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Thystorye of the right noble and worthy knyght parys and of the fayre vyenne the dolphyns doughter of vyennoys; Paris et Vienne. English
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Pierre, de la Cépède, 15th cent.; Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491.
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serue at the daulphins table where Vyenne satte wete ye wel that ful gracyously and curioysly he serued and kerued before hyr ¶ How Parys gate the prys of the youstes in the cyte of VyeÌ„ne WHaÌ„ the day was comeÌ„ that the lordes knyghtes and geÌ„tyl men shold iouste for loue of the ladyes Parys and Edward yede to a secrete place where they armed them secretly and syn came to the lystes with theyr badges and tokens and were horsed armed full rychely aÌ„d well Alle other knightes there were knowen by theyr armes but the twoo whyt knyghtes were vnknowen ¶ The daulphyn thenÌ„e commaunded that euery one shold mustre or the ioustyng began along the felde tofore the ladyes damoyselles soo they mostred rydyng to fore the scaffold of the fayre vyeÌ„ne were so nobly and rychely armed arayed so godely men they were that euery one said the fâ—oure of knighthode may now be seeÌ„ in this place AmoÌ„ge al other princes edward of Englond was moost amerous of al right renommed in armes The pucelle vyenne seeyng alle these noble knightes sayd to hyr damoisel ysabel Fayr syster whiche of them al thinke yow that moost dooth for the loue of me ysabel answerd honourable lady me semeth he that bereth the lyon of gold in hys armes dooth more for your loue thaÌ„ the other Certes sayde vyenne yonder two whit knightes that bere nonÌ„ armes iÌ„ their sheldes are more to my fantasye thaÌ„ ony of the other alwaye we shal see now what they can doo ThenÌ„e were the knightes redy to do fayte of armes And fyrst an hardy vailliauÌ„t knight that bare iÌ„ his armes a crowne of gold bygan the fyrst cours aÌ„d ayenst hym raÌ„ne the good knight edward parys felawe and recouÌ„tred eche other so vygorously that they brake bothe their speres many other mette eche other sodaynlye gyuyng grete strokes somme were ouertrhowen to the erthe some brake theyr speres worthely kept their sterops ryght vaylly auÌ„tly the other recountred eche other so manifully that bothe hors maÌ„ were caste to the grouÌ„de For euery maÌ„ dyd his best to gete worship there Edward the kiÌ„ges sone of England bare him ful wel had the better vpon many a knight there But the strong knyght parys broched his hors toward him and mette him so vygorously that at the ende he ouerthrewe him aÌ„d had the better of hym Wherof he gate grete worship aÌ„d was moche praysed for his grete prowesse This youstyng lasted tyl souper tyme aÌ„d whan the euen cam many of theÌ„ were wery of the ioustes rested theÌ„ but paris dyd thenne more of armes shewyng his meruayllous prowesse than he had doon of al that day in somoche that nonÌ„ durst approche him ne withstoÌ„de his appertyse in armes so moch he dyd that thonour and prys of the joustes rested and abode in him that day ¶ How the shede of cristal the garlond wyth floures of gold were yeuen to Parys As to the best doer in faytes of armes THe feste ended grete whorshyp and loenge abode to the two knyghtes wy t the whit armes And Parys was ledde vnto the scaffold there as vyenne was the whyche delyuerd hym the sheld of crystal and the garlond wy t fâ—oures of golde that she helde in hyr hoÌ„de And thenÌ„e parys with Edward hys felawe departed thens in the secretest wyse that they coude and weÌ„te to vnarme them to the place where they fyrst armed them self The barons and knyghtes that were there spake wel of the prowesse aÌ„d of cheualrye of the knyghtes wy t the whyt armes so that the daulphyn the other grete lordes had grete desyre to knowe what they were and to haue their acqueyntauÌ„ce but they deê‘ted so secretli fro the felde that no maÌ„ knewe where they were become nor what waye they toke After all thys was thus doon the knyghtes retorned into theyr countrees spekyng euer of the ryall feste and chere that the daulphin haddoon to theÌ„ of the prowesse of the whyt knightes of the right souerayn beaute noblesse of vyenne aÌ„d in the mene whyle there moened a stryf betwyxte the baronÌ„s and knightes of FrauÌ„ce of england for soÌ„me were there that were ameroê° of the doughter of the duc of NormaÌ„die soÌ„me were that loued bare oute the beaute of the syster of the kyng of Englond sayeng she was fayrer thenÌ„e vyeÌ„ne was other were there that helde coÌ„trarye oppynyoÌ„ sayeng that the Daulphynâ— doughter vyeÌ„ne passed in beaute al other wymmeÌ„ in the worlde for thys reason was grete debate stryf betwyxte the knightes of frauÌ„ce theÌ„ of englod for the beaute of these thre damoiselles Euer multyplyed grewe more the brâ—yt the renoÌ„me of the daulphiÌ„ bicause of the youstes and tournement doon in his cite of vyeÌ„ne whereof he had grete ioye for they had be somoche honourable plaisauÌ„t to al knightes And vieÌ„ne euer thought in hyr self who might he be that had goten the worshyp prys of the ioustes aÌ„d sayd to ysabel Neuer truste me dere sister but the knight to whoÌ„ i haue yeueÌ„ the sheld of crystal my garloÌ„d is he that so swetely saÌ„ge for the loue of me to foreour chaÌ„bre for myn hert giueth it me by my fayth syster he is ful noble worthy in all his dedes right curtois geÌ„til as we might haue seeÌ„ whylere wherfor i say iou my swete sister that in hiÌ„ i haue putte the rote of myn entyere herte my wille al my loue nor neuer i shal haue plaisir ne ioye vnto the time that i knowe what he is for my loue is al hys of what soo euer estate he be of I neuer shal take myn herte fro hiÌ„ ThenÌ„e began she to wayle aÌ„d fyghte for the loue of him ful tender li. for tyl now she had not felte the sparkles of loue that spraÌ„ge out of hyr hert but parys knewe nothing her of that she desird to haue him to knowe what he was But he kepte hys loue secrete in hys hert For he durst not shewe it vnto hyr wherfore he ledde his lyf iÌ„ grete tristesse sorowe he weÌ„t euer in the felawship of the bisshop of saiÌ„t laureÌ„ce made semblauÌ„ce of nothing aÌ„d james the fader of paris that had seeÌ„ the noble feest the ryall ioustes iÌ„ the cyte wenyng to hiÌ„ that his sone parys had not ben there was full sory had grete displaysir of it said fayr sone parys i am in a grete maleÌ„colye in a thought for you that ye be not so yoeful ne mery as ye were wonte to be here a fore time i sawe you euer redy to the ioustes and to all maner faytes of chyualerye for to gete honour I now see yow al chaunged syn ye took acqueyntauÌ„ce wyth this bysshop for lothe I were to see yow bycome a man of relygyon as I fere he will brynge