Nauþer of sostnaunce ne of slepe, soþly I knowe;
Ȝe schal lenge in your lofte, & lyȝe in your ese,
To morn quyle þe messe-quyle, & to mete wende,
When ȝe wyl, wyth my wyf, þat wyth yow schal sitte,
& comfort yow with compayny, til I to cort torne,
ȝe lende;
& I schal erly ryse,
On huntyng wyl I wende."
Gauayn granteȝ alle þyse,
Hym heldande, as þe hende.