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1440: Wyth fyue hundrethe men appon faire stedes;
1441: Fraynez faste at oure folke freschely юareaftyre,
1442: 3if юer frendez ware ferre, юat on юe felde foundide.
1443: Thane sais Sir Gawayne, "So me God helpe,
1444: We hafe bene chased todaye and chullede as hares,

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1445: Rebuyked with Romaynes appon юeire ryche stedez,
1446: And we lurkede vndyr lee as lowrande wreches!
1447: I luke neuer on my lorde юe dayes of my lyfe,
1448: And we so lytherly hym helpe юat hym so wele lykede."
1449: Thane the Bretons brothely brochez theire stedez,
1450: And boldly in batell appon юe bent rydes;
1451: All юe ferse men before frekly ascryes,
1452: Ferkand in юe foreste, to freschen юam selfen.
1453: The Romaynes than redyly arrayes them bettyre,
1454: One rawe on a rowm felde, reghttez theire wapyns,
1455: By юe ryche reuere, and rewles юe pople;
1456: And with reddour Sir Boice es in areste halden.
1457: Now thei semblede vnsaughte by юe salte strandez:
1458: Saddly theis sekere menn settys юeire dynttez;
1459: With lufly launcez on lofte they luyschen togedyres,
1460: In lorayne so lordlye on leppande stedes.
1461: Thare ware gomes thurghegirde with grundyn wapyns,
1462: Grisely gayspand with grucchande lotes;
1463: Grete lordes of Greke greffede so hye.
1464: Swyftly with swerdes they swappen thereaftyre,
1465: Swappez doun full sweperlye swelltande knyghtez,
1466: That all swellttez one swarthe that they ouerswyngen;
1467: So many sweys in swoghe, swounande att ones.
1468: Syr Gaweayne the gracyous full graythelye he wyrkkes:
1469: The gretteste he gretez wyth gryselye wondes;
1470: Wyth Galuth he gyrdez doun full galyard knyghtez,
1471: Fore greefe of юe grett lorde so grymlye he strykez.
1472: He rydez furthe ryallye and redely thereaftyre,
1473: Thare this reall renke was in areste halden;
1474: He ryfez юe raunke stele, he ryghttez юeire brenez,
1475: And refte them the ryche man and rade to his strenghes.
1476: The Senatour Peter thane persewede hym aftyre,
1477: Thurghe юe presse of юe pople, wyth his pryce knyghttes;
1478: Appertly fore юe prysonere proues his strenghes,
1479: Wyth prekers the proudeste that to юe presse lengez.
1480: Wrothely on the wrange hande Sir Gawayne he strykkes,
1481: Wyth a wapen of were vnwynnly hym hittez;

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