第 68 节
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〃Mi worthi lusti ladi dere;
Conforteth you; for be my trouthe
It schal noght fallen in mi slouthe
That I ne wol thurghout fulfille
Youre hestes at youre oghne wille。
And yit I hope to you bringe
Withinne a while such tidinge;
The which schal make ous bothe game。〃
Bot for he wolde kepe hir name; 3660
Whan that he wiste it was nyh dai;
He seide; 〃A dieu; mi swete mai。〃
And forth with him he nam his gere;
Which as sche hadde take him there;
And strauht unto his chambre he wente;
And goth to bedde and slep him hente;
And lay; that noman him awok;
For Hercules hiede of him tok;
Til it was undren hih and more。
And thanne he gan to sighe sore 3670
And sodeinliche abreide of slep;
And thei that token of him kep;
His chamberleins; be sone there;
And maden redi al his gere;
And he aros and to the king
He wente; and seide hou to that thing
For which he cam he wolde go。
The king therof was wonder wo;
And for he wolde him fain withdrawe;
He tolde him many a dredful sawe; 3680
Bot Jason wolde it noght recorde;
And ate laste thei acorde。
Whan that he wolde noght abide;
A Bot was redy ate tyde;
In which this worthi kniht of Grece
Ful armed up at every piece;
To his bataile which belongeth;
Tok ore on honde and sore him longeth;
Til he the water passed were。
Whan he cam to that yle there; 3690
He set him on his knes doun strauht;
And his carecte; as he was tawht;
He radde; and made his sacrifise;
And siththe enoignte him in that wise;
As Medea him hadde bede;
And thanne aros up fro that stede;
And with the glu the fyr he queynte;
And anon after he atteinte
The grete Serpent and him slowh。
Bot erst he hadde sorwe ynowh; 3700
For that Serpent made him travaile
So harde and sore of his bataile;
That nou he stod and nou he fell:
For longe time it so befell;
That with his swerd ne with his spere
He mihte noght that Serpent dere。
He was so scherded al aboute;
It hield all eggetol withoute;
He was so ruide and hard of skin;
Ther mihte nothing go therin; 3710
Venym and fyr togedre he caste;
That he Jason so sore ablaste;
That if ne were his oignement;
His Ring and his enchantement;
Which Medea tok him tofore;
He hadde with that worm be lore;
Bot of vertu which therof cam
Jason the Dragon overcam。
And he anon the teth outdrouh;
And sette his Oxen in a plouh; 3720
With which he brak a piece of lond
And sieu hem with his oghne hond。
Tho mihte he gret merveile se:
Of every toth in his degre
Sprong up a kniht with spere and schield;
Of whiche anon riht in the field
Echon slow other; and with that
Jason Medea noght foryat;
On bothe his knes he gan doun falle;
And yaf thonk to the goddes alle。 3730
The Flees he tok and goth to Bote;
The Sonne schyneth bryhte and hote;
The Flees of gold schon forth withal;
The water glistreth overal。
Medea wepte and sigheth ofte;
And stod upon a Tour alofte:
Al prively withinne hirselve;
Ther herde it nouther ten ne tuelve;
Sche preide; and seide; 〃O; god him spede;
The kniht which hath mi maidenhiede!〃 3740
And ay sche loketh toward thyle。
Bot whan sche sih withinne a while
The Flees glistrende ayein the Sonne;
Sche saide; 〃Ha; lord; now al is wonne;
Mi kniht the field hath overcome:
Nou wolde god he were come;
Ha lord; that he ne were alonde!〃
Bot I dar take this on honde;
If that sche hadde wynges tuo;
Sche wolde have flowe unto him tho 3750
Strawht ther he was into the Bot。
The dai was clier; the Sonne hot;
The Gregeis weren in gret doute;
The whyle that here lord was oute:
Thei wisten noght what scholde tyde;
Bot waiten evere upon the tyde;
To se what ende scholde falle。
Ther stoden ek the nobles alle
Forth with the comun of the toun;
And as thei loken up and doun; 3760
Thei weren war withinne a throwe;
Wher cam the bot; which thei wel knowe;
And sihe hou Jason broghte his preie。
And tho thei gonnen alle seie;
And criden alle with o stevene;
〃Ha; wher was evere under the hevene
So noble a knyht as Jason is?〃
And welnyh alle seiden this;
That Jason was a faie kniht;
For it was nevere of mannes miht 3770
The Flees of gold so forto winne;
And thus to talen thei beginne。
With that the king com forth anon;
And sih the Flees; hou that it schon;
And whan Jason cam to the lond;
The king himselve tok his hond
And kist him; and gret joie him made。
The Gregeis weren wonder glade;
And of that thing riht merie hem thoghte;
And forth with hem the Flees thei broghte; 3780
And ech on other gan to leyhe;
Bot wel was him that mihte neyhe;
To se therof the proprete。
And thus thei passen the cite
And gon unto the Paleis straght。
Medea; which foryat him naght;
Was redy there; and seide anon;
〃Welcome; O worthi kniht Jason。〃
Sche wolde have kist him wonder fayn;
Bot schame tornede hire agayn; 3790
It was noght the manere as tho;
Forthi sche dorste noght do so。
Sche tok hire leve; and Jason wente
Into his chambre; and sche him sente
Hire Maide to sen hou he ferde;
The which whan that sche sih and herde;
Hou that he hadde faren oute
And that it stod wel al aboute;
Sche tolde hire ladi what sche wiste;
And sche for joie hire Maide kiste。 3800
The bathes weren thanne araied;
With herbes tempred and assaied;
And Jason was unarmed sone
And dede as it befell to done:
Into his bath he wente anon
And wyssh him clene as eny bon;
He tok a sopp; and oute he cam;
And on his beste aray he nam;
And kempde his hed; whan he was clad;
And goth him forth al merie and glad 3810
Riht strawht into the kinges halle。
The king cam with his knihtes alle
And maden him glad welcominge;
And he hem tolde the tidinge
Of this and that; hou it befell;
Whan that he wan the schepes fell。
Medea; whan sche was asent;
Com sone to that parlement;
And whan sche mihte Jason se;
Was non so glad of alle as sche。 3820
Ther was no joie forto seche;
Of him mad every man a speche;
Som man seide on; som man seide other;
Bot thogh he were goddes brother
And mihte make fyr and thonder;
Ther mihte be nomore wonder
Than was of him in that cite。
Echon tauhte other; 〃This is he;
Which hath in his pouer withinne
That al the world ne mihte winne: 3830
Lo; hier the beste of alle goode。〃
Thus saiden thei that there stode;
And ek that walkede up and doun;
Bothe of the Court and of the toun。
The time of Souper cam anon;
Thei wisshen and therto thei gon;
Medea was with Jason set:
Tho was ther many a deynte fet
And set tofore hem on the bord;
Bot non so likinge as the word 3840
Which was ther spoke among hem tuo;
So as thei dorste speke tho。
Bot thogh thei hadden litel space;
Yit thei acorden in that place
Hou Jason scholde come at nyht;
Whan every torche and every liht
Were oute; and thanne of other thinges
Thei spieke aloud for supposinges
Of hem that stoden there aboute:
For love is everemore in doute; 3850
If that it be wisly governed
Of hem that ben of love lerned。
Whan al was don; that dissh and cuppe
And cloth and bord and al was uppe;
Thei waken whil hem lest to wake;
And after that thei leve take
And gon to bedde forto reste。
And whan him thoghte for the beste;
That every man was faste aslepe;
Jason; that wolde his time kepe; 3860
Goth forth stalkende al prively
Unto the chambre; and redely
Ther was a Maide; which him kepte。
Medea wok and nothing slepte;
Bot natheles sche was abedde;
And he with alle haste him spedde
And made him naked and al warm。
Anon he tok hire in his arm:
What nede is forto speke of ese?
Hem list ech other forto plese; 3870
So that thei hadden joie ynow:
And tho thei setten whanne and how
That sche with him awey schal stele。
With wordes suche and othre fele
Whan al was treted to an ende;
Jason tok leve and gan forth wende
Unto his oughne chambre in pes;
Ther wiste it non bot Hercules。
He slepte and ros whan it was time;
And whanne it fell towardes prime; 3880
He tok to him suche as he triste
In secre; that non other wiste;
And told hem of his conseil there;
And seide that his wille were
That thei to Schipe hadde alle thinge
So priveliche in thevenynge;
That noman mihte here dede aspie
Bot tho that were of compaignie:
For he woll go withoute leve;
And lengere woll he noght beleve; 3890
Bot he ne wolde at thilke throwe
The king or queene scholde it knowe。
Thei saide; 〃Al this schal wel be do:〃
And Jason truste wel therto。
Medea in the mene while;
Which thoghte hir fader to beguile;
The Tresor which hir fader hadde
With hire al priveli sche ladde;
And with Jason at time set
Awey sche stal and fond no let; 3900
And straght sche goth hire unto schipe
Of Grece with that felaschipe;
And thei anon drowe up the Seil。
And al that nyht this was conseil;
Bot erly; whan the Sonne schon;
Men syhe hou that thei were agon;
And come unto the king and tolde:
And he the sothe knowe wolde;
And axeth where his dowhter was。
Ther was no word bot Out; Allas! 3910
Sche was ago。 The moder wepte;
The fader as a wod man lepte;
And gan the time forto warie;
And swor his oth he wol noght tarie;
That with Caliphe and with galeie
The same cours; the same weie;
Which Jason tok; he wolde take;
If that he mihte him overtake。
To this thei seiden alle yee:
Anon thei weren ate See; 3920
And alle; as who seith;