confessio amantis-第95章
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The derke nyht the Sonne hath under;
Ther was a gret tempeste of thunder:
The Mone and ek the Sterres bothe
In blake cloudes thei hem clothe;
Wherof here brihte lok thei hyde。
This yonge ladi wepte and cride;
To whom no confort myhte availe;
Of childe sche began travaile; 1050
Wher sche lay in a Caban clos:
Hire woful lord fro hire aros;
And that was longe er eny morwe;
So that in anguisse and in sorwe
Sche was delivered al be nyhte
And ded in every mannes syhte;
Bot natheles for al this wo
A maide child was bore tho。
Appolinus whan he this knew;
For sorwe a swoune he overthrew; 1060
That noman wiste in him no lif。
And whanne he wok; he seide; 〃Ha; wif;
Mi lust; mi joie; my desir;
Mi welthe and my recoverir;
Why schal I live; and thou schalt dye?
Ha; thou fortune; I thee deffie;
Nou hast thou do to me thi werste。
Ha; herte; why ne wolt thou berste;
That forth with hire I myhte passe?
Mi peines weren wel the lasse。〃 1070
In such wepinge and in such cry
His dede wif; which lay him by;
A thousend sithes he hire kiste;
Was nevere man that sih ne wiste
A sorwe unto his sorwe lich;
For evere among upon the lich
He fell swounende; as he that soghte
His oghne deth; which he besoghte
Unto the goddes alle above
With many a pitous word of love; 1080
Bot suche wordes as tho were
Yit herde nevere mannes Ere;
Bot only thilke whiche he seide。
The Maister Schipman cam and preide
With othre suche as be therinne;
And sein that he mai nothing winne
Ayein the deth; bot thei him rede;
He be wel war and tak hiede;
The See be weie of his nature
Receive mai no creature 1090
Withinne himself as forto holde;
The which is ded: forthi thei wolde;
As thei conseilen al aboute;
The dede body casten oute。
For betre it is; thei seiden alle;
That it of hire so befalle;
Than if thei scholden alle spille。
The king; which understod here wille
And knew here conseil that was trewe;
Began ayein his sorwe newe 1100
With pitous herte; and thus to seie:
〃It is al reson that ye preie。
I am;〃 quod he; 〃bot on al one;
So wolde I noght for mi persone
Ther felle such adversite。
Bot whan it mai no betre be;
Doth thanne thus upon my word;
Let make a cofre strong of bord;
That it be ferm with led and pich。〃
Anon was mad a cofre sich; 1110
Al redy broght unto his hond;
And whanne he sih and redy fond
This cofre mad and wel enclowed;
The dede bodi was besowed
In cloth of gold and leid therinne。
And for he wolde unto hire winne
Upon som cooste a Sepulture;
Under hire heved in aventure
Of gold he leide Sommes grete
And of jeueals a strong beyete 1120
Forth with a lettre; and seide thus:
〃I; king of Tyr Appollinus;
Do alle maner men to wite;
That hiere and se this lettre write;
That helpeles withoute red
Hier lith a kinges doghter ded:
And who that happeth hir to finde;
For charite tak in his mynde;
And do so that sche be begrave
With this tresor; which he schal have。〃 1130
Thus whan the lettre was full spoke;
Thei haue anon the cofre stoke;
And bounden it with yren faste;
That it may with the wawes laste;
And stoppen it be such a weie;
That it schal be withinne dreie;
So that no water myhte it grieve。
And thus in hope and good believe
Of that the corps schal wel aryve;
Thei caste it over bord als blyve。 1140
The Schip forth on the wawes wente;
The prince hath changed his entente;
And seith he wol noght come at Tyr
As thanne; bot al his desir
Is ferst to seilen unto Tharse。
The wyndy Storm began to skarse;
The Sonne arist; the weder cliereth;
The Schipman which behinde stiereth;
Whan that he sih the wyndes saghte;
Towardes Tharse his cours he straghte。 1150
Bot now to mi matiere ayein;
To telle as olde bokes sein;
This dede corps of which ye knowe
With wynd and water was forthrowe
Now hier; now ther; til ate laste
At Ephesim the See upcaste
The cofre and al that was therinne。
Of gret merveile now beginne
Mai hiere who that sitteth stille;
That god wol save mai noght spille。 1160
Riht as the corps was throwe alonde;
Ther cam walkende upon the stronde
A worthi clerc; a Surgien;
And ek a gret Phisicien;
Of al that lond the wisest on;
Which hihte Maister Cerymon;
Ther were of his disciples some。
This Maister to the Cofre is come;
He peiseth ther was somwhat in;
And bad hem bere it to his In; 1170
And goth himselve forth withal。
Al that schal falle; falle schal;
Thei comen hom and tarie noght;
This Cofre is into chambre broght;
Which that thei finde faste stoke;
Bot thei with craft it have unloke。
Thei loken in; where as thei founde
A bodi ded; which was bewounde
In cloth of gold; as I seide er;
The tresor ek thei founden ther 1180
Forth with the lettre; which thei rede。
And tho thei token betre hiede;
Unsowed was the bodi sone;
And he; which knew what is to done;
This noble clerk; with alle haste
Began the veines forto taste;
And sih hire Age was of youthe;
And with the craftes whiche he couthe
He soghte and fond a signe of lif。
With that this worthi kinges wif 1190
Honestely thei token oute;
And maden fyres al aboute;
Thei leide hire on a couche softe;
And with a scheete warmed ofte
Hire colde brest began to hete;
Hire herte also to flacke and bete。
This Maister hath hire every joignt
With certein oile and balsme enoignt;
And putte a liquour in hire mouth;
Which is to fewe clerkes couth; 1200
So that sche coevereth ate laste;
And ferst hire yhen up sche caste;
And whan sche more of strengthe cawhte;
Hire Armes bothe forth sche strawhte;
Hield up hire hond and pitously
Sche spak and seide; 〃Ha; wher am I?
Where is my lord; what world is this?〃
As sche that wot noght hou it is。
Bot Cerymon the worthi leche
Ansuerde anon upon hire speche 1210
And seith; 〃Ma dame; yee ben hiere;
Where yee be sauf; as yee schal hiere
Hierafterward; forthi as nou
Mi conseil is; conforteth you:
For trusteth wel withoute faile;
Ther is nothing which schal you faile;
That oghte of reson to be do。〃
Thus passen thei a day or tuo;
Thei speke of noght as for an ende;
Til sche began somdiel amende; 1220
And wiste hireselven what sche mente。
Tho forto knowe hire hol entente;
This Maister axeth al the cas;
Hou sche cam there and what sche was。
〃Hou I cam hiere wot I noght;〃
Quod sche; 〃bot wel I am bethoght
Of othre thinges al aboute〃:
Fro point to point and tolde him oute
Als ferforthli as sche it wiste。
And he hire tolde hou in a kiste 1230
The See hire threw upon the lond;
And what tresor with hire he fond;
Which was al redy at hire wille;
As he that schop him to fulfille
With al his myht what thing he scholde。
Sche thonketh him that he so wolde;
And al hire herte sche discloseth;
And seith him wel that sche supposeth
Hire lord be dreint; hir child also;
So sih sche noght bot alle wo。 1240
Wherof as to the world nomore
Ne wol sche torne; and preith therfore
That in som temple of the Cite;
To kepe and holde hir chastete;
Sche mihte among the wommen duelle。
Whan he this tale hir herde telle;
He was riht glad; and made hire knowen
That he a dowhter of his owen
Hath; which he wol unto hir yive
To serve; whil thei bothe live; 1250
In stede of that which sche hath lost;
Al only at his oghne cost
Sche schal be rendred forth with hire。
She seith; 〃Grant mercy; lieve sire;
God quite it you; ther I ne may。〃
And thus thei drive forth the day;
Til time com that sche was hol;
And tho thei take her conseil hol;
To schape upon good ordinance
And make a worthi pourveance 1260
Ayein the day whan thei be veiled。
And thus; whan that thei be conseiled;
In blake clothes thei hem clothe;
This lady and the dowhter bothe;
And yolde hem to religion。
The feste and the profession
After the reule of that degre
Was mad with gret solempnete;
Where as Diane is seintefied;
Thus stant this lady justefied 1270
In ordre wher sche thenkth to duelle。
Bot now ayeinward forto telle
In what plit that hire lord stod inne:
He seileth; til that he may winne
The havene of Tharse; as I seide er;
And whanne he was aryved ther;
And it was thurgh the Cite knowe;
Men myhte se withinne a throwe;
As who seith; al the toun at ones;
That come ayein him for the nones; 1280
To yiven him the reverence;
So glad thei were of his presence:
And thogh he were in his corage
Desesed; yit with glad visage
He made hem chiere; and to his In;
Wher he whilom sojourned in;
He goth him straght and was resceived。
And whan the presse of poeple is weived;
He takth his hoste unto him tho;
And seith; 〃Mi frend Strangulio; 1290
Lo; thus and thus it is befalle;
And thou thiself art on of alle;
Forth with thi wif; whiche I most triste。
Forthi; if it you bothe liste;
My doghter Thaise be youre leve
I thenke schal with you beleve
As for a time; and thus I preie;
That sche be kept be alle weie;
And whan sche hath of age more;
That sche be set to bokes lore。 1300
And this avou to god I make;
That I schal nevere for hir sake
Mi berd for no likinge schave;
Til it befalle that I have
In covenable time of age
Beset hire unto mariage。〃
Thus thei acorde; and al is wel;
And forto resten him somdel;
As for a while he ther sojorneth;
And thanne he takth his leve and torneth 1310
To Schipe; and goth him hom to Tyr;
Wher every man with gret desir
Awaiteth upon his comynge。
Bot whan the Schip com in seilinge;
And thei perceiven it is he;
Was nevere yit in no cite
Such joie mad as thei tho made;
His herte also began to glade
Of that he sih the poeple glad。
Lo; thus fortune his hap hath lad; 1320
In sondri wise he was travailed;
Bot hou so evere he be assailed;
His latere ende schal be good。
And forto speke hou that it stod
Of Thaise his doghter; wher sche duelleth;
In Tharse; as the Cronique telleth;
Sche was wel kept; sche was wel loked;
Sche was wel tawht; sche was wel boked;
So wel sche spedde hir in hire youthe
That sche of every wisdom couthe; 1330
That forto seche in every lond
So wys an other noman fond;
Ne so wel tawht at mannes yhe。
Bot wo worthe evere fals envie!
For it befell that time so;
A dowhter hath Strangulio;
The which was cleped Philotenne:
Bot fame; which wole evere renne;
Cam al day to hir moder Ere;
And seith; wher evere hir doghter were 1340
With Thayse set in eny place;
The comun vois; the comun grace
Was al upon that other Maide;
And of hir doghter noman saide。
Who wroth but Dionise thanne?
Hire thoghte a thousend yer til whanne
Sche myhte ben of Thaise wreke
Of that sche herde folk so speke。
And fell that ilke same tyde;
That ded was trewe Lychoride; 1350
Which hadde be servant to Thaise;
So that sche was the worse at aise;
For sche hath thanne no servise
Bot only thurgh this Dionise;
Which was hire dedlich Anemie
Thurgh pure treson and envie。
Sche; that of alle sorwe can;
Tho spak unto hire bondeman;
Which cleped was Theophilus;
And made him swere in conseil thus; 1360
That he such time as sche him sette
Schal come Thaise forto fette;
And lede hire oute of alle sihte;
Wher as noman hire helpe myhte;
Upon the Stronde nyh the See;
And there he schal this maiden sle。
This cherles herte is in a traunce;
As he which drad him of vengance
Whan time comth an other day;
Bot yit dorste he noght seie nay; 1370
Bot swor and sei