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And tok this lettre to the king。
And whan he sih this wonder thing;     990
He makth the Messager no chiere;
Bot natheles in wys manere
He wrote ayein; and yaf hem charge
That thei ne soffre noght at large
His wif to go; bot kepe hire stille;
Til thei have herd mor of his wille。
This Messager was yifteles;
Bot with this lettre natheles;
Or be him lief or be him loth;
In alle haste ayein he goth   1000
Be Knaresburgh; and as he wente;
Unto the Moder his entente
Of that he fond toward the king
He tolde; and sche upon this thing
Seith that he scholde abide al nyht
And made him feste and chiere ariht;
Feignende as thogh sche cowthe him thonk。
Bot he with strong wyn which he dronk
Forth with the travail of the day
Was drunke; aslepe and while he lay;   1010
Sche hath hise lettres overseie
And formed in an other weie。
Ther was a newe lettre write;
Which seith: 〃I do you forto wite;
That thurgh the conseil of you tuo
I stonde in point to ben undo;
As he which is a king deposed。
For every man it hath supposed;
How that my wif Constance is faie;
And if that I; thei sein; delaie    1020
To put hire out of compaignie;
The worschipe of my Regalie
Is lore; and over this thei telle;
Hire child schal noght among hem duelle;
To cleymen eny heritage。
So can I se non avantage;
Bot al is lost; if sche abide:
Forthi to loke on every side
Toward the meschief as it is;
I charge you and bidde this;     1030
That ye the same Schip vitaile;
In which that sche tok arivaile;
Therinne and putteth bothe tuo;
Hireself forthwith hire child also;
And so forth broght unto the depe
Betaketh hire the See to kepe。
Of foure daies time I sette;
That ye this thing no longer lette;
So that your lif be noght forsfet。〃
And thus this lettre contrefet   1040
The Messager; which was unwar;
Upon the kingeshalve bar;
And where he scholde it hath betake。
Bot whan that thei have hiede take;
And rad that writen is withinne;
So gret a sorwe thei beginne;
As thei here oghne Moder sihen
Brent in a fyr before here yhen:
Ther was wepinge and ther was wo;
Bot finaly the thing is do。   1050
Upon the See thei have hire broght;
Bot sche the cause wiste noght;
And thus upon the flod thei wone;
This ladi with hire yonge Sone:
And thanne hire handes to the hevene
Sche strawhte; and with a milde stevene
Knelende upon hire bare kne
Sche seide; 〃O hihe mageste;
Which sest the point of every trowthe;
Tak of thi wofull womman rowthe         1060
And of this child that I schal kepe。〃
And with that word sche gan to wepe;
Swounende as ded; and ther sche lay;
Bot he which alle thinges may
Conforteth hire; and ate laste
Sche loketh and hire yhen caste
Upon hire child and seide this:
〃Of me no maner charge it is
What sorwe I soffre; bot of thee
Me thenkth it is a gret pite;    1070
For if I sterve thou schalt deie:
So mot I nedes be that weie
For Moderhed and for tendresse
With al myn hole besinesse
Ordeigne me for thilke office;
As sche which schal be thi Norrice。〃
Thus was sche strengthed forto stonde;
And tho sche tok hire child in honde
And yaf it sowke; and evere among
Sche wepte; and otherwhile song     1080
To rocke with hire child aslepe:
And thus hire oghne child to kepe
Sche hath under the goddes cure。
And so fell upon aventure;
Whan thilke yer hath mad his ende;
Hire Schip; so as it moste wende
Thurgh strengthe of wynd which god hath yive;
Estward was into Spaigne drive
Riht faste under a Castell wall;
Wher that an hethen Amirall   1090
Was lord; and he a Stieward hadde;
Oon Thelos; which al was badde;
A fals knyht and a renegat。
He goth to loke in what astat
The Schip was come; and there he fond
Forth with a child upon hire hond
This lady; wher sche was al one。
He tok good hiede of the persone;
And sih sche was a worthi wiht;
And thoghte he wolde upon the nyht     1100
Demene hire at his oghne wille;
And let hire be therinne stille;
That mo men sih sche noght that dai。
At goddes wille and thus sche lai;
Unknowe what hire schal betide;
And fell so that be nyhtes tide
This knyht withoute felaschipe
Hath take a bot and cam to Schipe;
And thoghte of hire his lust to take;
And swor; if sche him daunger make;    1110
That certeinly sche scholde deie。
Sche sih ther was non other weie;
And seide he scholde hire wel conforte;
That he ferst loke out ate porte;
That noman were nyh the stede;
Which myhte knowe what thei dede;
And thanne he mai do what he wolde。
He was riht glad that sche so tolde;
And to the porte anon he ferde:
Sche preide god; and he hire herde;    1120
And sodeinliche he was out throwe
And dreynt; and tho began to blowe
A wynd menable fro the lond;
And thus the myhti goddes hond
Hire hath conveied and defended。
And whan thre yer be full despended;
Hire Schip was drive upon a dai;
Wher that a gret Navye lay
Of Schipes; al the world at ones:
And as god wolde for the nones;     1130
Hire Schip goth in among hem alle;
And stinte noght; er it be falle
And hath the vessell undergete;
Which Maister was of al the Flete;
Bot there it resteth and abod。
This grete Schip on Anker rod;
The Lord cam forth; and whan he sih
That other ligge abord so nyh;
He wondreth what it myhte be;
And bad men to gon in and se。    1140
This ladi tho was crope aside;
As sche that wolde hireselven hide;
For sche ne wiste what thei were:
Thei soghte aboute and founde hir there
And broghten up hire child and hire;
And therupon this lord to spire
Began; fro whenne that sche cam;
And what sche was。 Quod sche; 〃I am
A womman wofully bestad。
I hadde a lord; and thus he bad;    1150
That I forth with my litel Sone
Upon the wawes scholden wone;
Bot why the cause was; I not:
Bot he which alle thinges wot
Yit hath; I thonke him; of his miht
Mi child and me so kept upriht;
That we be save bothe tuo。〃
This lord hire axeth overmo
How sche believeth; and sche seith;
〃I lieve and triste in Cristes feith;     1160
Which deide upon the Rode tree。〃
〃What is thi name?〃 tho quod he。
〃Mi name is Couste;〃 sche him seide:
Bot forthermor for noght he preide
Of hire astat to knowe plein;
Sche wolde him nothing elles sein
Bot of hir name; which sche feigneth;
Alle othre thinges sche restreigneth;
That a word more sche ne tolde。
This lord thanne axeth if sche wolde   1170
With him abide in compaignie;
And seide he cam fro Barbarie
To Romeward; and hom he wente。
Tho sche supposeth what it mente;
And seith sche wolde with him wende
And duelle unto hire lyves ende;
Be so it be to his plesance。
And thus upon here aqueintance
He tolde hire pleinly as it stod;
Of Rome how that the gentil blod    1180
In Barbarie was betraied;
And therupon he hath assaied
Be werre; and taken such vengance;
That non of al thilke alliance;
Be whom the tresoun was compassed;
Is from the swerd alyve passed;
Bot of Constance hou it was;
That cowthe he knowe be no cas;
Wher sche becam; so as he seide。
Hire Ere unto his word sche leide;     1190
Bot forther made sche no chiere。
And natheles in this matiere
It happeth thilke time so:
This Lord; with whom sche scholde go;
Of Rome was the Senatour;
And of hir fader themperour
His brother doughter hath to wyve;
Which hath hir fader ek alyve;
And was Salustes cleped tho;
This wif Heleine hihte also;     1200
To whom Constance was Cousine。
Thus to the sike a medicine
Hath god ordeined of his grace;
That forthwith in the same place
This Senatour his trowthe plihte;
For evere; whil he live mihte;
To kepe in worschipe and in welthe;
Be so that god wol yive hire helthe;
This ladi; which fortune him sende。
And thus be Schipe forth sailende   1210
Hire and hir child to Rome he broghte;
And to his wif tho he besoghte
To take hire into compaignie:
And sche; which cowthe of courtesie
Al that a good wif scholde konne;
Was inly glad that sche hath wonne
The felaschip of so good on。
Til tuelve yeres were agon;
This Emperoures dowhter Custe
Forth with the dowhter of Saluste   1220
Was kept; bot noman redily
Knew what sche was; and noght forthi
Thei thoghten wel sche hadde be
In hire astat of hih degre;
And every lif hire loveth wel。
Now herke how thilke unstable whel;
Which evere torneth; wente aboute。
The ki

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