As pe foll had ftond in rayne, The keu'yd he hym fyr Gawene, Wtt his mättell of grene. G.1" ftond vpe fooll, & eette thy mette, The Carle ftode hym faft by, And pankyd hy full curtteflye, [fol. 20b.] Manny fythis, I wene. Be pt tyme her fop was redy dyst, The beffchope gã pe tabull begynne, f Key was fett of pe top fyde, A-zenft pe Carll wyfe fo futt of pryde, Her arm fmatt, her? mydyll gent, yzen grey, her brow bente, Of curtteffy sche was pfette. Her roode was reede, her chek rounde, 1 G. fayd? 335 340 345 350 355 360 365 Wtt feche a foulle weztht!" "Sytt ftyll," quod pe Carl, " & cete pi mette, [fol.21.] Thow pinkoft mor? pe pu darst speke, Sertten Į the hyɔ̃t." I do yow all well to wette, Ther was noo mã bade G. fitte, take thy paffe, Do as I the commande; And зeyfe pu ber❞ me a-zenst þe watt, Whyll I am gyaūt in londe.” Syr Gawen was a glade man wtt þt, 370 375 380 385 390 395 400 And be pe honde hyme hente. The Carle fayde, "G. comfort pe, Sche ys myñ þu woldyft w thynn, As gold wyre fchynyde her here, [fol. 22.] So femly was that fyste; 405 410 4115 420 Ouyr att þe hatt gañ sche leme, As hit wer a fon'-beme, That ftonn fchone so bryst. Then feyde pe Carle to pt bryst of ble, "Uher ys þi harpe pu fchuldift have brožt wt pe, Uhy haft þu hit for-gette?" A-non hit was fett in to pe hatt, And a feyr cher? wtt all, Be-for her fador was fett. The pynys wer' of golde, I wene, Furft fche harpyd, & fethe fonge, 425 430 435 How þey to-geydor' mett. Uhe they hade fovpyde, & mad hem glade, The befchope i to his chambur? was lade, Utt hym f Key þe kene; They toke f G. wtt out leffynge, To pe Carl chab þi gã hy brynge, They bade f G. go to bede, [fol. 22b.] Utt clothe of golde fo feyr fprede, Uhe pe bed was made wtt wynne, The Carle feyde, "fyr Gawene, Go take my wyfe i pi arm tweyne, Syr G. anffwerde hyme a-non, Syr, þi byddynge fchaft be donne, Kyff, or fley, or laye a-doune,” To the bede he went futt fone, Faft and that good fpede. For foftnis of pt ladys fyde, Made G. do his wył pt tyde, Ther of G. toke pe Carle goode hede; That game I pe for-bede. [fol. 23.] But G. fethe pu haft do my byddynge, Som kyndnis I most schewe pe i any pinge, Thow schalt have wonn to fo bryst, Schalt play wtt þe all pis nyžte, 440 445 450 455 460 465 470 وو Of all that her hathe beñe ;—' "Nay, f Key," be befchope gañ feye, The Carlt a-rofe, on morrow a-non, To a mas they lett knelle, And kyft þat lady bryžt & cler'; 1 Ne, MS. 475 480 go, 485 490 495 500 505 |