras pe knyght; That wes ane femely fyght, 1250 1255 In ony riche reime. XCVIII. All effrayt of pt fair wes the fresch king; It femys faughtnyng thai feik, I se be thair feir Yone riche cùmis arait in riche robbing, I trow this deuore be done, I dout for na deir. 1260 1265 I wait schir Gawane pe gay has grathit this gait ; Gude contenance I se, And vthir knightis fo fre, Luffum of lait." 1270 XCIX. The renk raikit to be roy, with his riche rout, Ane furlenth before his folk, on feildis fo faw. Tuke him vp by the hand, With ane fair fembland; Grete honour þt auenand Did to be deir. 1275 1280 C. Than þt feymly be fight said to be gent, Wes vailyeand, and verteous, foroutin ony vice, As to be wourschipfullest in warld, wourthy, and wife; Of pyth, and of proues, peirles of prise. Heir I mak yow ane grant, with gudly entent, Ay to your presence to perfew, with al my feruice; I fal be reddy at your will, In alkin refoune' and skill, Treuly to tell." As I am haldin thairtill, CI. 1285 1290 He did the conquerour to knaw all the cause quhy, Bot fen þe lawte is lell, That thow my kyndness wil heill, 1300 1305 The mare is thi price. 1310 1 refonne, ed. 2 conquer, ed. 3 wounen, ed. + fortonne, ed. |