Or the swymmere that is saaf By so hymself like, Ther his felawe fleteth forth As the flood liketh, And is in drede to drenche, That nevere dide swymme?
He wolde suffre for a quart of wyn, A good felawe to ban his concubyn, A twelve moneth, and excuse him atte fulle.
And I thanked hym tho, And siththe I hym tolde How that Feith fleigh awey, And Spes his felawe bothe, For sighte of that sorweful man That robbed was with theves.
Also, modyr, I beseche yow that Dollys and his felawe may be sent to, that I may have my money redy ayenst that I come home, whyche is dew to be payid, for thys mater hathe cost me the settyng over.
But whan ye comen by my sepulture, Remembreth that your felawe resteth there; For I lovede eek, though I unworthy were.
Whiche of trewe loue hath left vs great example For they neuer left in doloure wele nor wo I rede in thystory of Theseus also: Howe he (as the Poetes fables doth tell) Folowyd hisfelawe perothus in to hell.
Lo, thus departeth love his lawe, That what man wol noght be felawe To yive and spende, as I thee telle, He is noght worthi forto duelle In loves court to be relieved.
A bettre felaw sholde men noght finde, He wolde suffre, for a quart of wyn, A good felawe to have his concubyn A twelf-month and excuse him atte fulle.
Of her felawe somwhat I shal you say, Whos bil was red next after forth, withal; And what it ment rehersen you I shal.
Therfore I axe deeth and my Iuwyse; But slee my felawe in the same wyse, 1740 For bothe han we deserved to be slayn.
Ful ofte a-day han thise Thebanes two Togidre y-met, and wroght his felawe wo; Unhorsed hath ech other of hem tweye.
He wook, and tolde his felawewhat he mette, And preyde him his viage for to lette; As for that day, he preyde him to abyde.
Ne be no felawe to an irous man, Ne with no wood man walke by the weye, [383: T.
I wol nat letten eek noon of this route; Lat every felawe telle his tale aboute, 890 And lat see now who shal the soper winne; And ther I lefte, I wol ageyn biginne.
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