The cõforte of louers | Page 8

I / ye were not in my mynde?What is the cause / that ye make suche mone?I thynke some thynge / be from you past and gone?But I wonder / how that ye dyde attayne?This floure / this swerde / the shelde also certayne
For by a lady in the antyquyte?They were made to a meruaylous entente?That none sholde get them / but by auctoryte?Whiche onely by fortune / sholde hyder be sent?Full many knyghtes by entendement?Hath them aduentred / to haue them in dede?But all was vayne / for they myght neuer spede
Wherfore surely / ye are moche fortunate?Them for to wynne by your aduenture?But it was no thynge to you ordynate?And you dyde well / to put your selfe in vre?To proue the Ieoperdy / whiche hath made you sure?Leue all your mournynge / for there is no wyght?Hath greter cause / for to be gladde and lyght
I behelde well her demure countenaunce?Vnto her swete wordes / gyuynge good audyence?And than I marked in my remembraunce?Her pleasaunt apparayle / with all my dylygence?Whiche was full ryche of meruaylous excellence?Fyrst alofte her forheed / full properly was dressed?Vnder her orellettes / her golden heere well tressed
About her necke whyte as ony lyly?A prety chayne of the fynest golde?Some lynkes with grene enameled truely?And some were blacke / the whiche I dyde beholde?The vaynes blewe / in her fayre necke well tolde?With her swete vysage tydynges to my herte?That sodynly my thoughtes were asterte
Her gowne was golde / of the clothe of tyssewe?With armyns poudred / and wyde sleues pendaunt?Her kyrtell grene of the fyne satyn newe?To bere her longe trayne / was well attendaunt?Gentyll dame dylygence / neuer varyaunt?Than as touchynge her noble stature?I thynke there can be / no goodlyer creature
As of her aege / so tendre and grene?Fayre / gracyous / prudent / and louynge humylyte?Her vertue shyneth / beynge bryght and shene?In her is nether pryde ne sybtylte?Her gentyll herte / enclyneth to bounte?Thus beaute / godlynesse / vertue / grace / and wytte?With bounte and mekenesse / in this lady is knytte
[P] Amour.
Thus whan my eyes hadde beholde her wele?Madame I sayd how may I now be gladde?But sygh and sorowe with herte euery dele?Longe haue I loued / and lytell conforte hadde?Wherfore no wonder though that I be sadde?Your tendre age / full lytell knoweth ywys?To loue vnloued / what wofull payne it is
[P] Pucell.
{Tho}ughe that I be yonge / yet I haue perceuera[un]ce?{Th}at ther is no lady / yf that she gentyll be?{And} ye haue with her ony acquayntaunce?And after cast / to her your amyte?Grounded on honoure / without duplycyte?I wolde thynke in mynde / she wolde condescende?To graunt your fauoure / yf ye none yll intende
[P] Amour.
A fayre lady I haue vnto her spoken?That I loue best / and she dooth not it knowe?Though vnto her / I haue my mynde broken?Her beaute clere / dooth my herte ouerthrowe?Whan I do se her / my herte booth sobbe I trowe?Wherfore fayre lady / all dysparate of conforte?I speke vnknowen / I must to wo resorte
[P] Pucell.
Me thynke ye speke / now vnder parable?Do ye se her here / whiche is cause of your grefe?Yf ye so dyde / that sholde I be able?As in this cause / te be to your relefe?Ryght lothe I were to se your myschefe?For ye knowe well / what case that I am yn?Peryllous it wolde be / or that ye coude me wyne
[P] Amour.
Madame sayd I / thoughe myn eyes se her not?Made dymme [with] wepynde / & with grete wo togyder?Yet dooth myn herte / at this tyme I wote?Her excellent beaute / ryght inwardly concyder?Good fortune I trust / hath now brought me hyder?To se your mekenes / whiche doth her rapyre?Whose swete conforte / dooth kepe me fro dyspayre.
[P] Pucell.
Of late I sawe aboke of your makynge?Called the pastyme of pleasure / whiche is w[on]d{erous}?For I thynge and you had not ben in louynge?Ye coude neuer haue made it so sentencyo{us}?I redde there all your passage daungerous?Wherfore I wene for the fayre ladyes sake?That ye dyd loue / ye dyde that boke so make
[P] Amour.
Forsothe madame / I dyde compyle that boke?As the holy goost / I call vnto wytnes?But ygnorauntly / who so lyst to loke?Many meruelous thynges in it / I do expresse?My lyue and loue / to enserche well doublesse?Many a one doth wryte / I knowe not what in dede?Yet the effecte dooth folowe / the trouthe for to spede
[P] Pucell.
I graunt you well / all that whiche you saye?But tell me who it is / that ye loue so sure?I promyse you that I wyll not bewraye?Her name truely to ony creature?Pyte it is / you sholde suche wo endure?I do perceyue / she is not ryght ferre