❧
The
Knight
of
the
Swanne
.
¶
Here
beginneth
the
History
of
the
noble
Helyas
knyght
of
the
Swanne
,
newly
translated
out
of
Frensshe
in
to
Englysshe
at
thinstygacion
of
the
Puyssaunt
&
Illustryous
Prynce
Lorde
Edwarde
Duke
of
Buckyngham
.
❀
Prologue
of
the
Translatour
.
VErytably
it
is
that
all
vertues
and
noble
intencions
ben
nourysshed
&
engendred
in
the
hertes
and
courages
of
gentyl
persons
,
the
which
causeth
them
to
enclyne
to
all
perfeccyon
of
bounte
.
Endeueryng
thē
to
heare
,
●●and
auaunce
the
gloryous
renowne
of
theyr
foregoer
,
predecessours
replenisshed
with
the
grace
and
loue
of
god
Amonge
all
other
endewed
with
bountie
and
noblesse
in
hygh
dygne
and
Illustryous
prynce
my
lorde
Edward
by
the
grace
of
god
Duke
of
Buckyngham
Erle
of
Herforde
,
Stafforde
,
and
of
Northampton
desyringe
cotydyally
to
encrease
and
augment
the
name
and
fame
of
such
as
were
relucent
in
vertuous
feates
and
triumphaunte
actes
of
chyualry
.
And
to
encourage
and
styre
euery
lusty
and
gentell
herte
by
the
exemplyficacyon
of
the
same
hauyng
a
goodli
booke
of
the
highe
and
miraculous
histori
of
a
famous
&
puyssaunt
kinge
named
Oryant
somtime
reynynge
in
the
parties
of
beyonde
the
sea
hauynge
to
his
wife
a
noble
Lady
of
whome
she
conceiued
sixe
sonnes
and
a
Doughter
&
chylded
of
them
at
one
onely
tym
at
whose
byrthe
echone
of
them
had
a
chayne
of
Syluer
at
their
neckes
the
whiche
were
all
tourned
by
the
prouydence
of
god
into
whyte
Swannes
(
saue
one
)
of
the
whiche
this
present
Hystory
compyled
,
named
Helyas
the
knight
of
the
swanne
of
whome
linially
is
dyscended
my
sayde
Lorde
.
The
whiche
ententifly
to
haue
the
sayde
history
more
amply
and
vnyuersally
knowen
in
thys
hys
natif
countrie
as
it
is
in
other
,
hath
of
hys
hie
bountie
bi
some
of
his
faithful
&
trusti
seruauntes
cohorted
mi
mayster
wynkin
de
worde
to
put
the
said
vertuous
hystori
in
printe
.
And
he
as
willing
and
glad
to
content
accomplish
&
obey
the
gracious
mynde
and
pleasure
,
hath
sough
and
found
a
true
approued
copie
,
enprinted
and
corrected
in
the
frenssh
language
,
at
whose
instigacion
&
stirring
(
I
Robert
Copland
)
haue
me
applied
moiening
the
helpe
of
god
to
reduce
and
translate
it
into
our
maternal
&
vulgare
english
tonge
,
after
the
capacite
and
rudenesse
of
my
weke
entendemet
.
Beseceing
my
sayd
lorde
&
consequently
al
them
that
redeth
or
hereth
it
red
to
take
no
regard
to
the
languag
misorned
and
rude
,
for
wythout
hygh
style
&
enerue
industry
I
haue
al
onely
verbated
&
folowed
mine
auctour
as
nyghe
as
I
coulde
with
the
profoundite
of
good
herte
,
and
where
as
oni
faute
bi
me
or
wrong
Impression
be
found
intelligibly
after
their
science
to
correct
and
amend
in
pardoning
al
ygnoraunce
.
In
the
whiche
doynge
I
shal
be
oblygate
&
bounde
to
praie
for
thē
to
almighti
God
that
he
geue
vnto
them
his
realme
celestiall
vnto
the
which
we
al
mai
come
Amen
.
Explicit
prologus
.
¶
Here
begynneth
the
table
of
this
present
booke
.
-
¶
How
the
kinge
Pyeron
of
Lylefort
hadde
to
wife
and
spouse
Matabrūe
for
that
she
was
ryche
and
endowed
of
greate
erthely
goodes
.
that
which
betwene
them
had
a
sonne
named
Oryant
.
Ca
.
primo
-
How
king
Orant
chased
a
harte
so
swyftely
that
he
loste
his
folke
,
&
came
to
a
fountayne
where
as
he
spake
with
fayre
Beatryce
whom
he
chose
to
be
his
wyfe
.
Ca
ii
.
-
How
the
king
Oryant
at
his
returning
fro
the
chase
broght
with
him
the
fayr
Beatryce
for
to
espouse
and
take
her
to
his
wyfe
.
Ca
,
iii
.
-
How
the
mighte
king
Oriant
espoused
the
noble
queen
Beatryce
,
the
which
conceyued
of
him
.vi.
sonnes
and
a
doughter
at
one
burden
.
Ca
iiii
.
-
How
king
Oriant
tooke
leue
of
the
noble
Queen
Beatrice
his
spouse
.
And
how
the
false
&
peruerce
Matabrun
composed
and
machined
with
another
matrone
to
commite
crime
and
treason
towarde
the
saide
noble
Queen
Beatryce
.
Ca
.
v
-
How
the
Queene
Beatryce
childed
naturally
.vi.
fayre
sonnes
and
a
doughter
,
the
which
in
theyr
birthe
brought
echone
of
thē
a
chayne
of
Siluer
miraculously
wrought
at
theyr
neckes
.
Ca
.
vi
.
-
How
Markes
bare
the
.vii.
children
into
forest
,
&
lefte
them
on
his
mantell
.
Ca
.
vii
.
-
How
the
.vii.
children
were
founde
in
the
forest
by
a
deuoute
heremite
named
Helias
.
Ca
.
viii
.
-
How
the
good
and
deuout
hermite
prayed
to
our
Lorde
for
the
ayd
and
succour
of
the
.vii.
poore
children
,
whose
prayers
were
exalted
,
Ca
.
ix
.
-
How
the
.vii.
children
were
myraculouslie
nourisshed
of
a
white
gote
sent
by
goddes
grace
.
And
how
matabrune
accused
falsly
the
good
Queene
Beatrice
to
king
Oriant
her
spouse
.
Ca
.
x
.
-
How
king
Oryant
assembled
his
counceyle
to
knowe
by
what
maner
he
ought
to
entreate
the
Queene
his
wife
the
wrongfully
and
wythout
cause
was
iniuryed
of
the
peruerce
.
Matabrune
mother
of
kinge
Oryant
.
Ca
.
xi
.
-
How
the
deuout
hermyte
Helyas
baptized
the
.vii.
lite
chyldren
in
his
hermytage
.
Ca
.
xiil
-
How
one
of
the
yomen
of
the
hunt
of
the
peruerce
Matabrune
founde
the
.vii.
children
in
the
sayd
forest
,
the
which
tolde
of
them
to
Matabrune
.
Ca
.
xiii
.
-
How
at
the
commaundement
of
Matabrune
an
houndes
man
named
Sauary
came
for
to
slea
the
.vii.
ltile
children
of
kinge
Oryant
vnknowen
in
the
Forest
,
where
as
they
were
transmued
into
swannes
.
Ca
.
xiiii
.
-
How
the
good
hermyte
Helyas
returned
into
his
hermitage
with
hys
godson
one
of
kynge
Oryant
sonnes
,
&
founde
not
the
other
children
,
transmued
into
swanes
.
Ca
.
xv
.
-
How
the
false
&
peruerce
Matabrune
made
wickedli
to
afferme
by
an
vntrue
knight
named
Makayre
that
the
noble
queene
Beatrice
had
forfayted
with
a
dogge
.
Ca
.
xvi
.
-
How
the
Angell
of
god
announced
to
the
deuout
hermyte
Helias
that
the
.vii.
children
that
he
had
founde
in
the
Forest
were
king
Oryantes
children
,
&
that
he
shold
send
yonge
Helias
to
proue
the
trouthe
.
Ca
.
xvii
.
-
How
Kinge
Oriant
sent
for
the
good
queen
Beatrice
his
wyfe
for
to
make
expose
to
her
that
wherof
she
was
accused
,
and
condempne
her
to
death
.
And
how
Helyas
hys
sonne
aryued
at
the
palays
of
his
father
for
to
defende
and
succour
his
mother
from
death
,
Ca
.
xviii
.
-
How
kynge
Oryant
commaunded
to
make
armoures
for
his
sonne
Helyas
to
fight
against
Makayre
,
&
after
went
to
the
good
hermite
in
the
Forest
.
Ca
.
xix
.
-
How
the
noble
kinge
Oryant
deliuered
out
of
pryson
the
good
queene
Beatrice
his
wife
.
and
after
ordeined
to
his
sonne
Helyas
all
thynge
to
fight
with
Makayre
.
Ca
.
xx
.
-
How
Helyas
the
noble
knight
of
the
swanne
vainquisshed
and
ouercame
the
fals
knight
Makirae
in
campe
of
batayle
.
Ca
.
xxi
.
-
How
the
wicked
knight
Makaire
confessed
openli
before
the
kinge
and
the
queene
and
al
the
people
the
treason
done
to
the
sayd
queene
and
her
seuen
children
.
And
how
he
was
shamefully
hanged
as
a
fals
reproued
traytour
on
the
galowes
.
Ca
.
xxii
.
-
How
the
noble
kinge
Oryant
dyd
sende
for
the
golde
smyth
that
which
brought
the
other
fyue
chayns
&
the
cupe
that
he
hadde
deteyned
and
recyted
all
the
myracle
done
wyth
them
.
Ca
.
xxiii
-
How
the
fals
Matabrune
made
al
the
kepers
of
the
pryson
so
dronken
that
they
dyd
slepe
whyles
she
fled
awaye
And
how
.v.
of
the
swannes
retourned
into
theyr
fourme
humayne
.
Ca
.
xxiiii
.
-
How
Kynge
Oriant
gaue
his
realme
to
his
noble
sone
Helyas
wherfore
he
made
to
crowne
him
king
honourably
and
than
gaue
him
leue
to
go
take
his
mother
Matabrune
in
the
castel
of
Maubruyant
,
and
there
he
made
to
brenne
her
in
a
great
fyre
.
Ca
.
xxv
.
-
How
Helyas
toke
leue
of
kynge
Oryant
his
father
&
of
queene
Beatryce
his
mother
for
to
folow
the
aduentur
of
his
brother
the
swanne
that
appered
on
the
riuer
before
a
shyppe
.
Ca
.
xxvi
.
-
How
the
swanne
brother
of
kinge
Helyas
conduited
the
sayd
shyp
wherin
Helyas
was
tyl
they
came
to
the
cytie
of
Nymaie
.
Ca
.
xxvii
-
How
the
erle
of
Frankebourke
made
wrongfully
to
come
and
appere
by
Iustyce
Clarysse
Duchesse
of
Boulyon
at
Nymaye
wyllynge
to
vsurpe
her
of
her
duchy
in
gyuynge
fals
vnderstandynge
to
Otton
Emperour
of
Almayne
the
whiche
helde
the
courte
of
his
parliment
at
the
sayd
cytie
of
Nymaie
.
Ca
.
xxviii
.
-
¶
How
Helyas
the
noble
knight
of
the
swanne
ariued
at
the
cytie
of
Nymaie
for
to
defende
the
right
of
the
noble
duchesse
of
Boulyon
whome
the
Emperour
receyued
with
great
honoure
.
Ca
.
xxix
.
-
¶
How
Helyas
the
vertuous
knyght
of
the
swanne
dyd
fyght
agaynst
the
erle
of
Frankebourke
the
which
he
conquered
and
slewe
in
the
fielde
.
Ca
.
xxx
.
-
¶
How
the
noble
knight
Helyas
wedded
the
doughter
of
of
duchesse
of
Boulyon
.
Ca
.
xxxi
.
-
¶
How
the
noble
duke
of
boulyon
left
hys
londe
bycause
hys
wyfe
disobeyed
his
commaundement
,
and
after
his
brother
the
swanne
brought
hym
to
Nymaye
to
the
emperour
Octon
.
Ca
.
xxxii
.
-
¶
How
the
noble
duchesse
of
Boulyon
complayned
pyteously
to
the
emperour
for
the
departinge
of
her
good
husbande
Helyas
.
Ca
.
xxxiii
.
-
¶
How
Helyas
aryued
at
Nymaie
where
he
was
goodly
receyued
of
the
emperour
.
Ca
.
xxxiiii
.
-
¶
How
Helyas
the
noble
knight
of
the
swanne
dydde
retourne
into
the
citie
of
Lylefort
within
the
shippe
of
his
brother
the
swanne
.
The
whiche
myraculously
&
by
the
dyuyne
wyl
of
our
lorde
retourned
before
his
parentes
&
frendes
into
his
fyrst
fourme
and
naturall
estate
of
humanyte
.
Ca
.
xxxv
.
-
¶
How
queene
Beatryce
made
great
Ioy
of
her
sonne
that
was
retourned
to
his
right
fourme
.
Ca
.
xxxvi
.
-
¶
How
the
noble
Helyas
tooke
leue
of
his
parente
&
freendes
,
and
made
himselfe
Relygyous
there
as
he
was
nourys●hed
with
the
good
hermyte
,
where
he
made
to
buyld
a
Castell
lyke
to
that
of
Boulyon
.
Ca
.
xxxvii
-
How
the
puyssant
&
vertuous
emperour
Octon
espoused
the
erle
of
Boleyn
to
the
fayre
ydain
doughter
of
the
noble
knyght
of
the
swanne
Helyas
.
And
how
after
the
drem
that
she
had
the
aungel
of
god
announced
to
her
that
she
should
conceyue
and
bere
three
noble
knightes
.
Ca
.
xxxviii
-
How
the
duchesse
of
Boulion
sent
mani
squiers
&
messagers
ouer
all
countreis
and
regyons
for
to
finde
her
noble
husbande
Helias
knight
of
the
swanne
,
Ca
.
xxxix
.
-
How
the
abbot
of
Saincteron
and
the
squire
Ponce
departed
fro
Rome
at
theyr
returning
fro
the
holi
sepu●cre
And
syth
by
the
wyll
of
god
they
aryued
at
the
new
castel
of
Boulyon
.
Ca
.
xl
.
-
How
the
squyre
Ponce
ariued
at
Boulion
for
to
bere
tidinges
to
the
duchesse
of
Helias
knight
of
the
swanne
the
which
at
that
time
was
become
religious
.
Ca
xli
.
-
How
ydain
the
noble
duchesse
of
Boulion
endoctrined
her
three
sonnes
Godfrey
,
Baudwyn
,
&
Eustace
in
all
maner
of
good
operacyons
,
vertues
,
&
maners
.
Ca
.
xlii
.
-
How
the
three
noble
brethern
Godfrey
,
Baudwyn
,
&
Eustace
appropryed
and
vsed
thē
in
all
maner
of
noble
games
,
and
assayes
of
worthynesse
Ca
.
xliii
¶
Explicit
tabula
.
❀
How
the
king
Pieron
of
Lilefort
hade
to
wife
&
spouse
Matabrune
for
that
she
was
riche
,
&
endowed
of
great
erthly
goodes
.
The
which
betwene
them
had
a
sonne
named
Oriant
.
Ca
.
.i.
WE
rede
in
the
auncient
and
autentike
cro●●cles
that
somtime
ther
was
a
noble
king
in
lilefort
,
otherwise
named
●he
strong
yle
a
muche
riche
lande
,
that
which
kinge
had
to
name
Pieron
.
And
he
tooke
to
wife
&
spouse
Matabrunne
the
doughter
of
an
other
king
puissaunt
and
riche
meruailously
.
Bi
the
reason
of
which
mariage
was
made
and
accorded
peace
betwene
two
mightye
kinges
,
the
which
longe
time
before
had
ben
aduersaries
and
ennemes
one
another
by
mortall
warre
.
But
as
than
&
by
the
treatie
of
mariage
was
pacified
the
said
discorde
.
How
be
it
neuerthelesse
that
the
said
kinge
Pieron
him
accorded
to
take
to
wife
the
said
Macabrūe
for
that
she
had
great
possession
of
lands
&
other
infinite
richesses
wherby
as
the
story
saith
the
mariage
was
made
be
coueitise
and
not
by
loue
wherof
many
harmes
grewe
,
and
all
bi
the
said
macabrūe
that
wrongefully
sew
discorde
betwen
kinge
Oriant
,
his
wife
and
his
children
.
The
whiche
possible
came
by
godes
wil
for
that
the
said
mariage
was
not
cordialli
made
as
is
said
,
or
for
a
more
meritorious
welth
,
as
sith
happened
to
the
high
praise
of
god
&
his
holy
faithe
,
for
finably
al
turned
to
honour
by
the
grace
of
the
hye
god
that
often
approueth
them
that
he
loueth
sending
them
some
aduercites
first
.
For
he
hath
no
merite
towarde
god
to
haue
any
swetnes
if
first
he
taste
no
bitternes
of
hert
,
as
saint
Paule
saith
.
By
many
triblations
we
must
entre
into
the
realme
of
god
.
But
finally
our
lorde
resisteth
the
peruers
,
in
giuing
his
glory
to
the
meke
as
in
this
story
appereth
.
For
al
the
punicion
fel
on
macabrune
finabli
that
had
caused
al
the
yll
.
And
thei
that
had
ben
iniusly
vilipended
were
miraculousli
exalted
.
and
it
is
often
sene
that
mariage
made
by
couetise
cometh
to
no
perfeccion
of
goodnesse
.
For
if
the
coniuntions
be
not
made
bi
loue
as
god
ordeined
often
of
cometh
greuous
desolacion
as
did
of
her
,
lyke
as
thistory
sheweth
here
after
AFter
the
mariage
of
kinge
Pieron
&
Matabrūe
as
the
maner
is
,
they
had
betwene
thē
a
sonne
noble
&
wise
named
Oriant
,
the
which
after
the
dyscease
of
his
father
abode
with
his
mother
as
heir
of
the
realme
,
whiche
he
succeded
&
gouerned
peastabli
without
to
be
maried
❀
How
king
Oriant
chased
a
hart
so
swiftely
that
he
lost
his
folke
and
came
to
a
fountaine
where
as
he
spake
with
faire
Beatrice
whome
he
chose
to
be
his
wife
.
Ca
.
ii
.
AFter
that
the
noble
kinge
Oriant
was
gro●en
in
age
,
in
force
,
and
prudence
,
on
a
day
he
●●●ibered
him
for
to
go
to
hunt
.
And
whan
al
thinges
were
redy
and
he
comen
in
the
Foreste
he
at
the
playe
and
pursuite
of
his
Greyhoundes
reised
a
great
harte
,
whereate
he
toke
so
greate
pleasure
that
he
chased
him
so
swifely
that
his
folke
might
not
folowe
tyll
returned
in
plaine
feeld
where
as
was
hedge
ne
bushe
And
thus
he
left
of
his
folke
he
pursued
meruailously
til
he
aproched
a
riuer
wherin
they
said
hart
lepte
for
saufte
,
&
so
escaped
the
kinge
&
his
houndes
.
Wherfore
the
king
left
him
&
retourned
alone
till
vnto
a
fountaine
that
he
founde
,
the
which
was
so
clere
and
pleasaunt
to
his
light
that
he
a
light
from
his
horse
for
to
refresshe
him
a
litle
in
the
same
place
.
And
there
he
sat
downe
vnder
a
tree
,
to
the
which
he
had
reined
his
horse
the
better
to
solace
&
sporte
him
at
his
owne
pleasure
.
¶
And
thus
as
he
was
in
consolacion
there
came
to
him
a
yonge
damoysel
moche
greuous
&
of
noble
maintene
named
Beatrice
accompanied
of
a
noble
knight
,
&
two
squires
,
with
.iiii
damoyselles
the
which
she
helde
in
her
seruice
&
famyliarite
.
And
there
as
she
that
in
title
of
signorie
posseded
the
saide
grounde
began
to
speake
to
the
king
Oriant
in
repreuing
him
for
that
he
was
comen
to
hunte
with
in
the
boundes
and
limites
of
hir
signourye
&
possession
And
as
vnto
him
that
whiche
she
knewe
not
she
began
to
saie
prudently
.
Faire
lorde
who
hath
moeued
you
to
come
hunte
or
take
ony
beastes
within
that
forestes
of
my
region
,
know
ye
not
that
I
am
lady
&
possesse
resse
of
this
londe
,
Damoysel
said
the
king
nay
.
And
wo
hath
than
said
she
giuen
you
leue
or
licence
so
to
doo
.
I
haue
well
apperceiued
the
harte
that
ye
haue
chaced
and
put
to
flight
,
&
hath
saued
him
in
the
riuer
,
but
howe
be
it
that
ye
had
taken
him
yet
should
he
not
haue
abiden
as
yours
.
And
yet
is
mine
intencion
if
it
please
god
that
ye
shall
recompence
me
or
ye
departe
.
For
ye
haue
none
accion
of
right
for
to
chase
or
take
any
beast
wilde
or
tame
in
mi
forestes
,
nor
on
mi
ground
.
And
whan
king
Oriant
had
hearde
the
faire
Beatrici
speake
thus
bī
reason
so
right
notably
,
he
toke
her
in
so
great
pleasure
that
he
was
sodaynly
surprysed
of
her
loue
in
suche
wise
that
fro
than
he
purposed
in
him selfe
to
take
her
to
wife
&
spouse
.
And
the
better
to
manyfest
&
wake
her
haue
knowledge
of
him
he
began
to
lift
vp
his
visage
in
beholding
her
with
a
Ioifull
chere
&
said
Know
ye
faire
damoysel
that
I
wolde
not
thinke
to
do
you
any
displeasure
,
but
me
thinke
that
I
maye
well
come
and
sporte
me
s●il
vnto
this
region
&
loude
as
soueraine
lorde
therof
,
by
reason
wherofre
owe
me
homage
.
And
to
thende
that
ye
pretende
no
cause
of
ygnoraunte
wit
ye
(
without
that
I
wyl
hide
it
)
that
I
am
Oriant
kynge
of
Lylefort
.
Wherby
there
is
neyther
lorde
ne
damoysell
in
all
this
countrey
but
they
ben
holden
to
yelde
me
tribute
&
homage
as
my
vassayll
and
fee
al
subiect
.
But
that
not
withstanding
if
I
thought
to
haue
endēaged
you
of
one
seile
ferdinge
I
wolde
recompence
it
at
your
desyre
,
for
that
noble
prudence
,
curteysy
,
&
graciosite
that
I
perceiue
beynge
in
you
,
by
your
maintene
&
moderate
speche
.
How
be
it
that
it
is
well
in
my
power
to
make
your selfe
amende
and
repaire
the
iniury
that
ye
haue
doone
in
repreninge
and
chiding
me
for
that
which
is
mine
owne
.
But
your
noble
,
faconde
,
&
pleasaunt
behauour
causeth
me
somwhat
to
refraine
mi
courage
,
&
receiue
your
offence
to
marci
.
And
whan
a
noble
knight
named
Sauary
that
long
time
had
serued
the
said
damoysel
had
heard
the
right
mighty
king
Oriant
speake
thus
benignely
he
descended
incontinent
from
his
horse
,
&
with
his
knees
flexed
he
prostened
him
&
did
him
honour
&
reuerence
in
saluinge
him
and
said
.
Sir
king
if
it
please
you
ye
shall
pardon
my
Ladie
if
she
haue
ony
thing
offended
you
,
for
she
had
no
cognycion
of
your
riall
mageste
whan
she
reasoned
with
you
.
And
she
knowledgeth
also
that
she
hath
nothinge
but
that
it
is
at
your
pleasure
&
commaundement
,
&
otherwise
wold
she
not
doo
,
wherfore
ye
shal
pardon
her
if
it
please
you
For
she
hath
said
nothing
but
bi
ignoraunce
,
and
as
she
that
right
willi
&
with
good
courage
wil
kepe
yours
&
hers
.
Than
answered
the
kinge
to
him
and
said
.
Know
ye
noble
knight
that
I
accepte
ynoughe
the
excuse
that
ye
haue
made
for
your
noble
lady
.
But
she
shall
make
me
amendes
in
suche
maner
as
she
shal
be
agreable
,
for
the
beaute
and
for
mosite
of
hir
noble
persone
moeueth
me
to
be
her
husbande
,
&
to
take
her
to
wife
and
spouse
,
as
she
the
which
is
my
whole
desire
.
Than
the
king
began
for
to
speake
in
this
maner
&
sayd
.
Gentill
damoysell
pleasaunt
,
vertuous
,
garnished
of
al
beautie
in
whome
I
haue
totali
set
the
loue
of
my
herte
,
is
it
not
wel
your
wil
that
I
be
your
husband
.
Pleaseth
it
you
not
to
be
mi
wife
&
spouse
to
thende
that
I
make
you
to
be
crowned
as
quene
and
ladi
of
Lilefort
.
May
ye
finde
in
your
hert
by
suche
maner
to
accomplishe
my
wil
,
that
you
&
I
might
be
assembled
&
conionct
by
mariage
.
Answere
ye
nowe
&
say
your
aduise
.
Ha
sir
saide
she
right
humblye
.
I
am
not
dinge
ne
suffisaunt
that
ye
do
to
me
suche
honour
,
for
the
handmaiden
or
subgecte
ought
not
ne
maye
not
in
any
thinge
compare
to
her
prence
and
lorde
.
But
sith
that
it
pleaseth
you
to
commaund
me
so
to
doo
,
in
disparsinge
to
me
of
your
grace
I
wer
right
simple
&
euil
instruct
if
I
refused
your
pleasure
,
&
the
excellent
honour
that
ye
so
benignely
&
of
your
goodnesse
vnto
me
present
.
For
if
it
shoulde
please
you
to
marye
me
to
the
least
knight
of
your
noble
company
yet
ought
I
to
consent
of
right
.
wherfore
to
you
that
is
my
lorde
,
&
to
other
in
comparable
:
I
am
all
redy
to
abey
&
accept
your
good
&
noble
wil
in
the
honour
wherto
ye
require
me
,
the
which
with
good
hert
I
ot
troye
&
graunt
you
.
And
than
king
Oriant
tooke
her
by
the
hand
and
said
Certes
lady
I
pr●mise
you
on
the
faith
of
knighthod
that
as
long
as
ye
be
on
liue
neuer
to
espouse
other
woman
than
you
,
&
I
assure
you
euen
here
that
I
shal
be
your
husbande
.
And
thus
bi
a
comin
accorde
&
by
the
consentement
of
them
bothe
was
promised
the
saide
mariage
with
one
cordiall
loue
.
¶
How
kinge
Orient
at
his
returninge
fro
the
chase
brought
with
him
the
faire
Beatrice
for
to
espouse
&
tooke
her
to
wife
.
Ca
.
iii
.
WHan
the
promesse
was
thus
made
the
kinge
incontinent
made
her
to
be
led
to
Lylefort
for
to
marye
her
.
And
in
Maye
whan
the
trees
spryngeth
and
bring
forthe
theyr
odiferaunte
floures
,
and
that
the
Birdes
being
their
armonical
tunes
on
the
smal
grene
twiges
was
made
the
entre
of
the
noble
quene
Beatriece
into
the
realme
of
Lilefort
.
At
the
which
entre
all
the
people
afflued
from
all
partes
leding
great
Ioye
&
mirth
euerech
in
his
possibilite
That
is
to
wit
,
some
to
make
fyrs
and
games
of
mirthe
.
Other
made
diuers
faire
misteries
&
tourneimentes
of
feates
of
armes
.
And
before
the
same
came
the
olde
qeuene
Matrabrune
mother
of
the
prue
king
Oriant
.
The
which
whan
he
sawe
her
come
began
for
to
smile
&
haue
great
Ioye
of
the
pleasure
that
he
had
to
see
the
noble
beatrice
his
loue
,
which
he
loued
merueilousli
&
with
al
his
heart
.
wherfore
he
sayd
to
his
said
mother
which
he
perceiued
murmure
a
litel
,
I
require
you
my
right
dere
lady
&
mother
that
ye
wyl
make
ioyous
chere
&
beholde
here
howe
I
haue
founde
the
moost
faire
ladi
of
the
world
,
replenisshed
of
witte
&
vertues
as
much
as
ony
woman
liuinge
.
And
I
am
aduised
that
neuer
as
longe
as
she
liueth
to
haue
other
wedded
wife
,
for
in
her
is
all
mi
pleasure
.
Than
as
heuy
&
angrie
answered
his
sayd
mother
by
a
maner
of
enuye
.
Ah
my
sonne
litel
reioice
I
for
presently
I
apperceiue
your
ygnouraunce
that
ye
now
wil
so
abate
your
estate
,
as
to
take
a
simple
damoysel
&
you
being
a
right
puissaunt
&
noble
king
might
demaunde
&
haue
to
wife
the
doughter
of
the
moost
riche
&
noble
prince
that
might
be
found
vpon
the
earthe
,
and
finabli
you
&
yours
possede
his
realme
by
succession
.
Madame
said
the
kinge
,
ye
,
yf
it
please
me
soo
.
Knowe
ye
that
I
neuer
●ounde
none
that
so
muche
pleased
me
,
&
that
was
to
me
so
agreable
as
she
is
.
And
ye
knowe
that
ther
is
nothinge
as
to
haue
his
pleasure
in
this
worlde
.
And
also
mariage
ought
not
to
be
made
but
yf
the
parties
were
contente
and
of
good
accorde
.
Wherfore
I
beseche
you
to
take
it
in
gree
as
well
as
I.
For
to
morow
in
the
morning
if
it
please
god
I
wyll
that
the
feast
and
solempnite
of
the
mariage
be
celebred
as
it
behoueth
.
And
eke
I
hope
sithit
is
by
the
wyll
of
god
,
&
of
good
loue
&
assent
of
vs
bothe
that
there
may
be
but
al
welth
come
therto
.
Certainly
sonne
said
she
sith
that
it
please
the
that
it
be
so
it
cannot
displease
me
in
ani
maner
.
But
I
accorde
totallie
to
thin
good
wil
.
All
these
wordes
saide
she
with
mouthe
,
but
not
with
herte
,
as
many
doone
that
be
faint
symulacyon
make
semblaunt
to
consent
to
some
good
werke
,
but
thei
haue
an
other
thought
and
cursed
wil
at
hert
.
And
so
had
the
said
Matabrūe
,
for
she
ceased
not
to
murmure
in
her selfe
against
the
said
mariage
,
&
malignousli
thought
alwai
to
put
therin
som
diuersite
,
&
seperacion
.
But
not
withstanding
this
the
feast
was
not
deferred
.
For
the
night
before
the
daye
of
weddinge
for
the
honour
&
magnificence
of
the
good
king
Oriant
and
of
his
noble
loue
Beatrice
were
made
moriskes
,
comedies
,
daunces
,
interludes
,
&
al
maner
of
Ioyous
sportes
in
the
kinges
palais
,
wheras
were
many
great
princes
and
knightes
of
renowne
Pipes
,
taborins
,
dourimers
,
fidles
,
organs
,
psaltries
,
clauicordes
,
&
mani
other
instrumentes
there
was
in
great
nombre
sowning
al
songes
of
armony
.
On
the
morow
the
king
was
had
to
the
church
accompanied
of
manie
great
princes
and
lordes
,
in
so
great
triumphe
&
honour
that
it
may
not
be
recited
.
And
in
likewise
was
apparailed
the
noble
lady
Beatrice
&
conduited
of
manie
noble
ladies
&
damoysels
pages
with
diuers
liueraies
,
as
well
of
the
kinges
as
the
quenes
.
In
suche
wise
that
at
the
conioyninge
of
this
noble
mariage
was
made
al
singuler
&
inestimable
solimpnite
in
the
churche
.
The
masse
done
eueri
man
returned
to
the
palais
royal
,
where
they
were
receiued
in
open
courte
for
to
take
theyr
reiection
.
And
ther
were
all
the
assestent
is
serued
of
diuers
dilicates
&
veni●o●●
of
wines
&
of
al
noueltees
as
plenteously
as
they
coul●
wisshe
.
And
there
presentlye
for
the
honour
of
the
noble
king
Oriant
eueriche
of
the
company
efforced
them
to
doo
honour
and
seruice
to
the
noble
quene
Beatrice
,
th●
which
was
so
pleasaunt
&
acceptable
to
all
the
people
that
echone
praised
her
.
And
in
likewise
were
made
the
sam●daye
many
other
newe
games
,
&
seruice
to
all
honours
.
Than
after
with
all
mirthe
&
sowne
of
trumpetes
&
other
armonious
instrumentes
,
the
mighti
king
Oriant
&
the
noble
quene
Beatrice
his
wife
lay
together
.
And
on
the
morowe
was
yet
made
great
ioye
&
exultacion
of
al
other
newe
pastimes
,
In
this
estate
lasted
the
feast
&
solemnnite
of
the
mariage
long
space
in
great
haboundaunce
o
giftes
,
largesse
of
goods
,
&
sumptuousnesse
of
seruices
in
suche
maner
that
of
long
time
had
not
be
sene
semblable
feast
,
to
the
pleasure
of
eueri
man
.
But
the
said
Matabrune
murmured
alway
in
her selfe
bi
wicked
detraccion
,
which
she
put
sith
in
effect
.
And
yf
she
made
ani
chere
at
the
said
feast
it
was
by
false
semblant
and
maner
of
doinge
,
for
vniustly
and
wrongfully
she
conspired
alway
some
euill
vpon
the
noble
quene
Beatrice
.
¶
How
the
mighty
kinge
Oriant
espoused
the
notable
Beatrice
,
the
which
conceyued
of
him
.vi.
sonnes
and
a
doughter
at
one
burthen
.
Ca
.
iiii
.
chambre
roiall
she
sawe
a
woman
in
the
strete
that
bare
to
christning
two
children
that
an
other
woman
had
conceiued
and
borne
at
one
time
.
And
than
familiarily
she
called
the
kinge
of
whome
she
was
right
wel
beloued
&
saide
.
Sir
I
greatly
meruai●e
me
of
a
thinge
that
I
see
yonder
.
And
wherof
swete
loue
saide
the
kinge
.
Of
●i
.
children
saide
she
that
a
woman
hath
conteyned
at
one
time
,
which
I
see
yonder
borne
to
christning
,
me
semeth
that
it
is
difficile
for
a
woman
to
conceiue
two
children
without
hauing
the
company
of
two
men
.
Sweet
loue
said
the
kinge
,
yes
right
wel
,
put
away
the
opinion
to
your
minde
.
For
by
the
wil
of
god
&
after
nature
a
woman
may
conceiue
of
one
man
to
the
nombre
of
.xii.
children
at
ones
,
naturally
fourmed
,
and
parfite
.
The
whyche
wordes
precedent
is
compared
ful
derely
the
forenamed
quene
,
by
the
false
and
malignus
Matabrune
.
And
it
is
so
often
sene
fortune
,
that
it
is
better
to
be
stil
than
to
speake
euill
,
wherof
the
sage
saith
.
That
a
great
speaking
is
seldon
seen
pronounced
,
without
to
haue
any
faute
,
wherby
he
saith
after
that
he
neuer
repented
him
of
to
litle
speche
.
But
al
thinges
promised
the
king
Orient
and
quene
Beatrice
loued
well
together
.
Than
it
happened
with
in
a
while
after
that
tidinges
came
vnto
the
king
that
some
of
his
enemies
had
destroied
and
slaine
of
his
folke
,
and
all
redi
had
conquered
of
his
londes
bi
warre
.
And
that
soone
ynough
&
easely
they
had
moeued
to
entre
many
princes
.
But
what
tidinges
so
euer
he
had
,
he
made
no
●emblaunt
to
resist
against
his
contraries
.
For
he
was
in
suche
wife
enprised
&
taken
in
the
loue
of
his
wife
that
after
the
tidinges
he
was
about
.vi.
moneth
that
he
coulde
in
no
wise
leaue
her
,
n●
puruey
anie
thinge
for
the
saide
affaires
,
wherbi
fina●l●
his
enemies
came
so
ferforth
in
his
landes
that
bi
constraint
he
was
driuen
to
prepaire
men
of
warre
&
to
liue
his
spouse
.
And
consequentely
he
made
to
dissemble
his
chiualry
to
thende
that
without
delaie
they
might
be
redy
to
accompany
him
in
his
warres
against
his
enemies
the
which
was
doone
at
his
commaundement
.
Than
saw
he
the
time
that
his
wife
approched
to
be
deliuered
,
wherfore
beningneli
he
called
Matabrum
his
mother
for
to
be
to
her
as
to
commaunde
&
saide
,
My
lady
mother
ye
see
that
I
am
constreyned
to
depart
for
to
go
war
vpon
mi
enemies
.
Ye
know
also
that
in
likewise
of
the
grace
of
god
my
wife
hath
conceyued
&
is
greate
with
child
,
wherfore
I
pray
you
if
it
please
you
of
your
benigne
grace
to
haue
her
for
recommaunded
in
al
her
singuler
affaires
,
prayinge
you
also
that
in
mine
absence
ye
take
and
kepe
her
as
your
doughter
in
shewing
you
to
be
her
mother
,
And
I
beleue
in
the
pleasure
of
god
that
she
wyll
haue
you
in
honour
&
reuerence
as
mother
and
obey
you
as
your
doughter
.
Ye
se
that
she
is
mecke
as
adoue
,
softe
&
amiable
as
a
lambe
,
prudent
and
vertuous
as
is
possible
,
wherfore
I
recommaunde
her
to
you
as
she
that
knoweth
the
great
loue
that
is
conioyned
betwen
vs
two
,
and
as
to
mi
parte
I
wene
that
neuer
man
loued
woman
more
than
I
loue
her
.
Ye
know
also
the
daunger
that
might
come
to
a
woman
bigge
with
childe
as
she
is
wherfore
if
bi
your
defaut
any
inconuenient
cam
to
her
I
should
not
be
glad
ne
content
with
you
.
Ye
haue
folke
of
all
estates
at
your
pleasure
for
to
commaund
thē
to
do
all
the
seruice
&
helpe
that
to
her
shal
be
requisit
.
Therfore
madame
I
put
&
leue
her
all
in
your
keping
&
solicitude
Mi
faire
sonne
said
Matabrune
thou
knowest
that
what
pleaseth
thee
,
to
me
is
agreable
,
and
all
thi
wyl
is
mine
wherfore
thou
maist
well
knowe
that
I
shall
kepe
thy
wyfe
the
quene
as
my
singuler
doughter
,
&
better
than
mi selfe
.
Thou
maist
in
likewise
wit
that
I
am
she
that
wolde
be
most
heauy
and
soroful
if
any
harme
came
to
her
.
And
therfore
doubt
not
but
that
I
shal
diligentli
do
thi
pleasure
,
for
I
loue
her
with
al
mi
hert
for
gracious
and
noble
maintene
that
I
se
in
her
dayli
encreace
,
therfore
take
no
thought
.
wel
madame
said
he
,
I
thanke
you
and
totally
put
her
in
your
grace
,
wherfore
in
saying
adewe
I
take
my
leaue
humblie
at
you
.
Now
go
said
she
god
be
thi
guide
.
And
thus
the
king
departed
from
the
said
Matabrun
his
mother
,
whose
wordes
were
not
accordaunt
to
her
dedes
,
for
they
were
al
but
abuse
&
false
simulacion
,
like
as
vntruely
she
shewed
bi
her
curssednes
Than
after
the
king
cam
to
take
leaue
of
his
noble
spouse
and
in
weeping
tenderly
spake
longe
with
her
,
&
than
tooke
an
amerous
leaue
of
her
,
in
kissing
her
beningnely
so
that
she
fell
downe
in
a
swonne
.
And
he
tooke
her
vp
amiably
m●king
a
great
lamentacion
and
sorowe
.
And
at
her
awaking
in
weeping
bi
her
were
made
many
complaintes
,
the
which
were
so
prudently
ordeined
that
al
the
nobles
knightes
&
barons
wepte
profoundly
in
beholding
her
for
pitie
that
they
had
at
herte
.
And
than
the
kissed
eche
other
right
curtessi
,
taking
a
cardial
leaue
with
out
power
to
speake
any
more
for
sorow
.
Than
he
toke
leue
of
her
&
of
the
other
ladies
&
damoysells
,
and
with
out
any
more
tarieng
mounted
on
horse
becke
,
for
to
go
to
his
people
against
his
enemies
,
where
as
he
did
many
faire
valiantines
▪
and
diuers
great
and
noble
feates
of
armis
.
¶
How
king
Oriant
toke
leaue
of
the
noble
quene
Beatrice
his
spouse
.
And
how
the
false
and
peruers
Matabrune
composed
&
machined
with
another
matrone
to
commise
crime
&
treason
toward
the
sayd
noble
quene
Beatrice
.
Ca
.
v.
WHan
the
nobie
kinge
hade
thus
taken
his
leaue
of
his
spouse
&
of
many
other
of
his
frendes
he
went
to
the
warre
for
to
be
fight
his
enemies
the
paynims
&
to
susteine
the
faythe
catholike
of
god
,
and
to
defende
his
lande
.
But
of
his
noble
feates
of
armes
that
he
with
his
knightes
and
many
other
might
doo
in
the
sayd
warre
as
true
knightes
of
all
mighty
god
,
&
of
the
victorie
that
they
obtayned
as
nowe
I
shall
leaue
to
speake
any
ferther
to
thende
that
I
may
retourne
to
speake
of
the
effecte
of
the
mater
And
also
the
more
sooner
to
com
without
prolixite
to
the
ture
cronicles
and
miraculou●
histories
,
of
the
which
I
pretende
to
make
singuler
m●cion
.
And
consequentli
procede
vnto
the
deduccion
of
this
present
booke
conteining
diuers
noble
feates
and
notable
vertues
worthi
of
memorie
&
hie
recommendacions
as
after
this
declared
.
So
it
happened
that
after
the
departing
of
king
Oriant
&
that
he
was
out
of
the
limites
of
lilefort
with
al
his
army
&
excercite
,
the
right
cursed
matabrune
considering
the
ab●●n●e
of
her
sonne
began
to
compasse
the
treason
&
euil
that
she
had
conspired
to
do
vnto
the
noble
quene
Beatrice
.
And
for
to
come
vnto
her
damnable
&
cursed
wil
she
sent
for
the
midwife
that
was
chosen
and
deputed
to
receiue
of
women
the
children
that
ben
borne
on
erthe
.
The
whiche
midwife
cam
incontinent
at
her
sending
.
To
whome
Matabrune
saied
.
Mi
freende
I
haue
sent
for
you
for
a
certaine
secrete
that
I
haue
to
tell
you
&
declare
vnder
maner
of
confession
.
And
therfore
ye
shal
swere
&
promise
to
me
your
faith
that
neuer
to
any
creature
liuinge
ye
shal
discouer
mi
secrete
,
&
that
that
I
intende
to
tell
you
.
But
if
you
wil
consent
&
do
it
in
keping
to
me
faith
and
promisse
I
shall
giue
to
you
so
muche
golde
&
siluer
that
you
nor
none
of
yours
shal
neuer
haue
defaute
ne
need
of
goods
.
And
fe●
◇
〉
more
.
I
shal
helpe
you
to
mary
your
children
and
fre●des
highlie
and
honorably
,
whan
the
olde
midwife
hearde
the
promesses
that
Matabrune
made
to
her
she
consented
to
her
cursed
desire
saying
.
Certainlie
madame
ye
may
alway
saie
&
commaunde
me
as
to
your
seruaunt
,
and
I
promise
you
mi
faith
that
any
thinge
what
soeuer
it
be
neuer
to
do
persone
liuinge
shall
it
be
discouered
.
Therefore
maye
that
I
shall
doo
as
if
it
were
in
confession
.
And
verelye
said
Matabrun
yf
ye
do
so
mi
desire
I
shall
hold
to
you
that
I
haue
promised
,
wherfore
in
trusting
to
your
words
I
shal
recite
vnto
you
mi
secret
,
&
that
that
I
pretende
to
do
Ye
know
&
it
is
true
how
my
sonne
kinge
Oriant
hath
taked
the
quene
Beatrice
that
present
is
to
his
wife
,
that
which
was
but
a
simple
gentil
woman
as
ye
wel
know
And
ye
wote
wel
that
he
might
haue
had
&
may
,
one
richer
&
more
noble
of
bloude
without
comparison
than
she
is
,
seinge
&
considering
the
magnifike
and
excellent
lignage
wherof
he
is
spronge
.
But
his
saide
wife
hath
so
enchained
&
bound
him
in
her
lines
that
he
may
neither
eat
,
drinke
ne
rest
,
but
if
he
be
alwaie
bi
her
,
&
to
make
short
tale
,
whan
his
enemies
were
comen
into
his
londe
for
to
endomage
him
for
nothinge
colde
he
leaue
her
,
in
any
wise
to
resist
thē
for
his
defence
▪
wherfore
I
wolde
that
you
and
I
had
aduised
singulerly
to
turne
his
hert
fro
the
loue
of
her
,
&
set
her
in
so
great
indignacion
of
him
that
he
may
aquaint
him
with
some
other
high
&
noble
lady
&
mary
her
.
Now
ye
se
that
this
quene
is
great
with
child
,
wherfore
more
easely
may
we
cause
this
diuersite
&
seperacion
of
his
loue
by
some
maner
.
Madame
sayde
the
false
olde
matrone
,
euen
as
you
please
to
deuise
of
this
mater
I
accorde
me
to
your
wil
,
and
if
you
seme
it
good
I
shal
make
her
to
waste
&
sle
the
childe
within
her
bodie
,
&
than
I
shal
certifie
to
the
king
that
she
wolde
haue
it
slaine
.
Frend
?
said
Matabrune
I
had
thought
another
meanes
more
expedient
&
that
should
be
of
right
great
abominacion
&
horrour
to
the
kinge
as
I
shall
shewe
you
the
maner
,
ye
se
that
she
is
meruailousli
bigge
,
wherfore
it
is
to
be
presupposed
that
she
shal
haue
two
or
thre
children
,
therfore
whan
it
cometh
to
the
terme
of
her
deliueraunce
that
shal
be
shortely
ye
shal
come
to
her
&
bi
faint
semblaunt
make
maner
to
presente
&
offre
you
al
to
her
seruice
.
And
whan
she
shal
be
delyuered
of
her
chyldren
ye
shal
giue
thē
to
me
secretely
for
to
transporte
thē
.
And
I
shal
ordeine
as
mani
yonge
whelpes
that
I
shal
make
to
be
taken
from
vnder
some
bitche
that
hath
newli
whelped
,
&
by
this
maner
she
shall
giue
her
to
vnderstande
the
the
hath
borne
them
,
&
that
they
ben
yssued
of
her
body
wherby
after
we
may
make
her
,
the
king
,
and
all
the
other
barons
to
beleue
that
she
had
the
companie
of
some
dogge
the
which
hath
engendred
the
said
whelpes
,
bi
the
which
we
shall
come
to
our
desire
without
anie
contradiccion
.
For
I
haue
one
my
faithfull
seruaunte
that
I
haue
nourished
of
youth
to
whome
I
shall
secretelye
giue
the
thildren
assone
as
they
be
borne
,
&
at
mine
onlye
commaundement
he
shal
go
and
cast
them
into
the
riuer
of
whome
shal
neuer
be
mencion
.
And
I
promise
you
madame
said
the
false
olde
matron
that
I
shal
doo
euen
as
it
pleaseth
you
to
aduerte
and
shewe
me
,
by
so
cautelus
and
subtill
maner
that
the
werke
shall
seme
to
be
sure
&
notarious
like
as
bi
our
entendement
ye
haue
deuised
.
¶
How
the
quene
Beatrice
childe●
naturallie
.vi.
fayre
sonnes
and
a
doughter
,
the
whiche
in
theyr
birth
brought
eche
of
them
a
chaine
of
siluer
miraculously
wrought
at
theyr
neckes
.
Ca
.
vi
.
quene
beatrice
,
matabru●
WHan
the
time
limited
and
ordeined
of
almighti
god
approched
that
the
noble
&
goodly
Quene
Beatrice
should
be
deliuered
after
the
cours
of
nature
,
●he
false
matrone
aforsaid
went
and
delibered
in
her selfe
to
execute
&
put
in
effecte
her
mangnus
or
moste
wicked
purpose
&
the
cursed
treason
the
which
bi
the
exhortement
and
counseile
of
the
peruers
&
in
grate
Matabrune
she
had
consented
for
to
prepare
and
do
against
the
said
noble
quene
Beatrice
&
her
poore
innocent
children
,
the
whiche
neuerthelsse
were
miraculousli
kept
&
preserued
fro
death
bi
the
deuine
grace
and
proteccion
of
our
sauiour
Iesu
christe
,
as
it
shal
be
saide
here
after
.
And
so
than
at
the
houre
determined
that
the
noble
Beatrice
felt
her
oppression
with
greefe
of
childinge
incontinent
the
saide
false
olde
midwife
was
sent
for
.
The
whiche
when
she
was
comen
by
false
semblaunt
reasoned
the
noble
Quene
of
her
affaires
as
in
suche
case
is
accoustomed
.
And
she
declared
to
her
all
the
trouth
&
how
she
felt
her
oppressed
sore
.
Than
the
said
matrone
by
fained
blandisshinges
gaue
her
good
courage
in
making
semblaunt
to
expose
her
al
to
her
seruice
,
for
that
she
knew
that
the
houre
approched
to
accomplishe
her
cursed
intente
.
And
forthwith
was
sē
for
matabrune
the
whiche
all
redy
had
prepaired
the
whelpes
for
to
perfourme
the
reason
.
But
she
comen
made
m●ners
of
great
welth
to
the
said
noble
quene
Beatrice
.
And
sodainly
in
great
paine
and
traiuable
of
bodye
sh●
childed
.vi.
sonnes
and
a
faire
daughter
,
at
whose
birt●
eche
of
thē
brought
a
caine
of
siluer
about
their
neck●
issuing
out
of
their
mothers
wombe
.
In
which
was
v●tuousli
demonstred
the
pure
&
singuler
dignite
of
the
n●ble
mother
&
her
childe
,
and
that
god
wolde
vpon
then
extend
his
diuine
grace
.
But
the
euil
&
detestable
herts
enforce
thē
alway
to
peruert
&
totally
adnichil
al
good
werkes
.
And
whan
Matabrune
sawe
the
.vii.
litle
children
borne
hauing
echone
a
chaine
of
siluer
at
necke
,
she
made
thē
lightli
&
secreteli
to
be
borne
a
side
by
her
chamberer
of
her
teachinge
,
and
than
toke
the
.vii.
litle
dogges
that
she
had
prepared
,
and
all
bloudy
laide
them
vnder
the
quene
in
maner
as
they
had
issued
of
her
bodye
.
And
anone
the
matrone
or
midwife
began
to
escrie
with
an
high
voice
sayinge
.
Ha
lady
quene
here
is
a
great
&
meruailous
mischiefe
that
to
you
is
presently
comen
.
For
I
haue
receiued
.vii.
stinking
dogges
the
which
be
issued
of
your
body
bi
an
horroure
ouer
detestable
.
Matabrun
in
likewise
endeuored
her
on
the
other
syde
to
approue
the
said
iniury
(
bi
her
commised
&
purpensed
)
saienge
,
Take
away
lightly
this
infamite
&
make
to
bere
this
foulnesse
of
dogges
into
the
feeldes
,
&
that
echone
holde
secrete
this
mischiefe
&
enorme
forfaite
in
suche
maner
that
for
the
honour
&
reuerence
of
misonne
it
neuer
be
knowen
ne
discouered
to
any
that
liueth
.
¶
Now
it
is
not
to
be
douted
that
the
noble
quene
Beatrice
to
whome
had
be
doone
this
iniurious
treason
ne
was
at
that
houre
greatly
trauailed
&
vexed
of
her
bodi
so
to
haue
childed
.vii.
children
at
one
burthen
,
for
a
woman
is
often
sore
pained
to
bere
one
all
onely
.
Wherfore
she
was
as
dead
in
her
childing
&
apparceiued
nothing
of
the
said
treason
that
was
to
●er
done
.
But
whan
she
was
comen
againe
to
her selfe
hauing
somwhat
more
vigoure
than
she
had
before
,
the
false
matabrune
began
to
caste
an
eye
on
her
by
a
false
&
cursed
regarde
more
mortal
than
of
a
Baselike
,
and
repreued
her
of
the
faute
that
her selfe
had
made
&
commised
arguing
her
without
a
cause
&
saide
.
O
vnhappi
&
miserable
woman
full
of
shamful
harlotri
.
Here
is
the
midwife
that
presently
hath
receiued
.vii.
dogges
of
your
body
,
that
whiche
I
haue
made
to
be
borne
to
the
feldes
for
to
hid
●●orrour
&
infection
of
your
enorme
sinne
.
And
therfore
confesse
here
your
dede
&
declare
to
vs
if
ye
haue
had
compani
&
habitacion
with
any
dogge
wherof
this
prosedeth
and
we
shall
kepe
your
counsaile
.
And
whan
the
noble
Quene
heard
these
wordes
she
was
so
sorowfull
that
she
swouned
nere
for
anguisshe
.
And
after
that
her
courage
was
a
litle
renued
she
prayed
Matabrune
pitiouslye
to
shew
her
that
,
that
she
said
to
be
issued
of
her
bodie
.
And
incontinent
she
made
to
shewe
her
the
.vii.
whelpes
that
she
had
ordeined
for
to
doo
the
treason
,
wherof
the
noble
quene
wepte
and
sobbed
profundly
in
bearing
her
culpe
beholding
thē
in
axing
mercy
for
that
she
had
not
done
.
But
that
notwithstanding
the
false
Matabrune
alwai
redargued
her
in
approprieng
the
crime
to
her
saying
.
vnhappi
woman
thou
ought
to
be
brente
whan
thou
haste
willed
to
conceiue
with
a
dogge
.
Ha
madame
said
she
I
thought
it
neuer
,
ne
the
case
neuer
hapened
me
.
And
therfore
I
pray
you
giue
me
no
more
great
mater
of
sorowe
than
I
suffre
presentli
,
but
thanked
be
god
mi
creatour
sith
that
it
pleaseth
him
to
be
thus
.
For
it
is
yet
in
his
might
to
transmut
me
or
anye
other
that
him
pleaseth
into
some
dombe
beast
and
that
,
that
pleaseth
him
ought
to
please
vs.
Than
departed
the
false
Matabrune
,
and
the
wicked
matrone
bi
faint
simulacion
made
semblaunte
to
recomfort
her
saying
.
Alas
madame
take
not
so
much
sorow
that
ye
be
not
worse
therfore
,
for
if
it
please
god
we
shall
do
in
suche
wise
that
your
noble
spouse
king
Oryant
in
no
wise
shal
haue
cognicion
.
And
it
shal
be
kepte
●o
secrete
that
no
sclaunder
shall
come
therof
.
Ha
swete
loue
saide
the
good
quene
,
neuer
wil
the
king
take
any
consolacion
with
me
,
for
he
wil
charge
me
of
this
offence
without
euer
to
pardon
me
,
&
wyll
iudge
me
culpable
of
deaeh
.
But
if
it
pleased
his
grace
to
assigne
mi
poore
life
in
sume
religion
for
euer
to
serue
god
and
do
penaunce
for
my
sinnes
,
alas
I
wolde
take
it
in
pacience
and
pray
for
him
,
and
put
paine
to
apease
the
yre
of
god
which
I
so
streatched
on
me
,
wherfore
I
praye
you
humblie
that
ye
wil
require
mi
lady
that
she
will
impetret
his
grace
of
the
king
mi
faithful
spouse
.
And
thus
suffred
the
good
quene
anguisshe
on
all
sides
.
For
she
was
betrayed
of
them
which
made
maner
to
be
sorowfull
and
haue
compassion
of
her
mischiefe
,
and
of
thiniuries
that
them self
had
made
bi
their
vntrue
courages
.
¶
How
Markes
bare
the
.vii.
children
into
a
forest
and
left
them
on
his
mantell
.
Ca
.
vii
.
AND
after
that
the
false
olde
woman
had
parfet
&
doone
their
treason
that
they
had
enterprised
as
said
is
Matabrune
called
a
squire
of
hers
named
markes
&
said
,
Markes
my
true
secretarie
it
behoueth
that
presently
ye
doe
me
a
seruice
the
whiche
I
shall
declare
to
you
.
Madame
said
he
it
is
wel
reason
that
I
obeye
to
you
,
for
I
haue
receiued
mi
welth
&
honour
of
your
grace
only
,
wherfore
knowe
that
I
shal
accomplisshe
with
right
good
herte
that
that
ye
please
to
commaunde
me
.
Now
Markes
said
she
mi
freende
it
behoueth
that
to
me
ye
be
true
&
secret
in
that
I
haue
to
do
with
you
,
for
it
must
not
be
knowen
ne
reueled
to
no
persone
that
liueth
vpon
paine
of
your
life
.
And
also
if
ye
hide
&
kepe
it
secrete
I
shal
giue
you
goodes
ynough
.
Lady
said
Markes
commaunde
what
it
pleaseth
you
,
I
{pro}mise
you
to
be
true
&
loyal
.
It
is
of
trouth
sayd
Matabrūe
that
the
quene
of
late
hath
childed
.vi.
sonnes
&
a
doughter
,
that
which
children
hath
brought
eche
of
thē
a
chaine
of
siluer
about
their
neckes
,
which
me
semeth
an
euil
signe
&
that
in
theyr
age
veril
&
descret
thei
mai
be
murderers
or
theues
,
wherfore
I
haue
aduised
that
it
is
better
to
drowne
thē
or
make
thē
to
die
in
their
childe
hode
than
to
haue
a
greater
sclaunder
at
the
last
&
to
eschewe
the
sorowe
that
he
might
haue
hadde
I
haue
giuen
her
to
vnderstande
that
.vii.
litell
dogges
ben
yssued
of
her
body
,
that
which
I
haue
made
to
slee
&
cast
into
the
feildes
And
I
prai
you
on
my
peril
and
my
wil
to
take
the
.vii.
children
&
goo
kyll
them
or
caste
them
in
some
riuer
,
in
suche
wise
that
neuer
be
tidinges
of
them
.
Ladie
said
that
Markes
it
shal
be
done
wholy
as
ye
haue
pleased
to
ordein
me
,
&
I
{pro}mise
you
that
of
these
.vii
children
shal
neuer
be
any
nencion
.
And
than
at
the
commaundement
of
matabrune
markes
mounted
on
his
horse
,
&
toke
that
.vii.
childred
as
he
was
ordeined
,
that
whiche
he
toke
&
wrapped
in
his
mantell
&
in
a
great
haste
transported
them
out
of
the
citie
of
Lilefort
.
And
whan
he
was
bout
.x.
mile
out
of
the
said
citie
he
entred
into
a
forest
he
was
enspired
with
the
grace
of
god
for
to
descend
of
his
horse
,
&
to
behold
how
the
poore
children
did
.
And
whan
he
was
defended
he
laide
them
in
the
saide
plaine
vppon
his
mantel
,
and
than
began
for
to
beholde
them
.
And
whan
he
sawe
thē
so
faire
so
pleasaunt
,
&
so
wel
fourmed
he
had
great
pitie
at
his
hert
,
&
considered
in
him selfe
that
sith
that
thei
had
brought
those
chaīes
of
siluer
out
of
their
mothers
wombe
that
god
hath
chosen
&
ordened
them
to
some
perfeccion
of
welth
and
excellent
honour
.
And
thus
as
bi
loue
&
benignite
he
behelde
these
poore
children
they
begane
all
to
laugh
&
to
beholde
him
sweetli
.
And
than
he
was
in
suche
wise
moeued
with
pitie
&
compassion
that
he
delibered
in
him selfe
to
do
thē
no
harme
but
by
him self
commaunded
thē
into
the
holy
garde
proteccion
&
mercy
of
god
in
manere
of
speaking
to
them
sayinge
.
Nowe
I
pray
to
god
fayre
children
that
he
wil
kepe
&
preserue
you
from
al
euil
and
encombraunce
by
his
holi
benigne
grace
and
that
shortly
be
confounded
all
your
enemies
,
&
the
false
olde
witche
that
hath
sent
you
hither
for
to
purchace
your
death
and
distruction
.
Alas
poore
children
it
greueth
me
sore
for
to
leue
you
here
in
this
place
as
desolate
,
wandred
&
habandoned
of
your
blode
.
But
I
hope
that
he
that
hath
wil
led
to
creat
&
fourme
you
in
your
good
mothers
body
wil
not
leue
you
dispurueyed
,
and
fare
ye
wel
to
god
I
commaunde
you
children
,
for
I
shall
se
you
neuermore
.
And
thus
amyably
took
the
said
Markes
leaue
of
the
.vii.
litle
chyldren
the
which
at
his
departing
took
theym
in
his
armes
and
pitiousli
kissed
them
in
weping
tenderly
with
salt
teres
.
And
than
he
retourned
to
Lilefort
makinge
muche
sorow
inwardly
for
them
.
¶
How
the
.vii.
children
wer
found
in
the
forest
by
a
deuoute
hermit
named
Helyas
.
Ca
.
viii
.
INcontinent
after
that
he
had
thus
taken
his
leaue
of
the
children
he
retourned
to
lilefort
where
as
the
peruers
Matabrūe
came
to
fore
to
meet
him
for
to
knowe
tidinges
of
her
cursed
wyll
sayinge
.
Now
my
freende
Markes
haue
ye
done
mi
commaundement
of
the
.vii.
children
as
I
bad
you
.
Madam
said
he
,
know
you
that
ye
shal
neuer
haue
tidinges
of
thē
for
I
haue
al
to
hewed
their
membres
and
casted
thē
in
the
riuer
.
And
she
said
mi
frende
ye
haue
done
well
and
I
shall
reknoledge
the
pleasure
or
it
be
longe
.
For
that
ye
haue
ben
faithfull
to
me
I
shall
contente
you
well
.
And
whan
my
sonne
kinge
Oriant
shal
be
retourned
I
shal
do
so
muche
towarde
him
that
he
shall
make
to
die
his
espouse
wherof
mi
herte
shal
be
glad
,
and
I
shal
be
auenged
to
my
gree
.
And
with
these
wordes
departed
matabrune
and
the
fornamed
markes
one
fro
the
other
.
¶
Thus
leaue
we
to
speake
of
thē
,
&
returne
to
speake
of
the
children
that
whiche
were
in
the
Forest
dolorouslye
wayling
and
as
all
dead
for
honger
.
But
by
the
grace
diuine
of
god
ther
came
into
that
place
an
holie
and
deuout
hermite
named
Helias
,
the
whiche
had
his
habitacion
in
the
said
forest
.
And
whan
he
apperceiued
the
.vii
poore
litle
children
there
abandoned
&
weping
for
honger
:
he
had
so
great
sorowe
at
his
hert
that
he
wepte
for
pitie
and
compassion
to
beholde
them
,
wherfore
he
toke
&
lapped
thē
tenderly
in
his
mantel
&
with
al
their
chaines
at
their
neckes
he
bare
thē
into
the
li●le
hous
of
his
hermitage
,
&
there
he
warmed
and
sustened
them
of
his
poore
goodes
as
well
as
he
coulde
.
¶
How
the
good
&
deuoute
hermit
prayed
to
our
lorde
for
the
ayde
and
succour
of
the
.vii.
poore
children
,
whose
praiers
were
exalted
.
Ca
.
ix
AFter
that
the
good
hermit
had
doone
his
possibilite
to
susteine
&
rechaufe
the
.vii.
litle
chyldren
of
the
noble
Quene
Beatrice
to
him
vnknowen
.
He
seinge
the
indigent
puerylite
of
them
had
great
feare
that
they
should
die
for
faute
of
natural
foode
and
had
none
hope
but
only
in
the
marcie
of
god
.
And
than
for
them
he
made
his
praiers
saying
humbly
Souerayne
god
allmighty
very
rectour
&
gobernatour
of
all
thinges
that
by
thy
diuine
grace
wylled
●o
repast
the
children
of
Israel
in
deserte
with
manna
of
heuen
And
that
in
like
wise
susteined
the
good
prophet
Daniel
in
the
pitte
of
Lions
And
that
also
sithen
in
the
new
testament
hast
repasted
fyue
thousand
men
besyde
the
women
and
chldren
with
fiue
barly
loues
and
two
fisshes
I
supplie
thee
and
require
humbly
that
bithi
biti
,
mercy
and
swetnes
it
pleaseth
thee
to
repast
and
susteine
these
.vii.
poore
litle
children
that
whiche
●i
thi
grace
I
haue
found
naked
and
dei●ge
for
hunger
in
this
forest
,
to
thend
that
whan
thou
hast
nourisshed
them
thei
may
deuoutlie
serue
and
honour
thee
as
thou
knowest
.
And
incontinent
was
exalted
to
the
oraison
of
the
deuoute
hermit
before
god
,
for
miraculously
there
came
into
his
house
a
faire
white
goat
,
the
wiche
beningnely
came
nere
to
the
.vii.
litle
children
in
presenting
to
them
her
milke
,
and
ther
she
gaue
them
sucke
naturally
as
their
nource
.
And
than
the
good
hermite
knewe
clerely
that
god
had
vertously
sent
her
for
the
nourisshing
and
sustentation
of
the
poore
litle
children
that
he
had
founden
,
wherof
he
thanked
god
greatly
of
his
diuine
sauitude
.
And
thus
this
white
goate
gaue
milke
sufficiently
to
them
and
than
retourned
to
the
wood
.
And
so
longe
she
gaue
thē
souke
that
they
began
to
gro
and
waxe
somwhat
stronge
and
folowed
her
in
the
wood
and
aboute
the
hermitage
.
¶
Howe
the
.vii.
children
were
miraculuslie
nourisshed
of
a
white
goate
sent
bi
goddes
grace
.
And
how
Matabrune
accused
falsly
the
good
quene
Beatrice
to
king
Oriant
her
spouse
.
Ca
.
x
WHan
the
forsaid
children
were
come
to
age
of
puerilete
the
deuoute
hermite
Helyas
made
and
appropryed
to
eche
of
them
a
cote
of
leaues
of
the
trees
or
of
suche
as
he
coulde
get
.
And
so
they
wente
playing
with
in
the
forest
where
as
thei
gathered
fruite
to
eate
with
theyr
bread
,
for
in
that
pointe
were
they
nourisshed
vnder
the
grace
of
god
,
and
by
the
dilygence
of
the
good
hermete
which
with
good
herte
administred
the
bread
of
the
almesses
geuen
to
him
.
Now
it
happened
by
space
of
time
that
king
Oriant
their
father
retourned
victorious
out
of
the
warre
that
he
had
agaynst
his
eneiems
whan
he
left
his
good
queene
bygge
of
the
vii
chyldren
habandoned
of
their
bloud
,
And
whan
the
false
olde
Matabrūe
knew
that
the
good
kyng
Oreant
her
sonne
was
comen
she
went
agaynst
him
makinge
the
good
mother
&
faynynge
as
she
wolde
weepe
she
began
to
saye
for
to
accomplishe
her
fiers
courage
.
A
my
most
deare
sonne
ye
be
right
hertly
welcome
.
I
am
all
Ioyful
that
ye
be
retourned
in
Ioye
and
health
accompained
of
your
barons
But
on
the
other
parte
my
herte
is
so
heauy
&
sorye
for
your
wife
and
for
that
is
to
her
hapened
the
lytle
lacketh
that
it
ne
breaketh
.
And
when
the
king
hearde
her
speake
so
he
was
as
abasshed
and
sayd
,
why
madam
is
ther
any
harme
come
to
my
wyfe
,
is
she
dead
or
how
.
Ha
my
sonne
saide
she
nay
:
but
the
case
is
muche
more
enorme
the
whiche
I
maye
not
ne
dare
not
wel
reher●e
for
the
horror
and
abhomynacion
of
the
dead
,
And
also
I
had
leuer
that
an
other
tel
it
you
than
I
for
it
is
wel
knowen
of
al
your
seruauntes
Forsothe
said
the
kinge
yf
●ny
●uyll
be
happed
it
is
more
decent
&
conuenable
that
ye
tel
me
t●ā
an
other
with
whom
I
should
be
angry
,
Ha
my
chyld
syth
it
pleaseth
you
so
I
shal
tel
you
,
but
it
greueth
mi
hert
for
the
honour
of
you
&
yours
Know
ye
that
when
ye
departed
fro
this
countrey
I
thuoght
that
your
wife
had
conceyued
a
chyld
of
you
,
but
she
had
conceiued
of
a
dogge
the
whiche
is
a
foule
sine
.
For
here
is
the
midwyfe
that
hath
receiued
.vii.
litle
doges
of
her
bodi
the
which
I
haue
made
to
kyl
and
be
casten
in
the
feldes
for
to
vndo
the
sclaunder
,
wherfor
ye
ought
to
mak
her
die
and
cast
in
a
fyre
And
the
matron
was
with
her
for
to
approue
the
lye
.
And
when
the
king
heard
these
wordes
affermed
by
false
tongues
he
had
so
great
sorow
at
his
hert
that
none
might
haue
more
.
And
bi
great
dispite
he
demaunded
where
that
she
was
.
And
Matabrune
said
that
she
was
recluse
in
her
chambre
,
wherout
she
durst
not
come
for
shame
of
hir
vilanous
dead
.
And
than
the
kinge
entred
into
a
chambre
with
one
of
his
knightes
&
began
inwardly
discomforted
to
say
.
Alas
what
is
happened
to
me
.
Alas
what
doloure
is
this
,
hath
mi
wife
conceiued
.vii.
dogges
.
Hath
she
habandoned
her
to
brute
beastes
she
that
I
thought
had
be
the
honour
&
beaute
of
al
ladies
.
Hath
she
betraied
me
that
I
loued
more
than
euer
man
loued
woman
.
Am
I
bi
her
dishonoured
and
brought
to
confusion
in
mi
realme
.
Why
hath
not
god
auaunced
my
daies
where
as
I
was
vpon
mine
enemies
.
I
was
wel
borne
in
an
vnhappie
houre
for
to
se
nowe
this
obprobre
.
Alas
who
shal
counseil
me
Mi
god
almighti
helpe
me
,
for
I
require
no
more
to
approche
her
that
I
haue
so
muche
loued
.
In
this
sharpe
anguishe
reconforted
him
the
knight
in
the
beste
wise
that
he
might
.
But
he
was
so
inwardli
disconforted
that
he
laide
him
on
a
bedde
where
as
he
fell
on
slepe
for
sorow
&
melancoly
.
On
that
other
part
was
the
noble
quene
Beatrice
in
an
other
chambre
wher
as
she
made
no
lesse
sorow
than
her
noble
spouse
.
Than
came
to
her
a
squier
that
long
time
had
serued
her
,
&
declared
to
her
al
the
maner
howe
king
Oriant
was
returned
fro
the
warre
,
wherof
she
was
greatlie
abasshed
,
and
axed
the
squier
if
in
an●e
wise
she
had
ben
spoken
of
.
And
he
answered
yea
?
&
recited
to
her
al
how
the
peruerce
Matabrune
,
and
the
false
and
disloyal
matrone
had
tolde
&
affermed
to
the
noble
kinge
Oriant
of
her
fait
.
And
than
she
began
for
to
make
her
complaint
to
almighti
god
&
his
glorious
mother
sayinge
Ryght
swet
lady
and
sacred
mayden
mother
of
the
sauyour
and
redemptor
Iesu
chryst
what
syne
myght
I
haue
commysed
towarde
thy
dere
sonne
Iesu
christ
that
.vii.
dogges
bē
yssued
out
of
my
bodi
wherbi
I
haue
lost
the
loue
of
my
husband
the
moste
pleasaunt
&
the
best
that
euer
woman
myght
haue
chosen
.
Alas
souerayn
kinge
Iesus
chryst
that
for
to
washe
the
crimes
&
offences
of
all
poore
sinners
hath
shede
wather
and
bloud
fro
your
precious
fid
wherof
your
most
worthi
mother
receiued
so
great
dolour
at
her
hert
I
besech
you
that
it
wil
please
you
to
clense
,
wasshe
,
and
purge
me
of
all
my
sines
and
crimes
that
euer
I
commised
agaynst
you
.
And
as
trulye
as
ye
comforted
your
swet
mother
the
day
of
your
holye
resurreccion
,
whan
fyrst
&
before
all
other
ye
shewed
you
to
her
in
body
impassible
and
gloryfied
and
consequently
to
the
other
holy
ladyes
&
to
your
most
happy
apostles
I
besech
you
humbly
that
ye
wil
recomfort
your
seruaunte
inding
to
requir
you
,
and
to
restablisshe
her
to
the
good
grace
and
loue
of
her
true
husband
and
spouse
to
whom
she
neuer
thought
to
do
wrong
ne
offence
in
any
maner
And
thus
she
abode
heui
&
sorowfull
in
her
chambre
incessauntly
requiringe
our
swete
sauiour
Iesu
christe
&
the
glorious
Virgin
Mary
his
right
worthy
mother
for
to
impetre
and
get
mercy
.
¶
How
kinge
Oriant
assembled
his
counseyle
for
to
know
bi
what
maner
ought
to
entreate
the
quene
his
wife
the
whiche
wrongfuliy
and
without
cause
was
iniuried
of
the
paruers
Matabrune
mother
to
kynge
Oriant
.
Ca
.
xi
THe
kinge
Oriant
beinge
reposed
in
melancoly
as
it
is
saide
made
me
incontinent
to
assemble
his
counsell
,
that
is
to
wit
Dukes
,
erles
,
knightes
and
other
lordes
of
renowne
,
with
the
bisshop
and
prelate
of
the
churche
.
And
whan
they
were
al
assembled
in
the
consistory
the
kinge
arose
&
began
to
speake
in
saying
.
Faire
lordes
I
haue
made
you
all
to
assemble
in
this
place
for
to
discute
of
a
mater
,
that
which
to
me
is
heui
&
greuous
to
supporte
.
It
is
of
trouthe
notorily
that
sith
my
retourning
it
is
shewed
to
me
&
affermed
that
my
wife
that
which
ye
know
duringe
mi
viage
hath
be
deliuered
of
.vii.
litle
whelpes
,
which
she
hath
conceyued
of
a
dogge
,
as
it
is
presupposed
,
wherfore
it
were
shame
to
me
if
euer
I
retourne
to
her
by
copulacion
carnall
.
And
I
wil
that
bi
your
aduise
this
maner
be
consulted
,
&
howe
I
may
acheue
it
.
And
for
to
answere
of
this
mater
was
prefrred
,
the
bisshop
that
said
.
Sir
king
vnder
correccion
of
you
&
mi
lordes
here
present
I
shal
saie
as
be
semeth
of
that
,
that
is
proposed
hereof
the
quene
your
noble
spouse
that
which
is
saide
to
haue
conceiued
.vii.
dogges
,
me
semeth
that
bi
iustice
she
ought
not
to
receiue
death
.
And
here
is
the
reason
wherfore
.
It
is
possible
that
in
her
slepe
be
comen
to
her
some
beast
that
hath
done
her
this
outrage
without
her
knowledge
&
consent
,
wherfore
she
is
in
nothing
culpable
.
And
fertermore
your
noble
person
hath
touched
often●imes
to
hers
after
that
constitucion
of
the
sacrament
of
mariage
.
Wherfore
me
semeth
vnder
reuerence
that
ye
ought
not
consent
to
her
death
,
but
howbeit
ye
mai
make
her
dyligently
to
be
kept
in
some
honest
place
bi
maner
of
pryson
,
&
of
the
surplus
let
the
iudgement
to
god
that
is
the
true
iudge
&
only
retribuer
of
good
&
euil
,
&
the
trouth
shall
finabli
be
knowen
apartly
.
Of
this
counsel
the
king
was
somwhat
consoled
in
his
herte
,
for
he
had
alwaye
a
certaine
loue
to
his
wife
.
But
after
that
arose
another
knight
hauing
a
fiers
Lions
courage
sayinge
there
against
what
sir
wolde
ye
leaue
this
woman
thus
seing
that
dishonour
&
shame
that
she
hath
doone
to
you
?
yf
she
be
but
a
loneli
put
in
prison
ye
mai
neuer
mari
you
to
another
wife
&
bi
consequence
this
pusaunt
realme
should
be
left
with
out
heire
of
your
body
.
Bi
the
which
thinge
considered
if
I
were
beleued
she
should
be
brent
in
a
great
fire
,
as
it
is
well
knowen
that
she
hath
ynough
deserued
it
,
&
than
ye
might
mari
a
more
noble
lady
than
she
is
,
that
which
wold
appease
the
sorow
that
he
haue
for
this
.
Of
this
coumsel
king
Oriant
was
not
ouer
glad
,
but
without
shewinge
great
semblaunt
as
he
that
desired
to
saue
the
bodye
of
the
good
quene
concluded
this
mater
saying
.
Now
lordes
I
shal
tel
you
in
giuing
you
aduertence
,
if
it
so
were
that
she
be
culpable
of
death
yet
haue
I
vowed
&
againe
warde
made
promesse
to
god
that
she
beinge
dead
or
aliue
neuer
to
espouse
other
wife
,
for
ony
treasours
or
realmes
that
any
man
liuing
may
giue
or
habandon
to
me
and
thus
I
certifie
it
you
.
Than
al
the
nobles
and
great
lords
of
the
asistence
concluded
with
a
comune
accord
that
it
was
conuenable
bi
this
maner
that
she
helde
aloneli
pryson
in
likewise
as
the
bisshop
had
delibered
.
And
at
their
aduice
the
kinge
ordeined
two
of
his
knightes
that
they
shoulde
put
the
quene
his
wife
into
some
gracious
prison
and
that
she
shoulde
be
honestly
serued
&
administred
of
meate
&
drinke
as
to
her
noble
estate
apperteined
and
that
they
should
charge
her
for
to
praye
to
god
for
him
,
&
to
aduertise
her
how
he
had
preserued
&
defended
her
from
death
And
whan
the
cruel
Matabrun
had
knowen
the
deliberacion
of
the
bisshop
she
spake
to
him
reuerentli
,
&
greatly
iniured
him
for
his
counseile
that
he
had
giuen
to
saue
the
quenes
life
.
After
that
came
the
to
knightes
to
the
noble
quene
Beatrice
and
benignely
at
the
commaundement
of
the
kinge
and
his
counseil
put
her
in
a
faire
chambre
bi
maner
to
holde
prison
and
there
they
reueled
to
her
al
that
had
ben
said
and
ordined
bi
the
said
counseyl
.
And
how
the
kinge
had
defended
her
from
peril
,
&
yet
moreouer
had
commaunded
to
entreat
her
honistly
and
that
she
should
praie
to
god
for
him
,
wherof
greatly
she
thanked
&
praised
god
which
seinge
the
case
wherin
she
wend
to
be
culpable
had
saued
his
life
.
And
thus
paciently
in
wepinges
she
abode
in
prison
.
But
she
recommaunded
her
oft
to
the
kinge
thanking
him
of
his
grace
done
to
her
for
the
offence
to
her
imposed
,
wherbi
she
was
obliged
for
euer
to
pray
to
god
for
him
.
And
also
she
recommended
her
humbli
to
god
&
to
the
glorious
virgin
Marie
in
al
her
nedes
abiding
long
in
that
place
shitte
,
tell
that
one
of
her
sonnes
named
Helias
deliuered
her
out
of
prison
as
it
shal
be
saide
here
after
.
¶
How
the
deuout
hermite
Helias
baptized
the
.vii.
litle
children
in
his
hermitage
.
Ca
.
xii
.
FOr
this
time
we
shal
leaue
to
speake
of
the
noble
kinge
Oriant
and
of
the
noble
quene
Beatrice
his
true
and
faithful
spouse
for
some
thing
right
digne
and
worthi
of
memory
that
I
hope
to
saie
of
their
.vii.
litle
children
esclaues
,
nourisshed
,
and
alimented
in
the
poore
hous
of
the
good
holy
and
deuoute
hermite
named
Helias
.
¶
After
that
the
.vii.
children
were
nourisshed
and
alaced
of
the
saide
white
goate
miraculously
sene
of
god
as
before
is
rehersed
.
The
aboue
said
deuoute
hermite
to
thend
that
they
should
be
acceptable
to
god
bi
the
vertue
of
wasshing
in
the
holi
water
sacramental
made
them
to
be
baptized
and
christened
at
his
good
wil
and
pleasure
.
And
of
the
said
.vii.
litle
children
there
was
one
amonge
the
other
the
which
to
him
was
right
beauteous
and
agreable
&
that
pleased
him
muche
,
the
which
he
named
and
called
Helias
after
his
owne
name
.
And
whan
that
they
were
in
the
age
of
theyr
pleasaunt
&
fresshe
grene
yongth
thei
reane
all
about
sporting
and
playinge
in
the
said
forest
aboute
the
trees
and
floures
only
cladde
and
habitued
with
poore
rootes
made
of
greene
leaues
of
the
trees
of
the
said
forest
,
and
were
barefeted
euerichone
without
ony
couering
vpon
their
heades
in
colde
and
heat
,
&
in
this
estate
wente
they
alway
together
the
one
with
the
other
.
¶
How
one
of
the
yomen
of
the
hunte
of
the
peruers
matabrune
founde
the
.vii.
children
in
the
said
forest
,
that
which
tolde
of
them
to
Matabrune
.
Ca
.
xiii
VPon
a
time
it
fortuned
that
a
yoman
of
Matabrunes
hunte
named
Sauarie
went
for
to
chase
and
hunt
in
the
said
forest
in
the
whiche
dwelled
the
deuoute
hermite
Helias
.
Than
almighti
god
our
lorde
willed
that
the
sayd
ye
man
should
finde
the
said
children
of
the
noble
king
Oriant
&
of
the
good
qeuene
Beatrice
his
wife
.
The
which
children
satte
vnder
a
tree
echone
hauinge
a
chaine
of
siluer
as
it
is
said
,
vnder
the
said
tree
they
gathred
wild
appelles
&
eat
them
with
bread
.
The
yomā
beheld
thē
gladlie
,
&
salued
theym
beningnely
,
&
they
answered
nothing
but
ranne
awaie
before
him
.
Than
he
sued
&
ranne
after
thē
vnto
the
hermitage
,
the
better
&
singulerly
to
knowe
&
consider
their
estate
&
their
maner
.
And
whan
the
good
hermitte
sawe
the
yoman
renning
after
the
.vii.
children
he
salued
him
and
said
.
Good
frende
I
pray
you
for
the
loue
of
god
that
ye
doo
no
harme
to
these
poore
children
.
Nay
for
god
good
father
said
he
.
But
I
am
greatly
admeruailed
to
consider
theyr
estate
,
&
of
the
siluer
chaines
that
I
see
aboute
their
neckes
.
My
frende
saide
the
good
aermite
know
ye
for
trouthe
that
euen
so
as
ye
see
I
found
them
as
yonge
children
new
borne
in
this
forest
.
And
for
to
nourisshe
theim
miraculously
came
into
this
pleace
a
white
goate
,
the
which
hath
well
susteyned
and
giuen
theim
her
tetes
to
suke
her
milke
the
space
of
three
yeres
.
And
also
to
my
power
I
haue
also
diligently
kept
them
winter
and
somer
.
Faire
father
said
the
yomā
god
yeld
you
good
retribucion
,
&
than
he
departed
fro
the
holy
hermite
,
in
taking
leaue
benignely
of
him
and
of
the
.vii.
children
.
And
whan
that
yoman
was
retourned
to
Lilefort
he
went
and
salued
Matabrune
and
to
her
recounted
how
he
had
founde
.vii.
yonge
children
in
the
forest
hauinge
chaines
of
siluer
about
their
neckes
,
the
whiche
wer
sitting
vnder
a
tre
in
gathering
of
wild
apples
.
Of
whose
words
matabrune
was
greatly
admeruailed
,
wherfore
she
enquired
of
him
diligently
the
trouthe
.
And
whan
she
vnderstode
him
she
wist
wel
that
thei
were
the
.vi.
sonnes
&
the
doughter
that
the
noble
Quene
Beatrice
had
borne
&
conceiued
of
king
Oriant
.
The
which
bi
her
wickednesse
she
wende
to
haue
made
to
die
,
but
god
our
soueraine
helper
that
alwaie
saueth
thē
that
he
hath
chose
,
had
kept
them
from
all
harmes
vnder
his
holy
proteccion
for
he
is
that
iust
iudge
stronge
&
pacient
the
which
abideth
the
yre
of
his
vengeaunce
vnto
the
houre
bi
him
ordeined
And
ye
ought
to
wite
that
Matabrune
was
ful
sorye
&
pertourbed
of
these
tidinges
,
wherfore
she
called
secretly
the
said
yoman
&
saide
.
Come
hither
my
freende
I
wold
not
for
no
treasour
but
that
I
had
heard
these
tidinges
that
thou
hast
brought
.
But
if
that
wilt
haue
my
grace
&
that
I
gyue
the
great
goodes
it
behoueth
thou
take
suche
felawes
with
thee
as
thou
wilt
,
and
forthwith
go
&
slea
that
.vii.
children
that
thou
hast
founde
in
the
forest
.
And
if
thou
doo
it
not
at
mi
pleasure
and
commaundement
I
promise
thee
&
be
thou
sure
that
I
shal
make
thee
dye
an
euil
death
.
But
if
thou
obey
me
be
thou
also
sure
that
I
shall
rewarde
thee
&
thi
felawes
in
suche
wyse
that
ye
shall
neuer
haue
need
,
Madame
〈◇〉
the
yoman
I
shall
doo
your
desyre
,
&
I
promyse
you
to
〈◇〉
them
without
doubt
,
so
that
ye
shal
know
it
expressely
.
●●ll
than
said
she
it
suffiseth
,
go
and
doo
your
diligence
.
〈◇〉
than
Matabrune
full
of
woodnesse
and
furoure
came
to
●ur●es
that
she
had
first
ordeyned
for
to
bere
the
.vii.
lit●●●●●dren
out
of
Lilefort
&
to
make
them
die
or
to
drowne
〈…〉
a
riuer
,
that
which
he
had
not
done
for
pitie
that
he
had
to
beholde
them
whan
he
left
them
in
the
forest
,
and
put
out
his
eyen
and
handled
him
so
that
many
wende
that
he
had
be
dead
.
¶
How
at
the
commaundement
of
Matabrune
an
houndes
man
named
Sauary
came
for
to
slea
the
.vii.
litle
chyldren
of
king
Oriant
vnknowen
in
the
Forest
,
where
as
they
were
transmued
into
swannes
.
Ca
.
xiiii
AT
the
commaundement
〈◇〉
the
ne●uers
Matabrune
her
yoman
or
houndes
man
named
Sauary
tooke
.vii.
felowes
strong
&
mighti
with
him
for
to
but
in
execucion
that
,
that
vnto
them
was
commaunded
for
to
slea
the
.vii.
●hildren
of
the
noble
king
Oriant
&
his
good
spouse
Bea●rice
.
And
so
as
the
sayd
yoman
and
his
felawes
passed
bi
●
village
they
sawe
muche
people
assembled
.
wherfore
thei
●●ew
nere
.
And
whan
they
were
approched
Sauarie
de●aunded
wherfore
they
were
so
assembled
.
And
they
answered
for
to
see
a
woman
executed
and
brent
by
Iustice
.
And
wherfore
sayd
Sauary
,
what
harme
hath
she
doone
And
they
sayd
for
that
she
hath
murdred
&
slaine
the
childe
that
she
bare
in
her
owne
bely
.
Than
sauarie
departed
thens
,
and
by
those
wordes
remenbred
the
execucion
and
the
murther
that
he
went
to
doo
on
the
.vii.
smal
children
of
the
king
&
of
the
quene
,
wherby
he
was
muche
efmayed
and
began
to
refraine
his
courage
&
that
which
he
had
vndertaken
to
doo
in
saying
to
his
felowes
.
My
brethren
&
felawes
here
is
a
fayre
glasse
or
spectacle
for
vs.
Howe
said
thei
?
Haue
ye
not
seen
said
he
that
these
people
go
for
to
doo
Iustice
&
put
to
death
that
vnhappy
woman
for
that
she
hath
murthred
&
slaine
that
childe
that
she
bare
in
her
owne
body
.
And
therfore
faire
frendes
ye
wot
that
my
lady
matabrune
hath
sent
vs
hither
for
to
go
occise
&
put
to
death
vii
.
faire
litle
children
the
which
the
other
daye
I
founde
in
the
middes
of
the
forest
,
echone
of
them
hauinge
a
fa●●e
chayne
of
syluer
at
his
necke
,
but
cursed
be
he
of
God
and
confounded
may
he
be
that
any
harme
shall
doo
to
them
.
Beholde
this
woman
that
they
go
to
brenne
&
execute
for
one
only
childe
that
she
hath
murdred
and
was
her
owne
Consider
we
than
what
punicion
might
renne
to
vs
for
to
put
to
death
the
.vii.
chyldren
of
the
whiche
I
haue
sp●ken
,
the
which
to
vs
ne
to
her
that
commaundeth
canno●
hinder
nor
b●re
any
domage
.
Syr
houndes
man
sayd
his
felowes
ye
spake
wiseli
,
and
we
be
al
of
the
same
aduis●
They
shall
haue
no
harme
sayd
he
:
but
this
wee
maye
do
for
to
appease
&
contente
the
insaciable
iniquite
of
the
peruerce
Matabrun●
,
we
shall
go
to
the
.vii.
chyldren
&
take
al
onely
the
chaines
of
siluer
that
ben
at
theyr
neckes
,
&
than
here
them
to
the
cursed
matabrune
&
make
her
to
beleue
that
we
haue
slaine
and
put
thē
to
death
by
the
tokens
of
the
sayd
chaines
.
To
the
which
thinge
accordid
his
felawes
as
good
&
true
counceile
.
And
thus
delibered
they
entred
into
the
forest
&
came
vnto
the
litle
hermitage
where
as
were
dwelling
the
said
litell
chyldren
with
the
deuoute
hermite
Helias
.
But
at
that
houre
they
ne
founde
but
.vi.
of
the
said
children
,
for
the
good
hermite
was
gone
to
aske
meate
in
the
villages
there
aboute
&
hadled
with
him
his
godsonne
one
of
the
vii
.
children
for
to
beare
the
breade
and
suche
as
was
giuen
to
him
in
the
countrey
for
fode
of
him
and
the
.vii.
vnknowen
children
.
And
whan
the
houndes
man
Sauari
and
his
felowes
came
nere
the
.vi.
children
abiden
in
the
hermytage
they
set
handes
on
them
&
tooke
them
for
to
take
away
the
chaines
of
syluer
that
eche
of
them
had
at
their
neckes
,
but
the
poore
children
began
to
crye
piteously
for
feare
that
they
had
.
Than
sayd
sauary
.
Doubt
you
of
nothinge
faire
children
,
for
we
shall
doo
you
no
harme
if
it
please
God
.
And
in
this
saying
:
thei
toke
the
chaines
of
their
neckes
.
And
as
soone
as
their
chaines
were
of
they
were
al
transmued
in
an
instaunt
in
faire
white
swannes
by
the
diuine
grace
,
&
began
to
flee
in
the
ayre
through
the
forest
making
a
piteous
&
lamentable
crye
,
wherof
Sauary
and
his
felowes
were
so
afrayed
t
fel
to
the
erthe
as
in
a
swonne
.
And
whan
they
were
●isen
in
trimblinge
all
for
feare
they
sayde
one
to
another
alas
what
haue
we
founde
heere
?
veri
God
conforte
vs
,
what
meaneth
this
that
those
.vi.
children
ben
transmu●ed
into
swannes
?
Ha
false
,
disloyall
,
&
traytresse
Matabrune
by
thee
haue
we
ouer
greuously
offenced
god
.
And
bi
thee
haue
we
merited
right
greueous
punicion
,
cursed
be
that
that
euer
the
sent
vs
hither
into
this
forest
so
to
commyt
this
greuous
offence
&
euill
.
Departe
we
hence
said
sauarie
for
all
to
longe
haue
we
ben
here
,
we
haue
founden
but
vi
.
of
the
children
but
if
the
other
were
here
present
he
should
haue
no
harme
of
vs
ne
displeasure
.
Returne
we
lightli
without
shewing
to
ony
of
this
meruaylous
aduenture
.
But
for
to
render
answere
of
our
commission
to
that
cursed
&
peruerce
Matabrūe
we
shal
bere
to
her
these
.vi.
chaines
of
Siluer
and
shal
giue
her
to
vnderstande
that
we
haue
lost
one
by
the
way
as
were
tourned
.
And
thus
they
ben
departed
out
of
the
Forest
&
ben
returned
to
Lylefort
where
as
thei
haue
founde
matabrune
,
to
whome
thei
haue
certified
to
haue
slaine
the
.vii.
children
,
&
for
a
witnesse
they
her
presented
the
.vi.
chaines
that
they
had
aboute
theyr
neckes
.
And
haue
geuen
her
to
vnderstand
that
they
had
lost
one
by
the
waie
,
wherof
Matabrune
nighe
enraged
and
waxed
mad
for
angre
that
they
had
not
brought
al
seuen
and
in
her
woodnesse
repreued
and
thretened
thē
sharpli
But
for
to
haue
peace
they
promised
and
offred
to
her
to
yelde
&
restore
,
the
value
therof
,
wherof
she
somwhat
contented
her
,
&
gaue
them
some
rewarde
for
their
traueile
.
And
whan
Matabrūe
had
that
said
chaines
:
she
sent
to
seke
for
a
goldesmith
to
whome
she
commaunded
to
make
a
cuppe
of
the
Chaines
.
And
as
the
goldesmith
had
put
one
in
the
fyre
to
approue
the
Siluer
:
it
multiplied
in
suche
maner
that
it
alone
molten
weyed
as
muche
and
more
than
all
the
.vi.
together
wherof
the
sayd
goldesmyth
&
all
his
meyny
had
great
meruayle
and
were
all
abasshed
,
wherfore
the
sayde
gyldesmith
gaue
the
fiue
other
chaynes
of
Siluer
vnto
his
wife
for
to
kepe
and
set
aparte
with
in
her
chambre
or
coffre
.
For
the
sayd
onlye
chayne
the
whiche
he
had
so
molten
was
suffycyente
for
to
make
two
suche
cuppes
as
that
,
that
Matabrune
had
ordeined
him
to
make
So
he
forged
two
cuppes
of
that
which
he
withheld
one
for
him selfe
with
the
.v.
other
Chaines
of
Syluer
that
he
kepte
tyl
a
certayne
time
ordeyned
of
god
as
ye
shal
heare
.
And
than
he
brought
the
other
and
presented
it
to
Matabrūe
that
was
all
admeruayled
how
he
might
haue
forged
a
cuppe
so
great
&
materyall
as
it
was
of
so
lytle
siluer
as
she
semed
to
haue
gyuen
,
but
there
as
God
lyste
to
worke
nothinge
abydeth
impossyble
to
his
diuyne
wyll
.
¶
How
the
good
hermite
Helyas
retorned
to
his
hermitage
with
his
godsonne
one
of
kynge
Oryant
sones
,
and
founde
not
the
other
chyldren
transmued
into
white
swannes
.
Ca
.
xv
.
FOr
to
ensue
the
orygynall
of
that
I
haue
entreprysed
to
wrytte
I
shal
returne
to
speake
of
the
deuoute
Hermite
Helyas
&
of
his
godsonne
one
of
kyng
Oryant
sonnes
,
and
of
the
paciente
Quene
Beatryce
.
It
is
to
be
knowen
that
anon
after
that
the
.vii.
children
were
transmued
into
white
swannes
retourned
into
the
hermitage
the
abouesayde
hermite
&
his
Godsonne
Helias
,
that
which
founde
not
the
.v.
sonnes
and
the
doughter
that
they
had
lefte
there
whan
they
departed
wherof
they
were
meruaylosly
displeasaunte
.
And
than
they
began
to
cal
them
with
hye
voyce
within
the
Forest
,
but
none
aunswered
.
The
good
Hermite
sought
on
the
one
syde
,
and
hys
godsonne
on
the
other
syde
on
all
partes
of
the
Forest
as
longe
as
the
day
lasted
,
but
they
founde
them
not
wherfore
thei
ceassed
not
to
make
great
dole
and
sorowe
all
the
nyght
longe
.
And
on
the
morowe
yonge
Helyas
began
agayne
to
seeke
his
brethern
and
his
sister
weeping
and
wailing
dolorouslye
as
all
discomforted
through
the
Forest
.
And
so
longe
he
wente
hither
and
thyther
that
he
ariued
nigh
to
a
st●●ge
or
ponde
where
as
he
sawe
.vi
fayre
swannes
all
white
swimmyng
on
the
water
,
the
whiche
were
his
bretheren
and
syster
so
transmued
by
the
wyll
of
god
but
it
was
vnknowen
to
him
,
how
wel
the
naturallie
he
tooke
pleasure
to
beholde
them
,
wherfore
he
approched
to
thē
&
they
came
and
feested
him
,
&
he
gaue
them
bread
that
he
had
and
stroked
playne
theyr
〈◇〉
with
his
hande
by
nature
that
moeued
him
therto
.
And
as
it
is
notably
recited
in
the
cronycle
of
this
present
history
the
sayde
yonge
Helyas
theyr
brother
went
to
visite
them
euery
daye
,
and
did
bere
them
to
eate
of
the
bread
that
was
giuen
to
him
for
goddes
sake
.
And
whan
the
hermite
had
apperceiued
hym
diuers
times
so
goynge
to
the
sayde
stagne
he
demanded
him
why
he
went
so
diligently
theither
to
sporte
him
.
And
he
prayed
him
not
to
be
displeased
,
for
he
had
founde
.vi.
fayre
white
Swannes
the
which
made
the
greatest
chere
that
was
possible
to
see
.
Now
was
the
sayd
Helias
so
faire
bigge
,
and
wel
fourmed
of
bodie
and
membres
that
his
godfather
that
good
Hermite
tooke
a
singuler
pleasure
for
to
beholde
him
,
for
he
was
as
parfite
in
his
adolence
that
he
semed
almost
a
man
viril
in
his
force
.
He
ne
knew
his
pareyl
in
prudence
of
vnderstanding
.
There
was
not
a
wilde
beast
but
he
tooke
lightly
bi
renuing
.
He
was
honest
and
well
manered
in
all
his
gestes
,
and
well
attempred
in
his
force
and
noble
hardinesse
,
and
all
bi
thintusion
of
the
diuine
grace
.
For
he
neuer
had
conuersed
ne
haunted
the
worlde
.
And
yet
was
he
sufficientli
instructe
&
right
well
learned
in
science
&
good
maners
in
suche
wise
that
his
godfather
had
enterprised
and
was
delibered
for
to
dedie
him
to
the
seruice
diuine
in
office
of
a
p●●●e
,
til
that
the
aungel
of
heauen
came
downe
and
releued
to
the
said
good
and
deuout
hermite
that
God
our
soueray●●
Lord
almight●●
◇
〉
otherwise
ordayned
for
as
it
shal
be
oppressely
reherc●●
here
after
in
this
present
History
.
¶
How
the
〈◇〉
and
paruerce
Matabrune
made
malegnelously
to
aff●●●●
by
an
vntrue
knight
named
Makayry
that
the
noble
〈◇〉
Beatrice
had
forfayted
with
a
Dogge
.
Ca
.
xvi
matabrun
Makayre
.
King
Oriant
.
DVring
this
time
was
the
good
quene
Beatrice
incessably
deteined
of
prison
,
the
whithe
pacientli
in
her
aduersite
alwaie
praised
the
name
of
god
in
praying
for
her
spouse
the
noble
king
Oriant
,
&
that
it
wolde
please
him
for
to
succur
her
.
But
the
peruerce
Matabrune
sought
incessauntly
the
meanes
&
occasions
that
she
might
for
to
make
her
die
.
So
it
happed
that
she
had
in
her
courte
a
knight
disloial
and
wicked
named
Makaire
the
which
she
suborned
so
with
money
that
she
made
him
to
tell
&
afferme
to
king
Oriant
that
the
good
quene
Beatrice
his
wife
had
be
knowen
and
habited
of
a
dogge
.
wherof
she
had
conceyued
.vii.
litle
whelpes
,
of
whom
after
is
made
mencion
.
And
that
she
had
moreouer
delibered
to
poyson
and
make
the
king
to
die
and
his
mother
Matabrun
bi
venim
&
other
poyson
that
he
said
that
the
noble
quene
Beatrie●
had
ordeined
to
do
it
with
all
,
wherto
that
good
quene
neuer
thought
,
for
she
loued
as
truli
her
husband
as
euer
woman
loued
hers
,
&
wolde
not
haue
done
ony
vntrouth
to
his
body
to
haue
died
therfore
.
But
the
euyll
and
wicked
folke
paine
them selfe
alway
to
noye
and
do
accombraunce
to
them
that
ben
good
and
loued
of
god
.
And
whan
the
noble
king
Oriant
had
heard
the
fals
and
vntrue
reporte
that
bi
this
cursed
knight
was
affermed
he
was
merueylously
sori
&
angry
of
the
tidinges
.
wherfore
the
more
stedfastly
to
afferme
this
lie
the
said
fals
Makaire
presented
him
to
fight
against
all
men
that
wolde
say
or
defende
the
contrari
of
that
he
had
reported
,
wherof
the
king
was
more
angry
than
before
and
totalye
dispited
against
his
wife
,
the
which
was
in
nothing
culpable
of
al
that
she
was
accused
.
So
he
swore
god
&
hys
othe
that
for
these
tidinges
she
should
die
,
but
if
that
there
were
ony
that
wolde
defende
her
therof
in
champe
of
bataile
.
Than
went
there
a
noble
squire
and
tolde
from
ende
to
ende
al
these
euil
tidings
to
the
good
quene
and
how
that
king
had
sworne
his
oth
that
she
shold
die
greuously
therfore
,
but
if
there
were
any
that
wolde
susteine
her
quarel
against
the
forenamed
Makayre
,
and
whan
that
good
quene
heard
these
piteous
tidinges
litle
lacked
that
she
ne
died
for
sorowe
,
wherfore
al
lamentably
she
began
to
complaine
her
sayinge
.
Alas
I
haue
anguisshe
on
all
sides
.
Alas
now
see
I
well
appertly
that
I
am
falsli
betrayed
,
and
yet
I
know
no
man
liuing
that
for
to
susteine
&
defende
mi
right
wolde
in
any
maner
dispose
himselfe
.
But
I
shall
retourne
me
to
my
sweete
Lord
Iesu
christ
the
whiche
is
the
only
piller
&
foundament
of
all
verite
,
and
I
haue
hope
that
he
wil
helpe
me
.
Alas
mi
God
mi
creatour
that
by
your
diuine
wil
reised
the
spirite
of
yonge
Daniell
for
to
returne
to
the
Iudiement
and
to
saue
fro
death
the
noble
ladi
Suzanne
that
which
was
publikeli
led
in
iustice
bi
to
fals
iudges
,
the
which
with
wronge
and
vniustly
had
accused
her
of
the
vice
&
sinne
of
aduoutry
wherin
she
neuer
thought
,
as
afterward
before
al
the
people
was
notably
knowen
and
approued
the
trouth
by
the
good
Daniel
the
which
yelded
the
two
Iudges
al
confused
.
Thou
knowest
my
soueraine
god
in
likewise
the
wrong
fulli
and
without
cause
I
am
accused
to
mi
good
&
faithful
spousy
king
Oriant
.
wherfore
I
beseche
and
require
thee
humbli
that
it
wil
plaise
thee
to
kepe
and
preserue
me
fro
shamefull
death
and
confusion
of
the
crime
and
sinne
that
I
am
accused
of
,
wherof
thou
knowest
me
innocent
and
nothing
worthy
.
And
than
benignely
recomforted
her
the
said
Squire
,
&
after
in
weeping
for
pitie
he
departed
humbly
from
her
companie
.
And
the
good
quene
abode
alway
dolorously
reclused
and
shitte
in
prison
vnto
the
time
that
god
that
which
in
eueri
place
succoureth
his
seruauntes
diuineli
had
purueied
and
ordeined
as
afterwarde
ye
shall
heare
.
¶
How
the
aungell
of
god
announced
to
the
deuoute
hermite
Helias
that
the
.vi.
sonnes
and
a
doughter
that
whiche
he
had
founde
in
the
forest
were
king
Oriantes
children
,
&
that
he
shoulde
sende
yonge
Helias
to
proue
the
trouth
.
Ca
.
xvii
.
HOw
hath
god
our
soueraine
lorde
hearde
&
exalted
the
deuout
praier
of
the
noble
Quene
Beatrice
,
&
hath
sent
his
holy
aungel
fro
heauen
to
tel
&
declare
to
the
deuoute
hermite
Helias
that
the
.vi.
sonnes
and
a
doughter
which
he
had
founde
in
the
forest
wher
the
children
of
king
Oriant
,
&
that
his
good
spouse
Beatrice
had
conceiued
them
of
him
,
&
had
childed
them
at
on
only
time
.
But
the
peruerce
Matabrūe
made
him
to
beleue
bi
the
midwife
that
she
had
borne
&
conceiued
.vii.
dogges
which
were
issued
of
her
wombe
.
And
also
that
the
swannes
that
his
god
sonne
Helias
hent
eueri
day
to
feed
&
susteine
with
bread
in
the
ponde
wher
his
.v.
brethern
&
his
sister
in
such
wise
transmued
whan
Sauary
Matabrūes
houndes
man
and
his
felowes
tooke
awaie
the
chaines
that
which
they
had
about
theyr
neckes
as
he
hath
.
And
that
he
should
sende
his
god
sonne
for
to
be
fight
the
false
Makaire
that
with
wronge
and
without
cause
had
accused
his
good
mother
the
saide
quene
by
the
enhortement
of
thee
peruerce
mattabrun
that
wolde
haue
made
him
to
dye
and
the
other
.vi.
children
,
whan
she
charged
a
seruaunt
of
hers
for
to
slea
or
make
them
perisshe
,
but
for
pitte
that
he
●ad
to
beholde
thē
he
left
them
in
the
forest
where
as
the
deuoute
he●mite
found
them
.
And
sith
Matabrun
〈…〉
good
mother
in
prison
,
the
whiche
〈…〉
space
of
.xvi.
yere
,
〈…〉
Iustice
of
his
enemies
,
and
of
succession
of
time
his
br●thrē
&
his
sister
should
returne
into
their
owne
fourme
and
nature
humaine
as
they
were
before
.
And
of
theim
should
come
a
great
fruit
.
For
of
his
lignage
should
descende
Godfrey
of
Boulion
,
that
for
to
agment
the
holy
faith
of
God
shal
conquere
the
holy
lande
of
Iherusalem
.
So
descended
the
heuenly
aungel
at
the
holy
commaundement
of
our
lorde
,
&
came
to
announce
vnto
the
deuoute
hermit
al
that
to
him
was
ordeined
of
god
as
is
before
said
.
And
whan
he
had
doone
his
message
he
returned
&
the
good
hermite
abode
alone
al
rauisshed
in
spirit
.
But
after
as
al
reioiced
he
called
beningly
his
godsonne
Helias
,
the
whiche
camē
fro
the
stagne
where
as
he
had
giuen
bread
to
the
Swannes
like
as
he
was
accustomed
bi
natural
inclinacion
,
and
recited
to
him
all
that
the
aungel
had
announced
to
him
,
saying
:
Mi
godsonne
,
mi
frende
I
wist
not
that
ye
were
of
so
noble
a
bloud
as
ye
be
,
wherof
I
ought
highly
to
praise
and
honour
you
as
wel
for
the
honoure
that
god
hath
doone
to
you
as
for
your
noble
potentes
.
And
how
said
he
godfather
,
what
tidinges
haue
ye
heard
?
wite
ye
mi
lorde
and
mi
frende
said
the
good
hermite
that
an
aungell
of
heauen
cam
to
me
that
anounced
&
told
to
m●
in
goddes
name
that
ye
be
sonne
of
the
right
noble
king
Oriant
&
of
the
good
quene
Beatrice
his
faithful
spouse
and
your
mother
.
But
it
behoueth
that
bi
the
diuine
commaundement
of
god
to
you
be
declared
bi
me
all
the
tidings
as
the
aungel
tolde
me
.
So
ye
ought
to
know
that
your
mother
conceiued
you
al
.vii.
togither
of
your
noble
father
,
&
sith
childed
of
you
at
one
only
time
.
But
the
peruerce
●●ta●●un
stepdame
of
your
noble
mother
bi
the
consentment
of
the
〈◇〉
wife
that
you
your
.v.
brethern
,
and
your
sister
reseiued
of
her
bodi
●ade
her
to
beleue
that
.vii.
whelpes
were
issued
of
her
wombe
the
whiche
thei
had
vnfaithfulli
prepaired
,
and
so
wende
your
said
mother
.
For
Matabrūe
gaue
you
incontinent
to
one
of
her
seruaunts
whome
she
charged
to
sle
or
droune
you
But
the
pitie
that
he
had
to
beholde
you
moeued
him
to
leue
you
al
naked
and
nere
dead
for
honger
in
the
same
place
where
as
I
first
founde
you
.
Than
shorte
time
after
the
said
Matabrun
harde
some
tidinges
of
you
,
and
sent
som●
folke
againe
for
to
destroy
you
,
but
thei
founde
as
than
but
your
.v.
brethern
&
your
sister
,
fro
whome
thei
toke
the
chaines
of
siluer
that
echone
of
thē
had
aboute
their
necke
as
ye
haue
,
and
forthwith
bi
the
diuine
wil
of
god
thei
were
transmued
into
white
swannes
,
&
ben
they
to
whome
he
gaue
euery
day
bread
in
the
stagne
.
But
in
time
coming
they
shal
retourne
into
theyr
owne
nature
humaine
as
they
were
afore
,
&
shal
make
great
fruite
,
but
for
the
thinges
beforesaid
your
father
commaunded
to
put
&
hold
your
good
mother
in
prison
,
that
which
hath
be
captiue
the
space
of
.xvi.
whole
yeres
.
And
now
againe
matabrune
hath
so
muche
done
bi
money
that
an
vntrue
knight
named
Makaire
of
your
fathers
courte
hath
affermd
that
she
had
conseiued
&
habited
with
a
dogge
,
&
that
she
had
willed
to
kill
and
enpoysen
him
and
the
said
Matabrune
wherfore
the
king
hath
sworne
to
make
to
die
your
good
mother
,
if
none
befounde
that
against
the
said
Makaire
wil
susteine
her
honour
and
hir
quarell
in
campe
of
bataile
.
Wherfore
bi
me
is
ordeided
of
god
that
I
admonest
and
warne
you
to
go
and
vpholde
her
good
right
against
the
forenamed
Makaire
and
al
the
other
that
willinglie
hath
blamed
her
.
And
without
doubt
ye
shal
obteine
victory
and
triumph
against
al
her
false
enemies
.v
here
bi
she
shal
be
deliuered
fro
prison
&
restablisshed
vnto
greater
honour
than
she
had
before
.
And
also
there
shal
issue
of
your
lignage
a
valiaunte
and
chiualrous
prince
that
shal
be
named
Godfrey
of
Boulion
,
that
whiche
in
his
age
virill
shall
conquere
the
holy
londe
of
Iherusal●m
,
and
other
countreis
of
beyond
the
sea
for
euer
to
augment
&
encrease
the
right
highe
and
puissaunt
name
of
Iesus
,
&
the
holi
faith
catholike
.
And
whan
yonge
Helias
(
wisely
taught
&
enspired
of
god
)
heard
his
godfather
speake
in
suche
maner
of
that
he
had
commaunded
of
god
,
he
conformed
him
al
holy
to
his
diuine
wil
,
and
louing
he
delibered
him
to
go
see
the
father
that
had
engedred
him
,
and
the
good
mother
that
had
childed
him
,
&
of
whose
body
he
his
.v.
brethern
,
his
sister
miraculously
issued
.
And
after
al
these
thinges
premised
to
eschue
prolixite
that
hermit
&
his
godsonne
disposed
thē
that
he
should
go
so
clothed
in
leaues
&
barfoted
as
he
was
with
a
simple
staffe
in
his
hande
to
succour
his
said
mother
,
to
thend
that
more
aperili
the
dyuine
&
vertuous
miracle
of
god
should
be
shewed
in
him
and
than
in
weping
thei
departed
amiably
.
And
at
their
departing
yonge
Helias
ententiuely
besought
his
godfather
that
it
wolde
please
him
diligentli
to
feed
with
bread
the
whit
swannes
his
brethren
and
sister
.
And
the
good
hermite
promised
him
to
do
his
best
vntil
it
pleased
god
to
dispose
for
them
as
he
had
ordeyned
.
And
than
yonge
Helias
departed
and
went
toward
the
Citie
of
Lilefort
for
to
accomplisshe
the
holy
commaundement
of
god
.
¶
How
king
Oriant
sent
for
the
good
quene
Beatrice
his
wife
for
to
expose
to
her
that
wherof
she
was
accused
&
to
condempne
her
to
death
.
And
how
Helias
his
sonne
ariued
at
the
Palais
of
his
father
for
to
defende
&
succour
his
mother
fro
death
.
Ca
.
xviii
.
Mata
Beatryce
.
IN
this
time
came
the
day
that
the
noble
king
Oriant
had
decreed
for
to
condempne
and
make
to
die
his
good
spouse
Queene
Beatrice
by
the
false
accusacions
that
of
her
vniustli
had
ben
made
So
the
knight
sent
for
her
to
the
prison
for
to
make
to
expose
in
her
presence
the
cryme
of
the
whiche
by
the
sayde
Makarie
she
had
be
wrongfully
accused
.
And
whan
she
was
led
thither
publykely
before
many
noble
knightes
&
men
of
councel
that
there
were
presente
assembled
:
she
began
incontinent
to
salue
the
king
her
husbande
enclining
her
knees
in
requiringe
of
mercy
so
pytiouslye
that
al
the
noble
knightes
had
pitye
to
beholde
her
,
and
in
lyke
wise
the
kinge
was
so
sory
of
her
estate
that
with
greate
payne
myght
he
speake
a
worde
he
had
suche
sorowe
at
his
herte
.
Than
he
commaunded
the
false
Makaire
to
declare
in
her
presence
the
crime
wherof
he
had
accused
her
to
him
And
forthwith
he
assured
as
a
false
murtherer
began
to
say
on
high
.
Syr
I
haue
tolde
you
&
yet
wyll
vpholde
before
all
here
present
,
that
I
haue
seen
her
haue
compani
&
habitacion
with
a
dogge
,
wherof
she
hath
conceyued
.vii.
whelpes
,
the
whiche
sith
ben
yssued
of
her
owne
bodye
.
And
more
ouer
she
wolde
haue
gyuen
venim
to
me
for
to
haue
enpoysened
and
made
to
dye
you
and
your
Mother
my
lady
Matabrune
the
whiche
I
wolde
neuer
do
vnto
you
nor
to
none
other
person
.
Now
lady
sayde
the
kynge
to
the
good
Beatrice
his
wife
,
ye
heare
how
ye
ben
openly
accused
of
a
shamful
,
horrible
,
and
vilaneous
forfaite
before
me
and
my
baronny
,
what
defence
wyll
ye
fynde
.
your
faulte
displeaseth
me
sore
.
But
yf
that
ye
wyll
confesse
the
trouthe
ye
shall
not
dye
,
for
I
shall
assygne
your
lyfe
in
some
holy
monastery
of
Relygyon
for
to
doo
there
penaunce
and
satisfaccion
for
our
synne
&
pray
to
god
for
you
and
me
.
And
yf
you
confesse
not
your
dede
:
I
promise
you
that
shamefully
I
shall
make
you
dye
,
if
ye
fynde
not
any
that
wyl
susteine
your
quarel
agaynst
him
that
hath
accused
you
.
Alas
my
lorde
sayde
the
good
queene
I
cannot
finde
ony
knight
ne
other
that
for
to
susteine
mi
good
right
in
ony
maner
wyll
expose
hym
.
But
I
promise
you
and
swere
here
tofore
all
by
the
faith
of
gentylnesse
that
with
great
wronge
and
vniustly
I
am
here
before
you
accused
.
And
how
be
it
that
it
hath
pleased
the
deuine
grace
to
so
sende
me
this
yet
I
neuer
commised
ne
thought
for
to
commit
any
vilany
forfaite
agaynst
you
ne
agaynst
myne
honour
.
And
I
complayne
me
to
god
almyghty
of
this
that
I
am
accused
in
requiryng
hym
vengeaunce
of
all
mine
enemies
.
¶
And
thus
as
this
saide
assemble
was
made
for
to
condempne
the
good
queene
to
death
in
the
kynges
palais
,
thither
came
the
yonge
Helyas
sonne
to
kyng
Oriant
and
of
the
quene
Beatryce
,
the
which
hauinge
a
staffe
in
his
hande
was
delibered
in
courage
in
in
the
confydence
of
god
to
susteyne
his
good
mother
.
And
whan
he
was
comen
to
the
gate
of
the
palais
he
mette
firste
with
a
boistous
churle
that
rigorousli
axed
him
what
he
sought
there
?
I
seche
(
sayd
he
)
a
false
and
traytrous
knight
named
Makayre
.
And
he
weeninge
to
mocke
him
sayde
that
it
was
he
.
And
Helyas
than
lift
vp
his
staffe
and
with
a
free
wyll
hit
him
on
the
head
that
he
felled
him
to
the
ground
.
And
forthwith
came
a
sergeaunt
that
toke
him
&
wenyng
that
he
were
a
fole
for
that
he
was
poorely
clothed
&
barefoted
&
mocked
him
that
had
the
stroke
,
saying
that
he
should
not
play
with
a
foole
.
Than
Helyas
drew
him
vigorously
out
of
the
sergeauntes
handes
and
sayde
to
hym
.
Let
me
go
,
for
by
the
faith
that
I
owe
to
god
I
shall
neuer
cease
vntill
I
haue
vengaunce
of
the
fals
Makaire
that
wrongfully
hath
doone
great
iniurye
vnto
my
mother
the
good
queene
.
And
amonge
the
other
there
was
one
in
that
place
that
whan
he
herde
him
speake
so
,
tolde
him
that
makaire
was
in
the
consistory
in
the
hall
of
the
palays
whereas
he
accused
the
queene
before
the
kinge
of
certayne
crimes
the
which
him
semed
to
be
falsly
imposed
,
&
said
that
the
quene
was
a
right
notable
ladi
&
ful
of
vertues
,
&
that
with
great
wronge
the
same
day
thei
wolde
make
her
dye
.
And
whan
Helias
heard
him
saye
so
he
came
lightly
to
him
and
enbrasing
him
said
,
Gentil
frende
I
pray
thee
that
it
please
thee
to
lede
me
to
the
place
that
the
saiest
,
&
he
led
him
streight
.
And
whan
Helias
entred
into
the
consistori
wher
as
many
folke
weare
assembled
to
se
the
domayne
of
the
noble
queene
Beatryce
,
and
yet
many
other
that
came
to
see
〈◇〉
Helias
wolde
do
that
semed
to
be
a
wilde
man
.
Than
the
noyse
came
to
kinge
Oryant
which
demaunded
what
it
was
.
And
it
was
tolde
him
that
it
was
a
yongling
as
al
naked
that
axed
after
Makaire
,
&
saith
that
he
wil
fight
against
him
&
put
him
to
death
for
to
susteyne
&
defende
the
good
quarell
of
the
queene
the
which
he
sayth
is
his
mother
.
Ha
said
the
king
it
is
than
a
foole
,
syr
sayd
a
knight
I
haue
heard
him
speake
wisely
.
And
than
the
king
made
to
question
him
what
he
sought
there
.
I
seeke
said
he
makayre
And
than
one
shewed
him
,
and
than
he
approched
to
him
&
said
.
Ha
false
traiter
&
vntrue
knight
I
defie
thee
thou
shalt
abie
.
And
therwith
he
gaue
to
Makaire
suche
a
buffet
with
his
fist
that
he
felled
him
to
the
grounde
incontinent
and
helde
him
so
that
he
wolde
haue
cut
his
throte
yf
●e
had
any
knife
for
to
doo
it
withall
.
But
he
was
lyghtly
taken
from
his
handes
,
&
than
he
fled
away
al
be
bled
with
his
owne
bloud
.
How
well
that
many
noble
knightes
were
right
glad
of
that
hie
aduenture
,
for
thei
were
sore
displeasaunt
to
see
him
so
vilaynously
accuse
the
noble
queene
so
pacient
as
was
possible
.
And
whan
the
king
had
seen
him
giue
so
great
a
stroke
to
Makayre
with
his
fist
he
repreued
him
&
saide
.
How
art
thou
so
hardy
to
do
this
outrage
in
my
presence
.
Ha
syr
said
he
,
know
ye
that
I
am
come
hyther
at
the
only
commaundement
of
God
in
likewyse
as
ye
see
,
for
to
tel
you
the
verite
of
the
cause
and
of
al
the
fait
wherfore
ye
ben
here
assembled
presently
in
this
consistory
.
And
how
said
the
kinge
.
And
Helias
answered
.
Syr
I
shall
shew
you
,
but
or
I
procede
anye
ferther
I
wil
go
enbrace
and
kisse
mine
owne
mother
that
I
se
yonder
.
And
incontinent
he
approched
the
good
queene
&
in
kissinge
&
a
colling
her
sayd
.
My
right
dere
and
faithful
mother
be
nomore
sorowfull
at
your
herte
Cease
your
waylynges
for
this
day
.
I
shall
yelde
to
you
all
Ioye
and
consolacion
bi
the
pleasure
of
god
,
&
shall
shew
that
falsly
&
with
greate
wronge
ye
haue
be
betraied
of
thē
that
should
haue
kept
you
Than
of
this
thinge
the
kyng
was
meruaylously
abasshed
thinking
and
sayinge
to
himselfe
.
Here
is
some
token
of
god
,
&
in
likewise
were
admeruayled
all
they
that
were
there
present
.
Than
Helyas
perfurnisshed
his
purpose
sayinge
.
My
lorde
my
father
I
doo
you
to
vnderstande
for
trouthe
that
whan
ye
left
in
the
keeping
of
your
mother
matabrune
my
mother
the
which
was
bigge
of
chylde
with
me
my
brethren
and
my
sister
and
that
ye
wente
to
warr
and
fight
against
your
ennemies
,
your
said
mother
Matobrune
conceyued
suche
an
enuy
against
my
mother
that
she
accompanied
with
the
false
olde
midwife
by
siluer
suborned
delibered
for
to
do
as
ye
shall
heart
.
And
for
trouthe
at
the
deliueraunce
of
her
burden
she
chylded
.vi.
sonnes
wherof
I
am
one
&
a
doughter
,
and
also
we
brought
from
her
wombe
echone
a
faire
chaine
of
siluer
at
our
neckes
suche
as
ye
se
me
haue
one
.
And
whan
we
were
thus
borne
she
made
to
transport
vs
from
this
place
.
Than
she
tooke
the
sayd
litle
dogges
and
gaue
my
good
mother
to
vnderstande
that
they
were
yssued
of
her
bodi
,
the
which
she
wende
to
be
true
for
that
she
perceyued
vs
not
for
the
great
anguisshe
that
she
had
.
Consequentli
she
had
giuen
charge
to
one
of
her
seruauntes
for
to
slea
vs
or
to
drowne
vs
in
some
riuer
.
But
whan
he
was
in
a
forest
he
behelde
vs
on
a
plaine
,
&
of
pitie
that
he
had
to
beholde
vs
he
lefte
vs
there
al
naked
and
perisshing
for
honger
without
doinge
vs
other
harme
.
Sithen
were
we
founden
by
a
good
and
deuoute
hermite
named
Helias
,
the
which
beninegli
bare
vs
into
his
hermitage
within
the
forest
wher
as
he
dwelleth
yet
presently
.
And
there
he
warmed
and
susteyned
vs
with
his
smal
gooddes
as
muche
as
to
him
was
possible
.
Than
he
made
orayson
to
god
that
he
wold
puruey
vs
,
the
which
at
his
deuoute
prayer
sent
thither
myracuously
a
fayre
white
Gore
that
susteined
and
nourisshed
vs
with
milke
,
&
the
good
hermite
fed
vs
with
bread
that
was
giuen
him
for
goddes
sake
.
And
one
daye
amonge
all
other
as
we
were
al
vii
.
litle
children
vnder
a
tree
gathering
of
wilde
apples
in
the
forest
the
houndes
man
of
Matabrun
found
vs
hauing
eche
one
a
chain
of
siluer
at
our
neckes
of
whome
he
made
to
her
reporte
.
And
she
sent
him
agayne
for
to
slea
or
make
vs
to
die
.
And
an
other
day
as
the
good
hermite
and
I
were
gone
in
prouision
for
to
susteyne
our
liues
the
same
houndes
man
came
with
.vii.
other
felowes
the
whiche
tooke
away
the
chaines
fro
my
.v.
brethern
&
my
sister
,
the
whiche
incontinent
by
the
wyll
of
god
were
transmued
in
faire
white
swannes
,
&
ben
yet
presentlie
in
a
fayre
stagne
or
ponde
in
the
sayd
forest
,
where
as
often
times
I
haue
fed
and
giuen
them
bread
for
to
eate
.
Sithen
finably
is
comen
the
aungel
of
god
that
hath
recited
al
to
the
good
&
deuout
hermite
my
godfather
,
in
making
him
commaundement
by
god
that
this
same
day
he
should
send
me
into
the
place
where
as
I
am
present
for
to
saue
mi
faithfull
mother
.
And
for
this
intencion
I
am
come
hither
with
courage
dilibered
in
the
confidence
of
god
for
to
susteine
&
defend
her
from
scathe
by
naturall
inclynacion
,
and
to
be
fight
the
traitre
and
vntrue
Makaire
that
bi
his
wickednesse
wolde
openly
blame
her
.
And
for
to
make
thys
notabli
to
be
verified
ye
may
make
the
said
makaire
&
me
to
be
kept
in
prison
til
ye
please
to
sende
for
the
good
hermit
for
to
witnesse
the
trouthe
.
And
whan
his
father
king
Oryant
hearde
him
speake
thus
he
was
yet
more
admeruailed
than
before
.
So
he
began
to
speake
to
the
noble
quene
his
wife
saying
.
How
say
ye
lady
,
what
semeth
you
of
the
words
of
this
yoge
man
?
Certainly
my
lorde
I
wot
not
how
it
is
for
I
was
at
the
houre
of
mi
childing
so
sore
trauailed
that
I
had
not
on
me
onie
feling
.
How
be
it
I
know
wel
that
mi
ladi
your
mother
neuer
loued
me
,
wherfore
yf
she
haue
doone
wel
yl
I
beleue
that
she
shal
finde
it
.
Thus
I
report
me
to
god
and
this
yongeling
that
I
se
yonder
,
whiche
he
hath
sent
me
for
my
champion
&
I
praye
you
that
it
please
you
to
make
him
be
entreated
as
your
sonne
and
graunt
him
that
he
requireth
,
desiringe
aboue
all
to
susteyne
your
noble
honour
and
myne
.
¶
How
the
kyng
Oriant
commaunded
to
make
armoures
for
his
sonne
Helias
to
fight
agaynst
Makayre
,
and
than
went
to
the
good
hermite
in
the
forest
.
Ca
.
xxix
.
AFter
these
wordes
the
noble
kynge
Oryant
made
to
with
draw
the
queene
Beatrice
honourably
into
a
fayre
chambre
,
in
praysynge
god
his
creatour
as
all
recomforted
.
Than
he
recited
to
Matabrune
his
mother
all
that
yonge
Helias
had
declared
wherof
she
blusshed
all
red
&
began
to
haue
feare
,
but
not
withstandinge
she
wende
well
assuredly
to
haue
renied
al
the
case
.
How
be
it
that
the
king
made
not
ouer
great
semblaunt
for
that
time
:
After
consequentli
he
commaunded
to
inprisone
and
make
sure
the
vntrue
knight
Makaire
the
which
was
doone
at
his
commaundement
,
for
he
doubted
him
of
the
great
treason
and
malignite
commised
vpon
his
noble
spouse
.
Than
after
he
gaue
charge
to
.ii.
noble
knights
to
make
forge
armours
propice
and
meete
for
yonge
Helyas
,
the
whice
by
the
diuine
wil
was
so
pleasaunt
and
hardi
of
courage
the
echone
loued
him
with
good
hert
.
And
whan
the
king
had
ordeyned
all
these
things
he
made
maner
as
he
wolde
go
bount
and
was
meruailousli
glad
of
these
tidinges
he
purposed
for
to
go
to
the
good
hermite
in
the
forest
,
for
to
be
al
assured
of
that
that
his
sonne
had
said
&
promised
before
him
and
his
counsell
.
And
thus
is
departed
the
noble
king
Oriant
with
diuers
of
his
secrete
knightes
,
and
is
comen
in
to
the
sayd
for●st
,
and
without
makinge
delay
they
haue
so
long
sought
that
they
haue
found
the
hermitage
of
that
hermite
Helias
.
And
whan
the
king
sawe
him
he
descended
of
his
horse
,
and
in
their
saluing
reuerentli
the
king
demaunded
his
name
.
And
the
good
hermite
sayd
.
Syr
I
am
brother
He●ias
,
and
than
knew
the
king
that
it
was
he
that
he
sought
wherof
he
was
right
Ioyous
,
&
tooke
him
aside
me●eli
to
be
confessed
of
him
.
In
the
which
confession
he
declared
to
him
all
the
case
as
the
childe
had
said
.
By
the
which
the
good
hermite
in
likewise
declared
the
houre
,
the
day
,
&
the
time
that
he
had
founden
the
.vii.
children
in
the
Forest
&
al
that
was
happened
by
the
selfe
maner
as
the
yonge
Helias
had
tolde
his
father
.
And
than
king
Oriant
knew
certainlie
the
malice
doone
to
the
good
Queene
Beatrice
.
It
is
not
be
doubted
of
the
sorow
that
he
made
for
the
paine
and
greauous
vexacion
that
so
longe
time
&
vniustly
he
had
made
his
wife
to
suffre
by
false
and
traitrous
reportes
.
O
sayde
he
my
right
faythfull
lady
.
O
my
right
deare
and
noble
spouse
,
how
may
I
make
thee
amendes
how
may
I
satisfie
to
thee
?
O
false
and
peruerce
tongues
much
worse
than
deadli
venim
.
Haue
ye
ben
so
hardy
to
make
strife
betwene
the
husbunde
and
the
wyfe
.
Haue
ye
made
to
lie
in
the
bead
of
tribulation
betwene
the
sheetes
of
wepynges
those
that
were
wont
to
be
in
all
mirth
&
consolation
.
O
good
lorde
god
I
beseche
thee
of
merci
,
&
pardon
me
mine
ygnouraunce
.
Thou
knowest
how
I
haue
doone
it
,
for
I
my selfe
haue
be
traied
,
&
malignelousli
deceiued
by
fals
reporte
.
In
this
wise
disconforted
tooke
the
kinge
leaue
of
the
deuout
hermite
.
To
whome
he
made
for
to
deliuer
a
great
some
of
golde
and
siluer
to
the
entente
that
he
should
founde
and
edifie
a
churche
of
religion
for
the
honour
and
reuerence
of
the
glorious
virgin
our
lady
sainct
Mary
,
And
for
the
remuneracion
of
his
vii
.
children
the
which
in
suche
wise
myraclusly
there
had
be
nourisshed
&
sustented
by
the
diuine
prouidence
of
god
.
And
than
he
retourned
to
his
citie
of
Lylefort
with
his
people
for
to
comferme
the
iourney
that
he
had
ordeyned
of
his
sonne
yonge
Helyas
and
of
the
fals
knight
Makayre
,
and
to
dispose
all
the
mater
as
him
semed
best
.
¶
How
the
noble
kinge
Oriant
deliuered
out
of
prysone
good
queene
Beatryce
his
wyfe
.
And
after
ordeyned
all
thinge
to
his
sonne
yonge
Helyas
for
to
fyght
agaynste
his
enemyes
.
Ca
.
●x
.
matabrun
Geyler
.
WHan
the
noble
kinge
Oriant
was
retourned
fro
the
hermitage
,
&
that
he
had
knowen
the
verite
of
the
.
vii
children
he
made
incontinent
to
deliuer
the
noble
queene
Beatrice
out
of
prison
,
&
captiuitie
,
and
restored
her
to
al
libertie
&
fraunchyse
,
the
better
to
loue
and
honoure
her
without
comparison
more
than
euer
he
did
before
,
so
that
she
might
go
&
come
where
as
her
pleased
,
as
innocente
&
not
culpable
of
that
to
her
was
imposed
,
wherof
right
humbly
she
yelded
graces
&
praisynges
to
god
.
And
also
for
her
deliueraunce
made
Ioye
in
thanking
our
lorde
.
After
he
made
to
take
Matabrun
&
put
her
fast
in
pryson
with
.iiii.
sergeauntes
to
kepe
her
that
she
should
not
fle
thens
til
her
case
we
redetermined
by
Iustice
.
Than
consequently
he
sent
for
the
vntrue
knight
Makaire
for
to
be
at
the
Iourney
(
ordeyned
by
the
kinge
)
for
to
fight
against
hys
sonne
yonge
Helias
,
that
god
hath
sent
for
to
susteine
the
iust
quarell
of
his
good
mother
the
queene
Beatrice
.
Helyas
than
was
wel
armed
by
two
knightes
that
the
king
had
ordeined
therto
al
maner
of
pieces
of
harneys
right
well
steled
.
The
helme
of
the
same
richeli
besene
as
it
apperteined
vnto
a
kinges
sonne
,
with
precious
deuises
to
him
condesent
.
His
sheilde
on
his
arme
,
&
his
speare
in
his
hande
the
which
he
couched
in
the
reest
as
al
enspyred
of
god
.
After
they
gaue
him
a
fayre
armynge
swearde
well
steeled
and
cuttinge
.
And
finably
they
mounted
him
surely
vpon
a
good
&
mighty
courser
well
barded
&
trapped
as
it
belongeth
to
suche
a
poynte
.
And
on
the
other
parte
was
apparrelled
the
false
Makayre
,
the
which
was
not
ouer
glad
of
that
,
that
him
behoued
to
doo
.
For
he
consydered
well
that
he
had
no
good
cause
ne
iust
quarel
of
that
that
he
susteined
agaynst
the
faithfull
queene
Beatrice
.
And
moreouer
that
he
sawe
her
all
redy
delyuered
of
pryson
at
her
free
liberte
,
&
the
false
Matabrune
straitely
holden
in
prison
.
But
al
these
thinges
t
yet
made
he
maner
to
haue
iuste
cause
in
his
fayte
,
but
there
is
no
wisdome
against
the
wyl
of
god
.
And
whan
they
were
both
redy
on
the
one
side
and
other
,
there
assembled
anon
many
knightes
the
which
made
theim
to
sweare
that
eche
of
thē
thought
to
haue
good
cause
in
that
quarel
different
that
the
one
against
the
other
wolde
susteine
.
The
which
Mrekaire
like
as
did
Helias
,
but
or
he
left
the
feild
him selfe
confessed
the
contrary
before
the
kinge
,
the
quene
and
many
other
noble
knightes
and
damoyselles
.
¶
How
Helyas
the
noble
knight
of
the
swanne
vainquisshed
and
ouercame
the
false
Makayre
in
Campe
of
battayle
.
Cap.
xxi
.
THus
hath
Helyas
&
Makayre
sworne
before
thē
that
were
ordeyned
for
to
Iudge
the
champ
of
batayle
,
&
of
that
,
that
should
be
doone
.
And
for
to
se
this
noble
aduenture
of
armes
there
came
so
great
multitude
of
people
that
they
coulde
not
be
numbred
.
And
also
there
was
present
kynge
Oriant
with
his
good
spouse
Beatrice
acconpanied
of
great
lordes
that
which
desired
meruailously
that
the
honour
of
the
good
queene
might
be
susteyned
in
the
place
.
Than
entred
the
.ii.
champions
in
to
the
place
,
&
with
yonge
Helias
that
was
apoynted
as
a
kinges
sonne
came
many
great
lordes
of
the
court
,
&
he
was
al
asured
as
he
that
had
the
grace
of
god
with
him
to
whome
none
may
noye
.
And
on
the
other
parte
was
the
said
Makaire
as
all
heuy
and
malacolious
of
the
fauour
and
good
grace
that
euery
man
bare
to
him
.
But
as
al
fiers
and
proude
he
began
to
say
,
Come
,
come
,
drawe
nere
my
minion
ye
shal
see
this
daye
if
your
ouerwening
youth
may
resist
agaynst
me
.
And
how
be
it
that
he
wend
to
shewe
himselfe
hardy
yet
he
said
these
words
but
for
great
feare
that
he
had
.
And
on
the
other
parte
the
noble
Helias
said
.
A
trayter
I
am
nowe
right
glad
to
see
thee
heare
in
this
place
,
as
I
haue
desyred
,
For
I
come
to
thee
humbly
in
the
name
of
our
lorde
&
at
his
commaundement
for
to
susteine
veritably
the
Iuste
quarel
of
my
good
mother
the
which
vntruely
thou
hast
ouer
muche
defamed
wherfore
in
my
good
confidence
I
hope
this
daye
to
shew
agaynst
thee
,
the
strength
and
hie
prayse
of
the
right
arme
of
god
.
Now
come
,
come
,
sayde
Makayre
approche
.
So
I
wil
said
Helyas
.
Than
with
great
cours
of
hors
and
the
speare
couched
in
the
reest
they
mette
with
suche
raundō
that
Helias
made
Makaire
and
his
horse
to
foundre
to
the
erthe
.
Of
the
which
thinge
Makayre
was
greatly
admeruayled
and
sayde
.
Ha
yonge
sonne
wyll
ye
shewe
the
might
of
your
pleasaunt
youth
agaynst
me
,
truely
ye
shall
fele
this
daye
that
there
is
strength
in
my
arme
.
wel
wel
said
Helias
,
come
nere
,
I
am
all
assured
of
thee
.
And
than
with
cours
of
horse
Makaire
came
wening
to
smite
him
al
vnwars
,
so
that
by
treason
he
made
him
a
litle
wound
so
that
a
litle
bloud
yssued
.
And
whan
the
queene
sawe
that
she
was
right
sori
at
hert
,
wherfore
she
praied
mekely
vnto
god
&
his
holy
mother
that
it
wolde
please
them
to
succour
her
poore
childe
,
that
susteyned
verite
,
&
proclamed
her
voyce
sayinge
.
Souerayne
god
of
paradise
that
gaue
victory
vnto
the
chyldren
of
Isarael
against
the
froward
Pharaon
that
vniustly
helde
them
in
captiuite
.
I
praye
thee
if
it
please
thee
to
giue
victory
to
my
sonne
,
the
whych
it
hath
pleased
thee
to
send
hither
for
to
deliuer
me
out
of
prison
,
&
reproue
the
treason
and
falsnesse
that
wickedly
&
with
wrong
was
propenced
against
me
as
the
knowest
the
trouthe
.
And
also
all
the
assistentes
were
sory
for
that
stroke
,
for
echone
had
set
theyr
loue
on
yonge
Helyas
but
he
coulde
in
no
wise
perisshe
in
the
kepinge
of
god
.
And
whan
he
felt
him selfe
so
traitrously
wounded
he
resembled
the
knight
that
taketh
courage
whan
he
seeth
his
bloud
shedde
.
And
in
escrienge
high
he
sayde
to
makayre
.
A
traytre
,
false
,
&
disloyall
haddest
that
at
this
houre
thought
to
betray
me
.
Suffiseth
it
thee
not
to
haue
wylled
to
betrayed
mi
good
mother
without
wylling
to
betraye
mortally
her
sonne
.
Now
retourne
to
me
,
for
I
hope
in
the
pleasure
of
god
to
mete
thee
in
suche
wise
that
vpon
thy
bodi
presently
by
me
shall
be
executed
the
insuperable
right
arme
of
god
wherin
is
all
my
trust
.
well
sayd
Makayre
come
nere
I
defye
thee
.
So
shal
I
sayde
Helyas
in
suche
wise
that
it
shall
not
nede
to
returne
any
more
.
And
in
this
sayinge
Helias
broched
his
horse
with
his
spurres
and
couched
his
speare
in
the
reest
with
suche
courage
so
that
he
reuersed
Makaires
helme
to
the
erth
&
vncouered
his
head
.
And
whan
Helias
saw
that
he
alight
of
his
horse
&
drew
his
swerd
of
armes
wherwith
he
gaue
him
suche
a
stroke
that
skantly
he
might
remoue
.
And
on
the
other
parte
came
his
horse
against
Makaires
horse
,
the
which
by
might
of
flynging
brake
his
reines
behinde
,
&
sith
miraculously
made
him
to
fal
from
his
horse
,
wherby
yonge
Helyas
recouered
to
smite
vpon
him
vertuously
smote
of
his
arme
with
his
swerde
to
the
erthe
.
And
whan
the
false
Makaire
sawe
him selfe
sodainlye
vaynquisshed
he
began
humblye
to
yelde
him
to
Helias
sayinge
.
Ha
yonge
sonne
,
that
hast
ouercome
me
,
&
I
yelde
me
wholy
to
thee
but
I
adiure
thee
in
the
name
of
god
that
thou
tel
me
what
thou
arte
.
I
am
said
he
Helyas
sonne
of
king
Oriant
and
of
his
good
queene
Beatrice
that
am
comen
hether
at
the
commaundement
of
god
for
to
susteine
her
good
and
iust
quarel
against
thee
&
all
her
enemies
.
Ha
noble
kinges
sonne
said
he
I
require
thee
take
me
to
mercy
and
pardon
me
mine
offence
.
A
false
recraunt
traytre
sayd
Helias
thou
shalt
not
escape
so
.
For
I
will
se
the
consumacion
of
thi
life
or
I
leaue
this
feeld
.
Yet
I
pray
thee
said
Makaire
that
it
will
please
thee
to
saue
my
life
for
this
houre
tyl
I
haue
tolde
thee
,
the
trouthe
of
the
fals
treason
that
hath
be
done
to
thi
good
mother
&
to
her
children
without
to
hide
any
pointe
before
the
kyng
thy
noble
father
,
the
mother
,
and
the
assyste●tes
.
And
also
I
shall
name
&
tel
where
the
goldesmith
is
that
hath
chaines
of
siluer
that
theuisshely
&
by
violence
were
taken
fro
thi
brothren
and
sister
,
wherby
they
were
forthwith
trammuted
into
white
swannes
as
thou
hast
said
.
And
whan
Helias
hearde
him
speake
so
he
differred
to
put
him
streight
to
death
to
the
ende
that
by
him selfe
,
should
be
confessed
the
treason
that
to
his
mother
himselfe
,
with
his
brethren
and
sister
had
be
doone
.
And
whan
he
called
them
that
were
ordeined
to
make
reporte
of
them
two
doone
in
the
sayd
feelde
.
¶
How
Makaire
confessed
openly
before
the
kyng
&
the
queene
all
the
people
the
treason
doone
to
the
sayde
queene
and
his
children
.
And
how
he
was
hanged
as
a
fals
traytour
on
the
galowes
.
Ca
.
xxii
.
THan
they
came
reuerently
as
to
him
that
miraculously
had
abtayned
victory
and
tryumphe
ouer
his
enemy
.
And
he
had
them
incontinente
that
they
should
make
the
kynge
,
the
Queene
and
the
knightes
to
approche
thither
and
tolde
them
that
Makayre
had
promised
to
recite
the
treason
that
he
and
Matabrune
had
doone
to
his
good
mother
and
to
her
children
.
The
which
thinge
was
incontinent
reported
to
the
king
,
wherof
he
and
his
good
quene
were
right
Ioyous
,
and
came
nygh
to
the
two
champyons
with
all
theyr
noble
barons
,
and
chyualry
.
And
than
the
king
questioned
diligentli
with
the
sayd
Makayre
saying
.
Now
Makayre
be
ye
confused
,
demaunde
ye
mercy
of
your
vainquissher
?
Alas
sir
said
he
,
yea
.
And
what
sai
ye
more
:
Certainly
syr
I
yelde
me
humbly
vnto
your
sonne
,
and
mowe
I
know
well
that
a
good
dede
is
neuer
vnrewarded
ne
an
euyll
vnpunisshed
,
and
that
none
may
resist
agaynst
thee
will
of
god
,
But
indemaundinge
you
pardon
I
shall
tell
you
trouthe
of
all
the
treason
that
afore
hath
ben
done
to
your
noble
wife
and
to
your
children
,
and
than
doo
with
me
what
it
pleaseth
you
,
for
I
haue
well
deserued
the
death
That
is
wel
sayd
quoth
the
kinge
,
now
say
on
.
Sir
said
Makaire
it
is
of
trouthe
the
Matabrune
your
mother
counseyled
her
with
me
of
all
that
she
hath
done
.
And
fyrst
she
gaue
the
good
quene
your
wife
to
vnderstad
that
she
had
conceyued
,
vii
.
dogges
,
but
know
ye
that
it
was
a
lising
,
for
she
childed
.vii.
faire
children
,
that
is
to
wite
.vi.
sonnes
&
a
doughter
,
the
which
brought
at
theyr
byrth
eche
of
thē
a
chaine
of
syluer
at
theyr
neckes
.
But
Matabrune
sente
them
to
be
loste
or
slayne
by
one
of
her
seruauntes
named
Markes
,
how
be
it
he
did
not
so
,
but
left
thē
in
a
Foreste
as
your
sonne
hath
sayd
.
wherof
whan
she
was
aduertysed
&
that
she
had
ridinges
of
them
:
her self
put
out
both
the
eyene
of
the
sayd
Markes
so
that
he
is
yet
blind
.
Than
the
sent
thither
other
of
hir
seruauntes
for
to
put
them
to
death
,
but
they
found
but
.vi.
children
,
to
whome
they
did
nothing
but
tooke
away
theyr
chaines
that
was
about
their
neckes
wherby
incontinent
thei
were
mued
in
white
swannes
.
And
of
the
sayd
chaines
Matabrune
made
to
make
a
cuppe
by
her
goldsmith
,
for
whome
ye
may
sende
&
know
the
trouthe
.
And
of
this
that
I
charged
culpable
the
good
queene
to
haue
poysoned
you
and
your
mother
,
I
confesse
here
presently
before
you
and
your
baronni
that
she
neuer
propenced
it
,
but
my selfe
adiusted
it
to
her
at
thynstygacion
of
your
mother
.
And
here
I
cry
her
mercy
,
&
you
also
of
the
offence
that
I
haue
commised
.
And
whan
the
noble
kinge
Oriant
heard
Makayre
speake
in
this
wise
he
began
to
weepe
tenderly
and
syth
benignely
he
came
&
enbraced
his
good
spouse
the
noble
queene
Beatrice
in
saying
.
My
loue
I
haue
doone
you
great
wronge
,
but
pardon
me
if
ye
please
,
for
I
haue
doone
it
bi
ygnoraunce
,
whiche
displeaseth
me
greatly
.
My
lord
said
she
I
forgiue
it
you
with
right
good
herte
,
for
I
know
well
that
ye
be
sorowfull
of
my
greuous
mischefe
,
And
therwith
the
king
and
the
quene
went
and
kyssed
theyr
soone
Helias
in
blessing
and
thankynge
him
of
the
victory
and
tryumphe
that
he
had
and
yelded
graces
vnto
god
.
And
in
lykewise
all
the
knightes
,
squires
,
and
ladyes
with
all
the
whole
comynalty
that
there
were
feasted
him
and
made
Ioye
and
solempnite
for
so
hie
&
sumptuous
a
myracle
,
wherby
they
saw
the
king
and
the
quene
remised
and
set
in
good
loue
and
vnite
of
hert
togither
.
Than
bi
the
commaundement
of
the
noble
kinge
Oriant
the
sayd
fals
reproued
traytre
Makayre
was
drawen
to
the
galowes
and
there
shamfully
hanged
and
strangled
as
a
recreant
knight
that
he
was
.
¶
How
kinge
Oryant
sent
for
the
goldsmyth
the
which
brought
the
other
.v.
chaynes
that
he
had
deteined
&
recited
al
the
myracle
doone
with
them
.
Ca
.
xxiii
WHan
yonge
Helyas
sonne
of
Kynge
Oryant
and
of
the
good
queene
Beatryce
had
myraculously
obteyned
victory
of
his
enmy
Makayre
as
it
is
sayde
,
the
kinge
and
the
queene
retorned
ammerousli
together
into
the
hall
of
the
palays
with
their
sayd
sonne
.
The
which
by
his
knightes
was
incontinent
vnarmed
for
to
refresshe
him
.
And
after
with
so
great
Ioy
&
honour
he
was
so
nobli
feasted
that
non
hath
possiblite
to
tell
it
.
Euery
person
reioyced
them
in
theyr
degree
,
Conuiues
,
daunces
,
&
sports
were
incontinent
reysed
in
the
palays
.
Trompets
,
clerous
&
mani
other
instrumentes
of
musike
were
assembled
there
to
reioyce
his
company
.
The
bisshop
&
the
clergye
wythal
the
habytauntes
and
burgeyses
were
honestly
receyued
.
Open
courte
was
holden
to
all
comers
,
for
to
collaude
in
magnificence
the
sayd
noble
aduenture
.
That
on
the
morow
were
made
deuoute
processions
whereto
all
the
people
came
in
giuing
graces
and
thankes
to
god
of
all
hys
diuine
benifites
,
&
at
the
retourninge
was
songe
and
celebred
a
masse
solempnely
by
the
sayd
bisshop
,
in
the
presence
of
the
kinge
,
the
queene
,
theyr
noble
sonne
Helyas
,
and
al
theyr
cheualrye
.
&
after
masse
echone
were
receyued
better
than
they
were
before
,
in
suche
wise
that
bilonge
space
of
time
was
madefeest
,
game
,
and
tourneimentes
so
that
there
was
neuer
seen
such
,
And
during
this
feest
the
goldsmith
was
sent
for
,
to
whome
Macabrune
had
gyuen
the
chaynes
of
siluer
to
make
a
cuppe
,
for
to
know
the
trouth
of
him
.
The
which
came
incontinent
and
brough
.v.
of
the
sayde
chaynes
and
a
cuppe
of
syluer
that
he
had
ouer
whan
he
made
the
other
,
as
it
pleased
god
for
to
recouer
the
vi
.
children
.
And
so
freely
he
came
to
the
kyng
and
sayde
.
Syr
here
ben
.vi.
chaynes
of
syluer
&
a
cuppe
the
.
which
myraculously
I
haue
had
of
the
surplus
of
the
cup
that
.
your
mother
,
Matabrune
gaue
me
to
make
,
&
how
was
this
doone
sayd
the
king
:
wyte
ye
sir
sayd
the
Goldsmith
that
your
mother
brought
me
.vi.
chaynes
of
Syluer
for
to
make
a
cuppe
,
suche
as
she
deuised
.
But
whan
I
began
to
melt
▪
the
first
of
the
sayd
chaynes
it
multiplied
so
by
the
grace
of
god
that
it
weyed
twise
as
muche
as
all
the
.vi.
chaynes
togither
.
wherfore
I
reserued
one
for
paynent
of
the
facion
.
And
sith
I
haue
kept
reuerentlye
the
other
.v.
chaynes
in
my
coffre
as
precious
and
ful
of
vertue
,
the
whych
I
present
you
here
.
And
if
in
this
doing
I
haue
offended
or
mysse
doone
agaynst
your
riall
maiestie
:
I
offre
me
to
make
amendes
.
Certainli
sayd
the
kyng
ye
speake
wisyly
&
like
a
good
man
,
&
if
ye
haue
commised
oni
wrong
in
this
I
forgeue
you
hertely
.
Than
the
king
,
&
the
queene
tooke
those
precious
chaynes
and
kissed
them
reuerentlie
in
weeping
and
bewayling
naturally
theyr
poore
children
that
by
so
great
treason
were
mued
and
conuerted
into
swannes
.
And
soone
vpon
that
came
Markes
that
was
blinde
by
Matabrune
.
and
by
the
furour
of
her
rage
had
both
his
tyne
put
out
▪
whan
the
king
saw
him
he
demaunded
him
who
hath
doone
it
.
Alas
syr
sayde
he
,
your
mother
hath
done
this
euill
.
And
wherfore
sayde
the
kinge
:
Alas
syr
sayde
he
,
whan
your
.vii.
children
where
borne
she
gaue
me
them
for
to
drowne
or
make
them
die
to
the
ende
to
make
the
queene
beleue
that
she
had
whelped
.vii.
dogges
.
But
whan
I
was
in
a
forest
I
layde
them
all
in
a
playne
vpon
my
mantell
for
to
se
them
.
And
as
I
began
to
behold
thē
they
began
all
to
laugh
vpon
me
so
louinglye
that
for
to
haue
lost
my
life
I
cold
not
haue
doone
them
any
harme
but
yet
it
greued
me
sore
to
be
constrayned
to
leue
them
in
that
place
all
dispourueyed
.
And
whan
she
wist
that
they
were
yet
aliue
,
&
that
I
had
not
fulfilled
her
wicked
wil
she
herselfe
by
her
madnesse
put
oute
bothe
mine
ey●ne
.
And
when
Helyas
heard
him
speke
thus
he
had
greate
pitie
on
him
.
wherfore
humbly
he
turned
hym
to
god
sayinge
.
Souerayne
god
of
paradise
that
by
thy
diuine
goodnesse
and
insaciable
mercye
enlumined
and
gaue
syght
to
the
poore
blinde
man
the
whiche
satte
in
the
hie
way
begginge
for
his
life
.
I
thee
supplie
and
requyer
humbly
by
the
benignife
that
it
wil
please
thee
to
enlumyne
&
g●ue
sight
to
this
poore
blinde
creature
,
the
which
hath
ben
cause
of
the
saluacion
of
my
life
,
by
the
which
he
hath
loste
hys
ceyen
And
whan
he
had
made
his
prayers
he
made
the
signe
of
the
crosse
vpon
the
eyen
of
the
sayd
Markes
,
the
which
incontinent
after
bi
the
grace
of
almighti
god
saw
as
clerely
as
euer
he
dyd
,
wherfore
the
kinge
&
the
Queene
with
all
the
whole
assistentes
were
greatli
admeruayled
.
And
incontinent
they
gaue
laudes
and
thankynges
vnto
our
lord
.
with
him
the
which
was
newlye
enlumined
of
his
sight
.
In
reknowledgyng
the
graces
and
vertus
.
of
our
sauiour
,
and
redemptour
Iesu
christ
the
which
he
had
myraculousli
shewed
at
the
praier
and
supplycacion
of
his
good
knight
Helyas
.
¶
How
the
false
Matabrune
made
the
kepers
of
the
prison
so
dronkin
that
they
slept
whiles
she
fled
away
.
And
how
the
Swannes
,
retourned
to
theyr
fourme
humayne
.
Ca
.
xxiiii
NOow
ye
ought
to
wit
or
we
procede
any
ferther
that
the
same
day
that
the
Iustes
were
made
betwene
Helias
&
Makaire
that
Matabrune
beinge
in
prison
made
in
suche
wyse
to
drinke
them
the
king
Oriant
had
commysed
to
keep
her
that
she
made
them
to
slepe
all
dronken
.
And
sith
founde
maner
to
escape
,
&
with
certayne
of
her
folke
she
withdrew
her
in
a
castel
of
hers
named
Maubruiant
to
thend
to
kepe
and
preserue
her
from
harme
which
she
thought
should
come
to
her
,
for
the
peruerce
treason
and
vntrouth
that
she
had
commised
agaynst
the
kinge
&
his
good
spouse
the
noble
queene
Beatrice
.
wherfore
the
kyng
made
greuously
to
punysshe
them
that
had
her
in
keping
¶
But
for
to
returne
to
the
subgect
of
the
crony
kill
of
the
noble
Helias
knight
of
the
swane
.
It
is
to
be
noted
that
the
said
Helias
knight
of
the
swanne
demaunded
of
kyng
Oriant
his
father
that
it
wolde
please
him
to
giue
him
the
chaines
of
siluer
of
his
brethern
and
sister
that
the
goldesmith
had
brought
.
The
which
he
deliuered
him
with
good
herte
for
to
dispose
them
at
his
pleasure
.
Than
he
made
an
othe
and
sware
that
he
wolde
neuer
rest
tyll
he
had
so
longe
sought
by
pondes
and
stagnes
that
he
had
founde
his
.v.
brethren
and
his
sister
,
which
were
transmued
in
to
swannes
.
But
our
lorde
that
consoleth
his
freendes
in
exaltinge
their
good
will
shewed
greatly
his
vertue
.
For
in
the
riuer
that
ranne
about
the
kinges
palays
appered
visibly
the
swannes
before
all
the
people
.
And
whan
Helias
had
seen
them
:
he
called
diligentli
the
king
and
the
queene
his
father
&
mother
saiing
.
I
pray
you
my
lord
&
my
lady
that
ye
will
lightly
come
and
se
your
other
notable
children
mi.
brethren
&
my
sister
.
The
which
ben
now
presently
ariued
vpon
the
riuer
that
is
about
this
palays
.
And
incontinent
the
kynge
and
the
queene
descended
wyth
many
lordes
,
knightes
,
&
gentilmen
,
&
came
with
great
diligence
vpon
the
water
syde
,
for
to
see
the
aboue
sayde
Swannes
.
The
king
and
the
queene
behelde
them
piteousli
in
weeping
for
sorow
that
they
had
to
se
theyr
poore
children
so
transmued
into
swannes
.
And
whan
they
saw
the
good
Halias
come
nere
them
they
began
to
make
a
meruaylous
feast
and
reioyced
them
in
the
water
.
So
he
approched
vpon
the
brinke
,
and
whan
they
sawe
him
nere
them
:
they
came
lightli
fawning
and
flikering
about
him
making
him
chere
,
and
he
playned
louingli
theyr
fethers
After
he
shewed
thē
the
Chaynes
of
siluer
,
where
by
they
set
them
in
good
ordre
before
him
.
And
to
fiue
of
them
he
remised
the
chaynes
about
theyr
neckes
,
and
sodeynlye
they
began
to
retourne
in
theyr
propre
humayne
forme
as
they
were
bofore
,
and
before
al
miraculsly
they
shewed
:
them
.iiii.
fayr
sonnes
and
a
doughter
.
To
whome
diligentlie
the
king
&
the
queene
ranne
,
&
naturalli
kissed
thē
as
their
children
,
wherof
euerye
man
had
meruaile
,
&
ioyed
of
the
diuine
miracle
of
god
so
notably
shewed
.
And
whan
the
other
swanne
(
whose
chaine
was
molten
for
to
make
the
cuppes
as
afore
is
sayd
(
saw
his
brethren
and
his
sister
retourned
into
theyr
humaine
fourmes
he
lept
agayn
all
sorowfully
into
the
riuer
,
&
for
dole
that
he
had
he
plucked
almost
al
his
fethers
to
the
bare
flesshe
.
And
whan
the
good
Helias
saw
him
so
dolorously
demeane
himselfe
:
he
tooke
him
●o
weepe
for
sorow
,
&
recomforted
him
sayinge
My
dere
brother
my
freende
,
haue
somwhat
pacience
,
&
discomforte
you
not
,
For
I
shall
make
someeke
and
humble
praiers
vnto
god
almighti
for
you
,
that
yet
I
shall
se
you
ones
a
noble
knight
.
And
than
the
swanne
began
to
enclyne
and
bowe
downe
his
head
as
in
thanking
him
and
syth
plunged
hymselfe
all
togyther
in
the
water
.
And
for
him
in
likewise
the
kinge
&
the
queene
made
moche
lamentacion
.
But
Helyas
conforted
them
sweetly
,
and
sayde
to
them
that
he
wolde
in
suche
wyse
pray
vnto
our
lorde
for
him
that
in
shorte
time
he
should
retourne
into
his
owne
naturall
fourme
.
And
thus
they
ceased
somwhat
of
theyr
sorowe
by
the
consolacion
and
goodly
wordes
of
the
said
Helias
for
theyr
other
sonne
,
wherfore
than
they
toke
benignely
the
other
.v.
children
and
ledde
them
to
the
churche
where
they
made
them
to
be
baptised
.
And
the
mayden
was
named
Rose
,
of
whome
afterwarde
descended
a
noble
lignage
and
worthy
of
praising
.
And
the
other
sonne
were
named
and
called
at
the
fonte
after
the
good
discrecion
of
the
kinge
and
the
queene
.
The
whiche
sonnes
also
in
lykewise
were
ryght
noble
&
vertuous
knyghtes
and
beloued
of
god
.
Than
after
their
baptising
thei
were
solempnely
conduited
and
ledde
into
the
palays
,
&
there
feasted
in
all
Ioye
as
it
apperteyned
well
.
And
thither
can
many
for
to
see
them
in
laudinge
and
magnifienge
the
name
of
our
almighty
sauiour
,
that
so
miraculously
shewed
his
great
vertue
.
¶
How
kinge
Oriant
gaue
his
Realme
to
his
sonne
Helias
,
whereof
he
made
to
crowne
him
kynge
honourably
And
than
gaue
him
leue
to
go
take
his
mother
Matabrum
in
the
castill
of
Maubruyant
,
and
there
he
brente
her
in
a
great
fyre
.
Ca
.
xxv
matabrun
Kinge
Helias
.
AFter
all
these
thinges
afore
sayd
king
Oryant
knwledged
the
grace
of
god
that
was
sowen
in
his
sonne
the
noble
Helyas
:
he
made
to
call
afore
him
dyuers
great
Barons
and
knyghtes
with
his
peers
which
were
alwai
with
him
.
And
they
comen
he
made
to
call
in
present
the
noble
Helias
&
said
to
him
.
My
right
dere
&
wel
beloued
sonne
.
I
haue
knowledged
&
also
my
lords
her
present
haue
sene
that
ye
be
fulfilled
of
gods
grace
,
as
notabli
apereth
by
the
miracles
&
digne
faites
that
by
your
holi
praier
haue
here
bē
shewed
.
wherfore
I
depose
me
presently
of
al
my
realme
constituing
you
king
&
lorde
of
all
my
landes
&
countreys
,
&
wil
the
fro
hens
forwarde
ye
be
honoured
&
serued
and
obeyed
without
any
gaynsayinge
.
And
in
the
witnesse
of
this
thinge
,
&
for
to
shewe
that
it
so
pleaseth
me
,
heare
is
the
crowne
of
the
realme
,
the
which
in
the
presence
of
the
queene
your
mother
and
all
the
noble
assistentes
I
set
vpon
your
head
&
giue
it
to
you
as
king
.
My
lorde
sayd
Helis
I
thanke
you
humbly
,
how
well
that
I
am
not
worthy
ne
suffisaunt
to
rule
and
gouerne
one
so
noble
and
puiff●an
at
realme
as
yours
is
.
But
sith
that
it
pleaseth
you
so
to
doo
,
and
that
it
is
the
wyll
of
god
in
nothing
wyl
I
gaine
say
you
.
For
sothe
sayd
king
Oriant
I
giue
it
you
with
all
my
hert
.
Moreouer
my
sonne
noble
kinge
I
doo
you
to
wit
that
Matabrune
my
mother
the
which
I
had
made
to
enpryson
for
the
treason
&
iniury
that
she
dyd
to
your
mother
and
her
children
wherof
ye
be
one
,
hath
found
maner
to
escape
,
&
is
flede
for
warrandise
into
a
castell
of
hers
called
Maubruant
.
So
I
tel
you
that
I
put
her
case
towarde
you
for
to
do
right
and
Iustice
,
suche
as
by
you
and
your
counceyll
shall
be
founde
&
ordeyned
,
but
I
wyl
not
be
present
.
wel
my
lorde
sayd
Helyas
syth
it
pleaseth
you
so
I
promise
you
my
faith
that
I
●hall
neuer
cease
tyl
I
haue
wonne
and
taken
the
sayd
castel
named
Maubruant
and
done
right
Iustice
vpon
her
that
in
suche
maner
with
wronge
hath
wylled
to
betray
my
mother
and
vs
her
chyldren
.
And
after
that
the
noble
Helias
was
crowned
and
constituted
king
and
lorde
of
the
Realme
of
Lilefort
with
all
honour
and
tryumph
as
afore
is
saide
in
the
presence
of
his
mother
Queene
Beatrice
and
of
al
the
noble
prynces
and
knyghtes
of
the
Realme
,
the
whiche
were
ryght
ioyous
.
He
made
to
prepaire
a
lytle
hoste
of
men
of
warre
to
go
with
him
to
Maubruyant
,
that
is
to
wite
aboute
.
foure
.
thousande
Crosbowe
men
,
two
.
M.
men
of
armes
,
al
chosen
folke
beside
fotemen
that
were
about
vi
.
C.
And
than
accompanyed
with
an
.
C.
noble
knightes
he
departed
fro
Lylefort
,
with
his
people
he
went
&
besyeged
the
castell
of
Maubruyant
,
and
to
make
short
he
gaue
so
stronge
and
meruaylous
assaute
to
al
them
that
were
within
that
they
might
nothing
resist
.
wherfore
he
and
his
men
wel
armed
entred
their
in
valyauntlye
without
any
gaynsaying
And
in
entringe
in
to
the
sayd
castell
escried
kinge
Helias
with
an
hie
voyce
to
his
people
saying
Vpon
your
liues
kepe
ye
that
the
false
Matabrune
yssue
not
out
of
this
place
.
The
which
vntruelye
wolde
haue
betrayed
and
caused
to
dye
my
good
mother
and
all
her
children
.
And
whan
Matabrune
had
hearde
the
noyse
,
&
that
she
sawe
the
Castel
taken
,
she
fortified
her
within
a
tour
with
certayne
of
her
gentylmen
&
damoyselles
wening
to
holde
her
there
in
saufte
.
But
whan
kynge
Helyas
knew
it
he
came
to
the
dore
of
the
sayde
toure
with
certayne
of
his
folke
and
brake
it
open
,
and
founde
her
therin
.
And
as
soone
as
the
kinge
apperceyued
her
:
he
came
to
her
with
great
courage
&
kest
her
to
the
earth
saying
.
Ha
false
olde
witche
thou
hast
betrayed
my
mother
&
made
vs
to
suffre
so
muche
euyll
.
Yf
it
were
not
for
the
honour
of
god
,
and
the
bloud
wherof
I
am
comen
my selfe
should
flea
thee
.
And
that
she
wist
not
what
to
saye
but
that
they
should
lede
her
to
king
Oriant
her
sonne
.
But
Helias
told
her
that
she
should
neuer
se
him
,
&
made
to
lede
her
downe
to
that
base
courte
,
wher
as
a
great
place
was
made
with
a
stake
and
wood
&
coles
for
to
brenne
her
as
she
had
deserued
.
wherto
echone
besied
.
And
whan
she
was
so
bounde
at
the
stake
,
&
that
ther
was
no
more
remedi
of
her
life
she
was
somwhat
moued
with
contricion
,
and
cryed
vnto
kyng
.
Helyas
in
saying
.
Ha
my
sonne
I
cry
you
mercy
.
I
knowledge
and
it
is
true
that
I
haue
wel
deserued
the
deathe
for
I
haue
falsly
betrayed
your
mother
,
&
made
her
to
vnderstande
that
of
her
body
were
yssued
.vii.
whelpes
,
&
she
of
trouth
childed
.vii.
fayre
children
,
the
which
at
their
birth
brought
eche
of
them
a
Chaine
of
Siluer
at
theyr
necke
but
by
mine
vntrouthe
I
sent
thē
by
on
of
my
seruauntes
for
to
droune
or
flea
them
,
but
god
preserued
them
fro
yll
,
And
yet
by
my
wickednesse
I
thought
to
make
to
die
the
good
queene
Beatryce
your
mother
,
in
imposynge
to
her
crime
that
she
wold
haue
betraied
her
spouse
king
Oriant
&
me
,
wherin
she
neuer
thought
,
so
is
it
good
ryght
that
I
die
,
for
towarde
god
I
haue
deserued
it
.
To
whome
I
beseche
that
he
pardon
me
,
&
that
the
paine
that
I
shal
suffre
in
dienge
may
be
tourned
if
it
please
him
to
the
satisfaccion
of
all
my
sinnes
.
And
also
I
require
you
to
pardon
me
for
I
die
willingly
,
and
I
forgiue
you
mi
death
.
Truly
sayd
kinge
Helias
I
pardon
you
as
to
my
parte
,
but
yet
shall
ye
die
by
Iustice
,
and
I
pray
god
forgyue
you
.
Than
was
wood
and
drye
thornes
layde
about
her
&
fyre
set
therin
and
so
she
was
brent
for
her
demirites
before
al
the
people
And
whan
the
execucion
was
doone
,
the
kinge
with
his
people
retourned
diligently
to
Lilefort
wher
as
he
was
honourabli
receiued
,
&
than
he
went
and
tolde
his
mother
what
he
had
doone
saying
.
Mother
reioyce
you
,
for
ye
be
reuenged
now
of
the
peruerce
matabrune
,
for
I
haue
made
her
to
be
brente
for
her
demerites
.
And
the
queene
answered
.
My
right
dere
sonne
I
thanke
you
.
Iesus
forgiue
her
soule
.
And
thus
they
abode
amiable
in
good
peace
wherof
all
the
people
reioyced
.
¶
How
Helyas
tooke
leaue
of
the
kyng
his
father
and
of
his
mother
for
to
folow
the
aduenture
of
his
brother
the
swanne
that
appered
on
the
riuer
before
a
ship
.
Ca
.
xxvi
AFter
certayne
tyme
that
the
victoryous
kynge
Helyas
had
posseded
the
Realme
of
Lyleforte
in
good
peace
and
tranquilite
of
Iustice
it
happened
on
a
day
as
he
was
in
his
palais
loking
towarde
the
riuer
that
he
apperceiued
that
swame
one
of
his
brethren
that
was
not
yet
tourned
into
his
fourme
humaine
,
for
that
his
chaine
was
moltē
for
to
make
matabrune
a
cup
as
it
is
sayd
.
And
the
sayd
swanne
was
in
the
water
before
a
ship
the
which
he
had
led
to
the
wharfe
as
abiding
king
Helias
And
whan
Helias
saw
him
:
he
said
in
him
selfe
.
Here
is
a
signification
that
god
sendeth
to
me
for
to
shew
to
me
that
I
ought
to
go
by
the
guyding
of
this
swanne
into
some
countrey
for
to
haue
honour
&
consolacion
,
vnder
the
bounte
and
magneficence
of
his
holy
and
excellent
name
.
And
in
this
good
purpose
inspired
of
the
holi
goste
he
assembled
his
brethren
and
his
syster
,
and
came
to
kynge
Oryant
his
father
and
queene
Beatrice
his
mother
,
&
in
the
presence
of
all
his
parentes
he
sayd
.
My
right
deare
&
honoured
father
,
&
you
also
my
sweet
mother
with
all
my
brothren
&
sister
&
freendes
here
present
.
It
is
now
needfull
&
conuenient
that
I
take
leue
at
you
.
For
here
bi
within
the
riuer
is
mi
brother
the
swanne
that
commeth
to
f●tche
me
in
a
shippe
that
he
ledeth
and
gideth
to
the
wharfe
in
abiding
me
.
wherfore
know
ye
my
lorde
my
father
that
I
render
to
you
the
crowne
riall
the
which
it
pleased
you
to
gyue
me
.
And
I
remitte
whole
into
your
handes
the
Realme
of
Lilefort
.
And
th{us}
humbly
I
take
leue
of
you
in
leuing
this
noble
countrey
for
to
go
at
the
commaundement
of
our
lorde
bi
the
condutinge
of
my
brother
.
For
I
haue
stedfast
hope
in
me
that
our
lord
hath
doone
all
for
the
best
,
and
that
he
wyl
leue
him
yet
in
the
fourme
of
a
swanne
for
to
guyde
and
leade
me
surely
to
some
good
porte
where
as
I
maye
to
his
digne
wyll
doo
some
vertuous
fruyte
.
And
thus
wil
I
go
with
him
,
&
to
Iesu
christ
I
commaunde
you
.
And
in
this
saying
:
he
went
and
kissed
the
kyng
and
the
queene
his
father
and
mother
,
his
brethren
&
his
syster
.
The
which
wepte
so
tenderly
that
it
was
pitie
for
to
se
them
.
¶
How
the
swanne
brother
of
kyng
Helyas
conduted
the
sayde
shyppe
wherin
Helyas
was
tyll
they
came
to
the
Citye
of
Nymaie
.
Ca
.
xxvii
.
ANd
whan
Helyas
had
thus
mekelye
taken
his
leaue
of
all
his
parentes
and
freendes
he
made
to
bere
his
armures
and
armes
of
honoure
into
the
shyppe
,
with
hys
target
&
his
bright
sheelde
,
of
whiche
as
it
is
writen
the
telde
was
of
Syluer
and
there
on
a
double
Crosse
of
golde
.
Than
after
the
noble
kinge
Oriant
came
&
presented
to
his
sonne
an
horne
,
and
said
.
My
right
dere
and
welbeloued
sonne
,
here
is
an
horne
that
I
gyue
you
,
the
which
ye
shal
keep
yf
it
please
you
,
for
my
sake
.
And
be
ye
sure
that
it
hath
suche
vertue
that
what
man
soeuer
bloweth
it
loude
may
not
haue
anoy
ne
domage
at
the
pleasure
of
god
.
And
I
beseche
god
humbly
that
he
giue
you
Ioyful
going
and
honour
at
your
retourning
,
and
saufte
in
your
viage
.
And
thus
as
Helias
was
yet
in
the
palays
with
the
kyng
the
swane
kest
three
or
foure
meruaylous
cryes
as
by
maner
to
call
his
brother
,
wherof
the
king
&
the
queene
withall
them
that
were
there
were
greatli
abasshed
.
So
descended
anon
the
sayd
Helyas
with
his
parentes
and
frendes
,
the
which
came
to
conuey
him
vnto
the
brinke
of
the
water
.
And
whan
the
swanne
sawe
hem
he
flickered
and
regoysed
as
in
making
maner
to
mete
the
saide
Helyas
.
And
there
euery
man
blessed
the
sayd
swanne
saying
.
It
is
domage
of
this
poore
child
that
hath
lost
his
fourme
humain
the
which
god
sende
him
.
But
yet
was
not
the
time
comen
ordeined
of
god
that
he
should
turne
in
his
humanite
,
for
a
more
greater
welth
that
should
ensue
after
.
And
there
was
the
kinge
and
the
quene
with
their
children
weping
profoundeli
for
pitie
that
they
had
to
beholde
their
noble
bloude
so
transfigured
into
a
swane
.
Than
entred
Helias
into
a
shyp
taking
general
leaue
of
all
his
freendes
.
The
which
retourned
weping
&
sorowing
for
the
good
Helias
the
noble
knight
of
the
swanne
,
that
went
at
his
aduentures
in
straunge
countreis
at
the
good
commaundement
of
god
,
and
the
guiding
of
the
swanne
.
So
the
swanne
put
him
〈◇〉
e
◇
〉
,
the
which
he
made
to
scoure
vpon
the
water
in
suche
wi●t
that
they
were
anon
ferre
fro
Lyleforte
And
thus
conduited
the
swanne
from
ryuer
to
ryuer
the
noble
Helyas
tyl
vnt●
the
place
ordeyned
of
god
for
to
giue
him
a
wife
,
of
whome
should
yssue
a
fayre
doughter
that
should
bere
three
sonnes
,
by
whome
should
be
gratli
exalted
the
fayth
of
our
lorde
Iesu
christ
.
Of
the
which
the
first
was
Godfrey
of
Boulyon
,
the
which
sithen
conquered
&
posseded
the
realme
of
the
holy
lande
of
Ierusalem
.
The
seconde
was
his
brother
Baudwyne
the
which
succeded
him
in
the
sayde
realme
.
And
the
thyrde
was
theyr
brother
Eustace
the
which
was
a
right
noble
knight
.
But
that
not
withstanding
yet
was
he
not
a
kinge
as
the
two
first
were
for
that
he
sucked
another
nourice
than
his
mother
bicause
the
child
cried
.
And
the
mother
was
maruailous
angry
,
as
hereafter
shal
be
shewed
in
folowinge
by
ordre
the
true
cronycle
.
¶
How
the
Erle
of
Frankbourke
made
to
come
&
appere
by
Iustice
Clarysse
duchesse
of
Boulyon
at
Nimaye
wyllynge
to
vsurpe
her
of
her
duchy
,
in
gyuinge
false
vnderstandynge
to
Otton
Emperour
of
Almayne
,
the
whiche
helde
the
courte
of
his
Parlyament
at
the
sayde
cytie
of
Nymaie
.
Ca
.
xxviii
.
TO
come
alwaye
to
the
effecte
of
the
noble
Cronycle
the
which
I
haue
begon
to
treate
to
the
verite
of
that
which
is
wryten
in
many
other
notable
hystoryes
.
I
shall
leue
a
lytle
to
speake
of
the
noble
Helyas
knyght
of
the
swanne
that
is
fletinge
on
the
wate●
comynge
to
the
eytye
of
Nimaye
before
the
emperour
and
by
diuine
prouydence
to
susteyne
the
right
〈◇〉
good
d●chesse
of
Boulyon
,
as
after
it
is
sayde
.
¶
It
is
so
that
the
ryght
noble
emperour
of
almayne
named
Otton
first
of
that
name
,
that
had
vnder
him
the
land
of
Dardaine
,
of
Lyege
,
&
of
Nammur
,
helde
his
syege
of
Iustice
&
the
court
of
his
parliament
in
the
citie
of
Nimay
And
thither
al
they
that
were
oppressed
,
or
domaged
cāe
to
axe
right
of
themperour
,
that
was
a
verie
iust
iudge
&
good
Iusticier
.
So
than
the
erle
of
Frankebourke
made
to
apere
the
duchesse
of
Boulyon
before
him
,
vniustlye
to
vsurpe
the
duchy
bi
false
giuing
to
vnderstande
.
And
at
a
d●y
set
appered
the
erle
demaundaunt
in
mater
of
nouelte
on
the
on
parte
,
&
the
duchesse
of
Boulyon
defendresse
on
the
other
parte
.
The
whiche
had
brought
her
doughter
with
her
that
was
a
faire
damaisel
.
And
whan
the
coumsel
was
comen
and
assembled
afore
the
emperour
,
the
erle
made
to
plede
his
cause
.
In
the
which
plea
he
made
iniuriously
to
pose
and
put
in
faite
that
the
said
duchesse
had
made
to
enpaysen
her
husband
,
the
which
was
his
brother
.
And
the
her
said
husband
about
the
space
of
.iii.
yeres
was
in
straunge
countreys
without
retourning
home
.
During
the
whiche
time
and
in
his
abscence
she
had
conceyued
&
borne
a
doughter
,
the
which
for
the
sayde
cause
he
wolde
say
that
she
was
not
of
legitime
mariage
.
And
moreouer
that
the
londe
and
duchi
of
Boulias
was
comen
of
his
father
.
By
the
which
he
wolde
say
&
promise
by
his
pleding
that
the
duchesse
might
not
of
right
possede
ne
holde
the
said
duchy
as
dowayresse
of
her
husbande
,
ne
her
doughter
in
lykewise
as
heire
of
the
said
duke
,
for
she
was
not
ligitime
as
he
said
before
,
&
that
he
offred
to
proue
it
,
tendaunt
to
the
ende
to
take
and
holde
in
his
hande
the
said
duchy
of
boulion
as
a
successour
&
seul
heritier
of
his
brother
(
in
his
life
husband
to
the
said
duchesse
)
and
duke
of
Boulion
.
Than
after
the
pledynge
of
the
sayd
demaundaunt
,
the
duchesse
defended
her
cause
to
the
best
she
might
,
denienge
al
that
he
had
proposed
agaynst
her
&
her
doughter
,
whose
honour
he
had
hurte
in
protesting
of
theniuries
.
Certes
ladi
said
themperour
,
here
is
an
iniurious
mater
&
that
wil
cause
your
death
if
ye
pouruei
not
,
seing
that
he
offreth
him
to
proue
it
,
if
it
be
not
let
by
your
opposites
.
Sir
sayd
the
erle
to
thende
that
ye
seme
it
not
to
be
true
here
is
mi
gauge
for
to
susteyne
it
to
the
vtteraunce
,
and
befight
it
to
the
death
that
it
is
as
I
haue
said
.
wherfore
she
is
culpable
to
die
&
not
to
possede
the
said
duchy
.
Now
ladi
said
themperour
ye
haue
heard
the
offer
that
he
maketh
you
,
which
semeth
me
way
of
right
,
wherbi
I
cannot
refuse
him
his
demaund
And
therfore
make
diligence
to
seeke
a
knight
for
to
sighte
and
susteyne
your
quarell
,
by
the
which
ye
may
denye
that
which
hath
be
now
proposed
by
your
aduerse
party
And
yf
ye
thinke
that
ye
may
finde
ony
that
will
take
thys
charge
for
you
:
I
shall
gladly
giue
you
space
and
delaye
to
pouruey
you
.
Than
the
good
lady
as
al
abasshed
loked
aboute
her
if
there
were
ony
present
that
in
her
need
wolde
helpe
her
.
But
none
wolde
medle
seynge
the
case
to
her
imposed
.
Wherfore
she
committed
her
to
God
prayinge
him
humbly
to
succour
her
,
&
reproue
thiniury
that
wickedly
to
her
was
imposed
by
the
sayd
erle
.
¶
How
Helias
the
noble
knight
of
the
swanne
aryued
at
Nymaie
for
to
defende
the
duchesse
of
Boulon
,
who
themperour
receyued
gladly
.
Ca
.
xxix
.
FOr
to
retourne
to
the
myraculous
history
of
the
ryght
noble
and
valiaunt
Helyas
knyght
of
the
swanne
,
the
which
hath
be
somwhat
interrupt
for
to
recite
this
that
afore
is
sayde
seruinge
to
the
matter
folowynge
.
It
is
to
be
noted
that
so
as
the
erle
of
Franckebourcke
and
the
duchesse
of
Boulyon
were
so
pledynge
before
the
emperour
of
Almayne
in
his
parliament
at
the
Towne
and
cytie
of
Nymaie
for
the
matter
aforesayd
,
approched
thyther
the
the
good
Helyas
guided
by
the
swanne
the
which
began
to
blowe
hyghly
his
horne
that
his
father
kyng
Oriant
had
gyuen
hym
,
in
suche
maner
that
they
that
were
in
the
parlyment
with
the
Emperour
were
all
admeruailed
to
heare
a
sowne
so
lowde
.
Than
in
continent
they
looked
out
at
the
windowes
and
sawe
the
swanne
come
ledinge
a
shyppe
,
within
the
which
was
the
noble
Helias
knight
of
the
swanne
,
well
garnysshed
of
spere
,
swerde
&
armures
as
belongeth
to
a
knight
.
And
whan
the
Emperoure
sawe
him
arme
he
had
great
meruayle
.
For
he
apperceiued
the
swanne
that
retourned
with
the
shyp
incontinent
that
the
noble
Helias
was
out
with
his
armoures
,
wherfore
he
sent
for
him
.
And
in
this
wise
behelde
him
the
noble
Clarysse
duchesse
of
Boulion
.
The
which
to
this
purpose
tolde
a
dreame
to
her
doughter
,
wherof
she
hadde
visyon
the
night
before
saiynge
.
Truly
doughter
I
wene
that
our
Lorde
this
daye
wyll
helpe
and
succoure
me
by
his
diuine
grace
.
For
this
nighte
me
thought
in
my
dreame
that
I
pleaded
agaynste
the
Erle
of
Frankenbourke
that
by
his
Treason
accused
me
of
crime
of
death
wherbi
I
was
condempned
too
be
brente
in
a
fyre
.
But
there
came
a
Swanne
fleynge
that
broughte
me
water
that
put
out
the
sayde
fyre
.
And
of
this
water
yssued
a
byg
fishe
the
which
fructified
in
suche
wyse
that
echone
lyued
therwith
til
into
Ierusalem
&
all
the
countrey
.
wherby
I
beleue
at
the
pleasure
of
god
that
the
swanne
whiche
hath
guyded
this
noble
knight
hither
shal
be
cause
to
delyuer
me
of
the
crime
wherof
I
am
falsely
accused
.
And
thus
as
the
Duchesse
of
Boulyon
deuised
with
her
doughter
thy
ther
came
the
good
knight
Helias
,
which
at
the
commaundement
of
the
emperour
aryued
in
the
halle
where
as
he
helde
his
parliament
.
And
there
reuerently
he
salued
the
saide
emperour
.
And
the
emperour
againwarde
receiued
him
muche
honestly
,
in
demaunding
him
of
his
tidinges
and
how
he
was
theither
comen
.
Syr
sayd
Helias
I
am
a
poore
knyght
aduenturous
for
to
serue
you
trulye
whan
ye
shall
haue
any
need
of
my
simple
saruice
.
Than
sayd
the
emperour
.
My
freend
I
thanke
you
,
and
ye
be
welcome
.
And
sith
you
seke
aduentures
in
feates
of
armes
and
chyualry
ye
maye
finde
them
here
without
goinge
ferther
.
And
for
to
declare
you
al
the
case
.
Here
is
this
noble
ladi
duchesse
of
Boulyon
with
her
doughter
,
the
which
the
erle
of
Frankebourke
her
present
hath
accused
her
of
a
cryme
ynough
to
make
her
die
,
&
also
to
disheryte
her
doughter
of
the
sayde
Duchy
of
Boulion
,
yf
she
finde
not
some
champion
or
noble
knight
that
wolde
defende
her
ryght
agaynst
the
sayde
Erle
afore
named
,
the
which
hath
casten
his
guage
for
to
susteyne
publikely
against
any
defendaunte
that
which
he
hath
proposed
.
And
now
ye
haue
hearde
the
case
,
the
which
should
be
a
fayre
aduenture
,
yf
ye
would
susteyne
it
.
And
I
shall
saue
her
in
restablysshynge
vnto
her
her
heritage
,
&
also
ye
shall
haue
her
doughter
in
mariage
,
which
ye
se
so
gracious
&
a
right
fayre
mayden
.
And
whan
the
good
Helyas
had
hearde
themperour
he
behelde
the
duchesse
the
whiche
semed
him
moche
beninge
and
of
noble
mayntene
.
Also
he
considered
the
beaute
&
gracous
countenaunce
of
her
doughter
,
the
which
to
him
was
meruayiously
pleasaunt
and
agreable
to
beholde
.
Than
he
demaunded
of
themperour
that
it
wolde
please
him
to
giue
him
leaue
to
speake
a
litle
secretly
with
the
duchesse
of
boulion
.
which
he
graunted
gladly
,
wherfore
he
thanked
him
And
than
Helias
tooke
her
by
the
hande
and
drew
her
somwhat
aparte
,
&
sayd
to
her
.
Fayre
ladye
it
behoueth
yf
it
please
you
that
ye
tell
to
me
and
swere
the
trouth
of
this
that
I
shal
demaunde
of
you
.
And
this
same
dai
bi
the
pleasure
of
god
I
shall
be
your
faithfull
seruaunt
.
Alas
noble
knyght
said
she
.
I
promyse
you
by
the
liuinge
god
and
on
the
faith
of
gentilnesse
that
I
shall
tel
you
al
the
trouth
of
that
ye
shal
are
me
.
Now
madame
said
he
by
the
othe
that
he
haue
here
made
,
be
ye
not
in
any
thinge
culpable
of
this
cryme
wherof
ye
be
presentlye
accused
?
Bi
mi
trouth
my
freend
sayd
she
,
naye
.
And
I
beseche
god
that
he
neuer
doo
me
anye
grace
to
my
body
and
soule
if
I
euer
thought
of
that
wherof
I
am
falsly
and
without
cause
accused
.
And
truly
madame
sayde
he
than
haue
ye
founde
a
champion
of
me
for
to
susteyne
and
defende
your
ryght
in
suche
wyse
that
by
the
pleasure
of
god
that
it
veray
berite
this
daye
your
enemy
shal
be
ouercome
.
¶
How
Helyas
the
vertuous
knight
of
the
Swanne
dyd
fight
agaynst
the
erle
of
Francbourcke
,
the
which
he
conquered
and
slew
.
Ca
.
xxx
.
WHan
the
noble
knight
of
the
swanne
had
interrougued
and
questioned
the
duchesse
of
Boulyon
he
came
streyght
to
the
Emperoure
and
sayde
.
Syr
make
hym
to
come
hyther
that
iniustly
accuseth
thys
noble
Ladye
,
for
to
disherite
or
make
her
dye
,
for
I
am
redye
for
to
defende
her
.
And
with
these
wordes
yssued
the
Erle
saying
My
freende
what
demaunde
ye
?
Ye
shewe
you
muche
o●●r
wenynge
to
me●le
you
of
a
thynge
that
toucheth
you
not
.
Vassall
sayd
Helias
here
is
my
gloue
that
I
deliuer
you
,
in
suchewise
that
the
honour
of
god
and
for
this
ladyes
sake
ye
shal
se
what
an
aduenturous
knight
can
do
And
the
erle
receyued
his
guage
.
So
was
the
bataile
accorded
incontinent
by
the
emperour
,
the
which
receyued
theyr
othes
,
demaunded
whan
they
wolde
fight
.
Than
Helias
required
themperour
that
it
wolde
please
him
to
ordeyne
it
presently
,
the
which
he
graunte
.
And
the
erle
for
shame
durst
not
refuse
him
.
Than
forthwith
the
feeld
was
prepayred
,
the
listes
dressed
,
and
the
champions
surely
armed
as
behoued
in
such
a
case
.
Incontinent
the
noble
Helias
tooke
his
speare
,
his
swearde
,
and
his
sheelde
of
Syluer
with
a
double
crosse
of
Golde
,
the
which
he
set
vpon
his
left
arme
.
And
on
the
other
parte
the
erle
was
mounted
on
his
hors
.
And
syth
they
came
into
the
feelde
arayed
for
them
.
And
there
was
present
the
emperour
with
his
counseyl
and
the
duchesse
of
Boulion
with
her
doughter
,
accompayned
of
many
lordes
and
ladyes
.
And
whan
the
duchesse
and
her
doughter
saw
cominge
Helias
their
noble
champion
,
they
praied
god
that
he
wolde
kepe
him
fro
harme
,
and
giue
him
victory
ouer
his
enemy
after
the
ryght
of
that
he
iustly
defended
.
So
incontinent
was
ordeyned
the
batayle
of
the
two
knightes
,
the
which
with
cours
of
horse
came
rinning
one
agaynst
the
other
the
speres
in
the
reste
,
and
encountred
so
rudely
that
both
theyr
speres
shiuered
all
in
peeces
.
And
than
they
drewe
theyr
swerdes
wherwith
they
smote
togither
so
longe
that
the
erle
might
scarce
doo
any
more
.
But
the
noble
Helias
had
alwaye
good
courage
as
he
that
had
set
all
his
truste
in
god
,
and
that
with
iust
title
susteined
charitabli
the
right
of
the
noble
duchesse
of
Baulion
.
Than
the
erle
demaunded
of
the
noble
Helyas
that
it
wolde
please
him
to
gyue
him
trewes
for
to
speake
with
him
,
the
which
he
graunted
.
Certes
free
knight
sayd
the
erle
yf
it
wolde
please
you
to
apease
this
batayle
&
that
I
may
winne
that
that
I
demaunde
I
shall
giue
you
my
doughter
in
mariage
,
and
ye
shal
haue
my
londe
of
Dardayne
that
is
a
noble
and
fruitfull
countrey
.
And
than
answered
Helias
.
Traytre
wenest
thou
to
make
me
of
thy
consorce
.
wyt
thou
that
I
wolde
soner
let
me
to
be
hewen
in
al
my
membres
than
I
wolde
commit
treason
as
thou
hast
doone
,
&
therfore
speake
nomore
of
it
.
For
of
me
getest
thou
no
merci
for
this
dede
.
And
I
promife
thee
that
this
dai
bi
the
pleasure
of
god
which
hath
sent
me
hither
I
shall
deliuer
the
noble
duchesse
of
thy
treason
,
and
I
shal
espouse
her
doughter
maugre
thy
wicked
wyll
.
Now
defende
thee
against
me
.
Than
Helias
approched
the
said
erle
&
smote
him
so
couragiousli
with
his
swerde
that
he
frusshed
al
his
helme
wherwith
the
erle
fel
backewarde
vpon
his
horse
.
Than
the
erle
thought
to
reuete
him selfe
and
came
to
Helias
,
the
which
he
smote
so
hard
vpon
his
right
arme
that
he
made
the
swerde
flee
out
of
his
hande
.
And
whan
Helias
sawe
that
he
was
dystytute
of
his
swerde
,
he
descended
lightli
from
his
horse
,
and
came
&
seased
the
erle
by
the
body
,
&
valiauntly
by
force
kest
him
to
the
erthe
.
And
wolde
he
or
not
be
arached
his
shield
fro
his
necke
.
And
sith
by
strength
of
his
handes
he
deseased
him
of
his
swearde
maugre
his
tethe
.
And
whan
the
erle
felte
him
so
dispourueyed
he
began
to
yelde
him
to
Helyas
saying
.
A
knight
saue
my
life
and
I
shal
giue
thee
my
landes
.
Ha
false
traytour
sayd
Helyas
thou
shalt
not
escape
so
.
For
I
wil
haue
whol
victori
of
the
for
to
venge
the
noble
duchesse
&
her
doughter
that
thou
hast
sclaundred
.
And
therwith
he
lift
vp
the
swerde
that
he
had
taken
fro
the
erle
,
and
gaue
him
suche
a
stroke
that
his
helme
went
of
and
than
he
cut
of
his
head
&
so
he
dyed
mischeuousli
.
And
than
the
duchesse
and
her
doughter
gaue
laudes
and
graces
to
God
of
the
victorye
of
theyr
enemy
which
they
saw
vain
quysshed
by
the
grace
of
god
,
which
had
sent
the
noble
knyght
to
be
their
helper
.
¶
How
the
good
Helias
wedded
the
doughter
of
the
duchesse
of
Boulyon
.
Ca
.
xxxi
THan
after
that
the
noble
Helias
had
victorious
ye
conquered
the
erle
of
Frankebourke
his
enemi
:
he
came
benigneli
and
salued
the
emperour
Otton
which
receiued
him
benignely
as
a
prue
&
noble
knight
.
After
he
sa●ued
Clarysse
the
noble
duchesse
of
Boulyon
,
the
which
thanked
hym
reuerently
of
that
he
had
doone
for
her
,
for
he
had
saued
her
life
,
and
the
heritage
of
her
noble
douchy
.
Than
Helias
tooke
the
duchesses
doughter
bi
the
hand
&
enbraced
and
kissed
her
benignely
in
saying
.
Miloue
ye
ought
wel
to
be
mi
wife
,
for
I
haue
frelie
bought
you
,
and
saued
your
honour
in
champ
of
batayle
.
And
●he
mayden
answered
humbly
.
Certaynly
noble
knyght
my
mother
and
I
ben
beholden
to
god
&
you
of
the
right
happy
iurney
that
this
daye
we
haue
by
you
receyued
.
wherfore
at
the
good
pleasure
of
mi
mother
I
yelde
me
totalli
to
you
,
as
it
hath
ben
promised
.
And
forthwith
the
emperour
came
to
the
duchesse
saying
.
Ladi
I
yelde
to
you
your
londe
&
duchy
of
Boulyon
playnle
and
peasybly
,
&
restablysshe
you
in
honour
without
any
culpe
of
cr●me
as
the
trouthe
is
seen
.
Certes
sayde
the
duchesse
I
thanke
you
highly
.
But
as
to
the
regarde
of
my
londe
&
duchi
of
boulion
I
giue
it
freely
to
this
valiaunt
knight
that
notabli
hath
conquered
it
.
And
also
I
gyue
him
my
doughter
in
mariage
the
which
from
bensforth
with
him
shal
be
sayd
and
called
lady
.
For
I
wyll
shortly
go
&
yelde
me
a
nune
or
religiouse
in
some
nonery
,
as
I
haue
auowed
to
god
the
which
this
day
hath
succoured
me
by
so
noble
a
knight
.
And
whan
the
Emperour
called
to
him
Helias
the
noble
knight
of
the
swane
,
vnto
whome
he
declared
publikely
and
openly
before
all
that
he
was
duke
of
Boulyon
,
and
that
him
behoued
to
wedde
the
doughter
of
the
noble
dame
Clarisse
lyke
as
he
had
promised
.
wherto
benignely
consented
the
said
Helias
.
And
thus
by
consentement
of
both
parties
was
in
continent
made
apparaile
for
the
morow
to
make
the
feast
and
solempnite
of
the
spousayles
.
And
al
that
night
til
on
the
morow
echone
were
delibered
to
sporte
and
Ioye
.
Knights
and
gentilmen
reioyced
thē
of
this
maruaylous
aduenture
.
Ladies
and
domoyselles
daunced
with
them
in
al
games
and
merye
cheres
,
and
in
suche
wise
that
it
should
be
to
longe
for
to
tel
al
the
games
daunces
,
and
turneymentes
that
were
doone
at
the
sayd
feast
.
And
on
the
morow
was
reuerently
celebred
the
mariage
in
the
churche
where
as
came
many
great
Lordes
ladies
,
and
other
estates
.
And
after
was
the
feaste
made
in
themperours
halle
,
where
as
euery
man
to
his
poore
reioyced
with
al
his
hert
.
Trumpetes
,
clerons
,
tabourins
and
other
minstralsi
was
there
in
that
place
assembled
to
make
mirth
melodiously
.
And
to
make
shorte
there
was
the
greatest
triumphe
that
euer
was
seen
.
Than
at
nyght
the
good
Helias
duke
of
Boulion
lai
with
his
spouse
the
which
night
she
conceyued
of
him
a
daughter
that
at
her
baptisme
was
named
Ydian
,
of
whome
yssued
the
prue
&
worthy
prince
Godfrey
of
Boulion
,
and
sith
his
two
brethren
Baudwin
and
Eustace
.
The
which
were
to
noble
and
valiaunt
knightes
as
theyr
dedes
shewed
afterward
And
thus
appereth
that
the
noble
Helyas
knyght
of
the
Swanne
conquered
and
wanne
victoriousli
the
duchi
of
Boulion
with
the
swearde
.
And
after
that
the
feaste
and
●ylempnite
of
the
weddinge
had
lasted
about
.xv.
dayes
,
the
sayd
Helias
duke
of
Boulion
and
his
noble
wife
dysposed
them
to
go
into
their
countrei
with
their
estate
.
So
the
said
new
duke
tooke
leaue
of
themperour
in
sweringe
and
promisinge
to
him
homage
of
the
sayd
duchi
as
it
was
of
right
,
and
in
thankinge
him
honourablye
he
departed
from
him
and
fro
al
his
noble
barons
and
knyghtes
for
to
go
to
Boulyon
.
But
in
goinge
he
founde
many
of
the
parentes
and
frendes
of
the
foresayd
erle
of
Frankebourke
,
the
which
assayled
him
on
the
way
weening
to
auenge
his
death
.
But
he
shewed
him
so
valiaunt
and
knightli
that
they
were
not
the
most
strongest
,
for
he
&
his
folke
had
passage
at
their
owne
pleasure
whither
his
enemies
wolde
or
not
And
triumphantli
he
came
vnto
the
said
place
of
boulion
wher
as
he
was
honourabli
receiued
with
great
ioye
&
exultation
.
After
he
helde
on
a
dai
open
court
to
al
comers
In
which
were
receiued
honourably
al
the
noble
barons
and
lordes
of
the
countrey
,
and
this
time
hanging
waxed
great
with
childe
the
noble
duchesse
his
wife
in
suche
maner
that
at
the
ende
of
.ix.
moneths
she
childed
of
a
faire
doughter
.
The
which
was
honestlye
baptysed
in
greate
company
of
diuers
noble
lordes
and
damoyselles
.
And
she
was
named
Ydain
at
the
fonte
,
the
which
sithe
was
mother
of
the
prue
and
valiaunt
prince
Godfrey
of
Boulyon
,
and
of
his
brethren
Baudwin
and
Eustace
.
And
during
the
childebed
of
the
noble
duchesse
were
made
many
notable
conuiues
and
mery
pastimes
.
Then
afterwarde
grew
and
sprainge
the
saide
mayden
by
the
wyll
of
God
that
she
was
in
pleasaunt
age
of
flouringe
youthe
.
And
vpon
a
day
as
the
duchesse
wente
in
sportynge
with
her
husbande
the
good
Helyas
,
she
demaunded
of
him
pryuelie
of
what
countrey
he
was
,
&
what
freendes
he
had
.
but
he
sayd
nothing
,
&
defended
her
neuer
to
speake
therof
,
or
he
wolde
go
his
way
and
neuer
dwel
with
her
any
more
So
she
helde
her
stil
for
that
time
,
&
they
abode
the
spa●●
of
.vii.
yere
liuing
in
loue
&
cordialite
one
with
the
other
.
And
in
this
time
durynge
the
auncient
Duchesse
mother
of
the
good
Helias
wife
was
yelded
in
religion
,
lyke
as
she
had
promised
and
vowed
to
god
.
¶
How
Helias
the
noble
duke
of
Boulion
left
his
lande
for
that
his
wife
disobeyed
his
commau●diment
,
and
after
the
swanne
his
brother
brought
him
to
Nymaye
to
the
emperour
Otton
.
Ca
.
xxxii
ON
a
daye
as
the
Duchesse
of
Boulion
laye
in
bed
with
her
husband
Helyas
there
toke
her
a
meruaylous
wyll
to
aske
agayne
of
hym
of
what
folke
he
was
comen
.
The
which
notably
he
had
defended
her
,
or
that
he
wolde
go
his
way
.
But
as
a
woman
that
is
lyght
herte
&
wyll
sooner
doo
the
contrary
to
that
her
husbande
commaundeth
her
than
otherwise
.
It
hapened
on
a
night
as
thei
were
to
gether
she
was
not
at
her
ease
because
she
durst
not
say
and
fulfil
her
wil
.
But
at
the
last
she
was
hardi
ynough
,
so
that
she
sayd
.
Certainly
my
lorde
I
wolde
fayne
knowe
of
what
place
ye
be
come
,
&
who
ben
your
parentes
and
freendes
,
as
otherwhyle
I
haue
asked
?
wherfore
I
wolde
fayne
that
it
wolde
please
you
to
tell
me
.
And
whan
the
noble
Helias
heard
her
sai
so
he
was
greatli
angri
at
his
hert
.
And
in
anger
sayd
.
Certes
ye
shall
know
nothing
.
And
I
swere
&
promise
you
by
my
faith
that
to
morow
erlye
I
shall
departe
fro
this
countrey
.
And
at
Boulion
shal
ye
se
me
neuer
more
.
And
I
shall
go
streyght
to
Nimaie
&
take
leaue
at
themperour
&
of
you
in
the
presence
of
all
his
barons
.
And
whan
the
duchesse
vnderstode
him
:
she
began
to
wepe
tenderli
,
&
sith
arose
from
her
bed
and
came
and
complained
to
her
folke
saying
.
Alas
,
alas
my
lordes
and
ladies
now
haue
I
loste
the
company
of
my
good
and
faythfull
frend
,
by
mine
ouermuche
speaking
,
and
could
not
hyde
my
courage
.
And
anon
after
she
came
to
the
bedde
of
her
doughter
Ydain
that
her
father
loued
derely
,
&
tolde
her
therof
.
And
than
she
adressed
her
to
her
fathers
bedd
weeping
piteously
saying
.
Alas
mi
lorde
my
father
haue
pitie
on
my
good
mother
and
me
.
Alas
wyll
ye
leue
vs
:
Virgin
Mary
helpe
,
shall
I
abide
orpheline
in
mi
yonge
dais
.
Alas
father
leue
vs
not
for
gods
sake
regarde
your
bloud
,
and
take
pitie
theron
.
And
than
the
noble
duke
that
was
meruaylously
sorye
recomforted
her
sayinge
.
Fayre
doughter
make
not
suche
sorow
,
for
I
shal
wel
pouruey
your
mother
and
you
yf
god
wyl
,
or
that
I
departe
.
Than
in
the
morning
Helias
arose
and
tenderly
weping
he
went
and
harde
masse
deuoutly
as
he
was
accustomed
.
And
after
masse
he
sayd
to
his
knights
and
familiers
.
Lords
I
require
&
pray
you
charitably
that
ye
wil
guide
my
wife
your
lady
and
my
doughter
vnto
the
citie
of
Nimaie
wheras
themperour
is
,
to
the
ende
that
I
may
take
leaue
of
hym
honourably
as
apperteineth
,
and
that
I
may
commaunde
also
to
him
mine
affaire
in
these
parties
,
for
I
shal
neuer
retorne
,
The
noble
knightes
accorded
gladly
his
demaund
And
yet
he
said
agayne
.
My
frendes
I
you
recommaunde
that
ye
be
alway
redy
to
kepe
and
defende
this
noble
countrey
of
Boulyon
and
the
honour
of
my
wife
your
duchesse
a
of
my
doughter
.
And
so
they
promised
him
to
do
at
his
good
wyl
.
Now
my
lordes
sayd
he
I
thanke
you
al
,
prayinge
you
that
ye
holde
me
faith
as
ye
haue
promised
.
More
ouer
my
lordes
and
frendes
the
houre
is
comen
that
I
must
departe
fro
this
place
,
for
anon
ye
shal
se
come
nere
the
swanne
the
which
by
the
wyl
of
god
shal
lede
his
shyppe
for
to
guide
me
to
Nimaie
.
And
as
they
spake
thus
together
the
swanne
ariued
myraculously
as
he
had
sayd
,
&
kest
a
meruaylous
crye
in
callyng
his
brother
Helias
.
And
than
he
tooke
leaue
mekeli
of
al
his
knightes
,
gentilmen
and
damoyselles
that
wept
tenderly
the
departing
of
theyr
good
lord
with
the
noble
duchesse
&
her
doughter
that
it
was
piti
to
se
them
.
And
semblably
al
the
Citezins
wept
a
wailed
the
abscence
&
departing
of
theyr
noble
duke
,
that
so
swetlie
had
susteined
thē
in
good
peace
&
liberte
without
to
vex
ro
trouble
them
with
oni
subsides
or
tailies
,
but
for
to
take
them
from
grefe
had
anulled
al
false
vsages
and
set
good
customes
&
fredomes
wherfore
they
wende
neuer
to
recouer
suche
a nother
.
Than
entred
Helyas
into
the
shippe
,
where
as
he
and
the
swanne
feasted
them
ioyusle
as
brethren
,
for
the
houre
approched
that
he
should
returne
to
his
fourme
humayne
.
And
so
they
left
Bulion
and
drewe
toward
Nimaie
to
go
to
themperour
as
the
noble
Helias
had
proposed
to
do
for
to
put
his
wife
and
his
doughter
in
his
saufgarde
with
theyr
noble
countree
of
Boulion
.
¶
How
the
duchesse
of
Boulion
complayned
to
the
emperour
for
the
departing
of
Helyas
.
Ca
.
xxxiii
.
Clarysse
INcontinent
after
that
the
noble
Helyas
was
departed
fro
Boulyon
,
the
duchesse
his
wyfe
and
her
doughter
Ydain
companyed
of
many
noble
knightes
and
damoyselles
prepared
them
for
to
go
to
Nymaie
before
the
Emperour
.
And
whan
they
were
comen
into
his
palais
she
fell
downe
before
him
we
pynge
and
complaynynge
her
of
her
good
husbande
that
wolde
leue
her
,
saying
.
Alas
noble
emperour
I
pray
you
yf
it
please
you
haue
pitie
on
me
and
on
my
poore
doughter
,
for
if
it
be
not
by
your
meane
and
benignite
I
shal
lese
this
day
the
noble
knight
that
here
in
your
presence
toke
me
to
wife
and
spouse
.
How
lady
sayd
the
Emperour
is
your
husband
dead
?
Alas
syr
sayd
she
,
nay
,
but
he
will
retourne
into
the
countrey
fro
thens
he
came
whan
he
aryued
here
in
this
place
for
to
succour
me
,
as
echone
saw
clerely
.
For
the
swanne
that
ye
saw
is
retourned
with
his
shyppe
to
fetche
him
,
and
he
is
gone
with
him
.
It
must
be
than
said
the
emperoure
that
ye
haue
doone
him
some
offence
,
wherof
he
is
angre
with
you
.
Than
the
sayd
duchesse
tolde
and
recyted
to
hym
howe
and
what
maner
she
had
trespassed
his
commaundement
,
wherfore
he
repreued
hyr
,
sayinge
that
she
had
not
well
doone
.
¶
And
thus
as
they
spake
together
:
cam
Helias
that
by
the
guiding
of
his
brother
the
swanne
ariued
nigh
to
the
palays
of
themperour
.
wherfore
he
began
to
sowne
hys
vertuous
horne
,
as
he
had
doone
whan
he
ariued
first
.
And
whan
the
Emperour
had
heard
him
he
meruailed
&
sayd
to
the
duchesse
that
he
had
heard
her
husband
.
Alas
said
she
I
know
well
that
he
wolde
come
hither
.
But
it
is
to
take
leaue
at
you
,
without
euer
to
retorne
but
if
ye
moeue
him
by
your
high
sapience
.
¶
How
Helias
ariued
at
Nimaie
wher
as
he
was
goodly
receyued
of
the
Emperour
.
Ca
.
xxxiiii
ATt
these
wordes
ariued
Helias
before
th
,
the
which
he
salued
humbly
.
And
the
emperour
receyued
him
benignely
in
saienge
Noble
duke
ye
be
right
welcom
.
Sir
said
he
pardon
me
,
for
I
haue
forsaken
my
duchi
,
and
neuer
wyll
I
possede
any
thinge
of
it
,
for
it
behoueth
me
singulerly
to
retourne
to
the
countre
fro
whens
I
fyrst
departed
by
the
wyll
of
god
.
But
this
not
wythstandyng
&
all
stryle
premysed
right
affectuously
I
recommaund
you
my
wife
.
And
semblably
my
noble
doughter
the
which
presentli
I
giue
you
as
your
doughter
.
And
I
pray
you
that
it
please
you
of
your
benignite
to
be
her
good
father
&
frende
&
to
mary
her
whan
time
shall
come
at
your
good
discrecion
.
Al
redy
of
your
grace
&
bounte
ye
haue
be
meane
of
the
cause
of
our
mariage
,
so
againe
I
require
you
to
kepe
theyr
honour
,
and
maintene
them
vnder
your
safgarde
in
the
fraunchise
of
your
countrei
,
and
noble
duchy
of
Bolion
for
I
wyl
neuer
retourne
.
A
noble
duke
mi
dere
freend
,
yf
ye
haue
made
any
othe
therof
as
ye
say
,
it
is
not
of
necessite
to
holde
vowes
against
charite
.
For
ye
shal
soner
haue
pardon
to
breake
your
othe
that
is
not
lawful
than
to
accomplisshe
it
.
If
ought
be
misdoone
,
&
so
shortly
to
leaue
your
wife
is
against
god
&
charite
,
ye
haue
also
your
faire
doughter
Ydian
that
ye
se
wepe
so
piteousli
before
you
of
whome
ye
should
haue
pitie
.
Certis
sir
said
Helias
me
behoueth
to
go
lightli
into
an
other
region
by
the
commaundement
of
god
that
calleth
me
for
an
other
welth
.
wherfore
I
pray
you
pardon
me
for
I
may
abide
no
longer
.
yonder
is
the
swanne
that
abideth
.
My
freende
sayd
the
emperour
,
sith
it
is
the
wyll
of
god
I
wyll
not
gaynsay
it
.
And
than
he
came
nete
to
his
wyfe
and
his
daughter
the
which
he
kissed
tenderly
weeping
,
so
that
he
left
them
as
al
in
a
swonne
before
themperour
,
or
whome
he
toke
humbli
leaue
in
recommaunding
thē
againe
to
his
good
grace
.
And
he
promised
so
to
do
,
and
to
mary
his
doughter
nobly
without
fayle
.
And
so
departed
the
noble
Helias
,
and
went
towarde
the
riuer
where
as
his
brother
abode
him
in
likenesse
of
a
swanne
For
he
kepe
the
shyppe
al
way
tyl
that
his
brother
were
returned
.
And
whan
he
was
comen
the
swanne
reioyced
for
to
see
him
So
she
departed
with
greate
dilygence
fleting
alway
fro
riuer
to
riuer
tyl
they
came
into
the
countrei
of
Lilefort
that
was
the
londe
of
theyr
natiuite
¶
How
Helias
the
noble
knight
of
the
swanne
retourned
into
the
Citie
of
Lylefort
within
the
shyppe
of
his
brother
the
swanne
.
The
whiche
myraculously
&
by
the
will
of
our
lorde
retourned
before
his
parentes
&
freendes
in
his
fyrst
fourme
humayne
.
Ca
.
xxxv
.
his
sonne
the
swanne
.
Kinge
Orint
.
VPpon
a
day
as
the
noble
kynge
Oryant
sat
at
the
table
,
and
his
noble
spouse
the
good
quene
Beatrice
with
their
.iiii.
sonnes
and
their
doughter
,
there
ariued
theyr
two
other
noble
sonnes
Helyas
&
his
brother
the
swanne
that
had
guided
him
in
his
viage
as
it
is
said
.
And
whan
Helias
knewe
the
place
of
Lilefort
he
began
ioyously
to
blow
his
horne
vpon
the
riuer
,
in
suche
maner
that
the
voice
therof
came
to
his
father
.
The
which
incontinent
arose
fro
the
table
as
all
reioyced
saying
.
My
wife
&
ye
al
mi
children
haue
ye
Ioye
&
mirthe
at
harte
,
for
here
is
mi
sone
Helias
.
Than
diligently
they
arose
and
went
to
the
windowes
of
the
palays
.
And
in
beholding
to
the
riuer
they
apparceyued
the
noble
Helyas
the
which
al
redy
yssued
out
of
the
shyppe
.
And
anon
there
ran
to
mete
him
his
foure
brethren
with
theyr
sister
for
to
welcome
him
.
And
there
they
enbraced
&
kissed
him
for
Ioy
that
they
had
to
se
him
,
&
after
ioyously
he
went
with
them
into
the
palais
before
his
father
&
his
mother
,
wher
as
was
made
so
goodly
meting
that
it
is
not
possible
to
tel
.
For
incontinent
his
father
and
his
mother
kissed
and
enbraced
him
wepinge
for
Ioy
that
they
had
to
receiue
him
for
the
noble
vertues
and
miraculous
dedes
the
god
had
shewed
in
him
.
The
one
feasted
him
,
the
other
reioyced
him
.
They
were
allrauisshed
for
to
se
him
and
whan
thei
had
wel
receiued
him
,
his
mother
axed
him
beni
g●●ly
.
Swet
sone
where
haue
ye
be
?
It
is
now
wel
nere
.viii.
yeres
that
we
haue
hot
sene
you
.
Mother
sayde
he
ye
shal
knowe
it
a nother
time
if
it
please
god
.
And
wher
is
sayd
she
my
sonne
the
swanne
that
led
you
in
a
shyp
.
Certes
mad
〈◇〉
sayd
he
,
he
is
retourned
into
the
water
.
Certaynly
said
the
noble
queene
,
me
semed
this
●ight
in
my
slept
that
the
swanne
shoulde
be
turned
to
his
owne
fourme
humayne
,
yf
that
we
had
the
two
cuppes
that
the
goldsmith
forged
of
his
chaine
,
&
make
to
be
made
of
thē
ii
.
chalices
.
And
than
set
the
chalyces
vpon
two
aulters
in
the
church
.
And
betwene
the
aulters
make
a
bedde
and
lay
the
swanne
therin
,
&
after
make
to
say
two
masses
by
two
good
&
deuoute
preestes
vpon
the
sayd
aulters
and
consacre
in
the
chalyces
.
Than
that
eche
of
vs
dispose
our
conscience
wel
&
deuoutly
so
that
we
were
worthy
to
praye
our
sauiour
Iesu
christ
.
And
I
beleue
that
he
will
streche
his
vertues
ouer
him
,
&
he
shall
retourne
to
his
fourme
humayne
.
Than
kyng
Oriant
and
Helias
helde
her
counseyll
good
.
¶
How
queene
Beatryce
made
greate
Ioye
of
her
sonne
that
was
retourned
to
his
right
fourme
.
Ca
.
xxxvi
Beatryce
THan
incontinent
thei
sent
for
the
goldesmith
that
had
forged
the
two
cuppes
of
the
chayne
of
siluer
And
he
comen
to
the
kinge
made
to
deliuer
to
him
the
two
cuppes
for
to
make
two
chalices
,
as
it
had
ben
ordeined
.
And
for
to
make
it
short
were
wel
and
duli
ordeined
two
aulters
and
a
bedde
as
it
was
sayd
.
Than
came
the
noble
Helias
to
the
water
side
wher
he
found
his
brother
the
swann
,
&
made
maner
to
call
him
.
And
familierly
he
came
to
him
,
and
folowed
him
as
his
good
and
faythful
brother
.
And
in
likewise
as
afore
time
he
had
conduited
the
sayde
Helyes
,
so
Helyas
conduted
him
to
the
churche
before
the
crucifix●
And
in
the
presence
of
the
kynge
,
the
queene
,
theyr
chyldren
and
other
lordes
he
was
layde
in
the
bedde
betwene
the
two
aulters
,
where
as
were
deuoutly
sayd
two
masses
,
which
al
they
aboue
sayd
heard
wel
and
deuoutly
being
mekely
prosterned
on
both
their
knees
prayinge
almighty
god
that
by
his
diuine
bounte
it
wolde
please
him
to
show
his
vertue
.
So
it
happened
that
the
time
ordayned
of
god
was
accomplysshed
that
the
swanne
should
retourne
in
his
fourme
humayne
.
Ryght
so
as
the
preestes
consacred
the
body
of
our
Lorde
at
the
masse
the
swanne
retourned
into
his
propre
fourme
and
was
a
man
.
And
thus
transmued
he
arose
fro
the
bedde
Ioyning
his
handes
,
and
eseried
saying
.
Lordes
I
thanke
you
humblye
.
Iesu
by
his
grace
yelde
you
the
deuoute
prayers
that
ye
haue
made
for
me
,
for
bi
his
mercy
I
am
deliuered
&
put
fro
great
payne
.
And
than
wente
he
&
mekely
kissed
the
king
his
father
,
his
mother
.
&
after
al
his
brethren
&
his
sister
.
Than
after
the
masse
were
the
belles
solempnely
rongen
,
and
Te
deum
songe
for
Ioye
in
thanking
god
of
his
deuine
vertues
.
After
that
wer
made
processions
and
praysinges
to
god
.
And
at
the
retournynge
was
baptized
the
sayd
childe
,
and
named
Emery
.
The
whiche
sith
was
a
noble
knight
.
And
at
the
comyng
fro
the
chyrche
the
tables
were
arayed
in
the
kings
palaice
where
as
echone
were
honourabli
receiued
with
greate
Ioye
for
loue
of
the
deuine
aduenture
so
clerely
shewed
tofore
all
.
And
thus
the
noble
kinge
Oriant
and
the
good
queene
Beatrice
finabli
recouered
all
their
children
bi
the
grace
of
god
,
wherfore
fro
than
forthon
they
liued
holyly
and
deuoutly
in
our
lorde
.
¶
How
the
noble
.
Helyas
tooke
leaue
of
his
parantes
and
ferendes
,
&
made
him selfe
religious
there
as
he
was
nourysshed
with
the
good
hermite
,
where
he
made
to
buylde
a
castell
lyke
to
that
of
Boulyon
.
Ca
,
xxxvii
.
WHan
the
good
and
worthy
knight
of
the
swanne
named
Helyas
had
sith
his
retourninge
abiden
a
space
of
tyme
in
Lylefort
with
his
father
and
mother
in
the
company
of
his
fyue
brethren
and
his
sister
the
which
he
loued
of
a
synguler
,
fylyall
,
and
fraternall
loue
,
he
disposed
him selfe
to
go
into
the
hermitage
where
he
had
be
nourisshed
with
his
godfather
the
good
deuoute
hermit
Helyas
,
the
which
was
disceased
in
our
lorde
.
And
in
that
place
his
father
king
Oriant
had
doo
make
a
religion
for
the
honour
of
god
and
memorye
of
his
.vii.
children
,
as
it
is
sayd
before
.
So
the
sayd
noble
knight
Helias
assembled
his
parentes
and
frendes
,
and
to
them
recounted
al
the
aduentures
that
to
him
were
hapned
sith
his
departinge
.
And
how
he
had
espoused
the
noble
duchesse
of
Boulyon
,
the
which
had
conceyued
of
hym
a
fayre
doughter
named
Ydain
.
And
whan
he
had
tolde
to
them
as
it
is
sayde
,
he
shewed
them
his
courage
and
that
that
he
had
intencion
to
doo
saying
.
My
lorde
mi
father
and
you
mi
lady
my
mother
,
my
brethren
my
sister
.
and
al
my
freendes
.
I
wyll
here
in
generall
recommaunde
you
to
god
,
and
say
farewell
,
for
to
go
amende
my
lyfe
and
yelde
me
religyous
.
For
seynge
the
graces
and
diuine
benefyces
that
god
hath
pleased
to
shew
for
vs
,
it
behoueth
to
his
diuine
wyll
that
I
take
payne
to
saue
my
soule
and
praye
for
al
my
freendes
.
wherfore
humbly
I
recommaund
you
your
subiects
that
ye
treate
them
amyably
without
to
oppresse
them
with
ony
greuousnesse
.
And
my
brethren
and
frendes
I
pray
and
require
you
all
that
knightly
ye
kepe
and
defende
alway
your
countrey
as
good
and
valiaunt
knightes
.
And
in
these
wordes
sayinge
there
was
none
that
durst
gayn
say
hym
for
the
loue
of
god
the
whiche
in
all
theyr
anguysshes
had
succoured
them
,
but
began
all
to
weepe
dorolorusly
for
the
departing
of
the
good
Helias
.
The
which
all
thinge
,
promised
tooke
his
leaue
of
them
benignely
,
&
kyssed
them
al
at
his
parting
louyngly
in
weepynge
,
and
thus
he
departed
from
them
with
a
simple
staffe
in
his
hande
.
Syth
as
a
good
and
deuoute
knight
he
came
to
the
place
of
the
sayd
hermitage
that
he
had
chosen
for
to
saue
his
soule
.
And
there
he
was
mekli
receiued
of
the
other
religious
men
that
his
father
the
kynge
Oriant
had
there
founded
.
After
that
he
made
to
edyfye
and
buylde
in
that
place
a
castel
semblable
&
like
to
that
of
Boulyon
.
The
which
whan
it
was
ended
he
made
in
lyke
wyse
to
name
Boulion
,
and
the
forest
that
was
about
it
dirdayne
.
Than
in
the
sayd
castell
of
Boulyon
he
ordeyned
certaine
markettes
&
fayres
,
the
which
he
made
s●●e
and
quite
of
all
customes
&
imposicions
to
all
marchauntes
goynge
,
cominge
,
and
soiournyng
at
the
sayd
fayres
in
that
place
of
Boulion
,
for
the
augmentacion
and
profyte
of
the
sayd
relygyon
.
In
suche
wise
that
he
ordeyned
xxx
.
religious
men
for
to
singe
and
ministre
the
deuine
seruice
in
the
sayd
relygyon
.
And
there
he
abode
relygyous
obseruinge
the
rule
that
there
was
constituted
,
and
vsed
his
dayes
in
our
lorde
Iesu
christe
.
¶
How
the
puyssaunt
and
vertuous
emperour
Otton
espoused
the
erle
of
Boulyon
to
the
fayre
Ydain
doughter
of
the
noble
knight
of
the
swanne
Helyas
.
And
how
after
the
dreame
that
she
had
the
aungell
of
god
announced
to
her
that
she
shoulde
conceyue
and
haue
thre
noble
knyghtes
.
Ca
.
xxxviii
WHan
fayre
Ydain
doughter
of
Helyas
the
noble
knight
of
the
swanne
was
at
the
wyll
of
god
comen
to
the
age
of
.xiii.
yeres
.
Otton
the
puissaunte
Emperour
,
of
Almayne
maryed
her
to
the
noble
Erle
of
Bouleyn
named
Eustace
.
And
the
feast
was
made
in
the
emperours
palays
at
Nymaie
.
And
theyther
came
manye
great
lordes
and
noble
knightes
,
gentilmen
,
and
damoiselles
,
the
whiche
were
well
receyued
.
And
amonge
the
other
laydyes
was
the
noble
duchesse
of
Boulion
mothe
of
Ydain
The
which
in
weepe
piteously
bewayled
her
good
spouse
the
noble
Helyas
.
Than
was
the
feast
greate
,
and
the
wedding
honourably
solempnised
as
themperour
wolde
for
the
loue
of
Helyas
.
And
the
night
comen
the
sayd
erle
of
Boleyn
lay
with
his
spouse
fayre
Ydaine
.
The
which
c●ceyued
of
him
the
prue
knight
Godfrey
of
Boulyon
.
And
he
same
night
in
her
slepe
she
thought
that
she
found
in
her
bed
three
fayre
children
.
The
which
she
elacted
&
gaue
to
souke
of
her
owne
milke
in
so
great
habundaunce
that
they
were
well
and
substauncially
nourysshed
.
And
than
her
semed
that
the
two
fyrst
had
eche
of
thē
a
crowne
of
fine
golde
vpon
theyr
heades
,
but
the
crowne
of
the
thyrde
was
broken
by
cause
another
woman
than
his
mother
had
geuen
him
souke
of
her
milke
.
And
at
this
point
the
noble
ydain
a
waked
of
her
dreame
.
Than
harde
she
the
voyce
of
an
aungell
that
god
had
sent
her
sayinge
.
ydayn
god
sendeth
the
greeting
.
Know
thou
for
trouth
that
thou
shalt
conceyue
of
thy
husbande
three
male
children
which
thou
shalt
nourisshe
with
thine
owne
milke
.
And
god
shall
giue
them
his
blessid
benediction
.
For
they
shall
conquere
the
realme
of
the
holy
lande
of
Ierusalem
,
and
shall
delyuer
the
holy
sepulcre
of
our
lorde
Iesu
christ
out
of
the
puissaunce
and
captiuite
of
the
vnbeleuinge
Sarazins
.
And
therfore
gouerne
them
well
.
And
whan
the
good
ydaine
had
hearde
these
tidinges
she
thanked
and
praysed
our
souerayne
lorde
god
of
his
good
aduertising●
,
and
of
the
grace
that
he
did
to
her
.
And
thus
by
three
yeres
folowing
she
conceyued
and
childed
three
fayre
sonnes
.
That
is
to
wit
the
fyrst
Godfrey
of
Boulion
,
the
seconde
Baudwin
and
the
thrde
Eustace
.
The
whiche
she
loued
and
nourisshed
diligently
.
But
in
a
solempnite
of
penthecost
ariued
at
Boulion
the
bysshop
of
Liege
,
the
duke
of
Brabant
,
the
duke
of
Fryse
,
the
erle
of
Flaundres
,
the
erle
of
Nammei
&
many
other
great
prynces
and
mighti
barons
.
The
whiche
were
there
assembled
for
to
make
a
certayne
parlyament
touching
the
preuysyon
of
some
affayres
the
was
to
do
in
the
countre
.
So
that
the
countesse
was
at
the
masse
the
right
solempnely
was
songen
before
the
sayd
princes
.
B.
the
whiche
she
left
yonge
,
Eustace
somwhat
to
longe
fro
the
breste
,
wherfore
he
began
to
weepe
so
fast
that
a
woman
beinge
one
of
the
nourices
ranne
diligently
for
to
apease
him
,
and
gaue
him
her
pappe
for
to
souke
,
And
whan
his
mother
the
countesse
retourned
for
to
visite
him
she
founde
the
sayd
nourice
the
whiche
gaue
him
to
souke
of
her
milke
.
wherfore
she
was
so
greatly
angred
and
displeased
that
she
sayd
.
Ha
woman
euyll
aduysed
what
haue
ye
presently
doone
.
Now
shall
my
sonne
Eustace
lese
his
noble
dignite
for
to
haue
taken
of
your
mylke
,
wherfore
I
oughte
well
to
hate
you
Alas
madme
sayd
the
nourice
for
goddes
loue
pardon
me
,
for
certaynli
I
wende
to
haue
doone
well
because
he
wept
so
fast
to
thende
to
haue
stylled
him
So
the
sayd
countesse
abode
all
the
day
by
her
three
children
without
ani
meate
or
drink
for
the
displeasure
that
she
had
of
that
an
other
woman
than
she
had
giuen
souke
to
her
chylde
.
And
after
dyner
the
erle
of
Boulyon
led
all
the
princes
,
lordes
,
and
barons
afore
named
into
his
secrete
chambre
for
to
shewe
vnto
them
his
three
faire
sonnes
,
Godfrey
Baudwin
,
and
Eustace
.
And
whan
that
they
saw
the
noble
countesse
besyde
her
three
children
they
salued
her
and
them
right
benignely
.
And
in
lykewyse
on
her
sede
she
receyued
and
fested
them
with
her
speche
as
muche
as
to
her
was
possible
,
and
to
thē
shewed
her
.iii.
chyldren
,
but
for
to
make
thē
any
welcoming
she
wolde
notons
arise
.
wherfore
her
husbande
the
erle
was
for
displeased
,
but
he
conueyed
eche
of
them
to
his
loging
with
out
makyng
ony
semblaunt
therof
.
Than
he
returned
agayne
to
her
al
angry
for
to
blame
her
therof
and
sayde
.
wyt
ye
lady
that
ye
haue
greatly
angred
me
,
whan
ye
dayned
not
ones
to
aryse
before
so
high
and
notable
princes
,
before
whome
a
quene
of
ony
realme
should
wel
haue
rysen
for
to
salue
them
.
A
my
lorde
sayd
she
be
not
discontent
with
me
yf
ye
please
.
For
by
the
honour
of
your
thre
sonnes
I
may
preaise
mi selfe
as
muche
as
any
queene
how
noble
that
she
be
.
How
so
said
the
erle
.
Certaynlye
my
lorde
sayd
she
all
the
worlde
ought
well
to
honour
and
praise
me
for
theyr
dignitees
.
For
they
shal
yet
venge
ones
more
the
death
of
our
sauiour
Iesu
christ
.
And
shall
conquere
the
realme
of
the
holy
lande
of
Ierusalem
,
wherby
they
shall
delyuer
the
holy
sepulcre
of
our
lorde
fro
the
handes
of
the
misbeleuinge
sarazyns
,
the
whiche
there
is
no
kynge
that
dare
vndertake
.
what
sayd
the
erle
I
trowe
that
ye
dreme
:
And
of
trouthe
who
that
shoulde
here
you
say
and
preferre
suche
wordes
wold
saye
that
ye
had
not
good
mynde
.
Ha
my
lorde
sayd
she
,
holde
not
for
a
vayne
thing
this
that
I
tell
you
.
For
this
hath
tolde
me
and
announced
the
aungell
of
our
lorde
god
by
holy
prophecy
.
And
at
these
wordes
her
husbande
the
erle
of
Boulein
regarded
her
no
more
.
But
that
he
sayd
,
god
giue
that
it
be
so
as
ye
haue
sayde
.
¶
How
the
noble
duchesse
of
Boulion
sent
many
squyers
and
mesengers
ouer
all
countreys
and
regyons
for
to
fynde
her
noble
husbande
the
good
Heiais
knight
of
the
swanne
.
Ca
.
xxxix
.
Ponce
.
The
abbot
.
BY
the
holy
wyll
and
commaundement
of
god
the
good
countesse
of
Boleyne
ydaine
was
nourisshinge
diligently
of
her
three
children
Godfrei
Baudwyn
,
and
Eustace
.
And
in
thys
doynge
helde
her
compani
her
good
mother
the
noble
duchesse
of
Boulyon
,
the
whiche
of
times
deuysed
with
her
of
her
good
husband
Helias
.
For
whom
she
had
sent
many
messagers
squyres
and
other
in
diuers
countreys
and
regyons
to
the
ende
that
they
might
finde
him
,
or
in
ony
maner
beare
tydinges
of
him
as
she
right
for
desired
.
And
amonge
the
messagers
that
sought
him
one
her
squyre
named
Ponce
ariued
in
Ierusalem
,
for
to
knowe
and
diligently
enquyred
if
the
sayd
Helias
had
enterprysed
the
viage
of
the
holi
sepulcre
for
his
remissyon
.
And
in
suche
wyse
that
he
was
the
space
of
.xv.
dayes
within
Ierusalem
and
in
the
pylgrymages
and
deuoute
places
cyrcumiacentes
accustomed
to
be
doone
in
the
said
holy
vyage
,
So
he
came
into
a
church
,
at
the
entrynge
wherof
he
founde
an
abbot
of
a
churche
,
clothed
after
the
Frenche
facion
of
his
religion
.
whome
he
demaunded
of
whens
he
was
.
And
he
sayd
.
Mi
frende
I
am
of
the
Countrey
of
Gaule
not
f●rre
fro
Boulyon
,
&
am
abbot
of
Saincteron
named
Girarde
.
And
than
in
likewise
the
abbot
demaunded
of
whens
he
was
.
My
lorde
sayde
Ponce
th●
noble
squire
I
am
of
Boulyon
proprely
My
frende
said
the
abbot
,
you
be
right
wel
founde
.
Glad
am
I
of
your
coming
,
&
sith
it
pleaseth
god
thus
we
two
together
shall
retourne
into
our
countrey
.
Than
the
good
abbot
Gyrarde
of
Saincteron
ledde
the
squyre
Ponce
to
his
lodging
where
as
he
feasted
him
greatlie
.
And
there
they
deuised
one
with
another
of
theyr
affaires
.
¶
And
it
it
to
be
noted
that
at
that
same
time
wer
assembled
in
Ierusalem
many
princes
and
great
Lordes
,
Sarazins
and
painims
of
Turkie
.
As
the
sowdan
of
perse
.
The
kynge
Dorbrye
,
Abraham
of
Damas
.
The
king
of
Dortaine
.
Dodekin
of
Thabarie
.
The
kinge
of
Anthyoche
.
Solyment
of
Nikes
.
The
king
Feliston
.
The
kynge
of
Scabon
.
Dodequin
of
damas
.
king
Mabrum
of
Oliferne
,
&
Corborant
his
sonne
.
the
which
were
commen
al
thither
at
the
commaundement
of
king
Corbadas
,
that
in
theyr
presence
&
during
his
life
wolde
giue
his
realme
of
Ierusalen
to
Cornumaraunt
his
sonne
and
crowne
him
king
therof
.
The
which
was
.xv.
yere
olde
.
And
the
sayd
new
kynge
was
crowned
by
the
consentment
of
the
sayd
princes
resygned
fro
the
father
to
the
sonne
in
great
feast
and
solempnite
within
Ierusalem
like
as
thei
were
accustomed
to
do
after
theyr
gestes
and
ceremonies
.
And
it
is
for
to
be
knowen
that
the
sayd
Cornumeraunt
the
new
kyng
of
Ierusalem
founde
maner
and
space
for
to
speake
to
the
abbot
of
Saincteron
the
whiche
for
that
time
was
in
the
cite
of
Ierusalen
of
whome
he
enquired
diligentli
of
the
state
of
the
princes
of
Gaule
and
of
theyr
maner
of
doing
,
The
which
abbot
told
and
cited
vnto
him
trouthe
,
wherefore
greatlye
he
praysed
&
loued
him
.
Than
all
wisely
the
sayd
abbot
of
Sainteron
demaunded
of
him
familiarly
the
saufconduyt
and
acquite
for
the
countreys
and
landes
of
beyonde
the
sea
for
him
and
the
sayd
squire
Ponce
the
more
sureli
to
retourne
into
theyr
countries
.
The
which
the
king
Cornumeraunt
him
graunted
benignly
,
in
presentinge
to
him
larglye
of
his
goodes
for
the
wisedome
and
the
honour
of
spekinge
that
he
had
founde
in
him
.
And
after
theyr
saufconduyte
made
they
tooke
reuerently
leaue
of
the
king
and
on
the
next
day
in
the
morning
they
departed
fro
the
holy
citye
of
Ierusalem
and
sith
came
vnto
the
port
of
Iaffe
otherwise
named
Ioppen
.
And
fro
thens
mounted
vpon
the
sea
and
after
by
valeis
and
mountaynes
they
wente
tyl
thei
ariued
within
Rome
.
¶
How
the
abbot
of
Saincteron
and
the
squyre
Ponce
departed
fro
Rome
at
theyr
retournyng
fro
the
holye
sepulcre
.
And
sith
by
the
wil
of
god
they
ariued
at
the
new
castell
of
Boulyon
.
Ca
.
xl
.
Ponce
.
The
curat
AFter
that
Gyrarde
the
abbot
of
Saincteron
,
and
the
squyre
Ponce
had
doone
theyr
deuocions
within
the
cite
of
Ierusalem
they
departed
diligently
for
to
retourne
into
theyr
countrey
.
And
euen
as
they
were
in
the
feeldes
almighti
god
(
that
alwai
doth
for
the
best
)
wolde
that
they
should
be
wandred
of
theyr
way
.
And
in
such
wise
they
were
fro
their
way
in
a
place
inhabitable
that
thei
wist
not
what
to
thinke
,
So
it
happened
that
after
mani
trauailes
paines
,
and
labaurs
they
ariued
nigh
to
the
sayd
castell
of
Boulyon
that
the
good
Helyas
had
newly
made
to
edifie
after
the
fourme
and
construccion
of
the
other
Boulion
towarde
Dardayne
.
wherfore
Ponce
sayd
to
the
abbot
.
Certes
my
lorde
heare
is
Boulyon
,
we
ben
in
our
countrey
.
In
our
countrey
sayd
the
abbot
I
trow
that
it
lacketh
a
great
dele
.
Certainly
my
lorde
sayd
ponce
,
yet
is
this
castel
like
&
of
the
same
fourme
of
it
named
Boulyon
,
and
I
beleue
that
he
that
made
it
had
intecion
so
to
doo
.
And
after
al
these
wordes
bicause
the
night
came
on
,
they
went
and
lodged
them
in
a
vyllage
nigh
ynough
to
the
said
castell
.
And
in
theyr
lodgis
they
sent
for
the
curat
of
the
vyllage
for
to
wit
of
him
in
what
place
and
in
what
country
they
were
ariued
.
Truly
lordes
sayd
the
curat
,
you
haue
passed
the
greatest
forest
of
Dardeyne
and
ben
presently
ariued
nigh
to
the
castell
of
Boulyon
.
Now
sayd
the
abbot
we
ben
of
the
countrey
that
ye
name
,
&
it
is
well
.
CC
.
leges
fro
hens
.
It
is
trouth
my
lorde
said
the
curate
,
I
haue
be
in
the
countrey
that
he
speake
of
.
But
for
to
declare
you
the
trouth
the
Castell
that
ye
haue
seen
is
called
Boulyon
le
restaure
,
that
is
to
sai
restored
,
for
that
a
noble
&
vertuous
knight
named
Helias
sonne
to
the
mighty
king
Oryant
and
of
the
quene
Beatryce
his
spouse
went
in
a
ship
vpon
the
guyding
of
a
swanne
,
that
so
led
him
bi
aduenture
to
Nimaie
,
were
as
he
wanne
a
champ
of
batayle
agaynste
the
erle
of
Fraokebourke
,
wherbi
the
emperour
made
to
giue
him
in
maryage
the
duchesse
of
boulyon
whereof
ye
speake
.
In
suche
wyse
that
he
was
about
.viii.
yere
there
&
than
after
he
retourned
into
his
realwe
of
Lilefort
by
the
leding
of
the
swanne
aforesayd
.
And
at
his
commyng
he
did
doo
make
this
castel
&
named
it
boulyon
as
the
other
&
the
forest
about
it
dardayne
.
And
whan
ponce
herad
him
speake
so
he
wist
wel
that
he
should
haue
certaine
tidings
of
that
he
desired
,
wherof
he
thanked
our
lord
,
&
than
without
making
semblaunt
he
said
to
the
curate
.
Good
syr
the
king
and
the
queene
that
ye
say
to
be
father
&
mother
of
the
knyght
ben
they
now
abydyng
in
the
castel
:
Certes
syr
sayd
he
ye
For
thei
loued
so
muche
the
said
Helyas
theyr
sonne
that
they
haue
lefte
Lilefort
&
ben
comen
to
dwell
here
for
the
loue
of
him
And
the
noble
knight
sayd
Ponce
that
ye
speake
of
is
he
dead
:
Nay
forsoth
sayd
ther
curate
,
&
it
is
not
.vi.
dayes
sith
I
saw
him
.
But
for
to
declare
you
the
verite
,
he
hath
bē
during
his
youth
of
so
good
lyfe
that
almyghtye
god
hath
doone
&
shewed
mani
fayre
vertues
&
diuine
miracles
at
his
holy
prayer
&
orayson
wherby
he
hath
mad
him
religious
.
And
is
now
in
a
deuote
religion
that
his
father
hath
edified
for
the
honour
of
god
&
in
the
commemoracion
of
him
&
his
brethren
,
where
as
he
prayeth
god
and
doth
penaunce
for
to
saue
his
soule
.
Veryly
sayd
the
squire
I
am
all
reioyced
in
this
that
ye
say
.
wherfore
sayd
the
curat
?
For
I
was
sayd
he
seruaunt
to
the
sayd
Helias
that
was
duke
of
boulion
,
and
am
yet
seruaunt
to
the
duchesse
hys
wife
,
the
whiche
hath
sent
me
into
many
countries
for
to
seche
him
&
thanked
be
god
I
haue
heard
of
him
.
And
so-Ponce
abode
mery
there
al
night
.
And
on
the
morne
the
abbot
&
he
went
to
the
sayde
castell
.
wherin
at
comyng
fro
the
masse
they
met
king
Oriant
.
the
queene
,
theyr
.v.
sonnes
&
theyr
doughter
.
And
whan
Emeri
the
last
transmued
sonne
of
the
king
saw
them
&
had
knowen
theyr
habite
he
came
to
them
&
made
them
chere
asking
thē
of
whens
thei
were
.
And
Ponce
said
▪
My
lord
we
ben
of
Boulion
in
the
lond
of
Dardein
.
And
what
do
you
in
these
parties
said
Emery
.
Syr
sayd
Ponce
,
it
is
longe
syth
I
cesedret
to
go
in
many
countreys
&
regions
,
as
wel
on
this
side
as
beyonde
the
se
for
to
finde
a
noble
knight
that
a
swanne
quided
&
ledde
out
of
boulyon
,
whan
he
left
his
wife
the
noble
duchesse
of
Boulyon
,
whose
seruaunt
I
am
.
And
whan
Emery
hearde
him
he
began
to
laugh
,
Certes
my
frende
it
is
my
brother
Helias
.
My
lorde
sayd
Ponce
,
lyueth
he
yet
:
Yea
truly
my
frende
sayd
Emery
,
&
ye
shall
se
him
if
god
wyl
or
ye
passe
this
country
.
I
pray
you
therof
sayd
Ponce
.
Than
Emery
called
the
king
,
the
quene
,
his
brethren
,
&
his
sister
and
say
.
Certaynly
if
ye
wil
heare
any
tidinges
of
the
duchesse
of
Boulyon
my
brothers
wife
,
and
of
Ydan
his
noble
doughter
,
here
bē
to
notable
lordes
,
that
bē
of
the
same
countrei
.
And
forthwith
thei
came
to
Ponce
,
the
which
recyted
to
them
the
contency
of
the
noble
duchesse
of
Boulion
that
was
meruailously
soroful
for
that
her
good
husband
Helias
had
left
her
.
And
of
her
noble
doughter
Ydaine
,
of
whome
he
tolde
them
to
haue
receyued
certayne
tidinges
that
she
was
maried
to
the
mighti
erle
of
Boulein
Than
sayd
the
king
&
the
queene
,
wolde
god
that
they
were
here
.
And
therwith
they
enbraced
&
kissed
the
abbot
&
ponce
.
And
than
he
led
them
into
the
castel
,
wher
they
were
feasted
&
serued
of
the
king
sonnes
&
other
barons
.
In
the
whiche
chere
they
soiourned
a
whole
day
in
visiting
all
the
places
of
the
castell
.
And
on
the
morow
the
noble
Emery
led
the
abbot
of
Sainterō
and
the
good
squire
Ponce
to
the
place
where
as
his
brother
Helias
was
relygious
.
And
there
his
brother
Emery
founde
him
kneeling
on
his
knees
before
the
high
aulter
in
the
churche
.
So
he
salued
him
humbli
.
And
reuerenli
he
yelded
him
his
salute
in
saying
Fayre
brother
Emeri
,
what
is
ther
of
new
:
Brother
said
Emery
.
Here
ben
two
notable
lordes
that
I
bring
you
.
The
which
wil
tell
you
tidinges
of
your
wife
the
duchesse
of
Boulyon
&
of
your
doughter
ydain
,
that
is
maryed
to
the
erle
of
Boleyn
.
Than
Helias
knew
ponce
for
he
had
afore
seen
him
.
wherfore
humbly
he
came
and
enbraced
and
kissed
him
sayinge
.
My
freende
ye
be
welcome
,
tell
me
yf
it
please
you
some
tidinges
of
my
wyfe
,
and
of
my
doughter
ydain
.
And
than
he
tolde
him
how
she
had
sent
him
into
many
countrees
,
&
of
his
aduentures
syth
his
departing
And
than
he
asked
him
if
he
wold
retourne
into
his
countree
of
Boulion
.
Certes
sayd
Helias
,
nay
.
For
neuer
by
the
will
of
god
shall
I
departe
fro
this
regyon
where
as
I
pretende
to
saue
my
soule
be
his
holy
&
worthy
grace
.
certes
my
lorde
said
he
,
I
am
right
glade
to
see
you
,
&
also
mi
ladi
shal
be
greatli
reioysed
for
to
here
of
you
.
My
frend
sayde
Helyas
ye
shall
recommaunde
me
singulerli
to
her
good
grace
.
&
also
to
my
doughter
ydain
.
Of
whom
I
am
right
ioyous
that
she
is
honourabli
maried
with
the
noble
erle
of
Boulion
.
And
than
in
weeping
he
tooke
the
abbot
of
Sainteron
bi
the
hande
&
with
Ponce
ledde
him
to
se
al
the
places
of
his
religion
.
Than
with
his
brother
Emery
he
made
them
good
chere
and
fested
them
greatly
and
after
all
these
thinges
the
squire
Ponce
prayed
him
humbli
of
his
good
plesure
to
geue
him
some
true
token
,
wherby
the
duchesse
myght
notably
knowe
that
he
had
doone
his
deuoyre
to
fynde
him
.
And
Helias
sayd
.
My
frend
ye
speake
wysely
.
And
for
a
token
of
me
ye
shall
bere
her
this
rynge
.
The
which
or
now
she
gaue
me
ryght
amerously
.
Than
after
the
good
Helyas
gaue
greate
gyites
to
the
abbot
&
to
Ponce
.
And
with
them
he
sent
to
his
wife
&
his
●oughter
ydain
greate
treasoures
and
mani
fayre
giftes
Than
tooke
they
leue
humbly
of
the
sayd
Helias
&
with
his
brother
Emery
thei
retourned
to
the
castel
of
boulion
restaure
,
where
they
were
agayne
honourably
receyued
.
And
than
kyng
Oryant
and
the
quene
his
wife
prepared
ryche
&
sumtuous
giftes
.
The
whiche
they
sent
to
theyr
doughter
the
noble
duchesse
of
Boulyon
,
and
also
to
her
doughter
the
noble
countesse
of
Boleon
,
in
recommaunding
them
singulerly
to
theyr
good
grace
.
Than
the
abbot
of
saincteron
and
the
squyre
Ponce
tooke
reuerently
theyr
leue
of
the
noble
king
Oriant
,
and
of
the
queene
his
wife
and
of
al
theyr
courte
,
and
departed
fro
thē
for
to
retourn
into
theyr
countrey
,
in
the
place
of
Boulyon
in
Dardayn●
¶
How
the
squyre
Ponce
ariued
at
Boulyon
for
to
bere
tydinges
to
the
duchesse
of
the
noble
Helias
knight
of
the
swanne
,
the
whiche
was
at
that
time
yolden
a
religyous
.
Ca
.
xli
.
VPon
a
daye
of
the
feast
of
the
ascencyon
of
our
lorde
Iesu
chryst
as
the
erle
of
Boulyon
,
his
wife
ydain
,
and
the
noble
Duchesse
her
mother
with
many
other
lordes
and
damoyselles
were
sytting
at
the
table
&
helde
court
plenayre
by
maner
of
consolacion
,
ariued
Ponce
the
noble
squyre
at
the
castell
of
Boulyon
,
the
whiche
led
a
mule
charged
with
dyuers
giftes
&
riche
presentes
&
came
into
the
halle
wheras
was
the
feast
aforesayd
.
And
incontinent
that
the
noble
duchesse
apperceyued
him
she
arose
fro
the
table
,
&
cam●
tenderly
enbracing
him
and
sayde
.
My
freende
Ponce
ye
be
right
welcome
.
Haue
ye
founde
my
husbande
or
can
ye
ony
tidinges
of
him
.
Cyrtes
madame
sayde
Ponce
.
yea
?
By
the
same
tooken
that
here
is
his
rynge
that
he
gaue
me
to
beare
to
you
.
And
whan
she
saw
the
rynge
she
was
al
reioyced
,
and
kisse
it
mo
than
an
.
C.
times
,
in
weeping
&
bewayl●ng
piteously
the
abscence
of
her
good
and
faythful
husbande
Helyas
,
and
than
sayde
.
Truley
Ponce
my
freende
this
is
a
good
tooken
that
ye
haue
founde
him
.
Madame
said
he
highli
I
haue
also
brought
a
mule
charged
with
many
notable
giftes
and
riche
presentes
that
he
&
his
mighty
parentes
haue
sent
to
you
.
and
to
my
ladi
the
countesse
ydain
your
noble
doughter
.
For
I
doo
you
notably
to
wit
that
he
is
sonne
of
the
ryght
puyssant
and
redoubted
king
of
Lylefort
named
Oriant
,
and
of
the
illustred
and
noble
quene
Beatrice
his
wife
And
eke
he
hath
fiue
noble
brethren
and
all
valyaunt
knightes
.
And
he
hath
also
a
fayre
sister
,
&
shortly
he
is
of
right
great
kine
of
these
wordes
was
greatly
inioyed
the
duchesse
his
wi●e
his
doughter
&
the
noble
erle
,
in
such
wyse
that
they
wept
for
ioye
that
they
had
at
theyr
hertes
to
here
suche
good
tidinges
.
Than
the
sayd
Ponce
recited
to
them
that
he
was
religious
in
a
fayre
abbai
that
his
father
and
he
had
made
to
constyt●e
and
edifie
for
the
honour
of
god
.
And
how
he
had
sene
all
with
the
abbot
of
Sainteron
,
in
retourning
fro
the
holy
cite
of
Ierusalem
.
where
vpon
saythe
the
cro●icle
&
gest
of
this
myraculous
history
that
whan
the
noble
duchesse
of
Boulyon
knew
&
vnderstoode
that
her
good
husbande
helias
was
yolden
religious
,
she
made
incontinent
to
prepare
her
estate
.
And
with
her
doughter
ydayn
she
set
her
on
the
way
with
the
sayd
Ponce
,
which
they
tooke
for
to
guyde
thē
to
the
religion
where
he
had
found
the
good
Helyas
Than
tooke
thei
leaue
of
the
noble
erle
of
Bolyon
in
recommaunding
him
his
three
sonnes
Godfrey
,
Baudwin
,
and
Eustace
.
the
which
were
all
redy
in
age
adolescent
.
And
after
they
departed
fro
Boulyon
and
trauayled
so
longe
by
mountaynes
and
valees
that
they
came
to
the
place
of
religion
where
as
the
noble
Helias
was
yolden
religious
Than
the
noble
duchesse
his
wife
with
her
doughter
ydain
demaunded
so
muche
after
him
that
they
came
and
found
him
lieng
in
a
bedde
ryght
sore
sicke
And
god
knoweth
than
in
what
ioye
they
beheld
eche
other
The
wife
be
wept
her
husbande
,
the
doughter
bewayled
her
father
.
And
he
on
the
other
side
wept
tenderly
to
se
there
his
wife
and
his
doughter
,
so
that
all
they
that
behelde
them
wept
for
sorow
and
pitie
.
And
after
that
they
had
bē
there
a
space
of
time
,
the
good
Helias
was
so
sike
a
weyke
of
paynes
and
trauayles
that
he
had
susteyned
in
his
yough
that
holili
and
deuoutli
he
desceased
in
our
lorde
Iesu
Chryst
,
the
which
called
hym
to
be
with
hym
for
to
rewarde
him
for
the
paynes
and
greuous
,
vexacions
that
he
had
suffred
and
wyllyngli
borne
at
his
holi
&
dyuine
commaundement
and
to
geue
him
space
in
the
glory
pardurable
with
the
happi
sainetes
of
the
realme
of
paradyse
,
And
whan
the
duchesse
saw
her
husbande
dead
,
she
was
so
sorowfull
at
her
hert
that
she
disceased
with
him
in
our
lorde
.
wherfore
her
noble
doughter
,
ydain
and
all
the
lordes
and
damoyselles
that
were
comen
with
her
made
suche
sorow
the
pitie
was
to
see
.
And
after
al
thinges
all
the
religious
of
the
sayd
abbay
assembled
them
&
honestly
with
great
reuerence
they
buried
the
noble
Helias
and
his
wife
in
one
tombe
before
the
high
aulter
of
the
churche
.
And
theyr
seruyce
was
well
and
deuoutly
doone
as
it
apperteined
to
theyr
estate
.
Than
the
noble
ydain
departed
&
gaue
muche
of
her
goodes
to
the
sayd
abbaye
for
the
honour
of
god
and
for
the
loue
of
her
father
and
mother
the
which
there
were
engraued
.
&
so
departed
fro
the
place
with
her
folke
,
&
retourned
into
her
countrey
and
duchy
of
bonlion
where
as
she
founde
Eustace
her
noble
husbande
.
To
whom
she
recited
in
weeping
how
her
good
father
and
mother
were
discesed
in
our
lorde
,
and
bothe
buried
togither
bi
the
diuine
wyll
.
And
whan
the
sayd
Eustace
her
husband
heard
these
tidinges
he
was
muche
sorowfull
and
dolen
at
his
herte
.
And
he
wyth
hys
wyfe
and
all
hys
housholde
dyd
beare
the
doole
as
longe
as
it
was
expedient
for
such
a
noble
prince
.
¶
How
Ydain
the
noble
duchesse
of
Boulyon
end●ctryned
her
three
sonnes
,
Godfrey
,
Baudwyn
,
and
Eustace
in
all
maner
of
good
operacyons
,
vertues
,
and
maners
,
Ca
.
xlii
.
¶
Godfrey
.
Baudwin
.
Eustace
.
AFter
that
the
noble
ydain
duchesse
of
Boulyon
was
retourned
into
her
countrei
she
kept
syngulerly
her
three
sonnes
Godfrey
,
Baudwin
&
Eustace
.
whiche
she
made
to
be
instructe
by
a
wyse
mayster
.
And
she
herselfe
endoctryned
.
them
in
all
good
maners
&
honeste
of
life
sayinge
Alwai
aboue
all
thinges
giue
laude
and
glorye
to
god
in
all
your
workes
,
and
sayd
.
My
childre
ye
ought
to
knowe
that
ye
be
extract
&
issued
of
a
lignage
as
noble
and
vertuous
as
is
possible
to
be
.
That
is
to
wete
of
the
noble
knight
of
the
swanne
sonne
of
the
puyssaunt
king
Oryant
&
of
the
good
queene
Beatryce
his
spouse
.
And
ye
haue
.v.
kinges
and
a
queene
of
your
excellent
and
illustryous
parent
.
The
whyche
all
myraculously
&
by
the
announcement
of
an
aungel
haue
ben
producte
in
valoure
and
you
also
in
lykewyse
.
And
therfore
than
my
fayre
children
abide
alway
in
the
feare
and
loue
of
god
our
souerayne
protectour
in
giuing
him
laude
and
honour
.
Be
swet
,
soft
,
and
curteys
to
your
subgectes
without
oppressyng
or
domaginge
them
in
ani
wyse
yf
ye
be
able
and
possible
to
reedifie
the
churches
of
god
,
and
offre
willingly
your
owne
bodies
insacrifice
in
susteyning
the
holy
faythe
catholyke
.
Keepe
and
defende
Iustly
your
countre
.
Bere
and
susteyne
the
right
of
poore
widowes
and
orphelins
.
Distribute
&
deele
of
your
gooddes
to
the
nedy
,
conforte
the
sorowfull
,
and
thinke
for
to
saue
your
soules
for
to
haue
the
grace
of
god
.
And
I
promyse
you
my
chyldren
that
yf
ye
gouerne
you
thus
ye
shal
prospere
in
this
worlde
and
haue
heauen
at
your
ende
.
And
in
this
maner
where
bi
theyr
good
mother
ydain
deuoutly
introduct
and
taught
these
three
yong
sonnes
godfrey
,
Bauwyn
and
Eustace
the
,
whiche
were
al
way
together
in
theyr
youthe
,
often
times
to
remembre
the
good
and
helthfull
doctrine
that
she
had
giuen
them
.
And
semblably
also
they
were
bi
theyr
notable
scole
maister
suffyciently
enstructe
in
scyence
and
in
all
good
maners
.
¶
How
the
three
noble
brethren
Godfrey
,
Baudwyn
,
&
Eustace
appropried
and
vsed
them
in
all
maner
of
noble
games
and
assayes
of
worthynesse
.
Ca
.
xliii
.
ANd
whan
in
ther
adolescence
they
were
somwhat
comen
to
the
age
of
strengthe
,
they
beg
in
to
practyse
them
in
shootinge
with
theyr
bow
and
arbelstre
,
to
playe
with
the
swerde
and
Buckeler
,
to
runne
,
to
Iust
,
to
play
with
a
poll
axe
,
And
to
wrastle
.
And
began
to
bere
harneys
,
to
ronne
horses
&
to
approue
thē
as
desyringe
to
be
good
and
faythful
knightes
to
susteyne
the
faith
of
god
.
And
thus
thei
grew
al
three
in
strength
and
height
meruaylously
&
in
such
wyse
that
of
theyr
age
was
none
found
like
to
them
they
were
fayre
and
well
fourmed
of
bodye
,
wyse
,
curteys
,
and
well
taught
.
Th●y
serued
god
gladli
,
they
made
them
to
be
beloued
of
great
&
small
And
echone
honoured
thē
echone
gaue
them
benediccion
,
and
also
they
gate
grace
of
great
Princes
and
noble
Lordes
.
And
whan
Godfrye
the
first
borne
was
comen
to
the
age
of
.xv.
yeres
accomplisshed
his
good
mother
Ydain
made
to
dispose
and
put
him
in
poynt
as
to
him
well
apperteined
for
to
go
to
Nimaie
to
themperour
for
to
receyue
the
ordre
of
knight
hode
,
&
sayd
to
him
.
My
fayre
sonne
Godfres
ye
be
the
eldest
of
your
brethren
and
are
of
age
competent
for
to
be
knight
,
wherfore
here
is
a
robe
of
honour
the
which
I
haue
diligently
prepaired
for
you
to
receyue
the
noble
degree
and
vertuous
title
.
Your
squires
&
pages
ben
wel
appointed
of
liuerayes
to
you
apperteyning
,
&
all
they
of
yours
also
.
wherfore
ye
shall
go
into
the
citie
of
Nimaie
to
themperour
the
which
hath
good
knowledge
of
you
bycause
of
your
graunt
father
the
noble
and
vertuous
knyght
of
the
swanne
,
and
my
good
mother
his
wyfe
,
whose
soul●s
god
pardon
.
And
so
of
him
you
shal
be
made
knight
in
giuing
you
the
swearde
of
honour
.
And
your
two
brethren
shall
go
with
you
for
to
beare
you
company
.
And
than
answered
Godfrey
My
right
deary
lady
&
mother
I
hertelye
thanke
you
whan
you
procure
me
suche
honour
.
And
I
am
al
redy
to
departe
&
go
towarde
themperour
at
your
good
commaundement
.
Now
go
than
my
sonne
your
case
is
al
redy
.
And
than
departed
Godfrey
of
Boulyon
mounted
vpon
a
horse
of
price
accompanied
of
his
two
brethren
,
&
of
many
noble
and
gentill
knightes
,
squires
,
and
pages
.
The
which
haue
riden
so
longe
that
they
came
to
Nimaye
.
And
incontinent
the
good
Godfrey
came
and
pe●ented
hem
tofore
the
emperour
,
in
saluinge
him
debonayrlye
.
And
he
receiued
him
gladly
and
al
his
company
with
good
hert
saying
.
Right
noble
chylde
,
and
my
deare
frende
,
ye
be
right
hertli
welcome
.
I
know
you
to
be
extract
&
issued
of
the
moste
noble
and
illustrious
Helias
knyght
of
the
swanne
.
Therfore
for
the
loue
of
him
and
of
your
mother
his
doughter
,
the
which
I
haue
maried
and
conioyned
in
my
noble
palays
bi
theyr
good
consentement
wherfore
bi
the
pleasure
of
god
I
shal
adube
you
knight
or
ye
departe
fro
me
.
Syr
sayd
Godfrey
,
I
thanke
you
humbly
.
And
than
the
noble
emperour
made
to
prepare
and
ordeyne
a
sol●mpne
feast
for
the
loue
of
Godfrey
of
Boulyon
.
Than
incontinent
after
the
feast
wree
ordeyned
Iustes
,
tourne
mentes
and
mani
other
games
and
noble
feates
of
armes
In
the
whichy
the
noble
Godfrei
shewed
him
right
prue
and
valiaunt
,
in
suche
wise
that
by
the
sayde
Emperour
he
was
made
and
ordeyned
knight
with
ryght
great
honour
and
Ioye
.
And
whan
the
feast
was
passed
Godfrey
retourned
honourabli
to
Boulion
with
his
brethren
baudwin
and
Eustace
.
The
which
sith
in
theyr
age
were
mad●
noble
knightes
as
theyr
brother
Godfrey
.
And
thus
the●
aryued
at
Boulyon
with
theyr
company
,
where
they
wer●
receiued
with
great
Ioye
and
honour
.
Than
certayne
t●
me
after
theyr
noble
father
Eustace
duke
of
Boulion
an●
erle
of
Boleyn
disceased
in
our
lorde
.
The
whiche
by
hi●
grace
&
mercy
haue
him
into
his
infinite
glory
with
th●
holy
saynctes
and
blessed
company
of
heuen
.
And
thus
abode
the
saide
Godfrey
duke
of
Boulion
,
as
the
first
borne
of
his
brethren
.
And
he
was
so
good
&
so
prue
to
right
&
gouerne
the
welth
publyke
,
and
so
polytike
in
keping
his
countrey
that
he
was
beloued
of
euery
person
.
Than
began
soone
after
to
approche
the
time
that
our
Lorde
God
had
ordeyned
for
to
put
and
reduce
the
realme
of
the
holy
lande
of
Ierusalem
into
the
handes
of
prue
and
noble
godfrey
of
Boulyon
.
In
the
which
time
chosen
of
god
and
by
his
good
enhortement
should
be
vnyed
&
congregeed
the
princes
of
christendom
for
to
passe
ouer
the
sea
and
susteyne
the
fayth
of
god
Iesu
christe
agaynst
the
misbeleuinge
paynims
As
it
is
writen
and
recited
in
the
cronicles
and
faytes
of
the
sayd
Godfrey
and
his
brethren
.
And
al
by
the
wil
of
god
the
whiche
exalteth
his
freendes
in
this
worlde
and
after
theyr
bodely
death
bringeth
them
to
the
life
euerlastinge
of
heauen
.
To
the
whiche
bring
vs
,
the
father
,
the
sonne
and
the
holy
gost
.
Amen
.
¶
Thus
endeth
the
life
&
myraculous
hystory
of
the
moste
noble
and
illustryous
Helyas
knight
of
the
swanne
with
the
birth
of
the
excellent
knight
Godfrey
of
Boulyon
,
one
of
the
nyne
worthiest
,
and
the
last
of
the
three
chryst●n
¶
Imprinted
at
London
by
me
Wyllyam
Copland
.