ay for charyte
cherysen
a gest,
2056 & halden honour in her honde, ?
2056 & halden honour in her honde, ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
]
III.
[A] Thenne wat3 Gryngolet gray? e, ? at gret wat3 & huge, [Fol. 118b. ]
2048 & hade ben soiourned sauerly, & in a siker wyse,
[B] Hym lyst prik for poynt, ? at proude hors ? enne;
? e wy3e wynne3 hym to, & wyte3 on his lyre,
& sayde soberly hym-self, & by his soth swere3,
2052 "Here is a meyny in ? is mote, ? at on menske ? enkke3,
[C] ? e mon hem maynteines, ioy mot ? ay haue;
? e leue lady, on lyue luf hir bityde;
3if ?
ay for charyte cherysen a gest,
2056 & halden honour in her honde, ? e ha? el hem 3elde,
? at halde3 ? e heuen vpon hy3e, & also yow alle!
& 3if I my3t lyf vpon londe lede any quyle,
I schuld rech yow sum rewarde redyly, if I my3t. "
2060 [D] ? enn steppe3 he in-to stirop, & stryde3 alofte;
His schalk schewed hym his schelde, on schulder he hit la3t,
Gorde3 to Gryngolet, with his gilt hele3,
[E] & he starte3 on ? e ston, stod he no lenger,
2064 to praunce;
His ha? el on hors wat3 ? enne,
? at bere his spere & launce.
[F] "? is kastel to Kryst I kenne,
2068 He gef hit ay god chaunce! "
[Sidenote A: Then was Gringolet arrayed,]
[Sidenote B: full ready to prick on. ]
[Sidenote C: Gawayne returns thanks for the honour and kindness shown to
him by all.
III.
[A] Thenne wat3 Gryngolet gray? e, ? at gret wat3 & huge, [Fol. 118b. ]
2048 & hade ben soiourned sauerly, & in a siker wyse,
[B] Hym lyst prik for poynt, ? at proude hors ? enne;
? e wy3e wynne3 hym to, & wyte3 on his lyre,
& sayde soberly hym-self, & by his soth swere3,
2052 "Here is a meyny in ? is mote, ? at on menske ? enkke3,
[C] ? e mon hem maynteines, ioy mot ? ay haue;
? e leue lady, on lyue luf hir bityde;
3if ?
ay for charyte cherysen a gest,
2056 & halden honour in her honde, ? e ha? el hem 3elde,
? at halde3 ? e heuen vpon hy3e, & also yow alle!
& 3if I my3t lyf vpon londe lede any quyle,
I schuld rech yow sum rewarde redyly, if I my3t. "
2060 [D] ? enn steppe3 he in-to stirop, & stryde3 alofte;
His schalk schewed hym his schelde, on schulder he hit la3t,
Gorde3 to Gryngolet, with his gilt hele3,
[E] & he starte3 on ? e ston, stod he no lenger,
2064 to praunce;
His ha? el on hors wat3 ? enne,
? at bere his spere & launce.
[F] "? is kastel to Kryst I kenne,
2068 He gef hit ay god chaunce! "
[Sidenote A: Then was Gringolet arrayed,]
[Sidenote B: full ready to prick on. ]
[Sidenote C: Gawayne returns thanks for the honour and kindness shown to
him by all.
