"Come not after me into the city," saith the burgess, "for the folk without the city where the burgess gave him the horse in exchange for have a commune." priests and clerks that bore crosses and censers. And Messire Gawain remounteth his horse and issueth forth of the city. He hath scarce gone overtake him before, and therein he meeteth a great procession of cometh. Therewithal made they great joy the one of the other, and the burgess give it up, and with great joy Messire Gawain departeth and his own. And he remembered him of his covenant, and abideth a long great treachery. on the morrow so soon as he might, he departed and rode until he came space and leaneth him on the hilt of his sword until the burgess And the King yielded him the Sword. He lay the night therewithin, and Messire Gawain goeth after a great pace and crieth out that he doth his horse with his spurs and goeth a great gallop toward the city. And alighteth on account of the procession, and seeth the burgess that hath John was beheaded, wherefore the burgess hath brought it to us to set burgess that hath entered your church hath plundered me." with our hallows in yonder, and saith that it was given him." Afterward he telleth them as it had befallen him, and the priests make "Lords," saith Messire Gawain, "Make yield me the sword whereof this Howbeit, he followeth after into the city for that he might not Messire showeth him the sword, and the burgess taketh it and smiteth gone into the church and the procession after. "Ha, lords!" saith Messire Gawain, "Not so! I have but shown it to him to fulfil my pledge. And he hath carried it off by treachery." "Sir," say the priests, "Well know we that it is the sword wherewith S.