And how he hadde by-ȝonde ywroght, [folio 44b]
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And of the qwene that he hom broght."
WHen Priamus herde these tythand,
He myght vnnethe for Ioye stand
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Opon his fete, so was he glad;
Alle the grete of Troye he bad
Come to him, tythandes to here.
And when his court was al plenere,
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He bad him do his message
To alle the lordes that there were [Perhaps we ought to alter the last three words to: & baronage.] .
And he tolde hit al an hye,
That alle myght here that stood nye;
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¶ Then were Ioyful the Troyens,
And gret Ioye made the citeseyns.
The morwe folwyng, whan it was lyght,
Paris dede Eleyne wel dyght
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Richely In gay wede,
And broght to hir a noble stede,
And he sette hir ther-on
And rode thenne fro Thenedon
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Toward Troye a wel soffte pas.
And his prisoneres he has
Sent by-fore vpon a route
With men and knyȝtes alle aboute;
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He made hem wende a litel before,
And he him-self and Antenore,
Dephebus and Eueas,
And also Polidonias,
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Come afftirward with qwene Eleyne,
Rydyng soffte vpon the pleyne,
Til thei come at Troye ney-hande.
But out of the toun come ridande
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¶ Kyng Priamus with his baronage
And salute hem alle with good visage,
