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And thus togedre in felaschipe
Forth gon this Diomede and he
In hope til thei mihten se
The place where Achilles is。
The wynd stod thanne noght amis;
Bot evene topseilcole it blew;
Til Ulixes the Marche knew; 3120
Wher Lichomede his Regne hadde。
The Stieresman so wel hem ladde;
That thei ben comen sauf to londe;
Wher thei gon out upon the stronde
Into the Burgh; wher that thei founde
The king; and he which hath facounde;
Ulixes; dede the message。
Bot the conseil of his corage;
Why that he cam; he tolde noght;
Bot undernethe he was bethoght 3130
In what manere he mihte aspie
Achilles fro Dei5damie
And fro these othre that ther were;
Full many a lusti ladi there。
Thei pleide hem there a day or tuo;
And as it was fortuned so;
It fell that time in such a wise;
To Bachus that a sacrifise
Thes yonge ladys scholden make;
And for the strange mennes sake; 3140
That comen fro the Siege of Troie;
Thei maden wel the more joie。
Ther was Revel; ther was daunsinge;
And every lif which coude singe
Of lusti wommen in the route
A freissh carole hath sunge aboute;
Bot for al this yit natheles
The Greks unknowe of Achilles
So weren; that in no degre
Thei couden wite which was he; 3150
Ne be his vois; ne be his pas。
Ulixes thanne upon this cas
A thing of hih Prudence hath wroght:
For thilke aray; which he hath broght
To yive among the wommen there;
He let do fetten al the gere
Forth with a knihtes harneis eke;…
In al a contre forto seke
Men scholden noght a fairer se;…
And every thing in his degre 3160
Endlong upon a bord he leide。
To Lichomede and thanne he preide
That every ladi chese scholde
What thing of alle that sche wolde;
And take it as be weie of yifte;
For thei hemself it scholde schifte;
He seide; after here oghne wille。
Achilles thanne stod noght stille:
Whan he the bryhte helm behield;
The swerd; the hauberk and the Schield; 3170
His herte fell therto anon;
Of all that othre wolde he non;
The knihtes gere he underfongeth;
And thilke aray which that belongeth
Unto the wommen he forsok。
And in this wise; as seith the bok;
Thei knowen thanne which he was:
For he goth forth the grete pas
Into the chambre where he lay;
Anon; and made no delay; 3180
He armeth him in knyhtli wise;
That bettre can noman devise;
And as fortune scholde falle;
He cam so forth tofore hem alle;
As he which tho was glad ynowh。
But Lichomede nothing lowh;
Whan that he syh hou that it ferde;
For thanne he wiste wel and herde;
His dowhter hadde be forlein;
Bot that he was so oversein; 3190
The wonder overgoth his wit。
For in Cronique is write yit
Thing which schal nevere be foryete;
Hou that Achilles hath begete
Pirrus upon Dei5damie;
Wherof cam out the tricherie
Of Falswitnesse; whan thei saide
Hou that Achilles was a Maide。
Bot that was nothing sene tho;
For he is to the Siege go 3200
Forth with Ulixe and Diomede。
Lo; thus was proved in the dede
And fulli spoke at thilke while:
If o womman an other guile;
Wher is ther eny sikernesse?
Whan Thetis; which was the goddesse;
Dei5damie hath so bejaped;
I not hou it schal ben ascaped
With tho wommen whos innocence
Is nou alday thurgh such credence 3210
Deceived ofte; as it is seene;
With men that such untrouthe meene。
For thei ben slyhe in such a wise;
That thei be sleihte and be queintise
Of Falswitnesse bringen inne
That doth hem ofte forto winne;
Wher thei ben noght worthi therto。
Forthi; my Sone; do noght so。
Mi fader; as of Falswitnesse
The trouthe and the matiere expresse; 3220
Touchende of love hou it hath ferd;
As ye have told; I have wel herd。
Bot for ye seiden otherwise;
Hou thilke vice of Covoitise
Hath yit Perjurie of his acord;
If that you list of som record
To telle an other tale also
In loves cause of time ago;
What thing it is to be forswore;
I wolde preie you therfore; 3230
Wherof I mihte ensample take。
Mi goode Sone; and for thi sake
Touchende of this I schall fulfille
Thin axinge at thin oghne wille;
And the matiere I schal declare;
Hou the wommen deceived are;
Whan thei so tendre herte bere;
Of that thei hieren men so swere;
Bot whan it comth unto thassay;
Thei finde it fals an other day: 3240
As Jason dede to Medee;
Which stant yet of Auctorite
In tokne and in memorial;
Wherof the tale in special
Is in the bok of Troie write;
Which I schal do thee forto wite。
In Grece whilom was a king;
Of whom the fame and knowleching
Beleveth yit; and Peles
He hihte; bot it fell him thus; 3250
That his fortune hir whiel so ladde
That he no child his oghne hadde
To regnen after his decess。
He hadde a brother natheles;
Whos rihte name was Eson;
And he the worthi kniht Jason
Begat; the which in every lond
Alle othre passede of his hond
In Armes; so that he the beste
Was named and the worthieste; 3260
He soghte worschipe overal。
Nou herkne; and I thee telle schal
An aventure that he soghte;
Which afterward ful dere he boghte。
Ther was an yle; which Colchos
Was cleped; and therof aros
Gret speche in every lond aboute;
That such merveile was non oute
In al the wyde world nawhere;
As tho was in that yle there。 3270
Ther was a Schiep; as it was told;
The which his flees bar al of gold;
And so the goddes hadde it set;
That it ne mihte awei be fet
Be pouer of no worldes wiht:
And yit ful many a worthi kniht
It hadde assaied; as thei dorste;
And evere it fell hem to the worste。
Bot he; that wolde it noght forsake;
Bot of his knyhthod undertake 3280
To do what thing therto belongeth;
This worthi Jason; sore alongeth
To se the strange regiouns
And knowe the condiciouns
Of othre Marches; where he wente;
And for that cause his hole entente
He sette Colchos forto seche;
And therupon he made a speche
To Peles his Em the king。
And he wel paid was of that thing; 3290
And schop anon for his passage;
And suche as were of his lignage;
With othre knihtes whiche he ches;
With him he tok; and Hercules;
Which full was of chivalerie;
With Jason wente in compaignie;
And that was in the Monthe of Maii;
Whan colde stormes were away。
The wynd was good; the Schip was yare;
Thei tok here leve; and forth thei fare 3300
Toward Colchos: bot on the weie
What hem befell is long to seie;
Hou Lamedon the king of Troie;
Which oghte wel have mad hem joie。
Whan thei to reste a while him preide;
Out of his lond he hem congeide;
And so fell the dissencion;
Which after was destruccion
Of that Cite; as men mai hiere:
Bot that is noght to mi matiere。 3310
Bot thus this worthi folk Gregeis
Fro that king; which was noght curteis;
And fro his lond with Sail updrawe
Thei wente hem forth; and many a sawe
Thei made and many a gret manace;
Til ate laste into that place
Which as thei soghte thei aryve;
And striken Sail; and forth as blyve
Thei sente unto the king and tolden
Who weren ther and what thei wolden。 3320
Oe5tes; which was thanne king;
Whan that he herde this tyding
Of Jason; which was comen there;
And of these othre; what thei were;
He thoghte don hem gret worschipe:
For thei anon come out of Schipe;
And strawht unto the king thei wente;
And be the hond Jason he hente;
And that was ate paleis gate;
So fer the king cam on his gate 3330
Toward Jason to don him chiere;
And he; whom lacketh no manere;
Whan he the king sih in presence;
Yaf him ayein such reverence
As to a kinges stat belongeth。
And thus the king him underfongeth;
And Jason in his arm he cawhte;
And forth into the halle he strawhte;
And ther they siete and spieke of thinges;
And Jason tolde him tho tidinges; 3340
Why he was come; and faire him preide
To haste his time; and the kyng seide;
〃Jason; thou art a worthi kniht;
Bot it lith in no mannes myht
To don that thou art come fore:
Ther hath be many a kniht forlore
Of that thei wolden it assaie。〃
Bot Jason wolde him noght esmaie;
And seide; 〃Of every worldes cure
Fortune stant in aventure; 3350
Per aunter wel; per aunter wo:
Bot hou as evere that it go;
It schal be with myn hond assaied。〃
The king tho hield him noght wel paied;
For he the Grekes sore dredde;
In aunter; if Jason ne spedde;
He mihte therof bere a blame;
For tho was al the worldes fame
In Grece; as forto speke of Armes。
Forthi he dredde him of his harmes; 3360
And gan to preche him and to preie;
Bot Jason wolde noght obeie;
Bot seide he wolde his porpos holde
For ought that eny man him tolde。
The king; whan he thes wordes herde;
And sih hou that this kniht ansuerde;
Yit for he wolde make him glad;
After Medea gon he bad;
Which was his dowhter; and sche cam。
And Jason; which good hiede nam; 3370
Whan he hire sih; ayein hire goth;
And sche; which was him nothing loth;
Welcomede him into that lond;
And softe tok him be the hond;
And doun thei seten bothe same。
Sche hadde herd spoke of his name
And of his grete worthinesse;
Forthi sche gan hir yhe impresse
Upon his face and his stature;
And thoghte hou nevere creature 3380
Was so wel farende as was he。
And Jason riht in such degre
Ne mihte noght withholde his lok;
Bot so good hiede on hire he tok;
That him ne thoghte under the hevene
Of beaute sawh he nevere hir evene;
With al that fell to wommanhiede。
Thus ech of other token