[T]he maden furt{h} w{i}t{h} the ſqwyar{is} is went One to the kny{ch}t, and ſchawith y{ar} entent. [Sidenote: The message heard, he inquires about the queen,] Tho meſag hard, and ek ye preſent ſeñ, He anſwerit, and aſkith of the qwen; 3040 [Sidenote: and is told that from yon parapet she can witness his deeds.] “S{ir},” q{uod} ſche, [“sche][T71] in to ȝhone bartiis lyis, Whar that this day yhour dedis ſal dewyß, Yhowr manhed, yhour worſchip, and affere, How ȝhe {con}teñ, and how yhe armys bere; 3044 The quen hir-ſelf, and many o lady to, Sal Iug{is} be, and vitnes how yhe do.” Than he, whois hart ſtant in o new aray, [Sidenote: He returns a message that he is the queen’s knight.] Saith, “damyceyll, on to my lady ſay, 3048 How eu{er} that hir lykith that it bee, Als far as wit or powar is in me, I am hir kny{ch}t, I ſal at hir {com}mand Do at I may, w{i}t{h}outen more demand. 3052 And to ſ{ir} gawan, for his gret gentriß, Me reco{m}mend and thonk a thouſand ſyß.” W{i}t{h} that o ſper he takith in his hond, [Sidenote: He stands in his stirrups; and seems to increase a foot in height.] And ſo in to his ſterapis can he ſtond 3056 That to ſ{ir} gawan ſemyth that the kny{ch}t Encreſyng gon o larg fut one hycht; And to the ladice ſaith he, and the qwen, “Ȝhon is the kny{ch}t that eu{er} I have ſen 3060 In al my tyme moſt kny{ch}tly of affere, And in hyme-ſelf gon fareſt armys bere.” [Footnote T71: A second “sche” is here required.] [Headnote: THE BLACK KNIGHT’S CHARGE.] [Sidenote: Greatly encouraged,] [T]he kny{ch}t that haith Reme{m}brit in his tho{ch}t [Fol. 38a.] The qwenys charg{is}, & how ſche hy{m} beſo{ch}t, 3064 Curag can encreſing to his hart; His curſer lap, and gan onon to ſtart; And he the ſqwaris haith reqwyrit ſo, That thai w{i}t{h} hyme one to the feld wald go. 3068 [Sidenote: without delay he crosses over the river to the field;] Than goith he one, w{i}t{h}outen mor abaid, And our the reuar to the feld he raid; Don goith his ſpere onone In to the Reſt, [Sidenote: and goes in wherever he sees most peril.] And in he goith, w{i}t{h}outen mor areſt, 3072 Thar as he ſaw moſt p{er}ell and moſt dred In al the feld, and moſt of help[T72] had ned, Whar ſemblyt was the firſt-{con}queſt king W{i}t{h} mony o kny{ch}t that was in his leding. 3076 [Sidenote: He overthrows two knights.] The firſt he met, doune goith boith horß & man; The ſper was holl, and to the next he Rañ That helpit hyme his hawbrek nor h{is} ſcheld, Bot throuch and throuch haith perſit i{n} the feld. 3080 [Footnote T72: MS. “held.”]