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Appolinus of whom I mene
Tho tok his leve of king and queene
And of the worthi Maide also;
Which preide unto hir fader tho;
That sche myhte of that yonge man
Of tho sciences whiche he can 810
His lore have; and in this wise
The king hir granteth his aprise;
So that himself therto assente。
Thus was acorded er thei wente;
That he with al that evere he may
This yonge faire freisshe May
Of that he couthe scholde enforme;
And full assented in this forme
Thei token leve as for that nyht。
And whanne it was amorwe lyht; 820
Unto this yonge man of Tyr
Of clothes and of good atir
With gold and Selver to despende
This worthi yonge lady sende:
And thus sche made him wel at ese;
And he with al that he can plese
Hire serveth wel and faire ayein。
He tawhte hir til sche was certein
Of Harpe; of Citole and of Rote;
With many a tun and many a note 830
Upon Musique; upon mesure;
And of hire Harpe the temprure
He tawhte hire ek; as he wel couthe。
Bot as men sein that frele is youthe;
With leisir and continuance
This Mayde fell upon a chance;
That love hath mad him a querele
Ayein hire youthe freissh and frele;
That malgre wher sche wole or noght;
Sche mot with al hire hertes thoght 840
To love and to his lawe obeie;
And that sche schal ful sore abeie。
For sche wot nevere what it is;
Bot evere among sche fieleth this:
Thenkende upon this man of Tyr;
Hire herte is hot as eny fyr;
And otherwhile it is acale;
Now is sche red; nou is sche pale
Riht after the condicion
Of hire ymaginacion; 850
Bot evere among hire thoghtes alle;
Sche thoghte; what so mai befalle;
Or that sche lawhe; or that sche wepe;
Sche wolde hire goode name kepe
For feere of wommanysshe schame。
Bot what in ernest and in game;
Sche stant for love in such a plit;
That sche hath lost al appetit
Of mete; of drinke; of nyhtes reste;
As sche that not what is the beste; 860
Bot forto thenken al hir fille
Sche hield hire ofte times stille
Withinne hir chambre; and goth noght oute:
The king was of hire lif in doute;
Which wiste nothing what it mente。
Bot fell a time; as he out wente
To walke; of Princes Sones thre
Ther come and felle to his kne;
And ech of hem in sondri wise
Besoghte and profreth his servise; 870
So that he myhte his doghter have。
The king; which wolde his honour save;
Seith sche is siek; and of that speche
Tho was no time to beseche;
Bot ech of hem do make a bille
He bad; and wryte his oghne wille;
His name; his fader and his good;
And whan sche wiste hou that it stod;
And hadde here billes oversein;
Thei scholden have ansuere ayein。 880
Of this conseil thei weren glad;
And writen as the king hem bad;
And every man his oghne bok
Into the kinges hond betok;
And he it to his dowhter sende;
And preide hir forto make an ende
And wryte ayein hire oghne hond;
Riht as sche in hire herte fond。
The billes weren wel received;
Bot sche hath alle here loves weyved; 890
And thoghte tho was time and space
To put hire in hir fader grace;
And wrot ayein and thus sche saide:
〃The schame which is in a Maide
With speche dar noght ben unloke;
Bot in writinge it mai be spoke;
So wryte I to you; fader; thus:
Bot if I have Appolinus;
Of al this world; what so betyde;
I wol non other man abide。 900
And certes if I of him faile;
I wot riht wel withoute faile
Ye schull for me be dowhterles。〃
This lettre cam; and ther was press
Tofore the king; ther as he stod;
And whan that he it understod;
He yaf hem ansuer by and by;
Bot that was do so prively;
That non of othres conseil wiste。
Thei toke her leve; and wher hem liste 910
Thei wente forth upon here weie。
The king ne wolde noght bewreie
The conseil for no maner hihe;
Bot soffreth til he time sihe:
And whan that he to chambre is come;
He hath unto his conseil nome
This man of Tyr; and let him se
The lettre and al the privete;
The which his dowhter to him sente:
And he his kne to grounde bente 920
And thonketh him and hire also;
And er thei wenten thanne atuo;
With good herte and with good corage
Of full Love and full mariage
The king and he ben hol acorded。
And after; whanne it was recorded
Unto the dowhter hou it stod;
The yifte of al this worldes good
Ne scholde have mad hir half so blythe:
And forth withal the king als swithe; 930
For he wol have hire good assent;
Hath for the queene hir moder sent。
The queene is come; and whan sche herde
Of this matiere hou that it ferde;
Sche syh debat; sche syh desese;
Bot if sche wolde hir dowhter plese;
And is therto assented full。
Which is a dede wonderfull;
For noman knew the sothe cas
Bot he himself; what man he was; 940
And natheles; so as hem thoghte;
Hise dedes to the sothe wroghte
That he was come of gentil blod:
Him lacketh noght bot worldes good;
And as therof is no despeir;
For sche schal ben hire fader heir;
And he was able to governe。
Thus wol thei noght the love werne
Of him and hire in none wise;
Bot ther acorded thei divise 950
The day and time of Mariage。
Wher love is lord of the corage;
Him thenketh longe er that he spede;
Bot ate laste unto the dede
The time is come; and in her wise
With gret offrende and sacrifise
Thei wedde and make a riche feste;
And every thing which was honeste
Withinnen house and ek withoute
It was so don; that al aboute 960
Of gret worschipe; of gret noblesse
Ther cride many a man largesse
Unto the lordes hihe and loude;
The knyhtes that ben yonge and proude;
Thei jouste ferst and after daunce。
The day is go; the nyhtes chaunce
Hath derked al the bryhte Sonne;
This lord; which hath his love wonne;
Is go to bedde with his wif;
Wher as thei ladde a lusti lif; 970
And that was after somdel sene;
For as thei pleiden hem betwene;
Thei gete a child betwen hem tuo;
To whom fell after mochel wo。
Now have I told of the spousailes。
Bot forto speke of the mervailes
Whiche afterward to hem befelle;
It is a wonder forto telle。
It fell adai thei riden oute;
The king and queene and al the route; 980
To pleien hem upon the stronde;
Wher as thei sen toward the londe
A Schip sailende of gret array。
To knowe what it mene may;
Til it be come thei abide;
Than sen thei stonde on every side;
Endlong the schipes bord to schewe;
Of Penonceals a riche rewe。
Thei axen when the ship is come:
Fro Tyr; anon ansuerde some; 990
And over this thei seiden more
The cause why thei comen fore
Was forto seche and forto finde
Appolinus; which was of kinde
Her liege lord: and he appiereth;
And of the tale which he hiereth
He was riht glad; for thei him tolde;
That for vengance; as god it wolde;
Antiochus; as men mai wite;
With thondre and lyhthnynge is forsmite; 1000
His doghter hath the same chaunce;
So be thei bothe in o balance。
〃Forthi; oure liege lord; we seie
In name of al the lond; and preie;
That left al other thing to done;
It like you to come sone
And se youre oghne liege men
With othre that ben of youre ken;
That live in longinge and desir
Til ye be come ayein to Tyr。〃 1010
This tale after the king it hadde
Pentapolim al overspradde;
Ther was no joie forto seche;
For every man it hadde in speche
And seiden alle of on acord;
〃A worthi king schal ben oure lord:
That thoghte ous ferst an hevinesse
Is schape ous now to gret gladnesse。〃
Thus goth the tidinge overal。
Bot nede he mot; that nede schal: 1020
Appolinus his leve tok;
To god and al the lond betok
With al the poeple long and brod;
That he no lenger there abod。
The king and queene sorwe made;
Bot yit somdiel thei weren glade
Of such thing as thei herden tho:
And thus betwen the wel and wo
To schip he goth; his wif with childe;
The which was evere meke and mylde 1030
And wolde noght departe him fro;
Such love was betwen hem tuo。
Lichorida for hire office
Was take; which was a Norrice;
To wende with this yonge wif;
To whom was schape a woful lif。
Withinne a time; as it betidde;
Whan thei were in the See amidde;
Out of the North they sihe a cloude;
The storm aros; the wyndes loude 1040
Thei blewen many a dredful blast;
The welkne was al overcast;
The derke nyht the Sonne hath under;
Ther was a gret tempeste of thunder:
The Mone and ek the Sterres bothe
In blake cloudes thei hem clothe;
Wherof here brihte lok thei hyde。
This yonge ladi wepte and cride;
To whom no confort myhte availe;
Of childe sche began travaile; 1050
Wher sche lay in a Caban clos:
Hire woful lord fro hire aros;
And that was longe er eny morwe;
So that in anguisse and in sorwe
Sche was delivered al be nyhte
And ded in every mannes syhte;
Bot natheles for al this wo
A maide child was bore tho。
Appolinus whan he this knew;
For sorwe a swoune he overthrew; 1060
That noman wiste in him no lif。
And whanne he wok; he seide; 〃Ha; wif;
Mi lust; mi joie; my desir;
Mi welthe and my recoverir;
Why schal I live; and thou schalt dye?
Ha; thou fortune; I thee deffie;
Nou hast thou do to me thi werste。
Ha; herte; why ne wolt thou berste;
That forth with hire I myhte passe?
Mi peines weren wel the lasse。〃 1070
In such wepinge and in such cry
His dede wif; which lay him by;
A thousend sithes he hire kiste;
Was nevere man that sih ne wiste
A sorwe unto his sorwe lich;
For evere am