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[A] There wat3 blawyng of prys in mony breme home, He3e halowing on hi3e, with haþele3 þat my3t; [B] Brachetes bayed þat best, as bidden þe maystere3, 1604 Of þat chargeaunt chace þat were chef huntes. [C] Þenne a wy3e þat wat3 wys vpon wod crafte3, To vnlace þis bor lufly bigynne3; [D] Fyrst he hewes of his hed, & on hi3e sette3, 1608 & syþen rende3 him al roghe bi þe rygge after, [E] Brayde3 out þe boweles, brenne3 hom on glede, With bred blent þer-with his braches rewarde3; Syþen he britne3 out þe brawen in bry3t brode [s]chelde3, 1612 [F] & hat3 out þe hastlette3, as hi3tly biseme3; [G] & 3et hem halche3 al hole þe halue3 to-geder, & syþen on a stif stange stoutly hem henges. Now with þis ilk swyn þay swengen to home; 1616 [H] Þe bores hed wat3 borne bifore þe burnes seluen, Þat him for-ferde in þe forþe, þur3 forse of his honde, so stronge; Til he se3 sir Gawayne, 1620 In halle hym þo3t ful longe, [I] He calde, & he com gayn, His fee3 þer for to fonge.

[Sidenote A: Then was there blowing of horns] [Sidenote B: and baying of hounds.] [Sidenote C: One wise in woodcraft begins to unlace the boar.] [Sidenote D: First he hews off the head, then rends him by the back.] [Sidenote E: He next removes the bowels, broils them on the ashes, and therewith rewards his hounds.] [Sidenote F: Then the hastlets are removed.] [Sidenote G: The two halves are next bound together and hung upon a pole.] [Sidenote H: The boar's head is borne before the knight, who hastens home.] [Sidenote I: Gawayne is called to receive the spoil.]