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By the hearth they sit. And syþen by þe chymné in chamber þay seten. Wine is carried round. Wy3e3 þe walle wyn we3ed to hem oft, 1404 & efte in her bourdyng þay bayþen in þe morn, To fylle þe same forwarde3 þat þay by-fore maden, Again Sir Gawayne and his host renew their agreement. Þat chaunce so bytyde3 hor cheuysaunce to chaunge, What nwe3 so þay nome, at na3t quen þay metten 1408 Þay acorded of þe couenaunte3 byfore þe court alle; [Fol. 110.] Þe beuerage wat3 bro3t forth in bourde at þat tyme; Then they take leave of each other and hasten to bed. Þenne þay louelych le3ten leue at þe last, Vche burne to his bedde busked bylyue. Scarce had the cock cackled thrice when the lord was up. 1412 Bi þat þe coke hade crowe3¹ & cakled bot þryse, Þe lorde wat3 lopen of his bedde, [&] þe leude3 vch one, So þat þe mete & þe masse wat3 metely delyuered; Þe douthe dressed to þe wod, er any day sprenged, 1416 to chace; With his hunters and horns they pursue the chase. He3 with hunte & horne3, Þur3 playne3 þay passe in space, Vn-coupled among þo þorne3, 1420 Rache3 þat ran on race. ¹ crowed (?).