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ere hit demed;
[D] ? er-fore to answare wat3 ar3e mony a? el freke,
& al stouned at his steuen, & stonstil seten,
[E] In a swoghe sylence ? ur3 ? e sale riche
244 As al were slypped vpon slepe so slaked hor lote3
in hy3e;
I deme hit not al for doute,
[F] Bot sum for cortaysye,
248 Bot let hym ? at al schulde loute,
Cast vnto ? at wy3e.

[Sidenote A: Much they marvel to see a man and a horse]
[Sidenote B: as green as grass. ]
[Sidenote C: Never before had they seen such a sight as this. ]
[Sidenote D: They were afraid to answer,]
[Sidenote E: and were as silent as if sleep had taken possession of them;]
[Sidenote F: some from fear and others from courtesy. ]

XII.

[A] ? enn Ar? our bifore ? e hi3 dece ?
at auenture byholde3,
& rekenly hym reuerenced, for rad was he neuer,
252 & sayde, "wy3e, welcum iwys to ? is place,
[B] ? e hede of ? is ostel Arthour I hat, [Fol. 94b. ]
Li3t luflych adoun, & lenge, I ? e praye,
& quat so ? y wylle is, we schal wyt after. "
256 [C] "Nay, as help me," quod ? e ha? el, "he ? at on hy3e syttes,
To wone any quyle in ? is won, hit wat3 not myn ernde;
Bot for ? e los of ? e lede is lyft vp so hy3e,
& ? y bur3 & ?