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e flet,
& miche wat3 ? e gyld gere ? at glent ? er alofte;
[C] ? e stif mon steppe3 ? eron, & ? e stel hondole3,
[D] Dubbed in a dublet of a dere tars,
572 & sy? en a crafty capados, closed aloft,
? at wyth a bry3t blaunner was bounden with-inne;
[E] ? enne set ? ay ? e sabatoun3 vpon ? e segge fote3,
His lege3 lapped in stel with luflych greue3,
576 With polayne3 piched ? er-to, policed ful clene,
Aboute his kne3 knaged wyth knote3 of golde;
[F] Queme quyssewes ? en, ?
at coyntlych closed
His thik ? rawen ? y3e3 with ? wonges to-tachched;
580 [G] & sy? en ? e brawden bryne of bry3t stel rynge3,
Vmbe-weued ? at wy3, vpon wlonk stuffe;
[H] & wel bornyst brace vpon his bo? e armes,
With gode cowters & gay, & gloue3 of plate,
584 & alle ? e godlych gere ? at hym gayn schulde
? at tyde;
[I] Wyth ryche cote armure,
[J] His gold spore3 spend with pryde,
588 [K] Gurde wyth a bront ful sure,
With silk sayn vmbe his syde.

[Sidenote A: On the morn he asks for his arms. ]
[Sidenote B: A carpet is spread on the floor,]
[Sidenote C: and he steps thereon. ]
[Sidenote D: He is dubbed in a doublet of Tarsic silk, and a well-made
hood. ]
[Sidenote E: They set steel slices on his feet, and lap his legs in steel
greaves. ]
[Sidenote F: Fair cuisses enclose his thighs,]
[Sidenote G: and afterwards they put on the steel habergeon,]
[Sidenote H: well-burnished braces, elbow pieces, and gloves of plate.