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ed;
[D] A lowande leder of lede3 in londe hym wel seme3,
680 & so had better haf ben ? en britned to no3t,
[E] Hadet wyth an aluisch mon, for angarde3 pryde.
Who knew euer any kyng such counsel to take,
As kny3te3 in caueloun3 on cryst-masse gomne3! "
684 [F] Wel much wat3 ? e warme water ? at waltered of y3en,
When ? at semly syre so3t fro ? o wone3
? at[1] daye;
He made non abode,
688 Bot wy3tly went hys way,
[G] Mony wylsum way he rode,
? e bok as I herde say.

[Sidenote A: He spurs his horse and goes on his way. ]
[Sidenote B: All that saw that seemly one mourned in their hearts. ]
[Sidenote C: They declared that his equal was not to be found upon earth. ]
[Sidenote D: It would have been better for him to have been a leader of
men,]
[Sidenote E: than to die by the hands of "an elvish man. "]
[Sidenote F: Much was the warm water that poured from eyes that day.
]
[Sidenote G: Meanwhile many a weary way goes Sir Gawayne. ]
[Footnote 1: MS. ? ad. ]

IX.

[A] Now ride3 ? is renk ? ur3 ? e ryalme of Logres,
692 Sir Gauan on Gode3 halue, ? a3 hym no gomen ? o3t;
Oft, leudle3 alone, he lenge3 on ny3te3,
? er he fonde no3t hym byfore ? e fare ? at he lyked;
[B] Hade he no fere bot his fole, bi frythe3 & doune3,
696 Ne no gome bot God, bi gate wyth to karp,
[C] Til ? at he ne3ed ful noghe[1] in to ? e Nor?