To a palfray of prise full prudly arayet;
Set hir in a sadill serklyt with golde,
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ffret ouer with fyne perle fresshist of hew,
With a bridell full bright, bothe of a sewte.
Other tulkes, þat were takyn, atiret were alse [folio 54a]
Hastely on horses, as hor astate askit,
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A company clene of knightes hom with;
And Paris full priste on a proude stede,
Deffebus dight on a dere horse,
Antenor, Eneas, all other grete,
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Polidamas þe pert, & payones ynow,
All arayet in a Rowte ryden to þe qwene;
Worshippit þat worthy & wenton all samyn.
Turnet fro tenydon, taryt no lengur,
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Soberly a soft pas samyn þai rode,
Euyn takand to Troy tomly o þere way.
And er þai comyn to courte þis cumpany faire,
Priam full prudly with mony pert knightes,
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To welcom to þat worthy went on þere gate,
And fonget full feire all hir fre buernes.
To þe lady, þat lege kyng, with a light wille,
Past full pertly all with prise wordys;
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Obeit þat bright all with blithe chere;
With worship & wyn welcomyt þe grete;
And somyn to þe Cité softly þai rode.
At the burghe were abyding withoute the brode ȝate
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Gret plenty of pepull,—all the place full,—
So mony on molde was meruell to se;
With synging, & solas, and sitals amonge;
With myrthes of mynstralsy, musike with all;
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Daunsyng of Damsele, Dynnyng of trumpys,
With A ledy full lusti & lykyng to here.
HERE HE DO TIDE!
Priam, the prise kyng, prestly down light,
