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Avysed wel hir wordes and hir chere；
And Pandarus； in ernestful manere；
Seyde； ‘Alle folk； for goddes love； I preye；
Stinteth right here； and softely yow pleye。
‘Aviseth yow what folk ben here with…inne； 1730
And in what plyt oon is； god him amende！
And inward thus ful softely biginne；
Nece； I conjure and heighly yow defende；
On his half； which that sowle us alle sende；
And in the vertue of corounes tweyne； 1735
Slee nought this man； that hath for yow this peyne！
‘Fy on the devel！ Thenk which oon he is；
And in what plyt he lyth； com of anoon；
Thenk al swich taried tyd； but lost it nis！
That wol ye bothe seyn； whan ye ben oon。 1740
Secoundelich； ther yet devyneth noon
Up…on yow two； come of now； if ye conne；
Whyl folk is blent； lo； al the tyme is wonne！
‘In titering； and pursuite； and delayes；
The folk devyne at wagginge of a stree； 1745
And though ye wolde han after merye dayes；
Than dar ye nought； and why？ For she； and she
Spak swich a word； thus loked he； and he；
Lest tyme I loste； I dar not with yow dele；
Com of therfore； and bringeth him to hele。' 1750
But now to yow； ye lovers that ben here；
Was Troilus nought in a cankedort；
That lay； and mighte whispringe of hem here；
And thoughte； ‘O lord； right now renneth my sort
Fully to dye； or han anoon comfort'； 1755
And was the firste tyme he shulde hir preye
Of love； O mighty god； what shal he seye？
Explicit Secundus Liber。
BOOK III
Incipit prohemium tercii libri。
O blisful light of whiche the bemes clere 1
Adorneth al the thridde hevene faire！
O sonnes lief； O Ioves doughter dere；
Plesaunce of love； O goodly debonaire；
In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire！ 5
O verray cause of hele and of gladnesse；
Y…heried be thy might and thy goodnesse！
In hevene and helle； in erthe and salte see
Is felt thy might； if that I wel descerne；
As man； brid； best； fish； herbe and grene tree 10
Thee fele in tymes with vapour eterne。
God loveth； and to love wol nought werne；
And in this world no lyves creature；
With…outen love； is worth； or may endure。
Ye Ioves first to thilke effectes glade； 15
Thorugh which that thinges liven alle and be；
Comeveden； and amorous him made
On mortal thing； and as yow list； ay ye
Yeve him in love ese or adversitee；
And in a thousand formes doun him sente 20
For love in erthe； and whom yow liste； he hente。
Ye fierse Mars apeysen of his ire；
And； as yow list； ye maken hertes digne；
Algates； hem that ye wol sette a…fyre；
They dreden shame； and vices they resigne； 25
Ye do hem corteys be； fresshe and benigne；
And hye or lowe； after a wight entendeth；
The Ioyes that he hath； your might him sendeth。
Ye holden regne and hous in unitee；
Ye soothfast cause of frendship been also； 30
Ye knowe al thilke covered qualitee
Of thinges which that folk on wondren so；
Whan they can not construe how it may io；
She loveth him； or why he loveth here；
As why this fish； and nought that； comth to were。 35
Ye folk a lawe han set in universe；
And this knowe I by hem that loveres be；
That who…so stryveth with yow hath the werse：
Now； lady bright； for thy benignitee；
At reverence of hem that serven thee； 40
Whos clerk I am； so techeth me devyse
Som Ioye of that is felt in thy servyse。
Ye in my naked herte sentement
Inhelde； and do me shewe of thy swetnesse。
Caliope； thy vois be now present； 45
For now is nede； sestow not my destresse；
How I mot telle anon…right the gladnesse
Of Troilus； to Venus heryinge？
To which gladnes； who nede hath； god him bringe！
Explicit prohemium Tercii Libri。
Incipit Liber Tercius。
Lay al this mene whyle Troilus； 50
Recordinge his lessoun in this manere；
‘Ma fey！' thought he； ‘Thus wole I seye and thus；
Thus wole I pleyne unto my lady dere；
That word is good； and this shal be my chere；
This nil I not foryeten in no wyse。' 55
God leve him werken as he can devyse！
And； lord； so that his herte gan to quappe；
Heringe hir come； and shorte for to syke！
And Pandarus； that ledde hir by the lappe；
Com ner； and gan in at the curtin pyke； 60
And seyde； ‘God do bote on alle syke！
See； who is here yow comen to visyte；
Lo； here is she that is your deeth to wyte。'
Ther…with it semed as he wepte almost；
‘A ha；' quod Troilus so rewfully； 65
‘Wher me be wo； O mighty god； thow wost！
Who is al there？ I se nought trewely。'
‘Sire；' quod Criseyde； ‘it is Pandare and I。'
‘Ye； swete herte？ Allas； I may nought ryse
To knele； and do yow honour in som wyse。' 70
And dressede him upward； and she right tho
Gan bothe here hondes softe upon him leye；
‘O； for the love of god； do ye not so
To me；' quod she； ‘Ey！ What is this to seye？
Sire； come am I to yow for causes tweye； 75
First； yow to thonke； and of your lordshipe eke
Continuance I wolde yow biseke。'
This Troilus； that herde his lady preye
Of lordship him； wex neither quik ne deed；
Ne mighte a word for shame to it seye； 80
Al…though men sholde smyten of his heed。
But lord； so he wex sodeinliche reed；
And sire； his lesson； that he wende conne；
To preyen hir； is thurgh his wit y…ronne。
Cryseyde al this aspyede wel y…nough； 85
For she was wys； and lovede him never…the…lasse；
Al nere he malapert； or made it tough；
Or was to bold； to singe a fool a masse。
But whan his shame gan somwhat to passe；
His resons； as I may my rymes holde； 90
I yow wole telle； as techen bokes olde。
In chaunged vois； right for his verray drede；
Which vois eek quook； and ther…to his manere
Goodly abayst； and now his hewes rede；
Now pale； un…to Criseyde； his lady dere； 95
With look doun cast and humble yolden chere；
Lo； the alderfirste word that him asterte
Was； twyes； ‘Mercy； mercy； swete herte！'
And stinte a whyl； and whan he mighte out…bringe；
The nexte word was； ‘God wot； for I have； 100
As feyfully as I have had konninge；
Ben youres； also god so my sowle save；
And shal til that I； woful wight； be grave。
And though I dar ne can un…to yow pleyne；
Y…wis； I suffre nought the lasse peyne。 105
‘Thus muche as now； O wommanliche wyf；
I may out…bringe； and if this yow displese；
That shal I wreke upon myn owne lyf
Right sone； I trowe； and doon your herte an ese；
If with my deeth your herte I may apese。 110
But sin that ye han herd me som…what seye；
Now recche I never how sone that I deye。'
Ther…with his manly sorwe to biholde；
It mighte han maad an herte of stoon to rewe；
And Pandare weep as he to watre wolde； 115
And poked ever his nece newe and newe；
And seyde； ‘Wo bigon ben hertes trewe！
For love of god； make of this thing an ende；
Or slee us bothe at ones； er that ye wende。'
‘I？ What？' quod she； ‘By god and by my trouthe； 120
I noot nought what ye wilne that I seye。'
‘I？ What？' quod he； ‘That ye han on him routhe；
For goddes love； and doth him nought to deye。'
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