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Shal been agast that Grekes wol hem shende。

And men shul drede; un…to the worldes ende;

From hennes…forth to ravisshe any quene;  895

So cruel shal our wreche on hem be sene。



‘And but…if Calkas lede us with ambages;

That is to seyn; with double wordes slye;

Swich as men clepe a 〃word with two visages;〃

Ye shal wel knowen that I nought ne lye;  900

And al this thing right seen it with your ye;

And that anoon; ye nil not trowe how sone;

Now taketh heed; for it is for to done。



‘What wene ye your wyse fader wolde

Han yeven Antenor for yow anoon;  905

If he ne wiste that the citee sholde

Destroyed been? Why; nay; so mote I goon!

He knew ful wel ther shal not scapen oon

That Troyan is; and for the grete fere;

He dorste not; ye dwelte lenger there。  910



‘What wole ye more; lufsom lady dere?

Lat Troye and Troyan fro your herte pace!

Dryf out that bittre hope; and make good chere;

And clepe ayein the beautee of your face;

That ye with salte teres so deface。  915

For Troye is brought in swich a Iupartye;

That; it to save; is now no remedye。



‘And thenketh wel; ye shal in Grekes finde;

A more parfit love; er it be night;

Than any Troian is; and more kinde;  920

And bet to serven yow wol doon his might。

And if ye vouche sauf; my lady bright;

I wol ben he to serven yow my…selve;

Yee; lever than he lord of Greces twelve!'



And with that word he gan to waxen reed;  925

And in his speche a litel wight he quook;

And caste a…syde a litel wight his heed;

And stinte a whyle; and afterward awook;

And sobreliche on hir he threw his look;

And seyde; ‘I am; al be it yow no Ioye;  930

As gentil man as any wight in Troye。



‘For if my fader Tydeus;' he seyde;

‘Y…lived hadde; I hadde been; er this;

Of Calidoine and Arge a king; Criseyde!

And so hope I that I shal yet; y…wis。  935

But he was slayn; allas! The more harm is;

Unhappily at Thebes al to rathe;

Polymites and many a man to scathe。



‘But herte myn; sin that I am your man;

And been the ferste of whom I seche grace;  940

To serven you as hertely as I can;

And ever shal; whyl I to live have space;

So; er that I departe out of this place;

Ye wol me graunte; that I may to…morwe;

At bettre leyser; telle yow my sorwe。'  945



What shold I telle his wordes that he seyde?

He spak y…now; for o day at the meste;

It preveth wel; he spak so that Criseyde

Graunted; on the morwe; at his requeste;

For to speken with him at the leste;  950

So that he nolde speke of swich matere;

And thus to him she seyde; as ye may here:



As she that hadde hir herte on Troilus

So faste; that ther may it noon arace;

And straungely she spak; and seyde thus;  955

‘O Diomede; I love that ilke place

Ther I was born; and Ioves; for his grace;

Delivere it sone of al that doth it care!

God; for thy might; so leve it wel to fare!



‘That Grekes wolde hir wraththe on Troye wreke;  960

If that they mighte; I knowe it wel; y…wis。

But it shal not bifallen as ye speke;

And god to…forn; and ferther over this;

I wot my fader wys and redy is;

And that he me hath bought; as ye me tolde;  965

So dere; I am the more un…to him holde。



‘That Grekes been of heigh condicioun;

I woot eek wel; but certein; men shal finde

As worthy folk with…inne Troye toun;

As conning; and as parfit and as kinde;  970

As been bitwixen Orcades and Inde。

And that ye coude wel your lady serve;

I trowe eek wel; hir thank for to deserve。



‘But as to speke of love; y…wis;' she seyde;

‘I hadde a lord; to whom I wedded was;  975

The whos myn herte al was; til that he deyde;

And other love; as helpe me now Pallas;

Ther in myn herte nis; ne nevere was。

And that ye been of noble and heigh kinrede;

I have wel herd it tellen; out of drede。  980



‘And that doth me to han so gret a wonder;

That ye wol scornen any womman so。

Eek; god wot; love and I be fer a…sonder!

I am disposed bet; so mote I go;

Un…to my deeth; to pleyne and maken wo。  985

What I shal after doon; I can not seye;

But trewely; as yet me list not pleye。



‘Myn herte is now in tribulacioun;

And ye in armes bisy; day by day。

Here…after; whan ye wonnen han the toun;  990

Paraunter; thanne so it happen may;

That whan I see that I never er say;

Than wole I werke that I never wroughte!

This word to yow y…nough suffysen oughte。



‘To…morwe eek wol I speken with yow fayn;  995

So that ye touchen nought of this matere。

And whan yow list; ye may come here ayeyn;

And; er ye gon; thus muche I seye yow here;

As help me Pallas with hir heres clere;

If that I sholde of any Greek han routhe;  1000

It sholde be your…selven; by my trouthe!



‘I sey not therfore that I wol yow love;

Ne I sey not nay; but in conclusioun;

I mene wel; by god that sit above:' 

And ther…with…al she caste hir eyen doun;  1005

And gan to syke; and seyde; ‘O Troye toun;

Yet bidde I god; in quiete and in reste

I may yow seen; or do myn herte breste。'



But in effect; and shortly for to seye;

This Diomede al freshly newe ayeyn  1010


Gan pressen on; and faste hir mercy preye;

And after this; the sothe for to seyn;

Hir glove he took; of which he was ful fayn。

And fynally; whan it was waxen eve;

And al was wel; he roos and took his leve。  1015



The brighte Venus folwede and ay taughte

The wey; ther brode Phebus doun alighte;

And Cynthea hir char…hors over…raughte

To whirle out of the Lyon; if she mighte;

And Signifer his candelse shewed brighte;  1020

Whan that Criseyde un…to hir bedde wente

In…with hir fadres faire brighte tente。



Retorning in hir soule ay up and doun

The wordes of this sodein Diomede;

His greet estat; and peril of the toun;  1025

And that she was allone and hadde nede

Of freendes help; and thus bigan to brede

The cause why; the sothe for to telle;

That she tok fully purpos for to dwelle。



The morwe com; and goostly for to speke;  1030

This Diomede is come un…to Criseyde;

And shortly; lest that ye my tale breke;

So wel he for him…selve spak and seyde;

That alle hir sykes sore adoun he leyde。

And fynally; the sothe for to seyne;  1035

He refte hir of the grete of al hir peyne。



And after this the story telleth us;

That she him yaf the faire baye stede;

The which he ones wan of Troilus;

And eek a broche (and that was litel nede)  1040

That Troilus was; she yaf this Diomede。

And eek; the bet from sorwe him to releve;

She made him were a pencel of hir sleve。



I finde eek in stories elles…where;

Whan through the body hurt was Diomede  1045

Of Troilus; tho weep she many a tere;

Whan that she saugh his wyde woundes blede;

And that she took to kepen him good hede;

And for to hele him of his sorwes smerte。

Men seyn; I not; that she yaf him hir herte。  1050



But trewely; the story telleth us;

Ther made never womman more wo

Than she; whan that she falsed Troilus。

She seyde; ‘Allas! For now is clene a…go

My name of trouthe in love; for ever…mo!  1055

For I have falsed oon; the gentileste

That ever was; and oon the worthieste!



‘Allas; of me; un…to the worldes ende;

Shal neither been y…writen nor y…songe

No good word; for thise bokes wol me shende。  1060

O; rolled shal I been on many a tonge;

Through…out the world my belle shal be ronge;

And wommen most wol hate me of alle。

Allas; that swich a cas me sholde falle!



‘They wol seyn; in as muche as in me is;  1065

I have hem don dishonour; weylawey!

Al be I not the first that dide amis;

What helpeth that to do my blame awey?

But sin I see there is no bettre way;

And that to late is now for me to rewe;  1070

To Diomede algate I wol be trewe。



‘But Troilus; sin I no better may;

And sin that thus departen ye and I;

Yet preye I god; so yeve yow right good day

As for the gentileste; trewely;  1075

That ever I say; to serven feithfully;

And best can ay his lady honour kepe:' 

And with that word she brast anon to wepe。



‘And certes yow ne haten shal I never;

And freendes love; that shal ye han of me;  1080

And my good word; al mighte I liven ever。

And; trewely; I wolde sory be

For to seen yow in adversitee。

And giltelees; I woot wel; I yow leve;

But al shal passe; and thus take I my leve。'  1085



But trewely; how longe it was bitwene;

That she for…sook him for this Diomede;

Ther is non auctor telleth it; I wene。

Take every man now to his bokes hede;

He shal no terme finden; out of drede。  1090

For though that he bigan to wowe hir sone;

Er he hir wan; yet was ther more to done。



Ne me ne list this sely womman chyde

Ferther than the story wol devyse。

Hir name; allas! Is publisshed so wyde;  1095

That for hir gilt it oughte y…noe suffyse。

And if I mighte excuse hir any wyse;

For she so sory was for hir untrouthe;

Y…wis; I wolde excuse hir yet for routhe。



This Troilus; as I biforn have told;  1100

Thus dryveth forth; as wel as he hath mi

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