III. Þ9 layke; þis lorde by lynde wodez euez, [fol. 107.] A corner of þe cortyn he caзt vp a lyttel, & waytez warly þider warde, quat hit be my3t. þat droz pe dor aft' hir ful dernly & ftylle, & bozed to-warde þe bed; & þe burne schamed, & layde hy dou lyftyly, & let as he flepte. & ho stepped ftilly, & ftel to his bedde, Keft vp þe cortyn, & creped wt ine, & fet hir ful foftly on þe bed-fyde, & lenged þere felly longe, to loke que he wakened. pe lede lay lurked a ful longe quyle, Compaft i his concience to quat þat cace myzt Bot zet he fayde i hỹ self, "more femly hit were Bope quit & red i blande, Ful lufly con ho lete, Wyth lyppez fmal lazande. [fol. 107b.] IV. "God morou, f Gawayn," fayde þat fayr lady, þt I fchal bynde yow i yo bedde, pt be ze trayst; "— "Goud morou ge'," q Gawayn þe blype, "Me fchal worpe at yo" wille, & þat me wel lykez, & þat is pe best, be my dome, for me by-houez nede ;' & pus he bourded a-zayn wt mony a blype lazt?;- & deprece yo" pryfoū, & pray hỷ to ryse, I wolde boze of þis bed, & busk me bett", I fchulde keu' be more comfort to karp yow wyth." "3e fchal not rise of yo" bedde, I rych yow bett', & fypen karp wyth my knyzt, þat I kazt haue; wt tale; 1210 1213 1220 1225 1230 ze ar welcu to my cors, Yowre awen won to wale, Me be-houez of fyne force, Yo feruaut be & fchale." 1240 V. "In god fayth," q Gawayn, "gay hit me þynkkez, paz I be not now he þat ze of speken ; To reche to fuch reuerence as 3e reherce here I am wyze vn-worby, I wot wel my feluen ; Bi god, I were glad, & yow god pozt, At faze op at feruyce þat I fette myzt To be plesauce of yo" prys, hit were a pure ioye." If I hit lakked, op fet at ly3t, hit were littel daynte; Bot hit ar ladyes i noze, þat leu? wer nowþe Haf þe hende i hor holde, as I pe habbe here, Keu' hem comfort, & colen her carez, 1 pē much of þe garyfou op golde þat þay hauen ; 2 Bot I louue þat ilk lorde, pt pe lyfte haldez, I haf hit holly i my honde, þat al defyres, Scho made hy so gret chere, [fol. 108.] Pat watz fo fayr of face, pe knyzt w1 fpeches fkere, Afwared to vche a cace. 1 burze grace." 1245 1250 1255 1260 VI. "Madame," q þe myry mon, "Mary yow 3elde, & I fchulde chepen & chofe, to cheue me a lorde, For þe coftes pat I haf knowen vpon þe knyzt here, & þat I haf er herkkened, & halde hit here trwe ', & foberly yo" feruaut my fou'ayn I holde yow, paz I were burde bryzteft," þe burde i mynde hade, "pe laffe luf i his lode, for lur þat he fozt, pe dunte þat fchilde hy deue, & nede3 hit most be done; pe lady pen fpek of leue, He gnted hir ful fone. 1265 1270 1275 1290 ||boute hone; [fol. 108b.] VII. pēne ho gef hy god-day, & wyth a glent lazed, & as ho ftod, ho ftonyed hy wyth ful ftor wordez,- Quer fore?"q þe freke, & frefchly he askez, & cortayfye is closed fo clene i hy feluen, I fchal kyffe at yo comaudement, as a knyzt fallez, Ho dos hir forth at þe dore, wt outen dyn more. & he ryches hy to ryse, & rapes hỹ sone, Bitwene two fo dygne dame, 1290 1295 1300 1305 1310 | w' game; 3 Was? Nas? 1315 |