yow to and right wrothe i am that ye were not at that noble and ryall tournoyment that hath be holden in vyenne for the sake of all the ladies of thys loÌ„de wherfore dere sone i praye you to take hede to your self that ye lese not your goode renommee your worship ne the praysyng alsoo that ye haue getyn aÌ„d wounne afore time And that ye spende not your yongthe in ydelnesse And paris heering all this answerd noo thing to hys fader but abode stylle pensyfull thynking on the gret beaute of vyenne Now sayth thistorye that as ye haue herde aboue a grete stryf befyll among the knightes afore sayd for the loue of the iij. damoiselles a fore sayd For the erles sone of flaundres was gretely wrothe for this cause wy t the duc of breuuez had beten hurte sore ech other so that non might make the pees betwixte theym For eyther of them mayntened bare oute the beaute of his lady ¶ It happed thenÌ„e that fyue knightes hardi valyaunte came forth the whiche sayd that they were redy to fyght and for to proue by force of armes that florye the dukes donghter of normaÌ„dye was the fayrest damoisolle of all the worlde And incoÌ„tinent stert vp fyue other knightes that sayd mayntened that CoÌ„stauÌ„ce the kinges sister of Englod was the fayrest And fortwith otherâ— knightes rose vp that mayntened vphelde the beaute of vyenne aboue alle other wymmen iÌ„ the world iÌ„ somoche that this debate cam to the knowleche of the king of Fraunce whiche sayd that herof myght growe a grete trouble aÌ„d discorde among his baronÌ„s other lordes Soo sente he worde to them that they shold come toward him that he shold gyue suche a seÌ„teÌ„ce vpoÌ„ their stryf that they al shold be therof coÌ„tente the whiche message plesed theÌ„ well and came alle toward him assone as they might And whan they were come to fore the king they spoke of their stryf But anone the king ordeyned a ioustes for the loue of the sayd thre ladyes made his mauÌ„demeÌ„t that they al shold come wy t their armes aÌ„d hors for to iouste the viij day of septeÌ„bre in the Cyte of parijs they that shold do best in armes at the day they shold haue the prys th worship of the feste and the lady on whos beaute thei helde which shold be reputed holdeÌ„ for the fayrest damoisel of alle the world The kyng of Fraunce thenÌ„e sente worde to the fads of the forsayd thre ladyes prayeng them to come at the same feste that eyther of them shold brynge wy t hym a pÌ„sent of rychesse the whiche the presentes sholde be yeueÌ„ in the worship of their thre doughters to the best doer in armes in tokeÌ„ of victorye And thus the king of EngloÌ„d fyrst sent for hys syster CoÌ„staunce a fayre crowne of gold alle sette with perlys and precyous stones of grete valeur The duc of Normandye for loue of hys doughter Florye sente a right fayre garlond sette wy t diuers perlys pÌ„cious stones moche ryche of grete extimacion And the daulphyn for loue of his donghter vyeÌ„ne sente a moche ryche coler of gold all enuyronned wyth precyous stones of dyuers colours the whyche was worth a right grete tresour aÌ„d these thre Iewelles were delyuerid to the king of FrauÌ„ce The forsayd knygtes thenÌ„e made theÌ„ redy apparaylled all thiÌ„ges accordyng to the ioustes in riche araye came al to the cyte of parijs And wete ye well that in FrauÌ„ce was not seen afore that day so grete noblesse of baroÌ„s knightes as were there asseÌ„bled for there were the most hye princes aÌ„d barons of EngloÌ„d of Fraunce of NormaÌ„dye and eyther of them dyd sette all hys wytte and entendement to vpholde and bere oute that they had purposed and sayd and euery baron gaf his lyuery that they shold be knoweÌ„ eche fro other and the brnyt and renomme was that my lady ConstanÌ„ce shold haue thonour of that feste for thys that many a fayre and hardy knyght made them redy to mayntene the quarelle of hyr beaute but neuertheles eyther of these thre parties hoped to haue the worship of the feste parys that was in vyeÌ„ne the cite and that wel knewe the grete apparaylle of this feste toke counceylle of Edward his felawe Whether he shold goo to parijs or not And Edward counceylled hym to goo thyder so that he wente secretly sayde yf ye goo thyder secretly and yf god gyue you grace that ye gete the worship of the feste grete wele aÌ„d good shal come to you therby aÌ„d yf ye goo and be knowen the daulphyn the other lordes shall not preyse yow soo moche as they shold yf ye were vnknowen for cause that ye be not of so grete lygnage as they be an other is yf ye goo openly aÌ„d that my lady vienne happeth to haue thonour of the feste bi your prowesse she shal nought be sette by ê¯sidering the other grete lordes that shal be there proceding your degree if she gete the worship of the feste by a knight vnknoweÌ„ the loue honour shal growe the more iÌ„ hyr courage toward hym that thus hath doon for hyr sake Wherfore I couÌ„ceyl you to goo thyder in the most secretest wyse that ye may For my truste is that ye shall gete grete worship there aÌ„d but yf ye goo truste me I shal make my self redy to god thyder for you For i wil be lothe to see the beaute of my lady vyeÌ„ne to be rebuked At these wordes grauÌ„ted parys to goo to the sayd ioustes whaÌ„ he was redy and had all thinges accordyng to a noble knight he deê‘ted iÌ„ the seccretest manner that he might toward the cyte of parijs where as the king of fraunce maad grete ê“uysion of all maner metes of all other thinges necessarie to suche a ryal feste in the myddes of the cyte of parijs he ordeyned the place where the knightes shold iouste aÌ„d dyd doo make many fayre scaffoldes for the ladyes damoiselles to be sette on for to beholde the youstyng Also he dyd do make thre baners ful fayre rych The first baner was whyt there was wrytoÌ„ vpoÌ„ hit in letters so gold VyeÌ„ne doughter to my lord god froy of aleÌ„son daulphyn of vyeÌ„noys The secoÌ„de baner was rede was writoÌ„ theron in letteres of gold Constaunce the kinges syster of englond The thyrd baner was whyt in letteres of gold was wryton theron Florye doughter to the duc of normandye these iij. baners were pyght vp at iij. cornes of the felde and wete ye that so grete prees was there that the peple took theyr place vpon the scaffoldes two dayes afore the feste for to see the grete peple and the fayr ordynaunce that there was WhaÌ„ it was so that the lordes were redy of alle thynges that were necessarye and were deê‘ted
this cyte with oute that I goo wyth yow For it is my wille wherfore assone as ye may make you redy for all thiÌ„ges necessarye and fynde ye the maner that we may escape oute of the Royaulme of fraunce and that we may goo in to some other lordshippe where as we may lyue joyously aÌ„d surely Neuertheles to fore or we departe froÌ„ hens I wyl that ye promyse two thinges the fyrst is that ye touche not my body vnto the time that we be lawfully maryed The secoÌ„de is that ysabeau parte iÌ„ al the goodes that we shal haue and other thinge wil I not as for this pÌ„sent time but that onely our departyng may be shortely and I shal pourueye somme jewelles money for our necessyte al this parys promysed to hyr and eche departed fro other for tadresse suche thinges as to theÌ„ shold be necessarye ¶ Whan parys was deê‘ted fro vyenne he weÌ„te to a maÌ„ named george sayde to him George my frende alwaye I haue trusted in you haue alwaye loued you wherfore i praye you now that to this I shal saye you ye faylle me not for I ê“mise you ye shal notlese therby george ê“mised to him to doo al that shal be to hiÌ„ possyble wy t ryght good hert thenÌ„ parys sayd to hiÌ„ knowe ye for certaiÌ„ that I haue wrath raÌ„cour to a maÌ„ of this toune for certaiÌ„ displaisir that he hath doon to me wherfore i wyll â—â—ee him incoÌ„tineÌ„t as ye haue slayn hiÌ„ i wil departe oute of the royaume of Fraunce Wherfore my frende I praye you that ye wil go to Ayguesmortes aÌ„d that ye there make redy a galeye furnisshed of al thiÌ„ges necessarie tyll that we be arryued there as we wold be And also I praye you that ye doo ordeyne fro heÌ„s to ayguesmortes fro v. myle to vntile alwaye goode horses redy to th eÌ„de that we may surely refresshe vs yf it be nede also I wil that ye do this as secretly as ye may loo here is money ynough for to furnisshe these sayd thiÌ„ges George sayd i shal doo al this gladly incoÌ„tineÌ„t made him redy whaÌ„ he came to ayguesmortes he hyred a galepe establisshed al the passages aÌ„d dyd wel al that parys had charged hym came ageyn tolde to parys how he had pourueyd al that he had charged him wherof parys was moche joyous anone parys wente tolde to vyeÌ„ne that alle thinges that she had coÌ„mauÌ„ded where doon thenÌ„e they ê¯cluded that the nexte nyght folowyng that a certayn houre ech of theÌ„ shold be redy thenÌ„e he took leue of hyr weÌ„te home bad george to take ij horses out of his stable that he shold sadle theÌ„ abyde hiÌ„ withoute the cyte iÌ„ a certayn place tyl he shold come edward the felawe of paris wiste noo thinge of alle this wherof he was moche abasshed meruayl lousâ—y angry whaÌ„ that he knewe it ¶ How parys ladde awaye vyenne and ysabeau by nyght WHan paris was pouruâ—yed of money of all other thinges beyng to theÌ„ necessarye he weÌ„te allone the secretest wise that he night and came to the place emprysed at the houre taken he made a tokene whiche vyenne knewe aÌ„d anone vyeÌ„ne ysabeau cladde them iÌ„maÌ„nes araye lepen oute of the castel by a fauce porte and so came these two damoiselles to the place where as Parys was allone whyche awayted vpon theyr comyng incontineÌ„t they departed weÌ„t where as theyr horses were whom they took rode as faste as they might george rode alway to fore bycause to knowe wel the waye whyles thei thus rode aroos a storme wy t a grete rayne which eÌ„dured tyl on the morne at nyght thenÌ„e they arryued nighe vnto a lytell towne but they entred not by cause they wolde not be knowen and weÌ„te lodged them iÌ„ a lityl chirche nygh vnto the towne where they fonde a chapelayn whiche receyued them moche gladly the best wyse he myght and theÌ„ne whaÌ„ they nyght came Parys aÌ„d the chapelain stepte in a lytel hous joynyng to the chyrche George and parys seruaunte stepten in the stable wyth the bestes And the say vyenne aÌ„d Y sabeau stepten in the chyrche and in the mornyng erly they weÌ„te lightly to horsebac aÌ„d rode tyl they came nyghe vnto a Ryuer whyche was rysen hye by cause of the rayne that had fallen ThenÌ„e parys was moche angry bycause he sawe wel that it was moch peryllous sayd to george that he shold serche and aduyse somme good place where thei might passe ouer and george wythdrewe him a lytel froÌ„ theÌ„ chaas a place whiche thought him good took the ryuer with his hors aÌ„d whaÌ„ he was in the middes of the streme his hors faylled him that he was drowned his hors also Paris seyng that george was drowned was moch fore abasshed durst make noo seÌ„blauÌ„te bycause that the fayr vyeÌ„ne shold haue noo melancolye And after vyenne demaunded of paris where george was by comeÌ„ parys aÌ„swer to hyr that he had sente hiÌ„ for to serche somme good passage they wold torne in to the chyrche ageyn tyl George were comen And vyenne answerd to him that it playsed to hyr wel so to doo For she had grete doubte fere for to passe the water And whaÌ„ they were in the chyrche paris was moche aferde to abyde longe in that place For he sawe that it was not sure Wherfore he demauÌ„ded the chapelayn if they might in ony wise passe that water and the chapelayn sayd not iÌ„ iij. dayes tyl the water were decreced and aualed And parys sayd to him that he sholde goo in to the towne to seche and se yf he myght fynde ony men that wold make a brydge soo that they might passe that he sholde spare for no money for i shal paye to them as moch as they wil haue the chapelayn sayd that he shold doo hys beste Thus dyd parys noo thinge but thinke how they might passe the ryuer Now leue we parys and torne we to the daulphiÌ„ whiche had lost his fayre doughtere vyenne ¶ How the daulphiÌ„ dyd doo serche seche vyenne by his seruauÌ„tes ON the mornÌ„ that vyeÌ„ne was loste departed fro the hous of hyr fader that the daulphyn knewe it he supposed to haue goon oute of his witte al the courte was troubled sente hastely menÌ„ on horsebak a foote bi dyuers partyes the most secretely that he might prayed them that thei shold bringe home to him vyeÌ„ne quyck or dede it happed by aduenture that one of his men a fote that was sente to seche vyenne came into the towne where as the chapelayn was comeÌ„ to seche meÌ„ to make the brydge The fotemaÌ„ demauÌ„deded euery man yf they had seen two damoiselles whiche were fledde fro the daulphiÌ„s courte ThnÌ„e the chappellayn sayd to him that
prayeÌ„g god to be theyr ande helpe whaÌ„ the doulphyn was loos he cladde hi lyke a moure After parys slewe alle the kepars one after an other bycause if they awoke they sholde not come after them Now the doulphyn parys aÌ„d the ij freres went to shyp THys doon the dolphin with parys and his varlet aÌ„d the two freres camen to the porte hastely entred into the fuste whiche was al redy aÌ„d wonde vp theyr sayle and by the helpe of god began so fast to saylle that with in fewe dayes they arryuedeÌ„ iÌ„ a place that thenÌ„ was crysten and there the dolphyn wente alonde by cause he was moch greued aÌ„d annoyed as wel of the see as for the harme that he had suffred in pryson aÌ„d there borowed money and fro theÌ„s came into cypers where was a kynge whiche had dwelled in the courte of the king of fraunce The which assone as he knewe that the dolphyn of vyennoys was come he went to mete hym prayed hym that he wold come lodge in his paleys and the dolphyn wente thyder Wherof the king had grete joye and there he made hi grete chiere for many tymes they had seen eche other in the kinges court of FrauÌ„ce And after the kyng demauÌ„ded him of hys aduenture the doulphyn recouÌ„ted it to him al alonge aÌ„d bycause of the comyng of the doulphi he made moche grete feste aÌ„d receyued him moche hyely and made him to soyourne there as longe as it pleased him aÌ„d whan the doulphyn had soyourned there at his plaisir he took leue of the king and of al hys courte thaÌ„king him mochÌ„ of the grete playsir that he had doon to him The kyng seyng that the dolphyn wolde departe he gaf to him grete yestes and dyd doo arme two galeyes whiche accompanyed him and brought hym vpon the see and had soo good winde that in fewe dayes after they brought hym in to aygue smortes ¶ How the doulphyn aÌ„d parys were receyud with ioye and gladnesse of the people of fraunce THan the doulphyn was arryued the knyghtes of the doulphyne herde it anone aÌ„d forthwith maad them redy went to horsback mete with hym at ayguesmortes there receyued him in grete honour and so came forth the ryght waye to vyenne for yoye his comyng all they of the cyte made a moche noble and meruayllous feste whiche endured wel fyftene dayes and the playsir aÌ„d joye was so grete emonge theÌ„ bycause they had recounerd theyr lord that noo maÌ„ shold coude haue thought it Parys in alle this wyse neuer chauÌ„ged his vesture ne clothing but coÌ„tinuelly wente to masse aÌ„d by the commauÌ„demeÌ„t of the doulphi the people dyde him grete reuereÌ„ce honour so mochÌ„ that parys was ashamed therof and spake noo thynge but mouryske he had a grete berde aÌ„d made to noo persone of the worlde ony knowleche after a whyle of tyme. the doulphin for tac complysshe that he had promysed to parys by the frere dyd do say to paris and demaunde yf he wold haue the seygnourye of his londe and contree For he was al redy for taccomplysshe that whyche he had promysed And paris made to him aÌ„swer that he shold kepe stylle his londe ThenÌ„ the doulphyn dyde do demauÌ„de hym 〈◊〉 he wold haue hys doughter vyeÌ„ne 〈◊〉 parys mad the frere to say ye for that pleased him wel and thenÌ„e they wente to hyr ThenÌ„e whaÌ„ they were to fore Vyenne the frere spake fyrst Madame ye knowe well that my lord your fader hath ben a grete whyle in pryson and yet shold haue been ne had haue been this moure which hath saued him puttyng his ê‘sone in right grete perpl and dauger for the loue of milord your fad thê° ye may wel knowe how moch he is holden to him by cause herof your fader is subget to him euer wherfore your fader prayeth you that vpoÌ„ all the playsir that ye wyl doo for hym that ye wyl take hiÌ„ for your husbond And he shal pardoÌ„ne all the desplaysir that euer ye dyd to him WhaÌ„ the frere had fynysshed his wordes vyenne aÌ„swerd to him sayeng The bisshop of saynt laureÌ„ce knoweth well that is here pÌ„sent that it is loÌ„ge syth that yf I wold haue be maryed I might haue ben maryed with more honour vnto my fader thaÌ„ vnto this moure for the sone of the duc of bourgoyne had espoused me if i wold haue coÌ„seÌ„ted but god hath put me in suche a maladye that I may not longe lyue in this world and euery day my maladye encreaceth so enpayreth me that I am half roten Wherfore I praye you to say to my fader that he holde me excused for at this tyme I wyl not be maryed ThenÌ„ they took theyr leue of vyeÌ„ue recounted alle this to the dolphyn ThenÌ„e the doulphyn sayd to the frere that he shold say it to the moure so the frere told it al to parys and thenÌ„e parys whiche was aferde to lese the loue of vienne wente for to see hyr in the pryson with the frere aÌ„d the bysshop of saynt laureÌ„ce ThenÌ„e whaÌ„ parys sawe vyeÌ„ne in that disposicyon he had moch grete sorowe grete meruaille thenÌ„ he made the frere to salewe hyr in his name and vyeÌ„ne aÌ„swerd vnto hys gretyng curtoysly and the frere sayd in the name of parys madame ye knowe wel i haue delyuerd your fader oute of the pryso Wherof ye ought to haue singuler play sir aÌ„d yet he shold haue been there if I had not holpen hym oute he ê‘donneth you with good hert good wylle all the desplaysirs that euer ye dyd ayenst hys playsir And prayeth yow that ye take me for your husbond wyl that we haue the lordship of the doulphyne therfore I praye you that neyther ye nor I lose not this honour aÌ„d yet more though this were not ye ought not to disobeye the ê¯maundemeÌ„tes of your fader And thenÌ„e vienne aÌ„swerd to the frere as to the ê‘sone of parys sayeÌ„g i knowe wel that ye haue delyuerd my fad oute of prison Not withstoÌ„ding my fader shall haue suche regarde ayeÌ„st you that ye shal lese noo thinge And I wote wel that ye be a maÌ„ of grete lygnage aÌ„d are whorthy to haue a gretter lady thaÌ„ i am But the bisshop of saynt laurence which is pÌ„seÌ„t knoweth wel that for the maladye that i am in I may not loÌ„ge lyne thenÌ„e sayd the frere iÌ„ this name this is bycause I am a moure that ye refuse me I ê“myse you that i shal become crysteÌ„ but I thinke wel that if ye knewe who that I am and what i haue lefte for to brynge your fader oute of prysoÌ„ that ye wold preise me more thaÌ„ ye doo knowe ye for certayn that your fader shal be periured for he hath ê“myseth that ye shall be my wyf wherof ye shal haue blame therfore if
fro theyr countrees they assembled al at parijs the xiiij day of septembre and neuer tofore was seen so grete a companye of nobles For fro alle partyes was comen grete cheualerye the somme for to do armes and the other for to see the feste whiche was moche suÌ„ptuous and noble whan the day assygned came of the Ioustes On the mornyng erly he dyd doo sette these thre yoyaulx or yewels iÌ„ the baners the which shone respleÌ„disshed moche meruayllously for the nombre of perles and precyons stones that were in the baners Now it shold be ouerlonge to recyte of the barons and of the knightes that were in that iourneye For many were comen thyder fro the Royaume of spaigne of aragon and of many other couÌ„trees for to proue their strengthe and persones and for to mayntene the baronÌ„s that mayntened the thre ladies maydens Of whome we shal reherce of the pryncypallest here after the shortest wyse we may And whan it came in the mornyng that euery man was armed apparaylled in the felde and that the kyng of frauÌ„ce was sette in hys grete scaffolde and begaÌ„ to say al alowde aÌ„d moche meruaillousâ—y that alle the people myght here and vnderstonde Knyghtes aÌ„d barons that ben here for to do the fayte of armes goo ye euery che vnder that baner that he wil mayntene for the loue of hys lady and we gyue in commaundement that this felde be of loue and of courtosye as it to you apperteyneth how be it we wyl wel that eche of you doo vaylyauntly his armes and his chyualryes for that damoisell whiche he wyl mayntene aÌ„d he that shal wynne the felde shal haue the prys thonour of the feste that lady or damoisel shal be maintend and alowed for the most fayred damoysele of the world shal haue the prys thonour of theÌ„ of Englond of Fraunce and of normaÌ„dye And that to this noo man be so hardy to gaynsay vpon the payne to lose hys lyf And yet after this he sayd ye see here a fayre crowne the whyche the quene of FrauÌ„ce hath ordeyned to th ende that it be delyuerd to the fader of the damoysel that shall haue the prys and honour of the felde and of the Ioustes and the knyght that shal gete the prys thonour of the ioustes shal haue the iij. baners and the thre jewellys that ben in theÌ„ coÌ„maunded that the baner of normandye shold fyrst make his mustre nexte te baner of CounstauÌ„ce and thenÌ„e that of Dyenne ¶ And fyrst vnder the baner of normandye were they that folowe that is to wete IohaÌ„ sone of therle of flauÌ„ders Phelip of bauyers nevew of the kinge of frauÌ„ce Edward sone of the duke of Bourgoygne Iohan erle of Armynack Balaxo brother of the marquys of Saluce Geffroy duc of pycardye and after them came many other wel armed habylled After came the baner of ConstauÌ„ce the whiche accompanyed johan sone of the duc of bremeds GastamoÌ„s of gastamons of gastre brother of the erle of foyes Anthonye alegre sone of the duc of Carues Laâ—er nevew of the duc of bourgoigne The honourable Iohan of braban Salamon de launson brother of therle of the marcke after them came many other barons and knightes And thenÌ„e after came the baner of the fayr vyeÌ„ne The whyche accompanyed Hughe sone of the duc of bourbon Edward sone of the king of EngloÌ„d Wylliam sone of the duc of barry Antonye sone of the couÌ„te of prounyce Parys sone of syrjaques of vyenne DormaÌ„do of monferant sone of the marquys thre sones of the duc of Carues IohaÌ„ peryllous duc of Normandye after them came many other baronÌ„s and knyghtes wel armed wel horsed And whan the mustre was made euery baner retorned in to his place which moche noble and meruailloê° thynge was it to see and to byholde the noblesse of baronÌ„s knightes soo wel horsed and armed as they were and the daulphyn and syr jaques fader of paris were comen to see the feste the joustes ¶ How parys wan the prys at the joustes in the cyte of Parys WHan thenÌ„ it came to the houre of tyerce began the ioustes and cam into the felde moche nobly armed Iohan sone of therle of flaundres aÌ„d ageyn him came IohaÌ„ sone of the duke of breuuez coped togyder so fyersly that they brake theyr speres and iohan sone of therle of flaundres tumbled to therthe vnder hys hors after ayeÌ„sthohan de breuuez came Edward sone of the duke of bourgoyne These two knightes bete doun puyssauÌ„tly johan de breuuez vnto the tyme that there came ayenst him Iohan perylloê° duc of normaÌ„dye whiche smote him wy t so grete force that he ouerthrewe hiÌ„ vnder his hors brake his arme aÌ„d put him in suche estate that he wyst not whether it was day or night aÌ„d ayenst Iohan perilloê° came Anthonye alegre sone of the duc of carues dyd so moche prowesse with his persone that he conquerd Iohan peryllous and. v. other knyghtes myghty men of hys partye whom he smote to the erthe by force of armes ¶ After came ageynst Anthonye alegre Geffroy of pycardye and smote Antonye alegre in suche wyse that he fyl to the erthe and. vj. other stroÌ„ge knyghtes of his partye aÌ„d after dyd soo meruayllous feates of armes that euery maÌ„ sayd that he had thonour of the felde And thenÌ„ came the free knight parys ayenst geffroy beryng lowe his spere they gaf so grete strokes that the knightes horses wente al to therthe wherfore the king sayd that sythe bothe two were throweÌ„ to the erthe that thei sholde retorne ageyn to the ioustes parys with a grete desyre consented soo bothe retorned came rennyng And parys gaf to geffroy so grete a stroke that his hors stode and theuÌ„e geffroy ouerthrewe to the erthe but by cause that the hors stoode it was sayd that the hors was cause that he ouerthrewe For moch they mayntened geffroy sayd that he was not vaynquysshed that it shold be wel doon that they shold iouste ageyn aÌ„d by cause that parys was not knoweÌ„ ther was none that mayntened him ne susteyned neuertheles the king of frauÌ„ce knewe wel that geffroy was vaynqynysshed loyally aÌ„d well For he had wel seen the aduenture and wold do no wronge vnto the knight whiche was of grete strenghte and myght anone sente him an heraulde which sayde to him in the name of the kinge of frauÌ„ce that the king had wel seeÌ„ wel knowe that paris had vaynquysshed his knyght notwithstanÌ„ding yf he wold yet ones retorne to the iouste by his noblesse that he shold doo hiÌ„self grete honour thenÌ„ parys maad his aÌ„swer sayeng that the beaute of hys lady vyeÌ„ne was so grete that in al the worlde was none to hyr lyke that yf it pleased the kiÌ„g he was redy for to furnysshe the ioustes for his loue ayeÌ„st
the knight an other tyme and to iouste tyl that geffroy shold be vaynquysshed that was wythoute ony gayn sayeÌ„g the heraulde retorned tolde it to the kiÌ„ge Wherof the king was wel conteÌ„te aÌ„d sayd that the knight ought to be somme grete lord for he was of grete valour puissauÌ„ce spake moche swetely curtoyssy And after parys chaunged took an other hors Whiche Edward his felawe had made redy for him and retorned to the ioustes smote to gyder with soo grete might that by veray force Geffroy went to the erthe vnder his hors ryght euyl hurte ThenÌ„e whan it came toward eueÌ„ the ioustes were so grete thicke and stronge that alle the thre partyes as well of one as of other were throweÌ„ douÌ„to the erthe that there abode no moo of the partye of vyeÌ„ne vnt paris allone and of the partye of normandye thre knightes stronge puyssauÌ„t And they were Balaxo Brother of the Marquys of Saluces Iohan sone of the erle of Armynak And phelyp of banyere And of the partye of Constaunce other thre stronge mighty that is to wete IohaÌ„ of brabaÌ„d Larer neuew of the duc of bourgeyn Salamon dalaÌ„son Brother of the couÌ„te de la marche they sayde that the iustes shold abyde tyâ—on the morne For they were moche wery and whaÌ„ parys saw that thei wold haue retorned he fewtred his fyere and there cam ayeÌ„st him balaxo brother of the marquys of saluces parys at the first stroke strake him doun to the earthe vnder hys hors in lyke wise dyde to the other v. moche nobly valyauntly he wanne thonour of the ioustes of the felde How the kyng coÌ„maunded that the thre baners wyth the thre jewellys shold be gyuen to Parys champyon of vyenne THe ioustes fynisshed paris waÌ„ne the beaute of thys lady the fayre vyenne and he was ledde to the scaffolde where as the kinge was the other grete lordes knightes there were delyuerid to him the thre baners the thre iewellys that were in them and parys shewed them thurgh all the felde in signe that the sayd Dyenne had goteÌ„ thonour for to be the fayrest damoysel that was in alle the worlde by the same yoÌ„ge knyght And whaÌ„ parys had the thre fayr baners and the thre ryche ye wellys He and Edward hys felawe departed owt of the cyte of parys and oute of fraunce the moost secrete wyse that they might aÌ„d retourned in to daulphine Parys retorned into the companye of the forsayd bisshop of saint laurence as he hadd not been at the feste alway he demaunded tidinges of the ioustes that were made in fraunce aÌ„d who had thonour of the ioustes WhaÌ„ the feste was made all the barons knightes that were there had grete desyre to knowe who was he that so vaylliauntly aÌ„d so nobly had wonne the yourneye and the honour of the ioustes for to doo to him worship but they coude neuer knowe hiÌ„ wherof they had grete displaysir aÌ„d said that the knight was of grete wisedom bycause he wold not be knowen And after this the baronÌ„s and knightes took leue of the kyng and retorned into their londes al discomforted by cause they had not goteÌ„ the honour of the feste aÌ„d yet were they more angry bicause they knewe not to whome the honour was gyueÌ„ of the feste ne of the ioustes The kyng of fraunce whiche moche loued the Daulphin made to him grete feste moche grete honour And the king delyuerid to him the crowne that the quene had gyuen for to gyue to hyr that shold haue the honour of the ioulies to th ende that he sholde gyue his vnto his doughter vyenne in sygne tokeÌ„ that she was the most fair damoisel of the world and whaÌ„ al this was dooÌ„ the dolphyn the fad of parys retorned into the dolphyne iÌ„ moche grete honour grete ioye Whan vyenne knewe that hyr fader came she came and mette him as she was acustomed ThenÌ„ whaÌ„ the daulphi sawe hyr he kyssed hyr sette on her hede the crowne which the king had gyueÌ„ him told to hyr how she had goten thonour for to be the most fayrest damoysell of the world loo here is the fayre crowne that the quene of frauÌ„ce seÌ„deth to yow in tokeÌ„ that ye haue goteÌ„ the honour Notwythstanding fayr doughter that ye haue hadd many contrarye therto but ye haue had a good deffeÌ„dour ryght stronge and hath wel quyted him in your nede For of eche partye were abyden thre knightes moch stroÌ„ge puissaunte aÌ„d on your ê‘tye was left but one knyght onely whiche vaynguysshed all the other without ony token is deê‘ted alle secretly that no maÌ„ knewe him ne the king of frauÌ„ce hath no knowleche of him but he hath borne awaye with him the thre baners the iij. jewellys that were in them and also the prys thonour of the feste Wherfore swete and fayr doughtere ye wote neuer to whoÌ„ to gyue thaÌ„kinges of so moche honour as hath be don for yow but ye praye to god of henen and to the gloryous vyrgyn marye that it playse him to gyue to him good honour ioye and excellence in alle his faytes victorye lyke as he is chyef hede of alle honour and of al cheualerye in thys world For i neuer sawe ne herde of knight that so gracyously and so curtously bare him in his armes in his chyualryes and whaÌ„ vyenne herd speke of these tydinges aÌ„d sawe the grete honour prys that the had goten and al was comen by this noble knyght she sayde to ysabeau hyr damoysell My syster sayd I not to you wel but late that I was byloued by the moost noble and vayliaunt knyght of frauÌ„ce bi my fayth my swete suster this is he that so swetely soge that wanne the youstes in this cyte bare wy t him the shelde of cristal my garlonde went his waye so that noo man might knowe hym Aduise you wel fayr syster what honour is comen to me by his prowesse by hys bounte I may wel be sory dolant whan i may not knowe who he is myn herte is moch heuy and myn entendemeÌ„t that i neuer caÌ„ fynde the moyen to see knowe him aÌ„d yet she sayd Certes my swete suster isabeau i beleue that my dayes be shorte that i shal deye of somme cruel and fals deth for the grete displaysir that I haue continuelli in my hert For i can none other thynge doo but wepe waylle alle waye to contynue in soroufuti lyf heuy but none apê‘ceyued it but onely hyr damoysel ysabeau The fader of paris whiche had ben with the daulphyn in that feste had not seen there hys sone parys wherof he had grete sorowe in his herte For he had seen that he was acustomed to be in al noble ioustes but theÌ„ne he
that it is not longe sythen that the sayd yewelles were by a frensshe knyght gyuen to me Thenne sayde Vyenne ye nede not to say to me fro wheÌ„s these jewelles ben comen For I knowe theÌ„ as wel as ye And vyeÌ„ne sayd I meruaille me gretly hou ye so loÌ„ge haue hydde your loue fro me I praye yow as moche as I may by the fayth that ye haue toward me that ye say to me the trouthe of that whiche I shal demauÌ„de you for moche I desire it to knowe ¶ ThenÌ„e sayd Parys right honourable damoyselle ye ought not to praye me where ye haue power to coÌ„maunde me For alle that your ladysshyp shal plese to demaunde me I shal say to you the trouth with goode hert good wylle TheÌ„ne sayde vyeÌ„ne I wil fyrst that ye say the trouthe that if ye were he that in suche a yere cam euery night syngyng aÌ„d sownyng instrumentes soo swetely to fore my chaÌ„bre After I will that ye telle me If ye wanne the ioustes that were maade the first daye of may in this cyte And if ye bare awaye the shelde of crystalle and the chapelet which I haue seen in your oratorye After i wil that ye say to me ye waÌ„ne the ioustes the vviij of septembre whiche were made in the cyte of parys where as were soo many noble knightes baronÌ„s yf ye had goteÌ„ there the thre baners whiche I haue seen in your oratorye I praye you that ye telle to me yf ye haue doon to me suche seruyce for such thinges ye ought not to hyde And by aduenture ye haue dooÌ„ them for the loue of my fader or of hys courte we be moche holden to you be boundeÌ„ to thanke you and yf by aduenture for ony lady or for the loue of me ye haue doon it I thanke you as moche as I may and it is wel reason that ye therfore be rewarded And yet sayd vyeÌ„ne to parys knowe ye for trouthe that it is long sythe that i haue desyred to knowe yet desyre strongely to knowe it wherefore yf ye wil do me ony playsir I praye yow that ye say to me trouthe without leuyng of ony oneli thynge or worde ThenÌ„e sayd parys moche huÌ„bly wy t grete shame fasines that he had to vtter the folye that he had enterprysed Ryght honourable fayr lady i am not worthy to be named him which hath doon this whyche it hath pleased yow to demaunde of me but notwithstandyng that I be a man of lytyl estate I huÌ„bly supply you that in caas ye shall fynde dysplaysir in my wordes that it playse you to ê‘donne me and that ye take noo displaysir i that I shal say for your noblesse shal not be the lasse in valure For mi caas enforceth me to say that whyche is to me folye to thinke ThenÌ„e paris al shamefast and in grete reuerence knelyng vpon his knee sayd Ryght worshypful damoisel parys your indigne seruauÌ„t is he of whomÌ„ ye haue spoken demauÌ„ded shal to you obeye and serue in alle thinges that ye haue demaunded me For sythe that I haue had ony rememberauÌ„ce my wille and my thought hath be submysed to your noble persone aÌ„d shal be as longe as I shal lyue Theu sayd vyeÌ„ne Parys my swete freÌ„de it is not now tyme that I make aÌ„swer to your wordes For it shold be ouerlonge to recounte But that notwithstoÌ„dyng i wil wel that ye knowe that your loue destrayneth me so strongely that there is no thynge in the worlde that I loue soo moche as you wherfore abyde in goode hoope ioyously for if it playse god ye shall see that thys whyche I saye shall be threwe ThenÌ„e sayd parys Madame who may thynke the ioyouste in which I am by your answere whiis to me ryght swete For I neuer supposed to haue had so swete an aÌ„swer of you but for to haue endured in payne in languesshyng For not onely to me but vnto a king shold be ouer moche to haue your loue aÌ„d I praye god that I may doo such thinges as may be to you playsaunt aÌ„d that I neuer lyue to do to you thinge that shold desplaise you ne torne you to melancolye thus departed that one fro that other in gretter loue thaÌ„ to fore took terme to see eche other ageyn as hastely as they myght aÌ„d vyenne retorned more yoyoussy thaÌ„ she shewed and wente into hyr chaÌ„bre and after the bisshop deê‘ted aÌ„d parys accompanyed him vnto hys palays took leue of him retorned home into his faders loggyng after tolde to Edward hys felowe alle the parlement that he had with vyenne aÌ„d Edward sayd to him fayre brother and frende here in is no lape ne truffes but I praye you that ye do your thynges secretly for there ben many false tonges and vyenne was moch more joyous thaÌ„ she had ben acustomed and parys also and the sayd paris and his felawe made grete chyualtyes dyd grete armes which where moche playsauÌ„t to the fayre vyenne ThenÌ„e it happed that after certaiÌ„ tyme seyng the daulphi that hys doughter was come to xv yere of age trented for to gyue to hyr an husbond many tymes he had ben requyred of many noble princes but by cause he had but hyr onely aÌ„d no moo sones ne doughters vnnethe he wolde coÌ„sente aÌ„d in treatyng thê° of mariage Parys herde somme tydinges whereof he was fore enyoyed in hiÌ„self and thought Why thinke not i to haue this noble lady whiche is so moche desyred of so many noble princes barons fore bewayled hiÌ„self and dyde somoche that he spake to vyenne O swete and fayr vyeÌ„ne Where is your fayr and agreable ê“messe that ye made to me whan i departed fro yow and how may it be that your fader speketh for to marye you Whan vyenne herde parys speke in this maner she sayd to him parys yf my fader speke to me of mariage it is noo grete meruaylle For i may not deffende him Neuertheles Ihaue not consented to ony mariage aÌ„d ye knowe wel that mariage is nothyng worth wythout the consenting of bothe partyes Wherfore I praye you to be coÌ„tente For I promyse to you that I shall neuer haue man in mariage but you aÌ„d I wold that yt sholde be shortely accomplysshed yf yt pleased god honestly justly and not in synne ne in ordure Therfore wil that ye assaye one thinge which shal be moche diffycile to doo right perylloê° but neuertheles it byhouneth that it be doon thenÌ„e sayd parys honourable lady that whiche shal playse you to commauÌ„de me I shal accoÌ„plysshe it wy t god hert though i shold deye And thenÌ„e sayd vyenne I will that incontyneÌ„t ye say to your fader that he goo to my lord my fader aÌ„d requyre hym that he gyue me in mariage to you that therin ther be no deffaulte And whaÌ„ parys herde the wylle and desyre of vyenne he
the fotemaÌ„ aÌ„d brought him into the chyrche whaÌ„ vyenne sawe him she knewe hiÌ„ wel For she had oftymes seen him iÌ„ hyr faders hous thys man sayd to hir all his charge that many knightes were oute for to seche hyr And vyenne sayd to him goo telle theÌ„ that thou hast founde me here brynge them hyther ThenÌ„e the man weÌ„te fonde the knightes that thenÌ„e were comen in the towne tolde to theÌ„ how he had foundeÌ„ hyr that they shold come with him he wolde briÌ„ge them to the place where she was whan the knyghtes herde these tydynges anon eche made grete haste tyl they cam to hyr ThenÌ„ whaÌ„ they were to fore vyeÌ„ne they salewed hyr sayd to hyr that the doulphin had doo seche hyr in dyuers couÌ„trees aÌ„d after they coÌ„forted hyr sayd that she shold not be aferde of hyr fader for he wold doo to hyr noo desplaysir for he shall haue so grete joye whaÌ„ be shal see you that he shal pardonne you and appease hys yre And than incontynent they weÌ„te to horsebacke and brought forth the chapelayn wyth hyr to th ende that he shold excuse hyrtofore hyr fader tolde hou she was pure clene of his body Now sayth thistorie that whaÌ„ vyenne was comeÌ„ tofore hyr fader the daulphyn he made to ward hyr heuy and euyll chere But notwitstondyng vyeÌ„ne kneled doun on bothe hyr knees to the erthe sayeng and in wepyng Redoubted fader i see wel know in my self that I haue mesprysed fallyed toward you wher of i haue grete desplaysir Neuertheles folysshe loue hath enforced me to loue hym whiche is wel worthy to be byloued of the moost grettest lady of the Royaume of frauÌ„ce alle waye seen the noblenes that is in him For I wene that in alle the world is nonÌ„ to him lyke ne pareylle And alsoo I thynke that I am not the fyrst that haue trespaced by semblable reasoÌ„s Wherfore redoubted fader I am in your mercy and take of me veÌ„geauÌ„ce suche as shal playse you aÌ„d to me chastysemeÌ„t and example to other Neuertheles I wyl wel that ye knowe that I swre by my sowle that I am as pure clene of my body as i was that day that I deê‘ted fro heÌ„s And loo here the chapelayn which can say to you the trouthe And thenÌ„ the chapelaiÌ„ tolde how she came wy t iij. men of whoÌ„ that one was a moche fayr knight yonge curtoys the whiche I byleue is drowned in passyng a ryner And they were iÌ„ myn hous and the two damoyselles slept to gyder in the chyrche and the knight slepte wyth me and the other ij slepte in the stable with the horses ThenÌ„e whaÌ„ the daulphin herde these tydinges he had ryght grete playsir of whiche he made noo semblaâ—â—e and gaf to the chapelayn moche money grete yeftes and bad hym retorne ¶ After the dolphyn took vienne by the hande in repreuyng hyr moche gretely and lad hyr in to hyr moders chambre with ysabeau for hyr moder was seke of the grete sorowe that she had for hyr doughter And there the moder blamed them bothe two And ysabeau sayd that vyeÌ„ne was as pure and clene of hyr body as she was the day that she departed Alas sayd the dolphiÌ„ thow hast put vs in the moost grettest shame of the worlde And I promyse that alle they that haue ê¯seÌ„ted therto shal be wel punysshed in especial that euyl traytre parys whiche is cause of al thys fayte and yf euer I may haue him I shall make dogges deuoure hym aÌ„d also bothe ye tweyne shal suffre therfore grete peniteÌ„ce Thenne sayd vyenne wepyng i see well and knowe that ye haue enteÌ„cyon to do to me moche gryef harm and I see wel that my lyf shal not loÌ„ge endure Therfore I swere to you in good fayth that there is noo maÌ„ in the world that i so moche loue as I doo him whom ye so menace and thretene For in him i haue my thought and courage wythoute euer to faylle him and yf ye shortly gyue to me my penauÌ„ce so moch shortly shal be my deth And yf ye suffre me to endure it longe so moche more shal i here it and my soule shal be the more sure to fore almyghty god knowe ye for certayn that for him and hys loue I am redy to deye Thenne the doulphyn yssued out of the chambre in grete indignacyon and coÌ„mauÌ„ded that the fader of Parys shold be put in an euyl pryson aÌ„d that alle his goodes shold be taken fro him And also that vyenne ysabeau shold be enclosed in a chambre that wel litel mete shold be gyuen to them and moche he menaced thretened theÌ„ and thus they abode a longe time in that chambre continuelly Vyenne dremed of parys ¶ And whan vyenne might haue ony space to speke to Edward felowe of Parys she requyred him that he shold serche yf he myght haue ony tidynges of parys that he shold lete hyr knewe therof ¶ In this maner vyenne passed hyr time in grete sorowe in grete thought allewaye desyring for to here some tidinges of that noble knight parys WHan the noble and fayr vyenne had beÌ„ a grete tyme in this manere The doulphyn by thought hym that thenne his doughter Vyenne had been well castysed And thenne the Doulphyn fader of vyenne ordeyned that she came oute of the pryson And thenÌ„e he purposed to gyue to hyr an husbond aÌ„d sette hyr in hyr fyrst estate wher of alle the courte was moche joyous and in especy all Edward felowe of parys And after certayn tyme the Doulphyn wrote to the Erle of FlauÌ„ders that he wold doo marye his doughter vyenne whervpon he requyred hym that he wold gyue to hym couÌ„ceyll in this mater For it was vnto hym chargeable And duryng the tyme that vyenne was oute of pryson hyr herte was neuer in reste but euer she was heuy and soroufull for hyr swete and faythful frende paris whome she myght not see and knewe not whether he were dede or a liue And whaÌ„ the doulphin sawe hyr so heuy on a day he sayd to hyr My swete doughtere wherfore be ye soo sorouful gyue your self to plaisir for as to me I remembre no more the thynges passed And there is no thiÌ„ge in the worlde that ye demaunde me but I shall doo it gladly for you And thenne the fayr vyeÌ„ne whych had not forgeten Parys sayde to hiÌ„ Honourable fader yf I were sure of the thiÌ„ges passed that they were forgoten by you i shold be more sure thaÌ„ I am but I byleue fermely that ye haue theÌ„ yet in your remeÌ„brauÌ„ce for ye holde alwaye messyre iaques in pryson the fader of parys Whyche is not coulpable of ony parte of this dede ne cause And if ye wold do to me soo moch grace that ye wolde ê‘doÌ„ne him reÌ„dre to him al
came to the sone of the duc of bourgoygne he aÌ„d hys wyf entred into the chambre of vyeÌ„ne to whome the daulphyn sayd Fayr doughter it was the playsir of god that i your moder were to gyder vij yere wythoute hauyng ony childe and in the viij yere our lord comforted vs with you in whoÌ„ we haue al our affectyon For we haue neyther sone ne doughtere but onely you ne suppose neuer to haue so we truste that by you we haue one It is trewe that so as god wyl aÌ„d hath ordeyned we wyl asseÌ„ble you to a moche honourable maryage the which to vs playseth moche For I ensure you the doughter of the noble kiÌ„ge of frauÌ„ce hath moche desired to haue him that ye shal haue For god hath endowed him wy t somoch good aÌ„d honour as hert of knyght may haue thus to the playsir of god of the vergyn marie we haue made the mariage of the sone of the duke of Bourgoyngne of you wherfore we praye you that therto ye wil gyue your goode wille playsir also that ye wil haue the mariage agreable Thenne vyeÌ„ne aÌ„swerd to hyr fader Honourable fader lord I wote wel that thys that ye eÌ„teÌ„de is for my wele prouffyt But not wythstonding that I be in age for to marye that iÌ„ this maryage I shold receyue honour more than I am worthy Neuertheles I shal not yet be maryed for yf we haue not this man yf it playse god we shal haue an other as good or better And thynke ye not myn honourable lord that I say this for ony excusacyon but it is sythen xx dayes that I haue be euyl desposed of my persone aÌ„d the maladye that I haue causeth me to take noo playsir for to be maried For I haue avowed vnto god neuer to be maryed to thys man ne to none other as longe as i shal be in this maladye Thenne thought the dolphyn that vyeÌ„ne sayd it for shamefastnes Neuertheles he trauaylled hyr euery day wy t fayre wordes that she shold consente to this maryage but it auaylled nothyng all that he dyd for the wyll of hyr was more in Parys than in ony man of the worlde ThenÌ„e on the morne the sone of the duc of bourgoygne aÌ„d the sone of the erle of Flaunders entred into the cite of vyenne wherof the Daulphyn had grete ioye and plaisir and thys feste eÌ„dured wel fystene dayes that they dyd no thinge but daunce synge and dyd other diuers playsirs duryng this feste the daulphyn sayd to the sone of the duke of bourgoigne to th ende that he shold thiÌ„ke none euyll bycause he abode so loÌ„ge or he might espouse hys doughtere Fayr sone I praye you biseche that ye take you to playsir ioye aÌ„d gryeue you noothynge of thys longe abydyng here For certayn my doughter is so seke that vnnethe she may speke whiche doth to hyr grete desplaisir shame for fayn she wold be out of hyr chambre And thenne the sone of the noble duc of bourgoyn as he shat meÌ„te but good fayth byleued it lightly Neuertheles the dolphyn dyd nothiÌ„g night ne day but admonested his doughter one tyme in fayr wordes an other time in meanaces but in noo wyse he coude make his doughter to conseÌ„te And coÌ„maunded that she shold nothing haue but brede water vienne abode one day soo iÌ„ this maner And al this dyde the dolphyn to th eÌ„de that she consente in this mariage and alway he dyde to hyr more harme and payne vyeÌ„ne was alway more herde and ferther fro his desire wherof the dolphyn had moche grete dysplaysir not withoute cause seyng the dolphyn that his doughter was soo indurate he thought that bisoÌ„me good moyen he wold sente home ageyn the sone of the duc of bourgoyn for he doubted that yf he abode loÌ„ge that this feat might be discouerdâ— and he gaf to him fayr jewellys after sayd to him Fayr sone I wyll that ye take noo displaysir in that I shal saie to you Ale semeth wel that at this time this mariage may not go forth of you and of my doughter for after that I see as me semethe the wille of god is ferther than I wold at this tyme For he wil not that the mariage of you and of my doughter take now effecte Wherfore I haue right grete displaysir in my hert onely for the loue of you ThenÌ„e the sone of the duc of bourgoygne seyng that at that tyme he myght doo noo thiÌ„g toke leue of the daulphyn and retorned into his coÌ„tree by cause that vyenne was not in helthe and promysed that assone as he myght knowe that she shold be hool he wold retorne for to accomplysshe the mariage lyke as the Dolphyn had promysed to hym How the dolphyn dyd doo emprysonne vyenne bycause that she wold not consente to the mariage to the sone of the duke of Bourgoyne ¶ How the sone of the duc of bourgoyn departed fro his countreye for to come see the fayre lady vyenne WHan the sone of the duck of bourgoyne had abyden loÌ„ge tyme in his countree On a day he had grete thought of vynne that was for the grete beaute of hir and it displesed him moch that at his beyng there he had not seen hyr and so concluded to goo and see hyr aÌ„d it was not loÌ„ge after that he cam to the dolphyn the dolphyn receyued him moche gladly aÌ„d with grete honour ThenÌ„e prayed he the doulphyn that it might plese hym to shewe to hiÌ„ vienne also seke as she was For in the worlde was nothing that he soo moche desyred to see as hyr And the dolphiÌ„ seyng the wille desyre of hiÌ„ wold not leÌ„ger hyde his courage but sayd to hiÌ„ My fayr sone by the fayth that I owe to god I haue had grete desyre that this mariage shold be made but my doughter for thys present time wil take noo husbond ne be maryed Wherfore i haue grete desplaisir and that for the loue of you to th ende that ye knowe that it holdeth not on me I swere to you that fythe ye deê‘ted fro this toun I haue doon hyr to be kepte in a pryson derke and obscure hath eteÌ„ nothing but brede water oneli haue sworn that she shal not goo oute of prysoÌ„ tyl she shall consente to haue you in mariage aÌ„d thus I praye you that ye take noo displaysir yf at this tyme ye see hyr not For ye may not faylle to haue grete maryage in caas that this faylle you And thenÌ„e he aÌ„swerd Honourable sire I praye you moche herthely syth that it is so that er I retorne I may speke to hyr and I shal praye hir asmoche as i mowe shal see if by ony manere I may conuertie hyr fro hyr wille ThenÌ„ sayd the dolphiÌ„ he was conteÌ„te ThenÌ„e he sente for his doughter clothing
and vestimentes for to clothe hir also mete for to ete for in two monethes she had eteÌ„ but brede aÌ„d water wherof she was moch feble that shewed wel in her visage thus he dyd bycause she shold xseÌ„te to the mariage And thenÌ„ it was concluded that the sone of the duc of bourgoyn shold come see hyr speke with hyr thenÌ„e whan vieÌ„ne sawe this hadreceyued all knewe that the sone of the duc of bourgoyn shold come speke wy t hyr she sayd to ysabeau hir damoysel Fayr suster behol de how my fader aÌ„d moder wene by these vestimeÌ„tes this henne that i shold ete to deceyue me put me fro my purpoos but god for bede that I shold do so thenne she took the heÌ„ne sayd to hyr that brought it syth yf playseth to the sone of the duke to come speke to me say ye to him that he may not come these thre dayes whan he cometh that he bringe wy t him the bisshop of saynt laureÌ„s She that had brought to hyr the henne sayd alle this vnto the doulphiÌ„ and to dame dyane hyr moder Thenne vyeÌ„ne took the two quarters of the henne put theÌ„ vnder hyr arme hooles and helde them there so loÌ„ge that they stoÌ„keÌ„ moche stroÌ„gely And whaÌ„ it came to the thyrde day the bisshop of saynt laurence and the sone of the duke of bourgoynÌ„ cameÌ„ for to see vienne aÌ„d or they entred they opened a treylle which gaf light into the prison ThenÌ„e whan the sone of the duc sawe vienne in the pryson he sayd to hyr by grete pyte that he had Noble vyenne how wil ye deye thus for huÌ„gre so folyly by your owne deffaulte And knowe ye not wel that your fader hath gyuen you to me to haue to my wyf wherfore I lyue iÌ„ grete paine aÌ„d in moche grete sorowe for the duresse of your courage wherof ye do right grete synne aÌ„d doubte ye not that god punyssheth you for thin obedyeÌ„ce that ye doo to your fader to your moder wherfore i prayer you fayr vienne to telle to me for what cause ye will not haue me in maryage to your husboÌ„d Doubte ye that whaÌ„ ye shal be wy t me that ye may not serue god as wel as ye now do that suffre this payne I ê“myse you bi my fayth that ye shall haue playsauÌ„ces libertees iÌ„ al the maners that ye shall conne demaunde ThenÌ„e I praye you that ye will not here deye so dolorously if ye will not doo it for the loue of me yet at the leste do it for the loue of your fad of your moder which lyue for you in grete sorowe and in grete heuynesse wherfore ye ought to haue pite on them Whan vyeÌ„ne had herde these wordes she was all abasshed sayd sir sauyng your honour I am maryed how be it ye knowe we him not whome I haue in myn hert ad also i knowe and graunte ryght well that ye be worthy to haue one moche grerter more hye a lady than i am and I â—â—te you wete that for him that I oesâ—re I shold suffre more payne than I fele And therfore I praye yow that fro hens forth ye speke to me no more of this mater And also I am â—o euyl disposed i my ê‘sone that yf it endure in me my lyf shal not be longe if it were honeste i shold shewe it you aÌ„d than shold ye see how it stondeth wyth me Neuertheles approche ye ner to me ye shal the better byleue me the sone of yâ— duke of bourgoynÌ„ the bisshop of saynt laureÌ„ce approched vnto vyeÌ„ne fro whoÌ„ yssued so grete a steÌ„che that vnnethe ther might suffre endure it which fauour came fro vnder hir arme holes of the two quarters of the heÌ„ne which were roteÌ„ whaÌ„ vieÌ„ne sawe that they had felte ynough of the stenche she sayd to theÌ„ lordes ye may now knowe ynough in what euyl aduenture I am disposed ThenÌ„ they took leue hauyng grete compassyon on hyr And they sayd to the doulphyn that vyenne was thenne half roten and that she stanke demed in them self that she myght not lyue longe And that it shold be grete damage of hyr deth for the soueraiÌ„ beaute that was in hyr And incoÌ„tineÌ„t the sone of the duc bourgoyn took his leue of the dolphyn and retorned into his contrey recouÌ„ted to his fader the lyf of vienne wherof alle they that herde hiÌ„ had grete pyte in their herte ¶ WhaÌ„ the doulphyn sawe that the mariage was brokeÌ„ by the deffaulte of his doughter vyeÌ„ne he sware that she shold neuer deê‘te fro theÌ„s but yf she wold coÌ„sente to his wille And so she abode longe tyme in that priso where she had grete thought sorowe for hyr swete aÌ„d trewe freÌ„de parys hyr desyre was on noo thinge but for to here tydinges of parys hyr loue But in the estate that she was iÌ„ no man myght bringe hyr tydinges And Edward the felawe of parys seyng that vyeÌ„ne abode in soo grete payne that none durst speke to hyr he had in his herte grete sorowe and was moche moeued of grete pyte also for the grete loue that he had to parys and coÌ„ciuded to make a chapel iÌ„ the chirche that touched the palays of the dolphyn aÌ„d in a corner he dyd do dygge so depe that it was nyghe to the foÌ„dameÌ„t of the prysoÌ„ where in vyeÌ„ne was by cause he wold not haue the thing disclosed he wold that they shold dygge no ferther aÌ„d whan the chappel was achyeued fynisshed Edward alle allone dygged himself so ferze that he made an hole by which he spak to vyeÌ„ne whaÌ„ he wold which caue was made soo secretli that no man might apê‘ceyue it So it happed on a day Edward bihelde vyenne thurgh thys hole salewed hyr thenÌ„e whaÌ„ vyeÌ„ne herd him aÌ„d knewe him she had so grete joye and consolacyon that she semed that she was rysen fro the deth to lyf the fyrst tydinges that vyenne demaunded of him were yf he knewe ony tydinges of paris and edward tolde to hyr that it was not loÌ„ge syth that he had receyued a letter fro him wryton at genes ThenÌ„e sayd vyeÌ„ne al wepyng to him alas whaÌ„ shal the day come that I shall see hym that doon I wold be coÌ„teÌ„te that god shold do his will of me for none other thiÌ„g I desire iÌ„ this world Alas fayr brother what semeth you of my lyf of this fayr chambre in which I dwelle in certeynly I byleue veryli that if parys knewe it that for his loue i suffre thus moche sorowe that the hert of him shold swelte for sorowe after she tolde to edward the ê‘lameÌ„t yâ— she had wyth the sone of the duc of bourgoynÌ„ also of the heÌ„ne praied hiÌ„ that he wold seÌ„de worde of al this to