¶ Polleus.
¶ Thesalie [The signs in blue, the names in red paint; and so always. Here the last three stand in the left margin in MS.] .
And turned it of Grew into Latyn,
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And wrot it faire in parchemyn
In the manere as I schal telle.
Hende, now herken to my spelle!
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IN the lond of Thesalye—
As telles vs the right storie—
Was sumtyme a noble kyng,
Riche of kyn and other thyng,
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That het Polleus, whil he hadde lyff, [¶ Rex Polleus [The signs in blue, the names in red paint; and so always. Here the last three stand in the left margin in MS.] .]
And Tetes het the qwene his wyff.
On here gat he that doughti knyght
In wedlac, that Achilles hight,
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That wondir wrought and gret meruayle
Afftirward in Troye batayle.
¶ This Polleus hadde an eldur brother,
That higthe Eson, he het non other.
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Eson was so lad with elde, [¶ Rex Eson [The signs in blue, the names in red paint; and so always. Here the last three stand in the left margin in MS.] .]
That he ne myght his hondes welde:
He toke Polleus al Thesaly
With alle the Rentes and seygnory
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For to gouerne and for to ȝeme,
And bad alle him serue to queme,
For thei schulde be in his pouste;
For he was blynd and myȝt nouȝt se.
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That blynde kynge, that het Eson, [¶ Jason ffilius Eson [The signs in blue, the names in red paint; and so always. Here the last three stand in the left margin in MS.] .]
Hadde a sone, that het Iason,
Strong, sturne, stalworthe & stoute,
Off speche curtays, of contenaunce deuoute,
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Large of ȝifftes and [ryght] ffre,
Wondur fair and ryght tempere.
Alle the lordes of that lond
Seruede that child to fote & hond
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For his prowes and his noblay,
And loued him wel and quemed ay;
