He tened quen he schulde telle, be blod i his face con melle, When he hit fchulde fchewe, for schame. XXII. "Lo! lorde," q þe leude, & pe lace hondeled, 2505 pis is pe bende of þis blame I bere [in] my nek, pis is pe lape & pe loffe, þat I lazt haue, Of couardife & couetyfe, þat I haf cazt þare, pis is þe token of my trawþe, þat I am tan ine, & I mot nedez hit were, wyle I may last; 2510 For non may hyden his harme, bot vnhap ne may hit, þe kýg comfortez þe knyzt, & alle be cot als, Lazen loude pat, & luflyly acorden, pat lordes & ladis, pt longed to be Table, Vche burne of þe brop-hede a bauderyk schulde haue, & þat, for fake of þat segge, i fwete to were. Sype Brut, pe bolde burne, bozed hider fyrst, I wyffe ; Mony aut ez here bi-forne, Haf fallen fuche er þis : Now þat bere pe crou of porne, He bryg v9 to his blyffe! AMEN. 2515 2520 2530 Here bygynnes The awntyrs of Arthure at the Terne Wathelyй. 7 I. N 'Kyng Arthure tym' ane awntir by-tyde, By the 'TerneWahethelyñ, als' the buke tellis, 3 4 Als he to Carelele was cōmeñ, that conqueroure kyde, With dukes, and wt5 ducheperes, þat wt pat dere duellys, 8 For to hunte at the herdys, þat lange hase bene hyde ; And one a daye þay þam 10 dighte to be depe dellis, Thus to be wode are" thay wente, the wlonkeste in wedys, And att pe doghety by-dene,- Dame Gayenoure he ledis. I. the tyme of Arthur, MS. Douce. • Turnewathelañ, as. 3 Whañ. 4 and. > This word omitted. 6 pe. 7 Om. 8 had. 9 Om. 10 hem. 13 and frydde. 11 fall'. 12 Om. 16 arn. II. And' thus f Gawane pe gay, dame2 Gayeno" he ledis, Hir hude 'was of hawe' hewe, pt hir hede hydys, 'And thus wondirfully was all pe wyghtis wedys", Hir faditt femyde" of þat ilke, 'Semlely fewede wti2 fylke; Gayely fcho" glydis. III. Thus' alle in glet'ande golde gayely fcho' glydis 10 To teche 'pam to þaire triftis, trewely" to telle. 30 5 of a herde. 6 Of pillo', of pal10 With faffres & feladynes, fet by 14 The. II.-1 Om. 2 Om. werk, of. 7 Schurde. pe fides. 11 fette. s ho fo. 4 of riall'. 13 as. * And þat burne, oñ his. " with the Quene. 6 pe 8 lorre pey. 9 And. 10 Om. 11 hem to her triftres, pe trouthe for. |