His lif liked hym ly3t, he louied þe lasse
88 [B] Auþer to lenge lye, or to longe sitte,
So bi-sied him his 3onge blod & his brayn wylde;
& also anoþer maner meued him eke,
Þat he þur3 nobelay had nomen, ho wolde neuer ete
92 Vpon such a dere day, er hym deuised were
[C] Of sum auenturus þyng an vncouþe tale,
Of sum mayn meruayle, þat he my3t trawe,
Of[1] alderes, of armes, of oþer auenturus,
96 Oþer sum segg hym bi-so3t of sum siker kny3t,
To Ioyne wyth hym in iustyng in Iopardé to lay,
Lede lif for lyf, leue vchon oþer,
As fortune wolde fulsun hom þe fayrer to haue.
100 Þis wat3 [þe] kynges countenaunce where he in court were,
At vch farand fest among his fre meny,
in halle; [Fol. 92b.]
[D] Þer-fore of face so fere.
104 He sti3tle3 stif in stalle,
Ful 3ep in þat nw 3ere,
Much mirthe he mas with alle.

[Sidenote A: Arthur would not eat,]
[Sidenote B: nor would he long sit]
[Sidenote C: until he had witnessed a "wondrous adventure" of some kind.]
[Sidenote D: He of face so bold makes much mirth with all.]
[Footnote 1: Of of, in MS.]

VI.

[A] Thus þer stondes in stale þe stif kyng his-seluen,