[B] For aftter mete, with
mournyng
he mele3 to his eme,
544 & speke3 of his passage, & pertly he sayde,
[C] "Now, lege lorde of my lyf, leue I yow ask;
3e knowe ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
]
[Sidenote G: Winter winds round again,]
[Sidenote H: and then Sir Gawayne thinks of his dread journey.]
III.
536 [A] 3et quyl al-hal-day with Ar?er he lenges,
& he made a fare on ?at fest, for ?e freke3 sake,
With much reuel & ryche of ?e rounde table;
Kny3te3 ful cortays & comlych ladies,
540 Al for luf of ?at lede in longynge ?ay were,
Bot neuer-?e-lece ne ?e later ?ay neuened bot mer?e,
Mony ioyle3 for ?at ientyle iape3 ?er maden.
[B] For aftter mete, with
mournyng
he mele3 to his eme,
544 & speke3 of his passage, & pertly he sayde,
[C] "Now, lege lorde of my lyf, leue I yow ask;
3e knowe ?
e cost of ?is cace, kepe I no more
To telle yow tene3 ?er-of neuer bot trifel;
548 [D] Bot I am boun to ?e bur barely to morne,
To sech ?e gome of ?e grene, as god wyl me wysse."
?enne ?e best of ?e bur3 bo3ed to-geder,
Aywan, & Errik, & o?er ful mony,
552 Sir Doddinaual de Sauage, ?e duk of Clarence, [Fol. 98b.]
Launcelot, & Lyonel, & Lucan ?e gode,
Sir Boos, & sir Byduer, big men bo?
