e twys, &
faythful
I fynde ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
at, to lenge hym resteyed, [Fol.
113b.
]
[C] & sayde, "as I am trwe segge, I siker my traw? e,
[D] ? ou schal cheue to ? e grene chapel, ? y charres to make,
Leude, on nw3ere3 ly3t, longe bifore pryme:
1676 For-? y ? ow lye in ? y loft, & lach ? yn ese,
& I schal hunt in ? is holt, & halde ? e towche3,
Chaunge wyth ? e cheuisaunce, bi ? at I charre hider;
For I haf fraysted ?
e twys, & faythful I fynde ? e,
1680 Now ? rid tyme ? rowe best ? enk on ? e morne,
Make we mery quyl we may, & mynne vpon Ioye,
For ? e lur may mon lach, when so mon lyke3. "
? is wat3 gray? ely graunted, & Gawayn is lenged,
1684 [E] Bli? e bro3t wat3 hym drynk, & ? ay to bedde 3eden,
with li3t;
[F] Sir G: lis & slepes,
Ful stille & softe al ni3t;
1688 [G] ? e lorde ? at his crafte3 kepes,
Ful erly he wat3 di3t.
[Sidenote A: There they drank and discoursed. ]
[Sidenote B: Gawayne begs leave to depart on the morrow.
[C] & sayde, "as I am trwe segge, I siker my traw? e,
[D] ? ou schal cheue to ? e grene chapel, ? y charres to make,
Leude, on nw3ere3 ly3t, longe bifore pryme:
1676 For-? y ? ow lye in ? y loft, & lach ? yn ese,
& I schal hunt in ? is holt, & halde ? e towche3,
Chaunge wyth ? e cheuisaunce, bi ? at I charre hider;
For I haf fraysted ?
e twys, & faythful I fynde ? e,
1680 Now ? rid tyme ? rowe best ? enk on ? e morne,
Make we mery quyl we may, & mynne vpon Ioye,
For ? e lur may mon lach, when so mon lyke3. "
? is wat3 gray? ely graunted, & Gawayn is lenged,
1684 [E] Bli? e bro3t wat3 hym drynk, & ? ay to bedde 3eden,
with li3t;
[F] Sir G: lis & slepes,
Ful stille & softe al ni3t;
1688 [G] ? e lorde ? at his crafte3 kepes,
Ful erly he wat3 di3t.
[Sidenote A: There they drank and discoursed. ]
[Sidenote B: Gawayne begs leave to depart on the morrow.