To be grene chapel þu chofe, I charge pe to fotte, þe knyzt of þe grene chapel men knowen me mony; Halled out at þe hal-dor, his hed i his hande, þat þe fyr of þe flynt flaze fro fole houes. To quat kyth he be-com, knwe non þere, Neu? more þen þay wyfte frm quepen he watz wōnen, pe kýg & Gawen þare, At þat grene pay laze & grēne, 3et breued watz hit ful bare, A m'uayl amōg po mene. 455 || what þēne? 465 XXI. paz Arp þe hende kýg at hert hade wonder, Amōg þife, kynde caroles of knyzte; & ladye;; "Now f, heng vp þyn ax, þat hatz i nogh hewen." [fol. 97b.] & hit watz don abof þe dece, on doser to henge, 470 475 480 pēne pay bozed to a borde þife burnes to-geder, pe kýg & þe gode knyzt, & kene mẽ hē ferued Of alle dayntyez double, as derreft my3t falle, Wyth alle maner of mete & mynstralcie bope; Wyth wele walt þay þat day, til worþed an ende, Now þenk wel, £ Gawan, For wope þat þu ne wonde, pis auenture forto frayn, þat þu hatz tan on honde. [FYTTE THE SECOND.] I in londe. 495 T I. his hanfell' hatz Arthur of auenturus on fyrst, In zonge 3er, for he zerned zelpÿg to here, Thaz hym wordez were wane, when pay to fete wenten; Now ar þay ftoken of sturne werk staf-ful her hond. Bot þaz þe ende be heuy, haf ze no wonder ; For þaz man be mery in mỹde, quen þay han mayn drynk, A zere zernes ful zerne, & zeldez neu? lyke, þe forme to þe fynisment folde; ful felden. For þi þis 30l ou?-3ede, & pe 3ere aft", & vche fefou ferlepes fued after op; After crysten-masse com þe crabbed lentoū, þat fraystez flesch wyth þe fysche & fode more fymple ; Bot þene þe weder of þe worlde wyth wynter hit þrepez, 490 495 500 Colde clenge; adou, cloudez vp lyften, pē notez noble i noze, [fol. 98.] Ar herde in wod fo wlonk. || bi bonk; 505 510 515 II. After pe fefoù of fom? wyth be soft wyndez, & wynter wyndez azayn, as þe worlde afkez, 520 525 || no fage. 5.30 Watz cuen wyth wynter wage; pen þenkkez Gawan ful fone, Of his amo9 uyage. ni 585 |