LII.
"I gyffe to the, Sir Gawayne," quode þe kynge, "tresoure and golde;
Glamorgane landis, withe greuis so grene,
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Þe wirchipe of Wales, to welde and to wolde, [I. to weld and thou wold.]
Withe Gryffones castelle, kirnelde so clene; [I. Kirfre Castelle with colurs ful clene.]
And þe Husters Haulle, to hafe and to holde, [I. Iche Hulkershome.]
Wayfurthe and Wakfelde, wallede I wene; [I. Wayifforthe and Waturforthe, wallet, I wene.]
Twa baronryse in Burgoyne, with burghes so balde, [I. Toe baroners in Bretan.]
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That are moted abowte, and byggede fulle bene. [I. = D.]
I salle endowe þe als a duke, and dub the with myne hande, [I. Here I doue the as Duke.]
Withe þi þou saughtille with ȝone gentille knyghte,
That es so hardy and wyghte,
And relese hym thi ryghte, [I. And resingne him thi ryȝte.]
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And graunte hym his lande."
LIII.
"Now, and here I gyffe hym," quod Gawayne, "with owttyne any gyle,
Alle þe landes and þe lythes, fra Lowyke to Layre, [I. Alle the londus for-sothe fro Logher to Layre.—D. lauer or laner. þe lithes. þe is struck out in different ink.]
Commoke and Carrike, Conyghame and Kylle, [I. Carrake, Cummake.]
Als the cheualrous knyghte hase chalandchede als ayere; [Originally in MS.D., Yet if he haf cheualry and chalange hit for aire, but altered by a second hand.]
The lebynge, the lowpynge, þe leveastre Ile, [680-681. These two lines are wanting in I.]
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Bathe frythes and forestes, frely and faire. [I. Sir, to thi seluun, and sithun to thine ayre.]
. . . . . [Written þe while by the first hand, but altered to here a by a second. I. With thi tille oure lordschip thou leng in a qwile.]
. . . . . [D. to make altered from a.]
. . . . . [683-685. These three lines are wanting in T.] [I. Here I feffe the in fild, frely and fayre.—D. faire originally spelt fare.]
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