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
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
his goodes and thinges I sholde be moche ioyoê° aÌ„d the dolphin for the plaisir of his doughter sayd to hyr that it wel playsed to him incoÌ„tiueÌ„t the dolphiÌ„ dyd do delyuer messyre iaques out of prysoÌ„ and dyd do retorne to hiÌ„ al his goodes and thinges that had be takeÌ„ froÌ„ him Wherof messyre Iaques had grete playsit for if he had abydeÌ„ leÌ„ger i prison he had be dede for huÌ„ger for there was none that coÌ„forted hiÌ„ but edward which ê¯forted hiÌ„ the best wyse he myght gaf to hym dayly that whyche was necessarye for hys lyf whan vyeÌ„ne knewe that messire iaques was oute of prisoÌ„ she was moche ioyeful had grete plaisir neuertheles al the ê¯solacyoÌ„ of vyeÌ„ne was whaÌ„ she might speke wy t edward of hyr loue parys thus she passed hir time in ryght grete payne heuynes the beste wyse she myght ¶ How Parys sente a letter to hys felawe Edward NOw late vs leue to speke of this mater aÌ„d retorned we vnto parys which abode in the cyte of Gene moche heuy whiles this mariage was in trayry Parys dwelled in Gene out of all joyes and playsauÌ„ces worldy all for the loue that he had to the fayr vyenne whome he had somoche at his hert And abode alle way in his lodgyng allone by came so deuoute so huÌ„ble toward god that it was grete meruaylle and also for the good couÌ„tenauÌ„ces that he made he was moche wel beloued of alle the nobles the peple of the cyte and they helde hym for a noble man sayd he must nedes be the sone of a grete lorde aÌ„d parys beyng in this maner had grete desyre to haue tydinges of vyenne and what was hyr aduenture And anone ordeyned two letters that one to hys fader and that other to his felawe Edward Of whiche the letter to hys fader sayd in this maner Ryght dere and honourable sit aÌ„d fader playse yf you to wete that i am moche sorowful aÌ„d heuy of my cruel aduentur and also I endure grete heuynes sorowe aÌ„d affâ—ictyon doubtyng that forme ye haue suffred grete payne tribulacyoÌ„ i late you were that I am at Genes and dwelle in a lodgyng allone deposed fro all joyes and consolacyons mondayne For myn enteÌ„dement is to serue god and our ladi fro hens forth and purpose that ye shal see me nomore for i wil departe goo thurgh the world to seche holy pplgrimages if bi adueÌ„ture I shal deye tofore that ye shal see me i praye you that it may playse yow to ê‘donne me and to gyue to me your benedictyon Also dere sit aÌ„d fader I praye you supplie that my dere brother aÌ„d felowe Edward ye wil take in my name aÌ„d place that he be recommaunded as your sone instede of me as wel in your heritage as in other thinges and the grace of the holy ghoost be with you RecoÌ„maunde me to my moder c. ¶ And the letter of Edwaerd sayd thus DEre and specyal brother and singuler freÌ„de Edward the peril of parys and of his aduenture is poursyewed of all euyll and cruell fortune I commauÌ„de me to you as moch as I may say or thynk Neuertheles lyke as we haue beÌ„ acustomed to write letters of loue of cheualrie Now I must wryte letters anguysshous of sorowe and of euyl fortune for alas i am vnhappy all allone in a strange countree exyled fro alle joyes and fro alle plaisir and out of al worldly plaisaunce thinking nyght and day on the bele vyenne the which i thinke that for me hath suffred mortall sorowe aÌ„d I say to you that if i knewe that for me she suffred payne aÌ„d sorowe i shold be in despayr for i am worthy for to be punysshed cruelly for that fayre and none other Wherfore I praye god and all his sayntes that she may be kepte from all euill gyue hyr grace to prospere in al good and honour lyke as she is worthy myn herte desyreth ¶ Aly dere brother and felawe the most dere thinges that I loue in this world is fyrst the fayr swete vyeÌ„ne and next you to whoÌ„ i praye you if it may be in ony wise that ye wyll saye hyr in my name how that i am lyuing iÌ„ Genes passyng my lyf moche heuy aÌ„d sorouful forth absence of hyr noble persone for the cruel and euyll fortune that hath pourfie wed me and also say ye to hyr that i crye hyr mercy that it may plaise hyr to pardonne me If by me she haue ony displaysir and god knoweth myn entencyon in what tribulacion i lyue And syth that it hath not playsed to our lord that we accomplysshe not our desyre and wille we ought to bere it paciently And also ye shal saye to hyr that I praye and supplye her as moche I may that she yet take no husbonde vnto the time that she shal see th ende of our aduenture aÌ„d after this I praye you dere brother of the consolacion of my fader and my moder and that ye be to them as a sone For seyng the loue that alwaye we haue had togyder I haue wrysoÌ„ to my fader that iÌ„ the stede of me he take you for his sone and that after his lyf he will leue to you hys herytage for so moche brother felawe i praye byseche you that ye be to theym humble obeissaunt the better ê‘te shal be youres aÌ„d if by aduenture ye wryte to me ony lette late the letter be kepte in my faders hous the holy ghoost haue you in his kepyng and he delyuerd this letter to a courtour whiche wythin fewe dayes was at vyeÌ„ne secretly delyuerd his letters to Edward the good knight Whan edward had receyued these letters aÌ„d knewe that paris was a lyue he had right a grete ioye as ony maÌ„ coude thiÌ„ke or byleue Neuertheles he helde the coutrout secretly in his how 's to th ende that the doulphin shold not knowe therof aÌ„d whan he had herde the letters he went to the hous of messyre Iaques the fader of the noble parys sayd to him Messyre iaques I bringe to you this letter and whan messyre iaques had redde the letter he coude not be saciat of redyng he took so grete playsir therin After that he had redde it at his playsir he prayed Edward to wryte to hiÌ„ an answer wel at large of alle that was byfallen syth his departyng this doon edward departed fro him wente vnto beale vienne whome he fonde moche heuy soroufull for hyr loue and frende parys And Edward sayd honourable lady how is it that ye be thus heuy vyenne sayd to hiÌ„ alas fayr broder Edward I haue good reason aÌ„d cause to be heuy For myn hert abydeth thinking day aÌ„d nyght on my good knight parys and I knowe not whether he be a lyue or dede of which thinge i moche desyre to
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
wordes he wylling to plaise hyr said vnto hyr that yf it were possyble she sholde knowe what they were that soo saÌ„ge euery nyght before hyr chaÌ„bre Wherfore he ordeyned x. menÌ„ of armes and commaunded them to hyde them self pryuely there as the sowne was herde aÌ„d that they shold bringe to him other by force or other wyse theÌ„ that made that swete melodye Now came the night that the twoo ynge knyghtes Parys aÌ„d Edward that nothiÌ„ge knewe of thembusshement that was layed for them came with their instrumeÌ„tes toward the castel and there they began to singe and sowned theyr instrumeÌ„tes so melodiously that grete plaisir it was to here and whan they had songe wolde haue retorned thyder as they were come fro The. x. knyghtes lepte and camforth and salewed them curtoysii sayeng that they nedes come must wyth them for to speke wy t their lord the daulphyn ThenÌ„e saide Parys to them Fayr lordes abyde a lytel whyle yf yt playse yow aÌ„d of vs ye shall haue an answer TheÌ„ne wente Parys and edward a parte aÌ„d spake to gyder ye see fayr brother sayd parys to Edward in what party we be now and I wold not that ye shold haue by me ony displaisir nor harme but soo mche i telle you that or I shold suffre me to be ledde to fore the daulphyn I had leuer deye therfore fayr brother aduyse we what is best for to do and edward heryng parys wordes sayd Brother myn haue noo fere of no thynge and lete vs doo as ye wyl ThenÌ„ sayd they to the. x. men of armes lordes thurgh your curtosye suffre vs to retorne thyder as we came fro for we be at my lord the daulphins playsir aÌ„d of alle the lordes and barons of hys courte but in ony maner as for thys tyme we may not fulfylle his coÌ„mauÌ„dement ¶ How parys and Edward his felawe foughten ayenst x. harneysed men that wolde haue taken thaym WHan the sayd x. men of armes saw the twoo knightes dysobeyssaunt they aÌ„swerd to them ye shall now come to hym other wyth your wylle or by force began to pulle onte theyr swerdes came ayenst the two yoge knyghtes that naked were froÌ„ alle armes sauf theyr swerdes and theyr bowclers Wherwyth they couerd them and so manfully deffeÌ„ded their bodyes that they hurte and wounded fore al the ten armed menÌ„ iÌ„ so moch that they maad them all to voyde and flee fro the place whether they wolde or not aÌ„d on the morowe erly the ten men of armes came to fore the daulphyn alle wounded and fore hurt And they recoÌ„pted to him how two yonge men onely had arayed them so how they nedes must flee for fere of their liues Wherof the daulphi was right angry to see theÌ„ so sore hurt aÌ„d took grete displaysir of it aÌ„d thought wel that the sayd two yoÌ„ge knightes were of grete streÌ„gthe vertue wherfore he â—maÌ„ded an hoÌ„dred men to be redy for to espye take theÌ„ the night folowyng yf they came ageyn chargyng that none hurte sholde be dooÌ„ to theÌ„ but after their songe doon they shold be brought vnto him but this eÌ„terpryse came to none effect for the two yonge knightes came not ageyn but kepte alle that they had doon secrete WhaÌ„ the fayr vieÌ„ne sawe that she might not knowe we what these mistrellys were she thought that they were somme grete lordes that were anterous of hyr she aÌ„d hyr damoisely ysabel spake of none other thynge than of these mynstrelles had grete plaisir to talke of them Parys seyng he durst not saye nor shewe the grete loue that he had to the fayr vyenne thought he wold hyde his courage from hyr wherfore he took acqueyntauÌ„ce with the bisshop of saint LaureÌ„ce the whiche lerned hym holy scrypture The daulphyn theÌ„ue seyng his doughter full tryste and pensyful for this that she might not knowe the sayd mynstrelles that so melodyoussy played to fore hyr chaÌ„bre he ordeyned a joustyng place wyth iÌ„ his cyte of vieÌ„ne made lystes scaffoldes to be sette vp sente his herauldes in frauÌ„ce in EngloÌ„d in normaÌ„dye to anouÌ„ce shewe vnto all knightes gentilmeÌ„ that wold doo faites of armes of cheualrye for lone of all ladyes damoyselles that the joustes shold be holdeÌ„ the fyrst day of may in the cyte of vyenne And he that shold doo best iÌ„ armes shold haue of the daulphis doughter a sheld of cristall of grete valeur a garloÌ„d wy t roses floures of fyn golde aÌ„d were ye well that vyeÌ„ne the noble aÌ„d fayre madyeÌ„ was right glad of the youstes that hyr fader ordeyned for hyr sake For grete taleÌ„t desire she had to knowe hiÌ„ that was so amerous of hyr aÌ„d she thought he wold be at the sayd fyrst day of may at vienne ¶ After the messagers that had pronounced the youstes were comeÌ„ ageyn to the cyte of vienne the most parte of the knightes gentylmeÌ„ of the Royaume of FrauÌ„ce of EngloÌ„d and of normandie made theÌ„ redy for to come to the Lyte of Dyenne to the sayd joustes And in especyal many noble baronÌ„s of the royaume of Englond of frauÌ„ce that amerous were of the fayr vyenne of the renoÌ„mee of sjyr grete beaute came to the sayd youstes wyth ryche aÌ„d noble araye among whome was Iohan duc of bourbon nevew to the king of frauÌ„ce Edward the kinges sone of Englond aÌ„tony sone to the sone to therle of ê“ucÌ„ce Gerard the marquys sone of mouÌ„tferat wyllyaÌ„ sone to the duc of Larnes Parys thenÌ„ knowiÌ„g this noble assemble â—he ioustes that shold be the fyrst day of may thought iÌ„ heÌ„self whether he shold goo thyder or not but the grete loue that he had to the fayr vienne constrayned hiÌ„ therto Neuertheles he toke couÌ„ceyl of Edward his felawe the whiche answerd to him yf ye goo I wil holde yow companye thyder but we muste departe secretly that we be not knowen And anone they made redy their harnâ—yg pourueyed theiÌ„ of good horses whiche they harneysed al iÌ„ whyt none other tokeÌ„ they had on theÌ„ wherÌ„ hithei might be knoweÌ„ sauf that they were araied al iÌ„ whit one like 〈◊〉 other the day of the youstes thenÌ„e approched and all the lordes and barons afore sayd caÌ„ two dayes before the feste to the Cyte of vyeÌ„ne where the daulphyn for loue of them dyd doo make a noble scaffold where as the fayre vyenne was rychely arayed and al that sawe hyr were a meruailled of hir grete beaute To that feste cam many knyghtes and squyers clothed arayed rychely after the guyse of theyr countre aÌ„d there were many mynstrellys playeng vpon alle maner instrumentes aÌ„d many good syngars whyche the noble mayde vyene herkened ful well For hyr hert was onely sette to thynke how she myght knowe hym that was her louer parys came thenne thyder aÌ„d was ordeyned for to
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
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
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
¶ Thy storye of the right noble and worthy knyght parys and of the fayre vyenne the dolphyns doughter of vyennoys Here begynneth thystorie of the noble ryght vaylliauÌ„t worthy knight Parys aÌ„d of the fayr VyeÌ„ne the daulphyns doughter of vieÌ„nois the whyche suffred many aduersitees bycause of their true loue or they coude enyoye the effect therof eche of other IN the tyme of kynge Charles of FrauÌ„ce the yere of our lord Ihesu crist M. CC. lxxi was in the londe of vyeÌ„nois a ryche Baron daulphyn aÌ„d lord of the lond that was named sir Godefroy of alanson aÌ„d was of the kinges kynrede of FrauÌ„ce the which daulphyn was right myghty aÌ„d a grete lord bothe in hauoyr in landes aÌ„d was a ryght wyse man in soo moch that for his grete wysedom he was moche made of bothe of the kinge of fraunce of al the lordes baroÌ„s of his courte soo that noo thynge was doon in the sayde royame but that he was called therto And had to hys wyf a moch fayre lady which cleped was dame Diane whiche was of so grete beaute that she was wel worthy aÌ„d digne to be named after that fayre sterre that meÌ„ calle dyane that appyreth sheweth a lytyl afore the day also she was replenisshed of all noblenes geÌ„tilnes that a lady may or ought to haue The sayd daulphin thenÌ„e thys noble lady dyane were vij yere to gyder withoute yssue that moche they desired to haue praied our lord bothe nyght day that they might haue childreÌ„ playsaunt redy to his deuyne seruyce out lord thorugh hys benignite herde their prayer and after hys plaisir gaf vnto theÌ„ the viij yere of their mariage a right fayre doughter for the whiche grete gladnes yoye was made through alle the daulphins londe the chylde was baptysed wyth grete honour ioye in token of grete loue they named hyr vyeÌ„ne bicause the cite where she was bornÌ„ in was called vyeÌ„ne aÌ„d this doughter was delyuerid vnto anoble lady for to be norisshed wyth hyr The whiche lady was of the sayde cyte and had a lytill doughter of the agae of vyeÌ„ne the whyche was named Ysabel so the fayr vyeÌ„ne was nourysshed wy t the same ysabel from hyr teÌ„der age vnto many yeres after aÌ„d so grete loue was bytwene them bothe that they called eche other systers the fayre vienne grewe eÌ„creaced euer in souerayn beaute gentylnesse so that the renoÌ„mee of hyr excelleÌ„t beaute flourysshed not onely thurgh al fraunce but also thurgh all the Royaume of englond and other couÌ„trees It happed after she was xv yere of aage that she was desired to maryage of many knightes grete lordes aÌ„d at that tyme was in the daulphyns court amog many his knightes a noble man of auncient lygnage of fayrlondes the which was wel byleued of the daulphin aÌ„d of alle the lordes of the loÌ„de was called sir Jakes This noble maÌ„ had a moch fayr sone that had to name Parys aÌ„d his fader made hym to be taught iÌ„ al good customes whaÌ„ he was xviij yere of aage he was adressed to the dysciplyne of armes demened him self so nobly worthely in all maner dedes of cheualerie that wy t in a short time after he was doubed knight by the haÌ„de of the sayd Daulphyn Noo fayte of knyghthode ne none aduenture of cheualrye happed after But that he fouÌ„de him self at it in so moch that the renoÌ„mee of hiÌ„ ranne thurgh al the worlde and men saide that he was one of the beste knyghtes that myght be founde in ony countree aÌ„d helde him self right clene in armes lyued chastly joyefully had euer aboute him fowles hawkes houndes for his disporte for alle maner of hunting suffysaunt ynough for a duc or for an erle thurgh hys prowesse hardynes he was acqueynted aÌ„d knowen of many other grete lordes And amonge all other he was gretely louyngli acgueynted with a yoÌ„ge knight of the Lyte of VyeÌ„ne that hyght Edward were bothe of one age moche loued eche other aÌ„d as twoo brethren of armes wente euer to gyder there as they knewe ony ioustyng or apê‘tyse of armes to be had for to gete honour And wete it wel that beside their worthynes iÌ„ armes they were good musycyens playeÌ„g vpoÌ„ alle maner instrumeÌ„tes of musyke coude synge veray well but pares passed in alle poyntes his felawe Edward Notwythstondyng Edward was amerous alredy of a noble lady of the courte of braban But parys as yet knewe nought of amorouste but not longe after Venê° the goddes of loue fyred his thought wy t the hert vnto a noble yong lady that is to wete the fayre vyeÌ„ne the daulphyns doughter of Vyennoys that was his lyege lord the more be growed toward hys flouryng aage the more he was esprysed brennyng of her loue for the grete beaute that was in hyr but parys thought euer in his herte that his loue was not wellykline cordable For he was not of so highe lygnage as the noble maydeÌ„ vieÌ„ne was of therfore parys kept his loue secrete that none sholde ê‘ceyue if sauf Edward his trusty felawe to whom he brake shewed his counceyl And the fayre vyenne ê‘ceyued not that parys was amerous of hyr Nor parys also durst neyther shewe nor say nothinge to hyr of hit but the more that he sawe hyr the more grewe the fyre of loue within him self ¶ How parys and Edward hys felawe played wy t diuers instrumeÌ„ts by nyght to fore the chaÌ„bre of vyeÌ„ne PArys thenne edward with one accorde dysposed theÌ„ self for to gyue somme melodyous myrthe to the noble mayde Vyenne and wyth theyr muyscall instrumentes as recourders They yede by night tymÌ„ to gyder toward that ê‘te of 〈◊〉 castel where as the fayre vyeÌ„ne 〈…〉 in hyr chambre and there they 〈…〉 full swetely and sowned 〈◊〉 â—â—ously theyr muyscal instrumen◠〈◊〉 pypes certeyn the melodye of songes aÌ„d the sowne of theyr 〈…〉 〈…〉 in hys castel of vyenne And Whan they were alle come they played aÌ„d sange in theyr best wyse but among them were not founde tho mynstrelles that the lord Daulphyn sought fore Wherof he was soroufull and desyred more to knowe what they were than he dyd a fore And whaÌ„ the fayre vyeÌ„ne herde alle the mynstrellys of the londe that sowned at the feste she sayd to Ysabel hyr damoysell and preuy felowe By my fayth swete syster these mynstrelles playen nought to the regarde of theÌ„ that were wonte to come before our chambre and me displayseth moche that I may not knowe we theÌ„ For certenly they come not hyther for nought for they loue outher you or me ¶ How the Lord Daulphyn sent x. harneysed men to take Parys aÌ„d Edword there as the pleyden vpon they re instrumentes before the chaÌ„bre of Dyenne WHan the Daulphin vnderstode his doughters
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
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
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
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
was as al abasshed sayd Right honourable lady how wil ye that I deye thus I praye you moche humbly yf it please yow that it be not doo thus ThenÌ„e vyeÌ„ne sayd sette ye so lytel by me that ye will not enterpryse thys alas where is your enteÌ„dement Lertes it must nedes be doon IncoÌ„tyneÌ„t parys aÌ„swerd worshypfull lady sythe it playseth you I shall accoÌ„plysshe your coÌ„mauÌ„dement though I shold depe therfore an hondred thou and tymes thus took leue of vyeÌ„ne aÌ„d wente to his fader incontineÌ„t sayd to him Dere fader alle waye ye haue shewed to me grete loue wherfore i besech almighty god that he rewarde you lyke as i desyre Dere honourable fader I wolde praye you of one thinge bycause it is doubtous i wil that ye ê“myse it to me to fore i say it to you for ellys I wil not say it vnto you his fader sayd to him My sone there is nothyng in the world that I may doo for the but i shal accoÌ„plisshe it by the grace of god therfore say to me thy plaisir wille thenÌ„e Parys tolde to his fader a ê‘te of the pryuete and promesse that he had wyth vyenne bycause he shold with the better wyll doo that which he wold requyre him ThenÌ„ sayd paris to his fader the prayer that i praye require you is that it playse you to saye to the daulphyn that he gyue to me his doughter to wyl and in mariage aÌ„d I humbly byseche you that herein ye will not faylle me aÌ„d messyre jaques hering hys sone thus speke almoost he was fro him self for the grete so he that his sone paris hath sayd to him he sayd in repreuyng him that he neuer shold speke more of that fayre for he wolde not deye for his doughter and that he sholde demauÌ„de of hiÌ„ somme other thiÌ„ges for it were grete folye to speke to him of suche a thiÌ„ge And parys sayd whorshypful fader as moche peryllous is it to me as to you therfore i am abasshed thugh ye reffused to doo it But loue enforceth and constreyneth me so strongely that I am halff confuse and am as wel conteÌ„te that he do it not as to doo it but that ye do your deuoir onely and so longe paris prayed his fader that he ê“mised him to doo it ¶ How messire Jaques demauÌ„ded of the daulphyn his doughter vyeÌ„ne in mariage for his sone paris THenÌ„e went messyre jaques to the Daulphyn alle chaunged of colour and sayd to hiÌ„ My ryght redoubted and fouerayn lorde a certayn queste is made to me which i must say vnto you the whiche me semeih is of passyng lytel reason and therfore it must be at your mercy aÌ„d in caas ye fynde therin displaysir that ye pardonne me to take noo regard to my grete folye The daulphyn trustyng in the grete wisedom of messyre jaques grauÌ„ted hym to say what someuer he wold ThenÌ„ sayd messyre Jaques Myn hye and souerayn lord Parys my sone hath â—rayed me so moche that I shold requyre of you vyenne your doughter to be hys wyf the whiche thynge is not onely to say but also to thiÌ„ke grete presumpcyon and grete folye but the loue of my sone constrayneth me soo strongely that biforce I must say it to you And sodaynly the daulphin was moued in grete felonny and wold not suffre him to eÌ„de his wordes but repreued him moche hardly sayeng Dylayne vassal that thou arte how kepest thou my worshypby god I shal wel chastyse you that ye shal neuer thinke suche thinges commauÌ„ded hym that incontynent he shold departe thens and that neuer he ne his sone shold come in hys syght wherfor messire jaques deê‘ted theÌ„s moch rebuked holdyng douÌ„ his heed retorned in to his hous tolde to hys sone Parys al that had be sayd doon bytweene hiÌ„ the dolphiÌ„ wherof paris thaÌ„ked moch his fader The dolphin weÌ„te in grete thought thurgh the palays hauing grete iÌ„dignacyoÌ„ alle angry in soo moche that none durst speke to hiÌ„ ne come in hys waye aÌ„d he beyng thus in this maner he sente for his doughter vyeÌ„ne made hir to come to him sayde to hyr Whe haue had wordes of grete displaysir This vilayne messyre jaques hath sayd to vs that we shold giue you to wyf iÌ„ mariage to his sone parys Aduyse you what wysedoÌ„ it were by god or that I shold do it i wolde rather make you a noÌ„ne or a menchon it shal not be longe to but that ye shal be hyely maryed so that ye shal holde you ê¯tente here i swere to yow that if it were not for the grete seruyces that he hath dooÌ„ to me incontineÌ„t i shold do smite of his hede whaÌ„ vyeÌ„ne sawe hyr fader iÌ„ so grete agre ayeÌ„st messyre jaques his sone she sente to seche Edward for to come speke to hyr whan edward was come wyeÌ„ne sayd to hiÌ„ edward it is 〈◊〉 that my fader is moch angri ayeÌ„st messyre jaques ayenst paris wherof I haue grete displaysir haue grete doubte that my fader wil do somme harme to parys therfore i wil that ye say to him that he kepe hiÌ„self in the most secretest wyse that he may I shal also see the maner yf I appease his feloÌ„nye angre Thenne Edward incoÌ„tineÌ„t took leue of vyeÌ„ne went sayd to hiÌ„ sayd fayr brother me semeth that it were good that ye departed oute of his countrey for to absente you for a space of time for it may be that to the dolphyn shal loÌ„ge endure hys aÌ„gre as I vnderstoÌ„de by that whiche vyenne hath sayd to me ThenÌ„ answerd parys yf the that ye haue couÌ„ceylled me soo I shall do so notwithstaÌ„dyng that it shal be to me a sorouful an heuy departyng buter I departe i shal take leue of vyenne though I shold deye TehnÌ„e parys dyd soo moch that he spake vnto vyeÌ„ne on a derke myght at a lowe wyndowe where as they might wel say what ther world i am certeyn sayd vyeÌ„ne that my fad hath wille to hurte you wherof I lyue in grete melaÌ„colye For in al the world is nothinge that I loue so moche as you if by aduenture ye deye I wil not lyue ThenÌ„e sayd parys honourable lady it semeth me beste that i departe fro hens a certeyn tyme tyl my lord your fader be more peased and hath passed hys euyll wille how be it that it shal be to me a moche sorouful thynge to withdrawe me for you For my lyf shal be moche heuy Neuertheles I shal accoÌ„plisse your wille in alle that ye shall commaunde me what someuer come therof vyeÌ„ne seyng the good wille of parys after many wordes she sayd to him Parys my frende i knowe well the grete loue that ye bere to me sythe it so is i swere to you by my fayth that ye shal neuer departe fro
hit was no longe syth suche tweyne departed with other men And the maÌ„ supposed that the sayd chappelayn had sayd it in jape or in mockyng And sayd that the Daulphyn was moche angry and had sworne that yf ony man or woman knewe there they were and shewed it not that he shold make theÌ„ to lose theyr hedes whaÌ„ the chapelayn herde these wordes he remeÌ„bred him of theÌ„ that we rehyd in hys hous aÌ„d in grete drede sayde to hiÌ„ that he shold tarye there a lytel aÌ„d that for the loue of my lord daulphyn he wolde gladly seche for them and assone as he myght fynde tydynges of them he shold lete hym wyte And so deê‘ted fro thens and retorned home ageyn tolde all thys to parys what he had herde iÌ„ the toune sayeng also that he doubted that it was for them of hys coÌ„panye Wherfore he sayd to hiÌ„ ferthermore Syr I praye you that ye deê‘te from hens aÌ„d suffre not that I lese my lyf But take ye the beste counceyl ye can For there beÌ„ fyfty menÌ„ on horsebak that secheyon Whan paryherde hiÌ„ saye this it nedeth not to demauÌ„de yf he were heuy melaÌ„colyous aÌ„d for the grete sorowe that he had he chaunged al hys colour and he sayd to the chapelaiÌ„ I praye you that ye tarye a lytel and i shal make you an aÌ„swer And thenÌ„e parys went to vyeÌ„ne for to telle to hyr al this feat And whaÌ„ vyenne sawe him entre and so chaunged in hys colour sayd to parys what tydinges brynge ye which are so pale your colour chauÌ„ged i praye you hertely as I can that it playse you to telle me ThenÌ„e paris sayd to hyr The tydinges that I bringe ben euyll for yow forme For shortely shal be accomplisshed our aduenture therefore I wil slee my self f aÌ„d also he sayd complaynyng O god how my lyf is sorowful and heuy to haue brought this excellent lady as ye ar in such dauÌ„ger o good god why gaf thou not to me the deth to fore or that I fette hyr out of hyr faders hous O alas my fader and my moder what shal be falle of you whan the daulphiÌ„ shall knowe that I haue stolen from hym his doughter O my good felawe Edward why counceylled not i with the tofore or I had doon thys folye And after he retorned to vyenne sayeng and what shall falle of you my lady whan your fader shall see yow Certes I thynke that how cruel that he be whaÌ„ he shal see your noble persone his hert shall not suffre to do you ony harme O god almyghty do to me that grace that I onely may bere the payn of this fayt non other O ladi vnhappy was that day for you for me whan fyrst ye had acqueyntauÌ„ce of me And whaÌ„ paris had fynysshed hys complaynte he tolde to VyeÌ„ne al that the chapelayn had sayd to hym and forwyth as a ê‘sone despayred took his swerde wold haue ryuen yt thurgh hys body and vyenne as vertuouse valyaunte took to hyr hert aÌ„d took the swerde fro him aÌ„d comforted hym sayde O free knight my yoye my lyf misolace what will ye doo knowe ye not wel that who that sleeth him self wytyngly sleeth the sowle the body and yf ye deye I assure yow I shal deye also soo shal ye be cause of my deth as well as of your owne O parys where is your wysedom and your prowesse Now whan ye shold haue mooste strengthe moost vertuous courage ye be aferde O my knight this is noo newe thinge that the ê‘sones that lyueÌ„ in this world haue tribulacioÌ„s of what someuer lygnage they be Certes his is it not the courage of one so vaylyaunte knight as ye be For now whome that ye ought to comforte she must now comforthe you aÌ„d therefore my fayr brother and frende I praye you as moche as ye may that incontynente ye departe fro hens that ye goo your waye yf ye do not so I shal slee my self wyth your swerde For your departyng is as greuoê° to me as myn shal be to yow but it byhouseth to eschewe of two euyls the werse And also ye ought to considere ony thyng that notwythstoÌ„dyng the grete faulte and trespaas that I haue made to my fader yet therfore he shal not put me to deth considered the grete loue that he hath alway had toward me And if ye were taken I wote well that ye and I shold bothe deye and yet I haue good hope that myn entencyon shal come vnto a goode ende For be ye sure though he neuer pardoÌ„ne me I shal neuer haue other husbond but you aÌ„d that I promyse you by my fayth But allewaye of ony thing I praye yow that for none other lady ye forgete me And whan ye shall be in other countreye wryte vnto me of your aduenture And to th ende that ye the better remembre me loo here is a rynge of gold with a dyamoÌ„de the whyche I praye you that ye will kepe for the loue of me ¶ How the gentyll knyght Parys departed from the fayr Vyenne aÌ„d lefte hyr in the chyrche AFter moche other langage parys kyssed vyenne wyth grete syghes and thoughtes she ê¯forted him the best wise as she might in prayeng our lord isu crist that in short time she might see hym lyke as hyr herte desyred moost of ony thinge that was in the world aÌ„d thenÌ„ paris departed fro vyeÌ„ne with grete sorowe and heuynesse took hys waye wy t his seruauÌ„te til he came to the riuer where they coude not to fore passe aÌ„d as despayred doubted noo thinge but entred therin aÌ„d the water was soo aualed that they passed withoute ony peryl And they rode two dayes withoute ony mete for they durst not passe thourgh ony toun and they passed til they came to ayguesmortes and there he founde the galeye that george had hyred which anone he took solonge sayled aÌ„d rowed tyl that they arryued a Gene Parys made meruailloê° countenaunces in the Galeye that alle they that were therin had supposed that he had be a fool for alle way he was pensyf ymagynatyf vnnethe wold speke ne say a word ThenÌ„ whaÌ„ he was at Gene. he hyred him alodgyng lyued there in grete heuynesse aÌ„d sorowe Now leue we to speke of Parys aÌ„d retorne we to vienne whych abode iÌ„ the chapelayns hous ¶ How vyenne was founde in the chyrche by a fotemaâ— and how she was brought ageyn to hyr fader WHan paris was deê‘ted fro vyenne she abode allone wy t ysabeau makyng the gretest sorowe of the worlde that it was a grete pyte to beholde lyke as she had as leef to deye as to lyue aÌ„d whaÌ„ she was wel wery of wepiÌ„g that it was force that she must retourne to the mercy of hyr fader the doulphin she appeased hyr self anonÌ„ the chapelayn went for to seche
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
parys that she recoÌ„mauÌ„ded hyr to hiÌ„ also that she had none other hope in this world but iÌ„ him Edward brought to hyr euery day fro thenne forthon mete drinke al that was necessarye to hyr for hyr lyf coÌ„forted hyr wy t fayr wordes the best wise he might Edward wrote al plaiÌ„ly to paris hou for huÌ„gre she shold haue beÌ„dede ne had he beÌ„ which dayly pourueyed for hyr al that was to hinecessarye and he wrote to him all the maner that Vyenne hath holden wyth the sone of the Duke of Bourgoyne And that this fayr lady vyeÌ„ne desired noo thinge in this worlde but for to see him onely and also that she prayed that he shold not departe oute of the contre that he was in WhaÌ„ the noble parys had receyued the letter fro Edward and knewe that vpeÌ„ne abode in pryson it is noo nede to demaunde yf he had grete displaysir and almoost was in such caas as to lese his wytte for sorowe aÌ„d on that other parte he had grete drede that she shold be maryed in eschewyng of the grete harme and payne that she suffred aÌ„d herin he was peÌ„syf nyght and day sayeng to him self I see wel that I may not escape but that vyenne must nedes be maryed and by that moyen hyr loue aÌ„d myn shal faylle Alas now see I wel that now me byhoueth noo hope ne truste Alas cattyf aÌ„d vnhappy what shall byfalle of me I shal goo so ferre that fro hyr I may neuer here tydynges ne also she fro me and after thys began ageyn his complaynte sayeng O veray god of heuen wherof hast thou not doon to me so moche grace that iÌ„ the stede of hyr I myght suffre the payne that she suffreth for me O cruel fortune ful of cruel tormente what hath vyeÌ„ne doon or made that she must suffre so greuous penaunce Ha alas were it not more reasoÌ„ justyce and cause that I whyche haue doon alle this euyl bere the punycion Certesyes ¶ How parys sente a letter to Edward his felawe AFter that he had made his complaynte he wrote a letter vnto Edward doyng hym to wyte how he had souerayn sorowe for vyeÌ„ne which was in prysoÌ„ he thaÌ„ked him of the goodnes dyly geÌ„ce that he had doon toward hyr in prayeng hym that he neuer wolde faylle hyr but coÌ„tynuelly ayde and helpe hyr with grete diligeÌ„ce And after he wrote to him how for veray displaysir and melancolye he wolde goo in to somme straunge coÌ„treye And that from than forthon he shold sende to hym noo moo letters and that he neuer retche for to here moo tydinges fro him no more than of a deed persone ThenÌ„e whaÌ„ Edward had receyued these letters fro Paris and knewe that he wold estraunge him fro that contree of Genes and wold goo in to a straunge contreye he was moche wroth and sore agryeued ¶ And thenÌ„e incoÌ„tineÌ„t edward weÌ„te and tolde it to the fader aÌ„d moder of parys wherof they toke soo grete sorowe that thei supposed to haue loste theyr wytte And after Edward wente tolde it also to vyeÌ„ne wherof it nedeth not to demauÌ„de the grete sorow that she had for it was so grete and ouermoch that if edward had not comforted hyr she had beeÌ„ dede And thenÌ„e she complayned to ysabeau sayeng that sy then she neuer enteÌ„ded to here tydinges of hyr loue parys she was right wel coÌ„teÌ„te to deye aÌ„d that she wolde neuer more haue playsir of no thiÌ„ge that was in this world that theÌ„ne she wolde that she were dede And yf abeau comforted hyr alwaye ¶ How parys weÌ„te to shippe at venyse for to goo to the holy sepulcre in Iherusalem AFter that parys had sent the letter to Edward Incontynent he deê‘ted fro Genes wy t hys seruauÌ„te weÌ„te to venyse where he took shippyng and saylled so ferre that he cam to alexaÌ„drye where he abode a space of time after in that countrey he enformed hym and lerned the waye to the mounte of caluarye and of Iherusalem how he might passe surely And afterward parys concluded to goo in to that coÌ„trey a pylgâ—â—mage but to fore or he took his waye he lerned for to speke the langage of moores And whan Paris coude wel speke mouryske he aÌ„d his varlet took the waye toward ynde and so ferre laboured by theyr journeyes that they arryued in the londe of prester Iohan In whyche he dwelled a longe tyme aÌ„d in that whyle his berde grewe longe aÌ„d after he took the habite of a more and also lerned alle the customes aÌ„d maners the coÌ„tree aÌ„d he had alle waye faste byleue in our lord Ihesu criste and in the gloryous virgyn marye his swete moder and thus abydyng in this maner he had grete wylle to goo to jherusaleÌ„ to the holy sepulture for to see the holy santuaryes aÌ„d for taccomplysshe the holy pylgremage ThenÌ„e whan he was in jherusalem he sette alle his courage in deuocyon aÌ„d bycaÌ„so denoute that it was meruaylle and prayed contynuelly our lord that by the meryte of his passyon he wolde gyue to him saluacyoÌ„ of his sowle consolacyon for his bodi also for the fayr vyenne after he departed fro thens and wente in to egypte and arryued in the countree of the soudan hys money began to faylle and hyred him a lytel how 's wherin he dwellyd moche heuy aÌ„d sorouful for his infortune And also he had grete desplaysir whan he sawe other tryumphe aÌ„d wexe lordes Now it happed on a day that parys wente to playe and disporte him out of the town in the feldes and there mette wy t the faulconners of the soudan whiche came fro hawking and emonge them was one faulcon moche seke and that fawcon the sondaÌ„ loued beste of alle the other Thenne demaunded parys of the fauconner what sekenesse the faucon had And the faulconner sayde to hym that he wist not ThenÌ„e sayd parys truly yf he contynue in the maladye that he hath he shal not lyue thre dayes but yf ye doo that I shal saye to you and yf he be not hole therwith he shal neuer be hole ThenÌ„ sayd the fawlconner to him I praye you that ye wyll telle me what I shall doo for I ensure you faithfully that yf ye may make hiÌ„ hole it shal mowe auaylle yow and me also and that I promyse you for the souldan had leuer lose the beste cyte that he hath than this fawlcon ThenÌ„e parys wente aÌ„d sought certayn herbes and gaf them to the faulconner aÌ„d bad him to bynde theÌ„ to the feet of the faulcon so he dyd sone after the faulcon amended aÌ„d becaÌ„ as hole as euer he had be tofore Wherof the souldan was moch ioyous and for loue of this faulcon the soudan made the fawlconner a grete lord in his courte Thenne the faulconner seeyng that by the moyen of parys he had goten hys lordship he
and thus for this cause the fayt was discouerd ThenÌ„ said paris how is that lord named ThenÌ„ sayd the frere he is named godefroy of Allaunson doulphyn of vyennoys whan parys herde this he was moch abasshed but he made noo semblaunter thought in his hert that hys aduenture might yet come to good and effecte ThenÌ„ he demauÌ„ded theÌ„ of many thiÌ„ges sayd to them that he wold more speke to them an other tyme demaundet theÌ„ where they were lodged they tolde him more for drede thaÌ„ for loue for they thought he wolde haue doon to theÌ„ some harme How parys wyth two freres went into AlexaÌ„drye where he was worshypfully receyued of Thadmyrall WHaÌ„ parys had receyued all these thinges that the souldaÌ„ had gyuen to hiÌ„ he took leue of him of hys courte weÌ„t wy t the freres into Alexandrye IncoÌ„tinent after he was comen he shewed the mauÌ„demeÌ„t to the admyral the whiche anon he had seeÌ„ it dyd grete honour to parys delyuerd to hiÌ„ a fayr loggyng pourueyed of all thiÌ„ges necessarye aÌ„d delyuerd an other to the freres Thadmyral cam eueri day to see parys in his logyng for to doo hiÌ„ honour coÌ„panye wente rode togyder through the cyte aÌ„d bycause that parys was rychely clad euery man made to hiÌ„ grete honour sayd that he semed wel to be the sone of somme grete moure And on a day as they rode in the cyte they passed forth by the toure where as the doulphiÌ„ was in pryson ThenÌ„e parys demaunded of the admyrall what toure it was that was so fayre ThenÌ„e he tolde to him that it was a moch cruel pryson terryble In whiche the sowldan helde a prysonner a grete lord baron of the theste which was comen for tespye these coÌ„treyes ThenÌ„e sayd parys I praye you late vs goo see hym the admyral sayd he shold gladly ThenÌ„ they alyghted fro theyr horses entred in to the pryson whan parys sawe the doulphyn be had in his herte grete desplaysir bycause of the myserable forouful lyf that he suffred And parys demauÌ„ded of the kepars what man he was they sayd that he was a grete baroÌ„ of frauÌ„ce ThenÌ„ sayd parys vnderstoÌ„deth he mourisshe they say nay but that notwithstondyng yf he wold speke to hym that they shol fynde tourchemeÌ„ ynough ThenÌ„e sayd parys he wolde retorne an other day for to demaunde of him of the partyes of the weste aÌ„d prayed thadmyral to gyue coÌ„maundement to the kepars that as ofte as he shold come that they shold shewe hym to hym incoÌ„tineÌ„t he commauÌ„ded lyke as parys hath desyreth and thenÌ„e they departed a fewe dayes after parys retorned and came to the prysoÌ„ brought one of the freres wy t him that coude speke mouryske and whan they were within pryson parys sayd to the frere that he shold salewe him curtoyssy Neuertheles the frere knewe noo thynge that Parys coude speke frensshe ThenÌ„e the frere sayd to the Doulphyn that that lord was come for to vysite him aÌ„d that he loued wel crysten men aÌ„d that he was wel in the grace of the sowldan and that he trusted as moche in him as in ony man of his contreye thê° the frere demaunded many thynges of the doulphin in the name of parys sayd if he might doo for hiÌ„ he wold gladly Whan the doulphyn herde the religyous frere thus speke in the persone of that moure he was moche abasshed in hys courage bysechyng our lord that he wold put him in such courage good wylle for to bringe hiÌ„ out of pryson Parys desyred of here tydinges of the fayr vyeÌ„ne sayd to the frere that he shold aske to the dolphiÌ„ yf he had ony wyf or chyldreÌ„ ThenÌ„ the dolphyn began to wepe sayd that he had a wyf aÌ„d a doughter holden for the fayrest of FrauÌ„ce whom he helde in pryson bycause she wold take noo husbond Thenne parys begaÌ„ to comfortee him by the mouthe of the frere sayeng that he shold take all in pacyeÌ„ce god shold yet ones delyuer him oute of pryson bi which wordes the doulphin was so reyoyced joyoê° that him semed that god had appyered to him the dolphyn sayd to the frere that it was grete pyte that the moure was not crysteÌ„ prayed our lord that he wold gyue to hiÌ„ puyssauÌ„ce to kepe him in that good wylle that he had aÌ„d so deê‘ted that one from that other moche coÌ„forted ThenÌ„ parys sayd to the kepars that he had fouÌ„de so grete plaisir in the prysoner that he wold ofte tymes come for to disporte him they sayd whaÌ„ it plaised hiÌ„ he shold retourne be welcome thenÌ„e parys sayd to the frere that were iÌ„ that place yff i thought to be sure of you i thiÌ„ke wel to fynde moyen to brynge this prysonner out of pryson and the freres were moch admerueylled of this whiche parys had sayd to them they sayd to hiÌ„ by the sayth that we owe to our god that of vs ye nede not to doubte in caas that ye be in wylle late vs assaye but it must be doon secretely For ye see wel how many kepars beeÌ„ there continuelly ThenÌ„e sayd parys I shal gyue to you good couÌ„ceyl aÌ„d remedye of alle this but I will haue ij thinges The fyrst thynge is I wyll that ye goo with me That other is that he shall gyue to me my lyuyng honourably in hys countre for I am in grete doubte whaÌ„ i haue delyuerd him shal be in his couÌ„treye that he wil sette nought by me I can noo mestyer ne crafte aÌ„d soo I myght be wel deceyued Therfore yf he wyll assure me aÌ„d that he wyl gyue to me a yefte suche as I shal demauÌ„de him whan I shal be in his couÌ„treye i shal delyuer hym shal leue my countree for loue of him ye may see in what estate I am How that the doulphyn was delyuerd by parys out of pryson THan al was redy parys weÌ„te to the kepars of pryson aÌ„d sayd I thanke you many times of the grete playsirs that ye haue doon to me I wyll now departe fro hens for to retourne to my lord the Sowldan But for your loue I wyll souppe wyth yow thys nyght and praye yow that we may soupe to gydere And they answerd that it wel pleased theÌ„ for his loue ThenÌ„ Parys sente for the vytaylle and for the wyn and after it was come they souped to gyder aÌ„d the kepars whiche had not been accustomed to drinke wyn dranke soo moche that they alle were dronken and incontynent leyed them doun to slepe and slepte so faste that for noo thinge they coude awake them whan paris sawe that he sayd to the freres that they shold opene the yates of the pryson yf ony of the kepars awake I shall slee him Thenne the freres began to vnfetere the doulphi with grete drede
ner to hiÌ„ aÌ„d byhelde him wel sawe that it was parys she weÌ„te kyssed him demened so moch grete ioye bytwene them thre that there is noo persone in the world that might say ne thinke it but so abode grete whils iÌ„ this soulas and ioye tyl atte laste parys spack Swete vyenne it byhoueth that we goo heÌ„s to fore my lord the doulphyn your fad for now fro heÌ„s forth it is necessarye that he knowe all our fayte Neuertheles i praye you to say nothing tyl I desyre you and all thre came oute of the pryson foÌ„de the frere whiche meruaylled gretely alle they to gydre weÌ„te to the dolphyn whiche had souerayn playsir whaÌ„ he sawe them And neuertheles he was moch abasshed how hys doughtere was so come aÌ„d thenÌ„e parys sayd to the frere Saye ye to the doulphyn that I haue conuerted his doughter to his wylle and to myn that it playse him that she be my wyf â–ª the frere sayd so ThenÌ„ the doulphyn sayd to his doughtere wyl ye take this maÌ„ for your husboÌ„d which hath delyuerd me oute of prison in grete paryl of his ê‘sone ThenÌ„ demauÌ„ded vieÌ„ne of paris if he wold that she shold speke parys sayd ye And thenÌ„e vyeÌ„ne sayd to the dolphiÌ„ My fader I am redy to do your commauÌ„demeÌ„t hys aÌ„d praye you to ê‘donne me gyue to me your benedic ryon whan she sayd thus hir fader pardoÌ„ned hyr aÌ„d gaf to hys hyr blessyng kyssed hyr ThenÌ„ sayd vyeÌ„ne Too here is my good frende parys whome I haue so moche desyred aÌ„d for whome i haue suffred so moche payne and sorowe And fader this is he that so swetely songe floyted that waÌ„ne the ioustes in this cyte bare wy t hiÌ„ the shelde of crystal my garloÌ„de also this is he that waÌ„ne the ioustes in the cyte of parys waÌ„ their the iij. banerrs wy t the iij. jewellys went awaye wy t theÌ„ withoute knowyng of ony man also he hath delyuerd you out of pryson putting hys lyf in jeopardye for you And whaÌ„ the doulphiÌ„ vnderstood all this he was meruayllously glad joyoê° After al this parys weÌ„t to his fader whaÌ„ he sawe him knewe that he was hys sone parys whome he had so moche desyred to see he embraced hiÌ„ kyssed hiÌ„ for the yoye that he had he coude not speke a word after all the other lordes knightes raÌ„ne for teÌ„brace kysse him And after this ioye Paris fader sayd to the dolphiÌ„ My lord playse it you that i may borowe my sone home to my hous for to see his moder his felowe Edward ThenÌ„ sayd the dolphyn it plaiseth me right wel onely for this day For to mornÌ„ i wyl that the mariage of hiÌ„ of my doughter be made solempnysed here thenÌ„e messyre jaques wente wy t hys sone vnto his hous verayli his fader his moder his felowe edward wist not where they were for ioye play sir that the had that was noo woÌ„der for they had no moo childreÌ„ but hiÌ„ he shold wedde the doughter of their lord also parys was in that tyme become a vaylauÌ„te knight ful of beaulte for many reason it was no meruaylle though they had in him grete joye playsir Edward demauÌ„ded of him of his adueÌ„ture many other thynges aÌ„d he recounted and tolde hym alle How parys espoused wedded vyenne of the feste that was there made THenÌ„e on the morn the doulphin gaf his doughter iÌ„ mariage to parys and the feste was moch noble suptuoê° For moche peple were comeÌ„ thyder for to see the feste it endured xv dayes the playsir solace which was doon for the loue of parys of vyeÌ„ne was soo grete that vnnethe it may be byleued Which parys vyeÌ„ne lyued to gyder a grete whyle in right grete coÌ„solacyoÌ„ plaisir but after thaccoÌ„plisshement of the mariage the fader moder of parys lyued not longe after in this world parys had by vyenne his wyf thre chyldren that is to wete two sones and one doughter And the doulphyn ordeyned for theÌ„ moche noble matrymonye And parys after the deth of hys fader and hys moder wold that edward his dere felowe shold be herytyer of all the goodes that his fader lefte gaf to hym ysabeau to his wyf which lyued to gyder longe tyme in grete loue concorde And sone after the doulphyn and hys wyf deyeden And thenne was parys doulphyn aÌ„d had the possesyon of alle the seygnourye The which lyued wy t vyeÌ„ne in this worlde xl yere ledde a good holy lyf in so moche that after thendeÌ„dement of somme men they be sayntes in heuen they deyed bothe in one yere semblably Edward ysabeau deyed bothe tweyne in one yere Therfore late vs praye vnto our lord that we may do such werkes iÌ„ this worlde that in suche wise we may accompanye them in the perdurable glorye of heuen Amen Thus eyndeth thy storye of the noble and vaylyaunt knyght parys aÌ„d the fayr vyeÌ„ne doughter of the doulphyn of vyennoys translated out of fresshe in to Englysshe by Wylliam Taxton at westmestre prentyd by me Gerard â—eeu in the towne of aâ—dewarpe In the yere of our lord Ni CCCC fowre skore and twelve â–ª and fynysshed the xxiij day of Iuyne The veraytrew history of the vallauÌ„t knight IasoÌ„ How he conqueryd or wan the golden fles by the Counsel of Medea and of many othre victoryouse and wondrefull actis and dedys that he dyde by his prowesse and cheualrye in his tyme