MS. goddys. Cf. Caius MS., p. 168:
For soth, i was in good servyse.] seruyse: My lorde me louyd in all wyse. Line 7832 For hym y had grete honowre Of kynge, prynce and maydyns in bowre. But ones y dud an hastenesse: Therfore y loste boþe more and lesse. Line 7836 Sythen y went fro my cuntre.' [After this five lines have been omitted in the MS., at the end of the fifth of which there was another cuntre. Line 7839 has been added after this omission. See the note.] ¶ Then to hym spake þe kynge free: 'Telle me þe soþe, so mote þou the. Wylt þou take þe batell for me? Line 7840 Or ellys y schall gete a nodur. Telle me þe sothe, lefe brodur.' And Gye seyde: 'þerfore come y hedur, Joonas and y now togedur. Line 7844 Thorow þe helpe of þe trynyte The batell y schall take for the And slo þe gyawnt wyth my hande, Yf ye wyll graunt me þys couenande, Line 7848 That Joonas and hys sonnes echone Fro pryson be delyuyrde anon.' ¶ Then seyde the kynge: 'y þe grawnte. Mahownde þe helpe and Termagawnte.' Line 7852 'Nay,' seyde Gye, 'but [MS. be. Cf. the Caius MS., p. 169:
'Nay,' quod Gye, 'but Mary is sonne.] Mary sone, That for vs on a rode was done: He may me helpe for hys mercye. Syr kynge, y sey, that ys no lye, Line 7856 But that Mahownde haþ no poste To helpe nodur the nor me.' ¶ Then seyde þe kynge: 'my frende dere,
