VII.

He was found faultless in his five wits. 640

Fyrst he watȝ funden fautleȝ in his fyue wytteȝ,

& efte fayled neuer þe freke in his fyue fyngres,

& alle his afyaunce vpon folde watȝ in þe fyue woundeȝ

Þat Cryst kaȝt on þe croys, as þe crede telleȝ;

& quere-so-euer þys mon in melly watȝ stad,

His þro þoȝt watȝ in þat, þurȝ alle oþer þyngeȝ,

Þat alle his forsnes he fong at þe fyue ioyeȝ,

Þat þe hende heuen quene had of hir chylde;

At þis cause þe knyȝt comlyche hade

In þe more half of his schelde hir ymage depaynted,

Þat quen he blusched þerto, his belde neuer payred.

Þe fyrst¹ fyue þat I finde þat þe frek vsed,

Watȝ fraunchyse, & felaȝschyp for-be² al þyng;

His clannes & his cortaysye croked were neuer,

& pite, þat passeȝ alle poynteȝ, þyse pure fyue

Were harder happed on þat haþel þen on any oþer.

Now alle þese fyue syþeȝ, forsoþe, were fetled on þis knyȝt,

& vchone halched in oþer, þat non ende hade,

& fyched vpon fyue poynteȝ, þat fayld neuer,

Ne samned neuer in no syde, ne sundred nouþ[er],

With-outen ende at any noke [a]i quere fynde,

Where-euer þe gomen bygan, or glod to an ende.

Þer-fore on his schene schelde schapen watȝ þe knot,

Þus alle wyth red golde vpon rede gowleȝ,

Þat is þe pure pentaungel wyth þe peple called,

with lore.

Now grayþed is Gawan gay,

& laȝt his launce ryȝt þore,

& gef hem alle goud day,

He wende for euer more.

¹ MS fyft. ² for-bi (?).