No More Learning

at I leue nou? e; [Fol. 115. ]
And ? at 3e telle me ? at, now trwly I pray yow,
For alle ? e lufe3 vpon lyue, layne not ? e so? e,
for gile. "
1788 [D] ? e kny3t sayde, "be sayn Ion,"
& sme? ely con he smyle,
"In fayth I welde ri3t non,
Ne non wil welde ? e quile. "

[Sidenote A: The knight is sorely pressed. ]
[Sidenote B: He fears lest he should become a traitor to his host.
]
[Sidenote C: The lady inquire whether he has a mistress that he loves
better than her. ]
[Sidenote D: Sir Gawayne swears by St. John that he neither has nor desires
one. ]

XXVII.

1792 "? at is a worde," quod ? at wy3t, "? at worst is of alle,
Bot I am swared for so? e, ? at sore me ? inkke3;
[A] Kysse me now coraly, & I schal cach he? en,
I may bot mourne vpon molde, as may ? at much louyes. "
1796 Sykande ho swe3e doun, & semly hym kyssed,
& si? en ho seueres hym fro, & says as ho stondes,
"Now, dere, at ? is de-partyng, do me ?