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1864 ? at neuer wy3e schulde hit wyt, Iwysse, bot ? ay twayne,
for no3te;
He ? onkked hir oft ful swy? e,
Ful ? ro with hert & ? o3t.
1868 [H] Bi ? at on ? rynne sy? e,
He hat3 kyst ? e kny3t so to3t.

[Sidenote A: "Do you refuse it," says the lady, because it is simple? ]
[Sidenote B: Whoso knew the virtues that it possesses, would highly prize
it. ]
[Sidenote C: For he who is girded with this green lace,]
[Sidenote D: cannot be wounded or slain.
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[Sidenote E: The knight thinks of his adventure at the Green Chapel. ]
[Sidenote F: The lady presses him to accept the lace. ]
[Sidenote G: He consents not only to take the girdle, but to keep the
possession of it a secret. ]
[Sidenote H: By that time the lady has kissed him thrice. ]
[Footnote 1: my3t (? ). ]
[Footnote 2: fro (? ). ]

XXX.

[A] Thenne lachche3 ho hir leue, & leue3 hym ? ere,
For more myr? e of ? at mon mo3t ho not gete;
1872 [B] When ho[1] wat3 gon, sir G. gere3 hym sone,
Rises, & riches hym in araye noble,
[C] Lays vp ? e luf-lace, ? e lady hym ra3t,
Hid hit ful holdely, ?