II.

While he clothed himself in his rich weeds, Whyle þe wlonkest wedes he warp on hym-seluen; His cote, wyth be conysaunce of þe clere werke3, Ennurned vpon veluet vertuuus¹ stone3, 2028 Aboute beten, & bounden, enbrauded seme3, & fayre furred with-inne wyth fayre pelures. he forgot not the "lace," the lady's gift, 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, but with it doubly girded his loins. 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. He wore it not for its rich ornaments, 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, "but to save himself when it behoved him to suffer." 2040 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, All the renowned assembly he thanks full oft. Alle þe meyny of renoun, He þonkke3 ofte ful ryue. ¹ vertuous (?).