++The lady, which one to hir palace come, [Fol. 29b.] [Sidenote: Soon after, she sends for Lancelot,] Bot of ſchort time remanith haith at home When ſche gart bryng, w{i}t{h}outen Recidens, W{i}t{h} grete effere this kny{ch}t to hir p{rese}ns, 2360 And ſaid hyme; “ſ{ir}, ſo mekil have I ſo{ch}t And knowith that be-for I knew no{ch}t, [Sidenote: and proposes to ransom him,] That If yhow lyk I wil yhour Ransone mak.” “Madem, gladly, wil ȝhe wichſauf to tak 2364 Eft{er} that as my powar may atteñ, Or that I may p{ro}wid be ony meñ.” “Now, ſ{ir},” ſho ſaid, “forſut{h} It ſal be so, [Sidenote: on one of three conditions.] Yhe ſal have thre, and cheß yhow on of tho; 2368 And if yhow lykith them for to refuß, I can no mor, but ȝhe ſal me excuß, Yhe ned{is} mot ſuſten yhour aduentur Contynualy In ward for til endur.” 2372 “Madem,” q{uod} he, “and I yhow hartly pray, What that thei ſay[T54] ȝhe wald w{i}c{h}ſauf to ſay?” [Footnote T54: So MS. We should probably read “bee.”] [Sidenote: Either he must tell whom he loves,] “[T]he firſt,” q{uod} ſche, “who hath in to the cheñ Of low yhour hart, and if ȝhe may dereñ? 2376 [Sidenote: or declare his name,] The next, yhour nam, the which ȝe ſal not lye? [Sidenote: or say if he expects again to equal his former exploits.] The thrid, if eu{er} ȝhe think of cheualry So mekil worſchip to atten in feild Apone o day in armys wnd{er} ſcheld, 2380 As yat ȝhe dyd the ſamyne day, when ȝhe In red armys was at the aſſemblee?” “Madem,” q{uod} he, “is thar non vther way Me to redem, but only thus to ſay 2384 Of thing{is}, which that Rynyth me to blam, Me to awant my lady or hir name? But If that I moſt ſchawin furth that one, What su{er}te ſchal I have for to gone 2388 At libertee out of this dang{er} free?” “Schir, ſor to dred no myſt{er} is,” q{uod} ſhee; “As I am trew and fa{i}t{h}full woman hold, Ȝhe ſal go fre quhen one of thir is told.” 2392 “Madem, yhour will non vther ways I may, [Sidenote: He refuses to tell his lady’s name,] I mone obey; and to the firſt y ſay, [T55] [I]s, to declar the lady of myne hart, My goſt ſal rather of my breſt aſtart”-- 2396 Whar-by the lady fayndit al for no{ch}t The lowe quhich long hath ben In to h{is} tho{ch}t-- [Sidenote: or his own;] “And of my nam, ſchortly for to ſay, It ſtondith ſo that one no wyß I may. 2400 Bot of the thrid, madem, I se that I [Fol. 30a.] Mon ſay the thing that tuechith velany; [Sidenote: but declares that he trusts to do more than ever before; and requires his liberty.]