fayth yf euer thou sawe man that myght be compared to him 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 aÌ„d haue I not reason and cause thenne to loue him whiche hath doon to me so grete good honour doubtyng noo peryl of his ê‘sone is it not well grete worshyp to my fader to haue for vaissal subget the beste knyght that is noo al the world For in all the world is noo knight that i wolde forsake parys fore ne one that hath dooÌ„ so moche for me And thus to speke of the feates of parys she coulde not stynte ThenÌ„e came two damoyselles knockyng at the chaÌ„bre dore sayeng VyeÌ„ne ye must come to my lady And ysabeau sprang oute sayeÌ„g that she sholde come anone And vienne seyng that she must nedes deê‘te fro thens sayd to ysabeau My suster syth we must deê‘te hens late vs take somme of these jewellys and we shal kepe them secretly tyl that paris becomen and we shall see what coÌ„tenauÌ„ce he shal make in him self WhenÌ„e they took the colyer and the whyte baner of vyenne aÌ„d other iewellys hydde theÌ„ vnder theyr clothes wente into the chaÌ„bre of messyre Iaques But vyenne desydered gretly to speke with paris thought loÌ„ge or he came home in the mene whyle messyre jaques recouuerd of his maladye bycam all hool wherof vyeÌ„ne had grete joye but she durst not shewe it ¶ How parys aÌ„d Edward retorned oute of braband After certayn tyme that Parys had be in Braband wy t hys felawe Edward he desyred strongely to see the fayr vyeÌ„ne For the loue of hyr destrayned hym moche stroÌ„geli Neuertheles he durst not telle it to his felowe to th eÌ„de that he shold take noo displaysir of his departyng And sone after the space of v. dayes parys receyued a letter that his fader was seek thenne he sayd to Edward Ryght dere brother and felawe plesith it you to wete that mi fader is fore seek and me semeth hit were good that we departed yf ye consente but I praye you that ye take noo displaysir in thys departyng for yf it play se good we shal sone retorne And edward seyng the iuste reason of parys and his good wylle sayd to him that he was wel coÌ„tent plesyd Wherfore incontyneÌ„te they departed oute of Braband and came into the cite of vyeÌ„ne of whos comyng messyr jaques had souerayn plaisir specially bycause he had herde that parys his sone had dooÌ„ valyauÌ„tli feates of armes Now it happed that whaÌ„ parys was arriued at home wy t his fader like as he was acustomed alle way to fore or he weÌ„te to his bedde he weÌ„te to make his oroisons prayers after he aduised if he lacked ony thinge foÌ„de that tho thiÌ„ges that he loued heste were takeÌ„ awaye wherof he was moch angri as half in despair in such wise that all the nyght he coude not slepe and whaÌ„ it cam in the mornyng he came to his mod sayd Moder how is it that ye haue not kepte my chaÌ„bre cloos and shytte For I lacke certayn thiÌ„ges whiche i wold not gladly lese haue for them grete dysplaysir To whom hir moder answerd My sone by my fayth there neuer entred therin persone but on a tyme whaÌ„ your fader was seek came my lady diane and hir doughter VyeÌ„ne and whaÌ„ they had vysited your fad they weÌ„te al aboute for to see this castel and thenÌ„e they entred in to your chaÌ„bre But I can not thynke that they took ony thing for they taryed not longe Sauf onely vyenne whiche taryed onely allonÌ„ sauf hyr damoisel bi cause she was euyll at ease at hyr hert wherfore mi dere sone parys i praye you to take noo displaysir And thenÌ„ parys sayd to hym self yf none other theef haue taken it sauf she i shal not be dyscouerd Neuertheles i wote neuer yf vyenne hath taken it awaye for ony thinge ¶ And after he arayed him self and cladde him moch nobly wente to do the reuerence to the Daulphin and to dame Dyane And after to vyenne their doughter aÌ„d the daulphyn receyued hym moche curtoisly the daulphyn demauÌ„ded him tydinges aÌ„d of many other thinges And whaÌ„ the fayr lady vienne sawe parys of the grete desyre that she had to see hym of the grete loue that she bare to him alle hyr chere was coloured like a fresshe rose in the monthe of maye and coude not be contente ne fylled to beholde hyr fayre loue frende parys And the more she behelde hym the more grewe entreaced hyr loue toward hym aÌ„d parys beyng tofore the daulphyn on hys knee moche humbly durst not loke on vyenne But in hys herte he had grete paine who had wel beholde hym had wel seen in his vysage hys thought And after that the daulphyn had demaunded him of that it plased him Parys took leue of the daulphyn aÌ„d of my lady diane of vyeÌ„ne theyr doughter retorned home to his faders hous ¶ How the fayre vyenne discouuerd hyr corage to parys _â—N the morne the bisshop came moche diligently brouâ—ir parys with hym And 〈…〉 parys withoute to make ony semâ—launte of loue aÌ„d parys rendred his salewes ageyn moche humbly thenÌ„ vienne withdrewe hyr fro the bysshop the other sayd to parys it is not longe sythe ye were goon in to braband that i accoÌ„panyed my lady my moder for to goo vysite your fader whiche thenÌ„e was seek we sawe behelde al the the castel vntyll we came to yowr oratorye and there I sawe certayn rewellys whiche moche well pleased me i toke them haue kepte them vntyl this present tyme. and I shall now rendre them to you ageyn and therfore I praye you that yf I haue doon ony displaisir or maad ony defaulte that ye wil pardoÌ„ne me For i ê“myse to you by my fayth that i haue doon it for nooÌ„ euyll To whome parys answerd humbli with grete reuereÌ„ce sayd moch curtoysly madame by your courtosye ye came to vysite my fader of whiche visitacioÌ„ not onely my fader but alle our frendes haue receyued grete souerayn honour wherfore myn excelleÌ„t lady My fader my moder and I been alle youres alle that we haue also And yf by aduenture your ladyshyp had ony playsir to take of my jewelles I ensure yow by my fayth that myn hert hath therin moche greter playsir thaÌ„ hert of man may thinke and yet more sholde haue yf the sayd Iewellys were better the half thaÌ„ they be Soo thenÌ„e I praye you ryght hononrable damoisel that ye wil ê‘doÌ„ne me For not all onely these jewelles whiche been of lytel valewe but my fader my moder and I beeÌ„ all youres and alredy to obeye to your seruyce and knowe ye verayli
sawe him goo with the bisshop of saint laureÌ„ce disposed him not to doo armes as he was woned wher for he sayd to him on a day My sone i had hoped to haue had in the grete ê¯solacioÌ„ but nou thou bryngest me into grete heuynesse displaisir whaÌ„ i see that thou wilt not departe from thys bisshop Wherfore I praye the that thou leue hiÌ„ do so that it may be to me playsaunt to the honneste Parys herde him wel but he gaf not a word to aÌ„swer The fader of paris seyng this weÌ„te to his secrete felawe Edward said to hiÌ„ I see well that the grete amytye loue that ye haue to my sone knowe ye for certai that I haue in my hert grete melancolye whaÌ„ i remeÌ„bre that parys hath had grete honour fame of chyualrye now i see that heâ—gooth al wy t this bisshop leteth his hawkes his honÌ„des hors to deye for hoÌ„gre Wherfore I praye you that ye will gyue me some couÌ„ceyl which am so meschauÌ„t that i deye for sorowe whaÌ„ he had sayd these wordes edward had pyte of hiÌ„ coÌ„forted hiÌ„ the besie wyse he conde departed fro him weÌ„te strayte to his felawe Parys sayd to hym I knowe wel that loue ê¯strayneth the so strongely that thou hast no power ouer thy self Wherfore thy lyf may not longe endure And also thy fader and thy frendes ben euyl coÌ„tente ayenst the. and i saye to the that for to be vertâ—oê° vayliauÌ„t it playseth moch to god for the loue of one woman thou doost moch desplaisir to thy fader And also for noo persone what someuer he or she be thow oughtest not to lese the we le renommee that thou hast of chyualerye It appyreth not in the. that thou hast ony vertue or courage Wherfore i praie the that thou wylt do some thing that it may be playsauÌ„t to thy fader which hath desyred prayed me that I shold soo say to the. Whan parys had herd al thys he aÌ„swerd sayd to hiÌ„ knowe wel that these thynges that thou hast sayd to me beeÌ„ vertuous hoÌ„nest but thei been to me grevous for to put me from the thoughtes in the whych I am coÌ„tynuelly Neuertheles i praye the that thou gyue me counceyl what is beste that i doo ThenÌ„ sayd edward if shold wel playse me yf it were thy playsir that we sholde goo into braband For it is vj. monethes passed that I haue not seen my lady there shall we do armes by whyche we may gete fame honour parys agreed therto sayeng that he was contente if it playsed hiÌ„ so to do and incontineÌ„t they made redy theyr harnoys and horses and alle thynges necessarye to them and or parys departed he put in his chaÌ„bre alle the thynges and pryses that he had wonne by cheualryes aÌ„d closed them fast in hys chambre deliuerd the keye to his moder and prayed hyr moche derly that she shold not open yf ne suffre that ony persone shold eÌ„tre therin And after they wente toward Braband Where as they dyd grete feates of Theualerie ioustes wherof they gate grete honoure and worshyp and were moche praysed of ladyes and damoyselles And parys made couÌ„tenaunce for to haue abyden in braband for the loue of edward but his herte drewe vnto the fayre vyenne whome he so moch loued in his herte secretly ¶ How Dyane and vyenne hyr doughter wenten to vysite the fader of Parys the whyche was seek ThenÌ„e sayd vyenne now we shall see yf we may fynde ony thinge 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 whiche henge a lytel keye by a thÌ„ waÌ„ge and anone they opened the dore and entred therin And there was a lytel chambre whyche was xij foot longe aÌ„d was an oratorye Where as was the mageste of our Lord Ihesu cryst vpon a lytell aulter at eche corner was a caÌ„del styke of siluer aÌ„d thyder cam parys for to make hys sacrefyce whan he aroos whan he weÌ„te to his bedde And there were the thre baners that the noble knyght parys had wonne in the cyte of Parys and the thre jewellys of the thre damoyselles afore sayde And in the same place was also the sheld of Crystal the garlond that VyeÌ„ne delyuerd to him whaÌ„ he wanne the prys at the ioustes in cyte of Vyenne And alle these he kepte secrete in that place And whaÌ„ vienne sawe these thinges she was sure that parys was he whomÌ„ she had so moche desired to knowe that so moche honour had doon to hyr and for the grete ioye that she had she sette hyr douÌ„ on the grouÌ„de there abode a grete whyle coude not speke a word aÌ„d after she spake to Isabeau and fayde My swete syster blessyd and preysed be our lord of this good yourney For me thiÌ„keth I shold neuer departe oute of thys chambre A alas I haue so loÌ„ge abyden to knowe who he was that so swetely played in his instrumeÌ„tes so nygh vnto me and now he is so ferre thenÌ„e ysabeau began to repreue hyr aÌ„d said to hyr Swete lady I praye you that ye say ne do ony thiÌ„g which might torne you to folye be ye ruled by wisedom reason For notwithstoÌ„dyng that parys haue so moche good and vertues yet ye ought to coÌ„syder that he is not egal to you in lygnage ne in estate For i knowe wel that many noble puyssauÌ„t lordes haue demauÌ„ded you in mariage loue you aÌ„d do grete tginges for you also thonour of parys whiche is your vayssal aÌ„d subget is not egall ue worthy vnto you ¶ ThenÌ„e vyeÌ„ne was moch angry on ysabeau began to say A veray god I am well discomforted by the. that thus agayn sayest me of hiÌ„ that I so longe haue desyred to knowe Alas I haue supposed that in nothing ye wold haue displaysed me aÌ„d in good fayth I sayde to the that this man I wil loue and demaunde and I ê“myse the in good faith that yf thon ony more gaynsaye me i shall flee my self and thenne thou shalt be cause of my deth For I wil not lese him that I haue so loÌ„ge loued But I say to the for trouth that if thou euer say to me suche wordes of my frende paris that thou shalt neuer after haue space to say them ageyn an other time for thou considerest wel his noble coÌ„dicyoÌ„s acustomes thou sholdest preyse hym better thaÌ„ thou doost knowest not thou wel that the kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce wold that it had coste hym half hys toyaume that hys sone Lowys were as vayliauÌ„te as parys is And also there be many notable lordes that desyre to knowe his name and to haue hys amytye ThenÌ„e take hede and byholde by my
knowe for if he be deed I am cause therof and certes yf he be dede i may not lyue after hym if our lord wold doo so moche grace that he be a lyue fayn wold I knowe in what londe he is to th eÌ„de that i myght seÌ„de to him a lytel money so that he haue noo necessyre for his persone And Edward sayd to hyr Madame what wyl ye gyue me if i telle to you good tydinges sure of him ThenÌ„e sayd vyenne by my fayth there is no thing that i haue in this world whiche I may gyue wyth myn honour but that I shal gyue it to you ThenÌ„e sayd edward loo here is a letter whiche he hath seÌ„te to me whaÌ„ vyeÌ„ne sawe the letter she opened it redde it al alloÌ„ge whan she had redde it she had soo grete ioye that hyr semed god had appyered to hyr the ioye yâ— she had in hir hert she wed wel in hir vysage For sythe that she departed fro parys she had not so good vysage ne chere as she had thenÌ„ whaÌ„ the solace had ynough eÌ„dured edward said to hyr Aladame gyue to me ageyn my letter that I may make to hiÌ„ an answer And Vyeune sayd It pleseth me moche that ye make to paris my swete freÌ„de an answer but surely the letter shal remaine wy t me theÌ„ne he sayd madame haue ye not promyse to gyue to me that thing that I shal demaunde you yes sayd she ThenÌ„e edward sayd I desyre ne wille haue none other thinge but that ye gyue to me my letter syr assone shal i gyue to you my lyf but and yf ye wil demaunde ony other thinge I wyll wel ThenÌ„e sayd Edward I am coÌ„tente that the letter abyde with yow after he ordeyned an other letter to Parys which sayd in his manere ¶ How Edward sente answer of his letter to parys which abode iÌ„ the cyte of Genes RYght dere brother freÌ„de and felawe parys your fader aÌ„d your moder grete you well the whiche haue suffered for you moch dysease payne and displaysit and in especyal your fader which hath loÌ„ge been in pryson and alle his goodes were taken fro him and also I certefye you that by the grace of god and at the request and prayer of vyenne the dolphin hath ê“doÌ„ned him all hys euyl wille deliuerd hiÌ„ oute of prisoÌ„ aÌ„d restored to him all his goodes ageyn And plese it you to wete fayre brother that vyeÌ„ne hath had so moche ioye plaisir whaÌ„ she had knowleche that ye were a lyue that hit is woÌ„der to byleue For al hyr ê¯solacioÌ„ was to haue tydinges of you aÌ„d she recommauÌ„deth hyr to you as moche as she may hath moche grete desire to see you also prayed you not to wythdrawe you fro hyr ne fro that coÌ„treye but that ye wryte ofte to hyr of your estate and sendeth to you an eschauÌ„ge of thre thousand fsoryns of whiche she wyll that ye take your playsit and yoye for al hyr hope is in you Also ye shal vnderstaÌ„de that she hath be kepte in pryson a certayn tyme But thanked be god she is now oute Also i haue shewed to hyr your letter whiche she receyueth aÌ„d after that she had redde it I myght neuer haue it ageyn But she sayd that she had leuer to lese al that she had than the sayd lettere ye shal knowe that the doulphin treateth a maryage for hyr the whiche is the sone of the duc of bourgoyn he hopeth fro day to day that it shal be accoÌ„plysshed Neuertheles I truste soo moche in vyeÌ„ne seyng that whyche she hath sayd to me that she will neuer haue other husbond but yow wherfore lyue ye forth joyously in hope Dere brother i thaÌ„ke you as i can or may for the representacioÌ„ that ye haue doon for me your sowle be with god to whome i praye that he kepe you iÌ„ his holi warde and protectyon c WhaÌ„ this letter was wryteÌ„ he delyuered it to the courour which made hasty journeyes so that he arriued at genes where as the god knight paris dwelled aÌ„d abode ¶ WhaÌ„ the noble parys had redde the letter knewe that vyeÌ„ne had beeÌ„ in pryson almoost for sorow he was oute of his witte cursyng his euyll fortune aÌ„d after he cursed the day that he was borne aÌ„d moche discomforted him self also he cursed the daulphyn sayng O euel fader aÌ„d vnconnyng how may your hert suffre to put in pryson hyr that is so noble a creature which is ful of all vertues that is the fayr vyenne which is noo thinge cause of this fayte For I my self onely haue doon it ought to bere allone the penaunce alas and wherfore dyde not god to me so moche grace that I had be takeÌ„ in stede of hyr O fayre vyeÌ„ne what haue i doo for you which haue suffred so moche payne for me Thus he made a grete whyle his sorwe i wepyng strongely After parys sawe that the fayr vyeÌ„ne was retorned in to hyr first estate wherof he was moch joyyous whaÌ„ he had receyued these eschauÌ„ge that vyeÌ„ne hath sente him he hyred a moch fayr hous cladde hiÌ„ honestly tycheli took acqueyntaunce amytye wy t the grettest and beste of the cyte in so moch they dyde hiÌ„ moche good honour thê° dwelled paris a grete while alway remeÌ„bryng in his hert the loue of vyeÌ„ne for alleway his loue eÌ„creaced euery moneth thei wrothe letters ech to other of which here is made noo meÌ„cyoÌ„ for it shold be ouer loÌ„ge to reherce torne we here in to flauÌ„dres for the fayte of the mariage of the excellent vyeÌ„ne ¶ How the dukes sone of bourgoigne cam to haue vyenne in mariage THy storye sayth now that whan therle of Flaunders had accorded the maryage with the duc of bourgoygne he made redy his sone and apparaylled hiÌ„ of companye of horses lete it be knoweÌ„ to the daulphin that he shold make redy al thinge necessarye and that he shold hastely sende to him his sone WhaÌ„ the daulphiÌ„ herde these tidynges that he whome he somoche desired sholde come he was moche joyous incoÌ„tineÌ„t dyd doo make redy many grete meruayllous festes and duryng the same dyd doo make redy his sone the duc of bourgoygne horses and peple for to accoÌ„panye hiÌ„ whiche was a fayre thinge to see ¶ And after sent him to therle of flauÌ„ders which receyued him with grete joye with grete honour fested hym two dayes aÌ„d delyuerd to him his sone in his coÌ„panye sente hym to the daulphin whan the doulphiÌ„ knewe their comyng he dyd do make redy to receyue him aÌ„d whaÌ„ they were by a day journeye nyghe vnto vyeÌ„ne he rode oute wyth moch grete chyualrye receyued them with moche grete ioye playsir and eche made grete feste to other which were ouer loÌ„ge to recouÌ„te Neuertheles tofore that the daulphyn