VIII.

He was clothed entirely in green. Ande al grayþed in grene þis gome & his wedes, 152 A strayt cote ful stre3t, þat stek on his sides, A mere mantile abof, mensked with-inne, With pelure pured apert þe pane ful clene, With blyþe blaunner ful bry3t, & his hod boþe, 156 Þat wat3 la3t fro his lokke3, & layde on his schulderes Heme wel haled, hose of þat same grene, His spurs were of bright gold. Þat spenet on his sparlyr, & clene spures vnder, Of bry3t golde, vpon silk bordes, barred ful ryche 160 & scholes vnder schankes, þere þe schalk rides; & alle his vesture uerayly wat3 clene verdure, Boþe þe barres of his belt & oþer blyþe stones, Þat were richely rayled in his aray clene, His saddle was embroidered with birds and flies. 164 Aboutte hym-self & his sadel, vpon silk werke3, Þat were to tor for to telle of tryfles þe halue, Þat were enbrauded abof, wyth bryddes & fly3es, With gay gaudi of grene, þe golde ay in myddes; 168 Þe pendauntes of his payttrure, þe proude cropure His molaynes, & alle þe metail anamayld was þenne Þe steropes þat he stod on, stayned of þe same, & his arsoun3 al after, & his aþel sturtes, 172 Þat euer glemered¹ & glent al of grene stones. The foal that he rode upon was green; Þe fole þat he ferkkes on, fyn of þat ilke, sertayn; A grene hors gret & þikke, it was a steed full stiff to guide. 176 A stede ful stif to strayne, In brawden brydel quik, [Fol. 93b.] To þe gome he wat3 ful gayn. ¹ glemed (?).