As any gome vnder god, for þy grete traupe."
& he nikked hy naye, he nolde bi no wayes ;-
pay acolen & kyffen, [bikennen] ayper op
To be prynce of paradise, & parten ryzt þere,
Gawayn on blonk ful bene,
To be kýges burz buskez bolde,
Wylde wayez i þe worlde Wowen now rydez,
On Gryngolet, þat þe gce hade geten of his lyue;
Ofte he herbered i house, & ofte al peroute,
& mony a-venture i vale, & venquyft ofte,
pat I ne tyзt, at þis tyme, i tale to remene.
pe hurt watz hole, þat he hade hent i his nek,
& þe blykkande belt he bere peraboute,
A belef as a bauderyk, boūden bi his fyde,
Loken vnder his lyfte arme, pe lace, wt a knot,
I tokenÿg he wat3 tane i tech of a faute ;
& þ9 he comes to þe cot, knyzt al i foūde.
þer wakned wele i þat wone, when wyst þe grete,
þat gode G: watz cōmen, gayn hit hym pozt;
be kýg kyffez þe knyzt, & pe whene alce,
& fyþen mony fyker knyzt, þat fozt hy to haylce,
Of his fare þat hy frayned, & ferlyly he telles ;
Bi-knowez alle pe coftes of care þat he hade,-
pe chauce of pe chapel, þe chere of þe knyzt,
[fol. 1246.] be luf of þe ladi, þe lace at þe laft.
þe nirt i þe nek he naked hem schewed,
þat he lazt for his vnleute at þe leudes hondes,