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 mes sage as he best could. Nestor foaming with rage, answers, "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 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, 1956 And walt at his wordes into wode yre; 1960 He frothet for folle, and his face chaunget; THE ONSWARE OF NESTOR TO ANTENOR. "Thou sot with vnsell, seruand of o pe werst! I shuld tere out þi tunge and þi tethe euyn, 1968 Spede the to spille in spite of þi kynge, A STORM AT SEA. To be hurlet with horses vpon hard stones, 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 HE SEE. There a tempest hom toke on þe torres hegh Blaset all the brode see as it bren wold. 1992 So wode were the waghes & pe wilde ythes, All was like to be lost, pat no lond hade. : The ship ay shot furth o pe shire waghes, ropes, Book V. 65 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 wind becomes furious ;-mist, dark less, rain and hail, thunder and lightning. The sea flows on heaps like hills. The ship shoots up and down. (fol. 33 b.) But all the buernes in the bote, as hom best liked, All on board cry 2000 Besoght vnto sainttes & to sere goddes ; With knelyng & crie to pere kynd halowes, And with solempne sacrifice to seke þai awowet. to saints and gods. Book V. For three days they struggle with the storin. 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 pre dayes proly pai prappit with stormys, 2004 Euer in point for to perysshe in the pale stremys; With daunger and drede duret vnder hacche, ffor wete of pe waghes þat wastis ouer hed. Stormes were stille, Stremes abated, 2012 þai 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, 2028 Among Lordys full light & oper les peopull, 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; RESULT OF THE EMBASSY. 2036 With the fere and the fare of his fell chere; tolde, As it was said to hym selfe, euyn with sad wordes. Book V. -(fol. 34 a.) When the king had heard his story, 67 2044 Neuer to haue hir at home, pen his hert chaunget, he determines to And put hym in purpas no pease for to make. make no peace with his enemies. 68 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 þe Grekys, and þe gret yre, How pai maintene pere malis with manas & pride; Uncertain of his Sister for seyng hir euer,― Ne redresse for pe dethe of his dere fader,— 2052 Ne to harmes pat he hade was no hede takyn; Soche a sorow & a sourgreme sanke in his hert, þat his harme, as a hote low, het hym with in More frike to pe fight, feller of wille. 2056 pan he purpost plainly with a proude ost, ffor to send of his sonnes & oper sibbe fryndes, "Tell me truly, O King, what put it into your heart to undertake such a war." (connse' comse, a beginning.) A PROUERBE. 2060 But say me, sir kyng, what set in pi 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 |