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For to bryg þis burne' wyth blys i to halle;
Quen he hef vp his helme, þer hized i nogħ
For to hent hit at his honde, þe hende to feruen;
His bronde & his blafou bobe pay token.

pē haylfed he ful hendly po hapelez vch one,

& mony proud mon þer p'fed, þat pryce to hono";
Alle hasped i his hez wede to halle þay hy wōnen,
per fayre fyre vpon flet ferfly brēned.
pene pe lorde of þe lede loutez fro his chambre,
For to mete wyth menske þe mon on þe flor;

He fayde, "ze ar welcu to welde as yow lykez,

Þat here is al is yowre awen, to haue at yowre wylle,

"Graut mercy," q Gawayn,

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& welde."

per kryft hit yow for-zelde,"

As freke; þat femed fayn,

Ayp op9 i armez cō felde.

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Gawayn glyзt on þe gome pat godly hy gret,
& buzt hit a bolde burne þat þe burz azte,
A hoge hapel for be nonez, & of hygħ elde2;
Brode bryzt watz his berde, & al beu hwed,
Sturne stif on þe ftryppe on stalworth schonkez,
Felle face as þe fyre, & fre of hys fpeche;
& wel hy femed for fope, as þe fegge puzt,

To lede a lortfchyp i lee of leudez ful gode.

[fol.102b.] pe lorde hy charred to a chambre, & chefly cuaūde3 To delyu? hym a leude, hym lozly to ferue;

& þere were bou at his bode burnez i noze,

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1 buurne, MS.

2 eldee, MS.

3 clefly, MS.

pat brozt hy to a bryzt boure, þ beddyg watz noble,
Of cortynes of clene fylk, wyth cler golde hēmez,
& cou❜torez ful curious, wt comlych panez,
Of bryst blaunn1 a-boue enbrawded bifydez,
Rudelez rēnande on ropez, red golde rygez,
Tapytez ty3t to be woze, of tuly & tars,
& vnder fete on þe flet of folzande sute.
per he watz difpoyled, wyth spechez of my9þe,
þe burn of his bruny, & of his bryzt wedez;
Ryche robes ful rad renkke; hem brozten,
For to charge, & to chaunge, & chofe of þe beft.
Sone as he on hent, & happed pine,
þat fete on hym' femly, wyth faylande fkyrtez,
pe ver by his uifage verayly hit femed
Welnez to vche hapel alle on hwes,
Lowande & lufly, alle his lymez vnder,

þat a comloker knyzt neu? kryst made,
Whepen i worlde he were,

Hit femed as he myst

Be prynce w' outen pere,

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i felde p9 felle mě fyzt.

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A cheyer by-fore þe chemne, p charcole brēned,
Watz grayped for f Gawan, grayþely wt clopez,
Whyffynes vpon queldepoynte, þa koyt wer bope;
& pene a mere mantyle watz on þat mon caft,
Of a brou bleeaūt, enbrauded ful ryche,

& fayre furred wyth ine w' fellez of þe best,

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Alle of ermyn i erde, his hode of þe fame;
& be-fete i þat fettel femlych ryche,

& achaufed hy chefly', & þēne his cher mended.
Sone watz telded vp a tapit, on treftez ful fayre,
Clad wyth a clene clope, þat cler quyt fchewed,
Sanap, & falure, & fylu' i fponez ;

[fol. 103.] Pe wyze wefche at his wylle, & went to his mete.
Seggez hym ferued femly i noze,

Wyth fere fewes & fete, fefoude of þe best,
Double felde, as hit fallez, & fele kyn fifchez;
Sume baken i bred, fume brad on be gledez,
Sūme fopen, fūme i sewe, fau'ed wt spyces,
& aysawes fo flezez, þat þe fegge lyked.

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pe freke calde hit a feft ful frely & ofte,

|| as hende;

Ful hendely, quen alle be hapeles re-hayted hy at onez,
"pis penauce now ze take,

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preue poyntez of þat prynce, put to hy feluen,
þat he be-knew cortayfly of pe court þat he were,
pat apel Arthure þe hende haldez hy one,

þat is þe ryche ryal kýg of þe roūde table;
& hit watz Wawen hy felf þat i þat won fyttez,
Comen to pat krystmasse, as case hý þen lymped.
When be lorde hade lerned þat he be leude hade,

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Loude lazed he þat, so lef hit hỹ þozt,

& alle pe men i þat mote maden much joye,

To apere i his presense prestly þat tyme,

pat alle prys, & prowes, & pured þewes

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Apendes to hys perfoù, & prayfed is eu?,

By-fore alle men vpon molde, his menfk is þe most.

Vch fegge ful foftly fayde to his fere,
"Now schal we femlych fe fleztez of bewez,

& þe teccheles termes of talkyg noble,
Wich spede is i fpeche, vnfpurd may we lerne,
Sy we haf fonged þat fyne fader of nurture;
God hatz geuen v9 his gce godly for fope,
pat such a gest as Gawan grautez v9 to haue,
When burnez blype of his burpe fchal fitte,
i menyg of man'ez mere,

[fol. 103b.] pis burne now schal v bryg,
I hope þat may hỹ here,

Schal lerne of luf-talkyg."

XVIII.

Bi þat þe diner watz done, & þe dere vp,
Hit watz nez at þe nyzt' nezed þe tyme;
Chaplaynez to be chapeles chofen þe gate,
Rügen ful rychely, ryzt as þay schulden,
To be herfu euenfong of þe hyze tyde.
pe lorde loutes perto, & pe lady als,
i to a comly closet coyntly ho entrez ;
Gawan glydez ful gay, & gos þeder fone;

|| & fyge;

pe lorde laches hy by þe lappe, & ledez hy to fytte,

'myst, MS.

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& couply hy knowez, & callez hy his nome,
& fayde he watz be welcomeft wyze of þe worlde;

& he hy ponkked proly, & ayp halched oper,
& feten foberly famen þe feruife-quyle;
pēne lyft pe lady to loke on þe knyzt.

pene com ho of hir closet, wt mony cler burdez,

Ho watz þe fayreft i felle, of flesche & of lyre,

& of compas, & colo", & coftes of alle op',

& wener þen Wenore, as þe wyze pozt.

He ches purz þe chaufel, to cheryche þat hende;

An oper lady hir lad bi þe lyft honde,

Pat watz alder þen ho, an aūcian hit femed,

& hezly honored wt hapeles aboute.
Bot vn-lyke on to loke po ladyes were,
For if þe 30nge watz 3ep, 30lze watz þt op9;
Riche red on þat on rayled ay quere,
Rugh ronkled cheke; þat op on rolled;
Kerchofes of þat on wyth mony cler perlez
Hir breft & hir bryzt þrote bare displayed,
Schon fchyrer þe fnawe, þat scheder on hille; ;
pat op wyth a gorger wat3 gered ou? þe fwyre,
Chymbled ou? hir blake chyn wt mylk-quyte vayles,
Hir frout folden i fylk, enfoubled ay quere,
Toret & trejeted w1 tryflez aboute,

[fol. 104.] pat no3t watz bare of þat burde bot þe blake brozes,.
pe tweyne yzen, & þe nase, þe naked lyppez,
& pofe were foure to fe, & fellyly blered;
A mensk lady on molde mō may hir calle,

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