[Sidenote: His spears gone, he returns to his first position.] His ſperis gone, out of the feld he ſo{ch}t, And paſſit is one to the Rewere syde, Ry{ch}t thore as he was wont for to abyde; 2980 And ſo beholdyne In the ſamyne plañ, [Fol. 37a.] As to the feld hyme lykit no{ch}t aȝañ. [Sidenote: Sir Gawane says to the queen:] Sir gawan ſaw, and ſaith on to the quen, [Sidenote: “Madam, yon knight thinks himself despised, because you so specially excepted yourself in the message;] “Madem, yhone knycht diſponit [not],[T69] I weyñ, 2984 To help ws more, fore he ſo is awyſit; [Footnote T69: “not” seems required.] As I p{re}ſume, he thinkith hyme diſpiſit Of the meſag that we gart to hyme mak; Yhowre-ſelf yhe have ſo ſpecialy out-tak, 2988 He thinkith ewill contempnit for to bee, Conſid{er}ing how that the neceſſitee Moſt prinſpally to yhowr ſupporting lyis. Tharfor my conſell is, yhow to dewyß, 2992 And ek ȝhowre-ſelf i{n} yhowr t{r}eſpas accuß, [Sidenote: ask him mercy, therefore, and excuse your guilt.] And aſk hyme mercy, and yhour gilt excuß. For well it oucht o prince or o king Til honore and til cheriß in al thing 2996 O worthi man, that is in kny{ch}thed p{re}wit. For throw the body of o man eſchevit Mony o wondir, mony one aduenture, That m{er}well war til any creature. 3000 And als oft-tyme is boith hard & ſen, [Sidenote: For often, by one knight’s prowess, have 40,000 been worsted by 5,000.] Quhar xl thouſand haith diſcu{m}fit ben Vith v thouſand, and only be o kny{ch}t; For throw his ſtrenth, his vorſchip, & h{is} my{ch}t, 3004 His falowſchip ſich comfort of hym tais That thai ne dreid the dang{er} of thar fays. And thus, madem, I wot, w{i}t{h}outen were, [Sidenote: If yon knight will continue to help the king,] If that ȝhone kny{ch}t this day will p{er}ſywere 3008 W{i}t{h} his manhed for helping of the king, We ſal have cauß to dred in to no thing. Our folk of hyme thai ſal ſich comfort tak, And ſo adred thar ennemys ſal mak, 3012 That ſur I am, onys or the ny{ch}t, [Sidenote: yon folk shall perforce take to flight.”] Of forß ȝhone folk ſal tak one them the fly{ch}t: Wharffor, madem, that ȝhe have gilt to mend, My conſell is one to ȝhon kny{ch}t ȝe ſend.” 3016 [Headnote: THE SECOND MESSAGE TO THE BLACK KNIGHT.]