2792 [Sidenote: She goes unto the king,] Sche thonkith hyme, and ſyne ſche goith h{er} way On to the king, w{i}t{h}-owten more delay, Whar that i{n}[T65] honour w{i}t{h} king & qwen ſche ſall Ry{ch}t thonkfully reſauit be w{i}t{h}-all. 2796 Eft to ſ{ir} gawan thai hir led, & ſche Ryght gladly hyme deſyrit for to ſee, [Sidenote: and finds Sir Gawane quite different from what had been told her.] And ſche hyme fond, and ſche was glad tharfore, All vthir ways than was hir told before. 2800 The kny{ch}t, the wich in to hir keping vas, [Sidenote: The lady’s cousin cherishes Lancelot in her best manner.] Sche had {com}mandit to hir cuſſynece, Wich cheriſt hyme apone hir beſt manere, And comfort hyme, and maid hy{m} ry{ch}t gud chere. 2804 [Footnote T65: MS. “w{i}t{h};” which is crossed out, and “i{n}” inserted above, rather minutely written.] [Headnote: LANCELOT PREPARES FOR BATTLE.] [T]he days goith, ſo paſſith als the ny{ch}t, [Sidenote: The third day, the maiden goes to his chamber, and fastens on his armour.] The thrid morow, as that the ſone vas ly{ch}t, The kny{ch}t onon out of his bed aroß, The maden ſone one to his chalm{er} goß, 2808 And ſacretly his armour one hyme ſpent. He tuk his lef, and ſyne his way he went [Sidenote: He goes to the same green, beside the river, as before.] Ful prewaly, ry{ch}t to the ſamyne greñ One the rewere, whar he befor had ben, 2812 Ewyne as the day [he] the first courß hath maad. Alone ry{ch}t thar he howit, and abaade, Behalding to the bertes, whar the qweñ [Fol. 35a.] [Sidenote: He abides there alone, looking towards the parapet where he saw the queen.] Befor at the aſſemble he had señ 2816 Ry{ch}t ſo the ſone ſchewith furt{h} his ly{ch}t, And to his armour went is euery wy{ch}t; [Sidenote: The jousting begins.] One athir half the Iusting is bygon, And many o fair and knych[t]ly courß is rown. 2820 [Sidenote: The black knight still halts on his steed.] The blak kny{ch}t ȝhit howyns on his ſted, Of al thar doing takith he no hed, Bot ay, apone the beſynes of tho{ch}t, In beholding his ey dep{ar}tit no{ch}t. 2824 [Headnote: THE QUEEN BEHOLDS THE BLACK KNIGHT.]