His wyf and he, and al his ost, forth wente In goth the grapenel so ful of crokes And fro the top doun cometh the grete stones. (60) 640 645 (70) 650 He bringeth the cuppe, and biddeth hem be blythe; Fleeth eek the queen, with al her purpre sail, 633. stent; C. stente. 655 (80) 660 632. oost forthe went (C. wentyn). 635. gooth. 637. sovne; gooth. 638. C. Tn. heterly; A. hatirly; F. hertely. hurtelen; attones. 639. dovne. 640. gooth. 641. C. Among; F. Amonge. 642. preseth. 643. By-hynde; maste begyneth. F. A. Add. him; laste; F. last. 646. sayle. 647. rest hem. 648. slidre. 649. to-gedre. 651. C. Tn. 652. flyght. 653. folke to-goo; goo myght. ek; queene; sayle. saw; F. saugh. 654. 655. went; thik; hayle. 656. myght. 657. C. 659. worshippe; lorne. 660. dispeyre. 658. borne. To Egipte is fled, for drede and for distresse ; Ye men, that falsly sweren many an ooth 665 (90) 670 675 And leet the cors embaume; and forth she fette And next the shryne a pit than doth she grave; (100) She putte hem in that grave, and thus she seyde: 680 'Now love, to whom my sorweful herte obeyde So ferforthly that, fro that blisful houre 685 (110) 600 695 666. C. Tn. oth; F. oothe. 668. which. 669. C. Tn. Cleopatre; 665. herkeneth. T. speke; rest speken. 667. C. Tn. wroth; F. wroothe. F. Cleopatrie. made. 671. C. morwe; F. morowe. 672. werknen (1). 675. C. Tn. putte; F. put. 676. Tn. 673. Tn. rubies; F. rubees. leet; C. F. let. C. cors; F. corps (and in l. 677). 678. C. pet; Tn. pyt F. pitte. dooth. 679. C. alle; F. al. C. myghte; F. myght. 680. C. Tn. putte; F. put. sayde. 682. ferforthely. 683. ben. 688. couenaunt; thoo. 689. T. A. Th. wele; C. F. Tn. wel. 692. life; deethe. 693. couenaunt while. F. powere. 687. woo. 690. C. power; 694. seene. And with that word, naked, with ful good herte, I pray god lat our hedes never ake! : Explicit Legenda Cleopatrie, martiris. (120) 700 705 II. THE LEGEND OF THISBE OF BABYLON. Incipit Legenda Tesbe Babilonie, Martiris. AT Babiloine whylom fil it thus, Ther weren dwellinge in this noble toun 710 Two lordes, which that were of greet renoun, And woneden so nigh, upon a grene, As ofte in grete tounes is the wone. And sooth to seyn, that o man hadde a sone, 715 (11) 720 696. C. word; F. worde. 700. C. receyuyth; F. receveth. 704. F. (only) wolde. 705. oure; neuere. F. take (!); rest ake. 707. tovne; queene. grette. 710. tovne. 711. grete. 712. C. nygh; F. neigh. 714. 715. C. hadde; F. had (so in l. 717). 716. C. Tn. Th. of; rest om. 717. Tn. doghter; F. doghtre. 718 esteward; worlde. 719. eueryche. Maidens been y-kept, for Ielosye, This yonge man was cleped Piramus, Ther mighte have been bitwix hem mariage, By sleighte, and speken som of hir desyr; As, wry the gleed, and hotter is the fyr; This wal, which that bitwix hem bothe stood, Of olde tyme of his fundacioun ; 725 (21) 730 735 (31) But yit this clifte was so narwe and lyte, 740 It as nat sene, dere y-nogh a myte. Ye lovers two, if that I shal nat lye, And, with a soun as softe as any shrifte, 745 (41) 722. C. been; F. ben. C. Tn. yonge; F. yong. 724. 723. Tn. som; C. sum; F. somme. 725. All but C. om. And. Tn. A. Tisbe; C. Th. Tysbe; F. B. Tesbe; T. Thesbe. maide. 727. C. wex, wex; F. T. wex, wax ; Tn. wox, wax; B. wox, wox. C. Tn. bitwixe; F. betwex. Tn. priuely; F. preuely. 730.nold. 726. C. report; F. reporte. 729. 733. 731. booth; soore. 734. C. sleyghte; F. sleight. A. speken; Tn. T. Th. spaken; F. C. spoken. Tn. som; F. somme. C. desyr; F. desire. 735. C. wry; F. Tn. wre. glede. C. fyr; F. fire. 736. woode. bitwixe; stoode. 741. C. A. nas; rest was. 738. a-twoo; adovne. C. sene; F. seene. deere. 746. leete. 749. soo. 737. 740. C. clyfte; F. clyft. 743. twoo. 745. 747. while. C. stode; F. stoden. Upon that o syde of the wal stood he, 750 755 (51) Our wordes through thy lyme and eek thy stoon. 765 Yit oghte we with thee ben wel apayd.' (61) And whan thise ydel wordes weren sayd, And take hir leve, and forth they wolden goon. 770 Or wonder erly, lest men hit espyde; And longe tyme they wroghte in this manere 750. F. the; rest that. wale. 754. C. wal; F. walle. threete. 775 (71) 756. C. Tn. wal; F. walle. 758. C. nylt thou; F. nyltow. y-bette. alle. F. leest. 76o. let; meete. 761. oones; myght; sweete. 762. 766. 768. walle. C. T. A. 771. espyede. 777. F. Come; Tn. Com 772. |