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[A] A cheyer by-fore ? e chemne, ? er charcole brenned,
876 Wat3 gray? ed for sir Gawan, gray? ely with clo? e3,
Whyssynes vpon queldepoyntes, ? a[t] koynt wer bo? e;
[B] & ? enne a mere mantyle wat3 on ? at mon cast,
Of a broun bleeaunt, enbrauded ful ryche,
880 & fayre furred wyth-inne with felle3 of ? e best,
Alle of ermyn in erde, his hode of ? e same;
& he sete in ?
at settel semlych ryche,
& achaufed hym chefly,[1] & ? enne his cher mended.
884 [C] Sone wat3 telded vp a tapit, on treste3 ful fayre,
[D] Clad wyth a clene clo? e, ? at cler quyt schewed,
Sanap, & salure, & syluer-in spone3;
? e wy3e wesche at his wylle, & went to his mete [Fol. 103. ]
888 Segge3 hym serued semly in-no3e,
[E] Wyth sere sewes & sete,[2] sesounde of ? e best,
Double felde, as hit falle3, & fele kyn fische3;
[F] Summe baken in bred, summe brad on ? e glede3,
892 [G] Summe so? en, summe in sewe, sauered with spyces,
& ay sawes[3] so sle3e3, ? at ? e segge lyked.
? e freke calde hit a fest ful frely & ofte,
[H] Ful hendely, quen alle ? e ha?