er-hede a
bauderyk
schulde haue,
A bende, a belef hym aboute, of a bry3t grene,
[F] & ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
are,
?is is ?e token of vn-traw?e, ?at I am tan inne,
[C] & I mot nede3 hit were, wyle I may last;
For non may hyden his harme, bot vnhap ne may hit,
2512 For ?er hit one3 is tachched, twynne wil hit neuer."
[D] ?e kyng comforte3 ?e kny3t, & alle ?e court als,
La3en loude ?er-at, & luflyly acorden,
?at lordes & ladis, ?at longed to ?e Table,
2516 [E] Vche burne of ?e bro?
er-hede a
bauderyk
schulde haue,
A bende, a belef hym aboute, of a bry3t grene,
[F] & ?
at, for sake of ?at segge, in swete to were.
For ?at wat3 acorded ?e renoun of ?e Rounde Table,
2520 [G] & he honoured ?at hit hade, euer-more after,
As hit is breued in ?e best boke of romaunce.
[H] ?us in Arthurus day ?is aunter bitidde,
?e Brutus bokees ?er-of beres wyttenesse;
2524 Sy?en Brutus, ?e bolde burne, bo3ed hider fyrst,
After ?
