confessio amantis-第131章
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And wiste hireselven what sche mente。
Tho forto knowe hire hol entente;
This Maister axeth al the cas;
Hou sche cam there and what sche was。
〃Hou I cam hiere wot I noght;〃
Quod sche; 〃bot wel I am bethoght
Of othre thinges al aboute〃:
Fro point to point and tolde him oute
Als ferforthli as sche it wiste。
And he hire tolde hou in a kiste 1230
The See hire threw upon the lond;
And what tresor with hire he fond;
Which was al redy at hire wille;
As he that schop him to fulfille
With al his myht what thing he scholde。
Sche thonketh him that he so wolde;
And al hire herte sche discloseth;
And seith him wel that sche supposeth
Hire lord be dreint; hir child also;
So sih sche noght bot alle wo。 1240
Wherof as to the world nomore
Ne wol sche torne; and preith therfore
That in som temple of the Cite;
To kepe and holde hir chastete;
Sche mihte among the wommen duelle。
Whan he this tale hir herde telle;
He was riht glad; and made hire knowen
That he a dowhter of his owen
Hath; which he wol unto hir yive
To serve; whil thei bothe live; 1250
In stede of that which sche hath lost;
Al only at his oghne cost
Sche schal be rendred forth with hire。
She seith; 〃Grant mercy; lieve sire;
God quite it you; ther I ne may。〃
And thus thei drive forth the day;
Til time com that sche was hol;
And tho thei take her conseil hol;
To schape upon good ordinance
And make a worthi pourveance 1260
Ayein the day whan thei be veiled。
And thus; whan that thei be conseiled;
In blake clothes thei hem clothe;
This lady and the dowhter bothe;
And yolde hem to religion。
The feste and the profession
After the reule of that degre
Was mad with gret solempnete;
Where as Diane is seintefied;
Thus stant this lady justefied 1270
In ordre wher sche thenkth to duelle。
Bot now ayeinward forto telle
In what plit that hire lord stod inne:
He seileth; til that he may winne
The havene of Tharse; as I seide er;
And whanne he was aryved ther;
And it was thurgh the Cite knowe;
Men myhte se withinne a throwe;
As who seith; al the toun at ones;
That come ayein him for the nones; 1280
To yiven him the reverence;
So glad thei were of his presence:
And thogh he were in his corage
Desesed; yit with glad visage
He made hem chiere; and to his In;
Wher he whilom sojourned in;
He goth him straght and was resceived。
And whan the presse of poeple is weived;
He takth his hoste unto him tho;
And seith; 〃Mi frend Strangulio; 1290
Lo; thus and thus it is befalle;
And thou thiself art on of alle;
Forth with thi wif; whiche I most triste。
Forthi; if it you bothe liste;
My doghter Thaise be youre leve
I thenke schal with you beleve
As for a time; and thus I preie;
That sche be kept be alle weie;
And whan sche hath of age more;
That sche be set to bokes lore。 1300
And this avou to god I make;
That I schal nevere for hir sake
Mi berd for no likinge schave;
Til it befalle that I have
In covenable time of age
Beset hire unto mariage。〃
Thus thei acorde; and al is wel;
And forto resten him somdel;
As for a while he ther sojorneth;
And thanne he takth his leve and torneth 1310
To Schipe; and goth him hom to Tyr;
Wher every man with gret desir
Awaiteth upon his comynge。
Bot whan the Schip com in seilinge;
And thei perceiven it is he;
Was nevere yit in no cite
Such joie mad as thei tho made;
His herte also began to glade
Of that he sih the poeple glad。
Lo; thus fortune his hap hath lad; 1320
In sondri wise he was travailed;
Bot hou so evere he be assailed;
His latere ende schal be good。
And forto speke hou that it stod
Of Thaise his doghter; wher sche duelleth;
In Tharse; as the Cronique telleth;
Sche was wel kept; sche was wel loked;
Sche was wel tawht; sche was wel boked;
So wel sche spedde hir in hire youthe
That sche of every wisdom couthe; 1330
That forto seche in every lond
So wys an other noman fond;
Ne so wel tawht at mannes yhe。
Bot wo worthe evere fals envie!
For it befell that time so;
A dowhter hath Strangulio;
The which was cleped Philotenne:
Bot fame; which wole evere renne;
Cam al day to hir moder Ere;
And seith; wher evere hir doghter were 1340
With Thayse set in eny place;
The comun vois; the comun grace
Was al upon that other Maide;
And of hir doghter noman saide。
Who wroth but Dionise thanne?
Hire thoghte a thousend yer til whanne
Sche myhte ben of Thaise wreke
Of that sche herde folk so speke。
And fell that ilke same tyde;
That ded was trewe Lychoride; 1350
Which hadde be servant to Thaise;
So that sche was the worse at aise;
For sche hath thanne no servise
Bot only thurgh this Dionise;
Which was hire dedlich Anemie
Thurgh pure treson and envie。
Sche; that of alle sorwe can;
Tho spak unto hire bondeman;
Which cleped was Theophilus;
And made him swere in conseil thus; 1360
That he such time as sche him sette
Schal come Thaise forto fette;
And lede hire oute of alle sihte;
Wher as noman hire helpe myhte;
Upon the Stronde nyh the See;
And there he schal this maiden sle。
This cherles herte is in a traunce;
As he which drad him of vengance
Whan time comth an other day;
Bot yit dorste he noght seie nay; 1370
Bot swor and seide he schal fulfille
Hire hestes at hire oghne wille。
The treson and the time is schape;
So fell it that this cherles knape
Hath lad this maiden ther he wolde
Upon the Stronde; and what sche scholde
Sche was adrad; and he out breide
A rusti swerd and to hir seide;
〃Thou schalt be ded。〃 〃Helas!〃 quod sche;
〃Why schal I so?〃 〃Lo thus;〃 quod he; 1380
〃Mi ladi Dionise hath bede;
Thou schalt be moerdred in this stede。〃
This Maiden tho for feere schryhte;
And for the love of god almyhte
Sche preith that for a litel stounde
Sche myhte knele upon the grounde;
Toward the hevene forto crave;
Hire wofull Soule if sche mai save:
And with this noise and with this cry;
Out of a barge faste by; 1390
Which hidd was ther on Scomerfare;
Men sterten out and weren ware
Of this feloun;and he to go;
And sche began to crie tho;
〃Ha; mercy; help for goddes sake!
Into the barge thei hire take;
As thieves scholde; and forth thei wente。
Upon the See the wynd hem hente;
And malgre wher thei wolde or non;
Tofor the weder forth thei gon; 1400
Ther halp no Seil; ther halp non Ore;
Forstormed and forblowen sore
In gret peril so forth thei dryve;
Til ate laste thei aryve
At Mitelene the Cite。
In havene sauf and whan thei be;
The Maister Schipman made him boun;
And goth him out into the toun;
And profreth Thaise forto selle。
On Leonin it herde telle; 1410
Which Maister of the bordel was;
And bad him gon a redy pas
To fetten hire; and forth he wente;
And Thaise out of his barge he hente;
And to this bordeller hir solde。
And he; that be hire body wolde
Take avantage; let do crye;
That what man wolde his lecherie
Attempte upon hire maidenhede;
Lei doun the gold and he schal spede。 1420
And thus whan he hath crid it oute
In syhte of al the poeple aboute;
He ladde hire to the bordel tho。
No wonder is thogh sche be wo:
Clos in a chambre be hireselve;
Ech after other ten or tuelve
Of yonge men to hire in wente;
Bot such a grace god hire sente;
That for the sorwe which sche made
Was non of hem which pouer hade 1430
To don hire eny vileinie。
This Leonin let evere aspie;
And waiteth after gret beyete;
Bot al for noght; sche was forlete;
That mo men wolde ther noght come。
Whan he therof hath hiede nome;
And knew that sche was yit a maide;
Unto his oghne man he saide;
That he with strengthe ayein hire leve
Tho scholde hir maidenhod bereve。 1440
This man goth in; bot so it ferde;
Whan he hire wofull pleintes herde
And he therof hath take kepe;
Him liste betre forto wepe
Than don oght elles to the game。
And thus sche kepte hirself fro schame;
And kneleth doun to therthe and preide
Unto this man; and thus sche seide:
〃If so be that thi maister wolde
That I his gold encresce scholde; 1450
It mai noght falle be this weie:
Bot soffre me to go mi weie
Out of this hous wher I am inne;
And I schal make him forto winne
In som place elles of the toun;
Be so it be religioun;
Wher that honeste wommen duelle。
And thus thou myht thi maister telle;
That whanne I have a c