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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, ? er he hit eft fonde;
1876 Sy? en cheuely to ? e chapel choses he ? e waye,
[D] Preuely aproched to a prest, & prayed hym ? ere
? at he wolde lyfte[2] his lyf, & lern hym better,
How his sawle schulde be saued, when he schuld seye he? en.
1880 [E] ? ere he schrof hym schyrly, & schewed his mysdede3,
Of ? e more & ?
e mynne, & merci beseche3,
[F] & of absolucioun he on ? e segge calles;
& he asoyled hym surely, & sette hym so clene,
1884 [G] As dome3-day schulde haf ben di3t on ? e morn.
& sy? en he mace hym as mery among ? e fre ladyes,
[H] With comlych caroles, & alle kynnes ioye,
As neuer he did bot ? at daye, to ? e derk ny3t,
1888 with blys;
Vche mon hade daynte ? are,
[I] Of hym, & sayde Iwysse,
[J] ? us myry he wat3 neuer are,
1892 Syn he com hider, er ? is.

[Sidenote A: Then she takes her leave. ]
[Sidenote B: Gawayne then dresses himself,]
[Sidenote C: and conceals the love-lace about his person. ]
[Sidenote D: He then hies to mass,]
[Sidenote E: and shrives him of his misdeeds. ]
[Sidenote F: and prays for absolution. ]
[Sidenote G: He returns to the hall, and makes himself so merry among the
ladies,]
[Sidenote H: with comely carols,]
[Sidenote I: that they said,]
[Sidenote J: "Thus merry was he never before since hither he came.