[Sidenote: The lady says to the queen--] And quhen the lady of melyhalt haith ſeñ The kny{ch}t ſo ſtond, ſche ſaid one to the qweñ, [Fol. 36a.] [Sidenote: “Madam, pray commend yourself to yon knight.”] “Madem, It is my conſell at ȝhe send 2901 One to ȝone kny{ch}t, ȝour-ſelf for to {com}mend, Beſeiching hyme that he wald wnd{er}tak This day to do of armys, for ȝour ſak.” 2904 [Sidenote: The queen replies] The quen anſuerit as that hir lykit no{ch}t, For othir thing was more In to hir tho{ch}t, “For well ȝhe ſe the p{er}ell how disio[i]nt, The adwentur now ſtondith one the point 2908 Boith of my lord his honore, and h{is} lond, And of his men, i{n}[T68] dang{er} how thai ſtond: [Footnote T68: Stevenson reads “the”; but “the” is crossed out, and “i{n}” written over it.] [Sidenote: that the lady and the rest may send a message, but that she will not herself take part in it.] Bot ȝhe, and ek thir vthere ladice may, If that yhow lykith, to the kny{ch}t gar ſay 2912 The meſag; is none that wil yhow let, For I tharof ſal no{ch}t me ent{er}met.” On to the quen ſcho ſaith, “her I, If ſo it pleß thir vthir ladice by, 2916 Am for to ſend one to the kny{ch}t {con}tent;” And al the ladice can thar-to aſſent, Beſeching hir the meſag to dewyß, As ſche that was moſt prudent & moſt wyß. 2920 [Sidenote: The lady sends a discreet maiden,] Sche grantit, and o madeñ haith thai tone, Diſcret, apone this meſag for till gone; [Sidenote: and Sir Gawane a squire, with two spears,] And ſ{ir} gawan a ſqwyar bad alſo, W{i}t{h} two ſperis one to the kny{ch}t to go. 2924 The lady than, w{i}t{h}outen more dulay, Haith chargit hir apone this wyß to ſay: [Sidenote: to say that all the ladies, the queen alone excepted, commend them to the black knight,] “Schaw to the kny{ch}t, the ladice eu{er}-ilkone Ben In the court, excep the quen allon, 2928 Til hyme them haith reco{m}mandit oft-ſyß, Beſeching hyme of kny{ch}thed and gentriß, (Or if It hapyne eu{er}more that he ſhall Cum, quhar thai may, owther an or all, 2932 In ony thing awail hyme or ſupport, Or do hyme ony pleſans or comfort,) [Sidenote: and pray him to essay some deed of arms.] He wold wichſaif for loue of them this day In armys ſum manhed to aſſay; 2936 And ſay, ſ{ir} gawan hyme the ſper{is} ſent; Now go, this is the fek of our entent.” [Sidenote: The damsel and squire] The damyſell ſche hath hir palfray tone, The sqwyar w{i}t{h} the ſperis w{i}t{h} hir goñ; 2940 The n{er}eſt way thai paß one to ye kny{ch}t, [Fol. 36b.] [Sidenote: repeat the message.]