Than Gawayne, gayeste of alle, [folio 159a] [I. graythest.]
Ledis hym owte of the haulle,
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Vn-tille a paveleone of paulle,
That prowdely was pyghte.
XXXV.
Pighte was it prowdely, withe purpure and paulle,
With dossours and qweschyns, and bankowres fulle bryghte; [I. With beddus brauderit o brode, and bankers y-dyȝte. D. brandene?]
With inne was a chapelle, a chambir and ane haulle,
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A chymneye with charecole, to chawffene þat knyghte.
His stede was sone stabillede, and lede to þe stalle,
And haye hendly heuyde in hekkes one hyghte. [I. Hay hely thay hade in haches vn-hiȝte.]
Sythene he braydes vp a burde, and clathes gune calle, [I. Prayd vp with a burd.]
Sanapes and salers, fulle semly to syghte,
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Preketes and broketes, and standertis by-twene. [I. With troches and broches.]
Than thay seruede þat knyghte,
And his worthy wyghte,
With fulle riche daynteths dyghte,
In siluere fulle schene.
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In siluer sa semly þai serue þame of the beste,
With vernage, in verrys and cowppys sa clene;
And thus thase gleterande gommes gladdis þaire gestis [I. With lucius drinkes, and metis of the best.]
Withe riche daynteths, endorrede in dysches by-dene.
Whene the ryalle renke was gone to his ryste,
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The kynge in to concelle hase callede his knyghtis so kene;
Sayse: "Lukes nowe, ȝe lordyngs, oure lose be noghte lost;
Who salle enconter withe ȝone knyghte, nowe lukes vs by|twene." [I.=D.]
Thane saide sir Gawayne: "He salle vs noghte greue; [I. hit schalle vs noȝte greue.]
