confessio amantis-第66章
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In loves cause if I schal trete;
Ther ben of suche smale and grete:
If thei no leisir fynden elles;
Thei wol noght wonden for the belles;
Ne thogh thei sen the Prest at masse;
That wol thei leten overpasse。
If that thei finde here love there;
Thei stonde and tellen in hire Ere; 7040
And axe of god non other grace;
Whyl thei ben in that holi place;
Bot er thei gon som avantage
Ther wol thei have; and som pilage
Of goodli word or of beheste;
Or elles thei take ate leste
Out of hir hand or ring or glove;
So nyh the weder thei wol love;
As who seith sche schal noght foryete;
Nou I this tokne of hire have gete: 7050
Thus halwe thei the hihe feste。
Such thefte mai no cherche areste;
For al is leveful that hem liketh;
To whom that elles it misliketh。
And ek riht in the selve kinde
In grete Cites men mai finde
This lusti folk; that make it gay;
And waite upon the haliday:
In cherches and in Menstres eke
Thei gon the wommen forto seke; 7060
And wher that such on goth aboute;
Tofore the faireste of the route;
Wher as thei sitten alle arewe;
Ther wol he most his bodi schewe;
His croket kembd and theron set
A Nouche with a chapelet;
Or elles on of grene leves;
Which late com out of the greves;
Al for he scholde seme freissh。
And thus he loketh on the fleissh; 7070
Riht as an hauk which hath a sihte
Upon the foul; ther he schal lihte;
And as he were of faierie;
He scheweth him tofore here yhe
In holi place wher thei sitte;
Al forto make here hertes flitte。
His yhe nawher wole abyde;
Bot loke and prie on every syde
On hire and hire; as him best lyketh:
And otherwhile among he syketh; 7080
Thenkth on of hem; 〃That was for me;〃
And so ther thenken tuo or thre;
And yit he loveth non of alle;
Bot wher as evere his chance falle。
And natheles to seie a soth;
The cause why that he so doth
Is forto stele an herte or tuo;
Out of the cherche er that he go:
And as I seide it hier above;
Al is that Sacrilege of love; 7090
For wel mai be he stelth away
That he nevere after yelde may。
Tell me forthi; my Sone; anon;
Hast thou do Sacrilege; or non;
As I have said in this manere?
Mi fader; as of this matiere
I wole you tellen redely
What I have do; bot trewely
I mai excuse min entente;
That nevere I yit to cherche wente 7100
In such manere as ye me schryve;
For no womman that is on lyve。
The cause why I have it laft
Mai be for I unto that craft
Am nothing able so to stele;
Thogh ther be wommen noght so fele。
Bot yit wol I noght seie this;
Whan I am ther mi ladi is;
In whom lith holly mi querele;
And sche to cherche or to chapele 7110
Wol go to matins or to messe;…
That time I waite wel and gesse;
To cherche I come and there I stonde;
And thogh I take a bok on honde;
Mi contienance is on the bok;
Bot toward hire is al my lok;
And if so falle that I preie
Unto mi god; and somwhat seie
Of Paternoster or of Crede;
Al is for that I wolde spede; 7120
So that mi bede in holi cherche
Ther mihte som miracle werche
Mi ladi herte forto chaunge;
Which evere hath be to me so strange。
So that al mi devocion
And al mi contemplacion
With al min herte and mi corage
Is only set on hire ymage;
And evere I waite upon the tyde。
If sche loke eny thing asyde; 7130
That I me mai of hire avise;
Anon I am with covoitise
So smite; that me were lief
To ben in holi cherche a thief;
Bot noght to stele a vestement;
For that is nothing mi talent;
Bot I wold stele; if that I mihte;
A glad word or a goodly syhte;
And evere mi service I profre;
And namly whan sche wol gon offre; 7140
For thanne I lede hire; if I may;
For somwhat wolde I stele away。
Whan I beclippe hire on the wast;
Yit ate leste I stele a tast;
And otherwhile 〃grant mercy〃
Sche seith; and so winne I therby
A lusti touch; a good word eke;
Bot al the remenant to seke
Is fro mi pourpos wonder ferr。
So mai I seie; as I seide er; 7150
In holy cherche if that I wowe;
My conscience it wolde allowe;
Be so that up amendement
I mihte gete assignement
Wher forto spede in other place:
Such Sacrilege I holde a grace。
And thus; mi fader; soth to seie;
In cherche riht as in the weie;
If I mihte oght of love take;
Such hansell have I noght forsake。 7160
Bot finali I me confesse;
Ther is in me non holinesse;
Whil I hire se in eny stede;
And yit; for oght that evere I dede;
No Sacrilege of hire I tok;
Bot if it were of word or lok;
Or elles if that I hir fredde;
Whan I toward offringe hir ledde;
Take therof what I take may;
For elles bere I noght away: 7170
For thogh I wolde oght elles have;
Alle othre thinges ben so save
And kept with such a privilege;
That I mai do no Sacrilege。
God wot mi wille natheles;
Thogh I mot nedes kepe pes
And malgre myn so let it passe;
Mi will therto is noght the lasse;
If I mihte other wise aweie。
Forthi; mi fader; I you preie; 7180
Tell what you thenketh therupon;
If I therof have gult or non。
Thi will; mi Sone; is forto blame;
The remenant is bot a game;
That I have herd the telle as yit。
Bot tak this lore into thi wit;
That alle thing hath time and stede;
The cherche serveth for the bede;
The chambre is of an other speche。
Bot if thou wistest of the wreche; 7190
Hou Sacrilege it hath aboght;
Thou woldest betre ben bethoght;
And for thou schalt the more amende;
A tale I wole on the despende。
To alle men; as who seith; knowe
It is; and in the world thurgh blowe;
Hou that of Troie Lamedon
To Hercules and to Jasoun;
Whan toward Colchos out of Grece
Be See sailende upon a piece 7200
Of lond of Troie reste preide;…
Bot he hem wrathfulli congeide:
And for thei founde him so vilein;
Whan thei come into Grece ayein;
With pouer that thei gete myhte
Towardes Troie thei hem dyhte;
And ther thei token such vengance;
Wherof stant yit the remembrance;
For thei destruide king and al;
And leften bot the brente wal。 7210
The Grecs of Troiens many slowe
And prisoners thei toke ynowe;
Among the whiche ther was on;
The kinges doughter Lamedon;
Esiona; that faire thing;
Which unto Thelamon the king
Be Hercules and be thassent
Of al the hole parlement
Was at his wille yove and granted。
And thus hath Grece Troie danted; 7220
And hom thei torne in such manere:
Bot after this nou schalt thou hiere
The cause why this tale I telle;
Upon the chances that befelle。
King Lamedon; which deide thus;
He hadde a Sone; on Priamus;
Which was noght thilke time at hom:
Bot whan he herde of this; he com;
And fond hou the Cite was falle;
Which he began anon to walle 7230
And made ther a cite newe;
That thei whiche othre londes knewe
Tho seiden; that of lym and Ston
In al the world so fair was non。
And on that o side of the toun
The king let maken Ylioun;
That hihe Tour; that stronge place;
Which was adrad of no manace
Of quarel nor of non engin;
And thogh men wolde make a Myn; 7240
No mannes craft it mihte aproche;
For it was sett upon a roche。
The walles of the toun aboute;
Hem stod of al the world no doute;
And after the proporcion
Sex gates weren of the toun
Of such a forme; of such entaile;
That hem to se was gret mervaile:
The diches weren brode and depe;
A fewe men it mihte kepe 7250
From al the world; as semeth tho;
Bot if the goddes weren fo。
Gret presse unto that cite drouh;
So that ther was of poeple ynouh;
Of Burgeis that therinne duellen;
Ther mai no mannes tunge tellen
Hou that cite was riche of good。
Whan al was mad and al wel stod;
King Priamus tho him bethoghte
What thei of Grece whilom wroghte; 7260
And what was of her swerd devoured;
And hou his Soster deshonoured
With Thelamon awey was lad:
And so thenkende he wax unglad;
And sette anon a parlement;
To which the lordes were assent。
In many a wise ther was spoke;
Hou that thei mihten ben awroke;
Bot ate laste natheles
Thei seiden alle; 〃Acord and pes。〃 7270
To setten either part in reste
It thoghte hem thanne for the beste
With resonable amendement;
And thus was Anthenor forth sent
To axe Esionam ayein
And witen what thei wolden sein。
So passeth he the See be barge
To Grece forto seie his charge;
The which he seide redely
Unto the lordes by and by: 7280
Bot where he spak in Grece aboute;
He herde noght bot wordes stoute;
And nameliche of Thelamon;
The maiden wolde he noght forgon;
He seide; for no maner thing;
And bad him gon hom to his king;
For there gat he non amende
For oght he couthe do or sende。
This Anthenor ayein goth hom
Unto his king; and whan he com; 7290
He tolde in Grece of that he herde;
And hou that Thelamon ansuerde;
And hou thei were at here above;
That thei wol nouther pes ne love;
Bot every man schal don his beste。
Bot for men sein that nyht hath reste;
The king bethoghte him al that nyht;
And erli; whan the dai was lyht;
He tok conseil of this matiere;
And thei acorde in this manere; 7300
That he withouten eny lette
A certein time scholde sette
Of Parlement to ben avised:
And in the wise it was devised;
Of parlement he sette a day;
And that was in the Monthe of Maii。
This Priamus hadde in his yhte
A wif; and Hecuba sche hyhte;
Be whom that time ek hadde he
Of Sones fyve; and douhtres thre 7310
Besiden hem; and thritty mo;
And weren knyhtes alle tho;
Bot noght upon his wif begete;
Bot elles where he myhte hem gete
Of wommen whiche he hadde knowe;
Such was the world at thilke throwe:
So that he was of children riche;
As therof was noman his liche。
Of Parlement the dai was come;
Ther ben the lordes alle and some; 7320
Tho was pronounced and pourposed;
And al the cause hem was desclosed;
Hou Anthenor in Grece ferde。
Thei seten alle stille and herde;
And tho spak every man aboute:
Ther was alegged many a doute;
And many a proud word spoke also;
Bot for the moste part as tho
Thei wisten noght what was the beste;
Or forto werre or forto reste。 7330
Bot he that was withoute fere;
Hector; among the lordes there
His tale tolde in such a wise;
And seide; 〃Lordes; ye ben wise;
Ye knowen this als wel as I;
Above all othre most worthi
Stant nou in Grece the manhode
Of worthinesse and of knihthode;
For who so wole it wel agrope;
To hem belongeth al Europe; 7340
Which is the thridde parti evene
Of al the world under the hevene;
And we be bot of folk a fewe。
So were it reson forto schewe
The peril; er we falle thrinne:
Betre is to leve; than beginne
Thing which as mai noght ben achieved;
He is noght wys that fint him grieved;
And doth so that his grief be more;
For who that loketh al tofore 7350
And wol noght se what is behinde;
He mai fulofte hise harmes finde:
Wicke is to stryve and have the worse。
We have encheson forto corse;
This wot I wel; and forto hate
The Greks; bot er that we debate
With hem that ben of such a myht;
It is ful good that every wiht
Be of himself riht wel bethoght。
Bot as for me this seie I noght; 7360
For while that mi lif wol stonde;
If that ye taken werre on honde;
Falle it to beste or to the werste;
I schal miselven be the ferste
To grieven hem; what evere I may。
I wol noght ones seie nay
To thing which that youre conseil demeth;
For unto me wel more it quemeth
The werre certes than the pes;
Bot this I seie natheles; 7370
As me belongeth forto seie。
Nou scha