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A08927	Here begynneth thystorye of the noble ryght valyaunt [and] worthy knyght Parys, and of the fayr Vye[n]ne the daulphyns doughter of vyenneys the whyche sufferd many aduersytees bycause of theyr true loue or they coude enioye the effect therof of eche other,; Paris et Vienne. English	Pierre, de la Cépède, 15th cent.; Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491.	1485 (1485)	STC 19206; ESTC S121460	61,945	72

¶ Here begynneth thystorye of the noble ryght valyaunt worthy knyght Parys and of the fayr Vyēne the daulphyns doughter of vyennoys the whyche suffred many aduersytees bycause of theyr true loue or they coude enioye the effect therof of eche other IN the tyme of kynge Charles of Fraunce the yere of our lord Ihesu Cryst MCClxxj was in the londe of vyennoys a ryche baron daulphyn and lord of the lond that was named syr Godefroy of alaunson was of the kynges kynrede of fraunce the whiche daulphyn was ryȝt myghty and a grete lord bothe in hauoyr and in landes was a ryght wyse man in so moche that for his grete wysedom he was moche made of bothe of the kynge of fraunce of al the lordes barons of his courte soo that noo thynge was doon in the sayd royame but that he was called therto had to his wyf a moche fayre lady whiche cleped was dame dyane whyche was of so grete beaulte that she was wel worthy dygne to be named after that fayre sterre that men calle dyane that appyereth sheweth a lytel afore the day and also she was replenysshed of all noblenes gentylnes that a lady may or ought to haue The sayd daulphyn thenne and this noble lady dyane were vij yere to gyder wythoute yssue that moche they desyred to haue and prayed our lord bothe nyght day that they myght haue chyldren playsaunt and redy to hys deuyne seruyce and our lord thorugh hys benygnyte herde theyr prayer and after hys playsyr gaf vnto them the viij yere of theyr maryage a ryght fayr doughter for the whyche grete gladnes ● Ioye was made thorugh all the daulphyns londe and the chylde was baptysed with grete honour Ioye in token of grete loue they named hyr vyenne by cause the cyte where she was borne in was called vyenne and thys doughter was delyuerd vnto a noble lady for to be nourysshed wyth hyr the whyche lady was of the sayd cyte and had a lytel doughter of the age of vyenne the whyche was named ysabel so the fayre vyēne was nourysshed wyth the same ysabel from hyr tender age vnto many yere after soo grete loue was bytwene them bothe that they called eche other systers the fayre vyenne grewe and encrea●ed euer in souerayn beawte gentylnesse so that the renomee of hyr excellent beawte flourysshed not onely thurgh al fraūce but also thurgh al the Royame of englond other contrees It happed after she was xv yere of age that she was desyred to maryage of many knyȝtes grete lordes at that tyme was in the daulphyns courte emonge many hys knyȝtes a noble mā of auncyent lygnage of fayr londes the whiche was wel byloued of the daulphyn of alle the lordes of the lande and was called syr Iames thys noble man had a moche fayr sone that had to name Parys hys fader made hym to be taught in al good custommes and whan he was xviij yere of age he was adressed to the dyscyplyne of armes demened hym self so nobly worthely in al maner dedes of chyualrye that wythin a shorte tyme after he was doubed knyght by the hande of the sayd lord daulphyn ¶ Noo fayte of knyghthode ne none aduenture of chyualrye happed after but that he founde hym self at it in soo moche that the renommee of hym ranne thurgh al the world men sayd he was one of the best knyȝtes that myght be founde in ony contree helde hym self ryght clene in armes and lyued chastly Ioyefully had euer aboute hym fowles hawkes and houndes for hys dysporte to alle maner of huntyng suffysaunt ynough for a duc or for an erle and thurgh hys prowesse and hardynes he was acqueynted knowen of many other grete lordes and emonge alle other he was gretely and louyngly acqueynted with a yonge knyght of the cyte of vyenne that hyght Edward and were bothe of one age and moche loued eche other and as two brethern of armes wente euer to gyder there as they knewe ony Ioustyng or appertyse of armes to be had for to gete honour ¶ And wete it wel that besyde theyr worthynes in armes they were good musycyens playeng vpon alle maner Instrumentes of musyke and coude synge veray wel but Parys passed in al ponytes his felowe Edward Notwythstondyng Edward was amerous al redy of a noble lady of the courte of braban but Parys as yet knewe nought of amorouste but not longe after Venus the goddes of loue fyred his thouȝt with the hert vnto a noble yong lady that is to wete the fayre vyenne the daulphyns doughter of vyennoys that was his lyege lord the more he growed toward his flouryng age the more he was esprysed brennyng of her loue for the grrte beaute that was in hyr But Parys thought euer in hys herte that this loue was not wel lykly ne cordable ¶ For he was not of so hyghe lygnage as the noble mayden vyenne was of therfore Parys kept hys loue secrete that none shold perceyue it sauf Edward his trusty felowe to whom he brake shewed his counceyl And the fayre vyenne perceyued not that parys was amerous of hyr nor parys also durst neyther shewe nor say nothynge to hyr of hyt but the more that he sawe hyr the more grewe the fyre of loue within hym self ¶ How Parys and Edward hys felowe played wyth dyuers Instrumētes by nyght tofore the chambre of vyenne PArys thenne edward wyth one accorde dysposed them self for to gyue somme melodyous myrthe to the noble mayde vyenne and wyth theyr musycal Instrumentes as recourders they yede by nyght tyme to gyder toward that parte of the castel where as the fayre vyenne laye in hyr chambre and there they sange ful swetely and sowned melodyously theyr musycal Instrumentes and pypes and certeyn the melodye of their songes and the sowne of theyr Instrument was so playsaunt so swete that it passed al other melodye And whan the daulphyn and his wyf the fayre vyenne theyr doughter herde this swete and melodyous sowne as wel of mās wyces as of dyuers Instrumētes they had grete Ioye and took grete playsyr at it had grete desyre to knowe what they were that so grete solace and Ioye made tofore theyr castel and for to wete knowe what they were the daulphyn assygned a day of a feste at the whyche he sente for alle maner mynstrellys in hys londe chargyng theym vpon grete payne that they shold come for to playe before hym and hys barons in hys castel of vyenne ●ohan they were al come they played and sange in theyr best wyse but ●mong them were not foūde tho mynstrelles that the lord daulphyn sought fore wherof he was sorouful desyred more to knowe what they were than he dyd afore And whan vyenne herde alle the mynstrellys of the bonde that sowned at the feste she sayd to

was so grete that in al the world was none to hyr lyke that yf it pleased the Kyng I am redy for to furnysshe the Ioustes for hys loue ayenst the knyght yet another tyme and to Iuste tyl that geffroy shold be vaynquysshed that was wythoute ony gayn sayeng the heraulde retorned and tolde it to the kyng wherof the kyng was wel contente sayd that the knyght ought to be somme grete lord For he was of grete valoyr and puyssaunce and spake moche swetely and curtoysly And after Parys chaunged and took another hors whyche Edward hys felowe had made redy for hym retorned to the Iustes smote to gyder wyth soo grete myght that by veray force geffroy went to therthe vnder hys hors ryght euyl hurte THenne whan it came toward euen the Ioustes were so grete thycke and stronge that al the thre partyes as wel of one as of other were throwen doun to the erthe that there abode no moo of the partye of vyenne but parys allone and of the partye of normandye thre knyghtes stronge and puyssaūt and they were Balaxo brother of the marquys of Saluces Iohan sone of the erle of Army nack and phelyp of bauyere of the partye of constaunce other thre stronge myghty that is to wete Iohan of braband la●er neuew of the duc of bourgeyn and Salamon dalanson brother of the counte de la marche and they sayd that the Iustes shold abyde tyl on the morne for they were moche wery and whan parys saw that they wold haue retorned he fewtred hys spere and there cam ayenst hym balaxo brother of the marquys of saluces And Parys at the fyrst stroke strake hym doun to the erthe vnder hys hors and in lyke wyse dyd to the other v and moche nobly valyauntly he wanne thonour of the Iustes and of the felde ¶ How the kyng commaunded that the thre baners wyth the in Iewellys shold be gyuen to Parys champyon of vyenne THe Ioustes fynysshed Parys wanne the beaute of hys lady the fayre vyenne and he was ledde to the scaffolde where as the kynge was the other grete lordes knyghtes there were delyuerd to hym the thre baners the thre Iewellys that were in them Parys shewed them thurgh all the felde in sygne that the sayd vyenne had goten thonour for to be the fayrest damoysell that was in alle the world by the same yonge knyght and whan Parys had the thre fayr baners and the thre ryche Iewellys he and Edward hys felowe departed out of the cyte of parys and oute of fraunce the moost secrete wyse that they myght retorned in to dalphyne Parys retorned in to the companye of the forsayd bysshop of Saynt Laurence as he had not been at the feste alwaye he demaunded tydynges of the Iustes that were made in fraunce and who had thonour of the Ioustes WHan the feste was made al the barons knyghtes that were there had 〈◊〉 desyre to knowe who was 〈◊〉 that so valyauntly so nobly 〈◊〉 wonne the Iourneye the honour of the Iustes for to doo to hym worshyp but they coude neuer knowe hym wherof they had grete dysplaysyr sayd that the knyght was of grete wysedom by cause he wold not be knowen And after this the barons knyghtes took leue of the kyng and retorned in to theyr londes al dyscomforted by cause they had not goten the honour of the feste and yet were they more angry by cause they knewe not to whome the honour was gyuen of the feste ne of the Iustes The kyng of Fraunce whyche moche loued the dolphyn made to hym grete feste moche grete honour And the kyng delyuerd to hym the crowne that the quene had gyuen for to gyue to hyr that shold haue the honour of the Ioustes to th ende that he shold gyue it vnto hys doughter vyenne in sygne token that she was the moost fayr damoysel of the world whan al thys was doon the dolphyn and the fader of parys retorned in to dolphyne in moche grete honour and gre●e Ioye whan vyenne knewe that hyr fader came she came and mette hym as she was accustomed Thenne whan the dolphyn sawe hyr he kyssed hyr sette on her hede the crowne whyche the kynge had gyuen hym and tolde to hyr how she had goton the honour for to be the moost fayrest damoysell of the world and loo here is the fayr crowne that the quene of fraunce sendeth to you in token that ye haue goten the honour Not wythstondyng fayr doughter that ye haue had many contrarye therto but ye haue had a good deffendour ryȝt stronge and hath wel quyted hym in your nede For of eche partye were abyden thre knyghtes moche stronge and p●yssaunte and on your partye was left but one knyght onely whyche vaynquysshed al the other wythout ony token and is departed alle secretly that no man knewe hym ne the kyng of fraunce hath no knowleche of hym but he hath borne awaye wyth hym the thre baners the iij Iewellys that were in them also the prys thonour of the feste wherfore swete fayr doughter ye wote neuer to whom to gyue thankynges of so moche honour as hath be doon for you but I praye to god of heuen to the glorious vyrgyn marye that it playse hym to gyue to hym good honour Ioye excellence in alle his feates vyctorye lyke as he is chyef hede of al honour and of al chyualrye in thys world For I neuer sawe ne herde of knyght that so gracyously and so curtoysly bare hym in his armes in his chyualryes And whan vyēne herde sp●ke of these tydynges sawe the grete honour prys that she had goten and al was comen by this noble knyght she sayd to ysabeau hyr damoysel My suster sayd I not to you wel but late that I was byloued by the moost noble and valyaunt knyght of fraunce and by my fayth my swete suster this is he that so swetely songe that wanne the Iustes in this cyte bare with hym the shelde of crystal my garlonde and went his waye so that noo man myght knowe hym aduyse you wel fayr suster what hanour is comen to me by his prowesse by his bounte I may wel be sory dolant whan I may not knowe who he is myn herte is moche heuy myn entend●ment that I neuer can fynde the moyen to see knowe hym and yet she sayd Certes my swete suster ysabeau I byleue that my dayes be shorte that I shall deye of somme cruel fals deth for the grete desplaysyr that I haue contynuelly in my herte for I can none other thynge doo but wepe waylle alwaye to contynue in sorouful lyf heuy but none apperceyued it but onely hyr damoysel ysabeau THe fader of parys whyche had ben with the

am a lytel crased and sodeynly taken wherfore yf it playse you I wold fayne reste a lytel in this chambre and late me be alle allone wyth my suster ysabeau for I wyl haue none other and anone eche body auoyded oute of the chambre and ysabeau dyd shytte the dore that none myght come in ¶ Thenne sayd vyenne now we shal see yf we may fynde ony thynge that we may haue better knowleche of For myn herte sayth yes After that they had serched and vysyted alle the chambre they cam on a syde of the chambre where they fonde a lytel dore of whyche henge a lytel keye by a thwonge and anone they opened the dore and entred therin And there was a lytel chambre whyche was xij foot longe and was an oratorye where as was the mageste of our Lord Ihesu Cryst vpon a lytel aulter and at eche corner was a canstyke of syluer and thyder cam Parys for to make hys sacrefyse whan he aroos and whan he wente to hys bedde ¶ And there were the thre baners that the noble knyght Parys had wonne in the cyte of Parys And the thre Iewellys of the thre damoyselles afore sayd And in the same place was also the shelde of Crystal and the garlond that Vyenne delyuerd to hym whan he wāne the prys at the Ioustes in the cyte of vyenne And all these he kepte secrete in that place And whan vyenne sawe these thynges she was sure that Parys was he whome she had so moche desyred to knowe and that soo moche honour had doon to hyr and for the grete Ioye that she had she sette hyr doun on the grounde and there abode a grete whyle and coude not speke a word And after she spake to ysabeau sayd my swete syster blessyd and preysed be our lord of thys good Iourney For me thynketh I shold neuer departe oute of thys chambre Alas I haue so longe abyden to knowe who he was that so swetely played in his Instrumentes so nygh vnto me and now he is so ferre thenne ysabeau began to repreue hyr and sayd to hyr Swete lady I praye you that ye say ne do ony thyng whiche myght torne you to folye and be ye ruled by wysedom and reason For not wythstondyng that parys haue so moche good vertues yet ye ought to consyder that he is not ●gal to you in lygnage ne in estate For I knowe wel that many noble puyssaunt lordes haue demaunded you in maryage loue you do grete thynges for you and also thonour of Parys whyche is your vayssal and subget is not egall ne worthy vnto you ¶ Thenne vyenne was moche angry on ysabeau and began to say A veray god I am wel dyscomforted and deceyued by the that thus agayn sayest me of hym that I so longe haue desyred to knowe Alas I had supposed that in noo thyng ye wold haue dysplaysed me And in good fayth I say to the that this man I wyl loue and demaunde and I promyse the in good fayth that yf thou ony more gaynsaye me I shal slee my self and thenne thou shalt be caus● of my deth For I wyl not lese hym that I haue so longe loued but I say to the for trouthe that yf thou euer say to me suche wordes of my frende parys that thou shalt neuer after haue space to say them ageyn another tyme for yf thou consyderest wel hys noble condycyons and custommes thou sholdest preyse hym better than thou doost And knowest thou not wel that the kyng of fraūce wold that it had coste hym half hys Royame that hys sone Lowys were as valyaunte as parys is ¶ And also there be many notable lordes that desyre to knowe his nam● and to haue hys amytye ¶ Thenne take hede and byholde by my fayth yf euer thou sawe man that myght be compared to hym certaynly alle vertues been in hym And sythe that fortune hath brought me to hys loue he is worthy to haue my loue and yet more than is in me And haue I not reason cause thēne to loue hym whyche hath doon to me so grete good and honour and doubtyng noo peryl of hys persone and is it not wel grete worshyp to my fader to haue for vaissal and subget the beste knyght that is in all the world For in alle the world is noo knyght that I wold forsake parys fore ne oone that hath doon so moche for me And thus to speke of the feates of Parys she doude not stynte ¶ Thenne came two damoyselles knockyng at the chambre dore sayeng Vyenne ye must come to my lady And ysabeau sprange oute sayeng that she shold come anone And vyēne seyng that she must nedes departe fro thens sayd to ysabeau My suster syth we must departe hens late vs take somme of these Iewellys and we shal kepe them secretly tyl that Ptrys be comen and we shal see what countenaunce he shal make in hym self ¶ Thenne they took the colyer and the whyte baner of vyenne and other Iewellys and hydde them vnder theyr clothes and wente in to the chambre of messyre Iaques but vyenne desyred gretely to speke with pari● and thought longe or he came home And in the mene whyle messire Iaques recouerd of his maladye and bycam alle hool wherof Vyenne had grete Ioye but she durst not shewe it ¶ How Parys and Edward retorned oute of braband AFter certeyn tyme that Parys had be in Braband wyth hys felowe Edward he desyred strongely to see the fayr vyenne For the loue of hyr destrayned hym moche strongly ¶ Neuertheles he durst not telle it to hys felowe to th ende that he shold take noo dysplaysyr of hys departyng And sone after the space of v dayes Parys receyued a letter that hys fader was seek thēne he sayd to Edward Ryght dere brother felowe pleseth it you to wete that my fader is sore seke me semeth it were good that we departed yf ye consente but I praye you that ye take noo desplayryr in thys departyng for yf it playse god we shal sone retorne And edward seyng the Iuste reason of Parys and hys good wylle sayd to hym that he was wel content plesyd wherfore Incontynente they departed oute of braband and came in to the cyte of vyenne of whos comyng messyr Iaques had souerayn playsyr specyally by cause he had herde that Parys hys sone had doon valyauntly feates of armes ¶ Now it happed that whan Parys was arryued at home wyth hys fader lyke as he was accustomed Allewaye tofore or he wente to hys ●edde he wente to make hys orysons and prayers and after he aduysed yf he lacked ony thynge and fonde that tho thynges that he loued beste were taken awaye wherof he was moche angry and quasi half in despayr in suche wyse that alle the nyght he coude not slepe And whan it came i● the mornyng he came to hys moder and sayd Moder how