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confessio amantis-第28部分

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Bot there it resteth and abod。
This grete Schip on Anker rod;
The Lord cam forth; and whan he sih
That other ligge abord so nyh;
He wondreth what it myhte be;
And bad men to gon in and se。    1140
This ladi tho was crope aside;
As sche that wolde hireselven hide;
For sche ne wiste what thei were:
Thei soghte aboute and founde hir there
And broghten up hire child and hire;
And therupon this lord to spire
Began; fro whenne that sche cam;
And what sche was。 Quod sche; 〃I am
A womman wofully bestad。
I hadde a lord; and thus he bad;    1150
That I forth with my litel Sone
Upon the wawes scholden wone;
Bot why the cause was; I not:
Bot he which alle thinges wot
Yit hath; I thonke him; of his miht
Mi child and me so kept upriht;
That we be save bothe tuo。〃
This lord hire axeth overmo
How sche believeth; and sche seith;
〃I lieve and triste in Cristes feith;     1160
Which deide upon the Rode tree。〃
〃What is thi name?〃 tho quod he。
〃Mi name is Couste;〃 sche him seide:
Bot forthermor for noght he preide
Of hire astat to knowe plein;
Sche wolde him nothing elles sein
Bot of hir name; which sche feigneth;
Alle othre thinges sche restreigneth;
That a word more sche ne tolde。
This lord thanne axeth if sche wolde   1170
With him abide in compaignie;
And seide he cam fro Barbarie
To Romeward; and hom he wente。
Tho sche supposeth what it mente;
And seith sche wolde with him wende
And duelle unto hire lyves ende;
Be so it be to his plesance。
And thus upon here aqueintance
He tolde hire pleinly as it stod;
Of Rome how that the gentil blod    1180
In Barbarie was betraied;
And therupon he hath assaied
Be werre; and taken such vengance;
That non of al thilke alliance;
Be whom the tresoun was compassed;
Is from the swerd alyve passed;
Bot of Constance hou it was;
That cowthe he knowe be no cas;
Wher sche becam; so as he seide。
Hire Ere unto his word sche leide;     1190
Bot forther made sche no chiere。
And natheles in this matiere
It happeth thilke time so:
This Lord; with whom sche scholde go;
Of Rome was the Senatour;
And of hir fader themperour
His brother doughter hath to wyve;
Which hath hir fader ek alyve;
And was Salustes cleped tho;
This wif Heleine hihte also;     1200
To whom Constance was Cousine。
Thus to the sike a medicine
Hath god ordeined of his grace;
That forthwith in the same place
This Senatour his trowthe plihte;
For evere; whil he live mihte;
To kepe in worschipe and in welthe;
Be so that god wol yive hire helthe;
This ladi; which fortune him sende。
And thus be Schipe forth sailende   1210
Hire and hir child to Rome he broghte;
And to his wif tho he besoghte
To take hire into compaignie:
And sche; which cowthe of courtesie
Al that a good wif scholde konne;
Was inly glad that sche hath wonne
The felaschip of so good on。
Til tuelve yeres were agon;
This Emperoures dowhter Custe
Forth with the dowhter of Saluste   1220
Was kept; bot noman redily
Knew what sche was; and noght forthi
Thei thoghten wel sche hadde be
In hire astat of hih degre;
And every lif hire loveth wel。
Now herke how thilke unstable whel;
Which evere torneth; wente aboute。
The king Allee; whil he was oute;
As thou tofore hast herd this cas;
Deceived thurgh his Moder was:   1230
Bot whan that he cam hom ayein;
He axeth of his Chamberlein
And of the Bisschop ek also;
Wher thei the qweene hadden do。
And thei answerde; there he bad;
And have him thilke lettre rad;
Which he hem sende for warant;
And tolde him pleinli as it stant;
And sein; it thoghte hem gret pite
To se so worthi on as sche;   1240
With such a child as ther was bore;
So sodeinly to be forlore。
He axeth hem what child that were;
And thei him seiden; that naghere;
In al the world thogh men it soghte;
Was nevere womman that forth broghte
A fairer child than it was on。
And thanne he axede hem anon;
Whi thei ne hadden write so:
Thei tolden; so thei hadden do。     1250
He seide; 〃Nay。〃 Thei seiden; 〃Yis。〃
The lettre schewed rad it is;
Which thei forsoken everidel。
Tho was it understonde wel
That ther is tresoun in the thing:
The Messager tofore the king
Was broght and sodeinliche opposed;
And he; which nothing hath supposed
Bot alle wel; began to seie
That he nagher upon the weie     1260
Abod; bot only in a stede;
And cause why that he so dede
Was; as he wente to and fro;
At Knaresburgh be nyhtes tuo
The kinges Moder made him duelle。
And whan the king it herde telle;
Withinne his herte he wiste als faste
The treson which his Moder caste;
And thoghte he wolde noght abide;
Bot forth riht in the same tide     1270
He tok his hors and rod anon。
With him ther riden manion;
To Knaresburgh and forth thei wente;
And lich the fyr which tunder hente;
In such a rage; as seith the bok;
His Moder sodeinliche he tok
And seide unto hir in this wise:
〃O beste of helle; in what juise
Hast thou deserved forto deie;
That hast so falsly put aweie    1280
With tresoun of thi bacbitinge
The treweste at my knowlechinge
Of wyves and the most honeste?
Bot I wol make this beheste;
I schal be venged er I go。〃
And let a fyr do make tho;
And bad men forto caste hire inne:
Bot ferst sche tolde out al the sinne;
And dede hem alle forto wite
How sche the lettres hadde write;   1290
Fro point to point as it was wroght。
And tho sche was to dethe broght
And brent tofore hire Sones yhe:
Wherof these othre; whiche it sihe
And herden how the cause stod;
Sein that the juggement is good;
Of that hir Sone hire hath so served;
For sche it hadde wel deserved
Thurgh tresoun of hire false tunge;
Which thurgh the lond was after sunge;    1300
Constance and every wiht compleigneth。
Bot he; whom alle wo distreigneth;
This sorghfull king; was so bestad;
That he schal nevermor be glad;
He seith; eftsone forto wedde;
Til that he wiste how that sche spedde;
Which hadde ben his ferste wif:
And thus his yonge unlusti lif
He dryveth forth so as he mai。
Til it befell upon a dai;     1310
Whan he hise werres hadde achieved;
And thoghte he wolde be relieved
Of Soule hele upon the feith
Which he hath take; thanne he seith
That he to Rome in pelrinage
Wol go; wher Pope was Pelage;
To take his absolucioun。
And upon this condicioun
He made Edwyn his lieutenant;
Which heir to him was apparant;     1320
That he the lond in his absence
Schal reule: and thus be providence
Of alle thinges wel begon
He tok his leve and forth is gon。
Elda; which tho was with him there;
Er thei fulliche at Rome were;
Was sent tofore to pourveie;
And he his guide upon the weie;
In help to ben his herbergour;
Hath axed who was Senatour;   1330
That he his name myhte kenne。
Of Capadoce; he seide; Arcenne
He hihte; and was a worthi kniht。
To him goth Elda tho forth riht
And tolde him of his lord tidinge;
And preide that for his comynge
He wolde assigne him herbergage;
And he so dede of good corage。
Whan al is do that was to done;
The king himself cam after sone。    1340
This Senatour; whan that he com;
To Couste and to his wif at hom
Hath told how such a king Allee
Of gret array to the Citee
Was come; and Couste upon his tale
With herte clos and colour pale
Aswoune fell; and he merveileth
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