XCVIII.
All effrayt of that fair wes the fresch king;
Wend the wyis had bene wroght all for the weir;
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Lordis laught thair lancis, and went in ane lyng,
And graithit thame to the gait, in thair greif geir.
Spynok spekis with speche, said: "moue you na thing;
It semys saughtnyng thai seik, I se be thair feir;
Yone riche cummis arait in riche robbing,
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I trow this deuore be done, I dout for na deir.
I wait schir Gawane the gay has graithit this gait;
Betuix schir Gologras and he
Gude contenance I se,
And vthir knightis so fre,
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Lufsum of lait."
XCIX.
The renk raikit to the roy, with his riche rout, [riche rent.]
Sexty schalkis that schene, seymly to schaw;
Of banrenttis and baronis bauld hym about,
In clathis of cleyne gold, cumly to knaw.
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To that lordly on loft that lufly can lout,
Before the riale renkis, richest on raw;
Salust the bauld berne, with ane blith wout,
Ane furlenth before his folk, on feildis so faw.
The king crochit with croune, cumly and cleir,
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Tuke him vp by the hand,
With ane fair sembland;
Grete honour that auenand
Did to the deir.
C.
Than that seymly be sight said to the gent,
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Wes vailyeand and verteous, foroutin ony vice:
"Heir am I cumyn at this tyme to your present,
