Book V. that he shall die if he depart not immediately." He then sails for and goes to the court of Nestor. He states his message as he best could. But loke pat no lettyng ger þe lenge here, He turnyt hym tyte with outen tale more, Braid vp a brode saile, hade brethe at his wille, Aroue pere full radly, rest in a hauyn, 1948 here Nestor the noble Duke was negh at his With a company clene in his close halle. Euyn fairly by fourme, as I firste said. Nestor anone noyet pere with, Nestor foaming with rage, answers, 1956 And walt at his wordes into wode "Fool and servant of the devil, how dare you come into my presence with such words. (fol. 33 a.) In spite of your king, I should 1960 уте; He frothet for folle, and his face chaunget; THE ONSWARE OF NESTOR TO ANTENOR. "Thou sot with vnsell, seruand of o þe werst! I shuld tere out þi tunge and þi tethe euyn, high 1968 Spede the to spille in spite of þi kynge, To be hurlet with horses vpon hard stones, 1972 And caste vnto curres as caren to ete. Sile furth of my sight in a sad haste : Hade doute of the Duke & of his dethe fere, A stithe man to the stere hade, & a stoute wynde, A TEMPAST ON DE SEE. There a tempest hom toke on þe torres hegh :- Thonret full throly with a thicke haile ; 1988 With a leuenyng light as a low fyre, Blaset all the brode see as it bren wold. The flode with a felle cours flowet on hepis, 1992 So wode were the waghes & pe wilde ythes, As qwo clymbe at a clyffe, or a clent hille,1996 Eft dump in the depe as all drowne wolde. Was no stightlyng with stere, ne no stithe ropes, 2000 Besoght vnto sainttes & to sere goddes; With knelyng & crie to pere kynd halowes, Book V. drag you with horses over the hard stones, and hang you like a dog." Autenor, afraid of his life, fled to his ship. With a stout breeze he set sail. The win 1 becomes furious ;-mist, darkness, rain and hal, thunder and lightning. The sea flows on heaps like hills. The ship shoots up and down. (fol. 33 b.) All on board cry to saints and gods. Book V. For three days pre dayes proly pai prappit with stormys, they struggle with 2004 Euer in point for to perysshe in the pale stremys ; With daunger and drede duret vnder hacche, the storm. On the fourth day the sea waxes sober." The sailors repair damages and take heart. Holding on their course they soon arrive at Troy. When their vows are paid, Antenor goes to the palace of Priam, and all the courtiers rejoice at his safe arrival. Antenor relates the several answers of Peleus, Telamon, Castor and ffor wete of þe waghes pat wastis ouer hed. The furthe day fell all pe fuerse wyndes, 2008 And the wodenes of waghes wightly with droghe; The se wex sober and þe sun clere, Stormes were stille, Stremes abated, All calme it be come, comferd þe pepull. 2012 bai kairen to be cordis, knitten vp þe saile, Kachyn on kyndly, & paire course held; Euyn turnit to Troy, taried no lenger; Euper buerne all bare, on pere best wise, 2020 As pai heghly hade het in þe hegh stormes. When pai hade melit with pere mowmettes & Perfourmet pere pilgramage, prayers and all, 2024 To the palis of prise of priam the kyng, Among Lordys full light & oper les peopull, ffull glad of þat gest and his gayne come,þat hym happint with hele hit vnto londe. 2028 When pe souerain was set þat þe soile aght, And pe lordes of pe lond, with his lefe children, Antenor his tale titly began, And rekont by row all pere rogh speche ;— 2032 The proude wordis & pe prise of Pelleus the kyng; The tene & the torfor of Telamon after; noy and þe new grem of Nestor the Duke, 2036 With the fere and the fare of his fell chere; As it was said to hym selfe, euyn with sad wordes. Book V. (fol. 34 a.) When the king had heard his story, make no peace with his enemies. 2044 Neuer to haue hir at home, pen his hert chaunget, he determines to And put hym in purpas no pease for to make. Now wackons vp werre as ye shall note after. 68 Priam becomes more revengeful, and purposes to send his sons with a great army to harass the Greeks. Here begynnes the Sext Boke: How Kyng Priam toke counsell to Werre on pe Grekys. Now Priam persayuit all þese proude wordes, 2048 The greme of pe Grekys, and þe gret yre, 2052 pride; Uncertain of his Sister for hir 2056 pan he purpost plainly with a proude ost, "Tell me truly, to undertake such ('connse' = comse, a beginning.) A PROUERBE. 2060 But say me, sir kyng, what set in þi hede;What wrixlit þi wit & pi wille chaunget; Or what happont thee so hastely with hardnes of wille, To put pe to purpas, þat pynet þe after. 2064 What meuyt the with malis to myn on þi harme, And to cacche soche a connse, to combir pi rewme |