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F. J. FURNIVALL, M.A., HON. DR. PHIL.,

FOUNDER OF THE EARLY ENGLISH TEXT, CHAUCER, WYCLIF, BALLAD, NEW SHAKSPERE, BROWNING, AND SHELLEY SOCIETIES.

PUBLISHT FOR THE CHAUCEE SOCIETY

BY N. TRUBSTER & CO., 57 & 59, LUDGATE HILL, LONDON, 1888.

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It. CLAY & SUNS, LIMITED, LONDON & BUKGAY.

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BENOIT DE SAINTE-MOKE,

AUTHOR OF

"LE ROMAN DE-TROIE,"

A.D. 1184.

FOREWORDS.

THE One-Text Print of each of Chaucer's Poems ought to be that of the best MS. of it, for an Editor or Student to work at as his basis-Text. And when I started printing Mr. Bacon Frank's Campsall MS. of the Troilas, I thought it hold its own so well with the Harleian 2280, edited by Dr. llichard Morris in his Aldine Poetical Works of Chaucer, that I yielded to the temptation of ordering the handsomer of the two MSS. to be cast as the One-Text Print of the Troilus ; and I markt it with signs showing how much of Chaucer's work was due, in whole or in part, to Boccaccio's Filostmto1 : this from Mr. \V. M. Kossetti's quarto Comparison of the two Poems for our Society.

The Campsall MS. must, too, have been handled by Shakspere's hero, him of Agincourt, Henry V, when Prince of Wales, and no doubt when King as well. It was copied for him, as his arms at the foot of its first leaf show.2

Moreover, it avoids some of the provincial forms of the Hark-ian 2280, like sla, II. 66/459, p. 56 ; III. 186/1301, p. 149; qicldle, IV. 160/1199, p. 209; for which it reads sle and while. It has fewer instances of ich for I; and in other spellings and readings has some preferable forms and words.

But as I workt on at both MSS., and found the Campsall (among other things) spoiling the description of Criseyde under Troilus's hands, III. 179/1247, 1251, p. 147, then reading afterward for cstward in III. 203/1419, p. 153, &c. &c. — besides prior mistakes— I began to regret

1 Of these side-marks, \ means 'englisht, from Boccaccio's Filostmio, tho' not, word for word'; | means 'having a general likeness to the Filostrato ' ; | means 'having a slight likeness to it.'

- See these Arms on the opposite page.

that I had not followd my friend Dr. Morris in taking the Harleian 2280 as the basis-text. And my recollection of the final impression on me when the Parallel-Text was completed is, that the Harleian is the better MS.

Still, there was the Campsall MS. side-markt and cast. It had to be issued. So here it is in print. It is a good MS., if not the best, and ' will serve.' Save the three in our Parallel-Text, I have not come across any good MS. of the Troilus. And yet the poem must have been popular in Chaucer's days, and those after his death. The incom- plete Additional MS. 12,044, I had copied, but then re- fraind from printing, as I thought it not good enough for type. Still, it can be produced if men of authority call for it.

The careful study which Prof. Child's friend is making of the Troilus MSS., will tell our Members all about them, •and excuses me from further work at them, now, for which indeed I have no time. This Essay from the States is nearly finisht, and is promist for next year.

Shakspere's debasing of the Cressid story, after Chau- cer's sympathetic treatment of it, was not due, in my belief — at any rate not solely due — to the feeling which made Ascham denounce the Arthur Romances as * bold bawdry.' Shakspere's 86th Sonnet shows that he was jealous of the ' countenance ' which Herbert gave to ' the proud full sail ' of Chapman's 'great verse' in his translation of Homer. And I cannot doubt that this made Shakspere deliberately strip the Greek and Trojan heroes of their halo of romance, and vulgarise the Cressid associated with them by medieval poets. That he did some service to mankind by his real- istic treatment, I do not dispute ; but the lover of Chaucer owes him a grudge for it.

1 November, 1SSS. 3 St. Gconje'y Square, N. W.

[The Campsall M&, vellum, before 1413 (done for HEN. V. when Prince of Wales, as shown by his arms on leaf 2), leaf 2.]

[The final f , g, k, and t have very small tags, not given hereJ\

(1) (Proem)

He double sorwe of Troylus to tellen. 1

That was J>e kyng Priamus sone of Troye. [n louynge how hise Auentures fellen.

Fro wo to wele and after out of loye. 4

My purpos is er pat I parte froye.

Thesiphone POAV helpc me for tendite.

This woful vers ! pa,t wepen as I write. 7

(2) (Invocation)

To pe clepe I pow goddesse of torment. 8

Thow cruel furie sorvvyng euere yn peyne. Help me that am the sorwful Instrument. That helpeth louers as I kan to pleyne. 1 1

For wel sit it the sothe for to scyne. A woful wight to han a drery feere. And to a sorwful tale / a sory cheere. 14

(3)

For I pat god of loues seruaimt} serue. 15

Nc dar to lone for myn vnliklynesse.

Prcyen for speed al sholde .1. perfor sterue.

So fer am [I] fro his help in derknesse. 18

But iiatheles if pis may don gladnesse.

Vn to ony louere and his cause auayle.

Haue he my pank / and myn be his trauayle. 21

TROILUb. B CAMPSALL

•2 OAMP8ALL MS. TROILUS. B(H)k I.

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But ye loueres fat baf en in gladnesse. If ony drope of pite in yow be. Remembre yow on passed heuynesse.

That ye han felt, and on f e aduersite. 25

Of other fok. and f enketh how fat ye. Han felt fat loue dorst yow displese. Or ye han wonne hym with to gret an ese. 28

(5)

And preyeth for hem fat ben yn the cas. 29

Of Troylus. as ye may after here. That loue hym brynge yn heuene to solas. And ek for me preyeth to god so dere. 32

That I haue inyght to shewe in sorn manere. Swych peyne and wo. as loues. folk endure. In Troylus vnsely auenture. 35

(6)

And byddeth ek for hem fat ben desespeyred. [leaf 2, back] 36 In loue / ]>at neuere nyl recouered be. And ek for hem fat falsely ben apeyred. Thorugh wykked tonges be it he or she. 39

Thus biddeth god for his benignite. So graunte hem soone out of f is world to pace. That ben desespeyred out of loues grace. 42

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And biddeth ek for hem that ben at ese. 43

That god hem graunte ay goode perseueraunce. And sende hem myght hire loues for to plese, That it to loue / be worship and plesaunce. 46

For so hope I my soule best auaunce. To preye for hem fat loues seruaunt} be. And write hire wo / and lyue in charite. 49

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book I. 3

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And for to haue of hem compassioun. 50

As jjough I were hero owene broker deere. JSTow herkeneth with a goode entencioun. For now wol I gon streyght to my matere. 53

In whiche ye may the double sorwes here. Of Troylus in louyng of Criseyde. And how that she forsok him er she deyde. 56

(9) (Story)

^W TT is wel wist how J>at the Grekes stronge. 57

• / Tn armes with a pousand shippes went.

• / To Troyewardes / and fe Cite longe.

V Assegeden neigh ten yer er }>ei stente. 60

And in diuerse wyse and oon entente. The raueshyng to wreken of Eleyne.

» By Parys don J?ei wroughten al hire peyne. 63

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Now fil it so fat in ]?e toun fer was. 64

Dwellyng a lord of gret auctorite.

A gret Deuyn fat cleped was Calkas.

That in science so expert was fat he. 67

Knew wel fat Troye sholde destroyed be.

By answere of his god fat high Jms.

Daun Phebus or Apollo Delphebus. 70

So whanne this Calkas knew by Calkulynge. [leafs] 71

And ek by answere of this Appollo.

That Grekes sholden swych a peple brynge.

Thorugh which fat Troye moste ben for-do. 74

He caste anoon out of fe town to go.

For wel wyst he by sort j>at Troye sholde.

Destroyed ben ye wolde who-so nolde. 77

CAMPSALL

I CAMPSALL MS. TROTLUS. Book I.

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• For which for to departen softely. 78

• Took purpos ful fis forknowyng wyse.

• And to fe Grekes ost ful pryely.

• lie stal a noon / and fey in curteys wyse. 81

• Hym deden bothen worship and seruyse.

• In trust fat he hath konnyng hem to rede.

• In euery peril which fat is to drede. 84

(13)

• The noyse vp ros whanne it was first aspied. 85

• Thorugh al f e town / and generally was spoken.

• That Calkas traytor fals fled was and allyed.

• With hem of Grece / and casten to ben wroken. 88

• On hym fat falsly hadde his feith so broken.

• /«And seyden he and al his kyn at onys.

• Ben worthi for to brennen fel and bones. 91

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• Now hadde Calkas left in fis meschaunce. 92 ' Al vnwist of fis fals and wikked dede.

• His douhter which fat was in gret penaunce.

For of hire lyf sche was ful sore in drede. 95

As she fat nyst what was best to rede.

• For bothe a wydowe was she and allone.

Of ony frend to whom she dorst make hire mone. 98

(15)

• Criseyde was fis lady name al right. 99

• As to my dome in al Troyes cyte.

Nas noon so faire for-passyng euery wyght.

• So angelyk was here natyf beaute. 1 02 . That lyk a fing inmortal semed she.

As doth an heuenysft parfit creature.

That down were sent in scornyng of nature. 1 05

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TR01LUS. Book I. 5

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This lady which )>at alday herde at ere. [leaf s, back] 106 Hire fadres shame / his falsnesse / and tresoun. wel nygh out of here wit for sorwe and fere. In widewes habit large of samyt broun. .. 109

On knees she fil byforn Ector a doun. with pitous voys and tendrely wepynge. His mercy bad / here selue excusynge. 112

(17)

Now was J?is Ector pitous of nature. 113

And saw J>at she was sorwfully bigon.

And J?at she was so fair a creature.

Of his goodnesse he gladed her1 anoon. 116

And seyde lat youre fadres treson gon.

Forth with niischaunce / and ye youre self in loye.

Dwelleth with vs whil yow good lyst in Troye. 119

(18)

And al thonoz^r fat men may don yow haue. 120

As ferforth as youre fader dwelled here.

Ye shul han and youre body shal men saue.

As fer as I may ought enquere or here. 123

And she hym Jjonked with ful humble chere.

And ofter wolde and it hadde ben his wyllc.

and toke hire leue home / and held hire stille. 126

(19)

And in hire hous she abod with swych meyne. 127

As to hire honour nede was to holde. And whil she dwelled yn pat Cite.

Kept here estat. and bothe of yong and olde. 130

Ful wel beloued / and wel men of here tolde. But whejjer pat sche hadde children or noon. I rede it nought / ferfore I late it goon. 133

CAMPSALL

C CAMPSALL MS. TROILVS. Book I.

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. The Jjinges fellen as J>ei don of werre. 134

. Bitwixen hem of Troye and Grekes ofte.

• For som day boughten they of Troye it derre.

• And ofte J>e Grekes founden no thing softe. 137 The folk of Troye and Jws fortune on lofte.

And wonder ofte gan hem to weylen bothe.

After hire cours / ay whil jjei were wrojje. 140

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But how )>is toun com to destruccion). [leaf 4] 141

Ne falleth nought to purpos me to telle. For it were a long disgression).

Fro my matere and yow to longe to dwelle. 144

But the Troiane gestes as J>ei felle. In Omer of yn Dares or in Dite. ' who-so J)at kan may rede hem as Jjei write. 147

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• But |)ough )>at Grekes hem of Troye shetten. 1 48

• And hire Cite bisegede al a boute.

• Hire old vsage wolde J)ei not letten.

• As for to honoure hire goddes ful deuoute. 151

• But aldermost yn honour out of doute.

• Thei hadde a relyk hight Palladion.

• That was hire tryst a bouen euerichon. 154

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• And so bifeH whan come was j>e tyme. 155

• Of Aperil whan closed is J>e mede.

• with newe grene of lusti ver )>e pryme.

• And swoot sinellen floures white and rede. 158

• In sondry wyses shewed as I rede.

• The folk of Troye hire obseruaunces olde.

• Palladions fcste for to holde. 161

CAMPS ALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book I. 7

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And to J>e temple yn al here goodly best wyse. 162

In general jjere went many a wight.

To herkenen of Palladion jje seruyse.

And namely so many a lusti knyght. 165

So many a lady fresch and may den bright.

Fal wel arayed bothe meene meste and leste.

Ye bo]?e for the seson and for J>e feste. 168

(25)

Among jjese opere folk was Criseyda. 169

In widewes habite blak but najjeles.

Eight as oure first lettre is now an .a.

In beaute first so stode she makeles. 172

Hire goodly lokyng gladede al J?e prees. t

JSTas neuere yet Jnng seyn to ben presed derre.

Nor vnder cloud blak / so bright a sterre. 175

(26)

As was Criseyde as folk1 seyde euerichone. [leaf 4, back] 176

That here bihelden yn here blake wede.

And yet she stood ful lowe and stille allone.

Byhynden o]?ere folk/ in litel brede. 179

And neigh J?e dore / ay vnder shames drede.

Symple of a-tyr / and debonaire of chere.

with ful assuryd lokyng and manere. 182

(27)

This Troilus as he was wont to gyde. 183

His yonge knyghtes ladde hem vp and doun.

In Jnlke large temple on euery syde.

Byholdyng ay J>e ladyes of J>e toun. 186

Now here now pere for no deuocioun.

Hadde he to noon to reuen hym his reste.

But gan to preyse and lakken whom hym leste. 189

CAMPSALL

8 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. B(X>k I.

(28)

And yn his walk ful fast he gan to wayten. 190

If knyght or squyer of his companie. Gan for to sike or lete his eien beyten. On ony woman )>at he koude aspye. He wolde smyle and holden it folye. And sey hyrn Jms god wot she slepeth softe. For loue of j>e whan J>ou tornest ofte. 196

(29)

I haue herd told pardieux of youre lyuynge. 197

Ye louers / and youre obseruannces. And swych labour as folk han yn wynnynge. Of loue / and yn J>e kepyng which doutaunces. 200

And whan youre preye is lost woo and penaunces. 0. verrey loues nice and blynde be ye. "Ther nys not oon kan war by oj>er be. 203

(30)

And with J>at word he gan cast vp J>e browe. 204

Ascaunces lo is ]>is nought wysly spoken. , At which }>e god of loue gan to loken rowe.

Right for despit. and shop for to ben wroken. 207

And kyd a-noon his bowe nas not broken. . Ful sodeynly he hit hym at J>e fulle.

And yet as proud a pekok can he pulle. 210

(31)

• 0 blynd world .0. blynd entencion). [leaf 5] 211 « How ofte falleth al )>effect contraire.

• Of Suriquidrie and foul presumpcionX

For caught is proud and caught is debonaire. 214

This Troylus is clomben on )?e staire.

And litel weneth fat he moste descenden.

But alday falleth Jjyng Jjat foles ne wenden. 217

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book I. 0

(32)

As proud e bayard gynneth for to skyppe. 218

Out of Jje wey / so priketh hym his corn.

Til he a lassh haue of J>e long whippe.

Than Jjenketht he jjough I praunce al by-forn. 221

First yn Jje trays ful fat and newe shorn.

Yet am I but an hors and horses lawe.

I moot endure and with my felawes drawe. 224

(33)

So ferd it by J>is fers and proud knyght. 225

Though he a worthi kynges sone were.

And wende no Jjing hadde had swych myght.

A-yens his wil Jjat sholde his herte dere 228

yet with a lok his hert wax a fere.

That he fat now was most in pride a-boue.

wax sodeynly most subget vn to loue. 231

(34)

For-j)i ensample taketh of Jris man. 232

Ye wyse proude and worthi folkes alle.

To scornen loue which )>at so soone kan.

The fredom of youre hertes to hym Jjralle. 235

For euere it was / and euere it shal bifalle.

That loue is he Jjat alle Jung may bynde.

For may no man for-do J>e lawe of kynde. 238

(35)

That this be soth hath preued1 and doth yet. p ?Ms.d] 239

For this trowe I ye knowen alle or some.

Men reden not J>at folk han gretter wit.

Than J?ei pat han be most with loue y-nome. 242

And strongest folk ben Jjerwith ouercome.

The worthiest and grettest yn degre.

This was and is / and yet men shal it se. 245

CAMPSALL

10 \MPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book I.

(36)

And trewelych it sit wele to be so. [>af5, back] 246

For alderwisest ban J>er with ben plesed.

And )>ei )>at ban ben addermost in wo.

with loue han ben conforted most and esed. 249

And ofte it hath J>e cruel herte apesed.

And worthi folk maad worthier of name.

And causeu most to dreden vice and shame. 252

(37)

Now sith it may not goodly be withstonde. 253

And is a thyng so vertuous yn kynde.

Refuseth not to loue for to be bonde.

Syn as hym seluen lyst he may yow bynde. 250

The yerde is bet J>at bowen wole and wynde.

Than J>at / J?at brest / and Jjerfor .1. yow rede.

To folwen hym )>at so wel kan yow lede. 259

(38)

But for to tellen forth yn special. 260

Of Jns kynges sone of which I tolde.

And letten oj?er jn'ng collateral.

Of hym frenk I my tale for to holde. 263

BoJ>e of his loyes and of his cares colde.

And al his werk as touchyng Jns matere.

For I it gan I wil fer-to refere. 266

(39)

With-Inne j>e temple he went hym forth pleynge. 267 This Troylus and euery wyght aboute. On f>is lady and now on pat lokynge. where so she were of towne or of with oute. 270

And vp on cas bifel fat Jjorugh a route. His eye precede / and so depe it wente. Til on Criseyde it smot and fere it stente. 273

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book I. 11

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And sodeynly he wax )>er-with astoned. 274

And [gan] hire bet biholde yn thrifty wyse.

0 mercy god J)oughte he wher1 hastow woned.

That art so fair and goodly to deuyse. 277

And )>er-with his hert gan to sprede and ryse.

And softe sighed lest men myghte hym here.

And caughte a-yen his firste pleynge chere. 280

(41)

• She nas not with the leste of here stature. [leaf 6] 281

• But alle here lymes so wel answerynge, weren to womanhode Jjat creature.

I was neuer lasse mannyssh in semynge. 284

And ek J?e pure wyse of here meuynge. Shewed wel J>at men myght yn here gesse. | Honour estat and wommanly noblesse. 287

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• To Troylus right wonder wel with alle. 288 . Gan for to lyke here menyng and here chere.

• which somdel deynous was for she leet falle.

• Here look a lite a-side in swych manere. 291

• Ascaunces what may I not stonden here.

• And after J>at here lokyng gan she lyghte.

• That neuere fought hym seen so fair a sighte. 294

(43)

And of here look yn hym J>er gan to quyken. 295

So gret desir* and -such affeccioun.

That in his hertes botrne gan to stiken.

Of here / his fixe and depe impressioun. 298

And Jjough he erst hadde poured vp and doun.

He was fo glad his homes yn to shrynkc.

Vnnefes wyst he how to loke or wynke. 301

CAMPSALL

12 CAMPSALL MS. TROJLUS. Book I.

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. Lo he J>at lect hym seluen so konnynge. 302

. And scorned hem fat loues peynes dryen. . was ful vnwar )>at loue hadde his dwellynge. . with-Inne )>e subtile stremes of here eyen. 305

That sodeynly hym Jjoughte J>at he sholde dyen.

Eight with hire look J>e spirit yn herte.

Blyssyd be loue J?at kan Jms folk1 conuerte. 308

(45)

. She jus in blak lykynge to Troylus. 309

. Ouer al J>yng he stood to byholde.

. N"e his desir ne whefor he stod Jms.

. He neifer chere ne made ne word tolde. 312

. But from a fer his maner for to holde.

On o)>er fing his look som tyme he caste. '• And eft on here while J?at J>e seruise laste. 315

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• And after this not fullyche al a-whaped. 316

• Out of jje temple al esilyche he wente.

• Repentynge hym fat he hadde euere y-Iaped.

• Of loues folk, lest fully }>e descente. 319

• Of scorn fille on hym self, but what he mente.

• Lyst it were wyst on ony maner side.

• His wo he gan dissimulen and hide. 322

(47)

] Whan he was fro ]>e temple Jms departed. 323

• He streyght anoon / vn to his paleys turneth.

• Right with here look1 Jmrgh shoten & Jmrgh darted.

• Al feyneth he yn lust fat he soiorneth. 326 And al his speche and cher also he borneth.

• And ay of loues seruant} euery while.

• Hym-self to wre at hem her gan to smyle. 329

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. B(X)k I. 13

(48)

And seyde lord so ye lyue al yn lyst. 330

Ye loueres / for f e konnyngest of yow.

That serueth most ententiflych and best.

Hym tyt as often harme f er-of as prow. 333

Youre hire is quyt a-yeyn ye god wot how.

Nought wel for wel. but scorn for good seruice.

In feith youre ordre is ruled in good wyse. 336

(49)

I noun certeyn ben alle youre obseruaunccs. 337

But it a sely fewe poyntes be.

Ne no f ing asketh so grete attendaunces.

As doth youre lay and fat knowe alle ye. 340

But fat is not f e worste as mot .1. the.

But tolde I yow f e worste poynt I leue.

Al seyde I soth ye wolden at me greue. 343

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But tak fis fat ye loueres ofte eschuwe. 344

Or elles don of good entencioun.

Ful ofte f i lady wole it mys construe.

And deme it harm yn hire opinyoun. 347

And yet yf she for other enchesoun.

Be wroth fan shalt f ow han a groyn a-noon.

Lord wel is hym fat may be of yow oon. 350

(51)

But for al fis whanne he say his tyme. [leaf?] 351

He held his pes noon of er bote hym gayned.

For loue bygan his fetheres so to lyme.

That wel vnnef e vn-to his folk he feyned. • 354

That of ere besye nedes hym destrayned.

For wo was hym fat what to done he nyste.

But bad his folk to gon wher fat hym lyste. 357

CAMPSALL

1 1 CAMP8ALL MS. TROILUS. Book I.

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• And whan J>at he yn chaumbre was allone. 358

• lie down vp on his beddes feet hym sette.

• And first he gan to syke and to grone.

• And Jjoughte ay on here so with-outen ony lette. 361

• That as he sat and wok his spirit mette.

• That he here saw a temple and al J>e wyse.

• Right of hire loke / and gaii it newe auyse. 364

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Thus gan he make a myrrour of his mynde. 365

• In which he saugh alle holly hire figure.

! And that he wel koude yn his herte fynde.

• It was to him a right good auenture. 368

• To loue swych on and yf he dede his cure.

• To seruen here yet myght he falle in grace.

• Or elles for on of hire seruaunt} pace. 371

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• Ymagynynge J>at trauaylle nor grame. 372

• Xe myghte for so goodly on be lorn.

• As she. ne hym for his deeir no shame.

• Al were it wist but yn prys and vp born. 375 I Of alle louers wel more J>an byforn.

• Thus argumented he yn his gynnynge.

• Ful vnauysed of his wo comynge. 378

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• Thus toke he purpos loues craft to suwe. 379

• And )>oughte he wolde werken pnuely.

• First to hide his desir yn muwe.

• From euery wyght y-born al outrely. 382 | But he myght ought recouered be jjerby.

• Remembryng hym J>at loue to wyde y-blowe.

• Yelt bittre fruyt J>ough swete be sowe. 385

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• And ouer aH J)is yet muche more he foughte. [if7,bk] 386

• For what to speken and what to holdeii Inne.

• And what to arten hire hire to loue he soughte.

• And on a song a-noon right to bygynne. 389

• And gan loude on his sorwe for to wynne.

• For wijj good hope he gan fully assente.

• Criseyde for to loue and nought repente. 392

(57)

And of his song nought only J?e sentence. 393

As writ my Auctor called Lollyus.

.But pleynly saue oure tonge deference.

I dar wel sayn yn al j?at Troylus. 396

Seyde yn his song / lo euery word right )ms.

As .1. shal seyn. and who lyst it to hire.

Lo nexst J?is vers he may it fynden here. 399

(58) (Troilus's Song, from, Petrarch's 88th Sonnet.)

Yf loue is o god what fele .1. so. 400

And if loue is. what J?yng and what is he.

yf loue be good from whens coineth my wo.

If it be wykke a wonder jjenketh me. 403

whenne e*iery torment and aduersite.

That cometh of hym may me so goodly fynke.

For ay ]?urst I J?e more fat I it drynke. 406

(59) (From Petrarch.)

And yf J?at at myn owene lust I brenne. 407

Fro whennes cometh my walyng and my pleynte.

If harme agree me wher-to pleyne I J?anne.

I not. ne whi vnweri J?at I feynte. 410

0 quyke deth o swete harme so queynte.

How may of [J?e] yn me swiche quantite.

But if ]?at I consente j?at it so be. 413

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(60) (From Petrarch.)

• And if )>at I consente .1. wrongfully. 414

• Compleyne .T.-wys Jms possed to and fro.

• Al sterles with-Inne a bot am .1.

• A-myd J?e see by-twen wyndes two. 417

• That yn contrarye stonden euere mo.

• Alias what is J>is wonder maladye.

• For hete of cold for cold of hete I deye. 420

(End of Troiluss Song from Petrarch's SStk Sonnet)

(61)

• And to the god of loue Jms seyde he. [leafs] 421

• with pitous voys .0. lord now youres is.

• Mi spirit which" J>at aught youre be.

• Yow Jjank I lord J?at han nie brought to Jris. 424

• But whejjer goddesse or womman .I.-wys.

• She be / I not which J?at ye do me serue.

But as here man .1. wole ay leue and sterue. 427

(62)

• 3e stonden yn hire eyen myghtily. 428

• As yn a place vn-to your vertu digne.

• wherf ore my lord if my seruyse or . I.

• May lyke yow so beth to me benygne. 431 For myn estal royal here I resigne.

In-to hire hond and with ful humble chere.

By-come here man as to my lady dere. 434

(63)

• In hym ne deynede sparen blood royal. 435

• The fyr of loue J>e wherfro god me blysse.

• Ne hym forbar in no degre for al.

• His vertu or his excellent pro wesse. 438

• Hut hold hym as his J>ral lowe yn distresse.

• And brend hym so in sondry wyse ay newe.

That sixty tyme a day he loste his hewe. 441

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. So muche day "by day his owene Bought. 442

For lust to here gan quyken and encrese. That euery ofer charge he sett at nought.

• For f i ful ofte his hote fyr to cesse. 445

• To seen here goodly look he gan to prese. . For f erby to ben esed wel he wende.

• And ay f e ner he was f e more he brende. 448

(65)

For ay f>e ner f e fyr* £e hotter is. 449

This trowe I knoweth al }>is company e. | But were he fer or neer I dar seye this. . By nyght or day for wysdom or folye 452

| His hert which fat is his brestes eye.

• Was ay on hire fat fairest was to sene.

• Than euere was Eleyne or Polixene. 455

(66)

. Ek of fe day ther passed nought an houre. [leaf s, back] 456 . That to hymself a f ousand tymes he seyde. | Good goodly to whom serue I and laboure.

• As I best kan. now wolde god Criseyde. 459

• Ye wolden on me rewe er fat I deyede.

• My dere herte alias / myn hele and he we.

• And lyf is lost / but ye wole on me rew. 462

(67).

« Alle of ere dredres weren from hym fled. 463

. Bothe of f e assege and his saluacioun.

Ne yn hym desir doon of ere fownes bredde.

But argument} to fis conclusioun. 466

That she on hym wolde han compassioun.

And he to be here man whil he may dure. | Lo here his lyf1 and from fe deth his cure. 469

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(68)

. The shoures sharpe fille of annes preue. 470

. That Ector and hise oj>ere bre)>eren diden.

. Xe made hym oonly J?er-fore ones meue.

. And yet was he wher-so men wente or riden. 473

• Founde oon ]>e best and lengest tyme a-"byden.

• Ther peril was / and dide eke such" trauayl.

• In annes J>at to )?enke it was meruayle. 476

(69)

• But for none hate he to }>e Grekes hadde. 477

• Ne also for J?e rescous of jje town.

• Ne made hym Jms yn armes for to madde.

• But oonly lo for Jjis conclusioun. 480

• To lyken hire J?e bet for his renoun.

• Fro day to day yn armes so he spedde.

'• That j>e Grekes as Jje deth hym dredde. 483

(70)

. And fro Jjis forth )>o refte hym loue his sleep. 484

• And made his mete his foo / and ek1 his sorwe.

• Gan multeplie / J>at ho-so took keep.

• It shewed in his he we bothe eueii and morwe. 487 Thefor a title he gan hym for to borwe.

Of ojjer syknesse / lest of hym men wende.

That jje hote fyr of loue hym brende. 490

(71)

And seyde he hadde a feuer and ferd amys. [leafo] 491

• But how it was certayn kan I not seye.

• If J?at his lady vnderstod not jjis.

• Or feyned here she nyste oon of J>e tweye. 494

• But wel I rede J>at by no maner weye.

• Ne semed it j>at she of hym roughte.

• Nor of his peyne. or what so euere he J>oughte. 497

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• But f anne felt fis Troylus such wo. 498

• That he was wel neih wood for ay his drede.

• was this. fat she som wyght hadde loued so.

• That neuere of hym she wolde haue taken hedc. 501 For such hym fought he felt his herte blede.

Ne of his wo ne dorst he not bygynne.

To tellen it. for al fis world to wynne. 504

(73)

But whanne he hadde a space fro his care. 505

Thus to hym self ful ofte he gan to pleyne.

He sayde o fool now art f ow yn f e snare.

That whilom lapedest at loues peyne. 508

Now artow hent now gnaw fin owene cheyne.

Tho\v were ay wont eche louere reprehende.

Of fing fro which fow kanst fe nought defende. 511

(74)

What wole now euery louer seyn of fe. 512

If fis be wist but euere yn thyn absence.

Laughen yn skorri and seyn lo fere gooth he.

That is fe man of so gret sapience. 515

That held vs loueres lest yn reuerence.

Now thonked be god he may goon in f e daunce.

Of hem fat loue lyst febely for to auaunce. 518

(75)

But .o. fow woful Troylus god wolde. 519

Syn fow most leue f urgh f y destene. That fow beset were on swych oon fat sholde. Knowe al fi wo al lakkede here pite. 522

But al so cold yn lone towardes f e. Thi lady is / as frost yn wynter mone. And fow fordon as snow yn fyr is soone. 525

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. God wolde I were a-ryued In fe port. [leaf 9, back] 526 . Of deth to whicli my sorwe wil me lede. . A lord to me it were gret comfort. . Then were I quyt of langwysshyng yn drede. 529

• For by myn bed / sorwe I-blowe on brede.

• I shal by-taped ben a f ousand tyme.

• More fan fat fol of whos folye men ryme. 532

(77)

. But now help god and ye swete for whom. 533

. I pleyne .1. caught yet neuere wyght so faste. . 0 mercy dere hert and help me from. . The deth. for I whil fat my lyf wole laste. 53G

• More fan my-self wole loue yow to my laste.

. And with som frendly look gladeth me swete.

. )5ough neuere more fyng ye me by-hete. 539

(78)

• This wordes and fill manye an ofer to. 540 . He spak1 and called euere yn his compleynte.

. Hire name, for to tellen hire his woo. Tyl neigli fat he in salte teres dreynte. 543

• Al was for nought she herd nought his pleynte.

• And whan fat he brought on fat folye.

• A fousand fold his wo gan multeplie. 54G

(79)

• By-waylyng yn his chambrc fus allone. 547

• A frend of his fat called was Pandare.

• Com onys yn vnwar and herd hym grone.

• And sey his frend yn swych distresse and care. 550

• Alias quod he who causeth al f is fare.

0 mercy god what vnhap may f is meene. i Han now fus soone Grekes maad yow lene. 553

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Or hastow remors of conscience. 554

And art now fallen yn som deuocioun.

And waylest for pi synne and pyn offence.

And hast for ferd caught attricioun. 557

God saue hem pat by-seged han oure toun.

Arid so kan leye oure lolyte on presse.

And bryng oure lusty folk1 to holynesse. 560

(81)

These wordes seyde he for pe nones alle. [leaf 10] 561

That with swych ping he myghte hym angry maken.

And with an angre don his wo falle.

As for pe tyme and his corage awaken. 564

But wel he wiste as fer as tonges spaken.

Ther nas a man of grettere hardinesse.

Than he ne more desirede worthinesse. 567

(82)

What cas quod Troylus or what auenture. 568

Hath gided J>e to se my langwysshynge.

That am refus of euery creature.

But for pe loue of god at my preyinge. 571

Go hens a-way for certes my deyinge.

wol the dishese / and I mot nedes deye.

Ther-for go wey per is no more to seye. 574

(83)

But if pou wene I be Jms sike for drede. 575

It is not so and per-for scorne nought. Ther is a noper ping .1. take of hede. wel more than ought pe Grekes han wrought. 578

which cause is of my deth for sorwe and pought. But pough pat I now telle pe it ne lest. Ne be pow nought wroth I hide it for pe beste. 581

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This Pandare ]>at neigh malt for sorwe and routhe. 582 Ful often seyde alias what may J)is be.

• Now frend quod he yf e.uere loue or troupe.

• Hath ben or is by-twyxen )>e and me. 585 | Ne do )>ou neuere such a cruelte.

• To hide fro jji frend so gret a care.

wostow nought wel J>at it am I Pandare. 588

(85)

• I wole parten with ])e al Jjyn peyne. 589

• If it be so I do fe no comfort.

• As it is frendes right soth for to seyne.

• To entreparten wo as glad desport. 592

• I haue and shal for trewe or fals report.

• In wrong and right I-loued J?e al my lyue

llyd not ]>i wo fro me but telle it blyue. 595

(86)

• Than gan this Troylus sorwfully to syke. [leaf 10, back] 596 | And seyde him pus god leue it be my beste.

. To telle it pe for sith it may pe lyke.

. Yet wole I telle it J>owh myn herte breste. 599

• And wel wot I pow mayst don me no reste.

• But lest pow deme I trust not to pe.

Now herke frende for pus it slant with me. 602

(87)

• Loue a-yens pe which who-so defendeth. 603

• Hym-seluen most hym alder-lest auayleth. with desespeir so sorwfully me offendeth.

That streyght vn to pe deth myn herte ffayleth. 606

Ther-to desir so brennynly me assaylleth.

That to ben slayn it were a grettere loye.

To me fan Kyng of Grece ben and Troye. 609

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Suffiseth fis my fulle freud Pandare. 610

That I haue seyd for now wostow my wo.

And for f e loue of god my cold care.

So hyd it wel .1. telle it neuere to mo. 613

For harmes myghte folwen mo fan two.

If it were wyst but be J:ou in gladnesse.

An I lat me sterue vnknowe of my distresse. 616

(89)

How hastow fus vnkyndely and longe. 617

Hid* fis fro me. f ow fool quod Pandarus.

Pamunter f ow myght after swych on longe.

That myn auys a-noon may helpen vs. 620

This were a wonder f yng quod Troylus.

Thow koudest neuere yn loue f yn seluen wysse.

How deuel may stow bryngen me to blysse. 623

(90)

Ye Troilus now herke quod Pandare. 624

Though .1. be nyce it happeth ofte so. That on fat excesse doth ful yuele fare.

• By good counseyl kan kepe his frend fer-fro. 627

• I haue my-self ek seyn a blynd man go.

• Ther as he fel fat coude loke wyde.

\ A fool may ek ofte a wys man gide. 630

(91)

A wheston is no kernyng Instrument. Deaf u] 631

And yet it maketh sharpe keruyng tolys.

And fere fow wost fat I haue out myswent.

Eschewe fou fat. for swych fyng to fe scole is. 634

Thus ofte wyse men ben war by folys.

If fou do so f i wit is wel by-wared.

By eche contrarie is euery fing declared. 637

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For how inyght euere swetnesse liaue be knowe. 638

To hym fat neuere tasted bitternesse.

Ne no man may be inly glad I trowe.

That neuere was yn sorwe or som distresse. 641

Ek whit by blak by shame ek worthinesse.

Eche set by of er more for other senieth.

As men may se and so fe wyse it demeth. 644

(93)

I Sith Jms of two contraries is a lore. 645

I fat haue yn loue so ofte assayed.

Greuaunces ought konne and wel f e more.

Counsayllen fe of fat f ow art amayed. 648

Ek f e ne oughte not ben yuel apayed.

Thow I desir with f e for to bere. "Thyn heuy charge / it shal fe lasse dere. 651

(94)

I wot wel [J>at] it fareth fus by me. 652

As to f i broker Parys an hierdesse.

which fat I-cleped was Oenone.

wrot yn a oompleynt of hire heuynesse. 655

Ye say J>e lettre fat she wrot y gesse.

Nay neuere yet ywis quod Troylus.

No quod Pandare / herkene it was f us. 658

(95) (Oenone's Letter to Paris. 1 st.)

Phebus fat first fond art of medecyne. 659

Quod she. and koude yn euery wyghtes care.

Remede and red by erbess she knew fyne.

Yet to hym self his konnynge was ful bare. 662

For loue hadde hym so bounde yn a snare.

Al for fe doughter of fe kynge Amete.

That al his craft / ne koude al his sorwe bete. 665

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• Ryght so fare .1. vnhappily for me. [leaf n, back] 666

• I loue oone best and fat me smerteth sore. And yet paraunter kan I rede the.

And not my self repreue me no more. 669

I haue no cause I wot wel for to soore.

As doth an hauk fat lysteth for to pleye.

But to fyn help yet somwhat kan I seye. 672

(97)

And of o fyng right siker may stow be. 673

| That certayn for to deye yn f e peyne.

• That I shal neuere more discoueren f e.

]N"e by my troufe I kepe not restreyne. 676

The fro f i loue fey fat it were Eleyne.

That is f i brof eres wyf if ich it wyste.

Be what she be / and loue hire as fe liste. 679

(98)

• Therfore as a frend fully ch yn me assure. 680

• And telle me plat what is fyn enchesoun.

• And finally cause of wo fat ye endure.

• For douteth no fyn myn entenciown. 683

• Nys nought to yow of reprehencion).

• To speke as now for no wygh may bireue.

• A man to loue til fat hym lyst to leue. 686

(99)

And weteth wel fat bothe two ben vices. 687

Mystrusten alle or elles alle leue.

But wel wot I the meene of it no vice is.

For to trusten sum wight is a preue. 690

Of trouf e. and for-f i wolde I fayn remeue.

Thy wrong conceyte. and do f e som wyght tryste.

Thi wo to telle. and telle me yf f ow lyste. 693

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Thiso wyso seyth wo hym pat is allone. 694

For and he falle he hath noon helpe to ryse.

And sith J?ou hast a felawe tel thi moone.

For pis nys not yn certeyn pe next wyse. 697

To wynnen loue as techen vs pe wyse.

To walwe and wepe as Niobe pe queene.

whos terys yet yn marbel ben y-seene. 700

(101)

• Lat be thi wepyng and thi drerynesse. [leaf 12] 701

• And lat vs lyssen wo with oper speche.

• So may pis woful tyuie seme lesse.

Delite not in wo pi wo for to seche. 704

As doon pese foles pat hire sorwes eche.

with sorwe when pey han mysauenture.

And lysten nought to sechen oper cure. 707

(102)

• Men seyn to wrecche is consolacioun. 708

• To haue an other felawe yn his peyne. That ought wel ben oure opynyoim.

For bope pow and I of loue we pleyne. 711

So ful of sorwe am I soth for to seyne.

That certaynly nomore harde grace.

May sitte on me. for-whi per is no space. 714

(103)

If god wole pou art not agast of me. 715

Lest I wold of pi lady }>e bygyle.

Thow wost pi-self/ whom pat I loue parde.

As I best kan. gon sithen longe while. 718

And sithe pow wost I do it for no wyle.

And sipen I am he yn whom J>ou tristest most.

Tel me sumwhat syn al my wo pow wost. 721

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Yet Troylus for al pis no word seyde. 722

But longe he lay [as] sty lie as he ded were.

And after pis with sikynge he a-breyde.

And to Pandarus voys he lente his eere. 725

And vp his eyen caste he / pat in feere.

was Pandarus. lest pat in frenesye.

He sholde falle or elles soone dye. 728

(105)

And cride a-wake ful wonderly and sharpe. 729

what slombrestow as yn a lytargie.

Or artow lyk an asse to pe harpe.

That hereth soun whan men pe strenges plye. 732

But yn his mynde of pat no melodye.

May synk yn hym to glade / for pat he.

So dul is of his bestialite. 735

(106)

And wip that Pandare of his wordes stente. ricaf 12, back] 736

But Troylus yet hym no word answerede.

For-why to telle nat not his entente.

To neuere man for whom pat he so ferde. 739

For it is seyd man maketh ofte a yerde.

with which pe makere is hym self beten.

In sondry maneres as pis wyse treten. 742

(107)

And namely yn his counseyl tellyng. 743

That touchep lone pat ought be secre.

For of hym self it wolde not ought sprynge.

But-yf pat it the bet gouuerned be. 746

Fk som tyme it is a craft to seme fle.

Fro pyng* which yn effect men hunte faste.

Al pis gan Troylus yn his herte caste. 749

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But najclcs whan he had herd hym crye. 750

A-.wake f he gan to syke wonder sore. And seyde frend J>ough j>at I stille lye. I am not def / now pes and cry no more. 753

For I haue herd )>i wordes and ])i lore. But suffre me my myschef to by-wayle. For )>i prouerbes may me nought auayle. 75G

(109)

Nor ojjer cure canstow noon for me.

Eke I nyl not be cured I wol deye.

what knowe I of ))e queene Mobe.

Lat be J>yne olde ensaumples I J?e preye. 760

No quod )>o Pandarus perfore T seye.

Such is delit of foles to by-wepe.

Here wo. but seken bote )>ei ne kepe. 763

(110)

Now knowe I fat reson yn J>e fayleth. 764

But telle me yf I wyst what she were.

For whom Jjat J>e al Jjis mysaunter ayleth. • *.

Dorstebtow J>at I telle in hire eere. 767

Thi wo. sith jjow darst not J>i-self for feere.

And hire by-sought on ]>e to han soin roujje.

why nay quod he by god and bi my troupe. 770

an)

What not as bisily quod Pandarus. [leaf is] 771

As Jjough myn owen lyf lay on J>is nede. No certes / broker quod ])is Troylus.

And why / for jjat j>ow sholdest neuere spede. 774

wostow pat wel / ye J>at is out of drede. Quod Troylus / for al pat euere ye konne. She nyl not to no swych wrecche be wonne. 777

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Quod Pandarus alias what may fis be. 778

That fow desespered art f us causeles.

what lyueth not f i lady benedicite.

How wostow so fat fow art graceles. 781

Such yuel is not alwey boteles.

why put not Impossible }ms f i cure.

Syn fyng to come is ofte yn auenture. 784

(113)

I graunte wel fat fow endurest wo. 785

As sharp as doth f e Ticius yn helle.

whos stomak foughles tiren euere mo.

That highte volturis as bokes telle. 788

But I may not endure fat fow dwelle.

In so vnskilful an opynyoun.

That of fi wo is no curacioun. 791

(114)

But ones nyltow for f>i coward herte. 792

And for f yn ire and folessh" wilfulnesse.

For wantrust tellen of f i sorwes smerte.

Ne to fyn owen help do bysynesse. 795

As meche as speke a resoun more or lasse.

But lyk as he fat lest of no f yng recche.

what womman wolde loue such a wrecche. 798

(115)

What may she deme of er of fi deth. 799

If fow f us deye / and she not whi it is. But fat for fere is y olden vp f i breth. For Grekes han byseged vs y-wys. 802

Lord which a f onk fen shaltow han of f is. Thus wol she seyn and al f e toun at ones. The wrecche is ded the deuel haue his bones. 805

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Tliow mayst allone here wepe and crie and knele. [if is.bk] 806

I5ut loue a woman f «t she wot it nought.

And she wole quyte fat fou shalt not fele.

Ynknowe vnkyst and lost fat is vn-sought. 800

what many a man hath loue ful dere ybought.

Twenty wynter that his lady wyste.

That neuere yet his lady mouth yet kyste.

(117)

What shulde he f erf ore fallen yn despeyr. 813

Or be recreaunte of his owene tene. Or slen hym self al be his lady feyr.

Nay. nay. but euere yn oon be fressh and grene. 81 G

To seruen and loue hys dere hertes queene. And )>enk it is a guerdoun hire to serue. ' A fowsand folde more farc he kan deserue. 819

(118)

Of fat word toke hede Troylus. 820

And fought a-noon what folye he was Inne.

And how fat hym soth seyde Pandarus.

That for to slen hym self myght he not wynne* 823

But bofe doon vnmanhod and synne.

And of his deth his lady nought to wyte.

For of his wo god knoweth ful lyte. 82 G

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And with fat fought he gan ful sore syke. 827

And seyde alias what is me best to do. To whom Pandare answered yf fe lyke. The best is fat fovv telle me al f i wo. 830

And haue my trowf e but f ow it fynde so. I be f i bote or fat it be ful longe.

To pieces do me drawe and sithen honge. 833

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3e so pow seyst quod Troylus po alias. 834

But god wot it is not pe raper so.

Ful hard were it to helpen yn pis cas.

For wele fynde I pat fortune is my fo. 837

Xe alle pe men fat ryden konne or go.

May of here cruel whiel pe harm wipstonde.

For as here lyst she pleyeth wip free and bonde. 840

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Quod Pandarus than blamestow Fortune. Deaf u] 841

For pow art wroth now at erst I se.

wostow nat wel pat fortune ys conmune.

To euery maner wight yn som degree. 844

And yet pow hast pis comfort lo parde.

That as here loyes moten ouer gone.

So mote hire sorwes passen euery chone. 847

(122)

For yf here whiel stynte any pyng to torne. 848

Thanne cessede she fortune anoon to be.

Now sith here whiel by no wey may soiorne.

what wostow of here mutabilite. 851

Eyght as pi seluen lyst wol don by pe.

Or pat she be not fer fro pyn he[l]pynge.

P^raunter pow hast cause for to synge. 854

(123)

And perfore wostow whan I pe beseche. 855

Lat be pi wo and turnyng to pe grounde.

For who-so lyst haue helpyng of his leche.

To hym byhoueth first vnwre his wounde. 858

To Cerberus yn helle ay be I bounde.

were it for my suster al pi sorwe.

By my wil she sholde al be pyn to morwe. 861

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. Loke vp I seye and telle me what she is. 862

• A-noon fat I may goon aboute ]>in nede. Knowe Ich here ought for my loue telle me fis.

Thenne wolde I hopen J>e rapere for to spede. 865

Tho gan )>e veyne of Troylus to blede.

Fo[r] he was hit and wax al red for shame.

A ha quod Pandare here bygynneth game. 868

(125)

And with j>at word he gan hym for to shake. 869

And seyde J)ef J>ow shalt here name telle.

But J>o bigan sely Troylus for to quake.

As J>ough men sholde han lad hyra in to helle. 872

• And seyde alias of al my wo }>e welle.

• Than is my swete fo called Criseyde.

'• And wel neygh wij? J>e word for fere he deyde. 875

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• And whan fat Pandare herde here name neuene. [leaf 14, back]

• Lord he was glad and seyde frend so dere.

• Now fare a right for loues name yn heuene.

• Loue hath beset fe wel be of good chere. 879

• For of good name and wysdom and manere.

• She hath y-nough and ek of gentilesse.

| If she be fayr ]?ow wost Jji-self I gesse. 882

(127)

| Ne neuere saw a more bounteuous. 883

• Of here estat. ne a gladder, ne of speche.

• A frendliour1 na more gracious.

For to do wel ne lasse hadde nede to seche. 886

what for to doon and al }>is bet to eche.

In honour* to as f er as she may strecche.

A kynges herte semeth by hires a wrecche. 889

[Hurl. 3943 has another stanza here; see p. 33, Troilug and Filostrato.'] CAMPS ALL

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And also penk and fer-with glade the. 890

That sith py lady vertuous is al.

So folweth it pat fere is som pite.

Amonges alle pese opere in general. 893

And for-py se pat pow yn special.

Requere not pat is a-yen hire name.

For vertue strecchep not hym self to shame. 896

(129)

But wel is me pat euere I was born. 897

That pou biset art yn so good a place.

For by my troupe yn lone I dorst haue sworn.

The sholde neuere a tyd so fayr a grace. 900

And wostow whi for pow were woned to chace.

At loue yn scorn, and for despit hym calle.

Seynt Idyot / lord / of pese foles alle. 903

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How ofte hastow mad pi nyce lapes. 904

And seyd pat loues seruantz euerychone.

Of nycete ben verray goddes Apes.

And some vvole mucche here mete allone. 907

Lyggyng" a bedde and hem for to grone.

And som pow aeydest hadde a blaunche feuere.

And preyedest god he sholde neuere keuere. 910

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And som of hem toke on hem for pe colde. peafi5] 911

More pan y-nough so seydestow ful ofte.

And some han feyned ofte tyme and tolde.

How pat they wake whan pei slepen softe. 914

And pus pei woldeii han brought hem self a lofte.

And napeles were vnder at pe laste.

Thus seidestow and lapedest ful faste. 917

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34 CAMPSALL MS. TKOILUS. Book I.

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Ye seydestow for )>e more part. 918

These loueres wolden speke in general.

And Bought it was a siker art.

For faylyng for to assay n oucr al. 921

Now may I iape of J>e if J>at I shal.

l>ut nancies Jjough jjat I sholde deye.

That J>ow art none of J?o J>at dorst I seye. 924

(133)

Now beet J>i brest and seye to god of lone. 925

Tin grace lord for now I me repente.

If I mys spak / for now my-self I loue.

Thus sey with al thyn hert yn good entente. 928

Quod Troilus a lord I me consente.

And pray to ]?e my Tapes J)ow for-yeue.

And I shal neuere more whil I leue. 931

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Thow seyst wel quod Pandarus and now I hope. 932

That J>ow ]>e goddes wrafjje hast al apesed. And sij>en Jat J?ow hast wopen many a drope. And seyd swych ]>yng wher-with Jji god is plesed. 935 Now wolde neuere god but J>ow were esed. And )>ynk wel she of whom rist al J>i wo. Here after may Jn comfort be al so. 938

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For Jnlke ground ]>at bereth J?e wedys wykke. 939

Bereth eke Jjese holsome herbes al ful ofte. Next J>e foule netle rough and Jrikke. The rose waxej) swote and smothe and softe. 942

And nexst J>e valey is )>e hil a-lofte. And nexst j>e derk nyght fe glade morwe. And also loye is nexst after sorwe. 945

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Now loke fat a-tempre be J?y brydel. [leaf is, back] 946 And for )?e beste ay suffre to fe tyde. Or elles alle oui*e labour is on ydel.

He hastejj wel fat \tysly kan a-byde. 949

Be diligent and trewe and ay wel hide. Be lusty fre perseuere yn fyn seruyse. And al is wel if f ow werk yn fis wyse. 952

(137)

But he fat departed is yn euery place. 953

Is no wher hool as writen clerkes wyse.

what wonder is that such on haue no grace.

Ek wostow how it fare)) on som seruice. 956

As plaunte a tre or herbe yn sondry wyse.

And on fe morwe pulle it vp as blyue.

No wonder is f ow it mowe neuere f riue. 959

(138)

And sith fat god of loue hath fe bystowed. 960

In place digne vn [to] f i worf ynesse.

Stond fast for to good port hastow rowed.

And of thy self for any heuynesse. 963

Hope alwey wel / for but if drerynesse.

Or ouer-haste oure bof e laboure shende.

I hope of fis to make a good ende. 966

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And wostow whi I am f e lasse a-fered. 967

Of fis matere with my JSTece trete. For fis haue I herd seyd of wyse y-lered. was neuere man ne woman yet bygete. 970

That was vnapt to suffren loues hete. Celestial, or elles loue of kynde.

For-fi som grace I hope yn here fynde. 973

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And for to speke of here yn special. 974

Hire beaute to by-J>ynke and hire you]>e. It sit hire nought to be Celestial.

And yet ]>ough jjat hire lyste bo]>e and kou)>e. 977

But trewly it sat here wel right now}>e. A worthy knyght to loue and cherice. And but she do I holde it for a vice. 980

(141)

! Wherfore I am and wole be ay redy. [leaf IG] 981

! To peyne me to do yow J>is seruyse.

• For bofe yow to plese Jms hope I.

• Her-afterward for ye beth boj>e wyse. 984

• And konne it counseyl kepe yn such a wyse. % That no man schal of it ]>e wiser be.

And so we may be gladed alle Jn-e. 987

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For be my trowpe I haue right now of J>e. 988

A good conceyt yn my wit as I gesse.

And what J>at is I wol now J>at fow se.

I Jjenke. sith J?at loue of his goodnesse. 991

Hath j>e conuerted out of wikkednesse.

That )>ow shalt be J?e best post I leue. /

Of al his lay / and most hise foos to greue. 994

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Ensample whi. se ye Jjese wyse clerkes. 995

That erren aldermost a-yen ])e lawe.

And ben conuerted from hire wykkede werkes.

Thorugh grace of god J?at lyst hem to hym drawe. 998

Than arn j>ei folk Jjat han most god yn awe.

And strengest feyjjed ben I vnderstonde.

And konne an errour alder1 best wij>stonde. 1001

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• Wliarme Troylus had herd Pandare assentyd. 1002 | To ben his hetp yn louyng of Criseyde.

• wex of his wo as who seyth vntormentid.

• But hotter weex his loue and Jms he seyde. 1005 with sobre chere al-fough his herte pleyde.

Now blysful Venus help er J>at I sterue.

Of J>e Pandare I may som fank deserue. 1008

(145)

• But dere frend how shal myn wo ben lesse. 1009 Til J)is be don and good eke telle me J)isse.

• How wyltow seyn of me and my destresse.

• Lest she be wroth J>is drede I most I-wysse. 1012

• Or nyl not heren or trowen how it ysse. Al Jris drede I. and ek for Jje manere.

• Of jje here Em she nyl no swych Jjyng here. 1015

(146)

Quod Pandarus J?ou hast a ful grete care, [leaf ic, back] 1016

Lest pat }>e Cherl wole falle out of J?e mone.

whi lord I hate of J>e Jn nyce fare.

whi entremete of J>at Jjow hast to done. 1019

For goddes loue I bydde J>e a bone.

• So lat me allone. and it shal be J>i beste.

whi frend quod he / now do rijjt as J?e leste. 1022

(147)

• But herke Pandare o word for I nolde. 1023

• That fow in me wendest so gret folye.

• That to my lady I desiren sholde.

• That touchej) harm or ony vilenye. 1026 For dredles me were leuere dye.

Than she of me ought elles vnderstode.

But fat / Jjat myght sownen yn to gode. 1029

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• Tho lough fia Pandare & a-noon answered. 1030 And I f i borw / fy / no wyght doth but so.

I rought nought f ough fat she stode and herde.

How fat fow seyst. but farewel I wole go. 1033

A dieu / be glad / god spede vs bof e two. . yeue me fis labour and fis besynesse. . And of my sped be fyn al fat swetnesse. 103G

(149)

• But Troylus gan doun on his knees to falle. 1037

• And Pandare yn his armes hent faste.

• And seyde now fy on f e Grekes alle.

yet parde god shal helpe vs at fe laste. 1040

And dredles yf fat my lyf may laste.

And god to-forn / lo som of hem shal smerte.

'And yet me of-fynketh fat fis auaunt me a-sterte. 1043

(150)

Now Pandare I kan no more seye. 1044

But fow wys / fow wost / fow mayst / fow art al.

My lyf / my deth / hool yn thyn hond I leye.

Help now quod he / yis by my troujre I shal. 1047

God yelde fe frend and fis yn special.

Quod Troylus / fat f ou me recomaunde.

To here fat to fe deth me may comaunde. 1050

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This Pandarus tho desirous to seme. [leaf 17] 1 05 1

His fulle frend f enne seyde yn fis manere. Farwel and f enk I wole f i f ank deserue. Haue here my trouthe and fat fou shalt wel here. 1054 And went his wey fenkyng on fis matere. And how he myght here beseche of grace. And fynde a tyme fer to and a place. 1057

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For euery wyght that hath an hows to founde. 1058

Ne renneth nought f e werk for to bygynne. with rakel hond / but he wole byde a stounde. And send his hertes lyne out fro with Inne. 1061

Alderfirst his purpos for to wynne. Al f is Pandare yn his herte f oughte. And caste his werk ful wysly or he wroughte. 1064

(153)

But Troilus lay fo no lengere down. 1065

But vp a-noon vp on his stede bay. And yn f e feld he pleyde f o lyoun.

who was fat Grek fat wif hym mette fat day. 1068

And yn f e town his manere f o forf ay. So goodly was / and gat hym so yn grace. That eche hym louede fat loked on his face. 1071

(154)

For he by -come fe frendlyeste wyght. 1072

The gentileste and ek f e most fre. The friftieste and oon f e beste knyght. That yn his tyme was or myghte be. 1075

Dede were his lapes and his cruelte. His heigh port and his manere estraunge. And ech of fo gan for a vertu chaunge. 1078

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Now late vs stynte of Troylus a stounde. 1079

That fareth lyk a man fat hurt is sore. And is somdel of akynge of his wounde. Ilyssed wel / but heled no del more. 1082

And as an esy pacient f e lore. Abit of hym fat gof aboute his cure. And fus he drieth forth his auenture. 1085

Explicit liber primus. [ieafi7,back]

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40 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. B(K)k II.

[Campsall MS, leaf 17, back.] Hie Incipit Liber Secundus.

(1) (Proem)

wt of Jjese blake wawes for to sayle. 1

0 wynd o wynd J>e weder gynneth clere.

For yn j>is see J>e bot hath swych trauaylle.

Of my comynge that vnnejje I it stere. 4

This see clepe I Jje tempestous matere.

Of desper ]>at Troylus was Inne.

But now of hope J>e kalendes bygynne. 7

(2) (Invocation)

0 lady myn J?at called art Cleo. 8

Thow be my sped fro }>is forth and my nmse.

To ryme wel J?is book til I haue do.

Me nedeth here noon art to vse. 1 1

For-whi to euery louere I me excuse.

That of no sentement I Jns endite.

But out of latyn in my tunge it write. 1 4

(3)

Wherfore .1. nel haue neyfer )>ank ne blame. 15

Of al J)is werk but pray yow mekely. Disblameth me yf ony word be lame. For as myn auctor seyde so sey .1. 18

Ek j>ough I speke of loue vnfelyngly. No wonder is / for it no J>yng of newe is. A blynd man ne kan luggen wel yn hewys. 21

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Ye knowe ek J>at in forme of speche is chaunge. 22

with-Inne a thousand yer / and wordes tho.

That hadden prys. now wonder nyce and straunge.

Vs thenkej) hem / and yet J?ey spak hem so. 25

And sped as wel yn loue as men now do.

Ek for to wynne loue yn sondry ages.

In sondry londes f sondry ben vsages. 28

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And for-thi yf it happe yn ony wyse. [leaf is] 29

That here be ony louere yn Jns place.

That herkeneth as J>e story wole deuyse.

How Troylus com to his lady grace. 32

And ]>enketh so nold I not loue purchace.

Or wondreth on his speche and his doyng.

I not but it is me no wonderynge. 35

(6)

For euery wyght whiche that to rome went. 36

Halt nat al o path or alwey o manere. Ek yn some loud were al J>e game shent. If ]>ei ferd yn loue as men don here. 39

As fus in opyn doyng or yn chere. In vysitynge in forme or seyde hire sawes. For-Jri men seyth eche contre hath hise lawes. 42

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Ek skarsly ben fere yn J)is place fre. 43

That han yn loue seyd lyk and don yn aL For to J?i purpos )>is may lyken fe.

And ])e right nought yet al is seyd or shal. 46

Ek som men graue in tre some in ston wal. As it bitit. but syn I haue begonne. Myn Auctor shal I f olwe if 1 konne. 49

Explicit prohemiuw secundi libri.

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42 CAMP8A.LL MS. TROILUS. B(H>k II.

Incipit liber. Secundus.

(8)

"N may fat moder is of monethes glade. 50

That ^resshe floures blew and white and rede. Ben quyke a-gayn fat wynter dede made, p fl aiterd to fr] And ful of bawme is fletynge euery mede. 53

whan Phebus doth his bryghte bemes sprede. Eight yn f e white bole so it bytydde. _ ^As I shal synge on mayes day fe fridde. 56

(9)

That Pandarus for al his wyse speche. Deaf is, back] 57

Felt ek his Part of loues shotes kene. That koude he neuere so wel preche.

It made his hewe a day ful ofte grene. 60

So shop it fat hym felt fat day a tene. In loue for which yn wo to bedde he wente. And made er it was day ful many a went. 63

(10)

The swalwe proigne with a sorwful lay. 64

whan morwe com. gan make here weymentynge. whi she forshapen was / and euere lay. Pandare a bedde half yn a slomerynge. 67

Til she hym so neigh made here cheterynge. How Tireux gan forth hire suster take. That with f e noyse of here he gan a-wake. 70

And gan to calle and dresse hym vp to ryse. 71

Remembrynge hym his erand was to done. From Troylus and ek f e gret emprise. And cast and knew yn good plyt was fe mone. 74

To don viage and tok weye soone. Vn to his neces Paleys f er by syde.

Now lanus god of entre thow hym gyde. 77

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Whan he was come vn to his Neces place. 78

wher is my Lady vn to hire folk seyde he.

And fey hym tolde. and he yn forth gan pace.

And fond two of ere ladyes sette and she. 81

wif -Inne a paued parlour / and f ei f re.

Herden a mayden reden hem f e gest.

Of f e sege of f ebes while hem leste. 84

(13)

Quod Pandarus ma dame god yow see. 85

with al yowre faire bok & al f e companye.

Ey vncle myn welcome y-wys / quod she.

And vp she ros / and by f e hond yn hye. 88

She tok hym fast / and seyde f is nyght f rie.

To good mot it turne of yow I mette.

And with fat word she doun on bench hym sette. 91

(U)

3e nece ye shal fare wel the bet. [leafiyj 92

If god wole al fis yer quod Pandarus.

But I am sory I haue yow let.

To herken of youre book ye preysen f us. 95

For goddes loue what seith it telle it vs.

Is it of loue som good ye me lere.

Vncle quod she youre maystresse is not here. 98

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With fat fei gonnen laughe and she seyde. 99

This romaunce is of Thebes fat we rede. And we han herd how fat the kyng Layus deyde. Thurgh Edyppus his sone and al fat dede. 102

And here we stenten at f ese lettres rede. How f e bisshop as f e bok< kan telle.

Amphiorax fyl furgh fe ground to helle. 105

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Quod Pandarus al J>is knowe I niy selue. 106

And al )>e assege of Thebes and al )>e care.

For herof ben Jjere maked bokes twelue.

But lat be J>is and telle me how ye fare. 109

Do wey youre barbe and shewe youre face bare.

Do wey youre book rys vp and late vs daunce.

And lat vs don to may som obseruance. 112

(17)

A. god forbede quod she be ye mad. 113

Is J>at a wydewes lyf so god you saue.

By god ye make me right sore a-drad.

Ye ben so wylde it semeth J>at ye raue. 116

It sat me wel bet ay in caue.

To bydde and rede on holy seyntes lyues.

Lat maydens gon to daunce and yonge wyues. 119

(18)

As euere I J>riue quod Pandarus. 120

Yet kowde I telle a Jjyng1 to don yow pleye.

Now vncle dere / quod she tel it vs.

For goddes loue is J>anne J>e assege a-weye. 123

I am of Grekes so ferd J>at I deye.

Nay nay quod he as euere mot I J>ryue.

It1 is a J>yng< is worth such fyue. 126

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Ye holy god quod she what J>yng is that, [leaf 10, back] 127 what bet )>an swych fyue .1. nay I-wys. For al J7is world ne kan I reden what. It sholde ben / som lape I trowe is )>is. 130

And but youre seluen telle what it is. My wit is for to arede it al to lene. As help me god I not not what ye mene. 133

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And I youre bourgh ne neuere shal for me. 134

This f ing be tolde to yow as mote I f ryue.

And why so vncle myn why so quod she.

By God quod he / that wole I telle as blyue. 137

For proudder womman were fere noon on lyue.

And ye it wyste yn al f e toun of troye.

I iape nought as euere haue I loye. 140

(21)

Tho gan sche Iape more fan byforn. 141

A f ousand fold, and doun hire eyen caste. For neuere sith f e tyme fat she was born. To knowe fyng< desired she so faste. 144

And with a syk1 she seyde hym at f e laste. Now vncle myn I nyl yow nowght displese. Nor axen more fat may do yow disese. 147

(22)

So after f is with many wordes glade. ] 48

And frendly tales and with mery chere.

Of Jus and fat fey pleyede and gunnen wade.

In many an vnkoufe glad and depe matere. 151

As frendes don whanne fei ben met y-fere.

Til she gan axen hym how Ector ferde.

That was fe townes wal and grekes yerde. 154

(23)

Ful Avel I fanke god quod Pandarus. 155

Saue yn his arm he hath a litel wounde. And ek his fresshe brof er Troylus.

The wyse worfi Ector fe secunde. 158

In whom fat al vertu lyst abounde. As alle trowf e and al gentillesse. wysdom / honour / fredom / and worfinesse. 161

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In good feyth Em quod she fat lyketh me. [leaf 20] 162 They faren wel / god saue hem bothe two. For trewly I hold it gret deynte.

A kynges sone yn amies wel to do. 1C5

And ben of good condicions per to. For gret power and moral vertu here. Is seelde y-seye yn o persone y-fere. 168

(25)

In good feyth pat is soth quod Pandarus. 169

But be my troupe pe kyng hath sones tweye.

That is to mene Ector and Troylus.

That certaynly pough pat I sholde deye. 172

They ben as voyde of vices dar I seye.

As ony men pat lyueth vnder pe sonne.

Hire myght is wyde y-knowe and what pey konne. 175

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Of Ector nedeth it no more for to telle. 176

In al pis world ner nys a bettre knyght.

Than he pat is of worthinesse welle.

And he wel more vertu hath pat myght. 179

This knoweth many a wys and worthi wyght.

The same prys of Troilus I seye.

God help me so I knowe not swyche tweye. 182

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Be god quod she of Ector pat is soth. 183

Of Troylus pe same ping trowe .1.

For dredles men tellen pat he doth.

In armes day by day so worpily. 186

And bereth hym here at horn so gentilly.

To euery wight pat alle prys hath he.

Of hem pat me were leuest preysed be. 189

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Ye sey right soth y-wys quod Pandarus. 190

For yesterday who-so hadde with hym ben.

He myght haue wondred vp on Troylus.

For neuere yet so fikke a swarm of ben. 193

Ne fleygh as Grekes gonne fro hym flen.

And f orugh f e field in euery wightes ere.

Ther nas no cry but Troylus is fere. 196

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Now here now fere he huntede hem so faste. [leaf 20, bio 197 Ther nas but Grekes blood and Troylus. Now hem he hurte and hem alle down he caste. Ay where he wente it was arayed )ms. 200

He was here deth and lyf and sheld for vs. That al fat day fere dorste noon with-stonde. whil fat he held his blody swerd yn honde. 203

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Therto he is f e frendlyest man. 204

Of gret estat fat euere I saw my lyue.

And wher fat hym lyst best felawship kan.

To suche as hym fenketh able for to thryue. 207

And with fat word f o Pandarus as blyue.

He tok1 his leue and seyde .1. wol go henne.

Nay blame haue I myn vncle qitod1 she fenne. 210

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What eyleth yow to be fus wery soone. 211

And namely ch of womman wol ye so. Nay sitteth down by god I haue to done, with yow to speke of wisdom er ye go. 214

And euery wight fat was a-boute hem two. That herd fat gan fer a-wey to stonde. whil fat fey hadde al fat hem liste yn honde. 217

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Whan J>at here tale al brought was to an ende. 218

Of here estat and of here gouernaunce.

Quod Pandarus now is tyme I wende.

But yet I seye aryseth and lat vs daunce. 221

And cast youre wydwes habit to myschaunce.

what lyst yow Jms yow self to disfigure.

Sith yow it tyd Jms faire an auenture. 224

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A wel bij>ought for loue of god quod she. 225

Shal I not wete what ye mene of jris.

No )>yng axeth layser quod he.

And eke me wolde muche greue I-wys. 228

If .1. it tolde and ye it toke amys.

yet were it bet my tonge for to stille.

Than sey a soth J?at were a-yens youre wylle. 231

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For Nece by J>e goddesse Mynerue. [leaf 21] 232

And luppiter ]?at maketh J?e fonder rynge.

And by J>e blysful Venus ]?at I serue.

ye be th[e] womman in Jris world lyuynge. 235

with-oute paramours to my wytynge.

That I best loue and lojjest am to greue.

And fat ye wete wel yow self I leue. 238

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Ywys vncle quod she grant mercy. 239

Youre frendship haue I founden euere yet. I am to no man holden trewely.

So muche as yow and haue so litel quyt. 242

And with >e grace of god emforth my wit. As yn my gilt I shal you neuere offende. And yf I haue er Jjis I wol amende. 245

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But for J)c lone of god I yow beseche. 246

As ye ben he fiat I most lone .and truste. Lat be youre frendly manere spcche.

And sey to me youre Nece what yow lyste. 249

And with J?at word here vncle a-noon here he keste. And seyde gladly leue Nece dere. Tak it for goud J>at I shal seye yow here. 252

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With J>at she gan hire eyen down to caste. 253

And Pandarus to koghe gan a lyte.

And seyde Nece lo alwey to J>e laste.

How-so it be fat som men hem delite. 256

with subtil art hire tales for to endite.

Yet for al }>at in here entencioun.

Hire tales is al for som conclusioun. 259

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And sith }>e ende is of euery tales strengfe. 260

And Jjis matere is so by-houely.

what sholde I poynte or drawen it on lenghthe.

To yow jjat ben my frend so feithfully. 263

And with J?at word he gan right Inwardly.

Byholden here and loke on hire face.

And seyde on suche a mirour* good grace. 266

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Thanne Jioughte he ]ms yf I my tale endite. [leaf 21, back] 267

Ought hard or make a proces ony while.

She shal no sauaur han per-yn but litel.

And trowe I wold hire yn my wyft bygile. 270

For tendre wittes wenen al be wyle

There as })ey kan not pleynly vnderstonde.

For-J>i here wit to seruen wol I fonde. 273

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And loked on here yn a besy wyse 274

And she was war fat he byheld here so.

And seyde lord so ye me auyse.

Sey ye me neuere er now what sey ye no. 277

Yes yes quod he and bet wole er I go.

But be rny trowf e I fought now yf ye.

Be fortunat. for now men shal it se. 280

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For to euery wight som goodly auenture. 281

Som tyme is shape if he it kan receyuen.

And yf fat he wole take of it no cure.

whan fan it cometh but wylfully it weylen. 284

Lo neyf er cas nor fortune hym deseyuen.

But right his verray slouf e and wrecchednesse.

And swych wyght is for to blame I gesse. 287

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Good aventure o bele Nece haue ye. 288

Ful lightly founden if ye konne it take.

And for f e loue of god and ek of me.

Cache it a-noon lest auenture slake. 291

what sholde I lengere proces of it make.

Yif me youre hond for yn f is world is noon.

If fat you lyst a wyght so wel begon. 294

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And sith I speke of good entencioun. 295

As .1. to yow haue told wel here toforn.

And loue as wel youre honour and renoun.

As creature yn al fis world y-born. 298

By alle f e of es fat I haue to yow sworne

And ye be wroth f erfore and wene I lye.

Ne shal I neuere seen yow eft with eye. 301

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Beth nought a-gast ne quaketh. not Avher to. [leaf »2] 302 Ne quaketh not for fere so youre he we. For hardely fe werste of f is is do

And fough my tale as now be to yow newe. 305

Yet trist alwey ye shal me fynde trewe. And were it f yng fat me f oughte vnsittynge. To yow nold I no suche tales brynge. 308

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Now good Em for goddes loue I prey. 309

Quod she / com of / and telle me what it is.

For bof e I am agast what ye wole seye.

And ek me longeth it to wyte y-wys. 312

For whef er it be wel or be amys.

Sey on lat me not yn f is fere dwelle.

So wol I don / now herkeneth [ ^hal yow telle. 315

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Now nece myn fe kynges dere sone. 316

The good / wyse / worthi / fressft / and fre.

which alwey for to do wel is his wone. • The noble Troilus so loueth fe. 319

| That bot ye helpe it wol his bane be.

Lo here is al what sholde I more seye. | Doth what yow lyst to make hym lyue or deye. 322

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But yf fow late hym deye I wole sterue. 323

Haue here my troupe Nece I nel not lye.

Al sholde I with f is knyf myn owene throte kerue.

with fat f e teres brast out of his eyen. 326

And seyde yf fat ye doon vs bof e dyen.

Thus giltles fan haue ye fysshed faire.

what mende ye though fat we bof e apeyre. 329

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Alias he whiche fat is my lord so dere. 330

That trewe man fat noble gentil knyght. That nought desireth but youre frendly chere. I se hym deye fere he goth vp right. 333

And haste]? hym with al his fulle myght. For to be slayn yf fortune wole assente. Alias fat god yow swich a beaute sente. 336

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If it be so that ye so cruel be. [leaf 22, back] 337

That of his deth yow lyst nought to recche. That is so trewe and worfi as ye se.

Kb more fan of a lapere or a wrecche. 3-10

If ye be swych youre beaute may not strecche. To make amendes of so cruel a dede. Auysement is good by-fore f e nede. 343

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Wo worth fe faire gemme vertules. 344

wo worth fat herbe also fat doth no bote.

wo wortli fat beaute fat is rouf elees.

wo worth fat wight fat tret eche ynderfote. 347

And ye fat ben of beaute crop and rote.

And f erwith-al in you fere be no rouf e.

Than is it harm fat ye lyuen by my trouf e. 350

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And also fenk wel fat fis is no gaudc. 351

For me were leuere f ow and I and he. were hanged fan I sholde be his baude. As heyghe as men myghte on vs alle y-se. 354

I am fyn Em fe shame were to me. As wel as f e yf fat I sholde assente.

Thorugh myn abet fat he fyn honour shente. 357

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Now vnderstonde for I yow nought requere. 358

To bynde yow to hym f orugh no behest.

But oonly fat ye make hym bettre chere.

Than ye han don er fis and more feste. 361

So fat his lyf be saued at f e leste.

This al and som and playnly oure entente.

God helpe me so I neuere ofer mente. 364

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Lo fis request is not but skyle y-wys. 365

Ne doute of reson parde is fere noon.

I sette f e worste fat ye dredden fis.

Men wolden wondren to se hym come or gon. 368

Ther a-yenis answere I f us a-noon.

That euery wyght but he be fei of kynde.

wol deme it loue of frenship yn his mynde. 371

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Who wole deme fough he se a man. [leaf 23] 372

To temple go fat he f e ymages eteth.

Thenk ek how wysly fat he kan.

Gouerne hym self fat he no fyng foryeteth. 375

That wher he cometh he prys and fank hym geteth.

And ek f er-to he shal come here so selde.

what fors were it fough al fe town behelde. 378

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Swych loue of frendes regneth al fis town. 379

And wre yow yn fat mantel euere mo. And god so wys be my saluacioun.

As I haue seyd youre beste is to do so. 382

But alwey good nece to stynte his wo. So lat youre daunger sucred ben a lyte. That of his deth ye be nought to wyte. 385

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Criseyde wliich |>at herd hym yn )>is wyse. 386

Thought I shal fele what he menej) y-wys.

Novf Em quod she what wole ye deuyse.

what is youre red I shal don of j>is. 389

That is wel seyd quod he certayn best is.

That ye hym loue a-yen for his louynge.

As loue for loue is skylful guerdonynge. 392

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• Thenk ek how elde wastej) euery houre. 393

• In eche of yow a partie of beauute. And }?erfore er age Jje deuoure.

| Go loue. for olde / }>er wil no wight of J>e. 396

Lat pis prouerbe a lore vn-to yow be.

To late y-war quod beaute whan it paste. ' And elde daunteth daunger at j>e laste. 399

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The kynges fool is woned to cryen lowde. 400

whan that hym }>enketh a womman bereth here heighe.

So longe mot ye lyue and alle prowde.

Til crowes feet ben growen vnder youre eye. 403

And sende yow Jjanne a myrrour yn to prye.

In which ye may se youre face a morwe.

Nece I bidde wisshe yow no more sorwe. 406

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With )>is he stente and caste a-down ])e hed. [leaf 23, buck] 407 | And she bygan to brest a wep a-noon.

And seyde alias for wo why nere I ded.

For of j>is world }>e feyth is al agon. 410

j Alias what shulde straunge to me don.

when he J>at for my best frend y wende.

Bet me to loue and shold it me defende. 413

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Alias I wold han trusted douteles. 414

That yf fat I f urgh myn disauenture.

Had loued of er hym or Achilles.

Ector or ony maunes creature. 417

Ye nold han had no mercy ne mesure.

On me. but alwey had me in repreue.

This false world alias who may it leue. 420

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What is fat al f e loye and al f e feste. 421

Is )>is youre red is f ys my blysful cas.

Is f is f e verray mede of youre behest.

Is al f is peynted proces seyd alias. 424

Right for f is fyn 0 lady myn pallas.

Thow yn f is dredful cas for me purueye.

For so astonyed am I fat I deye. 427

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With fat she gan ful sorwfully to syke. 428

Ay may it be no bet quod Pandarus.

By god I shal nomore com here f is wyke.

And god to-forn fat am mystrusted fus. 431

I se ful wel fat ye sette lite of vs.

Or of oure deth. alias I woful wrecche.

Might he yet lyue of me is nought to recche. 434

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0 cruel god .0. dispitous Marte. 435

0 furyes f re of helle on yow I crye. So lat me neuere out of f is hous departe. If fat I mente harm or ony vylonye. 438

But sith I se my lord mot nedes dye. And .1. with hym here I me shryue and seye. That wikkedly ye don vs bofe deye. 441

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But sith it lyketh yow J>at .1. be ded. [ieat2i] 442

By Neptunus pat god is of pe se.

Fro pis forth shal I neuere eten bred.

Til I myn owen herte blod may se. 445

For certaynly I wole deye as sone as he.

And vp he sterte and on his weye he raughte.

Til she hym a-gayn by pe lappe caughte. 448

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Criseyde which pat wel neigh starf for fere. 449

So as she was J>e ferfulleste wyght.

That my ght be and herde ek with here ere.

And saw pe sorwful ernest of pe knyght. 452

And in his prey ere eke saw noon vn right.

And for pe harm pat myghte ek fallen more.

She gan to re we / and dradde hire wonder sore.

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And poughte Jms vnhappes falles pikke. 456

Alday for loue and in such manere cas.

As men ben cruel yn hem self and wykke.

And yf pis man sle here hym self alias. 459

In my presence / it wyl be no solas.

what men of hit wold deme I kan not seye.

It nedeth me ful sleyly for to pleye. 462

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And with a sorwful syk she seyde prie. 463

A lord what me is tyd a sory chaunce.

For myn estat now lyth in lupartie.

And ek myn Ernes lyf lyth yn balaunce. 466

But napeles with goddes gouernaunce.

I shal don so myn honour shal I kept-.

And ek his lyf and stynte for to wepe. 469

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Of harmes two f e lesse is for to chese. 470

Yet haue I leuere niaken hym good chere. In honour / fan myn Ernes lyf to lese. ye seyn. ye no fyng elles me requere. 473

No y-wys quod he myn owene Nece dere. Now wel quod she and I wol don myn peyne. I shal myn herte a-yens my lust constreyne. 476

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But that .1. nyl not holden hym yn honde. [loaf 24, back] 477 Ne loue a man ne kan I not ne may. A-yens my wil but elles wol I fonde.

Myn honour sauf plesen hym fro day to day. 480

Ther-to nold I nought onys haue seyd nay. But fat I drede as yn my fantasy e. But cessef cause ay cesseth maladye. 483

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And here I make a protestacioun. 484

That yn f is proces yf ye deppere go.

That certaynly for no saluacioun.

Of yow. f ough fat ye sterue bof e two. 487

Though al f e world on o day be my foo.

Ne shal I neuere on hym han other rouf e.

I graunte wel quod Pandarus by my trouf e. 490

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But may I trust wel fer-to quod he. 491

That of f is fyng fat ye han hight me here.

Ye wol it holden trewly vn-to me.

Ye doutles quod she myn vncle dere. 494

Ne fat I shal han cause in f is matere.

Quod he to pleyne. or ofter yow to preche.

why no par de / what nedeth more speche. 497

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Tho fillen ]?ei yn othere tales glade. 498

Til at ]>e laste o good Em quod she ]>o.

For his loue which J?at vs bofe made.

Tel me how first ye wysten of his wo. 501

wot noon of hit but ye he seyde no.

kan he wel speke of loue quod she I preye.

Tel me / for I J>e bet me shal purueye. 504

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Tho Pandarus bygan for to smyle. 505

And seyde by my troupe I shal yow telle.

This o]?er day nought1 go ful long1 while.

In with J?e paleys gardyn by a welle. 508

Gan he and I wel half a day to d welle.

Eight for to speken of an ordenaunce.

How we J>e Grekes myghte disauaunce. 511

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Soone after that bygonne we to lepe. [leaf 25] 512

And casten with oure dartes to and fro.

Til at Jje laste he seyde he wolde slepe.

And on J>e gres a-down he leyde hym fo. 515

And I j>er after gan rome to and fro.

Til fat I herd as J>at I welk1 allone.

How he bygan ful wofully to grone. 518

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I Tho gan I stalke softly hym by-hynde. 519

And sikerly Jje so]?e for to seyne.

As I kan clepe ayen now to my mynde. • Right Jms to loue he gan hym for to pleyne. 522

| He seyde lord haue roufe on my peyne.

Al haue I ben rebel yn myn entente.

Now. mea culpa. lord I me repente. 525

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0 god fat at fi disposicioun. 526

Ledest f e fyn by luste p?mieyaunce.

Of euery wyght my lowe confessioun.

Accepte in gre / and sende me swych penaunce. 529

As liketh f e but from desesperaunce.

That may my gost departs a-wey fro f e.

Thow be my sheld for fy benignite. 532

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For certes lord so sore hath she me wounded. 533

That stod in blak wyth lokyng of here eyen.

That to myn hertes it is I-sounded.

Thorugh which I wot fat I mot nedes deyen. 536

This is f e worste I dar me not by-wryen.

And wel f e hottere ben f e gledes rede.

That men hym wrien with asshe pale and dede. 539

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Wif fat he smot a-down his hed a-noon. 540

And gan to motre I not what trewly.

And I a-wey wif fat stille gan to gon.

And let fer-of as no thyng wyst hadde I. 543

And come a-yen a-noon and stod -hym by.

And seyde a-wake ye slepen al to longe.

It semeth not fat loue doth yow longe. 546

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That slepen so that no man may yow wake, [leaf 25, back] 547

who sey euere or f is so dul a man.

Ye frend quod he ye do yowre hedes ake.

For loue / and lat me lyuen as I kan. 550

But f ough fat he for wo was pale and wan.

yet made he f o as fressh a contenaunce.

As f ough he shulde haue led f e newe daunee. 553

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(80) | This passede forth til now Jns ojjer Jay. 554

• It fel Jjat I come romynge al allone.

• Into a chaumbre and fond how J?at he lay.

• Vp on his bed but man so sore grone. 557 Ne herd I neuere and what fat was his mone.

Ne wyst I nought for as I was comynge.

Al sodeynly he lefte his compleynynge. 5 GO

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• Of which I toke somwhat suspecion. 561

• And ner I come and fond he wepte sore. And god so wys be my saluacioun.

As neuere of J>yng ne hadde I rouj>e more. 564

For neijjer with engyn ne with no lore.

Vnefes myght I fro j?e deth hym kepe.

That yet fele I myn hert for hym wepe. 567

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And god wot neuere sith j>at I was born. 568

was I so bysy no man for to preche.

Ne neuere to wyght so depe was I-sworn.

Or he mo tolde who myght ben his leche. 571

But now to yow rehersen al his speche.

Or alle hise woful wordes for to sowne.

Ne byd me not but ye wol do me swone. 574

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But for to saue his lyf and elles nought. 575

And to noon harm of yow Jms am I dreuen.

And for J>e loue of god J?at hath vs wrought.

Swych chere hym doth that he and I may lyucn. 578

Now haue I plat to yow myn Kerte schryuen.

And syn ye wot jjat myn entent is clene.

Tak hode Jjer-of for I noon yuel mene. 581

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And right good thryft I pray to god haue ye. [leaf 26] 582

That han swych on y-caught with-oute net. . And be ye wys as ye ben faire to se. . wel yn J?e ryng/ pan is J>e ruby set. 585

• There were neuere two so wel I-met.

• whanne ye ben his al hool as he is youre.

Ther myghty god yet graunte vs se Jmt oure. 588

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! Nay Jjerof spak I not quod she. 589

J As helpe me god ye shenden euery del.

O mercy dere nece a-noon quod he.

what so I spak I mente nought but wele. 592

Ey mars pe god J?at helmed is of stel.

Now beth nought wroth my blod my nece dere. I Now wole I quod she / foryeuen be it here. 595

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. With Jns he tok his leue and home he wente. 590

And lord he was glad and wel bygon. . Criseyde a-ros no lengere she ne stente. . But straught in to hire closet went a-noon. 599

And sette here down as stille as ony ston. . And euery word gan vp and down to wynde. . That he hadde seyd as it come here to mynde. 602

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And was somdel astonyed yn here Jjought. 603

| Right for the newe cas / but whanne j)at she. was ful avised tho fond she right nought. Of peril why she ought a-ferd be. 606

.For man may loue of possibilite. A womman so his herte may to-breste. And she nought loue a-yen but yf here leste. 609

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But as she sat allone and poughte pus. 610

Ascry aros at skarmyssh al with oute. And men cryede in pe strete se Troylus. Hath right now put to flyght pe Grekes route. 613

\vitli that gan al here meyne for to shoute. A go we se. cast vp pe yates wyde. For purgh pat strete he mot to palays ryde. 6 1 G

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For oper weye is per to the yate noon. [leaf 26, back] 617 Of Gardanus per vp on is pe cheyne. with pat come he and al his folk a-noon. An esy pas rydynge yn routes tweyne. 620

Eight as his happy day was soth to seyne. ,For which men say may nought disturbed be. That shal by-tyden of necessite. 623

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Thus Troylus sat on his bay stede. 624

Al armed saue his hed ful richely.

And wounded was his hors and gan to blede.

On whiche he rod a pas ful softely. 627

But swych a knyghtly sight trevvely.

As was on hym was nought wip-outen faile.

To loke on mars pat god is of batayle. 630

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So lyk a man of armes and a knyght. 631

He was to sen fulfild of heigh prowesse.

For bope he hadde a body and a myght.

To don pat pyng as wel as hardynesse. 634

And eke to sen hym yn his gere hym dresse.

So fressh" / so yong / so weldy semed he.

It was an heuene vp-on hym for to se. 637

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book II. G3

(92)

His helm to-hewe was yn twenty places. 638

That by a tissew heng his bak byhynde.

His sheld to-dasshed was with swerdes and maces.

In which men myghte many an arwe fynde. 641

That prilled hadde horn and nerf and rynde.

And ay pe peple cryede here comep oure loye.

And nexst his brother, holdere vp of Troye. 644

(93)

For which he wex a litel red for shame. 645

whan he pe peple vp-on hym herde cryen.

That to biholde it was a noble game.

How sobrelyche he caste doun his eyen. 648

I Cryseyde gan al his chere aspien. | And let it so sof te yn hire herte synke.

That to hire seluen she seyde who yaf me drynke. 651

(94)

For of here owene Bought she wex al red. rieaf 27] 652

Remembrynge here right pus lo pis is he.

which pat myn vncle swereth he mot be ded.

But I on hym haue mercy and pite. 655

And wip pat Bought for pure a shamed she.

Gan yn here bed to pulle and pat as faste.

whil he and al pe peple forth by paste.' 658

(95)

And gan to casten and rollen vp and down. 659

with-Inne here pought his excellent prowesse. And his estat and also his renoun.

His wit [his] shap and ek his gentillesse. 662

But most hire fauour was for his distresse. was al for here / and pought it was a roupe. To slen swych on yf pat he mente troupe. 665

CAMPSALL

G4 r.xMPSALL MS. TliOlLL'S. B(X)k II.

(96)

Now myglite som enuyous Tangle Jms. 666

This was a sodeyn loue how myght it be.

That she so lyghtly louecle Troylus.

Right for J>e firste syght ye parde. 669

Now who so seyth so mot he neuere J>e.

For euery fyng a gynnyng hath it nede.

Er al be wrought with-outen ony drede. 672

(97)

For I sey nought j>at she so sodeynly. 673

Yaf hym here loue / but j?at she gan enclyne. To lyke hym first and I haue told yow why. And after J>at his manhod and his pyne. 676

Made loue with-Inne hire for to myne. 1 For which by proces and by good seruice. He gat here loue and in no sodeyn wyse. 679

(98)

And also blisful Venus wel arayed. 680

Sat in here seuenethe hows of heuene J?o.

Disposed wel and wij> aspectes payed.

To helpen sely Troilus of his wo. 683

And soth to seyn she nas not al a fo.

To Troilus in his natiuyte.

God wot that wel J?e sonner spedde he. 686

(99)

Now lat vs stynte of Troylus a J>rowe. [leaf 27, back] 087 That rideth forth and late vs tourne faste. Vn-to Criseyde j>at heng here hed ful lowe. Ther as she sat allone. and gan to caste. 690

wher on she wolde a-poynt hire at J>e laste. If it so were hire Em ne wolde cesse. For Troilus vp-on here for to presse. 693

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book II. 65

(100)

And lord so she yn fought gan to argue. 694

In f is matere. of which I haue yow told.

And what to done best were & what eschue.

That plitede she ful ofte in many folde. 697

Now was hire herte warm now was it colde.

And what she f oughte somwhat shal I write.

As to myn Auctor lysteth for to endite. 700

(101)

She fought wel fat Troylus person e 701

She knew by sight and ek by gentillesse

And thus she seyde al were it nought to done.

To graunte hym lone / yet for his worfynesse. 704

It were honour with pley and with gladnesse.

In honeste / with swych a lord to dele.

For myn estat / and also for his hele. 707

(102)

Ek wel wot I my kynges sone is he. 708

And sith he hath to se me swych delit.

If I wolde vttirly his sight fle.

Paraunter he myght haue me yn dispit. 711

Thurgh which I mygh stonde in worse plyt.

Now were I wys me hate to purchace.

with-outen nede fere I may stonde in grace. 714

(103)

In euery fyng I wot fere lith niesure. 715

For f ough a man forbede dronkenesse.

He nought for-bet fat euery creature.

Be drynklees / for alvvey as I gesse. 718

Ek for me sith I wot is al his distresse.

I ne ought not for fat fyng hym despise.

Sith it is so he meneth in good wyse. 721

TROILUS. F CAMPSALL

GC OAMPSALL MS. TROJLUS. Book II.

(104)

Eke .1. knowe of long tyme a-gon. Deaf 28] 722

Hise J>ewes goode and J>at she is not nyse. Ne auaunter certeyn seyth men is lie non. To wys is he to do so gret a nyse. 725

Ne als I nel hym neuere so cherishe. That he may make avaunt by luste cause. He shal me neuere bynde yn swich a clause. 728

(105)

Now set a cas J?e hardest is wys. 729

Men myghten deme J?at he louej? me.

what dishonour were it vn-to me pis.

May I hym lette of pat why nay parde. 732

I knowe also and alday here and se.

Men louen a woman al bysyde hire leue.

And whanne hem leste nomore lat hem byleue. 735

(106)

I Jjenk ek how he able is to haue. 736

Of al J?is ilke noble town ]?e Jjryftiest.

To ben bis loue so she here honour saue.

For out and out he is J>e wordiest. 739

Saue only Ector which }?at is )>e best.

And yet his lyf al lyth now in my cure.

But swych is loue and ek myn auenture. 742

(107)

Ne me to loue a wonder is it nought. 743

For wel wot I my self so god me spede

Al wolde I J?at noon wyste of Jjis fought.

I am one Jje fairest out of drede. 746

And goodlyest who-so taketh hede.

And so men seyn yn al be town of Troye. t1 Io-ve '* written in

*' a later hand.]

what wonder is it pough he of me haue loye.1 749

CAM PS ALL

CAMPSALL MS. • TROILUS. Book II. 67

(108)

I am myn owene woman wel at ese. 750

I pank it god / as after myn estat.

Eight yong and stond vntyd in lusty lese.

with-out lalousye or swych debat. 753

Shal non hosbonde seyn to me chekmat.

For eiper pey ben ful of lalousye.

Or maisterful or louen nouellerye. 756

(109)

What shal .1. don to what fyn lyue thus, [leaf 28, back] 757 Shal I nat louen in cas yf pat me lyst. What par dieux I am not religious.

And pough pat I myn herte sette at reste. 760

Vpon pis knyght pat is pe worpieste. And kep alwey myn honour and my name. ] By al right it may do me no shame. 763

(110)

But ryght as whanne pe sonne shyneth bright. 764

In Marche pat chaungeth ofte tyme his face.

And pat a cloud is put with wynd to flyght.

which ouer-sprat pe sonne as for a space. 767

A cloudy pought gan porugh hire soule pace.

That ouer-spradde here brighte poughtes alle.

So pat for fere almost she gan to falle. 770

(111)

That pought was pis alias syn I am fre. 771

Sholde I now loue and put yn lupartie. My sikernesse and prallen liberte.

Alias how dorste I penken pat folye. 774

May I nought wel in oper folk aspie. Hire dredful loye here constreyiit and here peyne. There loueth noon pat she nath weye to pleyne. 777

CAMPSALL

68 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book II.

(112)

For loue is yet fe meste stormy lyf. 778

Right of hym self fat euere was by-gonne.

For euere som mystrust or nyce stryft.

Ther is in loue som cloud is ouer fat sonne. 781

Ther-to we wrecched wominen. no fyng konne.

whan vs is wo but wepe and sitte and fynke.

Oure wreche is fis oure owene wo to drynke. 784

(113)

Also fese wikkede tonges ben so prest. 785

To speke vs harm / ek men be so vntrewe. That right a-noon as sesed is here lest. So cesseth loue and forth to loue an newe. 788

But harm I-don / is don who-so it rewe. /•For Jjough fese men for loue hem ferst to-rende. Ful sharp bygynnynge* breketh ofte at fe ende. 791

(114)

How ofte tyme hath it knowe be. [leaf 20] 792

The treson J)at to womman hath be do.

To what fyn is swych loue I kan not so.

Or wher by com)? it whenne it is go. 795

Ther is no wyght fat wot I trowe so.

wher it bycometh lo no wyght on it sporneth.

That erst was no }>yng in-to nought it tornef . 798

(115)

How bysy if I loue ek most I be. 799

To plesen hem fat Tangle of loue and dremen.

And coye hem fey sey noon harm of me.

For'fough fere be no cause yet hem semen. 802

Al be for harm fat folk here frendes quemen.

And who may stoppe euery wykked tungen.

Or sown of belles whanne fat f ei be rungen. 805

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book II. 69

(116)

And after fat here Bought bygan to clere. 806

And seyde he which fat no f yng vnder-taketh.

No f yng ne acheueth be hym loth or dere.

And with an of er fought hire herte quaketh. 809

Than slepef hope and after dred a-waketh.

Now hot now cold / but f us by-twyxen tweye.

She rist here vp / and went here for to pleye. 812

(117)

Adoun fe steyre a-noon right fo she wente. 813

In to f e gardeyn with here neces J)re.

And vp and doun fere made many a wente.

Flexippe she Tharbe and Antigone. 816

To pleyen fat it loye was to se.

And of ere of here wommen a gret rowte.

Here foleweden yn fe gardeyn al a-bowte. 819

(118)

This gardeyn was large and rayled aH fe aleyes. 820

And shadwede with bowes blosmy and grene.

And benched iiewe and sonded alle f e weyes.

In which she walketh arm yn arm by-twene. 823

Til at f e laste Antigone f e shene.

Gan on a Troian song to synge clere.

That it an heuene was hire voys to here. 826

(119) (Antigone's Song of Love. St. 1.)

She seyde .0. loue to whom I haue and shal. [if 29, bk] 827 Ben humble subgit trewe yn myn entente. As I best kan to yow lord yeue ych al. For euere more myn herte lust to-rente. 830

For neuere yet f i grace no wyght sente. So blysful cause, as me my lyf to lede. In al loye and surete out of drede. 833

CAMPSALL

70 CAMl'S.VLL MS. TBQILU*. Book II.

(120) (Antigone's Song of Love. St. 2.)

pe blisful god han me so wel beset. 834

In loue y-wys fat al fat bereth lyf.

ymagynen ne kowde how to ben bet.

For lord with-outen lalousye or stryf. 837

I loue oon which is most ententyf .

To seruen wel vnwery or vnfeyned.

That euere was and lest with harm distreyned. 840

(121)

As he fat is fe welle of worfinesse. 841

Of troupe ground myrour of goodly hed. with Appollo ston of Secrenesse.

Of vertu rote / of luf fyndere and hed. 844

Thurgh which is al sorwe fro me ded. ,1-wys I loue hym best so doth he me. Now good fry ft haue he wher fat he be. 847

(122)

Whom sholde I f anke but yow god of loue. 848

Of al f is blysse yn which to baf e I gynne.

And f onked be ye lord for fat I loue.

This is fe right lyf fat I am Inne. 851

To flemen alle manere vice and synne.

This doth me so to vertu for to entende.

That day by day I yn my wil amende. 854

(123)

And who-so seyth fat for to loue is vice. 855

Or f raldom f ough he fele yn it distressse.

He ouf er is enuyous or right nyce.

Or is vnmyghty for his shrewednesse. 858

To louen. for swych maner folk I gesse.

Defamen loue. as no f yng of it knowe.

They speken but fey bente nouere his bowe. 861

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TR01LUS. Book II. 71

(124) (Antigone's Song of Love. St. 6.)

What is the sonne wers of kynde right. [leaf so] 862

Though fat a man for feblesse of his eyen.

May nought endure on it to se for bryght.

Or loue fe wers f ough wrecches on it crien. 865

No wele is worth fat may 110 sorwe dryen.

And for-f i he fat hath an hed of verre.

Fro cast of stones war hym yn f e werre. 868

(125)

But I with al myn hert and al my myght. 869

As I haue seyd wol loue vn-to my laste.

My dere herte and al myn owene knyght.

In which myn herte is growen so faste. 872

And his in me. fat it shal euere laste.

Al dredde I first to loue hym to bygynne.

Now wote I wel fere is no peril Inne. 875

[End of Antigone's Song of LoveJ\

(126)

And of hire song right with fat word she stynte. 876

And f erwith-al now nece quod Criseyde.

who made fis song with so good entente.

Antigone answerde a-noon and seyde. 879

Ma dame I-wys f e goodlyeste mayde.

Of gret estat in al f e town of Troye.

And led here lyf in most honour and loye. 882

(127)

Forsothe so it semeth by hire song. 883

Quod f o Criseyde and gan f er-with to syke.

And seyde lord is fere such blysse among.

These louers as fey konne faire endite. 886

Ye wys quod fressTl Antigone f e white.

For alle f e folk fat han or ben on lyue.

Ne konne wel f e blysse of loue dyscriue. 889

CAMPSALL

72 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book II.

(128)

But wene ye pat euery wrecche wot. 800

The parfit blysse of loue why nay y-wys.

They wenen al be loue yf oon be hoot.

Do wey do wey pey wot no pyng of pis. 893

Men moste axe of seyntes if it is.

Aught faire yn heuene whi for pey konne telle.

And axen of fendes / is it ful yn helle. 896

(129)

Criseyde vn-to pat purpos nought answerede. [leaf so, back] 897

But seyde y-wys it wole be nyght as faste.

But euery word which pat she of here herde.

She gan to prenten yn here herte faste. 900

And ay gan loue hire lasse for to agaste.

Than it dide erst and synken yn hire herte.

That she was somwhat able to conuerte. 903

(130)

The dayes honour and pe heuenes heighe. 904

The nyghtes fo al pis clepe I pe sonne.

Gan westren faste and downward for to wrye.

As he pat hadde his dayes cours y-ronne. 907

And white )>ynges wexen dymme and donne.

For lak of lyght and sterres for to appere.

That she and here folk in went y-fere. 910

(131)

So whan it liked hire to gon to reste. 911

And voyded were }>ey pat voyden oughte. She seyde pat to slepe wel hire leste.

Hire wommen soone til hire bed here broughte. 914

whan al was hust panne lay she stille and poughte. Of alle pis pyng pe manere and pe wyse. Eeherce it nedeth nought for ye ben wyse. 917

CAMPSALL

CAMPS ALL MS. TROILUS. Book II. 73

(132)

A nyghtyngale vpon a cedre grene. 918

Vpon J?e chambre wal fere as she lay.

Ful loude sang a-yen J?e mone shene.

Paraunter yn his bryddes wyse a lay. 921

Of loue fat made hire herte fressh and gay.

That herkened she so longe yn good entente.

That at Jje laste ]>e dede slep hire hente. 924

(133)

And as she slep a-noon right ]?o here mette. 925

How pat an Egle fefered whit as bon.

Vnder hire brest his longe clawes sette.

And out hire herte he rente and J?at a-noon. 928

And dide his hert in to hire brest to goon.

Of which she nought a-gros ne no ping smerte.

And forth he fleygh with herte left for herte. 931

(134)

Now late here slepe and we cure tales bolde. [leaf si] 932

Of Troylus pat is to palays ryden.

Fro J?e skarmuch of pe whiche I tolde.

And yn his chambre sit and hath a-byden. 935

Til two or pre of his messages yeden.

For Pandarus and sought hym ful faste.

Til pey hym founde and brought hym at pe last. 938

(135)

| This Pandarus come lepyng in at ones. 939

And seide pus who hath ben wel y-bete. To day with swerdes. and with slyng1 stones. But Troylus fat hath caught hym now an hete. 942

And gan to Tape and seyde lord so ye swete. But rys and late vs soupe and go to reste. And he answered hym do we as pe leste. 945

CAMPSALL

74 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book II.

(136)

With al >e haste goodly J>at fey myghte. 946

They spedde hem fro souper vn-to bedde.

And euery wyght out at Jje dore hym dyghte.

And wher hym lyst vpon his wey he spedde. 949

But Troilus poughte his herte bledde.

For wo til fat he herde som tydynge.

He seyde frend shal I now wepe or synge. 952

(137)

Quod Pandarus ly stille and late vs slepe. 953

And don fyn hod thi nedes sped be.

Chese if Jiow wolt synge or daunce or lepe.

At short wordes fow shalt trowe me. 956

Sire my Nece wole do wel by fe.

And loue Jje best by god and by my troufe.

But lat of pursuyte make it in sloufe. 959

(138)

j For thus ferforth I haue )>i worke bygonne. 960

Fro day to day til J?is day by J>e morwe. j Here loue of frendship haue I to fe wonne.

And also hath she leyd hire feyth to borwe. 963

Algate a fot is hameled of Jn sorwe.

what sholde I lengere sermon of it holde.

As ye han herd by fore al he hym tolde. 966

(139)

But right as floures thorugh J?e colde of j>e nyght. rieafsi.baek] Yclosed stoupen on hire stalk lowe. Redressen hem a-yen J)e sonne bryght. And spreden on hire kynde cours by rowe. 970

Eight so gan tiro his eyghen vp to frowe. This Troylus / and seyde o Venus dere. Thi might \>i grace y-hered be it here. 973

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. B<K)k II. 75

(HO)

| And to Pandarus he held vp bope his hondes. 974

And seyde lord al pyn be fat I haue.

For I am hoi al brosten ben my bonden. . A pousand Troians who so pat me yaue. 977

Eche after oper god so wys me saue.

• ISTe myght me so gladen. lo myn herte.

| It spredep so for loye it wole to-sterte. 980

(141)

• But lord how shal I don how shal I lyuen. 981 whanne shal I nexst my dere herte se.

How shal pis longe tyme a-wey ben y-dreueri.

Til pat pow be ay en at here fro me. 984

Thow mayst answere a-byd a-byd but he.

That hangeth by pe nekke soth to seyne.

In grete dishese a-bydep for pe peyne. 987

(142)

Al esily now for pe loue of marte. 988

Quod Pandarus for euery pyng hath tyme.

So longe a-byd til pat pe nyght departe.

For al so syker as pow lyst here by me. 991

And god tof orn I wole be pere at pryme.

And for pi werk somwhat as I shal seye.

Or on som other wyght pis charge leye, 994

(143)

For parde god wot I haue euere yet. 995

Ben redy pe to serue and to pis nyght.

Haue I nought fayned but emforth my wit.

Don al pi lust and shal wip al my myght. 998

Do now as I shal seye and do a ryght.

And if yow nylt / wyte al pi self py care

On me ys nought y-long pin yuel fare. 1001

CAMPSALL

76 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book II.

(144)

I wot )>at thow wysere art J>an .1. 1002

A Jjousand fold but if .1. were a[s] J>ow.

• God kelpe me so as I wolde outrely.

• Of myn owene bond write here right now. 1005

• A lettre in which I wolde here telle how.

• I ferd a-mys and here beseche of rouj>e.

Now help J>i self and leue it not for sloujje. 1008

(145)

. And I myn self wil J?er-with to here gon. 1009

And whanne J>ow wost J>at I am with here ]?ere. worth vp on a courser right a non.

Ye hardy ly yn J>i beste gere. 1012

And ryd forth by J>e place as nought ne were. And Jjow shalt fynde vs yf I may sittynge. At som wyndowe yn to fe strete lokynge. 1015

(146)

And yf ]?e lyke fan maystow vs saluwe. 1016

And vp-on me make ])i contenaunce.

But by ]>i lyf be war and faste eschuwe.

To taryen ought god shilde vs fro myschaunce. 1019

Ride forth j?i wey and hold ]>y gouernaunce.

And we shal speke of J?e som what I trowe.

Than JJQW art goon to do Jjyne eeres glowe. 1022

(147)

Towchyng jn lettre ]>at J>ow art wys ynowh. 1023

I wot JJQW nylt it digneliche endite.

As make it with ])ise arguments towh.

Ne scryuenyssh or craftily J)ow it wryte. 1026

Be-blotte it with J?i teeris eke a lyte.

And yf J>ow write a goodly word al softe.

Though it be good reherce it not to ofte. 1029

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book II. 77

(148)

For fough fe best harpour vpon lyu'fc. 1030

wolde on fe best sounded loly harpe.

That euere was with all hise fyngres fyue.

Touche ay o streng or ay o werbul harpe. 1033

were hise nayles poynted neuere so sharpe.

It shulde make euery wyght to dulle.

To here his gle and of hise strokes fulle. 1036

(149)

Ne lompre ek no discordaunt J?ing y-fere. [leaf 32, back] 1037

As Jms to vsen termes of Phisyk.

In loues / termes / hold vp Jjy matere.

The forme alwey / and do fat it be lyk. 1040

For yf a peyntour wolde peynte a pyk.

with asses feet and hede it as an ape.

It cordeth nought / so were it but a lape. 1043

(150)

. This counseyl liked wel vn-to Troylus. 1044

. But as a dredful louere he seyde Jris. . Alias, my dere Brofer Pandarus.

| I am a-shamed for to write y-wys. 1047

Lest of myn Innocence I seyde a mys.

• Or that she nolde for despit receyue.

Thanne were I ded fere myght it no thing weyue. 1050

(151)

. To fat Pandare answered yf fe lyst. 1051

. Do fat I seye and lat me f erwith gon. | For by hym that formed e Est and west.

• I hope of it to brynge answere anoon. 1054

• Of here hond and yf fat fow nylt non. Lat be. and sory mot he ben his lyue.

A-yens fi lust fat helpef fe to fryue. 1057

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78 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. B(K)k II.

(152)

Quod Troylus depardieux I assente. 1058

Syn |>at J?e lyst I wil a-ryse and wryte. And blysful god I pray with good entente. The viage an J?e lettre I shal endite. 10G1

So spede it. and )>ow Mynerua J?e white. Yef J>ow me wit my lettre to deuyse. And set hym down and wrot ryght yn )>is wyse. 1064

(153) (Troilwta Letter.)

Fyrst he gan his right lady calle. 1065

His hertes lyf / his lust his sorwes lece. His blysse. and ek J>is o])ere termes alle. That yn such cas alle Jjese loueres seche. 1068

And yn ful humble wyse as in his speche. He gan hym recomaunde vn-to here grace. To telle al how it axeth muche space. 1071

(154)

And after ful louely he here prayede. [leaf 33] 1072

To be nought wroth pough he of his folye. So hardy was to hire to write and seyde. That loue it made or elles moste he dye. 1075

And pitously gan mercy for to crye. And after J>at he seyde and ley ful loude. Hym self was lytel worth and lesse he koude. 1078

(155)

And Jjat she wold han his konnyng excused. 1079

That litel was and ek he dredde hire so. And his vnworfynesse he ay acused.

And after j)at )?an gan he telle his wo. 1082

But fat was endeles with-outen ho. ; And seyde he wolde yn troupe alwey hym holde. • And radde it ouer and gan J?e lettre folde. 1085

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And with his salty teres gan he bathe. 1086

The ruby yn his signet and it sette. Vpon pe wex delyuerlyche and raj>e. | Ther-with a pousand tyraes er he lette. 1089

• He cussed fo Jje lettre fat he shette.

• And seyde / lettre / a blysful destene.

| The shapen is my lady shal fe se. 1092

(157)

• This Pandarus tok J?e lettre and fat by tyme. 1093

• A morwe and to his Neces paleys sterte. And faste he swor fat is was passed pryine.

And gan to Tape and seyde y-wys myn herte. 1096

So fressli it is al-f ough it so smerte.

I may not slepe neuere a Mayes morwe.

I haue a loly wo / a lusty sorwe. 1099

(158)

• Criseyde whan fat she here vncle herde. 1100 with dredful herte and desirous to here.

The cause of his comynge f us answerede.

Now by youre feyth myn vncle q^od she dere. 1103

what maner wyndes gydeth yow now here.

Tel vs youre loly wo and youre penaunce.

How ferforth be ye put yn loues daunce. 1106

(159)

By god quod he I hope alwey by-hynde. [leaf 33, back] 1107 And she to laughe it fought here herte brest. Quod Pandarus lok alwey ye fynde.

Game in myn hod but herkeneth yf yow leste. 1110

Ther is right now y-come in to towne a geste. A griek espie and telleth newe f ynges. For which I am come to telle yow newe tid ynges. 1113 CAMPSALL

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In to fe gardyn go we and ye shal here. 1114

Al preuely of ]>is a long sermon.

with J>at ]>ey wente arm in arm y fere.

In to J>e gardeyn from ]>e chaumbre doun. 1117

And whan J>at he so fer was J>at J?e soun.

Of J>at J>ey spoke, no man here myghte.

He seyd here Jms and out J?e lettre plighte. 1 1 20

(161)

Lo he J?at is al holly youres fre. 1121

Hym recomaundeth lowly to youre grace.

And sent you J>is lettre here by me.

Auiseth you on it whan ye han space. 1124

And of som goodly answere yow purchace.

Or helpe me god so pleynly for to seyne.

He may not longe lyuen for his peyne. 1127

(162)

Ful dredfully J>o gan she stonde stille. 1128

And tok it nought but al here humble chere.

Gan for to chaung1 and seyde scryt ne bille.

For loue of god fat touchej? Jis matere. 1131

Ne bryng1 me noon, and also vncle dere.

To myn estat haue more reward I preye.

Than to his lust what sholde I more seye. 1124

(163)

And loketh now yf ]?is be resonable. 1135

And letteth nought for fauour ne for slouthe. To sey a soth now were it couenable.

To myn estat by god and by youre troupe. 1138

To taken it or to han of hym routhe. In harmyng of my-self or yn repreue. Ber it a-yeyn for hym jjat ye on leue. 1141

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This Pandarus gan on here for to stare, [leaf 34] 1142 And seyde now is f is f e grettest wonder. That euere I sey lat be f is nyce fare.

To deth mot I be smet with fonder. 1145

If for f e Cite whiche fat stondeth yonder, wold I a lettre vn-to yow brynge or take. To harm of yow what lyst yow fus to make. 1148

(165)

But Jms ye faren wel nyh al and some. 1149

That he fat most desireth yow to seme.

Of hym ye recche lest wher he bycome.

And whefer fat he lyue or elles sterue. 1152

But for al fat / fat euere I may deserue.

Refuse it nought quod he and hent here faste.

And yn here bosom fe lettre doun he fraste. 1155

(166)

And seyde here now cast it a-way or noon. 1156

That folk may sen and gaueren on vs tweye.

Quod she I kan a-byde til fey be gon.

And gan to smyle and seyde Em I preye. 1159

Swych answere as yow lyst yow self purueye.

For trewely I wole no lettre write.

"No fanne wole I quod he so ye endite. 1162

(167)

Therwith she lough and seyde go we dyne. 1163

And he gan at hym-self to Tape faste.

And seyde Nece I haue so gret a pyne.

For loue fat euery ofer day I faste. 1166

And gan hise beste Tapes forth to caste.

And made here so to laughe at his folye.

That she for laughter wende for to dye. 1169

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And whanne pat she was comen in to halle. 1170

Now Em quod she we wole go dyne a-noon.

And gan som of hire women to hire calle. . And streygh[t] in to here chaumbre gan she gon. 1173

But of hire bysynesse pis was on.

A-monges opere pynges out of drede. | Ful preuyly pis lettre for to rede. 1176

(169) | Auysed word by word yn euery lyne. [leaf 34, back] 1177

• And fond no lak she poughte he koude good. And vp it putte and went hire yn to dyne.

And Pandarus pat yn a study stood. 1180

Er he was war she took by pe hood. 'And seyde ye were caught er ye wyste. I vouche sauf quod he do what yow lyste. 1183

(170)

Tho wesshen pey and sette hem doun & ete. 1184

And after noone ful sleyly Pandarus.

Gan drawe hym to pe wjnidowe nexst pe strete.

And seyde Nece who hath arayed pus. 1187

The yonder hous pat stant a-forn yeyn vs.

which hous quod she. and gan for to byholde.

And knew it wel / and whos it was hym tolde. 1190

(171)

And fillen forth yn speche of pynges smale. 1191

And seten yn pe wyndowe bope tweye. whan Pandarus sawe tyme to his tale. And' saw wel pat here folk weren a-weye. 1194

• Now Nece myn tel on quod he I eeye.

• How liketh yow pe lettre pat ye wot.

Kan he per-on for by my troupe I not. 1197

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Therwith al rosy hewed wax she. 1198

And gan to humme and seyde so I trowe.

A-quyte hym wel for goddes loue quod. he.

My-self to raedes wole J?e lettre sowe. 1201

And held hise honde vp and sat on knowe.

Now goode Nece be it neuere so lyte.

Yif me J?e labour it to sowe and plyte. 1204

(173)

Ye for I kan so write quod she Jjo. 1205

And ek I not what I sholde to hym seye.

Nay Nece quod Pandare sey not so.

Yet at the leste fanketh hym I preye. 1208

Of his good wil and doth hym not to deye.

Now for ]?e loue of me my Nece dere.

Eefuseth not at Jns tyme my prey ere. 1211

(174)

Depar dieux quod she god leue al be wel. [leaf 35] 1212

God helpe me so jris is jje firste lettre.

That euere I wrote ye al or ony del.

And in to a closet for to auyse here bettre. 1215

She wente allone and gan hire herte vnfettre.

Out of disdayns prison but a lyte.

And sette here doun and gan a lettre write. 1218

(175)

Of which to telle in short is myn entente. 1219

Theffect as fer as I kan vnderstonde. She Jjonked hym of al )?at he wel rnente. Towardes hire / but holden hym in honde. 1222

She wolde nought ne make hire-self bonde. In loue. but as his suster hym to plese. She wolde fayne to don his herte an ese. 1225

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• She shette it and to Pandarus gan gon. 1226

There as he sat and loked in to a strete. And doun she sette here by hym on a ston. Of laspre. vp-on a quysshon gold y-bete. 1229

And seyde as wysly helpe me god J>e grete. I neuere dide a J)ing with more peyne. Than write this to whiche ye me constreyne. 1232

(177)

And tok it hym he ponked here and seyde. 1233

God wot of Jjing ful ofte loth bygonne.

Cometh ende good / and Nece myn Criseyde.

That ye to hym of hard now be y-wonne. 1236

Oughte he be glad by god and yonder sonne. I For whi men seyth impressions lyghte. ; Ful lyghtly ben ay redy to J>e flyghte. 1239

(178)

But ye han pleyed tyraunt neigh to longe. 1240

And hard was it youre herte for to graue.

Now stynte J;at ye no longere on it honge.

Al wolde ye J?e forme of daunger saue. 1243

But haste]) yow to don hym loye haue.

For trusteth wel to longe don hardnesse.

Causeth despit ful often for distresse. 1246

(179)

And right as he declamed this raatere. [leaf 35, back] 1247 Lo Troylus right at J?e stretes ende. Com rydyng with his tenjje some yfere. Al softly / and )>ederwardes gan bende. 1250

Ther as J>ey sete as was his wey to wende. To paylaysward. and Pandarus hym aspyde. And seyde Nece y-se who cometh here ryde. 1253

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0 fle not yn / he seyth vs I suppose. 1254

Lest lie may pynke pat ye hym eschuwe.

Nay nay quod she / and waxe as red as J?e rose.

with pat he gan hire humbly to saluwe. 1257

with dredful chere and ofte his hewes muwe.

And vp his look debonairly he caste.

And bekked on Pandare and forth paste. 1260

(181)

God wot yf he sat on his hors a right. 1261

Or goodly was beseyn pat ilke day.

God wot whe[r] he was lyk a manly knyght.

what sholde .1. drecche or telle of his aray. 1264

Criseyde which pat aH these pynges say.

To telle yn short hire lyked al yfere.

His persone his aray his look his chere. 1267

(182)

His goodly manere and his gentillesse. 1268

So wel pat neuere sith pat she was born.

Ne hadde she swych a roupe of his distresse.

And how so she hath hard ben here byforn. 1271

To god hope I she hath nowe caught a porn.

She shal not pulle it out pis nexst wyke.

God sende mo swich pomes on to pyke. 1274

(183)

Pandare which pat stod hire faste by. 1275

Felt Iren hot and he by-gan to smyte. And seyde Nece I pray yow hertely.

Telle me pat I shal axen yow a lyte. 1278

A womman pat were of his deth to wyte. with-outen his gilt but for hire lakked routhe. were it wel don / quod she nay by my trouthe. 1281

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God helpe me so quod he ye sey me soth. Deaf so] 1282 Ye felen wel youre self ]?at I not lye. Lo yend he ritt / qwod! she so he doth. wel quod Pandare as I haue told yow jjrye. 1285

Lat be youre Nice shame and youre folye. And spek with hym in esyng of his herte. Lat Nicete not do yow bojje smerte. 1288

(185)

But J?er-on was to heuen and to done. 1289

Considered aH fyng it may not be. And whi for shame / and it were ek to soone. To graunten hym so gret a liberte. 1292

For playnly hire entent as seyde she. , was for to loue hym vnwist if she myghte. And guerdone hym with no }>yng but with sighte. 1295

(186)

But Pandarus J>oughte it shal not be so. 1296

Yf fat I may this nyce opinioun. Schal not be holde fully yeres two.

what sholde I make of )>is a long sermoun. 1299

He moste assente on J>at conclusioun. As for ]?e tyme and whanne Jjat it was Eue. And al was wel / he ros and toke his leue. 1302

(187)

| And on his wey ful faste horn ward he spedde. 1303

And right for loye he felte his herte daunce. | And Troylus he fond a-lone a-bedde.

That lay as doth )>ese loueres yn a traunce. 1306

By-twixen hope and derk desesperaunce.

But Pandams right at his in-comynge.

He song as who seyth sumwhat I brynge. 1309

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And seyde who is in his bed so soone. 1310

Y-buryed Jms / it am I frend qwoct he

who Troylus / nay helpe me so fe mone

Quo[d] Pandarus Jjow shalt ryse and se. 1313

A charme fat was sent right now to J?e.

The which kan helen fe of fyn accesse.

yf ]?ow do forth with al fi besynesse. 1316

(189)

Ye thorugh fe myght of god quod Troylus. [leaf 36, back] 1317 . And Pandarus gan hym fe lettre take. And seyde Par de god hath holpen vs. Haue here a lyght and loke on al Jjis blake. 1320

• But ofte gan f e herte glade and quake.

• Of Troylus whil fat he gan it rede.

• So as fe wordes yaf hym hope or drede. 1323

(190)

. But fynally he tok al for fe beste. 1324

. That she hym wrot for sumwhat he byheld.

| On which hym f oughte he myghte his herte resfce.

. Al couered she fe wordes vnder sheld. 1327

| Thus to f e more worfi part he held.

• That what for hope and Pandarus byhest ,*

• His grete wo foryede he at fe leste. 1330

(191)

But as we may alday cure seluen se. 1331

Thorugh more wode and col J)e more fyr.

Eight so encres of hope of what it be.

Therwith ful ofte encresseth ek desir. 1334

Or as an ok cometh of a litel spir.

So f orugh J>is letie which fat she hym sente.

Encressen gan desir of which he brente. 1337

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I Wherfore I seye alwey J>at day and nyght. 1338

• This Troylus gan to desiren more.

| Than he dede erst Jmrgh hope and dide his myght.

To pressen on as by Pandarus lore. 1341

And writen to hire of his sorwes sore.

Fro day to day he leet it not refreyde.

That by Pandare he wrot somwhat or seyde. 1344

(193)

And dide also hise ojjere obseruaunces. 1345

That to a louere longeth yn J)is cas.

And after J>at }> ese dees turnede on chaunces.

So was he outlier glad or seyde alias. 1348

And held after his gistes ay his pas.

And aftir swych answeres as he hadde.

So were hise dayes sory outher glade. 1351

(194)

But to Pandarus alwey was his recours. [leaf 37] 1352

And pytously gan ay til hym to pleyne.

And hym bysoughte of red and sorn socours.

And Pandarus J>at sey his wod peyne. 1355

wex wel neigh ded for rupe soth to seyne.

And bysily with al his herte caste.

Som of his wo to slen and }>at as faste. 1358

(195)

And seyde lord and frend and brojjer dere. 1359

God wot J>at J)i dishese doth me wo.

But woltow stynten al jjis woful chere.

And by my troupe or it be dayes two. 1362

And god to-forn yet shal I shape it so.

That Jjou shalt come in to a certayn place.

There as J?ow mayst J>i self hire preye of grace. 1365

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And certaynly I not yf pow it wost. 1366

But po fat ben expert yn loue it seye.

It is oon of J)e pynges pat furpereth most.

A man to haue a leyser for to preye. 1369

And syker place his wo for to bywreye.

For yn good herte it mot som roupe impresse.

To here and se pe gilt[l]es in distresse. 1372

(197)

Paraunter penkestow pough it be so. 1373

That kynde wolde don here to bygynne.

To han a manere roupe vp-on my wo.

Seyth daunger nay pow shalt me neuere wynne. 1376

So reulep here hire hirtes gost with-Inne.

That pough she bende yet she stant on rote.

That in effect is pis vn-to my bote. 1379

(198)

Thenk here a-yens whan pat pe sturdy ok. 1380

On which men hakketh ofte for pe nones.

Receyued hath pe happy fallyng strok.

The grete sweigh doth it to come al at onys. 1383

As doth pese rokkes or pese myl-stones.

For swyfter cours cometh pyng pat is of wighte.

whan it descendeth pan don pynges lyghte. 1386

(199)

And ried pat bo weth doun for euery blast, [leaf 37, back] 1387 Ful lightly cesse wynde it wold a-ryse. But so nyl not an ok whan it is cast. It nedeth me nought pe longe to forbyse. 1390

Men shal reioyssen of a gret emprise. Acheued wel and stant with-outen doute. Al han men ben pe lengere per aboute. 1393

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But Troylus yet telle me yf fe lyste. 1394

A f ing now which fat I shal axen f e.

which is )>i brof er fat f ow louest best.

As yn fi verray hertes preuyte. 1397

I-wys my brof er deyphebus qwod? he.

Now quod Pandare er owres twyes twelue.

He shal fe ese vnwyst of it hym selue. 1400

(201)

Now lat me allone and werken as I may. 1401

Quod he. and to Deiphebus wente he f o.

which hadde his lord and gret frend ben ay.

Saue Troylus no man he loued so. 1404

To telle in short with-outen wordes mo.

Quod Pandarus I pray yow fat ye be.

Frend to a cause whiche fat touchef me. 1407

(202)

Yis parde quod Deiphebus wel fow wost. 1408

In al fat euere I may and god to-forn.

Al nere it but for man I lone most.

My broker Troylus but sey wherfore. 1411

It is / for sith fat day fat I was bore.

I na / ne neuere mo to ben I f enke.

A-yeyns a fyng fat myght fe for-thynke. 1414

(203)

Pandare gan hym fonke and to hym seyde. 1415

Lo sire I haue a lady yn f is town.

That is my nece and called is Criseyde.

which" som men wolden do oppressioun. 1418

And wrongfully haue hire possessioun.

wherfor I of youre lordship yow byseche.

To ben cure trend with-oute more speche. 1421

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Deiphebus hym answerde o is not fis. [leaf as] 1422

That f ow spekest of to me so straungely.

Criseyda my frend / he seyde yis.

Thanne nedeth quod Deiphebus hardely. 1425

Nomore to speke for trustef wel fat I.

wol be hire champioun with spore and yerde.

I rought nought fough alle here foos it herde. 1428

(205)

But telle me fow fat wost alle fis matere. 1429

How I myght best auaylen now lat se.

Quod Pandarus yf ye my lord so dere.

wolden as now don fis honour to me. 1432

To pray en here to morwe. lo fat she.

Com vn-to yow here pleyntes to deuyse.

Hire aduersaries wolde of hit agryse. 1435

(206)

And yf I more dorste prey yow as now. 1436

And chargen yow to haue so gret trauayle.

To han som of youre bref eren here with yow.

That myghten to here cause bet auayle. 1439

Than wot I wel she myght neuere fayle.

For to be holpen what at youre Instaunce.

what with here of ere frendes gouernaunce. 1442

(207)

Deiphebus wh[i]ch fat comen was of kynde. 1443

To al honour and bounte to consente. Answered it shal be don / and I kan fynde. Yet grettere help to fis yn myn entente. 1446

what wolt f ow seyn yf I for Eleyne sente. To speke of fis I trowe it be f e beste. For she may ledyn Paris as here leste. 1449

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Of Ector which fat is my lord my broper. 1450

It nedeth nought to prey hym frend to be.

For I haue herd hym o tyme ek and oper.

Speke of Criseyde swich honour pat he. 1453

May seyn no bet swych hap to hym ha]) she.

It nedeth nought his helpes for to craue.

He shal be swych right as we wole hym haue. 1456

(209)

Spek pow pi-self also to Troylus. [leaf sa, back] 1457

On myn byhalue and pray hym with vs dyne.

Sire al J)is shal be don quod Pandarus.

And toke his leue. and neuere wolde he fyne. 1460

But to his Neces hous as streyt as lyne.

He com. and fond here fro pe mete a-ryse.

And sette hym down, and spak right in pis wyse. 1463

(210)

He seyde o veray god. so haue I ronne. 1464

Lo Nece se ye nought how I swete.

I -not wheper ye me pe more pant konne.

Be nought war how fals Polyphete. 1467

Is now abowte eft soones for to plete.

And bryng on yow aduocacies newe.

I no quod she and chaunged al here he we. 1470

(211)

What is he more aboute me to drecche. 1471

And don me wrong what shal I do alias.

Yet of hym self no pyng nold I recche.

Nere it for Antenor and Eneas. 1474

That ben his frendys yn swych manere cas.

But for pe loue of god myn vncle dere.

No fors of pat late hym haue al y-fere. 1477

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With-outcn fat I haue y-nowh for vs. 1478

Nay quod Pandare it shal no f yng be so.

For I haue ben right now at Deiphebus.

And Ector / and myne of ere lordes mo. 1481

And shortly made eche of hem his fo.

That by my thryft he shal it neuere wynne.

For ought he kan whan fat so he bygynne. 1484

(213)

And as fey casten what was best to done. 1485

Deiphebus of his owene curtasye.

Come hire to preye yn his propre persone.

To holde hym on fe morwe companye. 1488

At dyner. which she wolde not denye.

But good gan to his preyere obeye.

He fonked hire and wente vp-on his weye. 1491

(214)

Whanne fis was don fis Pandare vp a-noon. [leaf 39] 1492

To tellen in short and forth gan for to wende.

To Troilus as stille as ony ston.

And al fis fing he told hym word and ende. 1495

And how fat he Deiphbus gan to blende.

And seyde hym now is tyme if fat f ow konne.

To here fe wel to morwe and al is wonne. 1498

(215)

Now spek / now prey / now pitously compleyne. 1499

Lat not for Xice shame or drede or slouf e.

Som tyme a man mot telle his owene peyne.

Bileue it and she shal han on the roufe. 1502

Thow shalt be saued by f i feyth in trouf e.

But wel wot I yow art now yn drede.

And what it is I leye I kan arede. 1505

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Thow finkest now how sholde I don al fis. 1506

For be my chores mosten folk a-spye. That for hire loue is fat I fare a-mys. That hadde I leuere vnwyst for sorwe dye. 1509

Now f enk not so for f ou dost gret folye. For right now haue I founden o manere. Of sleyghte. for to coueren al fi chere. 1512

(217)

Thow shalt gon ouer nyght and fat blyue. 1513

Vn-to Deiphebus hous as f e to pleye. Thi maladye a-wey f e bet to dryue.

For-why fou semest syk soth for to seye. 1516

So after fat doun in f i bed f e leye. ' And sey f ow mayst no lengere vp endure. And lye right fere and byde fyn auenture. 1519

(218)

Sey fat fi feuer is wont fe for to take. 1520

The same tyme and lasten til a morwe.

And lat se now how wel f ow kanst it make.

For par de syk is he fat is in sorwe. 1523

Go now farewel and Venus here to borwe.

I hope and f ow f is purpos holde ferme.

Thi grace she shal fere fully conferme. 1526

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Quod Troylus y-wys now nedeles. peaf89,back] 1527

Counseylest me that syklyche I me feyne.

For I am syk yn ernest douteles.

So fat wel neygh I sterue for fe peyne. 1530

Quod Pandarus f ow shalt f e betre pleyne.

And hast lasse nede to conntrefete.

For hym men demen hot fat men seen swete. 1533

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CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. B(H)k II. 95

(220)

Lo holde the at ]>i tryste clos and .1. '1534

Shal wel the der vn-to Jn bowe dryue.

Therwith he tok his leue softely.

And Troy his to Palays wente blyue. 1537

So glad ne was he neuere yn al his lyue.

And to Pandarus reed gan aH assente.

And to Deiphebus hous at nygbt he wente. 1540

(221)

What nedeth yow to tellen al ]>e chere. 1541

That Deiphebus vn-to his broker made.

Or his accesse or his syklyche manere.

How men gan hym with clones for to lade. 1544

Whanne he was leyd and how men wolde hym glade.

But al for nought he held forth ay J>e wyse.

That ye ban herd Pandare er Jns deuyse. 1547

(222)

But certeyn is / er Troylus hym leyde. 1548

Deiphebus had hym prayed ouer nyght.

To ben a frend and helpyng to Criseyde.

God wot ]?at he it grauntede a-noon right. 1551

To ben here fulle frend with al his myght.

But swych a nede was to prey hym Jjenne.

As for to bydde a womman for to renne. 1554

(223)

The morwen com and neyhen gan Jje tyme. 1555

Of meltid. fat J?e faire queene Eleyne. Shapt here to ben an owre after J?e pryme. with Deiphebus to whom she nold not feyne. 1558

But as his suster homly for to seyne. She com to dyner yn here playn entente. But god and Pandare wyst what al Jns mente. 1561

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Come ek Criseyde al Innocent of this. DeafiO] 1562

Antigone hire sister Tarbe also.

But fle we now prolixite best is.

For loue of god and lat vs faste go. 1565

Eight to pe effect with-oute tales mo.

whi al pis folk assembled in pis place.

And late vs of here saluynges pace. 1568

(225)

Gret honour dide hem Deiphebus certeyn. 1569

And fedde hem wel with al pat myghte like. But euere more alias was his refreyn. My goode broker Troylus the syke. 1572

Lyth yet. and perwith-al he gan to syke. ' And after pat he peyned hym to glade. Hem as he myghte and chere good he made. 1575

(226)

Compleyned ek Eleyne of his sykenesse. 1576

So feythf ully pat pite was to here.

And euery wight gan waxen for accesse.

A leche a-noon and seyde in pis mane?'e. 1579

Men curen folk pis charme I wole yow lere.

But pere sat oon / al lyst here nought to teche.

That pought best cowede I yet ben his leche. 1582

(227)

After compleynt hym gonnen pei to preyse. 1583

As folk don yet whan som wyght hath by-gonne.

To preyse a man. and with prys hym reyse.

A pousand fold yet hyer pan pe sonne. 1586

He is / he kan / pat fewe lordes konne.

And Pandarus of pat he wolde afferme.

He not for-gat here preysyng to confevnio. 1589

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book II. 97

(228)

Herde al fis fyng Criseyde wel y-nowh. 1590

And euery word gan to notefye.

For whiche with sobre cliere here herte lowh.

For who is fat ne wold here glorifye. 1593

To mowen swych a knyght lyue or dye.

But al passe I lyst ye to longe dwelle.

For for o fyn is al fat euere I telle. 1596

(229)

The tyme come fro dyner for to ryse. Deaf 40, back] 1597

And as hem oughte aryse euerychon.

And gonne a while of fis and fat deuyse.

But Pandarus brak al fis speche a-noon. 1600

And aeide to Deiphebus wole ye gone.

If youre wille be as I yow preyde.

To speke here / of fe nedes of Criseyde. 1603

(230)

Eleyne whiche fat by fe hond here held. 1604

To first f e tale and seyde go we blyue.

And goodly on Criseyde she by-held.

And seyde loues lat hym neuere fryue. 1607

That doth yow harm and bryng hym soone of lyue.

And yeue me sorwe but he shal it rewe.

If fat I may / and alle folk be trewe. 1610

(231)

TeH yow f i Neces cas quod Deiphebus. 1611

To pandarus / for f ow kanst best it telle.

My lordys and my ladyes it stant f us.

what sholde I lengere quod he do yow dwelle. 1614

He rong hem a proces lyk a belle.

Vp-on here fo fat highte poliphete.

So hey nous fat men myghte on it spete. 1617

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98 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. B(H)k II.

(232)

Answere of fis eche worse of hem fan ofer. 1618

And Poliphete fey gonnen f us to waryen.

An-honged be swycfr on were he my broker.

And so he shal for he ne may not vary en. 1621

what sholde I lengere yn fis tale taryen.

Pleynly al at ones fey here hyghten.

To ben hire helpe yn al fat euere fey myghten. 1624

(233)

Spak fan Eleyne and seyde Pandarus. 1625

woot ought my lord my brof er fis matere. I mene Ector or wot it Troylus

Be seyde ye but wole ye now here. 1628

Me f enketh fis / sith fat Troylus is here. 1 It wore good. If fat ye wolde assente. She told here self/ hym al fis er she wente. 1631

(234)

For he wole haue fe more here grief at herte. [ieaf4ij 1632

By cause / lo / fat she a lady ys.

And by youre leue I wole but right yn sterte.

And yow wete and fat a-noon y-wys. 1635

If fat he slepe. or wole ought here of fis.

And yn he lepte and seyde hym in his ere.

God haue fi soule I-brought haue I fe bere. 1638

(235)

To smylen of fis gan fo Troylus. 1639

And Pandarus with-oute rekenynge. Out wente a-noon to Eleyne and Deiphebus. And seyde hem so fere be no taryinge. 1642

Ne more pres he wole wel fat ye brynge. Criseyda my lady fat is here.

And as he may endure he wole here. 1645

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book II. 99

(336)

But wel ye wot J?e chaumbre is but lite. 1646

And fewe folk lightly may make it warm.

Now loke ye for I wole haue no wyte.

To bryng yn pres J?at myglite don harm. 1649

Or hym dishesen for my bettre arm.

wher it be bet she byde til eft sones.

Now loke ye J?at knoweth what to don is. 1652

(237)

I sey for me best is as I kan knowe. 1653

That no wight yn ne wente but ye tweye.

But it were I for I kan yn a pro we.

Reherce here cas vnlyk Jjat she kan seye. 1656

And after jris she may hym ones preye.

To ben good lord yn short and take here leue.

This may not mechel of his ese hym reue. 1659

(238)

And ek for she is straunge he wole for-bere. 1660

His ese. which fat he far nought for yow.

Ek ofer. ping ]>at toucher not to here.

He wole me telle I wot it wel right now. 1663

That secret is. and for j?e townes prow.

And j)ey Jmt no ping knewe of J)is entent.

with-oute more to Troilus yn J?ei went. 1666

(239)

Eleyne in al here goode softly wyse. 1667

Gan hym saluwe and womanly to pleye.

And seyde ywys ye moste alweyes a-ryse.

Now fare broker beth al hool I preye. 1670

And gan here arm right ouer his sh older leye.

And hym with al here wit to recomforte.

As she best kowde / she gan hym disporte. 167?

CAMPSALL

100 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. B<X)k II.

(240)

So after fis / quod she we yow byseche. 1674

My dere broker Deiphebus and .1.

For loue of god and so doth Pandare eke.

To ben good lord and frende right hertely. 1677

Vn-to Criseyde which that certeynly.

Receyueth wrong/ as wot wel here Pandare.

That kan here cas wel bet fat I declare. 1680

(241)

This Pandarus gan newe his tunge affyle. 1681

And al here cas reherce and fat anoon.

whan it was seyd / soone after in a while.

Quod Troylus as soon as I may gon. 1684

I wole right fayn with al my myght ben oon.

'Haue god my trouf e here cause to susteyne.

Good fryft haue ye qwod* Eleyne fe queene. 1687

(242)

Quod Pandarus and it youre wille be. 1688

That she may take here leue er fat she go.

0 elles gcd for-bede quod he.

If that she vouche saf for to do so. 1691

And with fat word qwod? Troilus ye two.

Deiphebus and my suster leef and dere.

To yow haue I to speke of o matere. 1694

(243)

To ben auysed by youre red fe bettre. 1695

And fond as hap was at his beddes hed. The copye of a tretes and a lettre.

That Ector hade hym sent to axen red. 1698

If swych a man was worf i to ben ded. woot I nought who but in a grysly wyse. He preyede hem a-noon on it auyse. 1701

OAMP8ALL

CAMPSALL MS. TR01LUS. Book II. 101

(244)

Deiphebus gan this lettre to vnfolde. [leaf 42] 1702

In ernest gret f so dede Eleyne pe queene.

And romynge outward fast it gan byholde.

Downward a steyre in to an herber grene. 1705

This ilke Jjinge Jjei redden hem by-twene.

And largely J)e mountaunce of an owre.

Thei gon on it to rede and to powre. 1708

(245)

Now late hem rede and turne we a-noon. 1709

To Pandarus J>at gan ful faste prye.

That al was wel and out he gan to gon.

In to J?e grete chambre and J?at yn hye. 1712

And seyde god saue al Jris companye.

Come Nece myn my lady queene Eleyne.1 C1 Eleyne ta^r]

Abydeth yow / and ek my lordes tweyne. 1715

(246)

Kys take with yow yowre Nece Antigone. 1716

Or whom yow lyst or no fors hardyly.

The lasse pres J>e bet come forth with me.

And loke J)at ye J>onke humbely. 1719

Hem alle ]?re and whan ye may goodly.

Youre tyme y-se taketh of hem youre leue.

Lest we to longe of his reste hym reue. 1722

(247)

Al Incocent of Pandarus entente. 1723

Quod tho Criseyde go we vncle dcre.

And arm in arm Inward with hym she wente.

Auysed wel here wordes and here chere. 1726

And Pandarus yn ernestful manere.

Seyde alle folk for goddes loue I preye.

Stynteth right here and softely yow pleye. 1729

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102 CAMPSALL MS. TBOILUS. B(H)k II.

(248)

Avise yow what folk ben here with-Inne. 1730

And in what plit oon is god hym amende. And Inward Jws ful softely bygynne. Nece I coniure and heighly vow defende. 1733

On his by-halue which J>at vs alle sowle sende. And in J?e vertue of corounes tweyne. Sle nought J?is man ]?at hath for yow Jns peyne. 1736

(249)

Fy on the deuel }>enk which on he is. [leaf 42, back] 1737 And in what plyt he lith com of a-noon. Thenk pat al swych taried tid but lost it nys. That wole ye bothe. seyn whan ye ben on. 1740

Secundeltch j>er yet deuyneth noon. Vp-on yow two com of now yf ye konne. whil folk is blent / lo al J>e tyme is wonne. 1743

(250)

In titeryng and pursuyte and delay es. 1744

The folk deuyne at waggynge of a stre.

And fough ye wolden han after merye dayes.

Than dar ye nought / and why for she and she. 1747

Spak swych a word ]?us loked he and he.

Las tyme y-lost .1. dar not with yow dele.

Com of )>erfore and bryngeth hym to hele. 1750

(251)

But now to yow ye louers J>at ben here. 1751

was Troylus nought in a kankedort.

That lay and myghte whysprynge of hem here.

And fought o lord ryght now renneth my sort. 1754

Fully to dye or han a-noon comfort.

And was J>e firste tyme he shulde here preye.

Of loue .0. myghti god what shal I scyc. 1757

Explicit Secundus liber.

CAM PS ALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book III. 103

[Campsall MS. leaf 42, back.]

[The tagd f1, g1, k1, t1, o/ #7*e Jf£ are wo£ printed in this 3rd book.]

(1)

Blysf ul light of whiche fe bemes clere. 1

Adornelh al J>e fridde heuene faire. 0 sonnes lyef .0. loues doughter dere. Plesaunce of loue .0. goodly debonaire. 4

In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire. 0 verray cause of hele and of gladnesse. I-heried be Jn myght and fin goodnesse. 7

(2)

• In heuene and helle in erthe and salte se. Deaf 43] 8

• Is felt Jji myght of fat I wole descerne.

• As / man / bryd / beste / fissh" / herbe and grene tre.

• The f eld in tyines with vapour eterne. 1 1 | God loueth and to loue wol nough werne.

• And in J)is word no lyues creature.

• with-outen loue is worth or may endure. 14

(3)

• Ye loues first to J>ilke effectes glade. 15

• Thorugh whiche fat Jnnges lyuen alle and be. | Comeueden and amoreux hem made.

• On mortal fyng and as yow lyst ay ye. 18

• Yeue hym in loue ese or aduersite.

• And in a Jjousand formes doun hem sente.

• For loue in erpe / and whom yow lyste he hente. 21

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104 CAMPS ALL MS. TROILUS. Book III.

(*)

Ye fierse Mars apeysen of his lire.

And as yow lyste ye maken hertes digne.

Algates hem fat ye wole sette a fyre.

Thei dreden shame and vices f ei resigne. 25

Ye do hem corteys be fresch and benigne.

And hye or lowe after a wyght entendeth.

The loyes fat he hath youre myght it sendeth. 28

(5)

Ye holden regne and hous in vnite. 29

Ye sothfast cause of frendship ben also. Ye knowe al f ilke couered qualite.

Of ))ing which fat folk on wondren so. 32

whan fey kan not constreue how it may lo. She loueth hym or whi he loueth here. ,As whi fis fissh and nought fat cometh to were. 35

(6)

Ye folk a la we han set in vnitiersite. 36

And fis knowe I by hem fat loueres be.

That who-so stryueth with yow hath f e worse.

]N"ow lady bryght for f i benignite. 39

At reuerence of hem fat seruen f e.

whos clerk I am so techef me deuyse.

Som loye of fat is felt in fis seruyce. 42

(7)

Ye in my nakede herte sentement. [leaf «, back] 43

Inhelde and do me shewe of thi swetnesse. Caliope thi voys be now present.

For now is nede sestow not my destresse. 46

How I mot telle a-non right f e gladnesse. Of Troylus to Venus heriynge. To which who nede hath god hym brynge. 49

Explicit prohemhun. Tercii libri.

CAMPSALL

CAMPS ALL MS. TROILUS. Book III. 105

Incipit liber. Tercius.

(8)

Ay al fis mene while Troylus. 50

Recordynge his lesson in Jns manere. Mafey fought he Jms wole I sey and jjus. Thus wole I pleyne vn-to niy lady deie. 53

That word is good and ]>is shal be my chere. This nyl I not foryeten in no wyse. God leue hym werke as he gan deuyse. 56

(9) And lord so his herte gan to quappe. 57

Herynge here come and short for to syke.

And Pandarus J?at lad here by J>e lappe.

Com ner and gan at J?e curtyn pyke. 60

And seyde god do bote on alle syke.

Se who is here yow comen to visite.

Lo here is she J?at is youre deth to wyte. 63

(10)

Ther-with it semed as he wepte almost. 64

A.ha. quod Troylus so rufully.

wher me be wo .0. myghty god yow wost.

who is al J>ere I se nought trewely. 67

Sire quod Criseyde it is Pandare and .1.

Ye swete herte alias I may nought ryse.

To knele and do yow honour in som wyse. 70

And dressede hym vpward and she right tho. 71

Gan bofe here hondes softe vpon hym leye. 0 for fe loue of god do ye not so.

To me quod she I what is Jns to seye. 74

Sire come am I to yow for causes tweye. First yow to ]>onke and of youre mercy eke. Continuaunce I wolde yow beseche, 77

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106 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book III.

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This Troilus fat herde his lady preye. 78

Of lordship hym wax neyj>er quyk ne ded.

Ne myght a word for shame to it seye.

Al J>ough men sholde smyte of his hed. 81

But lord so he wex sodeynlyche red.

And sire his lesson fat wende konne.

To prey en hire is Jmrgh his wit y-ronne. 84

(13)

Cryseyde al f is aspiede wel y-nowgh. 85

For she was wys and louede hym neuere f e lasse.

Al nere he malapert or made it towgh.

Or was to bold to synge a fol a masse. 88

But whan his shame gan somwhat to passe.

His resones as I may my rymes holde.

I yow wole telle as techen bokes olde. 91

(14)

An chaunged voys right for his verrey drede. 92

which voys ek quooke and f er-to his manere.

Goodly abayst / and now his hewes rede.

Now pale vn-to Criseyde his lady dere. 95

with look doun cast and humble yolden chere.

Lo f e alderfirst word that hym asterte.

was twyes mercy mercy swete herte. 98

(15)

And stynte a whily and whan ho myghte out brynge. 99 The nexte word was god wot fat I haue. As feythfully as [I] haue had konnynge. Ben yowres also god my sowle saue. 102

And shal til fat I woful wyght be graue. And f ough I dar ne kan vn-to yow pleyne. Iwys I suffre nought fe lasse peyne. 105

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book III. 107

(1C)

Thus muche as now .0. wommanlyche wyf. 106

I may out brynge and yf pis yow displese.

That shal I wreke vpon myn owne lyf.

Right sone I trowe and don youre herte an ese. 109

If with my deth youre herte may apese.

But syn pat ye han herd me som what seye.

Xow recche I iieuere how sone pat I deye. 112

(17)

Thcr-with his manly sorwe to by-hold e. 113

It niyght han mad an herte of ston for to rewe.

And Pandare wep as he to watre wolde.

And poked euere his nece newe and newe. 116

And seyde wo bygon ben hertes trewe.

For loue of god make of j>is pyng an ende.

Or sle vs bope at ones er pat ye wende. 119

(18)

I what quod she by god and by my trowpe. 120

I not nought what ye wille pat I shal seye.

I what quod he pat ye han on hym routhe.

For goddes loue and doth hym nought to deye. 123

Now panne pus / quod she / I wolde hym preye.

To telle me pe fyn on his entente.

Yet wyst I neuere wel what pat he mente. 126

(19)

What pat I mene .o. swete herte dere. 127

Quod Troylus .o. goodly fresshe fre.

That with pe stremes of youre eyen clere.

Ye wolde som tyme frendly on me se. 130

And panne agreen pat I may ben he. ^T^^23iSSEf

with-oute braunch of vyce yn ony wyse.

In trowpc alwey to don yow my seruyse.1 133

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108 ( A.Ml'SALL MS. TROILUS. B(H)k III.

(20)

As to my lady right and chief resort. 134

With al my wit and al my deligence.

And to han right as yow lyst comfort.

Vnder yowre yerde egal to myn offence. 137

As deth If fat I breke youre defende.

And fat ye digne me so muche honoure.

Me to comaunden ought yn ony owre. 140

(21)

And I to ben yowre verray humble trewe. [leaf 45] 141

Secret, and yn myn paynes pacient.

And euere mo desire fresshly newe.

To seruen and ben ay I-lyke diligent. 144

And with good herte al holly youre talent.

Receyuen wel how sore fat me smerte.

Lo fis mene I myn owene swete herte. 147

(22)

Quod Pandarus lo here an hard request. 148

A resonable lady for to werne.

Now Xace myn by natal loues feste.

were .1. a god ye sholde sterue as yerne. 151

That heren wel fat fis man wole no f yng yerne.

But youre honour / and sen hym almost sterue.

And ben so loth to suffren hym yow serue. 154

(23)

With fat she gan hire eyen on hym caste. 155

Ful esyly and ful debonairly.

Auysyng here and hied not to faste..

-with neuere a word but seyde hym softely. 158

Myn honour sauf I wol wel trewely.

But yn swych forme as he can now deuyse.

Receyuen hym fully to my seruyce. 101

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CAMPSALL MS. TBOILUS. B(H)k III. 109

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By-sechyng hym for goddes loue fat he. 162

wolde in honour of troupe and gentilesse.

As I wel mene eke mene wel to me.

And myn honour with wit and besynesse. 165

Ay kepe. and yf I may don hym gladnesse.

From hens-forth I-wys I nyl not f eyne.

Now beth al hoi no lengere ye ne pleyne. 168

(25)

But nafelees this warne .1. yow quod she. 169

A kynges sone al-f ough ye be I-wys.

Ye shul nomore haue soueraynte.

Of me in loue fan right in fat cas is. 172

Ne I nyl forbere yf fat ye don a-mys.

To wrathen yow / and whil fat ye me seme.

Cherycen yow right after ye deserue. 175

(26)

And shortly my dere herte and al my knyght. [if 45, bio 176

Beth glad and draweth yow to lustynesse.

And I shal trewely with al my myght.

Youre bittre tornen al to swetnesse. 179

If .1. be she fat may now do gladnesse.

For euery wo ye shal recouere a blysse.

And hym in armes toke and gan hym kysse. 182

(27)

Fil Pandarus on knees and vp his eyen. 183

To heuene f rew and held hise hondes hye.

Inmortal god quod he fat mayst nought dyen.

Cupide I mene of fis mayst glorifie. 186

And Venus f ow mayst make melodie.

with-outen hond me semeth fat in f e towne.

For this merueyle I here eche belle sovvne. 189

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110 i 'AM PSA I.I. .MS. TROILUS. BOOk III.

(28)

But ho no more now of Jns matere. 190

For-whi J?is folk wole comen vp anoon. That han J>e lettre red / lo I hem here. But I coniure J>e Criseyde and on. 193

And two ))ow Troylus whan J>ow mayst gon. That at myii hows ye ben at myn warnynge. For I ful wel shal shape youre comynge. 19G

(29) '

And eseth ]?ere youre hertes right y-nough. 197

And lat se which of yow shal here pe belle.

To speke of loue a-right / )>er-with he lough.

For }>ere haue ye a layser for to telle. 200

Quod Troylus how longe shal y dwelle.

Er J)is be don. quod he whan J>ou mayst ryse.

This Jnng shal be right as I yow deuyse. 203

(30)

With fat Eleyne and also Deiphebus. . 204

Tho co men vpward right at J)e steyres ende.

And lord so fanne gan grone Troylus.

His broker and his suster for to blynde. 207

Quod Pandarus it is tyme J?at we wende.

Tak nece myn youre leue at alle ]?re.

And late hem speke and cometh forth with me. 210

(31)

She toke here leue at hem ful Jjryftyly. [leaf 46] 211

As she wel koude and Jjey here reuerence.

Vn-to pe fulle here deden hardely.

And wonder wel spaken in here absence. 214

Of here in preysyng of here excellence.

Hire gouernaunce hire wit and here manere.

Commendeden it loye was to here. 217

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Now late here wende vn to here owne place. 218

And tome we to Troylus a-yen. That gan ful lyghtly of the lettre passe. That Deiphebus hadde yn Jje gardeyn seyn. 221

And of Eleyne and hym he wolde fayn Delyuered ben and seyde J?at hym lyste. To slepe and after tales haue reste. 224

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Eleyne hym kyste and toke here leue blyue. 225

Deiphebus ek. and horn wente euery wyght.

And Pandarus as faste as he may dryue.

To Troylus f>o com as lyne right. 228

And on a pailet al Jjat glade nyght.

By Troylus he lay with mery chere.

To tale / and wel was hem f>ei were y-fere. 231

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Whan euery wyght was voyded but J?ey two. 232

And alle J>e dores were faste y-shette. *

To telle in short with-oute wordes mo.

This Pandarus with-outen ony lette. 235

Yp ros and on his beddes side hym sette.

And gan to speke in a sobre wyse.

To Troylus as I shal yow deuyse. 238

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Myn alderleuest lord and broker dere. 239

God wot and |?ow fat it sat me sore. . when I J?e saw so langwysshyng to yere. . For loue of which )n wo wax alwey more. 242

. That I with al my myght and al my lore.

• Haue euere sethen do my bysynesse.

• To brynge J>e to loye out of distresse. 245

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And haue it brought to swich plit as bow wost. [if^.bkj 246

So fat thorugh me f ow stondest now in weye.

To fare wel. I seye it for no bost.

And wostow whi for shame it is to seye. 249

For f e haue I a game bygonne to pleye.

whicfi fat I neuere don shal eft for of er.

Al-j>ough he were a Jjousand fold my brofer. 252

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• That is to seye for f e am I becomen. 253 By-twene game and ernest swych a mene.

As maken wommen vn-to men to comen.

Al sey I nought f ow wost wel what I mene. 256

. For f e haue I my Xece of vices clene. | So fully mad f i gentilesse triste.

• That al shal ben right as fi selue lyste. 259

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• But god fat alle wot take I to wytnesse. 260

• That neuere I fis for coueytise wroughte. | But oonly for to a-brygge J>at destresse.

For which wel nygh )>ow deydest as me foughte. 263

• But gode broker do now as f e oughte.

| For goddes loue. and kep hire out of blame.

• Syn ])ow art wys and sane alwey here name. 266

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. For wel pow wost the name as yet of here. 267

• A-mong f e peple. as who seyth alwed is. For fat man is vnbore dar I swere.

That euere wyste she dide «,mys. 270

But wo is me fat I fat cause al j)is.

May f enken fat she is my Nece decre.

And I here Em / and tray tor eke y-fere. 273

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And were it wyst pat I prough myn engyn. 274

Hadde in my nece I-put pis fantasye.

To do pi lust and holly to be pyn.

why al pe world vp-on it wolde crye. 277

And seye pat I pe worste trecherye.

Dide yn pis cas fat euere was bygone.

And she for-lost / and pow right nought wonne. 280

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Wher-fore er I ferther go a pas. [leaf 47] 281

Yet eft I pe by-seche and fully seye.

That preuete go with vs in pis cas.

That is to seye fat pow vs neuere wreye. 284

And be nought wroth pough I pe ofte preye.

To holden secre swych an heigh matere.

For skylful is / pow wost wel my preyere. 287

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And penk what wo per hath by-tyd er pis. 288

For makynge of auauntes as men rede.

And what myschaunce in pis world yet is.

Fro day to day right for pat wykkede dede. 291

For whiche pese wise clerkes pat ben dede.

Han euere yet prouerbed to vs yonge.

That firste vertu is to kepe tonge. 294

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And nere it that .T. wilne as now tabregge. 295

Diffusioun of speche .L koude almost.

A pousand olde storyes the alegge.

Of wommen lost, porugh fals and foles bost. 298

Prouerbes kanst py selue y-nowe and wost.

A-yens pat vice for to ben a labbe.

Al seyde men soth as often as pe[y] gabbe. 301

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0 tonge alias so often here byforn. 302 Hastow made many a lady bright of hewe.

Seyd welawey pe day pat I was bom.

And manye a maydes sorwes for to newe. 305

And for pe more part al is vntrewe.

That men of yelpe and it were brought to preue.

Of kyng non auauntures is to leue. 308

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Auauntoure and a lyere al is on. 309

A[s] pus I pose a womman graunte me.

Here loue and seyth pat oper wole she non.

And I ain sworn to holde it secre. 312

And after .1. go telle two or pre.

I.-wys .1. am a-vauntour at pe leste.

And a lyere for I breke myn heste. 315

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Now loke panne yf pey be nought to blame, [leaf 47, back] 316

Swych maner folk what shal I clepe hem what.

That hem auaunte of wommen and by name.

That neuere yet byhight hem pis ne pat. 319

Ne knewe hem no more pan myn olde hat.

No wonder is so god me sende hele.

Though womman drede with vs men to dele. 322

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1 sey pis not for no mystrust of yow. 323 Ne for no wyse men but for foles Nice.

And for pe harm pat in pe world is now.

As wel for foly ofte as for malice. 326

For wel wot I in wys folk pat vice.

No wommat1 drat if she be wel a-vised. P t/or n]

For wyse ben by foles [harm] chastised. 329

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But now to purpos leue brof er dere. 330

Haue al f is f ing fat I haue seyd in mynde.

And kep f e clos and be now of good chere. I For at fi day f ow shalt me trewe fynde. 333

I shal f i proces sette yn swych a kynde.

And god to-fbrn fat it shal f e suffice. I For it shal ben right as f ow wolt deuyse. 336

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For wel I wot f ow menest [wel] parde. 337

Th erf ore I dar pis fully vndertake.

Thow wost eke what f i lady graunted f e.

And day is set fi chartres vp to make. 340

Haue now good nyght I make no lengere wake.

And byd for me syn fow art now yn blysse.

That god me sende deth or soone lysse. 343

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Who myghte telle half Jje loye and feste. 344

. whiche fat f e sowle of Troylus J>o felte. . Herynge f e feyth of Pandarus byheste.

• His olde wo that made his sorwe swelte. 347

• Gan tho for loye wasten and to-melte.

• And alle f e richesse of his sikes sore.

• At ones fledde he felte of hem no more. 350

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• But right so [as] these holtes and these hayes. 351

• That han in wynter ded ben and dreye.

• Eeuesten hem in grene when fat may is.

whan euery lusti lyketh best to pleye. 354

• Eight in fat selue wyse soth for to seye.

• wax sodeynlyche his herte ful of loye.

That gladder was fere neuere man yn Troye. 357

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• And gan his lok on Pandarus vp caste. . 358 Ful sobrely and frendly for to se.

• And scyde frend yn April J?e laste.

• As wel ]?ow wost if it remembrej) JJG. 361 | How neigh the deth for wo J>ow founde me.

• And how J?ow dedest al J>i bysynesse.

• To knowe of me J>e cause of my distresse. 364

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• Thow wost how longe .1. it for-bar to seye. 365

• To ]>e J>at art JJG man J>at I to best triste.

• And p?ril was it noon to J>e by-wreye.

That wyst I wel. but telle me yf fe lyste. 368

Sith I so loth was ]?at J?i selfe it wyste.

• "How dorst I mo tellen of ]?is matere.

• That quake now and no wyght may vs here. 371

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• But natheles by Jjat god I J)e swere. 372

• That as hym lyst may al Jjis world gouuerne. ! And yf I lye Achilles with his spere.

• Myn herte cleue. al were my lyf eterne. 375

• As I am mortal, yf I late or yerne.

wolde it by-wreye. or dorste. or sholde konne.

For al Jje good J>at god made vnder sonne. 378

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That rajjer deye I wolde and determyne. 379

As Jjenketh me now stokked yn presoun. In wrecchednesse in filfe and yn vermine. Castif to cruel kyng Agamenoun. 382

And J>is yn alle J>e temples of ]>is town. Vpon )?e goddes alle I wole J?e swere.

To morwe day. yf )>at it lyketh here. 385

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And that thow hast so meche don for me. 386

That I ne may it neuere more deserue.

This knowe I wel al myghte I now for f e.

A thowsand tymes In a morwen sterue. 389

.1. kan no more but fat I j)e wole seme.

Eight as f i 1 knaue whider so fow wende. C1 kn corrected]

For euere more vn to my lyues ende. 392

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But here with al myn herte I f e byseche. 393

That .neuere in me fow deme swycfr folye.

As I shal seyn me f owghte by f i speche

That fis which fow me dost for companye. 396

I sholde wene it were a baudery.

I am nought al 2yf I lewed be. ta ^/f»^lbaeiJte7itlnd]0ver

It is not so fat wote I wel parde. 399

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But he fat goth for gold or for richesse. 400

On swych message calle hym what f e lyst. And fis fat fow dost calle it gentilesse. Compassioun and felawshipe and tryst. 403

Departe it so. for wyde where is wyst. How fat fere is dyuersite requered. By-twyxen f ynges lyk as I haue lered. 406

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• And fat fow knowe I f enke nought ne wene. 407 | That f is seruise a shame be or lape.

• I haue my faire suster Polixene.

| Cassandre Eleyne. or ony of fe fra'pe. 410

• Be she neuere so faire or wel I-shape.

• Tel which fow wylt of euerychone.

• To han for fyne and late me fanne allone. 413

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• But syn J?at thow hast don me Jns seruyce. 41 4 | My lyf to saue and for noon hope of mede.

• So for the loue of god )>is grete emprise.

• Parforme it out. for now is most nede. 417 For hygh and low with-outen ony drede.

I wole alwey ]>yne hestes alle kepe.

Haue now good nyght and late vs boj>e slepe. 420

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• Thus held hym eche with o]?er wel apayed. [leaf 49] 421 That al fe world ne myght it bet a-mende

And on J>e morwe whan J?ei were arayed.

• Eche to his owene nedes gan entende. 424 But Troylus fouhte as ]>e fyr he brende.

•For sharp desir of hope and of plesaunce.

• He not for-gat his gode gouernaunce. 427

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But in hym self wi]? manhod gan restreyne. 428

Eche rakel dede and eche vnbrydled chere.

That alle J>o J>at lyuen soth to seyne.

Ne sholde han wyst by word or by manere. 431

what fat he mente as towchyng Jris matere.

From euery wyght as fer as is Jje clowde.

He was so wel dissimulen he kowde. 434

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And al J>e while whiche j>at I yow deuyse. 435

This was hys lyf with al his fulle myght.

• By day he was in martes highe sernyse.

This is to seyn. in armes as a knyght. 438

. And for )>e more part j>e longe nyght. He lay and J>oughte how jjat he myght serue. His lady best he[re] jjank for to deserue. 441

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Nyl I nought swere al-J>ough he lay softe. 442

That in his fought he nas sumwhat dishesed.

JSTe fat he tornede on his pylwes ofte. t1 The *i80bucte3n partly

And wolde of fat hym myssed han ben asesed. 445

But yn swych cas men is nought alwey yplesed.

For ought I wot no more fan was he.

That kan I deme of possibilite. 448

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But certeyn is to purpos for to go. 449

That in f is while as wreten is in geste.

He say his lady som tyme [and] also.

She with hym spak whan fat she dorste and leste. 452

And by hire bof e auys as it was f e beste.

Apoynteden ful warly in f is nede.

So as fey dorste how fey wolden precede. 455

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But it was spoken in so short a wyse. [leaf 49, back] 456

In swych [awayt] alwey and in swych fere.

Lest ony wyght dyuynen or deuyse.

wolde of hem two. or to it leye an eere. 459

That al f is world, so lef to hem ne were.

As fat Cupido wolde hem grace sende.

To make of here speche a-ryght a[n] ende. 462

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But filke lytel fat fey spake or wroughte. 463

His wyse gost tok ay of al swych hede.

It semed here he wyste what she f oughte.

with-outen word, so fat it was no nede. 466

To bidde hym ought to done or ought for-bede.

For which she f oughte fat loue al come it late.

Of alle loye hadde opned here fe yate. 469

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And shortly of j)is proces for to pace. 470

So wel his werk and wordes he by-sette.

That he so ful stod in his lady grace.

That twenty Jjousand tymes or she lette. 473

She J>onked god she euere with hym mette.

So koude he hym gouerne in swych seruyce.

That al J>e world ne myght it bet deuyse. 476

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For whi she fond hym so dyscret in al. 477

So secret, and of swych obeysaunce. That wel she felte / he was to hire a wal. Of stel. and sheld from euery dysplesaunce. 480

That to ben in his good gouernaunce. f So wys he was. she was no more a-fered. I mene as fer as oughte ben requered. 483

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And Pandarus to quyke alwey J>e fyr. 484

was euere y-lyk prest and dyligent.

To ese his frend was set al his desir.

He shof ay on. he to and fro was sent. 487

He lettres bar whan Troylus was absent.

That neuere man as in his frendes nede.

Ne bar hym bet fan he with-outen drede. 490

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But now paraunter som man wene wolde. Deaf 50] 491 That euery word, or sonde. or lok. or chere. Of Troylus fat I rehersen sholde.

In al fis while / vn-to his lady dere. 494

I trowe it were a long j>ing for to here. Or of what wyght fat stont in swych disioynte. Hise wordes alle or euery lok to poynte. 497

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For so])e I haue not herd it don er pis. 498

In storye noon ne noman here I wene.

And pough I wold I koude not I-wys.

For fere was som Epistel hem by-twene. 501

That wolde as seyth myn Auctor wel contene.

Neigh half pis bok of which hym lyst not write.

How sholde I panne a lyne of it endite. 504

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But to pe grete effect pan sey I pus. 505

That stondyng in concord and in quiete.

This ilke two Criseide and Troylus.

As I haue told / and in pis tyme swete. 508

Saue only often myght pei not mete.

Ne layser haue hire speches to fulfille.

That it befel right as I shal yow telle. 511

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That Pandarus pat euere dide his myght. 512

Right for pe fyn pat I shal speke of here.

And for to brynge to his hous som nyght.

His faire Nece / and Troylus y-fere. 515

There as at leyser al pis heigh matere.

Towchyng here loue were at pe f ulle vp bounde.

Hadde out of doute a tyme to it founde. 518

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For he with gret deliberacion). 519

Hadde euery ping pat here myghte auaylle.

Forn-cast and put in execucion).

And neiper laft for cost rie for trauayle. 522

Come yf hem lest hem sholde no ping fayle.

And for to ben in ought espied pere.

That wyst he wel an inpossible were. 525

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Dredles it clere was in the wynd. Oaf 50, ba. -kj 526

From euery pye and euery lette game. Now al is wel for al ]>e world is blynd. In J>is matere bope fremed and tame. 529

This tymber is al redy vp to frame. Vs lakketh nought but fat we weten wolde. A certeyn houre in whiche she comen sholde. 532

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And Troylus ]>at al Jns puruyaunce. 533

Knew at J>e fulle and waytede on it ay.

Hadde here-vp-on ek made gret ordenaunce

And founde his cause, and per-to his aray. 53G

Yf pat he were myssed nyght or day.

Ther while he was abowte pis seruyse.

That he was gon to don his sacrifice. 539

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And most at swych a temple a-lone wake. 540

Answered of appollo for to be.

And first to sen pe holy laurer quake.

Er pat Apollo spak out of pe tre. 543

To telle hym next whan grekes sholden fle.

And for[thi] lette hym no man god forbede.

But prey Apollo helpen in pis nede. 546

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Now is fere but litel more for to done. 547

But Pandare vp and shortely for to seyne. Eight soone vpon pe chaungyng of pe moone. whan lyghtles is pe world a nyght or tweyne. 550

And pat pe walkene shop hym for to reyne. He straught a morwe vn-to his nece wente. Ye han wel herd pe fyn of his entente. 553

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Whanne he was come he gan a-noon to pleye. 554

As he was woned and of hym self to lape.

And fynally he swor and gan here seye.

By fis and fat she shold hym not escape. 557

Ne lengere don hym after here to gape.

But certeynly she moste by here leue.

Come soupen in his hous with hym at eue. 560

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At whiche she lough and gan here faste excuse. 561

And seyde. it rayneth. lo how shal I gon.

Lat be quod he / stond not f us to muse.

This mot be don ye shal be fere a-noon. 564

So at f e laste her-of fey felle at oon.

Or elles softe he swor here in here ere.

He nolde neuere come fere she were. 567

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Soone after fis to hym she gan to rowne. 568

And asked hym yf Troylus were there.

He swor here nay for he was out of towne.

And seyde Nece I pose fat he were. 571

Yow dorste haue neuere the more fere.

For raf ere fan men myght hem fere aspie.

Me were leuere a f ousand fold to dye. 574

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Nought lyst myn Auctor fully to declare. 575

what fat she fought whan fat he seyde so. That Troylus was out of town y-fare. As yf he seyde fere soth or no. 578

But fat with-outen a-wayte with hym to go. She graunted hyra sith he hire fat bisoughte. And as his Nece obeyed as here oughte. 581

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But natheles yet gan she hym byseche. 582

Al Jjough with hym to gon it was no fere. For to be war of gosylyche peple speche. That dremen jjynges whiche fat neuere were. 585

And wel auyse hym whom he brought there. And seyde hym Em. syn I most on yow triste. Loke al be wel and do now as yow lyste. 588

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He swor yis by stokkes and by stones. 589

And by J?e godcles J>at in heuene dwelle.

Or elles were hym leuere soule and bones.

with pluto kyng as depe ben yn helle. 592

As Tantalus what sholde I more telle.

whan al was wel he ros and toke his leue.

And she vn-to J?e souper com whan it was eue. 595

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With a certayn of here owene men. [ieaf5i,backj 596 And with here faire Nece Antigone. And ojjere cf here wommen nyne or ten. But who was glad now. who as trowe ye. 599

But Troylus J)at stod / and myght it se. Thurgh out a lytel wyndowe in a stuwe. Ther he by-shet syn mydnyght was [in] inewe. 602

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Wnwist of euery wight but of Pandare. 603

But to ]?e poynt. now whanne she was y-come. with alle loye and alle frendes fare.

Here Em a-noon in armes hath here nome. 606

And after to j>e souper alle and some. whan tyme was ful softe J>ey hym sette. God wot j>er was no deynte for to fette. 609

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And after souper gonnen J>ey to ryse. 610

At ese wel with hertes fressfr and glade.

And wel was hym that koude best auyse.

To like here, or laughen fat here made. 613

He song, she pleyde. he told tales of wade.

But at fe laste as euery f ing hath ende.

She tok here leue. and nedes she wolde wende. 616

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.i. destine.

But .0. Fortune executrice of wyerdes. 617

0. Influences of Jnse heuenes hye.

Soth is f>at vnder god ye ben oure hierdes.

Though to vs beste^ ben the causes wrie. 620

This mene I for she gan homward hye.

But execut was al byside here leue.

At the goddes wyl. for which she moste bleue. 623

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The bente mone with hire homes pale. 624

Saturne and loue in Cancro loyned were.

That swych a rayn from heuene gan a-vale.

That euery maner womman fat was fere. 627

Hadde of fat smoky reyn a verray fere.

At which pandare f o lough and seyde f enne.

Now were a tyme a lady to go henne. 630

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But goode Nece yf I myght euere plese. [leaf 52] 631 Yow any f ing f anne prey [I] yow quod he. To don myn herte as now so gret an ese. As for to dwelle here al fis nyght with me. 634

For-whi fis is yovre owene hous parde. For be my trouthe I sey it for no game. To wende now it were to me a shame. 637

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Criseyde whiche fat kowde as muche good. 638

As half a world tok1 hede of his preyere. [l tok corrected}

And syn it ron. and al was on a flode.

She foughte as good chep may I dwelle here. 641

And graunte gladly with a frendes chere.

And haue a fank as grucche and fanne a-byde.

For horn to gon it may nought wel be-tyde. 644

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I woie quod she myn vncle lef and drede. 645

Syn fat yow lyst it skile is to be so.

I am right glad* with yow to dwellen here.

I seyde but a game I wolde go. 648

I-wys graunt mercy Nece quod he J)0.

were it a game or no soth for to telle.

Now am I glad syn fat yow lyst to dwelle. 651

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Thus al is wel. but fo by-gan a-right. 652

The newe loye and al f e feste a-gayn.

But Pandarus yf goodly hadde he myght.

He wolde han hyed here to bedde fayn. 655

And seyde lord f is is an huge rayn.

This were a weder for to slepen Inne.

And fat I rede vs soone to by-gynne. 658

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And Nece wot ye where I wol yow leye. 659

For fat we shul not lyggen fer a-sonder. And for ye neif er shullen dar I seye. Heren noyse of reynes nor of fondre. 662

By god right in my lite closet yonder. And I wole in fat of er hous allone.

Be wardeyn of youre wommen euerychone. 665

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CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book III. 127

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And in f is myddel chaumbre fat ye se. 666

Shul youre wommen slepen wel and softe.

And fere I seyde shal youre selue be. (*)

And yf ye liggen wel to nyght come ofte. 669

And careth not what weder is on lofte.

The wyn a-non and whan so fat yow leste.

So go we slepe .1. trowe it be fe beste.1 672

C1 Than is it tyme / for to go to reste.— Caxton, & Ilarl. 1239.]

(97)

Ther nys no more but here after soone. 673

The voyde dronke / and trauers drawe anoon. Gan euery wight fat hadde nought to done. More in fat place out of fat chaumber gon. 676

And euere mo so sternelych it ron. And blew f er-with so wond,erlyche loude. That wel neigh no man heren of er koude. 679

(98)

Tho Pandarus here Em right as hym oughte. 680

with women swycfi. as were hire most a-boute.

Ful glad vn-to hire beddes syde here broughte.

And toke his leue. and gan ful lowe lowte. 683

And seyde here in f is closet dore with-oute.

Right ouer-thwart youre wommen lyggen alle.

That whom yow lyste of hem ye may here calle. 686

(99)

So whanne fat she was yn f e closet leyd. ' 687

And alle here wommen forth by ordenaunce. A bedde weren. fere as I haue seyd.

There was no more to speken nor to traunce. 690

But boden go to bedde with myschaunce. If ony wight was sterynge ony where. And late hem slepe fat abedde were. 693

CAMPSALL

128 AMrsALL MS. TROILUS. Book III.

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But Pandarus fat wel koude eclie a del. 694

The olde daunce. and euery poynt f er-Inne.

whan fat he sey fat al f yng was wel

He fought he wolde on his werk bygynne. 697

And gan f e stewe dore al soft vn-pynne.

And stille as ston with-outen lenger lette.

By Troylus a-down right he hym sette. 700

(101)

And shortly to the poynt ryght for to gon. [leafss] 701

Of alle f is werk he told hym word and ende.

And seyde make f e redy ryght a-noon.

Thow shalt in-to heuene blysse wende. 704

Now blysful Venus f ow me grace sende.

Quod Troylus. for neuere yet no nede.

Hadde I er now. ne haluendel f e drede. 707

(102)

Quod Pandarus ne drede fe neuere a del. 708

For it shal ben right as fow wylt desire.

So thriue I this nyght shal I make it wel.

Or casten al fe Growel in fe fyre. 711

Yit blisful Venus f is nyght )>ow me enspire.

Quod Troylus. as wys as .1. J>e serue.

And euere bet and bet shal til I sterue. 714

(103)

An yf I hadde .0. Venus ful of murfe. 715

Aspectes badde. of mars or of Saturne.

Or fow Combest or let were my byrf e.

Thi fader prey al filke harme disturne. 718

Of grace and fat I glad a-yen may turne.

For loue of hym fow louedest yn f e shawe.

I mene Adoon fat with fe bor was slawe. 721

CAMPSALL

CAMPS ALL MS. TROILUS. Book III. 120

(104)

lone ek for pe loue of faire Europe. 722

The whiche in forme of bole a-way pow fette.

Now help .o. Mars thow with pi blody cope.

For loue of Cipres |>ow me nought ne lette. 725

0 phebus penk whan dane here seluen shette.

Vnder pe bark / and laurer wax for-drede.

Yet for here loue .o. help now at pis necle. 728

(105)

Mercurye for pe loue of hierse ek. 729

For whiche Pallas was with Aglawros wroth.

Now help and ek diane I pe by-sek.

That pis viage be not to pe loth. 732

0 fatal sustren / which er ony do]?.

Me shapen was. my destene me sponne.

So help to pis werk pat is by-gonne. 735

(106)

Quod Pandarus thow wrecched mouses herte. [leaf 53, back] 736

Art pow a-garst. so pat she wole pe byte.

whi do on pis furred cloke a-boue pi sherte.

And folewe me for I wol han pe wyte. 739

But byde and late me go by-fore a lyte.

And with pat word he gan vn-do a trappe.

And Troylus he brought In by pe lappe. 742

(107)

The sterne wynd so lowde gan to route. 743

That no wight oper noyse myghte here. And pey pat lay at pe dore with-oute. Ful sikeiiy pei slepten al I-fere. 746

And Pandarus with a ful sobre chere. Goth to pe dore anoon wit-owten lette. There as pey laye. and softely it shette. 749

TROILUS. K CAMPSALL

130 CAJ1P3ALL MS. TROILVS. BflOk III.

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And as he come a-yenward preuely. 750

His Nece a-wook and asked who goth Jjere. My dere Nece quod he it am .1.

Xi- wondreth not / ne haueth of it no fere. 753

And ner he com and seyde here yn here ere. No word for loue of god I yow byseche. Lat no wight rysen and heren of oure speche. 756

What which weye "be ye comen benedicite. 757

Quod she and how vnwyst of vs alle. Here at J>is secre trappe dore quod he. Quod J?o Criseyde lat me som wyght calle. 760

I god forbede that it sholde falle. ''Quod J?o Pandarus J>at ye swych foly wroughte. They myght deme Jjyng fey neuere Jjoughte. 763

(110)

It is nought good a slepyng hound to wake. 764

Ne yeue a wyght a cause to deuyne.

Youre wcmmen slepen alle I vnder-take.

So pat for hem the hous men myghte myne. 767

And slepen wolen til J>e sonne shyne.

^Vnd whanne my tale al brought is to an ende.

Vnwist right as I cam so wole I wende. 770

(in)

Now Nece myn ye shul wel vnderstonde. [leaf 54] 771

Quod he so as ye wommen clemen alle.

That for to holde in loue a man in honde.

And hym here lef and dere herte calle. 774

And maken hym an howue a-boue a calle.

I mene as loue an ojjer in Jns mene while.

She doth hire self a shame and hym [a] gyle. 777

CAM PS ALL

CAMPSALL MS. TltOILUS. Book III. 131

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Now wlicrby pat I telle yow al pis. 778

Ye wot your self as wel as ony wyght.

How pat youre loue pat fully graunted is.

To Troylus pe worpieste knyght. 781

On of pis world and per-to troupe plyght.

That but it were on hym a-long ye nolde.

Hym neuere falsen / while ye lyuen sholde. 784

(113)

Now stant it pus pat sith I fro yow wente. 785

This Troylus right platly for to seyn.

Is purgh a goter by a preuy wente.

In-to my chaumbre come in al pis reyn. 788

Vnwyst of euery manere wyght certeyn.

Saue of my self as wysly haue I loye.

And by fat feith I shal Pryam of Troye. 791

(114)

And he is come in swich peyne and distresse. 792

That but he be al fully wod by pis.

He sodeynly mot falle in-to wodnesse.

But yf god helpe / and cause whi is pis. 795

He seyth hym told is of a frend of his

How pat ye louen sholde on pat hatte Horaste.

For sorwe of whiche pis nyght shalt ben his laste. 798

(115)

Criseyde which pat alle pese pynges herde. 799

Gan sodeynly aboute her herte colde. And with a syk ful sorwfully answerede. Alias I wende who-so tales tolle. 802

My dere herte wolde me not holde. So lyghtly fals / alias conseytes . wronge. what harm ppy don. for now lyue I to longe. 805

CAMPSALL

132 CAMPSALL MS. TROILl'S. Book III.

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Horaste alias and falsen Troylus. [leaf r,i, back] 806

I knowe liym not god helpe me so quod she. Alias what wykked spirit told liym Jms. Now certes Em to more yf I hyin se. 809

I shal per-of as fully excuse me. As euere dide womman yf he lyke. And with J?at word she gan ful sore syke. 812

(117)

0 quod she so worldly selynesse. 813

which clerkes callen fals felicite.

y-medled is with many a bitternesse.

Ful angwysshous. than is god wot q?/od she. 816

Condicioun of veyn prosperite.

^or ojjer loyes comen nough y-fere.

Or elles no wight hath hem alwey here. 819

(118)

0 brotel wele of mannes loye vnstable. 820

with what wyght so ]?ow be or how J?ow pleye.

Oliver he wot J?at Jjow loye art muable.

Other he wot it not. it mot ben on of tweye. 823

Xow yf he wot it not how may he seye.

That he hath verray loye and eelynesse.

That is of ignoraunce ay in derknesse. 826

(119)

Now yf he wot J>at loye is transitorie. 827

As euery loye of worldly thyng mot fle.

Than euery tyme he hath in memorie.

The drede of lesyng maketh hym pat he. 830

May in no parfit selynesse be.

And yf to lese his loye he set a myte.

Thau semeth it |>at loye is worth but lyte. 833

CAMPSALL

CAMJ'SALL MS. TROILUS. Book III. 133

(120)

Wherfore I wol deffyne in J>is manere. 834

That trewely for ought I kan espie.

Ther is no verray wele in ))is world here.

But .o. fo\v wykked serpent lalousye. 837

Thow mysbeleued and enuyous folye.

whi hastow mad Troylus to me vntriste.

That neuere yet agylte hym J?at I wyste. 840

(121)

Quod Pandarus thus fallen is j)is cas. [leaf 55] 8-41

whi vncle myn quod she who told yow J)is.

whi doth myn dere herte Jms alias.

Ye wote ye nece myn quod he what is. 844

I hope al shal be wel Jjat is amys.

For ye may quenche al Jris yf j?at yow leste.

And doth right so. for I holde it J>e beste. 847

(122)

So shal I do to morwe y-wys quod she. 848

And god to-forn. so pat it shal suffise.

To morwe alias. ]?at were a fayre quod he.

NSLJ nay it may not stonden yii jns wyse. 851

For Nece myn Jms writeii clerkes wyse.

That peril is with drecchyng yn I-drawe.

Hay swych a-bodes be nought worth an hawe. 854

(123)

Nece al ]>ing hath tyme I dar a-vowe. 855

For whan a chaumber a-fyr is or an halle.

Move nede is it sodeynly to rescowe.

Than to dispute and axe a-monges alle. 858

How pis candele in J?e stenv is falle.

A benedicite for al among Jjat fare.

The harm is don. and fare wel f eld-fare. 861

CAM PS ALL

134 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book III.

(124)

And Nece myn take it not [ajgref. 862

If Jmt ye suffre hym al nyght in J>is wo.

God help me so ye hadde hym neuere lef.

That dar I seyn. now J>ere is but we two. 805

But wel I wot j?at ye wole not do so.

Ye ben to wys to do so gret folye.

To putte his lyf al nyght in lupartie. 868

(125)

Hadde ye hym neuere lef by god I wene. 869

I hadde neuere j>ing so lief quod she.

Now by my J?ryft quod he J?at shal be sene.

For syn ye make Jjis ensample of me. 872

If I al nyght wolde hym in sorwe se.

for al ]?e tresour yn J>e town of Troye.

I bidde god I neuere mot haue love. 875

(126)

Now loke j)anne yf ye J?at ben his loue. [leaf 55, back} 876

Shul putte al nyght his lyf in lupartie.

For Jjing of nought now by J>at god a-boue.

Nought only Jris delay cometh of folye. 879

But of malis. if Jjat I shal nought lye.

what platly and ye suffre hym in distresse.

Ye neyjjer bounte don ne gentilesse. 882

(127)

Quod j)o Criseyde wole ye don o ]>ing. 883

And ye Jjerwith shal stynte al his disese.

Hauo here and bereth hym pis blewe rynge.

For jjere is no J)ing myght hym bettre plese. 886

Saue I my self, ne bettre his herte a-pese.

And sey my dere herte j?at his sorwe.

Is causeles J>at shal ben sene to morwe. 889

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book III. 135

(128)

A ryng quod he. ye haselwodes shaken. 890

Ye Nece myne fat ryng moste han a ston. jpat myhte a dede man a-lyue maken.

And swych a ryng I trowe fat ye haue non. 893

Discreciozm out of youre hed is gon. That fele I now quod he and fat is rouf e.

0 tyine y-lost wel maystow cursen sloufe. 896

(129)

Wot ye not wel fat noble and heigh corage. 897

Ne sorweth not ne stenteth ek for lyte. But yf a fol were in a lalous rage.

1 nold not sette at his sorwe a myte. 900 But feffe hym with a fewe wordes white.

A-iiother day whan fat I myght hym fynde.

But fis fing stont al in a nof er kynde. 903

(130)

This is so gentil and so tender of herte. 904

That with his deth he wole his sorwes wreke.

For trusteth wel how sore fat hym smerte.

He wole to yow no lalouse wordes speke. 907

And for-Jri nece er fat his herte breke.

To speke youre self to him. of f is matere.

For with o word ye may his herte stere. 910

(131)

Now haue I told what peril he is Inne. [leaf so] 911 And his comyng vnwyst is to euery wyght. Ne parde harm may fere be non ne synne. I wol my self be with yow al fis nyght. 914

Ye knowe ek how it is youre owne knyght. And fat by right ye moste vpon hym triste. And I at prest to fecche hym whan yow lyste. 917

CAMPSALL

136 (.'AMI'S ALL MS. TH01I.US. Book III,

(132)

This accident so petous was to here. 918

And ek so lyk a soth at pryme face.

And Troylus hire knyght to hire so dere.

His preue comyng and fe siker place. 921

That f ough fat she dide hym as f anne a grace.

Considered alle J>inges as fey stode.

Uo wonder is. syn she dide al for gode. 924

(133)

Cryseyde answered as wysly god at reste. 925

My sowle brynge. as me is for hym wo.

And Em y-wys fayn wolde I do f e beste.

Yf fat I hadde grace for to do so. 928

But whefer fat ye dwelle or for hym go.

1 am til god me bettre mynde sende.

A ' dulcarnon right at my wittes ende. [» first, At] 931

(134)

Quod Pandarus ye Kece wol ye here. 932

Dulcarnon called is flemyng of wrecches.

It semeth hard for wrecches wol not lere.

For verray slouf e and of ere wilful tacches. 935

This seyd by hym fat is not worth two facches.

But ye ben wys and fat we han on honde.

Nis neifer hard ne skylful to withstonde. 938

(135)

Thanne Em quod she doth her-of as yow lyst. 939

But er he come I wil vp first aryse.

And for f e loue of god syn al my trist.

Is on yow two. and ye ben bofe wyse. 942

So wyrcheth now in so discret a wyse.

That I honour may haue and he plesaunce.

For I am here al yn youre gouernaunce. 945

ov CAMrSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TliOILUS. B<X)k III. 137

(136)

That is wel seyd quod he my nece dere. [leaf 56, back] 946 That thryft on pat \vyse gentil herte. But liggeth stille. and taketh hyin ryght here. It nedeth not no ferpere for hym sterte. 949

And eche of yow ese operes sorwes smerte. + •

For loue of god. and Venus I pe herye. For soone hope I we shulle ben alle merye. 952

(137) [.Not in Harl. 1239.]

This Troylus ful sone on knes hym sette. 953

Ful sobrely ryght by here beddes hede.

And yn his beste wyse his lady grette.

But lord so she wax sodeynlych red. 956

Ne ]>ough men sholden smyten of here hed.

She kowde nought a word a-ryght out brynge.

So sodeynly. for his aodeyn comynge. 959

(138)

But Pandarus pat so wel koude fele. 960

In euery thyng to pleye a-noon by-gan.

And seyde Nece se how this lord kan knele.

Now for youre troupe seth pis gentil man. 963

And with pat word he for a quysshon ran.

And seyde kneleth now whil pat yow lyste.

There god youre hertes brynge soone at reste. 966

(139)

Kan I not seyn. for she bad hym not ryse. 967

If sorwe it put out of here remembraunce. Or elles yf she toke it in pe wyse.

Of duete. as for his obseruaunce. 970

But wel fynde I she dide hym pis plesaunce. That she hym kyste al-pongh she siked sore. And bad hym sytte a-down with-owten more. 973

CAMP8ALL

138 CAMPSALL MS. TR01LVS. Book III.

(HO)

Quod Pandarus now wol ye wel by-gynne. 974

Now doth hym sitte now gode Nece dere.

Vpon youre beddes side J>ere with-Inne.

That eche of yow J>e bet may oj>er here. 977

And with fat word he drow hym to j?e fyre.

And tok a lyght and fond his contenaunce.

As for to loken vp-on an old romaunce. 980

(141)

Criseyde that was Troylus lady right. [leaf 573 981

And cler stod on a ground of sykernesse.

Al Jjoughte she here seruaunt and hire knyghte.

!Ne sholde of right noon vntroufe in here gesse. 984

Yet nafeles considered his distresse.

And fat loue is in cause of swych folye.

Thus to hym spak she of his lelousye. 987

(142)

Lo herte myn as wolde ]>e excellence. 988

Of loue. a-yeyns J?e which fat no man may.

Ne oughte ek goudly make resistence.

And ek by-cause I felte wel and say. 991

Youre grete trouf e and seruyse euery day.

And fat yowre herte al myn was soth to seyne.

This drof me first to re we vp-on yowre peyne. 994

(143)

And youre goodnesse haue I founden alwey yet. 995

Of whiche my dere herte and al my knyght.

I f onke it yow as fer as I haue wit.

Al kan I nought as muche as it were right. 998

And I emforthe my konnynge and my myght.

Haue and ay shal how sore fat me smerte.

Ben to yow trewe. and hoi with al myn herte. 1001

CAMPS ALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book III. 139

(144)

And dredles fat shal be founde at preue. 1002

But herte myn what al f is is to seyn.

Shal wel be told so fat ye yow not greue.

Though I to yow right on yow self compleyne. 1005

For f er-with mene I fynally f e peyne.

That halt youre herte and myn in heuynesse.

Fully to slen and euery wrong redresse. 1008

(145)

My goode lone1 not I for whi ne how. c1 loue, corrected'] 1009

That lalousye. alias, fat wikkede wyuere.

Thus causeles is cropen in-to yow.

The harm of which I wolde fayn delyuere. 1012

Alias fat he al hool or of hym slyuere.

Shuld haue his refuyt in so digne a place.

Ther loue soone oute of youre herte hym race. 1015

(146)

But .0. J>ow loue .0. Auctor of nature. [leaf 57, back] 1016

Is f is an honour .to fi deite.

That folk vngiltyf. suffren here Iniure.

And who fat gyltyf is al quyt goth he. 1019

O were it leful fat I pleyne of f e.

That vndeserued suffrest lalousie.

And fat I wolde on fe pleyiie and crye. 1022

(147)

Ek al my wo is fis fat folk now vsen. 1023

To seyn right f us. ye lalousye is loue.

And wolde a busshel venym al excusen.

For fat o greyn of loue is on it shoue. 1026

But fat wot heighe god fat sit a-boue.

If it be liker loue / or hate or grame.

And after fat it oughte to bore his name. 1029

CAM PS ALL

140 CAMPSALL MS. TROILVS. B<X)k III.

(148;

But ccrteyn is som manere lalousye. 1030

Is excusable more fan som I-wys.

And whanne cause is & som me swycli fantasye.

with pite so wel repressed is. 1033

That it vnnef e doth or seyth amys.

But goodly drynketh vp al his distresse.

And fat excuse I for fe gentilesse. 1030

(149)

And some so ful of furye is and despit. 1037

That it sourmounteth his repressioun.

But herte myn ye be not in fat plyt.

That f anke I god for whiche yowr l passioun. t1 r later] 1040

I wol not calle it but illusioun.

Of habundaunce of loue and bysy cure.

That doth youre herte fis dishese endure. 1043

(150)

Of which I am right sory but not wroth. 1044

But for my deuoir aM youre hertes reste.

wher so yow lyste by ordal or by oth.

By sort or in what wyse so yow lyste. 1047

For loue of god lat preue it for f e beste.

And yf fat I be gyltyf do me deye.

Alias what myght I more do or seye. 1050

(151)

With that a fewe bryghte terys newe. [leafss] 1051

Out of here eyen fille and f us she seyde. Now god f ow wost in fought ne dede vntrewe. To Troylus was neuere yet Criseyde. 1054

With fat here lied in to f e bed down she leyde. And with the shete it wreygh and sighed sore. And held here pcs / not o word spak she more. 1057

CAMPBALXi

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book III. 1.41

(152)

But now help god to quenchen al fis sorwe. 1058

So hope I fat he shal for he best may. For I haue seyn of ful mysty morwe. Folwen ful ofte a merye someres day. 1061

And after wynter folweth grene may. Men sen alday and reden ek in storyes. That after sharpe shoures ben victories. 10G4

/I K o \ [Caxton leave* out St. 153—100.

V* **** / Harl. 1239 (Ifiif 29, hit), & 2:«)2

(leafl\,back)'hai-eem.\

This Troylus whan he here worcles herde. 10G5

Haue ye no care hym lyst not to slepe.

For it f oughte hym no strokes of yerde.

To here or sen Criseyde his lady wepe. IOCS

But wel he felte a-boute his herte crepe.

For euery teer1 which fat Criseyde a-sterte.

The crampe of deth to streyne hym by fe herte. 1071

(154)

And in his mynde he gan fe tyme a-curse. 1072

That he cam fere / and fat he was born.

For now is wykke I-turned vn-to worse.

And al fe labour he hath don by-forn. 1075

He wend it lost he f oughte he nas but lorn.

0 Pandarus f oughte he alias f i wyle.

Serueth of nought so wel-awey fe while. 1078

(155)

And fer-with-al he lieng a-down fe hed. 1079

And fil on knes and sorwfully he sighte.

what myght he seyn he felte he nas but ded.

For wroth was she fat shulde his sorwes lyghte. 1082

But naf eles whanne fat he speken myghte.

Than seyde he f us god wot fat of f is game.

whan al is wyst / fan am I not to blame. 1085

CAMPSALL

142 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Beok III.

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Ther-with J>e sonve so his herte shette. [leaf 5s, back] 1086 . That from his eighen fil fere not a tere. And euery spirit his vigour yn knette. So J?ey a-stoned & oppressed were. 1080

The felyng of his sorwe or of his fere. Or of ought elles. fled was out of towne. And doun he fel al sodeynly a swowne. 1092

(157)

This was no litel sorwe for to se. 1093

For ai was hust and Pandare vp as faste.

0 Nece pes or we be lost quod he.

Buth nought1 a-gast. but certeyn at ]>e laste. [»t*a*«-] 1096

For J)is or J?at. he hym in-to bedde easte.

And seyde o thef is J?is a mannes herte.

And of he rente al / to his bare sherte. 1099

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And seyde Kece but ye helpe vs now. 1 1 00

Alias yowre owne Troylus is lorn.

I-wys so wolde I and I wiste how.

Ful fayn quod she alias J?at I was born. 1103

Ye Nece wole ye pulle out J>e )>orn.

That stiketh in his herte quod Pandare.

Sey al for-yeue and stynt is al Jns fare. 1106

(159)

Ye ]>at to me quod she ful leuere were. 1107

Than al J>e good ]?e sonne a-boute goth. [goth, much later]

And ther-with-al she swor hym in his ere.

I-wis my dere herte I am nought wroth. 1110

Haue here my troupe and many a nojjer oth.

Now spek to me. for it am I Cryseyde.

But al for nought / yet myght he no a-breyde. 1113

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(100)

Therwith his pows and Pawmes of his hondes. 1114

They gan to frote. and wete his temples tweyne.

And for delyueren hym from bittre bondes.

She ofte hym kyste and shortly for to seyne. 1117

Hym to reuokeii she dide al hire peyne.

And 'at pe laste. he gan his breth to drawe.

And of his swough sone after pat a-dawe. 1120

(161)

And bet gan mynde and reson to hym take, [leaf 59] 1121 Eut wonder sore he was abayst I-wys. And with a syk whan he gan bet a-wake. He seyde o mercy god what ping is pis. 1124

whi do ye with yowre seluen pus a-mys. Quod po Criseyde. is pis a mannes game. \vhat Troylus wol ye do Jws for shame. 1127

(162)

And per-with-al here arm ouer hym she leyde. 1128

And al for-yaf / and ofte tyme hym kyste.

He ponked here, and to hyr spak and seyde.

As fil to purpos for his hertes reste. 1131

And she to pat answered hym as hir lyste.

And with hire goodly wordes hym disporte.

She gan and ofte his sorwes to comforte. 1134

(163)

Quod Pandarus for ought1 I kan espyen. ilt uter\ 1135

This lyght nor I ne seruen here of nought.

Lyght is not good for syke folkes eyen.

But for pe loue of god syn ye be brought. 1138

In pus good plit / lat now non heuy pought.

Ben hangynge in pe hertes of yow tweye.

And bar pe candele to pe chimeney. 1141

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Soone after fis fough it no nede were. 1142

whan she swych of es as hire lyste deuyse.

I ladde of hym take / here fought f o no fere.

Ne cause ek non. to bidde hym fennes ryse. 1145

Yet lesse f ing fan of es may suffise.

In many a cas. for euery wyght I gesse.

That loueth wel meneth but gentilesse. 1148

(165)

But in effect she wolde wite a-noon. 1149

Of what man / and ek where and also why. He lelous was. syn fere was cause non. And ek fe signe. fat he tok it by. 1152

She bad hym fat to telle here bysily. ' Or elles certeyn she bar hym on honde. That fis was don of malys hir to fonde. 1155

(166)

With-outen more shortly for to seyne. [leafr.o, backi 115G

He moste obeye vn-to his lady heste.

And for f e lasse harm he moste feyne.

He seyde here whanne she was at swych a feste. 1159

She myght on hym han loked at fe leste.

Not I not what al dere y-now a rysshe.

As he fat nodes moste a cause fysshe. 1162

(167)

And she answered swete al were it so. 1163

what harm was fat syn I noon yuel mene. For by fat god fat bought vs bofe two. In alle fynge is myn entente clene. 1166

Swych argumentz ne ben not worth a bcno. wol ye the chyldyssh lalousye contref<-i»>. X"\v were worthy fat ye were y-bete. 1169

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Tho Troylus gan sorwfully to syke. 1170

Lest she be wroth hym foughte his herte deyde.

And seyde alias vpon my sorwes syke.

Haue mercy swete herte myn Cryseyde. 1173

And yf J?at in J>o wordes J>at I seyde.

Be ony wrong I wol no more trespace.

Do what yow lyst I am al in youre grace. 11 70

(169)

And she answered of gilt mysericorde. 1177

That is to seyn fat I for-yeue al Jns.

And euere more on }>is nyght yow recorde.

And beth wel war ye do no more amys. 1180

Nay dere herte myn quod he I-wys.

And now quod she J>at I haue do yow smerte.

For-yeue it me myn owene swete herte. 1183

(170) • This Troilus with blysse of J>at supprised. 1184

Put al in goddes hond as he J?at mente.

No }>yng but wel / and sodeynly a-vysed.

He here in armes faste to hym hfente. 1187

And Pandarus with a ful good entente.

Leyd hym to slepe. and seyde yf ye ben wyse.

Swowneth not now lest more folk a-ryse. 1 1 90

(171)

What myght or may J>e sely larke seye. [leafeo] 1191

whan J>at ]?e sparhauk hath it in his fote.

I kan no more but of jris ilke tweye.

To whom Jns tale / sour be or sot. 1194

Though fat I tarye a yer som tyme I mot.

After myn Auctor tell en here gladnesse.

As wel as I haue told here heuynesse. 1197

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Criseyde which fat felte here Jras I-take. 1198

As writen clerkes in here bokes olde.

Right as an Aspes lef she gan to quake.

whan she hym felte here in armes folde. 1201

But Troylus al hool of cares colde.

Gan fanken the blysful goddes seuene.

Thus sondry peynes bryngen folk to heuene. 1204

(173)

This Troylus yn armes gan here streyne. 1205

And seyde o swete as euere mot I gon. Now be ye kaught. now is fere but we tweyne. Now yeldeth yow for ofer bote is noon. 1208

^To fat Criseyde answered f us a-noon. Ne hadde I er now my swete herte dere. Ben yolden y-wys I were now not here. 1211

(174)

0 soth is seyd that heled for to be. 1212 As of a feuere. or of ere gret syknesse.

Men moste drynke as men may often se.

Ful bittre drynk. and for to han gladnesse. 1215

Men drynken often peyne / and gret distresse.

1 mene it here as for f is auenture.

That fourgh a peyne is founden al his cure. 1218

(175)

And now swetnesse semeth fe more swet. 1219

That bitternesse assayed was by-forn. JFor out of wo in blysse now fey flete. Non swych fey felten sith fat fey were born. 1222

Now is fis bet fan bof e two be lorn. For loue of god take euery womman hede. To werken fus / yf it come to fe nede. 1225

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Criseyde al quyt from euery drede and tene. [ifeo.bk] 1226

As she ]>at lust cause hadde hym to tryste.

Made hym swych feste / it loye was to sene.

whan she his trowjje and clene entent wyste. 1229

And as a-bowte a tre with many a twyste.

Bytrent and wryjje the soote wode bynde.

Gan eche of hem in armes o];er wynde. 1232

(177)

And as Jje newe a-baysshed Nyghtyngale. 1233

That stynteth first whan she gynneth to synge.

whan Jjat she hereth any herde tale.

Or in j?e hegges ony wight sterynge. 1236

And after syker doth here voys out rynge.

Eight so Criseyd whan here drede stynte.

Opened here herte and told hym here entente. 1239

(178)

And right as he j>at seth his deth is shapen. 1240

And deye mot in out ]?at he may gysse.

And sodeynly rescous doth hym escapen.

And from his deth is brought yn sykernesse. 1243

For alle Jns word yn swych present gladnesse.

was Troylus and hath his lady swete.

with worse hap god lat vs neuere mete. 1246

(179)

Here armes sinale he[r] streyghtfe] bak and softe. 1247

Her sydes longe. fleysshly smojje and white.

He gan to stroke and good thryft bad ful ofte.

Here snowyssh J>rote. here brestes rounde and lyte. 1250

Thus yn this [heuene] he gan hym delyte.

And |?er with al a jjowsand tyme here kyste.

That what to done for loye vnnej>e he wyste. 1253

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Thanne seyde he Jms .0. loue .0. charite. 1254

Thi moder ek Citberea the swete.

After )>i self next heried be she.

Venus mene I J>e wel willy planete. 1257

And next J>e Imeneus .1. the grete.

For neuere man was to yow goddes holde.

As I which ye ban brought fro cares colde. 12GO

(181)

Benywgne loue thow holy bond of thynges. [leafci] 1261

who-so wole grace / and lyst f e nought honouren.

Lo his desir wole fle with-outen wynges.

For nodestow of bounte hem socouren. 12G4

That seruen best and most alwey labouren.

Yet were al lost J>at dar I wel seye certes.

But yf Jri grace passed oure desertes. 12G7

And for )>ow me J?at lest kowde deseme. 12G8

Of hem )>at nombred be to Jn grace.

Hast holpen pere I lykly was to steru«.

And me bistowed in so heygh a place. 1271

That jjilke boundes may no blysse passe.

I kan no more but laude and reuerence.

Be to )>y bounte and Jrin excellence. 1274

(183)

And Jjer-with-al Criseyde a-noon he kyste. 1275

Of which certeyn she felte no dishese. And Jms seyde he / now wolde god I wyste. Myn herte swete. how I yow myghtc plese. 1278

what man quod he was euere pus at esc. As I on whiche J>e faireste and )>e beste. That euere I say deyneth here herte reste. 1281

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Here may men se pat mercy passeth ryght. 1282

The experience of pat is felt in me.

That am vnworthi to so swete a wyght.

But herte myn of youre benyngnite. 1285

So penk powgh pat I vnworthi be.

Yet mot I nede amenden in som wyse.

Eight pourgh pe vertu of yowre heyghe seruyce. 1288

(185)

And for pe loue of god my lady dere. 1289

Syn god hath wrought me for pat I shal yow seme.

As Jms I mene pat ye wole be my stere.

To do me lyue yf pat yow lyste or sterue. 1292

So techeth me how pat I ma[y] deserue.

Youre pank. so Jmrgh myn ignoraunce.

Ne do no ping pat yow be displesaunce. 1295

(186)

But certes fresshe wommanliche wyf. [leaf ei, back] 1296

This dar I seye / pat trouthe and diligence.

That shal ye fynde in me al my lyfe.

Ne I wole certeyn breken youre defence. 1299

And yf I do present or in absence.

For loue of god lat sle me wip pe dede.

If pat it lyke-to youre womanhede. 1 302

(187)

I-wys quod she myn owne hertes lyst. 1303

My ground of ese. and al myn herte dere. Graunt mercy / for on pat is al my trist. But late vs falle a-wey fro pis matere. 1306

For it suffisith pis pat seyd is here. And at o word with-outen repentaunce. wel-come my knyglit / my pes / my suffisaunce. 1309

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Of here delyt. or loyes / oon pe leste. 1310

were impossible to my wyt to seye. But luggeth ye pat han ben at pe feste. Of swych gladnesse yf pat hem lyste pleye. 1313

I kan no more / but Jms [pese] ilke tweye. That nyght be-twexen dred and sikernesse. Felten in loue pe grete worthynesse. 1316

(189)

0 blysful nyght of hem so longe y-sought. 1317 How blipe vn-to hem bope J)ow were.

why ne hadde I swych on with my soule y-bought.

Ye or pe leeste loye fat was pere. 1320

A-wey pow fowle daunder and pow fere.

And lat hem in pis heuene blyssyd dwelle.

That is so heygh pat al ne kan I telle. 1323

[St. 190—1 are made 201—2 in 1 1 QfV\ Hurl. MS. 1289 <fc Cax ton's text.

\ L y U/ Harl. 2H92 (If 75, bk) & Addit.

12,044 (If59, 6fr) have em here.]

But soth is pough I kan not telle al. 1324

As kan myn Anctor of his excellence.

Yet haue I seyd and god to-forn and shal.

In euery pyng al hoolly his sentence. 1327

And yf pat I at loues reuerence.

Haue ony word In eched for J>e beste.

Doth per-with-al right as yow seluen leste. 1330

(191)

For myne wordes here and euery part. [leaf 62] 1331

1 speke hem alle vnder correecioun. Of yow pat f elyng han in loues art.

And putte it al yn youre discrecioun. 1334

To encrese or maken dyminucioun.

Of my langage and pat I yow by-seche.

But now to purpos of my raper speche. 1337

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Thise like two fat ben in armes laft. 1338

So loth to hem a sondiy go-ne [it] were.

That echo from of er wenden ben by-raft.

Or elles lo fis was here most fere. 1341

That al fis f yng but nyce dremes nere.

• For which f ul ofte eche of hem seyde o swete.

• Clippe ich yow fus or elles I it mete. 1344

(193)

. A lord so he gan gladly on here se. 1345

• That neuere his lok ne blente from here face.

• And seyde o dere herte may it be.

• That it be soth / fat ye ben in fis place. 1348

• Ye herte myn. god f ank I of his grace.

• Quod f o Criseyde and f er-with-al hym kyste.

That where his spirit was for loye he nyste. 1351

(194)

• This Troylus ful ofte here eighen two. 1352

• Gan for to kysse and seyde o eyen clere. | It were ye fat wroughte me swych wo.

• Ye humble nettes of my lady dere. 1355 Though fere be mercy wreten yn youre chere.

God wot f e text ful hard is soth to fynde. | How koude ye with-outen bond me bynde. 1358

(195)

| Therwith he gan here faste in armes take. 1359

. And wel an hundred tymes gan he syke. . Nought swych sorwful sykes as men make.

• For wo / or elles whanne fat folk ben syke. 1362

• But esy sykes swyche as ben to lyke.

• That shewed his aifeccion with-Inne.

• Of swiche sikes koude he nought blynne. 13G5

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152 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book III.

(196)

Sone after Jus they speke of sondry thynges. pf62,bk] 1366 As fil to purpos of J>is auenture. And pleyinge entrechaungeden here rynges. Of which I kan nough tellen no scripture. 1369

But wel I wot a broche gold of asure. In whiche a ruby set was lyk an herte. Criseyde hym yaf and stak it on his sherte. 1372

(197)

Lord trowe ye a coueytous or a wrecche. 1373

That blameth loue and holt of it despit.

That of j)e pens fat he kan moke & kecche.

was euere yet y-yeue hym swych delyt. 1376

As ys in loue in oo poynt in som plyt.

^N"ay douteles. for also god me saue.

So parfit love may no nygard haue. 1379

(198)

They wole sey yis but lord so fat fey lye. 13&0

Tho bysy wrecches ful of wo and drede.

They callen loue a woodnesse or folye.

But it shal falle hem as I shal yow rede. 1383

They shul for-go f e white and eke f e rede.

And leue in wo fere god yeue hem myschaunce.

And euery louere yn his troupe auaunce. 1386

(199)

As wolde god fat wrecches fat dispise. 1387

Seruyse of loue hadde eerys al so longe. As hadde Myda ful of Coueytise.

And fer-to drenken hadde as hoot and stronge. 1390

As Crassus dide for his affectis wronge. To techen hem fat fey ben in f e vice. And loueres nought / al-fough fey holde hem nyce. 1393 CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. B(K)k III. 153

(200)

• This like two of whom pat I yow seye. 1394

• whan pat here hertes wel assured were.

• Tho gonne pei to speke and to pleye.

| And ek reherce how and whanne and where. 1397

• They knewe hym first and euery wo and feere. That passed was / but al swych heuynesse.

I panke it god was tourned to gladnesse< 1400

(201)

• And euere more whan pat hem fille to speke. [leaf 63] 1401 Of ony ping of swych a tyme a-gon.

. with kyssyng alle pat tale sholde breke.

• And fallen in a newe loye a-noon. 1404 And dede al here myght syn pey were oon.

For to recoueren blysse and ben at ese.

And passed woo with loye countrepeyse. 1407

(202)

Reson wil not pat I speke of shep. [/or siepe] 1 408

For it accordeth nough to my matere.

God wot pey toke of pat ful lytel kepe.

But lest pis nyght that was to hem so dere. 1411

Ne sholde in veyn escape in no manere.

It was by set in loye and bysynesse.

Of al pat sowneth in-to gentilesse. 1414

(203)

But whanne pe kok comune Astrologer. 1415

Gan on his brest to bete and after to crowe.

And lucifer pe dayes niessager.

Gan for to ryse / and out here bemys prow. 1418

And afterward ros to hym pat kowde it know. | Fortuna maior pat anoon Criseyde. . with herte sore to Troylus pus seyde. 1421

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| Myn hertes lyf my tryst and my plesaunce. 1422

That I was born alias what me is wo.

That day of vs mot make desseueraunce. • For tyme it is to ryse and hens to go. 1425

| Or ellys I am lost for eueremo.

0 nyght alias whi nyltow ouer vs houe.

As lorige as whanne Almena lay by loue. 1428

(205)

0 blake nygnt as folk in bokes rede. 1429

That shapen art by god jjis world to hide. At certeyn tymes with Jri derke wede. That vnder Jjat men myghte in reste abyde. 1432

wel oughte bestes pleyne. and folk fe chide. " That J>ere as day with labour wolde vs breste. That J?ow Jms flest. and deynest vs nought reste. 1435

(206)

Thow dost alias to shortly thyn office. [leaf 63, back] 1436 Thow rakel nyght J?ere god makere of kynde. The for J>yn hast and J?yn vnkynde vice. So faste ay to oure hemy-spere bynde. 1439

That neuere more vnder ]?e ground )>ow wynde. For now for )>ow so hyest out of Troye. Haue I for-gon Jms hastely my loye. 1442

(207)

This Troylus j?at with J>o wordes felte. 1443

As poughte hym tho. for pitous distresse.

The blody teerys from his herte melte.

As he J?at neuere yet swych heuynesse. 1446

Assayed hadde out of so gret gladnesse.

Gan perwith-al Criseyde his lady dere.

In armes streyne and seyde in J>is manere. 1449

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0 crueel day accuscwr of pe loye. 1450 That nyght and loue ban stole and faste y-wryen. A-cursed be pi comyng in-to Troye.

For euery bore hath oon of pi bryght eyen. 1453

Enuyous day what lyst pe so to spyen.

what hastow lost why sekestow pis place.

Ther god pi lyght so quenche for his grace. 1456

(209)

Alias what ban pese loueres pe agilt. 1457

Dispitous day thyn be pe pyne of helle.

For many a louere hastow shent and wilt.

Thi pouryng In wol no where late hem dwelle. 1460

what proferestow thi light here for to selle.

Go selle it hem pat smale selys grauen.

we wol pe nought, vs nedeth no day hauen. 1463

(210)

And ek pe sonne Tytan gan he to chyde. 1464

And seyde o fol we! may men pe dispise.

That hast J>e Dawyng al nyght by pi syde.

And suffrest here so soone vp fro pe ryse. 1467

For to disesen loueres yn pis wyse.

what hold youre bed per pow and ek J>i morwe.

1 bidde god so yeue yow bope sorwe. 1470

(211)

Ther-with ful sore he sight and pus he seyde. [leaf 6*] 1471

My lady right, and of my wele or wo.

The welle and rote .0. goodly myn Criseyde.

And shal I ryse alias and shal I go. 1474

Now fele I pat myn herte mot a two.

For how sholde I an hour* my lyf saue.

Syn pat with yow is al pe lyf I haue. 1477

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What shal I don / for certes I not how. 1478

2Je whanne alias I shal f e tyme se. That yn f is plit T may be eft with yow.

• And of my lyf god wot how fat shal be. 1481

• Syn fat desir ryght now so brenneth me.

• That I am ded a-noon but I retorne.

How shold I longe alias fro yow soiourne. 1484

(213)

• But nafeles myn owene lady bryght. 1485

• were it so pat I wist outrely.

• That I youre humble seruaunt & youre knyght.

• were in youre herte set so fermely. 148<S

• As ye in myn f e whiche f yng trewely.

I Me leuere were fan f ese wordes tweyne. Yet shold e I bet endure al my peyne. 1491

(214)

• To fat Cryseyde answered right a-noon. 1492

• And with a syk she seyde .o. herte dere. The game y-wys so ferforth now is gon.

That first shal Phebus falle fro his spere. 1495

And euery Egle ben f e downes fere,

And euery roche out of his place sterte.

Er Tro[i]les out of Criseydes herte. 1498

(215)

3e be so depe In-with myn herte graue. 1499

That f ough I wold it turne out of my fought.

As wysly verray god my soule saue.

To dyen in fe peyne I kowde nowght. 1502

And for f e loue of god fat vs hath wrought.

Lat yn youre brayn noon of er fantasye.

So crepe / fat it cause me to dye. 1505

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An fat ye me wolde han as faste in mynde. [if 64, bk] 1506

As I liaue yow. fat wold I yow by-seche.

And yf I wyste sothly / fat to fynde.

God myght not a poynt my loyes eche. 1509

But herte myn with-oute more speche.

Beth to me trewe or elles were it routhe.

For I am fyn by god and by my trouthe. 1512

(217)

. Beth glad for-fi and lyue in sykernesse. 1513

. Thus seyde I neuere er f Is ne shal to mo.

• And yf to yow it were a gret gladnesse.

• To turne a-yen soone afte[r] fat ye go. 151 G

• As fayn wolde I as ye it were so.

As wysly god myn herte brynge at reste.

• And hym in armes toke and ofte keste. 1519

(218)

• Agayns his wil syn it mot nedes be. 1520

• This Troylus vp ros and faste hym cledde.

• And in his armes tok his lady fre.

• An hundred tyme. and on his wey hym spedde. 1523 A.nd with swych wordes as his herte bledde.

He seyde farewel myn herte and dere swete.

There god vs graimte sound and soone to mete. 152G

(219)

• To which no word for sorwe she answerede. 1527

• So sore gan his partyng here destreyne.

• And Troylus vn-to his palays ferde.

As wo-by-gon as she was soth to seyne. 1530

So hard hym wrong of sharp desir f e peyne.

For to ben eft fere he was in plesaunce.

That it may neuere out of his remembraunce. 1533

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158 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book III.

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• Retomed to his Eeal Palais soone. 1534

• He softe in to his bedcle gan for to slynke.

• To slepe longe as he was woned to done.

But al for nought he may wel lygge and wynke. 1537

• But slep ne may fere in his herte synke.

• Thenkynge how she for whom desir hym brende.

• A fousand fold was worth more fan he wende. 1540

(221)

• And in his fought gan vp and dounto wynde. [leaf 65] 1541

• Hise wordes alle and euery contenaunce. And fermely impressen yn hire mynde.

The leste poynt fat to hym was plesaunce. 1544

• And verraylyche of f ilke remembraunce.

• Desir al new hym brende. and lust to brede.

• Gan more fan erst, and yet toke he noon hede. 1547

(222)

• Criseyde also right in fe same wyse. 1548

• Of Troylus gan in here herte shette.

His worthinesse. his lust / his dedes wyse.

His gentilesse. and how she with hym mette. 1551

• Thonkynge loue he so wel here by-sette. Desiryng eft to haue here herte dere.

In swych a plyt she dorst make hym chere. 1554

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. Pandare a morwe which fat comen was. 1555

Vn-to his Nece and gan hire fayre grete. Seyde. al f is nyght so reynede it alias. That al my drede is fat ye my Nece swete. 1558

Han litel layser had to shepe1 and mete. [' for slepe]

Al nyght quod he hath reyn so do me wake. That som of vs I trowe here hedes ake. 1561

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CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book III, 159

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And ner he come and seyde how stont it now. 1562

This raurye morwe nece how kan ye fare.

Criseyde answerede neuere )>e bet [for] yow.

Fox ]?at ye ben. god yeue youre herte care. 15G5

God helpe me so ye causes al Jris fare,

Trow I quod she. for alle youre wordes whyte.

who-so seth yow knoweth yow ful lite. 1568

(225)

With fat she gan here face for to wrye. 1569

with J)e shete and wax for shame al red.

And Pandarus gan vnder for to prye.

And seyde Nece yf fat I shal ben ded. 1572

Here haue a swerd and smyte of myn hede.

with that his arm al sodeynly he Jmste.

Vnder here nekke and at )>e laste here keste. 1575

(226)

I passe al Jjat which chargeth nought to seye. [if 65, bk] 1576

what god for-yaf his deth an she al so.

For-yaf and with here vncle gan for to pleye.

For o]>er cause was fer noon but so. 1579

But of )?is ping right to j?e effect to go.

whan tyme was horn til here hous she wente.

And Pandarus hath fully his entente. 1582

(227)

Now torne we a-yen to Troylus. 1583

That resteles ful longe a bedde lay. And preuely sente after Pandarus.

To hym to come in al J>e haste he may. 1586

He come a-noon nought onys seyde he nay. And Troylus ful sobrely he grette.

And doun vpon his beddes syde hym sette. 1589

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160 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book III.

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• This Troylus with al fe affeccioun. 1590 I Of frendes lone fat herte may deuyse.

. To Pandarus on knees fil a-down.

And er fat he wolde out of fe place a-ryse. 1593

He gan hym f onken in his beste wyso. A hondred sithe / and gan f e tyme blysse. That he was born / to brynge hym fro distresse. 1596

(229)

| He seyde .0. frend of frendes the alderbeste. 1597

That euere was / f e sof e for to telle.

• Thow hast in heuene y-brought my soule at reste.

• Fro Flegiton the fery flood of belle. 1600

• That f ough I myght a f ousand tymes selle.

• Vpon a day my lyf in f y seruise.

• It myght nought a mot in fat suffise. 1603

(230)

. The Sonne whiche fat al fe worlde may se. 1604

. Saw neuere yet my lyf fat dar I leye.

• So Inly feyr / and goodly as is she.

. whos I am al / and shal til fat I deye. 1607

And fat I f us am heres dar I seye. . That f anked be the heigh worthynesse. . Of loue. and ek fy kynde bysynesse. 1610

(231)

. Thus hastow me no lytel thyng y-yeue. [leafoo] 1611

• For which to the obliged be for ay.

• My lyf / and why / for f orugh f yn help I leue.

• For elles ded hadde I be many a day. 1614

• And with fat word doun in his bed he lay.

• And Pandarus ful sobrely hym herde.

• Til al was seyd / and fanne he hym answerde. 1617

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CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book III. 161

(232)

My dere frend yf I haue don for J>e. 1618

In ony cas god wot it is me lief.

And am as glad as man may of it be.

God help me so. but tak it not a grief. 1621

That I shal seyn be war of of myschief.

That fere as J>ow now brought art in to blysse.

That ]?ow Jji self ne cause it nought to mysse. 1624

(233)

For of Fortunes sharp aduersite. p. 1-4, soetkius, and Dante] 1625

The worste kynde of Infortune is J)is.

A man to haue be in prosperite.

And it remembren whan it passed is. 1628

Thow art wys ynowh for-fi do nought amys.

Be not to Eakel J>ough fou sitte warme.

For if J>ow be certeyn it wol J?e harme. 1631

(234)

Thow art at ese and holde J>e wel fer-Inne. 1632

For also seur as red is euery fir*.

As gret a craft is kep wel as wynne.

Bridle alwey wel J>i speche and J)i desir. 1635

For worldly loye halt not but by a wir.

That preueth wel it brest alday so ofte.

For-])i nede is to werke wij> it softe. 1638

(235)

Quod Troylus I hope and god to-forn. 1639

My dere frend / J>at I shal so me bere.

That in my gilt per shal no J>ing be lorn.

ISTe I nyl not rakle as for to greuen here. 1642

It nedeth not Jns matere ofte tere.

For wistow myn herte wol Pandare.

God wot of J>is jjow woldest litel care. 1645

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162 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book III.

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• Tho gan he telle hym of his glade nyght. [leaf 66, back] 1G4G And where-of first -his herte dredde & how.

• And seyde frend as I am trewe knyght.

And by fat feyth I shal to god and yow. 1649

• I hadde it neuere half so hote as now. And ay f e more fat desir me biteth.

To loue here best / fe more it me delyteth. 1652

(237)

I not my self not wisly what it is. 1653

But now I fele a newe qualite.

Ye al a nof er er I dede er fis.

Pandare answerede and seyde fus fat he. 1656

That onys may in heuene blysse be.

He feleth of er weyes dar I leye.

Than filke tyrne he first herd of it seye. 1659

(238)

This is o word for al fis Troylus. 1660

was neuere f ill to speke of fis matere,

And for to preyse vn-to Pandarus.

The bounte of his right lady dere. 1663

And Pandarus to f anke and maken clere.

This tale ay was span newe to bygynne.

Til fat fe nyght departed hem a-twynne. 1666

(239)

Soone after fis for fat fortune it wolde. 1667

I-comen was f e blysf ul tyme swete.

That Troylus was warned fat he shulde.

Ther he was erst Criseyde his lady mete. 1670

For which he felt his herte in loye flete.

And feythfully gan alle f e goddes herye.

And lat se now yf fat he kan be merye. 1673

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. B(X)k III. 1G3

(240)

And holden was fe forme and al fe wyse. 1674

Of here comynge. and of his also.

As it was erst whych nedeth nought deuyse.

But playnly to fe effect right for to go. 1677

In loye and seurte Pandarus hem two.

A-bedde brought whan fat hem bof e leste.

And f ei ben in quyete and yn reste. 1 680

(241)

Nought nedef it to yow syn fey ben met. [leaf 07] 1681

To aske at me yf fat fey blyf e were.

For yf it erst was wel f o was it bet.

A fousand fold fis nedef not enquere. 1684

A-gon was euery sorwe and euery fere.

Arid bof e y-wys fey hadde and so fey wende.

As muche loye as herte may complende. 1687

(242)

This is no litel fyng of for to seye. 1688

This passeth euery wyt for to deuyse.

For eche of hem gan of eres lust obeye.

Felicite which fat fese clerkes wyse. 1691

Commenden so. ne may not here suffice.

This loye may not y-wrete ben with Inke.

This passeth al fat herte may by-fenke. 1694

(243)

But cruel day so wel-awey fe stounde. 1695

Gan for to a-proche as fey by synes knewe. For which hem f oughte felen dethes wounde. So wo was hem fat changen gan here hewe. 1698

And day fey gonnen to dispise al newe. Callyng it traytous enuyous and worse. And bitterly fe dayes light fey curse. 1701

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164 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book III.

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Quod Troylus now am I Avar. 1702

That Piros and f o swyfte stedes f re.

•which fat drawen forth f e sonnes char.

Han gon som by-path in despit of me. 1705

That make]) it so soone day to be.

And for J>e sonne hym hasteth f us to ryse.

Ne shal I neuere don here sacrifice. 1 708

(245)

But nedes day departe moste hem soone. 1709

And \vhanne here speche don was and here chere.

They twynne a-noon as fey were woned to done.

And setten tyme of metyng eft y-fere. 1712

And many a nyght fey wrought yn )>is man ere.

And f us Fortune a tyme ladde In loye.

Criseyde and ek fis kynges sone of Troye. 1715

(246)

In sufnsaunce In blisse and in syngynges. [leaf 67, back] 1716 This Troylus gan al his lyf to lede. He spendeth lusteth maketh festeynynges. He yeueth frely ofte. and chaungeth wede. 1719

And held hym aboute alwey out of drede. A world of folk, as kam hym wel of kynde. The fresshest and fe beste he koude fynde. 1722

(247)

pat swych a voys was of hym and [a] steuene. 1723

Thorugh-out ))e world of honour and largesse. That it rong vp in-to fe yate of heuene. And as in loue he was yn swych gladnesse. 1726

That in his herte he demede as I gesse. That fere nys louere in fis world at ese. So wel as he and fus gan loue hym plese. 1729

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CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book III. 165

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The goodlihede or beaute which fat kynde. 1730

In ony of er lady hadde y-set.

Kan not fe mountaunce of a knot vnbynde.

A-boute his herte of al Criseydes net. 1733

He was so narwe y-maked and y-knet.

That it vndon on any manere syde.

That nyl not ben for ought fat may be-tide. 1736

(249)

• And by fe hond ful ofte he wolde take. 1737

• This Pandarus and in-to gardeyn lede.

• And swych a feste and swych a proces make.

• Hym of Criseyde / and of here womanhede. 1740 And of here beaute / fat with-outen drede.

| It was an lieuene his wordes for to here.

• And fanne he wolde synge in fis manere. 1743

(250) (Troilus's Song of Love, 1 ; adapted from Boetliius.)

Lone fat of erfe and se hath gouernaunce. 1744

Loue fat his heste hath in heuene hye.

Love fat with an holsom alliaunce.

Halt peples loyned as hem lyst hym gye. 1747

Loue fat knetteth lawe of companye.

And couples doth in vertu for to dwelle.

Bynd fis a-cord / fat I haue told and telle. 1750

(251) (Trollies Song. 2.)

That fat f e world with feyth which fat is stable, [if os] 1 751 Dyuerseth so his stoundes concordynge. 0 '

That elementes fat ben so discordable. Holden a bond perpetuely durynge. 1754

That Phebus mot his rosy day forth brynge. And fat f e mone hath lordship ouer f e nyghtes. Al fis doth loue. ay heryed be his myghtes. 1757

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1G6 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book III.

(252) (TroiluJs Song. 3.)

That fat fe so fat gredy is to flowen. 1758

Constreyne to a certeyn ende so.

His flodes fat freshly fey ne growen.

To drenchen erthe / and al for euere mo. 1761

And yf fat loue ought late his bridel go.

Al fat now loueth a-sonder sholde lepe.

And al were lost fat loue halt now to hepe. 17G4

(253) (Troilus's Song. 4.)

So wolde god fat Auctor is of kynde. 17G5

That with his bond / loue of his vertu liste.

To cerchen hertes alle and faste bynde.

That from his bond no wight fe weye out wyste. 17G8

And hertes colde hem wolde I fat he it wyste.

To make hem loue. and fat hem lest ay rewe.

On hertes sore / and kep hem fat ben trewe. 1771

(254)

• In alle nedes for fe townes werre. 1772

• He was and ay f e firste in armes dight.

• And certaynly but if fat bokes erre.

| Saue Ector most y-drad of ony wight. 1775

. And f is encres of hardinesse & myght.

. Cam hym of loue. his ladyes f ank to wynne.

. That altered his spirit so with-Inne. 1778

/9 K K\ [Caxton puts st. 255 after 259.

V -1 ° ° I Jlarl. 1239 has it here.-]

• In tyme of trewe. on haukynge wolde ryde. 1779

• Or elles hunten. bore, beere. or lyoun.

• The smale bestes leet he gon by syde.

| And whan fat he com rydynge in to town). 1782

• Ful ofte his lady from hire wynclow down.

• As fresch as fawkon comcth out of muwe.

| Ful redy was hym goodly to suluwe. 1785

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CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book III. 167

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• And most of louc and vcrtu was his speche. [ires, bk] 1786

• And in despit hadde alle wrecchednesse.

• And douteles no nede was hym byseche.

• To honowren hem pat hadde worthynesse. 1789 And esen hem pat weren in distresse.

And glad was he yf any wyght Avel ferde.

That louere was. whan he it wyste or herde. 1792

(257)

• For soth to seyn he lost held euery wyght. 1793

• But yf he were in loues heyghe seruyse. I. niene folk pat oughte it hen of right.

And ouer al pis so wel koude he deuyse. 1796

Of sentement. and in so vnkow wyse.

Al his aray. pat euery louere poughte.

That al was wel what-so he seyde or wroughte. 1799

(258)

. And pough pat he be come of blod royal. 1800

Lyst hym of pride at no wyght for to chase.

• Benygne he was to ech yn general.

• For which he gat hym pank in euery place. 1803 . Thus wold loue y-heryed be his grace.

• That Pride / enuye / Ire / and auaryce.

• He gan to fle. and euery oper vice. 1806

(259)

I Thow lady bryght pe doughter to Dyone. 1807

| Thy blynde and wynged sone ek daun Cupide.

• Ye sustren nyne ek pat by Elycone.

• I. hil parnaso lysten for to a-byde. 1810 That ye pus fer han deyned me to gyde.

I kan no more but syn pat ye wol wende.

Ye heryed ben for ay with-outen ende. 1813

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Thourgh yow haue I seyd fully in my song. 1814

Theffect and loye of Troylus seruyce.

Al be ]>at ))ere was som dishese a-mong.

As to myn Auctor listcj) to deuyse. 1817

My jmdde book now ende Ich in ]?is wys.

And Troylus in lust and in quiete.

Is with Criseyde his owne herte swete. 1820

[End of Book III.]

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CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book IV. 169

[Campsall MS., leaf 69.]

[In this Book, the tags of the f1, g1, k1, ft of the MS. are not printed.]

(1) (Proem)

. But al to litel weylawey j>e whyle. [leaf 69] 1

. Lasteth swych loye y-)>onked be Fortune. • That semeth trewest whanne she wole bygyle.

And kane to foles so here song entune. 4

That she hem hent and blent traytour comune.

And whan a wyght is from here whiel y-Jjrowe.

Than laugheth she and maketh here fe mowe. 7

(2)

From Troylus she gan here brighte face. 8

A-wey to wrijje. and tok of hym noon hede. But caste hym clene oute of his lady grace. And on here whiel she sette vp diomede. 1 1

For which ry]?t now myn herte gynneth blede. And now my penne alias wij) which I write. Quakejj for drede of that I mot endite. 1 4

For how Criseyde Troylus forsook. 15

Or at J)e leste how fat she was vnkynde. Mot hennes forth ben matere of my book. As writen folk forugh which jt is in mynde. 18

Alias }>at J?ey shulde euere cause fynde. To speke here harm and yf J)ey on here lye. y-wys hem self sholde han J>e vilonye. 21

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170 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book IV.

(4) (Invocation)

0 ye herynes nyghttes doughtren thre. That endeles compleynes euere in pyne. Megera. Alete. and ek Thesyphone.

Thow cruel Mars ek fader of Quyryne. 25

This ilke ferj>e book me helpeth fyne.

So fat fe losse of lyf and loue yfere.

Of Troylus be fully shewed here. 28

Explicit liber Tercius.

Incipit Quartus Liber.

(5) (The Story)

Iggynge yn ost as I haue seyd er pis. 29

The Grekys stronge a-boute Troye town.

Ey-fel J>at whanne J?at Phebus shynyng is.

Vp on )>e brest of hercules lyoun. 32

JThat Ector with many a bold baroun. r!aaf/» on a day wjjj Grekes for to fighte. As he was woned to greue he??z what he myghte.

(6)

Not I how longe or short it was by-twene. 36

This purpos and pat day pey fighte mente. But on a day wel armed bryght and shene. Ector & many a worpi wight out wente. 39

wij) spere on hond and bygge bowes bente. And in pe berd with-oute lenge lette. Here fomen ill pe feld a-noon hem mette. „ 42

(7)

The longe day wip speres faste y-grounde. 43

with arwes dartes swerdes maces fele. They fyghte and bryngen hors and man to grounde. And with here axes out pe braynes quelle. 46

But in J)e last shour soth for to telle. The folk of Troye hem seluen so mysledden. That with J)e worse at nyght homward fey fledden. 49

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(8)

At whiche day was taken Antenor. 50

Maugre Polydamas .or Monesteo. Santippe / Sarpedon / Polynestor.

Polyte or eke fe Troian daun Rupheo. 53

And of ere lasse folk as Phebuseo. So fat for harm fat day f e folk of Troye. Dredden to lese a gret part of here loye. 56

(9)

Of Pryamus was yeue at Grekes requeste. 57

A tyme of trewe and f o fey gonnen trete. Here prisoneres to chaungen most and leste. And for the surplus yeue so??imes grete. . 60

This f ing a-noon was kouth in euery strete. Bof e in f assege / in towne and euery where. And with f e firste it cam to Calkas ere. 63

(10)

Whan Calkas knew fis tretys sholde holde. [leaf 70] 64

In Consistorie a-mong f e Grekes soone.

He gan in thrynge forth with lordes olde.

And sette hym fere as he was woned to done. 67

And with a chaunged face hem bad a bone.

For loue of god to don hym fat reuerence.

To stynte noyse / and yeue hym audyence. 70

Thanne seyde he fus / lo lordes myne I was. 71

Troian as it is knowen out of drede.

And if fat yow remembre I am Calkas.

That alderfirst yaf comfort to youre nede. 74

And told[e] wel how fat ye sholden spede.

For dredles forugh yow shal in a stounde.

Ben Troye y-brend / and bete doun to groimde. 77

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172 CAMrsALL MS. TRoiLus. Book IV.

(12)

• And in what forme or for what manere wyse. 78 | This town to shende / and al youre lust to acheue.

. Ye han er )>is wel herd it me deuyse. . This knowe ye my lordes as I leue. 81

And for J?e Grekes weres me so leue.

• I com my-self in my propre persone.

• To teche in ]>is how yow was best to done. 84

(13)

Hauynge vn-to my tresowr ne my rente. 85

Eight no resport / to respect of youre ese.

Thus al my good I loste and to yow wente.

wenyng in J>is you lordes for to plese. 88

• But al J>at losse ne doth me no dishese. I vouche saf / as wysly haue I loye.

For you to lese / al Jjat I haue in Troye. 91

(14)

• Saue of a doughter ]>at I lafte alias. 92 | Slepynge at horn whanne out of Troye I sterte.

. 0 sterne and cruwel fader J>at I was.

| How myght I haue yn Jjat so hard an herte. 95

• Alias .1. ne hadde y-brought here in here sherte. For sorwe of which I wol not lyue to morwe.

But yf ye lordes re we vp-on my sorwe. 98

(15)

• For by J>at cause I say no tyme er now. [leaf 70, back] 99

• Here to delyuere I holden haue my pes. | But now or neuere yif )>at it lyke yowe.

• I may here haue right sone douteles. 102 0 help and grace a-rnong al f is pres.

Rewe on J>is olde caytyf in destresse. Syn I for yow haue al j>is heuynesse. 105

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OAMP8ALL MS. TR01LUS. Book IV. 173

(16)

• Ye haue now kaught & fetered in preson. 106

• Troians y-nowe / and yf youre wille be.

• My chy[l]d with on may haue redempcion.

Now for J?e loue of god and of bounte. 109

| On of so Me alias so yeue hym me. what nede were it Jns preyere for to werne. Syn ye shul bothe han folk and town as yerne. 112

(17)

On peril of my lyf I shal not lye. 113

Appollo hath me told it feythfully.

I haue ek founden by astronomye.

By sort and by augurye ek trewely. 116

I dar wel seye f>e tyme is faste by.

That fir and flaumbe on al J?e toun shal sprede.

And fus shal Troye turnen in asshen dede. 119

(18)

For Certeyn Phebus and Neptainus bojje. 120

That maden ]>e walles of J>e toun.

Ben with J>e folk of Troye alwey so wro]?e.

That J?ei wole brynge it to confusioun. 123

Eight in despit of kyng lameadoun.

By cause he nolde payen hem here hire.

The town of Troye shal ben set on fire. 126

(19)

• Tellyrig his tale alwey j)is olde Greye. 127 . Humble in speche and yn his lokynge eke.

• The salte terys from his eyen twye.

• Ful faste ronnen doun by eyther cheke. 1 30 So longe he gan of socour hem by-seche

That for to helen hym of his sorwes sore.

They yaf hym Antenor with-oute more. 133

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174 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUt. Book IV.

(20)

But who was glad y-nowh but Calkas fo. [leaf 71] 134 And of Jjis J>ing ful sone hise nedes leyde. ( )n hem fat sholden for fe tretis go.

And hem for An tenor ful ofte preyde. 137

To bryng hem kyng Toas and Criseyde And whan Pryam his saue-gard sente. The Ambassiatours to Troye streyght f ei wente. 1 40

(21)

The cause y-told of here comynge. the olde. 141

Pryam f e kyng ful soone in general.

Let here-vpon his Parlement to holde.

Of which fe effect rehersen yow I shal. 144

Thembassadours ben answered for fynal.

Theschaunge of Prisoners and al f is nede.

Hem lykef wel. and forth in fey precede. 147

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f

This Troylus was present in J>e place. 148

whan axed was for Antenor Criseyde.

For which ful soone chaungen gan his face.

As he fat with fo wordes wel neygh deyde. 151

But natheles he no word to it seyde.

Lest men sholde his affeccioun espye.

with mannes herte he gan hys sorwes drye. 154

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And ful of angwyssh and of grysly drede. 155

A-bod what lordes wolde vn-to it seye.

And yf fey wolde graunte as god f orbede.

Theschaunge of here, fan fought he fynges tweye. 158

First how to saue here honour and what weye. • He myghte best feschaurcge of here withstonde. | Ful faste he cast how al fis myghte stonde. 161

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• Loue hym made al prest to don hire byde. 162 And raf er dye fan she sholde gon.

• But resoun seyde hym on fat of er syde.

| with-oute assent of here do not so. 165

• Lest for f i werk she wolde be fi fo.

And seyn fat f orugh f i medlyng is blowe.

Yowre both ere loue fere it was erst vnknowe. 168

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For which he gan deliberen for fe beste. [leaf 71, back] 169 That f ough f e lordes wolde fat she wente. He wolde late hem graunte what hem leste. And telle his lady fyrst what fat fey mente. 172

And whanne fat she hadde seyd hym here entente. Ther-after wolde he werken also blyue. Though al fe world ay en it wolde stryue. 175

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Ector which fat wel fe Grekis herde. 176

For Antenor how fey wolde han Criseyde.

Gan it withstonde / and sobrely answerede.

Sires she nys no presoner he seyde. 179

T not on yow who f is charge leyde.

But on my part ye may eft-sone hym telle.

we vsen here no wommen for to selle. 182

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The noyse of peple vp stirte fanne at onys. 183

As breme as blase of straw y-set in fyre.

For infortune it wolde for f e nonys.

They sholde hire confusion desire. 186

Ector quod fey what gost may yow enspire.

This womman f us to shilde & don vs lese.

Daun Antenor / a wrong wey now ye chese. 189

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That is so wys / and ek so bold baroun. 190

And we ban nede to folk as men may se.

He is ek on J)e grettest of jjis stown.

0. Ector lat J>o fantasyes be. 193

0 kyng Pryam quod j)ey jms seggen we.

That al oure voys is to for-gon Criseyde.

And to delyueren Antenor J)ey preyde. 196

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0 luuenal lord trewe is J>i sentence. 197

That liten weten folk what is to yerne.

That Jjey ne fynde in here desir offence.

For cloud of errour / lat hem not descerne. 200

what best is / and lo here an ensample as yerne.

This folk desiren now delyueraunce.

Of Antenor / j)«t brought hem to myschaunce. 203

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For after he was Tray tour to the town. [leaf 72] 204

Of Troye. alias fey quyt hym out to rape. 0 nyce world / lo J?y dyscression.

Criseyde which fat neuere dede hem skafe. 207

Shal now no lengere in here blysse bajje. But Antenor he shal com horn to towne. And she shal out / Jms seyden here and howne. 210

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For which was delibered by ParUement.1 p-1 /«*«•] 211

For Antenor to yelden vp Criseyde.

And it pronuncede by j>e precident.

Al-Jjey fat Ector nay ful ofte preyede. 214

And fynaly what wyght ]?at it with-seyde.

It was for nought it moste ben and sholde.

For substaunce of fe parlement it wolde. 217

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Departed out of Parlement echone. 218

This Troylus with-oute wordes mo.

Vn-to his chaumbre spede hym faste allone.

But yf it were aman of his or two. 221

The whiche he bad out faste for to go.

By cause he wolde slepe as he seyde.

And hastely vp on his bed hym leyde. 224

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And as yn wynter leues ben by-raft. 225

Eche after oj>er til J>e tre be bare.

So Jmt J>er nys but bark and braunche y-laft.

Lyth Troylus by raft of eche wel-fare. 228

I-bounde in J>e blake bark of care.

Disposed wod out of his wit to breyde.

So sore hym sat j?e chaungynge of Criseyde. 231

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He rist hym vp and euery dore he shette. 232

And wyndowe ek and J?o ]>is sorweful man.

Vp-on his beddes side a-doun hym sette.

Ful lyk a ded ymage pale and wan. 235

And in his brest fe hepede wo bygan.

Out brest / and he to werkyn in Jns wyse.

In his woodnesse. as I shal yow deuyse. 238

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Ryght as J>e wylde bole by-gynneth sprynge. [leaf 72, back] 239

Now here now fere I-darted to f e herte.

And of his deth roreth yn compleynynge.

Righ so gan he aboute fe chaumbre sterte. 242

Smytyng his brest ay with his festes smerte.

His hed to J?e wal his body to j?e grounde.

Fid ofte he swapte him self to confounde. 245

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• Hys eyen two for pite of his herte. 246

• Out streineden as swyfte welles tweye.

• The heyghe sobhes of his sorwes snierte.

• His speche hym rafte vnnepes myght he seye. 249

• 0 deth / alias whi nyltow do me deye.

IA-cursed he pe day which pat nature. Shope rue to ben a lyues creature. 252

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• But after whan pe furye and pe rage. 253 whiche fat his herte twyste & faste preste.

• By lengpe of tyme somwhat gan asswage.

• Vp on his bed he leyde hym down to reste. 256

• But po by-gonne his terys more out breste.

• That wonder is pe body may suffise.

• To half pis wo / which fat I yow deuyse. 259

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. Thanne seyde he Jms Fortune alias pe while. 260

• what haue .1. don. what haue I Jms a-gilt. How myghtestow for reupe me by-gyle.

Is per no grace and shal I pus be spilt. 263

Shal pus Criseyde a-wey for pat pow wylt.

Alias how maystow yn pin herte fynde.

To ben to ine pus cruel and vnkynde. 266

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Haue I pe nought honoured al my lyue. 267

As pow wel wost a-boue pe goddes alle.

why wiltow me fro loye pus depryue.

0. Troylus what may men pe now calle. 270

But wrecche of wrecches out of honour falle.

In-to myserie yn which I wol by-wayle.

Criseyde alias / til pat pe breth me fayle. 273

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• Alias fortune yf pat my lyf yn loye. [leaf 73] 274

• Displesed hadde vn-to thy foule enuye.

• why ne haddestow my fader kyng of Troye.

• By-raft pe lyf on don my breperen deye. 277 Or slayn my-self / pat pus compleyne and crye.

I combre world pat may of no ping serue.

But euere dye / and neuere fully sterue. 280

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• Yf pat Criseyde allone were me laft. 281 . Nought rought I wheder pow woldest me stere.

And here alias pan hastow me by-raft.

. But euere more lo pis is pi manere. 284

. To reue a wyght pat most is to hym dere. | To preue yn pat pi greful violence.

Thus am I lost pere helpeth no defence. 287

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• 0 verray lord of loue .0. god alias. 288

• That knowest best myn herte & al my pought.

• what shal my sorwful lyf don in pis cas.

• Yf .1. for-go pat .1. so dere haue bought. 291 Syn ye Cryseyde and me han fully brought.

In-to your grace and bope oure hertes seled.

How may ye suffre alias it be repeles. 294

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What I may don .1. shal whil I may dure. 295

On lyue in torment and yn cruwel peyne.

This infortune. or pis disauenture.

Alias as I was born y-wys compleyne. 298

Ne neuere wyl I seen it shyne or reyne.

But ende I wil as Edippe yn derknesse.

My sorwful lyf / and dyen in dystresse. 301

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0 verray gost j>at errest to and fro. 302

why nyltow fle out of J>e wofulleste.

Body. pat euere myght on grounde go.

0 soule lurkynge in J)is wo vnneste. 305

Fle forth out of myn herte and lat it breste.

And folwe alwey Criseyde Jn lady dere.

Thi righte place is now no lengere here. 308

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0 wof ulle eyen two syn youre desport. [leaf 73, back] 309

was al to seen Criseydes eyen bryght.

what shal ye don but for my discomfort.

Stondeth for nought / and wepen out youre sight 312

Syn she is queynt Jjat wont was yow to lyght.

In veyn fro pis forth haue I eyen tweyne.

y-formed syn youre vertu is a-weye. 315

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0 my Criseyde. o. lady souereyne. 316

Of j>is woful soule. J?at ]>us crieth. who shal now yeuen comfort to j>e peyne. Alias no wight but when myn herte dyeth. 319

My spirit / which J?at vn-to yow so hyeth. Receyue in gre / for J?at shal ay yow serue. For-)>i no fors is ]>ough J>e body sterue. 322

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0 ye loueres J?at heyhe vpon J>e whiel. 323

Ben set. of Fortune yn good auenture.

God leue J>at ye fynde ay loue of stel.

And longe mot youre lyf yn loye endure. 326

But whanne ye comen be my sepulture.

Remembreth j>at youre felawe restej) fere.

For I louede ek J>ough I vnworjn were. 329

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0 olde vnholsom and mysbyleued man. 330

Calkas I mene. alias what eyleth the.

To ben a Grek syn f ou art born Troian.

0 calkas which fat wilt my bane be. 333

In cursed tyme was j)ow born for me.

As wolde blysful loue for his loye.

• That I fe hadde where as I wolde in Troye. 336

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• A fousand sykes hottere fan fe glede. 337

• Out of his brest eche after of er wente.

• Meddles with pleyntes newe his wo to fede.

• For which his woful terys neuere stente. 340

• And shortly so his peynes hym to -rente. And wex so mat. fat loye nor penaunce.

He feleth noon but lyth forth in a traunce. 343

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• Pandare whiche fat in the paiiement. [leaf 71] 344

• Hadde herd what euery Burgeys & lord seyde.

• And how ful graunted was by on assent.

• For Antenor to yelden so Criseyde. 347 | Gan wel neygh wod out of his wit to breyde.

So fat for wo he nyste what he mente. | But yn a res / to Troylus he wente. 350

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A certeyn knyght fat for fe tyme kepte. 351

The chaumbre dore vn-dede it hym a-noon. | And Pandare fat ful tendreliche wepte.

• In-to f e derke chaumbre as stille as ony ston. 354 Toward f e bed gan softely to gon.

• So confus fat he nyst what to seye,

| For verray wo / his wit was neigh a-weye. 357

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And with his chere and lokyng al to-torn. 358

For sorwe of J>is. and with his armes folden.

He stod )?is woful Troylus byforn.

And on his pitous face he gan byholden. 36 1

But Lord so often gan his herte culde.

Seyng his frend in wo / whos heuynesse.

His herte slow as Jjought hym for distresse. 364

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This woful wight / j)is Troylus J>at felte. 365

His frend Pandare y-comen hym to se.

Gan as jje snow a-yen Jje sonne melte.

For wyych J>is sorwful Pandare of pyte. 368

Gan for to wepe as tendrelyche as he.

And specheles }ms ben j>is ilke tweye.

That neyther myghte o word for sorwe seye. 371

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But at J>e laste J>is woful Troylus. 372

Ney ded for smert gan bresten out to rore.

And with a sorwful noyse he seyde Jms.

Among his sobbes and his sikes sore. 375

Lo Pandare I am ded with-outen more.

Hastow nought herd at parlement he seyde.

For Antenor how lost is my Criseyde. 378

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This Pandarus Ml dede and pale of hewe. [leaf 74, back] 379

Ful pytously answerede and seyde yis.

As wysly were it fals as it is trewe.

That I haue herd and wot al how it is. 382

0 mercy god who wolde haue trowed ])is.

who wolde haue wend J>at yn so lytel a Jjrowe.

Fortune oure loye wolde han ouer-)>rowe. 385

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For yn fis world fere is no creature. 386

Als to my dom fat euere saw ruyne.

Straungere fan fis f orugh cas or auenture.

But who may al eschewe or al deuyne. 389

Swych is fis world, for-fi I Jms defyne.

JNe trust no wyght to fynden in Fortune.

Ay proprete. his yeftes ben comune. 392

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| But tel me fis whi pou art now so mad. 393

• To sorwen Jms. why listow in fis wyse.

• Syn fi desir al holly hastow had.

• So that by right it oughte y-now suffise. 390

• But I fat neuere felte in my seruyse.

• A frendly chere or lokyng of an eye.

• Lat me fus wepe an wayle til I dye. 399

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• And ouer al fis / as f ow wel wost f i-selue. 400

• This town is ful of ladyes al aboute. And to my dom fairere fan swych twelue.

As euere she was shal I fynde yn som route. 403

Ye oone or two with-outen any doute.

For-f i be glad rnyn owen dere brof er.

If she be lost, we shul recouere anof er. 406

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What god for-bede alwey fat eche plesaunce. 407

In o f yng were and noon of er wyght.

Yf oon kan synge a nof er kan wel daunce.

Yf fis be goodly she is glad and lyght. 410

And fis is fayr and fat kan good aright.

Eon" for his vertu holden is for dere.

Bofe heroner* and faukon of ryuere. 413

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• And ek as writ zauzis )>at was ful wys. [leaf 753 414

• The newe loue out cacheth ofte J?e olde. And vp-on newe cas lyth newe auys.

| Thenk ek Jri self to saue J?ow art holde. 417

Swych fyr by proces shal of kjnde colde. For syn it is but casuel plesaunce. Som cas shal putte it out of remembraunce. 420

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For al so seur as day cometh after nyght. 421

The newe loue / labour or o]>er wo.

Or ellys selde seynge of a wyght.

Don olde affeccions al ouer go. 424

And for Jn part Jjow shalt haue one of po.

To abrigge with fi bittre peynes smerte.

Absence of here shal dryue here out of herte. 427

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This wordes seyde he for J?e nones aile. 428

To helpe his frend lest he for sorwe deyde.

For douteles to don his sorwe to falle.

He rought not what vnthryf he seyde. 431

But Troylus J?at neigh for sorwe deyde.

Tok litel hed of al ]>at euere he mente.

Oon eere it herde. at J?e oj)er out it wente. 434

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But at J>e laste he answered and seyde a frend. 435

This lechecraft. or heled jms to be.

were wel sittyng if fat I were a fende.

To trassen here fat trewe is vnto me. 438

I pray to god lat fis consayl neuere J>e.

But do me rathere a-noon sterue right here.

Er I Jms do / as J?ow me woldest lere. 441

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She fat I serue ywys what so fow seye. 442

| To whom myn her enhabyt is by right. • Shal han me holly heres til fat I deye.

For Pandarus syn fat I haue trouf e here hight. 445

I wol not ben vntrewe for no wyght.

But as here man I wole ay lyue and sterue.

And neuere of er creature serue. 448

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And fere fow seyst thow shalt as faire fynde. [if75,bk] 449 As she. lat be / make no comparyson. To creature y-formed here by kynde.

0 leue Pandare in conclusion. 452

1 wol not be of f yn opynyon. Towchyng al f is / for whiche I f e byseche.

So hold f i pes / fow sleste me wif f i speche. 455

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Thow biddest me I sholde loue an ofer. 456

Al fresshly newe and lat Criseyde go.

It lith not in my power leue brof er.

And f ough I myght I wil not do so. 459

But kanstow pleyen raket to and fro.

Netle In. dokke out. now this / now fat Pandare.

'Now fowle falle here fat for f i wo

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pow farest ek by me fow Pandarus. 463

As he fat whan a wyght is wo-by-gon.

He cometh to hym a pas / and seyth right f us.

Thenk not on smert. and fow shalt fele noon. 466

Thow most me first transmuwen in a ston.

And reue me my passions alle.

Er thow so lightly do my wo to falle. 469

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The deth may wel out of my brest departe. 470

The lyf. so longe may f is sorwe myne. But fro my sowle shal Criseyde darte. Out neuere mo / but down wif proserpyne. 473

whan I am ded I wol go wone in pyne. And J>er I wol eternally compleyne. My wo / and how fat twynned be we tweyne. 476

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• Thow hast here mad an argument for fyn. 477

• How fat it sholde a lasse peyne be. Creseyde to for-gon for she was myn.

And leue in ese and yn felicite. 480

whi gabbestow fat seydest Jms to me.

That bym is wors fat is fro wele y-f rowe.

Than he hadde erst non of fat wele knowe. 483

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• But tel me now syn fat fe thenketh so lyght. [leaf 76] 484

• To chaungen so in loue ay to and fro.

• whi hastow not don bysyly f i myght.

• To chaungen here fat doth f e al fi wo. 487 I Why neltow lete here fro f yn herte go.

• why nyltow loue an of er lady swete.

• That may f in herte setten in quyete. 490

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• If f ow hast had in loue ay yet myschaunce. 491

• And kanst it not out of fyn herte dryue.

• I fat leuede yn lust and in plesaunce.

• with here as muche as creature on lyue. 494

• How sholde I fat foryete and fat so blyue. 0 where hastow ben hid so longe in muwe.

That kanst so wel and formely arguwe. 497

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Nay god wot nought worth is al pi red. 498

For which / for what fat euere may by-falle.

with-outen wordes mo I wol he ded.

. 0. deth pat endere art of sorwes alle. 501

. Com now / syn I so ofte after pe calle.

For sely is pat deth soth for to seyne.

That ofte ycleped cometh and endeth peyne. 504

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! Wei wot I whil my lyf was in quyete. 505

! Er pow me slowe .1. wolde haue yeuen here. . But now pi comynge is to me so swete.

That in pis world I no ping so desire. 508

| 0 deth syn with pis sorwe I am a fyre.

• Thou oper do me anoon yn pis teris drenche.

I Or with pi colde strok myn hete quenche. 511

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• Syn pat pow sleest so fele in sondry wyse. 512 . A-yens hire wil vnpreyed day and nyght.

• Do me at my requeste pis seruice.

Delyuere now pe world so dostow right. 515

Of me pat am pe wofulleste wyght.

That euere was for tyme is pat I sterue.

Syn in pis world of right nought may .1. serue. 518

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• This Troylus in teris gan distille. [leaf 76, back] 519

• As licour of a lamhyc f ul faste.

| And Pandarus gan holde his tunge stille. And to pe ground his eyen doun he caste. 522

But napeles pus pought he at pe laste. what parde raper pan my felawe deye. Yet shal I som-what more vn-to it seye. 525

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• And seyd frend syn J?ow hast swych distresse. 526

• And syn J?ow list myn argument^ blame.

• why nylt J>i self helpen don redresse.

And with J?y manhod letten al Jris grame. 529

• To rauysshe here, ne kanstow not for shame. And o}>er lat here out of towne fare.

Or hold here stille. and leue Jri nyce fare. 532

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• Artow in Troye and hast noon hardiment. 533

• To take a womman which Jjat loueth J?e. And wolde here seluen be of J>yn assent.

Now is not Jris a nyce vanyte. 536

• Rys vp anoon. and lat Jris wepynge be. And kyth J?ow art a man for yn Jris owre.

I wil be ded or she shal bleuen oure. 539

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•'To this answerede hym Troylus ful softe. 540

And seyde parde leue brojjer dere.

• Al ])is haue I my self yet Jjought ful ofte.

• And more Jjyng fan J>ow deuysest here. 543 But whi J>yng is laft JJQW shalt wel here.

And whan J>ow me hast yeue an audience.

Ther-after mayst J?ow telle aH Jri sentence. 546

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Fyrst syn J?ow wost Jris town hath al )?is werre. 547

For rauysshyng of wommen so my myght. | It sholde not be suffred me to erre.

As it stant now / ne don so gret vnright. 550

I sholde han also blame of euery wyght. My fadres graunt yf j)at I so withstode. Syn she is chaunged for J>e townes goode. 553

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• I haue ek fought so it were here assent. [leaf 77] 554

• To aske hire at my fader of his grace.

• Thanne f enk I f is were here accusement.

Syn wel I wot I may here not purchace. 557

For syn my fader in so heigh a place. As parlement hath here eschaunge enseled. | He nyl for me his lettre be repeled. 560

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• 3et drede I most here herte to peHowrbe. 561

• with violence yf I do swych a game. For yf I wolde it openly distourbe.

It most ben disclaundre to here name. 564

And me were leuere ded fan here defame.

As nold god but yf I sholde haue.

Here honour leuere fan my lyf to saue. 567

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Thus am I lost for ought fat I kan se. 568

For certeyn is syn fat I am here knyght.

I moste here honour leuere han fan me.

In euery cas as louere oughte of right. 571

Thus am I with desir and reson twyght.

Desir for to distourben here me redeth.

And reson nyl not so myn herte dredef. 574

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Thus wepynge fat he koude neuere cesse. 575

He seyde alias how shal I wrecche fare For wel fele I alwey my loue encresse. And hope is lasse and lasse alwey Pandare. 578

Encressen ek f e causes of my care. So wel-a-wey whi nyl myn herte breste. For as in loue / fer is but litel reste. 581

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Pandare answerede frend fow mayst for me. 582

Don as f e list / but hadde ich it for hote.

And f yn estat / she sholde go with me.

Though al fis town criede on fis |)yng by note. 585

I nold sette at al fat noyse a grote.

For when men han wel cried fan wol fey rowne.

A wonder last but .ix. nyght neuere yn towne. 588

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I Deuyne not in reson ay so depe. [leaf 77, back] 589

Ne curteysly. but help f i self anoon.

Bet is fat of ere fan f i self wepe.

And nainly syn ye two ben al oon. 592

I Eys vp for by myn hed she shal not gon.

• And raf ere be in blame a litel y-founde.

| Than sterue here as a gnat with-owte wounde. 595

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It is no shame to yow ne no vice. 596

Here to with-holden. fat ye loueth most.

Paraunter she myght holden f e for nyce.

To late here go fus. vn-to fe Grekes ost. 599

• Thenk ek Fortune as wel f i seluen wost.

• Helpef hardy man to his emprise.

• And weyueth wrecches / for here cowardise. 602

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• And fough fi lady wolde a litel here greue. 603

• Thow shalt f i pes f ul wel here-after make.

• But as for me certayn .1. kan not leue.

• That she wolde it as now for yuel take. 606 whi sholde f anne of fered f yn herte quake.

Thenk ek how Parys hath fat is f i brof er.

A loue. and whi shaltow not haue a nof er. 609

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. B(K)k IV. 191

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And Troylus .0. pyng I dar fe swere. 610

That if Criseyde whiche fat is J>i lef. JSTow loue fe as wel as Jjow dost here. God helpe me so she nyl not take a gref. 613

They )>ow do bote a-noon in fis myschef And yf she wilneth fro yow for to passe. Thanne is she fals / so loue here wel J>e lasse. 616

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• For-fi tak herte and Jjenk right as a kynght. 617

• Thourgh loue is broken alday euery lawe.

• Kygh now sumwhat fi corage and Jri myght.

• Haue mercy on jn self for ony awe. 620 Lat not J>is wrecched wo fin herte gna^e.

But manly set J>e world on sixe and seuene.

And yf fow deye a martir go to heuene. 623

(90)

• I wol my self be with J?e at Jns nede. [leaf 78] 624 Theygh ich and al my kyn vp-on a stonde.

Shulle in a strete as dogges liggen dede.

Thourgh girt with many a wyd and blody wounde. 627

In euery cas I wol a frend be founde.

And yf fe lyst here steruen as a wrecche.

A dieu. J?e deuel spede hym Jjat recche. 630

(91)

| This Troylus gan with fo wordes to quyken. 631

• And seyde frende graunt mercy ich assente. But certaynly fow mayst not me so pryken.

Ne peyne noon ne may me so tormente. 634

That for no cas it is not myn entente. At short wordes fough I dyen sholde. To rauysshen hire / but yf here-self it wolde. 637

CAMPSALL

192 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS, Book IV.

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Why so menc I quod Pandarus al f is day. 638

But tel me f anne / hastow here wel assayed. That sorwest f us / and he answered nay. wher-of artow quod Pandare fan a-mayed. 641

That nost not )>at she wol ben euele apayed. To rauysshen here syn f ow hast not ben fere. But if fat loue told it yn fin eere. 644

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For-thi rys vp as nought ne were a-noon. 645

• And wassfr f i face and to f e kyng f ow wende. | Or he may wondren whider f ow art gon.

Thow most with wysdom hym & othere blende. 648

Or vp-on cas he may after f e sende.

Er f ow be war and shortly brof er dere.

Be glad / and lat me werke in fis matere. 651

(94)

. For I shal shappe it so sikerly 652

• Thow shalt fis nyght som tyme in som manere.

• Com speke with fi lady preuely.

And by here wordes ek and by here chere. 655

Thow shalt ful sone a-parceyue and wel here,

Al here entente / and yn fis cas f e beste.

And fare now wel / for in fis poynt I reste. 658

(95)

• The swyfte fame whiche fat false fynges. [leaf 78, back] 659

• Egal reporteth lyk f e fynges trewe.

• was f orugh-out Troye y-fled with preste wynges.

• Fro man to man and made fis tale of newe. 662

• How Calkas doughter with here brighte hewe. | At parlemewt with-oute wordes more.

• I-graunted was yn chaunge of Antenore. 665

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. B<X)k IV. 193

(96)

• The whiche tale a-noon right as Criseyde. 666

• Had herd, she Jjat of here fader roughte.

| As in Jns cas right nought ne whanne he deyde. Ful bysily to luppiter by-soughte. 669

yeue hym myschaimce J?at J?is tretis broughte.

• But shortly lest j?is tales soth were.

• She dorste at no wyght asken it for fere. 672

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• As she ]?at hadde here herte and al here mynde. 673

• On Troylus y-set so wonder faste.

| That al Jje world ne koude here loue vnbynde. Ne Troylus out of here herte caste. 676

She wol ben his whil J?at here lyf may laste. And Jms she brenneth boj>e in loue and drede. That she nyste what was best to rede. 679

(98)

. But as men sen in towne and al aboute. 680

• That wommen vsen frendes to visite.

. So to Criseyde of wommen come a rowte.

• For pitous loye and wenclen here delite. 683 And with here tales dere ynowh a myte.

These wommen whiche J>at yn J?e cite dwelle.

• Thei sette hem doun and seyde as I shal telle. 686

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. Quod first )?at oone .1. am glad trewely. 687

. By-cause of yow )>at ye shal youre fader se.

. A-no])er answered I-wys so am not .1.

| For al to litel hath she with vs be. 690

• Quod J>e J>ridde I hope y-wys J?at she.

• Shal brynge vs j>e pes on euery side.

That whanne she gooth almyghti god here gyde. 693

TROILUS. O CAMPSALL

194 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book IV.

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. Tho wo[r]des and fo womma?myssh fynges./ [leaf 79] 694 . She herd hem ryght as f ough she fens were. For god it wot here herte on of er fing is.

• Al-fough fe body sat a-mong hem fere. 697

• Here aduertence is alwey ellys-where.

• For Troylus ful faste here herte soughte.

| with-outen word alwey on hym she f oughte. 700

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• This worn men fat wenden here to plese. 701

• A-boute nought gonne alle here tales spende. .Swych vanite ne kan don hem non ese.

As she fat, al fis mene while brende. 704

Of of er passion fan fat fey wende.

So fat she felte almost here herte deye.

For wo and wery of fat company e. 707

\Stanza 102, 1. 708-714, tlio left out of the Campsall MS. and Harl. 2280, is partly in Boccaccio (see p. 196 of Mr. Rossetti's Filostrato and Troylus), and wholly in Cambr. Gg., Harl. 3943, $c.]

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And thilke fooles sittynge here a-boute. 715

wende fat she wepte and syked sore. By cause fat [she] sholde out of fat route. Departe. and neuere pleye with hem more. 718

And fey fat hadde y-knowen here of yore. Seygh here so wepe and f oughte it kyndenesse. And eche of hem wepte eke for here distresse. 721

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book IV. 195

(104)

• And bisily fey gonnen here comfortcn. ' 722

• Of fing god wot on which" she litel foughte.

• And with here tales wenden here disporten.

And to be glad fey often here by-soughte. 725

• But swich an ese f er-with fey here wroughte.

• Right as a man is esed for to fele.

' For ache of hed to clawen hym on his hele. 728

(105)

• But after al fis nyce vanyte. 729

• They tok here leue and horn fey wenten allc.

• Cryseyde ful of sorwf ul pite.

• In to here chaumbre vp wente out of fe halle. 732

• And on here bed she gan for ded to falle. In purpos neuere fennes for to ryse.

And f us she wroughte as I shal yow deuyse. 735

[The real Stanza 106, 7. 736-742, is misplaced in the CampsaU MS. $ Harl. 2280 # 3943, and put after st. 107 (see p. 197, 198 of Mr. Rossetti's Filostrato and Troylus, Chaucer Soc.). But as the change may have been made by Chaucer, and as the changer has alterd the text (I. 750, 752, 764) to make the story right, I am obliged to have different stanzas for nos. 106-108, and different lines for nos. 736-756.]

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Here ownded* heer fat sonnyssfi was of hewe. [if79,bk] 736

She rente / and ek here fyngres longe and Smale.

She wrong ful ofte and bad god on here rewe.

And with f e deth to don bote on here bale. 739

Here hewe whilom bryght fat f o was pale.

Bar witnes of here wo and constreynte.

And Jms she spak sobbynge in here compleynte. 742

CAMPSALL

196 CAMPSALL MS. TUOILUS. Book IV.

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• Alias quod she out of fis regioun. 743

• I woful \vreccho and infortuned \vight.

• And born in corsed constcllacioun.

| Mot gon and Jms dcparten fro my knyglit. 74G

• wo worth alias ]>at ilke dayes lyght.

• On which T saw hym first with eyen tweyne.

• That causeth me and I hym al fis pcyne. 749

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Therwith fe terys from here eighen two. 750

Doun fille. as shour in aperili swyf e.

• Here white brest she bet / and for f e wo.

• After fe deth she cried a fousand sife. 753

• Syn he fat wont here wo was for to lyf e.

• She mot for-gon. for which disauenture.

She held here-self a forlost creature. 756

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• She seyde how shal he do and I also. 757

• How sholde I lyue / yf I from hym twynne,

• 0 dere herte ek fat I loue so.

• who shal pat sorwe sleen fat ye ben Tnne. 760

• O. Calkas fader thyn be al fis synne. O. moder myn fat cleped were Argyue.

• wo worth fat day fat fow me bere on lyue. 763

(110)

. To what fyn sholde I lyue and sorwen fus. 764

How sholde .1. a fyssh" with-oute water1 dure.

• what is Criseyde worth from Troylus.

How sholde a plaunte or lyues creature. 767

Lyue with-oute his kynde noriture.

For which ful oft a by-word here I seye.

That roteles mot grene sone deye. 770

CAM PS ALL

CAMFSALL MS. TROILUS. B(H)k IV. 197

(in)

I shal don thus syn neyper swerd ne darte. [leafsoj 771

Dar I noon handle for pe cruwelte.

That like day pat I from hyrn departe.

If sorwe of pat nyl not my bane be. 774

Than shal no mete or drynk come in me.

Til I my soule out of my breste vnshepe.

And pus my-seluen wold I do to dethe. 777

(112)

And Troylus my elopes euerychone. 778

Shul blake ben yn tokenynge herte swete.

That I am as out of ])is world a-gon.

That wont was yow to setten in quiete. 781

And of myn ordre ay til deth me mete.

The obseruaunce euere yn youre absence.

Shal sorwe ben. compleynte and abstinence. 784

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Myn herte and ek pe woful gost per-Inne. 785

Biquethe I with youre spirit to compleyne.

Eternally for pey shul neuere twynne.

For pough in erthe twynned be we tweyne. 788

Yet in J)e feld of pite out of peyne.

That hight Elysos shul we ben y-fere.

As Orpheus, and Erudice his fere. 791

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Thus herte myn for Antenor Alias. 792

I soone shal be chaunged as I wene. But how shul ye don yn pis sorwful cas. How shal youre tendre herte pis sustene. 795

But herte myn / for-yet pis sorwe and tene. And me also / for sothly for to seye.

So ye wel fare / I recche not to deye. 798

CAMPSALL

198 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book IV.

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. How myght it euere y-red ben or y-songc. 799

. The pleynte )>at she made in here distresse. . I. not / but as for me my litel tonge.

If I discreuen wolde here heuynesse. 802

It sholde make here sorwe seme lesse.

Than )>at it was / and chyldisshly deface. | Here heyghe compleynte. and perfore I it pace. 805

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• Pandare which J>at sent was from Troylus. [leaf so, back] 806 Vn-to Criseyde / as ye han herd deuyse.

That for J>e beste it was accorded ]?us.

And he ful glad to don hym ]>at seruice. 809

• Vn-to Criseyde in a ful seere wyse.

• Ther as she lay in torment and in rage.

Come here to telle al holly his message. 812

(117) f And fond J>at she here-selufin gan to tretc. 813

Ful pitously / for with here salte terys.

Here brest here face y-baped was ful wete.

The myghty tresses of here sonny ssh hcrys. 816

Vnbroyden / hangen al aboute here eris.

which yaf hym verray signal of matere.

Of deth / which fat here herte gan desire. 819

(118)

Whan she hym saw she gan for sorwe a-noon. 820

Here tery face / a-twixe here arrnes hyde. For which ]>is Pandare is so wo-by-gon. That in ]>e hous he myghte vnnejje a-byde. 823

As he Jjat felte pyte on euery syde. For yf Criseyde hadde erst compleyned sore. Tho gan she pleyne a J>ousand tymes more. 826

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book IV. 199

(119)

And in here aspre pleynt / J?an she seyde. 827

Paiidare first of loyes mo pan two.

was cause causynge vn-to me Criseyde.

That now transmuwed ben in cruel wo. 830

wher shal I seye to yow / wel come or no.

That alderferst me brough[t] in-to smiise.

Of loue / alias pat endeth in j>is wyse. 833

(120)

Endeth panne loue in wo. ye er men lieth. 834

And alle worldly blysse as penketh me.

The ende of blisse ay sorwe it occupieth.

And who fat troweth not pat it so be. 837

Lat hym vpon me wof ul wrecche y-se.

That my self hate / and ay my birpe accurse.

"Felynge alwey fro wo I go to worse. 840

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Who-so me seth. he seth sorwe al at onys. [leaf si] 841

Peyne / torment / pleynt / wo / and distresse.

Out of my woful body / harm per non is.

As angwyssh" / langour / cruel bitternesse. 844

A-noy / smert / drede / fury / and ek sikenesse.

I trowe I-wys from heuene teris reyne.

For pite of rnyn aspre and cruwel peyne. 847

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And pow my suster ful of discomfort. 848

Quod Pandarus / what penkestow to do. whi ne hastow to pi-seluen som resport. wh[i] woltow pus pi-selue [alias] for-do. 851

Lef al pis wek and take now hede to. That I shal seyn / and herkene of good entente. This / which by me pi Troylus pe sente. 854

CAMPSALL

200 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book IV.

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Torned here J>o Criseyde a wo makynge. 855

So gret J>at it a deth was for to se.

Alias quod she / what wordes may ye brynge.

• what wold my dere seyn to me. 858 . which fat I drede neuere mo to se.

• wol ye haue pleynte or terys er I wende.

• I haue y-nowe yf he }>er after sende. 861

(124)

• She was right swych to sen in hire visage. 862

• As is fat wight fat men on "here bynde.

• Here face lyk a paradys J?e ymage.

• was al I-chaunged in a-nojjer kynde. 865

• The pleye / J>e laughtre / men was wont to fynde. In here / and ek here loyes euerychone.

Ben fled / and Jms lith now Criseyde allone. 868

(125)

f

Aboute here eyen two a purpre ryng. 869

Bytrent / in sothfast tokenynge of here peyne.

That to by-holde it was a dedly J> ing.

For which Pandare myght not restreyne. 872

The terys from hise eyen for to reyne.

But nafeles as he best myght he seyde.

From Troylus / fis wordes to Criseyde. 875

(126)

Lo Nece .1. trowe ye han herd al how. Deafsi.back] 876 The kyng with ojjere lordes for fe beste. Hath mad eschaunge of Antenor & yow. That cause is of ]?is sorwe and J)is vnreste. 879

• But how ]?is cas doth Troylus moleste.

• That may non erfely mannes tonge seye.

| For verray wo his wit is al a-wey. 882

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book IV. 201

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For which we han so sorwed he and I. 883

That in-to litel bof e it hadde vs slawe.

But f urgh my conseyl f is day fynally.

He somwhat is fro wepyng now wif-drawe. 886

It semeth me fat he desireth fawe.

with yow to ben al nyght for to deuyse.

Eemede in f is / yf f er were any wyse. 889

(128)

This short and pleyne feffect of my message. 890

As ferforth as my wit may comprehende.

For ye fat ben of torment in swych rage.

May as to no long prologe as now entende. 893

And her-vpon ye may an answere hym sende.

And for f e loue of god my Nece dere.

So lef fis wo er Troylus be here. 896

(129)

Gret is my wo quod she and sighed sore. 897

As she fat felt dedly sharpe distresse.

But yet to me his sorwe is muche more.

That loueth hym bet fan he hym self .1. gesse. 900

Alias for me hath he swych heuynesse.

Kan he for me so pitously compleyne.

1-wis this sorw double]? al my peyne. 903

(130)

Greuous to me god wot is for to twynne. 904

Quod she / but yet it hardere is to me.

To sen fat sorwe whiche fat he is Inne.

For wel wot I it wole my bane be. 907

And deye I wole in certayn f o qwod? she.

And bidde hym come er deth fat fus me treteth.

Dryf out fe gost / which' in myn herte he beteth. 910

CAMPSALL

202 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book IV.

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• This wordes seyd / she on here armes two. [leaf 82] 911

• Fil gruf / and gan to wepe pitously.

• Quod Pandarus alias whi do ye so.

• Syn ye wel wot J)e tyme is faste by. 914

• That he shal come / a-rys vp hastely.

• That he yow nat by-wopen Jms ne fynde.

But ye wol han hym wod out of his inynde. 917

(132)

• For wist he j?at ye ferde in Jris manere. 918

• He wolde hym selue sle / and yf I wend.

• To han fis fare, he sholde not come here.

For al J>e good ]>at Pry am may despende. 921

• For to what fyn he wolde a-noon pretende.

• That know .1. wel / and for-J>i yet I seye.

| So lef )>is sorwe / or platly he wole deye. 924

(133)

• And shappeth yow his sorwe for to a-bregge. 925

• And nought encresse / leue Nece swete. Euth raper to hym of flat fan egge.

And with som wysdom ye his sorwes bete. 928

what helpef it to wepen ful a strete.

Or J)ough ye bof e in salte teris drenche.

Bet is a tyme of cure ay fan of pleynte. 931

(134)

I mene fus. whan I hym here brynge. 932

Syn ye ben wyse and bofe of on assent.

So shappef how distourbe fis goynge.

Or come a-yen soone after ye be went. 935

wommen ben wyse in short auysement.

And lat sen now how youre wit shal anayle.

And what fat I may helpe / it shal not fayle. 938

CA3ITSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TR01LUS. Book IV. 203

(135)

• Go quod Criseyde and Vncle trewely. 939

• I. shal don al my myght / me to restreyne. From wepyng in his sight and bysily.

Hym for to glade .1. shal don al my peyne. 942

I And in myn herte seken euery veyne. If to his sor ]>er may be founden salue. It shal not lakken certain on myn halue. 945

(136)

• Goth Pandarus and Troylus he soughte. [leaf 82, back] 94G Til in a temple he fond hym allone.

As he jjat of his lyf no longer rowhte.

But to J>e petouse goddes euery chone. 949

Ful tendrely he preyde and made his mone.

To don hym sone out of J?is world to pace.

For wel he pouhte J?er was noon ojjer grace. 952

(137)

And shortly al f>e soj>e for to seye. 953

He was so fallen in despeyr Jjat day.

That outrely he shop hym for to deye.

For right pus was his argument alwey. 956

He seyde he nas but lorn waylawey.

For al J>at cometh / comth by necessite.

Thus to be lorn it is my destyne. 959

(138)

For certaynly Jjis wot I wel he seyde. 960

That for-sight of dyuyne purueyaunce.

Hath seyn alwey me to for-gon Criseyde.

Syn god seth euery ping out of doutaunce. 963

And hem desponeth pourgh his ordenaunce.

In here merit es soply for to be.

As they shul come by predestine. 966

CAMPSALL

201 CAMPSALL MS. THOILVS. Book IV.

(139)

But napeles alias whom shal I leue. 967

For f er ben clerkes grete many on.

That destyne f orugh argument} preue.

And soni men seyn fat nedly fer is noon. 970

But fat frechoys is yeuen vs euerychon.

0. welaway so sley arn clerkes olde.

That I not whos opynyouw I may holde. 973

(140)

For so men seyn / yf god seth al byforn. 974

And god may not deceyued ben parde.

Than mot it falle fey men hadde it swo.

That purueyaunce hath seighen by-fore to be. 977

\vherfor I seye fat from eterne yf he.

Hath wyst byforn / oure fought ek as oure dede.

we haue no fre choys as f ese clerkes rede. 980

(HI)

For ofer fought nor other dede also. [leafss] 981

Myght neuere be. but swych as purueyaunce.

which may not ben deceyued neuere mo.

Hath feled biforn / with-outen ignoraunce. 984

For yf fere myghte ben a variaunce.

To wrif en out / fro goddes purueyinge.

Ther nere no prescience of fyng comynge. 987

(142)

But it were raf ere an opynyouX 98S

Vncerteyn / and no stedefast forseynge. And certes fat were an abusion).

That god shuld han no parfit cler witynge. 991

More fan we men fat han doutous wenynge. But swych an errour vp-on god to gesse. were fals & foul & eorsed wykkednesse. 994

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book IV. 205

(143)

Ek f is is ,111 opynyon of somme. 995

That han here top ful heighe and smof e y-shore.

They seyn right f us fat f yng is not to come.

For fat f e prescience hath seyghen by-fore. 998

That it shal come / but they seyn fat J>erfore.

That it shal come f erfore f e purueyaunce.

wot it byforn with-outen ignoraunce. 1001

(H4)

And in fis manere j)is necessite. 1002

Retorneth in his part contrarie a-gayn.

For nedfully by-houeth it not to be.

That filke f inges fallen in certayn. 1005

That ben purueyed but nedely as fey seyn.

Byhoueth it fat f inges whiche fat falle.

That fey in certayn ben purueyed alle. 1008

(145)

I mene as fough I laboured me in fis. 1009

To enqueren which f yng cause of which f yng be.

As wheyf er fat f e prescience of god is.

The certayn cause of fe necessite. 1012

Of f inges fat to comen ben parde.

Or yf necessite of f ing comynge.

Be cause certeyn of fe purueyinge. 1015

(146)

But now ne enforce .1. me nought in shewynge. [if83,bk] 101G

How f e ordre of causes stant / but wel wot .1.

That it byhoueth fat fe by fall yng.

Of f inges wyst byforn certeynly. 1019

Be necessarie / al seme it not f er-by.

That prescience put fallyng necessarie.

To thing to come al falle it foule or fayre. 1022

CAMPSALL

20G CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book IV.

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For if per sit a man yond on a see. 1023

Than by necessite byhoueth it.

That certes pin opynyon soth be.

That wenest or coniestest pat he sit. 1026

And ferper-ouer now ayenward yit.

Lo right so it is of pe part contrarie.

As pus / nowe herkene / for I wol not tarie. 1029

(148)

I seye pat yf the opynion of pe. 1030

Be soth / for pat he sit / pan seye I pis.

That he mot sitten by necessite.

And pus necessite in eyper is. 1033

For yn hym nede of syttyng is y-wys.

And nede of soth / and Jms forsotlie.

Ter mot necessite ben in yow bope. 103G

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But pou maist seyn pe man sit not perfore. 1037

That pyn opynyon of his sittyng soth is.

But raper for pe man sit per byfore.

Therfore is pyn opynyon soth ywys. 1040

And I seye pough pe cause of soth of pis.

Comth of his sittyng yet necessite.

Is entrechaunged bope in hym and pe. 1043

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Thus on pis same wyse out of doutaunce. 1044

I may wel make as it semeth me. My resonynge of goddes pourueyaunce. And of pe thinges / pat to comen be. 1047

By which reson men may wel y-se. That pilke thinges pat in erpe falle.

That by necessite pey comen alle. 1050

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For al-though fat for thyng shal come y-wys. [leaf 84] 1051

Therfore it is purueyed certaynly.

Nough fat it comth for it purueyed is.

Yet nafeles byhoueth it nedfully. 1054

That f ing to come be purueyed trewely.

Or elles finges fat puruey[e]d be.

That fei by-tiden by necessite. 1057

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And fis suffiseth right y-now certeyn. 1058

For to destroye oure fre choys euery del.

But now is fis abusion to seyn.

That fallynge of fe thinges temporel. 1061

Is cause of godes prescience eternel.

Now trewely fat is a fals sentence.

That fing to come sholde cause his prescience. 1061

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What myght I wene and ich hadde swych a fought. 1065

But fat god purueyed f yng fat is to come.

For fat it is to come arid ellis nought.

So myght I wene fat thinges alle and some. 1068

That whylom ben byfalle and ouer-come.

Ben cause of f ilke soueyren purueyaunce.

That for- wot al with-outen ignoraunce. 1071

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And oner al f is yet sey I more ferto. 1072

Right a whan I wot f er is a f ing. I-wys fat f ing mot nedefully be so.

Ek right so whan I wot a fyng comynge. 1075

So mot it come / and f us f e byfallyng. Of f inges fat ben wyst by-fore fat tyde. They mowe not ben eschewed on no syde. 1078

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Thanne seyde he Jms / almyghty loue in trone. 1079

That wost of alle pinge J>e sothfastnesse.

Rewe on my sorwe or do me deye sone.

Or bryng Criseyde and me fro Jjis distresse. 1082

And whil he was in al pis heuynesse.

Disputynge with hym self in Jns matere.

Com Pandare / and seyde as ye may here. 1085

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| 0 myghti god quod Pandarus in Trone. [leaf 84, back] 1086

I who seygh euere a wysman faren so.

whi Troylus what Jjenkestow to done.

Hastow swych lust to ben J>yn owen fo. 1089

. what parde yet is not Criseyde a-go. . why lust the so J>yn self for-don for drede. . That in pyn hed Jjyn eyghen semen dede. 1092

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f

. Hastow not lyued many a yer byfore. 1093

. wij>-outen here / and ferd ful wel at ese. . Artow for here and for noon oj>er born.

Hath kynde J>e wrought al oonly here to plese. 1096

Lat be / and penk right Jms in [J>i] disese.

That in J>e des right as Jjere fallen chaunces.

Eight so in loue / fere com and gon plesaunces. 1099

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And yet J>is is a wonder most of alle. 1100

whi J>ow Jms sorwest / syn J)ou nost not yet. Touch yng here goynge how pat it shal falle. Ne yf she kan here-seluen distorben it. 1103

Thovr hast not yet assayed al here wit. A man may al by tyme his nekke bede. whan it shal of / and sorwen at J>e nede. 1106

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For-fi take liede of fat fat I slial seye. 1107

I haue with here y-spoke and longe y-be.

So as accorded was by-twyxe vs tweye.

And euere-mo me fenketh fus fat she. 1110

Hath som-what in here hertes preuete.

wher-with she kan yf I shal right a-rede.

Distorbe al f is / of which f ow art in drede. 1113

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For swych my counseyl is whan it is nyght. 1114

Thow to here go and make of f is an ende.

And blissyd luno f ourgh here grete myghte.

Shal as I hope here grace vn-to vs sende. 1117

Myn herte seyth certeyn she shal not wende.

And for-f i put f yn herte a whyle in reste.

And hold fi purpos / for it is fe beste. 1120

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This Troy Ins answerede and sight sore. [leaf 85] 1121

Thow seyst right wel / & I wil do right so.

And what hym lyste he eeyde vn-to it more.

And whan fat it was tyme for to go. 1124

Ful preuely hym-self with-outen mo.

Vn-to here com as he was wont to done.

And how fei wroughte .1. shal yow telle sone. 1127

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Soth it is whanne fey gonne first to mete. 1128

So gan fe peynes here hertes for to twyste.

That neyf er of hem of er myght grete.

But hem in armes tok and after kyste. 1131

The lasso wof ulle of hem bof e nyste.

wher fat he was / ne myght .o. word out brynge.

As I seyde erst / for wo and for sobbynge. 1134

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Tho woful teris fat fey leten falle. 1135

As bittre weren out of teris kynde.

For peyne / as is ligne Aloes or galle.

So bittre teris weep nought as I fynde. 1138

The woful myrra fought f e bark and rynde.

That in f is world f er nys so hard an herte.

That nolde han rewed on hire peynes smerte. 1141

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But whanne here woful wery gostes tweyne. 1142

Eetorned ben f er as hem oughte dwelle. And fat som-what to wayken gan f e peyne. By lenthe of pleynte / and ebben gan fe welle. 1145

I Of here teris and f e herte vnswelle.

• with broken voys al hoors for bright Criseyde.

• To Troylus fise ilke wordes seyde. 1148

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0 loue I deye and mercy I be[se]che. 1149

• Help Troylus / and f er-with-al here face.

• Vpon his brest she leyde / and lost speche.

Here woful spirit from his propre place. 1152

Eight with f e word / alwey vp poynt to pace.

And f us she lith with hewes pale and grene.

That whilom fressh and fairest was to sene. 1155

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• This Troylus fat on here gan byholde. [leaf 85, back] 1156

• Clepynge here name / and she lay as for ded.

| with-outen answere / and felte here lymes colde.

• Here eyen fro wen vpward to here hed. 1159 This sorwful man kan now noon of er red.

• But ofte tyme here colde mouth he kyste.

wher hym was wo / god and hym-self it wyste. 1162

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• He rist hym vp and long streyght he hyre leyde. 1163

• For signe of lyf / for ought he kan or may.

• Kan he noon fynde in no ping on Criseyde.

For which his song fyl ofte his weylaway. 1166

But whan he sawgh pat specheles she lay. | with sorwful voys and herte of blysse al bare.

• He seyde / how she was fro pis world y-fare. 1169

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• So after pat he longe hadde here compleyned. 1170 His honde wrong / and seyde pat was to seye.

And with his teris salte here brest byreyned.

• He gan po teris wypen of ful dreye. 1173 And pitously gan for pe soule preye.

And seyde o lord pat set art in py Trone.

Eewe ek on me for I shal folwe here sone. 1176

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• She cold was and with-outen sentement. 1177

• For I wot / for breth ne felte he noon.

• And pis was hyni a preignant argument.

• That she was forth out of pis world a-gon. 1180 And whan he seygh per was non oper won.

• He gan here lymes dresse in swych manere.

• As men don hem pat shul be leyd on bere. 1183

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• And after pis with sterne and cruwel herte. 1184

• He swerd a-noon out of his shethe he twyghte.

• Hym self to slen / how sore pat hym smerte.

• So pat his sowle here so we folwen myghte. 1187 Ther as pe dom of Mynos wolde it dyghte.

• Syn loue and cruwel Fortune it ne wolde.

• That in pis world he lenger lyuen sholde. 1190

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• Tliannc soydc he ]ms fulfilled of heigh dcsilayn. [leaf scj 1191

• 0 cruwel loue / and J>ow fortune aduerse.

• This al and som pat falsly haue slayn.

• Criseyde and syn ye may do me no werse. 1194 Fy on youre myght and werkes so diuerse.

Thus cowardly / ye shul me neuere wynne.

Ther shal no deth me fro my lady twynne. 1197

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• For I pis world syn ye lian slayn here Jms. 1198

• wol lete / and folowe here spirit lowe or hye. Shal neuere louere seyn pat Troylus.

Dar not for fere with his lady dye. 1201

I For certeyn I wole here here companye.

• But syn ye wol not suffren vs y-fere.

• Yet suffreth pat oure soules ben yfere. 1 204

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• And pow Cite whiche Jjat I leue in wo. 1205

• And pow Pryam and breperen al yfere.

| And pow my moder farewel for now I go. And Attropes make redy pow my bere. 1208

• And J)ow Criseyde / o swete herte dere.

• Receyue now my spirit wold he seye.

• with swerd at herte al redy for to deye. 1211

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• But as god wolde of swough per-with she abreyde. 1212

• And gan to syke and Troylus she cride.

• And he answerde lady myn Cryseyde.

| Lyue ye yet / and let his swerd doun glide. 1215

Ye herte myn pat Ranked be Cupide. Quod she / and per-with-al she sore syghte.

• And he by-gan to glade here as he myghte. 1218

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• Tok here in armes two and kyst here ofte. 1219 And here to glade he dide al his entente.

• For which here gost / fat flekered ay on lof te.

• In-to here woful herte a-yen it wente. 1222

• But at f e laste as fat here eyen glente.

• A-syde / a-noon she gan his swerd aspye.

As it lay bare / and gan for fere crie. 1225

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• And asked hym win he hadde it out drawe. [ifso.bk] 1226

• And Troylus anoon f e cause tolde.

| And how hymself f er-with he wolde haue slawe. For which Criseyde vp on hym gan by-holde. 1229

And gan hym in here armes faste folde.

• And seyde o mercy god lo swych a dede.

Alias how neigh we were bofe dede. 1232

(177)

• Thanne yf I ne hadde spoken as grace was. 1233

• Ye wolden han slay youre self a-noon quod1 she. Ye douteles and she answerede alias.

For by fat like lord fat mad me. 1236

I nolde a forlong wey on lyue han be.

After youre deth / to han be crowned queue.

Of al fe londes fe sonne on shyneth shene. 1239

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• But with fis selue swerd whiche fat here is. 1240

• My selue I wolde haue slayn quod she tho. | But ho / for we han right ynow of fis.

• And late vs rise and streyght to bedde go. 1243

• And f er lat vs speken of oure wo.

• For by f e morter which fat I se brenne.

• Knowe I right wel fat day is not fer licnne. 1246

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Whanne fey were in here bed in arracs folde. 1247

Nought was yt lyk f e nyghtes here by-forn.

For pitously eche gan oj>er byholde.

As fei fat hadden al here blisse y-lorn. 1250

By-waylynge ay f e day fat fey were born.

Til at f e last this sorwful wyght Criseyde.

To Troylus fese ilke wordes seyde. 1253

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Lo herte myn wel wot ye }>is quod she. 1254

That yf a wyght alwey his wo compleyne.

And sekef nought how holpen for to be.

It is but folye and encres of peyne. 1257

And syn fat here assembled be we tweyne.

To fynde bote of wo fat we be Inne.

It were al tyme sone to by-gynne. 1260

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I am a womman as ful wel ye wot. [leaf 87] 1261

And as I am a-vised sodeynly.

So wole .1. telle yow whil it is hot.

Me fenketh Jms fat neyther ye ne .1. 1264

Ought half f is wo to make skilfully.

For there is art y-now for to redresse.

That yet is mys / and slen fis heuynesse. 1267

(182)

Soth is fe wo whiche fat we ben Inne. 1268

For ought I wot / for no f yng elles is.

But for fe cause fat we sholden twynne.

Considered al fer is nomore a-mys. 1271

But what is f anne a remede vn-to this.

But fat we shape vs sone for to mete.

This aland sommy dere herte swete. 1274

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Now pat I shal wel bryngen it a-boute. 1275

To come a-yen soone after fat I go.

Ther-of am I no manere thyng in doute.

For dredles with-Inne a wovvke or two. 1278

I shal ben here / and pat it may be so.

By alle right and in a wordes fewe.

I shal yow wel an hep of weyes she we. 1281

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For which I wot not make long sermon. 1282

For tyme y-lost wol not recouered be.

But I wol gon to my conclusyon.

And to pe beste in ought pat I kan se. 1285

And for pe loue of god for-yeue it me.

If I speke ought a-yen youre hertes reste.

For trewely .1. speke it for pe beste. 1288

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Makynge alwey a protestacion. 1289

That now pese wordes whiche pat I shal seye.

Nys but to shewe yow my mocion.

To fynde vn-to oure helpe pe beste weye. 1292

And taketh it non oper wyse .1. preye.

For yn effect what so ye me comaunde.

That wol I don / for pat is no dernaunde. 1295

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Now herkeneth pis for ye han wel vnderstonde. [ifsr.bk] 1296

My goynge graunted is by parlement.

So ferforth pat it may not be with-stonde.

For al pis world as by my luggement. 1299

And syn per helpeth noon a-visement.

To letten it / lat it passe out of mynde.

And lat vs shape a bettre wey to fynde. 1302

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Tlio sofe is fat fe twynnyngo of vs tweyne. 1303

wol vs disliese and cru welly che anoye.

But hym bylioueth som tyme han a pcyne.

That serueth loue / yf fat he wol haue loye. 1306

And syn I slial no ferf ere out of troye.

Than I may ryde a-yen on half a morwe.

It ought fe lasse causen vs to sorwe. 1309

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So as .1. shal not so ben hid in muwe. 1310

That day by day myn owene herte dere.

Syn ye wel wot fat it is now a truwe.

Ye shul ful wel al myn estat y-here. 1313

And er J>at truwe is don I shal ben here.

And f anne haue ye bof e Antenor y-wonne.

And me also / beth glad now yf ye konne. 1316

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And fenk right fus Criseyde is now a-gon. 1317

But what she shal come hastely a-yen. And whanne / alias / by god lo rigli a-noon. Er dayes .x. fis dar I saufly seyn. 1320

I And panne at erst shal we ben so fayn. So as we shulle to-gederes euere dwelle. That al J>is world ne myghte oure blysse telle. 1323

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I se fat ofte tyme fer as we ben now. 1324

That for fe beste oure conseyl for to hide. Ye speke not with me nor I with yow. In fourtenyght ne se yow go ne ryde. 1327

May ye not ten dayes f anne a-byde. For myn honour yn swych auenture.

; I-wys ye mowen ellys litel endure. 1330

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• Ye knowe ek how fat al my kyn is here. [leafssj 1331

• But yf fat onlyche it my fader be.

• And ek myn of ere finges alle y-fere.

And namelyche my dere herte ye. 1334

whom fat I nolde leuen for to se.

For al f is world as wyd as it hath space.

Or elles se ich neue[r] Toues face. 1337

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• Whi trowe ye my fader yn fis wyse. 1338

• Coueyteth so to se me but for drede.

• Lest yn fis town fat folkes me dispise.

• By cause of hym / for his vnhappy dede. 1341 what wot my fader what lyf fat I lede.

For and he wyste in Troy how wel I fare.

Vs nedede for my wendyng nought to care. 1344

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• Ye sen fat euery day ek more and more. 1345

• Men trete of pees / and it supposed is.

• That men f e queene Eleyne shal restore.

And Grekes vs restore fat is mys. 1348

So f ough fere nere comfort noon but f is.

That men purposen pes on euery syde.

Ye may fe bettre at ese of herte a-byde. 1351

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For yf fat it be pes myn herte dere. 1352

The nature of f e pes mot nedes dryue.

That men mose entrecomunen y-fere.

And to and fro ek ryde and gon as blyue. 1355

Aid ay as fikke as ben flen from an hyue.

And euery wight han liberte to bleue.

wher as hym lyst fe bet wit-outen leue. 1358

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And f ough so be fat pes f er may be noon. 1 359

Yet hider fough fere neuere pes ne were. I moste come / for wheder sholde I gon. Or how myschaunce sholde I dwelle fere. 1362

• A-niong f o men of armes euere in fere. For which as wysly god my soule rede. I kan not sen wher-of ye sholden drede. 1365

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Haue here a nof er wey if it so be. Deaf ss, back] 1366

That al f is f ing ne may yow not suffice.

My fader as ye knowen wel parde.

Is old / and elde is ful of coueytise. 1369

And I right now haue found en al fe gyse.

with-oute net wher-with I shal hym hente.

And herkeneth how / if fat ye wole assente. 1372

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Lo Troylus men seyn fat ful hard it is. 1373

The wolf ful / and f e wef er hoi to haue.

This is to seyn fat men ful ofte y-wys.

Mote spenden part / fe remenaunt for to saue. 1376

For ay with gold men may f e herte graue.

Of hym fat set is1 vp-on coueitise. [> ./*>•** it]

And how I mene .1. shal it yow deuyse. 1379

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The moble which fat I haue yn this town. 1380

Vn-to my fader shal I take and seye.

That right for trust / and for sauacion).

It sent is from a frend of his or tweye. 1383

The wheche frendes feruentlyche hym preye.

To sende after more and fat in hye.

whil fat fis town stant fus in lupartie. 1386

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And fat shal ben an huge quantite. 1387

Thus shal I seyn but lest it folk aspie. ; This may be sent by no wyght but by me. I shal ek she wen hym yf pes by-tyde. 1390

what frendes ich haue on euery syde. Toward J>e Court to don fe wrajje pace. Of Priamus / and don hym stonde in grace. 1393

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So fat for ofer o fyng and for ofer swete. 1394

I shal hym so enchaunten wif my sawes.

That right in heuene his sowle-is shal he mete.

For al Appollo and or his Clerkes lawes. 1397

Or calkullynge auayleth nought f re hawes.

Desir of gold shal so his soule blynde.

That as me lyst .1. shal wel make an ende. 1400

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And yf he wolde ought by hys sort it preue. [leatsg] 1401

If fat I lye / in certayn I shal fonde.

Distorben hym / and plukke hym by ])e sleue.

Makynge his sort / and beren hym on honde. 1404

He hath not wel f e goddes vnderstonde.

For goddes speken in Amphibologies.

And for a soth fey tellen .xx. lyes. 1407

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Eke drede fond first goddes .1. suppose. 1408

Thus shal I seyn / and fat is cowarde herte.

Made hym a-mys f e goddes text to glose.

whan he for fered out of his Delphos sterte. 1411

And but I make hym soone to conuerte.

And don my red with-Inne a day or tweye.

I wol to yow oblige me to deye. 1414

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And trewelyche as wreten wel I fynde. 1415

That al f is f yng was seyd of good entent.

And fat here herte trewe was and kynde.

Towardes hyiu / and spak right as she mente. 1418

And J>at she starf for wo neigh whan she wente.

And was in purpos euere to be trewe.

Thus writen fey fat of here werkes knewe. 1421

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This Troylus with herte and eerys spradde. 1422

Herde al f is f ing deuysen to and fro.

And verraylich hym semed fat he hadde.

The same wit / "but yet to late he[r] go. 1425

His herte mysforyaf [hym] euere mo.

But fynally he gan his herte wreste.

To trusten here / and tok it for fe beste. 1428

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• For which fe grete furye of his penaunce. 1429

• was queynt with hope / and f er-with hem bi-twene.

• By-gan for loye f e amorouse daunce.

• And as fe briddes whan fe sonne is she[ne]. 1432

• Deliten in here song yn leues grene.

• Eight so f e wordes fat fey spake y-fere.

• Deliten hem / and made hire hertes clere. 1 435

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• But nathles fe wendyng of Criseyde. [leaf SQ, back] 1436

• For al f is world may nought out of his mynde. I For whiche ful ofte he pitously here preyde.

That of here heste he might here trewe fynde. 1439

| And seyde here certes yf ye be vnkynde.

• And but ye come at day set in-to Troye.

| Ne shal I neuere haue hole honour ne loye. 1442

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! For al so soth as sonne vp rist on morwe. 1443

1 And god so wisly J?ow me woful wrecche. J To reste brynge out of Jris cruwel sorwe.

• I. wol my seluen sle yf fat ye drecche. 144G But of my deth Jjough litel be to recche.

Yet er pat ye me cause so to smerte.

Dwelle rapere here myn owene swete herte. 1449

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For trewely myn owene lady dere. 1450

Tho sleyghtes yet pat I haue herd yow stere.

Ful shaply ben to fayllen alle y-fere.

For pus men seyn pat oon penkep }>e bere. 1453

Eut al a noper penketh h[i]s ledere.

Youre sire is wys / and seyd is out of drede.

Men may J>e wyse at-renne but not a-rede. 1456

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It is ful hard to halten vn-espied. 1457

By-fore a crepul for he kan on pe craft.

Youre fader is in sleyghte as Argus eyed.

For al be pat his moeble is hym by-raft. 14GO

His olde sleyghte is yet so with hym laft.

Ye shal not blende hym for youre womanhede.

Ne feyne a-right / and pat is alle my drede. 1463

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• I not yf pes shal euere mo by-tyde. 1464

• But pes / or no / for ernest ne for game.

• I. wot syn Calkas on pe Grekes syde.

• Hath ones ben / and lost so foule his name. 1467

• He dar nomore come here a-yen for shame. For which pat wcye for ought I kan espye.

T« trusten to / nys but a fantasye. 1470

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• Yo shal ek sen yowre fader shal yow glose. [leafoo] 1471

• To ben a wyf / and as he kan wel preche.

• He shal som grek so prese and wel a-lose.

That rauysshen he shal yow with his speche. 1474

Or do yow don by force as he shal teche.

And Troylus of whom he nyl han roujje.

Shal causeles so steruen in his troupe. 1477

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And ouer al J>is youre fader shal1 despise, p^-rtsiai] 1478

Ys alle and seyn Jns Cite nys but lorn.

And jjat Jjassege neuere shal aryse.

For-why £e grekes han it alle sworn. 1481

Til we be slayn and doun oure walles torn.

Al J>us he shal you with his wordes fere.

That ay drede I J>at ye wol bleue J?ere. 1484

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Ye shul ek sen so mani a lusty knyght. 1485

A-mong J?e Grekes f ul of worj>ynesse.

And eche of hem with herte wit and myght.

To plesen yow don al his besynesse. 1488

That ye shul dullen of J>e rudenesse.

Of vs sely Troians / but yf rouj>e.

Remorde yow / or vertue of youre troujje. 1491

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• And j)is to me so greuous is to jjenke. 1492 That fro my brest it wole my soule rende.

Ke dredles in me J>er may not synke.

• A good opynyoun yf Jjat ye wende. 1495 For-why youre faderes sleyghte wole vs shende.

• And yf ye gon as I haue told yow yore.

• So J>enk I am but ded with-oute more. 1498

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For which with humble trewe and pitous herte. 1499

A f ousand tymes mercy I yow preye.

So rewes on myn aspre peynes smerte.

And doth somwhat / as fat I shal yow seye. 1502

And lat vs stele a-way by-twext vs tweye.

And f enk fat folye is whan man may chese.

For accident is substaunce ay to lese. 1505

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I niene f is f at syn we inowe er day. [leaf 90, back] 1506

wel stele a-way and ben to-gedre so.

what nede were it to putten in assay.

In cas ye sholde to youre fader go. 1509

If that ye myghte come a-yen or no. ! Thus mene I fat it were a gret folye. 1 To putte fat sikernesse in lupartie. 1512

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I And vulgar[l]y to speken of substannce. 1513

Of Tresour may we bof e with vs lede. Y-nowh / to lyue in honour and pleasaunce. Til in-to tyme fat we shul ben dede. 1516

And f us we may eschewen al f is drede.

I For euerych of er wey ye kan recorde. Myn herte y-wys / may not ther-with acorde. 1519

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And hardely ne dredeth no pouerte. 1520

| For I haue kyn / and frendes elles where.

That f ough we comen in oure bare sherte. | Ys sholde neyfer lakke golde ne gere. 1523

• But ben honoured while we dwelten fere.

And go we a-noon for as yn myn entente.

This is fe beste yf fat ye wole assente. 1526

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Criseyde with a syk right in Jns wyse. 1527

Answered y-wys my dere herte trewe.

we may wel stele a-way as ye deuyse.

And fyndc swyclie vnthryfty weyes newe. 1530

But afterward ful sore it wole vs rewe.

And hclpe me god so at my most nede.

As causeles ye suffren al )>is drede. 1533

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For Jjilke day j>at I for cherysshynge. 1534

Or drede of fader or of ojjer wight.

Or for estat / delit / or for weddynge.

Be fals to yow my Troylus my knyght. 1537

Satnrnus doughter luno Jjorugh here myght.

As wod as Athamante do me dwelle.

Eternaly in Stix ]>e put of helle. 1540

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And this on euery god celestial. [leafoi] 1541

| I swere it yow and ek on eche goddesse. On euery Nymphe and deite infernal. On satiry and fawny more lesse. 1544

That halue goddes ben of wildernesse. And Attropos my Jjred of lyf J)ow breste. If I be fals / now trowe me yf Jjow leste. 1547

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And J>ow Symoys J?at as an arwe clere. 1548

Tliorugh Troye rennest ay downward to Jje see. Bere wittenesse of J)is word fat seyd is here. That filke day Jjat ich vntrewe be. 1551

To Troylus myn owen herte free. That Jjow retorne bakwarde to J)i welle. And I wij> body and soule synke in helle. 1554

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But J?at ye speke alwey Jms for to go. 1555

And leten alle youre frendes god for-bede.

For ony womman J?at ye sholden so.

And namly syn Troye hath now swych nede. 1558

Of help and ek of o pyng taketh hede.

If J>is were wist my lif lay in balaunce.

And your honour / god shilde vs fro myschaunce. 1561

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And yf so be J>at pes her-after take. 1562

As alday happej) after anger game.

why lord J>e sorwe and wo ye wolden make.

That ye ne dorste come a-yen for shame. 1565

And er ]>at ye luparten so youre name.

Beth nought to hasty in Jns hote fare.

For hasty man ne wanteth neuere care. 1568

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• What trowe ye jjat J?e peple ek of al aboute. 1569

• wolde of it seye / it is f ul lyght to arede.

. They wolden seye / and swere it out of doute.

• That loue ne drof yow nought to don J?is dede. 1572

• But lust voluptuous / and coward drede.

• Thus were al lost y-wys myn herte dere.

• Yowre honour which j?at now shyneth so clere. 1575

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. And also Jjenketh on myn honeste.' [leaf 91, back] 1576 . That floureth yet how foule it sholde it shende.

• And with what filj>e it spotted sholde be.

| If in Jns forme I sholde with yow wende. 1579

• NQ Jjough I lyuede vn-to J>e worldes ende.

• My name sholde I neuere a-yenward wynne.

Thus were I lost and J?at were rouj?e & synne. 1582

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| And for-Jji sle with reson al }?is hete. 1583

Men seyn ]>e suffraunt ouercometh par de. Ek who-so wole ban leef he leef mote lete. Thus make]) vertue of necessite. 1586

• By pacient and penk J>at lord is he.

• Of fortune ay J?at nought wole of here recche.

And she ne daunteth no wight but a wrecche. 1589

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And trustej) Jns Jiat certes herte swete. 1590

Er Phebus suster lucyna the shene. The leon) passe out of Jns ariete.

• I wol ben here with-outen ony wene. 1593 I mene as helpe me luno heuenes queene.

• The tenthe day / but yf J>at deth me assayle.

• I wol yow sen with-outen oriy fayle. 1596

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. And now so J>is be soth quod Troylus. 1597

• I shal wel suffre vn-to the ten£e day. Syn J?at I se }>at nede it mot be Jms.

• But for }>e loue of god yf it be may. 1600 So lat vs stele pryuely a-way.

1 For euere in oon as for to lyue in reste. Myn herte seyj) it wole ben J>e beste. 1603

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• 0 mercy god / what lyf is Ms quod she. 1604

• Alias ye sle me Jms for verray tene.

• I se wel now J?at ye mystrusten me.

| For by youre wordes it is wel I-sene. 1607

Now for }>e loue of Cynthes J>e shene. I Mystrust me not Jms causeles for routhe. I Syn to be trewe I haue yow plyght my trouthe. 1610

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• And thenketh wel fat som tyme it is wit. [leaf 921 1G11

• To spende a tyme / a tyme for to wynne.

• Ne parde lorn am I nought fro yow yet.

| Though fat we ben a day or two a twynne. 1614

Dryf out f e fantasies yow wif-Inne. And trusteth me / and leueth ek youre sorwe. Or her my troufe I wol not lyue til morwe. 1617

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• For if ye wiste how sore it doth me smerte. 1618

• Ye wolde cesse of f is for god f ow wost.

• The pure spirit wepef in myn herte.

• To se yow wepen fat I loue most. 1621 And fat I mot gon to f e Grekes ost.

Ye nere it fat I wist remedie.

To com a-yeyn / right here I wolde dye. 1624

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• But certes I am not so nyce a wyght. 1625

• That I ne kan ymagynen a weye.

• To come a-yen fat day fat I haue hight.

For who may holde fing fat wole a-way. 1628

My fader nought for al his queynte pley.

And by my f ryft my wendyng out of Troye.

A-nofer day shal tome vs alle to loye. 1631

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For-thy with al myn herte I yow beseche. 1632

Yf fat yow lyst don ough for my preyere.

And for f e loue which fat I loue yow eke.

That er fat I departe fro yow here. 1635

That of f e good of comfort & a chere.

I may you sen / fat [ye] may brynge at reste.

Myn herte / which fat is o poyn to breste. 1638

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• And ouer al J?is I pray yow quod she J>o. 1G39 | Myn owen hertes sothfast suffisaunce.

Syn I am J?yn al hool with-outen mo.

• That whil fat I am assent no plesaunce. 1G42

• Of ofere / do ye me fro youre remembraunce. For I am euere a-gast / for-whi men rede.

That loue is J?ing ay ful of bysy drede. 1645

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| For yn fis world / J>er lyueth lady noon, [leaf 92, back] 1646

• If fat ye were vntrewe as god defende. That so bytraysed were or wo bygon.

As I fat al troufe in yow entende. 1649

And douteles yf fat ych ofer wende.

I nere but ded / and er ye cause fynde.

For goddes loue / so beth me not vnkynde. 1652

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iTo fis answerede Troylus and seyde. 1653

Now god to whom f er nys no cause y-wrye.

Me glad as wys I neuere vn-to Criseyde.

Syn filke day I saw here first with eye. 1656

was fals ne neuere shal til fat I dye.

At short wordes wel ye may me leue.

I kan no more / it shal be founde at preue. 1659

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Graunt mercy good myn y-wys quod she. 1660

And blysful Venus lat me neuere sterue.

Er I may stonde of plesaunce in degre.

To quyte hym wel fat so wel kan deserue. 1663

And whil fat my wit wol me conserue.

I shal so don so trewe I haue yow founde.

That ay honour to nieward shal rebounde. 1666

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I For trustep wel pat youre estat royal. 1667

! IsTe veyn delit / nor oonly worpinesse. ! Of yow in werre / or torney Marcial.

• Ne pompe aray / nobley or ek richesse. 1670

• Ne made me to Rewe on youre distresse. I But moral vertue grounded vpon troupe.

! That was pe cause / I first hadde on yow roupe. 1673

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Ek gentil herte and manhod pat ye hadde. 1674

And pat ye hadde as me poughte in despit.

Euery thing pat souned iu-to badde.

As rudenesse an pepelyssli appetit. 1677

And pat yowre reson brydled youre delit.

This made a-bouen euery creature.

That I was youre and shal whil I may dure. 1680

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And this may lengthe of yeres not for-do. [leaf 93] 1681

Ne rernuable fortune deface.

But luppiter pat of his myght may do.

The sorvvful to be glad so yeue vs grace. 1684

Er nyghtes ten / to meten in pis place.

So pat it may youre herte and myn suffice.

And fareth now wel for tyme is pat ye ryse. 1687

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And after pat pey longe y-pleyned hadde. 1688

And ofte I-kyst and streyght in armes folde. The day gan ryse and Troylus hym cladde. And rowfullych his lady gan byholde. 1691

As he pat felte dethes cares colde. And to his grace he gan hym recomaunde. wher hym was wo / pis holde I no demaunde. 1694

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For mannes heel ymagynen ne kan. 1695

Nen-tendement considere / ne tonge telle.

This cruwel peynes of J?is sorwful man.

That passen euery torment donn in helle. 1G98

For he saugh ]?at she ne myghte dwelle.

which J>at his soule out of his herte rente.

with-outen more out of ]>e chaumbre he wente. 1701

Explicit liber Quartus.

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[Campsall MS, on leaf 93.]

[The MS. tagd f1, g«, k*, fl, are not printed in this book.] Incipit Liber, qnintus.

(1) (Proem)

Prochen gan the fatal destyne. [Tes«ide ix. i.]

That loues hath in disposicioun.

And to yow angry Parcas sustren J>re.

Comytted to don execucion).

For which Criseyde moste out of Jje toun.

And Troylus shal dwelle forth yn pyne.

Til Lachesis his freed no lengere twyne.

(2) (The Stonj) [leaf 93, back]

I The goldtressed Phebus heighe on lofte. [TeteMeii. i.j 8 Thries hadde al with his bemes clere. • The snowes molte / and Zephirus as ofte. | Y-brought a-yen J>e tendre leues grene. 1 1

Syn ]?at J>e sone of Ecuba the queene. By-gan to lone here first for whom his sorwe. was al J?at she departe sholde o inorwe. 14

(3)

Fill redy was at Pryme Dyomede. 15

Criseyde vn-to )?e Grekes ost for to lede. For sorwe of which she felte here herte blede. As she j>at nyst what was best to rede. 18

And trewely as men in bokes rede. Men wyst neuere womman han J>e care. Ne was so loth out of [a] town to fare. 21

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This Troylus with-outen red or lore. 22

As man J?at hath his loyes ek forlore.

was waytynge on his lady eueremore.

As she J>at was J?e soffast crop and more. 25

Of al his lust / or loyes here byfore.

But Troylus farewel now al J>i loye.

For shaltow neuere sen here eft in Troye. 28

(5)

Soth is )>at whil he bod in fis manere. 29

He gan his wo ful manly for to hyde. That wel vnefe it sene was in his chere. But at J>e yate fere she sholde oute ryde. 32

with certeyn folk / he houede here tabyde. So wo bygon al wolde he nought hym pleyne. That on his hors vnnejje he sat for peyne. 35

(6)

For Tre he quok so gan his herte gnawe. 36

whan Diomede on hors gan hym dresse. And seyde vn-to hym-self ]ns ilke sawe. Alias quod he Jms foul a wrecchednesse. 39

why suffre ich it / whi nyl ich do it redresse. were it not bet at onys for to dye. Than eueremore in langour fus to drye. 42

(7)

Whi nyl .1. make at onys ryche and pore. [leaf 94] 43 To haue y-nowh to done er fat she go.

• why nyl I brynge al Troye vpon a rore.

• Whi nyl I slen Jris Diomede also. 46 | why nyl I rafere wijj a man or two.

• Stele here a-way / whi wole I Jus endure.

I whi nyl I helpen to myn owene cure. 49

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But whi he nolde don so fel a dede 50

That shal I seyn and why hym lyst it spare. He hadde in herte alweys a manere drede. Lest J?at Cryseyde yn rumour* of J>is fare. 53

Sholde han ben slayn / lo this was al his care. And elles certeyn as I seyde yore. He hadde it don with-outen wordes more. 56

W

Criseyde whan she redy was to ryde. 57

Ful sorwfully she sight and seyde alias.

But forth she mot for ought pat may bytyde.

And forth she right ful sorwfully a pas. 60

Ther nys non oper remedye yn ]>is cas.

what wonder is pat pough here sore smerte.

whan she forgoth here owene swete herte. 63

(10)

• This Troylus yn wyse of curtasie. 64

• with hauk on hond and with an huge route.

• Of knyghtes / rod and dide here compaynye.

| Passynge al pe valey fer with-oute. 67

• And ferpere wold han ryden out of doute.

| Ful fayn / and wo was hym to gon so sone. But torne he nioste / and it was ek to done. 70

And right with pat was Antenor I-come. 71

Out of pe Grekes ost and euery wyght.

was of it glad / and seyde he was wel-come.

And Troylus / al nere his herte lyght. 74

He peynede hym with al his fulle myght.

Hym to with-holde of wepynge at J>e leste.

And Antenor he kyste and made feste. 77

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• And fer-with-al he moste his leue take. [leaf 94, back] 78 | And caste his eye vpon here pitously.

• And ner he rod his cause for to make.

• To take here by fe hond al sobrely. 81

• And lord so she gan wepen tendrely.

• And he ful softe and sleyghly gan here seye.

• Now hold yowre day / and doth me not to deye. 84

(13)

• With fat his courser torned he al a-boute. 85

• with face pale / and vn-to Diomede.

• No word he spak ne non of al his route.

• Of which fie sone of Tydeus toke hede. 88 As he fat koude more fan f e Crede.

In swych a craft / and by f e reyne here hente.

And Troylus to Troye homwarde he wente. 91

(14)

This Diomede fat ladde here by fe bridel. 92

whan fat he saw fe folk of Troye a-weye.

Thoughte / al my labour shal not ben on ydel.

If that I may for somwhat shal I seye. 95

For at f e worste it may yet shorte oure weye.

I haue herd seyd ek tymes twyes twelue.

He is a fool fat wole for-yete hym-selue. 98

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But naf eles fis foughte he wel ynowh. 99

That certaynly I am a-boute nought.

If that I speke of loue or make it tough.

For douteles yf she haue in here thought. 102

Hym fat I gesse / he may not ben y-brough[t].

So sone awey / but I shal fynde a mene.

That she shal not as yet wete what I mene. 105

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This Diomede as he pat koude his good. 10G

whan fis was don gan fallen forth in specho.

Of pis and pat / and asked whi she stood.

In swych desese / and gan here ek byseche. 109

That yf pat he encrese myghte or eche.

with ony ping / here ese fat she sholde.

Comaunde it hym / and seyde he don it wolde. 112

(17)

For trewely he swor here as a knyght. [leaf 95] 113

That pere nas ping with whiche he myght here plese.

That he nolde don his peyne and al his myght.

To don it / for to don here herte an ese. 1 1 G

And preyde here / she wolde here sorwe apese.

And seyde y-wys we grekes kon haue loye.

To honowren yow / as wel as folk of Troye. 119

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He seyde ek ]ms / I wot yow penketh straunge. 1 20

No wonder is / for it is to yow newe.

Thaqueyntaunce of pese Troians to chaunge.

For folk of Grece pat ye neuere knewe. 123

But wolde neuere god but [if] as trewe.

A Grek / ye shulde a-mong vs alle fynde

As ony Troian is / and ek as kynde. 126

(19)

An by pe cause I swor yow right lo now. 127

To ben youre frend and helply to my myght. And for pat more acqueyntaunce ek of yow. Haue ich had pan a-noper straungere wight. 130

So fro pis forth I pray yow day and nyglit. Comaundeth me how sore pat me smerte. To don al pat may like to youre herte. 133

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And J>at ye mo wolde as youre broker trete. 134

And take not my frendship in despit.

And Jjough youre sorwes be for J>inges grete.

Not I not whi / but out of more respit. 137

Myn herte hath for to amenden it gret delit.

And yf I may youre harmes not redresse.

I am right sory for youre heuynesse. 140

(21)

And Jjough ye troians wij> vs Grekes wrope. 141

Han many a day be / alwey yet parde.

0. god of loue in soth we seruen bofe.

And for J>e loue of god my lady fre. 144

whom so ye hate as beth not wroth wij> me.

For trewely ]>er kan no wight yow serue.

That half so loth yowre wraj>J?e wolde deserue. 147

(22)

And nere it fat we been so neigh J?e tente. [leaf 95, back] 148

Of Calkas / which J?at sen vs bojje may.

I wolde of )>is yow telle al myn entente.

But J>is enseled til a nofer day. 151

yeue me youre hond / I am and shal ben ay.

God help me so whil ]>at my lyf may dure.

youre owene a-boue euery creature. 154

(23)

Thus seyde I neuere er now to womman borne. 155

For god myn herte as wysly glade so. I louede neuer womman here byforn. As paramowrs ne neuere shal no mo. 158

And for ]?e loue of god beth not my fo. Al kan I not to yow my lady dere.

Compleyne a-ryght / for I am yet to lere. 161

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(24)

And wondref not myn owen lady bryght. ] G2

Though fat I speke of loue to you f us blyue.

For I haue herd of f is of many a wyght.

Hath loued f yng he neuere saugh his lyue. 165

Ek I am not of power for to stryue.

A-yens f e god of loue / but hym obeye.

I wole alwey / and mercy I yow preye. 168

(25)

Ther ben so worfi knyghtes in fis place. 169

And ye so feyr fat euerich of hem alle.

wol peynen hym to stonden in youre grace.

But myghtfe] me so fair a grace falle. 172

That ye me for your seruaunt wolde calle.

So lowly ne so trewely you to seme.

Nil noon of hem / as I shal til I sterue. 175

(26)

Criseide vn-to fat purpos litel answerde. 176

As she fat was with sorwe oppressed so.

That in effect she nought his tales herde.

But her & fere / now here a word or two. 179

Hire fought here sorwful hert brast a-two.

For whan she gan here fader fer aspye.

wel neigh doun on here hors she gan to sye. 182

(27)

But natheles she fonked Diomede. [leaf 96] 183

Of al his trauayle and his goode chere. And fat hym lyst his frendship here to bede. And she accepteth it in goode manere. 186

And wold do fayn fat is hym lef and dere. And trusten hym she wolde and wel she myghte. As seyde she / and from hire hors she a-lighte. 189

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Here fader hath here in his armes nome. 190

And tweynty tyme he kyste his doughter swete.

And seyde .0. dere doughter myn wel come.

She seyde ek she was fayn with hym to mete. 193

And stod forth mewet / mylde / and mansuete.

But here I leue here with here fader dwelle.

And forth I wule of Troylus yow telle. 196

(29)

To Troye is come pis woful Troylus. 197

In sorwe / abouen alle sorwes smerte.

with felon lok / and dispitous.

Tho sodeynly doun from his hors he sterte. 200

And porugh his paleys with a swollen herte.

To chambre he went / of no ping toke he hede.

NQ noon to hym dar speke a word for drede. 203

(30)

And pere his sorwes pat he spared hadde. 204

He yaf an yssue large / and deth he cride.

And in his Crowes frenetyk and madde.

He curssed loue / Appollo / and ek Cupide. 207

He curssed Ceres / Bacus / and Cipryde.

His burpe / hym self / his fate / and ek nature.

And saue his lady / euery creature. 210

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To bedde he goth and weyleth pere and torneth. 211

In furye / as doth he Ixion in helle. And in pis wyse he neigh til day soiourneth. But po by-gan a lytel his herte vnswelle. 214

Thorugh teris which pat gonnen vp to welle. And pitously he cride vp-on Criseyde. And to hym-self right pus he spak and seyde. 217

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CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book V. 239

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| Where is myn owene lady lief and dere. [leaf 90, back] 218

• where is here white brest wher is it where, where ben here armes an here eyen clere.

That yesternyght pis tyme wip me were. 221

Now may .1. wepe allone many a tere.

And graspe a-boute I may / but in pis place.

Sane a pilwe I fynde / nought tenbrace. 224

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How shal I do / whan shal she com a-yen. 225

I not / alias / whi let ich here to go.

As wolde god Ich hadde as po be sleyn.

0. herte myn Criseyde o swete fo. 228

0. lady myn pat 1 loue and no mo.

To whom for eueremo myn herte I dowe.

• Se how I deye ye nyl me not rescowe. 231

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• Who seeth yow now my right lode-sterre. 232

• who sit right now or stant in yowre presence, who kan conforten now youre hertes werre.

Now I am gon / whom yeue ye audience 235

| who speketh for me right now in myn absence.

• Alias no wight / and pat is al my care.

For wel wot .1. as yuele as I ye fare. 238

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I How shulde I pus .x. dayes ful endure. 239

whan I pe firste nyght haue al pis tene. How shal she don ek sorwful creature. For tendresse how shal she pis sustene. 242

Swich wo for me / .0. pitous / pale / & grene. Shal ben youre fresshe woramanlyche face. For langour / er ye torne in-to pis place. 245

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240 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. B(H)k V.

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And whan he fitt in ony slomerynges. 246

Anoon by-gonne he sholde for to grone.

And dremen of J>e dredfulleste finges.

That myghte ben / as mete as he Avere allone. 249

In place horrible / makynge ay his moone.

Or meten J>at he was a-monges alle.

His enemys / and in here hondes falle. 252

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! And ther-with-al his body sholde sterte. [leaf 97] 253 I And wi)> ]>e stert al sodeynlych a-wake.

• And swich a tremor fele a-boute his herte.

I That of )>e feer his body sholde quake. 256

I And Jjer-with-al he sholde a noyse make.

• And seme as pough he sholde falle depe.

• From heighe a lofte / and fan he wolde wepe. 259

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• And re wen on hym self so pytously. 260 That wonder was to here his fantasye.

A-nother tyme he sholde myghtily.

Conforte hym self / and seine it was folye. 263

So causeles swych drede for to drye.

And eft bygynne his aspre sorwes newe.

That euery man myghte on his sorwes re we. 266

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Who koude telle a-right or ful discryue. 267

His wo / his pleynte / his langour & his peyne.

Nought al J>e men pat han or ben on lyue.

Thow redere mayst py self ful wel deuyne. 270

That swych a wo my wit kan not defyne.

On ydel for to write it sholde .1. swynke.

whan fat my wit is wery it to fenke. 273

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CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. B<X>k V. 241

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On heuene yet J?e sterres were sene. 274

Al J>ough f ul pale, y-woxen was J?e moone. And whiten gan the Orisonte shene.

Al Estward / as it wonted is to done. 277

And Phebus with his rosy carte sone. Gan after J)at to dresse hyra vp to fare. | whan Troylus hath sente after Pandare. 280

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This Pandare J>at of al fe day bi-forn. 281

Ne myght haue comen Troylus to se.

Al-fough he on his hed it hadde I-sworn.

For with f>e kyng Pryam alday was he. 284

So that it lay not in his liberte.

No wher to gon / but on J>e morwe he wente.

To Troylus / whan j?at he for hym sente. 287

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For in hys herte he koude wel dyuyne. [leaf 97, back] 288

That Troilus al nyght for sorwe wook.

And J>at he wolde telle hym of his peyne.

This knew he wel y-nough with-oute book. 291

For which to chaumbre streyght J>e wey he took.

And Troylus J)o sobrelyche he grette.

And on J?e bed ful soone he gan hym sette. 294

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My Pandarus quod Troylus J?e sorwe. 295

which J>at I drye I may not longe endure.

I trowe I shal not lyue til to morwe.

For whiche I wolde alwey on auenture. 298

To J)e deuysen of my sepulture.

The forme / and of my moeble J?ow dispone.

Kight as ]>e semeth best is for to done. 301

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But of pe fyr / and flaumbe funeral. 302

In whiche my body brenne shal to glede.

And of pe feste / and pleyes palestral. t1 here aitera to hecie]

At niy vigile I pray pe take good liede.1 305

)pat al be wel / and offre mars my stede.

My swerd / myn helm and leue broker dere.

My sheld to Pallas yef pat shyneth clere. 308

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The poudre in which myn herte y-brend shal tome. 309

That prey I pe pow take and it conserue.

In a vessel fat men clepep an vrne.

Of gold / and to my lady fat I serue. 312

For loue of whom pus pitously I sterue.

So yeue it here and do me pis plesaunce.

To prey en here to kepe it for a remembraunce. 315

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For wel I fele by my malady e. 316

And by my dremes now and yore a-go.

Al certeynly pat I mot nedes dye.

The owle ek which pat hatte Escaphilo. 319

Hath after me shright alle pis nyghtes two.

And god Mercurye of me now woful wrecche.

The soule gide / and whan pe lyst it fecche. 322

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Pandare answerde / and seyde Troylus. [leaf 98] 323

My dere frend / as I haue told pe yore.

That it is folye for to sorwen pus.

And causeles for whiche I kan nomore. 326

But who so wole not trowen rede ne lore.

I kan not seen in hym no remedye.

"But late hym worpe with his fantasye. 329

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CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book V, 243

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But Troylus I pray f e telle me nowe. 330

If fat f ow trowe er f is fat ony wyght. Hath loued paramours as wel as f ow. Ye god wot / and fro many a worfi knyght. 333

; Hath his lady gon a fourtenyght. And he not yet made haluendel f e fare, what nede is fe / to maken al f is care. 336

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Syn day by day fow mayst fi-seluen see. 337

That from his loue / or elles from his wyf.

A man mot twynnen of necessite.

Ye f ough he loue here as his owene lif. 340

Yet nyl he with hym self f us maken stryf.

For wel fow wost my leue broker dere.

That alwey frendes may nought ben y-fere. 343

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How don f is folk fat seen here loues wedded. 344

By frendes myght / as it by-tyt f ul ofte.

And sen hem in here spouses bed y-bedded.

God wot fey take it wysly faire and softe. 347

For-why good hope halt vp here herte .0. lofte.

And for fey kan a tyme of sorwe endure.

As tyme hem hurt / a tyme doth hem cure. 350

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So sholdestow endure / and late slyde. 351

The tyme / and fond to ben glad and lyght.

Ten dayes nys so longe not tabyde.

And syn she f e to come hath byhyght. 354

She nyl not here hestes breken for no wight.

For drede f e not fat she nyl fynden weye.

To come a-yen my lyf fat dorst I leye. 357

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244 CAMPSALL MS. TROILVS. B<X)k V.

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Thy sweuenes ek and [al] swicfc fantasye. [leaf OR, back] 358 Dryf out and lat hem faren to myschaunce. For ]?ei proceden of Jn malencolye.

That doth ]>e fele in slep al J)is penaunce. 361

A straw for alle sweuenes signifiaunce. God helpe me so I counte hem not a bene. Ther wot no man aright what dremes mene. 364

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For prestes of J>e temple tellen fis. 365

That dremes ben fe reuelacions.

Of goddes / and as wel J>ey telle y-wys.

That fey ben Infernals illusions. 368

And leches seynt / fat of complexions.

Proceden fei / or fast / or glotonye.

who wot in soth fus what fey signifie. 371

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Ek of ere seyn fat forugh Impressions. 372

As yf a wight hath faste a f ing in mynde.

That f er-of cometh swich" auysions.

And of ere seyn as fey in bokes fynde. 375

That after tymes of f e yer by kynde.

Men dreme / and fat theffect goth by f e mone.

But lef no drem / for / it is nought to done. 378

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Wel worth of dremes ay fese olde wyues. 379

And treweliche ek augurye of pis foweles. For fere of which men wenen lese here lyues. As Eauenes qualm / or shrykyng of J>ese owlys. 382

To trowen on / it bofe fals and foule is. Alias / alias so noble a creature.

As is a man shad drede swich ordure. 385

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CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book V. 245

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For which wip al myn herte .1. pe beseche. 386

vn-to pi-self pat al J>is }>ow for-yeue.

And rys vp now with-oute more speche.

And lat vs caste how forth may best be dreue. 389

This tyme / and ek how fresshly we may leue.

whan fat she cometh the which shal be righ sone.

God help me so pe beste is Jms to done. 392

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Rys lat vs speke of lusti lyf in Troye. [leaf 99] 393

That we han lad / and forth pe tyme dryue. And ek of tyme comynge vs reioye.

That bryngen shal cure blysse now so blyue. 396

And langour'of pese twyes dayes fyue. we shal J>er-with so fo[r]^ete oure oppresse. That vnnepe it don shal vs duresse. 399

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This town is ful of lordes al a-boute. 400

And trewes lasten al j)is mene while.

Go we pleye vs in som lusty rowte.

To sarpedon / not hens but a myle. 403

And Jms pow shalt pe tyme wel bygile.

And dryue it forth vn-to pat blisful morwe.

That pow here se J)at cause is of pi sorwe. 406

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Now rys my dere broper Troylus. 407

For certes it noon honour is to the. To wepe / and in pi bed to lowken Jms. For trewely of o ping Jjow trust to me. 410

If pow pus ligge a day or two or J>re. The folk wol wene pat pou for cowardyse. The feynest syk / and J>at pow dar not ryse. 413

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This Troylus answered o broker dere. 414

This knowen folk fat han y-suffred peyne. That f ough he wepe / and make sorwful chere. That feleth harm and smert yn enery veyne. 417

; No wonder is / and f ough I euere pleyne.

• Or alwey wepe I am no f ing to blame.

| Syn I haue lost f e cause of al my game. 420

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But syn of fyn force I mot a-ryse. 421

I shal a-ryse as soone as euere I may. And god to whom myn herte I sacrefise.

• So sende vs hastely fe tenfe day. 424 ; For was fere neuere foule so fayn of may.

• As I shal ben whan fat she comef in Troye.

• That cause is of my torment and my loye. 427

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• But whider is fi red quod Troylus. [ieaf99,bacio 428

• That we may pley vs best in al Jns town. By god my conseyl is quod Pandarus.

• To ryde and pley vs with kyng Sarpedoun. 431 So longe of J)is fey speken vp and doun.

Til Troylus gan at f e laste assente.

• To ryse / and forth to Sarpedoun fey wente. 434

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• This Sarpedoun as he fat honourable. 435 was euere his lyue / and ful of heigh prowesse.

with al fat myghte y-serued ben on table. That deynte was al cost it gret richesse. 438

He fedde hem day by day fat swich noblesse. As seyden bof e f e meste and [ek] f e leste. was neuere er fat day wyst at ony feste. 441

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CAJIPSALI, MS. TKOILUS. Book V. 247

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Nor in pis world per is noon Instrument. 442

Delicious / porugh wynd / or touche / or corde. As fer as ony wyght hath euere y-went. That tonge telle or herte may recorde. 445

That as pat feste it nas wel herd accorde. Ne of ladyes ek so fayr a companye. On daunce / er po was neuere y-seyn with eye. 448

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But what auayleth pis to Troylus. 449

That for his sorwe no ping of it roughte. For euere in oon his herte pitous.

Ful bysily Criseyde his lady soughte. 452

On here was euere al pat his herte thoughte. Now pis now pat so faste ymagynynge. That glad y-wys kan hym no festenynge. 455

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These lay dyes ek pat at pis feste ben. 456

Syn pat he saw his lady was a-weye.

It was his sorwe vpon hem for to sen.

Or for to here ony Instrument} so pleye. 459

For she pat of his herte bereth pe keye.

was absent / lo pis was his fantasye.

That no wight sholde make melodye. 462

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Nor ther nas houre in al pe day or nyght. [leaf 100] 463

whan he was pere as no wight myght [hym] here.

That he ne seyde o lufsom lady bryght.

How haue ye faren syn pat ye were pere. 466

wel-come y-wys myn owene lady dere.

But welaway al pis nas but a maze.

Fortune his howue entendeth bet to glaze. 469

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248 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. B<X)k V.

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• The lettres ek fat she of old[e] tyme. 470

• Had hym y-sent / he wolde allone rede.

• An hundred sithe a-twixen noon and pryme. Eefigurynge here shap / & here womanhede. 473 wif-inne his herte / and euery word and dede.

That passed was / and f us he drof to an ende. I The ferfe day / and seyde he wolde wende. 47 G

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• And seyde leue brof er Pandarus. 477

• Intendestow fat we shul here bleue.

• Til Sarpedoun wol forth congeyen vs.

• Yet were it fairer fat we tok oure leue. 480

• For godes loue lat vs now sone at cue.

• Oure leue take / and homward lat vs torne.

For trewely I wol not fus soiourne. 483

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• Pandare answered be we comen heder. 484

• To fecchen fyr and rennen horn a-yen. God helpe me so I kan not tellen winder.

we myghten gon / yf I shal sothly seyn. 487

Ther ony wyght is of vs more fayn.

Than Sarpedoun / and yf we hens hye.

Thus sodeynly / I holde it vilonye. 490

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Syn fat we seyden / fat we wold bleue. 491

wif hym a wowke / and now f us sodeynly. The ferthe day to take of hym oure leue. He wolde wondren on it trewely. 494

Lat vs holde forth oure purpos fermely. And syn fat ye bihighten hym to byde. Hold forward now / and after lat vs ryde. 497

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. B<X)k V. 249

(72)

Thus Pandarus with al peyne and wo. [leaf 100, back] 498 Made hym to dwelle / and at pe wykes end. Of Sarpedoun / pei toke here leue po. And on here wey pey spedden hem to wende. 501

Quod Troylus now god me grace sende. That I may fynde at myn horn comynge. j Criseyde comen / and p er-wip gan he synge. 504

(73)

I Ye haselwode poughte pis Pandare. 505

• And to hym self ful sobrelich he seyde.

• God wot refreyden may pis hote fare.

| Er Calkas sende Troylus Cryseyde. 508

But napeles he Taped pus and seyde. And swor y-wys his herte hym wel byhight. She wolde come as soone as euere she myghte. 511

(74)

. Whan pey vn-to pe paleys were yeomen. 512

Of Troylus / pei down of here hors a-light. . And to pe chambre here wey pan han pei nomen. | And in-to tyme fat gan to nyghte. 515

. They spaken of Criseyde pe brighte.

And after pis whan pat hem bope leste.

Thei spedde hem fro pe soper vn-to reste. 518

(75)

0 morwe as soone as day bygan to clere. 519

This Troylus gan of his slep tabreyde.

And to Pandare his owene broper dere.

For loue of god ful pitously he seyde. 522

• So go we seen pe paleys of Criseyde.

• For syn we yet may haue nomore feste.

• So lat vs seen here paleys at pe leste. 525

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250 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. B(H)k V.

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• And J?er-with-al his meyne for to blende. 526 ! A cause he fond in towne for to go.

And to Criseyde hous J?ei gonnen wende. But lord fis sely Troylus was wo. 529

. Hyin poughte his sorweful herte brast a-two.

• Fo[r] whan he saugh here dorres sperid alle.

wel neigh for sorwe a-down he gan to falle. 532

(77) Therewith whan he was ware and gan by-holde. [leafioi] 533

• How shet was euery wyndowe of J?e place. As frost hym foughte his herte gan to colde.

| For which with chaunged deedlych pale face. 536

with-outen word he forth by-gan to pace. And as gold wolde he gan so faste ryde. That no wight of his contenaunce aspide. 539

(78)

Than seyde he fus .0. paleys desolat. 540

0. hous of housses whilom best y-hight.

0. paleys empty and disconsolat.

0. J>ou lanterne of which" queynt is fe light. 543

0. Paleys whilom day Jmt now art nyght.

wel oughtestow to falle and I to dye.

Syn she is went fat wont was vs to gye. 546

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0 Paleys whilom crowne of houses alle. 547

Enlumyned wi]> ]>e sonne of alle blysse.

0. ryng fro which J>e ruby is out falle.

0. cause of wo J?at cause hast ben of blysse. 550

Yet syn I may no bet fayn wold I kysse.

Thi colde dores dorst I for jns route.

And fare- wel shryne of whom fe seynt is oute. 553

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CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. B<H)k V. 251

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Ther-with he caste on Pandarus his eye. 554

with chaunged face, and pitous to byholde. And whan he myght his tyme a-right aspye.

• Ay as he rod to Pandarus he tolde. 557

• His newe sorwe and ek his loyes olde. So pitously and with so dede an hewe.

That euery wight myghte on his sorwe re we. 560

(81)

• Fro Jjensforth he rideth vp and down. 561

• And euery ]?ing cam hym to remembraunce.

• As he rod forth by places of the toun.

In whiche he whilom hadde al his plesaunce. 564

• Lo yende saugh I myn owene lady daunce.

• And in J?at temple with here eyen clere.

• Me kaught first my right lady dere. 567

(82)

And yender haue I herd ful lustily. [leaf 101, back] 568

My dere herte laughe and yender pleye.

Saugh I here ones ek ful blysfully.

And yender ones to me gan she seye. 571

Now goode swete / loue me wel I preye.

And yond so goodly gan she me byholde.

That to J?e deth myn herte is to here holde. 574

(83)

And at pat corner in J?e yonder hous. 575

Herde I myn alderleuest lady dere. So wommanly wij> voys melodious.

Syngen so wel / so goodly and so clere. 578

That in my soule yet me f enketh I here. The blisful soun / and in J>at yonder place. | My lady first me tok vn-to here grace. 581

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252 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book V.

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Jeanne fought lie Jms / o blisful lord Cupide. 582

wlianne I J?e proces haue in niernorie.

How J)ow me hast waryed on euery syde.

Men inyght a "book mak of it lyk a storie. 585

what nede is J>e to seke on me victorie.

Syn I am fyn / and holly at ]ri wille.

what loye hastow pyn owene folk to spille. 588

(85)

• Wei hastow lord y-wroke on me jrin Ire. 589

• Thow myghty god and dredful for to greue. I Now mercy lord / jjow wostwel I desire.

I Thi grace most of alle lustes leeue. 592

And leue and deye I wol [in] Jn byleeue. For which I naxe in guerdon but a bone.

• That fow Criseyde a-yen me sende soone. 595

(86)

• Distreyne here herte as faste to retorne. 506

• As J?ow dost myn to longen here to se. Than wot I wel Jjat she nyl not soiourne.

Now blisful lorde so cruwel jjow ne be. 599

Vn-to fe blod of Troye I preye ]?e.

As luno was vn-to J>e blood Thebane.

For which fe folk of Thebes caught here bane. 602

(87)

• And after J>is he to J?e yates wente. [leaf 1023 603

• There as Criseyde out rood a ful good paas. And vp and doun per made he many a went.

And to hym self ful ofte he seyde alias. 606

• From hens rood my blysse and my solas. As wolde blisful god now for his loye.

I myghte here seen a-yen come in Troye. 609

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CAMPSALL MS. TR01LVS. Book V. 253

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| And to J>e yonder hill I gan here gyde. 610

• Alias / and Jjere I tok of here my leue.

And yond I saugh here to hire fader ryde.

For sorwe of which myn herte shal to-cleue. 613

And heder horn I com whan it was eeue.

And here I dwelle out-cast from alle loye.

And shal til I may se here eft in Troye. 616

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And of hym-self ymagyned he ofte. 617

To ben defet / and pale / and woxen lesse.

Than he was wont / and ]?at men seyde softe.

what may it be / who kan )>e sojje gesse. 620

whi Troylus hath al J>is heuynesse.

And al J>is nas but his malencolye.

That he hadde of hym-self swich fantasy e. 623

(90)

Anoper tyme ymagynen he wolde. 624

That euery wight J?at wente by )>e weye.

Had of hym rou]>e / and fat J>ei seyen sholde.

I am right sory Troylus wol deye. 627

And thus he drof a day yet forth or tweye.

As ye haue herd swych lyf right gan he lede.

As he J?at stood by-twixen hope and drede. 630

(91)

For which hym liked yn hise songes shewe. 631

Thencheson of his wo as he best myghte. And make a song of wordes but a fewe. Somwhat his woful herte for to lyghte. 63 1

And whan he was from euery mannes sighte. with soft voys / he of his lady dere. That was absent gan to syngen as ye may here. 637

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254 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book V.

(92) (Troylus's Song for Cressid)

0 stcrre of which I lost haue al fe light. [leaf 102, back] 638 with herte sor / wel oughte I to be-wayle. That euere derk in torment nyght by nyght. Toward my deth with wynd in stere I sayle. 641

For which f e tenf e nyght if fat I fayle. Thi gydyng of f i bemes bright an houre. My ship and me Carybdes wol deuoure. 644

(93)

This song when he fus songen hadde soone. 645

He fyl a-yen in-to his sikes olde.

And euery nyght as was his wone to done.

He stod fe bryght mone to beholde. 648

And al his sorwe he to f e mono tolde.

• And seyde I-wys whan f ow art horned nevve.

| I shal be glad yf al fe world be trewe. 651

(94)

• I saugh fin homes olde ek by fe morwe. 652

• whan hens rod my ryght lady dere.

That cause is of my torment and my sorwe.

For whiche o bright lathona fe clere. 655

For loue of god ren fast a-boute f i spere.

For whanne fyn homes newe gynne sprynge.

Than shal [s]he come fat may me blisse brynge. 658

(95)

. The dayes more / and lengere euery nyght. 659

. Than f ei be wont to be hym f oughte f o.

• And fat f e sonne wente his course vnright.

| By lenger wey / fan it is wont to go. 662

And seyde I-wys me dredef euere mo. The sonnes sone Pheton be on lyue. And fat his fadres cart a-mys he dryue. 665

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Vpon ]>e walles faste ek wolde he walke. 666

And on pe Grekes ost he wolde se. And to hym self right pus he wolde talke. Lo yender is myn owene lady fre. 669

Or elles yonder pere j>o tenten be. And |jen[ne]s comth pis Eyr pat is so soote. That in my soule I fele it doth me bote. 672

(97)

• And hardely this wynd pat more and more. Deaf 103] 673

• Thus stoundemele encreseth in my face.

• It is of my ladyes depe sikes sore.

I preue it Jms for in noon opere place. 676

Of al pis town / sane onlyche in Jus space.

Feele I no wynd pat sowneth so lyk peyne.

It seyth alias / why twynned be we tweyne. 679

(98)

• This longe tyme he dryueth forth right pus. 680

• Til fully passed was pe nynpe nyght.

• And ay by syde hym was pis Pandarus.

• That bysily dide alie his fulle myght. 683

• Hym to comforte / and make his herte lyght.

• Yeuynge hym hope alwey pe tenpe morwe.

| That she shal come / and stynte al his sorwe. 686

(99)

• Vp-on pe toper side ek was Criseyde. 687

• with wommen fewe among pe Grekes stronge. For whiche ful ofte a day alias she seyde.

! That I was born wel may myn herte longe. 690

• After my deth for now lyue I to longe. ; Alias and I ne may it not amende.

• For now it is wors pan euere yet I wende.

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My fader nyl for no fing do me grace. 694

To goon a-yen for ought I kan hym queme.

And yf so be fat I my terme passe.

My Troylus slial in his herte deme. 697

That I am fals and so it may wel seme.

Thus shal I haue vnf ank on euery side.

That I was born so weylawey fe tyde. 700

(101)

And yf fat I me put in lupartie. 701

To stele awey by nyghte an it by-falle.

That [I] be caught / I shal be hold a spie.

Or elles lo f is drede I most of alle. 70-1

yf in f e hondes of som wreche I falle.

I am but lost al be myn herte trewe.

Now myghty god / f ow on my sorwe rewe. 707

(102)

Ful pale y-woxen was hire brighte face. Deaf 103, back] 708

Her lymes lene / as she fat al f e day.

Stod whan she dorste / and loked on f e place.

The[r] she was born / and she dwelt hadde ay. 711

And al fe nyght wepynge. alias she lay.

And f us despeired out of alle cure.

She ladde here lyf / fis woful creature. 714

(103)

Ful ofte a day she syked for destresse. 715

And in here-self she wcnte ay portraynge.

Of Troylus f e gret[e] worf inesse.

• And alle his goodly wordes recordynge. 718

| Syn first fat day here loue bygan to sprynge.

And f us she sette here ful herte a-fyre. I Thorugh remembraunce of fat she gan desire. 721

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• In al fis world f er nys so cruwel herte. 722

• That here had herd compleyne in here sorwe

• That nolde han wopen for here peynes smerte.

| So tendrely she wepte bof e eue and morwe. 725

Here nedede no teris for to borwe.

• And fis was yet f e worste of al here peyne.

• Ther was no wight to whom she dorste hire pleyne. 728

(105)

• Ful rowfully she loked vp-on Troye. 729

• Byheld f e toures heyghe and ek jje halles.

• Alias quod she f e plesaunce and fe loye.

| The whiche fat now al torned in to galle ys. 732

• Haue I had ofte with-Inne f o yonder wallys

• Of Troylus / what dostfow] now she seyde.

• Lord whe[f e]r yet fou f enke vp-on Criseyde. 735

(106)

• Alias .1. ne hadde trowed on yowre lore. 736

• And went with yow as ye me radde er f is.

• Thanne had I now not siked half so sore.

• who myght haue seyd fat I had don a-mys. 739

• To stele a-wey with swich on as he is. But al to late cometh f e letuarye.

Whan men f e cors vn-to fe graue carye. 742

(107)

• To late is now to speke of fis matere. pe»f 104] 743 Prudence alias / oon of f yn eyen two.

Me lakked alwey er fat I cam here.

On tyme y-passed wel remembred me. 746

And present tyme ek koude I wel y-se.

But futur tyme er I was in f e snare.

Koude I not seen / fat causef now my care. 749

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| But najjeles bytyde what bityde. 750

! I shal to morwe at nyght by Est or west.

• Out of }>is ost stelen on som manere syde.

| And go with Troylus wher as hym lest. 753

This purpos wol I holde and jns is best. | No fors of wykked tonges langlerye.

For euere on loue han wrecches had enuye. 756

(109)

For who so wold of euery word take hede. 757

Or rewelyn hym by euery wightes wit.

Shal he neuere fryue out of drede.

For )>at ]>at somme han blamed euere yit. 760

Lo ojjer manere folk commenden it.

And as for me for al swych variaunce.

Felicite clepe I my suffisaunce. 763

(110)

For which wij?-outen ony wordes moo. 764

To Troye I wole as for my conclusion. ; But god it wot er fully monthes two.

• She was ful fer fro ]?at entencion. 767

• For bo]>e Troylus and Troye toun.

• Shal knotles thorugh out here herte slyde.

For she wol take a purpos for tabyde. 770

(in)

• This Diomede of whom yow telle I gan. 771 | Gooth now with-Inne hym self ay arguynge.

with al J?e sleighte and al ]?at euere he kan.

How he may best with short taryinge. 774

| In-to his net Criseydes herte brynge. j To ])is entent he koude neuere fyne.

To fysshen here / he leyde out hook and lyne. 777

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But naf eles wel in his herte he f oughte. [leanoi, back] 778

That she nas nat wijj-oute a loue in troye.

For neuere sithen he here J)en[ne]s broughte.

NQ koude he sen her laughen or make loye. 781

He nyste how best here herte for tacoye.

But for to assaye he seyde it nought rie greueth.

For he fat nought nassayeth nought nacheueth. 784

(113)

Yet seide he to hym self vpon a nyght. 785

Now am I not a fool fat wot wel how.

Hire wo / for loue is [of] a nojjer wight.

And here-vp-on to gon assaye here nowe. 788

I may wel wite it nyl not ben my prow.

As wys[e] folk in bokes it expresse.

Men shal not wo we a wight in heuynesse. 791

(114)

But who-so myghte wynnen swych a flour. 792

From hym / for whom she morneth nyght and day.

• He myghte seyn he were a conquerour.

• And right a-noon as he fat bold was ay. 795 | Thoughte in his herte / happe how happe may.

• Al sholde I deye .1. wole here herte seche.

I. shal no more lesen but my speche. 798

(115)

• This Diomede as bokes vs declare. 799

• was in his nedes prest and corageus. With sterne voys and myghty lymes square.

Hardy / testyf / strong and cheualrous. 802

Of dedes lyk his fader Tideus. » And som men seyn he was of tunge large. And heyr he was of Calydoyne and Arge. 805

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Criseyde mene was of here stature. 806

Therto of shap / of face / and ek of chere.

Ther myglit[e] ben no fayrer creature.

And oftfe] tyme )>is was here manere. 809

To gon y-tressed with hire heerys clere.

Doun by hire coler at here bak byhynde.

which with a ]?red of gold she wold[e] bynde. 812

(117)

And saue here browes loyneden y-fere. [leaf 105] 813

Ther nas no lak in ought I kan espyen.

But for to speke[n] of hire eyen clere.

Lo trewely fei writen J>at here syen. 816

That Paradys stood formede in here eyen.

And with here riche beaute euere more.

Strof loue in here / ay which of hem was more, 819

(118)

• She sobre was / ek symple and wys with-al. 820

• The beste y-norisshed ek J)at myghte be. And goodly of here speche in general.

Charitable / estatlyche / lusty & fre. 823

]STe neuere mo ne lakkede here pyte.

Tendre herted / slydynge of corage.

But trewely I kan not telle here age. 826

(119)

And Troylus wel woxen was in highte. 827

And complet formed by proper cion.

So wel J>at kynde it not amende^ myghte.

Yong / fresche / strong / and hardy as lyon. 830

Trewe as stel in ech condicion.

On of ]?e beste enteched creature.

That is or shal whil ]?at J?e world may dure. 833

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And certaynly in story e it is founde. 834

That Troylus was neuere vn-to no wight. As in his tyme in no degre secounde.

In dorryng don fat longeth to a knyght. 837

Al myghte a Geaunt passen hym of myght. His herte ay wif f e firste and wif f e beste. Stod paregal / to done don that hym leste. 840

(121)

But for to tellen for]? of Diomede. 841

| It fil fat after on f e tenf e day. • Syn fat Criseyde out of f e Cite yede.

This Diomede as fressfc as braunche in may. 844

Com to f e tente fere a[s] Calkas lay.

And feyned hym with Calkas han to doon.

But what he mente I shal yow telle soone. 847

(12?)

Criseyde at shorte wordes for to telle. [leuf 105, back] 848

welcomed hym / and doun hym by here sette.

And he was ethe y-nowh to maken dwelle.

And after fis with-outen more lette. 851

The spices and f e wyn men forth hem fette.

And forth f ei speke of fis and fat y-fere.

As frendes don / of which som shal ye here. 854

(123)

He gan first fallen of f e werre in speche. 855

By-twyxen hem / and f e folk of Troye toun. And of f assege he gan here ek byseche. To telle hym what was here opynyoun. 858

Fro fat demaunde he so descendeth doun. To asken here / yf fat here straunge f oughte. The Grekes gyse / and werkes fat fey wroughte. 861

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• And whi here fader tarieth so longe. 862

• To wedden here vn-to sora worth! wight.

• Criseyde J?at was in here peynes stronge.

• For loue of Troylus here owene knyght. 8G5 As fer forth as she konnynge hadde or rnyght.

• Answered hym j>o / but as of his entente.

• It seined not she wist[e] what he mente. 868

(125)

• But na^eles pis ilke Diomede. 869 | Gan in hym self assure & Jms he seyde.

• If ich a-right haue taken of yow hede.

• Me }>enketh Jms .0. lady myn Criseyde. 872 | That syn .1. first hond on youre brydel leyde.

• Whan ye out come of Troye by J?e morwe.

• Ne koude I neuere sen yow but in sorwe. 875

(126)

• Kan I not seyn what may Jje cause be. 876

• But if for loue of som Troian it were. The which right sore wolde a-J)ynken me.

That ye for ony wight J>at dwelleth J»ere. 879

Sholde spille a quarter of a tere.

Or pitously youre-seluen so bygile.

For dredles it is nought worth ]>e while. 882

(127)

The folk of Troye as who seyth alle and some, [leaf IOGJ 883 In preson ben / as ye youre-seluen see. Fro )>en[ne]s shal not oon on lyue come. For al ]>e gold by-twixen sonne and se. 886

Trusteth wel / and vnderstondeth me. Ther shal not on to mercy gon on lyue. Al were he lord of worldes twyes fyue. 889

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Svvych wreche on hem for fecchyng of Eleyne. 890

Thcr shal be take / er fat we hen[ne]s wende. That Manes which fat goddes ben of peyne. Shal ben agast / fat Grekes wol hem shende. 893

And men shul drede vn-to f e worldes ende. From hen[ne]s forth f e rauesshynge of a queene. So cruel shal our wreche on hem ben sene. 896

(129)

And but yf Oalkas lede vs with ambages. 897

That is to seyn with dowble wordes sleye.

Swich as men clepe a word with two visages.

Ye shul wel knowen fat I nought ne lye. 900

And al f is f ing right sen it with youre ye.

And fat a-noon ye nyl not trowe how soone.

Now taketh heed for it is for to done. 903

(130)

What wene ye youre wyse fader wolde. 904

Han yeuen Antenor for yow anoon.

If he ne wiste fat f e Cite sholde.

Destroyed ben / whi nay so mote I gon. 907

He knew ful wel f er shal not skapen on.

That Troian is / and for f e grefte] fere.

He dorste not ye dwelte lengere fere. 910

(131)

What wole ye more lufsom lady dere. 911

Lat Troye an Troian fro youre herte pace. Dryf out fat bittre hope and make good chere. And clepe a-yen fe beaute of youre face. 914

That ye with salte terys so deface. For Troye is brough in swych a lupartie. That it to saue is now no remedy e. 917

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• And ]>enketh wel ye shal in Grekes fynde. [leaf ioe, baok] 918

• A more parfit loue er it be nyght.

• Than ony Troian is & more kynde.

And bet to seruen yow wol don his myght. 921

• And yf ye vouche sauf my lady bryght.

• T. wol ben he to seruen yow my selue.

• Ye leuere fan J?e lord of Greces twelue. 924

(133)

• And with Jjat word he gan to waxen red. 925

• And in his speche a litel wight he quok.

• And cast a litel wight a-syde his hed.

• And stynte a while / and afterward a-wook. 928 | And sobrelych on here he ]?rew his look.

• And seyde I am al be it yow no loye.

• As gentil man as ony wight in Troye. 931

(134)

• For yf my fader Tideus he seide. 932

• I-lyued hadde / .1. hadde ben er }>is.

• 0. Calydoyne and arge / a kyng Criseyde.

• And so hope I / ]?at I shal yet y-wys. 935

• But he was slayn / alias fe more harm is.

• Vn-happyly at Thebes al to rape.

Polymyte and many a man to skathe. 938

(135)

| But herte myn / syn J>at I am youre man. 939

And ben J>e ferste of whom .1. seche grace. To seruen you as hertely as I kan.

And euere I shal whil I to lyuen haue space. 942

So er J>at I departe out of J?is place. Ye wol me graunte J?at I may to morwe. At bettre leyser telflen] yow my sorwe. 945

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What shold I telle his wordes fat he seyde. 946

He spak y-now for o day at f e meste.

It preueth wel / he spak so fat Criseyde.

Graunted on fe morwe at his requeste. 949

For to speke with hym at f e leste.

So fat he nolde speke of swych matere.

And f us she to hym seyde as ye may here. 952

(137)

• As she fat hadde here herte on Troylus. [leaf 107] 953 | So faste / fat fere may non it arace.

• And straungely she spak and seyde f us.

• 0. Diomede .1. loue fat ilke place. 956

• Ther I was born / and loues for his grace. Deliuere it soone of al fat doth it care.

God for fi might so leue it wel to fare. 959

(138)

That Grekes wolde here wraffe on Troye wreke. 960

If fat fei myghte .1. knowe it wel y-wys.

But it shal not bifallen as ye speke.

And god to-forn / and ferfer ouer fis. 963

I wot my fader wys and redy is.

And fat he me hath bought as ye me tolde.

So dere / I am fe more vn-to hym holde. 966

(139)

• That Grekes ben of heigh condicion. 967

• I wot ek wel / but certeyn men shal fynde.

• As worf i folk with-Inne Troye town.

| As konnyng / as parfit / and as kynde. 970

As ben bi-twyxen Orcades an Inde. And that ye koude wel youre lady serue. I trowe ek wel here f ank for to deserue. 973

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But as to speke of loue y-wys she seyde. 974

I hadde a lord to whom I wedded was.

The whos myn hert al was til pat he deyde.

And oper loue as helpe me here Pallas. 977

• Ther in myn herte nys / ne neuere was.

• And pat ye ben of noble and heigh kynrede.

• I have wel herd it tellen out of drede. 980

(141)

• And pat doth me to han so gret a wonder. 981 | That ye wole scornen ony womman so.

Ek god wot loue and I be fer a-sonder.

• I am disposed bet so mot I go. 984 | Yn-to my deth to pleyne and maken wo.

What I shal after done .1. kan not seye. . But trewely as yet me lyst not to pleye. 987

(142)

• Myn herte is now yn tribulacion. [leaf 107, back] 988

• And ye in armes ben day by day.

• Here-after whan ye wonnen han pe town.

Paraunter panne so it happen may. 991

That whan I se pat I neuere er say.

Than wole I werke pat I neuere wroughte.

This word to yow y-nough suffisen oughte. 994

(143)

To morwe ek wole .1. speke with yow fayn. 995

So pat ye touchen nought of pis matere.

And whan yow lyst / ye may coin here a-yeyn.

And er ye gon pus muche I seye yow here. 998

As helpe me Pallas with heres clere. I If pat I sholde of any Grek han roupe. J It shulde be youre-seluen by my troupe. 1001

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I sey not perfore pat I wol yow loue. 1002

Ne sey not nay / but in conclusion.

I mene wel by god pat sit a-boue.

And per-with she cast here ey down. 1005

And gan to syke & seyde .0. Troylus & Troye town.

Yet bidde I god in quiete and in reste.

I may yow sen / or do myn herte breste. 1008

(1*5)

But in effect and shortly for to seye. 1009

This Diomede as fresshly newe a-yen.

Gan pressen on / and faste here mercy preye.

And after pis pe sope for to seyn. 1012

Here gloue he tok of wich he was ful fayn.

And fynally whan it was woxen eeue.

And al was wel / he ros and tok his leeue. 1015

(146)

The bryghte Venus folewede and ay taughte. 1016

The wey / there brode Phebus doun a-lighte.

And Cynthea here charhors ouer raughte.

To whirle out of pe lyon yf she myghte. 1019

And sygnyfer his candeles shewed bryghte.

when pat Criseyde vn-to here bedde wente.

In-with here fadres faire bryghte tente. 1022

(147)

Retornyng in here soule ay vp and doun. [leafios] 1023 The wordes of pis sodeyn Diomede. His gret estat and peril of pe toun.

And pat she was allone & hadde nede. 1026

Of frendes help / and pus by-gan to brede. The cause whi pe sope for to telle. That sche tok fully purpos for to dwelle. 1029

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The morwe come / and gostly for to spekc. 1030

This Diomede is come vn-to Criseyde.

And shor[t]Iy lest [J)at] ye my tales breke.

So wel for hym self he spak and seyde. 1033

That alle here sore sykes a-doun he leyde.

And fynally pe sope for to seyne.

He reste here of pe grete of al here peyne. 1036

(149)

And after pis the story telleth vs. 1037

That she hym yaf pe fayre baye stede.

The which he onys wan of Troylus.

And ek a broche and J>at was litel nede. 1040

That Troylus was / she yaf pis Diomede.

And ek pe bet from sorwe hym to releue.

She made hym were a pencel of here sleue. 1043

(150)

I fynde ek in storyes ellys where. 1044

whan porugh pe body hurt was Diomede.

Of Troylus / po wepte she many a tere.

whan pat she saugh his wyde wowndes blede. 1047

And pat she tok to [kepen] hym good hede.

And for to helen hym of his sorwes smerte.

Men seyn I not pat she yaf hym here herte. 1050

(151)

But trewely pe story telleth vs. 1051

Ther made neuere womman more wo.

Than she / whan pat she falsede Troylus.

She seyde alias / for now is clene a-go. 1054

My name of troupe in loue for euere mo.

For I haue falsede on pe gentilest.

Thas euere was and on pe worpyest. 1057

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Alias of me vn-to f e worldes ende. [leaf los, back] 1058

Shal neyf er ben y-writen nor I-songe.

No good wood / for these bokes wol me shende.

0. rolled shal I ben on many a tonge. 1061

Thorugh-ought f e world my belle shal be ronge.

And wommen most wol hate me of alle.

Alias fat swych a cas me sholde falle. 1064

(153)

Thei wol seyn in as muche as in me is. 1065

I haue hem don dishonour weylawey.

Al be I not f e firste fat dide amys.

what helpeth fat to do my blame a-wey. 1068

But syn I se f er is no bettre way.

And fat to late is now me to rewe.

To Diomede algate I wol be trewe. 1071

(154)

But Troylus syn I no beter may. 1072

And syn fat fus departen ye and .1.

Yet preye I god so yeue yow right good day.

As for fe gentileste trewely. 1075

That euere I say to semen feyf fully.

And best kan ay his lady honour kepe.

And with fat word she brast a-non to wepe. 1078

(155)

And certes yow to haten shal I neuere. 1079

And frendes loue fat shal ye han of me. And my good word al myghty leuen euere. And trewely I wolde sory be. 1082

For to sen yow in aduersite. And giltles I wot wel I yow leue.

And al shal passe / and fus take I my ieue. 1085

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But trewely / how longe it was by-twene. 1086

That she for-sok hym for jns Diomede.

Ther is noon auctor telleth it I wene.

Tak euery man now to hise bokes hede. 1089

He shal no terme fynd out of drede.

For J>ough he gan to wowe here soone.

Er he here wan / yet was feremore to done. 1092

(157)

Ne me ne lyst J>is sely womman chyde. 1093

Ferfere fan fis story wol deuyse.

Here name alias is punysshed so wyde.

That for here gilt it out I-now suffise. 1096

And yf I myght excuse here ony wyse.

For she sory was for here vntroufe.

I-wys .1. wolde excuse here yet for roufe. 1099

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This Troylus as I by-forn haue tolde. 1 10U

Thus dryueth forth as wel as he hath myght.

But often was his herte hot and cold.

And namely fat ilke nynfe nyght. 1103

which on fe morwe she hadde hym byhight.

To come a-yeyn / god wot ful litel reste.

Hadde he fat nyght / no fing to slepe hym leste. 1106

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The laurer crowned / Phebus with his hete. 1107

Gan yn his course ay vpward as he wente. To warmen of f e Est See f e wawes wete. And Kisus doughter song with fressh entente. 1110

whan Troylus his pandare after sente. And on f e walles of f e toun fey pleyde. To loke if fey kan sen ought [of] Criseyde. 1113

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| Til it was noone pei stoden for to se. 1114

• who pat per1 come / and euery maner wight.

• That kam fro fer / pei seyden it was she.

• Til pat pei koude knowen hym a-right. 1117 Now was here herte dul / now was it light.

• And thus by-Iaped stonden for to stare.

| A-boute nought pis Troylus and Pandare. 1120

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. To Pandarus pis Troylus po seyde. 1121

. For ought .1. wot by-for noon sykerly.

• In-to pis town ne cometh nought Criseyde.

| She hath y-now to done hardy ly. 1124

. To twynnen from hire fader so trowe .1.

. Here olde fader woie yet make here dyne.

I Er that she go / god yeue hys herte pyne. 1 127

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• Pandare answered it may wel be certeyn. [leaf 109, back] 1128 And for-pi lat vs dyne / .1. J>e byseche.

And after noon panne mayst pou come a-yen.

And horn pei go / wip-oute more speche. 1131

And comen a-yen but longe may pey seche.

Er pat pei fynde pat pei after cape.

Fortune hem bope penketh for to lape.

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Quod Troylus I se wel now pat she. 1135

Is taried with here olde fader so. That er she come it wol neygh euen be. Come forth .1. wole vn-to pe yate go. 1138

This porterys ben vnkonnynge euere-mo. And I wol don hem holde vp pe yate. As nought ne were f al-pough she come late. CAMPSALL

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• The day goth faste / and after fat come eeue. 1142 And yet com nought to Troylus Criseyde.

He loketh forth by hegge / by tree / by greuo

And fer his hed ouer fe wal he leyde. 1145

• And at fe laste he torned hym and seyde. By god I wot his menynge now Pandare.

Almost y-wys al iiewe was my care. 1148

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• Now douteles Jns lady kan here good. 1149

• I. wot she meneth ryden pryuely.

• I. comende hire wysdom by myn hood.

• She wol not rnaken peple nicely. 1152

• Gaure on here whan fat she comth / but softely.

• By nyghte in to j)e toun / she f enketh ryde.

• And dere brofer fenk not to longe to abyde. 1155

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• We han not ellys to don y-wys. 1156

• And Pandarus / now woltow trowen me.

. Haue here my trouf e I se here / yond she is.

• Heue vp fyn eyen man / may stow not se. 1159

• Pandare answerede / nay so mot I f e.

• Al wrong by god what seystow man wher arte.

• That I se yond nys but a fare carte. 1162

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• Alias J>ow seist right soth quod Troylus. [leafnoj 1163 | But hardely it is not al for nought.

• That in myn herte I now reioyse Jms.

• It is a-yen som good I haue a-f ought. 1166

• Not I not how / but syn fat I was wrought. Ne felt I swich a confort dar I seye.

• She comth to nyght / my lyf fat dorste I leye. 1169

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• Pandare answered it may be wel y-nowh. 1170

• And held with hym of al j)at euere he seyde.

• But in his herte he f oughte and softe lough.

• And to hym self ful sobrely he seyde. 1173 From haselwode fere loly Robyn pleyde.

Shal come al fat fat f ow abydest here.

Ye fare-wel al fe snow of fernje] yere. 1176

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. The wardeyn of fe yates gan to calle. 1177

. The folk which fat with-oute f e yates were. . And bad hym dryuen In here bestes alle.

• Or al fe nyght fey most b[l]euen fere. 1180

• And fer with-Inne f e nyght with many a tere.

• This Troylus gan homward for to ryde.

For wel he seth it helpeth nought tabyde. 1183

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But nafeles he gladed hym yn fys. 1184

He f oughte he mysacounted hadde his day.

And seyde .1. vnderstonde haue al a-mys.

For filke nyght .1. last Cryseyde say. 1187

She seyde . I. shal ben here yf fat I may.

Er fat fe mone .o. dere herte swete.

The Lyon passe / out of fis Ariete. 1190

(171) | For which she may yet holdeii al here byheste. 1191

• And on fe morwe vn-to fe yate he wente. ! And vp and down by west & ek by Este.

I Vp on fe walles made he many a wente. 1194

« But al for nought his hope alwey hym blente.

• For which at nyght yn sorwe and sykes sore.

! He wente hym horn with-outen ony moore. 1197

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This hope al clene out of his herte is fledde. pf no.bk] 1198 He nath wher-on now lengere for to honge. But for f e peyne hym f oughte his herte bledde. So Avere hise Crowes sharpe and wonder stronge. 1201

For when he saugh fat she abood so longe. He nyst what he luggen of it myght. Syn she hath broken fat she hym byhyght. 1204

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• The fridde / ferj>e / fyfthe sixte day. 1205

• After f o dayes / ten / which I [of] tolde.

• By-twyxen hope and drede his herte lay.

I Yet som-what trustynge on here hestes olde. 1208

• But whan he saugh she nolde he [re] terme holde. He kan now sen noon of er remedye.

But [for to] shape hym soone for to dye. 1211

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• Ther-with fe wykked spyrit god vs blesse. 1212

• which fat men clepeth f e wode lalousye. Gan yn hym crepe yn al f is heuynesse.

For whiche by cause he wold soone dye. 1215

• He ne eet ne dronk / for his malencolye.

• And ek from euery compaignye he fledde.

This was fe lyf / fat al fe tyme he ledde. 1218

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. He so defet was fat no maner man. 1219

. Vnnef e myght hym knowe f er he wente.

• So was he lene and .f er-to pale and wan.

• And feble fat he walketh by potente. 1222 And with his lire he f us hym seluen shente.

And who so asketh hym wher-of hym smerte. He seyde his harm was al a-boute his herte. 1225

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• Pryain ful ofte and ek his moder dere. 1226

• His brejjeren and his sustren gonne hym freyne.

• why he so sorwful was in al his chere.

• And what jjyng was J?e cause of al his peyne. 1229

• But al for nought / he nolde his cause pleyne.

• But seyde he felte a greuous maledye.

| A-boute his herte / and fayn he wolde dye. 1232

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• So on a day he leyde hym doun to slepe. [leafni] 1233

• And so by-fel J?at yn his slep hym J>oughte. | That in a fforest faste he welk to wepe.

j For loue of here J>at hym ]?ese peynes wroughte. 123G

And vp and doun as he ]>e forest soughte.

• He mette he saugh a bor with tuskes grete.

That slepte a-yeyn J)e bryghte sonnes hete. 123D

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And by J)is bor faste in his armes folde. 1240

Lay kyssyng ay his lady bryght Criseyde. For sorwe of which whan he it gan byholde.

• And for despit out of his slep he breyde. 1243

• And loude he cride on Pandarus & seyde.

• 0. Pandarus now know I crop and roote.

| I. nam but ded j?er nys non oj?er bote. 1246

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• My lady bryght Criseyde hath me bytrayed. 1247

• In whom I trusted most of ony wight.

• She ellis where hath now here herte a-payed.

• The blysful goddes forugh here grete myght. 1250

• Han in my drem y-shewed it ful right.

1 Thus yn my drem / Criseyde I haue byholde.

• And al Jjis j)ing to Pandarus he tolde. 1253

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• 0 my Criscyde alias what subtilte. 1254

• what newe lust / what beaute / what science.

• what wratthe of Iust[e] cause haue ye to me.

• what gilt of me what fel experience. 1257

• Hath fro me raft / alias J>yn aduertence.

• 0. trust .o. feyth .0. depe aseuraunce.

• who hath me reft Criseyde al my plesaunce. 1260

(181)

• Alias whi leet I you from hennes go. 1261 For which wel neigh out of my wit I breyde.

I who shal now trowen on ony o)>es mo.

• God wot I wende. o. lady bright Criseyde. 1264

• That euery word was gospel }>at ye seyde. ! But who may bet bigile yf hym lyste.

I Than he on whom men weneth best to triste. 1267

(182)

• What shal .1. don my Pandarus alias. [leaf in, back] 1268 I fele now so sharpe a newe peyne.

Syn J?at J>er is no remedye in ]ris cas.

That bet were it I with myn hondes tweyne. 1271

My-seluen slowh / alwey J>an }>us compleyne.

For ]>orugh my deth my wo shold han an ende.

Ther euery day with lyf my self I shende. 1274

(183)

Pandare answerede and seyde alias J>e while. 1275

That .1. was born / haue I not seyd er Jris.

That dremes many a maner man bygyle.

And why for men expounden hem a-mys. 1278

How dastow seyn J>at fals j)i lady is.

For ony drem right for J?yn owene drede.

Lat be J>is fought J?ow kanst no dremes rede. 1281

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• Paraunter Jjere J>ow dremest of J>is bor. 1282

• It may so be fat it may signyfie. Hire fader which fat old is & ek hor.

A-yen fe sonne lith o poynt to dye. 1285

And she for sorwe gynneth wepe and crye.

And kysseth hym fere he lyth on f e grounde.

Thus shuldestow fi drem a-righ expounde. 1288

(185)

How myght I fan do quod Troylus. 1289

To knowe of f is / ye were it neuere so lite.

Now seystow wysly quod f is Pandarus.

My reed is fis syn fow kan wel endite. 1292

That hastely fow a lettre here write.

Thorugh which fow shalt wel brynge it a-bou^e.

To knowe a soth of fat fou art in doute. 1295

(186)

I And se now why / for fis I dar wel seyn. 1296

• That if so is fat she vntrewe be.

• I kan not trowen fat she wol write a-yen.

• And yf she write / fow shalt ful soone see. 1299 ; As wheyf er she hath ony liberte.

I To come a-yen / or ellys yn som clause. And yf she be let she wol assigne a cause. 1302

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• Thow hast not wreten here syn J>at she wente. [leaf 112] 1303

• Nor she to J>e / and fis I dorste leye.

• The may swych cause ben in here entente.

• That hardely J?ow wolt Jn-seluen seye. 1306

• That here a-bod J>e beste is for yow tweye.

• Now write here fanne and J>ow shalt fele soone.

| A sofe of al fere is no more to done. 1309

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Accorded ben to this conclusioun. 1310

And fat a-noon fese like lordes two.

And hastely sit Troylus a-doun.

And relief yn his herte to and fro. 1313

How he may best discryuen here his wo.

And to Criseyde his owene lady dere.

He wrot right fus and seyde as ye may here. 1316

(189) (Troylus 's Letter to Criseyde)

Right fresshe flour / whos I ben haue and shal. 1317

with-outen part of ellis where seruise.

with herte / body / lyf / lust / fought / and al.

I. woful wight / in euery humble wyse. 1320

That tonge telle / or herte may deuyse.

As ofte as matere occupief place.

Me recomaunde vn-to youre noble grace. 1323

(190)

Liketh it yow to wite swete herte. 1324

As ye wel know how longe tyme a-gon.

That ye me lafte yn aspre peynes smerte.

whan fat ye went of which yet bote noon. 1327

Haue I noon had / but euere wers bygon.

Fro day to day / am I and so mot dwelle.

while it yow lyst / of wele and wo my welle. 1 330

(191)

For which to yow with dredful herte trewe. 1331

I wryte as he fat sorwe dryfth to wryte.

My wo fat euery houre encreseth newe.

Compleynynge as I dar / or kan endite. 1334

And fat defaced is / fat may ye wyte.

The terys which fat fro myn eyen reyne.

That wolde speke / yf fat fey koude and pleyne. 1337

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Yow first biseche .1. that youre eyen clere. [leaf 112, back] 1 338

To look on pis / defouled ye not holde.

And ouer al pis pat ye my lady dere.

Wol vouch e-sauf pis lettre to by-hold e. 1341

And by pe cause ek of [my] cares colde.

That slep my wit / yf ought amys masterte.

For-yeue it me / myn owene swete herte. 1344

(193)

Yf ony seruant dorste or oughte of ryght. 1345

Vp-on hys lady pytously compleyne.

Than wene .1. pat ich ought be pat wyght.

Considered pis pat ye pese monepes tweyne. 1348

Han taried / pere ye seyden soth to seyne.

But ten dayes ye nolde in ost soiourne.

But yn two monepes yet ye not retorne. 1351

(194)

But for as muche as I mot nedes lyke. 1352

Al pat yow lyst I dar not pleyne more.

But humbely with sorwful sykes syke.

Yow wryte ich myne vnresty sorwes sore. 1355

Fro day to day desyryng euere more.

To knowen fully yf it youre wil [it] were.

How ye han ferd and don whyl ye be pere. 1358

(195)

The whos wel-fare / and hele ek god encresse. 1359

In honour swych pat vpward in degre. It growe alwey / so pat it neuere cesse. Right as youre herte ay kan my lady fre. 1362

Deuyse / I prey god so mot it be. And graunte it pat ye soone on me rewe. As wysly as yn al I am yow trewe. 1365

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And yf 30 w lyketh knowen of J?e fare. 1366

Of me • whos wo ]>er may no wight discryue.

I. kan no more but chyste of euery care.

At writynge of Jns lettre I was on lyue. 1369

Al redy out my woful gost to dryue.

which I delaye and holde hym yet in honde.

Vpon Jje sight of matere of youre sonde. 1372

(197)

Myn eyen two yn veyn with which . I se. [leaf 117] 1373

Of sorwef ul teres salte / arn woxen wellys.

My song yn pleynte of myn aduersite.

My good yn harme / myn ese ek woxen helle ys. 1376

My loye yn wo / I kan sey yow nought ellys.

But turned ys / for which my lyf I warye.

Euerych loye or ese in his contrarye. 1379

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f

Which with youre corny nge horn a-yen to Troye. 1380

ye may redresse and more a pousand sithe.

Than euere ych hadde encressen yn me loye.

For was J?ere neuere herte yet so blythe. 1383

To han his lyf / as I shal ben as swythe.

As I yow se / and J>ough no manere routhe.

Commeue yow / yet fynketh on youre troupe. 1386

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And yf so be my gilt hath deth deserued. 1387

Or yf you lyst no manere vp-on me se. In guerdon yet of J?at I haue you serued. Biseche I yow myn hertes lady fre. 1390

That here-vpon ye wolden wryte me. For loue of god my righte lode sterre. There deth may make an ende of al my werre. 1393

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If ofer* cause aught dothe yow for to dwelle. 1394

That with youre lettre ye me recomforte.

For f ough to me youre absence is an helle.

wit pacience I wole my wo comporte. 1397

And with youre lettre of hope I wol desporte.

Now writeth swete / and lat me Jws not pleyne.

with hope / er deth delyuere me fro peyne. 1 400

(201)

Ywys myn owene dere herte trewe. 1401

j I wot fat whan ye next vp-on me se.

So lost haue I myn hele and ek myn hewe. • Criseyde shal nought konne knowe me. 1404

I-wys myn hertes day my lady fre.

So thursteth ay myn herte to biholde.

Youre beaute / fat my lyf vnnefe I holde. 1407

(202)

. I sey no more al haue .1. for to seye. [leaf 117, back] 1408 . To you wel more fan I telle may.

But we-ef er fat ye do me lyue or deye. . Yet pray I god so yeue yow right good day. 1411

And fareth wel goodly fayre fresshe may.

As ye fat lyf or deth me may comaunde.

And to youre trouthe ay I me recomaunde. 1414

(203)

With hele swych but fat ye yeuen me. 1415

The same hele / I shal noon hele haue.

In you lyth whan yow lyst fat it so be.

The day yn which me clofen shal my graue. 1418

In yow my lyf / in yow myght for to saue.

Me from dyshese of alle peynes smerte.

And fare now wel myn owene swete herte. Better enat] 1421

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This lettre forth was sent vn-to Criseyde. 1422

Of which here answere yn effect was pis.

Ful pytously she wrote a-yen and seyde.

That al so soone as pat she myght y-wys. 1425

She wolde come / and mende al fat was mys.

And fynally she wrot and seyde hym panne.

She wolde come ye but she nyst whanne. 1428

(205)

But yn here lettre made she swych festes. 1429

That wonder was and swereth she loueth hym best.

Of which he fond but botmeles byhestes.

But Troylus pow mayst now Est or west. 1432

Pype yn an luy lef yf pat pe lest.

Thus goth pe world god shylde vs fro myschaunce.

And euery wight pat meneth troupe auaunce. 1435

(206)

Encresen gan pe wo fro day to nyght. 1436

Of Troylus / for taryinge of Criseyde.

And lessen gan his hope and ek his myght.

For which al doun he yn his bed hym leyde. 1439

He ne eet / ne dronk / ne slep / ne word seyde.

Ymagynynge ay pat she was vnkynde.

For which wel neigh he wax out of his mynde. 1442

(207)

This drem of which .1. told haue ek by-forn. [leaf in] 1443 May neuere ek out of his remembraunce. He pought ay wel he hadde his lady lorn. And pat loues of his purueyaunce. 1446

Hym shewed hadde in sleep pe signyfyaunce. Of hire vn trope and here disauenture. And pat pe bor was shewed hym yn figure. 1449

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For which he for Sibille his suster sente. 1450

That called was cassandre ek al a-boute.

And al his drem he tolde here er be stente.

And here bisoughte assoylen hym fe doute. 1453

Of f e stronge bor with tuskes stoute.

And fynally with-Inne a lytel stounde.

Cassandre hym gan right Jms hys drem expounde. 1456

(209)

She gan first smyle / and seyde o brofer dere. 1457

If f ow a soth of f is desirest knowe.

Thow most a fewe of olde storyes here.

To purpos / how fat {fortune ouer-frowe. 1460

Hath lordes olde / f orugh which with-inne a f rowe.

Thow wel J)is bor shalt knowe & ek of what kynde.

He comen is / as men yn bokes fynde. 1463

(210)

Diane which fat [wroth] was and yn lire 1464

For Grekes nolde don here sacrifice.

Ne encens vp on here Auter sette a fyre.

She for fat Grekes gonne here so dispise. 1467

wrak here in a wonder cruwel wyse.

For with a bor as grete as oxe yn stalle.

She made vp frete here corn and vynes alle. 1470

(211)

To sle fis bor was al fe contre reysed. 1471

A-monges which f er com fis bor to se. A mayde / on of fis world beste y-preysed. And meleagre lord of fat contre. 1474

He louede so f is fresshe mayde fre. That with his manhod er he wolde stente. This boor he slow and here fe bed he sente. 1477

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Of wich as olde bokes tellen vs. [leaf 114, back] 1478

Ther ros a contek / and a gret enuyc. Of J>is lord descendede Tydeus.

By ligne or ellys olde bokes lye. 1481

And how j>is Meleagree gan to dye. Thorugh his moder / wol I yow not telle. For al to longe were it for to dwelle. 1484

(213)

She told ek how Tydeus er she stente. 1485

Vn-to J>e strong Cite of Thebes.

To cleyme kyngdom of J>e Cite wente.

For his felawe daun Polymytes. 1488

Of which J?e broker daun Ethyocles.

Ful wrongfully of Thebes held Jje strenghjje.

This told she by proces al J?e leng}>e. 1491

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She told ek / how Hemonydes asterte. 1492

whan Tydeus slowh fyfty knyghtes stoute.

She told ek al fe prophesies by herte.

And how J>at seuene kynges with here route. 1495

Bysegeden J)e Cite al aboute.

And of J>e holy serpent / and J?e welle.

And of J>e furyes al she gan hym telle. 1498

[Argument of the 12 Books of Statiitds Thebais.]

Associat profugum Tideo primus Polimitem. Tidea legation doceat insideas-qwe secundus. Tercius hemoduden canit & vates latitantes. Quartus habet Reges ineuntes prelia septem. Mox furie lenne quinto narratur & anguis. Archimori bustum f sexto lndiq?<e leguntur.

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Dat graios Thebes et vatem septimus vmbris. Octauo cecidit Tideus spes vita Pelasgis. Ypomedon nono morltur cum Parthonopea. Flumine percussus. Decimo capaneus superatur. Vndecimo sese perimunt per vulnera fratres. Argiua flentem narrat duodenus & ignem.

(215)

Of Archymoris burynge and fe pleyes. {leaf 1153 1499

And how Amphiorax ful f orugh fe grounde.

How Tydeus was slayn lord of Argeys.

And ypomedon y lytel stounde. 1502

was dreynt and ded Parthonope of wounde.

And also how Cappaneus J>e proude.

with fonder dynt was slayn fat cryde loude. 1505

(216)

She gan ek telle hym how fat eyfer brofer. 1506

Ethyocles and Polymyte also.

At a Scarmych eche of hem slowh of er.

And of Argyues wepynge and here wo. 1509

And how f e town was brent she told ek f o.

And so descendeth doun from gestes olde.

To Diomede and fus she spak and tolde. 1512

(217)

This ilke bor by-tokneth Diomede. 1513

• Tydeus sone / J?at doun descended is. Ero Meleagree fat made }?e bor to blede. And J)i lady wher fat she be y-wys. 1516

This Dyomede here herte hath and she is. wep if fow wolt or leef for out of1 doute. This Diomede is Inne and J>ow art oute. 1519

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• Thow seyst nat soth quod he ]>ou sorceresse. 1520

; with al pi fals gost of prophesie.

Thow wenest ben a grete deuyneresse.

Now seystow not J?is fol of fantasye. 1523

; Peyneth here on ladyes for to lye. | A-wey quod he per loues yeue the sorwe.

Thow shalt be fals paraunter yet to morwe. 1526

(219)

As wel fou myghtest lyen on Alceste. 1527

That of creatures but men lye.

That euere weren kyndest and pe beste.

For whanne hire housbonde was In lupartie. 1530

To dye hym self1 but yf she wolde dye.

She ches for hym to dye and go to helle.

And starf a-noon / as vs pe bokes telle. 1533

(220)

| Cassandre goth / and he with cruwel herte. [leaf 115, back] 1534 For-yat his wo / ffor angre of here speche. And from his bed al sodeynly he sterte. As pough al hoi hym hadde made a leche. 1537

And day by day he gan enquere & seche. A sooj) of pis / with al his fulle cure. And Jms he drieth forth his auenture. 1540

(221)

Fortune whiche pat permutacion). 1541

Of pinges hath / as it is here commytted. Thorugh purueyaunce / and disposicion). Of heyghe loue as regnes shal ben fletted. 1544

Fro folk yn folk / or whan pey shal ben smytted. Gan pulle a-wey pe feperes out of Troye. Fro day to day / til pei ben bare of loye. 1547

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CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book V. 287

(222)

Among al J>is fe fyn of fe parodye. 1548

Of Ector gan approchen wonder blyue.

The fate wold his soule sholde vnbodye.

And shapen hadde a mene it out to dryue. 1551

A-yeyns which fate helpeth not to stryue.

But on a day to fyghten gan he wende.

At which alias he caught his lyues ende. 1554

(223)

For which me fenketh euery manere wight. 1555

That haunteth armes oughte to by-waylle.

The deth of hyin fat was so noble a kn[y]ght.

For as he drough a kyng by thauentaylle. 1558

Vn-war of f is Achille f orugh f e mayle.

And f orugh f e body gan hym for to ryue.

And Jms fis worf i knyght was brought of lyue. 1561

(224)

For whom as olde bokes tellen vs. 1562

was mad swych wo / fat tonge may it not telle. And namely f e sorwe of Troylus.

That next hym was of worfinesse welle. 1565

And yn fis wo gan Troylus to dwelle. ; That what for sorwe / and loue and [for] vnreste. Eul ofte a day he bad his herte breste. 1568

(225) | But natheles though he gan hym dispeyre. [ieafii6] 1569

And dradde ay fat his lady was vntrewe. j yet ay on here his herte gan repeyre.

• And as fese loueres don he soughte ay newe. 1572

• To gete a-yen Criseyde bryght of hewe.

• And in his herte he wente here excusynge.

; That Calk as causede al here taryinge. 1575

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288 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book V.

(226)

• And ofte tyme he was yn purpos gret. 1576

• Hym self lyk a Pylgrym to degyse.

• To sen here but he may not contrefete.

• To ben vnknowen / of folk J>at weren wyse. 1579

• Ne fynde excuse a-right pat may suffise. | yf he among J)e Grekes knowen were.

For which he wep ful ofte many a tere. 1582

(227)

• To here he wrot yet ofte tyme al newe. 1583 Fill pitously he lefte it nought for sloujje.

Bisechyng here syn pat he was trewe.

| That she wolde come ayeyn & holde here trowfe. 1586 For which Criseyde vp-on a day for rouj>e. I take it so / towchynge j)is matere. wrot hym a-yeyn and seyde as ye may here. 1589

(228) (Criseyde's Letter to Troylus)

Cupides sone / ensample of goodlihede. 1590

0. swerd of knyghthod / sours of gentilesse.

How myght a wyght in torment and in drede.

And heeeles / yow sende as yet gladnesse. 1593

I herteles .1. syke I yn distresse.

Syn ye with me nor I with yow may dele.

Yow neyjjer sende ich herte may nor hele. 1596

(229) •

Youre lettres ful j)e papir al y-pleynted. 1597

Conseyued hath myn hertes pite. I haue ek seyn wij> terys al depeynted. youre lettre / and how j>at ye requeren me. 1600

To come a-yen / which yet may not be. But why / lest J>is lettre founden were. No mencion ne make I now for fere. 1603

CAMPSALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book V. 289

(230) (Criw,/,!,-'* Letter continued)

Greuous to me god wot is youre vnreste. [leaf nc, back] 1 604

Youre haste and fat f e goddes ordenaunce.

It semeth not ye take it for f e beste.

Nor of er f yng nys not yn youre remembraunce. 1 607

As f enketh me but oonly youre plesaunce.

But beth not wroth / and fat I yow byseche.

For fat I tarye / is al for wykked speche. 1610

(231)

For I haue herd wel more fan I wende. 1611

Towchynge vs two / how f ynges han y-stonde.

which I shal with dissimulynge amende.

And beth nought wroth I haue eke vnderstonde. 1614

Ye ne don but holden me in honde.

But now no fors I kan not in yow gesse.

But alle troufe and alle gentilesse. 1617

(232)

Come I wole but yet in swich disioynt. 1618

I stonde as now fat what yer or what day.

That f is shal be fat kan I not apoynte.

But yn effect I prey yow as I may. 1621

Of youre good word and of yowre frendship ay.

For trewely whil [fat] my lyf may dure.

As for a frend ye may in me assure. 1624

(233)

Yet preye I yow an yuyl fat ye ne take. 1625

That it is short which fat I to yow write. I dar not- fere I am wel lettres make. jSTe neuere yet ne koude I wel endite. 1628

Of gret effect men write yn place lite. Thentent is al / and nought f e lettres space. And faref now wel god haue you in his grace. 1631

TROILUS. u CAMPSALL [Letter ends]

290 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book V.

(234)

! This lettre fis Troylus foughte al straunge. 1C 32

•whan he it saugh / and sorwefully he sighte. Hym foughte it lyk a kalendes of chaunge. But fynally he ful ne trowen myghte. 1C 35

That she now wolde hym holden fat she highte. For wif ful yuel wil lyst hym to leue. That loueth wel yn swich cas f ough hym greue. 1 G38

(235)

But nafeles men seyn fat at the laste. [leaf 117] 1639

For ony f ing men shal f e sothe se.

And swych a cas by-tidde & fat as faste.

That Troylus wel vnderstod fat she. 1642

Nas not so trewe / as fat here oughte be.

And fynally he wot now out of doute.

That al is lost fat he hath gon a-boute. 1645

(236)

Stod on a day in bis malencolye. 1646

This Troylus and yn suspecion).

Of here for whom he wende for to dye.

And so bifel fat forugh-out Troye town. 1649

As was f e gyse y-bore was vp and down.

A manere cote arm[wr]e as seyth fe storye.

Byfore Deiphebe yn signe of his victorye. 1652

(237)

I The which cote as tellef lollius. 1653

• Deiphebe it had y-rent from Diomede.

The same day / and whan fis Troylus.

It saugh he gan to taken of it hede. 1656

Auysyng of f e lengthe and of f e brede.

And al f e werk / but as he gan byholde.

Ful sodeynly his herte gan to colde. 1659

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OAMPSALL MS. TEOILUS. Book V. 291

(238)

As he J?at on J>e coler fond with-Inne. 1CGO

A broch J>at he Criseyde yaf fat morwe.

That she from Troye moste nedes twynne.

In remembraunce of hym / and of his sorwe. 1663

And she hym leyde a-yen here feyth to borwe.

To kepe it ay / but now ful wel he wiste.

Hys lady nas no lengere on to tryste. 1666

(239)

He goth hym forth horn / & gan ful soone sende. 1667

For Pandarus and al Jjis newe chaunce.

And of ]ns broche he told hym word and ende.

Compleynynge of here hertes variaunce. 1670

His longe lone / his troufe and his pennaunce.

And after deth with-outen wordes more.

Ful faste he cride his reste hym to restore. 1673

(240)

Thanne spak he Jms .0. lady myn Criseyde. [irm.bk] 1674 wher is youre feyth and wher is youre byheste. wher1 is youre loue / wher is youre trouj>e he seyde. Of Diomede haue ye now al Jris feste. 1677

Alias I wolde haue trowed at J>e leste. That syn ye nolde yn troupe to me stonde. That ye Jms nolde han holden me in honde. 1680

(241)

Who shal now trowe on any o]>er mo. 1681

Alias I neuere wolde han wend er J>is. That ye Criseyde koude han chaunged so. Ne but I hadde a-gylt or don amys. 1684

So cruwel wende I not / youre herte y-wys. To sle me Jms / alias youre name of troujje. Is now for-don and Jjat is al my rouj>e. 1687

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292 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book V.

(242)

Was fere noon ofer broche yow lyste lete. 1G88

To feffe with youre newe loue quod he.

But f ilke broche fat I with terys wete.

yow yaf / as for a remembraunce of me. 1G91

Non ofer cause alias ne hadde ye.

But for despit / and ek for J>at ye mente.

Al outrely to shewe1 youre entente. 1694

(243)

Through which I se fat clene out of youre mynde. 1695

Ye han me cast / and I ne kan nor may.

For al fis world / with-Inne myn herte fynde.

To vnlouen yow a quarter of a day. 1698

• In Cursed tyme I born was weylaway. I That ye fat do me al this wo endure.

Yet loue I best of ony creature. 1701

(244)

Now god quod he me sende yet fe grace. 1702

That I may meten with fis Diomede.

And trewely yf I haue myght and space.

Yet shal I make I hope his sides blede. 1 705

0 god quod he fat oughtest taken hede.

To forf eren trouthe / and wronges to punyce.

why nyltow don a vengeaunce on fis vice. 1 708

(245)

0 Pandarus that in dremes for to triste. [leafiis] 1709

Me blamed hast / and wont art ofte vp breyde.

Now maystow se f i selue yf fat f ow lyst.

How trewe is now fi nece bryght Cryseyde. 1712

In sondry formes god it wot he seyde.

The goddes shewen bof e loye and tene.

In slep and by my drem it is now sene. 1715

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OAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book V. 293

(246)

And certaynly wif-oute more speche. 1716

From hen[ne]sforth as ferforth as I may.

Myn owene deth yn armes wol I seche.

I recche not how soone "by fis day. 1719

But trewely Criseyde swete may.

whom I haue ay with al my myght I-serued.

That ye Jws don / I haue it nought deserued. 1722

(247)

This Pandarus fat alle fese fynges herde. 1723

And wist wel he seyde a soth of f is.

He nought a word a-yen to hym answerede.

For sory of his frendes sorwe he is. 1726

And shamed / for his Nece hath don a-mys.

And stant a-stoned of fese causes tweye.

As stille as ston a word ne koude he seye. 1729

(248)

But at J>e last fus he spak and seyde. 1730

My dere broker I may f e do nomore.

what shuld I seyn I hate y-wys Criseyde.

And god wot I wol hate here eueremore. 1733

And fat f ou me bysoughtest don of yore.

Hauynge to myn honour ne my reste.

Eight no reward I dede al fat fe leste. 1736

(249)

If .1. dede ought fat myght lyken fe. 1737

It is me lef / and of f is treson now.

God wot fat it a sorwe is vn-to me.

And dredles for hertes ese of yow. 1740

Right fayn wolde I amende it wist I how.

And fro f is world almyghti god I preye.

Delyuere here soone .1. kan nomore scye. 1743

U * CAMPSALL

294 CAMPS ALL MS. TROILUS. Book V.

(250)

Gret was the sorwe / and pleynt of Troylus. [if us, bk] 1744

But forth his cours fortune ay gan to holds.

Criseyde loueth J>e sone of Tideus.

And Troylus mot wepe in cares colde. 1747

Swich is ]>is world who-so it kan biholde.

In eche estat is litel hertes reste.

God leue vs for to take it for J>e beste. 1750

(251)

In many cruwel batayle out of drede. 1751

Of Troylus / Jns ilke noble knyght.

As men may in fese olde bokes rede.

was sene his knyghthod and his grete myght. 1754

And dredles his yre day and nyght.

Ful cruwel [y] J?e Grekes ay aboughte.

And alwey most J?is Diomfede he sough te. 1757

(252)

And ofte tyme I fynde Jjat J)oy mette. 1758

with blody strokes and with wordes grete.

Assayinge how here speres were whette.

And god it wot with many a cruwel hete. 17G1

Gan Troylus vpon his helm to bete.

But najieles fortune it nought ne wolde.

Of oferes bond J>at eyther deyen sholde. 17G4

(253)

And yf I hadde y-taken for to wry ten. 17G5

The armes of J>is ilke worthi man. Than wold I of hise battayles endite[n]. But for )?at I to write first by gan. 17G8

Of his loue I haue seyd as I kan. Hese worjri dedes who-so list hem here. Red dares / he kan telle hem alle y-fere. 1771

CAM PS ALL

CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book V. 295

(254)

Bysechynge euery lady bryght of he we. 1772

And euery gentil womman what she be. That al be pat Criseyde was vntrewe. That for pat gylt She be no* wroth with me. 1775

Ye may here gilt in oj>ere bokes se. And gladly er .1. wol write yf yow leste. Penelopees trouthe and goode Alceste. 1778

(255)

Ne I sey not this / al only for pese men. [icafiioj 1771)

But most for wommen pat by-tray sed be.

Thourgh false folk / god yeue hem sorwe amen.

That with here grete wit / and subtiltee. 1782

By-trayse yow / and pis commeueth me.

To speke / and yn effect yow alle I preye.

Beth war of men / and herkeneth what I seye. 1785

(256)

| Go litel bok / go litel myn Tregedie. 1786

Ther god pi makere yet er pat he dye. I So sende myght to make yn som comedye. , But litel bok no makyng pow nenuye. 1789

But subgit be to alle poesye.

And kys pe steppes pere as pow seest pace.

Virgile. Ouyde. Omer. Lukan. & Staoe. 1792

(257)

And for per is so gret dyuersite. 1793

In Englyssfr / and yn wrytyng of oure tonge. So preye I god pat noon myswryte pe. Ne pe mysmetre for defaute of tonge. 1 79G

And red wher so pou be or elles songe. | That pow be vndcrstonde god beseche. But yet to purpos of my rapere speche. 1799

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296 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book V.

(258)

The wrappe as I began yow for to seye. 1800

Of Troylus / pe Grekes boughten dere.

For pousandys hese hondes maden deye.

As he pat was with-outen ony pere. 1803

Saue Ector yn his tyme as I kan here.

But weylaway saue only goddes wille.

Dispitously hym slowh pe fiers Achille. 180G

(259)

And whan pat he was slayn yn pis manere. 1807

His lighte gost ful blysfully is went.

Yp to pe holwghnesse of pe seuenpe spere.

In conuers lettynge euery element. 1810

And pere he saugh with ful auysement.

Th erratyk sterres herkenynge Armonye.

with sownes ful of heuenyssh melodye. 1813

(260)

And doun from pens faste he gan auyse. [leaf no, back] 1814

This litel spot of erpe pat with pe se.

Enbraced is / and fully gan despise.

This wrecched world / and held al vanite. 1817

To respect of pe pleyn felicite.

That is yn heuene aboue / and at pe laste.

Ther he was slayn / his lokyng doun he caste. 1820

[Acldit. 12,041 ends Am?.]

(361)

And yn hym self he lough right at pe wo. 1821

Of hem pat wepten for his deth so faste.

And dampned al cure werk pat folweth so.

The blynde lust pe which may not laste. 1824

And shuld al oure herte on heuene caste.

And forth he wente shortly for to telle.

Ther as Mercurye sorted hym to dwelle. 1827

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CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book V. 297

(262)

Swich fyn hath lo ]>is Troylus for loue. 1828

Swych fyn hath al his grete worjjynesse. Swich fyn hath his estat real aboue.

Swich fyn his lust / swich fyn hath his noblesse. 1831 Swych fyn hath false worldes brotelnesse. And Jms by-gan his louynge of Criseyde. As I haue told / and yn pis wyse he deyde. 1834

(263)

0 yonge fresshe folkes he or she. 1835

In which pat loue / vp groweth with youre age.

Repeyreth horn from worldly vanyte.

And of youre herte vp casteth pe visage. 1838

To thilke god fat after his ymage.

Yow made / and thynketh al nys but a fayre.

This world / pat passeth soone as floures fayre. 1841

(264)

And loueth hym pe which fat right for loue. 1842

Vpon a cros oure soules for to beye.

First starf / and ros / and sit yn heuene a-boue.

For he nyl falsen no wight dar I seye. 1845

That wole his herte al holly on hym leye.

And syn he best to loue is / and most meke.

what nedeth feyned loues for to seke. 1848

(265)

Lo here of Payens corsed olde vyces. [leaf 120] 1849 Lo here what alle hire goddes may auaylle. Lo here pese wrecched worldes appetites. Lo here pe fyn and guerdon for trauayle. 1852

Of loue / appollo / of mars / of swych rascaylle. Lo here pe forme of olde clerkes speche. In poetrie / yf [ye1] here bokes seche. C1 hole in MS.} 1855

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298 CAMPSALL MS. TROILUS. Book V.

(266)

0 moral Gower J>is boke I directe. 1856

To j>e / and the Philosophical Strode.

To vouchen sauf / per nede is to corecte.

Of your benygnitees and zeles garde. 1859

And to fat sothfast Crist fat starf on rode.

"With al myn herte of mercy euere I preye.

And J>e lord right pus I speke and seye. 1862

(267)

Thou / oon / and two / and J>re / eterne on lyue. 1863

That regnest ay / yii thre / and two / and oon. P- *$%*fi°m

Vncircumscript and al mayst circumscryue.

Vs from visible and Inuysible foon. 1866

Defende / and to J)i mercy eurychon.

So make vs lesus for thi grace digne.

For loue of roayde and moder thyn benigne. Amen.

Explicit liber Troili et Criseide,

CAMPSALL

KIME-INDEX

TO

Oltoqrs afroitos and <8,

RIME-INDEX

TO

Stilus and

BY

THE REV. W. W. SKEAT, LITT.D., LL.D., M.A.,

ELRINGTON AND BOSWORTH PROFESSOR OF ANOIX)-SAXON IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.

LONDON:

PUBLISHT FOR THE CHAUCER SOCIETY

BY KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRUBNER & Co.,

CHARING CROSS ROAD, W.C. 1892.

£crtrs, LXXXIV.

R. CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, LONDON <fe BUNGAY.

RIME-INDEX TO TROILUS,

BY PROF. SKEAT.

St. 128 of Book I. is missing in the Campsall MS., in MS. Harl. 2280, and in MS. Camb. Gg. 4. 27. But it is genuine, and occurs in MSS. Harl. 3943 and 2392, in the St. John's MS. (in late hand), and in all the early printed editions. I therefore follow the numbering of the stanzas in the Chaucer Society's pr:nt of MS. Harl. 3943, throughout this first book, as against that in the print of the other MSS. The stanzas of which the numbering is thus disturbed are stt. 128 — 155 of Book I. If the reader does not immediately find the refer- ence, he has only to subtract 1 throughout these stanzas. In the other books, I follow the numbering in the print of the Campsall MS.

The references (to save figures) are given to the stanzas, not to the lines ; and the Books are marked I., II., III., IV., Y. Thus the ending a, in the rime Criseyd-a, A, occurs in I. 25, i.e. in Book I., st. 25 ; where it is easily found. Similarly, -the ending abbe occurs in labbe and gabbe, in Book III., st. 43 ; and- so of the rest.

Forms within a parenthesis refer to the pronunciation ; thus (aze) after ' ase ' means that the s is like z. I use 6 and e to denote open o and e, and 6 and e to denote the close sounds.

The final e is to be sounded IN EVERY INSTANCE ; thus the rimes in abbe, ace, adde, age, &c., are all dissyllabic or feminine rime«. A few trisyllabic rimes occur, viz. in arie, arien, edie, erw, eveue (perhaps ev'ne), evere, (perhaps ev're), ivere, (perhaps tVre), odie,orie, cries. The word is forms part of the rime- ending in a few instances ; see alles (alle is), ayes (ay is), elles (elle is), ewes (ewe is), inges (ing is), oles (ole is), oules (oul is), ones (oon is), yces (yce is). In such cases, a preceding e is elided ; thus alle is becomes alfis. For further inform- ation, see the footnotes and the remarks subjoined to the Index.

INDEX OF RIME ENDINGS.

a : I. 25.

abbe : III. 43.

able: II. 163. III. 118. 251.

V.63. ace: 1.6. 53. 102. 128. 130.

138.152.154. II. 5. 12.38.

102.110. 153. 161. 195.224.

III. 32. 68. 132. 145. 168.

182. 193. 208. 258. IV. 2.

22. 80. 115. 136. 165. 191.

199.241. V. 25. 32. 35. 77.

83. 97. (100). 102. 131. 135.

137.189.233.244.256. (In

III. 32, Y. 100, passe.) aces : II. 92. ad: 11.17. IV. 57. adde:I. 69. 11.193. IV. 204.

240. 242. V. 30. ade: II. 8. 22. 72. 221. 225.

III. 3. 88. (Only glade,

lade, made, wade, Wade.) aft: III. 192. IV. 33. 41. 209. age: III. 129. IV. 37. 116.

124. 128. V. 118. 263. ages: II. 4. V. 129. aire, ayre: 1.31. III. 1. IV.

146. V. 263. See eyre, ake: 1.125. 11.10.42.79.164.

189. 218. III. 49. 78. 110.

161. 172. 195. 223. 249. IV.

87. 224. V. 12. 37. 233. aken: 1.81. III. 128. aketh : II. 116. al: 1.38. 63. 129. 133. 141.

151. IL7.119. 111.69.190.

258. IV. 21.221.2S9. V.

44. 118.

ale: II. 171. III. 90. 177. IV.

106.

alke : V. 96. alle: 1.34. 42. 81. 130. 150.

11.110. 153. 168. III. 98.

109. 111. 123. IV. 39. 62.

67. 72. 105. 144. 150. 158.

163. V. 25. 36. 76. 79. 101. 152. 169. 210.

alles, alle is : V. 105.

alve: IV. 135.

ame: 1.36. 54. 124. 129. II.

3. 93. 109. III. 38. 46. 76.

91. 147. 155. 161. IV. 76.

81.210.224. V. 60. an : I. 34. II. 30. 54. 79. III.

138. IV. 34. 48. 243. V.

111. 135. 175. 253. ane : V. 86. anne : V. 204. ape: 11.149. III. 59. 80. V.

162.

aped : I. 46. apen: III. 178. apes: I. 131. appe : III. 9. 106. ar : III. 244. are : I. 73. 79. 84. 88. 90. 95.

147. 11.16. 143. 164. 240.

III. 83. 87. 123. 158. 224.

235. IV. 33. 66. 76. 83.167.

192. 224. V. 3. 8. 34. 40.

48. 73. 107. 115. 137. 160.

164. 196. ared : I. 91. arge: V. 115. arie: V. 106. 197.

KIME-INDEX.

arien : IT. 232.

arm: 11.236.

ai me : III. 233.

arpe: 1.105. 11.148.

ait: I. 133: III. 191. V.166

{art, part, cart). arte: 11.63. 142. IV. 68.111. arted : I. 47. as: 1.5. 10. 120. 11.61. 66.

193.211. III. 41. 121.223.

IV. 11. 14. 42. 114. 177.

V. 9. 87. 140. 182. (Only alias, cas, Calkas, Eneas, Pallas, pas, solas, was.)

ase (for aze) : V. 67. See ace. asse: III. 13. IV. 88. And

see ace. ast: 11.199. aste: 1.45. 77. 107. 132. 150.

11.21. 29. 37. 57. 94. 99.

125.129.134.165. 167. 180.

194. 111.23. 52. 114. 157.

IV. 75. 97. V. 235. 260.

261.

at: II. 19. 108. III. 46. V.78. ate: III. 67. V. 163. athe: II. 156. IV. 30. V. 134. aude : II. 51. aughte : II. 64. V. 146. atince: 1.7. 14. 74. 11.16.

32. 67. 73. 76. 79. 146. 158.

187. 206. III. 61. 69. 77.

99. 135. 139. 140. 185. 187.

198.204.219.221.250. IV.

29. 49. 59. 60. 71. 138. 141.

143.150. 153.205.217.223.

235. V.45. 52. 81. 109.

180. 205. 207. 230. 239. aunces: I. 29. 49. II. 193.

IV. 157.

aunde : I. 151. IV. 185. 242.

V. 202.

annge: 1.155. II. 4. V. 18.

234.

ause : II. 104. V. 186. ave: 1.18. II. 17. 106. 140.

178.208. III. 15. 197.211.

215. IV. 81. 197. V.203.

(Only cave, crave, grave, have,

rave, save, yave.) aven : III. 209. awe : I. 32. 144. III. 103.

122. 160. IV. 89. 127.176.

V. 6.

awes : II. 6. IV. 200. ay (ey) : I. 154. II. 10. 69.

80. 132. 181. 201. 111.77.

142. 152. 227. 231. IV. 92.

137. 167. 216. 229. 233. V.

22. 61. 102. 114. 121. 142.

154. 170.173.202.232.243.

246. Compare ey : IV. 137.

V. 153. ayde : see eyde. ayed : I. 93. II. 98. III. 61.

IV. 92. V. 179. ayes : II. 250. (ay is) III. 51. ayle: 1.3. 68. 108. II. 1. 90.

206. III. 75. IV. 39. 134.

228. V. 92. 223. 265. ayleth: 1.87. 110. ayned (eyned) : I. 51 ; see

eyned.

ayr : see eyr. ayre : see aire, eyre, ayten (eyten) : I. 28.

e (ee): 1.4.6.7.10.15.19.29. 35.49.58. 59.61.74.75.84. 86. 94. 96. 97. 103. 105. 107. 109.112.121.122.128.129. 142.143.155. II. 7. 12. 13. 20. 24. 27. 33. 40. 42. 46. 49. 51.57.64.71.76.84.85.87. 89. 91. 94. 96. 98. 102. 105. 111. 114. 115. 117. 121.137. 141.156. 161.172.185.188. 191.200.201.205.208.242. 246. 250. III. 2. 3. 5. 19. 24. 25. 30. 45. 49. 52. 56. 57. 64. 78. 86. 91. 96. 109. 116. 117. 119. 122. 125.146. 157. 174.180. 184.193.212.218. 230. 232. 237. 244. IV. 4.

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CHAUCER'S TROILUS AND CRISEYDE.

16. 28. 48. 53. 63. 69. 77.

82. 84. 99. 105. 111. 120.

123. 130.137.138. 140.144.

145. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151.

159.177. 180. 184. 191.196.

199. 222. 226. 227. 230. 238.

V. 1. 21. 41. 49. 59. 86. 96.

107. 118. 126. 127.155.160. . 163.166. 180. 186.195. 197.

199. 201.203.211.229.235.

242. 249. 254. 255. 257. 260.

263.1 ecche: 1.114.127. 11.49.62.

211. III. 197. IV. 90. 207. . 227. V. 46. ecches: III. 134. eche: I. 101. 123. 127. II. 9. . 36. 71. 82. 153. 203. 226.

III. 57. 84. 108. 191. 216. 256. IV. 65. 165. 211. V. 16. 56. 114. 123. 162. 220. 230. 246. 257. 265.2

ecte : V. 266.

ed (eed) : 11.59. 64. 94. 121. ^243. III. 12. 137. 155.225.

IV. 72. 166. V. 133.3

edde : I. 67. 69. II. 136. 187.

III. 218. V. 172. 174. edded : V. 50. edden : IV. 7. eJe (cede) : I. 12. 14. 37. 76.

II. 8. 15. 77. 119. 168. 189.

215. III. 14. 42. 186. 198.

205. 246. 249. IV. 17. 90.

97. 140. 156. 159. 176. 192.

195. 208. 209. 217. 225. 2,;5.

V. 3. 8. 68. 90. 140. 183.

228.4 ede(e<'de): 1.124. 11.90. III.

65. 67. 221. IV. 2. 21. 49.

158. 223. V. 3. 13. 27. 44.

121. 125. 149. 150. 217.

244.5 ede (cede, cede) : I. 72.83. 111.

11.49.96. 107. III. 60. 70.

101. 104. IV. 11. 23. 219.

V. 29. 109. 156. 237.6 Edie : V. 256. ee, eed, eem. see e, ed, em. een {een) : II. 28 (been, be, been,

beesjleen, flee) ; V. 66 (been,

seen).

1 All words ending in e (in Troilus) have the close sound of e, with the sole exception of see, sea (A. S. see). Owing to the paucity of rimes for it, it forms a permissible rime with other words in e. It occurs in II. 64, III. 2, IV. 222, V. 127, 260. In IV. 147, stt means 'seat.'

2 Of words in eche, teche has the open e (A. S. tcecan) ; seche and biscc/ie have close e (A.S. secan). Other words are eche, v. (to eke), leche, preche, and speche ; (bi)seche, spcche are found together more than 20 times.

3 The e is open ; from A.S. ea, as in A.S. bread, dead, heafod, read ; or from A.S. ce, as_in reed. To these add goodliheed (cf. A.S. hud}. No example of close e in this set.

4 In these particular instances, e is open, from A.S. ea or ce. From ea, as in A.S. dead, lead, read. From ce, as in A.S. brcedu, deed, drcedan, Icedan, meed, rcedan, sprcedan, wcede. To these add c/oodlihcde, womanhedc, kinrede. (For an explanation of unstable ce, see below.)

5 Here e is close, from A.S. eo or e. From eo, as in A.S. beodan, for- beodan, code, rieod. From e, as in A.S. bledan, bredan, creda,fedan, gled, hedan, spedan, steda. To these add Diomedc, precede, of French origin.

6 Here open e seems to rime with close e. In Troilns, it only occurs (in rimes in ede} when one of the words is the sb. drede, dread ; or else, in one case only, when the words are Diomedc, hede (heed), brede (breadth), V. 237 ; or alse, in one case only, when one of the words is dcde (deed), II. 49. Observe that drede chiefly occurs in supplemental phrases, such as out of drede, ]. Ill, IV. 11, V. 109. 156 ; or withoute drcde, II. 96. III. 60. 70%; or for drede, J. 83. 11.107. III. 104. V. 29. For a further explanation of these exceptional rimes, see below.

RIME-INDEX.

9*

eep : I. 70 ; III. 202.

ees : see es. .ef (ief): III. 124. 232. IV.

88.

egge: III. 43. IV. 133. .eke (eke): III. 130. 201. V.

138. 148.7

eke (eeke) : V. 264.8 eke (eeke, eeke) : II. 240. III.

II. 105. IV. 19. 234.9

el (eel) : II. 85. 174. III. 100.

102. IV. 47. 152.10 eld : II. 190. 230. elde : II. 54. ele (eele): 11.101. 250. III.

46. V. 228.11 ele (&le): 1.116. III. 138.

IV. 104.12

eled : IV. 42. 80 (seled,repeled). elle: 1.21. 113. 125. 11.15.

26. 45. 73. 128. 228. 231.

III. 29. 73 (fulfelle, for ful- fille}. 85. 93. 189. 209. 229. 250. IV. 7. 26.98. 102. 164. 189. 220. 222. 243. V. 28. 31. 122. 147. 190. 200. 212. 214. 219. 224. 261.

ellen: I. 1.

elles (elle is) : V. 197.

elte : III. 50. 207. IV. 53.

elve: 11.16. 200. IV. 58. V.

14. 132. erne (eeme) : V. 100 (queme,

deme, seme).

emen (eemen, e"emen) : II.- 113 (dremen, semen, quemen).

emeth (eemeth) : I. 92 (semeth, demeth).

en (6n) : III. 86. V. 255.

en : see een.

ence : I. 57. 74. 80. III. 20.

31. 142. 182. 186. 190. IV.

10. 29. 41. 78. 112. 152. V. 34. 180.

enche : IV. 73.

end (eend) : IV. 63.

ende: 1.64. 70. 73. 139. II.

32. 35. 59. 113. 122. 179. 214. 248. III. 17. 30. 56. 61. 66. 88. 101. 110. 133. 220. 241. 259. IV. 93. 101. 123. 128.132.160.200.214. 226. 236. V. 68. 72. 76. 99. 128.152.182.222.231.239.

enden : I. 31.

endeth : I. 87. III. 4.

ene (eene) : I. 79. II. 19. 83.

III. 37. 167. V. 15. 52.13 ene (eerie): 1.65. 100. 117.

11. 9. 118. 132. 241. 244. III. 59. 72. 125.176. IV. 6. 114.165. 177. 205.228.230. V. 2. 35.40. 128. 156. 245.14

engthe: 11.38. V. 213. enne : I. 59. II. 30. 222. IV.

178. ent : I. 2. 91. II. 6. III. 7.

21. 70. IV. 31. 50. 77.

7 Here open e is from A.S. £ lengthened, in the words brcke, spcke, wrcke : from brccan, sprccan, wrccan

8 Here belong mckc (A.S. *meoc), seke (A S. secari); with long close c.

9 Here we find bisekc, with long close e, from A.S. secan, riming with eke (cf. A.S. eae) and chelee (A.S. ceaee). See pp. 25*, 26*.

10 The words are : del, stel, wel, whel, with the F. adjs. cternel, temporfl. The e is close, except in del (A.S. dcel) and in ctcrnel, lemporel, which give admissible rimes.

11 The words are dele )A.S. dcelan), Jiek (A.S. licelo).

12 The words are/cZe (A.S. felan), hele (A^S. held), knclc (A.S. cnSowlian}.

13 Here the open e is from A.S. ea or ce, and mod. E. spelling has ca, as in bean, clean, lean, mean.

14 Here the close e is from A.S. e or eo, and mod. E. spelling has ee, as in between, green, keen, queen, teen,, ween. But in scne, ysnie, shcne, the e is doubtful. In V, 2, read shene (not dene), gre~nc, qti^ne.

10*

CHAUCER S TR01LUS AND CRISEYDE.

80. 134. 169. 186. V. 64. 259.

ente : I. 9. 39. 46. 56. 106. 134. II. 9. 48.51.52.75.86. 117. 119.126. 132. 152.175. 191.

207. 220. 223. 233. 247. III. 3. 18.79.113. 170. 177.220. IV. 6. 13. 20. 25. 49.50.62. 91. 122. 175. 196. 203. 218. 243. V. 13. 22. 41. 62. 87. 124. 146.159. 171. 175.187.

208. 211. 213. 242. ented : I. 145.

60: IV. 8 (Monesteo, RipJieo,

Phebuseo).

€p = eep : I. 70. III. 202. epe (eepe): 11.74. 137. III.

252.15 epe (eepe) : 1. 109. II. 67. 81.

IV. 85. V. 37. 154. 16

epe (eepe, e"epe) : III. 60. 153.

V. 177.17 epte: IV. 51.

er : III. 203 (astrologer, mes- f eager). erde: I. 106.149. 11.22.129.

158.204. III. 115. 153.219.

231. 256. IV. 26. V. 26.

247.

erdes, or ierdes : III. 89. ere (eere) : 1.16. 104. 110. II.

28. 65. 145. 234. III.

66. 75. 81. 82. 84. 90. 99.

108. 156. 159.164.189.192.

200. 241. IV. 9. 47. 92. 96.

100. 195. 212. 218. V. 32.

126. 130. 150. 169. 194.226.

229.18 ei-e (ere) : I. 93. II. 238. III.

5. 39.54. 235. IV. 88. To

which add IV. 208.19 ere (cere): 1.2. 5. 8. 18. 26.

38. 40. 42. 57. 62. 126. 146.

152. II. 1. 6. 22. 24. 36. 48.

52.68.71.85. 116.118.130.

139.149. 158.160. 162.173.

179.181. 195.205. 211.216.

221. 233. 235. 242. 247.

251. III. 1. 8. 14. 19. 28.

31. 33. 41. 48. 53. 62. 71.

74. 92. 93. 107. 117. 120.

130.132. 136.140. 173.185.

187. 194.202. 207.214.222.

238. 245. 249. IV. 4. 41.

44. 59. 78. 93. 94. 113.128.

132. 155. 172. 188. 191. 194.

205. 208. 222. 225. 234. V.

5. 27. 32. 44. 49. 60. 67. 75.

81. 83.,91. 94. 107. 116. 117. 122. 131. 136.143. 176. 188. 192. 209. 227. 253. 258.

15 The e is open, from A.S. ea or ce, as in A.S. heap, hleapan; doubtful in slepe. Cf. mod. E. heap, leap.

16 The e is close, from A.S. e or eo, as in A.S. cepan, ioSpan, deop. Cf. mod. E. keep, weep, deep.

17 The e is close, but words are allowed to rime with slcpe; cf. A.S. slepan, by-form of slcepan, and mod. E. sleep.

18 Here belong words with open e from A. S. Sa and CK : of these, there, were, where still have the open sound, and ear, fear, g>'ar, tear, sb. (lacruma) are now spelt with ea. Bcre, a bier, is from A.S. beer. In III. 241, enquire has the open e, correctly ; see Ten Brink, § 68.

19 Here belong words with accented open e from A.S. £, which was lengthened. The A.S. forms are beran (to bear), derian (to harm), swcrian (to swear), tcran (to tear) ; also bara (a bear), spere (a spear), wcr (a weir); hire (M. E. here, i.e. her) ; slyrian (M. E. sfarien, to stir). A.S. Icedere, a leader, is used in the form leder-e. Note that, in II. 238, the word here, riming with forbere, must be the ace. of the fern, pronoun, meaning ' her.' It does not mean ' to hear.' The context thus becomes clearer.

20 Here belong words with close e from A.S. e and eo. Examples are seen in fere (A.S. gefera, companion), here (A.S. her, here)* here(A..S>. heran,

RIME-INDEX.

11

ere (eere, eere) : I. 33. II. 14.

226. III. 35. 134. IV. 63.

169. 173. V. 23. 168.21 ere (eere) and ere (eere) both in

the same stanza : III. 39.

IV. 208. Y. 32. ered: I. 140. III. 58. 69

(qfered, tered, requered). eres (eeres) : IV. 117. erie : III. 136. 239 (herie,merie). erkes : I. 144. erme: 11.218. 227. erne : III. 2. 22. 54. IV. 16.

29. erre: 1.20. 25. 11.124. III.

254. IV. 79. V. 34. 199. erse: III. 6. IV. 171. erte: 1.44. 114.150. 11.129.

133. 140. 157. 184. 234. III.

14. 21. 106. 130. 136. 143.

153. 157. 169. 196. 214. IV.

14.35.36. 61.163. 170.202.

207. 215. 218. 232. V. 9.

19. 29. 37. 104. 150. 175.

190. 192. 203. 214. 220. ertes: III. 181. erve: 1.3. 61. 117. 145. 152.

11.34. 47. 165. III. 22. 25.

56. 63. 102. 182. 185. IV.

40. 46. 64. 74. 238. V. 21.

25. 45. 139. erved: V. 199. 246. es(ees): 1.25. 112. 11.50.60.

219. IV. 15. prefa, suffix -lees = A.S. -leas, names ending in -<?*). ese (eesse) . I. 64. II. 99. V. 195. (encrese, ccse,prese; with open long e, and voiceless

«)• ese(eeze): 1.4. 7. 11.21. 108.

175. III. 16. 91. 127. 183.

201. 247. IV. 13. 101. 157.

V. 1 7. (apese, ese, pi ese, coun-

terpese (¥.}, and lese (A.S.

Icesu) ; with open long e, and

voiced s). ese(eeze): 11.68. IV. 27. 215.

(lese, v., chese, v.; with close

long e, and voiced s). esed (eezed): 1.36. 135. III.

64. (esed, plesed, apesed). esse: 1.3. 4.41.63.80.81.88.

92. 94. 101. 114. 126. 139.

143. 146. 149. 11.23. 41.

91. 95. 101. 103. 121. 123.

178.182.188.196.226. III.

1. 7. 24. 26. 35. 38. 52. 58.

114. 117. 118. 126. 141.144.

148. 164. 171. 174.178.188.

200.202.207.217.228.230.

247. 256. IV. 15. 43. 52.

76. 103. 115. 121. 129. 142.

155. 181.213.221.239. V.

6. 20. 57. 63. 89. 103. 113.

174. 218. 228. 231. 262.

to hear), dere (A.S. deore, dear), of which the three last recur with great frequency. Also fere, variant of fure (A.S. fyr, fire). Also the French words appere, cJiere, clcrc, manere, matcre, pcre (peer), prayere, refcrc, requere, rivcre, spere (sphere). It is interesting to note that spere, a sj^ar, with open e, does not rime witli the same class of words as spere, a sphere, with close e. Hence, e.g., spere in the Complaint of Mars, 137, has a close e, and must mean 'sphere' ; whilst in the Parl. Foules, 135, it has an open e, and must mean 'spear.' (The e in here, to hear, and fere, fire, is variable ; see note 21.)

21 These are the exceptional cases. In I. 33, fere (fire) is rimed with were (were), sterc (stir), with open c, whereas it is elsewhere rimed as if with close c. In II. 14, 226, III. 134, IV. 63, V. 23, we find lere (A.S. Iceran], which should have open e, riming with here (here), here (hear), and dere (dear). In III. 35, V. 168, yere (year) rimes with dere (dear), litre (here) ; but A.S. has the form ger as well as gear. In JV. 169, 173, ben- (bier) is treated as if with close e.

12

CHAUCER'S TROILUS AND CRISEYDE.

esse = ese (eesse) : I. 64. II. 99.

IV. 83. V. 195. See ese. est: 1.48. 11.113. 151. 200.

III. 220). V. 205(1). See

este. esfce: 1.24. 27. 83. 86. 147.

11.12. 52. 61. 87. 106. 109.

113(?). 131. 135. 159. 190

(twice). 207. III. 22 (1). 32.

45.50.65. 96.121. 133. 138.

150. 162. 166. 183. 188. 190.

205. 217. 229. 240. IV. 9.

25. 37. 44. 83. 94. 126. 160.

184.204.221.229.234. V.

11.63.74. 75.108. 120.136.

144. 151. 158. 171. 205 (?).

219. 224. 230. 240. 248. 250.

254.

estes : V. 205. et: II. 14. 84. 120. III. 241.

248. ete (eete): 11.135. 170. 176.

210. 219. 231. III. 167. IV.

9. 117.227. V.20. 159.177. » 226. 242. 252.22 ete (eete): 1.95. III. 73. 175.

178.180.218.239.260. IV.

70. 73. 112. 162. 182. 200.

228. V. 28. 170.23

ete (eete, ete) : 1. £40 (tret*,

biyete, pp., hete).'2* ete (eete, eete) : 1. 77. III.

192. 223. IV. 133.25 eten (eeten) : I. 106 (ybeten,

treten). eteth (eteth) : II. 54. 26 eteth (eeteth) : IV. 130.27 eth (oeth) : I. 115 (deeth, breetli). ethe (eethe) : IV. Ill (unsketke,

dethe). ette: 1.52. 11.13. 133. 156.

III.34..68. 87. 100. 104.107.

137. 156. 222. 227. IV. 6.

34. V. 42. 122. 252. etten : I. 22. ettre : II. 174. 243. eve (eeve) : I. 98. II. 186. 237.

246. .111.80. 85. 89. IV.

194. V.69. 71. 145. 155.

164.28 eve (eeve) : I. 49. 68. 99. 143.

11.34. 60. 163. III. 44.

144. IV. 12. 87. 139. 201.

237. V. 149. 234.29 eve (eve) : I. 134. (fori/vve, leve,

live). See ive. eve (eeve, eeve) : II. 105 (in

some MSS). V. 85. 88.30

22 Here belong words with long open efrom A.S. ea (A.S. beatan, great), or from A.S. ce (A.S. hcete, Icetan, spoetan, street, swcetan, watt). Also ete (A.S. ceton), II. 170. Also the F. words counterfete, plete, trete, Polifete.

23 Here belong words from A.S. e (A.S. betan, gretan, metan, swete) and from A.S. eo (A.S. fleotan); also from Lat. e (Admete, Ariete, mansnete, planete, quiete).

24 Here the e in bigcte is open, and has been lengthened from A.S. bigVten.

25 The rimes are: (a) swete (A.S. swete), Wide (cf. A.-S. bchdtan) ; (b) swete (A.S. swete), mete (A.S. mcetan) ; (c) grete (A.S. gretan,) swete (A.S. swete), mete (A.S. mcetan) ; (d) swete (A.S. swete), bete (A.S. betan}, stretc (A. S. street). The exceptional or variable words are bihete, mete, strete.

26 The e is open, from A.S. £; as in etan, forgietan.

27 Open long e, from A.S. ea; as in ]>reai,ian, beatan.

28 Here belong words with open long e from A. S. ea (as reafian, bireafian, leaf, leave), or from A.S. ce (as cefan, eve, loefan, to leave) ; also greve, a grove (cf. A.S. graf). But the e in eve is variable ; see below.

29 Here belong leve, to believe (A.S. gelefan) ; leve, dear (from A.S. leaf), sieve, a sleeve ; also the F. words acheve, grevc, meve, prevc, relcve, rcprcve. But the e in leve, to b.-lieve, is variable.

30 Doubtful cases : II. 105 (leve, sb. leave, bileve, v. to believe) ; V. 85,

RIME-INDEX.

Svene: 1.126. III. 172. 247.

IV. 89.

evere (eeverS) : 1. 131 (f evere,

kevere).

evere, or ever : V. 155 (evere, • nevere). eveth (eeveth) : V. 112 (greveth,

achevetli). ewe (English) : I. 63. 66. II.

44. 113. 210. 230. III. 17.

21. 44. 151. 243. 253. IV.

55. 95. 107. 183. 2-03. 219.

Y. 18. 38. 80. 91. 93. 101.

153. 191.195.201.225.227.

254 (fewe, hewe, knewe, nzwe,

rewe, shewe, trewe). ewe, uwe, ne (Frencli) : I. 50.

III. 86. 255. IV. 71. 188 (es-

chewe, mewe, stewe ; aryuwe,

scduwe, truwe ; misconstrue). ewis, ewe is : II. 3. ey,ay: IV. 137. V.153. £e*ay. eyd : III. 99. eyde: I.'8. 66. 104. 125. 145.

II. 15. 126. 154. 177. 192.

203. 222. 229. III. 151.

159.162.168.203.211. IV.

20. 22. 26. 28. 31. 32. 33.

50.54. 62.96.119.125.138.

164. 167. 174. 179. 206. 237.

V. 31. 73. 75. 99. 105. 125. 134.136.140. 148. 159. 161. 164. 168. 178. 181. 204. 206. 240. 245. 248. 262.

eye: 1.71. 82. 96. 109. 133. 151. II. 18. 25. 26. 45. 46. 61.63.66.72. 116.142.162. 166. 171. 173. 196. 213. 217. 237. 239. 247. 251.

III. 11. 12. 16. 18. 36. 41.

51.53.80.95.118.150.163.

171. 188. 200. 226. 230. 237.

242. IV. 19. 23.36. 45.51.

53. 64. 75. 110. 114. 126.

132.137. 159. 168. 173.185.

198. 202. 215. V. 12. 14.

24. 51. 66. 82. 90. 141. 145.

167. 187. 202. 247. 249.

255. 258. 264. 266.3i eyes: II. 118. V. 215. eyn : II. 225. eyne : I. 2. 9. 73. 85. 97. 102.

11.68. 75.89. 111. 141. 161.

176. 194.215.219.223.245.

248. III. 15. 24. 62. 79.

142. 144. 160. 166. 173. 213.

219. IV. 43. 46. 68. 72.

102. 107. 113. 121. 125.129.

135. 164. 180. 187. V. 5.

60. 97. 104. 128. 148. 176.

182. 191. 193. 200. eyned : II. 120. IV. 168. eynte : I. 59. 78. IV. 106. 133. eynted: V. 229. eyr, ayr : 1. 117. eyre, ayre : II. 47. V. 225. eyred : I. 6. eyse : II. 227.

eysed: V.211. eyten, ayten : I. 28. eyve : II. 150. eyven : II. 41.

I : see y. I- : see under -y

idde: II. 8.

iden, eden (Iden) : I. 68. II.

134.

ider(Ider): V. 70. ief ; see ef . iel ; see el. ierdes, erdes : III. 89.

(greve, to grieve, Uve, dear, bilcve, belief) ; V. 88 (leve, leave, toclerc, to cleave, divide ; eve, eve).

31 English : aweye, b., biwr., dr., gr., k., I., pi, s., tw., w., wr. French: chimeneye, ob., pr., purveye. The Scand. word deye (die) rimes with most of these, viz. with aw., L,pl, pr., purv., s., w., tweyc. It rimes with seye 20 times. In II. 63, the form dye occurs also, riming with crye and vilanye. Hence the double form dye, deye is established. We may con- trast dreye, adj. dry (III. 51) with dryc, v. to suffer (V. 6). The word ' high ' is hye, not hcyc.

CHAUCER'S TROILUS AND CRISEYDE.

ight: 1.15; 24. 33. 155. II.

26. 48. 65. 91. 125. 139.

143. 181.192.222. III. 26.

33.63.74.94. 112.131.141.

143. 184. 213. 236. 254.

257. IV. 59. 61. 64. 70. 74.

79. 82. 89. 107. 160. 213.

220.233. V. 11. 17. 19. 24.

48. 51. 67. 78. 92. 95. 98.

113.120.124. 132.158.160.

179. 193. 206. 223. 251. ighte: 1.42. II. 110.124. 136.

160. 177.185.198. III. 155.

IV. 5. 45. 102. 170. 174. V.

27.73. 74.91.119. 146.172.

234.

ighten : II. 232. ightes: III. 251. igne : I. 62. III. 4. V. 267. iken (iken) : I. 43 ; ikken : IV.

91.

ikke: 1.136. 11.66. ille: 1.18. 11.33. 162. IV.

75. V. 84. 258. ilt : III. 209. IV. 38. ind: III. 76. inde, ynde : I. 34. 37. 53. II.

53. 75. 86. 92. 159. 207. III. 48. 129. 176. 194. 206. 216. 221. 246. 248. 253. IV. 3. 38. 65. 97. 124. 131. 163. 186. 203. 206. 236. V. 18.

54. 116. 132. 139. 206. 209. 243.

ing: III. 127. IV. 125. 154. inge: 1.11. 16.29. 39. 41. 44.

54. 82. 107. 122. II. 5. 10.

34.44.56.80. 136.145.187.

235. III. 7. 15. 28. 137.

177. 251. IV. 35. 123.134.

141.142.145.146.162.2-20.

V.65. 72. 94. 103. 111.225. inges: 11.159. III. 181. 196.

246. IV. 95. (= ing is) 100.

V.36. inke, ynke : I. 43. 58. II. 93.

112. 202. III. 242(?). IV.

214. V.39. Andseeenkr. inne: 1.56. 72. 118.153. II.

1. 122. 125. 197. 212. 248.

III. 94. 100. 131. 140. 195.

234.238.254. IV. 109.113.

130.171. 180.182.226.231.

V. 238.

inte, ente : II. 126. See ente. ippe, yppe : I. 32. is, ys (Is): 1.61. 65. 71. 115.

124. 128. 146. 11.19. 33.

45. 53. 56. 105. 128. 150.

2.04.216.224. 234.249. III.

25.39.42. 72.112. 114.121.

148. 161.169.233.237. IV.

5. 55. 145. 148. 149. 151.

178. 182. 193. 197. V. 53. 106.134.138. 153. 166.170. 183. 204. 217. 241. 247.

isse, ysse : I. 89. III. 26. 49.

232. V. 79. isshe: III. 166. ist: III. 58. 135. 187. iste: 1.51. 97. 99. 116. II.

36. 169. III. 37. 53. 84.

120. 131. (= este) 162.176.

179. 183. 193. (=este) 225. 253. IV. 162. 166. V. 181. 238. 245.

it, et (it) : I. 35. II. 35. 143.

III. 143. IV. 158. 231. V.

109. itted : V. 221. ive, eve (ive) :

1.134. III. 231. V.56. iven, even (iven) : II. 83. 141. ivere (ivere) : III. 145. o (06) : I. 36. 58. 60. 72. 78(?).

88. 90. 113. 120. 135. 149.

11.31. 40. 55. 70. 72. 74.

98. 173. 186. 195. 197. 201.

212. 224. 242. III. 5. 11.

34.65.83.93.124.133.167.

194.204.211.217.226.240.

252. IV. 20. 24. 32.44.61.

66. 70. 108. 109. 119. 131.

RIME-INDEX.

141. 156. 161. 173. 178.183.

204. 216. 223. 235. V. 23.

26. 33. 46. 72. 76. 95. 151.

163. 181. 188. 216. 241.

261.32

6 (66): 11.44. IV. 122. 241. 33 0(60, 66): I. 11. 78. 119. II. 2.

4. 24. 114. 155. IV. 154.34 od (66d): 11.169. III. 92.

Y. 16. 165 (flood, good, hood,

stood) . ode (66de): 1.148. III. 132.

IV. 79. V. 266 (gode, rode,

Strode, stode).

odie : V. 222 (parodie, unbbdie}. ofte: 1.20. 28. 132. 136. II.

147. III. 64. 96. 179. 234.

IV. 78. 175. V. 2. 50. ointe, oynte : III. 71. V. 232. ok (66k): II. 198.35 dk(6ok):

IV. 3. V. 42. 133.3(5 oken (oken) : I. 13. 30 (broken,

spoken, wroken)^ old(661d).:IL100. V. 158.38 olde (661de): 1.19. 38. 45.

132. II. 134. 138. 155. 170.

244. III. 13. 17. 115. 172.

180. IV. 10. 21. 60. 139.

166. 176. 179. 242. V. 77.

80.82.93.138.173.178.179.

192.201.216.237.250.38 olde(61de) : 1. 11. 75. 148. III.

71. 76. 112. 239. IV. 31.

91. 170. V. 16. 90. 130.

252 (sholde, wolde, nolde)*9 olden (661den) : IV. 52 (colden,

folden, beholden). oles, ole is (ooles, 6oTis) : I. 91

(toles, scole is, f oles). om : I. 77. (whom, from}. ome(ume) : I. 35. II. 165. III.

87. IV. 143. 153. V. 11.

28. 127.

omen (umen) : III. 37. V. 74. on : see oon. onde: 1.37. 120.144. 11.29.

31. 39. 69. 175. III. 111.

134. 165. IV. 23. 186. 201.

V. 196. 231. 240. onder (under) : 11.164. III.

95. V. 141.40 ondes : 11.140. III. 160 (hondes,

bondes).

one (une) : II. 46 (sone, won*). one (66ne) : 1. 14. 26 (t). 52. 79.

100. 131. II. 74. 80. III.

59. 95. 259. IV. 32. 124.

136. V. 36.41

82 All words with long open o from A.S. 3; except the F. words jo (III. 6) and Ascaphilo (V. 46).

33 Only to, do, fordo; with close o (A.S. o).

84 Exceptional forms. In !. 11. 119, II. 2. 4. 114, do is rimed with open o, as frequently elsewhere (Ten Brink). In II. 24, we find tw6, d6, t6, where tw6 is put for twb by the influence of the w ; hence mod. E. two (tuu). In II. 155, we find so, wo, ho ; where ho should rather be h6 (Icel. ho). In IV. 154, we find hcrtd, sd ; where sd, for so, is due to the influence of the w in woA. In I. 78 (540), for to read mo, as in Th. H2.

35 I.e. ook, strook, with open o (A.S. a).

86 I.e. book, forsook, look, qiwok, took, wook (A.S. o).

87 With open o, originally short.

88 From A. S. ea, Mercian a, lengthened to a / hence with opeii long o. Exceptional : wolde, biholde, III. 17.

39 These words sholde, wolde, nolde (ne wolde} are usually rimed together, as if this were preferred to riming them with other words. The only excep- tion is in III. 17 (biholde, wolde}. sholde rimes with wolde and nolde only.

40 I.e. asonder, thonder, wonder, yonder. Hence yonder is treated as yunder ; cf. M. E. yund, in Stratmann, s.v. yeond.

41 With open long o, from A.S 5; only allonc, one, grone, mone (moan). Also the F. words Dion ', Elicone.

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CHAUCER'S TROILUS AND CRISEYDE.

one (6one) : I. 75. 147. 11.11.

31. 101. 185. 188. 213. III.

79. 97. 220. 245. IY. 10.

12. 155. 156. 161. 168. Y.

10. 40. 43. 54. 56. 85. 93.

121. 129. 156. 187.42 oned (lined) : 1. 40 (astoned,

woned). ones (66nes): I. 13. 115. II.

135. 198. III. 85. IY. 27.

(oon is) 12 1.43

ones (66nes) : (one is) II. 236.44 ong: 11.127. III. 260 (song,

among). onge (from ange) : I. 9. 89.

119. II. 78. 178. III.

115. 199. Y.99. 124. 172.

(honge, longe, stronge,

wronge). onge (tinge) : II. 115. III. 42.

IY. 115. Y. 152. 257 (ronge,

pp., songe, pp., tonge, yonge). onne (unne) : I. 111. II. 7.

25. 112. 130. 138. 177. 210.

214. 227. 249. III. 12. 40.

54. 105. IY. 188.

ood, oot : see od, ot.

oon (o5n): 1.17. 19.22. 26. (?)

50. 121. II. 42. 53. 78. 86.

89. 104. 133. 145. 151. 166.

168. 176. 214. 229.241.245.

249. III. 28. 45. 81. 97.

101.128. 165. 173.201.214.

IY. 51. 67. 85.93. 112. 118.

139. 169. 189. 195. 236. Y.

130. 190. 267.43 oon (66n, 66n) : II. 59.46 ope (ope) : 1. 135 (hope, drope). ope : III. 104 (Europe, cope). or (6or) : IY. 8. Y. 184.47 orbe (urbe) : IY. 81 (pertorbe,

distorbe). orde: III. 169. IY. 217. Y.

64 (all French). ore(6ore): 1.93.96. 108.156.

11.65. 81. 192. III. 35. 50.

139. 151. IY. 19. 54. 95.

103. 118.129.161.193.214.

Y. 4. 7. 8. 47. 97. 106. 117.

171. 194. 239. 248.48 ore (6re) : II. 202. IY. 143.

149. Y. 4.49

42 With close long o, from A.S. o; only bone (boon), done (gerund), mone (moon), sone. Also the F. words persone, dispone, trone ; of which trone also appears as trbne, which is a better form.

13 With open long o, from A. S. a ; bones, nones, ones, (oon is), stones.

4 With close long o, from A.S. o; eftsones, to done is.

45 With open long o from A.S. a; as alloon, anoon, atoon, boon, foon (foes), goon, noon, stoon, also roon (pt. t. rained) woon (quantity). Add F. Palladion.

46 The rimes are anbbn, agbbn, doon. Here d66n is a permissible rime, because doon is a very common word, but rimes for it are scarce.

47 The rimes are Antenor, Polinestor ; and boor, hoor, i.e. boar, hoar (A.S. a).

48 With long open o, from A. S. a ; viz. lore, more, rore, sore, yore. Also the F. words Antenore, pore (poor), restore. For V. 4, see next note.

49 With open o, but originally short, from A.S. 6 ; viz. bifore, bore, pp., forlore, pp., more (a root, A.S. mdru), therfore, to/ore, wherfore, y shore, pp.

Chaucer clearly distinguishes between the long and broad open o (A. S. a) and the somewhat shorter o (A.S. e>), in V. 4 ; which stands thus : —

This Troilus withoute rede or lore,

As man that hath his loyes eek forlore, Was waiting on his lady evermore,

As she that was the soothfast crop and more

Of all his lust, or loyes heer-bifore.

RIME INDEX.

orie (cV)ric): III. 119. V. 84.

236.

ories (65ries) : III. 152. orn: 1.32. 54. 130. 11.21.

43. 82. 182. III. 44. 154.

158.175. 235. IV. 52. 140.

157. 179. 212. Y. 23. 41.

207 (bi/'orn, born, corn, lorn,

shorn, sworn, thorn, toforn,

torn}. orne, orneth : see ourne, our-

neth.

ors : see ours, ort: 1.76. 85. 11.251. III.

20. IV. 45. 122. (All

French.) orte: 11.239. III. 162. V.

200. (French.) orten: IV. 104. (French.) orwe: 1.70. 123. 136. 11.58.

138. 157. 218. III. 127.

152. 210. IV. 14. 187. 207.

231. V. 2. 43. 58. 94. 98.

104. 125. 135. 218. 238.

(Only borwe, morwe, sorwe.) ose(6ose?): II. 180. IV. 202.

211. (French.) ost (66st) : I. 103. II. 196.

202. III. 10. 36. 43. IV.

86. 232.™ ot,oot (o6t):IL 128. 171. IV.

181"

ot, oot (66t) : III. 171.52 ote (66te) : IV. 84.53 ote (66te) : II. 50. 197. V. 96.

178.5*

oth, ooth (both) : III. 105.

150. 159.55

oth,. ooth (66th) : II. 27. 184.56 othe (oothe) : I. 20. IV. 18.

V.21.«

othe (66the, 66" the) : IV. 148.58 other : II. 208. 232. III. 36.

IV. 58. 66. 87. V. 216.

(another, brother, other). ou : see ow. oude (uude) : II. 58. 154. III.

62. 97. V. 215 (coude, loud-,

cloude, proude: with A.-S.

2). ough: 11.147. 228. III. 13.

29. V. 15. 168. ought: I. 64.. 83. 116. 11.83.

87.107. III. 163. 189. 215.

IV. 42. 153. V. 15. 167. oughte: 1.56. 71. 153. II.

131. III. 38. 67. 83. 98.

109.257. IV. 96. 100. 104.

136. V. 65. 112. 123. 142.

177. 251.

oules, oul is : V. 55. oun(uun): 1.8. 16. 21.27.31.

43. 50. 67. 69. 80. 98. 102.

113. 154. 11.37. 43. 55.

70. 76. 81. 95. 160. 186.

203. III. 75. 149. 191. 228.

255. IV. 5. 16. 18. 28. 30.

65. 107. 142. 184. 185. 198.

V. 1. 62. 81. 110. 119. 123. 139. 142. 144. 147. 188. 221. 236.

ounde (uunde) : I. 123.153. 156.

50 I. e. almost, most, wost, with long open o from A. S. a ; also host, os( (host).

.e. hoot, noot, woot,wroot (A.S. hat, not, wat, wrat). With open 0.

.e. foot, moot, soot (A.S. fot, mdt, sot). With close 5.

. e. hote (from A. S. hat) ; also note, grote. With open 5.

.e. bote,fote, rote, swote (with A.S. o). With close 5.

.e. clooth, gooth, looth, ooth, wrooth (with A.S. a). With open d.

. e dooth, sooth (A. S. o); with close S.

.e. bothe, wrothe.(A..S. c); with open 5.

58 The rimes are : for sothe, bothe. Sothe (A.S. sdth) has close 0 ; bothc (A.S. ba) has open 5. The rime is admissible, from the paucity of rimes iu -othe.

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CHAUCER S TROILUS AND CRISEYDE.

11.23. III. 74. 243. IV.

7. 11. 35. 85. 90. 238. V.

120. 184. 208. 215. ounded (uunded) : II. 77. oune, owne (uune) : II. 82.

III. 27. 82. 156. IV. 30. 84.

ovms (uunz) : V. 53. 54.

our (uur) : V. 114.

oure (uure) : I. 66. II. 57. 84.

244. III. 20. IV. 77. V.

92.

ouren (uuren) : III. 181. ourne, orne (urne): 1. 122. III.

103. 212. V.45. 69. 86. 193.

(tourne, distourne, retourne,

soiourne, urne, Saturne). ourneth, orneth (urneth) : I.

47. II. 114. y.3l(borneth,

soiourneth, sporneth, torneth). ours (uurs) : II. 194 (recours,

socours). ous (uus) : I. 127. V. 83 (boun-

tevous, gracious, melodious, f hous = A.S. hus). With

long u. See further under us. oute (uute) : I. 22. 39. II.

88. 117. 199. III. 98. 107.

IV. 58. 98. 103. 183. 225.

V. 10. 13. 58. 79. 185. 208. 214 217 235

outhe (uuthe) : I. 84. 110. 141.

11.50. 70. 95. 137. 144. 163.

183. 215. III. 18. 128. 216.

IV. 211. 213. 230. 239. V.

143. 157. 198. 227. 241. ove (66ve) : III. 204 (hove,

Jove). ove(uve): 1.33. 134. 11.122.

111. 126. 147. V. 144. 262. 264 (above, love, shove, pp.).

ow, ou (uu) : I. 48. II. 144.

206. 238. III. 47. 145. 158.

212.224. 236. IV. 15. 126.

190. V. 19. 48. 113. 249.

(how, now, prow, thou,

yow). owe: 1.55. 92. 11.99. 123.

139. 146. 172. 237. III.

203. IV. 1. 24. 55. 69. V.

209.59 owe (uue, uwe) : I. 30. III.

123. V. 33>

owed : I. 139 (bestowed, rowed). owen: III. 25 2 (flowen,growen). owne, owre : see oune, oure. oye: (= o ye) I. 1. 17.87. II.

20. 92. 107. 126. III. 51.

113. 125.206.208. 245. IV.

8. 40. 48. 187. 206. 233. V.

4. 17. 57. 61. 87. 88. 105.

112. 133. 198. 221.

ue : II. 100 (argue, eschue).

See ewe, uwe. ulle : I. 30. II. 148 (dulle,

fulle, pulle). une (yyne = iiiine): I. 121. IV.

1. 56 (comune, entune, for- tune).

uuge : see onge (unge). urbe : see orbe. ure (yyre=uure) : I. 5. 15. 17.

41. 53. 67. 82. 98. 101. 112.

156. II. 32. 41. 60. 103. 106.

217. III. 2. 146. 149. 174.

196. IV. 36. 43. 47. 56.

108. 110. 190. 240. V. 7.

59 As in E. glow. From A. S. aw : yblowe, crowe, Tcnowe, rowe, sowe, throwe, v. From A.S. and IceL ag : lowe, throwe, s. From A.S. 5w : glowe. From A.S. low : knowe (knee), sowe (sew), \.,trowe. From A.S. og : bowe. In IV. 1, ythrowe, pp. rimes with mowe, grimace, from O.F. moe.

60 In I. 30, the words are E. (from A.S. u\ viz. browe (brow), rowe, adj. (rough). In III. 123, V. 33, we find avowe, (en)dowe, rescowe (French).

RIME-INDEX.

22. 30. 35. 43. 50. 55. 102.

116. 119.207.220.232.243. urne, urneth : see ourne, our-

neth. urthe, yrthe: III. 103 (murthe,

burthe). us: 1. 10. 45. 57. 89. 94. 111.

118. II. 14. 18. 23. 25. 28.

29. 62. 88. 96. 150. 170. 189.

209. 212. 231. III. 8. 30.

73. 116. 227. 238. IV. 54.

67. 110. 116. 172. 229. V.

47. 59. 62. 69. 98. 137.

149. 151. 167. 185. 212. 224.

237. 250. Riming with ous :

11.109. V. 29. 65. 115. use: II. 2. III. 81 (excuse,

muse, use).

used: 11.155 (excused, accused). usen : III. 147 (usen, excusen). uwe, ewe, ue : I. 50. 55. II.

100. 146. 180. III. 86. 255.

IV. 71. 188 (argue, etchue,

mewe, misconstrue, saluwe,

sewe (to follow), stewe (stew,

s.), truwe, i.e. truce: all

French). See ewe.

y,I(ii): 1.12. 55.60.62.142.

II. 3. 27. 35. 38. 78. 90. 97. 144. 183. 204. 220. 240. 246.

III. 10. 23. 31. 108. 165. 213. IV. 17. 94. 99. 127. 135. 146. 151. 181. V. 12. 38. 71. 82. 154. 161. 165.

yce, ice (iise with voiceless s) : 1.141. 11.104. 123. III.

47. 199. 206. 258. IV.

86. V. 244.6i- Compare yse

below. yces, ices," ice is : I. 99 (vyces,

vyce is). yde, Ide (iide) : I. 27. 46. 90.

137. 11.11. 88. 179. III.

92. 205. 210. 248. 255. 259. IV. 24. 99. 118. 154. 174. 190. 193. 199. 210. V. 5. 9. 30. 51. 71. 77. 84. 88. 100. 108. 110. 157. 165. 169.

ydel, Idel (iidel) : I. 137. V. 14. ye(ii-e): 1,28.60.65,78.104.

105. 148. 11.13. 43. 58.63.

67. 69. 108. 111. 130. 154.

167. 184. 213.216. 228.245.

III. 27, 40. 57. 82. 89. 120.

124. 126. 141. 146. 148. 198.

215. 225. 250. IV. 3. 17.

22. 40. 57. 101. 172. 175.

198. 210. 216. 232. 237. V.

6. 10. 26. 38. 46. 47. 52. 53.

64. 66. 70. 78. 80. 89. 101.

108. 129. 131. 173. 174. 176.

184. 212. 218.219.236.256.

259.62

yed (ii-ed) : I. 13. IV. 209. yen (ii-en) : I. 44. II. 47. 77.

93. 124. III. 27. 163. 208. V.I 17.

yes (ii-es) : IV. 201.

yeth (ii-eth): IV. 46. 120.

yf(iif): 11.112. 120. III. 16.

186. V.49. yk (iik) : II. 149. yke (like): 1.86.119. 11.62.

61 All French ; avaryce,cheryee, malyce, nyce, o/yce, punycc, vyce. Note that cheryce, punyce are now cherish, punish.

62 English : drye (to suffer), dye, hye (high), hye (haste), hye (to hie), lye (to lie), slye, sye (to sink), thrye, wrye, ye (eye), y-wryc. French : armonye, astronomye, ctspye, bauderye, companye, crye, curtasye, denye, envye, fantasye, folye, frenesye, glorifye, glotonye, gye, langkrye, Iclousye, lupartye, ly tar gye, malady e, melancolye, melody e, multiply e, notify et novelrye, plye, poesye, prophesye, prye, remedye, signifye, spye, s., trcchtryr, vilanye. Dye (to die) occurs repeatedly as a by- form of at ye ; see I. 60, 104, 148, &c. The word 'eye' appears as ye ; see J. 65, II. 58, 130, IV. 57, 237, V. 64, 80, 129, &c. Compare note 31.

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CHAUCER'S TROILUS AND CRISEYDE.

(rimes with -yte) 127. 182.

225. III. 9. 116. 168. 195.

V. 194.64 yle (iile): 1.47. 103. 11.39.

73. 241. III. 111. 154. IY.

1. 38. V.58. 126. 183. yme (iime) : I. 51. 76. II. 142.

157. 223. V. 68. yn (iin): III. 40. IY. 69.

(engyn, fyn, myn, thyn). yne (iine) : 11.97. 167. 169.

209. III. 55. 110. IY.4. 56. 68. Y.I. 39. 42. 111. 161.

yr (iir) : II. 191. III. 70. 234

(desyr,fyr, spyr, wyr). yre (lire) : III. 4. 102. IY. 18.

27.73. 117. Y. 85. 103. 210. yrthe : see urthe. ys (iis) : IY. 60 (wys, avys). yse, ise (iize, with voiced s) : I.

12. 24. 40. 48. 52. 100. 137.

138. 142. II. 5. 11. 40. 56.

97. 103. 131. 152. 199. 205. '209.221.229.239.243. III.

6. 8. 10. 19. 23. 29. 34. 48.

60.' 63. 66. 68. 77. 88. 122.

135. 139. 164. 170. 184. 199.

210. 222. 228. 229. 240. 242. 244. 257. 260. IY. 12. 34. 37. 57. 74. 105. 116. 119.

A few peculiar stanzas may be noticed. Thus we find the endings -y and -ye in the same stanza in I. 60, IY. 17. Y. 38 ; and in the last two instances they are used alternately. In III. 27, the endings -yen and -ye occur alternately. In IY. 137, and Y. 202, we find, alternately, the endings -eye, and -ay (~ey). In Y. 3, 4, we have very instructive examples. In the former of these stanzas, we find the first and third lines ending with Diomede, blede, with close e ; whilst the second, fourth, and fifth lines end with tide, rede, rede, with open e. In the

63 English ; agryse, aryse, forbyse, ryse, wyse, sb., and adj. French avyse, covetyse, cowardyse, devyse, v. , despyse, disgyse, empryse, gyse, sacrifyse, sb. servyse, mffyse. Note that we now say cowardice, sacrifice, service, suffice ; with voiceless s. In III. 199 we find both despyse, covetyse, and nycc, vyce.

54 In II. 127, if the reading is correct, we fynd syke used as riming with endyte, whyte ; which merely gives an assonance. (Read syte, to grieve.)

127. 192.196. 197.212.219.

241. Y.59. 61. 157. 189.

210. 226. 260.63 Compare

yce above. ysed (iised): III. 47. 170.

(avysed, chastysed,surprysed). yt(iit) : II. 102. III. 149.197.

IY. 240. Y. 20. yte (iite): 1.21. 118. it 2.

37. 39. 55. 100. 127. 147.

152. 166. 172. 174. 183. 236.

III. 9.72. 106.119.129.179.

224. IY. 2. 98. Y. 185.191.

233. 253.64 ytes (iitez) : Y. 265 (rytes, ap-

petytes). yteth (iiteth) : III. 236 (byteth,

delyteth). ythe(iidhe): IY. 108. Y. 198

(blythe, I., sythe, swythe). yve (iive) : I. 85. 138. II. 18.

20. 30. 127. 148. 151. 217.

220. 230. III. 33. IY. 25.

39. 71. 109. 194. Y. 24. 39.

57. 95. 127. 196, 222. 223.

267. (English: blyve, dr.,

f., h., 1., r., str., thr.; French:

Argyve, circumscr., depr.,

discr.) yves (iivez): 11.17. Y. 55.

(lyves,

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latter, we have the rimes lore, evermore, with long open o, and forlore, more, tofore, in which the o was originally short, and had probably not yet attained its full length. Prof. Louns- bury (Studies in Chaucer, I. 393) calls attention to these stanzas as shewing evidence of carelessness on the poet's part ; whereas they prove precisely the contrary. In connection with this subject, the student should look for himself at Anelida, 11. 299 — 307, where we find a stanza precisely parallel to that in 11. 238 — 246 above. The rimes woman/tede, dede, lede, drvde, sede, all shew the open e (cf. A.S. -lidd, deed, Icedan, drcsdan, scedan) ; whilst the rimes nede, bede, mede, Mde, all shew the close e (cf. A.S. neod, beodan, med, Mdari). This looks very much as if Chaucer had anticipated the charge of carelessness as being like to arise, and had prepared a trap for his accusers.65

So again, in IV. 208, we have the rimes stere (stir, A.S. styrian), bere (bear), ledere (leader), as distinct from the rimes dere, yfere. In the former set, the e is open, and originally short ; in the latter pair, it is long and close.

Yet again, in V. 32, we have dere, clere, with long close e, and where, were, tere (tear), with long open e.

When these peculiarities are properly understood, we may sometimes even gain a clue to the sense intended. Thus, in the last stanza cited, IY. 208, the word stere has an open e, originally short ; it therefore means ' stir/ i.e. employ, put in practice, and cannot mean steer, or direct, as in IY. 41, where it rimes with manere and dere. The scribe of the Cambridge MS. was aware of this, and employs the spelling stire; but the scribe of MS. Harl. 2280 was not aware of it, and alters the word to steere, as printed by Dr. Morris in the Aldine edition, vol. iv. p. 359, where the stanza is misnumbered 204. For a like reason, as already shewn above, the word here, in II. 238, must mean ' her,' not 'hear ' ; in III. 39, the same word here rimes with swere, whilst the very same stanza ends with dere, llfere.

65 I can only here protest, generally, against the inaccuracy of the numerous accusations brought against Chaucer in the work to which I refer. To a large number of the statements there made I take exception altogether; the linguistic and grammatical "facts" are frequently mis- stated or misinterpreted. At the same time, let me testify to the literary value of the work.

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EXPLANATION OF APPARENT EXCEPTIONS.

In the above list, I have purposely drawn attention to apparent exceptions. Thus, to take the case of the ending ede, we have examples of (cede) with long open e, of (eede) with long close e, and a third set in which these two classes of words seem to be confused. It remains to be shewn how such exceptions arose.

As regards close and open e, the endings (eene) and (eene) are never confused in Troilus. The chief cases to be considered are those in which the endings are e, eche, ede, eke, ele, epe, ere, ete, eve.

Of course, it will be readily understood that, for most of my results, I am indebted to the standard and very remark- able work upon the subject familiarly known as Ten Brink's Chaucers Spraclie und Verskunst ; though it is due to Dr. Weymouth to remember that he first called attention to the different sounds of e in his paper on " Here and There in Chaucer" ; see Essays on Chaucer, p. 311. But it is one of my points, that a few -of the results given by Ten Brink are not to be accepted, as they tell against the author's own argu- ments. Thus, when he states, at p. 20, that the words clene and lene sometimes appear with close e, it is obvious that, if such were really the case, we may as well give up all dis- tinctions between open and close e at once. These character- istic words are still spelt with ea (clean, lean) in modern English, and the e in them must always have been open. When we look at the evidence, I find (1) that they always have open e in Troilus, and (2) that they do not occur in the Rime-Index to the Minor Poems at all. Consequently, all the evidence is limited to the fact that, in the Canterbury Tales, each of them once rimes with y-sene. And I shall shew below that the e in ysene is variable, and is not to be relied upon as furnishing evidence either way. This is another of my points, viz. that the variable vowel which appears as le and y in A.S., and as e in Mercian, occurs as a variable vowel in Chaucer, and rimes with a long e of either quality.

In order to arrive at the general principles, it will suffice to take a few examples ; and I shall further limit the investiga- tion by considering only words of English origin, and dis- regarding the French ones.

The simple general rule is that the M.E. long open e arises from A.S. ea, or ce, or from lengthening of short e, or even of y. There are other sources, duly enumerated by Ten Brink, but these will suffice for my purpose. I shall also

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leave out of sight for the present the lengthenings of short e, as Chaucer usually keeps words with original short e and y apart from the rest.

On the other hand the M.E. long close e usually arises from A.S. e or eo ; and, amongst the values of A.S. e, we must include the cases in which it is equivalent to A.S. y or le arising from mutation. This last case, however, presents difficulties, as I shall presently shew.

And the general principle is, that words with open e and words with close e are not, in general, allowed to rime with one another.

To take a few examples.

In II. 8, we find rede, red, riming with mede, mead, and sprede, to spread. Here the A.S. forms are read, meed, sprcedan ; and by the rule, the e is open in each case. See further instances in footnote 4, p. 8.*

Again, in II. 90, we find stede, a steed, riming with blede, to bleed. The A.S. forms are steda, bledan; and the e, in both instances, is close. See further instances in footnote 5.

But further search soon lands us in difficulties. Thus, in I. 72, we find the rimes drede, hede, blede. Here drede is allied to A.S. drcedan, and we should expect the e (apparently from A. S. ce) to be open ; whilst we are quite sure that in blede (from A.S. bledan) it is close. This shews at once that the general rule given above is, here at any rate, in fault.

The matter must be looked into a little more closely ; and the difficulty will then be found to resolve itself into this. There are (as duly noted by Ten Brink, p. 19) two values of the A.S. ce, which must be carefully distinguished. The first, which I shall call stable ce, because it regularly produces an open e in M.E., answers to Germanic and Goth, ai, and is usually due to mutation. Thus sprede, to spread, A.S. sprcedan, answers to a Goth. *spraidjan, for, although the Gothic form does not occur, we can infer its vowel-sound from comparison with the G. spreiten. It therefore rimes exactly with rede, red, from A.S. read, as in II. 8.

The second kind of ce, which I shall call unstable ce, because it occurs in forms which are treated both ways in Chaucer, answers to an original Germanic ce, Gothic e, and does not arise from mutation, though it may arise from gradation. Thus the M.E.. dede, deed, A.S. deed, answers to Goth, gadeds, a deed, G. That, and the contrast between the vowel in G. That and that in spreiten, to spread, is very marked. It is from words of this class that all the trouble arises.

If we further enquire, why there should have been any difference of development in such cases, and how the same form should, to all appearances, yield both an open e and a

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close one, I believe the answer is really quite clear. For it is in precisely such cases that we find different forms in A.S. and in Old Mercian. Thus, whilst the A.S. form of 'deed' is deed, it is equally clear that the Mercian form was ded ; see Sweet's O. E. Texts, p. 606. It is perhaps even more to the purpose to note that our mod. E. deed is Mercian, and not Southern, and that is why it is not spelt with ea in Tudor English. Hence Chaucer had, ready to his use, two forms of this word. One was the Southern de<>,d, with open e, from A.S. deed; and the other was the Midland deed, with close e ; and, as the Midland dialect was rapidly gaining the ascendency, he could hardly go wrong if he sometimes used the more popular form. This I believe to be the simple solution of the whole mystery. Chaucer knew nothing of etymology, but he knew how words were pronounced by his cotemporaries. In words with e from A.S. ea ^ or from stable A.S. re, the e was ALWAYS open, and he so treated it. In words from A.S. e or eo, the e was ALWAYS close, and he so treated it. In words from A.S. unstable «j, i.e. a vowel which remained as open e in Southern English, but became close e in Midland, he had a choice of forms ; and we cannot be surprised that he took advantage of the fact.

All that remains to be done is to make a list of such variable words, and to set them aside ; we shall then have a certain number left of which the pronunciation was NOT, to his ear, doubtful ; and such words will form most valuable rime-tests, • because, as will appear from examination, Lydgate (to mention no one else) paid not the slightest heed to any such nice dis- tinctions. In fact, we shall never appreciate Chaucer's rimes till we realise that, in respect of them, his language is decidedly archaic. So far from being the first of a new school, he was (as regards his rimes, at any rate) the last of the old school ; a fact which has been profoundly disregarded and neglected.

To complete these remarks, I must note that yet one diffi- culty remains ; and it is one which Ten Brink has not ex- plained. Cases occur in which a long e that should be close, appears to be open. There is a capital example in the Prologue, 1. 592, where lene, lean (A.S. hlcene) with open e, rimes with ysene, visible, A.S. gesyne. The explanation is parallel to the case above. There are really two kinds of long e which we should expect to be close. The one is STABLE ; viz. the e seen in blede, to bleed, A.S. bledcm, where the e arises from mutation of o, as well as the stable vowel in depe, from A.S. eo in deop ; and there is the UNSTABLE vowel in ysene, visible. For the

** An apparent exception occurs in chcke, A.S. cence, Anglian cece, mod. E. check ; with unstable e. Its eais unusual, and due to the preceding c.

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A.S. forms of this word are various ; we find geslene, gesyne, and gesene, all three. Of these, gesiene is the earlier form for gesyne, and may here be neglected; but gesyne and gesene remain. Gesyne is the usual A.S. form, whilst gesene is Mid- land and Northern ; see Sweet, 0. E. Texts, p. 608, and the A. S. Dictionary. From the Midland gesene came M. E. ysene, with close e, regularly ; and this is the form which Chaucer usually adopts, though not in the passage here considered. The A.S. gesyne would have developed regularly into ysyne, with y = long i, just as the A.S. mys became mys, mod. E. mice. But the ?/-sound was difficult of treatment, as the old sound of it was lost ; and Ten Brink has noted the variation in the development of A.S. short y, which became sometimes short i and sometimes short open e. In the same way, I should suppose that this A.S. long y may sometimes have corresponded to long open e; which would make ysbne (with open e) a Southern (probably a Kentish) form. There is a remarkable parallel to this in the development of A.S. fyr, fire. This usually becomes fyr in Chaucer, with long i ; but in I. 33, we have the remarkable form fere, riming with were, were (A.S. wceron) and stere, to stir (A.S. styrian), both with open e; indeed, stere, to stir, is really another example of the same development, as the e in it is merely lengthened from A.S. y. This long open e, corresponding to A.S. long y, is, in fact, Kentish ; the form fer occurs in Shoreham, and ver in the Ayenbite of Inwyt.

If we sum up the results thus obtained, we see that, in con- sidering Chaucer's forms, we must set aside, AS UNSTABLE, all words in which long e corresponds either to a Germanic ce (Gothic e, German a), or otherwise to A.S. unstable y (Mercian e). It remains to enumerate the chief of these, as occurring in Troilus. See footnotes on pp. 8* — :12*.

Eche. The verb eche, to eke, answers to A.S. yean. Leche, a leech, is allied to Goth, lekeis, a physician. SpecJie, speech, is from the stem seen in sprcec-on, they spoke, with the samo vowel as in Goth, brekun, they broke. All these words have unstable e.

Ede. Dede, deed ; A.S. deed, Goth, gadeds. Drede, to dread, A.S. on-drcedan, O. H. G. tratan. From V. 237, it is difficult to draw any clear inference ; brede should have open e (cf. A.S. brad, Goth, braids); hede, heed, goes with A.S. hydan, and its vowel is unstable ; and Diomede, though the e should be close, is a proper name, and needs no exact treatment.

Eke. Besides the correct form eek (A.S. eac), Chaucer has a form eke, with unoriginal final e ; he probably connected it with the verb eche, to eke, in which the e is unstable, as it arose from mutation.

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Cheke answers to A.S. ceace, Anglian cece, mod. E. cheek; but here the ea is not the usual A.S. ea, being merely due to the initial c, and the Germanic type is *kdkd (New E. .Diet.) whence the A.S. original form *ccece ; so that the e is unstable, by the rule above given.

Ele ; ene. Rimes in ele and ene are all regular. See also enie, emeth. The rimes in emeu are imperfect.

Epe. Slepe has unstable e ; cf . Goth, slepan.

Ere. Unstable e occurs in fere, fire, as explained above ; also in here, to hear, A.S. hyran, her an. Also in yere, year, because the ea in A.S. gear is not the usual diphthong ea, but due to the preceding g ; the Goth, form isjer, so that the M. E. e is unstable, by the rule. Bere, a bier, is from the verbal stem bar-on, corresponding to Goth, berun ; hence the e is unstable.

But a real difficulty occurs in the riming of lere, to teach, with here, here, and dere, dear. Lere, A.S. leer an, Goth, laisjan, should have the open e ; but it here rimes with words in which the e is close. This is one of the exceptional words noted by Ten Brink (Chaucer's Sprache, § 25). No explanation is offered, and I know of none, unless it be that it was con- fused with lere, cheek, from A.S. hleor. But we must note the fact.

Ete. The exceptional words are bihete, mete (to dream), strete, street. Bihete is really a false form for bihote (A.S. bihatan) ; the e is due to confusion with the pt. t. bihet, where het is for A.S. heht, the result of contraction ; hence the e is doubtful and unstable. Mete, to dream, is from A.S. mcetan, of unknown origin ; hence we may regard the e as doubtful. Strete, a street, answers to A.S. street, Mercian stret, mod. E. street ; hence the e is unstable, as explained above.

Eve. Ten Brink (Ch. Studien, §§ 25, 23), thinks that leve, sb., leave, was treated as if with close e by confusion with bileven, to believe, which, he says, has close e. Whatever be the right explanation, we must set aside leve, leave, as an exceptional word. So also eve, eve, A.S. cefen, Mercian efen, has a variable vowel ; see Sweet, O. E. Texts, p. 602.

Having now considered the doubtful cases, which may be altogether set aside, it remains to draw up the list of words in which the quality of the long e, at least in Troilus, admits of no doubt. The result gives us a valuable set of test-rimes, by which the genuineness of a poem attributed to Chaucer may be investigated. Of course, &few divergences may admit of explanation ; but the presence of a large number of them should make us extremely suspicious.

The list is as follows. (A) The following words (in Troilus) have open e only. (I omit

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some doubtful cases, in addition to those discussed above ; and only give those which ought certainly to have the open vowel.) teche, to teach.

dede, dead ; lede, lead (the metal) ; rede, red. Also lede, to lead ; sprede, to spread. The other words in ede are doubtful.

breke, to break, speke, to speak, wreke, to wreak, have open e ; but it was originally short, and these words are kept apart from others.

bene, bean ; dene, clean ; lene, lean ; mene, to mean. hepe, heap ; lepe, to leap.

there, there ; were, were ; where, where. Also ere, ear ; gere, gear ; tere, a tear. (Fere, fear, has unstable e \ cf. G. Gefahr.)

bere, to bear, dere, to harm, swere, to swear, tere, to tear, besides bere, a bear, spere, a spear, were, a weir, here, her, stere, to stir, likewise have open e ; but the e was originally short, and these words are kept apart. bete, to beat ; grete, great ; hete, heat ; spete, to spit, swete, to sweat, threte, to threat. Also ete, to eat, foryete, to forget ; see notes 26, 27. (I omit doubtful cases.) reve, to reave ; greve, a grove. (But leve, to leave, is doubtful.) (B) The following (in Troilus) have close long e only. seche, to seek ; biseche, to beseech.

forbede, to forbid ; nede, need ; 7/ede, went. Also bede, to offer, blede, to bleed ; 6rec?e, to breed ; fede, to feed ; ylede, a glowing coal ; spede, to speed ; stede, a steed. rrc€&e, meek ; se/fe, to seek. bitwem, between ; grene, green ; kene, keen ; ^wene, queen ;

tene, vexation ; wene, to ween. kepe, to keep ; wepe, to weep ; also depe, deep, /ere, companion ; yfere, together ; 7*ere, here ; dere, dear. bete,Jtete, grete, mete, to mend, float, greet, meet; swete, sweet. Zeve, dear.

Of course, the rime-tests consist in this, that not one of the words in class A can possibly rime with one of those in class B, either in Troilus or in any genuine work of Chaucer.

To test this, we must first refer to Cromie's Rime-Index to the Canterbury Tales, under the headings, eche, ede (eede), eke, ene, epe, ere, ete, eve.

The only apparent exceptions that I can find are two ; and they are worth notice.

Under eepe, we are told that leepe, 3 s. perf., rimes with keepe, n. obj. The reference is to Group A. 2688. When we look, we find that the Ellesmere MS. has wrong spellings ; the words should be leep, keep. Or rather, we find that the

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final e is not real, but only represents a meaningless flourish in the MS. Now it is a neat point of grammar that, although lepen, to leap (A.S. hleapan) has an open e, its past tense (A.S. hleop) has a close e ; so that the rime is quite correct. In both words, the e is close.

The other case (A 1422) is worth citing. Mr. Cromie says, at p. 108, that here, adv., rimes with the inf. bere, to bear; which is, in my view, impossible.

The lines run thus : —

"He fil in office with a chamberleyn, The which that dwelling was with Emelye. For he was wys, and coude sone aspye Of every servaunt, which that serveth here. Wei coude he hewen wode, and water bere."

This is a case where the sound decides the sense. The e in bere is properly short ; hence the same is true of here. Accord- ingly, here is not an adverb, nor does it mean * here ' ; it is the personal pronoun, A.S. hire, and it means ' her ' ; precisely as it does in Troilus, II. 238.

In the Minor Poems, the following passages are the only ones that I can find that present any difficulty.

In the Death of Blaunche, 1253, we find need riming with heed (head) ; so that need has here apparently, an open e. Ten Brjnk has noted this exception (at p. 20), and explains it by remarking that there is a double form of the word in A.S., viz. nead as well as neod. At any rate, we see that the word, nede cannot be relied on as a test-word, and must be struck out ; though there is only this one example of its use with open e.

In the Death of Blaunche, 773, we find dere (dear) riming with were, were. This, again, is exceptional. We might say that, as A.S. wceron answers to Goth, wesun, the e in it is unstable. But once more, viz. in Clk. Ta. 882, we again find were riming with dere; and, after all, dere (see below) has unstable e. The Death of Blaunche presents many difficulties, and the text of it is far more uncertain and unsatisfactory than that of any other genuine poem.

In the House of Fame, 1885, we find the rime here (here), lere (to teach). This only shews- that lere is here once more used with the close e; I have already said (p. 26*) that it is no sure test-word.

I just note the rime of here (here) with were (perplexity) ; H. Fame, 980. Were is of F. origin ; and several such words have the close e ; see Ten Brink, p. 48.

In the Legend of Good Women. 1870, we have the unusual rime there (there) with dere (dear). Ten Brink has noted this (p. 20). He remarks that it is the only example in which

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there seems to have close e ; but it is rather one of three cases in which dere has open e (from A.S. dyre). See p. 28.

These are all the difficulties which I could find, after a search through the Index to the Minor Poems. The only modifications they suggest are these : the word need is once found riming with heed (head) ; and the word dere (though it usually has a close e) really has unstable e (A.S. deore, dyre}.

It is interesting to apply the results to other Poems.

The beautiful Roundels entitled Merciless Beauty answer the test surprisingly. In the first stanza, the author uses the rimes sustene, kene, grene, queue, sene, where all the vowels are close, if we include sene, which has the variable e (close in Midland). In the second stanza, the rimes are pleyne, cheyne, feyne, atteyne, pleyne, all of French origin, in which the sound is slightly varied to that of the nearest diphthong. And in the third stanza, we find lene, bene, mene, v., dene, mene, s., in which the e is now open.

In the poem called A Compleint to his Lady, the final stanza of which, with Chaucer's name appended, was discovered by Dr. Furnivall after I had claimed it for Chaucer, every rime is entirely perfect, and many of them are highly characteristic of him, being used elsewhere very freely.

The poem which I have called An Amorous Complaint has every rime perfect, except in 1. 16, where the author rimes do (with close o) with wo, go (with open o). But do rimes with go in Troilus, I. 11, and II. 114, and with wo in Troilus, I. 119; see footnote 34.

This shews one side of the argument. It is instructive to turn to a piece like The Complaint of the Black Knight, which we now know to be Lydgate's, as printed in the Aldine Chaucer, vi. 235. In the very first stanza we find white riming with brighte and nighte, which, to the student of Chaucer, is sufficiently astonishing. Other non-Chaucerian rimes are seen in pitously, malady (st. 20), where the form should be maladye, and the same error occurs in st. 27; in ageyn, tweyn, peyn (34), where the latter forms should be tweyne, peyne ; in for- juged, excused (40), which is not a true rime at all ; in ywreke, clepe (41), a mere assonance ; \nfeithfully, cry (65), where / cry should rather be / cry-e ; in wrecclie, with short e, riming with Zeche, seche (68) ; seyn, peyn (for peyne, 82) ; went (for went-e), pt. t., shent, pp. (93) ; peyn (for peyn-e), ayeyn (93) ; quen-e, dissyllabic, seen (miswritten sene), monosyllabic, (97). Here are twelve difficulties in the course of 97 stanzas ; but there are more behind. For the test-words already given above would alone suffice. In st. 4, we find swete, sweet, paired off with hbte, heat ; in st. 18, we find grene paired off with dene ; and in st. 86, we have rede, red, paired off with spede, to

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speed. That is, we have here three exceptions in the course of 97 stanzas, being more than can be found in the whole of Chaucer's genuine works put together. In fact, the indis- criminate riming of close and open e is a capital test for Lydgate and for work of the fifteenth century. Using this test alone, we should see cause to suspect The Flower and the Leaf, which has three false rimes of this class, viz. ete, to eat, swete, sweet (st. 13) ; bkte, pp. beaten, actually riming with the pp. set (31); and grene riming with dene (42); not to mention that the author makes the dissyllabic words wene, grene, rime with the pp. seen (36) ; and again, grene, tene rime with the pp. been (56) ; and yet again, grene rime with the pp. seen (57), and with been (77). ON THIS POINT ALONE, the autlior differs from Chaucer SEVEN times !

The Court of Love differs from Chaucer in instances too many to enumerate ; but, as to this particular point, I only observe the riming of grene with ctine, 1. 816 ; and of dere with require, 1. 851 ; but we may alter require to the Chaucerian form requere. At 1. 79, we find the dissyllabic grene ; it rimes with the monosyllable been.

Similar tests apply to open and close o, for which see the Index. We might arrange these, similarly, into two classes, viz. (A) with the open sound, and (B) with the close sound ; and we should find that they do not rime together ; i.e, if we first eliminate those words which are observed to be of a variable character. I give the list below.

It is also curious to observe that, in Troilus, the words wolde, nolde, sholde, usually rime together. Wolde rimes with biholde once only, III. 17 ; but sholde never rimes with any words but wolde and nolde. In the Cant. Tales, wolde rimes with several words, but sholde only with wolde and nolde. The only exception is in the Book of the Duchess, 1200, where sholde rimes with tolde. It would greatly improve the sense as well as the metre to substitute wolde for sholae in this passage.

Another point I wish to mention is the distinction, in Chaucer, between the voiceless and voiced sounds of s in certain words. Thus he has vyce, vice, with the c as at present; and, contrariwise, ryse, rise, with s as z, also at present ; but in certain words his usage is just the opposite of what it is now. See footnote no. 63. This peculiarity may also, perhaps, serve, in some instances, to detect spurious poems.

Now that I have exemplified the mode of using these test- words, I give fuller lists, slightly augmented by help of Mr. Cromie's Rime-Index, and adding a third class (C) of words which have a variable vowel, and are therefore not available as test- words; for it is useful to know the character of these also.

The following is THE KEY to the meaning of the lists.

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1. (A) contains words with open long e and open long o. The chief sources of open long e are (a) A.S. ea and (6) the stable A.S. ce answering to Goth, ai (O. H. G. ei) and usually due to mutation of A.S. a. We may include words with A.S. short e, though these often keep the vowel somewhat short ; perhaps it was only half-long.

The sources of open long oare (a) A.S. d and (6) a lengthen- ing of A.S. short o; perhaps the latter was only half-long.

2. (B) contains words with close long e and close long o. The chief sources of close long e are (a) A.S. eo and (6) A.S. e. The chief source of close long o is A.S. o.

3. (C) contains words with variable long e and variable long o. The chief source of variable long e is the unstable A.S. & answering to Gothic e (G. a) ; this ce occurs in sprcec-on, third stem of the strong verb sprecan, and in its derivative sprcece. It also appears to arise from Mercian e, corresponding to A.S. le, y, mutation of ea, eo.

RESULTS. Words in (A) rime with each other, but never rime with words in (B). Words in (B) rime with each other, but never with words in (A). Words in (C) rime with words both in (A) and (B). eche. (A) teche, biteche. (B) seche, biseche. (C) eche, to eke,

leche, speche. ede. (A) dede, dead, hede, head, lede, lead (metal), rede, red,

sprede, to spread. (B) bede, to offer, blede, v., brede, v.,

crede, fede, forbede, glede, nede*, spede, v., stede, a steed.

(C) dede, deed, drede, s. and v., hede, to heed, rede, to

advise. Words in -hede almost always shew open e, but

a few exceptions occur, eke. (A) breke, v., speke, v., wreke, v., awreke, ywreke, with

short e ; leke, leek. (B) meke, seke, v., seke, sick, biseke. ene. (A) bene, bean, dene, lene, adj., mene, to mean, unckne.

(B) bitwene, grene, kene, queue, tene, vexation, wene, v.

(C) sene, adj., visible, y-sene (the same), shene, bright. epe. (A) chepe, to buy, Iwpe, lepe, v., stepe, bright. (B) crepe,

v., depe, kepe, wepe. (C) slepe.

ere. (A) bere, a bear, bere, to bear, dere, to harm, ere, to plough, here, her, spere, spear, stere, to stir, sivere, to swear, tere, to tear, were, a weir, were, to defend ; all with (original) short e. Also ere, ear, gere, gear, tere, tear ; and there,\ were,$ where. (B) dere,§ dear, fere, companion, here, here, yfere, together. (Here belong the common F.

» Nc.de once occurs as need, riming with hMd, head, B. Duch. 1253. t There once rimes with dere, adj., Legend, 1870. t Were twice rimes with dere, adj., B. Duch. 773, Clk. Ta. 822 § Dere usually has close e (A.S. deore)\ but it also rimes with there, were ; see above, and cf. A.S. dyrc.

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words chere, clere, manere, matere.) (C.) bere, bier, fere, fear, here, to hear, lere, to teach, yere, year ; see p, 26.*

ete. (A) bete, to beat, grete, great, hete, heat, spete, to spit, swete, to sweat, threte, v., wete, wet, ybete, beaten. Also ete, to eat, foryete, to forget, mete, meat (originally with short e). (B) bete, to mend,y?ete, to float, grete, to greet, swete, sweet. (C) bihete, to promise, forlete, to let go, lete, to let, mete, to dream, shete, sheet, strete, street.

eve. (A) bireve, deve, pi., deaf, greve, grove, rew, to reave. (B). leve, dear, reve, a reeve. (C) eve, eve, leve, to believe, bileve, belief, leve, to permit. Note that yeve, to give, usually rimes with live, to live, as in mod. English.

0. All words in o seem to rime together ; of these, to, therto, unto, do, fordo, should have the close sound.

olde. Nolde, sholde, wolde, usually rime together. Occasionally wolde rimes with other words. In only one case does sholde rime with tolde (B. Duch. 1200), where wolde would make better sense.

one. (A) alone, echone, bone, bone, grone, to groan, lone, loan, mone, to moan, one, one. (B) bone, boon, eftsone, mone, moon, sone, soon. (C) done, to do. [Note that sone, son, wane, to dwell, are really written for sune, wune, and only rime with each other.]

enge. [Note that songe, pp., spronge, pp., tonge, yonge, are really written for sunge, sprunge, tunge, yunge. They rime together, but are quite distinct from fonge, honge, longe, stronge, wronge ; just as in mod. English.]

ook. (A) ook, strook. (B) awook, book, cook, forsook) hook, look, quook, shook, took, wook.

OOt. (A) boot, he bit, goot, goat, hoot, hot, noot, know not, smoot, smote, woot, know, wroot, wrote. (B)foot, moot, must, soot.

ooth. (A) clooth, gooth, looth, ooth, wrooth. (B) dooth, sooth, tooth.

ore. Bifore, bore, pp. born, forlore, pp., more, a root, shore, pp., swore, pp., therfore, wherfore, originally had a short o, and usually rime together. If ore, pi., hoary, lore, more, rore, sore, yore, have open long o, and usually rime together. In a few cases, words in one set rime with words in the other.

ote. (A) grote, groat, hote, hot, throte, throat. (B) bote, satis- faction, fote, rote, root, swote, sweet. In conclusion, I offer these lists for what they are worth. I

believe them to be fairly correct ; but I do not suppose that

they are altogether free from blunders. Some peculiarities

may have escaped my notice ; and some of my references may

be incorrect, owing to natural human imperfection.

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