++“Shire kny{ch}t, It ſtant no{ch}t in ſich dugree; [Sidenote: She replies that she does not want a ransom, but has imprisoned him for his guilt.] It is no ranſone wich that cauſith me 936 To holden yow, or don yow ſich offens; It is your gilt, It is your wiolens, Whar-of that I deſir no thing but law, W{i}t{h}out report your awñ treſpas to knaw.” 940 “Madem, your pleſance may ye wel fulfill Of me, that am in p{re}ſone at your will. [Sidenote: He prays for pardon,] Bot of that gilt, I was for til excuß, For that I did of werrey nede behwß, 944 It tuechit to my honore and my fame; I mycht no{ch}t lefe It but hurting of my nam, And ek the knycht was mor to blam than I. But ye, my lady, of your curteſſy, 948 Wold ȝe deden my Ransou{n}e to reſaue, [Sidenote: and begs for liberty:] Of preſone ſo I my libertee myght haue, Y ware ȝolde eu{er}more [to be] your knyght, Whill that I leif, w{i}t{h} al my holl myght. 952 And if ſo be ye lykith not to ma [Sidenote: or at least to be allowed to go to the next battle,] My ra{n}ſone, [madem,] if me leif to ga To the aſſemble, wich ſal be of new; [Sidenote: under a promise to return at night.] And as that I am feithful kny{ch}t {and} trew, 956 At ny{ch}t to yow I ent{er} ſhall aȝaine, But if that deth or other lat c{er}tañ, Throw wich I [may] have ſuch Impediment, That I be hold,[T23] magre myne entent.” 960 [Fol. 13.] [Footnote T23: MS. “behold.”] [Headnote: BUT AT LAST GRANTS HIS BOON.] [Sidenote: She consents, if he will specify to her his name.] “S{ir} kny{ch}t,” q{uo}d ſhe, “I grant yow leif, w{i}t{h}thy Your name to me that ȝe wil ſpecify.” “Madem, as ȝit, ſutly I ne may Duclar my name, one be no man{er} way; 964 [Sidenote: He refuses for the present.] But I p{ro}myt, als faſt as I haue tyme Conuenient, or may vith-outen cryme, I ſhall;” and than the lady ſaith hyme tyll, “And I, ſchir kny{ch}t, one this condiſcione will 968 [Sidenote: She grants him leave, under the proposed condition.] Grant yow leve, ſo that ye obliſt bee For to Return, as ye haue ſaid to me.” Thus thei accord, the lady goith to reſt, The ſone diſcending cloſit in the veſt; 972 The ferd day was dewyſit for to bee Betuex the oſt{is} of the aſſemblee.