conceiue
.
Then
when
she
heard
that
the
Emperour
had
a
Son
with
seauen
wise
Maisters
to
be
tostered
and
taught
to
the
behoofe
and
profite
of
the
Empire
,
shee
thought
in
her selfe
,
and
wished
his
death
.
And
from
that
howe
foorth
,
shee
imagined
how
she
〈◇〉
conspire
his
destruction
.
It
happened
on
a
night
as
the
Emperor
lay
in
his
bed
,
he
said
to
the
Empres
:
My
most
deere
&
best
beloued
wife
,
I
shall
now
shew
&
open
to
you
the
secrets
of
my
heart
,
for
vnder
the
Sun
is
ther
no
creature
that
I
loue
so
well
as
you
,
and
therfore
trust
in
my
loue
.
Then
said
the
saire
noble
Empresse
,
if
it
be
so
as
you
say
,
I
require
of
you
one
little
boone
or
petition
.
Desire
what
you
will
sayde
the
Emperour
,
●nd
all
that
to
me
is
possible
,
I
shall
●●till
and
giue
it
to
you
.
Then
sayd
●he
Empresse
,
my
right
deere
Lord
,
as
you
know
I
haue
no
child
by
you
yet
conceiued
,
wherefore
I
am
sore
pensiue
and
heauie
,
but
it
is
shewed
me
that
ye
haue
one
Sonne
only
,
the
which
is
set
to
the
Seuen
wise
Masters
to
be
taught
and
gouerned
,
and
him
hold
I
and
repute
for
mine
owne
Sonne
,
wherfore
I
beseech
you
that
yee
will
send
for
him
that
I
m●●
see
him
and
haue
consolation
of
●●●esence
,
as
though
he
were
mine
owne
Hereupon
answered
the
Emperour
it
is
sixteene
yeeres
past
since
that
I
saw
him
,
your
will
be
fulfilled
.
Incontinent
the
Emperor
sent
vnto
the
seuen
Maisters
a
Letter
sealed
with
his
secret
signet
,
that
vpon
paine
of
death
they
should
bring
his
Sonne
in
the
Feast
of
Pentecost
or
Whitsontide
then
next
following
.
How
the
Seuen
wise
Maisters
after
the
sight
of
the
Emperors
letter
,
wold
fir●
see
the
course
of
the
Firmament
an●
Planets
,
whether
it
were
good
to
obay
his
commaundement
,
or
not
.
And
as
the
Maisters
the
letter
had
read
,
and
had
vnderstood
the
will
of
the
Emperour
;
in
the
night
they
went
and
beheld
the
starres
of
the
Firmament
,
whether
it
should
be
expedient
to
take
their
iourney
with
the
Child
after
the
Emperours
will
,
or
not
:
and
they
sawe
clearely
in
the
Starres
,
that
if
they
should
leade
the
Childe
in
that
time
assigned
.
At
the
first
word
that
he
should
speake
he
should
die
an
euill
Death
:
wherefore
they
were
all
right
sorrye
,
and
as
they
beheld
another
Starre
,
they
sawe
,
that
if
they
deliuered
not
the
Childe
at
the
day
aforesayd
,
they
should
loose
their
heads
.
Then
said
one
of
them
,
of
two
euils
the
least
is
to
be
chosen
;
it
is
better
that
all
wee
die
,
than
that
the
Child
should
loose
his
life
,
therefore
that
we
may
saue
the
childs
life
,
let
vs
go
to
the
Emperour
.
And
as
they
were
thus
sorowfull
,
the
Child
came
downe
from
th●
Chamber
,
and
seeing
his
Masters
so
heauy
,
he
demaunded
then
the
cause
of
their
heauinesse
;
whereupon
they
answered
:
Sir
,
we
haue
receued
your
Fathers
Letters
,
vpon
pain
of
death
that
now
in
this
high
Feast
of
Penthecost
wee
should
leade
you
to
your
Countrey
,
wherupon
we
haue
beholden
the
Firmament
,
wherin
we
clerely
see
and
finde
,
that
if
we
within
the
time
before
prefixed
present
you
to
your
Father
,
At
the
first
word
that
ye
shall
pronounce
out
of
your
mouth
,
ye
shall
bee
to
the
most
vilest
death
condemned
.
Then
said
the
Child
,
I
must
also
behold
the
Firmament
with
the
Stars
,
and
so
he
did
,
and
found
clere
in
a
little
starre
,
that
if
hee
could
abstaine
from
speaking
seauen
days
,
he
should
be
preserued
,
and
saue
his
life
.
And
after
he
had
seene
this
,
he
called
his
Maisters
,
and
shewed
them
the
Star
,
and
sayd
,
behold
my
deere
masters
,
I
see
perfectly
in
the
starre
th●
if
I
abstaine
my selfe
by
the
space
of
vii
.
dayes
I
shall
saue
my
life
.
Ye
are
now
vii
.
Masters
the
wisest
of
all
the
world
,
it
is
a
little
thing
to
you
,
that
euery
of
you
for
mee
one
day
doe
answere
,
and
with
your
wise
answere
,
euery
of
you
his
day
my
life
may
saue
and
keep
,
&
I
in
the
8.
day
shall
speak
for
my selfe
,
and
shall
saue
my
life
,
and
all
you
from
perill
.
As
the
Maisters
had
beholden
that
certen
starre
,
they
iudged
in
them
,
that
the
Child
had
sayd
troth
,
saying
,
almighty
God
bee
thanked
,
that
the
wisedome
and
cunning
of
our
Disciple
exceedeth
vs
all
.
Then
said
the
first
Maister
Pantillas
,
Lord
I
shall
speake
for
you
the
first
day
and
saue
your
life
.
And
Lentulus
the
second
Maister
said
,
I
shall
for
you
the
second
day
answere
:
and
so
consequently
euery
of
them
promised
to
answere
for
him
his
day
.
And
this
sayd
,
they
cloathed
the
Child
in
purple
,
&
leapt
to
horsebacke
with
a
faire
companie
,
and
hasted
them
with
the
Child
to
the
Emperour
.
How
the
Emperour
rode
to
meete
his
Sonne
comming
from
his
Study
,
with
pompe
and
pride
.
WHen
the
Emperor
perceiued
that
his
Sonne
was
comming
vppon
the
way
,
hee
rode
with
great
ioy
to
meet
him
.
The
Masters
vnderstanding
the
comming
of
the
Emperour
,
said
vnto
the
Child
,
it
is
best
that
we
depart
,
that
in
the
meane
while
wee
may
prouide
howe
wee
may
saue
your
life
.
The
Child
said
,
it
pleaseth
me
that
you
do
so
,
but
haue
mind
on
mee
in
time
of
my
necessitie
:
so
they
tooke
their
leaue
,
and
departed
towards
the
Cittie
,
and
the
Child
came
after
accompanied
most
honourably
.
And
as
hee
&
his
Father
the
Emperour
were
mette
,
for
ioy
and
gladnes
he
tooke
him
about
the
necke
and
kissed
him
and
said
,
my
deer
son
,
how
is
it
with
you
,
it
is
long
since
that
I
saw
you
,
he
bowed
downe
his
head
and
answered
nothing
:
the
Father
had
great
wonder
why
that
he
spake
not
,
and
thought
in
himselfe
that
his
Maisters
had
him
so
informed
,
that
he
riding
should
not
speak
.
And
when
they
were
come
into
the
Pallace
,
and
were
descended
from
their
horses
,
the
Father
tooke
the
Son
by
the
hand
,
and
led
him
into
the
Hal
,
and
set
him
next
him
and
beheld
him
,
and
sayd
:
tell
me
how
it
is
with
your
Masters
,
and
how
they
haue
infourmed
you
,
for
now
are
many
yeeres
past
since
I
saw
you
?
he
enclyned
down
his
head
and
gaue
no
answere
:
the
Father
sayd
,
wherefore
speake
ye
not
to
me
?
And
when
the
Empresse
heard
that
the
Emperors
son
was
come
,
shee
was
right
ioyous
and
glad
,
&
sayd
,
I
will
goe
see
him
:
shee
apparelled
her
with
rich
attire
,
and
tooke
with
her
twoo
of
her
Gentlewomen
,
&
went
there
as
the
Emperour
was
sitting
with
his
Sonne
,
and
sate
her
down
by
the
Child
,
and
she
sayd
to
the
Emperour
,
is
this
your
Son
that
hath
been
norished
with
the
seuen
wise
Masters
?
and
he
sayd
,
it
is
my
son
but
he
speaketh
not
:
she
sayd
,
deliuer
to
mee
your
Sonne
,
and
if
euer
he
speake
,
I
shall
make
him
to
speak
:
then
said
the
Emperour
,
rise
and
go
with
her
;
the
Son
did
reuerence
to
the
father
,
as
though
he
sayd
,
I
am
ready
to
accomplish
your
will
;
and
so
went
with
her
.
How
the
Empres
led
Dioclesian
the
Emperours
Son
with
her
into
her
chamber
,
for
to
make
good
cheere
with
him
,
the
which
he
withstood
.
THe
Empresse
led
him
with
her
into
her
chamber
,
&
commaunded
all
other
to
avoide
,
&
set
him
by
her
afore
her
bed
,
and
said
,
O
my
best
beloued
Dioclesian
,
I
haue
heard
much
of
your
person
and
beautie
,
but
now
I
am
glad
that
I
may
see
that
with
mine
eyes
that
my
heart
coueteth
&
loueth
;
for
I
haue
caused
your
Father
to
send
for
you
,
that
I
might
haue
solace
and
ioy
of
your
Person
.
Wherefore
I
without
fault
giue
you
knowledge
,
that
I
for
your
loue
,
vnto
this
day
haue
kept
my
Virginitie
?
speake
to
mee
,
and
let
vs
goe
to
bed
togither
:
but
he
gaue
her
no
answere
.
She
seeing
that
,
sayd
to
him
,
O
good
Dioclesian
,
which
hast
the
halfe
of
my
soule
,
why
speake
you
not
to
me
,
or
at
the
least
shew
me
some
token
of
loue
?
what
shall
I
doe
,
speake
to
me
I
am
ready
to
fulfill
and
performe
your
wil
?
and
when
she
had
thus
said
she
embraced
him
,
and
would
haue
kissed
his
mouth
,
and
he
turned
his
visage
from
her
,
and
in
no
wise
would
consent
:
then
said
she
againe
to
him
,
O
Son
wherefore
doe
ye
thus
with
me
,
let
vs
sleep
together
,
and
then
shal
ye
well
perceiue
,
that
for
your
loue
I
haue
kept
my
Virginitie
:
and
he
turned
his
visage
from
her
.
She
seeing
that
he
was
of
her
ashamed
,
shewed
vnto
him
her
naked
body
and
breasts
,
and
said
,
Behold
my
Son
,
what
body
I
haue
,
is
at
your
wil
,
giue
me
your
consent
,
or
else
it
shall
be
hard
for
mee
to
depart
hence
with
my
right
mind
:
he
neither
with
signe
,
nor
with
countenance
of
visage
shewed
her
any
manner
of
loue
,
but
as
much
as
hee
could
,
withdrew
himselfe
from
her
.
When
shee
saw
that
,
shee
sayd
,
O
my
most
sweet
Sonne
,
if
it
please
not
you
to
consent
to
me
,
ne
yet
speak
,
perhaps
for
some
reasonable
cause
,
lo
heere
is
paper
,
pen
,
and
inke
,
then
write
your
will
,
whether
I
maye
at
any
time
hereafter
trust
in
your
loue
,
or
not
.
The
Child
wrote
as
hereafter
followeth
:
O
Lady
,
God
forbid
that
I
should
defile
my
Fathers
Orchard
,
for
I
wote
not
what
fruite
I
should
haue
of
it
,
I
knowe
well
one
thing
,
that
I
should
sin
in
the
sight
of
God
,
and
also
run
in
the
malediction
of
my
Father
,
and
therfore
from
henceforth
prouoke
and
stirre
me
no
more
thereto
.
When
she
had
seen
and
read
the
writing
,
shee
tare
it
with
her
teeth
,
and
rent
her
cloathes
to
her
nauill
,
and
all
to
scratched
her
Visage
,
vntill
it
was
all
bloudie
,
and
cast
from
her
all
the
ornaments
of
her
head
,
and
cryed
with
a
loud
voice
,
come
hither
my
Lords
and
helpe
mee
,
least
that
this
rude
and
euill
bodie
shame
and
rauish
mee
.
How
the
Empresse
complained
to
the
Emperour
,
of
the
shame
done
to
her
by
his
Sonne
.
THe
Emperour
was
in
the
Hall
,
and
hearing
the
noise
and
cry
of
the
Empresse
,
he
hastily
ran
toward
his
chamber
with
his
Knights
and
other
of
his
Seruants
following
him
,
for
to
see
what
was
the
matter
.
Then
beganne
the
Empresse
to
cry
,
and
to
speak
to
the
Emperour
in
this
case
:
O
my
Lord
,
haue
pittie
and
compassion
vpon
mee
,
behold
,
this
young
man
is
not
your
Sonne
,
but
the
foulest
Ribaud
&
harlot
that
euer
was
borne
,
and
a
defyler
of
women
:
for
as
you
know
well
,
I
led
and
brought
him
with
me
into
my
chamber
,
and
would
haue
exhorted
and
caused
him
to
haue
spoken
.
I
haue
doone
as
much
thereto
as
I
can
,
or
may
;
and
whiles
I
with
my
words
exhorted
and
mooued
him
for
to
haue
spoken
,
he
hath
endeauoured
himselfe
with
me
to
haue
sinned
,
and
because
I
would
not
to
him
consent
,
but
withstoode
as
much
as
I
might
for
to
flye
the
shame
,
hee
hath
made
my
Visage
all
bloudy
,
and
hath
all
to
torne
my
Vesture
,
and
Ornaments
of
my
head
,
as
you
may
openly
see
,
and
if
yee
had
not
so
soone
●ome
vnto
my
calling
,
he
had
accomplished
in
mee
his
most
foule
and
wicked
appetite
.
When
the
Emperour
saw
and
heard
this
,
filled
with
great
malice
and
woodnesse
,
he
commaunded
his
Seruants
that
they
should
lead
him
to
the
Gallowes
,
and
hang
him
.
And
when
his
Lords
hard
thereof
,
they
sayd
,
Lord
you
haue
no
more
but
this
Sonne
onely
,
it
is
not
good
that
yee
thus
lightly
put
him
to
death
:
the
law
is
ordained
for
transgressors
and
misdoers
,
and
if
it
be
so
that
he
must
die
,
let
him
by
the
Law
die
,
least
that
it
be
sayd
,
that
the
Emperour
in
his
great
furie
and
yre
,
without
Law
and
Iustice
,
hath
put
his
onely
Sonne
to
Death
.
As
the
Emperour
heard
this
,
he
commaunded
him
to
be
put
in
Prison
vntill
the
time
that
Iudgement
were
giuen
against
him
.
And
when
the
Empresse
vnderstoode
that
the
Childe
was
not
put
to
Death
,
shee
cried
and
weeped
bitterly
,
and
would
haue
no
rest
:
when
the
night
was
come
,
the
Emperor
entred
into
the
Chamber
to
go
to
bed
,
and
found
his
wife
weeping
and
sorrowing
,
to
whome
he
sayd
:
O
my
most
deere
Ladie
,
for
what
cause
are
ye
sorrowfull
?
shee
answered
,
know
you
not
,
how
that
your
accursed
Sonne
hath
done
mee
so
much
shame
,
&
so
dishonoured
you
,
that
ye
haue
commaunded
him
to
bee
hanged
,
and
yet
he
liueth
,
and
your
word
is
not
perfourmed
,
neither
is
my
shame
reuenged
.
To
morow
said
the
Emperor
he
shall
die
by
the
law
:
then
said
shee
,
shall
hee
so
long
liue
?
then
might
it
happen
to
you
,
as
it
did
to
a
Burgesse
of
Roome
,
of
whome
an
example
is
mentioned
:
the
Emperor
sayd
,
I
pray
you
shew
me
that
example
:
that
shall
I
do
gladly
sayde
the
Empresse
.
The
first
Example
of
the
Empresse
.
IN
the
Cittie
of
Rome
was
a
Burgesse
,
the
which
had
a
faire
Gardaine
,
wherein
hee
had
standing
a
noble
Tree
,
the
which
euerie
yeare
brought
forth
fruite
of
great
vertue
,
for
whosoeuer
eate
thereof
that
were
sicke
of
any
manner
of
sicknesse
,
as
of
Leaprosie
,
or
of
any
other
,
he
should
soon
be
whole
and
receiue
his
health
.
It
happened
vppon
a
day
as
the
Burgesse
went
into
his
Gardaine
to
visite
and
see
the
Tree
,
hee
espyed
vnder
the
Tree
a
faire
young
Impe
,
and
called
to
him
the
Gardiner
,
and
sayd
:
My
friend
of
his
young
impe
I
giue
thee
charge
,
for
I
trust
of
that
to
plant
a
better
Tree
than
this
is
:
the
Gardiner
sayd
,
I
shall
it
gladly
doe
.
Another
time
the
Burgesse
came
againe
into
his
Gardaine
to
visite
this
young
Plant
,
and
ii
appeared
vnto
him
that
it
grewe
not
so
much
as
it
should
doe
,
and
hee
sayd
vnto
the
Gardiner
,
how
may
this
be
?
and
he
sayd
,
it
is
no
woonder
,
for
this
great
Tree
hath
so
great
armes
&
braunches
,
that
the
ayre
may
not
come
to
the
roote
of
the
yong
Tree
:
then
said
the
Burgesse
,
cut
and
hewe
off
the
armes
and
the
boughes
,
that
the
aire
may
come
thereto
,
the
gardener
did
as
hee
was
commaunded
.
The
Burges
came
again
at
another
time
for
to
see
this
young
plant
,
and
thought
that
it
grew
neuer
the
better
,
and
said
to
the
Gardener
,
what
is
it
that
letteth
this
Plant
to
growe
now
?
And
then
he
sayd
,
I
suppose
the
height
of
the
old
tree
letteth
the
sun
,
that
the
raine
may
not
come
thereto
,
and
therefore
it
cannot
grow
.
Then
sayde
the
Maister
vnto
him
,
hewe
downe
the
Tree
by
the
ground
,
for
I
hope
of
this
plant
to
haue
a
better
than
euer
that
was
.
The
Gardener
hearing
his
Maister
,
obayed
him
,
and
hewed
downe
the
Tree
,
and
as
soone
as
this
was
done
,
the
young
Plant
all
wholly
perished
,
and
came
to
naught
,
whereof
there
came
great
harme
:
for
when
the
poore
and
sicke
people
perceiued
that
the
Tree
was
so
destroyed
,
they
cursed
all
them
that
were
Councellors
and
helpers
thereto
,
by
the
which
they
all
aforetime
were
healed
and
cured
of
their
infirmities
and
maledies
.
Then
sayd
the
Empresse
vnderstand
ye
what
I
haue
sayd
?
He
answered
,
yea
,
right
well
:
then
said
she
,
I
shal
declare
to
you
the
meaning
of
that
which
I
haue
sayd
.
The
Declaration
of
the
Example
.
THis
Tree
,
my
Lord
,
betokeneth
your
most
noble
Person
,
how
that
with
your
councell
and
helpe
,
many
poore
and
sicke
folke
are
greatly
holpen
and
comforted
.
And
the
young
Impe
which
is
growen
vnder
the
great
Tree
,
is
your
cursed
Sonne
,
that
nowe
by
his
cunning
beginneth
to
growe
,
and
studieth
how
hee
first
may
cut
off
the
armes
and
boughs
of
your
might
,
&
how
to
win
to
him
the
land
and
fauor
of
the
people
,
yea
and
more
vnnaturally
,
he
imagineth
to
destroy
your
person
,
that
he
may
himselfe
raigne
,
but
what
shall
then
ensue
thereof
?
all
poore
and
feeble
people
shall
curse
all
them
,
who
might
haue
destroyed
your
Sonne
,
and
haue
not
done
it
,
therefore
I
councell
you
whylest
you
are
in
your
power
,
and
liuing
,
that
ye
destroy
him
,
least
that
the
curse
of
the
people
fall
vppon
you
.
Then
sayd
the
Emperour
,
yee
haue
giuen
me
good
councell
,
to
morrow
I
shall
condemne
him
to
the
most
vilest
death
that
can
be
thought
.
When
the
daye
was
come
,
the
Emperour
went
and
sate
in
iudgement
and
commaunded
his
Seruants
that
they
should
lead
his
son
to
be
hanged
with
trumpet
sounding
in
token
of
death
.
And
as
the
Emperors
Son
was
led
through
the
Cittie
,
the
common
people
beganne
to
weepe
and
crye
,
Alas
the
onely
Son
of
the
Emperor
is
led
towards
his
death
,
and
therewithall
came
Pantillas
the
first
Maister
ryding
vppon
a
Horse
:
When
the
Child
sawe
him
,
he
bowed
his
head
to
him
,
as
though
hee
had
sayd
,
haue
minde
vpon
me
when
you
come
before
my
Father
,
see
how
I
am
ledde
towards
the
Gallowes
:
then
the
Maister
said
to
the
seruants
,
make
no
hast
,
for
I
hope
by
the
grace
of
god
this
day
to
deliuer
him
from
the
death
:
then
said
all
the
people
,
O
good
Maister
hast
you
to
the
Palace
,
&
saue
your
Disciple
:
hee
smote
the
horse
with
his
spurs
till
he
came
to
the
Pallace
,
and
kneeled
before
the
Emperour
and
did
him
reuerence
.
To
whome
the
Emperor
sayd
,
it
shall
neuer
bee
to
thee
good
,
who
answered
,
I
haue
deserued
a
better
reward
:
the
Emperour
sayd
there
thou
lyest
,
for
I
deliuered
him
to
thee
in
all
things
well
mannered
,
and
now
he
is
dumme
,
and
that
worse
is
,
hee
would
haue
oppressed
my
Wife
,
therfore
this
day
hee
shall
die
,
and
ye
all
shall
die
a
shamefull
death
.
The
Maister
sayd
,
O
Lord
,
as
for
your
sonne
,
for
so
much
as
he
speaketh
not
,
the
cause
thereof
God
knoweth
,
and
without
cause
it
is
not
,
as
ye
shall
vnderstand
:
and
where
you
say
that
he
would
haue
defiled
your
Empresse
,
I
shall
say
to
you
of
a
troth
,
he
hath
beene
in
our
companie
by
the
space
of
16.
yeres
,
and
we
neuer
could
perceiue
such
abuse
by
him
.
And
therefore
my
deere
Lord
I
shall
shew
you
one
thing
,
that
if
you
put
your
Sonne
to
death
for
the
wordes
of
your
Wife
,
it
should
happen
to
you
worse
than
to
a
Knight
,
the
which
killed
his
best
Greyhound
through
the
wordes
of
his
wife
,
which
saued
his
Son
from
the
Death
:
then
sayd
the
Emperour
to
the
Maister
,
tell
me
that
example
.
The
Master
sayd
,
Lord
that
shall
I
not
doe
,
for
before
I
should
make
an
end
therof
,
your
sonne
might
be
dead
,
and
then
in
vaine
and
without
fruite
should
I
rehearse
it
:
but
if
it
pleaseth
you
this
notable
example
to
heare
,
call
againe
your
Son
till
to
morrow
,
and
as
ye
thinke
by
reason
,
then
doe
with
him
your
pleasure
.
As
the
Emperour
heard
that
,
anon
he
willed
the
Child
to
be
called
againe
,
and
in
the
mean
time
he
set
him
in
prison
whiles
the
Maister
should
finish
his
tale
,
and
then
hee
began
to
say
in
this
manner
as
followeth
.
The
Example
of
the
first
Maister
.
THere
was
a
valiant
Knight
,
which
had
one
onely
Sonn
,
as
you
haue
,
the
which
hee
loued
so
much
,
that
he
ordained
for
his
keeping
three
Nourishers
:
The
first
should
giue
him
sucke
and
feede
him
,
the
second
should
wash
him
and
keep
him
cleane
,
and
the
third
should
bring
him
to
sleepe
and
rest
.
This
Knight
had
also
a
Greyhound
and
a
Fawlcon
,
which
he
also
loued
right
well
,
The
Greyhound
was
so
good
,
that
he
neuer
ranne
at
any
game
,
but
hee
tooke
it
,
and
held
it
till
his
Maister
came
.
And
if
his
Maister
disposed
him
to
go
vnto
a
battaile
,
if
he
should
not
speed
in
the
Battaile
,
anon
as
he
should
amount
vppon
his
horse
,
the
Greyhounde
would
take
the
Horse
tayle
in
his
mouth
,
and
drawe
backeward
,
and
would
also
crie
and
howle
maruailously
loud
.
By
these
signes
the
knight
vnderstood
whether
he
should
speede
in
his
Iourney
,
or
not
.
The
Faulcon
was
so
Gentle
and
so
hardy
that
he
was
neuer
cast
off
his
prey
,
but
he
tooke
it
.
The
same
Knight
had
great
pleasure
in
Iusting
and
Tourney
,
so
that
vpon
a
time
vnder
his
Castle
hee
proclaymed
a
Turnament
,
to
the
which
came
many
good
Lords
&
Knightes
.
The
Knight
entred
into
the
Tourney
and
his
Ladye
went
with
her
maydens
to
see
it
,
and
as
they
went
out
,
after
went
the
Nourishers
,
and
left
the
Child
lying
there
alone
in
the
Cradle
in
the
Hall
,
where
the
Greyhounde
laye
nigh
the
wall
,
and
the
Hauke
or
Fawlcon
standing
vpon
a
Perch
.
In
this
Hall
there
was
a
serpent
lurking
or
hidde
in
a
hole
to
al
them
of
the
Castle
vnknowne
,
the
which
when
he
perceiued
that
they
were
all
absent
,
hee
put
his
head
out
of
his
hole
,
and
when
he
sawe
none
but
the
Childe
lying
in
the
Cradle
,
he
went
out
of
his
hole
towardes
the
Cradle
for
to
haue
slayne
the
Child
.
The
noble
Fawlcon
perceiuing
that
and
beholding
the
Greyhound
that
was
sleeping
,
made
such
a
noyse
and
rustling
with
her
winges
presently
,
that
the
Greyhounde
awooke
and
arose
vp
,
and
when
hee
sawe
the
Serpent
nigh
the
Childe
,
anone
against
him
he
leapt
,
and
they
both
fought
so
long
together
,
vntill
that
the
Serpent
had
greeuously
hurt
and
wounded
the
Greyhound
,
that
hee
bled
so
sore
,
that
the
earth
about
the
Cradle
was
all
bloudie
.
The
Greyhound
when
that
he
felt
himselfe
so
greeuously
wounded
and
hurt
,
start
fiercely
vppon
the
Serpent
&
fought
so
sore
together
and
so
eagerly
,
that
between
them
the
Cradle
was
ouertost
with
the
Child
,
the
bottome
vpward
.
And
because
that
the
Cradle
had
foure
Pomels
like
feete
,
falling
towardes
the
earth
,
they
saued
the
Childs
life
,
and
his
visage
from
any
hurting
,
what
shall
I
saye
more
?
Incontinent
thereafter
,
with
great
paine
the
Greyhound
ouercame
and
slue
the
Serpent
,
&
went
&
layd
him
downe
againe
in
his
place
,
and
licked
his
wounds
.
And
anone
after
as
the
Iusts
and
Tourney
was
done
,
the
Nourishers
were
the
first
that
came
into
the
Castle
,
and
as
they
saw
the
Cradle
turned
vpside
downe
on
the
earth
c●●●
passed
round
about
with
bloud
,
a●●
that
the
Greyhound
was
also
bloodie
,
they
thought
and
sayd
amongest
themselues
that
the
Greyhounde
had
slayne
the
Childe
,
and
were
not
so
wise
as
to
turne
vp
the
Cradle
againe
with
the
Childe
,
for
to
haue
seene
what
was
thereof
befallen
.
But
they
sayd
,
let
vs
flye
or
run
away
,
least
that
our
Maister
put
or
lay
the
blame
vpon
vs
,
and
slay
vs.
As
they
were
thus
running
away
,
they
met
with
the
Knights
wife
,
and
she
sayd
to
them
,
wherefore
make
ye
this
sorrow
,
and
whither
will
ye
run
?
then
sayd
they
,
O
Lady
,
woe
and
sorrowe
be
to
vs
and
to
you
,
why
sayd
shee
,
what
is
there
happened
,
shewe
me
?
the
Greyhound
,
they
sayd
,
that
our
Lord
&
Master
loueth
so
much
,
hath
deuoured
and
slayne
your
Son
,
and
lieth
by
the
wall
all
full
of
the
bloud
.
As
the
Ladie
heard
this
,
she
fell
●o
the
earth
and
beganne
to
weep
〈◇〉
crye
pitiously
,
and
sayd
,
alas
O
my
deere
Sonne
be
ye
thus
slaine
and
dead
,
what
shall
I
nowe
doe
that
I
haue
mine
onely
Sonne
thus
lost
?
herewithall
came
in
the
Knight
from
the
Tourney
,
and
beholding
his
Ladie
thus
crying
and
making
sorrowe
,
hee
demaunded
other
wherefore
shee
made
so
great
sorrowe
and
lamentation
?
She
answered
him
,
O
my
Lorde
,
your
Greyhounde
that
ye
loue
so
much
,
hath
slaine
your
onely
Sonne
,
and
lyeth
by
the
wall
sac●ate
with
the
bloud
of
the
Childe
.
The
Knight
vehemently
angred
,
went
into
the
Hall
,
and
the
Greyhound
went
to
meete
him
,
and
did
fawne
as
hee
was
woont
to
doe
,
and
the
Knight
drewe
out
his
Sword
and
with
one
stroake
smote
off
the
Greyhounds
head
,
and
then
went
to
the
Cradle
&
found
his
son
all
whole
,
and
by
the
Cradle
the
Serpent
slain
,
and
then
by
diuers
signes
hee
perceiued
that
the
Greyhound
had
fought
against
the
Serpent
for
the
defence
of
the
Child
.
Then
with
great
sorrow
and
weeping
hee
tare
his
haire
,
and
said
,
wo
be
to
me
,
that
for
the
words
of
my
Wife
,
I
haue
slayne
my
good
Greyhound
,
the
which
hath
saued
my
Childes
life
,
and
hath
slaine
the
Serpent
:
therefore
I
will
put
my selfe
to
pennance
,
and
so
hee
brake
his
Sword
in
three
peeces
,
and
went
towards
the
holy
Land
,
and
abode
there
all
the
dayes
of
his
life
.
Then
sayd
the
Maister
to
the
Emperour
,
Lorde
vnderstand
yee
what
I
haue
said
,
and
he
answered
and
sayd
,
right
well
.
The
Maister
sayd
if
that
ye
do
put
your
Son
to
death
for
the
words
of
your
Wife
,
it
shall
happen
to
you
,
worse
than
it
did
to
the
knight
for
his
Greyhound
.
The
Emperour
sayd
,
ye
haue
shewed
me
a
faire
example
,
and
without
doubt
this
day
my
Sonne
shall
not
die
:
then
said
the
Maister
,
if
ye
do
fo
,
ye
do
wisely
,
and
I
thanke
you
that
ye
haue
spared
him
this
day
for
my
sake
.
The
Second
Complaint
of
the
Empresse
.
WHen
that
the
Empresse
heard
that
the
child
was
not
yet
dead
,
shee
began
to
weepe
bitterly
,
and
sate
her
downe
on
the
earth
in
ashes
,
and
would
not
lift
vp
her
head
:
as
the
Emperour
heard
that
,
he
entred
into
the
Chamber
and
said
to
her
,
O
good
wife
,
wherefore
make
ye
all
this
sorrow
,
&
trouble
your selfe
so
much
:
she
sayd
,
aske
you
that
of
me
?
know
you
not
well
what
great
despight
&
shame
I
haue
suffered
of
your
vnhappy
son
?
and
how
ye
haue
promised
mee
that
you
would
see
Iustice
to
be
therefore
executed
on
him
,
&
yet
he
liueth
?
Of
troth
it
shall
happen
to
you
as
it
happened
to
a
shepheard
&
a
Bore
.
The
Emperour
sayd
,
I
pray
you
shew
me
that
example
for
my
learning
:
shee
sayd
,
as
yesterday
I
shewed
one
and
saw
no
good
effect
that
came
thereof
,
to
what
intent
should
I
now
doe
the
like
?
Neuerthelesse
,
I
shall
declare
this
notable
example
vnto
you
,
as
hereafter
you
shall
heare
.
The
Second
Example
of
the
Empresse
.
THere
was
sometime
an
Emperour
the
which
hadde
a
great
Forrest
,
wherein
was
a
Bore
which
was
so
cruell
and
so
fell
,
that
men
going
through
the
Forrest
,
he
killed
and
deuoured
.
The
Emperour
being
therefore
right
heauie
,
proclaimed
thoroughout
all
his
Dominions
,
that
whatsoeuer
hee
was
that
could
slay
the
Bore
,
shoulde
haue
his
onely
Daughter
to
Wife
,
and
thereto
his
Empire
after
his
death
:
and
as
this
was
in
all
places
proclaymed
,
there
was
not
one
man
found
that
durste
giue
the
aduenture
:
but
there
was
a
Shepheard
,
who
thought
in
himselfe
,
might
I
this
Bore
ouercome
and
slay
,
I
should
not
onely
aduance
my selfe
,
but
also
all
my
generation
and
kindred
.
So
he
tooke
his
shepheardes
staffe
in
his
hand
and
went
to
the
Forrest
.
And
as
the
Bore
had
of
him
a
sight
,
hee
drewe
towards
the
heardesman
,
and
he
for
feare
clymed
vpon
a
Tree
,
then
the
Bore
beganne
to
bite
and
gnawe
the
tree
,
so
that
the
heard
thought
shortly
that
hee
should
haue
ouerthrowne
it
.
This
Tree
was
laden
with
great
plentie
of
fruite
,
the
Heard
gathered
and
plucked
thereof
,
and
cast
them
to
the
Bore
,
insomuch
that
when
hee
was
filled
therewith
,
he
layd
him
downe
to
sleepe
,
the
which
the
heard
perceiuing
,
by
little
and
little
descended
the
Tree
,
and
with
the
one
hand
he
clawed
the
Bore
,
and
with
the
other
held
himselfe
vpon
the
Tree
,
&
seeing
that
the
Bore
slept
very
soundly
,
hee
drewe
out
his
knife
and
smote
the
Bore
to
the
heart
and
killed
him
,
and
so
consequently
wedded
the
Emperours
Daughter
to
his
Wife
,
and
after
the
death
of
her
Father
,
he
was
made
Emperor
:
then
said
she
my
lord
wot
ye
not
what
I
haue
sayd
,
he
said
,
right
well
.
Then
said
she
,
this
mightie
Bore
betokeneth
your
most
Noble
Person
,
against
whome
may
no
man
withstand
,
neyther
by
wisedome
,
nor
with
strength
.
This
shepheard
with
his
staffe
,
is
the
Person
of
your
vngratious
Sonne
who
with
his
staffe
of
cunning
beginneth
to
play
with
you
as
the
Heardsman
clawed
the
Bore
,
and
made
him
to
sleepe
,
and
after
killed
him
:
in
the
same
maner
the
Maisters
of
your
Sonne
by
their
false
Fables
&
narrations
clawe
you
&
glose
with
you
,
vntill
the
time
that
your
Sonne
slay
you
,
that
hee
may
raigne
.
Then
said
the
Emperor
,
God
forbid
that
they
should
do
to
me
as
hee
did
to
the
Bore
,
and
sayd
vnto
her
,
this
day
my
Sonne
shall
die
,
and
shee
answered
,
if
ye
doe
so
,
then
you
doe
wisely
.
Then
the
Emperour
the
second
time
sitting
in
iudgement
,
commaunded
to
lead
him
to
the
Gallowes
and
hange
him
,
and
whilest
he
was
going
,
the
second
Maister
came
before
the
Emperour
doing
him
reuerence
,
as
before
is
shewed
in
the
comming
of
the
first
Maister
,
to
whome
the
second
Master
sayd
,
O
my
Lord
Emperour
,
if
you
should
so
slay
your
Sonne
for
the
words
of
your
wife
,
it
might
worse
come
to
you
,
than
it
did
to
a
Knight
which
for
the
words
of
his
Wife
,
was
vniustly
put
vppon
the
Pillorie
:
the
Emperour
said
,
O
good
Master
tell
me
how
that
happened
,
&
he
said
,
My
Lord
I
shall
not
say
it
,
vnlesse
you
will
call
your
Sonne
from
the
death
vntill
the
time
that
the
example
bee
tould
,
the
which
if
i●
turne
you
not
from
your
purpose
●
thē
let
your
wil
be
fulfilled
.
Then
th●
Emperor
Commanded
that
the
Child
should
be
called
backe
once
againe
.
And
vnder
this
manner
that
followeth
,
the
second
Maister
began
to
tell
The
Example
of
the
second
Maister
.
IN
a
Cittie
was
as
ancient
Kn●ght
which
wedded
a
young
Wife
and
a
faire
as
yee
haue
done
,
whome
hee
loued
aboue
all
earthly
things
.
This
Knight
was
a
very
circumspect
and
carefull
Husband
,
insomuch
that
euery
night
he
locked
in
the
dore
with
his
owne
handes
,
and
layd
the
keyes
vnder
his
beds
hed
.
And
in
this
Citie
there
was
a
law
or
custome
,
that
at
a
●ertain
houre
in
the
night
a
Bell
was
●sed
to
be
rung
,
&
after
the
ringing
of
that
Bell
,
if
any
men
or
women
were
●y
the
Watchmen
founde
in
the
Strets
,
all
that
night
they
should
be
●ept
fast
in
Prison
,
&
on
the
morrow
●et
vpon
a
Pillory
,
that
all
the
people
●ight
behold
and
woonder
at
them
.
This
foresaid
knight
had
little
mind
●or
lust
to
fleshly
deeds
,
for
he
was
old
and
might
not
saciate
and
perfourme
the
desires
and
appetites
of
his
pleasant
young
wife
:
Wherefore
euerie
night
she
(
hauing
a
Paramour
,
her
Husband
sleeping
)
tooke
the
keyes
and
went
to
her
Loue
,
and
when
she
came
home
againe
,
all
priuily
she
laid
the
keyes
vnder
her
husbands
head
,
and
thus
played
she
many
times
.
So
it
happened
vppon
a
night
,
that
the
Knight
awaked
out
from
his
sleepe
,
and
missed
his
wife
,
and
also
the
keys
vnder
his
beds
head
:
wherevpon
h●
arose
vp
and
went
vnto
the
doores
●
and
found
them
open
,
the
which
he
●
closed
and
bolted
fast
within
,
&
the●
went
vp
againe
into
his
chamber
,
&
looked
out
at
the
window
toward●
the
street
:
and
when
it
was
neer●
day
,
about
the
third
cocks
crow
,
hi●
wife
came
home
from
her
best
beloued
and
found
the
doore
shut
and
bolte●
within
,
wheeeat
she
was
sorrowfull
,
neuertheles
she
knocked
to
haue
come
in
.
Then
spake
the
Knight
out
of
the
window
,
O
thou
most
euill
and
vncleane
wife
,
now
I
know
and
am
full
assured
,
that
many
a
time
thou
hast
forsaken
my
bed
and
gone
and
done
adulterie
,
now
thou
shalt
stand
vntill
the
bell
be
rung
,
and
that
the
watchmen
may
take
thee
,
and
do
with
thee
according
to
the
law
.
The
wife
answered
,
my
Lord
,
wherefore
lay
yee
that
to
me
,
for
in
very
troth
the
cause
of
my
being
abroad
was
for
no
euill
,
but
I
was
called
for
by
my
Mothers
maide
,
&
fetched
in
the
night
by
her
,
and
when
I
saw
you
sleepe
so
sweetly
,
I
durst
not
awake
you
because
yee
are
old
,
and
therefore
I
tooke
the
keyes
and
went
to
my
mother
who
is
so
sore
sicke
,
that
I
feare
to
morrow
shee
must
be
annointed
or
anneyled
:
notwithstanding
,
for
that
I
would
not
offend
you
,
I
haue
hasted
againe
to
you
,
and
haue
left
her
lying
in
great
paine
and
infirmitie
,
therefore
I
pray
you
for
the
loue
of
GOD
let
mee
in
before
the
Bell
ringeth
.
The
Knight
answered
,
ye
shall
not
so
come
in
,
yee
must
there
abide
vnto
the
time
that
the
Bell
ringeth
,
and
vntill
that
the
Watchmen
come
and
take
you
:
then
sayd
she
,
that
shold
be
to
you
&
to
me
and
to
all
our
friends
&
kindred
a
great
shame
and
reproch
,
therfore
for
the
reuerence
of
almighty
God
let
me
come
in
:
then
sayd
he
,
haue
in
thy
mine
(
euill
and
false
wife
)
how
often
times
thou
hast
forsaken
my
bed
and
done
adulterie
,
it
is
much
better
that
thou
suffer
shame
,
and
bewayle
thy
sinnes
here
in
this
world
,
than
for
to
suffer
paine
in
Hell
:
shee
sayd
agayne
to
him
,
I
pray
you
for
the
loue
of
him
that
was
crucified
,
and
died
on
the
crosse
,
haue
pittie
on
me
:
the
Knight
answered
,
thou
labourest
in
vaine
,
for
thou
shalt
not
come
in
,
but
shalt
tarry
the
comming
of
the
Watchmen
.
She
hearing
that
,
sayd
:
My
Lord
,
you
knowe
well
that
by
this
dore
standeth
a
Well
,
if
ye
let
me
not
come
in
,
I
shall
therein
drowne
my selfe
,
rather
than
all
me
frends
should
be
shamed
for
me
:
then
said
he
,
would
God
that
thou
haddest
beene
drowned
long
before
euer
thou
camest
in
my
bed
.
As
they
thus
spake
together
,
the
Moone
went
down
,
&
all
was
dark
:
then
sayd
she
,
if
it
will
none
otherwise
be
,
I
shall
drowne
my selfe
,
but
yet
afore
,
like
a
true
Christian
woman
,
I
will
make
my
Testament
.
First
I
bequeath
to
GOD
my
soule
,
and
my
bodie
to
be
buried
in
the
Church
of
Saint
Peter
:
and
of
all
other
things
and
goods
that
GOD
hath
sent
me
,
I
giue
vnto
you
to
dispose
for
my
Soule
,
after
your
wisedome
and
discretion
.
And
when
shee
had
thus
sayd
,
she
went
to
the
Well
and
there
lying
a
great
stone
,
with
both
her
armes
,
she
lift
it
vp
and
said
,
now
I
drowne
my selfe
,
and
cast
the
stone
downe
into
the
well
,
and
went
again
priuily
and
stood
by
the
doore
:
the
knight
hearing
the
noyse
,
cryed
with
a
loud
voice
,
saying
:
Alas
,
alas
,
my
wife
is
drowned
,
and
hastily
came
downe
&
ran
to
the
well
,
and
when
she
saw
that
the
dore
was
open
,
anon
she
entred
in
and
locked
the
gate
,
and
went
vp
to
the
chamber
,
and
lay
and
looked
out
of
the
window
:
the
knight
stood
by
the
well
and
cried
and
wept
bitterly
,
and
said
,
woe
be
to
mee
,
I
haue
nowe
lost
my
most
best
beloued
wife
,
cursed
be
the
time
that
I
made
fast
the
dore
against
her
.
The
Lady
heard
that
and
said
,
O
thou
cursed
ould
Greysard
,
why
standest
thou
there
this
time
of
the
night
,
was
not
my
bodie
to
thee
sufficient
?
Wherefore
goe
yee
thus
euery
night
out
to
your
Harlots
and
your
whoores
,
and
leaue
my
bed
?
As
he
heard
the
voice
of
his
Wife
,
hee
was
right
glad
,
and
sayd
,
blessed
be
God
that
yet
shee
is
not
drowned
:
but
my
good
Ladye
,
wherefore
lay
you
such
things
against
me
?
I
thought
to
haue
chasticed
you
,
and
therefore
I
locked
the
dore
,
but
in
no
wise
I
intended
your
perill
:
yee
know
well
wat
sorrow
I
made
for
you
when
I
heard
you
to
haue
fallen
into
the
Wel
,
&
therfore
I
came
lightly
to
haue
holpen
you
.
Whereupon
she
said
,
thou
lyest
falsly
,
I
neuer
committed
such
default
as
thou
layest
to
mee
,
but
it
appeareth
by
a
common
Prouerbe
,
he
that
is
guilty
or
culpable
himselfe
in
a
sin
,
hee
iudgeth
euery
man
to
be
in
the
same
,
or
else
,
the
Father
neuer
sought
his
sonne
in
the
Ouen
,
except
hee
had
been
therein
himselfe
:
so
in
like
case
conceiuest
thou
a
false
surmise
of
me
,
but
one
thing
I
promise
thee
,
thou
shalt
abide
there
vntill
the
Watchmen
come
,
and
the
Bell
hee
runge
,
that
they
may
〈◇〉
thee
before
the
Iudges
to
abide
and
suffer
the
law
.
Then
said
the
Knight
,
wherefore
lay
you
such
things
to
mee
that
am
old
,
impotent
,
and
most
vnmeet
to
delight
in
such
game
?
I
haue
been
conuersant
in
this
Citie
and
neuer
was
defamed
,
and
therefore
let
me
in
,
that
to
me
&
to
your selfe
ye
doe
no
shame
.
She
said
,
ye
speak
in
vaine
,
it
is
better
that
ye
forethinke
your
sinnes
rather
in
this
World
,
than
in
Hell
,
haue
in
mind
what
the
wise
man
sayth
,
a
poore
man
proud
,
a
rich
man
a
liar
,
an
old
man
a
foole
,
God
hateth
:
so
be
yee
a
foole
and
rich
,
what
neede
was
it
to
you
for
to
slaunder
me
,
and
cannot
be
content
when
as
yee
haue
the
flower
of
my
youth
at
your
pleasure
,
but
yet
runnest
to
Harlots
?
it
is
the
great
grace
of
God
,
that
you
,
haue
tim●
&
space
to
forethinke
you
,
least
ye
should
perish
and
be
damned
for
more
sins
,
&
therefore
suffer
your
pennance
now
patiently
.
The
knight
sayd
,
O
my
best
beloued
Ladie
,
although
it
be
so
,
yet
is
God
mercifull
,
and
he
asketh
nothing
of
a
sinner
,
but
that
he
amend
his
life
,
and
forethinke
himselfe
,
and
do
penance
for
his
sins
.
Now
let
me
come
in
&
I
will
make
amends
:
she
sayd
,
what
Deuill
hath
made
you
so
good
a
Preacher
,
but
so
come
you
not
in
:
and
as
they
thus
spake
the
bell
rang
,
then
he
intreated
feruently
,
saying
,
now
suffer
me
to
come
in
that
I
be
not
ashamed
for
euer
:
she
answered
,
the
ringing
of
the
Bell
pretendeth
the
health
of
your
soule
.
And
as
this
was
said
,
came
the
Watchmen
about
the
City
,
and
found
the
Knight
standing
in
the
street
,
and
sayd
vnto
him
,
O
good
man
it
is
not
good
that
ye
stand
here
in
this
houre
of
the
night
.
As
she
heard
the
voice
of
the
Watchmen
,
shee
sayd
:
good
fellowes
venge
me
on
that
old
accursed
Whoremonger
,
for
ye
knowe
whose
Daughter
I
am
this
curssed
old
man
is
wont
euery
night
to
leaue
my
bed
,
and
go
to
his
whores
and
harlots
,
I
haue
long
forborne
him
,
and
would
not
shew
it
,
ne
complaine
vppon
him
to
my
friends
,
for
I
trusted
that
hee
would
haue
amended
his
misrule
,
&
it
helpeth
not
,
and
therefore
take
him
and
punish
him
according
to
the
law
,
that
all
such
old
Dotards
may
take
example
by
him
.
Then
the
watchmen
tooke
him
,
and
all
night
chasticed
him
in
prison
,
and
on
the
morrow
they
set
him
on
the
Pillorie
.
Now
said
the
Maister
to
the
Emperor
,
Lord
,
haue
ye
vnderstood
what
I
haue
said
?
and
he
said
,
right
well
.
Thē
said
the
master
,
if
you
put
your
son
to
death
by
the
instigation
of
your
wife
,
it
shall
chance
to
you
worse
than
to
the
Knight
.
The
Emperour
said
,
she
was
the
worst
woman
that
euer
I
heard
off
,
that
so
falsely
brought
her
husband
to
shame
and
rebuke
:
I
say
vnto
you
Maister
,
that
for
the
reason
of
this
example
my
sonne
shall
not
die
this
day
.
The
master
said
vnto
him
,
if
you
doe
so
,
then
doe
you
wisely
,
and
that
hereafter
you
shall
ioy
:
and
so
I
commit
you
to
God
,
&
thanke
you
of
your
patient
hearing
,
and
for
the
sparing
of
your
Sonne
,
and
so
departed
.
The
third
Complaint
of
the
Empresse
.
WHen
the
Empresse
heard
that
the
Child
was
not
yet
dead
,
she
wept
bitterly
,
and
entred
into
her
priuie
Chamber
,
and
tare
her
skinne
with
her
nayles
,
&
with
a
loud
voide
cryed
,
alas
that
euer
I
was
borne
,
that
I
so
great
a
Kinges
daughter
should
thus
be
reproched
&
shamed
,
and
thereof
can
haue
no
remedie
:
her
Gentlewomen
hearing
this
went
&
shewed
it
to
the
Emperor
,
&
he
went
vnto
her
and
comforted
her
,
saying
,
O
Lady
,
weepe
not
so
,
for
it
becommeth
you
not
.
And
she
answered
,
the
loue
that
I
haue
and
owe
vnto
you
,
maketh
me
more
to
sorrow
,
than
the
contempt
of
the
death
,
for
why
the
inward
loue
of
your
hart
hath
hitherto
prohibited
and
letted
me
that
I
haue
not
retourned
againe
into
my
Countrey
to
my
Father
,
but
I
feare
if
I
should
so
doe
,
it
might
turne
you
to
harme
,
for
hee
is
mightie
to
honour
mee
with
riches
,
and
to
reuenge
my
quarrell
&
despight
in
such
wise
that
you
might
repent
it
.
Whereto
said
the
Emperour
,
let
that
passe
out
of
your
minde
,
neither
repeat
it
any
more
,
for
as
long
as
I
liue
,
I
shall
neuer
fayle
you
.
And
she
sayd
,
Lord
I
pray
God
that
ye
may
long
liue
,
but
I
feare
me
that
it
shall
happen
to
you
as
it
fell
to
a
Knight
&
his
Sonne
that
would
not
burie
his
Fathers
head
in
the
Churchyard
,
and
yet
his
Father
was
for
him
slaine
:
then
said
the
Emperor
shew
me
the
example
how
it
was
that
he
would
not
bury
his
Fathers
head
:
she
sayd
,
I
shall
doe
it
to
your
profit
.
The
third
Example
of
the
Empresse
.
IN
the
Cittie
of
Roome
there
was
a
Knight
which
had
two
Daughters
and
one
Son
.
This
Knight
had
so
great
delight
in
hunting
,
Iusting
&
tourney
,
and
all
thing
that
he
might
win
&
get
,
he
laid
it
and
spent
it
thervpon
.
In
that
time
liued
the
Emperour
named
Octauian
,
which
in
riches
of
gold
and
siluer
exceeded
al
other
Kinges
and
Princes
,
insomuch
that
he
had
a
Tower
full
of
Gold
,
&
ordained
a
Knight
to
haue
the
keping
&
charge
therof
.
This
Knight
that
so
haunted
Iusting
&
other
idle
games
,
came
to
so
great
pouerty
,
that
he
was
disposed
to
sell
his
heritage
,
and
called
to
him
his
sone
,
and
said
,
my
Son
it
behooueth
me
of
your
counsell
,
for
necessitie
and
pouertie
compelleth
me
to
sell
mine
heritage
,
or
else
to
finde
another
way
by
which
I
may
liue
,
for
if
I
should
sell
mine
heritage
,
ye
&
your
Sisters
should
perish
.
The
son
said
,
Father
if
we
can
find
any
maner
of
meane
without
selling
of
our
heritage
,
I
should
be
readie
to
helpe
you
.
The
Father
said
,
I
haue
bethought
me
of
good
councell
:
The
Emperour
hath
a
Tower
full
of
gould
,
let
vs
go
by
night
time
thither
with
instruments
,
and
digge
and
hew
through
the
tower
,
and
let
vs
take
of
the
gold
as
much
as
shall
suffice
vs.
Whereto
answered
the
son
and
said
,
that
counsaile
cannot
be
amended
,
for
it
is
better
to
take
of
the
Emperours
gold
to
helpe
vs
,
than
to
sell
our
inheritance
.
So
they
arose
vp
both
on
a
night
,
&
went
to
the
tower
,
and
with
instruments
they
made
a
hole
through
the
wall
,
and
tooke
as
much
gould
as
they
both
could
carrie
away
at
that
time
,
and
the
knight
paid
his
debts
and
haunted
againe
Iusts
as
he
did
before
,
vntill
that
all
was
spent
and
consumed
.
In
the
meane
while
,
the
keeper
of
the
Treasure
went
into
the
Tower
,
and
when
he
saw
the
Treasure
stollen
,
and
a
great
hole
made
through
the
wall
,
he
began
to
waxe
sore
affraid
,
&
went
to
the
Emperour
and
shewed
him
what
was
befallen
:
to
whome
the
Emperor
said
all
angerly
,
what
needest
thou
to
tell
me
that
?
haue
I
not
deliuered
to
thee
my
Treasure
,
and
therefore
of
thee
will
I
aske
it
againe
?
As
the
keeper
heard
that
,
he
went
to
the
Tower
againe
,
and
set
afore
the
hole
a
great
vessell
full
of
pitch
mingled
with
other
gins
so
subtilly
,
that
no
man
might
come
in
an
that
hole
,
but
that
he
must
needs
fall
into
that
vessell
,
and
then
falling
thereinto
,
he
could
no
more
get
out
of
it
.
Not
long
after
,
the
Knight
had
consumed
and
spent
all
the
gold
,
and
went
againe
with
his
son
to
the
tower
to
steale
more
.
And
as
the
Father
went
in
first
,
anon
he
was
fallen
into
the
Vessell
with
pitch
vp
to
the
necke
,
and
when
he
saw
that
he
was
taken
and
could
not
get
out
,
hee
sayd
to
his
Son
,
follow
me
not
,
for
if
thou
doest
,
thou
canst
not
escape
by
any
meanes
:
then
said
the
son
,
God
forbid
that
I
should
not
help
you
,
for
if
you
are
found
,
we
are
a
but
dead
,
&
if
that
ye
may
not
be
hopen
by
me
,
I
shall
seeke
counsaile
how
that
you
may
bee
deliuered
&
holpen
.
The
Father
said
,
there
is
none
other
counsaile
but
with
thy
sword
smite
off
my
head
,
and
as
my
bodie
is
found
without
an
head
,
no
man
shall
knowe
me
,
and
so
thou
and
my
Daughters
may
scape
and
auoide
this
worldly
shame
and
death
.
The
sonne
said
,
father
ye
haue
giuen
the
best
councell
,
for
if
it
were
so
,
that
any
man
might
perceiue
any
knowledge
of
you
,
none
of
vs
should
escape
that
death
:
and
therefore
it
is
expedient
that
your
head
bee
smitten
off
:
anon
he
drewe
out
his
Sword
and
smote
off
his
Fathers
head
and
cast
it
into
a
pit
,
and
then
went
and
shewed
vnto
his
Sisters
all
the
matter
,
who
many
dayes
after
priuily
bewayled
the
death
of
their
father
.
After
this
,
the
keeper
of
the
Treasure
came
into
the
Tower
,
&
found
there
a
bodie
without
any
head
,
whereat
he
wondred
sore
,
and
shewed
it
to
the
Emperour
,
to
whome
he
sayd
,
binde
that
body
to
the
taile
of
an
horse
,
and
so
draw
it
through
all
the
streets
of
the
Cittie
,
and
diligently
take
good
heed
if
ye
heate
any
cry
or
weeping
:
wheresoeuer
ye
heare
that
he
is
Lord
of
the
house
,
take
all
them
,
and
with
the
body
draw
them
to
the
gallowes
and
hang
them
.
The
which
the
Emperours
seruants
fulfilled
according
to
his
commandement
,
and
as
they
came
right
against
the
house
of
the
dead
Knight
,
the
daughters
seeing
the
bodie
of
their
dead
Father
,
presently
made
a
maruaylous
great
shrike
&
went
pitiously
,
and
as
their
brother
head
that
,
anon
he
wounded
himselfe
in
the
mouth
with
a
knife
,
so
that
great
plentie
of
bloud
came
out
of
the
wound
:
the
officers
when
they
heard
the
crie
,
entred
into
the
house
,
demaunding
the
cause
of
their
clamour
:
then
answered
the
Son
,
they
lament
because
I
am
thus
wounded
,
for
when
my
sisters
saw
my
blood
so
aboundantly
goe
out
,
as
yee
see
,
they
began
to
weepe
&
crye
and
when
the
officers
saw
the
wound
,
then
belieued
his
words
,
&
so
deceiued
,
went
their
waies
and
hung
the
Knights
bodie
vpon
the
gallowes
,
where
he
hung
a
long
time
,
and
his
son
would
neither
take
his
bodie
downe
from
the
Gallowes
,
nor
yet
burie
his
head
.
The
Empresse
said
,
vnderstand
ye
what
I
haue
said
?
the
emperor
said
,
very
wel
.
The
Declaration
of
the
Example
.
THen
spake
the
Empresse
thus
,
my
Lord
,
I
feare
it
will
so
chance
to
you
to
your
son
.
This
Knight
for
the
loue
of
his
son
was
made
poore
,
and
first
he
committed
theft
,
&
brake
the
Tower
,
secondarily
caused
himselfe
to
be
headed
,
that
his
Children
should
haue
no
shame
,
after
that
his
son
cast
his
head
into
a
dike
,
and
buried
it
neither
in
church
nor
in
churchyard
,
but
suffered
his
bodie
to
hange
still
vppon
the
gallowes
:
if
that
hee
could
not
haue
taken
it
downe
in
the
day
,
he
might
well
haue
done
it
in
the
night
.
In
the
same
manner
ye
labour
night
and
day
,
tat
ye
may
promote
your
son
to
honour
&
riches
,
but
without
doubt
he
dayly
laboureth
for
your
confusion
and
destruction
,
that
hee
may
raign
after
you
in
your
Empire
.
Therfore
I
aduise
you
that
you
cause
him
to
be
hanged
before
hee
destroye
you
:
the
Emperour
sayde
,
you
haue
shewed
mee
a
good
example
.
The
Knights
Sonne
when
he
had
smitten
off
his
Fathers
head
,
would
not
burie
it
:
without
doubt
my
Sonne
shall
not
doe
so
by
me
,
but
he
anon
commaunded
his
Officers
that
they
should
lead
him
to
the
Gallowes
,
and
they
all
obayed
his
commaundement
hastily
,
and
as
they
led
him
through
the
Streets
,
the
people
made
great
noyse
and
lamentations
,
crying
alas
,
alas
,
the
onely
Son
of
the
Emperor
is
led
againe
toward
the
Gallowes
:
and
as
they
led
him
,
the
third
Maister
named
Craton
,
came
ryding
by
,
and
as
the
Child
saw
him
bowed
downe
his
head
to
him
,
as
though
he
had
sayd
,
haue
minde
vpon
me
,
and
the
people
cryed
,
O
good
Maister
,
hast
you
,
and
saue
your
Disciple
,
and
so
hee
rode
with
great
speed
to
the
Emperour
.
And
when
be
came
before
him
,
he
most
humbly
saluted
him
:
and
said
,
thy
coming
hither
shall
neuer
auaile
thee
,
for
I
thinke
it
long
to
be
reuenged
of
thee
.
The
Maister
said
,
I
hoped
at
my
coming
to
haue
been
welcome
,
and
haue
had
a
better
reward
,
and
not
to
bee
so
rebuked
.
The
Emperour
said
,
as
yee
haue
deserued
so
shall
it
be
to
you
.
To
whom
he
said
,
My
Lord
,
what
haue
I
deserued
?
the
Emperour
sayd
,
ye
right
well
deserue
death
,
for
I
deliuered
to
you
my
son
well
speaking
,
and
well
mannered
,
for
to
be
enfourmed
and
taught
,
and
ye
haue
deliuered
him
againe
to
me
dumbe
&
a
Ribaud
.
To
whom
the
Master
said
,
in
that
you
say
he
is
dum
,
that
I
commit
to
god
,
for
he
maketh
the
dumme
to
speake
,
and
the
deaf
to
heare
:
but
in
that
you
say
hee
would
haue
enforced
your
wife
,
that
would
I
gladly
knowe
,
if
any
creature
haue
seene
that
,
for
there
is
no
malice
aboue
the
malice
of
a
woman
,
&
that
shall
I
prooue
by
a
good
example
,
that
a
woman
is
full
of
leasings
and
deceptions
,
and
if
you
put
to
death
your
Sonne
for
the
wordes
of
your
wife
,
it
shall
happen
to
you
as
it
did
to
a
rich
Burgesse
of
his
wife
and
his
Pie
,
the
which
he
loued
maruailously
.
To
whom
the
Emperour
said
,
I
pray
you
tell
mee
how
that
women
are
full
of
malice
and
leasings
:
who
said
,
I
will
not
shew
it
,
but
if
you
will
first
call
againe
your
son
from
the
death
,
then
at
your
pleasure
I
shall
shew
the
example
.
Then
the
Emperour
anon
made
his
sonne
to
be
called
againe
,
and
to
be
put
in
pryson
.
And
the
Maister
beganne
to
tell
the
Example
in
this
fourme
following
.
The
Example
of
the
third
Maister
.
THere
was
in
a
Citie
a
rich
Burgesse
that
had
a
Pie
,
the
which
hee
loued
so
much
,
that
euery
day
hee
taught
her
to
speake
Latine
and
Hebrue
:
and
when
she
had
learned
very
perfitly
to
speake
these
two
Languages
,
all
that
she
saw
&
heard
shee
shewed
and
told
to
her
Maister
.
This
young
man
man
had
a
faire
young
n●●fe
as
ye
haue
,
the
which
he
loued
much
,
but
shee
on
the
contrarye
loued
not
him
,
because
he
might
not
furnish
her
of
such
pleasures
and
lusts
as
she
desired
to
haue
,
and
therefore
had
shee
another
faire
young
man
that
shee
loued
aboue
her
Husband
,
and
alwaies
as
her
Husband
was
out
of
the
towne
about
his
Marchandise
and
other
businesse
,
shee
sent
for
her
best
beloued
,
that
they
might
make
good
there
together
.
The
Pie
as
shee
espied
that
,
told
it
vnto
her
Maister
at
his
comming
home
,
in
such
wise
,
that
the
noyse
ranne
all
ouer
the
Cittie
of
her
adulterie
,
wherefore
her
Husband
many
times
brabled
and
chidde
with
her
:
she
answered
him
,
ye
beleeue
your
cursed
Pie
which
as
long
as
shee
liueth
,
shall
alwayes
make
betwixt
vs
variance
and
discord
:
and
hee
sayde
,
the
Pie
cannot
lye
,
for
what
shee
seeth
and
heareth
,
that
she
telleth
me
,
and
therefore
I
belieue
her
more
than
you
.
It
tortuned
that
this
man
went
into
farre
Countries
about
his
Marchandize
,
and
assoone
as
he
was
gone
,
his
wife
sent
for
her
friend
and
Loue
to
solace
and
make
good
cheere
with
him
,
but
he
durst
not
come
by
day
light
,
but
abode
till
the
euening
,
least
he
should
be
seen
and
marked
of
the
people
:
and
when
night
was
come
,
he
knocked
at
the
gate
,
and
shee
was
ready
&
opened
it
,
and
said
,
goe
in
freely
,
for
no
man
shal
see
you
,
&
he
said
,
I
feare
me
that
the
cursed
Pie
shall
accuse
vs
,
for
by
her
is
come
great
slaunder
vppon
vs
throughout
all
the
Citie
.
Enter
in
she
said
boldly
and
feare
not
,
and
as
they
should
passe
through
the
Hall
where
the
Pie
was
in
her
Cage
,
shee
heard
say
these
words
,
O
my
best
beloued
,
I
feare
me
greatly
,
least
that
the
Pie
shall
bewray
vs.
And
as
the
wife
heard
that
,
she
said
,
be
still
foole
,
it
is
darke
she
may
not
see
you
.
Then
the
Pie
hearing
that
sayd
,
if
I
see
thee
not
,
yet
I
heare
thy
voice
,
and
thou
doest
wrong
to
my
Maister
,
for
thou
sleepest
with
my
Mistresse
,
and
when
my
Master
commeth
I
shal
tell
him
.
The
young
man
hearing
that
,
sayd
,
told
I
not
you
that
the
Pie
shoulde
discouer
vs.
And
the
wife
sayd
,
feare
not
,
for
this
night
wee
shall
be
auenged
on
the
Pie
,
and
so
they
entred
into
the
chamber
,
&
slept
together
that
night
.
About
midnight
the
wife
arose
and
called
her
Mayd
and
said
,
fetch
me
a
Ladder
and
set
it
vp
to
the
roofe
of
the
house
that
I
may
wreake
mee
vppon
the
Pie
:
the
Mayd
did
euen
so
,
and
they
both
went
vp
and
made
an
hole
through
the
couering
of
the
house
,
right
ouer
against
the
Pie
,
and
there-through
cast
sand
,
clay
,
stones
,
and
water
vppon
the
Pie
,
in
so
much
that
the
poore
Pie
was
neere
dead
.
And
on
the
morrow
the
young
man
went
early
out
at
the
backe
dore
:
and
when
the
good
man
was
comming
home
,
as
his
custome
was
,
hee
went
and
visited
his
Pie
,
and
sayd
to
her
,
O
Pie
my
beloued
Bird
,
tell
me
how
thou
hast
fared
all
the
whiles
that
I
haue
been
out
?
She
said
,
Maister
I
shall
tell
you
tydings
that
I
haue
heard
:
your
wife
assoone
as
you
were
gone
,
by
the
night
time
shee
let
a
man
come
in
,
and
assoone
as
I
heard
that
,
I
told
him
that
I
would
shew
it
you
at
your
comming
home
,
yet
notwithstanding
she
led
him
into
your
Chamber
,
and
slept
with
him
al
night
:
you
asked
mee
also
how
that
I
haue
done
in
your
absence
,
and
I
say
to
you
of
a
troth
,
that
I
was
neuer
so
neere
my
death
as
I
was
that
same
night
with
snow
,
haile
,
&
raine
,
that
fell
vpon
me
,
so
long
together
,
that
I
was
almost
left
for
dead
.
The
wife
when
shee
heard
that
,
said
to
her
husband
,
Sir
you
beleeue
your
Pie
,
now
may
ye
heare
what
she
saith
shee
complaineth
that
in
the
same
night
,
there
fell
so
much
snowe
,
haue
;
and
raine
vpon
her
,
that
shee
was
almost
dead
,
and
yet
there
was
none
of
them
all
that
same
night
,
for
there
was
not
in
a
yeere
a
fairer
,
nor
a
clearer
night
that
it
was
,
&
therfore
from
henceforth
belieue
her
not
:
then
went
the
good
man
to
his
neighbours
,
and
asked
of
them
,
if
in
that
night
there
were
any
hayle
or
raine
,
they
answered
,
that
some
of
them
had
waked
all
that
night
,
and
in
all
that
yeere
they
had
not
seen
a
fairer
night
:
thē
went
he
to
his
house
and
said
to
his
wife
,
I
haue
found
you
in
the
troth
,
for
the
night
was
faire
and
cleare
,
as
I
vnderstand
of
your
neighbors
.
You
may
now
know
of
a
troth
,
said
shee
,
that
the
Pie
is
a
Lyar
,
and
with
her
leasings
she
hath
sowne
&
made
discord
betwixt
vs
,
and
moreouer
I
am
defamed
through
the
Cittie
by
her
false
leasings
.
Then
the
Burgesse
went
to
the
Pie
,
and
said
,
wherefore
hast
thou
made
lyes
and
false
tales
betwixt
mee
and
my
wife
,
is
this
the
thanke
that
I
haue
for
the
meat
that
I
was
wont
to
giue
thee
with
mine
owne
hands
euery
day
,
and
thou
hast
also
thereby
brought
my
wife
into
great
defamation
through
all
the
Citie
?
The
Pie
answered
,
God
knoweth
I
cannot
lye
,
for
that
I
saw
and
heard
,
haue
I
shewed
you
,
then
said
he
,
thou
lyest
,
hast
thou
not
said
that
in
that
same
night
was
Haile
and
Snowe
,
and
rayne
,
that
thou
hadst
neere
hand
lost
thy
life
,
which
is
false
?
and
therefore
from
hencefoorth
thou
shalt
make
no
more
leasings
nor
discord
betwixt
me
and
my
wife
,
and
so
tooke
the
Pie
and
brake
her
necke
.
As
the
wife
sawe
that
,
she
was
glad
,
and
said
,
now
haue
ye
done
well
,
now
may
we
all
our
life
dayes
liue
in
rest
and
peace
.
And
when
he
had
killed
the
Pie
,
he
looked
vp
and
saw
in
the
top
of
the
house
a
Ladder
,
and
a
vessell
with
water
,
sand
,
and
stones
,
and
as
he
beheld
that
,
he
perceiued
the
falshood
of
his
wife
,
and
cried
with
a
loude
voice
,
woe
be
vnto
me
,
that
for
my
wiue●
wordes
I
haue
killed
my
Pie
,
and
also
my
solace
&
ioy
lost
,
the
which
in
all
things
said
to
me
troth
.
And
as
he
had
thus
done
,
anon
for
sorrow
he
left
his
Marchandise
,
and
all
his
house
,
and
went
towards
the
Holy
land
,
and
neuer
turned
agayne
towards
his
wife
.
Then
the
Master
said
to
the
Emperour
,
Sir
,
haue
you
vnderstood
what
I
haue
said
?
hee
answered
right
well
,
the
Maister
said
,
was
not
that
a
false
and
cursed
wife
,
that
so
by
her
leasings
caused
the
Pie
to
be
killed
?
The
Emperour
said
,
in
troth
she
was
full
of
falsenesse
,
it
pitieth
me
greatly
to
thinke
vppon
the
Pie
,
the
which
for
her
true
saying
,
lost
her
life
.
Verily
I
must
say
vnto
you
,
that
you
haue
told
me
a
faire
example
,
therefore
this
day
my
Son
shall
not
die
.
Then
said
the
Maister
,
Sir
you
doe
wisely
,
and
I
thanke
you
that
you
haue
spared
your
sonne
this
day
for
my
sake
,
and
so
to
god
I
commend
you
.
The
Fourt
Complaint
of
the
Empresse
.
WHen
the
Empresse
heard
that
the
child
was
not
yet
dead
,
she
made
great
noyse
and
crying
,
in
such
wise
that
shee
was
heard
through
the
Palaice
,
and
said
,
woe
be
vnto
me
that
euer
I
was
made
Empresse
,
would
to
God
I
had
dyed
when
I
was
first
brought
into
these
parts
:
when
the
Emperour
heard
the
noyse
and
crie
that
she
made
,
he
presently
entred
into
her
Chamber
and
comforted
her
as
much
as
he
might
,
and
demaunded
the
cause
of
her
lamentation
,
who
said
:
O
my
most
louing
Lord
,
haue
you
no
woonder
,
though
that
I
be
in
this
sorrow
and
agonie
,
for
I
am
your
wife
,
and
in
your
companie
by
your
Sonne
I
am
shamed
,
and
yee
saw
me
lately
all
be
bled
and
scratched
,
and
you
haue
promised
mee
that
he
therefore
should
be
hanged
,
and
yet
he
liueth
,
wherefore
should
I
not
be
sorrie
?
the
Emperor
answered
,
be
content
&
pleased
,
and
I
shall
do
Iustice
vpon
my
Son
to
morrow
,
but
in
that
I
forbare
him
yesterday
,
was
at
the
motion
of
one
of
the
Masters
,
by
an
example
:
then
said
shee
,
haue
yee
forbid
to
doe
Iustice
for
one
word
?
were
it
so
for
all
the
world
,
ye
should
not
let
to
doe
Iustice
,
and
yee
say
for
the
example
of
one
Maister
you
haue
stayed
it
.
I
feare
me
it
shall
happen
to
you
&
with
your
Masters
,
as
vpon
a
time
it
fortuned
to
an
Emperor
with
his
seuen
wise
Maisters
.
The
Emperour
said
,
I
pray
you
tell
me
that
same
example
.
Shee
said
,
to
what
intent
should
I
so
labour
all
in
vayne
?
for
yesterday
I
shewed
you
a
good
example
,
and
it
auayled
not
,
and
whatsoeuer
I
shew
you
for
your
honour
and
profit
,
that
the
Maisters
of
your
Sonne
turne
vp
and
downe
to
your
destruction
,
as
is
this
present
example
I
shall
clerely
shew
you
:
to
whome
the
Emperour
said
,
O
my
best
beloued
Lady
,
tell
me
that
example
that
therby
I
may
the
better
beware
hereafter
,
for
though
that
I
respite
my
sonnes
life
for
one
day
,
I
shall
not
therefore
giue
him
his
life
,
for
that
which
is
deferred
is
not
therfore
forgiuen
:
and
she
said
,
gladly
I
shall
shew
it
you
for
your
profit
,
and
beganne
to
tell
it
,
as
hereafter
followeth
.
The
Fourth
Example
of
the
Empresse
.
SOmetime
there
was
in
the
Citie
of
Rome
seuen
wise
Maisters
,
by
whome
all
the
Empire
was
gouerned
and
ruled
,
and
the
Emperour
that
then
was
,
did
neuer
attempt
any
thing
without
the
councell
of
the
masters
:
wherevppon
,
they
perceiuing
that
the
Emperour
was
so
affected
and
enclyned
to
them
,
that
without
them
he
would
not
ordained
or
doe
any
thing
,
diuised
by
their
Arte
and
cunning
,
that
the
Emperour
should
cleerely
see
as
long
as
hee
was
in
the
Pallace
,
but
as
soone
as
hee
was
out
of
the
Pallace
,
he
should
become
blind
:
and
that
did
they
,
to
the
intent
that
they
might
the
more
freely
haue
the
dealing
themselues
of
all
things
that
appertained
to
the
Emperour
,
by
the
which
they
gotte
and
wanne
to
them
great
profit
and
lucre
of
goods
:
and
after
they
had
made
and
wrought
the
experiment
,
they
could
neuer
change
it
,
ne
vndo
it
afterward
,
but
the
Emperour
abode
still
blind
many
yeares
.
And
the
seauen
Maisters
made
and
proclaymed
throughout
the
Empire
,
that
if
any
man
had
dreamed
a
dream
hee
should
come
vnto
them
with
a
floren
of
gold
or
Siluer
,
&
they
would
expound
and
declare
vnto
him
the
interpretation
of
his
dreame
:
whereby
,
and
by
other
vniust
meanes
,
they
obtained
much
more
substance
and
Money
of
the
people
,
than
the
Emperour
did
.
So
vpon
a
time
when
he
sat
at
the
table
with
the
Empresse
,
he
began
to
sigh
and
sorrow
in
himselfe
,
and
when
she
perceiued
that
,
she
enquired
diligently
of
him
the
cause
of
his
heauinesse
&
dolour
:
the
Emperor
said
,
should
it
not
be
heauie
and
sorrowfull
to
mee
,
that
I
so
long
haue
been
blind
,
&
cannot
see
out
of
my
Pallace
,
and
yet
can
haue
or
find
no
remedy
?
To
whom
spake
the
Empresse
&
said
Lord
heare
my
counsaile
,
and
it
shall
neuer
repent
you
if
you
do
thereafter
.
In
your
Court
you
haue
seauen
wise
Maisters
,
by
whome
yee
and
all
the
Empire
is
gouerned
,
if
you
now
behold
and
marke
this
in
your
minde
,
yee
shall
finde
,
that
they
are
the
cause
of
your
blindnesse
and
disease
,
and
if
it
be
so
,
they
are
worthy
to
dye
a
most
shamefull
death
,
therefore
take
heede
to
my
councell
and
aduise
:
first
send
for
them
,
&
shew
to
them
your
disease
and
infirmitie
,
and
threaten
them
on
paine
of
their
liues
,
that
they
should
find
some
speedy
remedy
to
helpe
you
of
your
sicknes
and
blindnesse
.
This
councell
pleased
the
Emperour
well
,
and
anon
hee
sent
for
the
Maisters
,
&
when
they
were
come
,
the
Emperor
anon
shewed
to
them
his
infirmitie
,
and
blindnesse
,
and
charged
them
on
paine
of
death
,
that
they
should
presently
seeke
some
remedy
to
ease
him
thereof
.
Then
answered
they
,
ye
desire
of
vs
a
thing
that
is
difficult
and
hard
to
be
done
thus
shortly
,
but
giue
vs
respite
for
ten
dayes
,
and
then
we
shall
giue
you
our
full
answere
.
The
Emperour
was
therewith
well
content
and
pleased
:
then
the
seuen
wise
Maysters
went
to
councell
how
they
might
restore
vnto
him
his
sight
againe
,
and
in
no
manner
of
wise
could
they
finde
the
meane
how
to
put
away
the
blindnes
from
the
Emperor
,
wherfore
they
were
all
right
sorrowfull
,
and
sayde
among
themselues
,
without
wee
finde
a
remedye
,
wee
are
all
but
dead
men
.
So
they
went
from
thence
throughout
all
the
Empire
,
and
sought
if
they
could
finde
any
remedy
or
councell
therefore
.
It
happened
them
vppon
a
time
,
going
through
a
Cittie
,
and
in
the
middest
thereof
,
they
found
Children
playing
and
after
them
came
a
man
with
a
talent
or
floren
of
Gould
,
and
sayd
to
them
,
good
Maisters
,
this
night
I
haue
dreamed
a
dreame
,
the
interpretation
thereof
I
would
faine
knowe
,
wherefore
I
pray
you
shew
me
what
it
signifieth
,
&
take
this
gold
to
you
.
That
heard
one
of
the
Children
that
played
among
the
other
,
and
sayd
to
him
:
giue
mee
the
Gould
and
then
I
shall
expound
thy
dreame
.
The
man
sayd
,
I
dreamed
this
night
that
in
the
middest
of
my
Orchard
,
was
a
great
spring
of
Water
,
whereof
came
many
small
springs
,
that
all
mine
Orcharde
was
full
and
ouerflowne
with
water
:
the
Child
sayd
,
take
a
Spade
and
digge
in
the
same
place
whereas
ye
thought
that
the
water
spronge
out
,
and
there
shall
yee
finde
and
Hoord
of
Gould
so
great
,
that
yee
and
all
your
Children
and
Lyneage
shall
be
for
euer
rich
:
the
man
did
as
the
Childe
had
shewed
him
,
and
found
the
Treasure
according
to
his
woordes
.
Then
went
the
man
to
the
Child
and
offered
him
a
pounde
waight
of
the
Gould
that
hee
hadde
founde
,
for
the
interpretation
of
his
dreame
,
but
hee
would
receiue
none
,
but
committed
him
to
the
prayers
of
the
man
.
The
seuen
Maisters
,
when
they
heard
the
Childe
so
wisely
expound
the
dreame
,
they
sayd
to
him
,
good
Child
what
is
your
name
?
He
answered
and
said
,
I
am
called
Marline
.
Then
said
the
Maisters
,
wee
see
surely
great
wisedome
in
you
,
we
shall
shew
vnto
you
a
strange
matter
,
and
of
that
wee
would
gladly
that
ye
could
finde
a
remedy
.
The
Child
said
,
shew
vnto
me
your
matter
:
and
they
sayd
,
the
Emperour
of
Rome
as
long
as
he
is
in
his
Pallace
hath
his
sight
very
cleere
without
any
impediment
,
and
as
soone
as
hee
is
gone
of
his
Pallace
,
he
is
so
blind
that
he
cannot
see
.
Now
if
yee
can
finde
out
the
cause
thereof
,
and
giue
present
remedy
whereby
he
may
be
eased
and
haue
his
sight
againe
,
ye
shall
haue
great
reward
and
honour
of
the
Emperor
:
then
answered
the
child
,
I
know
aswell
the
cause
of
his
blindnesse
,
as
the
remedy
.
They
said
all
vnto
him
,
come
with
vs
to
the
Emperour
,
and
yee
shall
be
rewarded
so
largely
,
that
yee
shall
be
pleased
.
To
whome
the
Childe
sayd
,
I
am
ready
to
goe
with
you
.
And
when
they
came
with
the
Childe
before
the
Emperour
,
they
said
to
him
:
Lord
,
lo
here
is
the
child
that
we
haue
brought
before
you
,
the
which
shall
fulfill
your
desires
touching
the
cause
of
your
blindnes
,
and
to
recouering
of
your
sight
:
the
Emperour
sayde
,
Good
Maisters
will
you
take
vppon
you
,
and
abide
thereby
,
that
the
Childe
shall
perfourme
this
attempt
?
They
all
sayd
yea
,
for
we
be
expert
in
his
wisedome
.
The
Emperour
turned
himselfe
towards
the
Child
and
said
,
will
ye
vndertake
to
tell
me
the
cause
of
my
blindnesse
,
and
the
remedy
?
the
child
answered
and
sayd
,
My
Lord
the
Emperour
,
leade
mee
into
your
bedde
Chamber
,
and
there
I
shall
shew
you
what
is
to
bee
doone
,
and
as
hee
was
therein
brought
,
hee
said
to
he
Seruants
,
take
of
the
Clothes
of
the
bed
,
and
all
the
apparell
,
&
ye
shall
see
woonders
.
And
as
that
was
done
they
sawe
a
Well
smoking
that
had
seuen
springs
or
Flouds
,
the
which
when
the
Emperour
sawe
,
hee
maruailed
greatly
.
The
Child
sayd
,
ye
see
this
Well
,
and
without
it
be
quenched
,
yee
shall
neuer
haue
your
sight
,
the
Emperour
said
how
may
that
bee
?
the
Childe
sayde
,
but
by
one
way
:
the
Emperour
sayd
,
shewe
vs
then
the
meane
,
and
if
it
bee
possible
to
mee
,
it
shall
be
done
,
that
I
may
recouer
againe
my
sight
,
as
well
without
,
as
within
.
To
whome
the
Child
sayd
,
My
Lord
,
the
vii
.
springs
of
this
Well
,
are
these
Seauen
wise
Maisters
,
who
hitherto
haue
trayterously
gouerned
you
and
your
Empire
,
and
haue
made
you
blind
as
ye
bee
without
yur
Pallace
,
that
they
your
subiects
by
extortion
might
pill
and
poule
,
ye
not
seeing
it
.
But
now
they
know
not
the
remedy
,
therefore
here
you
now
my
counsaile
,
and
this
Well
shall
bee
quenched
and
extinct
:
strike
of
the
first
Maisters
head
,
and
anon
hee
shall
the
first
spring
quench
,
and
so
by
order
one
after
another
,
till
that
they
are
all
beheaded
,
and
anon
all
the
springs
with
the
Well
shall
be
vanished
and
gone
away
,
and
ye
shall
haue
againe
your
sight
as
ye
had
before
:
and
when
this
was
done
&
fulfilled
,
the
well
with
the
seuen
springs
were
vanished
,
And
as
the
Emperor
had
his
sight
againe
,
hee
made
the
Child
a
great
Lord
,
and
gaue
him
great
abundance
of
goods
:
and
after
spake
the
Empres
,
my
Lord
haue
ye
well
perceiued
this
Example
that
I
haue
told
you
?
and
he
sayd
,
yea
in
the
best
wise
,
ye
haue
recited
a
worthy
and
good
Example
.
Then
said
shee
in
thy
same
manner
your
seuen
wise
Maisters
intend
to
doe
with
you
,
with
their
false
narrations
,
that
your
Sonne
may
raigne
ouer
your
Empire
,
which
God
forbid
.
The
declaration
of
the
Example
.
THis
Well
is
your
Sonne
,
whereout
floweth
vii
.
springs
that
signifyeth
the
Seuen
wise
Maisters
,
the
which
Son
ye
may
not
destroye
,
without
the
seuen
wise
Maisters
bee
made
feeble
and
brought
to
naught
:
that
done
,
this
Well
that
is
your
son
,
with
all
his
whiles
shall
not
escape
,
but
let
him
be
hanged
first
,
least
hee
haue
helpe
of
his
Maisters
,
and
after
consequently
the
seuen
Maisters
,
and
so
you
shall
gouerne
and
guide
your
Empire
in
rest
and
peace
.
The
Emperour
anon
commaunded
his
Seruants
to
lead
his
Sonne
to
the
Gallowes
,
which
they
were
loath
to
doe
.
And
there
was
then
so
great
a
multitude
of
people
gathered
with
great
noyse
and
bewayling
,
that
the
noyse
came
to
the
eares
of
the
Fourth
Master
named
Malquidrake
,
the
which
leapt
vppon
his
horse
,
and
hasted
him
to
the
Pallace
.
Where
he
met
with
his
Disciple
and
did
reuerence
to
him
and
commended
him
vnto
him
:
and
when
hee
came
before
the
Emperour
,
and
had
done
his
obeisance
and
reuerence
as
appertained
,
the
Emperor
then
answered
&
sayd
;
Little
thanks
shall
you
haue
ye
ould
cursed
Caytysse
for
so
ill
teaching
of
my
Sonne
.
I
deliuered
you
my
Sonne
well
speaking
,
&
in
all
things
right
vertuous
,
but
you
haue
sent
him
home
a
foole
,
dumbe
,
and
a
ribaud
,
for
hee
would
haue
laine
with
my
wife
by
force
,
and
therefore
all
yee
with
him
together
shall
be
hanged
.
Then
said
the
Maister
,
my
Lord
,
I
haue
not
deserued
so
ill
of
you
.
God
knoweth
why
your
son
speaketh
not
,
in
short
time
you
shall
perceiue
other
things
,
but
the
time
is
not
yet
come
,
but
in
that
you
say
he
would
haue
oppressed
your
wife
,
that
is
not
true
,
nor
prooued
,
neither
for
one
single
person
should
you
iudge
your
Sonne
to
death
.
If
now
for
the
words
of
your
wife
,
yee
iudge
your
Sonne
to
dye
,
it
will
be
worse
to
you
,
than
to
a
certaine
old
man
and
his
wife
,
and
that
I
shall
well
proue
.
To
whome
the
Emperor
said
,
think
you
to
doe
with
mee
yee
old
Doters
,
as
sometime
seuen
wise
men
did
to
an
Emperour
.
Whereunto
sayde
the
Maisters
,
the
offence
and
trespasse
of
one
,
or
yet
of
Twenty
,
may
not
sound
to
the
rebuke
and
blame
of
all
other
,
for
ouer
all
the
World
there
bee
both
good
and
euill
,
but
one
thing
of
a
troth
I
shall
shewe
to
you
,
that
euill
shall
come
to
you
if
you
this
day
put
your
Sonne
to
death
for
the
wordes
of
your
Wife
,
the
which
I
could
shew
by
a
notable
example
.
Then
said
the
Emperour
,
will
yee
recite
that
for
our
learning
:
the
Maister
said
,
if
ye
will
call
again
your
Sonne
,
and
keep
him
till
I
haue
made
declaration
of
the
Example
,
(
&
afterwards
as
ye
shall
thinke
good
to
doe
with
him
,
doe
it
)
then
will
I
rehearse
the
example
,
or
else
not
.
The
Emperour
commaunded
that
hee
should
bee
called
againe
,
and
he
desired
the
Maister
to
say
,
as
here
after
followeth
.
The
Example
of
the
Fourth
Maister
.
THere
was
an
old
Knight
(
and
a
right
wise
man
)
that
liued
long
without
wife
or
Child
.
His
friends
came
to
him
many
times
and
counsailed
and
exhorted
him
,
that
he
should
take
a
wife
.
The
Knight
thus
counsailed
,
and
stirred
by
his
Friends
so
often
times
,
at
the
last
hee
agreed
to
them
,
and
they
gaue
him
to
Wife
the
Daughter
of
the
Prouost
of
Roome
,
that
was
rich
and
right
faire
,
whome
when
hee
had
seene
,
anon
hee
was
made
blind
and
taken
in
her
loue
,
and
began
to
loue
her
maruailously
well
:
and
when
they
had
been
married
a
certaine
space
together
,
&
had
no
Child
.
Vppon
a
time
in
a
morning
it
happened
that
shee
went
to
the
Church
,
where
shee
met
with
her
Mother
,
whome
she
saluted
as
it
behoued
.
My
deere
Daughter
sayde
the
Mother
,
how
pleaseth
you
your
mariage
,
and
your
Husband
?
shee
said
,
right
euill
,
for
yee
haue
giuen
to
me
an
old
lame
man
to
my
discontentment
in
all
respects
,
and
I
would
you
had
the
same
time
buried
mee
,
for
I
had
rather
lye
and
eate
with
a
swine
,
than
with
him
,
and
therefore
I
may
no
longer
thus
endure
,
but
I
must
needes
loue
another
:
then
said
the
Mother
,
God
forbid
that
my
deare
Daughter
,
how
long
time
haue
I
been
with
your
Father
&
yet
neuer
hitherto
haue
I
medled
with
such
foolishnes
;
the
daughter
sayd
,
Mother
it
is
no
maruaile
,
for
you
both
met
in
your
youth
together
,
&
the
one
took
solace
of
the
other
,
but
I
can
receiue
of
him
no
manner
of
corporall
pleasure
,
for
he
is
cold
&
on
the
bed
he
lyeth
as
still
as
a
stone
,
or
as
a
thing
immoueable
.
The
mother
answered
,
if
you
will
loue
another
,
tell
me
what
he
is
?
the
Daughter
sayd
,
I
will
loue
a
Priest
.
To
whome
the
mother
sayd
,
it
were
better
&
lesse
sin
for
you
to
loue
a
Knight
or
a
squier
,
than
a
Priest
:
nay
,
quoth
the
Daughter
,
if
I
should
loue
a
Knight
or
a
Squier
,
in
short
time
he
would
be
wearie
of
me
,
and
after
that
hee
would
doe
me
shame
,
and
so
will
not
the
Priest
,
for
hee
will
hold
and
keepe
his
owne
honour
&
counsell
,
as
well
as
mine
,
also
spirituall
men
be
more
true
to
their
loues
,
that
secular
men
be
:
the
Mother
said
,
heare
my
counsell
,
and
it
will
bee
good
for
you
.
Old
folke
are
wyllie
&
fell
,
tempt
your
husband
first
,
&
if
ye
escape
him
without
doing
you
harme
or
smiting
,
then
loue
the
Priest
.
The
Daughter
said
,
I
may
not
so
long
abide
.
The
Mother
sayd
,
vpon
my
blessing
abide
till
yee
haue
prooued
him
:
the
Daughter
sayd
,
vppon
your
blessing
I
will
abide
so
long
till
I
haue
attempted
him
,
but
first
tell
mee
how
that
I
shall
prooue
him
?
the
Mother
sayd
,
he
hath
in
his
Orchard
a
tree
which
he
loueth
much
,
cause
it
to
be
smitten
downe
while
hee
is
out
at
hunting
,
and
against
his
comming
home
make
him
a
fire
therewith
,
and
if
he
forgiue
it
you
,
then
may
you
surely
loue
the
Priest
.
As
shee
heard
that
Counsell
of
her
Mother
,
shee
heard
that
Counsell
of
her
Mother
,
shee
went
home
,
to
whome
her
Husband
sayd
,
where
haue
you
beene
so
long
?
shee
answered
,
I
haue
been
at
the
Church
,
where
I
met
with
my
Mother
,
and
with
her
I
haue
a
little
talked
and
commumed
,
and
so
beganne
properly
for
to
dissemble
:
after
Mid-day
the
Knight
rode
out
for
to
hunt
,
then
shee
thinking
vppon
the
counsaile
of
her
Mother
,
went
to
the
Gardiner
,
and
sayd
to
him
,
cut
downe
this
yong
Tree
newly
Planted
,
that
I
may
make
a
fier
thereof
to
warme
my
Lord
withall
at
his
comming
home
from
hunting
,
for
it
is
a
great
wind
and
right
sharpe
cold
:
the
Gardiner
sayd
,
Madame
that
will
I
not
doe
,
for
my
Lord
loueth
this
Tree
better
than
he
doth
all
the
other
Trees
,
neuerthelesse
I
shall
well
helpe
you
to
gather
wood
ynough
for
to
make
a
good
fier
,
but
in
any
wise
this
I
will
not
hewe
downe
.
As
she
heard
that
,
then
bouldly
shee
tooke
the
Axe
from
the
Gardener
,
and
hewed
downe
the
Tree
herselfe
,
and
made
the
Gardener
with
other
to
beare
it
home
.
At
euening
when
her
Lord
came
from
hunting
,
he
was
very
cold
:
and
shee
made
a
great
fier
,
and
went
and
met
with
him
,
and
set
him
a
stoole
before
the
fier
to
warme
him
:
and
as
hee
a
little
while
had
sitten
,
he
perceiued
the
odour
of
the
fier
,
and
called
to
him
the
Gardener
and
said
,
I
feele
by
this
odour
,
that
the
newe
Plant
burneth
in
the
fire
.
The
Gardiner
said
,
Lord
it
is
true
,
my
Ladye
your
wife
hath
felled
it
downe
:
the
Knight
sayd
to
her
,
God
forbid
that
my
Plant
should
be
cut
downe
by
you
;
shee
answered
anon
and
sayd
,
Lord
I
haue
done
it
,
knowing
the
weather
cold
,
&
you
also
cold
,
and
therefore
I
haue
ordained
this
fier
for
your
comfort
.
As
the
Knight
heard
that
,
he
looked
angerly
vpon
her
,
and
sayd
,
O
cursed
woman
,
how
wast
thou
so
hardy
as
to
hewe
downe
so
gentle
a
young
Tree
,
the
which
thou
knowest
well
that
I
loued
aboue
all
my
other
Trees
?
When
he
had
so
said
,
she
began
to
weep
and
excuse
her selfe
and
said
,
my
Lord
,
I
haue
done
it
for
your
good
,
and
doe
you
take
it
so
greeuously
,
and
began
to
crie
woe
,
woe
be
to
me
?
anon
as
the
Knight
sawe
the
weeping
&
teares
of
his
wife
,
and
heard
her
cause
,
he
was
mooued
with
pittie
,
and
said
to
her
,
cease
of
your
weeping
,
and
beware
how
that
yee
anger
mee
any
more
●or
trouble
mee
in
any
thing
that
I
loue
.
The
next
day
early
in
the
morning
,
she
went
againe
to
the
church
yar●d
,
&
met
with
her
mother
comming
home
,
and
they
saluted
each
other
.
Then
the
Daughter
said
to
the
Mother
ah
deere
Mother
I
will
loue
the
Priest
,
for
I
haue
attempted
my
Lord
,
as
ye
counsailed
me
,
but
all
for
nought
,
for
hee
anon
forgaue
it
when
he
sawe
me
a
little
weep
.
Then
said
the
Mother
,
though
old
men
one
time
forgiu●
they
double
the
paine
another
time
and
therfore
I
counsaile
you
that
you
yet
once
againe
attempt
him
.
Then
said
the
Daughter
,
I
may
not
any
longer
abide
,
for
I
suffer
much
paine
for
the
loue
of
the
Priest
,
that
with
my
tongue
I
cannot
tel
it
,
therfore
yee
shall
pardon
mee
,
I
will
no
more
follow
or
doe
after
yo●●
councell
:
then
said
the
mother
,
for
the
loue
that
the
Child
should
haue
vnto
the
mother
,
attempt
him
yet
once
more
for
your
Fathers
blessing
,
and
then
if
yee
goe
quite
without
any
harme
or
bearing
,
loue
the
Priest
in
the
name
of
God
.
Then
answered
the
Daughter
it
is
to
mee
great
pain
so
long
time
to
abide
,
neuertheles
for
the
blessing
of
my
Father
I
shal
once
more
attempt
him
,
but
tell
me
how
I
shall
beginne
?
the
Mother
sayd
,
I
vnderstand
that
he
hath
a
little
hound
that
hee
loueth
well
&
keepeth
his
bed
,
cast
the
hound
with
so
great
might
before
his
face
against
the
wall
,
that
it
die
,
and
if
yee
scape
without
a
stripe
,
or
that
he
forgiue
you
it
lightly
,
then
in
the
name
of
God
,
loue
the
Priest
.
Then
sayd
the
Daughter
,
I
shall
in
all
things
doe
after
your
counsaile
,
for
there
is
no
Daughter
liuing
at
this
day
,
that
would
more
gladly
haue
the
blessing
of
the
Father
and
Mother
,
that
I.
And
so
she
bad
her
Mother
farewell
,
and
went
to
her
house
againe
,
&
that
day
with
great
importunitie
&
trouble
of
heart
,
shee
brought
to
the
night
.
And
when
the
night
was
come
,
shee
commaunded
the
bedde
to
be
couered
with
purple
and
cloth
of
Gould
,
whiles
the
Knight
sate
by
the
fier
:
&
when
the
bed
was
thus
made
ready
,
the
litle
hound
as
he
was
accustomed
leapt
vpon
the
bed
,
and
shee
tooke
him
by
the
hinder
legges
,
and
with
a
wood
and
malicious
heart
she
cast
it
against
the
wall
that
it
lay
still
dead
:
when
the
good
old
Knight
saw
that
,
he
was
maruailously
angry
,
and
said
with
a
loud
voice
to
his
wife
,
O
thou
most
cruell
and
spitefull
of
all
wicked
women
,
how
couldest
thou
find
in
thine
heart
to
kill
that
little
gentle
hound
that
I
loued
so
much
?
Lord
sayd
shew
,
haue
ye
not
seene
how
the
hound
with
his
feete
(
comming
out
of
the
myre
)
hath
berayed
our
bedde
that
is
so
preciously
couered
with
rich
cloathes
?
and
the
Knight
sayd
with
much
anger
,
knew
you
not
that
I
loued
much
better
my
little
Hound
thou
the
bed
?
when
she
heard
that
,
anon
shee
beganne
pitiously
to
weepe
,
and
sayd
,
woe
be
to
mee
that
euer
I
was
borne
,
for
all
things
that
I
doe
for
the
best
,
it
is
all
turned
into
the
worst
.
The
Knight
would
not
suffer
the
weeping
and
lamenting
of
his
wife
,
but
for
that
he
loued
her
so
much
he
sayd
vnto
her
,
cease
your
weeping
,
for
I
forgiue
it
you
altogether
,
and
I
counsayle
you
that
yee
beware
how
that
ye
displease
me
from
henceforth
,
and
so
they
went
to
bed
together
.
Vppon
the
morrowe
shee
arose
vp
early
and
went
to
the
Church
where
she
met
with
her
Mother
,
to
whome
,
when
shee
had
done
reuerence
as
it
behoued
,
shee
sayd
,
Mother
now
will
I
loue
the
Priest
,
for
I
haue
attempted
my
Husband
the
second
time
,
and
all
things
he
hath
suffered
.
The
mother
said
,
O
my
deere
daughter
,
there
is
no
crueltie
or
falshood
aboue
the
crueltie
of
ould
folkes
,
and
therefore
I
counsaile
you
,
that
you
yet
once
prooue
him
,
vnto
whom
the
Daughter
answered
,
Mother
yee
labour
in
vaine
,
for
if
ye
wist
what
and
how
much
paine
that
I
suffer
for
the
Priests
loue
,
yee
should
rather
helpe
me
,
if
ye
loued
me
.
The
Mother
said
,
heare
me
daughter
this
one
time
,
and
I
shall
neuer
let
you
more
.
Thinke
how
you
haue
sucked
milke
out
of
my
breasts
,
and
the
great
pain
that
I
suffered
for
you
at
your
birth
:
by
these
paines
my
deare
Daughter
I
desire
and
charge
you
,
that
ye
deny
me
not
this
good
petition
,
&
I
promise
to
God
no
more
to
let
you
nor
hinder
you
of
your
intent
,
but
rather
to
helpe
you
thereto
:
then
answered
the
Daughter
it
is
to
me
a
great
paine
to
abstaine
me
,
and
to
forbeare
my selfe
so
long
from
the
loue
of
the
Priest
,
neuerthelesse
for
the
great
charge
that
ye
haue
layd
to
mee
,
and
also
for
that
ye
haue
made
a
vow
no
more
for
to
let
mee
,
but
to
further
me
,
tell
me
how
I
shall
attempt
him
,
&
I
shall
yet
once
more
giue
the
aduenture
.
The
mother
said
I
know
well
that
on
Sunday
next
comming
he
intendeth
to
haue
vs
all
to
dinner
,
and
there
shall
be
your
Father
and
I
,
and
all
our
friends
,
with
all
the
best
of
the
City
:
and
when
you
are
set
in
your
place
,
&
all
the
meats
are
brought
and
serued
vppon
the
table
,
fasten
on
the
Keyes
priuily
that
hang
at
your
girdle
in
the
table
cloth
and
then
doe
you
faine
to
haue
forgotten
your
knife
,
&
say
these
words
,
openly
:
see
what
a
short
wit
that
I
am
off
,
I
haue
forgotten
my
knife
in
my
chamber
,
and
then
rise
vp
hastily
and
goe
,
and
the
Cloth
with
all
the
meates
yee
shall
cast
downe
and
ouerthrow
vpon
the
ground
,
and
if
yee
escape
without
paine
,
I
make
a
vower
to
God
,
that
I
shall
neuer
let
you
after
.
The
Daughter
sayd
,
that
shall
I
gladly
doe
,
and
so
tooke
her
leaue
and
departed
.
The
Feast
day
came
,
&
all
as
the
Mother
sayd
were
bidden
,
the
seruants
made
ready
and
couered
the
table
,
all
were
set
at
the
table
&
the
daughter
sat
ouer
against
her
Lord
:
and
when
the
table
was
well
serued
with
meates
and
other
things
thereto
belonging
,
the
Ladie
of
the
house
sayd
with
a
high
voyce
,
see
how
forgetfull
I
am
,
I
haue
left
my
knife
in
my
Chamber
,
which
I
must
fetch
,
&
so
rose
vp
hastily
,
&
drew
the
cloth
with
al
the
meat
vpon
it
with
her
,
and
al
the
gold
vessels
and
salts
lay
vpon
the
ground
:
the
Knight
waxed
sore
angry
in
hart
,
but
he
for
shame
dissembled
before
his
guests
,
and
commaunded
another
cleane
Cloth
,
and
other
meats
to
be
brought
,
and
with
ioy
and
mirth
hee
saluted
his
guests
,
to
eate
&
make
good
cheere
,
that
by
him
they
were
all
made
merrie
.
The
Feast
or
Dinner
done
,
they
gaue
all
thanks
to
the
Knight
,
and
took
their
leaues
and
departed
euerie
man
towards
his
own
howse
:
vpon
the
next
day
in
the
morning
the
Knight
arose
earely
and
went
to
the
Church
,
and
heard
seruice
,
after
which
he
went
to
a
Barbour
,
and
sayd
vnto
him
,
Sir
,
are
you
expert
in
blood-letting
in
what
vaine
that
I
will
desire
you
?
he
sayd
,
Sir
I
am
expert
in
what
vaine
that
yee
can
name
in
a
mans
bodie
.
The
Knight
sayd
,
I
am
well
content
come
with
me
,
&
when
he
was
come
to
his
house
,
he
entred
into
his
chamber
where
his
Wife
lay
in
bed
,
&
sayd
to
her
rise
vp
shortly
,
then
sayd
shee
,
what
shall
I
doe
vp
so
early
,
it
is
not
yet
ix
.
of
the
clocke
?
the
Knight
sayd
,
you
must
rise
vp
,
for
you
must
bee
letten
blood
on
both
your
armes
:
She
sayd
,
I
was
neuer
letten
blood
,
and
shall
I
now
bleed
?
then
sayd
the
Knight
that
is
troth
,
and
therefore
yee
are
a
foole
:
remember
ye
nor
that
first
ye
hewed
down
my
Tree
,
and
another
time
ye
killed
my
little
hound
,
and
yesterday
ye
shamed
me
afore
all
our
Friendes
and
Parents
,
and
the
fourth
is
,
if
I
should
suffer
you
thus
to
goe
forth
,
yee
should
for
euer
confound
and
shame
me
:
the
cause
hereof
I
consider
,
that
ye
haue
euill
&
wild
blood
within
your
body
,
and
therefore
I
will
that
the
corrupt
blood
shall
be
drawne
out
,
that
ye
from
henceforth
shal
no
more
put
me
to
shame
and
anger
,
and
so
caused
to
be
made
a
great
fier
and
she
stood
&
cried
,
&
held
vp
her
handes
towards
Heauen
,
and
sayd
,
My
Lord
forgiue
this
Trespasse
,
and
haue
pitie
vppon
me
at
this
time
and
I
shall
neuer
more
offend
you
.
The
Knight
said
,
pray
for
no
mercy
,
for
the
mercy
that
God
hath
wrought
towards
thee
at
this
present
,
is
this
,
that
except
thou
holdest
out
thine
arme
straight
,
I
shall
soone
haue
thy
heart
blood
,
&
he
said
also
to
the
Barbor
,
smite
hard
&
make
a
deepe
hole
in
her
arme
,
or
else
I
shall
giue
you
a
great
stripe
:
then
smote
the
Barbor
so
sore
that
the
blood
came
abundantly
out
,
&
the
Knight
would
not
suffer
him
to
staunch
it
,
vntill
the
time
that
she
chaunged
colour
in
her
visage
,
and
as
this
was
done
,
hee
bad
it
to
bee
stopped
,
&
willed
the
Barbor
to
smite
the
vaine
vppon
the
other
arme
,
then
cryed
she
with
a
very
loud
voyce
,
My
sweet
husband
,
I
pray
you
haue
compassion
vppon
me
,
for
now
I
die
:
the
Knight
answered
,
wife
ye
should
haue
thought
vpon
this
before
,
are
you
had
done
some
these
three
euill
torments
or
despights
:
then
she
held
out
her
left
arme
,
and
then
the
Barbour
smote
therein
an
hole
,
that
the
bloud
came
out
right
vgly
,
and
hee
suffered
her
to
bleed
vnto
the
time
that
the
colour
in
her
visage
changed
,
&
that
she
swounded
:
then
said
the
Knight
,
now
bind
the
arme
and
stanch
it
,
and
said
to
her
now
goe
to
bed
and
study
,
and
thinke
henceforth
how
you
may
amend
your selfe
,
or
else
I
shall
draw
the
blood
of
your
heart
:
and
as
this
was
done
,
he
gaue
the
Barbour
his
reward
,
and
then
he
went
againe
vnto
his
owne
house
:
and
his
Wife
vnder
the
hands
of
her
maidens
nigh
dead
,
was
let
to
her
bed
,
she
bad
one
of
her
Maidens
goe
to
her
Mother
in
all
hast
,
and
say
that
I
desire
her
to
come
speake
with
mee
before
I
die
:
the
Mother
when
she
had
heard
that
,
was
glad
of
the
correction
of
her
Daughter
,
and
came
hastily
to
her
.
When
the
Daughter
hard
her
Mother
;
she
said
,
O
my
most
sweete
Mother
,
I
am
almost
dead
,
for
I
haue
bled
so
much
bloud
,
that
I
beleeue
I
shall
not
escape
the
death
.
Then
answered
the
Mother
,
sayde
I
not
vnto
you
,
that
ould
men
are
right
cruell
and
fell
,
will
ye
now
loue
the
Priest
?
She
said
,
the
Diuell
may
the
priest
confound
and
shame
,
I
will
neuer
one
other
but
my
Husband
,
thē
said
the
Maister
to
the
Emperour
,
Lord
haue
ye
vnderstood
me
?
and
he
answered
,
right
well
,
for
amongest
all
other
that
euer
I
haue
heard
,
this
was
the
best
example
.
Three
euill
deedes
she
did
to
her
husband
,
and
I
doubt
no●
but
if
shee
had
done
the
fourth
,
shee
should
haue
shamed
him
for
euer
.
Then
said
the
Master
,
therfore
I
counsaile
you
that
yee
beware
of
your
wife
,
least
it
happen
worse
to
you
,
for
why
,
if
you
put
to
death
your
onely
Sonne
for
her
words
,
you
shal
be
deceiued
in
the
end
,
and
for
euer
ye
shall
repent
it
.
The
Emperour
sayd
,
truely
Master
this
day
my
Son
shal
not
die
.
The
Maister
said
,
my
Lord
I
thanke
you
,
that
ye
for
mine
example
and
my
sake
this
day
haue
spared
your
Sonne
.
The
Fift
Complaint
of
the
Empresse
.
THe
Empresse
hearing
that
the
Child
was
not
yet
dead
,
forthwith
apparelled
her selfe
,
and
caused
her
Waynes
and
Carts
to
be
in
a
readinesse
,
as
though
she
would
haue
gone
home
into
her
Countrey
to
her
Father
,
for
to
haue
complayned
of
the
great
shame
that
was
done
vnto
her
,
and
yet
could
hau●●o
remedie
thereof
.
The
Seruants
seeing
that
,
went
and
shewed
to
the
Emperour
,
that
the
Empresse
was
going
into
her
Country
:
when
he
perceiued
that
,
hee
went
to
her
saying
,
whither
are
you
going
?
I
hoped
that
you
had
loued
me
so
much
,
that
in
all
the
world
ye
would
haue
sought
no
solace
but
with
mee
.
To
that
she
said
,
that
is
true
,
&
therfore
I
goe
from
you
,
for
I
had
rather
heare
of
your
death
,
than
to
see
you
die
,
without
doubt
yee
delight
so
much
to
heare
these
Maisters
,
that
it
shall
happen
vnto
you
as
it
did
vnto
Octauian
the
Emperour
,
the
which
was
so
couetous
,
that
the
noble
men
of
the
Empire
buried
him
quick
,
and
filled
his
mouth
with
moulten
gold
.
The
Emperour
said
,
deere
Wife
doe
not
so
,
that
another
time
the
blame
to
you
or
mee
might
be
layd
.
Then
said
the
Empresse
,
truely
the
blame
is
yours
,
for
haue
you
not
promised
me
many
times
that
your
son
should
die
,
and
yet
he
liueth
?
and
therefore
from
henceforth
I
wil
no
more
beleue
you
.
Then
said
the
Emperour
,
it
becommeth
not
a
King
euerie
cause
lightly
to
discusse
without
aduise
,
&
especially
vppon
his
Sonne
,
vpon
whome
it
is
not
meete
lightly
to
giue
iudgement
,
and
therefore
I
saye
and
pray
you
,
that
ye
will
tell
me
somewhat
by
the
which
I
may
gouerne
my selfe
:
for
it
is
the
vtter
destruction
of
a
King
,
with
one
aduise
,
and
vndiscreetly
to
giue
Iudgement
,
she
answered
and
said
,
I
wil
gladly
tell
you
a
notable
example
,
so
that
from
henceforth
yee
will
not
bee
couetous
or
desirous
to
heare
the
Maisters
:
and
began
to
say
in
this
fourme
.
The
fift
Example
of
the
Empresse
O
Crauianus
the
Emperour
raigned
in
Roome
right
rich
and
couetous
,
and
aboue
all
things
he
loued
gould
.
The
Citizens
of
Rome
that
time
did
much
harme
,
and
many
great
outrages
to
other
Nations
,
insomuch
that
diuers
Nations
and
Regions
were
mooued
and
stirred
against
the
Romaynes
.
In
that
time
there
was
Maister
Virgilius
the
which
excelled
in
magicke
&
in
other
Sciences
all
other
Maisters
:
the
Citizens
praied
him
that
hee
by
his
Art
and
cunning
would
deuise
somewhat
by
the
which
they
of
their
enemies
might
haue
warning
&
knowledge
before
hand
.
Wherby
that
they
might
prouide
for
themselues
the
better
.
Hee
made
by
his
Art
and
cunning
a
tower
,
and
about
vppon
the
tower
did
cause
to
bee
set
as
many
Images
as
in
all
the
world
were
Regions
and
prouinces
,
and
in
the
middest
of
the
tower
he
let
to
be
made
and
set
,
an
Image
which
held
in
his
hand
an
Apple
or
a
great
round
ball
of
gould
.
And
euerie
Image
of
the
tower
held
in
his
hand
a
little
bell
,
and
stood
turning
and
looking
towards
his
owne
Prouince
to
him
assigned
:
and
as
often
times
as
any
Prouince
would
stirre
and
rebell
against
the
Romaines
,
so
often
turned
him
the
Image
of
the
Land
,
and
rang
the
Bell
:
That
hearing
,
the
Citizens
of
Roome
armed
themselues
,
and
to
that
Prouince
hastest
with
all
their
might
,
the
same
to
subdue
:
and
so
was
there
no
Land
so
great
that
could
wreake
them
vppon
the
Romaynes
,
and
therefore
were
they
dread
and
feared
ouer
all
the
World
.
Also
that
Maister
Virgill
made
for
the
solace
and
comfort
of
the
poore
people
,
and
Light
that
alway
burned
,
&
by
that
light
he
made
two
Bathes
,
the
one
of
them
hotte
,
in
the
which
the
poore
people
might
bath
&
wash
themselues
:
and
the
other
cold
,
in
the
which
they
might
themselues
refresh
.
Betwixt
that
Light
and
the
Baths
,
he
made
an
Image
standing
,
in
whose
forehead
was
written
,
hee
that
smiteth
mee
,
shall
anone
haue
vengeaunce
.
The
Image
stoode
there
many
yeares
,
at
the
last
there
came
a
Clarke
&
beheld
the
Image
,
&
read
this
writing
,
&
thought
in
himselfe
,
what
vengeaunce
hee
might
finde
therefore
:
I
belieue
better
that
if
any
man
should
smite
thee
,
and
that
thou
fallest
therewith
to
the
earth
,
hee
should
finde
some
treasure
vnder
thy
feete
,
and
therefore
is
thy
writing
that
no
man
should
haue
it
.
And
the
Clarke
lift
vp
his
hand
and
gaue
the
Image
a
great
stroake
that
it
fell
on
the
ground
,
and
anon
the
light
was
out
,
and
the
Bathes
were
vanished
away
,
&
hee
found
no
Treasure
.
The
poore
folk
perceiuing
that
,
were
all
sorrowfull
,
saying
,
cursed
might
he
be
for
euermore
,
that
for
his
singuler
couetousnesse
hath
destroyed
this
Image
,
and
hath
robbed
vs
of
so
gret
solace
and
comfort
:
heereafter
assembled
three
Kinges
,
the
which
of
the
Romaynes
had
beene
oppressed
,
and
suffered
great
wrongs
,
and
went
to
Counsell
with
them
of
their
Counsel
,
how
they
might
best
of
the
Romains
be
auenged
,
and
some
of
them
sayd
,
we
labour
in
vaine
;
as
long
as
there
standeth
the
tower
with
the
Images
we
may
doe
nothing
against
them
.
To
the
Counsaile
arose
vp
Foure
Knights
and
said
to
the
Kinges
,
we
haue
thought
on
a
good
remedie
,
how
ye
shall
destroye
the
Tower
with
the
Images
,
&
that
to
doe
and
bring
about
,
wee
will
our
liues
set
to
pledge
it
that
you
will
do
the
cost
.
Then
said
the
King
,
what
cost
shall
we
do
?
they
sayd
,
we
must
haue
foure
Tunnes
of
Gou●d
.
Then
said
the
King
,
take
the
Gold
and
fulfill
your
promise
:
the
Knights
tooke
the
Gould
and
went
towardes
Roome
,
and
when
they
were
thether
come
,
in
the
night
without
one
of
the
Gates
,
in
the
Ditch
with
water
they
drowned
one
of
the
Tunnes
with
the
Gold
,
and
another
tun
they
drouned
by
the
second
gate
,
and
the
third
Tun
they
drowned
by
the
third
gate
,
&
the
fourth
tun
by
the
fourth
gate
they
drowned
:
and
when
they
had
this
done
,
early
in
the
Morning
they
entred
into
the
Cittie
at
an
houre
conuenient
when
the
Emperor
went
ouer
to
the
Mart
,
and
did
him
reuerence
as
it
behoued
The
Emperour
seeing
them
,
demaunded
from
whence
they
were
,
of
what
science
,
&
what
Seruice
they
could
doe
:
they
answered
,
wee
are
of
farre
Countreys
,
and
Soothsayers
so
perfect
,
that
there
was
neuer
thing
so
priuily
and
secretly
hid
,
but
that
we
shall
finde
it
by
our
dreames
.
Wee
haue
heard
that
yee
labour
and
haue
pleasure
in
such
thinges
,
and
therefore
came
we
vnto
you
to
know
if
yee
had
any
need
of
our
seruice
.
The
Emperour
sayd
,
I
shall
prooue
you
,
and
if
it
be
so
that
I
finde
you
true
,
you
shall
haue
of
me
great
rewards
&
thanks
.
They
sayd
,
we
aske
nothing
for
our
lobours
,
but
the
halfe
deale
of
the
Gould
that
by
vs
shall
bee
found
:
the
Emperour
sayd
,
I
am
very
well
content
,
and
thus
they
had
with
the
Emperour
many
words
.
At
euen
when
the
Emperour
was
going
to
bed
,
they
said
vnto
him
,
My
lord
if
it
please
you
this
night
shall
the
oldest
of
vs
set
his
cunning
a
worke
,
and
dreame
the
thirde
day
wee
shall
shew
you
his
dreame
,
and
what
it
signifieth
:
the
Emperor
said
,
go
in
gods
name
.
And
they
went
forth
with
great
gladnes
,
and
all
the
night
they
passed
ouer
with
much
ioy
and
mirth
,
vpon
trust
that
they
should
come
to
a
good
purpose
.
When
the
third
day
was
come
,
they
went
early
to
the
Emperour
,
the
first
of
them
said
,
my
Lord
,
please
it
you
to
goe
with
vs
without
one
of
the
gates
of
the
Cittie
,
and
I
shall
shew
you
where
a
tun
full
of
gould
is
hid
,
the
Emperour
sayd
I
shall
goe
with
you
and
see
if
it
be
true
that
you
say
.
When
they
were
come
to
the
place
,
they
drew
out
the
runne
that
they
before
there
hadde
put
,
the
Emperour
when
hee
sawe
that
was
glad
,
and
gaue
to
them
their
part
.
Then
sayd
the
second
Dreamer
,
My
Lord
,
this
night
shall
I
dreame
:
the
Emperour
sayd
,
God
giue
you
a
good
Dreame
.
The
next
night
came
,
and
he
tooke
out
the
other
Tun
,
and
gaue
it
to
the
Emperour
,
and
tooke
also
his
share
,
in
like
wise
did
the
third
&
the
fourth
,
vppon
the
which
the
Emperour
was
out
of
all
measure
ioyous
&
glad
,
and
sayd
,
he
had
not
seene
afore
such
true
&
expert
Soothsayers
or
Dreamers
as
they
were
,
then
sayd
they
altogether
at
once
,
as
it
had
been
out
of
one
mouth
.
My
Lord
,
we
haue
one
after
another
dreamed
,
the
which
as
yee
haue
seen
they
be
al
true
prooued
,
but
nowe
if
it
please
you
that
wee
may
Dreame
all
together
this
night
,
wee
trust
that
to
vs
shal
be
shewed
where
we
shall
finde
a
great
quantitie
and
substance
of
Golde
and
of
riches
:
the
Emperour
sayd
,
God
giue
to
you
a
good
dreame
,
which
to
me
and
to
you
may
be
profitable
.
On
the
next
morrow
they
came
againe
vnto
the
Emperour
,
and
said
to
him
with
ioyous
and
glad
Visages
and
countenances
My
Lord
,
we
bring
good
and
profitable
tydings
,
for
this
night
in
our
sleepes
,
such
&
so
great
Treasure
is
to
vs
shewed
,
the
which
if
you
will
suffer
it
to
be
sought
,
you
shall
bee
so
much
inriched
,
that
in
this
World
shall
bee
none
lyke
you
:
the
Emperor
sayd
,
where
should
wee
finde
this
Treasure
?
they
sayd
vnder
the
foundation
of
the
Tower
that
the
Images
stand
vppon
.
The
Emperour
answered
,
God
defend
that
I
should
for
loue
of
gold
destroy
the
Tower
with
Images
,
wherewith
wee
of
our
enemies
yee
defended
and
warned
:
they
sayd
to
him
againe
,
My
Lord
,
haue
yee
found
vs
in
our
sayinges
otherwise
than
true
and
rightfull
.
The
Emperour
sayd
,
nay
:
O
Lord
sayd
they
,
we
with
our
owne
handes
shall
giue
out
the
Gould
,
without
hurting
of
the
Tower
or
the
Images
.
And
it
is
expedient
,
that
secretly
in
the
night
,
by
vs
it
bee
done
,
for
dread
of
resort
,
&
concourse
of
the
people
,
least
that
ye
should
run
in
the
noise
and
clamours
of
them
,
and
also
that
they
should
not
take
that
good
gold
away
from
you
and
vs.
The
Emperour
said
,
goe
in
the
name
of
god
and
doe
your
best
,
as
you
well
can
,
and
I
shall
to
morrow
early
come
to
you
.
Then
went
they
with
ioy
and
gladnesse
,
&
in
the
night
they
were
let
into
the
Tower
,
and
with
great
hast
&
diligence
they
vndermined
it
,
and
in
the
next
day
early
they
mounted
vppon
their
horses
,
and
rode
againe
towardes
their
owne
Country
with
ioy
and
glory
,
&
ere
that
they
came
without
the
sight
of
Rome
,
the
Tower
fell
down
on
the
morning
ensuing
.
When
it
was
fallen
&
the
Senators
it
perceiued
,
they
sorrowed
greatly
,
and
there
was
great
bewailing
throughout
all
the
Citie
,
and
they
went
to
the
Emperor
and
said
,
lord
how
may
it
be
that
this
tower
is
thus
fallen
,
by
the
which
we
haue
always
had
warning
afore
of
our
enemies
:
he
answered
and
said
,
to
me
came
foure
false
deceiuers
,
and
fayned
themselues
to
be
Soothsayers
,
and
that
they
could
finde
Treasure
in
the
ground
.
And
they
sayd
,
that
vnder
the
foundation
of
the
Tower
was
hidden
an
innumerable
Summe
of
Gould
,
the
which
they
should
vndermine
without
●urting
of
the
Tower
or
the
Images
,
and
I
gaue
faith
to
them
,
and
they
haue
deceiued
mee
.
They
answered
him
.
ye
haue
coueted
so
much
Gould
,
and
for
your
saciate
couetousnesse
,
wee
shall
be
all
destroyed
,
but
first
your
couetousnesse
shall
fall
vppon
your selfe
:
they
took
and
led
him
to
the
Capitol
,
and
layd
him
on
his
back
and
poured
his
mouth
full
of
moulten
gould
,
saying
to
him
,
you
haue
desired
gold
,
and
therfore
ye
shall
drinke
gold
,
and
after
they
buried
him
quicke
.
Not
long
after
that
,
came
the
enemies
against
the
Romaynes
,
and
ouercame
&
destroyed
them
all
.
Then
said
the
Empresse
vnto
the
Emperor
,
haue
ye
my
Lord
this
Example
well
vnderstood
,
and
he
said
,
right
well
:
then
said
she
,
the
Tower
with
the
Images
is
your
body
and
Fiue
witts
.
As
long
as
you
doe
liue
,
there
is
none
so
hardy
to
trouble
or
make
warre
vpon
you
,
nor
vpon
your
people
,
that
hath
your
son
right
well
vnderstood
,
who
with
his
seuen
Maisters
,
and
with
their
false
narrations
of
Fables
,
seek
how
they
may
destroy
you
:
for
you
are
ouer
much
couetous
to
heare
and
incline
to
them
,
and
insomuch
that
they
shall
vndermine
you
,
and
cast
you
vnder
foot
and
bring
you
to
nought
.
The
Images
are
your
fiue
Witts
,
that
be
all
lost
.
And
for
as
much
as
you
bee
so
Childish
and
foolish
,
they
shall
destroye
and
slay
you
,
and
your
Son
shal
obtaine
your
Empire
.
The
Emperour
said
,
ye
haue
recited
to
me
a
good
example
,
wherefore
it
shal
not
happen
to
me
as
it
did
with
the
tower
,
but
my
Sonne
first
this
day
shall
bee
hanged
,
to
whome
the
Empresse
said
,
if
ye
doe
so
,
ye
shall
fare
well
,
and
liue
long
.
Vppon
the
third
day
,
hee
commaunded
him
to
be
led
to
hanging
,
and
as
he
was
led
towards
the
Gallowes
,
came
riding
against
him
vppon
an
Horse
,
his
Fift
Maister
towards
the
Pallace
,
and
came
before
the
Emperour
,
and
saluted
him
with
all
reuerence
,
and
he
despised
his
salutation
,
and
put
him
in
feare
of
his
life
.
And
the
Maister
said
,
My
lord
I
haue
not
deserued
to
die
,
and
for
to
despise
my
salutation
,
it
is
not
for
your
honour
,
for
your
Son
hath
not
with
vs
been
of
such
conditions
as
yee
repute
him
,
as
yee
in
short
time
shall
finde
:
&
that
he
speaketh
not
is
of
his
great
wisdome
,
&
know
ye
that
he
shall
well
speake
as
time
cometh
,
though
that
hee
now
speaketh
not
,
as
you
in
short
time
shall
heare
:
but
ye
say
that
hee
would
haue
shamed
your
Wife
,
that
belieue
not
,
for
so
a
wise
man
as
he
is
,
should
neuer
attempt
so
shamefull
a
deed
,
and
if
ye
put
him
to
death
for
your
wiues
wordes
,
yee
should
not
escape
without
shame
and
vengeance
like
as
Ippocras
scaped
not
with
out
vengeance
for
the
death
of
Galienus
his
Cozen
:
the
Emperour
sayd
,
that
would
I
faine
heare
and
vnderstand
.
Then
said
the
Maister
,
what
should
availe
to
tell
you
this
narration
for
your
profite
if
in
the
mean
season
your
Sonne
shall
die
,
&
therefore
if
ye
will
call
again
your
Son
,
it
shall
be
done
at
your
pleasure
,
and
after
do
as
you
thinke
best
.
The
Emperour
bad
call
againe
his
Sonne
,
&
set
him
in
prison
:
and
then
began
the
Maister
to
tell
on
this
manner
as
followeth
.
The
Example
of
the
fift
Maister
.
SOmetime
there
was
a
famous
Phisition
named
Ippocras
,
right
cunning
,
the
which
excelled
all
other
in
cunning
and
Science
,
hee
had
with
him
his
Nephewe
or
Kinsman
that
was
called
Galienus
,
the
which
hee
loued
much
:
this
Galienus
was
of
an
excellent
wit
,
and
applyed
all
his
minde
and
wit
to
learne
of
his
vncle
the
Science
of
Phisicke
.
When
Ippocras
perceiued
that
,
in
as
much
as
he
could
,
he
hid
from
him
his
cunning
,
fearing
that
hee
should
excell
him
in
that
Craft
for
the
great
witte
that
hee
was
of
.
As
Galienus
sawe
this
,
hee
studied
and
excercised
,
in
so
much
that
in
short
time
hee
had
perfect
Cunning
in
Phisicke
,
for
the
which
Ippocras
enuyed
him
much
.
It
happened
vppon
a
time
thereafter
,
that
the
King
of
Hungarie
send
his
Messenger
vnto
Ippocras
,
that
hee
should
come
vnto
him
for
to
cure
his
Sonne
:
Ippocras
excused
himselfe
and
would
not
goe
,
but
sent
his
Cozen
Galienus
with
his
Letters
of
excuse
for
his
not
comming
.
And
when
Galienus
was
come
before
the
king
,
hee
was
right
worshipfully
receaued
,
but
they
maruailed
why
that
Ippocras
would
not
come
,
hee
excused
him
,
saying
,
that
hee
had
many
great
thinges
to
doe
,
and
hee
might
not
come
,
but
hee
hath
sent
mee
in
his
stead
,
and
with
the
helpe
of
God
I
shall
make
whole
the
Childe
,
that
pleased
very
well
the
King
.
Galienus
went
to
the
Childe
,
and
when
he
had
seene
his
Vrine
,
and
tasted
his
pounces
,
hee
sayd
to
the
Queene
,
O
excellent
Princesse
,
I
pray
you
heare
and
suffer
my
wordes
,
and
tell
mee
who
is
the
Father
of
the
Child
?
shee
sayd
,
who
should
be
his
father
but
my
lord
the
King
?
Galienus
sayd
,
I
am
sure
that
hee
is
not
the
Father
,
shee
answered
,
if
ye
will
say
that
for
a
troth
,
I
shall
cause
your
head
to
bee
smitten
off
:
he
answered
,
I
say
once
againe
,
that
this
King
is
not
the
Father
,
and
I
am
not
therefore
come
hether
to
loose
my
head
,
for
I
haue
not
deserued
any
such
reward
,
and
so
was
going
his
way
.
The
Queene
spake
,
O
good
Maister
Galienus
,
if
yee
will
keepe
it
secret
,
and
not
discouer
mee
,
I
shall
shew
and
open
vnto
you
my
heart
.
The
Master
said
,
God
defend
that
from
mee
,
that
I
to
any
person
should
shewe
it
,
and
therefore
O
noble
Queene
shew
it
boldly
to
me
,
for
it
shall
neuer
passe
my
mouth
,
and
afterwards
I
shall
ease
&
make
your
Son
whole
:
shee
sayd
,
if
ye
doe
that
,
ye
shall
haue
a
good
reward
of
mee
,
&
therefore
heare
what
I
shall
say
.
By
fortune
came
hither
vnto
my
Lord
,
the
King
of
Burgundie
,
and
he
was
so
long
conuersant
with
me
,
that
this
child
by
him
I
bare
:
then
said
the
master
,
feare
ye
not
,
I
knew
that
it
was
so
before
,
and
anon
he
gaue
the
Child
to
eate
beefe
,
or
of
an
Oxe
,
and
drink
,
and
the
Child
was
ease
of
his
infirmitie
.
And
when
as
the
King
heard
that
the
child
was
quite
of
his
maladie
,
he
gaue
vnto
the
Maister
a
good
reward
,
but
of
the
Queene
hee
secretly
receiued
a
great
guift
and
a
special
thanke
,
and
so
went
this
way
.
And
when
that
hee
was
come
home
,
Ippocras
his
Maister
demaunded
of
him
saying
,
haue
ye
beheld
the
Child
?
and
he
sayd
yea
,
then
asked
he
him
what
he
gaue
him
,
flesh
or
beefe
to
eate
,
and
water
to
drinke
.
Then
sayd
Ippocras
the
woman
of
the
Child
is
not
true
to
her
husband
,
that
is
troth
said
Gelienus
:
then
Ippocras
was
mooued
with
enuie
,
and
thought
in
himselfe
,
if
here
be
not
found
a
remedie
,
my
Science
shall
no
more
be
let
by
,
and
he
shall
be
named
and
praised
aboue
mee
.
And
from
that
day
forward
,
he
bethought
him
and
deuised
how
hee
might
saly
him
.
Vpon
a
day
Ippocras
called
him
and
sayd
,
come
go
we
to
seeke
and
gather
hearbs
in
the
Garden
,
to
whom
hee
sayd
,
Maister
I
am
readye
:
and
when
they
were
come
into
the
Garden
,
Ippocras
sayd
,
I
feele
that
this
hearbe
is
right
vertuous
,
stoop
down
&
gather
me
of
it
,
Galienus
did
so
.
As
they
went
about
the
Garden
,
said
Ippocras
,
now
I
well
perceiue
the
odour
of
this
hearbe
,
that
it
is
better
ande
preciouser
than
Gould
.
and
therefore
stoope
downe
to
the
ground
,
&
draw
him
out
with
the
roots
,
for
it
is
much
worth
:
Galinues
bowed
downe
himselfe
to
pul
vp
the
hearb
,
and
Ippocras
drewe
out
his
knife
and
killed
him
,
After
that
,
Ippocras
fell
sicke
to
death
,
that
the
strength
of
his
bodie
fayled
him
,
and
did
as
much
as
hee
could
to
helpe
himselfe
,
but
it
would
not
be
,
and
as
the
Schollers
and
Disciples
heard
of
it
,
they
went
hastily
to
him
,
and
all
that
they
might
or
could
doe
,
for
the
profite
of
his
health
,
they
did
,
but
it
auailed
him
nothing
.
When
Ippocras
this
perceiued
,
he
said
vnto
his
Schollers
,
goe
fetch
me
a
great
Tun
,
and
fill
it
full
vnto
the
brinkes
with
water
,
and
when
they
had
so
done
,
he
sayd
vnto
them
,
make
now
therein
a
hundred
holes
,
and
when
that
was
also
done
,
there
went
none
of
the
water
out
.
Then
said
Ippocras
,
behould
my
most
deere
Disciples
how
that
the
vengeance
of
God
is
fallen
vppon
mee
,
as
ye
openly
may
see
,
for
in
this
Tunne
are
an
hundred
holes
,
&
yet
goeth
thereout
not
one
drop
:
right
so
there
commeth
no
vertue
out
of
the
hearbes
to
helpe
me
,
and
therefore
what
you
doe
vnto
me
helpeth
not
,
for
I
must
die
:
but
my
deere
children
,
if
my
Nephew
Galienus
were
now
aliue
,
hee
could
heale
mee
,
whome
I
haue
slaine
,
and
that
greueth
mee
sore
,
and
therefore
the
vengeance
of
God
commeth
vppon
mee
.
And
this
sayd
,
hee
turned
him
to
the
wall
&
gaue
vp
the
Ghost
.
Then
said
the
Master
vnto
the
Emperour
,
my
Lord
vnderstand
yee
well
what
I
haue
sayd
,
hee
answered
,
yea
right
well
,
what
hurt
had
it
beene
to
him
,
if
Galienus
had
liued
?
The
Master
answered
,
it
had
been
right
good
for
Ippocras
at
that
time
,
had
not
he
dyed
,
&
therefore
by
right
wise
iudgement
of
god
,
his
medicines
auailed
him
not
,
&
therefore
I
shewed
to
you
,
that
it
shall
happen
worse
to
you
,
if
that
you
put
to
death
your
son
for
the
wordes
of
your
Wife
,
who
in
time
of
necessitie
shall
assist
and
succour
you
:
and
consider
ye
not
,
that
ye
haue
after
your
first
wife
wedded
this
wife
that
ye
now
haue
,
and
so
ye
may
the
third
and
fourth
,
and
neuer
shall
ye
haue
of
any
of
them
such
a
Sonne
that
shall
keepe
and
saue
you
from
perill
?
the
Emperour
sayd
,
truely
he
shall
not
die
.
Then
sayd
the
Maister
,
then
doe
ye
wisely
,
and
I
commend
you
to
God
and
I
thanke
you
,
that
yee
haue
this
day
for
me
spared
your
son
.
The
Emperour
sayd
,
I
marke
this
well
,
that
women
are
craftie
and
subtill
,
therefore
I
will
not
for
you
,
but
for
my selfe
,
saue
him
.
The
Sixt
Complaint
of
the
Empresse
.
WHen
as
the
Empresse
had
knowledge
thereof
,
shee
shewed
her selfe
so
froward
&
impattent
a
body
,
tha●
〈◇〉
that
sawe
her
or
heard
her
,
wondr●d
and
sayd
to
the
Emperour
,
your
wife
she
pineth
her selfe
,
as
thogh
she
wold
die
.
The
Emperour
hearing
thereof
,
went
ot
her
and
said
,
wherefore
bee
yee
so
impatient
?
she
answered
,
saying
,
O
Lord
how
should
I
hold
it
in
when
I
am
the
onely
Daughter
of
a
King
,
&
your
wife
?
&
in
your
companie
I
haue
had
a
great
dispight
and
shame
,
&
continually
yee
haue
promised
me
to
punish
him
,
but
ye
performe
it
not
.
The
Emperor
said
,
I
wor
not
what
I
shall
doe
?
ye
labour
from
day
to
day
to
haue
my
Sonne
to
die
:
and
the
Maisters
labour
to
saue
his
life
:
and
amongest
all
these
I
know
well
that
he
is
my
Sonne
,
but
where
the
troth
is
that
I
know
not
.
Then
said
she
,
this
is
the
cause
whereof
I
complaine
,
that
ye
beleeue
the
Maisters
,
more
than
you
do
me
,
therefore
it
shal
happen
to
you
as
it
did
to
a
king
with
his
Steward
.
Then
sayd
the
Emperor
,
tel
that
example
,
peraduenture
it
may
mooue
me
the
sooner
to
put
my
sonne
to
death
:
she
sayd
gladly
,
but
I
pray
you
giue
attendance
to
what
I
shall
say
,
and
began
to
tell
as
hereafter
ensueth
.
The
sixt
Example
of
the
Empresse
.
THere
was
a
king
right
proud
&
maruailously
deformed
in
his
visage
,
in
such
wise
,
that
women
hated
and
abhorred
him
.
This
King
thought
to
destroy
Rome
and
to
slay
the
Romaines
,
and
to
take
and
carrie
away
the
bodies
of
Peter
and
Paule
:
who
while
hee
was
in
this
minde
,
called
to
him
his
Steward
that
was
right
secret
with
him
of
his
priuie
councell
,
and
said
to
him
,
goe
and
seeke
me
a
faire
woman
,
that
this
night
may
sleep
with
mee
.
The
Steward
answered
,
My
Lord
,
yee
knowe
well
you
infirmitie
and
disease
,
and
that
no
woman
will
doe
euill
without
a
great
summe
of
mony
.
The
King
said
,
think
ye
that
for
money
,
I
will
want
one
?
Haue
I
not
Gold
and
siliuer
ynough
?
though
it
were
a
M.
florens
,
I
would
it
gladly
giue
.
The
Steward
hearing
that
,
was
anon
smitten
with
couetousnes
,
&
went
to
his
owne
wife
which
was
right
faire
and
chast
,
&
of
good
kindred
,
and
said
to
her
,
O
my
good
Wife
,
my
Lord
desireth
&
coueteth
for
to
sleepe
with
a
faire
and
beautifull
woman
,
and
will
not
forbeare
it
,
though
that
she
should
aske
of
him
a
M.
florens
,
and
hath
commaunded
me
to
prouide
him
of
one
,
and
therefore
I
counsaile
you
,
that
ye
to
vs
get
this
money
:
the
wife
said
,
were
it
not
so
that
the
King
were
so
proud
and
foule
of
visage
,
yet
would
I
not
to
that
euill
consent
,
for
the
sin
against
God
.
The
Steward
answered
,
I
consent
that
ye
shall
doe
it
,
and
thereto
I
counsaile
and
commaund
you
,
&
promise
you
,
that
without
yee
consent
to
me
herein
,
yee
shall
neuer
haue
good
day
with
mee
:
shee
hearing
that
trembled
,
insomuch
that
for
dread
shee
consented
to
him
.
The
Steward
then
went
to
the
King
&
sayd
,
Sir
,
I
haue
found
out
a
faire
woman
,
and
she
is
come
of
a
verie
good
house
,
which
will
not
lesse
haue
than
a
M.
Florens
,
and
in
the
Euening
shee
shall
come
,
and
early
in
the
Morning
she
must
away
,
that
she
be
not
seen
of
the
people
:
the
King
answered
and
said
,
I
am
well
content
.
When
the
night
was
come
,
the
Steward
led
his
Wife
to
the
Kings
bed
,
&
made
fast
the
dore
&
went
his
way
:
early
in
the
Morning
the
Steward
arose
and
went
to
the
King
and
sayd
,
My
Lord
,
it
will
bee
day
within
a
while
,
it
is
good
that
you
perfourme
your
promise
,
and
let
the
woman
go
:
the
King
said
,
this
woman
pleaseth
me
so
well
,
that
so
soone
shee
shall
not
depart
from
me
.
When
he
heard
that
,
hee
departed
thence
all
sorrie
,
vniteth
he
tarried
any
while
,
but
came
to
the
King
againe
and
said
,
my
lord
the
morning
is
come
,
therefore
let
the
woman
go
as
I
haue
promised
her
,
least
that
she
be
ashamed
:
the
King
said
,
yet
shal
she
not
goe
from
me
,
&
therfore
go
out
&
shut
the
dore
again
.
The
Steward
right
sorrowfull
departed
,
and
went
vp
and
downe
with
an
heauie
and
an
angry
heart
,
till
that
the
faire
and
the
cleare
day
appeared
,
and
then
he
entred
againe
into
the
chamber
&
said
,
my
lord
it
is
cleare
day
,
suffer
the
woman
to
depart
,
that
shee
be
not
therewith
ashamed
.
The
King
answered
,
I
say
to
you
for
a
troth
,
shee
shall
not
yet
depart
,
for
her
companie
is
vnto
mee
right
pleasant
and
acceptable
.
The
Steward
hearing
that
,
could
no
longer
forbeare
nor
hold
his
owne
councell
but
said
to
the
King
,
O
my
good
and
gracious
Lord
I
beseech
you
suffer
her
to
depart
,
for
it
is
my
owne
Wife
the
King
hearing
that
,
sayd
to
him
,
open
the
window
.
And
when
it
was
open
,
the
faire
and
bright
day
appeared
,
he
beheld
the
woman
right
faire
&
goodly
,
and
perceiued
that
it
was
the
wife
of
the
Steward
,
&
sayd
to
him
,
O
thou
most
worst
Ribaud
or
knaue
,
why
hast
thou
for
so
little
money
shamed
and
vndone
thy
good
and
faire
wife
,
and
her
hast
deliuered
vnto
me
vnwitting
?
therefore
hast
thee
and
get
thee
gone
out
of
my
Realme
,
and
neuer
more
hereafter
come
in
my
sight
,
for
from
henceforth
,
if
euer
I
may
see
thee
,
thou
shalt
die
the
most
shamefull
and
horriblest
death
that
euer
can
be
imagined
.
When
the
Steward
heard
that
,
he
fled
his
way
,
and
durst
not
abide
,
&
was
neuer
so
hardy
any
more
to
come
into
the
Realme
.
And
the
King
kept
that
Wife
all
his
life
time
in
great
worship
,
&
gaue
to
her
plentie
of
all
thinges
that
to
her
behooued
and
pertained
.
After
that
,
the
King
caused
to
be
gathered
and
assembled
a
great
&
mightie
Armie
of
puissant
men
of
warre
,
and
so
he
went
to
Roome
with
great
might
,
and
besieged
the
Cittie
on
all
sides
,
so
long
vntill
the
Romaynes
would
haue
deliuered
him
for
to
haue
departed
and
withdrawne
himselfe
from
thence
,
the
bodies
of
the
holy
Apostles
Peter
and
Paule
.
Then
was
there
in
the
Citie
seuen
wise
Masters
as
ye
haue
now
,
by
the
councell
of
whome
all
the
Citie
was
guided
and
gouerned
.
And
the
Citizens
came
to
them
and
said
,
what
shall
we
doe
?
it
behooueth
vs
that
we
deliuer
vnto
your
deadly
enemies
,
the
bodies
of
the
holy
Apostles
,
or
else
the
Citie
.
Then
answered
the
first
Maister
,
I
shall
with
my
wisedome
and
cunning
this
day
saue
the
Citie
,
and
the
bodies
of
the
Apostles
,
and
so
one
after
nother
promised
to
doe
the
same
:
and
so
euerie
of
them
for
one
day
,
in
like
wise
as
the
Maisters
haue
promised
your
Son
.
With
that
the
King
began
to
assault
the
Citie
on
all
parts
:
then
began
the
first
Master
to
say
and
alleadge
so
wisely
for
to
haue
peace
,
that
the
King
that
day
left
his
assault
,
and
withdrew
himselfe
a
little
from
the
Citie
,
and
so
did
all
the
Maisters
one
after
another
,
till
the
last
.
Vnto
whom
came
the
Burgesses
&
say
,
O
Maister
ye
shal
vnderstand
that
the
King
hath
made
his
oath
sworn
,
that
to
morrow
with
all
his
puissance
and
strength
hee
wil
haue
&
win
the
Citie
,
or
else
we
must
all
be
in
ieopardie
to
loose
our
liues
:
therfore
in
acquiting
of
your
promise
,
defend
and
keepe
vs
from
daunger
,
like
as
all
our
Fellowes
before
you
haue
hone
.
Then
answered
the
Master
and
sayd
,
be
of
good
comfort
and
feare
not
,
for
to
morrow
I
shall
by
my
cunning
shew
such
a
worke
and
operation
,
that
the
King
with
all
his
puissance
and
might
shall
flye
away
&
leaue
the
Siege
.
The
next
day
the
king
made
&
gaue
great
assault
vnto
the
Citie
:
then
went
the
Master
and
cloathed
himselfe
with
maruaylous
straunge
vesture
,
hauing
therein
the
feathers
or
the
tayles
of
Peacockes
,
and
of
other
Fowles
of
diuers
colours
,
and
tooke
two
bright
swords
in
each
hand
one
,
and
went
therwith
and
stood
vpon
the
highest
Tower
of
all
the
City
,
and
began
to
moone
and
turne
of
shewe
himselfe
about
on
all
parts
towards
the
Host
,
so
that
they
might
all
behold
and
see
him
:
and
he
held
in
his
mouth
the
twoo
bright
Swords
that
maruailously
shyned
,
they
without
of
the
Kings
Host
that
beholding
,
sayd
to
him
,
O
Lord
behold
vpon
the
hyest
of
yonder
towers
a
wounderful
thing
or
a
figure
,
yea
I
see
it
well
that
it
is
maruailous
,
but
what
it
is
I
know
not
,
they
sayd
,
it
is
Iesus
the
God
of
Christian
folke
,
that
is
come
out
of
heauen
vs
to
slay
and
destroy
with
his
two
swords
,
if
we
any
longer
abide
.
The
King
hearing
that
,
trembled
for
feare
,
and
said
what
shall
we
doe
?
there
is
but
one
way
,
and
that
is
,
that
we
anon
goe
and
depart
from
hence
,
least
that
their
God
avenge
himselfe
vppon
vs
:
then
began
the
King
with
all
his
Host
to
lye
:
notwithstanding
there
was
no
need
,
but
that
they
of
the
master
were
beguiled
&
deceiued
.
And
when
the
Romaines
saw
that
,
they
hastily
pursued
after
,
all
armed
in
good
ordinance
,
&
the
King
with
many
of
his
people
they
killed
and
destroyed
,
and
also
in
that
manner
by
great
subtiltie
of
the
Maister
was
the
mightie
King
with
his
Armie
subdued
.
Then
said
the
Empresse
to
the
Emperour
,
Lord
ye
haue
vnderstood
what
I
haue
said
,
he
say
yea
,
verie
well
in
the
best
wise
.
She
sayd
,
now
yee
haue
heard
what
I
haue
sayd
to
you
at
the
beginning
of
this
narration
of
the
steward
that
the
King
trusted
so
much
,
which
for
couetousnes
of
gold
shamed
his
own
wife
,
and
he
for
that
was
driuen
and
banished
out
of
the
Land
:
In
like
manner
your
Son
for
the
desire
&
apperite
that
he
hath
to
the
Empire
,
intendeth
to
confound
and
destroy
you
.
But
whiles
you
be
in
your
might
and
power
,
doe
with
him
as
the
King
did
with
his
Steward
:
if
yee
will
not
put
him
to
death
,
banish
him
out
of
your
Empire
,
that
yee
without
feare
may
liue
in
suerty
of
your
life
.
And
haue
ye
not
also
heard
,
how
the
King
lay
before
the
Citie
of
ROme
,
and
how
he
was
by
the
wise
Masters
deceiued
&
scorned
,
that
he
with
his
folke
were
killed
and
slaine
?
In
the
same
wise
the
seuen
Masters
intend
to
do
with
you
,
and
by
their
false
wiles
and
subtilties
to
deceiue
you
,
and
in
the
end
to
slay
you
,
that
your
son
may
raigne
.
Whereupon
answered
the
Emperor
,
and
sayd
,
that
shall
not
so
be
,
for
my
son
to
morow
shall
die
.
Then
he
commanded
his
seruants
that
they
should
lead
his
son
to
hanging
.
When
the
people
heard
that
,
there
was
a
great
noise
and
gathering
of
them
,
together
bewayling
the
death
of
the
Emperors
Sonne
:
and
as
the
sixt
Maister
heard
that
,
he
hasted
him
to
the
Emperour
,
and
saluted
him
honourably
,
but
hee
tooke
it
●nthankefully
,
and
threatned
him
that
hee
should
die
with
his
Sonne
,
for
that
hee
was
with
them
made
dumme
,
and
a
Rybaud
,
which
was
shewed
towards
his
Wife
.
The
Maister
sayd
,
I
haue
not
deserued
to
die
with
your
Son
,
but
to
haue
great
and
large
gifts
,
for
he
is
not
dum
,
as
ye
shall
heare
within
three
dayes
if
he
may
liue
so
long
:
But
if
you
put
him
to
death
for
the
words
of
your
wife
,
then
shall
I
maruaile
at
your
wisedome
,
and
without
doubt
it
shall
happen
to
you
,
as
sometime
it
happened
to
a
Knight
that
to
much
allowed
the
sayings
of
his
Wife
,
that
he
was
bound
to
an
Horse
tayle
,
and
drawne
throughout
all
the
Citie
to
the
gallowes
.
The
Emperor
sayd
for
the
loue
of
God
shew
me
that
example
,
that
I
may
the
better
beware
of
that
perill
:
that
will
I
not
doe
sayd
the
Maisters
,
without
you
doe
call
againe
your
son
:
then
he
commaunded
to
call
his
Sonne
,
and
the
Maister
began
as
followeth
.
The
Example
of
the
sixt
Maister
.
SOmetime
there
was
an
Emperor
of
Rome
which
had
three
knights
whome
hee
loued
aboue
all
other
.
And
in
the
same
Cittie
was
an
ancient
Knight
,
that
had
wedded
a
faire
young
Wife
,
as
you
doe
the
Empres
,
which
aboue
all
other
things
hee
loued
:
this
Ladie
could
sing
right
well
and
melodiously
,
&
with
such
sweetnesse
,
that
many
drew
to
her
house
,
and
desired
her
companye
.
It
befell
vpon
a
season
,
as
she
sat
at
her
house
,
her
Visage
turned
into
the
Street
,
that
she
might
see
thē
that
went
by
,
and
began
sweetly
to
sing
,
that
all
folke
delighted
to
heare
her
.
By
chaunce
came
that
wayes
a
Knight
of
the
Emperours
Court
,
that
heard
her
voyce
,
and
beholding
her
attentiuely
,
hee
was
taken
inher
loue
,
and
entred
into
her
house
,
and
fell
in
communication
with
her
of
loue
,
and
amongst
all
other
talke
he
demaunded
what
hee
should
giue
her
to
sleepe
by
her
one
night
,
she
answered
,
an
Hundred
Florens
.
The
Knight
said
,
tell
mee
when
I
shall
come
,
&
I
will
giue
you
an
hundred
Florens
.
She
said
,
when
I
haue
conuenient
time
I
shall
send
for
you
:
the
next
day
shee
sang
againe
in
the
same
,
place
and
it
fortuned
the
second
Knight
of
the
Emperour
to
come
by
that
same
way
,
the
which
likewise
was
smitten
in
her
loue
,
and
he
also
promised
her
a
Hundred
Florens
.
To
whome
also
shee
promised
to
shewe
him
a
time
prouided
.
The
third
day
was
the
third
Knight
in
like
wise
caught
in
her
loue
,
the
which
also
promised
her
an
Hundred
Florens
,
and
shee
to
giue
him
knowledge
of
the
time
.
These
three
Knights
haue
so
secretly
spoken
with
the
Ladie
,
that
none
of
them
had
knowledge
of
other
.
The
Ladie
that
was
malicious
and
deceitfull
,
came
to
her
Husband
,
and
sayd
,
Sir
I
haue
a
secret
matter
to
shew
you
,
wherein
if
you
follow
my
counsaile
,
our
necessitie
and
pouerty
ye
may
largely
relieue
.
The
Knight
sayd
,
tell
it
me
,
&
I
will
hold
it
secret
,
and
fulfill
it
to
my
power
:
shee
sayd
,
Three
Knights
of
the
Emperours
Court
haue
been
with
me
one
after
another
,
in
such
wise
,
that
none
knoweth
of
anothers
councell
,
&
euerie
one
hath
offered
me
a
C.
Florens
:
might
we
three
C.
Florens
get
,
&
no
knowledge
thereof
detected
,
should
it
not
be
to
vs
a
great
helpe
,
and
our
pouetie
be
well
releiued
?
The
Knight
said
forsooth
yes
,
&
therfore
whatsoeuer
you
counsaile
me
to
doe
,
I
shall
follow
it
.
Then
sayd
shee
,
I
shall
giue
you
this
counsaile
,
when
they
come
with
the
florens
,
ye
shal
stand
behind
the
gate
with
your
Sword
drawne
in
your
hand
,
and
because
that
euery
of
them
cometh
alone
,
ye
shall
slay
one
after
another
,
&
so
wee
shall
haue
the
3.
C.
Florens
of
them
without
knowledge
of
any
other
.
The
Knight
answered
,
O
my
best
beloued
Wife
,
I
feare
me
that
this
euill
cannot
be
hid
,
and
wee
should
therecore
shamefully
suffer
death
if
that
it
were
knowne
.
She
sayd
I
shall
this
worke
begin
,
and
I
shall
make
thereof
a
good
end
,
and
feare
it
not
when
the
Knight
saw
that
shee
was
so
hardy
,
it
caused
him
to
be
the
more
bold
,
and
shee
sent
for
the
first
Knight
,
and
hee
came
to
her
anon
without
any
tarrying
,
to
the
gate
and
knocked
,
and
she
asked
if
he
brought
the
C.
Florens
,
&
he
said
yea
,
I
haue
them
heere
already
,
then
let
shee
him
in
,
and
anon
in
the
entring
in
her
husband
killed
him
,
and
so
hee
did
the
second
,
and
the
third
,
and
into
one
secret
Chamber
they
drewe
the
bodies
of
them
.
When
it
was
thus
done
,
the
Knight
sayd
vnto
his
Ladie
:
O
deere
Wife
,
if
these
bodies
be
found
with
vs
,
wee
shall
die
the
most
shamefull
death
that
can
bee
imagined
,
for
it
is
not
possible
but
that
these
Knights
shall
bee
missed
in
the
Emperours
Court
,
and
great
search
and
inquisition
shall
bee
for
them
made
throughout
all
this
City
,
where
they
are
become
.
She
sayd
,
sir
I
haue
this
worke
begun
,
&
shall
make
thereof
a
good
end
,
feare
not
as
aforesayde
.
This
Ladie
had
a
Brother
,
the
which
had
the
gouernance
of
the
wealth
of
the
Citie
,
that
on
the
nights
watched
in
the
streetes
with
his
fellowes
,
shee
stood
at
her
gate
and
called
her
brother
and
sayd
,
O
my
best
Brother
,
I
haue
a
secret
matter
,
the
which
in
confession
I
shall
shewe
you
,
and
therefore
come
a
little
within
:
and
when
that
he
was
come
in
,
the
Lady
receiued
him
frendly
,
and
gaue
him
Wine
to
drinke
and
sayd
,
my
welbeloued
brother
,
this
is
the
cause
that
I
haue
called
you
,
for
I
haue
much
neede
of
your
counsaile
.
The
Brother
answered
,
say
it
boldly
vnto
mee
,
and
whatsoeuer
that
I
maye
doe
,
to
my
power
,
that
shall
be
at
your
desire
without
letting
:
then
sayd
shee
,
yesterday
came
in
a
Knight
in
good
friendship
,
but
afterwardes
hee
fell
into
such
words
and
variance
with
my
husband
,
that
hee
slew
him
,
and
he
lyeth
in
my
Chamber
:
&
mine
one
deere
brother
,
we
haue
no
man
that
we
may
trust
but
you
,
and
if
the
bodie
be
found
by
vs
,
wee
should
die
;
she
made
mention
but
of
one
,
the
brother
said
,
deliuer
him
me
in
a
sacke
,
&
I
shall
beare
him
to
the
sea
:
she
hearing
that
,
was
full
glad
thereof
,
and
deliuered
vnto
him
the
body
of
the
first
Knight
,
he
took
it
and
went
withall
a
good
pace
&
cast
him
therein
.
And
as
this
was
done
he
came
againe
to
his
sister
and
said
,
giue
me
now
of
the
best
wine
,
for
you
are
of
him
quit
,
and
she
thanked
him
&
went
into
her
Chamber
,
as
though
she
had
gone
for
wine
,
and
began
to
crie
with
an
high
voyce
,
the
Knight
that
was
cast
into
the
sea
is
come
againe
:
as
her
brother
heard
that
,
he
woundred
sore
and
said
,
giue
me
him
I
shall
see
if
he
will
rise
again
,
&
took
the
bodie
of
the
second
Knight
,
supposing
it
had
beene
of
the
first
Knight
,
&
went
to
the
sea
,
&
with
a
great
stone
he
drowned
him
therin
:
the
done
,
he
went
againe
vnto
his
sisters
house
and
said
,
now
fill
me
a
cup
with
good
wine
,
for
I
haue
drowned
him
so
deepe
,
that
hee
shall
neuer
come
againe
,
she
sayd
thanks
be
to
God
,
and
went
again
to
her
Chamber
,
&
fained
her
to
fetch
Wine
,
&
cryed
with
a
loud
voice
,
alas
woe
be
to
me
,
he
is
risen
againe
,
and
come
out
of
the
Sea
:
&
as
her
brother
heard
that
,
with
a
great
maruaile
said
,
what
Diuil
is
this
Knight
that
I
haue
cast
into
the
water
,
&
notwithstanding
is
come
again
?
deliuer
me
him
the
third
time
,
and
I
shall
see
if
he
will
come
againe
:
then
gaue
she
him
the
third
Knight
,
which
hee
belieued
had
been
the
first
Knight
and
went
without
the
Citie
to
a
great
Forrest
,
&
made
a
great
fier
&
cast
the
knight
therein
,
and
when
he
was
almost
burnt
,
the
Brother
went
thence
a
little
distance
to
doe
his
neede
,
then
came
there
a
Knight
that
would
ride
to
the
Citie
,
where
in
the
Morning
they
should
haue
a
tourney
&
Iusting
,
and
it
was
cold
weather
&
darke
,
he
was
not
far
from
the
Citie
,
and
when
he
had
a
sight
of
fier
,
he
drew
thereto
,
and
lighted
from
his
horse
and
warmed
him
.
The
watchman
came
and
sayd
to
him
,
what
art
thou
?
the
knight
sayd
,
I
am
a
gentle
Knight
:
then
spake
the
watchman
&
sayd
,
thou
art
no
knight
but
a
Diuel
,
for
first
I
cast
thee
into
the
water
,
the
second
time
with
a
great
stone
I
drowned
thee
,
&
the
third
time
I
haue
put
thee
in
this
fier
supposing
thou
hadst
been
burnt
,
and
yet
thou
standest
here
,
&
then
he
tooke
the
knight
with
his
horse
,
and
cast
them
both
into
the
fier
.
After
that
he
went
againe
to
his
sister
and
tolde
what
had
happened
him
,
&
said
,
now
bring
mee
of
the
best
Wine
,
for
after
that
I
had
burnt
him
,
I
found
him
againe
be
the
fier
with
a
horse
,
and
I
haue
cast
them
both
in
the
fier
,
and
by
this
his
sister
perceiued
well
that
hee
had
burnt
a
Knight
of
the
turney
:
who
anon
brought
him
of
the
best
wine
aboundantly
,
&
after
he
had
wel
drunken
,
he
went
thence
.
Not
long
time
after
there
fell
a
great
debate
&
contention
betwixt
the
knight
and
his
wife
in
such
wise
that
hee
smote
her
,
which
had
indignation
thereof
,
and
waxed
angrie
&
sayd
that
many
might
heare
it
,
O
wretch
wilt
thou
kill
mee
,
as
thou
hast
done
the
three
Knights
of
the
Emperors
?
certain
men
that
hearing
,
laid
hand
on
thē
,
&
brought
thē
before
the
Emperor
,
and
the
woman
confessed
that
her
husband
and
had
slaine
three
Knights
of
the
emperors
,
&
how
he
took
from
them
three
C.
Florens
.
And
as
it
was
thus
in
troth
found
,
both
were
drawn
at
an
horse
tayle
,
&
hanged
vpon
a
gallowes
.
Then
said
the
Maister
to
the
Emperour
,
haue
you
vnderstood
what
I
haue
sayd
?
Hee
answered
,
right
well
,
I
say
for
certaine
,
that
Wife
was
the
worst
woman
that
might
be
of
all
women
;
for
first
she
mooued
and
stirred
him
vp
to
murder
,
and
afterward
discouered
him
.
The
Maister
sayd
,
without
doubt
it
shall
happen
to
you
worse
,
if
you
put
to
death
your
Sonne
by
the
aduise
of
your
Wife
.
The
Emperor
sayd
,
My
Son
shall
not
die
this
day
,
The
Maister
hearing
that
,
gaue
thankes
to
the
Emperour
and
tooke
leaue
,
and
went
this
way
.
The
Seauenth
Complaint
of
the
Empresse
.
WHen
the
Empresse
heard
that
the
Son
of
the
Emperor
was
yet
liuing
:
as
a
mad
woman
shee
ran
to
the
Emperour
weeping
and
crying
,
saying
,
O
vnhappy
woman
,
alas
what
shall
I
doe
?
I
must
needs
slay
my self
that
am
so
shamed
,
and
no
punishment
therevpon
done
:
the
Emperour
answered
,
God
defend
,
that
you
should
haue
mind
on
such
things
,
but
suffer
a
while
&
you
shall
haue
a
good
end
of
your
cause
.
She
answered
,
sir
the
end
shall
be
euill
,
for
of
that
shall
follow
to
you
and
to
mee
great
comfusion
.
the
Emperour
sayd
,
leaue
of
such
talke
,
she
said
,
Lord
it
shall
come
to
you
and
your
Son
as
it
happened
to
a
King
and
to
his
Steward
.
The
Emperour
sayd
,
I
pray
you
tell
mee
that
example
,
she
sayd
,
I
will
gladly
tell
it
,
but
I
feare
mee
that
yee
will
heare
me
no
more
:
For
the
next
day
,
the
seuenth
Maister
shall
speake
and
●●ue
you
Son
from
the
death
as
his
fellowes
haue
done
.
And
the
next
day
after
that
,
your
Sonne
shall
speake
,
of
whose
wordes
you
shall
haue
and
take
such
ioy
and
delectation
,
that
the
loue
betwixt
vs
shall
bee
wholly
forgotten
and
washed
away
.
The
Emperour
said
that
it
is
impossible
to
me
,
for
I
shall
neuer
forget
your
loue
.
Then
said
she
,
O
my
best
beloued
Lord
,
if
it
please
you
I
will
tell
you
one
example
,
by
the
which
ye
shall
beware
before
of
many
perills
to
come
,
and
especially
of
your
accursed
Son
,
who
intendeth
to
destroy
me
by
his
Maisters
:
the
Emperour
sayd
,
tell
on
you
example
:
and
the
Empresse
began
to
tell
of
this
ensuing
.
The
Seuenth
Example
of
the
Empresse
.
THere
was
sometime
a
King
,
the
which
loued
his
Wife
aboue
all
things
,
insomuch
that
he
closed
her
in
a
strong
Castle
,
and
hee
bare
the
keyes
of
the
Castle
himselfe
,
the
Ladie
was
therfore
right
heauie
,
and
desolate
.
Now
in
farre
parts
there
was
a
valiant
knight
,
the
which
in
the
night
dreamed
after
this
effect
:
He
thought
that
hee
sawe
one
of
the
fairest
Queenes
that
might
be
,
whose
loue
aboue
all
thinges
hee
desired
to
obtaine
,
and
that
if
hee
might
see
her
walking
,
he
should
cleerely
haue
knowledge
of
her
,
by
whom
toward
him
a
great
friendship
and
worship
should
come
.
To
the
Queene
that
same
night
by
vision
of
the
said
knight
,
the
li●●
was
also
shewed
,
&
yet
they
had
of
each
other
no
knowledge
of
name
,
neither
of
fame
:
When
the
knight
had
thus
dreamed
and
seen
in
his
sleepe
,
he
thought
and
determined
in
his
mind
,
that
his
foot
should
not
rest
,
vntill
the
time
he
had
found
that
Ladie
that
to
him
was
shewed
in
his
dreame
:
and
so
tooke
his
Horse
,
and
with
him
all
that
was
necessarie
for
his
iourney
,
and
rode
&
went
through
diuers
Regions
and
Landes
,
so
long
,
〈◇〉
at
the
last
hee
came
vnto
the
same
L●nd
where
that
Queene
was
by
her
husband
closed
&
kept
in
a
strong
Castle
.
And
when
this
said
Knight
was
come
into
the
same
Citie
,
and
by
a
certain
season
had
therein
soiourned
:
it
happened
vppon
a
day
as
the
Knight
walked
by
the
Castle
,
and
knew
not
then
that
the
Queene
was
therein
,
shee
fate
in
a
window
to
behold
and
see
the
people
going
by
,
and
among
all
other
shee
sawe
the
same
Knight
,
and
knew
that
hee
was
the
same
man
that
shee
had
dreaned
off
:
and
the
Knight
by
chance
lift
vp
his
eyes
,
and
perceiued
the
Ladie
sitting
in
the
window
,
&
anon
his
mind
gaue
him
,
that
it
was
shee
of
whome
hee
had
dreamed
,
and
she
began
to
sing
a
song
of
loue
.
And
as
he
heard
that
,
hee
was
anon
taken
with
her
loue
:
the
Knight
from
thencefoorth
dayly
went
&
walked
about
the
castle
beholding
it
all
ouer
,
if
any
manner
of
way
hee
might
get
to
shew
her
his
mind
.
The
Lady
perceiuing
that
,
w●●●●
Letter
and
cast
it
downe
to
him
.
And
when
he
had
read
ouer
the
Letter
,
and
vnderstood
the
will
of
the
Ladie
,
hee
began
to
haunt
Iusts
and
Tournaments
,
and
so
did
many
great
and
maruailous
acts
,
that
the
fame
of
him
came
to
the
King
.
And
as
the
King
heard
thereof
,
he
sent
after
him
&
sayd
to
him
,
Sir
knight
,
I
haue
heard
much
honour
of
you
,
if
it
will
please
you
to
abide
and
dwell
with
vs
,
wee
shall
giue
you
large
gifts
&
rewards
.
The
knight
answered
and
sayd
,
O
right
mightie
Prince
,
I
am
your
seruant
,
would
to
God
that
I
could
doe
any
seruice
to
please
your
Magnificence
without
taking
of
any
reward
,
saue
one
thing
before
all
other
I
desire
.
The
king
sayd
,
shew
it
vnto
me
boldly
what
thing
it
is
:
the
knight
answered
,
My
Lord
sithence
it
hath
pleased
your
Maiestie
to
take
me
for
your
Seruant
and
one
of
your
noble
Councell
,
me
semeth
that
it
were
very
expedient
for
both
our
solaces
,
that
I
had
a
place
nigh
vnto
the
wall
of
the
Castle
,
that
I
might
at
all
times
bee
the
more
ready
at
your
calling
when
you
haue
need
.
Then
the
King
said
,
I
consent
to
you
,
make
it
as
ye
thinke
best
.
Then
went
the
Knight
and
hyred
workemen
and
made
a
faire
lodging
by
the
wales
of
the
Tower
,
and
when
it
was
all
ready
,
he
made
a
couenant
with
a
workman
for
to
make
out
of
his
house
a
secret
way
into
the
Court
:
and
when
it
was
made
ready
after
his
intent
,
he
killed
the
workeman
because
he
should
not
discouer
it
,
and
so
went
in
to
the
Queen
,
and
did
to
her
reuerence
accordingly
,
&
they
talked
of
many
thinges
,
that
at
the
end
he
desired
to
sleepe
by
her
,
which
she
oftentimes
denyed
,
but
neuerthelesse
she
consented
to
him
.
After
that
,
the
Queen
thought
,
what
shall
I
do
?
if
I
should
giue
knowledge
thereof
vnto
my
husband
,
therof
would
come
two
euils
:
the
one
is
my
shame
,
and
that
peraduenture
hee
should
vtterly
forsake
mee
,
and
driue
mee
out
of
his
land
for
euer
:
and
the
other
is
,
the
Knight
he
would
slay
,
for
from
death
he
could
not
escape
,
and
therefore
it
is
better
that
I
be
stil
,
and
tell
not
.
The
Knight
after
that
,
as
often
as
it
pleased
him
,
went
in
to
the
Queene
,
&
did
his
will
with
her
,
and
shee
gaue
him
a
Ring
,
the
which
the
King
had
giuen
to
her
at
her
wedding
.
This
knight
in
euery
battell
and
tournament
had
the
Victory
,
wherefore
hee
was
and
stoode
in
great
fauour
with
the
king
,
so
that
hee
made
him
his
Steward
,
and
Gouernour
of
all
his
Region
and
land
.
It
happened
vppon
a
day
that
the
king
disposed
himselfe
to
goe
on
hunting
,
and
commanded
his
Steward
to
make
him
ready
on
the
Morrowe
for
to
goe
with
him
,
whereto
he
offered
himselfe
all
ready
.
And
vpon
the
Morrow
after
they
entred
into
the
forrest
,
&
all
this
day
they
chased
and
followed
the
wild
beasts
,
that
they
were
so
weary
,
that
the
King
sat
him
downe
by
a
Fountain
to
rest
,
and
the
knight
by
the
King
,
and
fell
on
sleepe
by
him
,
hauing
the
ring
vpon
his
finger
,
the
which
the
King
marked
,
and
knewe
.
After
that
the
Knight
perceiued
that
the
King
had
seene
the
ring
,
fayned
him
sore
sicke
,
and
sayd
.
My
Lord
,
I
feele
my selfe
so
sore
sicke
,
that
if
I
doe
not
hastily
find
some
remedie
therefore
by
the
meanes
of
Phisicke
,
I
am
but
a
dead
man
,
and
therefore
I
pray
you
giue
me
leaue
for
to
goe
home
,
vnto
whome
he
sayd
,
goe
my
deere
friend
in
Gods
name
:
he
anon
god
vpon
his
horse
,
&
hasted
him
to
his
house
and
went
to
the
queene
,
and
gaue
her
againe
the
Ring
,
and
tould
her
how
the
King
had
marked
it
and
seene
it
on
his
finger
,
and
prayed
her
if
he
made
any
question
of
the
Ring
,
that
she
should
shew
it
to
him
.
This
done
,
hee
went
downe
againe
to
his
lodging
:
and
anon
after
,
the
King
came
to
the
Queene
,
and
shee
receiued
him
right
louingly
,
and
after
that
a
little
time
was
passed
,
the
king
said
,
my
Ladye
shewe
me
where
the
Ring
is
that
I
gaue
to
you
,
I
desire
to
see
it
,
shee
sayd
O
my
Lord
,
to
what
intent
at
this
time
desire
you
to
see
it
?
then
said
he
,
if
ye
shew
it
not
to
me
incontinent
,
it
shall
repent
you
:
then
she
rose
vp
&
went
to
her
chest
,
&
brought
the
Ring
to
the
King
,
&
when
he
sawe
it
,
he
was
halfe
ashamed
,
and
said
vnto
her
:
O
howe
like
is
the
Knightes
Ring
to
this
Ring
,
which
I
sawe
vppon
his
finger
,
and
I
beleeued
that
it
had
been
mine
,
and
therfore
that
was
the
cause
why
I
asked
it
so
hastily
of
you
.
And
of
this
ill
suspicion
I
yeld
my selfe
guiltie
against
you
my
deere
ladie
in
this
behalfe
,
for
the
strength
of
the
tower
deceiued
me
,
for
I
thought
that
no
man
might
come
therein
but
I
my selfe
alone
:
Shee
sayd
,
my
deere
Lord
wonder
not
,
for
one
Ring
is
like
another
,
and
workemen
make
fi●●dome
any
woorke
,
but
that
other
make
the
same
,
but
god
forgiue
it
you
that
you
haue
suspected
me
,
when
you
know
the
strength
of
the
Tower
,
and
the
keyes
you
haue
alwaies
by
you
,
&
will
trust
no
man
therewith
.
After
that
the
Knight
ordained
a
great
diu●r
,
and
said
to
the
King
,
my
Lord
it
is
so
that
my
Lady
and
Loue
is
come
out
of
my
Countrey
,
and
I
haue
caus●d
a
Diuer
to
be
made
,
and
I
would
pr●y
you
that
at
this
time
ye
will
doe
we
honour
,
and
take
such
meat
as
is
in
my
house
.
The
King
said
,
I
shall
gladly
doe
to
you
that
worshippe
and
more
.
The
Knight
was
glad
thereof
,
and
by
his
secret
way
went
to
the
Queene
and
said
vnto
her
,
my
Ladie
thus
doe
,
you
shall
come
to
my
house
by
my
priuie
way
,
and
cloath
you
in
rich
cloathing
,
after
the
maner
of
my
Country
,
and
you
shal
sit
at
the
table
wich
my
king
as
my
soueraigne
Ladie
,
and
make
him
good
cheere
:
she
sayd
,
as
you
will
I
shall
all
things
fulfill
.
And
when
the
houre
of
meat
was
come
,
and
King
from
the
Castle
was
commin
towardes
the
Knights
house
,
in
the
meane
time
the
Queene
entred
by
the
secret
way
into
the
knights
lodging
,
and
apparelled
her
after
the
manner
of
the
knights
Countrey
,
and
when
the
King
was
entred
into
the
house
,
she
saluted
and
receiued
him
reuerently
,
and
when
that
the
King
had
beholden
her
,
hee
demaunded
of
the
Knight
what
woman
is
this
so
faire
:
then
the
knight
sayd
,
my
Lord
it
is
my
Soueraigne
Ladie
that
nowe
is
come
out
of
my
Country
after
me
,
I
haue
taried
long
in
her
seruice
,
then
the
Knight
set
the
King
at
the
table
as
it
behooued
,
and
made
the
Queene
to
sit
by
him
,
and
the
King
thought
that
it
was
his
Queene
and
said
within
himselfe
,
O
how
like
is
this
woman
vnto
my
wife
?
so
the
strength
of
the
Tower
deceiued
him
,
that
he
gaue
more
faith
and
credence
to
the
Knights
words
,
than
he
did
to
his
owne
eyes
.
The
Queene
began
to
speake
and
talke
to
the
king
,
and
to
stirre
him
to
eat
and
drinke
and
make
good
cheere
,
and
as
the
King
heard
her
voice
,
then
he
said
vnto
himselfe
,
O
blessed
Lord
,
how
like
is
this
woman
to
my
queene
in
her
behauiour
,
speech
,
visage
,
and
in
all
other
things
and
conditions
?
and
alway
the
strength
of
the
Tower
failed
him
.
In
the
end
of
the
feast
,
the
Knight
prayed
his
Loue
to
sing
a
song
before
the
king
,
and
shee
began
to
sing
a
song
of
Loue
:
When
hee
heard
that
,
hee
knew
her
voyce
,
and
thought
,
is
not
this
my
wife
?
how
may
it
be
she
,
haue
not
I
the
keyes
of
the
Tower
my selfe
in
keeping
?
and
so
all
the
meat
time
he
sate
and
stroue
within
himselfe
,
then
at
the
last
hee
sayd
vnto
the
Knight
that
hee
should
take
vp
the
Table
,
for
hee
had
somewhat
for
to
doe
,
for
he
was
in
great
thought
and
sore
troubled
in
mind
.
The
Knight
answered
and
said
,
my
Lord
ye
make
no
good
cheere
,
yeare
full
of
thoughts
:
and
if
it
pleause
you
wee
shall
make
to
you
some
sport
and
solace
.
And
the
woman
said
,
please
it
you
sir
King
here
by
vs
to
tarrie
,
wee
shall
make
to
you
all
the
sport
and
solace
that
wee
can
,
like
as
the
Queene
in
her
solace
&
comfort
.
He
sayd
,
take
away
the
table
,
for
I
may
no
longer
abide
,
then
the
Knight
at
the
commandement
of
the
king
,
tooke
vp
the
table
and
thanked
them
al
,
&
the
king
went
hastily
vnto
the
Castle
,
searching
whether
the
queen
were
within
or
not
.
And
in
the
meane
while
the
Queene
went
vp
by
her
priuie
way
,
&
put
off
her
vppermost
Vestures
,
and
the
king
found
her
in
the
same
cloathing
that
hee
left
her
afore
.
When
as
the
King
was
entred
and
found
her
,
he
embraced
and
kissed
her
,
and
sayd
vnto
her
,
this
day
haue
I
eaten
with
my
Knight
and
with
his
Loue
that
is
come
out
of
his
Countrey
,
and
sithence
I
was
borne
vnto
this
day
,
mine
eyes
haue
not
seene
two
so
like
creatures
in
all
things
,
as
shee
is
to
you
,
and
this
meat
time
I
haue
been
so
much
stirred
with
diuers
thinges
,
that
I
could
no
longer
abide
there
,
but
that
I
must
come
&
search
whether
ye
were
here
or
there
:
then
said
the
Queene
,
sir
how
might
you
think
that
,
for
ye
know
well
that
this
Tower
is
fast
,
stronge
ynough
,
and
that
no
bodie
can
come
in
nor
out
without
you
,
for
ye
alone
haue
alwayes
the
keyes
,
how
were
it
then
possible
for
me
to
be
there
?
ye
find
sometime
one
man
like
another
,
and
therefore
ye
should
take
some
Arguments
of
misdeeming
or
of
suspition
,
as
of
late
you
did
of
the
Ring
.
The
King
said
,
that
is
true
,
&
therefore
I
knowledge
my selfe
guiltie
that
I
haue
misdeemed
you
.
After
that
came
to
him
the
knight
and
said
,
My
Lord
,
I
haue
of
long
time
serued
your
good
Grace
,
and
now
it
is
time
that
I
returne
againe
vnto
mine
own
countrey
,
and
therfore
for
all
the
seruice
that
I
haue
done
vnto
you
,
I
desire
of
you
but
one
thing
to
doe
for
me
,
that
is
,
that
you
noble
Grace
will
do
me
such
honor
,
as
to
giue
vnto
me
before
the
Priest
,
with
your
own
hand
,
in
the
face
of
the
Church
,
my
Loue
,
whome
I
intend
to
wed
,
who
hath
followed
me
out
of
farre
Countreis
,
and
whome
I
shall
bring
thither
againe
as
my
lawfull
Wife
,
the
which
thing
will
be
vnto
mee
great
honour
and
worshippe
when
I
shall
come
into
mine
owne
Country
.
The
King
answered
,
that
petition
and
more
if
you
desire
it
of
me
,
will
I
gladly
doe
and
fulfill
.
Then
the
Knight
prefixed
the
day
of
Marriage
,
at
which
day
this
good
King
came
to
the
Church
honourably
.
The
Priest
was
readie
and
stood
adorned
with
his
vestiments
,
for
to
solemnize
the
Matrimony
.
The
Knight
had
alredy
apparelled
the
queene
in
his
owne
house
,
after
his
Country
manner
,
and
had
ordayned
two
knightes
for
to
leade
her
to
the
Church
,
they
beleeuing
that
it
had
been
his
Paramour
:
and
when
they
were
in
the
face
of
the
Church
,
the
Priest
sayd
,
who
shall
giue
this
woman
vnto
this
knight
,
then
the
king
sayd
,
I
shall
giue
her
to
mine
owne
knight
,
and
tooke
her
by
the
hand
and
sayde
vnto
her
,
O
good
woman
,
you
are
much
like
vnto
my
Queene
,
and
therefore
I
loue
you
the
better
,
and
also
for
that
you
bee
my
knights
Wife
,
and
shall
bee
of
my
house
,
and
so
put
the
Queenes
hand
into
the
knights
hand
:
and
the
Priest
after
the
maner
of
the
Church
bound
&
wedded
them
together
.
And
when
all
this
was
finished
and
done
,
the
Knight
sayd
vnto
the
King
,
Sir
,
my
shippe
that
I
intend
to
goe
in
towards
my
Country
,
is
all
readie
to
make
sayle
,
wherefore
I
humbly
beseech
your
most
noble
Grace
,
that
it
will
please
you
for
to
accompany
my
wife
thereunto
,
and
that
ye
will
aduertise
and
informe
her
to
loue
mee
,
and
haue
me
in
fauor
aboue
all
other
creatures
liuing
,
&
the
rather
for
your
good
exhortation
&
doctrine
.
Then
the
King
with
a
great
multitude
of
people
went
with
them
,
and
accompanied
them
vnto
the
ship
:
of
whose
departing
to
the
ship
,
many
of
them
were
sorrowfull
.
The
King
began
to
say
vnto
the
Queene
,
my
most
deere
friend
,
hearken
now
well
vnto
my
councell
and
follow
it
,
for
it
shall
bee
for
your
profit
:
my
knight
hath
now
heere
wedded
and
done
to
you
all
the
worshippe
that
in
him
his
,
wherefore
looke
that
ye
loue
and
honour
him
aboue
all
earthly
creatures
,
as
God
hath
commaunded
,
and
that
ye
be
to
him
true
&
obedient
,
and
as
this
was
said
,
he
deliuered
her
vnto
the
Knight
saying
,
My
blessing
goe
with
you
both
,
and
our
Lord
keepe
and
conduct
you
in
safetie
to
your
Country
.
Then
the
Knight
and
the
Queene
bowed
and
inclined
downe
their
heads
to
the
King
,
and
thanked
him
of
all
things
,
and
they
committed
him
to
God
,
and
entred
into
the
Ship
,
and
the
Mariners
hoisted
vp
their
sailes
,
and
sailed
forth
afore
the
wind
,
so
that
within
a
short
time
the
King
had
lost
the
sight
of
the
Ship
,
and
from
thence
he
went
hastily
to
the
Castle
,
and
missed
the
Queene
,
and
when
he
found
her
not
,
he
was
mooued
in
all
the
parts
of
his
body
,
and
sought
all
about
the
tower
and
searched
till
at
the
last
hee
found
the
hole
of
the
secret
waye
that
the
knight
had
made
,
and
as
he
saw
that
hee
weeping
bitterly
cryed
out
&
said
,
Alas
,
alas
,
this
Knight
in
whome
I
had
so
great
confidence
and
trust
,
hath
taken
away
my
Wife
,
was
I
not
a
foole
,
that
I
gaue
more
faith
vnto
his
wordes
,
than
I
did
to
mine
owne
eyes
.
Then
sayd
the
Empresse
My
Lord
,
haue
yee
vnderstood
what
I
haue
sayd
,
the
Emperor
sayd
,
well
,
in
the
best
wise
.
Then
sayd
the
Empresse
,
remember
how
that
he
trusted
the
Knight
,
and
yet
hee
deceiued
him
:
In
the
same
maner
wise
ye
haue
confidence
in
the
Seuen
wise
Masters
&
they
labour
for
to
destroye
mee
that
am
your
Wife
,
and
ye
giue
more
faith
vnto
their
words
,
than
you
doe
vnto
your
owne
eyes
,
for
you
haue
well
seen
how
your
son
rent
and
scratched
mee
,
wherefore
yet
I
beare
and
haue
the
tokens
and
markes
as
yee
may
see
,
and
also
know
well
how
that
your
accursed
sonne
hath
shamed
me
,
and
yee
marke
not
how
they
defend
him
in
this
folly
&
falshood
,
therefore
it
is
to
be
dread
,
that
it
shall
happen
to
you
as
it
did
to
a
king
of
whome
to
you
I
haue
spoken
.
The
Emperor
sayd
,
I
beleeue
mine
eye
better
than
their
wordes
,
and
therefore
I
say
to
you
,
that
to
morrow
I
shall
do
iustice
on
him
:
the
next
day
the
Emperour
commaunded
that
his
Son
should
be
hanged
.
Then
began
againe
a
great
noyse
and
bewayling
amongst
the
common
people
for
the
death
of
the
Emperours
onely
Son
.
At
last
when
the
Maister
heard
and
perceiued
that
,
he
ran
to
the
Officers
which
led
him
to
the
gallowes
,
and
said
vnto
them
,
my
deere
friends
.
I
pray
you
make
not
ouer
great
hast
,
for
I
thinke
this
day
with
the
grace
of
God
to
saue
and
deliuer
him
from
perill
:
and
from
thence
the
Maister
hasted
him
towards
the
Emrerours
Pallace
,
and
reuerenced
him
according
to
his
dutie
:
but
the
Emperour
with
great
malice
and
indignation
answered
to
him
.
Neuermore
haue
ye
ioy
nor
health
,
for
that
ye
haue
sent
my
son
home
vntaught
and
dumme
,
whome
I
deliuered
vnto
you
well
speaking
,
therefore
shall
you
all
be
hanged
with
him
:
the
Maister
answered
,
Sir
,
the
time
is
not
long
betwixt
this
and
to
morrow
noone
,
then
by
the
grace
of
God
,
you
shall
heare
him
well
and
wisely
speaking
,
and
vnto
you
the
troth
saying
,
and
that
I
promise
you
vpon
paine
of
my
life
(
if
you
will
spare
him
so
long
)
if
you
find
it
not
so
.
Then
sayd
the
Emperor
,
if
I
might
heare
my
sonne
speake
,
it
shall
suffice
mee
,
I
would
desire
not
longer
to
liue
.
Then
the
Maister
sayd
,
ye
shall
see
and
heare
al
this
,
if
ye
will
abide
this
little
time
,
and
then
shall
the
dissention
be
openly
knowne
and
the
strife
that
hath
beene
betwixt
vs
and
the
Empresse
,
and
then
it
shall
be
ended
.
And
if
that
ye
doe
not
call
againe
your
sonne
,
but
put
him
to
death
for
your
Wiues
wordes
,
it
shall
happen
to
you
worse
than
it
did
to
a
Knight
that
died
for
a
little
bloud
that
hee
sawe
his
Wife
bleed
,
to
whome
after
she
was
most
vnnaturall
.
Then
said
the
Emperor
,
that
example
would
I
faine
heare
.
Then
said
the
Master
,
let
your
Son
bee
called
againe
,
and
I
shall
tell
you
so
notable
an
example
,
that
during
your
life
,
ye
may
beware
of
the
vntruth
and
vnstedfastnesse
of
women
.
Then
the
Emperor
said
,
I
shall
goe
call
my
Sonne
againe
vpon
condition
that
to
morrow
I
shall
heare
my
son
speake
,
as
you
haue
promised
me
:
the
maister
sayd
,
doe
that
my
Lord
,
for
it
shall
so
be
,
and
began
to
tell
as
followeth
.
The
Example
of
the
Seauenth
Maister
.
THere
was
a
Knight
that
had
a
faire
young
Wife
,
whome
he
loued
entirely
,
insomuch
that
hee
could
not
be
out
of
her
sight
.
It
happened
on
a
time
that
they
played
together
at
Chesse
,
and
the
Knight
by
chaunce
held
a
knife
in
his
hand
,
and
shee
playing
,
fortuned
to
smite
her
hand
on
the
knife
,
that
a
little
blood
began
to
appeare
.
When
the
Knight
saw
that
his
Wife
bled
,
he
sorrowed
much
,
&
was
sore
affrayd
of
his
Wife
,
that
he
fel
to
the
ground
in
aswound
,
his
wife
cast
cold
water
vppon
his
visage
,
that
he
came
a
little
againe
to
himselfe
and
sayd
lightly
,
call
the
Curate
with
holy
sacrament
,
for
I
must
die
:
for
the
blood
that
I
haue
seene
come
out
of
your
finger
,
hath
smitten
death
to
my
heart
,
the
Priest
came
and
comforted
him
.
And
anon
after
hee
dyed
without
any
tarrying
,
for
whose
Death
,
there
was
made
great
sorrow
and
bewaylings
,
and
specially
of
his
Wife
,
and
after
that
the
Obsequies
were
finished
and
doe
accordingly
,
shee
went
and
lay
vppon
the
Graue
,
and
there
made
the
greatest
sorrow
in
the
world
,
and
said
she
should
neuer
depart
from
thence
,
but
as
a
Turtle
done
she
wold
for
the
loue
of
her
husband
there
abide
,
and
die
:
then
went
her
Friends
vnto
her
and
sayd
,
what
auayleth
this
for
his
soule
,
to
liue
and
die
heare
,
it
is
better
that
you
goe
to
your
house
and
giue
Almes
for
the
loue
of
God
,
and
that
shall
more
auaile
your
soule
,
than
in
this
place
to
abide
.
To
whom
she
answered
be
still
,
yee
are
euill
Councellors
,
consider
ye
not
how
I
am
from
him
seperated
and
departed
by
death
for
a
litle
bloud
that
he
saw
come
out
of
my
hand
or
finger
?
and
therefore
I
shall
neuer
from
hence
depart
.
Her
Friends
hearing
that
,
made
a
little
house
or
lodging
nigh
vnto
the
graue
,
and
put
therein
all
thinges
that
to
her
was
necessarie
,
and
went
their
wayes
,
thinking
that
within
a
while
she
should
be
wearie
to
bee
alone
,
and
so
desolate
from
all
companie
,
that
thereby
shee
should
desire
againe
the
companie
of
people
.
In
the
Citie
was
there
a
Law
,
that
if
a
trespasser
,
or
an
offender
against
the
Law
were
hanged
,
the
Sheriffe
all
the
night
should
watch
and
keepe
the
bodye
armed
:
and
if
it
hapned
that
the
bodye
of
him
hanged
were
stolled
away
,
the
Sheriffe
should
lose
his
Land
,
and
his
life
at
the
kings
pleasure
.
It
happened
soone
after
that
the
Knight
was
dead
,
a
man
should
be
hanged
for
trespasse
that
he
had
done
,
so
that
the
Sheriffe
after
the
Law
of
the
land
,
al
the
night
watched
by
the
Gallowes
,
that
was
not
far
from
the
Citie
,
and
the
Churchyard
was
not
far
from
the
same
:
then
began
the
Sheriffe
to
bee
so
cold
,
that
hee
wist
not
but
to
die
for
cold
,
except
that
hee
might
speedily
warme
him
,
it
was
so
feruent
cold
,
and
so
strong
a
frost
:
and
by
chaunce
hee
beholding
from
thence
about
him
and
spying
a
fier
in
the
Churchyard
,
hasted
him
and
came
thereto
,
&
when
he
was
come
,
hee
called
and
knocked
at
the
little
house
:
the
woman
spake
and
sayd
,
who
is
that
,
that
at
this
time
knocketh
at
the
house
of
this
sorrowfull
woman
,
I
am
the
Sheriffe
that
so
much
suffereth
,
that
without
anon
yee
let
me
in
,
I
shall
freeze
to
death
,
shee
sayd
,
I
feare
that
if
I
let
you
in
,
ye
should
shew
me
such
words
that
should
cause
mee
to
be
more
heauier
,
and
he
sayd
,
I
promise
vnto
you
that
I
shall
say
no
wordes
to
your
displeasure
,
then
shee
let
him
in
,
and
when
hee
a
while
had
sitten
by
the
fier
,
and
was
well
warmed
,
hee
sayd
to
her
,
O
faire
woman
,
with
your
licence
would
I
fayne
speake
but
one
word
vnto
you
.
Shee
answered
to
him
,
Sir
,
say
what
it
pleaseth
you
:
he
said
,
O
Ladie
,
you
be
a
faire
Gentlewoman
,
rich
,
and
young
,
were
it
not
better
and
more
conuenient
for
you
to
dwell
at
home
in
your
house
and
to
giue
almes
,
that
to
wast
and
consume
your
life
here
with
weeping
and
crying
?
she
said
,
Sir
knight
,
had
I
knowne
this
before
,
you
had
not
come
herein
,
for
I
say
to
you
,
as
I
haue
sayd
to
other
oftentimes
,
you
know
well
,
that
my
Husband
loued
me
so
well
,
that
for
a
little
bloud
that
he
saw
me
bleed
on
one
of
my
fingers
hee
is
dead
,
wherefore
I
shall
heere
die
for
the
loue
of
him
:
as
the
Knight
heard
this
,
hee
tooke
leaue
and
went
to
the
gallowes
,
&
when
he
was
there
come
,
he
saw
that
the
theefe
that
he
left
there
hanging
was
stollen
&
carryed
away
&
began
therefore
to
waxe
heauie
&
fell
for
sorrow
&
said
,
woe
is
me
what
shall
I
doe
,
for
I
haue
lost
my
life
and
all
my
goods
?
and
hee
going
thus
full
of
sorow
and
heauines
,
wist
not
which
way
to
turne
him
,
or
to
goe
,
at
the
last
hee
bethought
him
to
goe
to
that
deuout
&
desolate
Ladie
,
&
shew
vnto
her
the
heauinesse
of
his
heare
,
to
wit
,
if
she
could
giue
him
any
good
counsell
,
And
when
he
was
thither
come
,
he
called
,
and
she
asked
the
cause
of
his
knocking
:
then
sayd
hee
,
Madame
,
I
am
the
Sheriffe
that
was
right
now
with
you
,
&
I
wold
faine
shewe
you
the
secrets
of
my
heart
,
therefore
I
pray
you
for
the
loue
of
God
open
the
doore
:
&
he
went
in
the
sayd
to
her
,
O
most
vertuous
Ladie
,
I
am
come
to
haue
your
counsell
and
aduise
,
for
you
know
well
the
Lawes
of
the
Land
are
,
that
whensoeuer
any
man
is
hanged
&
stolne
from
off
the
Gallowes
,
then
the
Sheriffes
life
and
goods
be
in
the
kings
hands
.
Now
it
happened
in
the
time
that
I
was
here
with
you
and
warmed
me
,
the
theefe
is
stollen
from
the
Gallows
,
therefore
I
pray
you
for
the
loue
of
God
,
giue
me
your
aduise
what
is
best
to
doe
:
she
answered
I
haue
compassion
vpon
you
,
for
by
the
Law
ye
haue
lost
your
life
and
goods
to
the
King
.
Doe
now
after
my
Councel
,
&
ye
shal
neither
lose
life
nor
goods
:
he
answered
,
therefore
I
am
to
you
greatly
bound
,
hoping
to
haue
good
comfort
:
she
sayd
,
wil
you
then
promise
to
take
me
to
your
Wife
?
the
knight
answered
,
would
God
that
ye
were
indeed
so
minded
,
but
I
feare
least
ye
would
disdayne
so
much
to
humble
you
vnto
me
that
am
so
poore
a
knight
,
she
said
I
giue
you
my
will
thereto
,
&
he
gaue
her
againe
his
will
,
and
consented
to
be
her
Knight
during
his
life
.
Then
sayd
shee
,
you
know
well
that
such
a
day
my
Lord
was
buried
,
which
for
the
loue
of
me
dyed
:
take
him
out
of
his
Sepulchre
,
and
doe
hang
him
vp
in
stead
of
the
theefe
.
The
Knight
answered
,
Ladie
your
Counsaile
is
good
.
Then
went
they
together
and
opened
the
graue
and
drewe
him
out
.
The
Knight
sayd
,
how
shall
we
now
doe
,
because
ere
the
Theefe
was
taken
,
two
of
his
vpper
Teeth
were
smitten
out
,
and
I
feare
me
,
if
that
were
perceiued
,
I
should
die
the
death
.
She
sayd
to
him
,
Take
a
stone
and
strike
out
two
of
his
teeth
,
the
knight
answered
,
Madame
,
that
may
I
not
doe
,
for
while
hee
liued
,
hee
was
my
welbeloued
fellow
,
and
it
should
be
to
me
a
great
rebuke
,
if
I
shold
coment
to
doe
so
disloyall
a
deed
vnto
his
bodie
being
dead
:
shee
answered
,
for
your
loue
shall
I
do
it
,
&
tooke
a
stone
and
smote
out
ii
.
of
his
teeth
,
and
said
to
the
Sheriffe
,
take
him
&
hang
him
vpon
the
Gallowes
like
to
the
theefe
.
The
Knight
sayd
,
I
feare
me
to
do
it
for
the
Theefe
in
taking
of
him
,
was
wounded
vpon
his
head
,
and
lacked
both
his
Eares
.
And
therefore
if
it
were
searched
and
found
otherwise
,
it
should
be
to
my
vtter
vndoing
.
Then
said
she
,
take
out
your
sword
and
make
him
a
great
wound
vppon
his
head
,
and
cut
off
his
Eares
.
O
Madam
,
God
forbid
that
I
doe
so
to
the
dead
bodie
that
I
loued
so
well
in
his
life
.
Then
sayd
shee
,
giue
mee
your
sword
,
and
I
shall
for
the
loue
of
you
doe
it
,
&
tooke
the
sword
,
&
smote
a
manly
stroake
vpon
the
dead
mans
forehead
,
and
cut
off
both
his
eares
:
and
when
he
had
thus
done
,
she
sayd
,
Now
take
and
hange
him
,
without
companye
,
and
then
the
Knight
answered
yet
I
feare
to
hange
him
,
for
the
theefe
wanted
both
his
Stones
,
and
if
that
he
were
searched
&
found
without
,
all
our
labour
were
in
vain
:
then
sayd
she
,
I
saw
neuer
so
feareful
a
man
seeing
the
matter
so
cleare
and
sure
,
take
a
knife
&
cut
off
his
stones
,
and
hee
answered
,
that
I
may
not
doe
in
any
wise
,
and
therefore
I
pray
you
spare
mee
,
for
you
know
well
what
a
man
is
without
his
Stones
.
She
sayd
for
the
loue
of
you
I
shall
doe
it
,
and
tooke
the
knife
in
her
hand
and
cut
out
her
husbands
stones
,
and
said
to
him
:
Now
take
the
Churle
,
thus
disfigured
,
&
hang
him
vp
without
dread
:
and
they
went
both
together
and
hung
the
body
vpon
the
gallowes
,
and
so
was
the
Sheriffe
deliuered
of
the
kings
danger
.
Then
said
the
Ladie
,
now
ye
be
quite
of
all
your
daungers
,
and
deliuered
from
all
sorrowes
by
my
Counsaile
,
and
therfore
I
will
that
ye
wed
mee
in
the
face
of
the
Church
:
the
Knight
said
,
I
haue
made
a
vowe
that
I
shall
neuer
wed
other
so
long
as
ye
liue
,
which
I
shall
hold
:
but
afterward
he
sayd
,
O
thou
most
shamefull
and
worst
woman
of
all
women
,
who
would
take
thee
to
his
Wife
?
An
honourable
and
a
louing
Knight
was
thy
Husband
,
who
for
a
little
bloud
that
hee
sawe
of
thy
finger
shedde
,
died
.
Now
hast
thou
smitten
out
2.
of
his
Teeth
,
thou
hast
cut
off
his
eares
and
his
stones
,
&
thou
hast
made
him
a
great
wound
in
his
head
,
what
Diuell
would
wed
thee
?
and
therefore
thou
shalt
neuer
shame
good
man
more
,
I
shall
ridde
thee
,
and
drew
his
sword
,
and
with
one
stroke
he
smote
off
her
head
.
The
Maister
sayd
,
my
Lord
,
haue
ye
vnderstood
what
I
haue
sayd
:
the
Emperour
sayd
,
right
well
.
Amongst
all
women
this
was
the
worst
,
and
the
Knight
rewarded
her
accordingly
,
so
that
she
should
no
more
men
shame
:
&
the
Emperor
sayd
moreouer
,
O
my
good
Master
might
I
once
heare
my
sonne
speake
,
I
should
haue
no
care
of
my
life
,
Then
sayd
the
Maister
,
to
morrow
you
shall
heare
him
speake
afore
you
,
and
he
shall
shew
the
troth
of
all
the
variance
betwixt
vs
and
the
Empres
as
I
hope
,
&
tooke
his
leaue
of
the
Emperour
and
departed
.
How
that
Dioclesian
the
Emperors
Sonne
complained
on
the
Empresse
:
and
how
hee
excused
himselfe
of
her
Complaint
.
AND
after
that
,
all
the
Masters
assembled
together
,
&
tooke
their
Counsell
how
and
in
what
manner
they
should
bring
the
Child
out
of
Prison
,
&
lead
him
to
the
Pallace
,
&
so
they
went
to
the
Child
there
as
he
lay
in
Prison
,
before
the
mid-day
,
his
Will
and
Counsell
for
to
heare
.
Vnto
whom
the
Child
sayd
what
ye
wil
that
shal
please
me
,
but
in
no
wise
busie
your selues
how
I
shall
answere
,
or
what
I
shall
say
,
for
with
ioy
I
shall
answere
all
things
that
shall
be
demaunded
of
me
.
When
the
seauen
Masters
heard
that
,
they
were
right
glad
,
and
clothed
him
in
Purple
,
and
in
cloth
of
Gold
,
and
two
Maisters
went
before
him
,
and
one
on
his
right
hand
,
another
on
his
left
hand
,
and
the
other
three
followed
after
him
,
&
before
them
all
went
12.
men
with
Instruments
of
musick
and
brought
him
with
great
melodie
and
honour
to
the
Pallace
,
and
when
the
Emperour
heard
all
this
Melodie
,
hee
demaunded
what
is
it
?
then
it
was
tould
him
by
the
standers
by
,
saying
:
Sir
Emperor
,
it
is
your
sonne
which
commeth
before
you
,
&
before
all
your
Lords
to
speak
and
excuse
himselfe
of
all
things
that
are
laid
to
his
charge
.
The
Emperor
sayd
,
that
is
good
tydings
if
I
might
heare
my
son
speak
.
And
when
the
Child
was
come
vnto
the
Pallace
,
he
rode
to
his
Father
,
&
sayd
vnto
him
,
Haile
my
deere
&
most
Royall
Father
.
And
when
the
Emperor
heard
the
voice
of
his
Son
,
hee
was
so
glad
,
that
for
ioy
he
fell
down
to
the
earth
,
but
the
Child
took
him
vp
againe
,
and
when
he
was
come
to
himselfe
,
thē
began
the
son
for
to
shew
his
matter
,
and
there
came
so
great
a
multitude
of
people
,
and
the
ioy
&
noyse
of
them
was
so
great
that
the
Child
could
not
be
heard
.
The
Emperour
considering
that
,
let
Monney
to
bee
cast
vppon
the
Streets
,
that
the
people
therwith
should
be
occupied
,
and
auoyded
out
of
the
Pallaice
,
that
they
might
the
better
heare
the
Child
speake
,
but
the
folke
tooke
no
regard
at
al
after
the
money
.
The
Emperour
perceiuing
that
,
made
to
bee
commaunded
silence
vppon
paine
of
their
liues
,
and
when
they
were
all
still
,
the
Child
began
to
say
,
O
most
dere
Father
,
before
that
I
any
thing
say
,
I
beseech
and
pray
you
,
that
the
Empresse
with
all
her
Chambermaydens
may
come
and
be
present
,
&
the
Emperor
commanded
the
Empres
with
all
her
Chambermaides
to
come
without
stay
:
she
being
in
great
feare
came
with
all
her
maides
,
&
the
Child
commaunded
them
to
stand
before
all
the
people
in
a
row
,
that
he
might
see
them
:
then
sayd
the
Child
sir
,
lift
vp
your
eyes
,
and
behold
the
Chambermaid
that
there
standeth
in
greene
clothing
,
whom
ye
know
the
Empresse
loueth
best
aboue
all
other
,
whome
commaund
yee
to
be
vncloathed
vnto
her
naked
body
afore
vs
al
,
to
see
what
she
is
:
the
Emperour
said
my
deere
Son
in
should
shame
vs
all
a
woman
to
stand
naked
before
vs
:
he
sayd
,
if
it
be
a
woman
it
is
my
shame
,
and
if
not
,
let
the
shame
abide
in
her
.
When
she
was
vncloathed
,
they
sayd
all
it
was
a
man
,
and
so
it
appeared
in
the
nether
parts
,
whereat
greatly
they
woondred
.
The
Declaration
of
the
complaint
of
the
Emperors
Sonne
on
the
Empresse
.
THen
said
the
Sonne
vnto
the
Father
:
Behold
this
Ribaud
hath
many
a
night
lyen
with
your
Wife
in
your
Chamber
in
adultery
,
and
hath
defiled
your
bed
,
and
therefore
the
Empresse
loued
him
so
well
,
the
which
you
knew
not
.
When
the
Emperour
saw
that
,
he
was
impatient
and
wroth
,
so
that
he
commaunded
that
she
with
the
Rybaude
should
be
burnt
:
the
Son
sayd
,
Lord
father
make
no
hast
of
the
iudgement
before
I
haue
reprooued
her
of
that
crime
she
layd
vppon
me
falsely
,
and
that
I
haue
declared
how
shee
vntruly
&
falsely
hath
complayned
&
lyed
vpon
mee
:
then
sayd
the
Father
,
my
deere
son
I
commit
all
the
iudgement
into
your
hands
.
The
Sonne
answered
,
if
she
be
found
false
&
a
lyer
the
law
shall
iudge
her
:
but
my
deere
Father
,
when
ye
sent
after
mee
at
the
instance
of
her
,
then
I
with
my
Masters
beheld
the
stars
in
the
firmament
and
there
wee
saw
,
that
if
I
should
speak
any
words
within
seuen
daies
,
I
should
haue
died
a
shamefull
death
,
and
therefore
that
was
the
cause
I
spake
not
.
And
where
the
Empresse
sayd
,
and
put
vnto
me
that
I
should
haue
oppressed
and
rauished
her
,
shee
lyeth
falsely
,
but
shee
did
her
best
for
to
haue
caused
mee
to
doe
it
.
And
when
shee
in
no
wise
could
bring
mee
thereto
,
she
tooke
me
paper
,
pen
,
and
inke
,
and
bad
me
write
the
cause
that
I
refused
her
,
and
when
that
I
had
written
that
I
would
not
do
or
commit
such
great
and
abhominable
sin
,
and
would
not
my
Fathers
Orchard
defile
,
then
beganne
shee
to
teare
her
cloathes
and
scratch
her
visage
,
that
it
ran
with
blood
,
&
cryed
with
a
loud
voyce
,
and
layd
vnto
me
the
crime
,
and
blame
.
When
the
Emperor
hard
this
,
hee
beheld
her
with
a
fell
countenance
,
&
sayd
to
her
in
this
manner
,
O
thou
wretched
woman
,
was
it
not
sufficient
to
fulfill
thy
foule
and
leacherous
appetite
,
thou
and
thy
Ribaud
,
but
wouldest
also
haue
had
my
son
?
Then
fel
the
Empres
to
the
emperours
feet
,
and
she
cryed
him
mercy
:
the
Emperour
said
,
O
thou
cursed
&
most
vnhappy
woman
,
thou
askest
forgiuenesse
,
&
thou
hast
deserued
to
die
in
three
manner
of
wayes
.
The
first
is
,
that
thou
hast
done
adulterie
:
the
seconde
is
,
that
thou
hast
prouoked
and
stirred
my
Sonne
to
sinne
,
and
hast
to
him
imputed
and
layd
the
crime
falsely
and
vntruely
:
and
the
thirde
,
that
thou
hast
euerie
day
entised
and
prouoked
me
with
thy
false
tales
to
put
him
to
death
,
and
therefore
the
Law
shall
haue
his
course
on
thee
,
and
iudge
thee
vnto
death
.
Thē
sayd
the
Son
,
Father
ye
know
well
that
for
the
leasing
that
she
laied
vpon
mee
,
I
was
dayly
led
vnto
hanging
,
but
my
Maisters
with
the
helpe
of
God
hath
deliuered
me
.
O
my
most
honourable
Father
,
it
was
sayd
vnto
you
by
the
Empresse
that
I
would
also
by
the
helpe
of
my
Maisters
depose
you
out
of
your
Empire
,
and
that
I
laboured
to
destroy
you
,
and
to
set
my selfe
in
your
place
,
should
not
yee
then
haue
sorrowed
?
You
haue
the
Empire
to
gouerne
,
and
wherefore
should
I
not
helpe
you
my
most
deere
Father
?
for
from
you
I
haue
my
lyuing
,
and
I
shall
hold
and
repute
you
for
my
soueraigne
Lord
and
Father
during
the
terme
of
my
life
,
and
I
wil
not
in
any
manner
depriue
you
of
your
honour
,
but
I
shall
labour
and
busie
my selfe
about
the
gouernance
of
the
same
,
and
all
your
commaundements
I
shall
fulfill
in
euery
thing
:
but
it
is
in
like
wise
as
the
Father
that
cast
his
Son
into
the
sea
for
to
drowne
him
because
he
sayd
that
hee
in
time
comming
should
be
his
Lord
,
and
yet
the
Son
by
the
helpe
of
God
was
saued
and
was
made
a
greater
Lord
than
he
was
,
and
yet
was
no
hinderance
to
the
Father
,
but
profit
,
also
ye
shold
see
&
remember
that
my
life
&
gouernaunce
shall
neuer
hinder
you
,
but
it
shall
bee
to
your
great
solace
and
ioy
.
Then
sayd
the
Emperour
,
blessed
be
almightie
God
,
and
the
houre
that
I
euer
begat
you
,
and
deserued
to
haue
such
a
Son
that
I
finde
so
wise
and
good
in
all
things
:
tell
me
now
an
example
,
by
the
which
I
may
perfectly
vnderstand
thy
wisdome
,
and
that
mine
heart
may
the
better
ioy
in
thee
.
Then
said
the
Son
,
first
commaund
silence
to
your
people
,
that
I
bee
not
letted
in
my
wordes
till
that
I
haue
done
:
and
when
that
is
ended
,
giue
Sentence
with
righteousnesse
of
the
law
vpon
me
,
and
vpon
the
Empres
.
Then
commaunded
the
Emperor
silence
,
and
the
Childe
began
to
tell
in
manner
as
hereafter
followeth
.
The
Example
of
Dioclesian
the
Emperours
Sonne
.
THere
was
a
Knight
which
had
but
one
Son
that
he
loued
right
derely
in
the
beginning
,
as
ye
now
all
onely
haue
loued
mee
,
whome
hee
deliuered
to
a
Maister
of
farre
countreis
,
to
norish
and
to
learne
:
the
child
waxed
wise
,
and
profited
much
,
and
grew
as
well
in
learning
as
in
bodie
,
&
when
hee
had
dwelt
with
his
Maister
vii
.
yeres
,
his
father
desired
to
see
him
,
and
sent
Letters
to
him
that
he
should
come
againe
into
his
Country
and
visit
his
friends
,
in
like
wise
as
ye
haue
send
for
me
.
The
Child
was
obedient
to
his
Father
,
&
came
at
his
commaundenent
,
at
whose
comming
hee
ioyed
much
,
for
that
hee
was
as
well
growne
in
his
members
,
as
in
Doctrine
,
to
euerie
man
he
appeared
pleasant
and
gentle
.
It
happened
vpon
a
day
,
that
the
Father
and
the
Mother
sitting
at
the
table
,
and
the
Childe
seruing
them
,
a
Nightingale
came
flying
afore
the
window
whereas
they
sate
,
&
began
to
sing
so
sweetly
that
they
maruailed
,
&
the
Knight
sayd
,
O
how
sweetly
this
bird
singeth
,
well
were
him
that
could
vnderstand
his
song
,
&
could
shew
the
interpretation
thereof
:
then
the
Son
said
,
My
worshipfull
Father
,
the
song
of
the
Nightingale
I
could
well
declare
but
I
feare
your
displeasure
.
The
Father
sayd
,
say
boldly
my
Sonne
the
interpretatation
of
the
bird
,
&
thē
ye
shall
proue
whether
I
shall
be
angry
or
not
,
but
I
shall
marke
well
the
reason
of
mine
anger
:
and
when
the
son
heard
that
,
he
sayd
,
the
Nightingale
had
sayd
in
his
song
,
that
I
shall
become
a
great
Lord
that
shallbe
honoured
and
worshipped
of
all
men
,
&
namely
of
my
Father
,
the
which
shall
bring
water
for
to
wash
my
handes
,
and
my
mother
shall
hold
the
Towell
.
The
Father
sayd
,
thou
shalt
neuer
see
the
day
such
seruice
of
vs
to
haue
,
nor
none
such
dignitie
shall
follow
thee
,
and
in
great
malice
and
woodnesse
,
hee
tooke
his
son
vpon
his
shoulder
,
and
ran
to
the
Sea
,
and
cast
him
in
and
sayd
,
lye
there
the
interpreter
of
the
birds
song
.
The
Child
could
swim
,
and
swimmed
to
a
Land
where
he
was
Foure
dayes
without
meate
or
drinke
:
the
fift
day
there
came
a
ship
sayling
,
and
as
the
Child
saw
that
,
hee
called
vnto
the
shipmen
and
sayd
,
for
the
loue
of
God
deliuer
me
from
the
perill
of
Death
,
the
shipmen
sawe
that
it
was
a
faire
young
man
,
they
had
compassion
on
him
,
&
went
with
their
boate
and
fet
him
aboord
,
&
into
far
Countreys
with
them
they
led
him
,
&
sold
him
there
to
a
Duke
.
The
Child
grewe
goodly
and
sayre
,
and
the
Duke
loued
him
much
,
and
had
him
greatly
in
his
fauour
.
Vpon
a
time
the
king
of
that
Realm
let
call
an
assembly
of
all
the
great
Lords
&
Noble
men
of
his
Land
to
a
generall
Councell
.
This
Duke
prepared
and
ordayned
him
to
go
to
the
Counsell
,
&
marked
the
wit
and
wisdome
of
the
Child
,
and
took
the
Child
with
him
.
And
when
they
were
all
gathered
&
assembled
before
the
king
in
his
counsell
,
My
welbeloued
Lords
&
friends
sayd
the
king
,
will
yee
wit
the
cause
wherefore
that
I
haue
called
you
to
this
Counsell
?
then
sayd
they
all
,
we
be
all
(
soueraigne
Lord
)
at
your
commaundement
.
Then
the
King
sayd
,
it
is
a
secret
matter
that
I
shall
shew
you
,
if
that
any
man
can
open
it
,
and
declare
what
it
signifieth
,
I
sweare
&
promise
vnto
him
by
my
crowne
,
that
I
will
giue
to
him
mine
only
daughter
in
mariage
,
and
he
shall
be
my
fellow
in
my
Realme
during
my
life
,
and
after
my
death
he
shall
haue
and
possesse
all
my
whole
kingdome
:
and
the
mysterie
of
the
Counsell
is
this
:
three
Rauens
still
follow
mee
wheresoeuer
that
I
goe
,
they
leaue
me
not
,
but
cry
with
such
horrible
voices
that
it
is
great
paine
for
me
to
heare
them
,
and
to
behold
their
lookes
,
therefore
if
there
bee
any
man
which
knoweth
the
cause
of
their
following
,
and
can
shewe
what
they
meane
by
their
crying
,
and
voyd
them
away
from
mee
,
without
doubt
I
shall
fullfill
this
promise
that
I
haue
made
.
And
as
the
King
had
thus
sayd
,
there
was
none
found
in
all
the
Counsaile
that
vnderstood
the
cause
,
or
could
mooue
or
put
away
the
Rauens
.
Then
said
the
Child
vnto
the
Duke
,
My
Lord
thinke
you
that
the
King
will
hould
his
promise
,
if
I
accomplish
his
will
and
desire
.
Then
the
Duke
sayd
,
I
think
he
will
performe
what
he
hath
promised
,
but
will
ye
that
I
giue
the
King
knowledge
of
you
what
ye
can
doe
?
Then
the
Child
said
,
I
will
my
life
set
in
pledge
,
and
I
shall
performe
and
make
it
good
what
I
haue
sayd
.
When
the
Duke
heard
that
,
he
went
to
the
King
and
sayd
.
My
Lord
the
King
,
here
is
a
young
man
that
is
right
cunning
and
wise
,
the
which
promiseth
for
to
satisfie
and
fulfill
in
all
thinges
your
desire
as
touching
the
Rauens
,
if
you
will
fulfill
that
which
you
haue
promised
:
the
King
sware
by
the
Crowne
of
his
Kingdome
,
that
which
I
haue
promised
in
all
thinges
shall
be
fulfilled
.
Then
brought
hee
the
Childe
before
the
king
,
and
when
the
king
saw
him
,
he
spake
vnto
him
,
O
faire
Child
,
can
ye
giue
answere
to
my
Question
?
the
Child
sayd
,
yea
my
Lord
in
the
best
wise
.
Your
question
,
wherefore
that
the
Rauens
follow
you
,
and
horribly
call
vpon
you
,
I
answere
thereto
:
vppon
a
time
it
happened
two
Rauens
a
Male
&
a
Female
,
had
brought
forth
betweene
them
the
third
Rauen
,
and
in
that
place
was
so
great
Famine
,
and
scarcitie
of
all
manner
of
things
,
that
men
,
beasts
and
fowles
died
,
and
perished
for
default
.
The
third
Rauen
that
time
being
young
in
the
nest
,
the
Mother
left
it
,
seeking
where
she
might
best
get
her
liuing
,
and
came
no
more
to
the
neast
:
the
male
Rauen
seeing
that
,
with
great
penurie
and
labour
fed
the
yong
Rauen
til
he
was
able
to
flye
,
and
when
the
deere
time
was
past
and
gone
,
then
the
Female
Rauen
cam
againe
to
the
young
Rauen
,
and
would
hold
fellowship
and
companie
with
him
:
and
as
the
male
Rauen
saw
that
,
hee
would
haue
driuen
her
away
,
saying
thus
,
that
shee
in
his
great
miserie
and
necessitie
left
him
and
his
companie
,
and
therefore
now
shee
should
want
his
companie
and
fellowship
.
She
alleaged
and
sayd
,
that
shee
had
in
his
birth
great
labour
and
sorrow
,
and
suffered
penurie
,
and
therefore
of
his
comapnie
she
should
rather
ioy
than
the
Father
.
For
this
my
Soueraigne
Lord
they
follow
you
,
asking
right
Iudgement
which
of
them
both
shall
haue
the
young
Rauen
in
their
companie
,
and
this
is
the
cause
of
their
horrible
clamour
and
noyse
that
they
make
daily
vppon
you
.
But
my
Lord
had
you
hereupon
a
right
wise
sentence
giuen
,
you
should
neuer
more
see
them
or
be
troubled
with
their
crying
.
Then
sayd
the
king
,
because
that
the
Mother
hath
left
and
forsaken
the
young
Rauen
in
his
most
necessitie
,
it
standeth
with
reason
and
Iustice
,
that
she
shall
want
&
be
without
his
fellowship
:
and
where
she
saith
,
that
in
the
bearing
and
birth
of
him
,
shee
had
great
paine
&
trauell
,
that
helpeth
her
not
,
for
the
paine
was
turned
into
ioy
as
soon
as
she
saw
the
young
Rauen
in
the
world
.
But
for
that
the
Male
is
the
cause
of
production
and
generation
in
euerie
beast
,
&
also
because
the
young
rauen
in
his
necessitie
was
sustained
&
fed
into
the
recouering
&
norishing
of
his
bodie
,
by
the
male
,
therfore
I
giue
for
a
Iudgement
and
a
sentence
diffinitiue
,
that
the
young
rauen
shal
abide
&
hold
company
with
the
Father
,
nad
not
with
the
Mother
.
And
when
the
rauens
heard
this
sentence
,
with
great
noyse
&
cry
they
flew
vp
into
the
aire
,
and
were
no
more
seen
or
found
in
all
that
region
.
When
this
was
done
the
King
demanded
of
the
yong
man
what
his
name
was
?
he
answered
,
I
am
called
Alexander
,
then
sayd
the
King
I
will
haue
one
thing
of
you
,
that
ye
from
henceforth
shall
name
and
take
me
,
and
none
other
for
your
Father
,
for
you
shall
marrie
my
Daughter
,
&
ye
shall
be
possessor
of
all
my
Relame
.
The
young
Alexander
abode
&
dwelled
still
there
with
the
king
,
and
euerie
man
had
to
him
fauour
and
loue
,
for
he
began
to
haunt
&
exercise
himselfe
in
Iusts
and
Turneys
,
wherein
at
all
time
he
had
the
prize
aboue
all
other
that
were
in
Egypt
,
so
that
his
Peere
or
like
was
not
found
,
&
there
was
not
so
hard
nor
so
obscure
a
question
put
vnot
him
,
but
that
hee
could
assoyle
it
.
At
that
time
there
was
an
Emperour
named
Tytus
,
that
excelled
in
gentlenesse
,
courtesie
,
and
cruiositie
of
all
other
Emperors
,
Kings
,
&
Princes
in
the
world
,
insomuch
that
such
fame
and
noise
flew
and
ran
ouer
the
world
of
it
,
that
whatsoeuer
hee
was
that
would
profite
in
cunning
,
manners
,
or
behauiour
,
that
he
shold
go
to
the
Emperors
court
.
And
when
Alexander
heard
that
,
hee
sayd
to
the
king
,
my
most
honourable
Father
&
Lord
,
ye
wote
well
the
world
is
full
of
fame
of
the
Emperor
,
that
it
is
delectable
to
abide
&
dwell
in
his
court
,
wherefore
if
it
please
you
my
Lorde
and
Father
,
I
would
gladly
go
to
his
court
,
that
I
might
be
wiser
&
prompter
in
manners
and
behauiour
than
I
am
.
Whereupon
answeared
the
King
,
it
pleaseth
me
right
well
,
but
I
would
that
yee
take
with
you
plentie
of
Gold
and
Siluer
and
other
necessaries
so
much
that
ye
mine
honour
there
may
saue
,
and
that
ye
may
haue
also
that
is
to
you
requisite
and
necessarie
.
And
also
me
seemeth
it
were
expedient
that
before
your
departing
you
should
marie
my
Daughter
.
Then
answered
Alexander
,
will
it
please
you
my
Lord
to
spare
mee
at
this
time
,
and
at
my
comming
home
againe
,
I
shall
wed
her
with
all
honour
as
vnto
her
appertained
.
The
King
answered
,
sithen
it
is
your
will
to
goe
vnto
the
Emperors
Court
,
I
licence
you
,
and
thereto
I
consent
.
Alexander
tooke
leaue
of
the
King
,
and
tooke
with
him
of
Treasure
aboundance
,
and
then
hee
went
to
the
Emperours
Court
,
&
when
he
was
come
with
a
faire
companie
,
hee
went
afore
the
Emperor
,
&
fell
vpon
his
knees
,
&
saluted
him
,
and
did
him
reuerence
.
The
Emperor
rose
vp
from
his
seat
imperiall
and
kissed
him
,
and
asked
him
of
whence
,
and
what
hee
was
,
and
wherefore
hee
was
come
?
he
answered
&
sayd
,
I
am
Son
&
Heire
to
the
King
of
Egipt
,
and
am
come
to
doe
seruice
to
your
most
high
Maiestie
,
if
it
please
you
to
accept
of
mee
.
The
Emperour
sayd
that
hee
was
right
welcome
,
and
committed
him
to
his
Steward
,
and
made
him
his
caruer
.
The
Steward
ordayned
him
a
faire
Chamber
,
&
prouided
him
all
things
that
were
necessarie
to
the
same
,
and
Alexander
behaued
himselfe
so
well
,
that
in
short
time
he
was
beloued
of
all
people
.
Not
long
after
that
,
came
the
kings
Sonne
of
France
to
doe
seruice
to
the
Emperor
,
&
to
learne
nurture
,
him
the
Emperour
receiued
honourably
,
and
demaunded
his
name
,
and
of
what
kindred
he
was
come
?
hee
answered
I
am
Sonne
to
the
King
of
France
,
I
haue
to
name
Lodowike
your
seruant
.
Then
said
the
emperor
,
I
haue
made
Alexander
my
Caruer
,
&
ye
shall
be
my
Cupbearer
that
alway
ye
shall
do
seruice
afore
me
at
my
Table
:
and
commanded
his
Steward
to
assigne
him
a
lodging
,
whome
he
placed
with
Alexander
in
his
Chamber
:
these
were
so
like
in
stature
,
in
visage
,
&
in
condition
,
that
vnneth
the
one
might
be●
discerned
from
the
other
,
but
that
Alexander
was
more
cunninger
in
all
his
deedes
,
than
was
Lodowike
for
he
was
a
Feminine
man
&
shamefast
,
and
these
two
young
men
loued
well
together
.
The
Emperour
had
one
onely
Daughter
named
Florentine
,
she
was
right
faire
and
gratious
and
should
be
his
Heire
,
whome
he
loued
entirely
,
shee
had
a
Court
by
her selfe
and
Seruants
to
her
assigned
;
to
her
the
Emperour
euerie
day
was
accustomed
to
send
from
his
Table
of
his
dainties
in
token
of
loue
,
by
Alexander
:
insomuch
that
the
Daughter
beganne
to
haue
him
maruailously
in
her
fauour
,
because
of
his
wisedome
&
gracious
behauiour
.
It
happened
vppon
a
day
Alexander
at
meate
time
had
such
businesse
,
that
he
serued
not
at
the
Table
,
nor
none
other
gaue
attendance
for
him
in
his
rowme
:
Lodowike
perceiuing
that
,
serued
in
his
roome
,
&
as
he
had
serued
the
emperour
in
his
last
seruice
on
his
knee
,
the
Emperor
commanded
him
to
beare
a
dish
to
his
daughter
as
he
was
wont
to
doe
,
thinking
him
to
bee
Alexander
:
then
tooke
Lodowike
the
dish
&
went
to
the
Pallace
of
the
Emperors
daughter
,
and
saluted
her
with
great
reuerence
and
set
the
meat
before
her
,
but
till
that
time
he
had
not
seene
her
:
she
perceiued
anon
that
he
was
not
Alexander
,
and
sayd
to
him
on
this
manner
,
what
is
your
name
,
&
whose
son
are
ye
?
he
answered
to
her
and
sayd
,
Madame
,
I
am
the
Kinges
Sonne
of
Fraunce
,
&
my
name
is
Lodowike
shee
sayd
,
I
thanke
you
of
your
labor
.
&
he
tooke
his
leaue
&
departed
:
in
the
meane
time
came
Alexander
to
the
table
,
&
they
fulfilled
their
seruice
.
The
Dinner
done
,
anon
Lodowike
went
to
his
bed
sore
sick
,
and
Alexander
perceiuing
that
,
went
to
his
Chamber
,
and
sayd
to
him
.
O
my
best
beloued
Freend
and
fellow
Lodowike
,
howe
is
it
with
you
,
and
what
is
the
Cause
of
your
infirmitie
?
Hee
answeared
him
and
sayd
,
the
cause
I
knowe
not
,
but
I
feele
me
so
sicke
that
I
feare
me
I
cannot
escape
the
death
:
Alexander
sayd
,
the
cause
of
your
infirmitie
&
disease
I
know
well
,
for
to
day
as
yee
did
beare
the
meat
to
the
Emperors
Daughter
,
ye
beeheld
her
visage
&
beautie
so
feruently
,
that
your
heart
is
taken
and
rauished
with
her
loue
.
Whereupon
he
answered
,
O
Alexander
,
all
the
Phisitions
in
the
world
could
not
more
truely
iudge
my
sickenesse
,
but
I
feare
it
will
be
my
death
.
Then
said
Alexander
,
be
of
good
comfort
,
and
I
shall
helpe
you
vnto
my
power
,
and
went
vnto
the
Market
,
&
bought
with
his
own
money
a
faire
Cloth
set
with
precious
Stones
,
vnknowing
to
Lodowike
,
and
presented
it
in
his
behalfe
vnto
the
mayden
.
As
she
saw
that
,
she
asked
him
where
he
had
that
costly
and
precious
cloth
?
and
hee
sayd
,
Madame
,
of
the
sonne
of
the
most
Christian
King
,
who
sendeth
it
vnto
you
,
for
your
loue
,
for
he
,
but
for
one
sight
that
hee
hath
had
of
you
,
is
so
sicke
that
hee
lyeth
vppon
his
bed
vnto
the
death
,
and
therefore
if
ye
suffer
him
to
perish
,
yee
shall
neuer
recouer
againe
your
honour
.
Then
sayd
she
,
O
good
Alexander
,
would
you
thus
counsaile
me
that
I
should
so
loose
my
virginitie
?
god
defend
that
,
and
bee
yee
sure
Alexander
that
of
such
messuages
yee
shall
neuer
more
winne
thankes
of
me
,
therefore
goe
ye
out
of
my
sight
,
and
speake
no
more
thereof
to
me
.
:
when
Alexander
heard
that
,
hee
did
obeysance
,
and
departed
.
The
next
daye
Alexander
went
againe
to
the
Citie
,
and
bought
a
Chaplet
that
was
two
times
more
in
value
than
the
Cloth
,
&
therewith
he
went
to
the
maidens
chamber
and
gaue
it
to
her
on
the
behalfe
of
Lodowike
.
And
when
shee
saw
that
costly
gift
,
she
said
vnto
him
in
this
manner
:
I
maruaile
of
you
,
that
so
oftentimes
as
you
haue
seene
and
spoken
with
me
,
that
you
haue
not
done
your
own
errand
in
speaking
for
your selfe
,
but
for
another
.
Then
answered
he
,
O
Madame
,
I
haue
not
beene
so
disposed
because
my
birth
is
not
to
be
compared
with
yours
,
and
also
it
happened
mee
neuer
such
a
case
,
that
my
heart
was
so
wounded
,
and
hee
that
hath
a
good
fellowe
,
is
bound
for
to
do
him
good
and
true
fellowship
,
and
therefore
most
excellent
Princesse
,
of
your
most
aboundant
pitie
haue
compassion
on
him
,
and
make
him
whole
that
you
haue
so
sore
wounded
to
the
death
,
that
it
be
not
for
euer
layd
vnto
your
crueltie
and
hardnes
of
heart
.
She
answered
him
,
goe
your
way
for
at
this
time
I
will
giue
you
none
answeare
thereof
,
and
as
hee
heard
that
,
he
tooke
his
leaue
and
departed
.
And
the
thirde
day
hee
went
to
the
Market
and
bought
a
girdle
,
that
was
more
in
value
and
costlier
than
the
Chaplet
was
,
and
presented
it
to
her
on
the
behalfe
of
Lodowike
,
and
when
she
saw
and
beheld
that
so
precious
,
she
sayd
vnto
Alexander
,
say
to
Lodowike
that
he
come
to
my
Chamber
about
the
third
houre
in
the
night
and
hee
shall
finde
the
dore
open
:
and
Alexander
hearing
that
was
glad
,
&
went
to
his
fellow
and
sayd
,
my
best
beloued
fellow
bee
of
good
comfort
,
for
I
haue
conquered
the
Mayden
to
you
,
and
this
night
I
shall
bring
you
vnto
her
Chamber
:
&
when
that
was
sayd
,
he
started
vp
as
though
he
was
wakened
out
of
his
sleepe
,
&
was
wel
reuiued
,
and
for
great
ioy
hee
was
made
whole
:
the
next
night
folowing
Alexander
tooke
Lodowike
,
&
brought
him
vnto
the
Chamber
of
the
Ladie
,
with
whome
hee
was
in
solace
&
ioy
all
the
night
,
and
from
that
time
foorth
all
her
heart
was
vpon
him
,
so
that
there
was
but
one
loue
betwixt
them
both
.
And
after
that
,
Lodowike
vsed
oftentimes
to
visite
her
,
so
that
it
came
by
processe
of
time
to
the
eares
of
the
Knights
of
the
Court
,
how
that
the
Emperours
Daughter
was
knowne
by
Lodowike
,
and
conspired
amongst
themselues
how
that
they
might
therewith
find
him
,
and
so
to
take
him
and
slay
him
.
As
Alexander
had
knowledge
thereof
,
hee
armed
him
to
withstand
them
:
and
when
the
Knightes
vnderstood
that
,
they
fearing
Alexander
,
suffered
his
fellow
for
to
goe
in
peace
.
Alexander
many
times
put
himselfe
in
ieopardie
for
him
,
hee
not
knowing
thereof
,
but
the
Mayd
knew
it
well
.
In
short
time
after
that
,
there
came
letters
to
Alexander
,
of
the
death
of
the
King
of
Egipt
,
that
hee
should
hastily
come
and
receiue
his
Kingdome
with
honour
and
ioy
,
and
that
shewed
he
anon
to
the
mayden
and
to
Lodowike
,
&
also
of
his
departing
,
whereof
they
were
sorrowfull
&
heauie
:
he
sayd
also
vnto
the
Emperor
,
my
most
honorable
Lord
,
pleaseth
it
you
for
to
vnderstande
that
I
haue
receiued
Letters
of
the
death
of
my
Father
,
wherfore
it
behooueth
me
to
go
and
receiue
the
Kingdome
,
&
that
yee
will
licence
mee
to
depart
,
and
for
all
benefits
to
mee
done
,
I
offer
my selfe
and
all
my
goods
,
and
rather
then
I
shold
by
my
going
,
any
way
offend
or
displease
you
my
Lord
,
I
shall
forsake
all
my
realme
&
al
that
I
haue
in
the
world
,
&
abide
with
you
still
.
Then
said
the
Emperor
,
know
yee
for
certaine
,
that
of
your
departing
I
am
right
heauie
,
for
yee
were
the
best
Seruant
that
was
in
al
my
house
,
but
it
becommeth
not
the
Emperor
to
let
his
Seruants
from
their
promotions
or
aduancements
,
but
sooner
to
promote
them
to
higher
&
greater
honour
.
Therfore
goe
you
vnto
our
Treasorer
,
and
hee
shall
deliuer
you
as
much
gold
as
ye
will
haue
,
and
in
the
name
of
God
and
with
my
blessing
goe
into
your
Countrey
.
And
thus
Alexander
had
leaue
of
the
Emperour
,
and
bad
him
farewel
,
and
many
of
the
Court
were
sorrowfull
for
his
departing
,
for
of
all
hee
wa
beloued
.
Lodowike
with
the
Maiden
brought
him
on
his
way
well
vii
.
miles
:
after
that
,
Alexander
would
not
suffer
them
to
goe
further
,
then
fell
they
both
to
the
ground
with
great
sorrow
,
and
Alexander
tooke
and
lift
them
both
vp
againe
from
the
earth
,
&
comforted
them
with
faire
&
sweete
wordes
&
sayd
:
O
Lodowike
my
most
best
beloued
fellow
,
I
warne
you
that
the
secrets
beeing
betwixt
you
and
my
Ladie
,
yee
hide
and
keepe
them
as
priuily
as
yee
may
,
and
take
good
heede
to
all
things
,
for
I
wote
another
shall
come
and
be
in
my
steed
that
shall
enuie
you
of
the
fauour
and
grace
that
ye
stand
in
with
the
emperour
,
&
day
and
night
shall
lie
in
wait
to
take
you
with
a
fault
,
and
to
put
you
to
a
rebuke
:
then
answered
Lodowicke
and
sayd
,
O
Alexander
I
shal
beware
as
much
as
to
me
is
possible
,
but
how
shall
I
now
doe
,
when
I
want
your
companie
?
therefore
one
thing
I
shall
desire
of
you
,
that
yee
take
this
Ring
of
mee
for
a
remembrance
.
Then
sayd
he
,
I
shall
for
the
loue
of
you
gladly
receiue
the
Ring
,
&
yet
should
I
neuer
without
the
Ring
forget
you
,
&
so
commited
them
to
God
.
Then
they
embraced
ech
other
about
the
necke
and
kissed
,
and
so
departed
from
other
.
Not
long
after
the
kings
Sonne
of
Spaine
named
Guydo
,
was
receiued
of
the
Emperor
in
the
rowme
and
place
of
Alexander
,
to
whome
the
Steward
assigned
Alexanders
place
and
Chamber
,
the
which
was
verie
sore
against
the
will
of
Lodowike
,
but
hee
could
not
amend
it
.
Guido
,
seeing
that
Lodowike
against
his
will
had
him
in
his
fellowship
,
anon
hee
had
enuie
aginst
him
,
so
Lodowike
of
a
long
time
for
feare
of
the
sayd
Guydo
,
kept
him
out
of
the
companie
of
the
Maid
.
Neuertheles
afterward
ouercome
with
the
loue
of
the
Mayden
,
sometime
haunted
&
went
againe
to
her
as
hee
before
time
had
done
:
Guydo
shortly
perceiuing
the
same
,
waited
so
long
theron
,
that
he
knew
the
troth
,
&
was
therefore
in
suertie
,
that
the
Mayden
was
by
Lodowike
knowne
,
&
had
accompanied
with
her
.
Vpon
a
time
it
happened
that
the
Emperour
stood
in
his
Hall
,
&
praysed
Alexander
of
his
gentlenesse
and
wisedome
.
Guydo
hearing
that
,
sayd
,
My
Lord
hee
is
not
so
much
woorthie
to
bee
commended
as
you
weene
,
for
hee
hath
been
a
long
while
a
traytor
in
your
house
.
Then
the
Emperour
sayd
,
tell
me
how
?
Guydo
said
,
yee
haue
but
one
daughter
onely
,
the
which
shall
be
your
Heire
,
and
her
Lodowike
hath
defiled
,
and
lyen
by
,
through
the
helpe
of
Alexander
,
and
he
goeth
to
her
euery
night
as
it
pleaseth
him
.
And
so
soone
as
the
Emperour
heard
that
,
he
was
sore
mooued
,
&
began
to
be
angry
;
&
it
happened
Lodowike
vppon
the
same
time
to
come
through
the
hal
,
and
as
the
Emperor
sawe
him
hee
sayde
,
what
heere
I
of
thee
thou
euill
&
vntrue
body
?
if
it
be
found
and
prooued
true
,
thou
shalt
die
the
most
shamefull
death
that
can
be
deuised
.
Lodowike
sayd
,
my
Lord
the
Emperor
,
what
is
the
cause
?
Guido
answered
,
I
say
and
depose
heere
before
my
lord
against
thee
,
that
thou
hast
defiled
his
onely
Daughter
,
and
euerie
night
thou
goest
to
her
,
and
doest
Fornication
with
her
,
and
that
in
battell
I
shall
prooue
and
make
it
good
vppon
thy
body
with
my
bodie
.
Then
sayd
Lodowike
,
I
am
innocent
and
not
infected
with
the
crime
,
and
falsely
thou
lyest
vpon
me
,
and
thereupon
I
hold
thee
battell
,
and
I
trust
to
God
thy
falshood
shall
come
vppon
thine
owne
head
.
Then
the
Emperour
assigned
them
the
day
of
Combat
.
That
done
Lodowike
went
vnto
the
Mayden
,
and
shewed
to
her
the
cause
,
&
the
day
of
battell
by
the
Emperour
assigned
,
and
in
what
maner
Guydo
had
him
accused
,
and
sayd
to
her
:
Now
it
behooueth
me
to
haue
your
Counsell
,
or
else
I
must
die
,
for
as
you
know
,
it
had
not
auailed
mee
to
haue
gaine-sayd
the
battell
,
without
I
should
haue
yelded
my selfe
giltie
:
Guydo
is
strong
and
hardy
,
that
his
like
is
none
but
Alexander
,
and
I
am
feeble
,
and
therefore
it
I
hold
the
Battaile
against
him
,
I
am
but
a
dead
man
,
&
so
ye
shall
abide
shame
&
rebuke
.
Then
said
she
,
follow
my
counsayle
in
that
ye
mistrust
your selfe
,
goe
hastily
vnto
my
Father
and
say
to
him
,
that
yee
haue
receiued
Letters
,
whereby
that
yee
are
assured
that
the
Lord
your
Father
is
sore
sicke
,
&
lieth
vpon
his
death-bed
,
and
desireth
to
see
you
&
speake
with
your
person
,
and
to
dispose
his
Kingdome
and
his
goods
before
hee
depart
out
of
this
life
:
and
so
desire
his
licence
for
the
loue
of
your
Father
,
that
you
might
go
visite
him
,
and
that
he
will
prolong
and
lengthen
the
day
of
battell
,
that
in
the
meane
season
you
may
goe
and
come
:
&
when
ye
haue
obtained
his
licence
,
as
hastily
as
you
may
,
secretly
goe
to
King
Alexander
,
and
when
yee
are
come
to
him
,
take
him
apart
and
shew
him
the
cause
of
your
comming
,
and
require
him
in
this
your
vtter
extremitie
that
hee
will
helpe
and
saue
vs.
And
when
Lodowike
had
heard
her
counsel
,
it
pleased
him
wel
,
and
he
did
thereafter
:
his
leaue
gotten
,
&
longe
day
and
respite
of
the
battell
prefixed
and
assigned
,
he
departed
&
tooke
his
iourney
towardes
the
Realme
of
Egypt
,
and
neuer
stayd
day
nor
night
,
till
hee
came
vnto
King
Alexanders
Castle
.
And
when
that
King
Alexander
had
vnderstanding
of
his
comming
,
he
was
very
glad
and
went
to
●eet
him
,
and
receiued
him
honorably
,
and
had
wonder
of
his
comming
.
Then
said
Lodowike
,
O
my
deere
Lord
and
my
best
beloued
friend
,
my
life
and
my
death
is
in
your
handes
,
or
as
ye
sayd
to
mee
before
,
that
I
should
haue
another
fellow
,
that
which
should
lye
in
waite
to
espie
me
,
and
to
destroy
mee
,
without
I
looked
the
wiselier
to
my selfe
:
so
,
as
long
as
I
night
,
I
abstained
me
,
till
I
could
no
longer
:
but
afterwards
the
Kings
Sonne
of
Spaine
made
watch
so
long
ouer
me
,
vntill
he
perceiued
the
truth
.
In
the
end
hee
accused
me
vnto
the
Emperour
,
so
that
on
the
Eight
day
hereafter
from
this
day
,
I
must
be
ready
&
prepare
me
to
fight
with
him
body
against
bodie
:
and
as
ye
knowe
well
,
he
is
a
very
strong
and
a
hardy
man
,
and
I
am
weake
and
feeble
,
and
therefore
hath
Florentine
counsailed
mee
that
I
should
not
hide
this
matter
from
you
,
for
she
knoweth
you
for
a
faithfull
Friend
,
and
that
yee
would
not
leaue
vs
in
this
necessitie
.
Then
said
Alexander
,
is
there
any
bodie
that
knoweth
of
your
coming
vnto
me
for
this
matter
,
more
then
Florentine
?
he
answered
him
and
sayd
no
creature
liuing
,
for
I
tooke
leaue
o●
the
Emperour
to
go
visite
my
Fathe●
lying
grieuously
sicke
.
Then
asked
Alexander
him
,
what
counsell
hat●
Florentine
giuen
you
,
how
&
in
wha●
wise
I
might
helpe
you
?
He
said
,
O
moste
constant
and
faithfull
friend
In
this
wise
she
hath
counselled
me
,
considering
that
we
be
like
,
that
you
should
come
and
doe
the
battell
with
him
,
and
no
man
shall
knowe
you
bu●
shee
,
and
the
battell
done
,
I
shal●
come
againe
to
the
Court
,
and
yee
t●
your
Country
.
Then
he
asked
whe●
the
day
should
be
of
the
battaile
,
an●
he
said
,
Eight
days
hence
.
Then
sai●
Alexander
,
if
I
should
this
day
tarie
●hen
I
cannot
come
by
the
day
prefixed
.
Wherefore
see
what
I
shall
do
,
I
haue
bidded
all
my
Subiects
,
that
●o
Morrow
they
should
come
to
my
wedding
,
and
if
I
should
goe
?
then
is
●he
day
lost
;
if
I
go
not
and
do
the
bat●ell
,
then
Florentine
,
and
ye
are
both
●ndone
,
what
thinke
ye
now
best
for
●o
doe
?
When
Lodowike
heard
that
●ee
fell
to
the
earth
,
and
began
to
sigh
●nd
sorrow
out
of
measure
,
saying
:
●orrow
and
heauinesse
come
to
me
on
●ll
sides
.
Then
said
Alexander
vnto
●im
,
be
of
good
comfort
,
for
I
shal
not
●orsake
you
after
such
a
sort
,
though
I
should
loose
my
life
and
Kingdome
,
●ut
harken
what
I
haue
thought
:
insomuch
that
we
are
both
like
,
so
that
e
of
vs
cannot
be
knowne
from
the
●ther
and
we
both
together
alike
,
&
I
●m
not
yet
greatly
knowne
here
,
but
●y
barons
&
other
folk
shall
take
you
●r
me
,
therefore
heere
shall
ye
abide
&
tarrie
and
marry
my
wife
in
my
stea●
and
hold
the
feast
and
bridall
,
and
d●
in
all
things
euen
as
though
I
were
there
my selfe
present
,
Except
when
as
yee
come
to
bedde
with
my
wife
,
looke
that
ye
be
there
true
and
faithfull
,
and
I
shall
without
tarrying
go●
and
take
my
horse
and
ride
thithe●
whereas
the
battell
shall
be
,
&
if
god
giue
me
the
victorie
that
I
may
ouer
come
&
vanquish
your
enemie
,
I
shal●
come
againe
secretly
,
and
yee
shall
go●
againe
to
your
best
beloued
.
This
done
,
Alexander
bad
Lodowike
fare
well
,
and
tooke
his
iourney
toward●
the
Emperors
Court
for
to
fight
an●
doe
the
battell
with
Guydo
,
and
Lodowike
tarried
in
Egypt
in
the
stea●
of
King
Alexander
.
And
vppon
th●
next
morning
early
came
Lodowik●
as
though
it
had
been
king
Alexande
,
and
there
solemnely
in
the
face
of
th●
Church
he
espoused
Alexanders
wife
and
solemnized
the
marriage
Fea●
with
great
royaltie
of
delycates
and
●aintie
meates
,
plentie
of
all
man●er
of
wines
,
and
diuers
melodies
of
Instruments
of
Musicke
,
and
made
great
ioy
and
cheere
for
the
noble
men
and
all
other
people
that
were
there
assembled
.
And
when
the
night
was
●ome
he
went
to
bed
with
the
Queene
●nd
laid
betweene
him
and
her
a
na●en
Sword
,
whereof
shee
had
great
wounder
but
nothing
shee
sayd
,
and
●o
hee
lay
with
her
euery
nyght
,
as
●onge
as
Alexander
was
out
.
Then
king
Alexander
at
the
day
that
was
prefixed
and
set
,
came
vnto
the
Emperour
and
said
,
O
most
Soueraigne
Lord
it
is
so
,
that
I
haue
left
my
Father
right
sicke
,
Neuerthelesse
I
am
come
for
to
defend
my
Honour
,
and
my
promise
to
performe
.
The
Emperor
said
,
ye
do
right
well
,
&
ac●ording
to
a
Noble
man
,
and
fortune
●hall
fauour
you
in
your
iust
and
righ●eous
quarrell
.
And
when
the
Emperours
Daughter
vnderstoode
that
Alexander
was
come
,
anon
shee
sent
for
him
,
&
when
hee
was
come
to
her
,
shee
embraced
him
,
and
with
ioy
and
gladnesse
shee
kist
him
,
and
blessed
the
time
that
shee
might
see
him
againe
,
&
demaunded
of
him
where
he
had
left
her
friend
and
Louer
Lodowike
?
then
hee
declared
vnto
her
all
the
processe
,
and
how
hee
had
left
him
King
in
his
Realme
:
and
so
took
his
leaue
of
her
,
&
went
to
Lodowikes
Chamber
,
&
therewas
no
creature
that
thought
otherwise
but
it
was
Lodowik
,
onely
except
Florentine
:
the
next
day
following
before
Alexander
went
vnto
the
battaile
,
hee
sayd
vnto
the
Emperor
in
presence
of
Guydo
,
My
most
redoubted
Soueraigne
Lord
,
this
Guido
hath
falsely
and
vntruely
accused
mee
vnto
your
Noble
Grace
,
that
I
should
bee
of
such
acquaintance
with
your
Daughter
,
that
should
bee
vnto
the
dishonour
of
your
most
Noble
person
and
hers
,
&
vnto
that
I
swear
and
affirme
by
the
holy
Euangelists
,
that
she
was
neuer
in
such
manner
of
wise
by
me
knowen
,
as
he
hath
alleaged
&
infourmed
to
you
,
and
that
this
day
with
the
ayd
and
helpe
of
God
,
I
shall
prooue
and
make
good
vpon
his
bodie
.
Then
said
Guydo
,
yet
once
I
say
againe
,
and
sweare
by
the
holy
Euangelists
,
&
by
all
that
God
hath
made
,
that
thou
hast
had
knowledge
&
hast
defiled
the
Emperors
daughter
,
and
that
I
shall
make
good
vppon
thy
head
.
Whereupon
they
leapt
vpon
their
Coursers
,
and
fircely
ran
together
with
their
Speares
,
that
they
both
brake
and
shiuered
in
peeces
,
and
then
drew
their
swords
and
fought
so
long
together
,
vntill
at
the
last
Alexander
with
great
might
and
strength
at
one
stroke
smote
off
Guydoes
head
,
and
sent
it
vnto
the
Emperours
Daughter
,
wheeeof
she
was
right
glad
,
and
bare
it
to
her
Father
,
and
said
,
Father
,
behold
the
head
of
him
that
you
and
me
hath
so
falsely
defamed
.
When
the
Emperor
perceiued
the
victory
,
anon
he
sent
for
Alexander
whom
he
thought
to
haue
been
Lodowike
and
sayd
:
O
Lodowike
this
day
your
honour
and
my
daughters
yee
haue
saued
,
ye
shall
stand
and
be
to
morrow
in
my
grace
and
fauor
.
and
whatsoeuer
he
bee
that
hereafter
shall
againe
defame
you
,
hee
shall
for
euer
stand
in
my
indignation
.
Alexander
said
,
God
helpeth
&
saueth
them
that
trust
in
him
,
&
alway
wreaketh
the
bloud
indefectiue
or
innocent
:
but
nowe
most
vndoubted
Lord
,
of
one
thing
I
require
you
:
at
my
departing
from
my
father
I
left
him
sore
sick
,
that
it
will
like
you
for
to
licence
me
to
goe
and
see
how
it
standeth
with
him
,
and
if
that
hee
be
any
thing
amended
,
I
shall
incontinent
come
againe
:
then
the
Emperour
said
,
that
pleaseth
me
well
,
but
yee
may
in
no
manner
wise
leaue
me
,
for
from
henceforth
I
cannot
be
without
your
presence
.
Alexander
tooke
leaue
of
the
Emperor
,
and
bad
him
farewell
,
and
rode
againe
to
his
Realme
,
who
when
Lodowike
sawe
,
he
made
great
cheere
and
gladnesse
,
and
friendly
receiued
him
and
said
,
O
most
true
friends
of
all
friends
,
tel
me
how
you
haue
done
and
sped
in
your
iourney
and
businesse
,
and
what
end
ye
haue
brought
it
to
?
then
said
he
,
go
to
the
Emperor
and
serue
as
ye
haue
done
before
,
for
I
haue
gotten
you
more
grace
&
fauour
of
him
,
than
euer
yee
had
before
time
,
and
I
haue
also
smit
off
the
head
of
your
greatest
enemy
&
aduersary
.
Then
said
Lodowike
yee
haue
not
onely
at
this
time
saued
my
life
,
but
many
times
heretofore
,
the
which
as
yet
I
cannot
discerne
,
but
God
reward
you
,
and
so
departed
:
and
went
againe
to
the
Emperour
,
and
there
was
no
man
that
knew
of
the
absence
of
Alexander
,
saue
onely
Lodowike
.
And
when
the
night
was
come
,
hee
went
to
bed
to
the
Queene
.
and
anon
he
had
with
her
sweete
and
friendly
woordes
and
embraced
and
kissed
her
:
then
said
shee
,
you
haue
made
this
time
all
too
long
,
in
that
ye
haue
shewed
nothing
of
friendship
or
loue
,
how
may
this
be
?
Then
said
hee
,
wherefore
say
ye
that
,
shee
sayd
euerie
night
as
I
was
in
my
bed
,
you
haue
layd
betwixt
you
&
mee
a
naked
sword
,
and
yee
haue
neuer
tasted
nor
turned
you
towards
mee
more
than
now
.
And
when
the
King
heard
that
,
he
thought
on
the
truth
of
his
fellow
,
and
said
vnto
her
,
O
my
most
deere
Lady
and
Queene
,
it
was
not
done
for
any
euill
will
,
but
for
a
good
probation
,
and
for
a
perpetuall
loue
:
but
she
thought
in
her selfe
,
that
loue
shall
you
neuer
more
haue
of
mee
,
but
that
despight
she
thought
I
shall
reuenge
vpon
thee
.
Then
there
was
a
knight
that
she
afore
had
a
little
loue
and
fauour
vnto
,
and
shee
began
for
to
loue
him
more
and
more
,
so
long
till
at
the
last
they
thought
and
imagined
how
they
might
destroy
and
slay
the
King
,
and
therefore
they
got
poyson
&
poysoned
the
King
,
so
that
if
hee
had
not
been
right
stronge
of
complexion
,
hee
had
dyed
thereof
,
but
it
wrought
in
him
so
sore
,
that
it
cause
him
to
be
a
most
fowle
and
horrible
Leaper
,
as
euer
was
seene
vppon
the
earth
.
The
Lords
the
Noblemen
of
his
realme
,
and
the
Queene
also
seeing
this
,
despised
him
,
and
sayd
that
it
behooued
not
a
Leaper
to
raigne
ouer
vs
,
for
hee
should
not
procure
nor
ingender
any
faire
or
cleane
heires
,
and
so
hee
was
deposed
of
his
dignitie
Royall
,
and
driuen
out
of
his
Realme
.
In
the
meane
time
died
the
Emperor
of
Rome
,
and
Lodowike
married
his
Daughter
,
and
after
that
,
Lodowikes
Father
dyed
,
so
that
Lodowike
Raigned
both
Emperor
,
and
King
of
Fsaunce
at
once
.
When
King
Alexander
heard
that
,
he
thought
in
himselfe
,
now
my
fellow
raigneth
together
vppon
the
Empire
and
Realme
of
Fraunce
,
to
whom
may
I
go
better
than
vnto
him
,
for
whom
many
times
I
haue
ventured
my
life
?
And
vppon
a
night
hee
rose
vp
and
made
him
ready
,
&
tooke
with
him
his
staffe
and
clapper
,
and
went
toward
the
Emperors
country
,
and
when
he
was
come
nigh
vnto
the
gate
,
hee
sat
him
among
other
lazers
,
expecting
the
giuing
of
the
almes
,
and
on
a
suddaine
as
the
Emperor
went
out
of
his
Pallace
,
all
the
poore
lazers
beganne
to
ring
their
clappers
,
and
the
good
king
Alexander
did
like
to
the
other
,
but
there
was
no
almes
giuen
to
them
.
He
tarried
so
long
vnto
the
time
that
the
Emperor
was
set
,
and
serued
at
the
table
.
Then
went
King
Alexander
into
the
gate
,
and
knocked
thereat
,
&
the
Porter
asked
who
was
there
?
Alexander
answered
him
,
I
am
a
poore
despised
man
,
but
for
the
loue
of
God
I
require
you
,
that
you
turne
not
your
sight
from
my
Visage
,
and
that
you
will
for
the
reward
of
god
doe
my
message
vnto
the
Emperour
he
asked
what
is
the
matter
?
Alexander
said
,
goe
&
tell
him
here
is
a
Lazer
that
is
right
horrible
to
see
,
the
which
prayeth
him
for
the
loue
of
god
and
King
Alexander
,
that
he
will
graunt
him
,
this
day
to
eat
his
almes
before
him
vpon
the
earth
in
his
hall
.
The
Porter
said
,
I
wounder
that
ye
dare
desire
that
of
my
Lord
?
for
why
,
all
the
hall
is
full
of
Lords
and
Noble
men
,
and
if
they
behould
you
,
they
would
all
abhorre
and
leaue
their
meate
:
But
for
as
much
as
you
haue
required
mee
so
lamentably
,
for
the
loue
of
god
I
shall
goe
and
doe
your
errand
whatsoeuer
happen
thereof
,
and
so
he
went
forward
and
did
his
message
vnto
the
Emperour
.
When
the
Emperor
hard
the
Portername
Alexander
the
King
of
Egipt
,
he
sayd
to
his
Porter
,
go
bring
him
afore
me
,
how
horrible
soeuer
that
his
Visage
bee
,
and
ordaine
him
a
place
before
me
that
he
may
eate
his
meate
and
feede
in
my
presence
.
The
Porter
brought
him
anon
,
&
ordained
him
a
place
and
set
him
to
meate
before
the
Emperour
:
and
when
hee
was
well
refreshed
,
hee
sayd
vnto
one
of
the
Emperours
Seruantes
,
My
deere
friend
doe
mee
this
errand
vnto
the
Emperour
,
say
vnto
him
that
I
pray
him
for
the
loue
of
God
&
King
Alexander
,
that
he
will
send
me
his
Cup
of
wine
.
The
seruant
said
,
for
the
loue
of
God
I
shall
doe
it
,
but
I
beleeue
it
will
not
bee
,
for
if
yee
once
drinke
of
my
Lords
cup
,
he
will
no
more
drinke
of
the
same
,
neuerthelesse
hee
did
the
errand
.
Anon
as
the
Emperour
heard
him
name
King
Alexander
,
he
commaunded
his
Cup
to
bee
filled
of
the
best
wine
,
and
bare
it
to
him
,
the
which
Wine
when
hee
had
receiued
,
he
put
it
into
his
bottell
,
and
took
his
Ring
that
Lodowike
,
had
giuen
vnto
him
and
put
it
into
the
Cup
,
and
sent
it
againe
to
the
Emperor
.
And
when
the
Emperour
saw
the
Ring
,
anon
he
knew
that
it
was
the
same
that
hee
had
giuen
to
Alexander
in
friendship
when
hee
departed
from
him
,
and
thought
in
his
heart
,
that
Alexander
is
dead
,
or
else
this
man
is
maruailously
come
to
the
Ring
,
and
commaunded
anon
that
the
Lazer
shold
not
depart
till
the
time
that
he
had
spoken
with
him
,
for
in
no
wise
could
he
haue
any
knowledge
of
him
,
nor
yet
repute
him
for
Alexander
.
After
that
the
Dinner
was
done
and
ended
,
the
Emperour
tooke
the
sicke
man
apart
,
and
asked
how
he
came
by
the
Ring
?
Alexander
demaunded
if
ye
knew
well
the
Ring
?
The
Emperour
said
,
I
know
it
right
well
.
Alexander
sayd
,
wote
yee
also
vnto
whome
you
haue
giuen
it
?
The
Emperor
said
,
I
wote
right
well
:
how
is
it
then
sayd
Alexander
that
ye
know
not
me
,
for
I
am
Alexander
,
vnto
whome
ye
gaue
the
same
Ring
?
when
the
Emperor
heard
that
he
fell
to
the
ground
for
sorrow
,
&
tare
his
robes
and
cloathes
,
and
with
many
great
sighings
&
be
wailings
sayd
,
O
Alexander
you
are
the
one
halfe
of
my
Soule
,
where
is
your
goodly
and
delicate
bodie
,
now
so
vncleane
and
pittifully
infected
,
that
was
so
faire
and
pleasant
to
behold
?
he
answered
,
this
is
happened
vnto
me
for
the
great
fidelitie
that
you
haue
done
to
mee
in
my
bed
with
my
Wife
,
when
you
laid
a
naked
sword
betwixt
you
and
her
:
wherefore
she
became
wroth
and
hated
me
,
that
she
and
a
Knight
that
afore
time
she
ought
loue
vnto
,
haue
poysoned
mee
as
you
may
see
,
and
moreouer
they
haue
driuen
mee
out
of
my
Realme
.
And
when
the
Emperor
heard
that
,
he
for
loue
took
him
about
the
necke
and
kissed
him
,
and
said
,
O
my
most
and
intierly
beloued
Brother
,
I
sorrow
to
see
you
in
this
great
sicknesse
and
miserie
,
I
would
to
god
I
might
die
for
you
,
but
my
most
deare
friend
suffer
patiently
a
little
time
till
that
wee
haue
sent
for
all
the
Phisitians
&
wise
Maisters
in
phisick
to
haue
their
counsell
and
aduise
,
if
there
be
any
remedy
or
hope
of
recouering
of
your
health
:
and
if
it
be
possible
to
helpe
you
,
wee
shall
neither
spare
Empire
,
Lordship
,
nor
other
good
temporall
,
to
make
you
whole
and
sound
.
In
the
meane
time
he
was
brought
into
a
faire
chamber
,
richly
hanged
and
appointed
of
all
manner
of
things
that
were
requisite
and
necessarie
for
his
ease
and
health
,
and
in
all
hast
he
sent
his
messengers
through
all
parts
of
the
world
,
for
the
most
expert
Phisitians
that
might
be
found
,
Of
whome
within
a
moneth
after
were
come
and
assembled
before
the
Emperour
Thirtie
,
which
were
right
expert
&
skilfull
in
that
science
,
to
whome
the
Emperour
sayd
.
My
welbeloued
maisters
I
haue
a
friend
that
is
very
grieuously
infected
with
a
foule
Leaprosie
,
whome
I
would
right
faine
were
healed
and
made
as
sound
as
euer
he
was
,
sparing
neyther
for
gould
ne
siluer
,
nor
all
other
goods
whatsoeuer
that
I
haue
in
all
this
world
,
but
I
would
gladly
giue
it
to
recouer
his
health
againe
.
Then
answered
the
Maisters
,
all
that
euer
is
possible
to
be
done
by
phisicke
,
you
shall
soone
vnderstand
after
that
wee
haue
seen
the
person
:
and
forthwith
as
they
sawe
him
and
perceiued
the
cause
of
his
infirmitie
,
they
iudged
the
disease
incurable
for
all
the
Maisters
liuing
.
And
when
the
Emperor
heard
that
,
he
was
right
sorrie
in
his
heart
,
and
committed
it
vnto
the
helpe
of
almithtie
god
,
calling
vnto
him
religious
men
and
poore
people
,
and
other
deuout
persons
,
and
desired
them
to
pray
to
god
,
that
he
would
vouchsafe
to
make
whole
his
friend
the
sooner
for
their
good
deeds
and
prayers
:
and
he
himselfe
with
many
other
fasted
&
prayed
humbly
to
almighty
God
for
the
health
of
his
friend
.
Vpon
a
day
as
King
Alelxander
was
in
his
prayers
,
there
came
vnto
him
a
voyce
saying
,
if
the
Emperour
will
with
his
owne
hands
slay
his
two
sons
which
his
wife
hath
borne
him
at
one
burthen
,
&
wash
thy
body
with
the
blood
of
them
,
then
thy
flesh
shal
be
as
faire
and
as
cleane
as
the
bodies
of
the
little
chidrē
.
When
king
Alexander
had
heard
this
,
he
thought
with
himselfe
,
this
vision
is
not
to
be
shewed
,
for
it
is
sore
against
nature
that
any
man
should
slay
his
owne
Sonne
for
recouering
of
the
health
of
a
strange
man
.
The
Emperor
night
and
day
lay
in
his
prayers
with
great
deuotion
,
still
ppaying
to
God
for
remedy
for
King
Alexander
.
So
that
at
the
las●
there
came
a
voyce
vnto
him
&
sayd●
how
long
will
yee
thus
crye
and
ca●
vpon
me
,
when
it
was
openly
shewe●
vnto
King
Alexander
how
that
he●
shold
be
made
whole
.
The
Empero●
hearing
that
,
went
vnto
Alexande●
and
sayd
,
Of
all
friends
the
best
an●
most
true
,
Blessed
bee
the
most
hig●
God
,
the
which
neuer
fayleth
them
that
call
and
trust
on
him
:
Of
whom●
I
haue
knowledge
,
that
it
is
shewed
vnto
you
,
how
and
in
what
wise
that
ye
may
be
made
whole
,
wherefore
I
pray
you
that
you
will
openly
shew
vnto
me
,
that
wee
may
ioye
together
,
and
if
ye
need
any
thing
thereto
that
I
may
doe
,
I
shall
fulfill
it
vnto
my
power
,
yea
&
for
your
health
giue
all
that
I
haue
to
.
Alexander
sayd
,
sir
I
dare
not
shew
it
to
you
,
how
that
I
may
be
cured
and
healed
of
my
maladie
,
for
it
exceedeth
,
and
it
is
a
thing
against
nature
for
to
be
done
,
therefore
I
will
not
shew
it
to
you
,
how
bee
it
I
haue
great
trust
&
confidence
in
you
.
The
emperor
said
,
Alexander
trust
in
mee
,
for
whatsoeuer
is
possible
for
to
be
done
for
the
recouering
of
your
health
,
I
sha●
of
it
,
and
therefore
hide
nothing
from
me
:
then
sayd
Alexander
,
I
haue
of
God
knowledge
,
that
if
you
will
slay
your
2.
sons
with
your
owne
hands
,
and
wash
me
in
their
bloude
,
It
●il
be
whole
,
and
therefore
I
haue
no●●hewed
it
vnto
you
,
for
mee
think●●h
it
is
against
nature
,
that
the
Father
should
slay
his
own
children
for
the
health
of
a
strange
man
:
the
Emperour
sayd
,
say
not
that
yee
bee
a
strange
man
,
for
I
loue
you
as
I
loue
my selfe
,
&
therfore
if
I
had
Ten
children
,
I
should
not
spare
one
aliue
to
haue
your
health
,
After
that
the
emperour
watched
and
espied
his
time
when
the
Empresse
and
the
Ladies
and
Chamberers
were
out
of
the
way
,
and
when
ti●e
was
,
he
entered