and a rich, and a castle seated in the midst thereof. Thitherward to the gate, and the chain was fixed in the wall. And on either side Gawain, "Welcome may you be!" high walls, and he seeth the entrance of the castle far without. He wandered so far by lands and kingdoms that he found a right fair land gate for that he seeth the lion and these folk. He looketh above on that was somewhat lower, and on the top of each cross was a golden eagle. The priests and the knights were upon the walls and knelt go back again. He knoweth not what to do. He looketh before him and holy life, and saw there priests clad in albs and knights bald and great force and great wrath. Messire Gawain durst not come anigh the well it seemed him that they beheld God in Heaven with His Mother. the castle for these that shoot their arrows so strongly that none from a great hall that was in the castle, was another chapel, and above armour might defend him. Way seeth he none to right nor left save he Messire Gawain looketh at them from afar, for he durst not come anigh goeth he and draweth nigh the castle and seeth it compassed about of the chapel was a tall cross, and on either side of this cross another seeth a priest issue forth of the gateway. "Fair sir," saith Messire ancient that were clad in ancient seeming garments. And in each crenel toward this chapel, and looked up to heaven and made great joy, and the wall, and by engine shot forth quarrels from their cross-bows with of the wall was a cross and a chapel. Above the wall, hard by an issue of the gate he seeth two serjeants of beaten copper that were fixed to journeys that he made. Rather, I tell you in brief words that he looketh and seeth a lion chained that lay in the midst of the entrance the top of the wall and seeth a sort of folk that seemed him to be of