To be grene chapel pu chofe, I charge pe to fotte,
Such a dunt as pu hatz dalt differued þu habbez,
To be zederly 30lden on nw 3eres morn ;

þe knyzt of þe grene chapel men knowen me mony;
For þi me for to fynde if p" frayfte3, faylez pu neu',
per fore com, op recreaūt be calde, pe be-houes."
With a runisch rout þe raynez he tornez,

Halled out at þe hal-dor, his hed i his hande,

þat þe fyr of þe flynt flaze fro fole houes.

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To quat kyth he be-com, knwe non þere,

what pene?

Neu? more þen þay wyfte frm quepen he watz wōnen,

pe kýg & Gawen þare,

At þat grene pay laze & grēne,

zet breued watz hit ful bare,

A m'uayl amōg po mene.

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paz Arp þe hende kýg at hert hade wonder,
He let no femblaūt be fene, bot fayde ful hyze
To be comlych quene, wyth cortays speche,
"Dere dame, to day demay yow neu?;
Wel by-cōmes fuch craft vpon ciftmaffe,
Laykyg of ent❜ludez, to laze & to fyng,

Amōg þife, kynde caroles of knyztez & ladye; ;
Neu? þe lece to my mete I may me wel dres,
For I haf fen a felly, I may not for-fake."
He glent vpon f Gawen, & gaynly he sayde,

"Now f, heng vp þyn ax, þat hat; i nogh hewen."

[fol. 97b.] & hit wat3 don abof þe dece, on doser to henge, þer alle men for m'uayl my3t on hit loke,

& bi trwe tytel þ of to telle pe wonder.

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