[Footnote T52: Room is here left in the MS. for an illuminated letter, and a small “o” inserted as a note.] [Headnote: THE LADY ASKS LANCELOT HIS NAME.] [Sidenote: She inquires Lancelot’s name.] “Grant mercy, ſ{ir}, bot o thing I ȝow pray, What that ȝhe ar ȝhe wold w{i}c{h}sauf to ſay.” [Sidenote: He refuses to tell.] “Madem,” q{uod} he, “yhour mercy aſk I, quhy That for to ſay apone no wyß may I.” 2268 “No! wil ȝhe not? non oy{er} ways as now [Sidenote: She vows to keep him in thrall till the day of combat;] Ȝhe ſal repent, and ek I mak awow One to the thing the wich that I beſt love, 2271 Out frome my keping ſal ȝhe not Remuf [Fol. 28b.] Befor the day of the aſſemblee, Wich that, o ȝher, is n{er}eſt for to bee; And if that ȝow haith pleſſit for to ſay, Ȝhe had fore me deliu{er}it ben this day; 2276 [Sidenote: and to go to the court to try and learn it.] And I ſal knaw, quhey{er} ȝhe wil or no, For I furt{h}-w{i}t{h} one to the court ſal go, Whar that al thithing{is} goith & cu{m}yth ſoñ.” “Madem,” q{uod} he, “yhour pleſance mot be doñe.” 2280 [Sidenote: The knight retires.] W{i}t{h} that the kny{ch}t one to his chalm{er} goith, And the lady hir makith to be wroith Aȝanis hyme, but ſuthly vas ſche not, For he al-out was mor in to hir thoght. 2284 Than ſchapith ſhe aȝane the ferd day, And richly ſche gan hir-ſelf aray; Syne clepit haith apone her cuſynes, [Sidenote: Before going to the court,] And ſaith, “y will one to the court me dreß; 2288 And malice I have ſchawin on to ȝhon kny{ch}t, For-quhy he wold no{ch}t ſchew me quhat he hicht, Bot ſo, I-wyß, It is no{ch}t in my tho{ch}t, For worthyar non In to this erth is wro{ch}t. 2292 [Sidenote: she prays her cousin to take care of him.] Tharfor I pray, and hartly I requer Ȝhe mak hyme al the cu{m}pany and chere, And do hyme al the worſchip and the eß, Excep his honore, wich that may hym pleß; 2296 And quhen I cum deliu{er}ith hyme als fre As he is now;”--“ne have no dred,” q{uod} ſche. [Headnote: SHE GOES TO SEE ARTHUR.]