e stif kyng his-seluen,
108 Talkkande bifore ?
108 Talkkande bifore ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
e fayrer to haue.
100 ? is wat3 [? e] kynges countenaunce where he in court were,
At vch farand fest among his fre meny,
in halle; [Fol. 92b. ]
[D] ? er-fore of face so fere.
104 He sti3tle3 stif in stalle,
Ful 3ep in ? at nw 3ere,
Much mirthe he mas with alle.
[Sidenote A: Arthur would not eat,]
[Sidenote B: nor would he long sit]
[Sidenote C: until he had witnessed a "wondrous adventure" of some kind. ]
[Sidenote D: He of face so bold makes much mirth with all. ]
[Footnote 1: Of of, in MS. ]
VI.
[A] Thus ? er stondes in stale ?
e stif kyng his-seluen,
108 Talkkande bifore ? e hy3e table of trifles ful hende
[B] There gode Gawan wat3 gray? ed, Gwenore bisyde
[C] & Agrauayn a la dure mayn on ? at o? er syde sittes
Bo? e ? e kynges sister sunes, & ful siker kni3tes;
112 [D] Bischop Bawdewyn abof bi-gine3 ? e table,
[E] & Ywan, Vryn son, ette wit hym-seluen;
? ise were di3t on ? e des, & derwor? ly serued,
& si? en mony siker segge at ? e sidborde3.
116 [F] ? en ? e first cors come with crakkyng of trumpes,
Wyth mony baner ful bry3t, ?
100 ? is wat3 [? e] kynges countenaunce where he in court were,
At vch farand fest among his fre meny,
in halle; [Fol. 92b. ]
[D] ? er-fore of face so fere.
104 He sti3tle3 stif in stalle,
Ful 3ep in ? at nw 3ere,
Much mirthe he mas with alle.
[Sidenote A: Arthur would not eat,]
[Sidenote B: nor would he long sit]
[Sidenote C: until he had witnessed a "wondrous adventure" of some kind. ]
[Sidenote D: He of face so bold makes much mirth with all. ]
[Footnote 1: Of of, in MS. ]
VI.
[A] Thus ? er stondes in stale ?
e stif kyng his-seluen,
108 Talkkande bifore ? e hy3e table of trifles ful hende
[B] There gode Gawan wat3 gray? ed, Gwenore bisyde
[C] & Agrauayn a la dure mayn on ? at o? er syde sittes
Bo? e ? e kynges sister sunes, & ful siker kni3tes;
112 [D] Bischop Bawdewyn abof bi-gine3 ? e table,
[E] & Ywan, Vryn son, ette wit hym-seluen;
? ise were di3t on ? e des, & derwor? ly serued,
& si? en mony siker segge at ? e sidborde3.
116 [F] ? en ? e first cors come with crakkyng of trumpes,
Wyth mony baner ful bry3t, ?