I prey ȝow of myn labour to relese
I may nat telle here wo vn-tyl to morwe
I am so wery for to speke of sorwe
Line 1071
But finalli whan þat þe sorwe is wist [folio 209b]
That Alla giltles was of hire wo
I trowe an hunderede tymys ben þey kyst
And swich a blysse is þere be-twen hem two
Line 1075
That saue þe ioye þat lastyth eueremo
There is non lyk þat any creature
Hath seyn or schal whil þe word wele dure
Line 1078
Tho preyede sche hire housbonde mekely
In relef of hire longe pitous peyne
That he wolde preye hire fadyr specially
That of his maieste he wolde enclyne
Line 1082
To vouche-saf sumday with hem to dyne
Sche preyede hym ek he schulde be no weye
Vn-to hire fadyr no word of hire seye
Line 1085
Summen wolde seyn how þat þe child mauryce
Doth þis message vn-to þis emperour
But as I gesse alla was not so nyce
To hym þat was of so souereyn honour
Line 1089
As he þat is of cristene folk þe flour
Sente any child but it is bet to deme
He wente him selue & so it may wel seme
Line 1092
This emperour hath grauntid gentyly
To come to dyner as he hym be-souȝte
And wel rede I he lokede besily
Vp-on þis child & on his douȝtyr thouȝte
Line 1096
Alla goth to hise in and as hym ouȝte
Arayede for þis feste in euery wyse
As fer forth as hise kunnynge may suffyse
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