Sentence:  Thenne syr Marhaus departed and within two dayes his damoysel brought hym where as was a grete tornement that the lady de Vawse has cryed /.../ And there syr Marhaus dyd so nobly that he was renomed / & had somtyme doune fourty knyghtes / and soo the serklet of gold was <WSD>rewarded</WSD> hym 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To give (something) as a reward.