That every knight in the kings court The litle boy had a horne, Of red gold that ronge: He faid, there was noe cuckolde But he fhold itt fheede Either behind or beforne. Some fhedd on their fhoulder, And fome on their knee; He that cold not hitt his mouthe, Put it in his eye: And he that was a cuckold Every man might him fee. Ver. 170. them upon. MṢ. 175 Craddocke wan the horne, And the bores head: His ladie wan the mantle Everye fuch lovely ladye God fend her well to speede. 195 II. THE MARRIAGE OF SIR GAWAINE -Is chiefly taken from the fragment of an old ballad in the Editor's MS. which he has reafon to believe more ancient than the time of CHAUCER, and what furnished that bard with his Wife of Bath's Tale. The original was fo extremely mutilated, half of every leaf being torn away, that without large fupplements, &c. it would have been improper for this collection: thefe it has therefore received, fuch as they are. They are not here particularly pointed out, because the FRAGMENT itself will fome time or other be given to the public. ΚΙ PART THE FIRST. ING Arthur lives in merry Carleile, And there with him queene Guenever, And there with him queene Guenever, 5 And all his barons about him ftoode, That were both ftife and ftowre. The |