2456 [A] Ho wayned me vpon þis wyse to your wynne halle,
         For to assay þe surquidre, 3if hit soth were,
         Þat rennes of þe grete renoun of þe Rounde Table;
         Ho wayned me þis wonder, your wytte3 to reue,
2460 [B] For to haf greued Gaynour, & gart hir to dy3e. [Fol. 124.]
         With gopnyng[1] of þat ilke gomen, þat gostlych speked,
         With his hede in his honde, bifore þe hy3e table. 
         Þat is ho þat is at home, þe auncian lady;
2464 [C] Ho is euen þyn aunt, Arþure3 half suster,
         Þe duches do3ter of Tyntagelle, þat dere Vter after
     [D] Hade Arþur vpon, þat aþel is nowþe. 
         Þerfore I eþe þe, haþel, to com to þy naunt,
2468 Make myry in my hous, my meny þe louies,
         & I wol þe as wel, wy3e, bi my faythe,
         As any gome vnder God, for þy grete trauþe.”
     [E] & he nikked hym naye, he nolde bi no wayes;
2472 Þay acolen & kyssen, [bikennen] ayþer oþer
         To þe prynce of paradise, & parten ry3t þere,
                 on coolde;
     [F] Gawayn on blonk ful bene,
2476 To þe kynge3 bur3 buske3 bolde,
             & þe kny3t in þe enker grene,
             Whider-warde so euer he wolde.

[Sidenote A:  It was she who caused me to test the renown of the Round
  Table,]
[Sidenote B:  hoping to grieve Guenever and cause her death through fear.] [Sidenote C:  She is even thine aunt.] [Sidenote D:  Therefore come to her and make merry in my house.”] [Sidenote E:  Gawayne refuses to return with the Green Knight.] [Sidenote F:  On horse full fair he bends to Arthur’s hall.] [Footnote 1:  glopnyng (?).]

XXI.

[A] Wylde waye3 in þe worlde Wowen now ryde3,
2480 On Gryngolet, þat þe grace hade geten of his lyue;
[B] Ofte he herbered in house, & ofte al þeroute,
& mony a-venture in vale, & venquyst ofte,
Þat I ne ty3t, at þis tyme, in tale to remene.
2484 [C] Þe hurt wat3 hole, þat he hade hent in his nek,
[D] & þe blykkande belt he bere þeraboute,
A belef as a bauderyk, bounden bi his syde,
Loken vnder his lyfte arme, þe lace, with a knot,
2488 [E] In tokenyng he wat3 tane in tech of a faute;
[F] & þus he commes to þe court, kny3t al in sounde.
[G] Þer wakned wele in þat wone, when wyst þe grete,
Þat gode G:  wat3 commen, gayn hit hym þo3t;
2492 [H] Þe kyng kysse3 þe kny3t, & þe whene alce,
& syþen mony syker kny3t, þat so3t hym to haylce,
[I] Of his fare þat hym frayned, & ferlyly he telles;
Biknowo3 alle þe costes of care þat he hade,—­
2496 Þe chaunce of þe chapel, þe chere of þe kny3t,
[J] Þe luf of þe ladi, þe lace at þe last. [Fol. 124b.]
Þe nirt in þe nek he naked hem schewed,
[K] Þat he la3t for his vnleute at þe leudes hondes,
2500 for blame;
He tened quen he schulde telle,
[L] He groned for gref & grame;
Þe blod in his face con melle,
2504 When he hit schulde schewe, for schame.