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e freke meled,--
[G] "Corsed worth cowarddyse & couetyse bo? e!
In yow is vylany & vyse, ? at vertue disstrye3. "
2376 [H] ? enne he ka3t to ? e knot, & ? e kest lawse3,
Brayde bro? ely ? e belt to ? e burne seluen:
"Lo! ? er ? e falssyng, foule mot hit falle!
[I] For care of ?
y knokke cowardyse me ta3t
2380 To a-corde me with couetyse, my kynde to for-sake,
? at is larges & lewte, ? at longe3 to kny3te3.
[J] Now am I fawty, & falce, & ferde haf ben euer;
Of trecherye & vn-traw? e bo? e bityde sor3e
2384 & care!
[K] I bi-knowe yow, kny3t, here stylle, [Fol. 123. ]
Al fawty is my fare,
Lete3 me ouer-take your wylle,
2388 & efle I schal be ware. "

[Sidenote A: For my weed (woven by my wife) thou wearest. ]
[Sidenote B: I know thy kisses and my wife's wooing. ]
[Sidenote C: I sent her to try thee, and faultless I found thee. ]
[Sidenote D: But yet thou sinnedst a little,]
[Sidenote E: for love of thy life. "]
[Sidenote F: Gawayne stands confounded. ]
[Sidenote G: "Cursed," he says, "be cowardice and covetousness both! "]
[Sidenote H: Then he takes off the girdle and throws it to the knight.