¶
Here
begynneth
t
hystorye
of
the
.vii.
wyse
Maysters
of
rome
conteynynge
ryghe
fayre
&
ryght
ioyous
narracōns
.
&
to
the
reder
ryght
delectable·
SOmtymē
in
the
Cyte
of
Rome
was
an
Emperour
named
Poncianus
a
man
of
grete
wysdome
.
He
toke
to
his
wyfe
a
kynges
doughter
that
fayre
&
goodly
was
.
and
to
all
people
gracyous
&
to
her
husbonde
ryght
dere
.
and
conceyued
of
hym
and
bare
hym
a
sone
named
Dyoclesian
The
chylde
grewe
&
of
all
people
was
beloued
.
And
whan
he
was
of
the
aege
of
seuen
yeres
.
his
moder
th
empresse
fyll
soreseke
/
felynge
herselfe
that
she
myghte
not
lyue
:
sent
after
her
lorde
th
emperour
a
messenger
that
he
sholde
come
without
taryenge
yf
euer
he
wolde
see
her
on
lyue
.
And
whan
he
was
comen
she
sayd
vnto
hym
.
O
my
lorde
of
this
īfyrmyte
may
I
not
escape
.
Wherfore
I
humbly
requyre
you
of
a
lytell
petycyon
before
my
deth
.
He
answered
.
Desyre
what
ye
wyll
.
for
I
shall
nothynge
denye
you
.
Then
sayd
she
.
After
my
deth
ye
shall
take
an
other
wyfe
as
it
behoueth
.
I
aske
&
pray
you
that
she
vpon
my
son
haue
no
gouernaunce
or
power
.
but
that
he
be
kepte
and
nourysshed
fer
from
her
.
&
that
he
may
gete
to
hym
connynge
and
wysdome
.
The
Emperour
sayd
.
My
moste
dere
wyfe
.
your
petycyon
in
all
thynges
shall
be
fulfylled
&
perfourmed
.
This
sayd
she
torned
her
towardes
the
wall
and
yaue
vp
the
goost
&
dyed
.
Many
dayés
after
the
Emperour
bewayled
&
morned
her
deth
.
&
longe
tyme
after
her
buryenge
he
shewed
his
heuynes
&
sorowe
.
&
wold
in
no
wyse
mary
or
be
ioyful
.
depiction of an emperor holding court
¶
How
the
Emperoure
to
the
seuen
wyse
maysters
commytted
and
delyuered
his
sone
to
lerne
.
UPon
a
tyme
as
the
emperour
laye
in
his
bed
he
bethought
hym
inwardly
vpon
his
sone
sayenge
in
his
herte
.
I
haue
only
.
but
one
sone
/
the
whiche
shall
be
myn
heyre
.
It
is
good
whyles
he
is
yonge
that
he
be
sette
to
lerne
connynge
and
wysdome
by
the
whyche
he
maye
after
my
dethe
gouerne
&
rule
the
empyre
.
Erly
whan
he
was
rysen
vp
from
his
bedde
.
he
lete
to
be
called
afore
hym
his
lordes
of
his
counseyll
.
and
of
them
toke
aduyse
what
best
therin
was
to
done
.
And
they
answerd
.
Lorde
.
in
Rome
are
vii
.
wyse
maysters
they
excelle
and
excede
all
other
men
in
cunnynge
&
lettrature
.
lete
them
be
sent
for
&
and
delyuer
to
them
your
sone
to
nourysshe
&
to
lerne
.
That
vnderstandynge
the
emperour
sent
his
letters
sealed
with
his
seale
to
the
vii
.
maysters
that
they
incontinent
sholde
come
to
hym
without
delay
.
And
they
anone
came
before
th
emperour
.
and
he
demaunded
them
yf
they
knewe
wherfore
that
he
had
sente
for
them
.
They
answered
the
cause
ne
your
wyll
we
knowe
not
/
but
yf
please
you
to
shewe
vs
your
mynde
&
entent
we
ben
redy
to
fulfyll
it
to
the
vttermoste
of
our
powers
.
To
whome
the
noble
Emperour
sayde
.
I
haue
but
one
sone
the
which
I
shal
delyuer
vnto
you
to
nourysshe
and
to
teche
.
So
that
by
your
doctryne
&
wysdome
he
maye
the
more
wysly
guyde
and
gouerne
that
empyre
after
my
decesse
.
¶
The
fyrste
mayster
named
Pantyllas
sayde
.
Lorde
delyuer
too
me
your
sone
&
I
shall
teche
hym
as
moche
connynge
within
vii
.
yere
as
I
and
all
my
felowes
can
Then
spake
the
seconde
mayster
that
named
was
Lentulus
.
Syr
of
longe
tyme
I
haue
serued
you
.
&
hytherto
I
haue
had
no
maner
reward
.
I
demaunde
nothyng
elles
of
you
but
that
ye
delyuer
me
your
sone
to
lerne
and
gouerne
.
and
I
shall
make
hym
as
connynge
within
.vi.
yere
as
I
&
all
my
felowes
be
.
The
thyrde
mayster
sayd
that
had
to
name
Craton
.
My
lorde
many
tymes
haue
I
ben
with
you
vpon
the
se
in
peryll
of
my
lyfe
/
&
of
you
haue
I
had
no
maner
of
rewarde
.
yf
that
I
myghte
for
my
rewarde
obteyne
that
ye
wolde
wouchesauf
to
commytte
your
sone
vnder
my
rule
&
gouernaunce
.
I
sholde
enfourme
hym
as
moche
within
.v.
yere
.
yf
his
wit
therto
wyll
attayne
as
I
and
my
felowes
can
.
Tho
stode
vp
the
fourth
mayster
/
that
to
name
had
Malquydrac
ryght
lene
of
body
&
sayd
.
My
lorde
calle
to
your
remembraunce
how
that
I
and
al
my
predecessours
haue
serued
emperours
.
&
haue
receyued
no
maner
of
rewarde
.
wherfore
I
shal
aske
none
other
thynge
but
that
ye
wyll
delyuer
me
your
sone
to
enfourme
&
teche
/
&
I
shall
make
hym
to
take
asmoche
scyence
&
wysdome
within
foure
yere
as
I
and
al
my
felowes
haue
lerned
in
all
our
lyues
.
Than
spake
the
fyfth
mayster
that
was
called
Iosephus
.
lorde
I
am
old
&
many
tymꝭ
I
am
called
to
your
counseyl
/
&
that
my
counseyll
ye
knowe
well
hath
auayled
&
ꝓfyted
you
&
yet
I
folowe
the
same
.
But
I
desyre
no
more
saue
to
delyuer
me
your
sone
&
I
shal
enstructe
&
enfourme
him
in
as
moche
conynge
&
scyence
that
he
within
.iii.
yere
shal
profyte
&
wyte
as
moche
as
I
&
alle
my
felowes
.
tho
came
forth
the
syxte
mayster
that
was
named
Cleophas
whiche
sayd
lyke
the
other
ꝓmysynge
to
lerne
&
enfourme
the
chylde
in
alle
theyr
connynges
within
two
yere
.
The
seuenth
muyster
rose
vp
&
sayd
.
which
also
desyred
the
chylde
&
promysed
for
to
lerne
hym
within
one
yere
the
scyences
and
wysdome
of
them
all
.
As
all
this
was
done
.
Than
the
Emperour
sayde
my
trusty
frendes
I
am
moche
bounden
to
thanke
you
all
.
and
euery
of
you
.
for
that
eueryche
of
you
haue
so
effectuelly
desyred
my
sone
to
nouryssh
&
lerne
.
If
I
sholde
now
commytte
hym
to
one
and
not
to
an
other
/
therof
sholde
come
the
descencyon
&
varyaunce
amonges
you
.
Therfore
to
you
al
&
euery
of
you
I
commyt
my
sone
to
nourysshe
and
to
teche
.
The
maysters
heryng
this
with
grete
thankynges
gyuynge
to
the
Emperoure
toke
&
receyued
his
sone
.
and
ladde
hym
towardes
the
courte
of
Rome
.
¶
Vpon
the
waye
spake
Craton
to
his
felowes
.
If
we
this
chylde
sholde
lerne
within
the
Cyte
of
Rome
there
is
so
grete
resorte
&
concourse
of
people
that
it
sholde
hynder
&
lette
hym
in
his
lernynge
&
fantasyenge
.
I
wote
a
fayre
place
withoute
rome
thre
myle
ryght
pleasaunte
&
delectable
.
there
lete
vs
do
make
a
.iiii.
square
chamber
of
stone
&
put
him
therin
&
vpon
the
walles
of
the
syde
lete
vs
paynte
&
wryte
the
.vii.
artes
lyberales
.
so
that
the
chylde
al
times
may
se
&
beholde
therin
his
doctrine
as
wel
as
in
his
boke
&
thꝭ
aduyse
&
counseyll
pleased
theym
all
.
and
was
done
accordynge
in
euery
poynte
.
The
maysters
dylygently
euery
daye
durynge
.vii.
yere
taught
&
lettred
the
chylde
.
whiche
maysters
determyned
amonge
them selfe
and
sayde
/
It
is
good
that
we
examen
our
dyscyple
how
he
is
spedde
in
connynge
&
scyence
.
They
al
accorded
to
the
same
.
Tho
sayd
mayster
Pancyllas
/
howe
shall
we
proue
hym
.
Craton
sayde
.
Lete
euery
of
vs
as
he
slepeth
put
vnder
euery
corner
of
his
bed
an
olyue
leue
.
and
than
we
shall
knowe
yf
he
perceyued
or
felte
ony
thynge
or
not
this
done
.
he
wakynge
gretely
marueyllynge
lyftynge
vp
his
eyen
towarde
the
rofe
of
the
chamber
feruently
.
The
maysters
seynge
that
sayd
.
Wherfore
lyft
ye
vp
your
eyen
so
sharply
He
answered
it
is
no
merueyll
.
for
in
my
slepe
I
saw
the
vppermost
parte
of
the
chamber
inclyned
towarde
the
erthe
.
or
vnder
me
it
was
lyfte
vp
.
This
herynge
the
maysters
sayd
amonge
themselfe
.
Yf
this
childe
maye
lyue
he
shal
be
a
man
of
grete
connynge
&
fame
.
¶
How
the
Emperour
by
the
counseyll
of
the
grete
prynces
&
lordes
of
his
Empyre
wedded
an
other
wyfe
.
¶
How
th
emperour
toke
an
other
Wyfe
a bishop marries the emperor to the king of Castille's daughter
THe
prynces
and
grete
lordes
of
the
Empyre
in
the
meane
tyme
came
to
the
Emperour
&
sayd
.
My
lorde
ye
haue
only
but
one
sone
.
it
is
possyble
that
he
myght
happen
to
dye
.
And
therfore
it
were
profytable
that
ye
sholde
wedde
an
other
wyfe
to
engendre
and
make
mo
chyldren
to
th
entente
that
the
Empyre
of
Rome
be
not
lefte
without
heyre
.
Also
ye
are
so
myghty
that
yf
it
sholde
happen
you
to
gete
many
chyldren
ye
may
promote
&
auaunce
them
all
to
grete
dygnytees
and
lordshyppes
.
Therupon
answerde
th
emperour
.
It
is
your
counseyll
that
I
shall
take
an
other
wyfe
than
seke
me
one
that
is
gracyous
/
pure
vyrgyne
/
fayre
and
gentyll
borne
.
&
than
shall
I
folowe
your
counseyll
and
aduyse
.
They
wente
&
sought
and
serched
many
kyngdomes
and
londes
.
&
at
the
laste
they
founde
the
kynges
doughter
of
Castyle
that
ryght
fayre
was
&
beateuouse
.
&
her
they
gaue
the
Emperour
to
wyf
.
She
behad
her
so
well
that
anone
in
her
loue
he
was
taken
so
sore
that
he
forgate
and
put
in
oblyuyon
all
the
heuynesse
&
sorowe
of
of
his
herte
that
he
had
taken
for
the
deth
of
his
fyrste
wyfe
.
And
they
lyued
longe
togyder
without
chyldren
And
as
Th
empresse
sawe
that
she
myght
not
conceyue
.
For
she
herde
that
th
emperour
had
a
sone
with
seuen
wyse
maysters
to
lerne
&
nourysshe
to
the
behouffe
ꝓufyte
of
Th
empyre
.
she
thought
in
herself
&
wysshed
his
deth
.
And
from
that
houre
forth
she
ymagyned
how
she
myght
conspyre
his
deth
.
It
hapned
on
a
nyght
as
the
Emperour
lay
in
his
bed
.
he
sayd
to
th
empresse
.
My
Howe
th
emperour
rode
to
mete
his
sone
the emperor meets the seven masters of Rome on horseback in the country
WHan
th
emperour
perceyued
that
his
sone
was
comynge
vpon
the
waye
.
he
rode
with
grete
Ioye
to
mete
hym
.
The
maysters
vnderstandyng
the
comynge
of
th
emperour
sayd
to
the
chylde
.
It
is
best
that
we
departe
.
&
in
the
meane
whyle
we
maye
ꝓuyde
how
we
may
saue
your
lyfe
.
The
chylde
sayd
it
pleaseth
me
well
that
ye
so
doo
.
but
haue
mynde
of
me
in
tyme
of
my
necessyte
.
As
they
that
herde
.
they
toke
theyr
leue
and
departed
towardes
the
Cyte
.
The
chylde
came
after
accompanyed
ryght
honourably
.
And
as
he
and
his
fader
th
emperour
were
mette
.
for
ioye
&
gladnesse
he
toke
hym
about
the
necke
&
kyssed
hym
and
sayd
.
My
dere
sone
how
is
it
with
you
/
is
it
longe
sythen
that
I
sawe
you
.
He
bowed
down
his
hede
and
and
answerd
no
thynge
.
The
fader
had
grete
wonder
why
that
he
spake
not
.
and
thought
in
himselfe
that
his
maysters
had
hym
so
enformed
that
he
rydynge
sholde
not
speke
.
And
whan
they
were
comen
to
the
palays
and
were
descended
from
theyr
horses
.
The
fader
toke
his
sone
by
the
honde
&
lad
hym
in
to
the
hall
and
set
hym
next
hym
&
behelde
him
&
sayde
Say
me
how
it
is
with
your
maysters
.
&
how
they
haue
enformed
you
.
for
now
it
is
many
yeres
syth
I
saw
●ou
.
He
enclyned
downe
his
hede
&
gaue
none
answere
.
The
fader
sayd
.
wherfore
speke
ye
not
to
me
.
And
whan
th
empresse
herde
that
themperours
sone
was
comen
she
was
ryght
Ioyous
and
glad
.
&
sayd
I
wyl
goo
to
se
hym
.
She
apparaylled
her
with
ryche
vesture
&
atyre
.
&
toke
with
her
two
of
her
gentylwymen
&
Howe
th
empresse
ladde
Dyoclesyan
in
her
chamber
for
to
make
good
chere
.
the empress bares her breast to tempt her stepson
wente
there
as
the
emperour
was
syttynge
with
his
sone
she
sette
her
downe
by
the
chylde
.
&
she
sayd
to
th
emperour
is
this
your
sone
the
hath
ben
nourysshed
with
the
seuen
wyse
maysters
.
&
he
sayd
/
it
is
my
sone
/
but
he
speketh
not
.
She
sayd
.
Delyuer
to
me
your
sone
.
&
if
euer
he
spake
I
shall
do
hym
speke
.
Tho
sayd
th
emperour
ryse
&
go
with
her
.
The
sone
dyde
reuerence
to
the
fader
.
as
thoughe
he
sayd
I
am
redy
too
accomplysshe
your
wyll
.
&
went
with
her
.
¶
Howe
th
empresse
ladde
Dioclesyan
themperours
sone
with
her
in
her
chamber
for
to
make
good
chere
with
hym
the
whiche
he
withstode
.
THempresse
lad
hym
with
her
in
to
her
chamber
&
commaunded
all
other
to
auoyde
.
&
set
hym
by
her
afore
her
bedde
&
sayd
.
O
my
best
beloued
dyoclesyan
.
I
haue
moche
of
your
persone
&
beaute
herde
.
but
now
I
am
glad
that
I
may
se
you
with
myn
eyen
that
my
herte
coueyteth
&
loueth
.
for
I
haue
caused
your
fader
to
sende
for
you
/
that
I
haue
solace
&
Ioy
of
your
persone
.
Wherfore
I
without
faute
gyue
you
knowlege
that
.
I
for
your
loue
vnto
this
day
haue
kepte
my
vyrgynyte
.
Speke
to
me
&
lete
vs
goo
bed
togyder
.
But
he
gaue
her
no
worde
to
answer
.
She
seynge
that
sayd
to
hym
.
O
good
dyoclesyan
haue
the
half
of
my
soule
wherfore
speke
ye
not
not
to
me
/
or
at
the
leest
shewe
me
some
token
of
loue
/
what
shall
I
do
speke
to
me
.
I
am
redy
to
fulfyll
and
perfourme
your
wyll
.
&
whan
she
had
thus
sayd
she
enbraced
him
&
wold
haue
kyssed
hys
mouth
&
he
torned
his
vysage
from
her
.
&
in
no
wyse
wolde
consent
.
Tho
sayd
she
ayen
to
him
.
O
sone
wherfore
do
ye
thus
with
me
:
beholde
there
is
none
that
may
se
vs
.
lete
vs
togyder
slepe
/
&
than
shall
ye
well
perceyue
that
for
your
loue
I
haue
kept
my
vyrgynyte
.
and
he
torned
his
vysage
frome
her
/
She
seynge
that
he
was
of
her
ashamed
.
shewed
vnto
hym
her
naked
body
and
brestes
and
sayde
.
beholde
my
sone
what
body
I
haue
att
your
wylle
.
gyue
me
youre
consent
or
elles
it
shall
be
herde
for
me
to
passe
with
my
ryght
mynde
.
He
neyther
with
sygne
ne
with
countenaunce
of
vysage
shewed
her
ony
maner
of
loue
.
but
as
moche
as
he
coude
withdrewe
him
from
her
.
whan
she
sawe
that
she
sayd
.
O
my
moste
swete
sone
yf
it
please
you
not
to
consent
to
me
ne
yet
speke
.
haply
for
some
resonable
cause
.
Lo
here
is
paper
pen
&
ynke
yf
ye
wyl
not
speke
with
your
mouth
than
wryte
your
wyl
yf
I
ony
tyme
herafter
may
trust
in
your
loue
or
not
The
chylde
wrote
as
hereafter
folowed
.
O
lady
god
forbede
that
I
sholde
defoule
my
faders
orcheyerde
.
yf
I
shulde
defoul
it
:
I
wote
not
what
fruyte
I
shold
haue
of
it
.
I
knowe
wel
one
thynge
that
I
sholde
syn
in
the
syghte
of
god
.
&
I
sholde
ren
in
the
maledictyon
of
my
fader
.
&
therfore
from
hensforth
prouoke
or
styre
me
no
more
therto
/
Whan
she
had
that
cedule
seen
&
red
.
she
brake
it
with
her
teth
:
&
tare
or
rent
her
clothes
with
her
nayles
to
her
nauyll
.
&
her
vysage
al
to
scratched
it
was
al
blody
.
&
cast
from
her
al
the
ornamentes
of
her
hede
&
cryed
with
a
loude
voyce
:
come
hither
my
lordis
&
help
me
afore
that
thꝭ
rude
&
euyll
body
/
shame
&
rauyssh
me
.
Howe
th
empresse
complayned
to
th
emperour
of
the
shame
to
her
done
by
his
sone
.
THe
Emperour
was
in
his
halle
and
herde
the
crye
&
noyse
of
th
empresse
.
he
hastely
ranne
towardes
his
chambre
&
his
knyghtes
and
other
of
his
seruauntes
folowed
hym
after
for
to
see
what
there
was
to
done
.
Tho
beganne
th
empresse
to
crye
and
to
speke
to
th
emperour
thus
.
O
my
lorde
haue
pyte
and
compassyon
vpon
me
.
beholde
this
yonge
man
is
not
your
sone
.
but
the
foulest
rybaude
&
harlot
that
euer
was
borne
.
&
a
defouler
of
wymmen
.
for
as
ye
knowe
wel
I
lad
and
brought
hym
with
me
in
to
my
chamber
.
&
sholde
haue
exhorted
and
caused
hym
to
haue
spoken
I
haue
done
asmoche
therto
as
I
can
or
may
.
&
whyles
I
with
my
wordes
exhorted
and
meued
hym
for
to
haue
spoken
.
he
hath
endeuoyred
hymself
with
me
to
haue
synned
.
&
by
cause
I
wolde
not
to
hym
consente
.
but
withstode
as
moche
as
I
myght
for
to
flee
the
shame
.
he
my
vysage
hath
made
all
blody
.
&
my
vesture
and
ornamentes
of
my
heed
broken
&
all
to
torne
.
as
ye
may
openly
se
:
And
yf
ye
had
not
so
sone
comen
vnto
my
callynge
/
he
had
accomplysshed
in
me
his
mooste
foule
and
worste
wyll
.
whan
th
emperoure
this
sawe
and
herd
.
fulfylled
with
grete
malyce
&
woodnesse
/
commaunded
his
seruauntes
that
they
sholde
lede
hym
to
the
galowes
&
hange
hym
.
And
after
his
lordes
herde
that
.
sayde
/
Lorde
ye
haue
no
moo
but
this
sone
only
.
It
is
not
good
that
ye
thus
lyghtely
putt
hym
to
deth
/
the
lawe
is
put
and
ordeyned
for
transgressours
&
mysdoers
.
and
yf
it
be
so
that
he
muste
deye
.
lete
hym
by
the
lawe
dye
leest
that
it
be
sayd
that
th
emperour
in
his
grete
furour
and
Ire
without
lawe
and
Iustyce
he
hath
put
his
only
sone
to
dethe
.
As
th
emperour
this
herde
commaunded
him
to
be
put
in
pryson
vnto
the
tyme
that
iugement
were
gyuen
ayenst
hym
.
And
whan
th
empresse
vnderstode
that
the
chylde
was
not
put
to
dethe
/
she
cryed
&
weped
bytterly
&
wold
haue
no
reste
whan
the
nyght
was
comen
the
Emperour
entred
in
to
his
chamber
to
go
to
bed
.
and
founde
his
wyfe
wepynge
&
sorowyng
.
To
whome
he
sayde
.
O
my
mooste
dere
lady
/
for
what
cause
are
ye
thus
sorowfull
.
She
answered
.
Knowe
ye
not
how
that
your
cursed
sone
hath
me
thus
moche
shame
done
&
offended
/
and
ye
haue
commaunded
hym
too
be
hanged
and
yet
he
lyued
/
&
your
worde
is
not
performed
ne
my
shame
is
not
wroken
.
To
morowe
sayde
th
emperour
he
shall
dye
by
the
lawe
.
Then
sayd
she
.
Shalle
he
so
longe
lyue
.
Thenne
myght
it
happen
to
you
as
it
dyd
vpon
a
burgeys
of
Rome
of
whome
an
example
is
sayd
.
The
Emperoure
sayd
I
praye
you
shewe
me
that
example
.
That
shall
I
doo
gladly
sayd
the
Empresse
.
¶
The
fyrst
example
of
the
Empresse
.
this
was
.
The
gardyner
heryng
his
mayster
obeyed
hym
.
&
hewe
downe
the
tree
.
And
as
this
was
done
the
yonge
plante
all
holy
perysshed
and
came
to
nought
wherof
came
grete
harme
.
for
whan
the
poore
&
the
seke
people
perceyued
that
the
tree
was
so
destroyed
they
cursed
all
them
that
were
of
counseyll
&
helpers
therto
/
by
the
whiche
they
all
afore
tyme
were
heled
&
cured
of
theyr
infyrmytees
&
maladyes
.
Then
sayd
the
Empresse
vnderstande
ye
what
.
I
haue
sayd
.
yes
ryghte
well
.
than
sayd
she
.
I
shall
declare
to
you
what
I
haue
sayde
.
The
declaratyon
of
the
Example
¶
This
tree
my
lorde
betokeneth
your
moste
noble
persone
/
that
with
your
counseyll
and
helpe
many
pore
&
seke
folke
are
gretly
holpen
&
conforted
.
And
the
yonge
ympe
that
vnder
the
grete
tre
is
vp
growen
is
your
cursed
sone
that
now
by
his
cunnynge
begynnith
to
growe
and
studyeth
how
he
fyrste
may
the
armes
and
bowes
of
your
myght
cutte
of
/
and
to
wynne
too
hym
the
londe
&
praysynge
of
the
people
.
and
ouer
that
he
ymagyneth
to
destroy
your
person
that
he
may
hymselve
reygne
.
But
what
shall
fall
than
therof
come
.
all
poore
and
feble
people
shall
curse
all
them
the
whiche
myght
haue
destroyed
your
sone
&
haue
not
done
it
/
I
counseyll
you
whyles
ye
are
in
your
power
&
helth
that
ye
destroye
hym
leste
that
the
curse
of
the
people
fall
vpon
you
.
Tho
sayde
the
Emperour
.
ye
haue
gyuen
me
good
counseyll
.
To
morowe
I
shall
condempne
hym
to
the
moost
vylest
deth
that
can
be
thought
whan
the
daye
was
come
/
the
Emperour
went
&
sate
in
Iugemente
.
&
commaunded
his
seruauntes
that
they
sholde
lede
his
sone
to
be
hanged
with
trompettes
blowynge
in
to
kenynge
of
deth
.
And
as
themperours
sone
was
lad
throughe
the
Cyte
.
the
comen
people
began
too
wepe
&
crye
alas
the
onely
sone
of
th
emperour
is
lad
towardes
his
deth
/
&
therwithall
came
Pancyllas
rydyng
vpon
a
hors
the
fyrste
mayster
.
whan
the
chylde
sawe
hym
/
he
bowed
his
hede
to
hym
.
as
though
he
had
sayde
.
Haue
mynde
vpon
me
whan
ye
come
afore
my
fader
.
se
how
I
am
lad
to
wardes
the
galowes
.
Than
the
mayster
sayd
to
the
seruauntes
/
make
no
haste
.
for
I
hope
by
the
grace
of
god
this
day
to
delyuer
hym
from
the
deth
.
Then
sayde
all
the
people
.
O
good
mayster
haste
you
to
the
palays
and
saue
your
dyscyple
.
he
smote
his
hors
with
the
spores
tyll
he
came
to
the
palays
/
&
kneled
before
the
Emperour
&
dyde
hym
reuerence
/
To
whome
th
emperour
sayd
.
It
shall
neuer
be
to
the
good
.
which
answerd
I
haue
deserued
a
better
rewarde
.
The
Emperour
sayd
there
lyest
yu.
.
for
I
delyuerd
to
the
&
thy
felowes
my
sone
well
spekynge
/
&
in
alle
thyng
well
manered
.
&
now
he
is
dompe
&
that
wors
is
he
wolde
haue
oppressed
my
wyf
.
therfore
this
day
he
shall
dye
.
&
ye
all
shall
dye
a
shamefull
dethe
.
The
mayster
sayd
.
O
lorde
as
for
your
sone
that
ye
saye
that
he
speketh
not
.
that
knoweth
god
.
&
without
a
cause
it
is
not
as
ye
shall
vnderstande
.
And
that
ye
saye
more
/
that
he
your
Empresse
wolde
haue
defowled
.
I
shall
saye
you
of
a
trouth
.
he
hath
ben
in
our
company
by
the
space
of
xvi
yeres
&
we
neuer
coude
perceyue
suche
thinges
by
hym
.
And
therfore
my
dere
lorde
I
shall
shew
you
one
thynge
that
yf
ye
put
your
sone
to
deth
for
the
wordes
of
your
wyfe
.
it
sholde
happen
too
you
wors
than
to
a
knyght
the
whiche
that
kylled
his
beste
grey
hounde
thrugh
the
wordes
of
his
wyfe
whiche
saued
his
sone
from
the
deth
Tho
sayd
th
emperour
to
the
mayster
tell
me
that
example
.
The
mayster
sayd
.
Lorde
that
shall
I
not
do
/
for
afore
or
I
coude
make
an
ende
therof
your
sone
myght
be
dede
&
thenne
in
vayne
&
with
out
fruyte
I
sholde
reherce
it
.
but
yf
it
please
you
this
notable
example
to
here
/
call
ayen
her
sone
tyll
to
morowe
.
&
as
ye
thynke
by
reason
then
do
with
hym
youre
pleasure
.
As
th
emperour
that
herde
anone
he
lete
the
chylde
too
be
called
ayen
&
in
the
meane
tyme
be
he
sette
hym
in
pryson
whyles
the
mayster
sholde
fynysshe
his
tale
.
And
then
he
beganne
to
saye
in
suche
maner
as
folowith
.
The
example
of
the
fyrste
mayster
the emperor hears a master's example; through the door, his son is seen surrounded by guards
THere
was
a
valyaunt
knyght
whiche
had
oonly
one
soone
as
ye
haue
.
The
whiche
he
loued
so
moche
that
he
ordeyned
for
his
kepynge
thre
nourysshes
.
the
fyrste
sholde
gyue
hym
souke
&
fede
hym
the
seconde
sholde
wasshe
hym
&
kepe
hym
clene
.
the
thirde
sholde
brynge
hym
to
slepe
&
to
reste
.
This
knyghte
had
also
a
greyhounde
&
a
fawcon
that
he
also
loued
ryghte
well
.
The
greyhounde
was
so
good
that
he
neuer
ran
too
noo
game
but
he
toke
it
.
&
helde
it
tyl
his
mayster
came
.
And
yf
his
mayster
dysposed
hym
to
go
to
batayle
.
yf
he
sholde
not
spede
in
the
batayll
/
anone
as
he
sholde
mounte
vpon
his
horse
.
the
greyhounde
wold
take
the
horse
tayll
in
his
mouth
&
drawe
bakwarde
/
&
wolde
also
cry
&
howle
meruaylously
loude
.
By
thise
sygnes
the
knyght
vnderstode
yf
that
he
sholde
spede
in
his
iourneye
or
not
.
The
faucon
was
so
gentyll
and
so
hardy
that
he
was
neuer
caste
of
to
his
praye
but
he
toke
it
.
This
same
knyght
had
grete
plesure
in
iustynge
&
turneynge
.
so
that
vpon
a
tyme
vnder
his
castell
he
lete
proclame
a
tornement
to
the
whiche
came
many
good
lordes
and
knyghtes
.
The
knyght
entred
in
to
the
tourney
.
&
his
lady
went
with
her
maydens
to
se
it
.
And
as
they
went
out
after
went
the
nourysshes
&
lefte
the
the
chylde
lyenge
alone
in
the
cradell
in
the
halle
where
the
greyhounde
laye
nygh
the
wall
.
and
the
hauke
or
faucon
standynge
vpon
a
perke
.
In
this
halle
there
was
a
serpente
lurkynge
or
hydde
in
a
hole
.
to
all
them
of
the
castell
vnknowen
.
The
whiche
whan
he
felte
that
they
were
all
absent
he
put
out
his
hede
of
his
hole
.
&
as
he
no
man
sawe
but
the
chylde
lyenge
in
in
the
cradell
.
he
went
out
of
his
cauerne
towardes
the
cradell
for
the
chylde
to
haue
slayne
.
The
noble
faucon
seynge
that
.
behelde
the
grehounde
that
was
slepynge
/
she
made
suche
a
noyse
&
rustelynge
with
her
winges
or
feders
that
the
greyhounde
a
woke
and
rose
vp
.
and
whan
he
sawe
the
serpente
nyghe
the
chylde
.
anone
ayenst
hym
he
lepte
/
&
they
bothe
faught
so
longe
togyder
.
tyll
that
the
serpente
hadde
greuously
hurted
and
wounded
the
greyhounde
.
that
he
bled
sore
.
soo
the
the
erthe
about
the
cradell
was
al
be
bled
with
the
blode
of
the
greyhounde
.
The
greyhounde
whan
that
he
felte
hymselfe
so
greuously
hurted
and
wounded
.
sterte
fyersly
vpon
the
serpente
.
and
faught
sore
togyder
and
so
egerly
.
so
that
betwyne
theym
the
cradell
was
ouer
caste
with
the
chylde
the
botome
vp
warde
.
And
by
bycause
the
the
cradell
had
foure
pomelles
or
fete
they
saued
the
chyldes
vysage
&
his
lyfe
frome
ony
hurtynge
fallynge
to
wardes
the
erthe
.
&
what
shal
I
say
more
.
Incontynent
therafter
with
grete
payne
the
greyhounde
ouercame
&
slewe
the
serpente
/
&
went
&
layd
hym
downe
ayen
in
his
place
&
lycked
his
woundes
/
And
anone
after
as
the
iustes
&
torneye
was
done
.
the
nourysshes
were
the
fyrste
that
came
in
to
the
castell
/
&
as
they
sawe
the
cradell
reuersed
with
bloode
vppon
the
erthe
enuyronned
.
and
that
the
greyhounde
was
also
blody
.
they
thought
and
sayde
amonges
themselfe
that
the
greyhounde
hadde
slayne
the
chylde
.
and
they
were
not
soo
wyse
as
too
tourne
vppe
ayen
the
cradell
with
the
chylde
for
too
haue
seene
what
was
therof
befallen
.
But
they
sayd
/
lete
vs
fle
or
ren
away
leest
that
oure
mayster
put
or
lay
the
blame
vpon
vs
and
slee
vs
.
And
as
they
were
thus
away
rennynge
/
they
met
with
the
knyghtes
wyfe
.
and
she
sayd
to
them
wherfore
make
ye
this
sorowe
/
&
whether
wyl
ye
ren
&
they
sayde
.
O
lady
woo
and
sorowe
be
to
vs
and
to
you
why
what
is
there
happened
.
shewe
me
.
The
grehounde
they
sayd
that
our
lorde
&
mayster
loueth
soo
moche
hath
deuoured
and
slayne
youre
sone
/
&
lyeth
by
the
wall
all
full
of
the
bloode
.
As
the
lady
this
herde
she
fell
to
the
erthe
and
began
to
wepe
and
crye
pyteously
:
&
sayd
alas
.
O
my
dere
sone
be
ye
thus
slayne
&
dede
.
what
shall
I
nowe
make
that
I
haue
my
onely
sone
thus
loste
.
her
withall
came
in
the
knyght
frome
the
torneye
.
&
beholdyng
his
lady
thus
cryenge
&
makyng
sorowe
.
he
demaunded
her
wherfore
that
she
made
so
grete
sorowe
and
lamentacyou
.
She
answered
hym
.
O
my
lorde
youre
greyhounde
that
ye
loue
soo
moche
hath
slayne
your
onely
sone
.
&
lyeth
by
the
wal
sacyate
with
bloode
of
the
chylde
.
The
knyght
hugely
angred
went
in
to
the
hall
.
&
the
greyhounde
went
to
hym
to
mete
and
to
fawne
as
he
was
wonte
to
doo
And
the
knyght
drewe
out
his
swerde
&
with
one
stroke
smote
of
the
houndes
heede
.
and
went
to
the
cradell
and
founde
his
sone
al
hole
.
and
by
the
cradell
the
serpente
slayne
.
And
by
dyuers
sygnes
perceyued
that
the
hounde
hadde
foughten
ayenst
the
serpent
for
the
saluacyon
of
the
chylde
.
Then
with
grete
sorowe
&
wepyng
he
tare
his
here
and
sayd
woo
be
to
me
that
for
the
wordes
of
my
wyfe
I
haue
slayne
my
good
greyhounde
the
whiche
hath
saued
my
chyldes
lyfe
&
hath
slayne
the
serpente
.
Herfore
I
wyll
put
my selfe
to
penaunce
&
brake
his
swerde
in
thre
peces
.
and
went
to
wardes
the
holy
londe
.
&
abode
there
all
the
dayes
of
his
lyfe
.
Then
sayd
the
mayster
to
th
emperour
.
Lorde
vnderstande
ye
what
.
I
haue
sayd
.
And
he
answerd
and
sayde
ryght
well
.
The
mayster
sayd
:
Yf
that
ye
do
youre
sone
to
dethe
for
the
wordes
of
your
wyfe
.
it
shall
come
to
you
wors
than
it
dyde
too
the
knyght
for
his
greyhounde
.
The
Emperour
sayde
ye
haue
shewed
me
a
fayre
example
.
&
without
doute
this
daye
shall
not
my
sone
dye
.
Tho
sayd
the
mayster
yf
ye
do
so
ye
do
wysly
.
but
I
thanke
you
that
ye
haue
hym
spared
this
daye
for
my
sake
:
¶
The
seconde
complaynte
of
the
Empresse
.
¶
Whan
the
th
empresse
herde
that
the
chylde
was
not
yet
deede
.
She
began
to
wepe
bytterly
&
sate
her
downe
vpon
the
erthe
in
the
asshes
&
wolde
not
holde
vppe
her
heed
.
As
th
emperour
that
herde
he
entred
in
to
the
chamber
&
sayd
to
her
.
O
good
wyfe
wherfore
make
ye
all
this
sorowe
&
trouble
your selfe
so
moche
.
She
sayd
demaunde
ye
me
that
knowe
ye
not
well
what
grete
despyte
&
shame
that
I
haue
suffred
of
your
vnhappy
sone
.
&
haue
ꝓmysed
me
that
ye
shold
se
iustyse
ouer
him
done
&
yet
he
lyueth
of
trouth
.
it
shall
hapne
too
you
as
it
happened
vpon
a
shepeherde
&
a
boore
.
The
emperour
sayd
.
I
praye
you
shewe
me
that
example
for
my
lernynge
.
and
she
sayd
yesterday
I
shewed
one
:
and
I
sawe
none
effecte
that
therof
came
.
too
what
entente
sholde
I
now
shewe
.
Neuertheles
I
shal
this
notable
example
telle
&
declare
vnto
you
/
in
this
maner
here
after
folowynge
.
the empress complains to the emperor; his imprisoned son is seen through the doorway
THere
was
somtyme
an
Emperour
the
whiche
had
a
grete
foreste
/
wherin
was
a
bore
that
was
so
cruell
&
so
fell
that
all
men
goynge
through
the
forest
he
kylled
and
deuoured
.
The
emperour
was
therof
ryght
heuy
.
and
lete
to
proclame
thrugh
all
his
empyre
.
that
who
soeuer
he
was
that
coude
sle
the
bore
sholde
haue
his
oonly
doughter
too
wyfe
.
&
therto
his
Empyre
after
his
deth
.
&
as
this
in
all
places
proclamed
was
there
was
not
one
man
founde
that
durst
medle
or
intromytte
.
Than
was
there
a
shepeherde
whyche
in
hymself
thought
.
myght
I
this
bore
sle
&
wynne
I
sholde
not
not
only
auaunce
my self
.
but
also
al
my
generatyon
&
kynred
he
toke
his
shepeherdes
staf
in
his
honde
.
and
went
in
to
the
forest
.
And
as
the
boore
had
of
hym
a
syght
.
he
drew
hym
to
wardes
the
herd
man
.
and
he
for
fere
clymmed
vpon
a
tree
.
Than
the
bore
began
to
byte
and
gnawe
the
tree
/
so
that
the
herde
thought
shortely
that
he
sholde
haue
ouer
throwe
it
.
This
tre
was
laden
with
grete
plente
of
fruyte
The
herde
gadred
and
plucked
therof
and
cast
them
to
the
boore
.
In
so
moche
that
whan
he
had
fylled
hym
ther
with
he
put
and
layde
hym
downe
to
slepe
.
The
whiche
perceyuynge
the
herde
by
lytell
&
lytell
he
descended
&
with
the
one
hande
he
clawed
the
bore
.
&
with
the
other
he
helde
hym selfe
on
the
tre
/
&
seynge
that
the
boore
slepte
soundly
&
faste
.
drewe
out
his
knyfe
and
smote
that
bore
to
the
herte
&
kylled
him
.
&
wedded
th
emperours
doughter
to
his
wyf
:
&
aft
the
deth
of
her
fader
he
was
made
emperour
.
tho
sayd
she
my
lorde
wote
ye
not
what
I
haue
sayd
.
He
sayd
ryght
well
.
Then
sayd
she
.
this
myghty
bore
betokeneth
your
mooste
noble
persone
/
ayenst
whome
maye
no
man
with
stande
.
neyther
by
wysdom
ne
with
strength
.
This
shepeherde
with
hys
staffe
is
the
persone
of
your
vngracyous
sone
.
which
with
his
staff
of
connynge
begynneth
to
play
with
you
as
the
herdman
clawed
the
bore
and
made
him
to
slepe
&
after
kylled
hym
.
In
that
same
maner
the
maysters
of
your
sone
by
theyr
fals
fables
and
narracyons
clawe
&
glose
vnto
the
tyme
that
your
sone
slee
you
.
that
he
may
regne
.
Tho
sayd
th
emperour
god
forbede
that
they
sholde
doo
too
me
as
they
dyde
to
the
bore
.
&
sayd
vnto
her
this
day
my
sone
shall
be
hanged
.
And
she
answered
yf
ye
do
so
ye
do
wysely
.
Than
th
emperour
the
seconde
tyme
syttynge
in
iugement
.
commaunded
to
lede
hym
to
the
galowes
&
hange
hym
.
And
whyles
he
was
goynge
.
the
seconde
mayster
came
before
th
emperour
doynge
hym
reuerence
as
it
is
before
shewed
in
the
comynge
of
the
fyrste
mayster
.
To
whom
the
seconde
mayster
sayd
O
my
lorde
th
emperour
yf
ye
sholde
do
sle
your
sone
for
the
wordes
of
your
wyfe
it
myghte
worse
come
to
you
than
it
dyde
to
a
knyght
which
for
the
wordes
of
his
wyfe
was
vniustly
put
in
a
pyller
.
Th
emperoure
sayd
.
O
good
mayster
tell
me
how
it
hapned
.
And
he
sayde
my
lorde
I
shall
not
saye
it
but
yf
that
ye
wyll
doo
call
ayen
your
sone
from
the
deth
vnto
the
tyme
that
th
example
be
tolde
.
the
whiche
yf
it
tourne
you
not
frome
your
purpose
.
your
wyll
be
fulfylled
.
The
emperour
commaunded
that
the
chylde
sholde
be
called
ayen
.
And
vnder
sorowfull
.
neuerthelesse
she
knocked
to
haue
come
in
.
Tho
spake
the
knyght
out
of
the
wyndowe
.
O
thou
moste
euyll
&
vnclene
wyfe
.
now
I
knowe
&
am
experte
that
many
a
tyme
ye
haue
forsaken
my
bedde
&
gone
and
done
auoutrye
.
now
shall
ye
stande
tyll
the
bel
be
rongen
and
that
the
wakers
may
take
you
and
doo
with
you
accordyng
to
the
lawe
.
The
wyfe
answered
.
My
lorde
wherfore
lay
ye
that
to
me
.
In
trouth
I
shall
saye
you
I
was
called
by
my
moders
mayden
&
fetched
in
the
nyght
.
&
whan
I
sawe
that
ye
slepte
so
swetely
I
durste
not
a
wake
you
bycause
that
ye
are
olde
.
and
therfore
I
toke
the
keyes
&
went
to
my
moder
the
whyche
is
sore
seke
.
that
I
fere
too
morowe
she
muste
bee
anoynted
or
aneeled
notwithstandyng
for
that
I
sholde
not
you
offende
or
dysplease
I
haue
hasted
me
ayen
to
you
&
haue
lefte
her
lyenge
in
grete
payne
&
infyrmyte
.
Therfore
I
pray
you
for
the
loue
of
god
lete
me
in
afore
the
bel
be
rongen
.
The
knyght
answered
So
shall
ye
not
come
in
.
ye
muste
there
abyde
vnto
the
tyme
that
the
bell
be
rongen
.
&
tyll
that
the
wakers
come
and
take
you
.
Then
she
sayde
that
sholde
be
to
you
&
to
me
:
to
all
our
frendes
&
kynred
a
grete
shame
and
rebuke
.
Therfore
atte
the
reuerence
of
almyghty
god
lete
me
come
in
.
Than
sayd
he
.
Haue
in
thy
mynde
euil
and
false
wyfe
how
oftentymes
ye
haue
forsaken
my
bedde
and
doone
auoutrye
.
It
is
moche
better
that
ye
suffer
shame
and
bee
wayle
for
youre
synnes
here
in
this
worlde
.
thanne
for
too
suffer
payne
in
helle
.
She
sayd
ayen
to
him
I
praye
you
for
the
loue
of
him
that
was
crucyfyed
&
dyed
vpon
the
crosse
haue
mercy
vp
on
me
.
The
knyght
answered
.
ye
laboure
all
in
vayn
for
ye
shall
not
come
in
.
but
ye
shall
tary
the
comynge
the
wakers
.
As
she
herde
that
.
she
sayde
my
lorde
ye
knowe
well
that
by
this
dore
standyth
a
well
.
yf
ye
lete
me
not
come
in
I
shall
therin
drowne
my selfe
.
rather
thanne
all
my
frendes
sholde
be
shamed
for
me
.
Thenne
sayd
he
.
wolde
god
that
ye
had
be
drowned
long
afore
or
ye
in
my
bedde
came
.
And
as
they
thus
spake
togyder
.
the
mone
went
down
&
was
al
derke
.
Tho
sayde
she
.
yf
it
wyll
none
otherwyse
be
I
shal
drowne
miselfe
.
but
yet
afore
as
a
trewe
crysten
woman
I
wylle
make
my
testament
.
Fyrst
I
bequethe
to
god
&
to
oure
lady
my
soule
.
my
body
too
be
buryed
in
the
chyrche
of
saynt
Peter
&
of
all
other
thynges
&
goodes
that
god
hath
sent
me
.
I
gyue
vnto
you
to
dyspose
for
my
soule
after
your
wysdome
&
dyscrecyon
.
&
whan
she
had
thus
sayd
.
she
went
to
the
well
.
&
a
grete
stone
ther
beynge
with
bothe
her
armes
she
lyfte
vp
&
sayd
.
Nowe
I
drowne
my selfe
.
&
caste
the
stone
downe
in
to
the
well
&
wente
ayen
pryuely
and
stode
by
the
dore
.
The
knyghte
herynge
that
noyse
cryed
with
a
lowde
voyce
saynge
/
alas
alas
my
wyfe
is
drowned
.
and
hastely
came
downe
and
ranne
to
the
well
.
And
whan
she
sawe
that
the
dore
was
open
.
anone
she
entred
and
locked
and
made
faste
the
yate
/
&
went
vp
to
the
chamber
&
laye
&
loked
out
of
the
wyndowe
.
The
knyghte
stode
by
the
welle
&
cryed
and
wepte
bytterly
and
sayd
.
woo
be
to
me
I
haue
now
loste
my
moost
beloued
wyfe
.
cursed
be
the
tyme
that
.
I
made
faste
the
dore
ayenst
her
.
The
lady
herde
that
&
sayd
.
O
ye
cursed
olde
grysarde
.
why
stande
ye
there
this
tyme
on
the
nyght
.
was
not
my
body
to
you
suffycyent
.
wherfore
goo
ye
thus
euery
nyghte
out
to
your
harlottes
&
hores
and
leue
my
bed
.
As
he
herde
the
voyce
of
his
wyfe
he
was
ryght
gladde
and
sayd
Blessed
be
god
that
yet
she
is
not
drowned
.
But
my
good
lady
wherfore
laye
ye
suche
thynges
ayenst
me
.
I
thoughte
to
haue
chastysed
you
.
and
therfore
I
locked
the
dore
.
¶
But
in
no
wyse
I
entended
your
peryl
/
ye
knowe
well
whatte
sorowe
I
made
for
you
whan
I
herde
you
to
haue
fallen
in
the
well
.
&
therfore
I
came
lyghtly
to
haue
holpen
you
.
Therupon
she
sayde
.
falsly
ye
lye
.
I
neuer
dyde
suche
thinges
as
ye
laye
to
me
.
But
it
appereth
by
a
comyn
prouerbe
.
he
that
is
defectyfe
or
culpable
hymself
in
a
synne
.
he
iugeth
euery
man
to
be
in
the
same
.
or
elles
the
fader
soughte
neuer
his
sone
in
the
ouen
:
but
yf
he
had
ben
therin
hymselve
.
And
therfore
ye
put
that
to
me
that
ye
your selfe
haue
oftentymes
done
&
vsed
.
but
one
thynge
I
promyt
you
.
ye
shall
abyde
there
tyll
the
wakers
come
.
&
that
the
bell
be
rongen
that
they
may
lede
you
before
the
iuges
to
abyde
&
suffer
the
law
.
Tho
sayd
the
knyght
.
wherfore
laye
ye
suche
thynges
too
me
/
I
am
olde
&
all
my
lyfe
dayes
I
haue
ben
conuersaunt
in
this
Cyte
.
&
in
this
was
I
neuer
dyffamed
.
&
therfore
lete
me
in
that
to
me
ne
to
your self
ye
do
no
shame
.
She
sayd
.
ye
speke
in
vayne
.
It
is
better
that
ye
forthynke
your
synnes
in
this
worlde
than
in
hell
.
Haue
in
mynde
what
the
wyse
man
sayth
.
A
poore
man
proude
.
A
ryche
man
a
lyer
.
An
olde
man
a
fole
god
hatyth
.
So
ye
be
a
lyer
and
ryche
.
what
nede
was
it
too
you
for
too
lye
vpon
me
.
And
ye
are
a
fole
.
for
ye
had
the
floure
of
my
youth
at
your
pleasure
.
and
yet
ye
muste
renne
to
hoores
&
harlottes
.
And
therfore
it
is
a
grete
grace
of
god
that
ye
haue
tyme
and
space
too
forthynke
it
.
leste
that
ye
sholde
perysshe
and
be
dampned
for
eurmore
.
&
for
that
suffre
your
penaunce
pacyently
.
The
knyght
sayd
.
O
my
best
and
well
beloued
lady
all
though
it
be
so
.
yet
is
god
mercyfull
.
and
he
asketh
noo
thynge
of
a
synner
.
but
he
amende
his
lyfe
and
forthynke
and
doo
penaunce
for
his
synnes
.
Nowe
lete
me
come
in
and
I
wyll
make
amendes
.
She
sayde
.
Whiche
deuyll
hath
made
you
so
good
a
prechour
So
come
ye
not
in
And
as
they
thus
spake
the
bell
was
rongen
/
the
knyght
herynge
that
sayd
.
O
my
mooste
dere
lady
the
bell
ryngeth
now
.
suffer
me
to
come
in
that
I
be
not
a
shamed
for
euer
.
whiche
answered
.
the
ryngynge
of
the
bell
pretendeth
the
helthe
of
youre
soule
take
it
pacyently
in
your
penaunce
.
And
as
this
was
sayd
come
the
wakers
that
aboute
the
cyte
went
&
founde
the
knyght
standynge
in
the
strete
&
sayd
to
him
.
O
good
man
it
is
not
gode
that
ye
in
this
houre
of
the
nyght
stande
here
.
And
as
she
herde
the
voyce
of
the
wakers
/
she
sayd
.
Good
felowes
venge
me
on
the
olde
cursed
horehunter
&
rybaude
.
for
ye
knowe
whose
doughter
&
what
.
I
am
.
This
cursed
olde
man
is
wont
euery
nyght
to
leue
my
bed
.
&
go
the
to
his
hoores
&
harlottes
.
I
haue
longe
forborne
hym
and
wolde
not
shewe
it
ne
complayne
vpon
hym
too
my
frendes
.
for
I
trusted
that
he
wolde
haue
amended
his
mysrule
.
&
it
helpeth
not
.
And
therfore
take
hym
&
punysshe
hym
after
the
lawe
.
the
all
suche
olde
dotardes
may
take
example
by
hym
.
Then
the
wakers
toke
hym
&
all
nyght
chastysed
hym
in
pryson
.
&
on
the
morne
they
put
hym
on
the
pyllery
.
Tho
sayd
to
the
Emperoure
.
Lorde
haue
ye
ynderstonde
what
I
haue
sayd
&
he
sayd
ryght
well
.
Tho
sayd
the
mayster
.
yf
ye
put
to
dethe
your
sone
by
the
excytacyon
of
your
wyfe
.
it
shall
to
you
worse
come
than
it
dyd
to
the
knyght
.
The
Emperour
sayd
she
was
the
worste
woman
that
euer
I
herde
of
that
so
falsly
her
husbande
brought
to
shame
&
rebuke
.
I
say
to
you
mayster
that
for
the
reason
of
this
example
my
sone
shall
this
daye
not
dye
.
The
mayster
sayd
to
hym
.
yf
ye
do
so
than
do
ye
wysely
.
And
that
herafter
ye
shall
ioye
.
&
I
commende
you
to
god
/
&
thanke
you
of
your
pacyent
herynge
/
and
of
the
sparynge
of
your
sone
and
so
he
departed
.
¶
The
thyrde
complaynte
of
the
Empresse
¶
Whan
th
empresse
herde
that
the
chylde
was
not
dede
she
wepte
bytterly
&
entred
in
to
her
preuy
chamber
/
&
tare
her
skyn
with
her
nayles
.
&
with
loude
voyce
cryed
&
sayd
alas
that
euer
I
was
borne
.
&
that
I
soo
grete
a
kynges
doughter
sholde
thus
be
intreated
&
shamed
and
therof
can
haue
no
remedy
her
gētilwȳmen
thꝭ
heryng
went
&
shewed
it
to
th
emperour
.
&
he
went
vnto
her
&
conforted
her
sayng
.
O
lady
wepe
not
so
ne
cry
not
.
for
it
becometh
you
no
thynge
/
whiche
sayde
/
the
loue
that
I
haue
&
owe
to
you
maketh
me
more
to
sorowe
than
the
contempte
of
the
dede
.
for
why
the
inwarde
loue
of
your
herte
hath
hytherto
prohybite
&
letted
me
that
I
haue
not
retorned
ayen
in
to
my
countree
to
my
fader
but
I
fere
yf
I
sholde
so
do
to
you
it
myght
do
harme
for
he
is
myghty
to
honoure
me
with
rychesses
.
and
too
venge
my
quarell
&
despyte
in
suche
wyse
that
ye
&
youres
myght
forthynke
it
Therto
sayd
th
emperour
lete
that
goo
out
of
your
mynde
.
shewe
it
not
/
for
as
long
as
I
lyue
I
shall
neuer
fayle
you
.
And
she
sayd
/
lorde
I
praye
god
that
ye
maye
longe
lyue
.
But
I
fere
me
that
it
shall
hapen
vpon
you
as
it
dyde
of
a
knyght
and
of
his
sone
that
wolde
not
burye
his
faders
hede
in
the
chyrcheyerde
.
and
yet
his
fader
was
for
hym
slayne
/
Than
sayd
th
emperour
Shewe
me
that
example
.
how
that
was
that
he
wolde
not
burye
his
faders
heede
/
She
sayd
I
shall
do
it
to
your
proufyte
.
¶
The
thyrde
example
of
the
Empresse
¶
The
thyrde
example
of
the
Empresse
.
the empress complains to the emperor; his imprisoned son is seen through the doorway
THere
was
in
the
cyte
of
rome
a
knyghte
that
had
two
doughters
&
one
sone
.
this
knyght
hadde
so
grete
delyte
in
hauntinge
iustynge
and
turneynge
that
all
thynge
that
he
myght
wynne
&
gete
he
layde
it
and
spente
it
therupon
.
In
that
tyme
was
an
emperour
named
Octauyan
.
whiche
in
rychesse
of
golde
&
syluer
exceded
al
other
kynges
and
prynces
In
so
moche
that
he
had
a
toure
full
of
golde
.
and
ordeyned
a
knyght
to
haue
the
kepynge
&
charge
therof
.
This
knyghte
that
so
haunted
iustynge
&
other
ydell
games
came
to
so
grete
pouerte
that
he
was
dysposed
to
sel
his
herytage
.
&
called
to
hym
his
sone
and
sayd
.
My
sone
it
behoueth
me
of
your
counseyll
.
for
necessyte
and
pouerte
compelleth
me
to
sell
myn
herytage
.
or
elles
for
to
fynde
all
other
way
by
the
whiche
I
maye
lyue
.
for
yf
I
sholde
sell
myn
heritage
.
ye
&
your
systers
sholde
perysshe
.
The
sone
sayde
.
Fader
yf
ye
can
fynde
ony
other
meane
without
sellynge
of
the
herytage
.
I
sholde
be
redy
to
helpe
you
.
To
whome
the
fader
sayd
I
am
bethought
vpon
a
good
counseyll
.
Th
emperour
hath
a
toure
full
of
golde
/
by
nyght
tyme
lete
vs
go
thyder
with
instrumentes
and
dygge
and
hewe
through
the
toure
.
and
lete
vs
take
of
the
golde
as
moche
as
shal
suffyse
vs
.
Therto
answered
the
sone
&
sayd
.
that
counseyl
can
not
be
amended
.
for
it
is
better
of
th
emperoures
golde
to
take
to
helpe
vs
than
our
herytage
to
sell
They
rose
vp
bothe
in
a
nyght
and
went
to
the
toure
and
with
instrumentes
they
made
there
thrugh
an
hole
and
toke
as
moche
golde
as
they
bothe
coude
cary
awaye
at
that
tyme
.
The
knyght
payed
his
dettes
&
haunted
ayen
iustes
as
he
dyde
before
tyll
all
was
spente
and
consumed
.
In
the
meane
whyle
the
keper
of
.
the
tresoure
went
in
to
the
toure
&
whan
he
sawe
the
tresoure
stolen
.
&
a
grete
hole
made
through
the
wall
.
he
began
to
waxe
sore
a
ferde
&
went
to
th
emperour
and
shewed
how
it
was
befallen
.
To
whome
th
emperour
sayd
all
angrely
.
What
nedest
thou
to
shewe
that
haue
I
not
delyuered
to
the
my
tresoure
/
&
therfore
of
the
I
wyll
aske
it
.
Tho
anone
as
the
keper
herde
that
went
to
the
toure
ayen
.
&
set
afore
the
hole
a
grete
vessel
ful
of
pytche
medled
with
other
gummes
so
subtely
.
that
noo
man
myght
come
in
at
that
hole
.
but
that
he
must
nedes
fall
in
to
that
vessell
.
&
yf
he
therin
fyll
he
coude
no
more
come
out
of
it
.
Not
longe
after
the
knyghte
had
all
the
golde
consumed
and
spent
&
went
ayen
with
his
sone
to
the
toure
to
stele
more
golde
.
and
as
the
fader
went
in
fyrste
.
anone
he
was
fallen
in
the
ves
with
pytche
to
the
necke
.
&
whan
he
sawe
that
he
was
taken
&
coude
not
gete
out
he
sayd
to
his
sone
.
folow
me
not
.
for
yf
thou
doost
thou
may
not
escape
to
be
taken
.
Than
the
sone
sayd
.
god
defende
it
that
I
sholde
not
helpe
you
:
for
yf
ye
are
founden
we
are
all
but
dede
.
&
yf
that
ye
may
not
be
holpen
by
me
.
I
shall
seke
counseyll
how
that
ye
maye
be
delyuered
&
holpen
.
The
fader
sayd
/
there
is
none
other
counseyll
.
but
with
thy
swerde
smyte
of
myn
heed
/
and
as
my
body
is
founde
without
hede
noo
man
shall
knowe
me
.
&
so
thou
and
my
doughters
may
escape
&
auoyde
thꝭ
wordly
shame
&
dethe
.
The
sone
sayde
.
fader
ye
haue
gyuen
the
best
counseyll
.
For
yf
it
were
so
that
ony
man
myght
perceyue
ony
knolege
of
you
.
none
of
vs
sholde
escape
that
deth
&
therfore
it
is
expedient
that
your
hede
be
smyten
of
.
Anone
he
drewe
out
his
swerde
&
smote
of
his
faders
hede
&
caste
it
in
to
a
pytte
.
&
afterwarde
hyd
it
therin
and
yede
and
shewed
to
his
systers
all
the
mater
.
whiche
many
dayes
after
pryuely
bewayled
the
dethe
of
theyr
fader
.
After
this
the
keper
of
the
tresour
came
in
to
the
toure
&
founde
a
body
without
ony
hede
.
wherof
he
wondred
sore
.
and
shewed
it
to
the
emperour
To
whome
he
sayde
.
bynde
that
body
at
the
tayle
of
an
horse
.
&
so
drawe
it
by
al
the
stretes
of
the
cyte
.
&
dyligently
take
good
hede
yf
ye
here
ony
crye
or
wepynge
.
where
soo
euer
ye
here
that
he
is
lorde
of
the
house
.
take
all
them
&
with
the
body
drawe
them
to
the
galowes
&
hange
them
.
The
whiche
themperours
seruauntes
fulfylled
accordynge
to
his
commaundement
.
And
as
they
came
ayenst
the
house
of
the
dede
knyght
.
&
as
the
doughters
sawe
body
of
theyre
dede
fader
.
they
made
a
merueylous
grete
shryche
&
wept
pyteously
&
as
ther
broder
that
herd
.
anone
he
wounded
hymself
.
greuously
in
the
mouthe
with
a
knyfe
.
so
that
grete
plente
of
bloode
came
oute
of
the
wounde
.
The
offycers
whan
the
herde
that
noyse
&
crye
entred
in
to
the
house
.
&
demaunded
the
cause
of
theyr
noyse
&
clamour
.
Tho
anwered
the
sone
that
I
am
thus
wounded
.
for
whan
my
systers
sawe
my
bloode
so
habundauntly
go
oute
as
ye
see
.
they
began
to
wepe
and
crye
.
And
whan
the
offycer
sawe
the
wounde
they
byleued
his
wordes
.
&
so
dysceyued
went
theyr
wayes
.
and
hang
the
body
of
the
knyght
vpon
the
galowes
where
it
hang
long
tyme
&
his
sone
wolde
neyther
take
his
body
downe
frome
the
galowes
.
ne
yet
bury
his
hede
the
Empresse
sayd
vnderstande
ye
what
I
haue
sayd
.
Th
emperour
sayd
ye
ryght
well
.
¶
The
declaratyon
of
the
example
.
¶
Tho
spake
th
empresse
.
thus
my
lorde
I
fere
me
it
shal
be
of
you
&
of
youre
sone
.
This
knyght
for
loue
of
his
sone
was
made
poore
.
&
fyrste
he
commytted
thefte
&
brake
the
toure
.
secondary
dyde
hymself
too
be
heded
.
that
his
chyldren
sholde
haue
no
shame
.
After
that
sone
cast
his
hede
in
a
dyke
.
&
buryed
it
nether
in
chyrche
nor
in
chyrcheyerde
.
his
body
he
suffred
to
hange
styll
vpon
the
galowes
.
yf
that
he
coude
not
haue
taken
it
downe
in
the
daye
he
myght
wel
haue
done
in
the
nyght
.
In
the
same
maner
ye
laboure
nyght
and
day
that
ye
maye
promote
your
sone
to
honoure
&
ryches
But
without
doubte
he
dayly
laboureth
for
your
confusyon
&
destructyon
that
he
may
regne
after
you
in
your
empyre
.
Therfore
I
aduyse
you
that
ye
do
him
to
be
hanged
before
or
he
you
destroye
.
Th
emperour
sayd
ye
haue
shewed
me
a
good
example
.
The
knyghtes
so
ne
whan
he
had
smyten
of
his
faders
hede
wolde
not
bury
it
.
Without
doute
my
fader
shall
not
do
so
by
me
but
he
communded
anone
his
offycers
that
they
sholde
lede
hym
to
the
galowes
.
&
they
obeyed
his
commaundement
hastely
.
&
as
they
lad
hym
thrugh
the
stretes
the
people
made
grete
noyse
&
lamentacyon
.
alas
alas
the
onely
sone
of
the
emperour
is
lad
ayen
to
wardes
the
galowes
/
&
as
they
thus
ladde
hym
.
the
thyrde
mayster
named
Craton
came
rydyng
vpon
an
hors
/
&
as
the
chylde
sawe
hym
he
bowed
downe
his
hede
to
hym
as
though
he
had
sayd
.
haue
mynde
vpon
me
.
The
people
cryed
sayng
.
O
good
mayster
hast
you
&
saue
youre
dyscyple
.
He
smote
his
horse
with
spores
&
hasted
him
to
the
palays
.
And
whan
he
came
before
th
emperoure
he
honourably
salued
hym
.
whiche
sayd
.
thy
comyng
hyther
shall
neuer
auayll
the
/
nor
it
that
thou
comest
for
The
mayster
sayd
.
I
hoped
in
my
comynge
to
haue
be
welcome
&
haue
had
a
better
rewarde
&
not
too
haue
be
rebuked
.
The
emperour
sayd
/
as
ye
haue
deserued
so
shal
it
be
to
you
.
To
whom
he
sayd
.
My
lord
what
haue
I
deserued
.
Th
emperour
sayde
.
ye
haue
ryghte
well
deserued
deth
.
For
why
I
delyuered
to
you
my
sone
well
spekynge
&
wel
manered
for
to
enfourme
and
teche
.
&
ye
haue
delyuered
hym
ayen
too
me
dompe
&
a
rybaude
.
To
whom
the
mayster
sayd
/
in
that
ye
say
he
is
dompe
that
I
commytte
to
god
/
for
he
maketh
the
dompe
to
speke
&
the
defe
to
here
.
But
in
that
ye
saye
that
he
wolde
haue
your
wyfe
enforced
that
wolde
I
gladly
knowe
yf
ony
creature
haue
that
seen
.
for
there
is
no
malyce
aboue
the
malyce
of
a
woman
/
and
that
shall
I
proue
by
a
good
example
that
wymmen
are
full
of
lesynges
&
decepcōns
.
&
yf
ye
put
to
deth
your
sone
for
the
wordes
of
your
wyfe
/
it
shall
happen
to
you
as
it
dyd
to
a
noble
man
of
his
wyfe
&
of
his
pye
.
the
whiche
he
loued
merueylously
.
To
whome
th
emperour
sayd
.
I
you
tell
me
howe
that
wymmen
are
full
of
malyce
&
lesynges
/
whiche
sayd
I
wyll
not
do
it
/
but
yf
ye
fyrst
calle
ayen
your
sone
frome
the
dethe
.
&
then
at
youre
pleasure
I
shall
shewe
th
example
.
Than
th
emperour
anone
made
the
chylde
too
be
called
ayen
and
put
in
pryson
.
Than
the
mayster
began
to
say
this
example
in
this
fourme
folowynge
.
the emperor hears a master's example; through the door, his son is seen surrounded by guards
THere
was
in
a
cyte
a
ryche
burgeys
that
had
a
pye
the
which
he
loued
so
moche
that
euery
day
be
taught
her
to
speke
latyn
&
hebrewe
.
And
whan
that
she
had
lerned
perfetly
.
to
speke
those
two
langages
/
all
that
she
sawe
&
herde
.
she
shewed
&
tolde
to
her
mayster
.
This
good
man
had
a
fayre
yonge
wyfe
as
ye
haue
/
the
whiche
he
loued
moche
.
but
she
contrary
loued
not
hym
/
bycause
he
myght
not
furnysshe
her
of
such
pleasures
&
lustes
as
she
desyred
to
haue
.
And
therfore
had
she
an
other
fayre
yonge
man
that
she
loued
aboue
her
husbonde
.
And
alwayes
as
her
husbonde
was
out
of
the
towne
about
his
marchaundyse
&
other
besynesses
to
do
.
and
she
sent
for
her
best
beloued
that
they
myght
togyder
make
good
chere
.
The
pye
as
she
that
sawe
tolde
it
to
her
mayster
.
at
his
home
comyng
.
in
suche
wyse
that
the
noyse
ranne
all
ouer
the
cyte
of
her
aduoutry
.
wherof
her
husbonde
many
tyme
brauled
&
chydde
her
.
She
answered
him
.
ye
beleue
your
cursed
pye
.
whiche
as
longe
as
she
lyueth
shall
alwayes
make
betwix
vs
varyaunce
&
dyscorde
.
And
he
sayd
the
pye
can
not
lye
.
for
that
she
seeth
&
hereth
that
she
telleth
me
.
and
therfore
I
beleue
her
more
than
you
.
It
fortuned
that
thꝭ
good
man
went
in
to
ferre
countrees
to
do
his
marchaundyse
.
&
as
sone
as
was
gone
his
wyfe
sent
for
her
frende
&
loue
to
solace
&
make
good
chere
with
him
.
but
he
durst
not
come
by
day
lyght
.
but
abode
to
the
euenynge
leste
that
he
sholde
be
seen
&
marked
of
the
peple
.
And
as
the
nyght
was
comen
/
he
knocked
at
the
gate
:
&
she
was
redy
&
opened
it
&
sayd
.
Go
in
frely
for
n̄o
man
shall
.
see
you
.
&
he
sayd
I
fere
me
the
the
cursed
pye
shall
accuse
vs
.
for
by
her
is
comen
grete
sclaundre
vpon
vs
through
out
all
the
cyte
.
Entre
in
she
sayd
boldely
and
fere
not
.
And
as
he
sholde
passe
through
the
halle
where
the
pye
was
in
her
cage
.
she
herd
hym
say
thyse
wordes
.
O
my
moste
beloued
I
fere
me
gretely
of
the
pye
that
she
shal
bewraye
vs
.
And
as
the
wyfe
herde
that
she
sayd
.
Be
styll
foole
.
it
is
derke
she
may
not
se
you
.
Thenne
the
py
that
herynge
sayde
If
I
se
the
not
I
here
thy
voyce
.
&
thou
doost
wrong
to
my
mayster
.
for
thou
slepest
with
my
maystresse
.
and
whanne
my
mayster
cometh
I
shall
tell
hym
.
The
yonge
man
herynge
that
sayd
.
Tolde
I
not
you
that
the
pye
sholde
dyscouer
vs
.
And
the
wyfe
sayd
fere
no.
for
this
nyght
we
shall
be
auenged
vpon
the
pye
.
And
entred
in
to
the
chamber
&
slepte
to
gyder
that
nyght
.
About
mydnyghte
the
wyfe
arose
.
&
called
to
her
a
mayden
and
sayde
/
fetche
me
a
ladder
&
set
vp
too
the
rofe
of
the
house
that
I
maye
wreke
me
on
the
pye
.
The
mayde
dyde
so
and
they
bothe
went
vp
&
made
an
hole
through
the
coueryng
of
the
house
ryght
ouer
the
pye
/
and
there
thrugh
caste
sande
clay
stones
&
water
vpon
the
pye
.
so
moch
that
the
poore
pye
was
nere
dede
&
on
the
morne
the
yonge
man
went
erly
out
at
a
backe
dore
.
And
whan
the
good
man
was
comen
home
as
his
custume
was
he
went
&
vysyted
his
pye
and
sayd
to
her
.
O
pye
my
welbeloued
byrde
/
say
me
howe
thou
haste
fared
the
whiles
that
I
haue
ben
out
.
She
sayd
.
mayster
I
shall
tel
you
tydynges
that
I
haue
herde
.
your
wyfe
as
sone
as
ye
were
gone
by
the
nyght
tyme
she
lete
a
man
come
in
and
as
I
that
herde
I
tolde
hym
that
I
wolde
shewe
it
to
you
at
your
comynge
home
/
that
not
withstondynge
she
lad
hym
in
to
your
chamber
&
slepte
with
him
al
nyght
.
ye
demaunded
me
also
howe
the
I
haue
doue
in
your
absence
.
And
I
saye
you
of
a
trouth
that
I
was
neuer
so
nygh
my
deth
as
I
was
that
same
nyght
with
snowe
hayle
&
rayne
the
fyll
vpon
my
body
.
so
longe
durynge
that
I
was
almoste
left
for
dede
.
The
wyfe
whan
she
herde
that
sayd
too
her
husbonde
.
Syr
ye
byleue
your
pye
now
may
ye
here
what
she
sayth
/
she
complaynyth
that
in
the
same
nyght
there
fyll
so
moche
snowe
hayle
&
rayne
vpon
her
that
she
was
almost
dede
.
&
yet
ther
was
none
of
them
al
that
same
nyght
.
for
ther
was
not
in
a
yere
a
fayrer
ne
a
clerer
nyght
than
it
was
&
therfore
from
hensforth
byleue
her
not
.
Tho
went
the
good
man
to
his
neyghbours
&
demaunded
of
them
yf
that
nyght
were
ony
tempest
or
rayne
.
They
auswered
that
some
of
them
had
waked
all
the
nyght
.
&
in
all
that
yere
they
had
not
sene
a
fayrer
nyght
.
Tho
went
he
to
his
house
&
sayd
to
his
wyfe
.
I
haue
founden
you
in
the
trouth
for
the
nyght
was
fayr
&
clere
as
I
vnderstonde
of
your
neyghbours
.
ye
may
now
knowe
of
a
trouth
sayd
she
the
py
is
a
lyer
.
with
her
lesynges
she
hath
sowen
&
made
discorde
betwix
vs
.
&
ouer
that
I
am
diffamed
thrugh
the
cite
by
her
fals
lesȳgꝭ
.
than
the
burgeys
went
to
the
pye
&
sayd
wherfore
haste
thou
made
lyes
&
fals
tales
be
twix
me
&
my
wyfe
.
Is
this
the
thanke
that
I
haue
for
that
mete
that
I
was
wont
to
gyue
thou
with
myn
owne
hondes
euery
day
&
haste
also
therby
my
wyfe
brought
in
to
grete
dyffamacyou
thrugh
al
the
towne
.
The
pye
answered
.
god
knoweth
that
I
can
not
lye
for
that
I
sawe
&
herde
that
haue
I
shewed
to
you
.
Than
sayd
he
.
thou
lyest
.
Haste
thou
not
sayde
vnto
me
that
in
the
same
nyghte
was
hayle
&
snowe
&
rayne
.
that
thou
haddest
nerehonde
loste
thy
lyfe
whiche
is
false
.
And
therfore
from
hens
forth
thou
shalt
make
no
mo
lesynges
ne
dyscorde
betwix
me
and
my
wyfe
/
&
toke
the
pye
and
brake
her
necke
.
As
the
wyfe
sawe
that
she
was
ryght
glad
&
sayd
now
haue
ye
done
well
now
maye
we
all
our
lyue
dayes
lyue
in
reste
&
peas
.
And
whan
he
had
slayne
the
pye
.
he
loked
vp
&
sawe
in
the
top
of
the
house
a
laddre
&
a
vessel
with
water
sande
&
stones
.
and
as
he
that
behelde
.
he
perceyued
the
falshede
of
his
wyfe
.
and
cryed
with
a
loude
voyce
.
Woo
be
too
me
that
for
my
wyues
wordes
I
haue
my
pye
slayne
and
all
my
solace
and
ioye
loste
.
that
why
the
in
all
thynges
sayd
to
me
trouthe
.
And
as
he
had
thus
doone
anone
for
sorowe
lefte
his
marchaundyse
and
all
his
house
and
went
to
wardes
the
holy
londe
.
and
neuer
retorned
ayen
towardes
his
wyfe
.
Thanne
the
mayster
sayd
to
th
emperour
.
Syr
haue
ye
vnder
stande
what
I
haue
sayd
.
he
answered
ryght
well
.
the
mayster
sayd
.
was
not
that
a
false
&
cursed
wyfe
that
so
by
her
lesynges
caused
the
pye
for
to
be
slayne
.
The
emperour
sayd
.
In
trouthe
she
was
full
of
falsenesse
.
I
forthynke
gretly
the
pye
.
the
whiche
for
her
true
saynge
lost
her
lyfe
Verely
I
say
to
you
the
ye
haue
tolde
,
me
a
fayr
example
therfore
thꝭ
day
my
sone
shal
not
dy
.
Tho
sayd
the
master
.
Syr
yf
ye
do
so
ye
do
wysely
.
&
I
thanke
you
that
ye
haue
spared
your
sone
.
this
day
for
my
wyll
.
and
to
god
I
commende
you
.
¶
The
fourth
complaynte
of
the
empresse
.
¶
Whan
th
empresse
herde
that
the
chylde
was
not
yet
dede
.
she
made
grete
noyse
&
cryenges
in
suche
.
wyse
that
she
was
herde
thrugh
the
palays
&
sayd
.
Woo
be
to
me
that
euer
I
was
made
Empresse
wolde
god
I
had
dyed
whan
I
was
broughte
in
too
thyse
partyes
whan
the
emperour
herde
the
noyse
&
crye
that
she
made
.
he
entred
in
to
the
chamber
.
&
conforted
her
as
moche
as
he
myght
&
demaunded
the
cause
of
her
lamencacyon
/
whiche
sayd
.
O
myn
owne
lorde
haue
no
wonder
though
that
I
be
in
this
grete
sorowe
and
agony
for
I
am
your
wyfe
.
&
in
your
company
by
your
sone
I
am
shamed
.
as
ye
sawe
me
lately
all
be
bled
&
scratched
.
&
ye
haue
promysed
me
that
he
sholde
therfor
be
hanged
/
&
yet
he
lyueth
,
wherfore
sholde
I
not
sorow
Th
emperour
answered
be
content
&
pleased
/
and
I
shall
do
iustyse
vpon
my
sone
to
morowe
.
But
in
that
I
forbare
hym
yesterday
was
at
the
meuyng
of
one
of
the
maysters
by
an
example
Than
sayd
she
.
Haue
ye
forboren
to
do
iustyce
for
one
worde
.
were
it
soo
for
all
the
worlde
ye
sholde
not
let
to
do
iustyce
/
&
ye
saye
for
the
example
of
one
mayster
ye
haue
lefte
it
.
I
fere
me
it
shall
happen
with
you
&
with
youre
maysters
as
vpon
a
tyme
it
fortuned
too
an
Emperoure
with
his
seuen
wyse
maysters
.
¶
The
empeperoure
sayde
.
I
praye
you
tell
me
that
example
.
¶
Shesayd
.
¶
To
what
entent
sholde
I
laboure
in
vayne
/
for
yesterdaye
I
shewed
you
a
good
example
and
it
auayled
not
.
For
what
someuer
I
shewe
for
your
honoure
and
proufyte
that
the
maysters
of
your
sone
torne
vp
and
downe
to
your
destructyon
.
as
in
this
present
example
I
shall
clerely
shewe
you
.
To
whome
th
emperour
sayd
/
O
my
best
beloued
lady
tell
me
that
example
.
that
by
the
same
I
maye
the
better
beware
/
for
though
that
I
respyted
my
sones
lyfe
for
one
daye
/
I
shal
not
therfore
gyue
hym
his
lyfe
/
for
that
is
dyfferred
it
is
not
therfore
auferred
.
And
she
sayde
.
gladly
I
shall
shewe
it
for
your
proufyte
,
and
began
to
tell
it
as
here
after
foloweth
.
the empress complains to the emperor; his imprisoned son is seen through the doorway
SOmtyme
was
in
the
cyte
of
rome
seuen
wyse
maysters
by
whome
all
the
empyre
was
gouerned
&
ruled
.
And
th
emperour
that
than
was
dyde
no
no
thynge
or
attempte
without
the
counseyll
of
them
.
as
they
vnderstode
that
th
emperour
was
to
them
soo
inclyned
.
that
without
theym
he
sholde
ordeyne
or
doo
noo
thynge
in
the
meane
tyme
they
made
by
theyr
arte
and
connyng
that
th
emperour
sholde
clerely
se
as
longe
as
he
was
in
his
palays
.
but
anone
as
he
was
out
of
his
palays
.
he
was
made
blynde
/
&
that
dyde
they
to
the
entent
that
they
myght
the
more
frely
intromytte
themself
of
all
thynges
that
apperteyned
to
th
emperour
.
by
the
whiche
they
gate
&
wanne
too
theym
grete
profyte
&
lucre
of
goodes
.
&
after
that
they
had
made
.
&
wroughte
that
experymeut
.
they
coude
neuer
chaunge
it
ne
fordo
it
.
afterwarde
.
but
th
emperour
abode
styl
blynd
many
yeres
.
Then
the
vii
maysters
made
&
ordeyned
through
out
th
empyre
.
that
yf
ony
man
had
dremed
a
dreme
he
sholde
come
vnto
them
with
a
florene
of
golde
or
of
syluer
.
&
they
sholde
expowne
&
declare
vnto
them
the
Interpretacyon
of
theyr
dremes
wherby
&
by
other
vniuste
meanes
they
obteyned
moche
more
substaunce
&
money
of
the
people
than
th
emperour
dyde
.
Soo
vpon
a
tyme
whan
he
sate
at
the
table
with
the
empresse
he
began
to
syghe
&
sorowe
in
hymselfe
.
and
whan
she
perceyued
that
she
enquyred
dylygently
of
hym
the
cause
of
his
heuynesse
&
doloure
Th
emperour
sayde
/
sholde
not
that
to
me
be
heuy
&
sorowfull
that
I
so
longe
haue
ben
blynde
&
out
of
my
palays
/
&
of
that
can
haue
or
fynde
no
remedy
.
To
whome
spake
th
empresse
&
sayd
.
my
lorde
here
my
counseyll
&
it
shall
neuer
repent
you
yf
ye
do
therafter
In
your
courte
ye
haue
vii
.
wyse
maysters
by
whome
ye
&
all
the
empyre
is
gouerned
.
yf
ye
nowe
beholde
&
marke
this
in
your
mynde
/
ye
shall
fynde
that
they
are
the
cause
of
your
blyndnesse
&
dysease
.
&
yf
it
be
so
they
are
worthy
too
dye
a
shamefull
deth
.
therfore
take
hede
to
my
counseyl
and
aduyse
.
Sende
ye
for
them
&
shewe
vnto
them
youre
dysease
&
infyrmyte
.
&
threte
them
on
payne
of
theyr
lyues
.
that
they
sholde
fynde
a
remedy
to
make
you
hole
of
your
fyknesse
&
blyndnes
.
This
counseyl
pleased
the
emperour
well
.
&
anone
sent
for
the
maysters
And
whan
they
were
come
.
th
emperour
anone
shewed
vnto
them
his
infyrmyte
&
blyndenes
.
&
charge
them
vpon
puyne
deth
/
that
they
sholde
seke
a
rememedy
&
make
hym
hole
therof
.
Tho
answered
they
.
Ye
desyre
of
vs
a
thing
that
is
dyffusyfe
&
harde
.
for
vs
to
do
thus
shortly
but
gyue
vs
respyte
&
dayes
&
in
the
tenth
day
we
shall
gyue
you
answere
.
Th
emperour
was
therwith
well
content
&
pleased
.
Then
the
seuen
wyse
maysters
went
to
counseyll
.
how
they
myght
the
best
chaunge
&
alter
/
&
that
in
noo
maner
coude
they
fynde
the
meane
howe
they
myght
put
awaye
the
blyndnes
from
the
Emperour
.
wherfore
they
were
all
ryght
sorowfull
.
&
sayde
amonge
them self
.
withoute
we
fynde
a
remedye
we
are
all
but
dede
men
.
Soo
went
they
from
thens
thrugh
out
al
th
empyre
&
sought
yf
they
coude
fynde
ony
remedy
or
counseyll
therfore
.
It
hapned
them
vpon
a
tyme
goynge
thrugh
a
cyte
.
&
in
the
myddes
therof
they
founde
chyldren
playnge
.
&
ater
them
came
a
man
with
a
talente
or
florene
of
golde
&
sayd
to
them
.
Good
maysters
this
nyght
I
haue
dremed
a
dreme
.
thenterpretacōn
therof
I
wolde
fayne
knowe
.
Wherfore
I
pray
you
shewe
me
what
it
sygnyfyeth
&
take
this
golde
to
you
.
That
herde
one
of
the
chyldren
that
played
among
the
other
&
sayd
too
him
.
gyue
me
the
golde
&
not
them
.
&
I
shall
expowne
thy
dreme
.
The
man
sayde
.
I
dremed
this
nyghte
that
in
the
myddes
of
myn
orchyerde
was
a
grete
sprynge
of
water
.
wherof
came
many
smal
sprynges
that
all
myn
orchyerde
was
full
&
ouerflowen
with
water
.
The
chylde
sayd
.
take
a
spade
&
dygge
.
in
the
same
place
there
as
ye
thought
that
the
water
out
sprange
.
&
there
shall
ye
fynde
an
horde
of
golde
so
grete
that
ye
&
all
your
chylderne
&
lynage
shall
be
for
euer
ryche
The
man
dyde
as
the
chylde
had
shewed
hym
.
&
found
the
tresoure
accordynge
to
his
wordes
.
Tho
went
the
man
to
the
chylde
&
offred
hym
a
pounde
weyght
of
the
golde
the
he
had
founde
for
the
interpretacyon
of
his
dreme
.
&
he
wold
none
receyue
but
commytted
hym
to
the
prayers
of
the
man
.
The
.vii.
maysters
whan
they
herde
the
chylde
soo
wysely
expowne
the
dreme
.
they
sayd
to
hym
.
gode
chylde
what
is
youre
name
he
answered
&
sayde
I
called
Merlyne
.
Then
sayd
the
maysters
.
we
se
clerely
grete
wysedome
in
you
.
we
shal
shewe
vnto
you
a
grete
mater
.
&
of
that
we
wolde
gladly
that
ye
coude
fynde
a
remedy
.
The
chylde
sayd
.
Shewe
me
your
mater
.
And
they
sayd
th
emperour
of
rome
as
longe
as
he
is
in
his
palays
he
hath
his
syght
clere
without
ony
impedyment
And
as
sone
as
he
is
gone
out
of
his
palays
he
is
soo
blynde
that
he
may
not
se
.
Yf
ye
can
now
determyne
the
cause
herof
&
fynde
a
remedy
that
he
may
be
eased
&
haue
his
syght
ayen
ye
shall
haue
grete
rewardes
&
honoures
of
th
emperour
.
The
chylde
sayd
.
I
know
the
cause
as
wel
of
his
blȳdhede
as
of
the
remedy
.
They
sayd
to
him
.
Come
with
vs
to
th
emperour
.
&
ye
shal
be
rewarded
so
largely
that
ye
shall
be
pleased
.
To
whom
the
chylde
sayd
.
I
am
redy
to
go
with
you
.
And
whan
they
came
with
the
chylde
before
th
emperour
.
they
sayd
to
him
.
Lorde
loo
here
this
childe
that
we
haue
brought
afore
you
that
which
shal
fulfyll
your
desyre
as
touchynge
the
cause
of
your
blyndenes
as
the
recouerynge
of
your
syghte
.
Th
emperour
sayd
.
Good
maysters
woll
ye
take
it
vpon
you
&
abyde
therby
that
the
chylde
shall
do
with
me
.
They
all
sayd
ye
.
for
we
be
experte
in
his
wysedome
.
Th
emperour
torned
hymself
towardes
the
chylde
and
sayde
.
wyll
ye
vndertake
to
tell
me
the
cause
of
my
blyndnesse
&
the
remedye
.
The
chylde
answered
&
sayd
.
My
lorde
the
emperour
lede
me
in
to
your
bedchamber
.
&
there
I
shal
shewe
you
what
is
to
be
done
And
as
he
was
ther
in
broughte
he
sayd
to
the
seruauntis
.
take
of
the
clothes
of
the
bedde
.
&
all
th
apparayle
.
&
ye
shall
se
wonders
And
as
that
was
done
they
sawe
a
well
smokyng
that
had
vii
sprynges
or
floodes
.
the
whiche
whan
th
emperour
sawe
meruayled
gretly
.
the
chyld
sayd
ye
se
this
wel
&
without
it
be
quenched
ye
shal
neuer
haue
your
syȝt
.
th
emperour
sayd
.
how
may
that
be
.
the
chyld
sayd
.
but
by
one
way
Th
emperour
sayde
.
Shewe
vs
than
the
meane
.
&
yf
it
be
possyble
to
me
it
shall
be
done
.
that
I
maye
recouer
ayen
my
syght
as
well
without
as
within
.
To
whome
the
chylde
sayd
.
my
lorde
the
.vii.
sprynges
of
this
well
are
thyse
.vii.
wyse
maysters
.
the
whiche
you
&
your
Empyre
hythertoo
haue
trayterously
gouerned
&
haue
you
made
blynde
as
ye
be
withoute
your
palays
that
they
youre
subgettes
by
extorcyon
myght
plucke
&
pyll
.
ye
not
seynge
.
but
nowe
they
knowe
not
the
remedy
.
Here
ye
nowe
my
counseyll
.
&
this
well
shal
be
quenched
&
extyncte
do
stryke
of
the
fyrste
maysters
hede
.
&
anone
ye
shall
the
fyrste
sprynge
quenched
.
&
so
by
ordre
one
after
an
other
.
tyll
that
they
are
all
beheded
.
&
anone
all
the
sprynges
with
the
well
shall
be
vanysshed
and
gone
awaye
/
&
ye
shall
haue
ayen
your
syght
as
ye
had
afore
.
And
as
this
was
done
&
fulfylled
/
the
well
with
the
.vii.
sprynges
were
vanysshed
.
And
as
th
emperour
had
his
syghte
ayen
he
made
the
chylde
a
grete
lorde
&
gaue
him
grete
habundaunce
of
goodes
.
After
that
spake
them
presse
.
my
lorde
haue
ye
this
example
well
perceyued
that
.
I
haue
tolde
you
.
&
he
sayd
ye
in
the
best
wyse
.
ye
haue
recyted
a
good
and
a
ryall
example
.
Than
sayd
she
.
In
the
same
wyse
your
.vii.
wyse
maysters
intende
too
doo
with
you
.
by
theyre
false
narracyons
.
that
your
sone
may
reygne
vpon
you
/
that
god
forbede
.
¶
The
declaratyon
of
the
example
.
¶
This
welle
is
youre
sone
wherof
oute
flowen
seuen
sprynges
.
that
sygnefye
the
seuen
wyse
maysters
the
whiche
soone
ye
maye
not
destroye
withoute
the.
vii
.
maysters
be
made
feble
&
broughte
too
noughte
that
done
this
well
that
is
your
sone
with
all
his
cauyllacyons
&
wyles
shal
not
scape
/
but
lete
hym
be
hanged
fyrste
leste
that
he
haue
helpe
of
his
maysters
.
&
forth
after
cosequently
the
.vii.
maysters
.
And
so
ye
shall
gouerne
&
guyde
your
empyre
in
reste
&
peas
.
Th
emperour
anone
commaunded
his
seruauntes
to
lede
his
so
to
the
galowes
whiche
they
were
lothe
to
do
.
So
was
there
than
a
grete
multytude
of
people
gadred
with
grete
noyse
&
bewaylynge
so
that
the
noyse
came
to
the
eres
of
the
fourth
mayster
named
Malquydrac
.
the
whiche
lepte
vpon
his
hors
/
&
hasted
hym
to
the
palays
So
mette
with
hym
his
dyscyple
&
dyde
reuerence
to
him
/
&
recommaunded
hym
vnto
hym
/
&
whan
he
came
be
fore
th
emperour
&
had
done
his
obeysaunce
&
reuerence
as
apperteyned
.
Th
emperour
answered
&
sayde
.
Lytell
thanke
haue
ye
olde
cursed
caytyfe
for
the
techynge
of
my
sone
for
I
delyuered
you
my
sone
well
spekynge
&
in
all
thynge
ryght
vertuous
.
And
ye
haue
sent
hym
a
fole
dompe
/
&
a
rybaude
/
for
he
wolde
haue
belayne
with
force
my
wyfe
/
&
therfore
all
ye
with
him
togyder
shall
be
hanged
Tho
sayd
the
mayster
.
My
lorde
I
haue
not
that
deserued
of
you
.
god
knoweth
why
your
sone
speketh
not
.
in
shorte
tyme
ye
shal
perceyue
other
thynges
.
but
the
tyme
is
not
yet
comen
.
But
in
the
ye
say
he
wolde
haue
oppressed
your
wyfe
.
the
is
not
gospel
ne
proued
.
ne
for
one
synguler
persone
ye
shold
not
iuge
to
deth
your
sone
.
yf
now
for
the
wordes
of
your
wyfe
ye
iuge
your
sone
to
dye
.
it
wil
be
wors
to
you
than
to
an
olde
man
of
his
wyse
.
&
that
I
shall
proue
.
Too
whome
th
emperour
sayd
.
Thynke
ye
to
doo
with
me
ye
olde
dotarde
.
as
somtyme
seuen
wyse
men
dyde
to
an
emperour
.
Therto
sayd
sayd
the
mayster
The
offence
or
trespace
of
one
or
yet
of
twenty
.
may
not
founde
to
the
rebuke
&
blame
of
all
other
.
for
ouer
al
the
worlde
there
bee
bothe
good
&
euyll
.
But
one
thynge
of
a
trouth
I
shall
shewe
you
.
that
euyll
shall
come
to
you
yf
ye
this
daye
do
your
sone
to
deth
for
the
wordes
of
your
wyfe
.
the
whiche
I
wolde
shewe
by
a
notable
example
.
Than
sayd
the
emperoure
woll
ye
that
recyte
for
our
lernynge
.
The
mayster
sayde
.
yt
ye
wyll
calle
ayen
your
sone
.
&
kepe
hym
tyll
I
haue
made
recytacyon
of
the
example
.
&
than
what
someuer
ye
shal
thinke
best
to
done
with
hym
.
doo
it
.
I
shall
reherce
this
example
or
elles
not
The
emperour
commaunded
that
he
sholde
be
called
ayen
/
and
desyred
the
mayster
to
say
as
here
after
ensueth
or
foloweth
.
¶
The
example
of
the
fourthe
mayster
.
the emperor hears a master's example; through the door, his son is seen surrounded by guards
THere
was
an
olde
knyght
&
a
ryght
wyse
man
that
longe
lyued
without
wyfe
&
chylde
.
His
frendes
came
to
hym
many
tymes
&
counseyled
and
exhorted
him
that
he
sholde
take
a
wyfe
.
The
knyght
thus
counseyled
&
styred
by
his
frendes
soo
oftymes
that
at
the
laste
he
agreed
too
theym
.
And
they
gaue
hym
to
wyfe
the
doughter
of
the
prouost
of
rome
that
ryche
was
&
ryght
fayre
.
whome
whan
he
had
seene
anone
he
was
made
blynde
&
taken
in
her
loue
.
&
began
to
loue
her
meruaylously
wel
and
whan
they
had
ben
a
certayne
space
togyder
&
had
no
fruyte
ne
chylde
.
Vpon
a
tyme
in
a
mornynge
it
happened
that
she
went
to
the
chyrche
where
she
met
with
her
moder
.
&
saluted
her
as
it
behoued
.
My
dere
doughter
sayd
the
moder
how
pleaseth
you
your
maryage
&
your
husbonde
:
She
sayd
ryght
euyll
.
for
ye
haue
gyuen
to
me
an
olde
lame
man
/
me
in
al
thynges
dyspleasynge
.
I
wolde
ye
had
that
same
tyme
buryed
me
.
for
I
had
leuer
lye
&
ete
with
a
swyne
than
with
hym
.
and
therfore
I
may
no
longer
thus
eudure
.
but
I
must
loue
an
other
Tho
sayd
the
moder
.
god
forbede
that
My
dere
doughter
howe
longe
tyme
I
haue
be
with
your
fader
&
yet
hytherto
I
neuer
medled
me
with
suche
folysshenes
.
The
doughter
sayde
.
moder
it
is
noo
meruayle
for
ye
bothe
in
your
youth
met
togyder
.
&
the
one
toke
solace
of
the
other
.
&
I
may
receyue
of
hym
noo
maner
of
solace
corporall
for
he
is
colde
/
&
vpon
the
bed
he
lyeth
as
styll
as
a
stone
.
or
as
a
thyng
immouable
:
The
moder
answered
.
yf
ye
wyll
ioue
an
other
say
me
what
he
is
.
The
doughter
sayd
a
preest
I
wyl
loue
.
to
whome
the
moder
sayd
it
were
better
to
you
&
lesse
syn
to
loue
a
knyght
or
a
squyer
than
a
preest
.
&
the
doughter
sayde
.
If
I
shold
loue
a
knyght
or
a
gentel
squyer
in
shorte
tyme
he
wolde
be
wery
of
me
.
&
after
that
he
wolde
do
me
shame
&
tell
it
ouer
all
.
&
so
it
is
not
of
the
preest
.
for
he
wyll
holde
and
kepe
his
owne
honoure
&
counseyll
as
well
as
myn
.
And
also
spyrytuell
men
be
more
true
to
theyr
loues
than
the
seculer
men
.
The
moder
sayd
.
Here
my
counseyll
&
it
shall
be
good
for
you
.
Olde
folkes
are
wylly
&
fell
tempte
your
husbonde
fyrst
&
yf
ye
scape
hym
without
doynge
ony
harme
or
smytynge
.
than
loue
the
preest
.
The
dought
sayd
I
maye
not
so
longe
abyde
.
The
moder
sayd
vpon
my
blessynge
abyde
tyll
ye
haue
proued
hym
.
The
doughter
sayde
vpon
your
blessynge
I
wyll
abyde
so
longe
.
tyll
I
haue
attempted
him
but
fyrst
say
me
how
that
I
shal
proue
hym
.
The
moder
sayde
.
He
hath
in
his
orchyerde
a
tree
whiche
he
loueth
moche
.
do
that
to
besmyten
downe
whyles
he
is
oute
at
hontynge
.
&
ayenst
his
comynge
make
hym
there
a
fyre
.
&
yf
he
forgyue
it
you
than
maye
surely
loue
the
preest
.
As
she
had
herde
the
counseyl
of
her
moder
she
went
to
her
house
.
To
whom
her
husbonde
sayd
.
Where
haue
ye
ben
so
longe
.
She
answered
I
haue
ben
in
the
chyrche
where
as
I
met
with
my
moder
&
with
her
a
lytell
I
haue
talked
&
comyned
.
&
so
began
proprely
for
to
dyssymyle
.
After
mydday
the
knighte
rode
out
for
to
hunte
.
Then
she
thynkynge
vpon
the
counseyll
of
her
moder
went
to
the
gardyner
&
sayde
to
him
.
Cut
downe
this
yonge
tree
newly
planted
that
I
may
make
a
fyre
therof
to
warme
my
lorde
withal
at
his
comynge
from
huntynge
.
For
it
is
a
grete
wynd
&
a
ryght
sharpe
colde
.
The
gardyner
sayde
.
Madame
that
wyll
I
not
do
.
for
my
lorde
loueth
better
that
tre
than
he
dothe
all
the
other
trees
neuertheles
I
shal
wel
helpe
you
to
gadre
wood
ynough
for
to
make
withall
a
good
fyre
but
in
ony
wyse
this
I
wyl
not
hewe
downe
.
She
herde
that
.
&
boldly
she
toke
the
axe
from
the
gardyner
&
hewed
downe
the
tree
her selfe
&
made
the
gardyner
with
other
to
bere
it
home
.
At
euyn
whan
the
lorde
came
from
huntynge
he
was
sore
a
colde
.
The
lady
lete
make
a
grete
fyre
.
&
went
&
met
with
hym
.
&
set
hym
ou
a
stole
afore
the
fyre
to
warme
.
And
as
he
a
lytell
whyle
had
sytten
he
perceyued
the
odoure
of
the
fyre
.
&
called
to
hym
the
gardyner
&
sayd
.
I
fele
by
this
odour
that
my
newe
plante
brenneth
in
the
fyre
.
The
gardiner
sayde
.
Lorde
it
is
trewe
.
my
lady
your
wyfe
hath
felled
it
down
.
The
knyght
sayd
to
her
god
forbede
that
my
plante
sholde
be
cut
downe
by
you
.
She
answerd
anone
&
sayd
.
Lorde
I
haue
done
it
knowyng
the
weder
colde
&
you
also
colde
.
&
therfore
I
haue
ordeyned
this
fyre
for
your
conforte
.
As
the
knyght
that
herde
he
loked
angrely
vpon
her
&
sayd
.
O
cursed
woman
how
werest
thou
so
hardy
to
hewe
down
so
gentyl
a
yonge
tre
the
whiche
thou
knowest
wel
that
I
loued
aboue
al
other
trees
As
she
that
herde
she
began
to
wepe
&
excuse
her
selfe
&
sayd
My
lorde
I
haue
done
it
for
your
good
&
prouffyte
.
&
ye
take
it
so
greuously
.
&
began
to
cry
wo
wo
be
to
me
.
Anone
as
the
knyght
sawe
the
wepynge
&
teeres
of
his
wyfe
&
herde
her
cause
we
was
meued
with
mercy
saynge
to
her
.
Cesse
of
your
wepyng
.
&
be
ware
how
the
ye
ony
more
angre
or
trouble
me
in
ony
thynge
/
that
I
loue
.
The
next
daye
erly
in
the
mornynge
/
she
went
ayen
to
the
chyrchewarde
.
&
met
with
her
moder
comynge
ayenst
her
.
&
they
salued
eche
other
.
Than
the
doughter
sayd
to
her
moder
.
O
dere
moder
I
wyll
loue
the
preest
.
for
I
haue
attempted
my
lorde
as
ye
counseyled
me
/
but
all
for
nought
.
for
he
anone
forgaue
it
whan
he
sawe
me
a
lytell
wepe
.
Tho
sayd
the
moder
.
though
olde
men
one
tyme
forgyue
/
they
double
the
payn
vpon
an
other
tyme
.
&
therfore
I
counseyll
you
that
ye
an
other
tyme
attempte
hym
.
Tho
sayde
the
doughter
I
maye
no
lenger
abyde
.
for
I
suffer
so
moche
payn
for
the
loue
of
the
preest
.
that
with
my
tonge
I
canne
not
tell
therfore
ye
shall
perdone
me
I
wyll
noo
more
folowe
or
do
after
your
counseyll
.
than
sayde
the
moder
.
for
the
loue
that
the
chylde
sholde
haue
vnto
the
moder
attempte
hym
yet
ones
.
&
for
your
faders
blessyuge
/
and
thenne
yf
ye
goo
quyte
without
ony
harme
or
betinge
.
loue
the
preest
in
the
name
of
god
.
tho
answered
the
doughter
.
it
is
to
me
a
grete
payn
so
long
tyme
to
abyde
.
neuertheles
for
the
blessyng
of
my
fader
I
shal
ons
atempte
hym
.
but
say
me
how
I
shall
begyn
.
the
moder
sayd
I
vnderstande
that
he
hath
a
lytell
hounde
that
he
loueth
wel
&
that
kepith
his
bed
.
cast
the
hound
with
so
grete
might
afore
his
face
that
it
dy
&
yf
ye
scape
without
a
strype
or
that
he
forgyue
it
lyghtely
.
in
the
name
of
god
than
loue
the
preest
.
Than
sayd
the
doughter
.
I
shall
in
all
thynge
doo
after
your
counseyll
.
for
there
is
noo
doughter
lyuynge
to
day
that
wolde
more
gladly
haue
that
blessynge
of
the
fader
&
the
moder
than
I.
And
so
she
bad
her
moder
fare
well
/
&
went
to
her
house
ayen
/
&
that
day
with
grete
importunyte
&
trouble
of
herte
she
she
brought
too
the
nyght
.
&
whan
the
nyghte
was
comen
.
she
commaunded
the
bed
to
be
couered
with
pupure
&
with
clothe
of
golde
the
whyles
the
knyght
sate
by
the
fyre
.
And
whan
the
bed
was
thus
made
redy
.
the
lytell
hounde
as
he
was
accustomed
lepte
on
the
bedde
&
she
toke
hym
by
the
hynder
legges
.
&
with
a
wood
&
a
malycyous
herte
she
cast
it
ayenst
the
wall
that
it
lay
styll
dede
.
Whan
the
good
olde
knyght
that
sawe
/
he
was
merueylously
angry
.
&
sayd
with
a
loude
voyce
too
his
wyfe
.
O
worste
&
most
cruell
of
all
wycked
wymmen
now
coudest
thou
fynde
in
thyn
herte
that
lytell
gentyll
hounde
to
sle
.
that
I
somoche
loued
.
Lorde
sayd
she
haue
ye
not
sene
how
the
hounde
with
his
foule
fete
hath
our
/
bed
that
is
soo
precyously
couered
with
ryche
clothes
made
foule
comynge
out
of
the
myre
:
And
the
knyghte
sayde
with
moche
anger
.
Knewe
ye
not
that
I
loued
moche
better
that
lytell
hounde
than
the
bed
.
whan
she
herde
that
.
anone
she
began
petyously
to
wepe
&
sayd
woo
be
to
me
that
.
I
was
borne
For
all
thynge
that
I
doo
for
the
best
it
is
all
tourned
in
to
the
worste
.
The
knyght
wolde
not
suffre
the
wepynge
and
weymentynge
:
of
his
wyfe
.
but
for
that
that
he
loued
her
soo
moche
he
sayd
to
her
leue
or
cesse
your
wepynge
for
I
forgyue
you
it
all
togyder
.
And
I
counseyll
you
that
ye
beware
how
that
ye
dysplease
me
from
hens
forth
/
&
they
went
toogyder
to
bed
.
Vpon
the
morowe
she
rose
vp
erly
&
went
to
the
chyrche
where
as
she
found
her
moder
/
to
whome
whan
she
hadde
done
reuerence
as
it
behoued
.
She
sayd
.
Moder
now
wyll
I
loue
the
preste
.
For
I
haue
nowe
attempted
the
seconde
tyme
my
husbonde
&
all
thynges
he
suffred
.
The
moder
sayde
.
O
my
dere
doughter
there
is
noo
cruelte
or
falshede
aboue
the
cruelte
of
olde
folkes
.
&
therfore
I
counseyll
you
the
ye
yet
ones
proue
hym
.
To
whom
the
doughter
answered
.
Moder
ye
laboure
in
vayne
.
for
yf
ye
wyst
what
&
how
moche
payne
the
I
suffer
for
the
prestes
loue
ye
sholde
rather
helpe
me
yf
ye
loued
me
.
The
moder
sayd
.
Here
me
doughter
this
one
tyme
.
&
I
shal
neuer
let
you
more
.
Thynke
howe
that
ye
haue
souked
mylke
of
my
brestes
:
&
the
grete
payne
that
I
suffred
for
you
at
your
byrth
By
thyse
paynes
my
dere
doughter
I
desyre
of
&
I
charge
you
that
ye
denye
me
not
this
good
petycyon
.
&
I
promyse
to
god
I
shall
no
more
let
nor
hynder
you
of
your
entente
:
but
rather
helpe
you
therto
/
Tho
answered
the
doughter
.
it
is
to
me
a
grete
payne
to
absteyne
me
&
forbere
my selfe
so
longe
from
the
loue
of
the
preest
.
neuerthelesse
for
the
grete
charges
that
ye
haue
layde
too
me
.
&
also
for
that
ye
haue
made
a
vowe
no
more
for
to
lette
me
.
but
to
further
me
.
tell
me
how
I
shall
attempte
him
.
&
I
shal
ones
yet
put
it
in
aduenture
.
The
moder
sayd
.
I
know
well
that
on
sondaye
next
comyng
he
entendeth
to
haue
vs
all
to
dyner
&
there
shall
be
your
fader
&
I
and
all
your
frendes
&
al
the
best
of
the
cyte
.
And
whan
ye
are
set
in
your
place
&
all
the
metes
are
brought
&
serued
vpon
the
table
/
faste
one
of
the
keyes
preuely
that
hangeth
at
your
gyrdell
in
the
table
clothe
&
than
fayne
to
haue
forgoten
your
knyfe
and
say
thyse
wordes
openly
.
Se
what
a
shorte
wytte
that
I
am
of
.
I
haue
forgoten
my
knyf
in
my
chambre
/
&
ryse
vp
hastely
&
go
&
that
cloth
with
al
the
metes
ye
shall
caste
down
&
ouerthrowe
vpon
the
grounde
.
And
yf
ye
scape
without
payn
I
make
a
vowe
to
god
that
I
shall
neuer
let
you
after
.
The
doughter
sayde
that
shall
I
gladly
doo
&
so
toke
her
leue
&
departyd
.
The
feste
daye
came
that
all
as
the
moder
sayd
were
bodeu
.
The
seruauntes
made
redy
&
couered
the
table
.
All
were
set
at
that
table
.
&
the
doughter
sate
ouer
ayenste
her
lorde
.
And
whan
the
table
was
well
serued
.
with
metes
&
other
thynges
as
therto
belonged
/
the
lady
of
the
house
sayd
with
an
hygh
voyce
.
Se
how
forgeteful
I
am
of
mynde
I
haue
lefte
my
knyfe
in
my
chamber
the
whiche
I
muste
fetche
/
&
rose
hastely
vp
and
drewe
the
clothe
with
all
the
mete
that
was
vpon
it
with
her
.
and
all
the
golde
vessels
&
saltes
lay
vpon
the
grounde
.
The
knyght
vexed
sore
angrye
in
his
herte
.
but
for
shame
he
dyssymyled
afore
his
gestes
.
&
commaunded
on
other
clene
clothe
&
other
metes
to
be
brought
&
with
Ioy
and
myrth
he
solyted
&
meued
his
gestes
to
ete
and
make
good
chere
.
so
that
by
him
they
were
all
gladed
.
The
feste
or
dyner
done
they
gaue
all
thankynges
to
the
knyght
&
toke
theyr
leue
&
departed
euery
man
to
wardes
his
owne
house
.
Vpon
the
nexte
day
in
the
mornynge
the
kny
ghte
arose
erly
&
went
to
the
chyrche
&
herde
a
masse
the
whiche
ended
.
went
to
a
barbour
&
sayd
too
hym
.
Mayster
are
ye
experte
in
blode
letynge
in
what
vayne
that
I
wyll
desyre
you
.
He
sayde
.
syr
I
am
experte
in
what
vayne
that
ye
can
name
in
mannes
body
.
The
knyghte
sayd
.
I
am
well
contente
come
on
with
me
.
&
whan
he
was
comen
to
his
house
.
he
entred
in
to
his
chamber
where
his
wyfe
laye
in
bed
&
sayd
to
her
.
Ryse
vp
shortely
.
Than
sayd
she
.
what
shall
I
do
vp
thus
erly
it
is
not
yet
nyne
the
clocke
.
The
knyght
sayd
.
ye
muste
ryse
vp
.
for
ye
muste
be
letten
blode
on
both
your
armes
.
She
sayd
.
I
was
neuer
laten
blode
/
&
shall
I
nowe
blede
.
Tho
sayd
the
knyght
.
that
is
trouth
.
&
ther
for
ye
are
a
fole
.
For
thynke
ye
not
that
ye
hewe
fyrst
downe
my
tree
.
&
an
other
tyme
ye
kylled
my
lytell
hounde
&
yesterday
ye
shamed
me
afore
all
our
frendes
&
parentes
.
&
the
fourth
is
yf
I
sholde
suffer
you
thus
too
go
forthe
ye
sholde
me
for
euer
confounde
&
shame
.
the
cause
herof
I
consyder
that
ye
haue
euyll
&
wylde
blode
with
in
your
body
.
&
therfore
I
wyll
that
that
corrupte
blode
shall
be
drawen
out
that
ye
from
hensforth
shal
no
more
put
me
to
shame
&
angre
.
and
lete
to
be
made
a
grete
fyre
.
and
she
stode
and
cryed
and
helde
vp
her
hondes
to
wardes
the
heuen
and
sayde
.
My
lorde
forgyue
me
this
tespace
/
and
haue
pyte
vpon
me
at
this
tyme
.
and
I
shal
neuer
more
offende
you
.
The
knyghte
sayd
pray
for
no
mercy
.
for
by
the
mercy
that
god
hath
wroughte
without
that
thou
holdest
oute
thyn
arme
strayte
I
shall
sone
haue
thyn
herte
blood
.
And
he
sayd
also
to
the
barbour
.
smyte
harde
&
make
a
depe
hole
in
her
arme
.
or
elles
I
shall
gyue
you
a
grete
strype
.
Than
smote
the
barbour
so
sore
that
the
bloode
came
habundauntly
out
.
and
the
knyght
wolde
not
suffer
hym
to
staunche
it
vnto
the
tyme
that
she
chaunged
coloure
in
her
vysage
.
And
as
this
was
done
the
knyght
bad
to
be
stopped
or
staunche
that
vayn̄e
.
&
bad
that
barbour
smyte
the
vayne
vpon
.
the
other
arme
.
Thenne
cryed
she
with
a
loude
voyce
.
My
swete
husbonde
haue
compassyon
vpon
me
for
now
I
deye
.
The
knyght
answered
.
my
wyfe
ye
sholde
haue
afore
thought
on
thꝭ
or
that
ye
haue
done
to
me
thyse
thre
euyll
tournes
or
despytes
.
Thenne
she
helde
out
her
lefte
arme
.
&
the
barbour
smote
therin
an
hole
that
the
blood
came
out
ryght
hudgely
.
&
suffred
her
to
blede
vnto
the
tyme
that
the
coloure
in
her
vysage
chaunged
&
that
she
swouned
/
Than
sayd
the
knyght
.
now
bynde
that
arme
&
staunche
it
.
&
sayd
to
her
now
goo
to
bed
.
&
studye
and
thynke
hensforth
how
ye
maye
amende
your self
or
elles
I
shall
drawe
the
bloode
of
your
herte
.
And
as
this
was
done
he
gaue
the
barbour
his
rewarde
and
he
wente
ayen
vnto
his
owne
house
.
and
the
wyfe
vnder
the
handes
of
hir
maydens
nyghe
deed
was
ladde
to
hyr
bedde
&
bad
one
of
hir
handmaydens
go
to
hyr
moder
in
all
haste
&
say
that
she
come
speke
with
me
afore
I
de
ye
.
The
moder
whan
she
harde
the
she
was
gladde
of
the
correctyon
of
hir
doughter
&
hastely
came
to
hyr
/
the
doughter
whan
she
herd
hyr
moder
sayd
to
hir
O
my
moste
swete
moder
I
am
almoste
dede
.
for
I
haue
so
moche
blode
bled
.
that
I
byleue
that
I
shal
not
scape
the
deth
Tho
answered
the
moder
/
sayd
I
not
too
you
that
olde
men
are
ryght
cruell
.
&
fell
.
wyll
ye
nowe
loue
the
preste
.
Whiche
sayd
.
The
deuyll
may
the
preest
confounde
&
shame
.
I
wyl
neuer
loue
other
but
my
husbonde
Than
sayde
the
mayster
to
th
emperour
.
Lorde
haue
ye
vnderstande
me
.
And
he
answered
ryght
well
.
For
amonges
all
other
that
euer
I
haue
herde
this
was
the
best
example
.
Thre
euyll
dedes
she
dyde
vnto
her
husbonde
.
&
I
doute
not
but
yf
she
had
done
the
fourth
she
sholde
haue
shamed
hym
for
euer
.
Than
sayd
the
mayster
therfore
I
counseyll
you
that
ye
beware
of
your
wyfe
leste
that
it
happen
worse
to
you
.
for
why
yf
ye
doo
to
deth
your
onely
sone
for
her
wordes
.
ye
shall
be
deceyued
in
the
ende
.
&
for
euer
ye
shall
forthynke
it
.
The
Emperour
sayd
truly
mayster
this
day
my
sone
shal
not
dye
.
The
mayster
sayd
My
lorde
I
thanke
you
that
ye
for
min
example
and
my
sake
this
day
haue
spared
your
sone
.
¶
The
fyfth
complaynte
of
the
Empresse
¶
The
empresse
heryng
that
the
chylde
was
not
yet
dede
apparayled
&
clothed
her
in
her
vesture
or
clothynge
.
&
lete
to
be
ordeyned
her
waynes
&
cartes
/
as
thoughe
she
wolde
haue
gone
to
her
fader
home
in
her
countre
for
to
haue
complayned
of
the
grete
shame
that
was
done
vnto
her
&
coude
haue
no
remedy
herof
.
The
seruauntes
seynge
yt.
went
&
shewed
it
to
th
emperour
that
th
empresse
was
goynge
in
to
her
countree
.
Whan
he
that
perceyued
he
went
to
her
saynge
.
whither
are
ye
goyng
.
I
hoped
that
ye
had
loued
me
so
moche
that
in
all
the
worlde
ye
sholde
haue
sought
no
solace
but
with
me
.
To
that
she
sayd
.
That
is
true
.
&
therfore
I
go
from
you
.
for
I
had
leuer
here
of
your
deth
.
than
to
see
you
dye
.
without
doute
ye
delyte
soo
moche
to
here
thyse
maysters
.
that
it
shall
happen
vpon
you
as
it
dyde
to
Octauian
.
th
emperour
the
whiche
wes
so
coueytous
that
the
noble
men
of
the
empyre
buryed
hym
quycke
&
fylled
his
mouth
with
molten
golde
.
Th
emperour
sayd
.
Dere
wyf
do
not
that
an
other
tyme
the
blame
to
you
or
to
me
myght
be
layde
.
Than
sayd
the
empresse
.
truly
the
blame
is
yours
.
for
haue
ye
not
promysed
me
many
tymes
that
your
sone
sholde
dye
.
&
yet
he
lyueth
.
&
therfore
from
hensforth
I
wyll
no
more
byleue
you
.
Then
sayd
th
emperour
.
It
becometh
not
a
kynge
euery
cause
lyghtly
too
dyscusse
.
with
out
aduyse
.
&
specyally
vpon
his
sone
.
vpon
whom
it
is
not
behoueful
.
lyghtly
to
gyue
Iugement
And
ther fore
I
say
&
pray
you
that
ye
wyll
tell
me
somwhat
by
the
whiche
I
may
my selfe
gouerne
.
for
it
is
vtter
destruccyon
of
a
kynge
without
aduyse
&
vndescretly
to
gyue
Iugement
.
She
answered
&
sayde
.
I
wyll
gladly
tell
you
a
notable
example
.
so
that
from
hensforth
ye
shall
not
be
coueytous
or
desyrous
to
here
the
maysters
And
began
to
saye
in
this
forme
The
fyfth
example
of
the
Empresse
.
the empress complains to the emperor; his imprisoned son is seen through the doorway
OCtauianus
th
emperour
reygned
in
Rome
ryghte
ryche
&
coueytous
.
&
aboue
all
thynges
he
loued
golde
.
The
cytezyens
that
tyme
of
Rome
dyde
moche
harme
&
many
grete
out
rages
to
other
nacyons
In
soo
moche
that
dyuerse
nacyons
&
regyons
were
meued
&
styred
ayenst
the
Romayns
.
In
that
tyme
there
was
mayster
Virgilius
.
the
whiche
excelled
in
magique
&
in
other
scyences
all
other
maysters
.
The
cytezeynes
prayed
hym
that
he
by
his
arte
&
connynge
wolde
make
somwhat
by
the
whiche
they
of
theyr
ennemyes
myght
haue
warnyng
&
knowledge
byfore
.
Wher
by
that
they
myght
puruey
for
themselfe
the
better
.
He
lete
doo
make
by
his
arte
and
connynge
a
toure
.
&
aboue
vppon
the
toure
dyde
to
be
set
as
many
ymages
as
in
al
the
worlde
were
regyons
or
prouynces
.
and
in
the
myddes
of
the
toure
he
let
to
be
made
and
set
an
ymage
.
whiche
helde
in
his
hande
an
appell
or
a
grete
rounde
balle
of
golde
.
And
euery
ymage
of
the
toure
helde
in
his
hande
a
lytell
bell
.
and
stode
torned
lokynge
to
wardes
his
owne
prouynce
to
hym
assygned
.
And
as
oftentymes
as
ony
prouynce
wolde
styre
or
rebel
ayenste
the
romaynes
.
so
often
torned
hym
the
ymage
of
that
lende
&
range
the
bell
.
That
herynge
the
cytezeyns
of
Rome
armed
themselfe
&
to
that
prouynce
yede
with
all
theyr
myght
for
that
londe
to
kepe
vnder
.
and
soo
was
there
no
londe
so
grete
that
coude
wreke
them
vpon
the
romaynes
,
and
therfore
were
they
bedradde
and
fered
ouer
all
the
worlde
.
After
that
mayster
Vlrgilius
made
for
the
solace
and
conforte
of
the
poore
people
a
lyght
that
alwaye
brende
.
and
by
that
lyghte
he
made
two
bathes
the
one
of
them
hote
.
in
the
whiche
the
poore
people
myghte
bathe
and
wasshe
theym
/
&
that
other
colde
in
the
whiche
they
myghte
theymselfe
refresshe
.
and
betwyx
that
lyghte
and
the
bathes
he
made
an
ymage
standynge
.
in
whos
forhede
was
wryten
.
He
that
smyteth
me
shall
anone
haue
vengeaunce
.
This
ymage
stode
there
many
yeres
.
At
the
laste
there
came
a
clerke
and
behelde
that
ymage
&
radde
this
wrytynge
/
and
thoughte
in
hymselfe
.
what
vengeaunce
myght
he
fynde
therfore
.
I
byleue
better
that
yf
ony
man
sholde
smyte
the
that
thou
fyllest
there
with
to
the
erthe
.
he
sholde
fynde
some
tresoure
vnder
thy
fete
.
&
therfore
is
thy
wrytynge
that
no
man
sholde
haue
it
.
&
the
clerke
lyfte
vp
hys
hande
&
gaue
the
ymage
a
grete
stroke
that
it
fell
to
the
grounde
.
&
anone
the
lyght
was
out
.
&
the
bathes
vere
vanysshed
away
.
&
he
founde
no
tresoure
.
The
poore
folke
that
perceyuynge
were
all
sorowfull
sayenge
.
cursyd
mote
he
be
for
euer
more
that
for
his
synguler
couetyse
hathe
destroyed
this
ymage
.
&
vs
hathe
robbed
of
so
grete
solace
&
conforthe
Here
after
assembled
thre
kynges
the
whiche
of
the
Romayns
had
ben
oppressed
&
suffred
greate
wronges
.
&
went
to
counseyll
with
them
of
theyr
counseyll
.
how
they
myght
best
of
the
Romayns
be
auenged
.
&
some
of
them
sayd
.
we
labour
in
vayne
.
as
longe
as
there
standyth
the
tour
with
the
ymages
we
maye
no
thynge
do
ayenste
theym
.
To
that
counseylle
arose
vp
foure
knyghtes
and
sayd
to
the
kynges
.
we
haue
thoughte
a
goode
remedy
how
we
shal
destroye
the
toure
with
the
ymages
and
that
to
do
and
brynge
aboute
we
wyll
our
lyues
sette
to
pledge
.
yf
that
ye
wyll
do
that
coste
.
Tho
sayd
the
kynges
what
coste
shall
we
do
.
They
sayd
.
we
muste
haue
.
iiii
tonnes
full
of
golde
.
Than
sayd
the
kynges
.
take
that
golde
&
fulfyll
youre
promyse
.
The
knyghtes
toke
the
golde
&
went
towardes
Rome
.
&
whan
they
were
thyder
come
.
in
the
nyght
without
one
of
that
yates
in
the
dyche
with
water
they
drowned
one
of
the
tonnes
with
the
golde
.
&
an
other
tonne
they
drowned
by
the
seconde
yate
&
the
thyrde
tonne
by
the
thyrde
yate
.
&
the
fourth
ton̄
by
the
fourth
yate
they
drowned
.
And
whan
they
had
thus
done
erly
in
the
mornynge
they
entred
in
to
the
cyte
at
an
houre
conuenyent
whan
that
th
emperour
went
ouer
the
marte
.
they
dyde
to
hym
reuerence
as
it
behoued
.
Th
emperour
seynge
them
demaunded
frome
whens
they
were
.
or
what
scyences
or
what
seruyce
that
they
coude
do
.
Whiche
answered
.
we
are
of
ferre
countrees
&
we
be
sothsayers
so
perfyte
the
there
was
neuer
thynge
so
preuely
or
secretly
hydde
.
but
that
we
shall
fynde
it
by
our
dremes
.
we
haue
herde
.
that
ye
laboure
&
haue
pleasure
in
suche
thynges
.
and
therfore
came
we
to
you
for
to
wyte
yf
ye
had
ony
nede
of
our
seruyce
/
Th
emperour
sayd
.
I
shall
proue
you
&
yf
it
be
so
that
I
fynde
you
true
.
ye
shall
haue
of
me
grete
rewardes
&
thanke
.
they
sayde
we
aske
no
thynge
but
the
haluen
dele
for
our
rewarde
of
the
golde
that
by
vs
shall
be
founden
.
The
emperour
sayd
.
I
am
therwith
wel
content
And
thus
had
they
with
the
emperour
many
wordes
At
euen
whan
th
emperour
was
goyng
to
bedde
they
sayde
too
hym
.
My
lorde
yf
it
please
you
this
nyghte
shall
the
oldest
of
vs
set
his
connynge
a
werke
&
dreme
.
&
the
thyrde
day
we
shall
shewe
you
his
dreme
&
what
it
sygnefyeth
.
Th
emperour
sayd
goo
in
goddis
name
.
And
they
weut
forth
with
grete
gladnesse
.
&
all
that
nyght
they
passed
ouer
with
derysions
&
myrth
vpon
truste
that
they
sholde
come
to
a
good
purpose
.
whan
the
thyrde
daye
was
comen
they
went
erly
too
th
emperour
.
&
the
fyrste
of
them
sayd
My
lorde
pleaseth
you
to
goo
with
vs
without
one
of
the
yates
of
thy
cyte
&
I
shall
shewe
you
where
as
a
tonne
full
of
golde
is
hyd
Th
emperour
sayd
.
I
shall
go
with
you
and
se
yf
it
be
true
that
ye
saye
.
Whan
they
were
comen
to
the
place
they
drewe
out
the
tonne
that
they
there
afore
had
put
/
The
emperour
whan
he
that
sawe
was
gladde
.
and
gaue
to
them
theyr
parte
.
Tho
sayde
the
seconde
dremer
.
my
lorde
this
nyght
I
shal
dreme
.
Th
emperour
sayd
.
god
gyue
you
a
good
dreme
.
the
next
nyght
came
he
&
toke
out
the
other
tonne
.
and
gaue
it
to
th
emperoure
.
&
toke
hym
his
dele
.
In
lyke
wyse
dyd
the
thyrde
.
&
the
fourth
.
vpon
the
whiche
th
emperour
was
out
of
all
mesure
ioyus
&
glad
&
sayd
he
had
not
sene
afore
soo
true
&
experte
sothsayers
or
dremers
as
they
were
/
Than
sayd
they
al
togyder
at
ones
as
it
had
ben
out
of
one
mouth
.
my
lorde
we
haue
one
after
another
dre
the
whiche
as
ye
haue
sene
be
all
true
proued
.
But
now
yf
it
please
you
that
we
may
dreme
all
togyder
this
nyghte
.
we
truste
that
too
vs
shall
bee
shewed
where
we
shall
fynde
a
greate
quantyte
or
substaunce
of
golde
&
of
rychesse
.
the
Emperoure
sayd
god
gyue
to
you
a
gode
dreme
that
to
me
and
to
you
may
be
proffytable
Unto
the
next
morowe
they
came
ayen
vnto
the
Emperoure
&
sayd
to
hym
with
Ioyouse
&
gladde
vysages
or
countenaunces
.
My
lorde
we
brynge
gode
&
proffytable
tydynges
.
for
this
nyght
in
our
slepes
such
&
so
grete
a
tresour
is
to
vs
shewed
the
whiche
yf
ye
wyll
suffre
it
for
to
be
soughte
.
ye
shall
be
so
moche
enryched
that
in
this
worlde
shall
be
none
to
you
lyke
.
Th
emperour
sayd
.
where
sholde
ye
fynde
the
hoorde
or
tresoure
.
they
sayd
.
vnder
the
fundament
of
the
tour
that
the
ymages
standen
on
.
The
Emperoure
answered
.
God
defend
that
I
sholde
for
loue
of
golde
destroye
that
toure
with
ymages
wherwith
that
we
of
oure
ennemyes
be
defended
&
warned
.
They
sayde
too
hym
ayen
.
My
lorde
.
Haue
ye
founde
vs
in
oure
saynges
otherwyse
than
true
&
ryghtful
.
Th
emperour
sayd
nay
.
O
lorde
sayd
they
.
we
with
our
owne
hondes
shall
gete
oute
the
gold
without
hurtynge
of
the
tour
or
of
the
ymages
.
And
it
is
expedyent
that
secretly
in
the
nyght
by
vs
it
be
done
.
for
drede
of
resorte
and
concours
of
the
people
leste
that
ye
sholde
ren
in
the
noyse
&
clamour
of
theym
.
and
also
that
they
sholde
not
take
that
good
and
golde
away
from
you
and
vs
.
The
Emperour
sayde
.
Goo
in
the
name
of
god
and
doo
your
beste
.
as
ye
well
canne
.
and
I
shall
to
morowe
erly
come
too
you
.
Tho
went
they
with
Ioye
and
gladnesse
.
and
in
the
nyght
they
were
laten
in
too
the
toure
.
and
with
grete
haste
and
dylygence
they
vndermynded
it
.
&
on
the
next
daye
erly
they
mounted
vpon
theyr
horses
&
rode
ayen
towardes
theyr
owne
countre
with
ioye
&
glory
.
And
or
that
they
came
without
the
fyght
of
rome
/
the
toure
fell
downe
.
And
on
the
morne
ensuynge
whan
it
was
fallen
/
&
the
Senatours
it
perceyued
they
sorowed
gretely
&
there
was
a
grete
sorowe
&
bewaylynge
thrughout
all
the
cyte
&
went
to
th
emperour
&
sayd
.
lorde
how
maye
it
be
that
this
tour
is
thus
fallen
.
by
the
whiche
we
haue
alwayes
had
warnynge
afore
of
our
enemyes
.
He
answered
&
sayd
.
To
me
came
foure
fals
deceyuers
&
&
fayned
themself
to
be
foure
sothsayers
&
that
they
coude
fynde
tresoure
hyd
in
the
grounde
.
And
they
sayd
that
vnder
the
fundacyon
of
the
toure
was
hydde
an
vnnumerable
some
of
golde
.
the
whiche
they
sholde
well
vndermyne
without
hurtynge
of
the
toure
or
ymages
/
&
I
gaue
fayth
to
them
&
they
haue
dysceyued
me
.
they
answered
him
/
ye
haue
coueyted
so
moche
golde
.
&
for
your
insacyate
couetyse
we
shall
be
all
destroyed
.
but
fyrste
your
couetyse
shall
full
vpon
your selfe
.
&
toke
&
ladde
hym
vnto
the
capytoll
.
&
layde
hym
on
his
bac
&
poured
his
mouth
full
of
molten
golde
.
sayng
to
him
ye
haue
desyred
golde
.
&
therfore
ye
shall
drynke
golde
&
after
they
buryed
hym
quycke
.
Not
long
after
that
came
th
enmyes
ayenst
the
Romayns
.
&
ouercame
&
destroyed
them
al.
Than
sayd
th
empresse
vnto
th
emperour
haue
ye
my
lorde
this
example
well
vnderstand
&
he
sayd
ryght
well
.
Than
sayd
she
.
The
tour
with
the
ymages
is
your
body
with
your
.v.
wyttes
.
as
long
as
ye
lyue
there
none
so
hardy
to
trouble
or
make
werre
vpon
you
ne
vpon
your
people
.
That
hath
your
sone
ryghte
well
vnderstonde
with
his
.vii.
maysters
&
with
theyre
false
narracyons
or
fables
fynde
how
they
may
destroye
you
.
for
ye
are
ouermoche
couetyse
to
here
&
enclyned
to
them
.
&
in
so
moche
the
they
shal
vndermyne
you
&
caste
you
vnder
fote
.
&
brynge
you
to
nought
.
The
ymages
are
your
fyue
wyttes
the
be
all
lost
.
For
theyse
that
ye
be
all
chyldyshe
or
folyshe
they
shall
destroy
and
sle
you
.
&
your
sone
shall
opteyne
your
empyre
.
Th emperour
sayd
.
ye
haue
recyte
to
me
a
good
example
.
wherfore
it
shall
not
to
me
happen
as
it
dyde
with
the
tour
but
my
sone
fyrste
this
daye
shall
be
hanged
.
To
whome
th
empresse
sayd
.
yf
ye
doo
so
ye
shall
fare
well
&
lyue
long
.
Vpon
the
nexte
day
he
commaunded
him
to
be
lad
to
hangynge
..
&
as
he
was
to
wardes
the
galowes
lad
.
came
rydynge
ayenst
hym
vpon
an
hors
his
fyfth
mayster
to
wardes
the
palays
.
&
came
before
th
emperour
&
saluted
hym
with
all
reuerence
/
&
he
despysed
his
salutacyon
.
&
put
hym
in
fere
of
his
lyfe
.
&
the
mayster
sayd
My
lorde
I
haue
not
deserued
to
dye
.
&
ye
my
salutacyon
despyse
it
is
not
your
honoure
.
for
your
sone
hath
not
with
vs
be
of
suche
condycyons
as
ye
repute
him
for
.
as
ye
in
shorte
tyme
shal
fynde
.
&
that
he
speketh
not
is
of
his
his
grete
wysdome
.
&
knowe
ye
that
he
shal
well
speke
as
the
tyme
comyth
.
though
the
he
now
speke
not
.
as
ye
in
shorte
tyme
shall
here
.
But
ye
saye
that
he
your
wyfe
wolde
haue
shamed
.
that
byleue
not
.
for
so
wise
a
man
as
he
is
neuer
sholde
attente
so
shamful
a
dede
.
And
ye
put
hym
to
dethe
for
your
wyues
wordes
.
ye
sholde
not
scape
without
shame
and
vengeaunce
/
In
lyke
wyse
as
ypocras
scaped
not
without
vengeaunce
for
the
deth
of
Galienus
his
cosyne
.
The
emperour
sayd
that
wolde
I
fayne
here
and
vnderstonde
.
The
mayster
sayd
.
what
sholde
auayle
the
narracyon
to
tel
vnto
you
for
your
prouffyte
yf
in
the
meane
seasone
your
sone
sholde
be
hanged
.
&
thersore
yf
ye
wyll
call
ayen
your
sone
.
and
therafter
do
as
ye
thynke
best
it
shall
be
at
your
pleasure
.
Th
emperour
lete
call
ayen
his
sone
and
set
him
in
pryson
.
And
tho
began
the
mayster
too
tell
vnder
this
maner
as
foloweth
.
¶
The
example
of
the
fyfthe
mayster
.
the emperor hears a master's example; through the door, his son is seen surrounded by guards
SOmtyme
there
was
a
famous
physycyan
named
Ypocras
ryght
connynge
.
the
whiche
exceded
all
other
in
connynge
&
scyence
he
had
with
hym
his
neuewe
or
kynnesman
that
was
called
Galienus
.
the
whiche
he
loued
moche
.
This
Galienus
was
of
an
excellent
wytte
&
applyed
all
his
wytte
&
mynde
to
lerne
of
his
vncle
the
scyence
of
physyke
.
Whan
ypocras
apperceyued
that
in
as
moche
as
he
coude
hyde
from
hym
hys
conynge
ferynge
that
he
sholde
excelle
hym
in
that
crafte
.
for
the
grete
wytte
that
he
was
of
.
As
Galienus
this
sawe
.
he
studyed
&
excersysed
.
in
soo
moche
that
in
shorte
tyme
he
had
perfyte
connynge
physyke
.
for
the
whiche
ypocras
enuyed
hym
moche
.
It
hapned
vpon
a
tyme
therafter
.
that
the
kynge
of
Ungary
sent
his
messengers
vnto
ypocras
that
he
sholde
come
vnto
hym
his
sone
for
to
cure
or
make
hole
.
Ypocras
excused
hymself
&
wolde
no
goo
.
but
sent
his
cosyne
Galienus
with
his
wrytynge
in
the
company
of
the
messengers
for
to
excuse
hym
.
And
whan
Galienus
was
comen
afore
the
kynge
he
was
ryghte
worshypfully
receyued
.
but
he
merueyled
why
that
ypocras
wolde
not
come
,
he
excused
hym
saynge
that
he
had
many
grete
thynges
too
do
that
he
myght
not
come
.
but
he
hath
sent
me
in
his
stede
.
&
with
the
helpe
of
god
I
shall
make
hole
that
childe
.
That
pleased
well
the
kynge
.
Galienus
went
to
the
chylde
.
&
whan
he
had
seene
his
vryne
.
and
tasted
his
pounces
.
he
sayd
tho
the
quene
.
O
excellent
prynces
I
pray
you
here
&
suffer
my
wordes
.
&
tel
me
who
is
the
fader
of
this
chylde
.
She
sayd
.
who
sholde
be
his
fader
but
my
lorde
the
kyng
.
Galienus
sayd
.
I
am
sure
that
he
is
not
the
fader
.
She
answered
yf
ye
wyll
say
that
for
a
trouth
I
shall
doo
your
hede
to
be
smytn
of
.
he
answered
I
say
yet
ones
agayn
that
this
kynge
is
not
the
fader
and
I
am
not
therfore
comen
hyther
to
lese
my
hede
.
for
I
haue
no
suche
rewarde
deserued
.
&
he
was
goynge
his
waye
.
The
quene
that
seynge
fpake
.
O
good
mayster
yf
ye
wyl
kepe
it
secrete
.
&
not
dyscouer
me
.
I
shal
shewe
&
open
vnto
you
myn
herte
.
The
mayster
sayd
God
defende
that
from
me
.
that
I
to
no
persone
sholde
shewe
it
.
and
therfore
o
noble
quene
shewe
it
boldely
to
me
for
it
shall
neuer
passe
my
mouthe
after
.
and
I
shall
your
sone
ease
and
make
hym
hole
.
She
sayde
yf
ye
doo
that
.
ye
shall
haue
of
me
a
good
rewarde
.
&
therfore
here
what
I
shall
saye
.
Of
fortune
came
hyther
vnto
my
lorde
.
the
kyng
of
Burgondyen
.
and
he
was
so
longe
with
me
conuersaunt
that
this
chylde
by
hym
I
bare
.
Tho
sayd
the
mayster
.
Fere
ye
not
.
I
knewe
well
that
it
was
so
byfore
.
&
anone
he
gaue
the
ch●de
to
ete
beef
or
of
an
oxe
to
drynke
.
and
the
childe
was
eased
of
his
infyrmyte
.
And
whan
as
the
kynge
herde
that
the
chylde
was
quite
of
his
malady
he
gaue
vnto
the
mayster
a
good
rewarde
.
but
of
the
quene
he
secretly
receyued
and
had
a
greter
gyfte
and
a
specyal
thanke
and
went
his
waye
And
whan
that
he
was
comen
home
.
ypocras
his
mayster
demaunded
of
hym
.
haue
ye
the
chyld
heled
.
&
he
sayd
ye
.
Than
asked
he
him
what
he
gaue
to
hym
.
&
he
sayd
.
I
gaue
him
flesshe
of
or
beef
to
ete
.
&
water
to
drynke
.
Tho
sayd
ypocras
.
Than
is
the
moder
of
that
chylde
not
true
too
her
husbonde
.
that
is
trouth
sayd
Galienus
.
Ipocras
anone
was
meued
with
enuye
.
&
thought
in
hymselfe
yf
here
be
not
found
a
remedy
.
my
scyence
shall
no
more
be
set
by
.
&
he
shal
be
named
and
praysed
aboue
me
.
And
from
that
day
forthwarde
he
thought
&
deuysed
how
he
myght
slee
hym
.
Vppon
a
day
Ipocras
called
and
sayd
come
go
we
to
seke
and
gadre
herbes
in
the
gardyne
.
To
whome
he
sayd
mayster
I
am
redy
.
And
whan
they
were
comen
in
to
the
gardyne
.
Ipocras
sayd
.
I
fele
that
this
herbe
is
ryght
vertuous
.
stoupe
downe
&
gadre
me
of
it
.
Galienus
dyde
so
.
and
as
they
went
aboute
the
gardyne
.
sayd
ypocras
now
knowe
I
well
by
the
odoure
of
this
herbe
that
it
is
better
&
precyoser
than
golde
.
and
therfore
stoupe
downe
to
the
grounde
&
drawe
hym
oute
with
the
rotes
for
he
is
ryght
moche
.
Galienus
bowed
hymself
down
to
plucke
vp
the
herbe
.
ypocras
drewe
oute
his
knyfe
&
kylled
hym
.
After
that
ypocras
fyll
seke
to
the
dethe
that
the
strengthes
of
his
body
fayled
hym
and
dyde
as
moche
as
he
coude
to
helpe
hymself
but
it
wold
not
be
and
as
his
scolers
&
dyscyples
herde
of
it
they
went
hastely
to
him
.
&
all
that
they
myght
or
coude
do
for
the
prouffyte
of
his
helthe
they
dyde
/
but
it
auayled
hym
nothynge
..
¶
Whan
ypocras
that
perceyued
.
he
sayd
vntoo
his
scolers
.
Goo
and
fetche
me
a
grete
tonne
an
fyll
it
full
vnto
the
brynkes
with
water
.
And
whan
they
had
soo
done
.
he
sayd
too
them
make
nowe
therin
an
hondred
hooles
.
and
whan
that
was
doone
.
there
wente
none
of
the
water
oute
.
Tho
sayd
ypocras
.
Beholde
my
moste
dere
dyscyples
.
how
that
the
vengeaunce
of
god
is
fallen
vpon
me
.
as
ye
openly
may
see
.
For
in
this
tonne
are
an
hondred
holes
.
&
yet
gooth
there
out
not
one
droppe
.
ryght
so
there
cometh
no
vertue
out
of
the
herbes
to
helpe
me
.
and
therfore
what
ye
doo
to
me
it
helpeth
not
.
For
I
must
dye
But
my
dere
chyldren
yf
my
neuewe
Galienus
were
now
on
lyue
.
he
sholde
hele
me
.
whom
I
haue
slayne
/
that
me
sore
forthynketh
.
&
therfore
the
vengeaunce
of
god
cometh
ouer
me
.
And
this
sayd
he
torned
him
to
the
wal
&
gaue
vp
the
goost
.
¶
Tho
sayd
the
mayster
to
th
emperour
.
My
lorde
vnderstande
ye
well
what
I
haue
sayd
.
He
answered
ye
ryght
well
.
what
hurte
had
it
been
to
hym
&
Galienus
had
lyued
.
The
mayster
answerd
it
had
ben
ryght
good
.
for
Ipocras
at
that
tyme
had
not
dyed
.
&
therfore
by
the
ryghtwyse
Iugement
of
god
his
medycynes
auayled
him
not
.
&
therfore
I
shewe
to
you
that
it
shall
happen
worse
to
you
.
yf
that
ye
put
to
deth
your
sone
for
the
wordes
of
your
wyfe
.
whiche
in
tyme
of
necessyte
shall
assyste
&
socoure
you
.
A
consyder
ye
not
.
that
ye
haue
after
your
fyrst
wyfe
.
ye
haue
wedded
this
wyfe
that
ye
now
haue
.
&
so
ye
may
that
thyrde
&
that
fourthe
.
&
neuer
shall
ye
haue
of
ony
of
them
suche
a
sone
the
shal
kepe
&
saue
you
from
peryll
.
Th
emperour
sayde
truly
he
shal
not
dye
.
Tho
sayd
the
mayster
than
do
ye
wysely
.
&
I
commende
you
to
god
.
&
thanke
you
.
that
ye
haue
this
daye
for
me
spared
your
sone
.
Th
emperour
sayd
I
marke
this
wel
that
wymmen
are
crafty
.
&
subtyl
.
herfore
I
wyl
not
for
you
but
for
my self
saue
him
.
The
syxte
complaynte
of
the
Empresse
.
¶
Whan
that
th
empresse
had
knowlege
.
she
shewed
her selfe
as
a
wode
or
an
Impacyent
body
that
all
that
sawe
her
or
herde
her
wondred
&
sayd
to
th
emperoor
your
wyfe
she
pyneth
her self
as
though
she
sholde
deye
Th
emperour
that
heryng
went
to
her
&
sayd
wherfore
be
ye
so
heuy
.
&
so
impacyent
.
O
lorde
how
shold
I
holde
it
in
.
whan
I
am
the
only
doughter
of
a
kyng
&
your
wyfe
.
&
in
your
company
I
haue
had
a
grete
despyte
&
shame
.
and
contynually
ye
haue
promysed
me
to
punysshe
it
.
but
ye
perfourme
it
not
.
The
emperour
sayd
.
I
wote
not
what
I
shal
do
.
ye
laboure
from
day
to
day
.
to
haue
my
sone
slayne
.
And
the
maysters
labour
to
saue
his
lyfe
.
and
amonges
al
thyse
I
know
well
that
he
is
my
sone
.
but
whether
the
trouth
is
that
knowe
I
not
.
Than
sayd
she
.
that
is
it
that
I
complayne
that
ye
beleue
the
maysters
more
than
ye
do
me
.
Therfore
it
shall
happen
to
you
as
dyde
to
a
kyng
with
his
stewarde
.
Than
sayd
.
the
Emperoure
.
tell
that
example
happely
it
sholde
meue
me
the
soner
to
put
my
sone
to
deth
.
She
sayde
.
gladly
.
but
I
praye
you
gyue
attendaunce
what
I
shall
saye
.
and
began
to
tel
as
hereafter
ensueth
.
The
syxte
example
of
the
Empresse
.
the empress complains to the emperor; his imprisoned son is seen through the doorway
THere
was
a
kyng
ryght
proude
&
merueylously
dysformed
in
his
vysage
in
suche
wyse
that
wymmen
hym
hated
&
abhorred
.
This
kynge
thought
Rome
to
destroye
&
the
romaynes
to
slee
.
&
the
bodyes
of
Peter
&
Poule
to
take
&
cary
a
waye
.
whiche
while
he
was
in
this
mynde
he
called
to
him
his
stewarde
that
was
ryght
secrete
with
hym
of
his
pryue
counseyll
and
sayd
to
hym
.
Seke
me
a
fayre
woman
that
this
nyghte
may
slepe
with
me
.
The
stewarde
answered
.
My
lorde
ye
knowe
wel
your
infyrmyte
&
dysese
.
&
that
no
woman
wyll
doo
it
without
a
grete
somme
of
money
.
The
kynge
sayd
.
thynke
ye
that
for
money
I
wyll
want
one
haue
I
not
golde
&
syluer
ynough
though
it
were
a
thousande
florenys
I
sholde
it
gladle
gyue
.
The
stewarde
herynge
that
was
anone
smyten
with
couetyse
.
went
too
his
owne
wyfe
whiche
was
ryght
fayre
chast
.
&
of
a
gode
kynrede
.
&
sayd
to
her
.
O
my
good
wyfe
.
my
lorde
desyreth
&
coueyteth
sore
to
slepe
with
a
fayr
&
beauteuouse
woman
.
&
wyll
not
forbere
it
.
though
that
she
wold
aske
of
hym
a
thousande
florenys
.
and
hath
commaunded
me
too
puruey
hym
of
one
.
And
therfore
I
counseyll
you
that
ye
to
vs
gete
that
money
.
The
wyfe
sayde
.
were
it
not
so
that
the
kynge
so
proude
and
foule
of
vysage
were
.
yet
wolde
I
not
to
that
euyl
consente
bycause
of
the
synne
ayenst
god
.
The
stewarde
answered
.
&
I
consente
that
ye
shal
do
it
.
&
therto
I
counseyl
and
commaunde
you
.
and
promyse
you
withoute
that
ye
consente
to
me
herin
.
ye
shall
neuer
haue
good
daye
with
me
.
She
heryng
that
trembled
.
in
so
moche
that
for
drede
she
consented
to
hym
.
The
stewarde
that
herynge
went
to
the
kynge
&
sayd
Syr
I
haue
founde
a
fayre
woman
&
she
is
comen
of
a
good
house
.
whiche
wil
not
lesse
haue
than
a
thousande
florenes
&
in
the
euin
she
shall
come
.
&
erly
in
the
mornyng
she
must
away
that
she
be
not
seen
of
the
people
.
The
kynge
answered
&
sayd
.
I
am
well
content
.
whan
the
nyght
was
comen
the
stewarde
lad
his
wyfe
to
the
kynges
bed
&
made
faste
the
dore
&
yede
his
waye
.
Erly
in
the
mornynge
the
stewarde
arose
&
went
vnto
the
kynge
&
sayd
.
My
lord
it
shall
be
daye
within
a
whyle
.
it
is
good
that
ye
performe
your
promise
&
let
the
woman
go
.
The
kyng
sayd
this
woman
pleseth
me
so
well
that
so
sone
she
shall
not
departe
from
me
.
whan
the
stewerde
that
herde
he
departed
thens
al
sory
.
vnneth
he
taryed
ony
whyle
but
came
to
the
kynge
and
sayd
.
My
lorde
the
mornynge
is
comen
.
therfore
let
the
woman
goo
.
leste
that
she
be
ashamed
.
as
I
haue
promysed
her
.
The
kyng
sayd
yet
shall
she
not
.
go
from
me
.
&
therfore
goo
out
and
shet
the
dore
ayen
.
The
stewarde
ryght
sorowfull
departed
and
wente
vp
&
downe
with
an
heuy
&
an
angry
herre
.
tyll
that
the
fayre
&
the
clere
daye
appered
.
and
than
entred
ayen
in
to
the
chamber
and
sayd
.
My
lorde
it
is
clere
daye
.
suffre
that
woman
to
departe
that
she
be
not
therwith
ashamed
.
The
kynge
answered
/
I
saye
to
you
for
a
trouth
she
shall
not
yet
departe
for
her
company
is
to
me
ryght
pleasaunt
&
acceptable
.
The
stewarde
that
herynge
coude
no
lenger
forbere
ne
holde
his
owne
counseyll
.
but
sayd
vnto
the
kyng
.
O
my
good
and
gracyous
lorde
I
beseche
you
suffre
her
to
departe
.
for
it
is
myn
owne
wyfe
.
The
kynge
herynge
that
sayd
to
hym
.
Open
the
wyndowe
.
&
whan
it
was
open
.
the
fayre
&
the
bryght
day
appered
.
he
behelde
the
woman
ryght
fayre
&
goodly
.
perceyued
that
it
was
the
wyfe
of
the
stewarde
&
sayd
to
hym
.
O
thou
moste
&
worste
rybaude
or
knaue
.
why
haste
thou
for
so
lytell
money
ashamed
&
vndone
thy
good
&
fayre
wyfe
.
&
her
vnto
me
vnwetyngly
haste
delyuered
.
Therfore
haste
the
&
gete
the
out
of
my
realme
&
neuer
more
herafter
come
in
my
syghte
.
for
frome
hens
forth
yf
euer
I
may
se
the
thou
shalt
dye
the
moost
shamefull
&
horry
blest
dethe
that
euer
canne
be
ymagyned
.
Whan
the
stewarde
herde
that
he
fled
his
waye
&
durste
not
abyde
&
was
neuer
so
hardy
ony
more
to
come
in
to
that
real
me
.
And
the
kynge
kepte
the
wyfe
al
his
lyue
dayes
in
grete
worshyp
.
and
gaue
to
hyr
plente
of
all
thynges
that
to
hyr
behoued
&
appertayned
.
After
that
the
kynge
lete
do
gadre
&
assemble
a
grete
&
a
myghty
armye
&
puyssaunce
of
men
of
werre
.
&
went
to
Rome
with
grete
myght
.
&
besyeged
the
cyte
on
all
sydes
.
so
long
tyll
that
the
Romayns
wolde
haue
delyuered
hym
for
to
haue
departed
and
withdrawen
hymself
from
thens
the
bodyes
of
the
holy
apostles
Petyr
&
Poule
.
Than
was
there
in
that
cyte
seuen
wyse
maysters
as
ye
nowe
haue
.
by
the
counseyll
of
whome
all
the
cyte
was
gyded
&
gouerned
.
And
the
cytezeyns
came
too
theym
and
sayd
.
What
shall
we
do
.
it
behoueth
vs
as
that
we
delyuere
vnto
oure
dedely
ennemyes
the
bodyes
of
the
holy
apostles
or
elles
the
cyte
Tho
answered
the
fyrste
mayster
.
I
shal
with
my
wysdome
&
connynge
this
day
the
cyte
&
the
body
of
the
apostles
saue
.
&
so
one
after
an
other
promysed
to
doo
the
same
eueryche
of
theym
for
one
daye
.
In
lyke
wyse
as
the
maysters
haue
promysed
your
sone
.
with
that
the
kynge
began
to
assaute
the
Cyte
on
all
partyes
.
Tho
began
the
fyrste
mayster
to
saye
.
&
to
alledge
so
wysely
for
to
haue
pease
.
that
the
kynge
that
day
lefte
his
assaute
.
makynge
&
withdrewe
hym
a
lytyll
.
fro
the
cyte
.
&
soo
dyde
all
the
maysters
one
after
an
other
vnto
the
laste
.
To
whome
came
the
burgeyses
&
sayd
.
O
mayster
ye
shall
vnderstande
that
.
the
kynge
hath
made
his
othe
&
sworne
that
to
morowe
with
al
his
puyssaunce
&
strength
he
wyll
haue
&
wynne
the
cyte
Or
elles
we
muste
all
be
in
Ieoperdye
too
lese
our
lyues
.
Therfore
in
aquytynge
of
your
promyse
defende
&
kepe
vs
from
daunger
lyke
as
all
your
felowes
afore
haue
done
to
that
answered
the
mayster
&
sayd
be
of
good
comforte
&
fere
not
.
For
too
morowe
I
shall
by
my
connynge
shewe
suche
a
werke
and
operacyons
/
that
the
kyng
with
all
his
puissaunce
and
myght
shal
fle
&
leue
the
syege
.
The
nexte
daye
the
kynge
made
&
gaue
a
grete
assaute
too
the
cyte
.
Tho
went
the
mayster
and
endued
or
clothed
hymselfe
with
a
meruayvesture
or
clothynge
hauynge
therin
the
fethers
or
the
tayles
of
pecockes
and
of
other
foules
of
dyuers
coloures
.
and
toke
two
bryght
swerdes
in
eche
hande
one
.
and
went
there
with
all
and
stode
vpon
the
hygheste
toure
of
all
the
cyte
.
and
began
too
meue
and
torne
or
shewe
hymselfe
aboute
on
all
partes
towarde
the
oste
so
that
they
myght
all
beholde
&
se
hym
.
and
he
helde
in
his
mouthe
the
two
bryght
swerdes
that
merueylously
shyned
.
They
without
of
the
kynges
hoost
that
seyeng
sayd
to
hym
.
O
lorde
beholde
vpon
hyghest
of
yonder
toure
a
wonderfull
thynge
or
fygure
.
Ye
I
se
it
wel
that
it
is
merueylous
/
but
what
it
is
I
knowe
not
.
They
sayd
to
hym
It
is
Ihesus
the
god
of
the
crysten
folke
that
is
come
out
of
heuen
vs
al
to
sle
&
destroye
with
his
two
swerdes
yf
wee
here
ony
lenger
abyde
.
The
kynge
herynge
that
trembled
for
fere
and
sayde
what
shall
we
do
there
is
but
one
way
and
that
is
that
we
anone
go
and
departe
fro
hens
leste
that
theyr
god
auenge
hymselfe
vpon
vs
.
Tho
began
the
kynge
with
all
his
oste
to
fle
.
notwithstondynge
there
was
no
nede
.
but
that
they
of
that
mayster
were
begyled
&
deceyued
.
And
whan
the
romaynes
that
sawe
they
hastely
moued
after
al
armed
in
good
ordynaunce
.
&
the
kynge
with
many
of
his
people
they
kylled
&
destroyed
.
&
also
in
that
manere
by
grete
subtylte
of
the
mayster
was
the
myghty
kynge
with
his
folke
ouercomen
.
Then
sayd
th
empresse
to
th
emperour
.
Lorde
haue
ye
vnderstande
what
I
haue
sayde
.
He
sayd
ye
.
Well
in
the
best
wyse
.
She
sayd
.
haue
ye
no
herde
what
.
I
haue
sayd
to
you
at
the
begynnynge
of
this
narracyon
.
of
the
stewarde
that
the
kynge
trusted
so
moche
.
which
for
lucre
of
good
shamed
his
owne
wyfe
.
&
he
for
that
was
dryuen
&
banysshed
out
of
the
londe
.
In
lyke
wyse
your
sone
for
the
desyre
and
appetyte
that
he
hath
to
the
empyre
.
entendeth
to
confounde
and
destroye
you
.
But
while
ye
be
in
your
myght
&
power
do
with
hym
as
the
kynge
dyd
with
his
stewarde
yf
ye
wyll
not
put
hym
to
deth
.
banyssne
him
out
of
your
empyre
.
that
ye
without
fere
may
leue
in
surete
of
your
lyue
.
And
haue
ye
not
also
herde
how
the
kyng
lay
before
the
cyte
of
Rome
.
&
howe
he
was
by
the
wyse
maysters
dectyued
&
scorned
that
he
with
his
folke
were
kylled
&
slayne
.
In
the
same
wyse
the
seuen
maysters
entende
to
do
with
you
.
&
by
theyr
false
wyles
and
subtyltees
to
desceyue
you
.
&
in
the
ende
to
sle
you
the
your
sone
may
regne
.
Therupon
answered
th
emperour
&
sayd
that
shall
not
so
be
.
for
my
sone
too
morowe
shal
deye
.
Than
commaunded
his
seruauntes
that
they
sholde
lede
his
sone
to
hangynge
.
And
as
the
folke
herde
that
there
was
a
grete
noyse
&
a
gaderynge
of
theym
and
bewayled
the
dethe
of
the
only
sone
of
th
emperour
And
as
the
syxte
mayster
herde
that
.
he
hasted
hym
too
the
Emperour
&
salued
hym
moche
honourably
.
&
he
toke
it
vnthankfully
.
&
thretned
hym
or
menaced
him
to
dye
with
his
sone
for
that
he
was
with
them
made
dompe
.
and
a
rybaude
.
the
whiche
he
had
shewed
vpon
his
wyfe
.
The
mayster
sayd
.
I
haue
deserued
no
deth
.
with
your
sone
.
but
grete
&
large
gyftes
.
for
he
is
not
dompe
as
ye
shall
here
with
in
thre
dayes
yf
he
may
lyue
soo
longe
.
and
yf
ye
put
hym
too
deth
for
wordes
of
your
wyfe
.
than
shall
I
merueyll
of
your
wysdome
.
&
with
out
doute
it
shall
happen
to
you
as
it
somtyme
happened
to
a
knyght
that
so
moche
alowed
the
saynges
of
his
wyfe
that
he
was
bounde
to
an
horse
tayle
&
drawen
thrugh
out
all
the
cyte
to
the
galowes
.
Th
emperour
sayde
for
the
loue
of
god
shewe
me
that
example
that
I
may
the
better
beware
of
that
peryl
.
That
wyl
I
not
doo
sayd
the
mayster
.
without
ye
do
cal
ayen
your
sone
.
Than
th
emperour
commaunded
to
call
his
sone
And
the
mayster
began
afore
al
the
folke
to
tel
in
this
maner
folowynge
.
¶
The
example
of
the
syxte
mayster
.
the emperor hears a master's example; through the door, his son is seen surrounded by guards
THere
was
an
Emperour
of
Rome
the
whiche
had
thre
knyghtes
whom
he
loued
aboue
al
other
.
And
in
that
same
Cyte
was
an
auncyent
knyght
that
had
wedded
a
fayre
yonge
wyfe
as
ye
do
th
empres
whiche
aboue
al
other
thynges
he
loued
.
This
lady
coude
synge
ryght
wel
.
&
melodyously
&
with
suche
swetnes
the
many
drewe
to
her
house
&
desyred
her
company
/
It
befell
vpon
a
season
as
she
sate
in
her
house
.
the
vysage
torned
in
to
the
strete
that
she
myght
se
them
that
went
by
.
&
began
swetely
tu
synge
.
that
all
folke
delyted
for
to
here
her
.
By
chaunce
came
that
wayes
a
knyght
of
the
Emperours
courte
&
herde
that
voyce
.
lyft
vp
his
eyen
&
behelde
her
Intentyfly
,
&
anone
he
was
taken
in
her
loue
.
and
entred
in
to
her
house
&
fyll
in
communycacyon
with
her
of
loue
.
&
amonges
al
other
he
demaunded
what
he
sholde
gyue
her
too
slepe
by
hym
one
nyght
She
answered
an
hondred
floreyns
.
The
knyght
sayde
.
tell
me
whan
I
shall
come
.
&
I
shall
gyue
you
an
hondred
floreyns
.
She
sayd
whan
I
may
haue
a
conuenyent
tyme
I
shal
sende
for
you
.
The
nexte
day
she
sange
ayen
in
the
same
place
.
and
it
fortuned
the
seconde
knyght
of
th
emperour
to
come
by
that
same
way
.
the
whiche
in
lykewyse
was
smyten
in
her
loue
.
&
also
ꝓmysed
her
an
hondred
floreyns
.
To
whom
also
she
promysed
to
shewe
hym
a
tyme
prouyded
.
The
thyrd
day
was
the
thyrd
knyght
in
lyke
wyse
caught
in
her
loue
.
the
whiche
also
promysed
an
hondred
floreyns
.
&
she
too
gyue
hym
knowelege
of
the
tyme
.
Thyse
thre
knyghtes
haue
so
secretly
spoken
with
that
lady
that
none
of
them
had
knowledge
of
other
.
The
lady
the
was
of
malyce
&
cautelous
replenysshed
.
came
to
her
husbonde
&
sayd
.
syr
I
haue
secrete
maters
too
shewe
you
.
&
folowe
therin
my
counseyll
yf
ye
do
it
:
our
necessite
or
pouerte
ye
may
largely
releue
.
The
knyght
sayd
tel
it
me
I
shal
holde
it
secrete
&
fulfyl
it
to
my
power
.
She
sayde
thre
knyghtes
of
th
emperours
court
haue
ben
with
me
one
after
an
other
.
in
suche
wyse
the
none
knoweth
of
an
other
counseyll
.
&
euery
of
them
haue
offred
me
an
hondred
floreyns
myght
we
the
thre
.
C.
florayns
gete
&
no
knowledge
therof
be
had
.
sholde
it
not
be
to
vs
a
grete
helpe
&
our
pouerte
well
releued
.
The
knyght
sayd
.
forsoth
yes
.
&
therfore
what
someuer
ye
counseyl
me
to
do
I
shall
folowe
it
.
Tho
sayd
she
.
I
shall
gyue
you
this
counseyll
.
whan
they
come
with
the
floreyns
ye
shall
stande
behynde
the
yate
with
your
swerde
drawen
in
your
hande
.
&
bycause
that
euery
of
them
comethe
alone
.
ye
shall
sle
one
after
another
.
&
so
we
shal
haue
the
thre
.
c
floreyns
of
them
without
knowlege
of
ony
other
.
The
knyght
answered
.
O
my
best
beloued
wif
I
fere
me
that
this
euyll
can
notte
be
hydde
.
and
we
sholde
therfore
shamefully
suffre
dethe
yf
that
it
were
knowen
.
She
sayd
I
shall
this
werke
begynne
.
&
I
shall
make
therof
a
good
ende
.
and
fere
it
not
.
whan
the
knyght
sawe
that
she
was
so
hardy
.
it
caused
hym
to
be
the
more
bolde
.
and
she
sent
for
the
fyrst
knyght
and
he
came
to
hyr
anone
with
oute
ony
taryenge
to
the
yate
&
knocked
.
&
she
askyd
yf
he
brought
the
c.
floreyns
.
and
he
sayd
ye
.
I
haue
theym
here
all
redy
.
Tho
lete
she
him
in
.
&
anone
at
the
entrynge
in
.
her
husbonde
kylled
hym
&
so
he
dyde
the
seconde
&
the
thyrde
&
in
to
one
secrete
chamber
they
drewe
the
bodyes
of
them
.
whan
it
was
thus
done
the
knyght
sayd
.
to
his
lady
.
O
dere
wyfe
yf
thyse
bodyes
be
founde
with
vs
.
we
shall
dye
the
moost
shamefull
deth
that
can
be
ymagyned
for
it
is
not
possyble
but
that
thyse
knyghtes
shall
be
myssed
in
th
emperours
courte
.
&
grete
,
serche
&
Inquysy
on
shall
be
for
them
made
thrugh
all
this
cyte
.
where
they
are
become
.
She
sayde
.
Syr
I
haue
this
werke
begonne
.
&
shal
make
therof
a
good
ende
.
fere
not
.
as
I
afore
sayd
.
This
lady
had
a
brother
the
whiche
had
the
gouernaunce
of
the
watche
of
the
cyte
that
on
the
nyghtis
vpon
stretes
watched
with
his
felowes
She
stode
at
her
gate
&
called
her
brother
&
sayde
.
O
my
best
broder
I
haue
a
secrete
mater
the
whiche
in
confessyon
I
shal
shewe
you
.
&
therfore
come
a
lytyll
within
.
&
whan
that
he
was
come
in
.
the
knyght
receyued
hym
frendly
&
gaue
hym
wyne
to
drynke
.
&
sayd
.
my
well
beloued
broder
.
this
is
the
cause
that
I
haue
called
you
.
for
of
your
counseyll
I
haue
moche
nede
.
The
broder
answered
say
it
boldely
to
me
.
&
what
someuer
that
I
may
do
.
to
my
power
.
that
shall
be
at
your
desyre
without
lettynge
.
Tho
sayd
she
.
yesterdaye
came
in
a
knyght
in
good
frendshyp
/
but
afterwarde
he
fyll
in
suche
wordes
&
varyaunce
with
my
husbonde
.
that
he
slewe
hym
.
&
lyeth
in
my
chainber
.
&
myn
owne
dere
broder
we
haue
noo
man
that
we
may
truste
but
you
.
&
yf
the
body
were
founde
by
vs
we
sholde
dye
.
&
she
made
mencyon
but
of
one
.
the
brother
sayd
delyuer
it
me
in
a
sacke
&
I
shall
bere
him
to
the
see
.
she
herynge
that
was
full
glad
therof
.
&
delyuered
to
him
the
body
of
the
fyrste
knyght
he
toke
it
&
went
withall
a
good
pase
&
cast
it
therin
.
&
as
this
was
done
.
he
came
ayen
to
his
syster
&
sayde
.
gyue
me
nowe
of
the
beste
wyne
for
ye
are
of
hym
quyte
.
&
she
thanked
him
&
went
in
to
her
chamber
as
though
she
had
gone
for
wyne
and
began
to
crye
with
an
hygh
voyce
.
the
knyghte
that
was
caste
in
to
the
see
is
come
ayen
.
As
her
brother
that
herde
he
wondred
sore
.
&
sayde
gyue
me
hym
.
I
shall
se
yf
he
shall
aryse
ayen
.
&
toke
the
body
of
the
seconde
knyght
&
wende
it
had
ben
of
the
fyrst
knyght
&
went
in
to
the
see
.
&
with
a
grete
stone
he
drowned
hym
therin
.
that
done
.
went
ayen
vnto
his
systers
house
&
sayde
.
nowe
fyll
me
a
cuppe
with
good
wyne
.
for
I
haue
drowned
hym
so
depe
the
he
shall
neuer
come
ayen
she
sayd
thanked
be
god
&
went
ayen
too
her
chamber
&
sayned
her
to
fetche
wyne
.
&
cryed
with
a
grete
voyce
Alas
wo
be
to
me
he
is
rysen
ayen
and
come
out
of
the
see
.
&
as
her
brother
herde
that
with
grete
meruaylle
sayd
.
what
deuyll
is
this
knyght
that
I
haue
thus
caste
in
to
the
water
&
notwithstandynge
is
comen
ayen
.
Delyuer
him
me
the
thyrde
tyme
.
&
I
shall
se
yf
he
shall
come
ayen
.
Tho
gaue
she
hym
the
thyrde
knxght
.
whiche
he
byleued
had
ben
the
fyrste
knyght
.
&
yede
withoute
the
cyte
to
a
grete
foreste
&
made
a
grete
fyre
&
caste
the
knyght
therin
.
&
whan
he
was
almost
brente
.
the
broder
went
thens
a
lytel
dystaunce
to
do
his
nede
.
Tho
came
there
a
knyght
.
that
wolde
tyde
to
the
cyte
where
on
the
mornynge
they
sholde
haue
a
tourneye
&
a
Iustyng
.
&
it
was
colde
weder
&
derke
.
&
was
not
fer
fro
the
cyte
.
as
that
he
had
a
syght
of
that
fyre
drewe
therto
&
alyghted
from
his
horse
&
warmed
him
.
The
waker
came
&
sayd
to
him
what
arte
yu.
The
knyght
sayd
.
I
am
a
gentyl
knyghte
.
Tho
spake
the
waker
&
sayd
.
thou
arte
no
knyght
but
a
deuyll
for
fyrste
I
caste
the
in
to
the
water
.
the
.ij.
tyme
with
a
grete
stone
I
drowned
the.
&
the
.iii.
tyme
I
haue
put
the
in
this
fyre
supposynge
that
thou
haddest
be
brente
.
&
yet
thou
standest
here
.
&
tho
he
toke
the
knyght
with
his
hors
&
cast
them
both
in
to
the
fyre
.
&
after
that
he
went
ayen
to
his
syster
&
tolde
what
had
hapned
him
.
Nowe
brynge
me
of
the
best
wyne
.
for
after
the
I
had
breute
hym
I
founde
hym
ayen
by
that
fyre
with
his
horse
.
&
I
haue
caste
them
both
in
the
fyre
.
&
his
syster
perceyued
well
that
he
had
brent
a
knyght
of
the
tourney
whiche
anone
broughte
him
of
the
best
wyne
habundauntly
.
&
after
he
had
wel
dronken
.
he
went
thens
.
Not
longe
tyme
after
that
there
fyll
a
grete
debate
&
cōtencōn
betwyx
the
knyghte
&
his
wyfe
.
in
suche
wyse
that
he
smote
her
.
which
had
indygnacyon
therof
&
waxed
.
angry
&
sayd
that
many
myght
here
it
.
O
wretche
wyll
ye
kylle
me
as
ye
haue
done
the
thre
knyghtis
of
th
emperours
.
men
that
herynge
layde
handes
on
them
.
&
brought
them
be
fore
the
emperour
&
the
woman
anone
knowledged
that
hyr
husbonde
hadde
slayne
the
thre
knyghtes
of
th
emperours
.
&
how
he
toke
fro
them
thre
hondred
floreyns
&
as
it
was
thus
in
trouth
founde
.
bothe
were
drawen
atte
an
horse
tayll
and
hanged
vppon
the
galowes
.
Than
sayd
the
mayster
to
th
emperour
.
haue
ye
vnderstande
what
I
haue
sayd
.
He
answered
ryghte
well
.
I
saye
for
certayne
that
wyfe
was
the
worste
woman
that
myght
be
of
all
wymmen
.
for
she
moued
&
styred
him
to
murdre
.
&
afterwarde
dyscouered
hym
.
The
mayster
sayd
.
It
is
without
doubte
that
it
shall
to
you
happen
worse
yf
ye
put
to
deth
your
sone
by
the
aduyse
of
your
wyfe
.
Th
emperour
sayd
.
my
sone
shall
not
dye
.
this
day
The
mayster
that
herynge
yaue
thankynges
to
th
emperour
.
and
toke
leue
&
went
his
waye
.
¶
The
seuenth
complaynte
of
the
Empresse
.
¶
Whan
the
empresse
herde
that
the
sone
of
th
emperour
was
yet
lyuynge
.
as
a
mad
woman
she
ranne
to
th
emperour
wepynge
&
cryenge
.
O
vnhappy
wyfe
what
shall
I
doo
.
alas
alas
for
I
muste
nedes
sle
my selfe
that
so
am
ashamed
&
no
punysshement
there
vpon
done
Th
emperour
answered
.
God
defende
you
suche
thynges
to
haue
in
mynde
.
but
suffer
a
whyle
.
&
ye
shall
haue
a
good
ende
in
your
cause
.
She
answered
.
Syr
the
ende
shall
be
euyll
.
for
of
that
shal
folowe
to
you
grete
confusyon
&
to
me
.
Th
emperour
sayd
.
be
styl
of
such
thynges
.
She
sayd
.
Lorde
it
shall
come
to
you
&
your
sonne
as
it
happened
to
a
kynge
&
to
his
stewarde
.
Th
emperour
sayd
.
I
praye
you
tell
me
that
example
.
She
sayde
.
I
wyll
gladly
tell
it
.
but
I
fere
me
that
ye
wyl
here
me
no
more
.
for
the
next
day
the
seuenth
mayster
shal
speke
&
saue
your
sone
from
that
deth
as
his
felowes
haue
done
.
The
seconde
day
after
this
.
then
your
sone
shal
speke
of
whoos
wordes
ye
shal
haue
&
take
suche
Ioy
&
delectacyon
that
the
loue
berwyxte
vs
shall
bee
holy
forgeten
&
wasshed
away
.
Th
emperour
sayd
that
is
Impossyble
to
me
.
for
I
shal
neuer
your
loue
forgete
,
Tho
sayd
she
,
O
my
best
beloued
lorde
.
please
it
you
I
shal
tel
you
one
example
.
by
the
whiche
ye
shall
be
ware
before
of
many
perylles
in
tyme
comynge
.
&
specyally
of
your
cursed
sone
.
whiche
entendeth
to
destroy
me
by
his
maysters
.
The
emperour
sayd
.
tell
on
your
example
.
and
the
Empresse
began
to
tell
in
this
wyse
ensuynge
.
The
seuenth
example
of
the
Empresse
:
the empress complains to the emperor; his imprisoned son is seen through the doorway
THere
was
somtyme
a
kyng
.
the
whiche
loued
his
wyfe
aboue
all
thynge
.
in
so
moche
that
he
closed
her
in
a
stronge
castell
.
&
bare
the
keyes
of
the
castel
hymselfe
.
The
lady
was
therfore
ryght
heuy
&
desolate
.
Now
in
ferre
partyes
there
was
a
valyaunte
knyght
.
the
whiche
in
a
nyght
had
a
dreme
after
this
effecte
For
he
thought
that
he
sawe
one
of
the
fayreste
quenes
that
myght
be
.
the
whiche
aboue
all
thynges
desyred
to
haue
her
loue
.
that
yf
he
myghte
se
her
walkynge
he
sholde
clerely
haue
knowlege
of
by
whome
to
hym
grete
frendshyp
&
worshyp
sholde
come
.
To
that
quene
in
the
same
nyght
by
vysyon
of
the
sayd
knyght
.
it
was
to
her
also
shewed
.
&
yet
they
hadde
of
eche
other
neyther
knowlege
of
name
neyther
of
fame
.
whan
the
knyght
had
thus
dremed
&
seen
in
his
slepe
.
he
thought
&
determyned
in
his
mynde
that
his
fote
sholde
not
reste
vnto
the
tyme
tyll
he
had
founde
that
lady
.
that
to
hym
was
shewed
in
his
vysyon
.
and
lepte
vpon
his
horse
/
and
toke
with
hym
all
that
to
hym
was
necessarye
for
his
journey
.
and
rode
and
laboured
thrughe
dyuerse
regyons
and
londes
soo
longe
tyll
at
the
last
he
came
vnto
the
same
londe
.
where
that
the
quene
was
by
her
husbonde
closed
or
kepte
in
a
stronge
castel
.
And
whan
this
sayd
knyght
was
come
in
to
the
same
cyte
.
and
by
a
certayne
season
had
theri
soiourned
.
it
happened
on
a
day
as
this
knyght
walked
by
the
castell
.
and
knewe
not
that
the
quene
was
therin
she
sate
in
a
wyndowe
to
beholde
&
see
the
people
goynge
by
.
&
amonge
all
other
she
sawe
the
sayd
knyght
.
and
knewe
that
he
was
the
same
man
.
that
she
had
dremed
of
.
And
the
knyght
by
chaunce
lyfte
vp
his
eyen
&
perceyued
the
lady
syttyng
in
the
wyndowe
.
&
anone
his
mynde
shewed
hym
that
it
was
she
that
he
the
dremes
of
had
.
&
he
began
to
synge
a
songe
of
loue
.
And
as
she
herde
yt.
she
was
anone
taken
with
his
loue
.
The
knyghte
from
thensforth
dayly
went
&
walked
aboute
that
castell
beholdynge
it
ouer
all
that
yf
in
ony
maner
wyse
he
myght
gete
to
her
too
shewe
his
mynde
.
The
lady
perceyuynge
that
she
wrote
a
letter
&
cast
it
downe
to
hym
.
And
whan
he
had
sene
ouer
the
letter
.
&
vnderstode
the
wyll
of
that
lady
.
he
began
to
haunte
Ioustes
&
tournamentes
&
dyde
so
many
gret
&
merueylous
actes
or
dedes
.
that
the
name
of
hym
came
to
the
kynge
.
And
as
the
kynge
herde
that
he
sent
after
hym
&
sayd
to
hym
.
Syr
knyght
I
haue
herde
moche
honour
of
you
.
yf
it
wyll
please
you
for
to
abyde
&
to
dwell
with
vs
.
we
shall
gyue
you
large
gyftes
&
rewardes
.
The
knyght
answerd
.
O
ryght
myghty
prynce
I
am
your
seruaunte
.
wolde
god
that
I
coude
do
ony
seruyse
to
please
your
magnyfycence
.
without
takynge
of
rewarde
saue
one
thyng
afore
all
other
I
desyre
.
The
kynge
sayd
.
shewe
it
boldely
what
thynge
that
it
is
.
The
knyght
sayd
.
my
lorde
sythen
that
it
hath
pleased
you
for
to
take
me
as
your
seruaunt
&
one
of
youre
counseyll
.
me
semeth
that
it
were
expedyent
for
bothe
our
solaces
.
that
I
hadde
a
place
nyghe
too
the
wall
of
the
castell
:
that
I
myght
at
all
tymes
be
the
more
redy
at
your
callynge
whan
that
ye
haue
nede
.
Thenne
the
kynge
sayd
I
consente
it
to
you
make
it
as
ye
thynke
it
best
.
Tho
wente
the
knyght
&
hyred
werkemen
&
made
a
fayre
logynge
by
the
walles
of
the
toure
.
&
whan
it
was
all
redy
.
He
made
a
couenaunt
with
a
werkeman
for
to
make
out
of
his
house
a
secrete
way
in
to
the
tour
&
whan
it
was
made
redy
after
his
entente
.
he
kylled
the
werkeman
by
cause
he
sholbe
not
dyscouer
.
&
went
in
to
the
quene
&
dyde
to
her
reuerence
accordyng
&
they
talked
of
many
thynges
.
that
at
th
ende
he
desyred
for
to
slepe
by
her
.
which
she
oftentymes
denyed
.
but
neuer
yeles
she
consented
to
him
.
After
that
the
quene
thought
what
shall
I
do
.
yf
I
sholde
gyue
knowlege
herof
vnto
my
husbond
.
therof
sholde
come
two
euyls
that
one
is
my
shame
.
&
the
by
auenture
he
shode
vtterly
forsake
me
&
dryue
me
out
of
his
londe
for
euer
.
&
the
knyght
he
sholde
sle
.
for
fro
that
dethe
he
coude
not
escape
.
&
therfore
it
is
better
that
I
be
styll
&
tell
not
.
The
knyght
after
that
as
of
tentymes
as
it
pleased
hym
he
went
in
to
the
quene
.
&
&
dyde
his
wyll
with
her
.
And
she
gaue
hym
a
rynge
the
whiche
the
kyng
had
gyuen
vnto
her
at
theyr
weddynge
.
This
knyght
in
euery
batayll
and
tournament
hadde
the
vyctory
.
wherfore
he
wus
and
stode
in
grete
fauour
with
the
kynge
in
somoche
that
he
made
him
his
stewarde
.
&
gouernoure
of
al
his
Regyon
.
&
lond
.
¶
At
happened
vppon
a
daye
that
the
kynge
dysposed
hym selfe
for
too
goo
too
chase
or
huntynge
.
and
he
commaunded
his
stewarde
for
too
make
hym
redy
vppon
the
morowe
for
too
goo
with
hym
.
whertoo
he
offred
hym selfe
all
redy
.
¶
And
on
the
morowe
after
they
entred
in
to
the
forest
.
&
all
that
daye
they
chased
.
&
folowed
the
wylde
bestes
that
they
were
so
wery
that
the
kynge
by
a
fontayne
sate
him
downe
to
reste
.
&
the
knyghte
by
the
kynge
.
&
fyll
on
slepe
by
hym
.
hauynge
the
rynge
vpon
his
fynger
.
the
whiche
the
kyng
marked
&
knewe
.
After
that
the
knyght
perceyued
that
the
kynge
had
sene
the
rynge
.
fayned
hymself
seke
&
sayd
.
My
lorde
I
fele
my selfe
sore
seke
that
yf
I
fynde
not
hastely
remedy
therfore
by
the
meanes
physyke
I
am
but
a
dede
man
&
therfore
I
pray
you
lycence
me
to
go
home
.
To
whome
he
sayd
.
go
my
dere
frend
in
goddes
name
.
he
anone
gate
on
his
horse
&
hasted
him
to
his
house
.
&
wente
to
the
quene
&
gaue
her
ayen
the
rynge
.
&
tolde
her
how
the
kynge
hud
marked
it
&
sene
it
on
his
fynger
&
prayed
her
yf
he
made
ony
questyons
of
the
rynge
that
he
sholde
shewe
it
to
him
.
This
done
he
went
downe
ayen
to
his
lodgynge
.
And
anone
ofter
that
the
kynge
came
to
the
quene
&
she
receyued
hym
ryght
.
louyngly
.
&
after
that
a
lytyl
tyme
was
passed
.
the
kyng
sayd
.
My
lady
shew
me
where
the
ryng
is
that
I
gaue
to
you
.
I
desyre
to
se
it
.
O
my
lorde
to
what
entente
at
this
tyme
desyre
ye
to
se
it
.
Than
sayd
he
.
yf
ye
shewe
if
not
to
me
Incontynent
it
shall
repente
you
.
She
rose
anone
vp
&
went
to
cheste
&
brought
the
rynge
to
the
kynge
.
And
as
he
sawe
the
rynge
.
he
was
halfe
ashamed
&
sayd
vnto
her
.
O
howe
lyke
is
the
knyghtes
rynge
vnto
this
rynge
.
whyche
I
sawe
vpon
his
fynger
.
and
I
bileued
that
it
had
ben
my
rynge
.
and
therfore
it
was
that
I
asked
it
of
you
so
hastely
after
the
rynge
.
And
of
this
euyll
suspecyon
I
yelde
my self
gylty
ayenst
you
my
dere
lady
.
in
this
behalfe
.
for
the
strength
of
the
toure
deceyued
me
.
For
I
thynke
the
noo
man
myght
come
therin
.
but
I
my self
alone
.
She
sayde
.
My
dere
lorde
.
wonder
not
.
for
one
rynge
is
lyke
an
other
.
for
werke
men
make
seldome
ony
werke
.
but
the
other
make
the
same
.
but
god
forgyue
it
you
that
ye
haue
had
me
suspect
.
whan
ye
knowe
the
strength
of
the
toure
.
&
the
keyes
ye
haue
alway
by
you
.
&
byleue
no
man
therwith
.
After
that
the
knyght
lete
ordeyn
a
grete
dyner
&
sayd
to
the
kynge
.
My
lorde
it
is
so
that
my
lady
in
loue
is
come
out
of
my
countre
&
I
haue
done
to
be
made
a
feste
or
a
dyner
.
&
gladly
I
wolde
pray
you
that
at
this
tyme
ye
wyll
doo
me
honour
.
&
take
suche
mete
as
is
in
my
house
.
The
kynge
sayd
I
shal
gladly
do
you
that
worshyp
&
more
.
The
knight
was
therof
glad
.
&
by
his
secrete
way
went
to
the
quene
&
sayd
to
her
.
My
lady
this
day
ye
shal
come
to
my
house
by
my
preuy
way
.
&
clothe
you
in
ryche
clothynge
after
the
way
of
my
countre
.
&
ye
shal
syt
at
the
table
with
the
kynge
as
my
souerayne
lady
.
&
make
him
good
there
She
sayd
as
ye
wyll
I
shall
in
all
thynges
fulfyll
.
&
whan
the
houre
of
mete
was
come
.
&
the
kynge
from
the
castell
was
comyng
to
wardes
the
knyghtes
house
.
In
the
meane
tyme
the
quene
entred
by
the
secrete
way
in
to
the
knyghtes
lodgynge
&
apparayled
her
after
the
maner
of
the
knyghtes
countre
.
and
whan
the
kynge
was
entred
in
to
the
house
.
she
salued
hym
reuerently
and
receyued
hym
.
and
whan
the
kynge
hadde
beholden
her
he
demaunded
of
the
knyghte
.
what
woman
is
this
that
is
so
fayr
.
Then
the
knyghte
sayd
my
lorde
it
is
my
souerayne
lady
that
now
is
come
out
of
my
countre
after
me
.
I
haue
taryed
longe
in
her
seruyce
.
Then
the
knyght
set
the
kynge
att
the
table
as
it
behoued
.
&
made
the
quene
to
syt
by
hym
/
&
the
kynge
thoughte
that
it
was
his
quene
.
and
sayd
within
hymself
.
O
how
lyke
is
this
woman
vnto
my
wyfe
.
So
the
strength
of
the
toure
deceyued
hym
.
that
he
gaue
more
fayth
and
credence
to
the
knyghtes
wordes
than
he
dyde
vnto
his
owne
eyen
.
The
quene
beganne
for
to
speke
&
talke
vnto
the
kynge
and
to
styre
hym
for
to
ete
and
drynke
&
to
make
good
chere
.
And
whan
as
the
kynge
herde
her
voyce
and
speche
than
he
sayd
to
hymselfe
.
O
blessed
lady
.
lyke
is
this
woman
vnto
my
quene
.
in
her
behauyng
/
in
speche
/
in
vysage
/
&
in
all
other
thynges
&
condycyons
.
and
alwayes
the
strengthe
of
the
toure
fayled
hym
.
In
the
ende
of
the
mete
.
the
knyght
prayed
his
loue
to
synge
a
songe
afore
the
kyng
the
whiche
began
for
to
synge
a
songe
of
loue
.
whan
as
he
herde
that
&
knewe
her
voyce
.
he
thought
is
not
this
my
wyfe
.
How
may
it
be
she
.
haue
not
I
the
keyes
of
the
toure
my selfe
in
kepynge
.
and
soo
all
the
mete
tyme
he
sate
and
strofe
within
hymselfe
.
Tho
att
the
laste
he
sayde
vnto
the
knyght
that
he
sholde
take
vp
the
table
for
he
hadde
som
what
for
too
done
for
why
that
he
sate
in
suche
a
grete
thought
.
and
aduysement
The
knyght
answered
and
sayde
.
My
lorde
ye
make
noo
good
chere
.
ye
are
full
of
thoughtes
.
¶
And
yf
it
please
you
we
shall
make
to
you
more
sporte
&
solace
.
And
the
woman
sayd
please
it
you
syr
kynge
here
by
vs
tary
.
we
shall
make
you
all
the
sporte
&
solace
that
we
can
.
lyke
as
the
quene
is
in
her
solace
&
conforte
.
He
sayd
take
away
the
table
.
for
I
may
no
lenger
abyde
Then
the
knyght
at
the
commaundement
of
the
kynge
toke
vp
the
table
.
&
thanked
theym
all
.
And
the
kynge
wente
hastely
vnto
the
castell
in
serchynge
whether
that
the
quene
were
within
or
not
.
And
in
the
meane
whyle
the
quene
went
vp
by
her
preuy
way
.
&
put
of
her
vppermost
vestures
&
the
kynge
founde
her
in
the
same
clothynge
that
he
lefte
her
afore
.
Whan
as
the
kynge
was
entred
&
so
founde
her
.
he
embraced
&
kyssed
her
&
sayd
vnto
her
.
This
day
I
haue
eten
with
my
knyghte
and
with
his
loue
that
is
come
out
of
his
countree
.
and
sythen
I
was
borne
vnto
this
day
myn
eyen
hath
not
sene
two
so
lyke
creatures
in
al
thyng
as
she
is
to
you
and
this
mete
tyme
I
haue
be
soo
moche
styred
with
dyuerse
thynges
that
I
coude
no
lenger
abyde
there
.
but
that
I
muste
come
&
serche
whether
ye
were
here
or
there
.
Tho
sayd
the
quene
.
Syr
how
myght
ye
thynke
yt.
for
ye
knowe
well
that
this
toure
is
fast
.
&
stronge
ynoughe
&
that
no
body
can
come
in
nor
out
without
you
.
for
ye
alone
haue
alwayes
the
keye
.
How
were
it
then
possyble
for
me
to
be
there
.
Ye
fynde
somtyme
one
man
lyke
on
other
and
therfore
ye
sholde
take
none
argumentes
of
mysdemyng
or
of
suspycion
as
ye
late
dyde
of
the
rynge
.
The
kynge
sayd
.
that
is
true
and
therfore
I
knowlege
my selfe
gylty
that
.
I
haue
mysdemed
you
.
After
that
came
to
hym
the
knyght
&
sayd
.
My
lorde
I
haue
of
longe
tyme
serued
your
good
grace
.
and
now
it
is
tyme
that
I
retourne
ayen
in
to
my
countre
&
therfore
for
all
the
seruyce
that
I
haue
done
vnto
you
I
desyre
of
you
but
one
thynge
to
do
for
me
.
that
my
loue
the
whiche
I
entende
to
wedde
in
the
face
of
the
chyrche
.
whiche
hath
folowed
me
out
of
ferre
countrees
.
&
her
I
shall
brynge
thyder
ayen
as
my
lawefull
wyfe
Therfore
I
beseche
and
praye
your
noble
grace
that
ye
wyll
do
me
this
honour
.
that
by
your
owne
honde
ye
wyll
gyue
her
afore
the
preest
vnto
me
.
the
whiche
shall
be
vnto
me
greete
honour
and
worshyp
whan
I
come
in
to
my
countree
.
The
kynge
answered
.
that
petycyon
and
more
yf
ye
desyre
it
.
that
shall
I
gladly
doo
and
fulfyll
it
.
The
knyght
prefyxed
the
daye
of
maryage
.
To
the
whiche
daye
this
good
kynge
came
to
the
chyrche
worshypfully
.
The
preest
was
redy
&
stode
indued
with
his
vestymentes
for
to
solemnyse
the
matrymonye
.
The
knyght
had
the
quene
all
redy
apparayled
in
his
owne
house
after
his
maner
&
had
ordeyned
two
knyghtes
for
to
lede
her
to
the
chyrche
.
they
byleuynge
that
it
had
ben
his
paramour
:
And
whan
they
were
before
in
the
face
of
the
chyrche
the
preest
sayd
.
who
shall
gyue
this
woman
vnto
this
knyght
.
then
the
kynge
sayd
.
I
shall
gyue
her
to
myn
owne
knyght
.
and
toke
her
by
the
hande
&
sayd
vnto
her
.
O
good
woman
ye
are
moche
lyke
vnto
my
quene
.
and
therfore
I
loue
you
the
better
.
and
also
for
that
ye
be
my
knyghtes
wyfe
and
shall
be
of
my
house
and
putte
the
quenes
hande
in
to
the
knyghtes
hande
.
an
the
preest
after
the
maner
of
the
chyrche
hath
bounde
&
wedded
them
togyder
.
and
whan
all
this
was
fynysshed
&
done
the
knyghte
sayd
vnto
the
kyng
Syr
my
shyp
that
I
entende
to
go
in
towardes
my
countre
is
all
redy
to
make
sayle
wherfore
I
humbly
beseche
hyghly
your
moost
noble
grace
that
it
wyl
please
you
for
to
accompany
my
wy
therunto
&
that
ye
wyll
aduertyse
&
enfourme
her
that
ye
wyll
aduertyse
an
enfourme
her
that
she
loue
me
&
haue
me
in
fauoure
aboue
all
other
creatures
lyuynge
and
the
rather
for
your
gode
excytacyon
&
doctryne
.
Thenne
the
kynge
with
a
grete
multytude
of
people
went
with
theym
&
accompanyed
theym
vnto
the
shyppe
.
of
whoos
departynge
many
of
them
were
do
launte
to
the
shyppe
.
the
kynge
began
to
say
vnto
the
quene
.
my
moost
dere
frende
.
herken
now
well
vnto
my
counseyll
and
folowe
it
.
for
it
shall
be
for
your
honour
&
proufyte
.
My
knyght
hath
now
here
wedded
&
done
to
you
al
the
worshyp
that
in
hym
is
.
wherfore
loke
that
ye
loue
&
honour
hym
aboue
all
erthly
creatures
&
that
hath
god
commaunded
&
that
ye
be
too
hym
true
&
obedyent
.
&
as
this
was
sayd
he
delyuered
her
vnto
the
knyght
.
saynge
my
blessyng
go
with
you
both
.
&
our
lorde
kepe
&
conduyte
you
in
sauete
to
your
countre
.
Then
the
knyght
and
the
quene
bowed
and
enclyned
down
her
hedes
vnto
that
kynge
.
&
thanked
hym
of
all
thyngꝭ
and
they
commytted
hym
to
god
.
and
entred
in
to
the
shyppe
and
the
maryners
haled
vp
the
sayles
and
say
led
forth
afore
the
wynde
soo
that
within
a
short
tyme
the
kyng
had
loste
the
syght
of
the
shyp
.
And
from
thens
he
went
hastely
to
the
castall
&
myssed
the
quene
.
&
whan
he
founde
her
not
/
he
was
meued
in
all
the
partes
of
his
body
.
&
sought
all
about
the
toure
and
serched
.
tyll
at
laste
he
founde
the
hole
or
the
secrete
way
the
the
knyght
had
made
.
&
as
he
saw
that
than
cryed
he
and
weped
and
sayd
.
Alas
alas
this
knyght
in
whom
I
hadde
so
grete
confydence
&
truste
hath
taken
away
my
wyfe
was
I
not
a
fole
that
I
gaue
more
fayth
in
to
his
wordis
then
I
dyde
to
myne
owne
eyen
.
¶
Than
sayd
th
empresse
.
My
lorde
haue
ye
vnderstand
what
I
haue
sayde
.
Th
emperour
sayd
.
ryght
wel
.
in
the
best
wyse
.
Then
sayd
th
empresse
.
remember
how
that
he
trusted
the
knyghte
&
yet
he
deceyued
him
.
In
the
same
manere
wyse
ye
haue
confydence
in
the.
seuen
wyse
maysters
/
and
they
laboure
for
to
destroye
me
that
am
your
wyfe
.
&
ye
gyue
more
fayth
vnto
theyr
wordes
than
ye
do
vnto
your
owne
eyen
.
for
ye
haue
well
sene
how
that
youre
sone
rente
and
scratched
me
.
Wherof
yet
I
bere
and
haue
the
tokens
&
the
markes
as
ye
may
see
.
And
also
ye
knowe
well
how
that
your
cursed
sone
hath
me
ashamed
&
ye
marke
not
howe
they
defende
hym
in
his
foly
and
falshede
.
Therfore
it
is
to
be
dradde
that
it
shall
happen
to
you
as
it
dyde
to
the
kynge
that
too
you
I
haue
spoken
of
.
Th
emperour
sayde
.
I
byleue
myn
eyen
better
than
theyr
wordes
.
&
therfore
I
say
you
that
to
morowe
I
shall
do
Iustyce
of
hym
.
On
the
morowe
the
Emperour
commaunded
that
his
sone
sholde
be
hanged
.
Tho
began
ayen
a
grete
noyse
in
and
the emperor hears a master's example; through the door, his son is seen surrounded by guards
THere
was
a
knyght
that
had
a
fayre
yonge
wyfe
whome
he
entyrely
loued
in
so
moche
that
he
coude
not
be
out
of
her
syght
.
It
hapned
on
a
tyme
that
they
played
togyder
at
the
chesse
.
&
the
knyght
by
chaunce
helde
a
knyfe
in
his
hande
&
she
playng
fortuned
to
smyte
her
hand
vpon
the
knyf
.
that
a
lytel
blode
began
to
appere
.
Whan
the
knyght
sawe
that
his
wyfe
bled
.
he
sorowed
moche
and
was
sore
aferde
of
his
wyfe
that
he
fel
to
the
grounde
in
a
swoune
.
his
wyfe
cast
colde
water
vpon
his
vysage
.
that
he
a
lytell
came
ayen
too
hym selfe
&
sayd
lyghtely
call
the
curate
with
the
holy
sacramente
for
I
muste
deye
for
the
blood
that
I
haue
seen
come
out
of
your
fynger
hath
smyten
the
deth
to
my
herte
.
The
preest
came
and
houseled
hym
.
&
anone
after
he
dyed
without
ony
taryeng
for
whoos
deth
there
was
made
grete
sorowe
&
bewaylynges
and
specyally
of
the
wyfe
.
And
after
that
the
obsequyes
&
buryenge
was
done
accordynge
.
She
went
and
lay
vpon
the
buryel
or
graue
and
there
she
made
the
gretest
sorowe
of
the
worlde
.
and
sayd
that
she
wolde
neuer
departe
from
thens
but
as
a
turtyll
douue
she
wolde
for
the
loue
of
her
husbonde
there
abyde
&
dye
.
Tho
went
her
frenvnto
her
and
sayd
what
auayleth
this
for
his
soule
to
lyue
&
dy
here
it
is
better
that
ye
go
to
your
house
&
gyue
almes
for
the
loue
of
god
&
that
shal
more
auayle
his
soule
.
than
in
this
place
to
abyde
.
To
whom
she
answerd
be
styll
ye
are
euyll
counselours
.
Consyder
not
ye
how
I
am
fro
him
seperate
&
departed
by
his
deth
for
a
lytell
blode
that
he
sawe
com
out
of
my
hond
or
fynger
.
&
therfore
I
shall
neuer
fro
hens
departe
.
Her
frendes
herynge
that
lete
make
a
lytell
house
or
lodgynge
nygh
vnto
the
graue
.
&
put
therin
all
thynges
that
to
her
was
necessarye
&
went
theyr
wayes
thynkynge
that
within
a
whyle
she
sholde
be
wery
to
be
alone
.
&
so
desolate
from
all
company
&
that
therby
she
sholde
desyre
ayen
the
company
of
people
.
In
that
cyte
was
thenne
a
lawes
that
whan
a
trespassour
or
offendour
ayenst
the
lawe
were
hanged
.
that
the
shyryf
all
that
nyght
sholde
watche
&
kepe
the
body
all
armed
.
&
yf
it
hapned
that
the
body
of
hym
hanged
were
stolen
away
.
the
seryf
sholde
lese
all
his
londe
.
&
his
lyfe
at
the
kynges
pleasure
.
At
hapned
sone
after
that
the
knyghte
was
dede
a
man
too
be
hanged
for
trepasse
that
be
had
done
.
so
that
the
sheryf
after
the
lawe
of
the
londe
all
the
nyght
watched
by
the
galowes
that
was
not
fer
fro
the
cyte
.
&
that
chyrche
yerde
was
not
ferre
from
the
walles
of
the
same
.
Tho
became
the
sheryf
so
colde
that
he
wyst
not
but
to
dye
for
colde
.
without
the
rather
that
he
myghte
warme
hym
.
it
was
so
feruent
a
colde
&
so
stronge
a
a
froste
.
and
he
behelde
fro
thens
about
hym
&
sawe
that
fyre
in
that
chyrcheyerde
.
&
hasted
hym
&
came
therto
.
&
whan
he
was
come
he
called
&
knocked
at
the
lytyll
house
.
The
woman
spake
who
is
that
that
at
this
houre
is
knockynge
at
the
house
of
this
sorowfull
woman
.
I
am
the
shyref
that
so
moche
colde
suffreth
that
without
anone
ye
late
me
in
I
shall
frese
to
deth
.
She
sayd
.
I
fere
me
yf
that
I
lete
you
come
in
ye
sholde
shewe
me
such
wordes
that
sholde
cause
me
for
to
be
more
heuyer
&
he
sayd
I
promyse
vnto
you
that
I
shall
saye
no
wordes
to
your
dyspleasure
.
Then
lete
she
hym
in
.
and
whan
he
a
whyle
had
sytten
by
the
fyre
&
was
well
warmed
he
sayd
to
her
.
O
fayre
woman
with
your
lycence
wolde
I
fayne
speke
but
one
worde
vnto
you
.
She
answered
to
hym
.
syr
say
what
it
pleaseth
you
.
He
sayd
.
O
lady
ye
be
a
fayr
gentyl
woman
ryche
&
yonge
.
were
it
not
better
&
more
conuenyent
for
you
to
dwell
at
home
in
your
house
&
to
gyue
almesse
than
to
destroye
&
consu
me
your
lyfe
here
with
wepynges
&
cryenges
.
She
sayde
syr
knyght
had
I
knowen
this
afore
ye
had
not
come
herin
for
I
say
to
you
.
as
I
haue
sayd
too
other
oftentymes
.
Ye
knowe
well
that
my
husbonde
loued
me
so
well
that
for
a
lytyll
bloode
that
he
sawe
me
blede
on
one
of
my
fyngers
he
is
dede
.
wherfore
I
shall
here
deye
for
the
loue
of
hym
.
As
the
knyght
herde
this
he
toke
leue
and
wents
to
the
galowes
.
&
whan
he
was
there
come
.
he
sawe
that
the
theef
that
he
left
there
hangynge
was
stolen
&
caryed
a
waye
.
&
began
therfore
to
wexe
heuy
&
full
of
sorowe
.
&
sayd
.
wo
is
me
what
shall
I
do
for
I
haue
loste
my
lyfe
and
all
my
good
.
And
he
goynge
thus
full
of
sorowe
&
heuynesse
.
&
wyste
not
whyche
waye
to
torne
hym
or
to
go
.
at
the
laste
bethought
hym
to
go
to
that
deuoute
&
desolate
lady
.
&
she
we
vnto
hyr
the
heuynesse
of
his
herte
.
to
wyte
of
that
she
coude
gyue
hym
ony
gode
counseyll
.
And
whan
he
was
then̄es
come
he
called
.
&
she
axed
the
cause
of
his
knockynge
Tho
sayd
he
.
madame
I
am
the
shyref
that
was
here
ryght
no
we
with
you
.
&
I
wolde
feyne
shewe
you
the
secretes
of
myn
herte
.
Therfore
I
praye
you
for
the
loue
of
god
open
the
dore
.
and
he
wente
in
&
sayd
to
her
.
O
moost
vertuous
lady
I
come
to
haue
your
counseyll
and
aduys
.
for
ye
knowe
well
the
lawe
of
the
londes
are
that
whan
so
euer
ony
man
is
hanged
&
stolen
a
waye
of
the
galowes
.
than
the
shyref
his
lyfe
and
godes
be
in
the
kynges
handes
.
Nowe
it
is
happened
in
the
tyme
that
I
was
here
with
you
&
warmed
me
.
the
theefis
stolen
a
way
frome
the
galowes
.
therfore
I
praye
you
for
the
loue
of
god
gyue
me
your
aduys
what
is
me
best
to
do
.
She
answered
I
haue
compassyon
vpon
you
.
for
by
the
lawe
ye
haue
loste
lyfe
&
goodes
to
the
kynge
Do
nowe
after
my
counseyll
.
&
ye
shall
neyther
lese
lyfe
ne
godes
.
He
answered
therfore
I
came
to
you
hopynge
to
haue
gode
comforth
.
She
sayd
wyll
ye
than
promyse
to
take
me
to
your
wyfe
.
the
knyght
answered
.
wolde
god
that
ye
wolde
do
yt.
but
I
fere
me
leste
that
ye
wolde
dysdeyne
so
moche
to
humble
you
too
me
that
am
so
pore
a
knyght
.
She
sayd
I
gyue
you
my
wyl
therto
.
&
he
yaue
her
ayen
his
wyll
&
consented
too
be
her
knyght
durynge
his
lyfe
.
Tho
sayd
she
.
ye
knowe
well
that
suche
a
day
my
lorde
was
buryed
whiche
for
the
loue
of
me
deyed
.
take
hym
oute
of
his
sepulture
.
&
go
hange
hym
in
stede
of
the
theef
.
The
knyght
answered
lady
your
counseyll
is
good
.
Tho
went
they
togyder
&
opened
the
graue
&
drewe
hym
out
.
The
knyght
sayd
howe
shall
we
nowe
doo
.
by
cause
or
the
theef
was
taken
.
two
of
his
vpper
tethe
were
smyten
oute
.
&
I
fere
me
yf
that
were
perceyued
I
shold
be
dede
.
She
sayd
to
hym
.
take
a
stone
and
stryke
oute
two
of
his
tethe
The
knyght
answerd
.
madame
that
may
not
do
for
while
he
lyued
he
was
my
wel
beloued
felowe
&
it
sholde
be
to
me
a
grete
rebuke
.
yf
I
commytted
soo
dysloyall
a
dede
vnto
his
body
beynge
dede
.
She
answered
for
your
loue
I
shall
do
it
.
&
toke
a
stone
&
smote
out
two
of
his
tethe
.
&
sayd
to
the
shyref
.
take
him
&
hange
him
vpon
the
galowes
lyke
to
the
theef
.
The
knyght
sayde
I
fere
me
to
do
it
.
for
the
theef
in
takynge
of
him
was
wounded
in
the
hede
.
&
he
wanted
both
his
eres
.
&
therfore
yf
it
were
serched
&
founde
otherwyse
.
it
sholde
be
to
my
vtter
vndoynge
.
Than
sayd
she
.
take
out
your
swerde
&
make
hym
a
grete
wounde
on
his
hede
.
&
cut
of
his
eres
.
O
madame
god
forbede
the
I
do
that
to
the
dede
body
that
I
loued
so
well
in
his
lyfe
.
Than
sayd
she
.
gyue
me
your
swerde
&
I
shal
for
the
loue
of
you
do
it
.
&
toke
the
swerde
&
smote
a
manly
stroke
vpon
the
dede
mannes
forhede
.
&
cut
of
bothe
his
eres
.
And
whan
she
hadde
thus
done
.
sayd
.
Now
take
&
hange
hym
without
company
.
&
than
the
knyght
answered
.
yet
I
fere
me
to
hange
him
.
for
the
theef
wanted
both
his
stones
.
&
yf
that
were
serched
&
founde
without
.
all
our
labour
were
in
vayn
Then
sayd
she
.
I
sawe
neuer
so
feerfull
a
man
seyng
that
mater
so
clere
&
sure
.
Take
a
knyfe
&
cut
of
his
slones
.
And
be
answered
.
that
may
I
not
do
in
no
wyse
and
therfore
I
pray
you
spare
me
.
&
ye
knowe
well
what
a
man
is
without
his
stones
.
She
sayd
for
the
loue
of
you
I
shall
do
it
.
And
toke
the
knyf
in
her
hande
&
cutte
of
husbondes
stones
and
to
hym
.
nowe
take
this
churle
thus
dysfygured
and
hange
hym
vp
withoute
drede
And
went
forth
togyder
and
henge
vp
the
body
vpon
the
galowes
&
so
was
the
shyref
delyuered
out
of
the
kynges
daunger
.
Tho
sayd
the
lady
.
now
be
ye
quyte
of
all
your
daungeours
&
fere
&
all
thy
sorowes
by
my
counseyll
.
And
therfore
I
wyll
that
ye
wedde
me
in
the
face
of
the
chyrche
.
The
knyght
sayde
I
haue
made
a
vowe
that
I
shal
neuer
wed
other
as
longe
as
ye
lyue
.
which
I
wyl
holde
.
but
afterwarde
he
sayd
.
O
thou
moost
shameful
&
worst
woman
of
al
wymmen
who
wolde
take
the
to
his
wyfe
.
An
honourable
&
a
louynge
knyght
was
thy
husbonde
.
whiche
for
a
lytel
blode
that
he
sawe
of
thy
fynger
shed
dyed
now
haste
thou
smyten
out
two
of
his
tethe
.
thou
haste
cutte
of
his
eres
.
&
his
stones
.
&
thou
haste
made
him
a
grete
wounde
in
his
hede
.
what
deuyll
wolde
wed
thee
.
&
by
cause
that
thou
shal
neuer
shame
more
good
man
.
I
shal
rede
thee
.
&
drewe
his
swerde
&
with
one
stroke
he
smote
of
her
hede
.
The
mayster
.
sayd
.
My
lorde
haue
ye
vnderstande
what
I
haue
sayd
.
The
emperour
sayd
.
ryght
well
.
Amonges
all
wymmen
was
this
the
worste
&
the
knyght
rewarded
her
accordynge
.
so
as
she
sholde
no
more
men
shame
.
And
th
emperour
sayd
more
ouer
.
O
my
good
mayster
myght
I
ones
here
my
sone
speke
I
sholde
gyue
no
charge
of
my
lyfe
.
Tho
sayd
the
mayster
.
To
morowe
ye
shall
here
hym
speke
afore
you
&
afore
al
the
lordes
of
th
empyre
.
&
he
shall
shewe
the
very
trouth
of
all
the
varyaunce
betwyxte
vs
&
th
empresse
as
I
hope
.
&
toke
his
leue
of
th
emperour
&
departed
.
¶
How
that
Dyoclesyan
themperours
sone
complayned
on
th
empres
.
&
how
that
he
excused
him
of
her
complaynt
.
ANd
after
that
all
the
maysters
assembled
togyder
&
toke
theyr
counseyll
how
&
in
what
maner
they
shold
brynge
out
the
chylde
of
pryson
&
lede
to
the
palays
.
&
tho
they
went
to
the
chylde
there
as
he
laye
in
pryson
afore
the
mydday
his
wyll
&
his
counseyl
to
here
.
To
whome
the
chylde
sayd
.
what
that
shall
please
you
.
shall
please
me
.
but
in
no
wyse
besye
you
not
howe
that
I
shall
answere
.
or
what
I
shall
saye
.
for
with
Ioye
I
shal
answere
to
all
thynges
that
shal
be
demaunded
of
me
.
whan
that
seuen
maysters
herde
that
they
were
ryght
glad
.
&
clothed
hym
in
purpure
&
in
clothe
of
golde
.
&
two
maysters
went
afore
hym
.
&
one
on
his
ryght
honde
.
an
other
on
his
lyfte
honde
.
&
the
other
thre
folowed
hym
after
.
&
afore
them
al
went
xxiiii
men
with
dyuerse
instrumentis
of
musyke
&
brought
hym
with
grete
melody
and
honour
to
the
palays
.
And
whan
th
emperour
herde
al
this
melody
.
he
demaunded
what
it
was
.
Then
it
was
tolde
hym
.
Syr
emperour
it
is
your
sone
.
that
whiche
cometh
tofore
you
&
afore
all
your
lordes
to
speke
&
excuse
hymselve
of
all
thynges
that
are
layde
to
his
charge
/
Th
emperour
sayd
.
that
is
good
tydynges
myght
I
here
my
sone
speke
.
And
whan
the
chylde
was
come
to
the
palays
he
ran
vnto
his
fader
&
sayd
vnto
him
.
hayle
fader
&
my
moost
honourable
.
And
whan
th
emperour
herde
the
voyce
of
his
sone
he
was
so
glad
that
for
Ioye
he
fyl
downe
to
the
erthe
.
but
the
chylde
toke
hym
lyghtly
vp
ayen
.
and
whan
he
was
come
ayen
to
hymself
.
Tho
began
THenne
sayd
the
sone
vnto
the
fader
.
beholde
this
rybaude
that
many
a
nyghte
hathe
with
your
wyfe
lyen
in
your
chamber
in
auoutrye
.
&
haue
defouled
your
bedde
.
&
therfore
the
Empresse
loued
hym
so
well
.
the
whiche
ye
knewe
not
.
whan
the
Emperour
sawe
yt.
he
was
impacyent
&
wrothe
.
that
he
commaunded
that
she
with
the
rybaude
sholde
be
brent
.
the
sone
sayd
.
lorde
fader
make
no
haste
of
that
iugement
before
that
I
haue
reproued
her
of
the
cryme
that
she
layde
vppon
me
falsely
.
&
that
she
vntruly
&
falsly
hathe
complayned
&
lyed
vpon
me
.
Tho
sayd
the
fader
.
My
dere
sone
I
commytte
all
the
iugemente
in
to
your
handis
The
sone
answered
yf
she
be
founde
false
&
a
lyer
the
lawe
shall
iuge
her
.
But
my
dere
fader
whan
ye
sent
after
me
at
the
instaunce
of
hyr
.
then
I
with
my
maysters
behelde
the
sterres
in
the
fyrmamente
.
&
there
we
sawe
that
yf
I
sholde
speke
ony
worde
within
seuen
dayes
I
sholde
haue
deyed
a
shamefull
dethe
.
and
therefore
that
was
the
cause
that
I
spake
not
.
And
where
as
the
Empresse
sayd
&
put
vnto
me
.
that
I
wolde
haue
oppressed
&
rauysshed
hyr
.
in
that
she
lyeth
falsly
but
she
dyd
hyr
best
to
haue
caused
me
to
do
it
.
And
whan
she
in
no
wyse
coude
bryng
me
therto
.
she
toke
me
paper
penne
&
ynke
.
&
badde
me
wryte
the
cause
why
that
I
refused
her
.
And
whan
that
I
had
wryten
that
I
wolde
not
do
or
commytte
so
greate
&
abhomynable
synne
.
and
also
wolde
not
my
faders
orcharde
defoule
.
Tho
began
she
to
tere
hyr
clothes
&
scratche
her
vysage
that
it
ran
on
blode
.
&
cryed
with
a
loude
voyce
.
&
commytted
vnto
me
the
cryme
or
blame
.
And
whan
the
Emperoure
herde
this
he
behelde
her
with
a
fell
countenaunce
.
and
sayd
to
hyr
in
this
maner
.
O
thou
wretched
woman
was
it
not
suffycyent
to
fulfyll
thy
foule
&
lecherous
appetyte
I
&
thy
rybaude
.
but
wolde
also
haue
hadde
my
sone
Than
fell
the
Empresse
to
th
emperours
fote
&
she
cryed
hym
mercy
.
Then
the
Emperoure
sayd
.
O
thou
cursyd
&
most
vnhappy
woman
thou
askest
forgyuenesse
&
thou
art
worthy
none
to
haue
.
for
thou
haste
deserued
to
dye
in
thre
maner
wyse
.
The
fyrst
is
that
thou
haste
done
auoutrye
.
The
seconde
is
that
thou
hastee
prouoked
and
styred
my
sone
to
synne
&
haste
to
hym
commytted
.
&
layde
the
cryme
falsely
&
vntruly
.
And
the
thyrde
that
thou
haste
euery
daye
entyced
&
prouoked
.
me
with
thy
false
tales
for
to
put
hym
to
dethe
.
&
therfore
the
lawe
shall
haue
the
course
vpon
thee
.
&
iuge
the
to
the
dethe
.
Then
sayd
the
sone
.
Fader
ye
knowe
well
.
that
for
the
lesynge
that
she
lyed
vpon
me
.
I
was
dayly
lad
to
hangynge
.
But
god
with
the
helpe
of
my
maysters
hathe
delyuered
me
.
O
my
moost
honourable
fader
.
it
was
sayd
vnto
you
by
the
Empresse
that
I
wolde
also
by
the
helpe
of
my
maysters
depose
you
out
of
youre
Empyre
.
&
that
I
laboured
to
dystroye
you
&
for
to
sette
me
in
your
place
.
sholde
not
ye
than
haue
sorowed
.
ye
haue
the
Empyre
to
gouerne
.
&
wherfore
shold
I
not
holde
you
for
my
fader
.
God
defende
that
.
for
of
you
I
haue
my
lyuyng
.
and
I
shall
holde
and
repute
you
for
my
souerayne
lorde
and
fader
durynge
the
terme
of
my
lyfe
.
And
I
wyll
not
in
ony
manere
depryue
you
of
youre
honoure
.
but
I
shall
laboure
and
besye
my selfe
aboute
the
gouernaunce
of
the
same
.
and
all
your
commaundementes
I
shall
fulfyll
.
in
euery
thynge
.
But
it
is
in
lyke
wyse
as
the
fader
caste
his
sone
in
to
the
see
for
too
drowne
hym
.
bycause
he
sayd
that
he
in
tyme
comynge
sholde
be
his
lorde
.
&
yet
the
sone
by
the
helpe
of
god
was
saued
.
and
was
made
a
gretter
lord
than
he
was
.
&
yet
was
it
no
hynderaunce
to
the
fader
but
prouffyte
.
Also
ye
sholde
see
&
remembre
that
my
lyfe
&
gouernaunce
shall
neuer
hynder
you
but
it
shal
be
to
your
greate
solace
&
Ioye
.
Than
sayd
the
Emperoure
.
blessed
be
almyghty
god
&
the
houre
that
I
euer
begate
you
.
&
deserued
to
haue
suche
a
sone
the
I
fynde
soo
wyse
&
good
in
all
thynges
.
Telle
me
nowe
an
example
by
the
whiche
I
maye
parfytly
thy
wysdome
vnder
stande
.
&
that
myn
herte
maye
the
better
Ioye
in
the.
Thenne
sayd
the
sone
fyrst
commaunde
sylence
to
your
people
that
I
be
not
letted
in
my
wordes
tyll
the
I
haue
done
.
And
whan
that
it
is
ended
.
gyue
sentence
with
the
ryght
wysnesse
of
the
lawe
vpon
me
and
vpon
the
Empresse
Tho
commaunded
the
Emperoure
sylence
.
&
the
chyld
began
to
tell
in
maner
as
hereafter
foloweth
.
¶
The
example
of
Dyoclesyan
the
Emperours
sone
THere
was
a
knyght
whiche
hadde
but
one
sone
that
he
loued
ryght
moche
in
begynnynge
as
ye
nowe
all
onely
haue
me
.
whome
he
delyuered
to
a
mayster
of
ferre
countrees
to
nourysshe
&
to
lerne
.
the
chylde
was
of
a
grete
wytte
&
prouffyted
moche
and
grewe
as
well
in
lernynge
as
in
body
.
And
whan
he
had
dwelled
with
his
mayster
seuen
yere
.
his
fader
desyred
to
see
hym
.
&
sent
letters
to
hym
that
he
sholde
come
ayen
in
to
his
countree
&
vysyte
his
frendes
in
lyke
wyse
as
ye
haue
sente
for
me
.
The
chylde
was
obedyent
to
his
fader
&
came
at
his
commaundement
of
whos
comynge
he
Ioyed
moche
.
for
that
he
was
as
well
growen
in
his
membres
as
in
doctryne
.
To
euery
man
he
appered
pleasaunt
and
gentylle
.
It
happened
vpon
a
daye
that
the
fader
and
the
moder
syttynge
at
the
table
.
&
the
chylde
seruynge
theym
.
A
nyghtyngale
came
fleynge
afore
the
wyndowe
where
as
they
satte
.
&
began
for
to
synge
so
swetely
that
they
merueyled
.
And
the
knyght
sayd
.
O
how
swetely
this
byrde
syngeth
.
well
were
hym
that
coude
vnderstande
his
songe
.
&
coude
shew
the
interpretacyon
therof
.
Thenne
the
sone
sayd
.
my
worshypfull
fader
the
song
of
the
nyghtyngale
I
coude
well
declare
.
but
I
fere
your
dysplesure
.
The
fader
sayd
.
saye
hardely
my
sone
the
interpretacyon
of
the
byrde
.
&
than
ye
shall
proue
whether
I
shall
be
angry
or
not
.
but
I
shall
marke
well
the
reason
of
myn
angre
.
&
whan
the
sone
herde
that
he
sayd
.
the
nyghtyngale
hath
sayd
in
his
songe
.
that
I
shall
become
a
grete
lorde
.
that
I
shall
be
honoured
&
worshypped
of
all
men
.
&
namely
of
my
fader
.
the
whiche
shall
brynge
the
water
for
to
wasshe
in
myn
handes
.
and
my
moder
shall
holde
the
towell
.
The
fader
sayd
thou
shall
neuer
see
that
day
suche
seruyce
of
vs
to
haue
.
nor
none
suche
dygnyte
shall
folowe
the.
and
in
greate
malyce
&
wodenesse
he
toke
his
sone
vppon
his
sholders
&
ranne
to
the
see
&
cast
hym
in
it
and
sayd
.
Lye
there
the
interpretatour
of
the
byrdes
songe
.
The
chylde
coude
swymme
.
and
swymmed
to
a
londe
where
he
was
foure
dayes
with
out
mete
or
drynke
.
The
fyft
daye
there
came
a
shyp
saylynge
.
and
as
the
chyld
sawe
that
.
he
called
loude
to
the
shypmen̄
&
sayd
for
the
loue
of
god
delyuer
me
frome
the
peryll
of
dethe
.
The
shypmen
sawe
that
it
was
a
fayre
yonge
man
they
had
compassyon
on
him
and
went
with
theyr
bote
and
fette
hym
aborde
.
and
in
to
ferre
countrees
with
them
shey
ledde
hym
.
and
solde
hym
there
to
a
duke
.
The
chylde
grewe
goodly
and
fayre
.
&
the
duke
loued
hym
moche
.
&
hadde
him
gretely
in
his
fauoure
.
Vppon
a
tyme
the
kynge
of
that
realme
lete
calle
and
assemble
all
the
greate
lordes
&
noble
men
of
his
londe
to
a
generall
counsell
.
This
duke
prepared
&
ordeyned
hym
to
go
to
the
counsell
.
&
marked
the
wysdome
&
the
wytte
of
the
chylde
&
toke
the
thylde
with
hym
.
And
whan
they
were
all
gadred
&
assembled
before
the
kynge
in
his
counseyll
My
welbeloued
lordes
&
frendes
sayd
the
kynge
.
wylle
ye
wete
the
cause
wherfore
that
I
haue
called
you
to
this
counseylle
Then
sayd
they
all
we
be
all
souerayne
lorde
at
your
commaundemente
.
Then
the
kynge
sayd
.
It
is
a
secrete
mater
that
I
shall
shewe
you
.
yf
that
ony
man
can
open
it
&
declare
what
that
it
sygnyfyeth
.
I
swere
&
promytte
vnto
hym
by
my
crowne
that
I
shall
gyue
too
hym
myn
only
doughter
in
maryage
.
&
he
shal
be
my
felowe
in
my
realme
duryng
my
lyfe
.
&
after
my
dethe
he
shall
haue
&
possede
all
the
hole
kyngedome
.
&
the
mystery
of
the
counseyll
is
this
.
Thre
rauons
alwayes
folowe
me
where
so
euer
that
I
goo
.
they
leue
me
not
.
but
cry
with
suche
horryble
voyces
.
that
it
is
grete
payne
for
me
to
here
them
:
&
to
beholde
theyr
lokynges
.
&
therfore
yf
ther
be
ony
man
the
whiche
that
knoweth
the
cause
of
theyr
folowynge
.
&
can
shewe
what
they
mene
by
theyr
cryenge
&
voyde
theym
fro
me
.
without
doubte
I
shall
fulfyll
this
promyse
that
I
haue
made
.
&
as
the
kynge
had
thus
sayd
.
there
was
none
founde
in
all
the
counseyll
that
wyst
the
cause
or
coude
moue
or
put
awaye
the
rauons
.
Then
sayd
the
chylde
too
the
duke
.
Mylorde
thynke
ye
that
the
kynge
wyl
holde
his
promyse
or
worde
yf
I
accomplysshe
his
wyll
and
desyre
Than
the
duke
sayde
I
thynke
he
wyll
holde
that
he
hath
promysed
.
but
wyl
ye
that
I
gyue
the
kynge
knowlege
of
you
what
ye
can
do
.
Then
the
chylde
sayd
.
I
wyl
my
lyfe
set
in
pledge
&
I
shall
perfourme
&
make
it
good
that
I
haue
sayde
.
whan
the
duke
herde
that
he
went
to
the
kynge
&
sayd
.
My
lorde
the
kyng
.
here
is
a
yonge
man
that
is
ryght
connynge
&
wyse
.
the
whiche
promyseth
for
to
satysfye
&
fulfyl
in
al
thynges
your
desyre
as
touchynge
the
rauons
yf
ye
wyll
fulfyll
that
ye
haue
promysed
.
The
kynge
swore
by
the
crowne
of
his
kyngedome
what
I
haue
promysed
in
al
thynges
shal
be
ful
fylled
Tho
brought
he
the
chylde
before
the
kynge
.
and
whan
the
kynge
sawe
hym
he
spake
to
hym
.
O
fayre
chylde
can
ye
gyue
answere
to
my
questyon
.
The
chylde
sayd
My
lorde
ye
in
the
best
wyse
.
your
questyon
if
wherfore
that
the
rauons
folowe
you
&
horrybly
crye
vpon
you
To
whiche
I
answere
.
Vpon
a
tyme
it
hapned
that
two
rauons
a
male
&
a
female
had
brought
forthe
bytwene
them
the
thyrde
rauon
.
vpon
the
sayd
se
was
so
grete
famyne
&
scarsytee
of
all
maner
of
thynges
that
men
bestes
&
foules
dyed
&
perysshed
for
defaute
.
The
thyrde
rauon
that
tyme
beynge
yonge
in
the
nest
the
moder
lefte
it
sekynge
where
she
myght
best
gete
her
lyuynge
.
&
came
nomore
to
the
neste
.
The
male
rauon
seynge
that
with
grete
penurye
and
laboure
fed
the
yong
rauon
tyll
that
he
was
able
to
flye
and.
whan
the
dere
tyde
was
passed
and
gone
then
the
female
rauon
came
ayen
too
the
yonge
rauon
and
wolde
holde
felysshyppe
and
company
with
hym
.
And
as
the
male
rauon
sawe
that
he
wolde
haue
dryuen
her
away
.
saynge
thus
.
that
she
in
his
grete
myscheyf
and
necessyte
lefte
hym
and
his
company
.
and
therfore
nowe
she
sholde
wante
his
company
and
felysshyppe
.
She
alledged
and
sayd
that
she
had
in
his
byrthe
grete
laboure
and
sorowe
.
and
suffred
penurye
.
And
therfore
of
his
company
she
sholde
rather
Ioye
than
the
fader
.
For
this
my
souerayne
lorde
they
folowe
you
as
kynge
the
ryght
Iugement
whiche
of
them
both
shal
haue
the
yonge
rauon
in
theyr
company
.
and
this
is
the
cause
of
theyr
horryble
clamour
and
noyse
that
they
make
dayly
vpon
you
.
But
my
lorde
hadde
ye
hereupon
a
ryghtwysse
sentence
gyuen
ye
sholde
neuer
more
see
theym
or
be
troubled
with
theyr
cryenge
.
Tho
sayd
the
kynge
.
for
the
cause
that
the
moder
hath
lett
&
forsaken
the
yonge
rauen
in
his
mooste
necessyte
.
it
standeth
with
reason
&
iustyce
that
she
shall
wante
&
be
without
his
felyshyp
.
And
where
that
she
sayth
&
alledgethe
that
in
the
berynge
&
byrth
of
hym
she
hadde
greate
payne
and
traueyle
.
that
helpeth
her
not
.
for
that
payne
was
torned
in
to
Ioye
as
sone
as
she
sawe
the
yonge
rauen
in
the
worlde
.
But
for
that
the
male
is
the
cause
of
produccyon
&
generacyon
in
euery
beste
.
&
also
that
he
the
yonge
rauon
in
his
necessyte
sustayned
&
fedde
in
to
the
recoueryng
&
nourysshynge
of
his
body
.
therfore
I
gyue
for
a
iugement
&
for
a
sentence
dyffinityue
that
the
yonge
rauen
shall
abyde
&
holde
company
with
the
fader
and
not
with
the
moder
.
And
whan
the
rauons
herde
this
sentence
.
with
a
greate
noyse
&
crye
they
fl●we
vp
in
the
ayre
&
were
no
more
seen
nefoūde
in
all
that
Regyon
.
whanne
that
this
was
doone
the
kynge
demaunded
of
the
yonge
man
wha
this
name
was
.
He
answered
I
am
called
Alexander
.
Tho
sayd
the
kynge
.
I
wyll
haue
one
thynge
of
you
.
that
ye
frome
hens
forth
shal
name
&
take
me
&
none
other
for
your
fader
but
me
.
for
ye
shall
marye
my
doughter
.
and
ye
shall
be
possessour
of
all
my
realme
.
The
yonge
Alexander
abode
and
dwelled
stylle
with
the
kynge
.
and
euery
man
hadde
too
hym
fauour
and
loue
.
for
he
began
to
haunt
and
occupy
hymselfe
in
iustes
&
in
tourneys
.
wherin
at
all
tymes
he
had
the
pryse
aboue
all
other
that
were
in
all
Egypte
.
soo
that
his
pere
or
lyke
was
not
founde
.
&
there
was
not
so
harde
nor
so
obscure
a
questyon
put
vnto
hym
.
but
that
he
coude
assoyle
it
.
At
that
tyme
was
there
an
Emperoure
named
Tytus
.
that
excelled
in
gentylnesse
curtesy
&
curposyte
of
all
other
Emperours
kynges
and
prynces
in
the
worlde
.
In
so
moche
that
suche
a
fame
&
noyse
flewe
&
ranne
ouer
all
the
worlde
of
it
that
what
so
euer
he
was
that
wolde
prouffyte
in
connynge
maners
or
behauynge
.
that
he
sholde
go
to
the
Emperours
courte
And
whan
Alexander
herd
that
he
sayd
to
the
kynge
My
most
honourable
fader
&
lorde
ye
wote
well
that
al
the
worlde
is
full
of
the
fame
of
th
emperoure
so
that
it
is
delectable
to
abide
&
dwel
in
hys
courte
wherfore
yf
it
please
yow
my
lorde
&
fader
I
wolde
gladly
go
to
hys
court
that
I
myght
be
wyser
&
prompter
in
maners
&
behauynge
than
I
am
.
Thereupon
answered
the
kynge
.
It
pleaseth
me
ryght
well
.
but
I
wolde
that
ye
take
with
you
plente
of
golde
&
syluer
&
other
necessaryes
.
so
moche
that
ye
myn
honoure
ther
with
may
saue
.
&
that
ye
may
haue
also
that
is
to
you
requysyte
&
behouefull
.
And
also
me
semeth
it
were
expedyent
that
ye
afore
your
departyng
sholde
mary
my
doughter
.
Tho
answerd
Alexander
wyll
it
please
you
my
lorde
too
spare
me
at
this
tyme
&
at
my
comynge
home
ayen
I
shall
wedde
hir
with
all
honoure
as
to
her
apperteyneth
.
The
kynge
answered
.
sythen
it
is
your
wyll
to
go
to
th
emperours
court
I
lycence
you
and
therto
I
consente
.
Alexander
toke
leue
of
the
kynge
.
&
toke
with
hym
tresoure
ynoughe
&
went
to
th
emperours
courte
.
And
whan
he
was
come
with
a
fayre
companye
.
he
wente
afore
the
Emperoure
&
felle
on
his
knees
.
and
salued
hym
&
dyd
hym
reuerence
.
Th
emperoure
rose
frome
his
sete
imperyall
and
kyssed
hym
.
&
asked
of
hym
of
whens
&
what
he
was
.
&
wherfore
he
was
comen
.
He
answered
and
sayd
I
am
sone
&
heyre
to
the
kynge
of
Egypte
.
&
am
come
to
do
seruyce
to
your
moost
hyghe
maieste
yf
it
please
you
to
accepte
me
.
Th
emperour
sayd
that
he
was
ryght
welcome
.
&
commytted
hym
to
his
stewarde
.
and
made
hym
his
keruer
.
The
stewarde
ordeyned
hym
a
fayre
chamber
&
purueyed
hym
all
thynges
that
were
necessary
to
the
same
.
And
Alexander
behaued
hym
so
well
&
wysely
that
in
shorte
tyme
of
all
people
he
was
beloued
.
Not
longe
after
that
came
the
kynges
sone
of
Fraunce
to
do
seruyse
to
th
emperoure
&
to
lerne
nurture
.
whome
th
emperour
receyued
honourably
and
demaunded
his
name
&
of
what
kynred
he
was
come
.
He
answered
I
am
sone
to
the
kynge
of
Fraunce
.
&
I
haue
to
name
Lodwyke
your
seruaunte
.
Tho
sayd
the
Emperoure
I
haue
made
Alexander
my
karuer
.
&
ye
shall
be
my
cuppe
berer
.
that
al
wayes
ye
shall
do
seruyse
afore
me
at
my
table
.
&
commaunded
his
stewarde
to
assygne
hym
a
lodgynge
whome
he
assygned
with
Alexander
in
his
chamber
.
These
were
soo
lyke
in
stature
in
vysage
.
&
in
condycyons
that
vnneth
the
one
myght
be
dyscerned
fro
the
other
.
but
that
Alexander
was
more
in
connyng
&
lyghtlyer
in
his
dedes
than
Lodwyke
was
for
Lodwyk
was
a
femynyne
man
&
shamfast
.
&
these
two
yong
men
loued
well
togyder
.
This
Emperoure
had
a
doughter
oonly
named
Florentyne
.
the
which
was
ryght
fayr
&
gracyous
.
&
shold
be
his
heyre
whome
he
loued
entyerly
.
whiche
had
a
courte
by
her selfe
&
seruauntes
to
her
assygned
To
whome
the
Emperour
euery
daye
was
accustomed
to
sende
frome
his
table
of
his
deyntes
.
in
tokenyng
of
loue
by
the
hande
of
alexander
.
wherupon
the
doughter
began
to
haue
hym
meruaylouslye
in
her
fauoure
bycause
of
his
wysdome
&
his
gracyous
demenure
.
It
hapned
vpon
a
day
alexander
at
the
mete
tyme
had
suche
a
besynesse
that
he
serued
not
at
the
table
nor
none
other
gaue
attendaunce
for
hym
in
his
rowme
.
Lodwyk
perceyued
that
&
serued
in
his
stede
.
And
whan
he
had
serued
the
Emperoure
in
his
laste
seruyce
vpon
his
knee
.
the
Emperoure
commaunded
him
to
bere
a
dysshe
vnto
his
doughter
as
he
was
wonte
to
do
.
thynkyng
hym
to
be
Alexander
.
Tho
toke
Lodwyke
the
dysshe
&
yede
to
the
palays
of
the
Emperours
doughter
&
salued
her
with
grete
reuerence
&
set
the
mete
afore
her
.
but
vnto
that
tyme
he
had
not
seen
her
she
perceyued
anone
that
it
was
not
alexander
.
&
sayd
to
hym
in
this
manere
.
what
is
your
name
.
&
whos
sone
are
ye
.
&
he
answered
to
hyr
&
sayd
.
Madame
I
am
the
kynges
sone
of
fraunce
.
&
my
name
is
Lodwyk
.
She
sayd
I
thanke
you
of
your
laboure
.
&
he
toke
his
leue
&
departed
.
In
the
mene
tyme
came
Alexander
to
the
table
.
&
they
fulfylled
ther
seruyce
.
The
dyner
done
anone
Lodwyk
went
to
his
bedde
sore
seke
.
And
Alexander
apperceyuynge
that
went
to
his
chamber
&
sayd
to
hym
.
O
my
best
beloued
frende
&
felowe
Lodwyk
how
is
it
with
you
.
&
what
is
the
cause
of
your
infyrmite
.
He
answered
hym
&
sayd
.
the
cause
of
it
I
knowe
not
but
I
fele
me
soo
seke
that
I
fere
me
I
can
not
escape
the
dethe
.
Alexander
sayd
the
cause
of
your
infyrmyte
and
dysease
I
knowe
well
.
For
to
daye
whan
as
ye
bare
the
mete
vnto
the
Emperours
doughter
.
ye
behelde
hyr
vysage
&
beaute
so
feruently
.
that
your
herte
is
taken
&
rauysshed
with
her
loue
.
Therupon
he
answered
O
Alexander
all
the
physysyans
in
the
worlde
coude
not
more
truly
Iuge
my
sekenesse
.
but
I
fere
it
shall
be
my
dethe
.
Then
sayd
Alexander
.
Be
of
good
comforth
&
I
shall
helpe
you
vnto
my
power
.
&
yede
vnto
the
market
&
bought
with
his
owne
moneye
a
fayre
clothe
sette
with
precyous
stones
.
vnknowynge
to
Lodwyke
&
presented
it
on
his
behalue
vnto
the
mayden
.
&
as
she
sawe
that
she
asked
hym
where
he
myght
that
costely
&
precyouse
cloth
fynde
to
bye
.
&
he
sayd
.
Madame
it
is
the
sone
of
the
moost
crysten
kynge
that
sendeth
it
vnto
you
for
youre
loue
.
for
he
but
for
one
syght
that
he
hathe
had
of
you
is
so
seke
that
he
lyeth
vpon
his
bed
vnto
the
dethe
.
&
therfore
yf
ye
suffre
hym
to
perysshe
ye
shall
neuer
recouer
ayen
your
honoure
.
Tho
sayd
she
.
O
Alexander
wolde
ye
this
counseyll
me
the
I
shold
soo
lese
my
vyrgynyte
.
god
defende
that
.
&
be
ye
sure
Alexander
that
of
suche
messages
ye
shall
neuer
more
haue
ne
wyn
thanke
.
therfore
go
ye
out
of
my
syght
&
speke
no
more
therof
to
me
.
whanne
Alexander
herde
that
he
dyd
his
obeysaunce
&
departed
.
the
nexte
daye
Alexander
wente
ayen
to
the
cyte
&
bought
a
chaplet
that
was
two
tymes
more
in
value
than
the
cloth
.
and
therwith
he
yede
to
the
maydens
chamber
&
yaue
it
to
hyr
on
the
behalue
of
Lodwyke
.
And
whan
she
sawe
that
costely
gyfte
she
sayd
vnto
hym
in
this
manere
.
I
marueyle
of
you
that
soo
oftentymes
as
ye
haue
seen
and
spoken
with
me
.
that
ye
haue
not
done
your
owne
erande
or
spoken
for
your selfe
.
but
for
an
other
.
Then
he
answered
.
O
madame
I
haue
not
ben
so
disposed
.
by
cause
that
my
byrthe
is
not
to
be
compared
with
yours
.
And
also
it
happened
me
neuer
suche
a
case
that
my
herte
was
so
wounded
.
&
he
that
hathe
a
gode
felawe
is
bounde
for
to
doo
hym
good
&
true
felysshyp
.
and
therfore
moost
eccellent
pryncesse
of
youre
moost
habundaunte
pyte
haue
compassyon
vpon
hym
&
make
hym
hole
that
ye
haue
se
wounded
vnto
the
deth
that
it
be
not
for
euer
layde
vnto
your
crueltee
&
impyteouse
herte
.
she
answered
hym
.
go
your
wayes
for
at
this
tyme
I
wyll
gyue
you
none
answere
therof
.
And
as
he
herde
yᵉ
.
he
toke
his
leue
&
departed
.
And
the
thyrde
daye
he
wente
vnto
the
market
&
boughte
a
gyrdell
that
thre
tymes
was
more
in
value
&
costelyer
than
the
chaplet
was
.
&
presented
it
vnto
her
on
the
behalue
of
Lodwyk
.
And
whan
she
sawe
&
behelde
the
so
precyouse
.
she
sayd
vnto
Alexander
.
Saye
to
Lodwyk
that
he
come
to
my
chamber
aboute
the
thyrde
hour
in
the
nyght
.
and
he
shall
fynde
the
dore
open
.
&
Alexander
herynge
that
he
was
gladde
.
&
went
to
his
felow
and
sayd
.
My
beste
beloued
felowe
be
ye
of
gode
comforth
.
for
I
haue
conquered
the
mayden
vnto
you
.
and
in
this
nyght
I
shall
brynge
you
vnto
hyr
chamber
:
And
whan
that
was
sayd
.
he
stert
vp
as
thoughe
that
he
hadde
wakened
out
of
his
slepe
.
&
was
well
reuyued
&
for
grete
ioye
he
was
made
all
hole
.
And
the
next
nyght
folowynge
Alexander
toke
Lodwyke
&
brought
hym
vnto
the
chamber
of
the
lady
with
whome
he
was
in
solace
&
Ioye
all
the
nyght
.
&
fro
the
tyme
forth
all
hyr
herte
was
vpon
hym
so
that
there
was
but
one
loue
betwyxt
them
bothe
.
And
after
that
Lodwyke
vsyd
her
oftentymes
to
vysyte
.
so
that
it
came
by
processe
of
tyme
to
the
eres
of
the
knyghtes
of
the
courte
.
how
that
the
Emperours
doughter
was
knowen
by
Lodwyke
:
&
conspyred
amonges
them selfe
how
that
they
myght
hym
ther
with
all
fynde
.
&
hym
to
take
or
sle
.
as
Alexander
had
knowlege
therof
.
he
armed
hym
to
withstande
them
And
whan
the
knyghtes
vnderstode
that
they
ferynge
.
Alexander
suffred
his
felowe
to
go
in
peas
.
&
Alexander
many
tymes
put
hym selfe
in
ieoperdye
for
hym
.
he
not
knowynge
therof
.
but
the
mayde
knewe
it
welle
.
In
shorte
tyme
after
that
there
came
letters
to
Alexander
of
the
dethe
of
the
kynge
of
Egypt
the
he
sholde
has
tely
come
and
receyue
his
kyngdome
with
honour
&
Ioye
.
and
that
shewed
he
anone
too
the
mayden
and
to
Lodwyk
.
and
also
of
his
departynge
.
wherof
they
were
sorowfull
&
heuy
.
he
sayd
also
vnto
the
emperour
My
mooste
redoubted
lorde
please
it
you
for
to
vnderstande
that
I
haue
receyued
letters
of
the
deth
of
my
fader
.
wherfore
it
behoueth
me
to
go
&
receyue
the
kyngdome
.
&
that
ye
wylll
lycence
me
to
depart
.
and
for
all
benefetes
to
done
I
offre
my selfe
&
all
my
godes
.
&
rather
then
I
sholde
by
my
goynge
awaye
offende
or
dysplese
you
my
lorde
I
shall
forsake
all
my
realme
&
all
that
I
haue
in
the
world
.
&
abyde
with
you
styll
Then
sayd
the
Emperoure
.
knowe
ye
for
certayne
that
of
your
departynge
I
am
ryght
heuy
for
ye
were
vnto
me
the
beste
seruaut
that
was
in
all
my
house
.
But
it
becometh
not
an
Emperoure
to
lette
his
seruauntes
frome
ther
promocyons
.
or
auauncementes
.
but
soner
to
promote
theym
vnto
hygher
&
gretter
honoure
.
Therfore
go
ye
vnto
.
oure
tresourer
.
&
he
shall
delyuer
you
as
moche
golde
as
ye
wyll
haue
.
&
in
the
name
of
god
&
with
my
blessynge
go
in
to
your
countre
.
and
thus
Alexander
had
leue
of
the
Emperoure
&
bad
fare
well
.
&
many
of
the
courte
were
sorowfull
of
his
departynge
.
for
of
all
he
was
beloued
.
Lodwyk
with
the
mayden
brought
hym
on
his
waye
well
seuen
myle
.
After
that
Alexander
wolde
not
suffre
theym
for
to
go
further
.
then
fell
they
bothe
to
the
grounde
for
grete
sorow
&
Alexander
toke
&
lyfte
them
bothe
vp
ayen
from
the
erthe
.
&
comforted
theym
with
fayre
&
swete
wordes
and
sayd
.
O
Lodwyke
my
moost
beloued
felawe
.
I
warne
you
that
the
secretes
beynge
betwyxt
you
&
my
lady
.
ye
hyde
them
&
kepe
them
as
preuely
as
ye
may
&
take
good
hede
to
all
thynges
.
For
I
wote
an
other
shall
come
and
be
in
my
stede
.
that
shall
enuy
you
of
the
fauoure
&
grace
that
ye
stande
in
with
the
Emperoure
and
daye
&
nyght
shall
lye
in
a
wayte
to
take
you
with
a
faute
.
&
to
put
you
to
a
rebuke
.
Then
answered
lodwyk
&
sayd
.
O
Alexander
I
shall
be
ware
as
moche
as
to
me
is
possyble
.
but
how
shall
I
nowe
do
whan
I
wante
your
company
.
therfore
one
thynge
I
shall
desyre
of
you
that
ye
wyl
take
this
rynge
of
me
for
a
remembraunce
.
Then
sayd
he
I
shall
for
the
loue
of
you
gladly
receyue
the
rynge
.
&
yet
sholde
I
neuer
withoute
the
rynge
forgete
you
.
&
commytted
them
too
god
.
Then
they
embraced
eche
other
aboute
the
necke
&
kyssed
.
and
so
departed
frome
other
.
Not
longe
after
the
the
kynges
sone
of
Spayne
named
Guydo
was
receyued
of
the
Emperoure
in
the
rowme
&
place
of
Alexander
.
to
whome
the
stewarde
assygned
Alexanders
place
&
chamber
.
whiche
was
sore
ayenste
the
wyll
of
Lodwyke
.
but
he
coude
not
amende
it
.
Guydo
perceyuynge
that
Lodwyke
ayenst
his
wyll
had
hym
in
his
felysshyp
.
anone
he
toke
&
had
enuye
ayenst
hym
.
so
that
Lodwyke
of
a
longe
tyme
for
fere
of
the
sayd
Guydo
kepte
hym
out
of
the
company
of
the
sayd
mayde
.
Neuerthelesse
afterwarde
ouercomen
with
the
loue
of
the
mayden
.
somtyme
haunted
&
wente
ayen
to
hyr
as
he
afore
tyme
had
done
.
Guydo
shortly
perceyuynge
awayted
so
longe
therupon
.
that
he
the
trouthe
knewe
.
and
was
therof
in
surete
that
the
mayden
was
by
Lodwyke
knowen
&
hadde
accompanyed
with
hym
.
Vppon
a
tyme
it
happened
the
the
Emperoure
stode
in
hys
halle
&
praysed
gretely
Alexander
of
his
gentylnes
and
wysedome
.
That
herynge
Guydo
sayde
.
My
lorde
he
is
not
soo
moche
worthy
to
be
commended
as
ye
wene
for
he
hath
ben
a
longe
whyle
a
traytour
in
youre
house
.
thenne
th
emperoure
sayd
telle
me
how
.
Guydo
sayd
.
ye
haue
but
one
doughter
oonly
.
the
whiche
shall
be
your
heyre
.
and
the
Lodwyke
hathe
defouled
&
lyen
by
hyr
by
the
helpe
of
alexander
&
he
gothe
to
hyr
euery
nyght
whan
it
pleaseth
hym
.
and
whan
the
emperoure
herde
that
he
was
sore
meuyd
&
wexed
angry
.
&
it
happened
Lodwyke
vpon
the
same
tyme
to
come
thrugh
the
hall
and
whan
the
Emperour
sawe
hym
he
sayd
.
what
here
I
of
the
thou
euyll
and
vntrue
body
.
yf
it
be
founde
&
proued
true
thou
shalt
deye
the
moost
shamefull
dethe
that
can
be
deuysed
Lodwyke
sayd
My
lorde
the
emperoure
what
is
the
cause
.
Guydo
answered
.
I
saye
&
depose
here
afore
my
lorde
ayenst
the
that
thou
haste
defouled
his
oonly
doughter
.
&
euery
nyght
thou
goost
to
hyr
&
doost
fornycacyou
with
her
.
and
that
in
batayle
I
shall
proue
&
make
good
vpon
thy
body
with
my
body
Thenne
sayd
Lodwyke
I
am
innocente
.
&
not
defectyue
in
that
cryme
.
&
falsely
thou
puttest
that
and
layest
vpon
me
.
&
therupon
I
holde
the
batayle
.
for
I
truste
on
god
thy
falshede
shall
come
vpon
thyn
owne
hede
.
Then
the
Emperoure
assygned
theym
the
daye
of
batayle
&
fyghtynge
.
That
done
Lodwyke
went
vnto
the
mayden
&
shewed
to
her
the
cause
&
the
daye
of
batayle
by
the
Emperoure
assygned
.
and
in
what
maner
Guydo
hadde
hym
accused
.
and
sayd
to
hyr
.
Nowe
it
behoueth
me
to
haue
your
counseyll
.
or
els
I
muste
deye
for
why
as
ye
knowe
it
had
not
aueyled
me
to
haue
ayensayd
the
batayle
without
I
wolde
haue
yelded
myselfe
gylty
.
Guydo
is
stronge
&
hardy
in
armes
that
his
lyke
is
none
but
alexander
.
&
I
am
weyke
&
feble
&
therfore
yf
I
holde
the
batayle
ayenst
hym
I
am
but
a
dede
man
.
&
so
shall
ye
abyde
shamed
&
rebuked
.
Then
sayd
she
.
Do
my
counseyle
in
that
.
that
ye
mystrust
youre selfe
.
go
hastely
vnto
my
fader
.
&
saye
to
hym
that
ye
haue
receyued
letters
.
wherby
that
ye
are
acertayned
that
the
lorde
your
fader
is
sore
seke
&
lyeth
vppon
his
dede
bed
&
desyreth
to
se
you
&
speke
with
youre
persone
.
&
to
dyspose
his
kyngdome
&
his
godes
afore
he
departe
out
of
this
world
&
desyre
his
lycence
for
the
loue
of
your
fader
that
ye
maye
go
&
vysite
hym
.
&
that
he
wyll
proroge
&
lengthe
the
daye
of
bataylle
whyles
the
ye
maye
go
&
come
.
And
whan
ye
haue
obteyned
his
congye
or
lycence
.
as
hastely
as
ye
may
go
secretely
to
the
kynge
alexander
.
&
whan
ye
are
come
to
hym
take
hym
aparte
&
shewe
hym
the
cause
of
youre
comynge
&
requyre
hym
in
this
youre
vtter
extremyte
that
he
wylle
vs
helpe
&
ayde
.
and
whan
that
Lodwyke
had
herd
this
counseyll
.
it
pleased
hym
well
&
dyde
hereafter
Hys
leue
goten
&
lenger
daye
or
terme
of
batayle
prefyxed
and
assygned
departed
&
toke
his
iourneye
to
wardes
the
realme
of
Egypte
.
&
neuer
letted
daye
nor
nyght
tyll
he
came
vnto
kynge
alexanders
castell
.
&
whan
the
kynge
alexander
hadde
vnderstondynge
of
his
comynge
.
he
was
moche
glad
&
went
to
mete
hym
.
&
receyued
him
honourably
.
&
had
wonder
of
his
comyn̄ge
Tho
sayd
Lodwyk
.
O
my
dere
lorde
&
my
beste
byloued
frende
.
my
lyfe
&
my
dethe
is
in
youre
handes
.
for
as
ye
sayd
to
me
afore
that
I
sholde
haue
an
other
felowe
the
whiche
sholde
lye
in
awayte
to
aspye
me
&
too
destroye
me
/
without
I
save
the
more
wysely
to
my selfe
:
&
as
longe
as
I
myght
I
absented
me
tyll
that
I
coude
no
lenger
.
but
afterwarde
the
kynges
sone
of
Spayne
makynge
watch
soo
longe
on
me
tyll
that
he
perceyued
the
trouthe
.
&
hathe
accused
me
vnto
the
Emperoure
.
so
that
frome
this
daye
vnto
the
.viii.
daye
hereafter
prefyxed
it
behoueth
me
to
come
&
fyght
with
hym
body
ayenst
body
.
and
as
ye
knowe
well
he
is
a
stronge
&
an
hardy
man
.
and
I
am
weyke
&
feble
.
&
therfore
hathe
Florentyne
counseyled
me
that
I
sholde
not
hyde
this
my
charge
frome
you
For
she
knoweth
you
for
a
faythfull
frende
.
&
that
ye
wolde
not
leue
vs
in
this
necessyte
.
Then
sayd
alexander
.
is
there
ony
body
that
knoweth
of
your
comyng
vnto
me
for
this
mater
more
than
Florentyne
.
He
answered
hym
&
sayd
no
creature
lyuynge
.
for
I
toke
leue
of
the
Emperoure
to
go
&
vysite
my
fader
lyenge
greuously
seke
.
Then
axed
alexander
hym
what
counseyll
hathe
Florentyne
gyuen
to
you
howe
&
in
what
wyse
I
myght
helpe
you
.
He
sayd
.
O
moost
constaunt
&
faythfull
frende
.
in
this
wyse
she
hathe
counseylled
me
.
consyderynge
that
we
be
lyke
.
that
ye
sholde
come
&
do
the
batayle
wyth
hym
.
no
man
shall
knowe
you
but
she
and
the
batayll
done
I
shall
come
ayen
to
the
court
.
&
ye
vnto
youre
countree
.
Then
he
asked
whan
the
day
sholde
be
of
the
batayle
.
and
he
sayd
this
daye
.viii.
dayes
Thenne
sayd
alexander
.
yf
I
sholde
this
daye
tary
then
can
I
not
come
to
that
daye
prefyxed
.
Therfore
se
what
I
shall
do
.
I
haue
boden
all
my
subgectes
that
to
morowe
they
sholde
come
&
be
at
my
weddynge
&
brydale
.
and
yf
I
sholde
go
than
is
that
daye
loste
/
and
yf
I
go
not
&
do
the
batayle
than
Florentyne
&
ye
are
bothe
vndone
.
what
thynke
ye
nowe
best
for
to
doo
whan
Lodwyke
herde
that
he
fell
to
the
erthe
&
began
to
syghe
&
sorowe
oute
of
mesure
saynge
.
sorow
and
heuynesse
come
to
me
on
all
sydes
.
Then
sayd
alexander
vnto
hym
.
be
of
good
comforte
for
I
shall
not
forsake
you
thus
thoughe
that
I
sholde
lese
my
wyf
&
kyngdome
but
herken
what
that
I
haue
thought
in
so
moche
as
we
are
bothe
lyke
:
soo
that
the
one
of
vs
can
not
be
knowen
frome
the
other
but
we
be
bothe
togyder
&
I
am
not
yet
gretly
knowen
here
.
but
my
barons
&
other
folke
shall
take
you
for
me
.
therfore
here
shall
ye
abyde
&
tary
&
mary
my
wyfe
in
my
stede
.
&
holde
the
feest
&
brydale
.
&
do
in
all
thynges
as
though
I
were
there
my selfe
present
.
excepte
whan
as
ye
come
to
bedde
with
my
wyfe
loke
that
ye
be
there
true
&
faythfull
:
&
I
shall
withoute
taryenge
go
&
take
my
horse
&
ryde
theder
as
the
batayle
shall
be
.
&
yf
god
gyue
me
the
vyctorye
that
I
maye
ouercome
&
vaynquysshe
your
enemye
.
I
shall
come
ayen
secretlye
.
and
ye
shall
go
ageyne
to
youre
partyes
and
dwellynge
place
.
Thys
done
.
alexander
badde
Lodwyke
fare
well
.
and
toke
his
Iourneye
towardes
the
Emperours
courte
.
for
to
fyght
and
to
do
the
batayle
with
Guydo
.
&
Lodwyk
abode
in
Egypt
in
the
stede
of
kynge
Alexander
.
and
vpon
the
next
mornynge
came
Lodwyke
as
though
it
hadde
be
kynge
Alexander
.
&
solemply
in
the
face
of
the
chirche
maryed
and
spoused
Alexanders
wyfe
.
&
helde
the
feest
&
brydale
with
grete
royalte
of
delycate
.
&
precyous
metes
.
plente
of
all
maner
wynes
.
&
dyuerse
melodyes
of
instrumentes
of
musyke
.
and
he
made
greate
Ioye
&
chere
to
all
the
noble
men
.
&
to
all
other
people
the
there
was
assembled
.
And
whan
the
nyghte
.
was
come
.
he
wente
to
bedde
with
the
quene
.
&
layd
betwyxt
hym
and
her
a
naked
swerde
.
wherof
she
had
greate
wonder
.
but
no
thynge
she
sayd
.
and
also
he
laye
with
hir
euery
nyght
as
longe
as
Alexander
was
out
¶
The
kynge
Alexander
at
the
daye
that
was
prefixed
&
sette
.
came
vnto
the
Emperoure
&
sayd
.
O
most
drad
souerayne
lorde
it
is
so
that
I
haue
left
my
fader
ryght
seke
.
Neuerthelesse
I
am
come
for
to
defende
myn
honoure
&
my
forwarde
to
performe
.
The
Emperoure
sayd
ye
do
ryght
well
&
accordynge
to
a
noble
man
.
&
fortune
shall
fauoure
you
in
your
iuste
&
ryght
wysse
quarell
.
And
whan
the
Emperours
doughter
vnderstode
that
Alexander
was
comen
.
anone
she
sent
for
him
&
whan
as
he
was
come
to
hyr
she
embraced
hym
.
&
with
ioye
&
gladnesse
she
kyste
hym
.
&
blessed
the
tyme
that
she
myght
see
hym
ayen
&
demaunded
hym
where
he
that
hadde
lefte
hyr
frende
and
louer
Lodwyke
Then
he
shewed
&
declared
vnto
hyr
all
the
processe
&
how
he
had
left
hym
kyng
in
his
realme
.
&
toke
his
leue
at
hyr
.
&
wente
in
to
Lodwykes
chamber
.
&
there
was
no
creature
that
thought
otherwyse
but
it
was
lodwyk
.
oonly
excepte
Florentyne
.
The
next
daye
folowynge
afore
er
Alexander
went
vnto
the
batayle
he
sayd
vnto
the
Emperoure
in
the
presence
of
Guydo
.
My
moost
redoubted
souerayne
lorde
this
Guydo
hath
falsely
&
vntruely
accused
me
vnto
your
noble
grace
.
that
I
sholde
be
of
suche
aqueyntaunce
with
youre
doughter
that
sholde
be
vnto
the
dyshonoure
of
your
moost
noble
persone
&
hyrs
.
&
vnto
that
I
swere
&
afferme
.
by
this
holy
euaungelyes
that
she
was
neuer
in
ony
maner
by
me
in
suche
wyse
knowen
as
he
hathe
to
you
alledged
&
enformed
.
&
that
this
daye
with
the
ayde
&
the
helpe
of
god
I
shall
proue
&
make
good
vppon
his
body
.
Then
sayd
Guydo
.
yet
ones
I
saye
ayen
&
swere
by
the
holy
euaungelyes
&
by
all
that
god
hathe
made
that
thou
haste
hadde
knowlege
&
haste
defouled
the
Emperours
doughter
.
and
that
I
shall
make
good
vpon
thy
hede
.
where
vpon
they
lepte
vpon
theyr
coursers
.
&
fyersly
ranne
togyder
with
theyr
speres
that
they
bothe
brake
&
shyuered
in
peces
.
&
they
drewe
theyr
swerdes
&
faught
longe
togyder
.
tylle
at
the
laste
Alexander
with
grete
myght
and
strengthe
at
one
stroke
smote
of
Guydoes
hede
.
and
sent
it
vnto
the
Emperours
doughter
wherof
she
was
ryght
gladde
.
&
bare
it
vnto
her
fader
&
sayd
.
Fader
beholde
the
hede
of
hym
that
you
&
me
hath
falsely
defamed
.
whan
that
the
Emperoure
perceyued
the
vyctory
.
anone
.
he
sent
for
Alexander
whome
that
he
beleued
hadde
ben
Lodwyk
&
sayd
.
O
Lodwyke
this
daye
youre
honoure
&
my
doughters
ye
haue
saued
.
ye
shall
stande
&
be
the
more
in
my
grace
&
fauour
.
&
what
soeuer
he
be
that
hereafter
more
defame
you
he
shall
for
euer
stande
in
my
indygnacyon
.
Alexander
answerd
.
god
helpethe
&
saueth
theym
that
trusteth
in
hym
.
&
alwayes
wreketh
the
blode
vndeffectyue
or
innocent
.
But
now
my
mooste
redoubted
lorde
of
one
thynge
I
requyre
you
.
at
my
departynge
fro
my
fader
I
lefte
hym
sore
seke
that
it
wyll
lyke
you
for
to
lycence
me
to
go
&
se
how
it
standethe
with
hym
.
&
yf
that
it
be
ony
thynge
amended
I
shall
incontynent
come
ayen
.
Then
the
Emperour
sayd
that
pleaseth
me
well
.
but
ye
maye
in
no
manere
wyse
leue
me
for
fro
hensforth
I
can
not
be
without
your
presence
.
Alexander
toke
leue
of
the
Emperoure
and
bad
hym
fare
well
.
&
rode
ayen
vnto
his
realme
whome
whan
Lodwyk
sawe
he
made
greate
chere
.
&
gladnesse
.
&
ryghte
frendlye
receyued
hym
&
sayd
.
O
moste
true
frende
of
all
frendes
.
tell
me
howe
ye
haue
done
&
spedd
in
your
iourney
&
nede
.
and
what
ende
ye
haue
brought
it
to
.
Then
sayd
he
.
Goo
to
the
Emperoure
and
serue
hym
as
ye
haue
done
tofore
.
I
haue
goten
you
more
grace
and
fauoure
of
hym
than
euer
ye
haue
hadde
afore
tyme
&
I
haue
also
smyten
of
the
hede
of
youre
enmye
and
aduersarye
.
Then
sayd
lodwyk
.
ye
haue
not
only
at
this
tyme
saued
my
lyfe
but
many
a
tymes
here
afore
.
the
whiche
as
yet
I
can
not
deserue
.
but
god
rewarde
you
.
&
so
departed
&
wente
ayen
vnto
the
Emperoure
.
&
there
was
no
man
that
knewe
of
the
absence
of
Alexander
saue
oonly
Lodwyke
.
And
whan
as
the
nyght
was
come
he
wente
to
bedde
with
the
quene
.
&
anone
he
hadde
with
hyr
swete
&
frendly
wordes
&
her
embraced
&
kyst
.
Tho
sayd
she
.
ye
haue
made
this
tyme
all
to
longe
.
that
ye
haue
not
shewed
ony
thyng
of
frendshyp
or
loue
.
how
may
this
be
.
Thenne
sayd
he
wherfore
saye
ye
that
.
She
sayd
.
euery
nyght
as
I
was
in
my
bed
.
ye
haue
layde
betwyxe
you
&
me
a
naked
swerde
and
ye
haue
neuer
tasted
or
torned
you
towardes
me
more
than
nowe
.
And
whan
the
kynge
herd
yt.
he
thought
on
the
trouthe
of
hys
felowe
&
sayd
vnto
hyr
.
O
my
moost
dere
lady
&
quene
.
it
was
not
do
for
none
euyll
wyll
.
but
for
a
gode
probacion
&
for
a
perpetuall
loue
.
But
she
thought
in
her selfe
that
loue
shall
ye
neuer
more
haue
of
me
.
but
that
dyspyte
she
thought
I
shall
auenge
vpon
the.
Tho
was
there
a
Knyght
that
she
afore
had
a
lytell
loue
and
fauour
vnto
.
&
she
began
for
to
loue
hym
more
&
more
.
so
longe
tyll
at
the
laste
they
thoughte
&
ymagyned
how
they
myght
destroye
&
sle
the
kyng
.
&
therfor
they
gate
poyson
&
poysoned
the
kynge
.
soo
that
yf
he
had
not
ben
ryght
stronge
of
complexyon
he
had
deyed
therof
but
it
wrought
in
hym
so
sore
that
it
caused
hym
to
be
the
moost
foule
and
horryble
lepre
or
laser
that
euer
was
sene
vpon
erthe
.
The
lordes
&
noble
men
of
his
realme
&
the
quene
also
seynge
this
despysed
hym
&
sayd
.
that
it
behoued
not
a
lepre
to
regne
vpon
vs
.
for
he
sholde
not
procure
nor
engendre
ony
fayre
or
clene
heyres
.
And
so
he
was
deposed
of
the
dygnyte
royall
.
&
dryuen
out
of
his
realme
.
¶
In
the
meane
tyme
deyed
the
Emperour
of
Rome
.
&
Lodwyk
wedded
the
doughter
&
after
that
Lodwykes
fader
deyed
.
so
that
Lodwyke
reygned
bothe
Emperoure
&
kynge
of
Fraunce
at
ones
.
whan
kynge
alexander
herde
that
he
thought
in
hymselfe
.
Nowe
my
felowe
reygneth
togyder
vpon
th
empyre
&
the
realme
of
Fraunce
.
to
whome
maye
I
better
goo
than
to
hym
for
whome
many
tymes
I
haue
aduentured
my
lyfe
.
and
vpon
a
nyght
he
rose
vp
&
made
hym
redy
&
toke
with
hym
hys
staff
&
claper
.
&
yede
towarde
th
emperours
courte
.
and
whan
he
was
come
nyghe
to
the
yate
.
he
set
hym
amonges
other
lasers
abydynge
the
gyuynge
of
the
almesse
.
and
on
a
season
as
the
Emperoure
went
out
of
his
palays
.
all
the
pore
lasers
began
to
rynge
theyr
clapers
.
&
the
gode
kynge
alexander
dyd
lyke
the
other
but
there
was
none
almesse
gyuen
to
them
.
He
taryed
so
longe
vnto
the
tyme
that
th
emperour
was
set
&
serued
at
the
table
.
Tho
went
kynge
alexander
vnto
the
yate
&
knocked
therat
.
&
the
porter
asked
who
was
there
.
alexander
answerd
him
I
am
a
pore
despysed
man
.
but
for
the
loue
of
god
I
require
you
that
ye
torne
not
your
syght
fro
my
vysage
.
and
that
ye
wyll
for
the
rewarde
of
god
do
my
message
vnto
the
Emperour
.
he
asked
what
is
the
mater
.
alexander
sayd
go
&
tell
hym
here
is
a
laser
that
ryght
horryble
is
to
see
.
the
whiche
prayeth
hym
for
the
loue
of
god
&
kynge
alexander
.
that
he
wyll
graunte
him
this
daye
to
ete
his
almesse
afore
hym
vpon
the
erthe
in
his
hall
.
The
porter
sayd
I
wonder
that
ye
dare
desyre
that
of
my
lorde
.
for
why
all
the
hall
is
full
of
lordes
.
&
noble
men
&
yf
they
beholde
you
they
sholde
all
abhorre
&
leue
theyr
mete
.
But
for
so
moche
as
ye
haue
requyred
me
so
profoundly
for
the
loue
of
god
I
shall
go
&
do
youre
erande
what
so
euer
happen
therof
.
&
so
he
yede
forthe
afore
th
emperour
&
dyd
his
message
.
whan
the
Emperour
herde
the
porter
name
alexander
the
kynge
of
egypte
.
he
sayd
to
the
porter
.
go
bryng
hym
in
afore
me
how
horryble
that
so
euer
his
vysage
be
.
&
ordeyne
hym
a
place
afore
me
.
that
he
may
ete
his
mete
afore
me
in
my
presence
.
The
porter
brought
hym
in
anone
.
&
ordeyned
hym
a
place
&
set
hym
to
mete
afore
the
Emperour
.
&
whan
he
was
well
refresshed
he
sayd
vnto
one
of
the
Emperours
seruauntes
.
My
dere
frende
do
me
thys
erande
to
the
Emperoure
.
Saye
vnto
hym
that
I
praye
hym
for
the
loue
of
god
&
kynge
Alexander
that
he
wylle
sende
me
his
cuppe
with
wyne
.
The
seruaunt
sayd
for
the
loue
of
god
I
shall
doo
it
.
but
I
beleue
it
wyll
not
be
.
for
yf
ye
ones
drynke
of
my
lordes
cuppe
.
he
wyll
no
more
drynke
of
the
same
.
neuerthelesse
he
dyd
the
erande
Anone
as
the
Emperoure
herde
hym
name
kynge
Alexander
.
he
commaunded
his
cuppe
to
be
fylled
of
the
beste
wyne
&
bere
it
vnto
hym
.
The
whiche
wyne
whan
he
hadde
receyued
it
.
he
put
it
into
hys
botelle
.
&
toke
his
rynge
that
Lodwyke
had
gyuen
vnto
hym
.
&
put
it
in
to
the
cuppe
.
&
sent
it
ayen
vnto
the
Emperour
.
and
whan
the
Emperoure
sawe
the
rynge
.
anone
he
knew
it
that
it
was
the
same
that
he
had
gyuen
vnto
Alexander
in
frendeshyp
.
whan
that
he
departed
fro
hym
.
&
thoughte
in
his
herte
that
Alexander
is
dede
.
or
ellys
this
man
is
merueylously
come
vnto
the
rynge
.
&
commaunded
anone
that
the
laser
sholde
not
departe
vnto
the
tyme
he
had
spoken
with
hym
.
for
in
no
wyse
he
coude
haue
knowlege
of
hym
nor
yet
reputed
hym
for
Alexander
.
after
that
the
dyner
was
done
&
ended
.
the
Emperoure
toke
the
seke
man
aparte
and
askyd
howe
he
came
by
the
rynge
.
Alexander
demaunded
yf
he
knewe
well
the
rynge
.
The
Emperour
sayd
.
I
knowe
it
ryght
well
.
Alexander
sayd
.
wote
ye
also
to
whome
ye
haue
gyuen
it
Th
emperour
sayd
I
wote
ryght
well
.
Howe
is
it
than
sayd
Alexander
that
ye
knowe
not
me
.
for
I
am
Alexander
to
whome
ye
haue
gyuen
the
same
rynge
.
whan
the
Emperoure
herde
yt.
he
felle
downe
to
the
grounde
for
sorowe
&
tare
and
rente
his
robys
&
clothes
.
&
with
grete
syghynges
and
bewaylynges
sayd
.
O
Alexander
ye
be
the
one
halfe
of
my
soule
.
whehe
is
your
goodlye
and
delycate
body
that
was
so
fayre
.
that
nowe
so
vnclene
&
wretchedly
is
enfecte
he
answered
.
this
is
me
hapned
for
the
grete
fydelyte
that
ye
haue
done
to
me
in
my
bedde
.
with
my
wyfe
.
whan
ye
layd
a
naked
swerde
betwyxt
you
&
hyr
.
wherfore
she
became
wrothe
&
hated
me
.
that
she
&
a
knyght
that
afore
tyme
she
ought
hir
loue
vnto
haue
impoysened
me
as
ye
maye
see
.
&
aboue
that
they
haue
dryuen
me
out
of
my
realme
.
&
whan
the
Emperoure
herde
that
he
for
loue
toke
hym
aboute
the
necke
&
kyste
hym
&
sayd
.
O
my
moost
entyerlye
beloued
brother
.
I
sorowe
to
see
you
in
this
grete
syknesse
&
mysery
.
wolde
god
I
myght
deye
for
you
but
my
mooste
dere
frende
.
suffre
pacyently
a
lytell
tyme
tyll
that
we
haue
sente
for
all
the
physycyens
&
wyse
maysters
in
physyke
to
haue
theyr
counseylle
&
aduyse
.
yf
there
be
ony
remedye
or
hope
of
recouerynge
of
your
helthe
.
&
yf
it
be
possyble
for
to
helpe
you
.
we
shall
neyther
spare
Empyre
lordshyps
nor
other
good
temporall
to
make
you
hole
&
sounde
.
In
the
meane
whyle
he
was
brought
into
a
fayre
chamber
rychely
appareyl
led
&
appoynted
of
all
maner
thynges
that
were
requysyte
&
necessarye
for
his
ease
&
helthe
.
&
in
all
haste
he
sente
his
messangers
by
all
partyes
of
the
worlde
.
for
the
experte
&
moost
wyse
physycyens
that
myght
be
founde
Of
whome
within
a
moneth
were
come
&
assembled
before
the
Emperoure
.xxx.
the
whiche
were
ryght
experte
&
subtyll
in
that
scyence
.
To
whome
th
emperour
sayd
My
welbeloued
maysters
I
haue
a
frende
that
greuousely
is
infecte
with
a
lepry
.
whome
I
wolde
ryght
fayne
were
heled
&
made
sounde
.
&
no
thynge
theron
to
spare
neyther
golde
ne
syluer
ne
all
the
other
goodes
that
I
haue
in
this
worlde
.
but
I
wolde
gyue
it
to
recouer
hys
helthe
.
The
maysters
answered
&
sayd
all
that
euer
is
possyble
to
be
done
by
physyke
that
ye
shall
sone
vnderstande
after
that
we
haue
seen
the
persone
.
&
forth
with
as
they
had
seen
hym
.
&
perceyued
the
cause
&
mater
of
that
infyrmyte
they
iuged
it
a
dysease
vncurable
for
all
the
maysters
lyuynge
.
and
whan
the
Emperoure
herde
that
he
was
ryght
sory
in
hys
herte
.
&
remytted
it
vnto
that
helpe
of
almyghty
god
callynge
vnto
hym
relygyous
men
.
&
poore
people
.
&
other
deuoute
persones
&
desyred
theym
to
praye
to
god
.
that
he
wolde
wouchesaufe
to
make
hole
his
frende
the
sooner
for
theyr
gode
dedes
&
prayers
.
and
he
hymselfe
with
manye
other
fasted
&
prayed
humbly
to
almyghty
god
for
the
helth
of
his
frende
.
Vppon
a
daye
as
kynge
alexander
was
in
his
prayers
.
there
came
vnto
hym
a
voyce
saynge
Yf
the
Emperoure
wyll
with
his
owne
handes
slee
hys
two
sones
.
whiche
his
wyfe
hathe
born
by
hym
at
one
burden
.
&
wasshe
thy
body
with
the
blode
of
them
.
thy
body
&
thy
flesshe
shall
be
as
fayre
,
&
as
clene
as
the
flessh
of
the
lytell
chyldern
,
whan
kynge
alexander
had
herde
this
he
thought
in
hymselfe
.
this
vysyon
is
not
expedyente
.
to
beshewed
for
it
is
sore
ayenste
nature
that
ony
man
sholde
slee
his
owne
sones
for
the
recoueryng
of
the
helthe
of
a
straunge
man
.
The
Emperour
nyght
&
daye
laye
in
his
prayers
with
greate
deuocyon
.
&
prayed
to
god
for
the
remedye
of
kynge
alexander
.
So
that
at
the
laste
there
came
a
voyce
vnto
hym
&
sayd
.
how
longe
shall
ye
thus
crye
&
calle
vpon
me
whanne
it
is
openly
shewed
&
notefyed
vnto
alexander
how
that
he
shall
be
made
hole
.
The
Emperoure
herynge
that
wente
vnto
alexander
&
sayd
.
Of
all
frendes
the
best
&
mooste
true
.
blessed
be
the
moost
hyghe
god
the
whyche
neuer
faylethe
the
call
&
truste
vpon
hym
of
whome
I
haue
knowlege
that
it
is
shewed
vnto
you
howe
&
in
what
wyse
that
ye
maye
be
made
hole
wherfore
I
praye
you
that
ye
wyll
it
openly
shewe
vnto
me
that
we
maye
Ioye
togyder
.
&
yf
ye
neve
ony
thynge
ther
to
that
I
maye
do
I
shall
fulfyll
it
vnto
my
powere
,
and
for
your
helthe
gyue
all
that
I
haue
.
alexander
said
Syr
I
dare
not
shewe
to
you
how
that
I
maye
be
cured
or
heled
of
my
maladye
.
for
it
excedethe
&
it
is
a
thynge
ayenste
nature
for
to
be
done
.
therfore
I
wyll
not
shewe
it
to
you
.
howe
be
it
grete
truste
&
confydence
is
in
you
.
The
Emperoure
sayde
alexander
truste
in
me
.
for
what
so
euer
is
possyble
sor
to
be
done
for
the
recouerynge
of
youre
helthe
I
shall
do
it
&
therfore
hyde
no
thynge
frome
me
.
Then
sayd
alexander
I
haue
of
god
knowlege
that
yf
ye
wyll
slee
youre
two
sones
with
youre
owne
handes
&
wasshe
me
in
theyre
blode
I
sholde
be
hole
.
&
therfore
I
haue
not
shewed
it
vnto
you
.
sor
me
thynketh
it
is
ayenst
nature
that
the
fader
sholde
slewe
his
owne
chyldern
for
the
helthe
of
a
straunge
man
.
The
Emperoure
sayd
saye
not
that
ye
be
a
straunge
man
.
for
I
loue
you
as
I
do
my selfe
.
&
therfore
yf
I
hadde
ten
chyldern
I
sholde
notte
spare
one
alyue
to
haue
youre
helthe
.
after
that
that
Emperoure
watched
&
spyed
his
tyme
whan
the
Empresse
&
all
ladyes
&
chambereres
were
oute
of
the
waye
&
whan
tyme
was
he
entred
into
the
chamber
where
as
the
chyldern
slepte
.
&
drewe
out
his
knyfe
&
cutte
asonder
bothe
theyr
throtes
.
&
gadred
the
blode
in
a
vessell
.
&
therin
he
bathed
&
wasshed
alexander
&
whan
he
was
so
bathed
.
his
body
&
flesshe
was
as
fayre
&
as
clene
as
thought
it
had
ben
of
a
yonge
chylde
.
Then
the
emperour
had
knowlege
of
his
vyfage
.
&
kyssed
hym
sayng
O
good
alexander
nowe
I
see
you
in
that
same
forme
whiche
I
haue
often
tymes
dylected
in
.
blessed
be
god
that
euer
I
hadde
thyse
chyldern
.
by
the
whome
ye
be
holpen
and
made
hole
.
&
yet
wyste
no
man
of
the
deth
of
the
chyldern
saue
oonly
the
emperoure
&
alexander
.
&
whan
as
the
emperoure
sawe
that
alexander
was
parfytly
heled
.
he
sayd
vnto
hym
.
I
shall
ordeyne
to
you
an
honeste
companye
&
ye
shall
go
frome
hens
ten
myle
the
next
.
daye
sende
vnto
me
a
messager
.
&
that
ye
shew
openly
vnto
me
of
youre
comynge
.
and
I
shall
then
with
all
solempnyte
come
&
mete
you
.
&
ye
shall
abyde
with
me
vnto
the
tyme
that
we
maye
otherwyse
.
prouyde
for
the
recouerynge
of
youre
realme
.
This
counseyll
pleased
alexander
ryght
well
.
&
accordynge
to
the
same
it
was
done
.
For
on
the
nexte
daye
came
the
messager
vnto
the
emperoure
shewynge
hym
that
comynge
of
kynge
alexander
&
whanne
the
empresse
herde
that
she
was
ryghte
gladde
.
&
sayd
vnto
the
emperoure
.
O
my
lorde
haue
ye
not
nowe
a
cause
of
greate
ioye
.
that
kyng
alexander
whome
we
of
a
longe
tyme
haue
not
seen
.
and
yf
it
please
you
to
go
and
mete
hym
with
youre
lordes
and
seruauntes
.
I
shall
folowe
you
with
my
ladyes
&
gentylwymen
.
&
yet
wyste
she
not
the
dethe
of
hyr
chyldern
.
Then
rode
they
forth
with
a
grete
companye
and
met
with
the
kynge
alexander
and
whan
they
mette
togyder
.
with
greate
reuerence
and
honoure
they
receyued
hym
.
and
with
grete
gladnesse
and
Ioye
they
broughte
hym
in
to
the
palays
.
and
whanne
the
tyme
of
dyner
was
come
alexander
was
set
at
the
table
betwyxt
the
emperour
&
the
empresse
&
all
the
chere
that
she
coude
make
she
dyd
to
hym
.
and
whan
the
Emperour
perceyued
that
.
he
was
ryghte
well
pleased
&
sayd
.
O
myne
owne
Florentyne
I
Ioye
aboue
all
thynges
that
ye
do
&
make
to
kynge
alexander
soo
gode
chere
.
Then
sayd
she
.
wherfore
sholde
I
not
.
is
not
his
comynge
to
vs
bothe
Ioye
&
gladnesse
but
more
to
you
my
lorde
.
for
this
dygnyte
that
ye
are
in
by
hym
ye
are
promoted
.
&
many
tymes
he
hathe
saued
you
fro
the
dethe
.
Th
emperour
sayd
than
I
praye
you
myn
owne
Florentyne
that
ye
wyll
take
hede
to
my
wordes
that
I
shall
saye
to
you
.
Sawe
ye
not
the
foule
laser
.
whiche
the
laste
daye
sate
before
oure
table
.
and
prayed
me
for
the
loue
of
god
&
kynge
alexander
that
I
shold
gyue
hym
drynke
.
she
sayd
.
My
lorde
I
saw
hym
well
.
a
more
horryble
man
I
neuer
behelde
.
then
sayd
Th
emperoure
.
I
demaunde
nowe
this
of
you
.
I
put
case
that
he
were
kynge
alexander
&
that
he
in
ony
wyse
coude
not
be
made
hole
but
with
the
blood
of
your
sones
.
the
whiche
ye
in
one
daye
krought
in
to
this
worlde
.
wolde
ye
not
that
theyr
bloode
.
were
shed
that
he
myght
bathe
hym
therin
to
the
entente
that
by
the
same
he
myght
haue
parfyte
helthe
as
ye
nowe
se
hym
in
She
sayd
my
lorde
wherfore
demaunde
ye
me
that
question
.
I
saye
&
lete
you
haue
knowlege
for
trouthe
that
yf
I
hadde
ten
sones
I
sholde
gladly
slee
them
with
min
owne
handes
to
prepare
&
ordeyne
for
hym
a
bayne
.
&
sholde
wasshe
hym
therin
myne
owne
selfe
.
rather
than
I
sholde
leue
hym
in
suche
peryll
.
for
god
myght
well
sende
vs
mo
chyldern
.
but
suche
a
true
frende
were
as
a
thynge
impossyble
for
vs
to
recouer
or
fynde
.
whan
th
emperour
herde
this
of
hyr
.
he
was
well
contente
&
pleased
in
his
mynde
&
sayd
.
O
wyfe
had
ye
leuer
haue
your
chyldern
dede
than
alexander
shold
be
in
that
sekenesse
of
lepery
.
therfore
shall
I
open
and
shewe
to
you
nowe
the
trouthe
of
the
mater
.
That
foule
laser
the
whiche
ye
sawe
was
alexander
that
syttethe
here
.
&
by
that
maner
he
is
made
hole
with
the
blode
of
our
sones
.
&
they
are
dede
:
as
the
Empresse
herde
yt.
she
began
to
sorowe
as
nature
wolde
.
all
thoughe
she
had
sayd
afore
that
she
had
leuer
see
hyr
chyldern
dede
than
she
wolde
suffre
alexander
in
suche
payne
.
The
nourysshes
of
the
chyldern
vnderstandynge
this
.
with
grete
cryenge
&
wepynge
went
to
the
nourysshery
or
chamber
of
them
.
&
grete
sorowe
&
bewaylynge
was
made
thrughe
th
emperours
courte
for
his
sones
.
&
whan
the
nourysshes
came
into
the
chamber
.
they
founde
the
chyldern
playnge
&
syngynge
of
the
moost
blessed
vyrgyne
Mary
.
aue
maria
gracia
plena
dns
tecum
.
&
tho
went
they
ayen
in
all
haste
vnto
the
Emperour
&
shewed
hym
that
his
sones
were
lyuynge
&
that
about
theyr
throtes
there
as
they
were
cutte
they
haue
a
cercle
of
threde
of
golde
.
&
therof
was
grete
Ioye
&
gladnesse
in
all
the
conrte
.
&
gaue
thankynges
vnto
alyghty
god
&
to
the
blessed
vyrgyne
mary
his
moder
of
the
grete
myracle
.
after
that
th
emperoure
with
a
grete
multytude
and
company
of
people
gadred
&
assembled
went
with
alexander
in
to
Egypte
&
set
hym
ayen
into
his
royalte
&
possessyon
of
his
Realme
&
the
quene
with
the
knyghte
whiche
lyued
togyder
in
auoutry
he
dyd
them
both
to
be
brent
in
too
poudre
.
And
whan
this
was
all
donne
.
the
Emperoure
hadde
a
syster
oonly
whom
he
gaue
alexander
vnto
his
wyfe
.
And
whanne
kynge
Alexander
had
all
his
Realme
obteyned
ayen
&
was
sette
in
gode
reste
&
peas
the
Emperoure
wente
ayen
vnto
his
Empire
.
&
the
kynge
Alexander
ryght
wysely
&
maniy
gouerned
hymselfe
in
all
his
feates
&
actes
so
that
he
ouercame
all
his
enmyes
&
rebelles
.
And
whan
he
was
in
al
his
glorye
.
peas
&
myght
.
he
hadde
thought
&
mynde
.
vpon
his
fader
&
moder
.
by
whome
he
was
caste
into
the
see
.
whiche
dwelled
in
ferre
partyes
frome
thens
he
sent
to
them
a
messager
&
dyd
them
to
haue
knowelege
that
the
kynge
of
Egypte
vpon
suche
a
daye
wolde
be
with
them
to
ete
&
to
drynke
&
make
good
chere
.
and
whan
the
messager
was
come
too
them
.
they
receyued
hym
with
grete
Ioye
&
with
gyftes
largely
to
hym
gyuen
sent
hym
ayen
.
saynge
that
theyr
seruyces
sholde
be
redy
at
all
tymes
to
do
the
kynge
plesure
.
but
that
coude
they
neuer
by
powerfully
deserue
that
he
wolde
wouchesauf
to
shewe
them
the
h●noure
.
wherto
they
were
not
worthy
.
he
for
to
come
to
them
to
ete
&
to
drynke
&
sporte
hym
.
The
messager
wente
ayen
vnto
the
kynge
.
&
shewed
how
gladlye
that
they
wolde
receyue
hym
.
&
what
rewarde
they
had
gyuen
hym
.
&
how
faythfully
they
were
&
redy
to
do
hym
seruyce
at
his
commaundement
.
where
with
the
kynge
was
well
contente
.
And
whan
the
daye
was
comen
that
was
prefyxed
.
the
kynge
with
a
fayre
company
rode
towarde
his
faders
house
.
the
whiche
as
well
to
the
knyght
his
fader
as
to
his
moder
was
vnknowen
that
he
was
theyr
sone
.
whanne
the
kynge
was
come
nygh
vnto
his
faders
castell
.
the
knyght
rode
to
receyue
and
mete
hym
.
&
whan
he
come
nyghe
vnto
the
kynge
he
descended
frome
his
horse
&
reuerenced
hym
:
with
his
knee
on
the
erthe
.
but
the
kynge
toke
hym
vp
shortly
.
&
commaunded
hym
to
ascende
ayen
vpon
his
horse
.
&
rode
so
togyder
cheke
by
cheke
vnto
the
castell
.
And
whan
they
were
come
theder
the
moder
came
them
to
mete
.
&
felle
vpon
hyr
knees
to
the
erthe
&
welcomed
hym
gladly
.
The
kynge
toke
hyr
louynly
vp
&
kyssed
hyr
ryght
frendly
.
&
she
sayd
.
My
moost
honorable
lorde
ye
do
vnto
vs
vnworthy
grete
honour
with
the
presence
of
your
persone
moost-honourable
.
The
whiche
we
neuer
more
can
deserue
.
After
that
all
the
mete
was
all
redy
.
&
the
tyme
of
the
day
was
come
to
go
to
dyner
.
The
fader
came
with
a
basyn
.
&
with
an
ewyr
.
&
the
moder
with
a
towell
saynge
.
Syre
all
thynge
is
redye
.
please
it
you
to
wasshe
.
&
whan
the
kyng
sawe
that
he
smyled
&
sayd
vnto
hymselfe
.
Nowe
is
the
songe
of
the
nyghtyngale
true
.
for
my
fader
&
my
moder
sholde
gladly
fulfyll
as
I
sayd
.
yf
that
I
my selfe
wolde
therto
consente
and
suffre
them
to
do
it
.
But
he
wold
not
suffre
theym
for
to
doo
too
hym
suche
seruyce
.
saynge
youre
aege
is
for
to
be
honoured
and
worshypped
/
&
therfore
I
wyll
not
of
it
.
and
called
vnto
hym
one
of
his
seruauntes
the
whiche
serued
hym
therof
.
Thenne
sayd
the
knyght
.
ye
wyll
not
suffre
vs
too
do
it
for
our
honour
.
for
we
are
not
worthy
therto
.
The
kynge
sayd
.
haue
not
I
sayd
that
for
your
aege
I
forbere
you
it
.
whan
the
kynge
was
set
at
the
table
.
he
set
his
moder
on
the
ryght
hande
of
hym
&
his
fader
on
his
lefte
syde
&
they
as
moche
as
they
myght
behelde
his
vysage
&
countenaunce
.
The
dyner
ended
the
kynge
entred
in
to
a
chamber
.
&
made
the
knyght
with
his
lady
to
come
in
to
hym
.
&
commaunded
all
other
to
auoyde
&
goo
out
.
and
whan
they
were
thus
alone
.
the
kynge
sayd
vnto
them
haue
ye
no
chyldern
.
They
answerd
we
haue
neyther
sone
ne
doughter
.
and
the
kynge
sayd
had
ye
neuer
none
.
The
knyght
answered
.
we
haue
hadde
one
sone
.
but
he
is
longe
agone
dede
.
The
kynge
asked
of
what
dethe
deyed
he
.
The
knyghte
sayd
.
a
naturall
dethe
:
Tho
sayd
the
kynge
.
yf
I
maye
otherwyse
knowe
that
he
deyed
than
are
ye
founde
with
a
defawte
.
Tho
asked
the
knyghte
:
My
lorde
wherfore
enquyre
ye
thus
after
oure
sone
.
The
kynge
answered
.
that
do
I
not
without
cause
.
&
therfore
I
wyll
knowe
of
what
dethe
he
deyed
.
&
yf
ye
wyll
not
tell
me
I
shall
cause
you
to
deye
a
shamefull
dethe
.
whan
they
herde
that
they
fell
too
grounde
vpon
ther
knees
afore
hym
&
asked
hym
mercye
&
forgyuenesse
of
theyr
lyues
.
The
kynge
wolde
not
suffre
them
to
knele
.
but
scortly
toke
them
vp
&
sayd
.
To
that
entente
came
I
not
in
to
your
house
to
ete
youre
brede
&
to
betraye
you
.
but
saye
me
the
trouthe
&
ye
shall
be
saued
.
for
it
is
gyuen
me
to
vnderstande
that
ye
haue
put
hym
to
dethe
.
&
yf
that
come
in
iugemente
ye
muste
deye
a
shamefull
dethe
.
Than
sayd
the
knyght
.
lorde
pardone
me
my
lyfe
&
I
shall
shew
you
the
very
trouthe
.
The
kynge
sayd
fere
not
.
for
I
shall
do
you
no
harme
.
Tho
sayd
he
.
Souerayne
lorde
we
had
a
sone
oonly
that
was
wyse
&
lettred
&
ryght
well
vnderstande
.
And
vpon
a
tyme
as
he
stode
afore
vs
&
serued
at
the
table
.
There
came
a
nyghtyngale
that
ryght
swetly
songe
.
whoos
songe
he
began
to
interprete
and
tell
vs
what
it
mente
&
sayd
:
This
byrde
syngeth
that
I
shall
become
so
grete
&
myghty
a
lorde
that
it
shall
be
to
youre
honoure
&
aduaunsement
in
suche
wyse
that
ye
my
fader
shall
be
gladde
to
holde
the
basyn
with
water
to
wasshe
in
my
handes
.
&
my
moder
the
towell
yf
that
I
wolde
suffre
it
.
And
whan
I
herde
that
I
was
sore
meued
&
toke
&
caste
hym
in
to
the
see
for
too
drowne
.
Tho
sayd
the
kynge
what
euyll
myght
haue
come
to
you
yf
he
hadd
ben
made
so
grete
&
myghty
.
me
thynketh
it
sholde
haue
been
youre
honoure
&
proufyte
.
The
knyghte
sayd
lorde
it
was
no
reason
but
a
woodnesse
.
The
kynge
answered
:
that
was
a
grete
folysshnes
of
you
that
ye
wolde
do
ayenst
the
ordynaunce
&
wylle
of
god
.
But
nowe
ye
shall
knowe
for
trouthe
that
I
am
youre
sone
that
ye
caste
in
to
the
see
.
&
god
of
his
grete
mercye
&
goodnesse
hathe
saued
me
.
&
by
his
grace
hathe
brought
me
too
this
astate
&
dygnyte
.
And
the
fader
&
moder
herynge
that
with
fere
&
Ioye
replenysshed
fell
flat
to
the
grounde
.
whom
he
louȳly
&
frendly
toke
vp
sayng
fere
not
.
but
rather
be
glad
&
Ioyous
for
ye
shall
no
thynge
suffre
but
my
exaltacyon
shall
be
your
glorye
&
ioye
&
proufyte
.
&
kyste
bothe
his
fader
&
moder
with
grete
Ioye
&
gladnesse
.
Tho
began
the
meder
to
wepe
.
Than
sayd
the
kynge
wepe
not
but
be
of
gode
chere
for
in
my
realme
ye
shall
be
hononred
aboue
me
durynge
my
lyf
.
&
toke
them
with
hym
in
to
his
realme
where
they
dwelled
togyder
in
honour
&
Ioye
.
&
ended
theyr
dayes
with
Ioye
&
myrthe
.
¶
Here
foloweth
the
applycacion
of
the
example
to
purpose
¶
Tenne
sayd
the
Emperours
sone
.
lorde
haue
ye
vnderstande
what
I
haue
sayd
.
Th
emperoure
sayd
ryght
well
.
Tho
sayd
the
sone
.
My
mooste
honourable
&
redoubted
fader
.
all
thoughe
that
god
hathe
gyuen
&
indued
me
with
wysdome
&
vnderstandyng
aboue
many
other
.
the
sholde
not
be
in
appayrynge
of
youre
honoure
&
myght
.
but
more
for
the
preseruacyon
of
the
same
.
So
in
lyke
wyse
the
kynges
maieste
which
was
no
thynge
to
the
hynderaunce
of
his
fader
.
but
rather
for
his
worshyp
&
proufyte
.
for
as
long
as
they
lyued
they
were
honoured
in
his
realme
.
Than
sayd
th
emperoure
.
My
dere
sone
I
wyll
all
hole
resygne
to
you
th
empyre
too
gouerne
.
for
I
perceyue
well
by
youre
narracion
that
ye
haue
to
me
declared
.
that
it
is
beste
to
me
&
moost
for
myn
ease
that
I
leue
this
besynesse
&
labour
&
take
me
to
more
reste
.
for
I
am
olde
&
feble
.
The
sone
answered
his
fader
.
My
lorde
fader
.
so
shall
it
not
be
.
but
as
longe
as
ye
lyue
ye
shall
haue
the
auctoryte
and
myght
of
th
empyre
to
do
and
commaunde
as
it
apperteyneth
vnto
an
Emperour
.
but
in
all
besynesses
that
are
labourouse
I
wyll
alwayes
be
redy
to
mynystre
&
to
serue
you
accordynge
to
my
dute
.
of
execucyon
&
there
to
be
brent
.
&
we
iuge
also
&
gyue
sentence
ayenste
the
rybaude
that
he
shall
be
quartred
&
smyten
in
peces
&
his
flesshe
caste
vnto
the
houndes
.
&
byrdes
of
the
ayre
for
to
deuoure
hym
.
&
this
sentence
was
approbate
&
alowed
of
all
people
.
¶
Hereafter
in
shorte
tyme
deyed
the
Emperoure
.
&
Dyoclesyan
his
sone
gouerned
&
ruled
th
empyre
with
grete
wysdome
.
&
helde
&
kept
his
maysters
with
hym
in
grete
honoure
&
glorye
.
By
whoos
counseyll
&
wysdom
he
gouerned
the
Empyre
.
that
he
excelled
all
his
predecessours
in
rychesse
&
in
doynge
iustice
&
ryght
.
And
his
maysters
loued
hym
aboue
all
other
thynges
in
the
worlde
.
So
that
many
tymes
they
put
themselfe
in
grete
perylle
&
ieoperdye
of
ther
lyues
for
hym
.
And
so
they
ended
theyr
dayes
in
grete
Ioye
&
honoure
.
and
commended
theym
to
almyghty
god
.