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
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
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