The Laud Troy book.

                                  
                                    'FI a debles [MS. b, distinctly, not v; cf. l. 10746.] !' seyde the knyȝt, [folio 148b] 
                                    Line 10027 
                                  
                                    'Thow art drecched with som euel wyȝt;
                                    Line 10028 
                                  
                                    Hit is foly and vnsemyng
                                  
                                    A man to leue on [MS. or.]  fals dremyng:
                                  
                                    Offt are men thorow hem be-swiked,
                                  
                                    And so was thow, whan thow scryked.
                                    Line 10032 
                                  
                                    A man that liggis In sclepe & dremes,
                                  
                                    It is not as hit thenne semes
                                  
                                    Off alle that euere he sclepande thought;
                                  
                                    When he is wakyng, it is nought.
                                    Line 10036 
                                  
                                    He is a fole that In hem leues
                                  
                                    Or any faith vnto hem ȝeues.
                                  
                                    ¶ Leue thi wordes & thy wepyng
                                  
                                    And holde thi pes, hit was sclepyng!
                                    Line 10040 
                                  
                                    A thousand dremes men may dreme,
                                  
                                    And ȝiff he ȝeue to hem gode ȝeme,
                                  
                                    He schal not fynde what on be-menes,
                                  
                                    For no-thyng falles as it schewes.'
                                    Line 10044 
                                  
                                    ¶ The nyȝt is went, the day dawes:
                                  
                                    Ector is wroth with his wyues sawes,
                                  
                                    His wyues wordes Ector dispises;
                                  
                                    He toke his clothes and vpward rises,
                                    Line 10048 
                                  
                                    He is wel wroth toward his wiff,
                                  
                                    He biddis here vpon hir lyff
                                  
                                    "Hir wepyng leue, hir wordes holde,
                                  
                                    That sche no more be so bolde
                                    Line 10052 
                                  
                                    To crye ne wepe ne tales telle
                                  
                                    Off thynges that is not worth a schelle."
                                  
                                    ¶ Gret is the sorwe that sche makes,
                                  
                                    Sche wrynges hir hondes, hir hede schakes,
                                    Line 10056 
                                  
                                    As wyght that was with wo y-wounden
                                  
                                    And In bales was sche bounden;
                                  
                                    Sche drow hir heer & scratte hir face,
                                  
                                    Sche weped & cried and seyde "alace!

                                    Line 10060

Pages

About this Item

Title: The Laud Troy book.
Canvas: Page 296
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., ltd.,; 1902[-03]

Technical Details

Collection: Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse
Link to this Item: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ape9595.0001.001
Link to this scan: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/ape9595.0001.001/302

Rights and Permissions

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials are in the public domain. If you have questions about the collection, please contact [email protected]. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact [email protected].

DPLA Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States

IIIF

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/api/manifest/cme:ape9595.0001.001

Cite this Item

Full citation: "The Laud Troy book." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ape9595.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 22, 2025.

The Laud Troy book.

Annotations Tools

Actions

About this Item

Technical Details

Rights and Permissions

Related Links

IIIF

Cite this Item