And duke Nestor with him ȝede,— [folio 46b]
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He wolde not leue him In that nede;—
For whan Troyens dede this trespas,
Menelaus at home not was,
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He was with duke Nestor, that sire,
At his Cite that men called Pire.
Whan he was to his lond y-come,
His men were glad alle and some;
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Vn-to his brother a lettre [MS. alr¯e¯.] he lete dyght,
That Agamenon that tyme hyght,
And to Pollus, and to kyng Castor,—
That I haue spoken of be-fore,—
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That were his wyues bretheren bothe:
He prayed hem for leue or for lothe,
That thei scholde come with-outen dwellyng
And speke with him for any-thyng.
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TO him ȝede these thre kynges,
When thei herde telle of these tydynges.
When Agamenon kyng was ware
That his brother was so ful of care,
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He seyde: 'brother, for heuene kyng!
Whi makestow al this waymentyng?
Iff thow haue cause suche dole to make,
Lete it passe and ouer-slake!
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For in sorwe and dele-makyng
Lenges non honour ne wynnyng.
The more sorwe thow mase,
Thi fomen gladdur is.
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Thow greues alle that ben thi frende;
Leue ther-fore and make an ende,
And seke vengaunce of this ilke dede!
And that is worschepe and manhede;
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The maner is of euery good knyght,
Off wrong, of schame, and of dispite
