IX. THE LEGEND OF HYPERMNESTRA. Incipit Legenda Ypermistre. IN Grece whylom weren brethren two, Of whiche that oon was called Danao, That many a sone hath of his body wonne, And whan this child was born, this Danao 2563. C. cleped; rest called. F. B. hyt (for her). 2571. F. B. in; rest of. 2577. C. T. thewis goode I-born. 2565 2570 (10) 2575 2580 (20) 2574. 2578. Tn. B. goddesse (!); F. goddesses (!). 2581. C. mot; rest moste 2582. F. B. Pitouse (fem.); C. Pyetous; Tn. T. (muste, most). Piteous. Th. sadde (fem. ?); rest sad. C. T. and; rest om. For, though that Venus yaf her greet beautee, 2585 2590 (30) 2595 2600 (40) And casten swiche a day hit shal be so; 2605 And ful acorded was hit witterly; The array is wroght, the tyme is faste by. And thus Lino hath of his fadres brother The doghter wedded, and eche of hem hath other. 2610 The sacrifices been ful redy dighte; (50) Thencens out of the fyre reketh sote, The flour, the leef is rent up by the rote 2590. C. beraft. 2592. Th. And what; C. T. That what; F. Tn. B. And; I propose What. 2597. C. F. Tn. B. To; T. Ryght; 2598. C. for; rest om. Th. Two. 2599. C. T. As; rest And. 2600. Th. Of (for To); without authority. 2601. C. Al thow; rest And thogh (less clearly). 2603. T. C. Th. lyked; rest lyketh. 2606. F. Tn. B. witterly; rest vttyrly. To maken garlands and corounes hye; Ful is the place of soun of minstralcye, As thilke tyme was the pleyn usage. 2615 2620 (60) Whan that the hous was voided of hem alle, 2625 'My righte doghter, tresor of myn herte! 2630 (70) 2635 That al the world to me nis half so leef; Ne I nolde rede thee to thy mischeef For al the gode under the colde mone; And what I mene, hit shal be seid right sone, With protestacioun, as in this wyse, That, but thou do as I shal thee devyse, 2640 (80) 2615. F. Tn. B. om. of soun. F. Tn. Th. B. that (for the). 2619. F. Tn. B. om. right. 2624. F. Tn. Th. B. om. he. F. Tn. Th. B. voided was. F. B. om. hem. 2620. 2625. 2627. F. om. after. 2629. F. om. Ist that. 2632. C. myn; T. A. ins. my before doghter; rest om. T. say; A. seye; rest seyth. F. Tn. Th. B 2633. F. Tn. Th. B. om. I. 2637. C. A., I; rest om. as seyn these. 2640. C. A. as in this; T. now on thys Thou shalt be deed, by him that al hath wroght! Out of my paleys, or that thou be deed, But thou consente and werke after my reed; 2645 Tak this to thee for ful conclusioun.' This Ypermistra caste her eyen doun, 'I nil,' quod he, 'have noon excepcioun'; This Ypermistra hath ny her wit forlorn; 2650 (90) 2655 2660 (100) She graunted him; ther was noon other grace. 2665 And therwith-al a costrel taketh he, And seyde, 'herof a draught, or two or three, Yif him to drinke, whan he goth to reste, And he shal slepe as longe as ever thee leste, 2643. C. nescapist; Tn. Th. B. ne scapest; B. ne schapest (!). 2652. F. Tn. Th. B. be to me. 2655. Tn. Th. y-sene; rest sene. 2656. Tn. y-goo; A. ygo; rest goo (go). 2661. F. make; rest haue. 2666. So C. T. A. (but with costret for costrel); rest And with-al a costrel taketh he tho (badly). (leaving the line too short). 2667. F. Tn. Th. B. om. or three 2668. A. to; rest om. The narcotiks and opies been so stronge: To chambre is broght with revel and with songe, The night is wasted, and he fel a-slepe; Ful tenderly beginneth she to wepe. And husht were alle in Argon that citee. And dreed of deth doth her so moche wo, 2670 (110) 2675 2680 (120) 2685 2690 (130) 2695 Than shal I blede, allas! and me beshende; 2670. F. B. Martotikes (for narcotikes). T. A. opies; C. opijs; Th. apies; F. Tn. B. Epies (for opies). 2671. F. Tn. Th. B. ins. to before longe. 2674. F. Tn. Th. B. om. is. 2682. F. hushst (for husht); Th. hushte; C. A. hust; Tn. houste. 2684. F. Tn. B. streyneth hir; Th. strayned her; C. T. hire streynyth; A. hir stryngith. 2686. F. Th. B. swich (suche) a were; Tn. suche awere; C. this awer; A. this awere; T. that were. 2689. F. Tn. Th. B. om. and. 2696. F. Tn. Th. B. om. me. 2697. F. B. (only) Or for And. |