us in
Arthurus
day ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
er-at, & luflyly acorden,
? at lordes & ladis, ? at longed to ? e Table,
2516 [E] Vche burne of ? e bro? er-hede a bauderyk schulde haue,
A bende, a belef hym aboute, of a bry3t grene,
[F] & ? at, for sake of ? at segge, in swete to were.
For ? at wat3 acorded ? e renoun of ? e Rounde Table,
2520 [G] & he honoured ? at hit hade, euer-more after,
As hit is breued in ? e best boke of romaunce.
[H] ?
us in Arthurus day ? is aunter bitidde,
? e Brutus bokees ? er-of beres wyttenesse;
2524 Sy? en Brutus, ? e bolde burne, bo3ed hider fyrst,
After ? e segge & ? e asaute wat3 sesed at Troye,
I-wysse;
Mony auntere3 here bi-forne,
2528 Haf fallen suche er ? is:
[I] Now ? at bere ? e croun of ? orne,
He bryng vus to his blysse! AMEN.
[Sidenote A: "Lo! " says he, handling the lace, "this is the band of blame,]
[Sidenote B: a token of my cowardice and covetousness,]
[Sidenote C: I must needs wear it as long as I live. "]
[Sidenote D: The king comforts the knight, and all the court too.
? at lordes & ladis, ? at longed to ? e Table,
2516 [E] Vche burne of ? e bro? er-hede a bauderyk schulde haue,
A bende, a belef hym aboute, of a bry3t grene,
[F] & ? at, for sake of ? at segge, in swete to were.
For ? at wat3 acorded ? e renoun of ? e Rounde Table,
2520 [G] & he honoured ? at hit hade, euer-more after,
As hit is breued in ? e best boke of romaunce.
[H] ?
us in Arthurus day ? is aunter bitidde,
? e Brutus bokees ? er-of beres wyttenesse;
2524 Sy? en Brutus, ? e bolde burne, bo3ed hider fyrst,
After ? e segge & ? e asaute wat3 sesed at Troye,
I-wysse;
Mony auntere3 here bi-forne,
2528 Haf fallen suche er ? is:
[I] Now ? at bere ? e croun of ? orne,
He bryng vus to his blysse! AMEN.
[Sidenote A: "Lo! " says he, handling the lace, "this is the band of blame,]
[Sidenote B: a token of my cowardice and covetousness,]
[Sidenote C: I must needs wear it as long as I live. "]
[Sidenote D: The king comforts the knight, and all the court too.
