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Thee fele in tymes with vapour eterne。

God loveth; and to love wol nought werne;

And in this world no lyves creature;

With…outen love; is worth; or may endure。



Ye Ioves first to thilke effectes glade;  15

Thorugh which that thinges liven alle and be;

Comeveden; and amorous him made

On mortal thing; and as yow list; ay ye

Yeve him in love ese or adversitee;

And in a thousand formes doun him sente  20

For love in erthe; and whom yow liste; he hente。



Ye fierse Mars apeysen of his ire;

And; as yow list; ye maken hertes digne;

Algates; hem that ye wol sette a…fyre;

They dreden shame; and vices they resigne;  25

Ye do hem corteys be; fresshe and benigne;

And hye or lowe; after a wight entendeth;

The Ioyes that he hath; your might him sendeth。



Ye holden regne and hous in unitee;

Ye soothfast cause of frendship been also;  30

Ye knowe al thilke covered qualitee

Of thinges which that folk on wondren so;

Whan they can not construe how it may io;

She loveth him; or why he loveth here;

As why this fish; and nought that; comth to were。  35



Ye folk a lawe han set in universe;

And this knowe I by hem that loveres be;

That who…so stryveth with yow hath the werse:

Now; lady bright; for thy benignitee;

At reverence of hem that serven thee;  40

Whos clerk I am; so techeth me devyse

Som Ioye of that is felt in thy servyse。



Ye in my naked herte sentement

Inhelde; and do me shewe of thy swetnesse。 

Caliope; thy vois be now present;  45

For now is nede; sestow not my destresse;

How I mot telle anon…right the gladnesse

Of Troilus; to Venus heryinge?

To which gladnes; who nede hath; god him bringe!



Explicit prohemium Tercii Libri。



Incipit Liber Tercius。





 Lay al this mene whyle Troilus;  50

Recordinge his lessoun in this manere;

‘Ma fey!' thought he; ‘Thus wole I seye and thus;

Thus wole I pleyne unto my lady dere;

That word is good; and this shal be my chere;

This nil I not foryeten in no wyse。'  55

God leve him werken as he can devyse!



And; lord; so that his herte gan to quappe;

Heringe hir come; and shorte for to syke!

And Pandarus; that ledde hir by the lappe;

Com ner; and gan in at the curtin pyke;  60

And seyde; ‘God do bote on alle syke!

See; who is here yow comen to visyte;

Lo; here is she that is your deeth to wyte。'



Ther…with it semed as he wepte almost;

‘A ha;' quod Troilus so rewfully;  65

‘Wher me be wo; O mighty god; thow wost!

Who is al there? I se nought trewely。'

‘Sire;' quod Criseyde; ‘it is Pandare and I。'

‘Ye; swete herte? Allas; I may nought ryse

To knele; and do yow honour in som wyse。'  70



And dressede him upward; and she right tho

Gan bothe here hondes softe upon him leye;

‘O; for the love of god; do ye not so

To me;' quod she; ‘Ey! What is this to seye?

Sire; come am I to yow for causes tweye;  75

First; yow to thonke; and of your lordshipe eke

Continuance I wolde yow biseke。'



This Troilus; that herde his lady preye

Of lordship him; wex neither quik ne deed;

Ne mighte a word for shame to it seye;  80

Al…though men sholde smyten of his heed。

But lord; so he wex sodeinliche reed;

And sire; his lesson; that he wende conne;

To preyen hir; is thurgh his wit y…ronne。



Cryseyde al this aspyede wel y…nough;  85

For she was wys; and lovede him never…the…lasse;

Al nere he malapert; or made it tough;

Or was to bold; to singe a fool a masse。

But whan his shame gan somwhat to passe;

His resons; as I may my rymes holde;  90

I yow wole telle; as techen bokes olde。



In chaunged vois; right for his verray drede;

Which vois eek quook; and ther…to his manere

Goodly abayst; and now his hewes rede;

Now pale; un…to Criseyde; his lady dere;  95

With look doun cast and humble yolden chere;

Lo; the alderfirste word that him asterte

Was; twyes; ‘Mercy; mercy; swete herte!'



And stinte a whyl; and whan he mighte out…bringe;

The nexte word was; ‘God wot; for I have;  100

As feyfully as I have had konninge;

Ben youres; also god so my sowle save;

And shal til that I; woful wight; be grave。

And though I dar ne can un…to yow pleyne;

Y…wis; I suffre nought the lasse peyne。  105



‘Thus muche as now; O wommanliche wyf;

I may out…bringe; and if this yow displese;

That shal I wreke upon myn owne lyf

Right sone; I trowe; and doon your herte an ese;

If with my deeth your herte I may apese。  110

But sin that ye han herd me som…what seye;

Now recche I never how sone that I deye。'



Ther…with his manly sorwe to biholde;

It mighte han maad an herte of stoon to rewe;

And Pandare weep as he to watre wolde;  115

And poked ever his nece newe and newe;

And seyde; ‘Wo bigon ben hertes trewe!

For love of god; make of this thing an ende;

Or slee us bothe at ones; er that ye wende。'



‘I? What?' quod she; ‘By god and by my trouthe;  120

I noot nought what ye wilne that I seye。'

‘I? What?' quod he; ‘That ye han on him routhe;

For goddes love; and doth him nought to deye。'

‘Now thanne thus;' quod she; ‘I wolde him preye

To telle me the fyn of his entente;  125

Yet wist I never wel what that he mente。'



‘What that I mene; O swete herte dere?'

Quod Troilus; ‘O goodly; fresshe free!

That; with the stremes of your eyen clere;

Ye wolde som…tyme freendly on me see;  130

And thanne agreen that I may ben he;

With…oute braunche of vyce on any wyse;

In trouthe alwey to doon yow my servyse;



‘As to my lady right and chief resort;

With al my wit and al my diligence;  135

And I to han; right as yow list; comfort;

Under your yerde; egal to myn offence;

As deeth; if that I breke your defence;

And that ye deigne me so muche honoure;

Me to comaunden ought in any houre。  140



‘And I to ben your verray humble trewe;

Secret; and in my paynes pacient;

And ever…mo desire freshly newe;

To serven; and been y…lyke ay diligent;

And; with good herte; al holly your talent  145

Receyven wel; how sore that me smerte;

Lo; this mene I; myn owene swete herte。'



Quod Pandarus; ‘Lo; here an hard request;

And resonable; a lady for to werne!

Now; nece myn; by natal Ioves fest;  150

Were I a god; ye sholde sterve as yerne;

That heren wel; this man wol no…thing yerne

But your honour; and seen him almost sterve;

And been so looth to suffren him yow serve。'



With that she gan hir eyen on him caste  155

Ful esily; and ful debonairly;

Avysing hir; and hyed not to faste

With never a word; but seyde him softely;

‘Myn honour sauf; I wol wel trewely;

And in swich forme as he can now devyse;  160

Receyven him fully to my servyse;



‘Biseching him; for goddes love; that he

Wolde; in honour of trouthe and gentilesse;

As I wel mene; eek mene wel to me;

And myn honour; with wit and besinesse  165

Ay kepe; and if I may don him gladnesse;

From hennes…forth; y…wis; I nil not feyne:

Now beeth al hool; no lenger ye ne pleyne。



‘But nathelees; this warne I yow;' quod she;

‘A kinges sone al…though ye be; y…wis;  170

Ye shal na…more have soverainetee

Of me in love; than right in that cas is;

Ne I nil forbere; if that ye doon a…mis;

To wrathen yow; and whyl that ye me serve;

Cherycen yow right after ye deserve。  175



‘And shortly; dere herte and al my knight;

Beth glad; and draweth yow to lustinesse;

And I shal trewely; with al my might;

Your bittre tornen al in…to swetenesse。

If I be she that may yow do gladnesse;  180

For every wo ye shal recovere a blisse';

And him in armes took; and gan him kisse。



Fil Pandarus on knees; and up his eyen

To hevene threw; and held his hondes hye;

‘Immortal god!' quod he; ‘That mayst nought dyen;  185

Cupide I mene; of this mayst glorifye;

And Venus; thou mayst maken melodye;

With…outen hond; me semeth that in the towne;

For this merveyle; I here ech belle sowne。



‘But ho! No more as now of this matere;  190

For…why this folk wol comen up anoon;

That han the lettre red; lo; I he

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