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confessio amantis-第93部分

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Thou schalt have wonder hou it is;    4880
Among the folk in eny regne
That such a vice myhte regne;
Which is comun at alle assaies;
As men mai finde nou adaies。
The vice lik unto the fend;
Which nevere yit was mannes frend;
And cleped is Unkindeschipe;
Of covine and of felaschipe
With Avarice he is withholde。
Him thenkth he scholde noght ben holde   4890
Unto the moder which him bar;
Of him mai nevere man be war;
He wol noght knowe the merite;
For that he wolde it noght aquite;
Which in this world is mochel used;
And fewe ben therof excused。
To telle of him is endeles;
Bot this I seie natheles;
Wher as this vice comth to londe;
Ther takth noman his thonk on honde;  4900
Thogh he with alle his myhtes serve;
He schal of him no thonk deserve。
He takth what eny man wol yive;
Bot whil he hath o day to live;
He wol nothing rewarde ayein;
He gruccheth forto yive o grein;
Wher he hath take a berne full。
That makth a kinde herte dull;
To sette his trust in such frendschipe;
Ther as he fint no kindeschipe;    4910
And forto speke wordes pleine;
Thus hiere I many a man compleigne;
That nou on daies thou schalt finde
At nede fewe frendes kinde;
What thou hast don for hem tofore;
It is foryete; as it were lore。
The bokes speken of this vice;
And telle hou god of his justice;
Be weie of kinde and ek nature
And every lifissh creature;  4920
The lawe also; who that it kan;
Thei dampnen an unkinde man。
It is al on to seie unkinde
As thing which don is ayein kinde;
For it with kinde nevere stod
A man to yelden evel for good。
For who that wolde taken hede;
A beste is glad of a good dede;
And loveth thilke creature
After the lawe of his nature    4930
Which doth him ese。 And forto se
Of this matiere Auctorite;
Fulofte time it hath befalle;
Wherof a tale amonges alle;
Which is of olde ensamplerie;
I thenke forto specefie。
To speke of an unkinde man;
I finde hou whilom Adrian;
Of Rome which a gret lord was;
Upon a day as he per cas  4940
To wode in his huntinge wente;
It hapneth at a soudein wente;
After his chace as he poursuieth;
Thurgh happ; the which noman eschuieth;
He fell unwar into a pet;
Wher that it mihte noght be let。
The pet was dep and he fell lowe;
That of his men non myhte knowe
Wher he becam; for non was nyh;
Which of his fall the meschief syh。   4950
And thus al one ther he lay
Clepende and criende al the day
For socour and deliverance;
Til ayein Eve it fell per chance;
A while er it began to nyhte;
A povere man; which Bardus hihte;
Cam forth walkende with his asse;
And hadde gadred him a tasse
Of grene stickes and of dreie
To selle; who that wolde hem beie;    4960
As he which hadde no liflode;
Bot whanne he myhte such a lode
To toune with his Asse carie。
And as it fell him forto tarie
That ilke time nyh the pet;
And hath the trusse faste knet;
He herde a vois; which cride dimme;
And he his Ere to the brimme
Hath leid; and herde it was a man;
Which seide; 〃Ha; help hier Adrian;   4970
And I wol yiven half mi good。〃
The povere man this understod;
As he that wolde gladly winne;
And to this lord which was withinne
He spak and seide; 〃If I thee save;
What sikernesse schal I have
Of covenant; that afterward
Thou wolt me yive such reward
As thou behihtest nou tofore?〃
That other hath his othes swore    4980
Be hevene and be the goddes alle;
If that it myhte so befalle
That he out of the pet him broghte;
Of all the goodes whiche he oghte
He schal have evene halvendel。
This Bardus seide he wolde wel;
And with this word his Asse anon
He let untrusse; and therupon
Doun goth the corde into the pet;
To which he hath at ende knet       4990
A staf; wherby; he seide; he wolde
That Adrian him scholde holde。
Bot it was tho per chance falle;
Into that pet was also falle
An Ape; which at thilke throwe;
Whan that the corde cam doun lowe;
Al sodeinli therto he skipte
And it in bothe hise armes clipte。
And Bardus with his Asse anon
Him hath updrawe; and he is gon。   5000
But whan he sih it was an Ape;
He wende al hadde ben a jape
Of faierie; and sore him dradde:
And Adrian eftsone gradde
For help; and cride and preide faste;
And he eftsone his corde caste;
Bot whan it cam unto the grounde;
A gret Serpent it hath bewounde;
The which Bardus anon up drouh。
And thanne him thoghte wel ynouh;  5010
It was fantosme; bot yit he herde
The vois; and he therto ansuerde;
〃What wiht art thou in goddes name?〃
〃I am;〃 quod Adrian; 〃the same;
Whos good thou schalt have evene half。〃
Quod Bardus; 〃Thanne a goddes half
The thridde time assaie I schal〃:
And caste his corde forth withal
Into the pet; and whan it cam
To him; this lord of Rome it nam;  5020
And therupon him hath adresced;
And with his hand fulofte blessed;
And thanne he bad to Bardus hale。
And he; which understod his tale;
Betwen him and his Asse al softe
Hath drawe and set him up alofte
Withouten harm al esely。
He seith noght ones 〃grant merci;〃
Bot strauhte him forth to the cite;
And let this povere Bardus be。  5030
And natheles this simple man
His covenant; so as he can;
Hath axed; and that other seide;
If so be that he him umbreide
Of oght that hath be speke or do;
It schal ben venged on him so;
That him were betre to be ded。
And he can tho non other red;
But on his asse ayein he caste
His trusse; and hieth homward faste:  5040
And whan that he cam hom to bedde;
He tolde his wif hou that he spedde。
Bot finaly to speke oght more
Unto this lord he dradde him sore;
So that a word ne dorste he sein:
And thus upon the morwe ayein;
In the manere as I recorde;
Forth with his Asse and with his corde
To gadre wode; as he dede er;
He goth; and whan that he cam ner  5050
Unto the place where he wolde;
He hath his Ape anon beholde;
Which hadde gadred al aboute
Of stickes hiere and there a route;
And leide hem redy to his hond;
Wherof he made his trosse and bond;
Fro dai to dai and in this wise
This Ape profreth his servise;
So that he hadde of wode ynouh。
Upon a time and as he drouh  5060
Toward the wode; he sih besyde
The grete gastli Serpent glyde;
Til that sche cam in his presence;
And in hir kinde a reverence
Sche hath him do; and forth withal
A Ston mor briht than a cristall
Out of hir mouth tofore his weie
Sche let doun falle; and wente aweie;
For that he schal noght ben adrad。
Tho was this povere Bardus glad;   5070
Thonkende god; and to the Ston
He goth an takth it up anon;
And hath gret wonder in his wit
Hou that the beste him hath aquit;
Wher that the mannes Sone hath failed;
For whom he hadde most travailed。
Bot al he putte in goddes hond;
And torneth hom; and what he fond
Unto his wif he hath it schewed;
And thei; that weren bothe lewed;  5080
Acorden that he scholde it selle。
And he no lengere wolde duelle;
Bot forth anon upon the tale
The Ston he profreth to the sale;
And riht as he himself it sette;
The jueler anon forth fette
The gold and made his paiement;
Therof was no delaiement。
Thus whan this Ston was boght and sold;
Homward with joie manyfold   5090
This Bardus goth; and whan he cam
Hom to his hous and that he nam
His gold out of his Purs; withinne
He fond his Ston also therinne;
Whero
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