er beddyng wat3 noble,
Of cortynes of clene sylk, wyth cler golde hemme3,
[G] & couertore3 ful curious, with comlych pane3,
856 Of bry3t
blaunnier
a-boue enbrawded bisyde3,
Rudele3 rennande on rope3, red golde rynge3,
[H] Tapyte3 ty3t to ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
el for ?e none3, & of hyghe elde;[1]
[C] Brode bry3t wat3 his berde, & al beuer hwed,
Sturne stif on ?e stry??e on stal-worth schonke3,
[D] Felle face as ?e fyre, & fre of hys speche;
848 & wel hym semed for so?e, as ?e segge ?u3t,
To lede a lortschyp in lee of leude3 ful gode.
[E] ?e lorde hym charred to a chambre, & chefly cumaunde3[2] [Fol.]
To delyuer hym a leude, hym lo3ly to serue; [102b.]
852 & ?ere were boun at his bode burne3 in-no3e,
[F] ?at bro3t hym to a bry3t boure, ?
er beddyng wat3 noble,
Of cortynes of clene sylk, wyth cler golde hemme3,
[G] & couertore3 ful curious, with comlych pane3,
856 Of bry3t
blaunnier
a-boue enbrawded bisyde3,
Rudele3 rennande on rope3, red golde rynge3,
[H] Tapyte3 ty3t to ?
e wo3e, of tuly & tars,
& vnder fete, on ?e flet, of fol3ande sute.
860 [I] ?er he wat3 dispoyled, wyth speche3 of myer?e,
?e burn of his bruny, & of his bry3t wede3;
[J] Ryche robes ful rad renkke3 hem[3] bro3ten,
For to charge, & to chaunge, & chose of ?e best.
864 Sone as he on hent, & happed ?er-inne,
?at sete on hym[4] semly, wyth saylande skyrte3,
[K] ?e ver by his uisage verayly hit semed
Wel ne3 to vche ha?el alle on hwes,
868 Lowande & lufly, alle his lymme3 vnder,
[L] ?at a comloker kny3t neuer Kryst made,
hem ?o3t;
Whe?en in worlde he were,
872 Hit semed as he my3t
Be prynce with-outen pere,
In felde ?
