[Sidenote: Lancelot requests to see the lady;] Thir tythyng{is} one to lancelot ar goñ, Whar-of that he was wond{er} wo-bygone, And for the lady haſtely he sent, And ſche til hyme, at his co{m}mand, Is went: 2748 [Sidenote: and inquires if Gawane is really likely to die.] He ſaluſt hir, and ſaid, “madem, Is trew Thir tithing{is} I her report of new Of the aſſemble, and meting of the oſt, And of ſ{ir} gawan, wich that ſhuld be loſt? 2752 If that be ſwth, adew the flour of armys, [Sidenote: He laments over him,] Now neu{er}more recou{er}yt be the harmys! In hyme was manhed, curteſſy, and trouth, Beſy trawell In kny{ch}thed, ay but ſleuth, 2756 Humilyte, [and] gentrice, and cwrag; In hyme thar was no man{er} of outrage. [Sidenote: first apostrophizing himself,] Allace! kny{ch}t, allace! what ſhal yow ſay? Yow may complen, yow may bewail the day 2760 As of his deith, and gladſchip aucht to ſes, Baith menſtraſy and feſting at the des; For of this lond he was the holl comfort, In tyme of ned al kny{ch}thed to ſupport! 2764 [Sidenote: and next blaming the lady for not having allowed him to be present in the battle.] Allace! madem, and I durſt ſay at ȝhe Al yhour beheſt not kepit haith to me, Whar-of that I was in to full belef Aȝañe this day that I ſchuld have my lef, 2768 And no{ch}t as cowart thus ſchamfully to ly Excludit in to cage frome chewalry, Whar othir kny{ch}t{is} anarmyt on thar ſtedis Hawnt{is} ther ȝhouthhed in to kny{ch}tly dedis.” 2772 “S{ir},” q{uo}d ſche, “I red yhow not diſpleß, Ȝhe may In tyme her-eft{er} cum at es; [Fol. 34b.] [Sidenote: She promises he shall go to the next battle,] For the thrid day Is ordanit, & ſhal be Of the oſt{is} a new aſſemble, 2776 And I have gart ordan al the gere That longith to ȝour body for to were, [Sidenote: saying that his sable armour is ready.] Boith horß and armour In the ſamyne wyß Of ſable, ewyne aftir ȝhour awn dewyß; 2780 And yhe ſal her remayne one to the day; Syne may ȝhe paß, fore well ȝhe knaw the way.” “I will obey, madem, to yhour entent.” W{i}t{h} that ſche goith, and to hir reſt is went: 2784 [Sidenote: In the morn she takes her leave, to go to the court.] One the morn arly vp ſche roß W{i}t{h}out delay, and to the kny{ch}t ſche gois, And twk hir lef, and ſaid that ſcho vald fare On to the court, w{i}t{h}-outen any mare. 2788 [Sidenote: He kneels, and thanks her often.] Than knelit he, and thankit hir oft-ſys, That ſche ſo mych hath done hyme of ge{n}triß, And hir byhecht eu{er}, at his myght, To be hir awn trew & ſtedfaſt kny{ch}t.