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Were fals and foul; and wikked corsednesse。



‘Eek this is an opinioun of somme  995

That han hir top ful heighe and smothe y…shore;

They seyn right thus; that thing is not to come

For that the prescience hath seyn bifore

That it shal come; but they seyn that therfore

That it shal come; therfore the purveyaunce  1000

Wot it biforn with…outen ignoraunce;



‘And in this manere this necessitee

Retorneth in his part contrarie agayn。

For needfully bihoveth it not to be

That thilke thinges fallen in certayn  1005

That ben purveyed; but nedely; as they seyn;

Bihoveth it that thinges; whiche that falle;

That they in certayn ben purveyed alle。



‘I mene as though I laboured me in this;

To enqueren which thing cause of which thing be;  1010

As whether that the prescience of god is

The certayn cause of the necessitee

Of thinges that to comen been; pardee;

Or if necessitee of thing cominge

Be cause certeyn of the purveyinge。  1015



‘But now ne enforce I me nat in shewinge

How the ordre of causes stant; but wel wot I;

That it bihoveth that the bifallinge

Of thinges wist biforen certeynly

Be necessarie; al seme it not ther…by  1020

That prescience put falling necessaire

To thing to come; al falle it foule or faire。



‘For if ther sit a man yond on a see;

Than by necessitee bihoveth it

That; certes; thyn opinioun soth be;  1025

That wenest or coniectest that he sit;

And ferther…over now ayenward yit;

Lo; right so it is of the part contrarie;

As thus; (now herkne; for I wol not tarie):



‘I seye; that if the opinioun of thee  1030

Be sooth; for that he sit; than seye I this;

That he mot sitten by necessitee;

And thus necessitee in either is。

For in him nede of sittinge is; y…wis;

And in thee nede of sooth; and thus; forsothe;  1035

Ther moot necessitee ben in yow bothe。



‘But thou mayst seyn; the man sit not therfore;

That thyn opinioun of sitting soth is;

But rather; for the man sit ther bifore;

Therfore is thyn opinioun sooth; y…wis。  1040

And I seye; though the cause of sooth of this

Comth of his sitting; yet necessitee

Is entrechaunged; bothe in him and thee。



‘Thus on this same wyse; out of doutaunce;

I may wel maken; as it semeth me;  1045

My resoninge of goddes purveyaunce;

And of the thinges that to comen be;

By whiche reson men may wel y…see;

That thilke thinges that in erthe falle;

That by necessitee they comen alle。  1050



‘For al…though that; for thing shal come; y…wis;

Therfore is it purveyed; certaynly;

Nat that it comth for it purveyed is:

Yet nathelees; bihoveth it nedfully;

That thing to come be purveyed; trewely;  1055

Or elles; thinges that purveyed be;

That they bityden by necessitee。



‘And this suffyseth right y…now; certeyn;

For to destroye our free chois every del。 

But now is this abusion; to seyn;  1060

That fallinge of the thinges temporel

Is cause of goddes prescience eternel。

Now trewely; that is a fals sentence;

That thing to come sholde cause his prescience。



‘What mighte I wene; and I hadde swich a thought;  1065

But that god purveyth thing that is to come

For that it is to come; and elles nought?

So mighte I wene that thinges alle and some;

That whylom been bifalle and over…come;

Ben cause of thilke sovereyn purveyaunce;  1070

That for…wot al with…outen ignoraunce。



‘And over al this; yet seye I more herto;

That right as whan I woot ther is a thing;

Y…wis; that thing mot nedefully be so;

Eek right so; whan I woot a thing coming;  1075

So mot it come; and thus the bifalling

Of thinges that ben wist bifore the tyde;

They mowe not been eschewed on no syde。'



Than seyde he thus; ‘Almighty Iove in trone;

That wost of al this thing the soothfastnesse;  1080

Rewe on my sorwe; or do me deye sone;

Or bring Criseyde and me fro this distresse。'

And whyl he was in al this hevinesse;

Disputinge with him…self in this matere;

Com Pandare in; and seyde as ye may here。  1085



‘O mighty god;' quod Pandarus; ‘in trone;

Ey! Who seigh ever a wys man faren so?

Why; Troilus; what thenkestow to done?

Hastow swich lust to been thyn owene fo?

What; parde; yet is not Criseyde a…go!  1090

Why list thee so thy…self for…doon for drede;

That in thyn heed thyn eyen semen dede?



‘Hastow not lived many a yeer biforn

With…outen hir; and ferd ful wel at ese?

Artow for hir and for non other born?  1095

Hath kinde thee wroughte al…only hir to plese?

Lat be; and thenk right thus in thy disese。

That; in the dees right as ther fallen chaunces;

Right so in love; ther come and goon plesaunces。



‘And yet this is a wonder most of alle;  1100

Why thou thus sorwest; sin thou nost not yit;

Touching hir goinge; how that it shal falle;

Ne if she can hir…self distorben it。

Thou hast not yet assayed al hir wit。

A man may al by tyme his nekke bede  1105

Whan it shal of; and sorwen at the nede。



‘For…thy take hede of that that I shal seye;

I have with hir y…spoke and longe y…be;

So as accorded was bitwixe us tweye。

And ever…mor me thinketh thus; that she  1110

Hath som…what in hir hertes prevetee;

Wher…with she can; if I shal right arede;

Distorbe al this; of which thou art in drede。



‘For which my counseil is; whan it is night;

Thou to hir go; and make of this an ende;  1115

And blisful Iuno; thourgh hir grete mighte;

Shal; as I hope; hir grace un…to us sende。

Myn herte seyth; 〃Certeyn; she shal not wende;〃

And for…thy put thyn herte a whyle in reste;

And hold this purpos; for it is the beste。'  1120



This Troilus answerde; and sighte sore;

‘Thou seyst right wel; and I wil do right so;'

And what him liste; he seyde un…to it more。

And whan that it was tyme for to go;

Ful prevely him…self; with…outen mo;  1125

Un…to hir com; as he was wont to done;

And how they wroughte; I shal yow telle sone。



Soth is; that whan they gonne first to mete;

So gan the peyne hir hertes for to twiste;

That neither of hem other mighte grete;  1130

But hem in armes toke and after kiste。

The lasse wofulle of hem bothe niste

Wher that he was; ne mighte o word out…bringe;

As I seyde erst; for wo and for sobbinge。



Tho woful teres that they leten falle  1135

As bittre weren; out of teres kinde;

For peyne; as is ligne aloes or galle。

So bittre teres weep nought; as I finde;

The woful Myrra through the bark and rinde。

That in this world ther nis so hard an herte;  1140

That nolde han rewed on hir peynes smerte。



But whan hir woful wery gostes tweyne

Retorned been ther…as hem oughte dwelle;

And that som…what to wayken gan the peyne

By lengthe of pleynte; and ebben gan the welle  1145

Of hire teres; and the herte unswelle;

With broken voys; al hoors for…shright; Criseyde

To Troilus thise ilke wordes seyde:



‘O Iove; I deye; and mercy I beseche!

Help; Troilus!' And ther…with…al hir face  1150

Upon his brest she leyde; and loste speche;

Hir woful spirit from his propre place;

Right with the word; alwey up poynt to pace。

And thus she lyth with hewes pale and grene;

That whylom fresh and fairest was to sene。  1155



This Troilus; that on hir gan biholde;

Clepinge hir name; (and she lay as for deed;

With…oute answere; and felte hir limes colde;

Hir eyen throwen upward to hir heed);

This sorwful man can now noon other reed;  1160

But ofte tyme hir colde mouth he kiste;

Wher him was wo; god and him…self it wiste!



He rist him up; and long streight he hir leyde;

For signe of lyf; for ought he can or may;

Can he noon finde in no…thing on Criseyde;  1165

For which his song ful ofte is ‘weylaway!'

But whan he saugh that specheles she lay;

With sorwful voys and herte of blisse al bare;

He seyde how she was fro this world y…fare!



So after that he longe hadde hir compleyned;  1170

His hondes wrong; and seyde that was to seye;

And with his teres salte hir brest bireyned;

He gan tho teris wypen of ful dreye;

And pitously gan for the soule preye;

And seyde; ‘O lord; that set art in thy trone;  1175

Rewe eek on me; for I shal folwe hir sone!'



She cold was and with…outen sentement;

For aught he woot; for breeth ne felte he noon;

And this was him a preignant argument

That she was forth out of this world agoon;  1180

And whan he seigh ther was non other woon;

He gan hir limes dresse in swich manere

As men don hem that shul be leyd on bere。



And after this; with sterne and cruel herte;

His swerd a…noon out of his shethe he twighte;  1185

Him…self to sleen; how sore that him smerte;

So that his sowle hir sowle folwen mighte;

Ther…as the doom of Mynos wolde it dighte;

Sin love and cruel Fortune it ne wolde;

That in this world he lenger liven sholde。  1190



Thanne seyde he thus; fulfild of heigh desdayn;

‘O cruel Iove; and thou; Fortune adverse;

This al and som; that falsly have ye slayn

Criseyde; and sin ye may do me no werse;

Fy on your might and werkes so diverse!  1195

Thus cowardly ye shul me never winne;

Ther shal no deeth me fro my lady twinne。



‘For I this world; sin ye han slayn hir thus;

Wol lete; and folowe hir spirit lowe or hye;

Shal never lover seyn that Troilus  1200

Dar not; for fere; with his lady dye;

For certeyn; I wol bere hir companye。

But sin ye wol not suffre us liven here;

Yet suffreth that our soules ben y…fere。



‘And thou; citee; whiche that I leve in wo;  1205

And thou; Pryam; and bretheren al y…fere;

And thou; my moder; farwel! For I go;

And Attropos; make redy thou my bere!

And thou; Criseyde; o swete herte dere;

Receyve now my spirit!' wolde he seye;  1210

With swerd at herte; al redy for to deye



But as god wolde; of swough ther…with she abreyde;

And gan to syke; and ‘Troilus' she cryde;

And he answerde; ‘Lady myn Criseyde;

Live ye yet?' and leet his swerd doun glyde。  1215

‘Ye; herte myn; that thanked be Cupyde!'

Quod she; and ther…with…al she sore sighte;

And he bigan to glade hir as he mighte;



Took hir in armes two; and kiste hir ofte;

And hir to glade he dide al his entente;  1220

For which hir goost; that flikered ay on…lofte;

In…to hir woful herte ayein it wente。

But at the laste; as that hir eyen glente

A…syde; anoon she gan his swerd aspye;

As it lay bare; and gan for fere crye;  1225



And asked him; why he it hadde out…drawe?

And Troilus anoon the cause hir tolde;

And how himself ther…with he wolde have slawe。

For which Criseyde up…on him gan biholde;

And gan him in hir armes faste folde;  1230

And seyde; ‘O mercy; god; lo; which a dede!

Allas! How neigh we were bothe dede!



‘Thanne if I ne hadde spoken; as grace was;

Ye wolde han slayn your…self anoon?' quod she。

‘Ye; douteless;' and she answerde; ‘Allas!  1235

For; by that ilke lord that made me;

I nolde a forlong wey on…lyve han be;

After your deeth; to han been crouned quene

Of al the lond the sonne on shyneth shene。




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