XIX. When Gawayn glyзt on þt gay, þt gcio9ly loked, Wyth leue lazt of þe lorde he went hem azaynes ; þe alder he haylfes, heldande ful lowe, pe loueloker he lappez a lyttel i armez, He kyffes hir comlyly, & kny3tly he melez; þat most myrpe my3t mene pt crystenmas whyle ; þe kýg comaudet lyzt, f Gawen his leue con nyme, & to his bed by dizt. 970 975 980 985 || þt nyzt; 990 1 layt? XX. On þe morne, as vch mon mynez þat tyme, pat dryztyn for oure deftyne to deze watz borne, Wele waxez i vche a won i worlde, for his fake; So did hit pere on þat day, þur3 dayntes mony; [fol. 104b.] Bope at mes & at mele, messes ful quaynt; Derf men vpon dece, dreft of be beft. þe olde aŭcian wyf hezest ho fyttez; pe lorde lufly herby lent, as I trowe; Gawan & pe gay burde to-geder þay feten, Euen i myddez, as be meffe metely come ; & fypen þurz al þe fale, as hem best semed, Bi vche grome at his degre gypely watz ferued. p' watz mete, þer wat; myrpe, p wat3 much ioye, þat for to telle perof hit me tene were, & to poynte hit zet I pyned me pauēture; Bot zet I wot þat Wawen & pe wale burde Such comfort of her compaynye cazten to-geder, purz her dere dalyaūce of her derne wordez, Wyth clene cortays carp, clofed fro fylpe; & hor play wat; paffande vche prynce gomen, Trūpez & nakerys, Much pypyg þ repayres, Vche mō tented hys, & pay two tēted payres. XXI. Much dut watz þer dryuen þat day & þat op, pe ioye of sayn Jone3 day watz gentyle to here, & watz pe laft of pe layk, leudez þer pozten. At þe last, when hit wat3 late, þay lachen her leue, & enbelyfe his burz wt his bele chere. "I wyffe f, quyl I leue, me worþez þe better, [fol. 105.] pat Gawayn hatz ben my geft, at godde3 awen fest." As I am halden po to, i hyze & i loze, pe lorde fast can hỹ payne, To holde lenger þe knyzt, To hy anfwrez Gawayn, Bi non way þat he my3t. XXII. 1025 1030 1035 || bi rizt." 1040 Then frayned þe freke ful fayre at him feluē, 1045 "For fope f," q þe fegge, "ze fayn bot þe trawþe; I wot' i worlde wheder warde to wende, hit to fynde; Þat ze me telle w' trawpe, if eu? ze tale herde & me als fayn to falle feye as fayly of my ernde." [fol. 105b.] & cum to þat merk at mydmorn, to make quat yow likez, & rys, & raykez pēne, Mō schal yow fette i waye, Hit is not two myle hene." 1 not? * myy, MS. 1650 1053 1060 1065 1070 || in fpēne; 1075 XXIII. pēne watz Gawan ful glad, & gomenly he lazed,"Now I ponk yow pryuandely þurz alle op' þyge, Now acheued is my chaūce, I fchal at yo wylle Dowelle, & ellez do quat ze demen." pēne fefed hÿ þe fyre, & fet hy byfyde, Let þe ladiez be fette, to lyke he be bett'; per watz feme folace by hem self stille; pe lorde let for luf lotez fo myry, As wy3 þat wolde of his wyte, ne wyft quat he myzt. pēne he carped to be knyzt, criande loude, "3e han demed to do pe dede pat I bidde; Wyl ze halde pis hes here at þys onez ? " 1080 1085 1090 3e f, for sope," sayd þe segge trwe, Whyl I byde i yowre borze, be bayn to 30we' hest.” "For 3e haf trauayled," q pe tulk, "towen fro ferre, зе & fypen waked me wyth, ze arn not wel waryft, To morn quyle þe meffe-quyle, & to mete wende, & comfort yow w' compayny, til I to cort torne, & I fchal erly ryse, On hūtyg wyl I wende." 'jowre ? 1095 || 3e lende; G |