He buskit to ane barfray,
Twa smal bellis rang thay;
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Than seymly Arthur can say,
Wes schene vndir scheild.
LXI.
"Quhat signifyis yone rynging?" said the ryale;
Than said Spynagros with speche: "schir, sen speir,
That sall I tell yow with tong, treuly in taill.
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The wy that weildis yone wane, I warn you but weir,
He thinkis his aune self shall do for his dail;
Is nane sa prouit in this part of pyth is his peir. [prouit is.]
Yow worthis wisly to wirk, ane wy for to wail,
That sal duchtely his deid do with yone deir.
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He is the forsiest freik, be fortoune his freynd,
That I wait leuand this day."
Than schir Gawine the gay
Prayt for the iournay,
That he myght furth weynd.
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LXII.
The king grantit the gait to schir Gawane,
And prayt to the grete God to grant him his grace,
Him to saue and to salf, that is our souerane,
As he is makar of man, and alkyn myght haise.
Than schir Spynagros, the freik, wox ferly vnfane,
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Murnyt for schir Gawyne, and mekil mayne maise,
And said: "for his saik, that saiklese wes slane,
Tak nocht yone keyne knight to countir, in this hard cais.
Is nane sa stalwart in stour, with stoutnes to stand;
Of al that langis to the king,
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The mair is my murnyng,
Ye suld this fell fechting
Hynt vpone hand.
