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 might。
But often was his herte hoot and cold；
And namely； that ilke nynthe night；
Which on the morwe she hadde him byhight
To come ayein： god wot； ful litel reste 1105
Hadde he that night； no…thing to slepe him leste。
The laurer…crouned Phebus； with his hete；
Gan； in his course ay upward as he wente；
To warmen of the est see the wawes wete；
And Nisus doughter song with fresh entente； 1110
Whan Troilus his Pandare after sente；
And on the walles of the toun they pleyde；
To loke if they can seen ought of Criseyde。
Til it was noon； they stoden for to see
Who that ther come； and every maner wight； 1115
That cam fro fer； they seyden it was she；
Til that they coude knowen him a…right。
Now was his herte dul； now was it light；
And thus by…iaped stonden for to stare
Aboute nought； this Troilus and Pandare。 1120
To Pandarus this Troilus tho seyde；
‘For ought I wot； bi…for noon； sikerly；
In…to this toun ne comth nought here Criseyde。
She hath y…now to done； hardily；
To winnen from hir fader； so trowe I； 1125
Hir olde fader wol yet make hir dyne
Er that she go； god yeve his herte pyne！'
Pandare answerde； ‘It may wel be； certeyn；
And for…thy lat us dyne； I thee biseche；
And after noon than maystw thou come ayeyn。' 1130
And hoom they go； with…oute more speche；
And comen ayein； but longe may they seche
Er that they finde that they after cape；
Fortune hem bothe thenketh for to Iape。
Quod Troilus； ‘I see wel now； that she 1135
Is taried with hir olde fader so；
That er she come； it wole neigh even be。
Com forth； I wol un…to the yate go。
Thise portours been unkonninge ever…mo；
And I wol doon hem holden up the yate 1140
As nought ne were； al…though she come late。'
The day goth faste； and after that comth eve；
And yet com nought to Troilus Criseyde。
He loketh forth by hegge； by tree； by greve；
And fer his heed over the wal he leyde。 1145
And at the laste he torned him； and seyde。
‘By god； I woot hir mening now； Pandare！
Al…most； y…wis； al newe was my care。
‘Now douteles； this lady can hir good；
I woot； she meneth ryden prively。 1150
I comende hir wysdom； by myn hood！
She wol not maken peple nycely
Gaure on hir； whan she comth； but softely
By nighte in…to the toun she thenketh ryde。
And； dere brother； thenk not longe to abyde。 1155
‘We han nought elles for to don； y…wis。
And Pandarus； now woltow trowen me？
Have here my trouthe； I see hir！ Yond she is。
Heve up thyn eyen； man！ Maystow not see？'
Pandare answerde； ‘Nay； so mote I thee！ 1160
Al wrong； by god； what seystow； man； wher art？
That I see yond nis but a fare…cart。'
‘Allas； thou seist right sooth；' quod Troilus；
‘But； hardely； it is not al for nought
That in myn herte I now reioyse thus。 1165
It is ayein som good I have a thought。
Noot I not how； but sin that I was wrought；
Ne felte I swich a confort； dar I seye；
She comth to…night； my lyf； that dorste I leye！'
Pandare answerde； ‘It may be wel； y…nough'； 1170
And held with him of al that ever he seyde；
But in his herte he thoughte； and softe lough；
And to him…self ful sobrely he seyde：
‘From hasel…wode； ther Ioly Robin pleyde；
Shal come al that thou abydest here； 1175
Ye； fare…wel al the snow of ferne yere！'
The wardein of the yates gan to calle
The folk which that with…oute the yates were；
And bad hem dryven in hir bestes alle；
Or al the night they moste bleven there。 1180
And fer with…in the night； with many a tere；
This Troilus gan hoomward for to ryde；
For wel he seeth it helpeth nought tabyde。
But natheles； he gladded him in this；
He thoughte he misacounted hadde his day； 1185
And seyde； ‘I understonde have al a…mis。
For thilke night I last Criseyde say；
She seyde； 〃I shal ben here； if that I may；
Er that the mone； O dere herte swete！
The Lyon passe； out of this Ariete。〃 1190
‘For which she may yet holde al hir biheste。'
And on the morwe un…to the yate he wente；
And up and down； by west and eek by este；
Up…on the walles made he many a wente。
But al for nought； his hope alwey him blente； 1195
For which at night； in sorwe and sykes sore；
He wente him hoom； with…outen any more。
This hope al clene out of his herte fledde；
He nath wher…on now lenger for to honge；
But for the peyne him thoughte his herte bledde； 1200
So were his throwes sharpe and wonder stronge。
For when he saugh that she abood so longe；
He niste what he iuggen of it mighte；
Sin she hath broken that she him bihighte。
The thridde； ferthe； fifte； sixte day 1205
After tho dayes ten； of which I tolde；
Bitwixen hope and drede his herte lay；
Yet som…what trustinge on hir hestes olde。
But whan he saugh she nolde hir terme holde；
He can now seen non other remedye； 1210
But for to shape him sone for to dye。
Ther…with the wikked spirit； god us blesse；
Which that men clepeth wode Ialousye；
Gan in him crepe； in al this hevinesse；
For which； by…cause he wolde sone dye； 1215
He ne eet ne dronk； for his malencolye；
And eek from every companye he fledde；
This was the lyf that al the tyme he ledde。
He so defet was； that no maner man
Unneth mighte him knowe ther he wente； 1220
So was he lene； and ther…to pale and wan；
And feble； that he walketh by potente；
And with his ire he thus himselven shente。
But who…so axed him wher…of him smerte；
He seyde； his harm was al aboute his herte。 1225
Pryam ful ofte； and eek his moder dere；
His bretheren and his sustren gonne him freyne
Why he so sorwful was in al his chere；
And what thing was the cause of al his peyne？
But al for nought； he nolde his cause pleyne； 1230
But seyde； he felte a grevous maladye
A…boute his herte； and fayn he wolde dye。
So on a day he leyde him doun to slepe；
And so bifel that in his sleep him thoughte；
That in a forest faste he welk to wepe 1235
For love of hir that him these peynes wroughte；
And up and doun as he the forest soughte；
He mette he saugh a boor with tuskes grete；
That sleep ayein the brighte sonnes hete。
And by this boor； faste in his armes folde； 1240
Lay kissing ay his lady bright Criseyde：
For sorwe of which； whan he it gan biholde；
And for despyt； out of his slepe he breyde；
And loude he cryde on Pandarus； and seyde；
‘O Pandarus； now knowe I crop and rote！ 1245
I nam but deed； ther nis non other bote！
‘My lady bright Criseyde hath me bitrayed；
In whom I trusted most of any wight；
She elles…where hath now hir herte apayed；
The blisful goddes； through hir grete might； 1250
Han in my dreem y…shewed it ful right。
Thus in my dreem Criseyde I have biholde'
And al this thing to Pandarus he tolde。
‘O my Criseyde； allas！ What subtiltee。
What newe lust； what beautee； what science； 1255
What wratthe of iuste cause have ye to me？
What gilt of me； what fel ex