[Sidenote: nor of his suffering caused by love’s wound;]
Nor of the ſufferans that by louis wounde 272
He in his trawel ſufferith au{er} more;
Nor in the quenis p{rese}ns how tharfor
[Sidenote: nor how he was nearly drowned at Camelot;]
By camelot, in to that gret Revare,
He was ner dround. I wil It not declare 276
How that he was in louis hewy tho{ch}t
[Sidenote: nor how he was brought to court by Dagenet;]
By dagenet in to the court I-bro{ch}t;
Nor how the kny{ch}t that tyme he cane p{er}ſew,
[Sidenote: nor of the giants he slew at Camelot;]
Nor of the gyant{is} by camelot he ſlew; 280
Nor wil I not her tell the man{er} how
He ſlew o kny{ch}t, by nat{ur} of his wow,
[Sidenote: nor how he slew a knight of Melyholt;]
Off melyholt; nore how in to that toune
Thar came one hyme o gret confuſione 284
Of pupil {and} [of] kny{ch}t{is}, al enarmyt,
[Sidenote: and there defended himself against a crowd;]
Nor how he thar haith kepit hyme wnharmyt;
Nor of his worſchip, nor of h{is} gret prowes,
Nor his defens of armys in the pres. 288
[Sidenote: whereupon the lady of Melyhalt prayed him to yield his
sword to her; and kept him in her power.]
Nor how the lady of melyhalt y{a}t ſche
Came to the feild, and pray[i]th hyme that he
As to o lady to hir[T7] his ſuerd hath ȝold,
Nor how he was in to hir keping hold; 292
[Footnote T7: MS. “his.”]
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