.'i Arþurez hallez, & þer fore, hende, now hoo!" XV. 2330 The hapel heldet hỹ fro, & on his ax rested, I hyzt þe a strok, & pu hit hatz, halde þe wel payed, I relece þe of þe remnaūt, of ryztes alle op; I coupe wropeloker haf, waret, to be haf wrozt ang93. [fol. 122b.] & roue þe wyth no rof, fore wt ryzt I þe pfered, & pu trystyly þe trawpe & trwly me haldez, pu kyffedes my clere wyf, þe coffez me raztez, Trwe mon trwe restore, pēne þar mō drede no wape; 2335 2340 2345 boute fcape; 2355 At þe prid pu fayled pore, & p for þat tappe taþe. 1 Illegible. 2 uf, MS. This word is doubtful. XVI. For hit is my wede þat þu werez, þt ilke wouen girdel, So is Gawayn, i god fayth, bi op gay knyztez. þat al he schrank for fchome, þat þe fchalk talked. pe forme worde vpon folde, þat þe freke meled,— yow is vylany & vyfe, þat v'tue difftryez." pēne he kazt to þe knot, & pe kest lawsez, To a-corde me wt couetyfe, my kynde to for-fake, [fol. 123.] I bi-knowe yow, knyzt, here stylle, Letez me ou❜-take yo" wylle, & efte I schal be ware." & care! 2360 2365 2370 2375 2380 2385 XVII. Then loze pat op9 leude, & luflyly fayde, & wasch y reuel þe remnaūt of þis ryche fest, & fayde," wt my wyf, I wene, We schal yow wel acorde, þat watz yo enmy kene." XVIII. Nay, for fobe," q pe fegge, & fefed hys helme, & hatz hit of hendely, & þe hapel bonkkez, "I haf foiorned fadly, fele yow bytyde, & he zelde hit 30w zare, þat zarkkez al mēskes! & comaūdez me to þat cortays, yo comlych fere, 1 hardilyly, MS. || ful bene." 2390 2395 2405 2410 Bot hit is no ferly, þaz a fole madde, 2415 Now þese were wrathed wyth her wyles, ht were a wyne huge, 2420 [fol. 123b.] For þes wer forne þe freest þat folzed alle þe sele, & alle pay were bi-wyled, With' wymen þat þay vsed, paz I be now bigyled, Me pink me burde be excused." | pat mufed; 2425 XIX. "Bot yo gordel," q G: "god yow for-3elde! pat wyl I welde wyth good wylle, not for þe wyne golde, Bot i fygne of my furfet I schal se hit ofte; pe faut & pe fayntyse of þe flesche crabbed, & p, quen pryde fchal me pryk, for prowes of armes, pe loke to pis luf lace fchal lepe my hert. Syn ze be lorde of the zonder londe, þ I haf lent ine, 1 with wyth, MS. N 2430 2435 2440 pat vp-haldez þe heue, & on hy3 fitte3, How norne ze yowre ryzt nome, & þēne no more?" pat fchal I telle pe trwly," q pt op bene, Bernlak de Hautdesert I hat i þis londe, purz my3t of Morgne la Faye, þat i my ho lenges, 1 & ' koyntyfe of clergye, bi craftes wel lerned, 2 þe mayftres of M'lyn, mony ho taken; For ho hatz dalt drwry ful dere fū tyme, With þat conable klerk, þat knowes alle yo knyztez, Weldez non fo hyze hawteffe, perfore hit is hir name; pat ho ne con make ful tame. XX. Ho wayned me vpon pis wyfe to yo" wyne halle, W gopnýg of þat ilke gomen, þat goftlych speked, 2145 at hame; 2455 2460 2465 |