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Gawayne's host is still in the field. Now hym lenge in þat lee, þer luf hym bi-tyde; 3et is þe lorde on þe launde, ledande his gomnes, He has destroyed the fox. He hat3 forfaren þis fox, þat he fol3ed longe; 1896 As he sprent ouer a spenné, to spye þe schrewe, [Fol. 116b.] Þer as he herd þe howndes, þat hasted hym swyþe, He spied Reynard coming through a "rough grove," Renaud com richchande þur3 a ro3e greue, & alle þe rabel in a res, ry3t at his hele3. and tried to hit him with his sword. 1900 Þe wy3e wat3 war of þe wylde, & warly abides, & brayde3 out þe bry3t bronde, & at þe best caste3; & he schunt for þe scharp, & schulde haf arered, The fox "shunts," and is seized by one of the dogs. A rach rapes hym to, ry3t er he my3t, 1904 & ry3t bifore þe hors fete þay fel on hym alle, & woried me þis wyly wyth a wroth noyse. The lord takes him out of the hound's mouth. Þe lorde ly3te3 bilyue, & cache3 by1 sone, Rased hym ful radly out of þe rach mouþes, 1908 Halde3 he3e ouer his hede, halowe3 faste, & þer bayen hym mony bray2 hounde3; Hunters hasten thither with horns full many. Huntes hy3ed hem þeder, with horne3 ful mony, Ay re-chatande ary3t til þay þe renk se3en; 1912 Bi þat wat3 comen his compeyny noble, Alle þat euer ber bugle blowed at ones, It was the merriest meet that ever was heard. & alle þise oþer halowed, þat hade no hornes, Hit wat3 þe myriest mute þat euer men herde, 1916 Þe rich rurd þat þer wat3 raysed for renaude saule, with lote; The hounds are rewarded, Hor hounde3 þay þer rewarde, Her3 hede3 þay fawne & frote, and then they take Reynard and "turn off his coat." 1920 & syþen þay tan reynarde, & tyrnen of his cote. 1 hym (?). 2 braþ (?). 3 Her her, in MS.