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A man to have a leyser for to preye;

And siker place his wo for to biwreye;  1370

For in good herte it moot som routhe impresse;

To here and see the giltles in distresse。



‘Paraunter thenkestow: though it be so

That kinde wolde doon hir to biginne

To han a maner routhe up…on my wo;  1375

Seyth Daunger; 〃Nay; thou shalt me never winne;

So reuleth hir hir hertes goost with…inne;

That; though she bende; yet she stant on rote;

What in effect is this un…to my bote?〃



‘Thenk here…ayeins; whan that the sturdy ook;  1380

On which men hakketh ofte; for the nones;

Receyved hath the happy falling strook;

The grete sweigh doth it come al at ones;

As doon these rokkes or these milne…stones。

For swifter cours cometh thing that is of wighte;  1385

Whan it descendeth; than don thinges lighte。



‘And reed that boweth doun for every blast;

Ful lightly; cesse wind; it wol aryse;

But so nil not an ook whan it is cast;

It nedeth me nought thee longe to forbyse。  1390

Men shal reioysen of a greet empryse

Acheved wel; and stant with…outen doute;

Al han men been the lenger ther…aboute。



‘But; Troilus; yet tel me; if thee lest;

A thing now which that I shal axen thee;  1395

Which is thy brother that thou lovest best

As in thy verray hertes privetee?'

‘Y…wis; my brother Deiphebus;' quod he。

‘Now;' quod Pandare; ‘er houres twyes twelve;

He shal thee ese; unwist of it him…selve。  1400



‘Now lat me allone; and werken as I may;'

Quod he; and to Deiphebus wente he tho

Which hadde his lord and grete freend ben ay;

Save Troilus; no man he lovede so。

To telle in short; with…outen wordes mo;  1405

Quod Pandarus; ‘I pray yow that ye be

Freend to a cause which that toucheth me。'



‘Yis; pardee;' quod Deiphebus; ‘wel thow wost;

In al that ever I may; and god to…fore;

Al nere it but for man I love most;  1410

My brother Troilus; but sey wherfore

It is; for sith that day that I was bore;

I nas; ne never…mo to been I thinke;

Ayeins a thing that mighte thee for…thinke。'



Pandare gan him thonke; and to him seyde;  1415

‘Lo; sire; I have a lady in this toun;

That is my nece; and called is Criseyde;

Which some men wolden doon oppressioun;

And wrongfully have hir possessioun:

Wherfor I of your lordship yow biseche  1420

To been our freend; with…oute more speche。'



Deiphebus him answerde; ‘O; is not this;

That thow spekest of to me thus straungely;

Criseyda; my freend?' He seyde; ‘Yis。'

‘Than nedeth;' quod Deiphebus; ‘hardely;  1425

Na…more to speke; for trusteth wel; that I

Wol be hir champioun with spore and yerde;

I roughte nought though alle hir foos it herde。



‘But tel me how; thou that woost al this matere;

How I might best avaylen? Now lat see。'  1430

Quod Pandarus; ‘If ye; my lord so dere;

Wolden as now don this honour to me;

To preyen hir to…morwe; lo; that she

Come un…to yow hir pleyntes to devyse;

Hir adversaries wolde of it agryse。  1435



‘And if I more dorste preye as now;

And chargen yow to have so greet travayle;

To han som of your bretheren here with yow;

That mighten to hir cause bet avayle;

Than; woot I wel; she mighte never fayle  1440

For to be holpen; what at your instaunce;

What with hir othere freendes governaunce。'



Deiphebus; which that comen was; of kinde;

To al honour and bountee to consente;

Answerde; ‘It shal be doon; and I can finde  1445

Yet gretter help to this in myn entente。

What wolt thow seyn; if I for Eleyne sente

To speke of this? I trowe it be the beste;

For she may leden Paris as hir leste。



‘Of Ector; which that is my lord; my brother;  1450

It nedeth nought to preye him freend to be;

For I have herd him; o tyme and eek other;

Speke of Criseyde swich honour; that he

May seyn no bet; swich hap to him hath she。

It nedeth nought his helpes for to crave;  1455

He shal be swich; right as we wole him have。



‘Spek thou thy…self also to Troilus

On my bihalve; and pray him with us dyne。'

‘Sire; al this shal be doon;' quod Pandarus;

And took his leve; and never gan to fyne;  1460

But to his neces hous; as streyt as lyne;

He com; and fond hir fro the mete aryse;

And sette him doun; and spak right in this wyse。



He seyde; ‘O veray god; so have I ronne!

Lo; nece myn; see ye nought how I swete?  1465

I noot whether ye the more thank me conne。

Be ye nought war how that fals Poliphete

Is now aboute eft…sones for to plete;

And bringe on yow advocacyes newe?'

‘I? No;' quod she; and chaunged al hir hewe。  1470



‘What is he more aboute; me to drecche

And doon me wrong? What shal I do; allas?

Yet of him…self no…thing ne wolde I recche;

Nere it for Antenor and Eneas;

That been his freendes in swich maner cas;  1475

But; for the love of god; myn uncle dere;

No fors of that; lat him have al y…fere;



‘With…outen that I have ynough for us。'

‘Nay;' quod Pandare; ‘it shal no…thing be so。

For I have been right now at Deiphebus;  1480

And Ector; and myne othere lordes mo;

And shortly maked eche of hem his fo;

That; by my thrift; he shal it never winne

For ought he can; whan that so he biginne。'



And as they casten what was best to done;  1485

Deiphebus; of his owene curtasye;

Com hir to preye; in his propre persone;

To holde him on the morwe companye

At diner; which she nolde not denye;

But goodly gan to his preyere obeye。  1490

He thonked hir; and wente up…on his weye。



Whanne this was doon; this Pandare up a…noon;

To telle in short; and forth gan for to wende

To Troilus; as stille as any stoon;

And al this thing he tolde him; word and ende;  1495

And how that he Deiphebus gan to blende;

And seyde him; ‘Now is tyme; if that thou conne;

To bere thee wel to…morwe; and al is wonne。



‘Now spek; now prey; now pitously compleyne;

Lat not for nyce shame; or drede; or slouthe;  1500

Som…tyme a man mot telle his owene peyne;

Bileve it; and she shal han on thee routhe;

Thou shalt be saved by thy feyth; in trouthe。

But wel wot I; thou art now in a drede;

And what it is; I leye; I can arede。  1505



‘Thow thinkest now; 〃How sholde I doon al this?

For by my cheres mosten folk aspye;

That for hir love is that I fare a…mis;

Yet hadde I lever unwist for sorwe dye。〃

Now thenk not so; for thou dost greet folye。  1510

For I right now have founden o manere

Of sleighte; for to coveren al thy chere。



‘Thow shalt gon over night; and that as blyve;

Un…to Deiphebus hous; as thee to pleye;

Thy maladye a…wey the bet to dryve;  1515

For…why thou semest syk; soth for to seye。

Sone after that; doun in thy bed thee leye;

And sey; thow mayst no lenger up endure;

And ly right there; and byde thyn aventure。



‘Sey that thy fever is wont thee for to take  1520

The same tyme; and lasten til a…morwe;

And lat see now how wel thou canst it make;

For; par…dee; syk is he that is in sorwe。

Go now; farwel! And; Venus here to borwe;

I hope; and thou this purpos holde ferme;  1525

Thy grace she shal fully ther conferme。'



Quod Troilus; ‘Y…wis; thou nedelees

Conseylest me; that sykliche I me feyne;

For I am syk in ernest; doutelees;

So that wel neigh I sterve for the peyne。'  1530

Quod Pandarus; ‘Thou shalt the bettre pleyne;

And hast the lasse need to countrefete;

For him men demen hoot that men seen swete。



‘Lo; holde thee at thy triste cloos; and I

Shal wel the deer un…to thy bowe dryve。'  1535

Therwith he took his leve al softely;

And Troilus to paleys wente blyve。

So glad ne was he never in al his lyve;

And to Pandarus reed gan al assente;

And to Deiphebus hous at night he wente。  1540



What nedeth yow to tellen al the chere

That Deiphebus un…to his brother made;

Or his accesse; or his siklych manere;

How men gan him with clothes for to lade;

Whan he was leyd; and how men wolde him glade?  1545

But al for nought; he held forth ay the wyse

That ye han herd Pandare er this devyse。



But certeyn is; er Troilus him leyde;

Deiphebus had him prayed; over night;

To been a freend and helping to Criseyde。  1550

God woot; that he it grauntede anon…right;

To been hir fulle freend with al his might。

But swich a nede was to preye him thenne;

As for to bidde a wood man for to renne。



The morwen com; and neighen gan the tyme  1555

Of meel…tyd; that the faire quene Eleyne

Shoop hir to been; an houre after the pryme;

With Deiphebus; to whom she nolde feyne;

But as his suster; hoomly; sooth to seyne;

She com to diner in hir playn entente。  1560

But god and Pandare wiste al what this mente。



Com eek Criseyde; al innocent of this;

Antigone; hir sister Tarbe also;

But flee we now prolixitee best is;

For love of god; and lat us faste go  1565

Right to the effect; with…oute tales mo;

Why al this folk assembled in this place;

And lat us of hir saluinges pace。



Gret honour dide hem Deiphebus; certeyn;

And fedde hem wel with al that mighte lyke。  1570

But ever…more; ‘Allas!' was his refreyn;

‘My goode brother Troilus; the syke;

Lyth yet〃and therwith…al he gan to syke;

And after that; he peyned him to glade

Hem as he mighte; and chere good he made。  1575



Compleyned eek Eleyne of his syknesse

So feithfully; that pitee was to here;

And every wight gan waxen for accesse

A leche anoon; and seyde; ‘In this manere

Men curen folk; this charme I wol yow lere。'  1580

But ther sat oon; al list hir nought to teche;

That thoughte; best coude I yet been his leche。



After compleynt; him gonnen they to preyse;

As folk don yet; whan som wight hath bigonne

To preyse a man; and up with prys him reyse  1585

A thousand fold yet hyer than the sonne: 

‘He is; he can; that fewe lordes conne。'

And Pandarus; of that they wolde afferme;

He not for…gat hir preysing to conferme。



Herde al this thing Criseyde wel y…nough;  1590

And every word gan for to notifye;

For which with sobre chere hir herte lough;

For who is that ne wolde hir glorifye;

To mowen swich a knight don live or dye?

But al passe I; lest ye to longe dwelle;  1595

For for o fyn is al that ever I telle。



The tyme com; fro diner for to ryse;

And; as hem oughte; arisen everychoon;

And gonne a while of this and that devyse。

But Pandarus brak al this speche anoon;  1600

And seyde to Deiphebus; ‘Wole ye goon;

If youre wille be; as I yow preyde;

To speke here of the nedes of Criseyde?'



Eleyne; which that by the hond hir held;

Took first the tale; and seyde; ‘Go we blyve;'  1605

And goodly on Criseyde she biheld;

And seyde; ‘Ioves lat him never thryve;

That dooth yow harm; and bringe him sone of lyve!

And yeve me sorwe; but he shal it rewe;

If that I may; and alle folk be trewe。'  1610



‘Tel thou thy neces cas;' quod Deiphebus

To Pandarus; ‘for thou canst best it telle。' 

‘My lordes and my ladyes; it stant thus;

What sholde I lenger;' quod he; ‘do yow dwelle?'

He rong hem out a proces lyk a b

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