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339: "Sir, and we wyste 3our wyll, we walde wirke юeraftyre:
340: 3if юis journee sulde halde or be ajournede forthyre,
341: To ryde one 3one Romaynes and ryott theire landez,
342: We walde schape vs therefore to schippe whene 3ow lykys."
343: "Cosyn," quod юe Conquerour, "kyndly юou asches;
344: 3ife my concell accorde to conquere 3one landez,
345: By юe kalendez of Iuny we schall encountre ones,
346: Wyth full creuell knyghtez, so Cryste mot me helpe!
347: Thereto make I myn avowe devottly to Cryste,
348: And to the holy vernacle, vertuous and noble,
349: I sall at Lammesse take leue to lenge at my large
350: In Lorayne or Lumberdye, whethire me leue thynkys;
351: Merke vnto Meloyne and myne doun юe wallez,
352: Bathe of Petyrsande and of Pys and of юe Pounte Tremble;
353: In юe Vale of Viterbe vetaile my knyghttes,
354: Suggourne there sex wokes and solace my selfen;
355: Send prekers to юe price toun and plaunte there my segge,
356: Bot if юay profre me юe pece be processe of tym."
357: "Certys," sais Sir Ewayn, "and I avowe aftyre,
358: And I юat hathell may see euer with myn eghn,
359: Юat ocupies thin heritage, юe Empyere of Rome,
360: I sall auntyre me anes hys egle to touche,
361: Юat borne es in his banere of brighte golde ryche,
362: And raas it from his riche men and ryfe it in sondyre,
363: Bot he be redily reschowede with riotous knyghtez!
364: I sall enforsse 3owe in юe felde with fresche men of armes,
365: Fyfty thosande folke apon faire stedys,
366: On thi foomen to foonde, there the faire thynkes,
367: In Fraunce or in Friselande, feghte when юe lykes!
368: By oure Lorde, quod Sir Launcelott, now lyghttys myn herte!
369: I loue Gode of юis loue юis lordes has avowede.
370: Nowe may lesse men haue leue to say whatt them lykes,
371: And hafe no lettyng be lawe, bot lystynnys юise wordez:
372: I sall be at journee with gentill knyghtes,
373: On a jamby stede, full jolyly graythide,
374: Or any journee begane to juste with hym selfen,
375: Emange all his geauntez, Genyuers and oюer,
376: Stryke hym styfflye fro his stede, with strenghe of myn handys,
377: For all юa steryn in stour юat in his stale houys!
378: Be my retenu arayede, I rekke bott a lyttill
379: To make rowtte into Rome with ryotous knyghtes;
380: Within a seuenyghte daye, with sex score helmes,
381: I sall be seen on the see, saile when юe lykes!
382: Thane laughes Sir Lottez and all on lowde meles:
383: Me likez юat Sir Lucius lannges aftyre sorowe;
384: Now he wylnez юe were, hys wanedrethe begynnys!
385: It es owre weredes to wreke the wrethe of oure elders.
386: I make myn avowe to Gode and to юe holy vernacle,
387: And I may se юe Romaynes, юat are so ryche halden,
388: Arayede in юeire riotes on a rounde felde,