The prynces prowdeste in palle,
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Dame Gaynour and alle,
Wente to randolfe sett haulle [I. Rondalle sete halle.]
To þaire sopere.
XXVII.
The kynge was sett to þe supere, and seruede in sale, [I. in his sale.]
Vndir a seloure of sylke, fulle daynetyuousely dighte,
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With alle the wirchipe to welde, and wyne for to wale, [I. With alle welthis to wille, and wynus to wale. D. mewith.]
Birdis in brede, of brynt golde bryghte. [I.=T.]
Ther come two setolers in, with a symbale, [I.=D.]
A lady, lufsome of late, ledande a knyghte.
Scho rydes vp to þe heghe desse, by-fore þe royalle, [I.=T.]
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And askede Sir Arthure, fulle hendely one highte. [I.=D.]
Scho saide to þat souerayne, wlonkeste in wedis:
"Mane moste of myghte, [folio 158a] [I.=D.]
Here es comyne ane armede knyghte; [I. This is a nayre and a knyȝt.]
Now do hym resone and ryghte,
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For thi manhede."
XXVIII.
The mane in his mantylle syttis at his mete, [I. Monli in his mantille he sate atte his mete.]
In paulle purede with pane, fulle precyousely dyghte, [I. With palle puret in poon was prudliche piȝte.]
Trofelyte and trauerste wythe trewloues in trete; [I. Trowlt with trulufes and tranest be-tuene. Omitted in D.]
The tasee was of topas þat þer to was tyghte. [I. The tassellus.]
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He glyfte vpe withe hys eghne, þat graye ware and grete,
Withe his burely berde, one þat birde bryghte. [I. With his beueren berd opon the birne bryȝte.]
He was the souerayneste sir, sittande in sette,
Þat euer any segge saughe, or sene was with syghte.
Thus the kyng, crowned in kythe, carpis hir tille: [I. Thenne oure comeliche King carpus hur tille.]
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