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After your deeth; to han been crouned quene

Of al the lond the sonne on shyneth shene。



‘But with this selve swerd; which that here is;  1240

My…selve I wolde han slayn!'  quod she tho;

‘But ho; for we han right y…now of this;

And late us ryse and streight to bedde go

And there lat ys speken of oure wo。

For; by the morter which that I see brenne;  1245

Knowe I ful wel that day is not fer henne。'



Whan they were in hir bedde; in armes folde;

Nought was it lyk tho nightes here…biforn;

For pitously ech other gan biholde;

As they that hadden al hir blisse y…lorn;  1250

Biwaylinge ay the day that they were born。

Til at the last this sorwful wight Criseyde

To Troilus these ilke wordes seyde: 



‘Lo; herte myn; wel wot ye this;' quod she;

‘That if a wight alwey his wo compleyne;  1255

And seketh nought how holpen for to be;

It nis but folye and encrees of peyne;

And sin that here assembled be we tweyne

To finde bote of wo that we ben inne;

It were al tyme sone to biginne。  1260



‘I am a womman; as ful wel ye woot;

And as I am avysed sodeynly;

So wol I telle yow; whyl it is hoot。

Me thinketh thus; that nouther ye nor I

Oughte half this wo to make skilfully。  1265

For there is art y…now for to redresse

That yet is mis; and sleen this hevinesse。



‘Sooth is; the wo; the whiche that we ben inne;

For ought I woot; for no…thing elles is

But for the cause that we sholden twinne。  1270

Considered al; ther nis no…more amis。

But what is thanne a remede un…to this;

But that we shape us sone for to mete?

This al and som; my dere herte swete。



‘Now that I shal wel bringen it aboute  1275

To come ayein; sone after that I go;

Ther…of am I no maner thing in doute。

For dredeles; with…inne a wouke or two;

I shal ben here; and; that it may be so

By alle right; and in a wordes fewe;  1280

I shal yow wel an heep of weyes shewe。



‘For which I wol not make long sermoun;

For tyme y…lost may not recovered be;

But I wol gon to my conclusioun;

And to the beste; in ought that I can see。  1285

And; for the love of god; for…yeve it me

If I speke ought ayein your hertes reste;

For trewely; I speke it for the beste;



‘Makinge alwey a protestacioun;

That now these wordes; whiche that I shal seye;  1290

Nis but to shewe yow my mocioun;

To finde un…to our helpe the beste weye;

And taketh it non other wyse; I preye。

For in effect what…so ye me comaunde;

That wol I doon; for that is no demaunde。  1295



‘Now herkneth this; ye han wel understonde;

My goinge graunted is by parlement

So ferforth; that it may not be with…stonde

For al this world; as by my Iugement。

And sin ther helpeth noon avysement  1300

To letten it; lat it passe out of minde;

And lat us shape a bettre wey to finde。



‘The sothe is; that the twinninge of us tweyne

Wol us disese and cruelliche anoye。

But him bihoveth som…tyme han a peyne;  1305

That serveth love; if that he wol have Ioye。

And sin I shal no ferthere out of Troye

Than I may ryde ayein on half a morwe;

It oughte lesse causen us to sorwe。



‘So as I shal not so ben hid in muwe;  1310

That day by day; myn owene herte dere;

Sin wel ye woot that it is now a trewe;

Ye shal ful wel al myn estat y…here。

And er that truwe is doon; I shal ben here;

And thanne have ye bothe Antenor y…wonne  1315

And me also; beth glad now; if ye conne;



‘And thenk right thus; 〃Criseyde is now agoon;

But what! She shal come hastely ayeyn;〃

And whanne; allas? By god; lo; right anoon;

Er dayes ten; this dar I saufly seyn。  1320

And thanne at erste shul we been so fayn;

So as we shulle to…gederes ever dwelle;

That al this world ne mighte our blisse telle。



‘I see that ofte; ther…as we ben now;

That for the beste; our counseil for to hyde;  1325

Ye speke not with me; nor I with yow

In fourtenight; ne see yow go ne ryde。

May ye not ten dayes thanne abyde;

For myn honour; in swich an aventure?

Y…wis; ye mowen elles lite endure!  1330



‘Ye knowe eek how that al my kin is here;

But…if that onliche it my fader be;

And eek myn othere thinges alle y…fere;

And nameliche; my dere herte; ye;

Whom that I nolde leven for to see  1335

For al this world; as wyd as it hath space;

Or elles; see ich never Ioves face!



‘Why trowe ye my fader in this wyse

Coveiteth so to see me; but for drede

Lest in this toun that folkes me dispyse  1340

By…cause of him; for his unhappy dede?

What woot my fader what lyf that I lede?

For if he wiste in Troye how wel I fare;

Us neded for my wending nought to care。



‘Ye seen that every day eek; more and more;  1345

Men trete of pees; and it supposed is;

That men the quene Eleyne shal restore;

And Grekes us restore that is mis。

So though ther nere comfort noon but this;

That men purposen pees on every syde;  1350

Ye may the bettre at ese of herte abyde。



‘For if that it be pees; myn herte dere;

The nature of the pees mot nedes dryve

That men moste entrecomunen y…fere;

And to and fro eek ryde and gon as blyve  1355

Alday as thikke as been flen from an hyve;

And every wight han libertee to bleve

Where…as him list the bet; with…outen leve。



‘And though so be that pees ther may be noon;

Yet hider; though ther never pees ne were;  1360

I moste come; for whider sholde I goon;

Or how mischaunce sholde I dwelle there

Among tho men of armes ever in fere?

For which; as wisly god my soule rede;

I can not seen wher…of ye sholden drede。  1365



‘Have here another wey; if it so be

That al this thing ne may yow not suffyse。

My fader; as ye knowen wel; pardee;

Is old; and elde is ful of coveityse;

And I right now have founden al the gyse;  1370

With…oute net; wher…with I shal him hente;

And herkeneth how; if that ye wole assente。



‘Lo; Troilus; men seyn that hard it is

The wolf ful; and the wether hool to have;

This is to seyn; that men ful ofte; y…wis;  1375

Mot spenden part; the remenant for to save。

For ay with gold men may the herte grave

Of him that set is up…on coveityse;

And how I mene; I shal it yow devyse。



‘The moeble which that I have in this toun  1380

Un…to my fader shal I take; and seye;

That right for trust and for savacioun

It sent is from a freend of his or tweye;

The whiche freendes ferventliche him preye

To senden after more; and that in hye;  1385

Whyl that this toun stant thus in Iupartye。



‘And that shal been an huge quantitee;

Thus shal I seyn; but; lest it folk aspyde;

This may be sent by no wight but by me;

I shal eek shewen him; if pees bityde;  1390

What frendes that ich have on every syde

Toward the court; to doon the wrathe pace

Of Priamus; and doon him stonde in grace。



‘So what for o thing and for other; swete;

I shal him so enchaunten with my sawes;  1395

That right in hevene his sowle is; shal he mete!

For al Appollo; or his clerkes lawes;

Or calculinge avayleth nought three hawes;

Desyr of gold shal so his sowle blende;

That; as me lyst; I shal wel make an ende。  1400



‘And if he wolde ought by his sort it preve

If that I lye; in certayn I shal fonde

Distorben him; and plukke him by the sleve;

Makinge his sort; and beren him on honde;

He hath not wel the goddes understonde。  1405

For goddes speken in amphibologyes;

And; for o sooth they tellen twenty lyes。



‘Eek drede fond first goddes; I suppose;

Thus shal I seyn; and that his cowarde herte

Made him amis the goddes text to glose;  1410

Whan he for ferde out of his Delphos sterte。

And but I make him sone to converte;

And doon my reed with…inne a day or tweye;

I wol to yow oblige me to deye。'



And treweliche; as writen wel I finde;  1415

That al this thing was seyd of good entente;

And that hir herte trewe was and kinde

Towardes him; and spak right as she mente;

And that she starf for wo neigh; whan she wente;

And was in purpos ever to be trewe;  1420

Thus writen they that of hir werkes knewe。



This Troilus; with herte and eres spradde;

Herde al this thing devysen to and fro;

And verraylich him semed that he hadde

The selve wit; but yet to lete hir go  1425

His herte misforyaf him ever…mo。

But fynally; he gan his herte wreste

To trusten hir; and took it for the beste。



For which the grete furie of his penaunce

Was queynt with hope; and ther…with hem bitwene  1430

Bigan for Ioye the amorouse daunce。

And as the briddes; whan the sonne is shene;

Delyten in hir song in leves grene;

Right so the wordes that they spake y…fere

Delyted hem; and made hir hertes clere。  1435



But natheles; the wending of Criseyde;

For al this world; may nought out of his minde;

For which ful ofte he pitously hir preyde;

That of hir heste he might hir trewe finde;

And seyde hire; ‘Certes; if ye be unkinde;  1440

And but ye come at day set in…to Troye;

Ne shal I never have hele; honour; ne Ioye。



‘For al…so sooth as sonne up…rist on morwe;

And; god! So wisly thou me; woful wrecche;

To reste bringe out of this cruel sorwe;  1445

I wol my…selven slee if that ye drecche。

But of my deeth though litel be to recche;

Yet; er that ye me cause so to smerte;

Dwel rather here; myn owene swete herte!



‘For trewely; myn owene lady dere;  1450

Tho sleightes yet that I have herd yow stere

Ful shaply been to failen alle y…fere。

For thus men seyn; 〃That oon thenketh the bere;

But al another thenketh his ledere。〃

Your sire is wys; and seyd is; out of drede;  1455

〃Men may the wyse at…renne; and not at…rede。〃



‘It is ful hard to halten unespyed

Bifore a crepul; for he can the craft;

Your fader is in sleighte as Argus yed;

For al be that his moeble is him biraft;  1460

His olde sleighte is yet so with him laft;

Ye shal not blende him for your womanhede;

Ne feyne a…right; and that is al my drede。



‘I noot if pees shal ever…mo bityde;

But; pees or no; for ernest ne for game;  1465

I woot; sin Calkas on the Grekis syde

Hath ones been; and lost so foule his name;

He dar no more come here ayein for shame;

For which that weye; for ought I can espye;

To trusten on; nis but a fantasye。  1470



‘Ye shal eek seen; your fader shal yow glose

To been a wyf; and as he can wel preche;

He shal som Grek so preyse and wel alose;

That ravisshen he shal yow with his speche;

Or do yow doon by force as he shal teche。  1475

And Troilus; of whom ye nil han routhe;

Shal causeles so sterven in his trouthe!



‘And over al this; your fader shal despyse

Us alle; and seyn this citee nis but lorn;

And that thassege never shal aryse;  1480

For…why the Grekes han it alle sworn

Til we be slayn; and doun our walles torn。

And thus he shal yow with his wordes fere;

That ay drede I; that ye wol bleve there。



‘Ye shul eek seen so many a lusty knight  1485

A…mong the Grekes; ful of worthinesse;

And eche of hem with herte; wit; and might

To plesen yow don al his besi

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