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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 werkeȝ, Ennurned vpon veluet vertuuus¹ stoneȝ, 2028 Aboute beten, & bounden, enbrauded semeȝ, & fayre furred with-inne wyth fayre pelures. he forgot not the "lace," the lady's gift, Ȝet laft he not þe lace, þe ladieȝ gifte, Þat for-gat not Gawayn, for gode of hym-seluen; 2032 Bi he hade belted þe bronde vpon his balȝe hauncheȝ, but with it doubly girded his loins. Þenn dressed he his drurye double hym aboute; Swyþe sweþled vmbe his swange swetely, þat knyȝt, Þe gordel of þe grene silke, þat gay wel bisemed, 2036 Vpon þat ryol red cloþe, þat ryche watȝ to schewe. He wore it not for its rich ornaments, Bot wered not þis ilk wyȝe for wele þis gordel, For pryde of þe pendaunteȝ, þaȝ polyst þay were, & þaȝ þe glyterande golde glent vpon endeȝ, "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 Wynneȝ þeroute bilyue, All the renowned assembly he thanks full oft. Alle þe meyny of renoun, He þonkkeȝ ofte ful ryue. ¹ vertuous (?).