[A] There wat3 blawyng of prys in mony breme home,
He3e halowing on hi3e, with haþele3 þat my3t;
[B] Brachetes bayed þat best, as bidden þe maystere3,
1604 Of þat chargeaunt chace þat were chef huntes.
[C] Þenne a wy3e þat wat3 wys vpon wod crafte3,
To vnlace þis bor lufly bigynne3;
[D] Fyrst he hewes of his hed, & on hi3e sette3,
1608 & syþen rende3 him al roghe bi þe rygge after,
[E] Brayde3 out þe boweles, brenne3 hom on glede,
With bred blent þer-with his braches rewarde3;
Syþen he britne3 out þe brawen in bry3t brode [s]chelde3,
1612 [F] & hat3 out þe hastlette3, as hi3tly biseme3;
[G] & 3et hem halche3 al hole þe halue3 to-geder,
& syþen on a stif stange stoutly hem henges.
Now with þis ilk swyn þay swengen to home;
1616 [H] Þe bores hed wat3 borne bifore þe burnes seluen,
Þat him for-ferde in þe forþe, þur3 forse of his honde,
so stronge;
Til he se3 sir Gawayne,
1620 In halle hym þo3t ful longe,
[I] He calde, & he com gayn,
His fee3 þer for to fonge.
[Sidenote A: Then was there blowing of horns]
[Sidenote B: and baying of hounds.]
[Sidenote C: One wise in woodcraft begins to unlace the boar.]
[Sidenote D: First he hews off the head, then rends him by the back.]
[Sidenote E: He next removes the bowels, broils them on the ashes, and
therewith rewards his hounds.]
[Sidenote F: Then the hastlets are removed.]
[Sidenote G: The two halves are next bound together and hung upon a pole.]
[Sidenote H: The boar's head is borne before the knight, who hastens home.]
[Sidenote I: Gawayne is called to receive the spoil.]
XX.
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