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Bereth eek thise holsom herbes； as ful ofte
Next the foule netle； rough and thikke；
The rose waxeth swote and smothe and softe；
And next the valey is the hil a…lofte； 950
And next the derke night the glade morwe；
And also Ioye is next the fyn of sorwe。
‘Now loke that atempre be thy brydel；
And； for the beste； ay suffre to the tyde；
Or elles al our labour is on ydel； 955
He hasteth wel that wysly can abyde；
Be diligent； and trewe； and ay wel hyde。
Be lusty； free； persevere in thy servyse；
And al is wel； if thou werke in this wyse。
‘But he that parted is in every place 960
Is no…wher hool； as writen clerkes wyse；
What wonder is； though swich oon have no grace？
Eek wostow how it fareth of som servyse？
As plaunte a tre or herbe； in sondry wyse；
And on the morwe pulle it up as blyve； 965
No wonder is； though it may never thryve。
‘And sith that god of love hath thee bistowed
In place digne un…to thy worthinesse；
Stond faste； for to good port hastow rowed；
And of thy…self； for any hevinesse； 970
Hope alwey wel； for； but…if drerinesse
Or over…haste our bothe labour shende；
I hope of this to maken a good ende。
‘And wostow why I am the lasse a…fered
Of this matere with my nece trete？ 975
For this have I herd seyd of wyse y…lered；
〃Was never man ne woman yet bigete
That was unapt to suffren loves hete；
Celestial； or elles love of kinde；〃
For…thy som grace I hope in hir to finde。 980
‘And for to speke of hir in special；
Hir beautee to bithinken and hir youthe；
It sit hir nought to be celestial
As yet； though that hir liste bothe and couthe；
But trewely； it sete hir wel right nouthe 985
A worthy knight to loven and cheryce；
And but she do； I holde it for a vyce。
‘Wherfore I am； and wol be； ay redy
To peyne me to do yow this servyse；
For bothe yow to plese thus hope I 990
Her…afterward； for ye beth bothe wyse；
And conne it counseyl kepe in swich a wyse
That no man shal the wyser of it be；
And so we may be gladed alle three。
‘And； by my trouthe； I have right now of thee 995
A good conceyt in my wit； as I gesse；
And what it is； I wol now that thou see。
I thenke； sith that love； of his goodnesse；
Hath thee converted out of wikkednesse；
That thou shalt be the beste post； I leve； 1000
Of al his lay； and most his foos to…greve。
‘Ensample why； see now these wyse clerkes；
That erren aldermost a…yein a lawe；
And ben converted from hir wikked werkes
Thorugh grace of god； that list hem to him drawe； 1005
Than arn they folk that han most god in awe；
And strengest…feythed been； I understonde；
And conne an errour alder…best withstonde。'
Whan Troilus had herd Pandare assented
To been his help in loving of Criseyde； 1010
Wex of his wo； as who seyth； untormented；
But hotter wex his love； and thus he seyde；
With sobre chere； al…though his herte pleyde；
‘Now blisful Venus helpe； er that I sterve；
Of thee； Pandare； I may som thank deserve。 1015
‘But； dere frend； how shal myn wo ben lesse
Til this be doon？ And goode； eek tel me this；
How wiltow seyn of me and my destresse？
Lest she be wrooth； this drede I most； y…wys；
Or nil not here or trowen how it is。 1020
Al this drede I； and eek for the manere
Of thee； hir eem； she nil no swich thing here。'
Quod Pandarus； ‘Thou hast a ful gret care
Lest that the cherl may falle out of the mone！
Why； lord！ I hate of the thy nyce fare！ 1025
Why； entremete of that thou hast to done！
For goddes love； I bidde thee a bone；
So lat me alone； and it shal be thy beste。'
‘Why； freend；' quod he； ‘now do right as the leste。
‘But herke； Pandare； o word； for I nolde 1030
That thou in me wendest so greet folye；
That to my lady I desiren sholde
That toucheth harm or any vilenye；
For dredelees； me were lever dye
Than she of me ought elles understode 1035
But that； that mighte sounen in…to gode。'
Tho lough this Pandare； and anoon answerde；
‘And I thy borw？ Fy！ No wight dooth but so；
I roughte nought though that she stode and herde
How that thou seyst； but fare…wel； I wol go。 1040
A…dieu！ Be glad！ God spede us bothe two！
Yif me this labour and this besinesse；
And of my speed be thyn al that swetnesse。'
Tho Troilus gan doun on knees to falle；
And Pandare in his armes hente faste； 1045
And seyde； ‘Now； fy on the Grekes alle！
Yet； pardee； god shal helpe us at the laste；
And dredelees； if that my lyf may laste；
And god to…forn； lo； som of hem shal smerte；
And yet me athinketh that this avaunt me asterte！ 1050
‘Now； Pandare； I can no more seye；
But thou wys； thou wost； thou mayst； thou art al！
My lyf； my deeth； hool in thyn bonde I leye；
Help now；' Quod he； ‘Yis； by my trouthe； I shal。'
‘God yelde thee； freend； and this in special；' 1055
Quod Troilus； ‘that thou me recomaunde
To hir that to the deeth me may comaunde。'
This Pandarus tho； desirous to serve
His fulle freend； than seyde in this manere； 1059
‘Far…wel； and thenk I wol thy thank deserve；
Have here my trouthe； and that thou shalt wel here。'
And wente his wey； thenking on this matere；
And how he best mighte hir beseche of grace；
And finde a tyme ther…to； and a place。
For every wight that hath an hous to founde 1065
Ne renneth nought the werk for to biginne
With rakel hond； but he wol byde a stounde；
And sende his hertes lyne out fro with…inne
Alderfirst his purpos for to winne。
Al this Pandare in his herte thoughte； 1070
And caste his werk ful wysly； or he wroughte。
But Troilus lay tho no lenger doun；
But up anoon up…on his stede bay；
And in the feld he pleyde tho leoun；
Wo was that Greek that with him mette that day。 1075
And in the toun his maner tho forth ay
So goodly was； and gat him so in grace；
That ech him lovede that loked on his face。
For he bicom the frendlyeste wight；
The gentileste； and eek the moste free； 1080
The thriftieste and oon the beste knight；
That in his tyme was； or mighte be。
Dede were his Iapes and his crueltee；
His heighe port and his manere estraunge；
And ech of tho gan for a vertu chaunge。 1085
Now lat us stinte of Troilus a stounde；
That fareth lyk a man that hurt is sore；
And is somdel of akinge of his wounde
Y…lissed wel； but heled no del more：
And； as an esy pacient； the lore 1090
Abit of him that gooth aboute his cure；
And thus he dryveth forth his aventure。
Explicit Liber Primus
Book II
Incipit Prohemium Secundi Libri。
Out of these blake wawes for to sayle；
O wind； O wind； the weder ginneth clere；
For in this see the boot hath swich travayle；
Of my conning； that unnethe I it stere：
This see clepe I the tempestous matere 5
Of desespeyr that Troilus was inne：
But now of hope the calendes biginne。
O lady myn； that called art Cleo；
Thou be my speed fro this forth； and my muse；
To ryme wel this book； til I have do； 10
Me nedeth here noon other art to use。
For…why to e