VII.
He was found faultless in his five wits. 640
Fyrst he wat3 funden fautle3 in his fyue wytte3,
& efte fayled neuer þe freke in his fyue fyngres,
& alle his afyaunce vpon folde wat3 in þe fyue wounde3
Þat Cryst ka3t on þe croys, as þe crede telle3;
& quere-so-euer þys mon in melly wat3 stad,
His þro þo3t wat3 in þat, þur3 alle oþer þynge3,
Þat alle his forsnes he fong at þe fyue ioye3,
Þat þe hende heuen quene had of hir chylde;
At þis cause þe kny3t 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,
Wat3 fraunchyse, & fela3schyp for-be2 al þyng;
His clannes & his cortaysye croked were neuer,
& pite, þat passe3 alle poynte3, þyse pure fyue
Were harder happed on þat haþel þen on any oþer.
Now alle þese fyue syþe3, forsoþe, were fetled on þis kny3t,
& vchone halched in oþer, þat non ende hade,
& fyched vpon fyue poynte3, 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 wat3 þe knot,
Þus alle wyth red golde vpon rede gowle3,
Þat is þe pure pentaungel wyth þe peple called,
with lore.
Now grayþed is Gawan gay,
& la3t his launce ry3t þore,
& gef hem alle goud day,
He wende for euer more.
1 MS fyft. 2 for-bi (?).