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And strawht unto the king thei wente;
And be the hond Jason he hente;
And that was ate paleis gate;
So fer the king cam on his gate    3330
Toward Jason to don him chiere;
And he; whom lacketh no manere;
Whan he the king sih in presence;
Yaf him ayein such reverence
As to a kinges stat belongeth。
And thus the king him underfongeth;
And Jason in his arm he cawhte;
And forth into the halle he strawhte;
And ther they siete and spieke of thinges;
And Jason tolde him tho tidinges;  3340
Why he was come; and faire him preide
To haste his time; and the kyng seide;
〃Jason; thou art a worthi kniht;
Bot it lith in no mannes myht
To don that thou art come fore:
Ther hath be many a kniht forlore
Of that thei wolden it assaie。〃
Bot Jason wolde him noght esmaie;
And seide; 〃Of every worldes cure
Fortune stant in aventure;   3350
Per aunter wel; per aunter wo:
Bot hou as evere that it go;
It schal be with myn hond assaied。〃
The king tho hield him noght wel paied;
For he the Grekes sore dredde;
In aunter; if Jason ne spedde;
He mihte therof bere a blame;
For tho was al the worldes fame
In Grece; as forto speke of Armes。
Forthi he dredde him of his harmes;       3360
And gan to preche him and to preie;
Bot Jason wolde noght obeie;
Bot seide he wolde his porpos holde
For ought that eny man him tolde。
The king; whan he thes wordes herde;
And sih hou that this kniht ansuerde;
Yit for he wolde make him glad;
After Medea gon he bad;
Which was his dowhter; and sche cam。
And Jason; which good hiede nam;   3370
Whan he hire sih; ayein hire goth;
And sche; which was him nothing loth;
Welcomede him into that lond;
And softe tok him be the hond;
And doun thei seten bothe same。
Sche hadde herd spoke of his name
And of his grete worthinesse;
Forthi sche gan hir yhe impresse
Upon his face and his stature;
And thoghte hou nevere creature    3380
Was so wel farende as was he。
And Jason riht in such degre
Ne mihte noght withholde his lok;
Bot so good hiede on hire he tok;
That him ne thoghte under the hevene
Of beaute sawh he nevere hir evene;
With al that fell to wommanhiede。
Thus ech of other token hiede;
Thogh ther no word was of record;
Here hertes bothe of on acord   3390
Ben set to love; bot as tho
Ther mihten be no wordes mo。
The king made him gret joie and feste;
To alle his men he yaf an heste;
So as thei wolde his thonk deserve;
That thei scholde alle Jason serve;
Whil that he wolde there duelle。
And thus the dai; schortly to telle;
With manye merthes thei despente;
Til nyht was come; and tho thei wente;   3400
Echon of other tok his leve;
Whan thei no lengere myhten leve。
I not hou Jason that nyht slep;
Bot wel I wot that of the Schep;
For which he cam into that yle;
He thoghte bot a litel whyle;
Al was Medea that he thoghte;
So that in many a wise he soghte
His witt wakende er it was day;
Som time yee; som time nay;  3410
Som time thus; som time so;
As he was stered to and fro
Of love; and ek of his conqueste
As he was holde of his beheste。
And thus he ros up be the morwe
And tok himself seint John to borwe;
And seide he wolde ferst beginne
At love; and after forto winne
The flees of gold; for which he com;
And thus to him good herte he nom。    3420
Medea riht the same wise;
Til dai cam that sche moste arise;
Lay and bethoughte hire al the nyht;
Hou sche that noble worthi kniht
Be eny weie mihte wedde:
And wel sche wiste; if he ne spedde
Of thing which he hadde undertake;
Sche mihte hirself no porpos take;
For if he deide of his bataile;
Sche moste thanne algate faile  3430
To geten him; whan he were ded。
Thus sche began to sette red
And torne aboute hir wittes alle;
To loke hou that it mihte falle
That sche with him hadde a leisir
To speke and telle of hir desir。
And so it fell that same day
That Jason with that suete may
Togedre sete and hadden space
To speke; and he besoughte hir grace。    3440
And sche his tale goodli herde;
And afterward sche him ansuerde
And seide; 〃Jason; as thou wilt;
Thou miht be sauf; thou miht be spilt;
For wite wel that nevere man;
Bot if he couthe that I can;
Ne mihte that fortune achieve
For which thou comst: bot as I lieve;
If thou wolt holde covenant
To love; of al the remenant  3450
I schal thi lif and honour save;
That thou the flees of gold schalt have。〃
He seide; 〃Al at youre oghne wille;
Ma dame; I schal treuly fulfille
Youre heste; whil mi lif mai laste。〃
Thus longe he preide; and ate laste
Sche granteth; and behihte him this;
That whan nyht comth and it time is;
Sche wolde him sende certeinly
Such on that scholde him prively   3460
Al one into hire chambre bringe。
He thonketh hire of that tidinge;
For of that grace him is begonne
Him thenkth alle othre thinges wonne。
The dai made ende and lost his lyht;
And comen was the derke nyht;
Which al the daies yhe blente。
Jason tok leve and forth he wente;
And whan he cam out of the pres;
He tok to conseil Hercules;  3470
And tolde him hou it was betid;
And preide it scholde wel ben hid;
And that he wolde loke aboute;
Therwhiles that he schal ben oute。
Thus as he stod and hiede nam;
A Mayden fro Medea cam
And to hir chambre Jason ledde;
Wher that he fond redi to bedde
The faireste and the wiseste eke;
And sche with simple chiere and meke;    3480
Whan sche him sih; wax al aschamed。
Tho was here tale newe entamed;
For sikernesse of Mariage
Sche fette forth a riche ymage;
Which was figure of Jupiter;
And Jason swor and seide ther;
That also wiss god scholde him helpe;
That if Medea dede him helpe;
That he his pourpos myhte winne;
Thei scholde nevere parte atwinne;    3490
Bot evere whil him lasteth lif;
He wolde hire holde for his wif。
And with that word thei kisten bothe;
And for thei scholden hem unclothe;
Ther cam a Maide; and in hir wise
Sche dede hem bothe full servise;
Til that thei were in bedde naked:
I wot that nyht was wel bewaked;
Thei hadden bothe what thei wolde。
And thanne of leisir sche him tolde;  3500
And gan fro point to point enforme
Of his bataile and al the forme;
Which as he scholde finde there;
Whan he to thyle come were。
Sche seide; at entre of the pas
Hou Mars; which god of Armes was;
Hath set tuo Oxen sterne and stoute;
That caste fyr and flamme aboute
Bothe at the mouth and ate nase;
So that thei setten al on blase    3510
What thing that passeth hem betwene:
And forthermore upon the grene
Ther goth the flees of gold to kepe
A Serpent; which mai nevere slepe。
Thus who that evere scholde it winne;
The fyr to stoppe he mot beginne;
Which that the fierce bestes caste;
And daunte he mot hem ate laste;
So that he mai hem yoke and dryve;
And therupon he mot as blyve    3520
The Serpent with such strengthe assaile;
That he mai slen him be bataile;
Of which he mot the teth outdrawe;
As it belongeth to that lawe;
And thanne he mot tho Oxen yoke;
Til thei have with a plowh tobroke
A furgh of lond; in which arowe
The teth of thaddre he moste sowe;
And therof schule arise knihtes
Wel armed up at alle rihtes。    3530
Of hem is noght to taken hiede;
For ech of hem in hastihiede
Schal other slen with dethes wounde:
And thus whan thei ben leid to grounde;
Than mot he to the goddes preie;
And go so forth and take his preie。
Bot if he faile in eny wise
Of that ye hiere me devise;
Ther mai be set non other weie;
That he ne moste algates deie。  3540
〃Nou have I told the peril al:
I woll you tellen forth withal;〃
Quod Medea to Jason tho;
〃That ye schul knowen er ye go;
Ayein the venym and the fyr
What schal ben the recoverir。
Bot; Sire; for it is nyh day;
Ariseth up; so that I may
Delivere you what thing I have;
That mai youre lif and honour save。〃  3550
Thei weren bothe loth to rise;
Bot for thei weren bothe wise;
Up thei arisen ate laste:
Jason his clothes on him caste
And made him redi riht anon;
And sche hir scherte dede upon
And caste on hire a mantel clos;
Withoute more and thanne aros。
Tho tok sche forth a riche Tye
Mad al of gold and of Perrie;   3560
Out of the which sche nam a Ring;
The Ston was worth al other thing。
Sche seide; whil he wolde it were;
Ther myhte no peril him dere;
In water mai it noght be dreynt;
Wher as it com

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