II.

[A] Whyle þe wlonkest wedes he warp on hym-seluen;
His cote, wyth be conysaunce of þe clere werke3,
Ennurned vpon veluet vertuuus[1] stone3,
2028 Aboute beten, & bounden, enbrauded seme3,
& fayre furred with-inne wyth fayre pelures.
[B] 3et laft he not þe lace, þe ladie3 gifte,
Þat for-gat not Gawayn, for gode of hym-seluen;
2032 Bi he hade belted þe bronde vpon his bal3e haunche3,
[C] Þenn dressed he his drurye double hym aboute;
Swyþe sweþled vmbe his swange swetely, þat kny3t,
Þe gordel of þe grene silke, þat gay wel bisemed,
2036 Vpon þat ryol red cloþe, þat ryche wat3 to schewe.
[D] Bot wered not þis ilk wy3e for wele þis gordel,
For pryde of þe pendaunte3, þa3 polyst þay were,
& þa3 þe glyterande golde glent vpon ende3,
2040 [E] Bot forto sauen hym-self, when suffer hym by-houed,
To byde bale with-oute dabate, of bronde hym to were,
oþer knyffe;
Bi þat þe bolde mon boun,
2044 Wynne3 þeroute bilyue,
[F] Alle þe meyny of renoun,
He þonkke3 ofte ful ryue.

[Sidenote A:  While he clothed himself in his rich weeds,] [Sidenote B:  he forgot not the “lace,” the lady’s gift,] [Sidenote C:  but with it doubly girded his loins.] [Sidenote D:  He wore it not for its rich ornaments,] [Sidenote E:  “but to save himself when it behoved him to suffer.”] [Sidenote F:  All the renowned assembly he thanks full oft.] [Footnote 1:  vertuous (?).]

III.

[A] Thenne wat3 Gryngolet grayþe, þat gret wat3 & huge, [Fol. 118b.]
2048 & hade ben soiourned sauerly, & in a siker wyse,
[B] Hym lyst prik for poynt, þat proude hors þenne;
Þe wy3e wynne3 hym to, & wyte3 on his lyre,
& sayde soberly hym-self, & by his soth swere3,
2052 “Here is a meyny in þis mote, þat on menske þenkke3,
[C] Þe mon hem maynteines, ioy mot þay haue;
Þe leue lady, on lyue luf hir bityde;
3if þay for charyte cherysen a gest,
2056 & halden honour in her honde, þe haþel hem 3elde,
Þat halde3 þe heuen vpon hy3e, & also yow alle!
& 3if I my3t lyf vpon londe lede any quyle,
I schuld rech yow sum rewarde redyly, if I my3t.”
2060 [D] Þenn steppe3 he in-to stirop, & stryde3 alofte;
His schalk schewed hym his schelde, on schulder he hit la3t,
Gorde3 to Gryngolet, with his gilt hele3,
[E] & he starte3 on þe ston, stod he no lenger,
2064 to praunce;
His haþel on hors wat3 þenne,
Þat bere his spere & launce.
[F] “Þis kastel to Kryst I kenne,
2068 He gef hit ay god chaunce!”

[Sidenote A:  Then was Gringolet arrayed,] [Sidenote B:  full ready to prick on.] [Sidenote C:  Gawayne returns thanks for the honour and kindness shown to
  him by all.]
[Sidenote D:  He then steps into his saddle,] [Sidenote E:  and “starts on the stone” without more delay.] [Sidenote F:  “This castle to Christ I commend; may he give it ever good
  chance!”]