e wowes,
Vnder couertour ful clere,
cortyned
aboute;
& as in slomeryng he slode, sle3ly he herde
[C] A littel dyn at his dor, & derfly vpon;
1184 & he heue3 vp his hed out of ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
[Sidenote A: Roused by the clamour the deer rush to the heights,]
[Sidenote B: but are soon driven back.]
[Sidenote C: The harts and bucks are allowed to pass,]
[Sidenote D: but the hinds and does are driven back to the shades.]
[Sidenote E: As they fly they are shot by the bowmen.]
[Sidenote F: The hounds and the hunters, with a loud cry, follow in
pursuit.]
[Sidenote G: Those that escaped the arrows are killed by the hounds.]
[Sidenote H: The lord waxes joyful in the chase,]
[Sidenote I: which lasted till the approach of night.]
[Footnote 1: meue (?).]
III.
[A] ?us layke3 ?is lorde by lynde wode3 eue3,
& G. ?e god mon, in gay bed lyge3,
1180 [B] Lurkke3 quyl ?e day-ly3t lemed on ?
e wowes,
Vnder couertour ful clere,
cortyned
aboute;
& as in slomeryng he slode, sle3ly he herde
[C] A littel dyn at his dor, & derfly vpon;
1184 & he heue3 vp his hed out of ?
e clo?es,
A corner of ?e cortyn he ca3t vp a lyttel, [Fol. 107.]
& wayte3 warly ?ider-warde, quat hit be my3t.
[D] Hit wat3 ?e ladi, loflyest to be-holde,
1188 ?at dro3 ?e dor after hir ful dernly[1] & stylle,
[E] & bo3ed to-warde ?e bed; & ?e burne schamed.
& layde hym doun lystyly, & let as he slepte.
[F] & ho stepped stilly. & stel to his bedde,
1192 [G] Kest vp ?
