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He was found faultless in his five wits. 640 Fyrst he watȝ funden fautleȝ in his fyue wytteȝ, & efte fayled neuer þe freke in his fyue fyngres, His trust was in the five wounds. & alle his afyaunce vpon folde watȝ in þe fyue woundeȝ Þat Cryst kaȝt on þe croys, as þe crede telleȝ; 644 & quere-so-euer þys mon in melly watȝ stad, His þro þoȝt watȝ in þat, þurȝ alle oþer þyngeȝ, Þat alle his forsnes he fong at þe fyue ioyeȝ, Þat þe hende heuen quene had of hir chylde; 648 At þis cause þe knyȝt comlyche hade The image of the Virgin was depicted upon his shield. In þe more half of his schelde hir ymage depaynted, Þat quen he blusched þerto, his belde neuer payred. Þe fyrst1 fyue þat I finde þat þe frek vsed, 652 Watȝ fraunchyse, & felaȝschyp for-be2 al þyng; In cleanness and courtesy he was never found wanting, His clannes & his cortaysye croked were neuer, & pite, þat passeȝ alle poynteȝ, þyse pure fyue Were harder happed on þat haþel þen on any oþer. 656 Now alle þese fyue syþeȝ, forsoþe, were fetled on þis knyȝt, & vchone halched in oþer, þat non ende hade, & fyched vpon fyue poynteȝ, þat fayld neuer, Ne samned neuer in no syde, ne sundred nouþ[er], 660 With-outen ende at any noke [a]i quere fynde, Where-euer þe gomen bygan, or glod to an ende. therefore was the endless knot fastened on his shield. Þer-fore on his schene schelde schapen watȝ þe knot, Þus alle wyth red golde vpon rede gowleȝ, [Fol. 100] 664 Þat is þe pure pentaungel wyth þe peple called, with lore. Now grayþed is Gawan gay, Sir Gawayne seizes his lance and bids all "good day." & laȝt his launce ryȝt þore, 668 & gef hem alle goud day, He wende for euer more. 1 MS fyft. 2 for-bi (?).