my kin myght be enhied̛ & honovrid̛,
sothely hit wer a goode torne." what dude he but yede, and̛
purveyde him of iij. cautils; scil. of an honest Garlonde of Rede
Rosys, in a Riaƚƚ a-Ray; the secounde cautille of a silkyn̛
gyrdil, sotilly I-made; for þe damyseƚƚ comunely lovithe
swiche fantasijs; the thirde of a sotil purse made of silke,
honourid̛ with precious stonis, and̛ in this purs was a
balle of iij. colowris, and̛ hit had̛ a
superscripcion̛, þat saide thus, Qui mecum ludit, nunquam
de meo ludo saciabitur, þis is to seye, he that pleithe with me,
shalle neuer have I-nowhe of my pley. he putt vp in his bosom̛
þes iij. lakayns, & yede to the yate of the palys, &
cride, & saide, "Come, fair̛ damisel, I am Redy to Rynne with
þe, and̛ to fulfille the lawe in al poyntes." And̛
when̛ thes wordes wer̛ borne to þe Emperour, he
comaundid̛ his dowter to Rinne with him. Þe damisel
lokid̛ oute at a wyndow, for to se him; & when she had̛
sen him, she defied̛ him in hir herte, and̛ saide to hir
selve, "Alas! þat I, that have ouercome so many noble men̛,
now shulde Rynne with suche a chorlis sone as þou art;
neuerþeles me must fulfiƚƚ the wiƚƚ [leaf 170, back, col. 2]
of my fadir." She yede,
& made hir Redy to Ren̛ with him, & come to him; &
bothe thei stode to-geder, for to begynne to Rynne. And̛
when̛ þei hade Ronne a while, the mayde had̛ Ronne
afore him a grete weye. when that oþere sawe þat, he caste
afore hire the fair̛