[Sidenote: She consents to send a message.] “S{ir},” q{uod} ſche, “quhat pleſſith yhow to do Ȝhe may dewyß, and I conſent thar-to.” Than was the lady of melyhalt {con}tent, And to ſ{ir} gawan in-to-{con}tynent 3020 Sche clepit the maid, wich that paſſit ar; [Fol. 37b.] [Sidenote: A maiden is therefore sent to say,] And he hir bad the meſag thus duclar. “Say [to][T70] the kny{ch}t, the quen hir reco{m}mendith, And ſal correk in quhat that ſche offendith 3024 At his awn will, how ſo hyme liſt dewyß; [Sidenote: that the queen humbly exhorts him] And hyme exortith, in moſt humyll wyß, As eu{er} he will, whar that ſche can or may, Or powar haith hir charg, be ony way, 3028 And for his worſchip and his hie ma{n}hede, [Sidenote: to help in that need to preserve the king’s honour, and to deserve her thanks.] And for hir luf, to helpen i{n} that ned The king{is} honore, his land fore to preſerf, That he hir thonk for eu{er} may deſerf.” 3032 [Footnote T70: “to” seems required.] [Headnote: SIR GAWANE SENDS HIM TEN SPEARS MORE.] And four ſquyaris chargit he alſo [Sidenote: Sir Gawane also sends four squires with three horses and ten spears.] W{i}t{h} thre horß and ſperis x to go Furt{h} to the knycht, hyme prayng for his ſak, At his raqueſt thame in his ned to tak. 3036