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For Couste in Saxoun is to sein
Constance upon the word Romein。
Bot who that cowthe specefie
What tho fell in his fantasie��
And how his wit aboute renneth
Upon the love in which he brenneth�察 �1410
It were a wonder forto hiere��
For he was nouther ther ne hiere��
Bot clene out of himself aweie��
That he not what to thenke or seie��
So fain he wolde it were sche。
Wherof his hertes privete
Began the werre of yee and nay��
The which in such balance lay��
That contenance for a throwe
He loste�察�til he mihte knowe 1420
The sothe�此�bot in his memoire
The man which lith in purgatoire
Desireth noght the hevene more��
That he ne longeth al so sore
To wite what him schal betide。
And whan the bordes were aside
And every man was rise aboute��
The king hath weyved al the route��
And with the Senatour al one
He spak and preide him of a bone�察 �1430
To se this Couste�察�wher sche duelleth
At hom with him�察�so as he telleth。
The Senatour was wel appaied��
This thing no lengere is delaied��
To se this Couste goth the king��
And sche was warned of the thing��
And with Heleine forth sche cam
Ayein the king�察�and he tho nam
Good hiede�察�and whan he sih his wif��
Anon with al his hertes lif 1440
He cawhte hire in his arm and kiste。
Was nevere wiht that sih ne wiste
A man that more joie made��
Wherof thei weren alle glade
Whiche herde tellen of this chance。
This king tho with his wif Constance��
Which hadde a gret part of his wille��
In Rome for a time stille
Abod and made him wel at ese��
Bot so yit cowthe he nevere plese 1450
His wif�察�that sche him wolde sein
Of hire astat the trowthe plein��
Of what contre that sche was bore��
Ne what sche was�察�and yit therfore
With al his wit he hath don sieke。
Thus as they lihe abedde and spieke��
Sche preide him and conseileth bothe��
That for the worschipe of hem bothe��
So as hire thoghte it were honeste��
He wolde an honourable feste 1460
Make�察�er he wente�察�in the Cite��
Wher themperour himself schal be��
He graunteth al that sche him preide。
Bot as men in that time seide��
This Emperour fro thilke day
That ferst his dowhter wente away
He was thanne after nevere glad��
Bot what that eny man him bad
Of grace for his dowhter sake��
That grace wolde he noght forsake�察 �1470
And thus ful gret almesse he dede��
Wherof sche hadde many a bede。
This Emperour out of the toun
Withinne a ten mile enviroun��
Where as it thoghte him for the beste��
Hath sondry places forto reste��
And as fortune wolde tho��
He was duellende at on of tho。
The king Allee forth with thassent
Of Couste his wif hath thider sent 1480
Moris his Sone�察�as he was taght��
To themperour and he goth straght��
And in his fader half besoghte��
As he which his lordschipe soghte��
That of his hihe worthinesse
He wolde do so gret meknesse��
His oghne toun to come and se��
And yive a time in the cite��
So that his fader mihte him gete
That he wolde ones with him ete。 1490
This lord hath granted his requeste��
And whan the dai was of the feste��
In worschipe of here Emperour
The king and ek the Senatour
Forth with here wyves bothe tuo��
With many a lord and lady mo��
On horse riden him ayein��
Til it befell�察�upon a plein
Thei sihen wher he was comende。
With that Constance anon preiende 1500
Spak to hir lord that he abyde��
So that sche mai tofore ryde��
To ben upon his bienvenue
The ferste which schal him salue��
And thus after hire lordes graunt
Upon a Mule whyt amblaunt
Forth with a fewe rod this qweene。
Thei wondren what sche wolde mene��
And riden after softe pas��
Bot whan this ladi come was 1510
To themperour�察�in his presence
Sche seide alowd in audience��
;Mi lord�察�mi fader�察�wel you be��
And of this time that I se
Youre honour and your goode hele��
Which is the helpe of my querele��
I thonke unto the goddes myht。;
For joie his herte was affliht
Of that sche tolde in remembrance��
And whanne he wiste it was Constance�察 �1520
Was nevere fader half so blithe。
Wepende he keste hire ofte sithe��
So was his herte al overcome��
For thogh his Moder were come
Fro deth to lyve out of the grave��
He mihte nomor wonder have
Than he hath whan that he hire sih。
With that hire oghne lord cam nyh
And is to themperour obeied��
Bot whan the fortune is bewreied�察 �1530
How that Constance is come aboute��
So hard an herte was non oute��
That he for pite tho ne wepte。
Arcennus�察�which hire fond and kepte��
Was thanne glad of that is falle��
So that with joie among hem alle
Thei riden in at Rome gate。
This Emperour thoghte al to late��
Til that the Pope were come��
And of the lordes sende some 1540
To preie him that he wolde haste��
And he cam forth in alle haste��
And whan that he the tale herde��
How wonderly this chance ferde��
He thonketh god of his miracle��
To whos miht mai be non obstacle��
The king a noble feste hem made��
And thus thei weren alle glade。
A parlement�察�er that thei wente��
Thei setten unto this entente�察 �1550
To puten Rome in full espeir
That Moris was apparant heir
And scholde abide with hem stille��
For such was al the londes wille。
Whan every thing was fulli spoke��
Of sorwe and queint was al the smoke��
Tho tok his leve Allee the king��
And with full many a riche thing��
Which themperour him hadde yive��
He goth a glad lif forto live�察 �1560
For he Constance hath in his hond��
Which was the confort of his lond。
For whan that he cam hom ayein��
Ther is no tunge it mihte sein
What joie was that ilke stounde
Of that he hath his qweene founde��
Which ferst was sent of goddes sonde��
Whan sche was drive upon the Stronde��
Be whom the misbelieve of Sinne
Was left�察�and Cristes feith cam inne 1570
To hem that whilom were blinde。
Bot he which hindreth every kinde
And for no gold mai be forboght��
The deth comende er he be soght��
Tok with this king such aqueintance��
That he with al his retenance
Ne mihte noght defende his lif��
And thus he parteth from his wif��
Which thanne made sorwe ynowh。
And therupon hire herte drowh 1580
To leven Engelond for evere
And go wher that sche hadde levere��
To Rome�察�whenne that sche cam��
And thus of al the lond sche nam
Hir leve�察�and goth to Rome ayein。
And after that the bokes sein��
She was noght there bot a throwe��
Whan deth of kinde hath overthrowe
Hir worthi fader�察�which men seide
That he betwen hire armes deide。 1590
And afterward the yer suiende
The god hath mad of hire an ende��
And fro this worldes faierie
Hath take hire into compaignie。
Moris hir Sone was corouned��
Which so ferforth was abandouned
To Cristes feith�察�that men him calle
Moris the cristeneste of alle。
And thus the wel meninge of love
Was ate laste set above�察 �1600
And so as thou hast herd tofore��
The false tunges weren lore��
Whiche upon love wolden lie。
Forthi touchende of this Envie
Which longeth unto bacbitinge��
Be war thou make no lesinge
In hindringe of an other wiht��
And if thou wolt be tawht ariht
What meschief bakbitinge doth
Be other weie�察�a tale soth 1610
Now miht thou hiere next suiende��
Which to this vice is acordende。
In a Cronique�察�as thou schalt wite��
A gret ensample I finde write��
Which I schal telle upon this thing。
Philippe of Macedoyne kyng
Two Sones hadde be his wif��
Whos fame is yit in Grece rif��
Demetrius the ferste brother
Was hote�察�and Perses that other。 1620
Demetrius men seiden tho
The betre knyht was of the tuo��
To whom the lond was entendant��
As he which heir was apparant
To regne after his fader dai��
Bot that thing which no water mai
Quenche in this world�察�bot evere brenneth��
Into his brother herte it renneth��
The proude Envie of that he sih
His brother scholde clymbe on hih�察 �1630
And he to him mot thanne obeie��
That may he soffre be no weie。
With strengthe dorst he nothing fonde��
So tok he lesinge upon honde��
Whan he sih time and spak therto。
For it befell that time so��
His fader grete werres hadde
With Rome�察�whiche he streite ladde
Thurgh mihty hond of his manhode��
As he which hath ynowh knihthode�察 �1640
And ofte hem hadde sore grieved。
Bot er the werre were achieved��
As he was upon ordinance
At hom in Grece�察�it fell per chance��
Demetrius�察�which ofte aboute
Ridende was�察�stod that time oute��
So that this Perse in his absence��
Which bar the tunge of pestilence��
With false wordes whiche he feigneth
Upon his oghne brother pleigneth 1650
In privete behinde his bak��
And to his fader thus he spak��
;Mi diere fader�察�I am holde
Be weie of kinde�察�as resoun wolde��
That I fro yow schal nothing hide��
Which mihte torne in eny side
Of youre astat into grevance��
Forthi myn hertes obeissance
Towardes you I thenke kepe��
For it is good ye take kepe 1660
Upon a thing which is me told。
Mi brother hath ous alle sold
To hem of Rome�察�and you also��
For thanne they behote him so��
That he with hem schal regne in pes。
Thus hath he cast for his encress
That youre astat schal go to noght��
And this to proeve schal be broght
So ferforth�察�that I undertake
It schal noght wel mow be forsake。; 1670
The king upon this tale ansuerde
And seide�察�if this thing which he herde
Be soth and mai be broght to prove��
;It schal noght be to his behove��
Which so hath schapen ous the werste��
For he himself schal be the ferste
That schal be ded�察�if that I mai。;
Thus afterward upon a dai��
Whan that Demetrius was come��
Anon his fader hath him nome�察 �1680
And bad unto his brother Perse
That he his tale schal reherse
Of thilke tresoun which he tolde。
And he�察�which al untrowthe wolde��
Conseileth that so hih a nede
Be treted wher as it mai spede��
In comun place of juggement。
The king therto yaf his assent��
Demetrius was put in hold��
Wherof that Perses was bold。 1690
Thus stod the trowthe under the charge��
And the falshede goth at large��
Which thurgh beheste hath overcome
The greteste of the lordes some��
That privelich of his acord
Thei stonde as witnesse of record��
The jugge was mad favorable��
Thus was the lawe deceivable
So ferforth that the trowthe fond
Rescousse non�察�and thus the lond 1700
Forth with the king deceived were。
The gulteles was dampned there
And deide upon accusement��
Bot such a fals conspirement��
Thogh it be prive for a throwe��
Godd wolde noght it were unknowe��
And that was afterward wel proved
In him which hath the deth controved。
Of that his brother was so slain
This Perses was wonder fain�察 �1710
As he that tho was apparant��
Upon the Regne and expectant��
Wherof he wax so proud and vein��
That he his fader in desdeign
Hath take and set of non acompte��
As he which thoghte him to surmonte��
That wher he was ferst debonaire��
He was tho rebell and contraire��
And noght as heir bot as a king
He tok upon him alle thing 1720
Of malice and of tirannie
In contempt of the Regalie��
Livende his fader�察�and so wroghte��
That whan the fader him bethoghte
And sih to whether side it drowh��
Anon he wiste well ynowh
How Perse after his false tunge
Hath so thenvious belle runge��
That he hath slain his oghne brother。
Wherof as thanne he knew non other�察 �1730
Bot sodeinly the jugge he nom��
Which corrupt sat upon the dom��
In such a wise and hath him pressed��
That he the sothe him hath confessed
Of al that hath be spoke and do。
Mor sori than the king was tho
Was nevere man upon this Molde��
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