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Him reccheth noght what he beginne;
Thurgh thefte so that he mai winne:
Forthi to maken his pourchas
He lith awaitende on the pas; 6090
And what thing that he seth ther passe;
He takth his part; or more or lasse;
If it be worthi to be take。
He can the packes wel ransake;
So prively berth non aboute
His gold; that he ne fint it oute;
Or other juel; what it be;
He takth it as his proprete。
In wodes and in feldes eke
Thus Robberie goth to seke; 6100
Wher as he mai his pourpos finde。
And riht so in the same kinde;
My goode Sone; as thou miht hiere;
To speke of love in the matiere
And make a verrai resemblance;
Riht as a thief makth his chevance
And robbeth mennes good aboute
In wode and field; wher he goth oute;
So be ther of these lovers some;
In wylde stedes wher thei come 6110
And finden there a womman able;
And therto place covenable;
Withoute leve; er that thei fare;
Thei take a part of that chaffare:
Yee; though sche were a Scheperdesse;
Yit wol the lord of wantounesse
Assaie; althogh sche be unmete;
For other mennes good is swete。
Bot therof wot nothing the wif
At hom; which loveth as hir lif 6120
Hir lord; and sitt alday wisshinge
After hir lordes hom comynge:
Bot whan that he comth hom at eve;
Anon he makth his wif beleve;
For sche noght elles scholde knowe:
He telth hire hou his hunte hath blowe;
And hou his houndes have wel runne;
And hou ther schon a merye Sunne;
And hou his haukes flowen wel;
Bot he wol telle her nevere a diel 6130
Hou he to love untrewe was;
Of that he robbede in the pas;
And tok his lust under the schawe
Ayein love and ayein his lawe。
Which thing; mi Sone; I thee forbede;
For it is an ungoodly dede。
For who that takth be Robberie
His love; he mai noght justefie
His cause; and so fulofte sithe
For ones that he hath be blithe 6140
He schal ben after sory thries。
Ensample of suche Robberies
I finde write; as thou schalt hiere;
Acordende unto this matiere。
I rede hou whilom was a Maide;
The faireste; as Ovide saide;
Which was in hire time tho;
And sche was of the chambre also
Of Pallas; which is the goddesse
And wif to Marte; of whom prouesse 6150
Is yove to these worthi knihtes。
For he is of so grete mihtes;
That he governeth the bataille;
Withouten him may noght availe
The stronge hond; bot he it helpe;
Ther mai no knyht of armes yelpe;
Bot he feihte under his banere。
Bot nou to speke of mi matiere;
This faire; freisshe; lusti mai;
Al one as sche wente on a dai 6160
Upon the stronde forto pleie;
Ther cam Neptunus in the weie;
Which hath the See in governance;
And in his herte such plesance
He tok; whan he this Maide sih;
That al his herte aros on hih;
For he so sodeinliche unwar
Behield the beaute that sche bar。
And caste anon withinne his herte
That sche him schal no weie asterte; 6170
Bot if he take in avantage
Fro thilke maide som pilage;
Noght of the broches ne the Ringes;
Bot of some othre smale thinges
He thoghte parte; er that sche wente;
And hire in bothe hise armes hente;
And putte his hond toward the cofre;
Wher forto robbe he made a profre;
That lusti tresor forto stele;
Which passeth othre goodes fele 6180
And cleped is the maidenhede;
Which is the flour of wommanhede。
This Maiden; which Cornix be name
Was hote; dredende alle schame;
Sih that sche mihte noght debate;
And wel sche wiste he wolde algate
Fulfille his lust of Robberie;
Anon began to wepe and crie;
And seide; 〃O Pallas; noble queene;
Scheu nou thi myht and let be sene; 6190
To kepe and save myn honour:
Help; that I lese noght mi flour;
Which nou under thi keie is loke。〃
That word was noght so sone spoke;
Whan Pallas schop recoverir
After the will and the desir
Of hire; which a Maiden was;
And sodeinliche upon this cas
Out of hire wommanisshe kinde
Into a briddes like I finde 6200
Sche was transformed forth withal;
So that Neptunus nothing stal
Of such thing as he wolde have stole。
With fetheres blake as eny cole
Out of hise armes in a throwe
Sche flih before his yhe a Crowe;
Which was to hire a more delit;
To kepe hire maidenhede whit
Under the wede of fethers blake;
In Perles whyte than forsake 6210
That no lif mai restore ayein。
Bot thus Neptune his herte in vein
Hath upon Robberie sett;
The bridd is flowe and he was let;
The faire Maide him hath ascaped;
Wherof for evere he was bejaped
And scorned of that he hath lore。
Mi Sone; be thou war therfore
That thou no maidenhode stele;
Wherof men sen deseses fele 6220
Aldai befalle in sondri wise;
So as I schal thee yit devise
An other tale therupon;
Which fell be olde daies gon。
King Lichaon upon his wif
A dowhter hadde; a goodly lif;
A clene Maide of worthi fame;
Calistona whos rihte name
Was cleped; and of many a lord
Sche was besoght; bot hire acord 6230
To love myhte noman winne;
As sche which hath no lust therinne;
Bot swor withinne hir herte and saide
That sche wolde evere ben a Maide。
Wherof to kepe hireself in pes;
With suche as Amadriades
Were cleped; wodemaydes; tho;
And with the Nimphes ek also
Upon the spring of freisshe welles
Sche schop to duelle and nagher elles。 6240
And thus cam this Calistona
Into the wode of Tegea;
Wher sche virginite behihte
Unto Diane; and therto plihte
Her trouthe upon the bowes grene;
To kepe hir maidenhode clene。
Which afterward upon a day
Was priveliche stole away;
For Jupiter thurgh his queintise
From hire it tok in such a wise; 6250
That sodeinliche forth withal
Hire wombe aros and sche toswal;
So that it mihte noght ben hidd。
And therupon it is betidd;
Diane; which it herde telle;
In prive place unto a welle
With Nimphes al a compainie
Was come; and in a ragerie
Sche seide that sche bathe wolde;
And bad that every maide scholde 6260
With hire al naked bathe also。
And tho began the prive wo;
Calistona wax red for schame;
Bot thei that knewe noght the game;
To whom no such thing was befalle;
Anon thei made hem naked alle;
As thei that nothing wolden hyde:
Bot sche withdrouh hire evere asyde;
And natheles into the flod;
Wher that Diane hirselve stod; 6270
Sche thoghte come unaperceived。
Bot therof sche was al deceived;
For whan sche cam a litel nyh;
And that Diane hire wombe syh;
Sche seide; 〃Awey; thou foule beste;
For thin astat is noght honeste
This chaste water forto touche;
For thou hast take such a touche;
Which nevere mai ben hol ayein。〃
And thus goth sche which was forlein 6280
With schame; and fro the Nimphes fledde;
Til whanne that nature hire spedde;
That of a Sone; which Archas
Was named; sche delivered was。
And tho Juno; which was the wif
Of Jupiter; wroth and hastif;
In pourpos forto do vengance
Cam forth upon this ilke chance;
And to Calistona sche spak;
And sette upon hir many a lak; 6290
And seide; 〃Ha; nou thou art atake;
That thou thi werk myht noght forsake。
Ha; thou ungoodlich ypocrite;
Hou thou art gretly forto wyte!
Bot nou thou schalt ful sore abie
That ilke stelthe and micherie;
Which thou hast bothe take and do;
Wherof thi fader Lichao
Schal noght be glad; whan he it wot;
Of that his dowhter was so hot; 6300
That sche hath broke hire chaste avou。
Bot I thee schal chastise nou;
Thi grete beaute schal be torned;
Thurgh which that thou hast be mistorned;
Thi large frount; thin yhen greie;
I schal hem change in other weie;
And al the feture of thi face
In such a wise I schal deface;
That every man thee schal forbere。〃
With that the liknesse of a bere 6310
Sche tok and was forschape anon。
Withinne a time and therupon
Befell that with a bowe on honde;
To hunte and gamen forto fonde;
Into that wode goth to pleie
Hir Sone Archas; and in his weie
It hapneth that this bere cam。
And whan that sche good hiede nam;
Wher that he stod under the bowh;
Sche kneu him wel and to him drouh; 6320
For thogh sche hadde hire forme lore;
The love was noght lost therfore
Which kinde hath set under his lawe。
Whan sche under the wodesschawe
Hire child behield; sche was so glad;
That sche with bothe hire armes sprad;
As thogh sche were in wommanhiede;
Toward him cam; and tok non hiede
Of that he bar a bowe bent。
And he with that an Arwe hath hent 6330
And gan to teise it in his bowe;
As he that can non other knowe;
Bot that it was a beste wylde。
Bot Jupiter; which wolde schylde
The Moder and the Sone also;
Ordeineth for hem bothe so;
That thei for evere were save。
Bot thus; mi Sone; thou myht have
Ensample; hou that it is to fle
To robbe the virginite 6340
Of a yong innocent aweie:
And overthis be other weie;
In olde bokes as I rede;
Such Robberie is forto drede;
And nameliche of thilke good
Which every womman that is good
Desireth forto kepe and holde;
As whilom was be daies olde。
For if thou se mi tale wel
Of that was tho; thou miht somdiel 6350
Of old ensample taken hiede;
Hou that the flour of maidenhiede
Was thilke time holde in pris。
And so it was; and so it is;
And so it schal for evere stonde:
And for thou schalt it understonde;
Nou herkne a tale next suiende;
Hou maidenhod is to commende。
Of Rome among the gestes olde
I finde hou that Valerie tolde 6360
That what man tho was Emperour
Of Rome; he scholde don honour
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