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These children to here fader lothe;
And schope a wyle ayein hem bothe;
Which to the king was al unknowe。
A yeer or tuo sche let do sowe  4280
The lond with sode whete aboute;
Wherof no corn mai springen oute;
And thus be sleyhte and be covine
Aros the derthe and the famine
Thurghout the lond in such a wise;
So that the king a sacrifise
Upon the point of this destresse
To Ceres; which is the goddesse
Of corn; hath schape him forto yive;
To loke if it mai be foryive;   4290
The meschief which was in his lond。
Bot sche; which knew tofor the hond
The circumstance of al this thing;
Ayein the cominge of the king
Into the temple; hath schape so;
Of hire acord that alle tho
Whiche of the temple prestes were
Have seid and full declared there
Unto the king; bot if so be
That he delivere the contre  4300
Of Frixus and of Hellen bothe;
With whom the goddes ben so wrothe;
That whil tho children ben therinne;
Such tilthe schal noman beginne;
Wherof to gete him eny corn。
Thus was it seid; thus was it sworn
Of all the Prestes that ther are;
And sche which causeth al this fare
Seid ek therto what that sche wolde;
And every man thanne after tolde   4310
So as the queene hem hadde preid。
The king; which hath his Ere leid;
And lieveth al that evere he herde;
Unto here tale thus ansuerde;
And seith that levere him is to chese
Hise children bothe forto lese;
Than him and al the remenant
Of hem whiche are aportenant
Unto the lond which he schal kepe:
And bad his wif to take kepe    4320
In what manere is best to done;
That thei delivered weren sone
Out of this world。 And sche anon
Tuo men ordeigneth forto gon;
Bot ferst sche made hem forto swere
That thei the children scholden bere
Unto the See; that non it knowe;
And hem therinne bothe throwe。
The children to the See ben lad;
Wher in the wise as Yno bad  4330
These men be redy forto do。
Bot the goddesse which Juno
Is hote; appiereth in the stede;
And hath unto the men forbede
That thei the children noght ne sle;
Bot bad hem loke into the See
And taken hiede of that thei sihen。
Ther swam a Schep tofore here yhen;
Whos flees of burned gold was al;
And this goddesse forth withal  4340
Comandeth that withoute lette
Thei scholde anon these children sette
Above upon this Schepes bak;
And al was do; riht as sche spak;
Wherof the men gon hom ayein。
And fell so; as the bokes sein;
Hellen the yonge Mayden tho;
Which of the See was wo bego;
For pure drede hire herte hath lore;
That fro the Schep; which hath hire bore;   4350
As sche that was swounende feint;
Sche fell; and hath hirselve dreint;
With Frixus and this Schep forth swam;
Til he to thyle of Colchos cam;
Where Juno the goddesse he fond;
Which tok the Schep unto the lond;
And sette it there in such a wise
As thou tofore hast herd devise;
Wherof cam after al the wo;
Why Jason was forswore so    4360
Unto Medee; as it is spoke。
Mi fader; who that hath tobroke
His trouthe; as ye have told above;
He is noght worthi forto love
Ne be beloved; as me semeth:
Bot every newe love quemeth
To him which newefongel is。
And natheles nou after this;
If that you list to taken hiede
Upon mi Schrifte to procede;    4370
In loves cause ayein the vice
Of covoitise and Avarice
What ther is more I wolde wite。
Mi Sone; this I finde write;
Ther is yit on of thilke brood;
Which only for the worldes good;
To make a Tresor of Moneie;
Put alle conscience aweie:
Wherof in thi confession
The name and the condicion   4380
I schal hierafterward declare;
Which makth on riche; an other bare。
Upon the bench sittende on hih
With Avarice Usure I sih;
Full clothed of his oghne suite;
Which after gold makth chace and suite
With his brocours; that renne aboute
Lich unto racches in a route。
Such lucre is non above grounde;
Which is noght of tho racches founde;    4390
For wher thei se beyete sterte;
That schal hem in no wise asterte;
Bot thei it dryve into the net
Of lucre; which Usure hath set。
Usure with the riche duelleth;
To al that evere he beith and selleth
He hath ordeined of his sleyhte
Mesure double and double weyhte:
Outward he selleth be the lasse;
And with the more he makth his tasse;    4400
Wherof his hous is full withinne。
He reccheth noght; be so he winne;
Though that ther lese ten or tuelve:
His love is al toward himselve
And to non other; bot he se
That he mai winne suche thre;
For wher he schal oght yive or lene;
He wol ayeinward take a bene;
Ther he hath lent the smale pese。
And riht so ther ben manye of these   4410
Lovers; that thogh thei love a lyte;
That scarsly wolde it weie a myte;
Yit wolde thei have a pound again;
As doth Usure in his bargain。
Bot certes such usure unliche;
It falleth more unto the riche;
Als wel of love as of beyete;
Than unto hem that be noght grete;
And; as who seith; ben simple and povere;
For sielden is whan thei recovere;    4420
Bot if it be thurgh gret decerte。
And natheles men se poverte
With porsuite and continuance
Fulofte make a gret chevance
And take of love his avantage;
Forth with the help of his brocage;
That maken seme wher is noght。
And thus fulofte is love boght
For litel what; and mochel take;
With false weyhtes that thei make。    4430
Nou; Sone; of that I seide above
Thou wost what Usure is of love:
Tell me forthi what so thou wilt;
If thou therof hast eny gilt。
Mi fader; nay; for ought I hiere。
For of tho pointz ye tolden hiere
I wol you be mi trouthe assure;
Mi weyhte of love and mi mesure
Hath be mor large and mor certein
Than evere I tok of love ayein:    4440
For so yit couthe I nevere of sleyhte;
To take ayein be double weyhte
Of love mor than I have yive。
For als so wiss mot I be schrive
And have remission of Sinne;
As so yit couthe I nevere winne;
Ne yit so mochel; soth to sein;
That evere I mihte have half ayein
Of so full love as I have lent:
And if myn happ were so wel went;  4450
That for the hole I mihte have half;
Me thenkth I were a goddeshalf。
For where Usure wole have double;
Mi conscience is noght so trouble;
I biede nevere as to my del
Bot of the hole an halvendel;
That is non excess; as me thenketh。
Bot natheles it me forthenketh;
For wel I wot that wol noght be;
For every day the betre I se    4460
That hou so evere I yive or lene
Mi love in place ther I mene;
For oght that evere I axe or crave;
I can nothing ayeinward have。
Bot yit for that I wol noght lete;
What so befalle of mi beyete;
That I ne schal hire yive and lene
Mi love and al mi thoght so clene;
That toward me schal noght beleve。
And if sche of hire goode leve  4470
Rewarde wol me noght again;
I wot the laste of my bargain
Schal stonde upon so gret a lost;
That I mai neveremor the cost
Recovere in this world til I die。
So that touchende of this partie
I mai me wel excuse and schal;
And forto speke forth withal;
If eny brocour for me wente;
That point cam nevere in myn entente:    4480
So that the more me merveilleth;
What thing it is mi ladi eilleth;
That al myn herte and al my time
Sche hath; and doth no betre bime。
I have herd seid that thoght is fre;
And natheles in privete
To you; mi fader; that ben hiere
Min hole schrifte forto hiere;
I dar min herte wel desclose。
Touchende usure; as I suppose;  4490
Which as ye telle in love is used;
Mi ladi mai noght ben excused;
That for o lokinge of hire ye5
Min hole herte til I dye
With al that evere I may and can
Sche hath me wonne to hire man:
Wherof; me thenkth; good reson wolde
That sche somdel rewarde scholde;
And yive a part; ther sche hath al。
I not what falle hierafter schal;  4500
Bot into nou yit dar I sein;
Hire liste nevere yive ayein
A goodli word in such a wise;
Wherof min hope mihte arise;
Mi grete love to compense。
I not hou sche hire conscience
Excuse wole of this usure;
Be large weyhte and gret mesure
Sche hath mi love; and I have noght
Of that which I have diere boght;  4510
And with myn herte I have it paid;
Bot al that is asyde laid;
And I go loveles aboute。
Hire oghte stonde if ful gret doute;
Til sche redresce such a sinne;
That sche wole al mi love winne
And yifth me noght to live by:
Noght als so moche as 〃grant mercy〃
Hir list to seie; of which I

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