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e snawe,
2316 He sprit forth spenne fote more ? en a spere len? e,
Hent heterly his helme, & on his hed cast,
Schot with his schuldere3 his fayre schelde vnder,
[E] Brayde3 out a bry3t sworde, & bremely he speke3;
2320 Neuer syn ? at he wat3 burne borne of his moder,
Wat3 he neuer in ? is worlde, wy3e half so bly? e:--
[F] "Blynne, burne, of ? y bur, bede me no mo;
I haf a stroke in ? is sted with-oute stryf hent,
2324 [G] & if ? ow reche3 me any mo, I redyly schal quyte,
& 3elde 3ederly a3ayn, & ? er to 3e tryst,
& foo;
[H] Bot on stroke here me falle3,
2328 ? e couenaunt schop ry3t so,
[Sikered][1] in Ar? ure3 halle3,
& ? er-fore, hende, now hoo! "

[Sidenote A: He let fall his loom on the bare]
[Sidenote B: neck of Sir Gawayne. ]
[Sidenote C: The sharp weapon pierced the flesh so that the blood flowed.
]
[Sidenote D: When the knight saw the blood on the snow,]
[Sidenote E: he unsheathed his sword, and thus spake:]
[Sidenote F: "Cease, man, of thy blow. ]
[Sidenote G: If thou givest me any more, readily shall I requite thee. ]
[Sidenote H: Our agreement stipulates only one stroke. "]
[Footnote 1: Illegible. ]

XV.

[A] The ha? el heldet hym fro, & on his ax rested,
2332 Sette ? e schaft vpon schore, & to be scharp lened,
[B] & loked to ? e leude, ? at on ? e launde 3ede,
How ? at do3ty dredles deruely ? er stonde3,
Armed ful a3le3; in hert hit hym lyke3.
2336 ? enn he mele3 muryly, wyth a much steuen,
[C] & wyth a r[a]ykande rurde he to ? e renk sayde,
"Bolde burne, on ?