[Sidenote A: Scarcely had he blessed himself thrice]
[Sidenote B: when he saw a
dwelling
in the wood, set on a hill,]
[Sidenote C: the comeliest castle that knight ever owned.
Gawaine and the Green Knight
[Fol. 101b.]
776 "Now bone hostel," co?e ?e burne, "I be-seche yow 3ette!"
?enne gedere3 he to Gryngolet with ?e gilt hele3,
[E] & he ful chauncely hat3 chosen to ?e chef gate,
?at bro3t bremly ?e burne to ?e bryge ende,
780 in haste;
[F] ?e bryge wat3 breme vp-brayde,
?e 3ate3 wer stoken faste,
?e walle3 were wel arayed,
784 Hit dut no wynde3 blaste.
[Sidenote A: Scarcely had he blessed himself thrice]
[Sidenote B: when he saw a
dwelling
in the wood, set on a hill,]
[Sidenote C: the comeliest castle that knight ever owned.
]
[Sidenote D: It shone as the sun through the bright oaks.]
[Sidenote E: Sir Gawayne goes to the chief gate,]
[Sidenote F: and finds the draw-bridge raised, and the gates shut fast.]
XIII.
[A] ?e burne bode on bonk, ?at on blonk houed,
Of ?e depe double dich ?at drof to ?e place,
?e walle wod in ?e water wonderly depe,
788 [B] Ande eft a ful huge he3t hit haled vpon lofte,
Of harde hewen ston vp to ?e table3,
[C] Enbaned vnder ?e abataylment, in ?e best lawe;
& sy?en garyte3 ful gaye gered bi-twene,
792 Wyth mony luflych loupe, ?
