Ther was swich tyding over-al and swich los, That ther-in was a ram, that men mighte see, 1425 (60) That no-wher was ther swich an-other sighte; 1430 That spitten fyr, and moche thing ther was. He moste bothe, or he hit winne mighte, This Pelleus bethoghte upon this wyle; 1435 (70) 1440 1445 Hit were to me gret plesaunce and honour; (80) And al the cost I wol my-selven make; And chees what folk that thou wilt with thee take; 1450 Iasoun was yong, and lusty of corage, And under-took to doon this ilke empryse. Anoon Argus his shippes gan devyse; With Iasoun wente the stronge Ercules, 1455 (90) 1427. F. Tn. Th. B. ther; rest therin. C. may se. 1433. T. Th. moche; F. muche; C. meche othir. C. T. A. Add. a; rest om. 1443. 1438. C. Oetes; rest Otes (Otys). 1444. T. A. C. mightest; rest myghte. 1445 C. T. bryngyn; rest brynge (bring). 1448. C. T. A. Add. cost; rest costes. A. ches; F. Tn. T. B. chese; Th. chose; C. Schis (!). 1452. C. T. Add. om. ilke. 1449. C. om. And. C. A. that; rest om. rest om. C. ryde; rest rede; better reden. 1457. T. A. Add. go; For he wol telle a tale long y-now. Philotetes anoon the sail up-drow, Whan that the wind was good, and gan him hye 1460 Out of his contree called Tessalye. So long he sailed in the salte see Til in the yle Lemnoun aryved he- Of her goodnesse adoun she sendeth blyve This messagere adoun him gan to hye, 1465 (100) 1470 1475 (110) 1480 1485 (120) 1460. C. T. Add. that; rest om. Th. Lemnon; A. Lennoun; C. lenoun (for lēnoun lemnoun); F. Tn. B. leonoun; T. Add. lenon (= lemnon). 1471. F. brake (!); A. bonk; rest banke. 1472. So C. T. A. Add.; F. Tn. Th. B. Wher lay the shippe, that Iasoun (no sense). 1476. C. F. B. hem; rest him. 1463. All insert of after yle (needlessly). 1483. F. atempree. 1481. C. A. cog; 1486. C. T. A. Add. 1489. C. T. A. Add. of; T. Add. boote; rest cogge. rest om. For hit was utterly the quenes wille. This Ercules and Iasoun gan beholde How that the quene hit was, and faire her grette 1490 1495 (130) 1500 By hir aray, by wordes and by chere, 1505 That hit were gentil-men, of greet degree. And to the castel with her ledeth she (140) Thise straunge folk, and doth hem greet honour, And axeth hem of travail and labour That they han suffred in the salte see; 1510 So that, within a day, or two, or three, She knew, by folk that in his shippes be, 1515 (150) 1520 1490. F. Tn. B. omit this line. F. endlonge. 1499. C. F. Add. these 1498. C. endelong (as in Kn. Tale); other; rest this other. 1506. F. hit; 1512. F. Tn. Th. B. by the (for by). 1519. F. (only) she spake moste; Add. om. most. 1523. C. euyl; A. euill; rest any othir (caught from l. 1522). This Ercules hath so this Iasoun preysed, 1525 Under the cope of heven that is above; (160) Of thise three pointes ther nas noon him liche; Of freedom passed he, and lustihede, 1530 Alle tho that liven or ben dede; Ther-to so greet a gentil-man was he, And of Tessalie lykly king to be. Ther nas no lak, but that he was agast And al this was compassed on the night He loketh pitously, but noght he saide, By proces al his wowing for to ryme. 1535 (170) 1540 1545 (180) 1550 1555 1524. C. T. A. Add. so; rest om. 1525. C. T. A. Add. him; rest hyt (it). C. areysid; rest reysed. 1526. C. om. half. 1527. C. cape; rest cope. 1538. A. almychti; rest om. 1545. T. made; rest omit; 1536. F. A. B. Add. He; rest Him (badly). 1540. C. With nonys; read With th' nones. but sense and metre require it. 1547. C. T. Add. assent; B. intente (which will not rime); rest entent (but Chaucer uses entente). 1548. F. Thise; B. As; rest And. 1550. F. B. om. he. wolde god. C. T. Add. I; rest that I. 1552. F. B. god wolde; rest With feyning and with every sotil dede. (190) The somme is this, that Iasoun wedded was Unto this quene, and took of her substaunce What-so him liste, unto his purveyaunce; PART II. THE LEGEND OF MEDEA. 1560 1565 (200) 1570 1575 (210) 1580 As matere appetyteth forme al-wey, And from forme in-to forme hit passen may, 1585 (220) Or as a welle that were botomlees, 1559. C. T. somme; A. text; rest sothe (soth). om. to. 1569. F. B. (only) om. they. 1564. F. Tn. Th. B. 1573. C. Th. Muste; F. Tn. 1578. F. And; rest Ne. 1582. F. nature; B. Most; T. A. Myght. (for in-to). Add. appetyteth ; 1585. A. (only) (Accent Right.) |