“Good sir,” quoth Gawain, “would’st go mine errand + 

To the lord of this land, and a lodging crave me?” + 

“Aye! by Peter!” said the porter. “And I promise you sure, + 

Ye’ll be welcome, good wight, to wone while ye like!” + 

He hied on his errand and hasten’d again + 

With servants assembled the Knight to receive; + 

They did down the drawbridge, and drew out to meet him, + 

And for courtesy kneel’d to the cóld eàrth + 

To welcome that wight as worthy them thought; + 

The gates they set wide to give him a passage, + 

And he bade them arise, and the bridge rode over. + 

Some seiz’d him in saddle, to set him on foot, + 

And stout men busk’d them to stable his steed. + 

Knights with their squires escorted him then + 

To bring him full blithe with bliss into hall. + 

When he had off his helmet, there hied men enow + 

To receive it and serve him as seem’d to him good; + 

His brand and his blazon, both did they take. + 

Then the athel with courtesy hail’d them, each one, + 

And proud men there press’d that prince for to honour; + 

All haspèd in armour they brought him to hall, + 

Where a fire full fair on the floor burn’d bright, + 

And the master of the meiny moved from his chamber, + 

His guest to receive and graciously greet: + 

“Ye are welcome,” quoth he, “to wone as ye will, + 

What is here is your own, to have at your pleasure, + 

a space.” + 

“Gramercy,” said Gawain, + 

“Christ yield you of his grace.” + 

As knights that seemèd fain + 

Each other they embrace. + 