Sir Gowther : eine englische Romanze aus dem XV Jahrhundertkritisch / herausgegeben .. von Karl Breul. Breul, Karl, 1860-1932. 32 pages, ca. 140 kb University of Michigan Library Ann Arbor, Michigan 2018 CME00115 04155772 BBD6909

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 Sir Gowther : Eine englische romanze xvi, 241 p. : fold. diagr. ; 22 cm. Oppeln Eugen Franck's Buchhandlung 1886 Title from email of 2001-01-26 ; description based on email note. Corpus of Middle English

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Sir Gowther.

Eine englische romanze aus dem XV jahrhundert kritisch herausgegeben nebst einer litterarhistorischen untersuchung über ihre quelle sowie den gesamten ihr verwandten sagen- und legenden-kreis mit zugrundelegung der sage von Robert dem Teufel von Karl Breul.

Oppeln. Eugen Franck's buchhandlung (Georg Maske).

1886.

 VI. Text. I God, that art of myghtis most, Fader and sone and holy gost, 2 ffader B That bought man so dere, 3 man on rode B Shilde us from the fowle fende, That is about mannys sowle to shende All tymes of the yere! Sum tyme the fende hadde postee For to dele with ladies free In liknesse of here fere, 9 ffere B So that he bigat Merlyng and mo 10 merlyng B And wrought ladies so mikil wo, That ferly it is to here. 1-12 fehlen in A, doch können, da mit dem das gedicht beginnenden roten initialen, von welchem nur noch der unterste teil erhalten ist, nur 1½ zeilen fortgerissen sind (vgl. die entspr. lücke v. 42-45) und vor fol. 11 kein blatt in A fehlt, die 12 ein∣gangsverse überhaupt nicht in A gestanden haben. II A selcowgh thyng that is to here, 13 A—here] f. A þat fendus niȝyt wemen nere 14 þat—niȝyt] . . . ȝyt (davor nur noch ein teil von i?) A, A fend to nyegh B ‖ wemen] a woman so B And makyd hom with chyld, 15 And] To B ‖ makyd] make B ‖ hom] here B Þo kynde of men wher þei hit tane, 16 And mannes kynde of here to tan B For of hom selfe had þei nan, 17 For—þei] For of him self hath he B ‖ nan] never nan A, non B Be meydon Mare mylde. 18 Be marie maide mylde B ‖ mare A Þerof seyus clerkus (y wotte, how), 19 As clerkis sayn and weten wel howe B Þat schall not be rehersyd now, 20 þat—rehersyd] Y may not all reherce B As Cryst fro schame me schyld: 21 As] But B ‖ me] us B Bot y schall tell yow of a warlocke greytt, 22 Bot] f. B ‖ of—greytt] how a child was gete B What sorow at his modur hart he seẏt 23 What] And in what B ‖ at—hart] his moder B With his warcus wylde. 24 warcus] workis so B III Iesu Cryst, þat barne blyþe, 25 Of that baron yborn unblithe B ‖ r in barne nach∣träglich A Gyff hom ioy, þat lovus to lyþe 26 Crist yeve him ioy that wulle lythe B Of ferlys, þat befell. 27 ferlys] auntres B A lai of Breyten long y soȝght 28 A lai] A law A, yn the bayes B ‖ long] that was B And owt þerof a tale have broȝht, 29 þerof—have] of oon was B ‖ broȝht] y broȝht A B Þat lufly is to tell. Þer wonde a duke in Estryke: 31 wonde] was B ‖ Estryk] Ostrych B He weddyt a lade, non hur lyke 32 He] f. B ‖ non—lyke] nobil and riche B 32 x-mare] Ful VII yere togeder thei were B For comly undur kell; 33 for—kell] She was fayre of flessh and felle B To þe lyly was likened that lady clere, 34 To—clere] f. A bis auf To þe ly (die drei letzten buchstaben nur teilweise erhalten). Hur rod reyde, as blosmes on brere, 35 Hur—reyde] Here rody was rede B ‖ as—brere] f. A þat ylke dere damsell. 36 y. d.] courteis B, velleicht in A dere zu lesen, ein fleck im ms. an der stelle, wo das e stehen müsste. IV When he had weddyd þat meydyn schene, 37 he h.] she was B ‖ meydyn] ladi B And sche was duches, withowt wene, 38] And—duches] Duches she was B ‖ was] f. A ‖ withowt] withouten B A mangere con þei make; 39 man∣gere] grete fest B Knyȝtus of honowr þo furst dey 40 of h.] and squyres on B Iustyd gently hom to pley, 41 Iustyd] On steedes B ‖ g. h.] hem gentely B Here shaftes gan thei shake. 42 Die verse 42-44 fehlen in A, ohne dass die lücke äusserlich kenntlich gemacht wird. On the morow the lordes gente Made a riall tournement For that lady sake. 45 that] the B ‖ lady] lady is B Þo duke hym selfe wan stedys .x. 46 hym selfe] f. B ‖ X] ten B And bare don full doghty men 47 full] many B And mony a cron con crake. 48 And—cron] Here shildes B ‖ con] gan he B V When þis turment con to ses, 49 þ. t.] the feste B ‖ con] was A, gan B ‖ to] y A Þo ryche duke and þo duches 50 ryche] worthi B ‖ zweites þo] f. B Lad hor lyfe with wyn. 51 Lad—lyfe] They levid togeder B ‖ wyn] wenne B X. yer and sum dele mare He chylde non geyt ne sche non bare: 53 He—bare] He gat no childe ne none she bere B Þer ioy began to tyne. 54 þer] Here B ‖ began—tyne] gan wex ful thenne B To is lade sone con he seyn: 55 diesem vers entspricht v. 56 in B To the lady he gan say. als v. 55 hat B As it bifill uppon a day 'Y tro, þou be sum bareyn; 56 f. B ‖ bareyn] baryn A Hit is gud, þat we twyn. 57 Now mote we part atwene B Y do bot wast my tyme on þe, 58 But ye myght a childe bere B Eireles mon owre londys bee'. 59 That myght my londes weld and were B For gretyng he con not blyn. 60 F. g.] She wept B ‖ he] and B ‖ con] myght B VI Þo lade sykud and made yll chere, 61 Than morned the lady clere B Þat all feylyd hur whyte lere, 62 all f.] al falwyd B ‖ w. l.] faire chere B For schu conseyvyd noght. Scho preyd to god and Mare mylde, 64 god] crist B Schuld gyffe hur grace to have a chyld: 65 gyffe] f. B On what maner, scho ne roȝth. 66 On] In B In hur orchard apon a day 67 In] As sche walkyd yn B Ho meyt a mon, þo sothe to say, 68 þo—say] in a riche aray B Þat hur of luffe besoȝth, 69 Of loue he here B As lyke hur lorde, as he myȝt be: 70 He come in liknesse of here lord free B He leyd hur down undur a tre, 71 Undernethe a chestayn tree B With hur is wyll he wroȝtth. 72 With—wyll] His will with hire B VII When he had is wylle all don, 73 all] f. B ‖ don] ydoon B A felturd fende he start up son 74 felturd] fowle B ‖ start] stode B And stode and hur beheld. 75 A. stode] He lokid B ‖ h vor beheld getilgt A 75 He] And B ‖ seyd] said dame B ‖ a ch.] f. B (doch vgl. var. zu v. 77) He seyd: 'y have geyton a chylde on þe, Þat in is yothe full wylde schall bee 77 þat] A childe that B ‖ y. f.] yougthe B And weppons wyȝtly weld'. 78 And] His B ‖ weppons] wepen B ‖ wyȝtly] for to B Sche blessyd hur and fro hym ran, In to hur chambur fast ho wan, 80 fast—wan] anon she cam B Þat was so bygly beld. 81 bygly] stronge of B ‖ beld] byld A, belde B Scho seyd to hur lord, þat lade myld: 82 þat—myld] so mylde B 'To nyȝt we mon geyt a chyld, 83 we—geyt] y hope to conceyve B Þat schall owre londus weld. 84 owre] yowre B VIII A nangell com fro hevon bryght 85 com—hevon] that was so faire and B And told me so þis same nyght, 86 And] f. B ‖ same] yonder B Y hope, was godus sond. 87 Y—godus] I trust to cristis B Þen wyll þat stynt all owr stryfe'. 88 þen] That he B ‖ þat—owr] stynt us of owre B Be þo lappe he laȝt his wyfe 89 Be—laȝt] In his armys he toke B And seyd: 'dame, we schall fonde'. 90 And—schall] That frely was to B At evon to beyd þei hom ches, 91 a. e.] What it was even B ‖ hom] f. B ‖ ches] chase B Þo ryche duke and þo duches, And wold no lengur wonde. 93 And] For no man B ‖ no l.] thei B He pleyd hym with þat lade hende, And ei yode scho bownden with þo fende, 95 And—bownden] She was bounde B ‖ þo] a B To god wold losse hur bonde. 96 To g.] Til crist B IX Þis chyld within hur was no nodur, Bot eyvon Marlyon halfe brodur: 98 eyvon] f. B ‖ Marlyon] Marlyngis B For won fynd gatte hom bothe. 99 For] f. B Þei servyd never of odyr þyng, 100 He B ‖ of] for B But for to tempe wemen yyng; 101 for—tempe] temptid men and B ‖ yyng] yong A To deyle with hom was wothe. 102 w. w.] for sethe B Ylke a day scho grette fast 103 Ylke—grette] Thus the lady gretid B And was delyverid at þo last 104 And] Til sche B Of won, þat wold do skathe. 105 wold] coth A, wolde B (doch war auch in A ursprünglich wold geschrieben, es ist dann aber unterpunktiert und durchgestrichen und coth dahinter geschrieben) Þo duke hym gard to kyrke beyre, 106 To the chirch thei gon him bere B Crystond hym and cald hym Gwother, 107 And cristen his name Goughthere B Þat syþyn wax breme and brathe. 108 syþyn] afterward B ‖ a. b.] as barre A X Þo duke comford þat duches heynde, 109 duke] lord B ‖ þat—heynde] the lady gent B And aftur melche wemen he sende, 110 m. w.] norsis anone B Þo best in þat cuntre, 111 þo] Of the B Þat was full gud knyȝttys wyffys. 112 þat—gud] Summe were nobill B He sowkyd hom so, þei lost þer lyvys: 113 sowkyd—so] sak so sore B ‖ þer] here B Sone had he sleyn three. 114 Sone] Ful sone B ‖ h. he] he hadde B Þo chyld was yong, and fast he wex: 115 der vers steht in A hinter 116 ‖ was—wex] throfe and swythe wax B Þe duke gard prycke aftur sex. 116 g.—a.] sent after other B Hende, harkons yee! 117 As wetnesse the storie B Be twelfe moneþys was gon, 118 Be] Bi that the B ‖ w. g.] weren comyn and gon B IX norsus had he slon, 119 IX] Nyen B ‖ h. he] he had B ‖ slon] ysloon B Ladys feyr and fre. 120 Ladys] Of ladys A XI Knyȝtus geydyrd hom in samun 121 Knyȝtus] Knyȝtus of þat cuntre A B ‖ in] f. A And seyd to þo duke, hit was no gamun 122 to þo d.] forsothe B ‖ h. w.] this is B To lose hor wyffus soo. 123 lose] sleyn B ‖ wyffus] ladies B Þei badde hym orden for is son: 'He geytys no more is olde won, 125 For he myght not have his wone B Norsus now no moo.' 126 Norsus—no] Nor non norses B His modur fell a fowle unhappe, 127 Than bifill his moder a ferly happe B Apon a day bad hym þo pappe, He snaffulld to hit soo: 129 He—hit] And he ariȝhte hire B He rofe þo hed fro þo brest; 130 rofe] tare B ‖ þ.—þ.] the oon side of hire B Scho fell backeward and cald a prest, 131 Scho—cald] The lady cried after B To chambur fled hym froo. 132 To] In to a B ‖ fled]she fled B XII Lechus helud þat lade yare; 133 Lechus] Than a leche B ‖ helud] helid uppe B ‖ þat] the B ‖ yare] sore B Wemen durst gyffe hym souke no mare, 134 Wemen] She B Þat yong chyld Gowther, Bot fed hym up with rych fode 136 rych] other B And þat full mych, as hym behode, 137 And—full] As B ‖ behode] behovyd A, behovid B Full safly mey y sweyre. 138 That dare y savely swere B Be þat he was xv yere of eld, 139 139-144 f. B He made a wepon, þat he schuld weld (No nodur myȝht hit beyr), 141 nod.] nodur mon A A fachon boþe of styll and yron, Wytte yow wyll, he wex full styron, And fell folke con he feyr. XIII In a twelmond more he wex, 145 In] That in B ‖ a t.] oo yere B Þen odur chyldur in seyvon or sex: 146 in—or] did in B Hym semyd full well to ryde. 147 full] f. B He was so wekyd in all kyn wyse, 148 was so] wax B ‖ k. w.] withe B Þo duke hym myght not chastyse, 149 þ. d.] His fader B ‖ chastithe B Bot made hym knyȝt þat tyde. He gaf him his best swerd in honde: 151 151 u. 152 folge ich B, da A völlig verderbt scheint ‖ With cold brade bronde A Þer was no knyght in all þat londe, Þat dynt of hym durst byde. 153 þat] A B ‖ of—byde]durst him abyde B For sorro þo duke fell don ded; 154 For—don] But after whan his fader was B His modur was so wo of red, 155 Carfull was his moder rede B Hur care scho myȝt not hyde. 156 care] sorow B ‖ scho—not] myght no man B XIV Dowrey for hym sche myȝt have non, 157 Dowrey] Mor sorro A ‖ sche m.] must she B Bot to a castyll of lyme and ston 158 to] in B ‖ a] f. B Frely þen scho fled. 159 F. þ.] Fast from him B Scho made hit strong and held hur þare. 160 hit] hire B Hor men myȝt tell of sorro and care: 161 tell] syng B Evyll þei wer bested; 162 Evyll] So strait B For, wher he meyt hom be þo way, 'Evyll heyle' myȝt þei say, 164 Alas the while thei m. s. B Þat ever modur hom fed; 165 modur h.] his moder him B For with his fachon he wold hom slo And gurde hor horssus backus in too: 167 A. gurde] Or strik B ‖ horssus] hors B ‖ backus] bak B ‖ in t.] a twoo B All seche parellys þei dred. 168 All] f. B ‖ parell B XV Now is he duke of greyt renown 169 Now—he] Thus was the B And men of holy kyrke dynggus down, 170 And] f. B ‖ h. k.] reli∣gion B ‖ dynggus] he throng hem B Wher he myȝt hom mete; Masse ne matens wold he non here 172 ne] nor B Nor no prechyng of no frere, 173 Nor] Ne B ‖ prechyng] s vor c radiert A Þat dar I heyly hette. 174 þat] Thus B ‖ h. h.] yow behete B Erly and late, lowde and styll 175 In B sind 175 und 176 umgestellt. ‖ E. a.] For A He wold wyrke is fadur wyll, 176 He—fadur] And tho that wold not werk his B Wher he stod or sete. 177 Ful sore he wold hem bete B Hontyng lufde he aldur best 178 l. h.] he loved B In parke and in wylde forest, 179 In] f. A ‖ parke] parkes B ‖ a. in] wodd and A Where he myght it gete. 180 Boþe be weyus and strete A ‖ gate B XVI He went to honte apon a day, 181 He—honte] As he rode on huntyng B He see a nonry be þo way, 182 see] saw B þo] the high B And þedur con he ryde. Tho pryorys and hur covent 184 pryorys] proresse B With presescion ageyn hym went 185 presescion] pre∣cession B Full hastely þat tyde. 186 F. h.] Trewly in B Þei wer full ferd of his body, 187 Thei kneled down oppon here knee B For he and is men boþe leyn hom by 188 And said leige lord welcome be yee B (Þo sothe why schuld y hyde?); 189 Yn hert is nowght to hide B And syþyn he spard hom in hor kyrke 190 And—hom] He drof hem home B ‖ in] in to B ‖ kyrke] chirche B And brend hom up: þus con he wyrke. 191 wyrke] werke A, werch B Þen went his name full wyde. 192 þen—name] His lose sporng (so) B XVII All, þat ever on Cryst wold leve, 193 All] Al tho B ‖ ever—Cryst] wold on god B ‖ wold] con A ‖ leve] lefe A, belefe B Yong and old, he con hom greve 194 Yong—hom] He was abowte hem to B In all, þat he myȝt doo. Meydyns maryagys wolde he spyll 196 maryagys] maryage A, mariagies B And take wyffus ageyn hor wyll And sley hor husbondus too And make frerus to leype at kraggus 199 And—frerus] He made prestes and clerkes B ‖ at] on B And parsons for to heng on knaggus 200 And—for] Monkes and freres B ‖ heng] hong B And odur prestys sloo; 201 Thus wonderly wold he doo B To bren armettys was is dyssyre, 202 He brent up heremites on a fere B A powre wedow to seyt on fyre 203 And paid wedows the same hire B And werke hom mykyll woo. 204 A. w.] He wrought B XVIII A nolde erle of þat cuntre 205 nolde] l nachtr. A, good old B Unto þo duke þen rydys hee 206 To B ‖ rydys] rode B And seyd: 'syr, why dose þou soo? 207 dose] doest B We howpe, þou come never of cryston stryn, 208 W. h.] f. B ‖ come] comest B Bot art sum fendys son, we weyn, 209 Bot] Thou B ‖ we] y B Þat werkus hus þis woo. 210 Bi thi werkis it semith so B Þou dose never gud, bot ey þo ylle, 211 never] no B ‖ ey] ever B ‖ þo] f. B We hope, þou be full syb þo devyll.' 212 Thou art bisibbe the devel of hell B ‖ deyll A Syr Gowther wex þen throo. 213 Syr—þen] Than was sir Gowghter B Hee seyd: 'syr, and þou ly on mee, 214 Hee] And B ‖ syr] f. B ‖ and] if B Hongud and drawon schall þou bee 215 drawon] to draw B ‖ schall] shalt B And never qwycke heyþyn goo.' 216 And—heyþyn] Er than thow fro me B XIX He gard to putte þo erle in hold, 217 gard—erle] kept this erll fast B And to his modur castyll he wold 218 modur] moder is B As fast, as he myȝt ryde; 219 myȝt] my B He seyd: 'dame, tell me in hye, 220 dame—hye] to his moder free B Who was my fadur, withowt lye, 221 w. l.] tell thow me B Or þis schall thoro þe glyde'. 222 þis] my swerd B He sette his fachon to hur hart: 223 h. f.] the poynt B ‖ hart] brest B 'Have done, yf þou lufe þi qwart!' 224 And said dame thow getest non other prest B Ho onswarde hym þat tyde: 225 The sothe if thow hide B 'My lord', scho seyd, 'þat dyed last'. 226 My—seyd] She said sone the duke B 'Y hope', he seyd, 'þou lyus full fast'. 227 That is owt of this world past B Þo teyrus he lett don glyde. 228 He weddid me with pride B XX 'Son, syþon y schall þo soþe say, 229 Son—soþe] The sothe trewly shal I B In owre orcharde apon a day 230 In] As y went in B A fende gat þe þare 231 gat] bygatte B As lyke my lorde, as he myȝt be, 232 He come in liknesse of my lord so free B Undurneyth a cheston tre.' Þen weppyd þei boþe full sare. 234 þ. w.] Tho sythed B ‖ þ. b.] sir Gowghter B 'Go, schryfe þe, modur, and do þy best, 235 Go] And said B ‖ þy] þo A For y wyll to Rome, or þat y rest, 236 o. þ.] er than B To lerne anodur lare.' 237 lerne] leve up B ‖ lare] lere B Þis þoght come on hym sodenly: 238 þis] Swych a B ‖ c. o.] fil uppon B ‖ sodenly] dowtely B 'Lorde, mercy!' con he cry 239 That ofte he gan to cry mercy B To god, þat Mare bare. 240 god] iesu B ‖ bare] bere B XXI To save hym fro is fadur þo fynde 241 v. 241-46 fehlen in B He preyd to god and Mare hynde, Þat most is of poste, To bryng is sowle to þo blys, Þat he boght to all his Apon þo rodetre. Sythyn he went hym hom ageyn 247 Syþyn—went] Than sir Gowghter rode B And seyd to þo erle, withowt leyn: 248 seyd—leyn] to the olde erll he gan sayn B 'Þo sothe tale tolde þou mee; 249 þ. s.] A trew B Y wyll to Rome to þo apostoyll, 250 Y w.] Now wol I B ‖ þo] that B ‖ apostoyll] Apostyll A, Appostell B Þat he mey schryfe me and asoyll, 251 To be schreven and after asoyled B Kepe þou my castyll free.' 252 kepe] Good sir kepe B ‖ þou] f. B XXII Þis old erle laft he þeyr 253 Thus he left the old erll thare B For to be is styward heyre; 254 To kepe his londes lesse and mare B ‖ styward Z.] stydfast A Syr Gwother forþe con glyde; Toward Rome he radly ranne: 256 Toward—radly] Uppon his fote faste he B Wold he nowdur hors ne man 257 He toke with him hor[s] nor man B With hym to ren ne ryde. 258 Him was lever to ryn than ryde B His fauchon con he with hym take, 259 con—take] he toke with him thoo B He laft hit not for weyle ne wrake, 260 hit] that B ‖ not] never B ‖ wrake] woo B Hyt hong ei be his syde. 261 Hyt—ei] But hynge that B Toward Rome cety con hee seche: 262 Toward—cety] And to the cowrt B Or he come to þo powpe speche, 263 come] myght come B ‖ powpe] popis B Full long he con abyde. XXIII As sone has he þe pope con see, 265 f. B He knelys adown apon is kne 266 knelys] kneled B ‖ adown] down B And heylst hym full sone; 267 heylst] said to B He preyd hym with mylde devocyon 268 preyd—devocyon] askid him with high sown B Boþe of schryfte and absolyscion; 269 B. of] f. B He granttyd hym is bone. 270 He] The pope B ‖ g. h.] him graun∣ted B 'Wheþon art þou and of what cuntre?' 271 Wheþon] Whens B 'Duke of Estryke, lorde', quod hee, 272 lorde] sir B ‖ quod] said B 'Be tru god in trone; Þer was y geyton with a feynde 274 þer] þat B ‖ y] f. B And borne of a duches hende, 275 duches] lady B My fadur hase frenchypus fone.' 276 Y trowe my good dayes ben done B ‖ fone] few A XXIV 'Y wyll gladly, be my fey. 277 Art thow cristyn said hee B Art þou crystond?' he seyd: 'ȝey, 278 Trewly sir he saide yee B My name it is Gwother.' 279 e in name aus etw. and. A ‖ it] f. B 'Now y lowve god, þou art commun hedur, 280 Now—god] Than said the pope B For ellus y most a traveld þedur 281 For] Or B ‖ a] have B ‖ traveld] gon B Apon þe for to weyre; 282 And that ful lothe me were B For þou hast holy kyrke dystroyed.' 283 dystroyed] dystryed A 'Nay, holy fadur, be noght anoyed, 284 Nay] f. B ‖ fadur] fader he said B ‖ he] be þou A ‖ anoyed] agrevyd A Y schall þe truly swere 285 truly] verely B At þi byddyng beyn to be 286 That what penaunce ye me yeve B And hald þo penans, þat þou leys to me, 287 I shall do that if y may leve B And never cryston deyre.' 288 cryston] cristen man B XXV 'Lye down þi fachon þen þe fro: Þou schallt be screvon, or y goo, 290 y] thow B And asoylyd, or y blyn.' 291 das d in asoylyd durch einen klecks verdeckt, doch zu erkennen A 'Nay, holy fadur', seyd Gwother, 'Þis bous me nedus with mee beyr: 293 bous] fauchon B ‖ me n.] most y B My frendys ar full thyn'. 294 ar] happely ben B 'Wher ser þou travellys be northe or soth, 295 Wherser—be] Thow shalt walk B ‖ and sowthe B Þou eyt no meyt, bot of howndus moþe 296 þou—no] And gete thi B ‖ bot] bot þat þou revus A, owt B ‖ moþe] mouth B Cum thy body within, 297 This penaunce shalt thow gynne B Ne no worde speke for evyll ne god, 298 Ne—speke] And speke no word B ‖ f. e.] even B ‖ god] gud A, odde B Or þou reyde tokyn have fro god, 299 Or—have] Til thow have very wetyng B ‖ fro] of B Þat forgyfyn is þi syn.' 300 þat] f. B ‖ is] be all B XXVI He knelyd down befor þo apostoyle, 301 down] f. B ‖ þo] the worthy B ‖ apostoyle] pope stole A, appostell B And solemly he con hym asoyle, 302 And] That B ‖ he] f. B Þo sarten sothe to sey. 303 þo—to] With word as y yow B Meyte in Rome gatte he non, 304 Meyte—Rome] Of all that day mete B Bot of a dog mothe a bon, 305 Bot] Saufe owt B ‖ dog] houndes B And wyȝttly went is wey. 306 wyȝttly] forth he B He went owt of þat ceté 307 went] trayvayled B ‖ cuntre getilgt vor cete A Into anodur far cuntré, Þo testamentys þus þei sey. 309 þo—sey] For sothe as I yow say B He seyt hym down undur a hyll, 310 u. a] uppon an B A greyhownde broȝt hym meyt untyll 311 hym—untyll] brede him till B Or evon yche a dey. 312 Or—a] At hegh none of the B XXVII Þre neȝthtys þer he ley, 313 neȝthtys] dayes B And þo grwhownd ylke a dey 314 And] f. A ‖ þo] a B ‖ y. a.] every B A whyte lofe he hym broȝht. 315 whyte] barly B ‖ he] f. B ‖ broȝht] bowght B On þo fort day come hym non, 316 On—hym] The fowrethe day him come B Up he start and forþe con gon 317 fehlt in B, ohne dass die lücke kenntlich wird And lovyd god in his þoȝt. 318 lovyd] thankid B ‖ his] f. B Besyde þer was a casstell, 319 þer] him B ‖ was] stode B ‖ a] a faire B The emperowr of Almayn þerin con dwell, 320 þerin an emperowr con dwell A And þedurwarde he soȝht. 321 þedurward—soȝt] theder him gothe ful softe B He seyt hym down withowt þe yate And durst not entur in þer atte, 323 And] He B ‖ entur] goon B Þof he wer well wroȝt. 324 þof] Of A ‖ þof—wroȝt] Though him were woo yn thowght B XXVIII Þo weytus blu apon þo wall, 325 þo] That B Knyȝttus geydert into þo hall, 326 into] hem in to B Þo lord buskyd to his saytte; 327 They wysshe and went to mete B Syr Gwother up and in con gwon, 328 S. G.] Up he B ‖ up] rose B ‖ con] is B At þo dor uschear fond he non 329 At—uschear (e nachtr.)] Ussher at the hall dore B Ne porter at þo yette, 330 yette] yatte A, yate B Bot gwosse prystely þoro þo pres, 331 Bot—prystely] He presid blythely B Unto þo hye bord he chesse; 332 Unto] Even til B Þer undur he made is seytt. Þo styward come with yarde in honde, 334 There come the steward with a rod in his honde B To geyt hym þeþyn fast con he fonde 335 geyt] do B ‖ þ. fast] thens thus B ‖ c. h.] he wold B And throly hym con þreyt 336 And thret him to bete B XXIX To beyt hym, bot he wende awey. 337 What is that said the emperour B 'What is þat?' þo emperour con sey. 338 The stew∣ard said with grete honowre B 'My lord', he seyd, 'a man 339 h. s.] it is B ‖ man] mon A And þat þo feyryst, þat ever y sye; 340 And—feyryst] The fayrest and the most B Cum, loke on hym, it is no lye'. 341 loke—it] se yowre self that B And þedur wyȝtly he wan. 342 The emperour till him cam B Won word of hym he myȝt not geyt; 343 Won] But B ‖ he—not] cowde they non B Þei lette hym sytt and gafe hym meyt. 344 þei] f. B ‖ sytt] sit said the emperour B ‖ gafe] gete B 'Full lytyll gud he can; And yett may happon þoro sum chans, 346 A. y.] Or that B Þat it wer gyffon hym in penans', 347 wer] is B ‖ in] in sum B Þo lord þus onsward þan. 348 Thus said the emperowre thanne B XXX When þo emperowr was seyt and servyd 349 s. a.] all B And knyȝttus had is breyd ykervyd, 350 A. k.] A knyght B ‖ breyd] mete B ‖ ykervyd] karvyd A He send þo dompmon parte; He lette hit stond and wold ryȝt non. 352 ryȝt] f. B Þer come a spanyell with a bon, 353 þer—spanyell] But a spaynel come rynne B ‖ dahinter v. 355 bis d, aber getilgt A In his mothe he hit bare: 354 In] And in B ‖ h. b.] that lart B Syr Gwother hit fro hym droȝhe, 355 The domme man to him he raught B And gredely on hit he gnoȝhe. 356 And that bone to him he awght B ‖ gnoȝhe] gnofe A He wold nowdur curlu ne tartte; 357 Thereon fast he tare B Boddely sustynans wold he nan, 358 B. s.] For other sustinaunce B ‖ w. he] he had B ‖ nan] non A, nowght B Bot what so he fro þo howndus wan, 359 wh. so] such as B ‖ þo] f. B ‖ wan] cawght B Yf it wer gnaffyd or mard. 360 The more was his care B XXXI Þo emperowre and þo emperrys And knyȝttys and ladys at þo des 362 A. k.] Lord (oder Lordis?) B ‖ at] on B Seyt and hym behelld; 363 Seyt] Thay satt B Þei gaffe þo hondus meyt ynoȝhe, 364 gaffe] bed yeve B Þo dompe duke to hom he droȝhe, 365 duke] man B ‖ to] with B ‖ he droȝhe] gnowh B Þat was is best beld. 366 þat] There B Among þo howndys þus was he fed, 367 Among] Thus among B ‖ þo] f. B ‖ þus—he] he was B At evon to a lytyll chambur led 368 a l.] his B ‖ led] he was ledde B And hyllyd undur teld; 369 hyllyd] yhelyd B ‖ teld] a teld B At none he come into þo hall, 370 At none (e über der zeile)] And every day B ‖ he] f. A ‖ into þo] to B Hob hor fole þei con hym call; 371 Hob] And Hobbe B ‖ hor] the B To god he hym con yelde. 372 god] criste B ‖ he c.] gan him B XXXII But now þis ylke emperowre 373 B. n.] Than hadde B ‖ ylke] same B Had a doghtur whyte, as flowre, 374 Had] f. B ‖ whyte] as white B ‖ flowre] lylie flowre B Was too soo dompe, as hee. Scho wold have spokyn and myȝt noȝt, 376 and—noȝt] but she ne myght B Þat meydon was worþely wroȝt, 377 There fore ful ofte she sighed B Boþe feyr, curteys and free. 378 The ladi bright of blee B ‖ nun folgen in B die folgenden 6 verse, die ich aber für unursprünglich halte: To him she was a ful good frend | And mete to houndes for his love wold send | Ful ofte and grete plente. | Ether of hem loved other right | But to other no word thei speke ne myght, | That was the more pete. die strophe XXXII, wie schon XXX, erscheint in beiden handschriften in sehr verderbter überlieferung, ich weiss aber nicht, wie zu bessern, vgl. die anmerkung A messynger come apon a dey, 379 Than in on morow come a masynger B Tyll her fadur con he sey: 380 To the emperour with sterne chere B 'My lord wele gretys the. 381 And said to him ful right B Þo sawdyn, þat is of mykyll myȝht, 382 Syr my lord wel greteth the B Wyll wer apon þe dey and nyȝtt 383 That is Sowdan of Perce B And bren þi bowrus free 384 Man most of myght B XXXIII And sley þi men, bot þou hym sende 385 And—þou] And byddeth that thow shuldest B Þi doȝttur, þat is so feyr and heynde, 386 þ. d.] Thyn owne dowȝter B ‖ f. a.] f. B Þat he mey hur wedde.' 387 mey] myght B Þo emperowr seyd: 'y have bot won, 388 bot] none but B And þat is dompe, as any ston, 389 þat] she B Feyrur þar non be feyd, 390 Feyrur—be] The fairest that ever was B And y wyll not, be Cryst wownde, 391 not] never B ‖ b. C.] while y am B ‖ wownde] wonde A, sownd B Gyffe hor to no heþon hownde: 392 no] none B Þen wer my bale bredde. 393 bale] bales B Yeit mey god gyffe hur þoro is myȝt 394 god—hur] god A ‖ god—myȝt] she sum good halowe seche B Ageyn to geyt hur spech ryght.' 395 Thorow grace of god to have speche B Þo messynger ageyn hym spedde 396 Agayn the massenger spedde B XXXIV To þo sadyn and told hym soo. 397 To—and] And when he B ‖ hym] his lord B Þen wakynd ey more wo and wo, 398 In that contree was moch woo B He toke is oste and come nere: 399 The sowdan cam ful nere B Þo emperowr doȝtty undur schyld 400 doȝtty] was dowghti man B With anodur kepped hym in þo fyld; 401 With—hym] And mett the sowdan B Eydur had batell sere. 402 Eydur] For bothe B ‖ sere] there B Syr Gwother went to a chambur smart 403 a] f. B ‖ smart] smert B And preyd to god in his hart, 404 p. to] bysowght B ‖ hart] hert B On rode þat boȝtt hym dere, 405 On—þat] As he had B Schuld sende hym armur, schyld and speyr 406 Schuld] To B ‖ armur aus armus A, bothe armour B ‖ schyld—speyr] and shilde B And hors to helpe is lord in weyr, 407 helpe—weyr] ride in the fild B Þat wyll susstand hym þere. 408 þat—hym] To help his lord B ‖ þere] þare A, yere B XXXV He had no ner is preyr made, 409 He ne had so sone that ithought B Bot hors and armur boþe he hade, 410 A colblak stede was him ybrought B Stode at his chambur dor. 411 at—chambur] redy withowt the B His armur, is steid was blacke colour. 412 His] And B ‖ is] f. B ‖ steid—blake] of the same B ‖ colour] color A He leypus on hors, þat stythe in stowr, 413 Up he stert with grete honour B Þat stalworþe was and store, 414 þat—was] He was both styf B His scheld apon his schuldur hong, 415 His—schuldur] Shyld on shulder gan he B He toke his speyre, was large and long, 416 He—speyre] And cawght a swerd that B And spard nodur myre ne more; 417 And] He B ‖ nodur] nether B ‖ myre] lesse B Forthe at þo yatus on hors he went, 418 Forthe] Owt B ‖ yatus] castel yates B ‖ on hors] f. B Non hym knew, bot þat meydyn gent, 419 Non—meydyn] Al this saw the dumme lady B And aftur hur fadur he fore. 420 As she stode in hire towre B ‖ fo vor he getilgt A XXXVI Þo emperour had a batell kene, 421 The sowdan that was so sterne and stowte B Þo sawden anodur, withowt wene, 422 Ful fast in the fild he prikyd abowte B Assemuld, as was hor kast; 423 Assemuld—hor] To sembill his men he B Bot, fro Syr Gwother commun were, 424 By that tyme sir Gowȝhter was come there B Mony a crone con he stere 425 And many stowte shildes down he bere B And hew apon full fast. 426 hew—full] laid on wonder B He gard stedus for to stakur 427 He—for] Grete stedes he made B And knyȝttus hartys for to flakur, 428 hartys—flakur] armour all to slatour B When blod þro brenus brast, 429 þro] and A ‖ brenus] brenyys B ‖ brast] con brast A, vor brast ein canne durchgestrichen B And mony a heyþon hed of smott, 430 Many helmys there he hitt B And owt of hor sadyls, wylle y wott, 431 Upright myght thei not sitt B Þei tombull at þo last. 432 But to the ground he hem cast B XXXVII He putte þo sawden to þo flyȝth 433 zweites þo] f. B And made þo chasse, to it was nyȝth, 434 Sir Gowghter so moch of myght B And sluye þo sarsyns kene; 435 And] He B ‖ sluye] slow B ‖ þo] f. B ‖ kene] by dene B Syþon rode befor þo emperowr, 436 Syþon] He B ‖ rode] rode home B Non hym knew, bot þat bryȝtt in bowr, 437 Al this saw the lady in her towre B Þo dompe meydon schene. 438 þo—meydon] That was bothe bright and B To chambur he went, dysharnest hym sone, 439 To—went] He went to his chamber B ‖ dysharnest] and unarmyd B His hors, is armur awey wer done: 440 is a.] and harneys B ‖ wer] was B He ne wyst, wher hit myȝt bene. 441 ne] f. B ‖ m. b.] bycam B In hall he fond his lorde at meyt, 442 When the emperour wessh and went to mete B ‖ H vor In getilgt A He seytt hym down and made is seytt 443 He—and] Undur the hegh bord he B Too small raches betwene. 444 betwene] to him come B XXXVIII Þo meydon toke too gruhowndus fyn 445 meydon] lady B ‖ too] twey B And waschyd hor mowþus cleyn with wyn 446 waschyd] wyssh B And putte a lofe in þo ton, And in þo todur flesch full god: 448 f. B ‖ god] gud A He raft boþe owt with eyggur mode, 449 raft] rawght B ‖ b. o.] it fro him B Þat doȝthy of body and bon. 450 Ful wel was him bygone B He seytt, made hym wyll at es, 451 He s.] Whan he had B Syþyn to chambur con he ches 452 Syþyn] He went B ‖ con—ches] and toke his ese B In þat worþely won. 453 In] Withyn B On þo morne cum a messengere 454 c. a.] agayn come the B Fro þo sawdyn with store chere, 455 store] sterne B To þo emperowr come he sone. 456 c.—sone] sone he come A, is he gone B XXXIX He seyd: 'syr, y bryng yow a lettur, 457 He] And B ‖ y—a] here is my B My lord is commun, wyll take hym bettur: 458 wyll—hym] to assay the B Yesturdey ye sloȝ his men, To dey he is commun into þo feyld 460 To—commun] He hath asembled B ‖ into] in B With knyȝtys, þat beyrus speyr and schyld, 461 Of dowghti sarezyns undur shild B Thowsandus mo, þen ten. 462 Syxti thowsand and ten B On the he will avenied be'. 463 v. 463-5 f. A 'Hors and armour', than said he, 'Hastly had we thenne'. God sende Syr Gwoþer þro is myȝth A reyd hors and armur bryȝth, 467 reyd] blode rede B ‖ hors] stede B He folwyd þro fryþe and fen. 468 folwyd] fowlyd A XL When boþe batels wer areyd, 469 When—wer] Bothe parties ware wel B Truly, as þo romandys seyd, 470 Truly—romandus] Sir Gowghter as the story B Syr Gwother rode betwene. 471 Syr—rode] Come ridyng hem B Mony a sturdy gard he stombull, 472 Mony—he] Grete steedes he made to B Toppe over teyle hor horssus to tombull, 473 Toppe—horssus] Knyghtes over hors backys B For to wytte withowt wene. 474 That hardy were and kene B He hewde insondur helme and schelde, 475 hewde] hew B ‖ insondur] asonder B ‖ helme] bothe helme B He feld þo baner in þo feld, 476 He—baner] Feld down here baners B Þat schon so bryȝt and schene; 477 sch. so] were bothe B He leyd apon þo sarsyns blake 478 l. a.] bet adown B And gard hor basnettus in too crake: 479 gard] made B ‖ basnettus] backes B ‖ in too] for to B He kyd, þat he was kene. 480 kyd] kede B XLI 'A, lord god', seyd þo emperowre, 481 A. l.] Now dere B 'What knyȝt is yondur so styffe in stowr, 482 When com the knyght that is so styf and stowre B ‖ ein buchstabe getilgt vor knyȝt A And all areyd in red, Boþe his armur and his sted? 484 erstes his] hors B ‖ sted] stedyd A Mony a heþon he gars to bled 485 A thowsand sarezyns he hath made blede B And dynggus hom to þo deyd 486 dynggus—deyd] beten him to dethe B And hedur come to helpe me: 487 And] That B ‖ come] is come B A nodur in blacke yesturdey had we, 488 And yesterday in blak was he B Þat styrd hym wyll in þis styd, 489 wyll] f. B ‖ þis] þat B Dyscomfytt þe sawden and mony a sersyn; 490 f. B So wyll yondur do, as y wene: 491 And so he will er he goo hens B His dyntys ar heyve, as leyde. 492 ar] ben B XLII His fochon is full styffe of stele: 493 He behild his fawchon fel B Loke, he warus his dyntus full wele 494 Loke—full] And saw he beset his strokis B And wastus of hom never won'. 495 wastus—won] that he wastid none B Þo emperowr pryckus into þo pres, 496 pryckus] priked B ‖ þo] his B Þo doȝtty knyȝt with hym he ches 497 A nobill knyght withowten les B And byrkons hom flesche and bon. 498 He made the sowdan to gon B Þo sawdyn to a forest fled, 499 v. 499-504 f. B And his ost with hym he led, Þat laft wer onslon. 501 onslon] A hat zwischen on und slon ein unterpunk∣tiertes lyve Syr Gwother turnyd is brydyll bryȝt 502 brydyll] erstes l aus d A And rode befor is lorde full ryȝtt, To chambur þen is gon. 504 is gon] he hym cheys A LXIII When his armur of wer don, 505 Sir Gowghter went to his chamber sone B His hors and hit away wer son, 506 hit—son] his armour away was done B Þat he wyst not, whare. 507 þat] f. B ‖ not] never B When he come in to þo hall, 508 The emperour wyssh and went to mete B He fond, þo emperour and is men all 509 And with him other lordes grete B To meyt was gwon full yare. 510 That at the bataile were B ‖ ein buchstabe getilgt vor yare A Among þo howndus down he hym seytt, 511 Among—he] Undur the high bord Sir Gowgther B Þo meydon forþe þo greyhondus feytt 512 meydon—þo] lady haght here B ‖ feytt] yfette B And leytt, as noȝtt ware, 513 And noȝtt] Prevely as no thyng B Fedde Hob þo fole, for soþe to sey, 514 Fedde] She fed B ‖ Hob] how B ‖ þo—soþe] the ful sothe B Lyke as sche dyd þo forme dey, 515 Lyke] Right B ‖ forme] first B To chambur syþon con fare. 516 For no man wold she spare B XLIV Þo emperour þonkud god of hevun, 517 v. 517-528 f. B Þat schope þo nyȝt and þo deyus seyvun, Þat he had soo sped, Dyscomfyd þo sawdyn thwys And slen is men most of prys Save þos, þat with hym fled. 'Anturus knyȝtus come us too, Aydur dey won of thoo, Y ne wyst, wher þei wer bred, Þo ton in reyd, þo todur in blacke: Had eydur of hom byn to lacke, Full evyll we had ben steyd'. XLV Þey pypud and trompud in þo hall, 529 þey—trompud] Lordes revelid B Knyȝtus and ladys dancyd all 530 There daunsid many a lady small B Befor þat mynstralsy. 531 B. þ] With here B Syr Gwother in his chambur ley, 532 in—chambur] went to his bed and B He lyst nowdur dance ne pley, 533 Hym lystyd no thyng for to play B For he was full wery, Bryssud for strokus, þat he had laȝtth, 535 B. f.] For gret B ‖ laȝtth] cawght B When he in þo batell faȝtth 536 in þo] atte B Amonghe þat carefull cry. He had no þoȝt, bot of is syn, 538 He—of] His thowght was moch uppon B And how he myȝt is soule wyn 539 And] f. B To þo blys, þat god con by. 540 þo] f. B ‖ þat—by] above the skye B ‖ con] con hym A XLVI Þes lordys to bed con hom bown 541 þes] Than grette B ‖ con] were B ‖ hom f. B And knyȝttys and ladys of renown: 542 erstes And] f. B ‖ ladys] squyers B ‖ renown] grete renown B Þus þis romans told. 543 þus—romans] In story as it is B On þo morne come a messynger 544 On þo] A B ‖ morne] das e trotz eines fleckes noch zu erkennen A, morow agayn B ‖ come] came B ‖ a] the B And seyd to þo emperour: 'now is wer, 545 Fro the sowdan with sterne chere B Þi care mey be full cold. 546 And said sir emperour thi ioy is cold B My lord is comun with his powyr: 547 is—his] hath sembled a new B Bot yf þou gyff hym þi doȝttur dere, 548 Bot—hym] And byddeth the send B He wyll hampur þe in hold, 549 Or dere hir love shall be sold B ‖ o in hold aus etw. and.? A And byrkon þe boþe blod and bon 550 And—blod] Or he wull hurt the body B And leyve on lyfe noȝt won 551 leyve—noȝt] alyve leve not B ‖ das zweite e in leyve zuerst undeutlich und daher gleich dahinter widerholt A Off all þi barons bold'. 552 all] f. B ‖ barons] burgeys B XLVII 'Y count hym noȝt', quod þo emperour, 553 count—quod] come to him said B ‖ þo über der zeile A 'Y schall gare sembull as styff in stour 554 gare—stour] do semble a wel strong power B And meyt hym, yf y mey'. 555 2-3 buchstaben getilgt vor meyt A Þo doȝtty men, þat to hym dyd long, 556 þo] f. B ‖ men—dyd] knyghtis larg and B Anon wer armyd, old and yong, 557 Wel yarmyd ever among B Be undur of þo dey. 558 undur] high prime B Þei leype on hors, toke schyld and speyr: 559 þ. l.] f. B ‖ toke] redy with B Þen þo gud knyȝt Syr Gwotheyr 560 þen] f. B ‖ gud] nobill B ‖ Syr] f. A To god in hart con prey, 561 God—hart] iesu crist B ‖ con] gan he B Schulde sende hym hors and armur tyte; 562 h. a.] f. B ‖ tyte] in B erst tyghte geschrieben, dann durchgestrichen und tite Sone he had boþe mylke whyte 563 Sone] So B ‖ he h.] had he B ‖ boþe] and a steede B And rod aftur in gud arey. XLVIII Hys to commyngus þo dompe meydon had sene 565 to] twey B ‖ meydon] lady B ‖ h. s.] seen had B And to þo thryd went, withowt wene: 566 to þo] his B ‖ went] wendyng B ‖ withowt] with A, withowten B No mon hit knew bot god. 567 She prayd for him full radde B For he fard nodur with brag ne bost, 568 For—nodur] Rode he not B ‖ ne] nor B Bot preystely pryckys aftur þo ost 569 f. B And foloud on hor trod. 570 And] He B ‖ on—trod] ever the tradde B ‖ trod Z] trowd A Þo emperour was in þo voward, 571 emperour] emperovur A ‖ was—voward] had the forward B And Gowþer rode befor is lord, 572 b getilgt vor rode A ‖ lord] bard B Of knyȝttys was he odde. 573 w. he] he was B Þo berons wer to þo deþe dongon 574 Grete lordis of hethenesse to deth he throng B And baners bryght in sladus slongon 575 And hire baners to the erth he slong B ‖ baners] barons A With strokus greyt and lowd. 576 His strokes fill full sadde B XLIX Þo sawdyn bare in sabull blacke 577 in] a A .iij. lyons rampand, withowt lacke, 578 iij] Thre B ‖ rampand] f. B All of silver schene: 579 All] þat all A ‖ i in silver über der zeile A ‖ schene] schon A Won was corvon with golys redde, 580 corvon] crowned B A nodur with gold in þat steyd, Þo thryde with aser, y wene, 582 aser—wene] dyvers of grene B And his helmyt full rychely frett, 583 And] f. B ‖ helmyt] helme was B With charbuckolus stonus sett 584 With—stonus] Al with riche charbocles B ‖ sett] suryly sett A, bysett B And dyamondus betwene, And his batell wele areyd, 586 And] f. B ‖ wele] was ful well B And his baner brodly dyspleyd; 587 brodly] ein buchstabe (b?) getilgt zwischen b und r A, ful brode B Sone aftur tyde hom tene. 588 t. h.] turned to him B L Þo gud knyȝt Syr Gowtheyr, 589 þo] For the B ‖ gud] nobill B ‖ Syr] f. B He styrd hym styfly in his geyr: 590 styrd] r über der zeile A, bare B ‖ styfly] so goodely B Þer levyd non doȝttear þanne. 591 v. 591-602 f. B ‖ þanne] y wene A Ylke a dyntte, þat he smotte, Þro owt steyll helmus it boott: He felld boþe hors and man 594 boþe] o über getilgtem e A ‖ man] mon A And made hom tombull to þo gronde. Þo fotemen on þo feld con stonde And þenward radly ranne. Þo sawdyn for þo emperourus doȝttur Gard cryston and heþon to dye in slaȝttur: 599 Gard] r über der zeile A Þat tyme hym burd wele ban. LI To whyle Syr Gwoþer freschely faȝtte, 601 To] Bo A ‖ freschely] l zwischen f und r getilgt A Mony a hors is deyþe þer kaȝtte, 602 a] a doȝtte A Þat he myȝtte overreche: 603 Men nedeth no better to seche B All, þat he with his fawchon hytte, Þei fell to þo ground and rosse not yytte, 605 yytte] yette A, yet B Nor lokyd aftur no leyche. 606 N. l.] To seke B Bot he wold not for yre ne tene 607 Bot—yre] Yet durst he never in angur B No worde speyke, withowt wene, 608 No—speyke] Speke no word B ‖ withowt] withowten B For dowtte of godus wreche; 609 dowtte] drede B ‖ wreche] wreke A Yf all he hongurt, noȝt he dyd eytte, 610 Yf—he] And thow him B ‖ noȝt—dyd] he durst not B Bot, what he myȝt fro þo howndus geyt; 611 what] such as B ‖ he—howndus] from houndes he myght B He dyd, as þo pwope con teche. 612 con] con hym A LII Syr Gwother, þat styþe in stowre, 613 Thus did sir Gowghter the gentil knyght B Rydys ey with þo emperour 614 v. 614-625 f. B And weyrus hym fro wothe. Þer was no sarsyn so mykull of strenþe, Þat durst come within hor speyre lenthe: 617 hor] is A So doȝtty wer þei boþe. 618 doȝtty] doȝttely A With his fachon large and long Syche dyntus on þem he dong, Hor lyfus myȝtte þem lothe. 621 þem] þe A All, þat ever abode þat becur, Of hor deyþus meȝtt be secur: He styrd his hondus so rathe. LIII Þat dey he tent noght, bot is fyght: Þo emperour faght with all his myght, 626 þo] But the B ‖ faght—myght] that was so sterne in fight B Bot radly was he tan 627 Bot—he] Ful smartly he was B ‖ tan] takon A, tanne B ‖ dahinter v. 631 bis him getilgt B And with þo sawdyn awey was led; 628 And] And away B ‖ a. w.] he was B Þo dompe duke gard hym ley a wed, 629 Sir Gowghter rode after and made him leve his wedde B Stroke of his hed anon, 630 Stroke] And smote B ‖ anon] þanne B Rescowyd is lord, broȝt hym ageyn 631 Rescowyd] Thus rescued he B ‖ broȝt] and browght B And lovyd god in hart ful feyn, 632 And] f. A ‖ lovyd] lovyd be A, thankid B ‖ in] with B ‖ hart] d vor t getilgt A ‖ ful] was ful A Þat formod boþe blod and bon. 633 blod] llode B Þer come a sarsyn with a speyre, 634 þer] Right with that B Thro þo scholdur smott Gotheyr: 635 þo] shilde and B Þen made þe dompe meydon mon. 636 þen] þo B ‖ meydon] lady B LIV For sorro fell owt of hur toure 637 fell—toure] she saw that stowre B Þo doghtur of þo emperour, 638 She sowne and fill owt of hir towre B To whyte withowt wene. 639 And brak full negh hir necke B A doȝtty sqwyer in hur bare, 640 A—sqwyer] Two squyres B Of all too deyus hoo styrd no mare, 641 And III dais she moved not yare B Þen ho deyd had ben. 642 As thowh sho had be dede B Þo lord come hom, to meyt was seytt, 643 The emperour wyssh and went to mete B And þo doȝtty knyȝtus withowt leytt, 644 dieser vers aus versehen doppelt (als letzter vers auf fol. 25a und erster auf fol. 25b) geschrieben (das zweite mal lett statt leytt) A, And with him other lordis grete B ‖ knyȝtus] knyȝt A Þat had in þo batell byn. 645 had—batell] at the bateill hadde B Þis gud knyȝt Syr Gwothere, 646 v. 646 nach 647 A ‖ Sir Gowghter was wounded sare B To chambur he went, dyd of is geyre, 647 In to the hall he gan fare B ‖ b in chambur aus etw. and. A Þen myssyd he þat meydon schene. 648 þen—meydon] He myssyd the lady B LV Emong þo howndus is meyt he wan. Þo emperour was a drury man 650 drury] carful B For his doȝttur gent; He gard erlys and barons go to Rome 652 He—go] Massyngers were sent B Aftur þo pope, and sone he come 653 sone—come] he come sone A, B To hur enterment 654 enterment] terement B And cardynals to þo beryng, 655 Whan cardynales herd this tidyngis B To assoyle þat swett þyng. 656 Thei come to hir beryengis B Syche grace god hur sentt, 657 god] god hath B Þat scho raxeld hur and rase 658 r. h.] stered hir self B And spake wordus, þat wyse was, 659 wyse] witti B To Syr Gwother, varement. 660 varement] with good entent B LVI Ho seyd: 'my lord of heyvon gretys þe well 661 Ho] And B And forgyffeus þe þi syn yche a dell 662 Foryeve ben thi synnes every dell B And grantys þe þo blys 663 þo] his B And byddus þe speyke on hardely, 664 And] He B ‖ speke—hardely] speke boldely B Eyte and drynke and make mery: 665 Eyte] To ete B ‖ make] make the B Þou schallt be won of his.' Scho seyd to hur fadur: 'þis is he, 667 Fader she said to the emperour B Þat faȝt for yow deys thre 668 This is the knyght that bath fowghten in stowre B In strong batell, ywys.' 669 In—batell] For yow in thre batellis B Þo pope, had schryvon Syr Gother, 670 h. sch.] that shroffe B ‖ Syr] f. B ‖ Gother] Gowghter at Rome B He lovyd god and Mare þer, 671 Byknew him whan he theder come B And radly hym con kys 672 radly] lowly B ‖ h. c.] gan him B LVII And seyd: 'now art þou goddus chyld: 673 A. s.] f. B ‖ þou] thow bycome B Þe þar not dowt þo warlocke wyld, 674 dowt] drede of B ‖ þo] thi B ‖ warlocke] workys B Þer waryd mot he bee.' 675 For sothe I tell it the B Þro þo pope and þo emperour asent 676 Thorow grace of god and the popis atent B ‖ emperour] empour A Þer he weyd þat meydyn gent, 677 þer—meydyn] He was made wedde the lady B Þat curtesse was and fre. Scho was a lady gud and feyr, 679 Scho] And scho A ‖ was] f. A ‖ a] f. B ‖ feyr] ffeyr A Of all hur fadur londus eyr, Beyttur þurte non bee. 681 Beyttur] A better B ‖ þurte] may B Þo pope toke his leyfe to weynde, 682 toke—wende] wold no lenger lend B With þam he laft his blessyng heynde: 683 With—laft] But yaf him all B ‖ heynde] f. A Ageyn to Rome went hee. 684 Ageyn] f. B ‖ went] than went B LVIII When þis mangeyre was broȝt to ende, 685 þ. m.] the fest B Syr Gwother con to Estryke wende And gaffe þo old erle all; Made hym duke of þat cuntré 688 Of all his faderis londes he made him eyre B ‖ hym] kym A And lett hym wed his modur fre, 689 And made him wedde his moder fayre B Þat lade gent and small. 690 l. g.] was bothe gentill B And þer he made an abbey 691 And—made] Syghte he bildyd B And gaff þer to rent for ey And seyd: 'here lye y schall,' 693 seyd] f. A ‖ h. l.] be beried here B And putte þerin monkus blake 694 p. þ.] there yn put B To rede and syng for godys sake And closyd hit with gud wall. 696 w. g.] with yn a B LIX All yf þo pope had hym schryvyn 697 A. y.] For thowh B ‖ schryvyn] yshreve B And god is synnus clene forgyvon, 698 god] f. B ‖ clene] were B ‖ forgevon A Yett was his hart full sare, Þat ever he schuld so yll wyrke 700 ever] f. B ‖ yll] wyckedly B ‖ wyrke] wrech B To bren þo nunnus in hor kyrke 701 kyrke] cherch B And made hor plasse so bare. 702 A nother abbay made he thore B For hom gard he make þat abbey 703 There he did make a nother abbay B And a covent þerin for ey, 704 a—ey] put theryn monkes gray B Þat mekull cowde of lare, To syng and rede to þo wordus end 706 To—to] For þem unto A ‖ wordus] worlde ys B For hor soulus, þat he had brend, 707 h. s.] the nonnes B ‖ had] f. B And all, þat cryston ware. 708 And] f. B LX And þen he went hym hom ageyn, 709 And—hym] Thus went Sir Gowghter B And, be þat he come in Allmeyn, 710 And f. B ‖ þat] that tyme B ‖ in] to B His fadur þo emperour was deyd: 711 His—emperour] His wyfis fader B Tho was he lord and emperowr, 712 Tho w.] And A Of all cryston knyȝttus þo flowre 713 c. k.] cristendome he bare B And with þo sarsyns dredde. 714 Above the Sarezyns hede B What mon bad hym for godys loffe doo, 715 bad] so bydus A ‖ loffe] sake B He was ey redy bown þer too 716 He—bown] Trewly he was redy B And stod pore folke in styd 717 folke] men B And mayntened ryche men in hor ryght 718 mayntened] f. A ‖ ryche] pover B And halpe holy kyrke in all is myght: 719 kyrke] chi[r]che B ‖ in all] with B Þus toke he bettur reyd. 720 toke] davor to he getilgt A, cawght B LXI Furst he reynod mony a yere, 721 Furst—reynod] And levid in good lyf B An emperour of greyt power, 722 An] f. B And whysyle con he wake, And when he dyed, þo sothe to sey, 724 And] f. B ‖ þo] for B Was beryd at þo same abbey, 725 Was] He was B ‖ at—same] in that B Þat hym selfe gart make; 726 h. g.] he first gan B And he is a varre corsent parfytt 727 im folgenden—v. 750 hat B lücken, auch ist die reihenfolge der verse von der in A ab∣weichend. ich gebe zu jedem verse die betr. varianten. v. 727-29 f. B ‖ parfytt] parfett A And with cryston pepull wele belovyd. 728 wele] erstes e aus etw. and. A God hase done for his sake Myrrakull, for he was hym hold, 730 Myrrakull—hold] And doth maracles as it is told B hinter 731 ‖ was] has A Þer he lyse in schryne of gold, 731 in] in a B Þat suffurd for goddus sake. 732 And hatt Seynt Gotlake B LXII Who so sechys hym with hart fre, 733 V. 733-38 f. B Of hor bale bote mey bee, For so god hase hym hyȝt. 735 am rande von ders. hand A Þes wordus of hym þar no mon wast, For he is inspyryd with þo holy gost, Þat was þo cursod knyȝt. For he garus þo blynd to see 739 For—blynd] He make[th] blynd men for B And þo dompe to speyke, parde, 740 Wode men to have here wit parde B And makus þo crokyd ryght 741 Crokyd here crucches forsake B And gyffus to þo mad hor wytte 742 v. 742-750 f. B ‖ yytte] yette A And mony odur meracullus yytte Þoro þo grace of god allmyȝt. LXIII Þus Syr Gwother coveryd is care 745 coveryd] coverys A Þat fyrst was ryche and syþon bare And effte was ryche ageyn And geyton with a felteryd feynd: 748 felteryd] zweites e nicht ganz deutlich A Grace he had to make þat eynd, Þat god was of hym feyn. Þis is wreton in parchemyn, 751 þis] This tale B ‖ parchemeyn A A story boþe gud and fyn, 752 A—boþe] In a stori B Owt off a lai of Breyteyn. 753 Owt—a] In the first B ‖ lai] law A ‖ breytyn A Iesu Cryst, goddys son, 754 von hier ab weicht der schluss in B völlig ab. er lautet v. 754-62 Now god, that is of mythes most, Fader and sone and holy gost Of owre sowles be fayne! All, that hath herd this talkyng, Lytill, moche, old and yyng, Yblyssyd mote they be. God yeve hem grace, whan they shal ende, To hevyn blys here sowles wend With angelys bryght of ble! Amen par charite. Explicit Vita Sancti. Gyff us myȝt with hym to won, Þat lord, þat is most of meyn! Amen. Explicit Syr Goþer.