With-Inne a while it schal be doun thrawen, [folio 40b]
And alle schal be brend, with ffir sclawen.'
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¶ Afftir then seide sche thus:
'Alas, thow gode kyng Priamus!
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What is thi synne that thow hast don,
That thow and thyne schal dye thus son?
And thow, my fadur [Read modur?] , what is thi synne,
That thow art wounden [MS. wounded.] and lapped Inne?
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And alle that euere thow hast born,
Schaltow se before the lorn.
Whi let ȝe now Paris wende
In-to Grece, that vs schal schende?'
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¶ Sche ran doun thenne in-to the halle,
And on her knes be-gan to falle,
And seyde: 'lord kyng, I praye the:
Rewe on thi-selff, thi wiff, and me,
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And on thi sones faire and bolde!
For if it be—as men me tolde—
Iff that Paris to Grece schal wende,
Ther is no man [MS. noman.] that schal defende,
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That we ne schal dye with-Inne a while [MS. awhile.]
Schenful dethe forsothe and vile.'
¶ He bad hir go to hir chambur
And folde hir kercheues of silk & lambur.
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So weylaway that it was so,
That he nolde afftir hir do!
For hadde he don afftir hir rede,
Hadde he not so sone ben dede,
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Ne the Cite not be brent,
Ne alle hir kyn so foule be schent.
In al the world suche a Cite [MS. In al the world was suche a Cite.]
Neuere was ne neuere schal be.
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HIt was afftir vpon a day
In the monthe certes of May,
