[Sidenote: She calls her cousin,] She clepith one hir cwſynes ful nere Wich was to hir moſt ſpeciall and dere, And ſaith to hir, “qwheyar if yone bee Our preſoner, my consell Is we see.” 1188 [Sidenote: who takes a torch, and they go to the stable,] With that the maden In hir hand hath ton O torche, and to the ſtabille ar thei gon; [Sidenote: and find his steed wounded.] And fond his ſted lying at the ground, Wich wery was, ywet w{i}t{h} mony wounde. 1192 The maden ſaith, “vpone this horß is ſen, He in the place quhar strok{is} was hath beñ; And ȝhit the horß It is no{ch}t wich that hee Furt{h} w{i}t{h} hyme hade;”--the lady ſaid, “p{er} dee, 1196 He vſyt haith mo horß than one or two; [Sidenote: Next they view his armour,] I red one to his armys at we go.” Tharwith one to his armys ar thei went; [Sidenote: and find his hauberk rent, and his shield frushed all to naught.] Thei fond his helm, thei fond his hawbrek rent, 1200 Thei fond his ſcheld was fruſchit al to no{ch}t; At ſchort, his armour In sich wyß vas vro{ch}t In eu{er}y place, that no thing was left haill, Nore neu{er} eft accordith to bataill. 1204 [Sidenote: They think he has well used his armour.] Than ſaith the lady to hir cuſyneß, “What ſal we ſay, what of this mat{er} geß?” “Madem, I ſay, thei have no{ch}t ben abwsyt; He that them bur ſchortly he has them vſyt.” 1208 “That may ȝe ſay, ſuppos the beſt that lewis, Or moſt of worſchip in til armys prewis, Or ȝhit haith ben in ony tyme beforñ, Had them in feld in his maſt curag borñ.” 1212 [Sidenote: They next visit the knight himself,] “Now,” q{uo}d the lady, “will we paß, and see The kny{ch}t hyme-self, and ther the ſut{h} may we Knaw of this thing.” Incontynent them[T27] boith [Fol. 16.] Thir ladeis vn to his chambre goith. 1216 [Sidenote: who was now asleep.] The kny{ch}t al wery fallyng was on ſlep; This maden paſſith In, {and} takith kep. [Sidenote: The lady’s cousin observes his breast and shoulders bloody, his face hurt, and his fists swollen.] Sche ſauch his breſt w{i}t{h} al his ſchowd{er}is bare, That bludy war and woundit her and thare; 1220 His face was al to-hurt and al to-ſchent, His newis ſwellyng war and al to-Rent. Sche ſmylyt a lyt, and to hir lady ſaid, “It ſemyth weill this kny{ch}t hath ben aſſaid.” 1224 [Footnote T27: “then” (?).] [Headnote: THE LADY IS LOVE-SMITTEN.]