第 117 节
作者:管他三七二十一      更新:2024-01-16 22:39      字数:9322
  Cam al day to hir moder Ere;
  And seith; wher evere hir doghter were   1340
  With Thayse set in eny place;
  The comun vois; the comun grace
  Was al upon that other Maide;
  And of hir doghter noman saide。
  Who wroth but Dionise thanne?
  Hire thoghte a thousend yer til whanne
  Sche myhte ben of Thaise wreke
  Of that sche herde folk so speke。
  And fell that ilke same tyde;
  That ded was trewe Lychoride;   1350
  Which hadde be servant to Thaise;
  So that sche was the worse at aise;
  For sche hath thanne no servise
  Bot only thurgh this Dionise;
  Which was hire dedlich Anemie
  Thurgh pure treson and envie。
  Sche; that of alle sorwe can;
  Tho spak unto hire bondeman;
  Which cleped was Theophilus;
  And made him swere in conseil thus;   1360
  That he such time as sche him sette
  Schal come Thaise forto fette;
  And lede hire oute of alle sihte;
  Wher as noman hire helpe myhte;
  Upon the Stronde nyh the See;
  And there he schal this maiden sle。
  This cherles herte is in a traunce;
  As he which drad him of vengance
  Whan time comth an other day;
  Bot yit dorste he noght seie nay;  1370
  Bot swor and seide he schal fulfille
  Hire hestes at hire oghne wille。
  The treson and the time is schape;
  So fell it that this cherles knape
  Hath lad this maiden ther he wolde
  Upon the Stronde; and what sche scholde
  Sche was adrad; and he out breide
  A rusti swerd and to hir seide;
  〃Thou schalt be ded。〃 〃Helas!〃 quod sche;
  〃Why schal I so?〃 〃Lo thus;〃 quod he;    1380
  〃Mi ladi Dionise hath bede;
  Thou schalt be moerdred in this stede。〃
  This Maiden tho for feere schryhte;
  And for the love of god almyhte
  Sche preith that for a litel stounde
  Sche myhte knele upon the grounde;
  Toward the hevene forto crave;
  Hire wofull Soule if sche mai save:
  And with this noise and with this cry;
  Out of a barge faste by;  1390
  Which hidd was ther on Scomerfare;
  Men sterten out and weren ware
  Of this feloun;and he to go;
  And sche began to crie tho;
  〃Ha; mercy; help for goddes sake!
  Into the barge thei hire take;
  As thieves scholde; and forth thei wente。
  Upon the See the wynd hem hente;
  And malgre wher thei wolde or non;
  Tofor the weder forth thei gon;    1400
  Ther halp no Seil; ther halp non Ore;
  Forstormed and forblowen sore
  In gret peril so forth thei dryve;
  Til ate laste thei aryve
  At Mitelene the Cite。
  In havene sauf and whan thei be;
  The Maister Schipman made him boun;
  And goth him out into the toun;
  And profreth Thaise forto selle。
  On Leonin it herde telle;    1410
  Which Maister of the bordel was;
  And bad him gon a redy pas
  To fetten hire; and forth he wente;
  And Thaise out of his barge he hente;
  And to this bordeller hir solde。
  And he; that be hire body wolde
  Take avantage; let do crye;
  That what man wolde his lecherie
  Attempte upon hire maidenhede;
  Lei doun the gold and he schal spede。    1420
  And thus whan he hath crid it oute
  In syhte of al the poeple aboute;
  He ladde hire to the bordel tho。
  No wonder is thogh sche be wo:
  Clos in a chambre be hireselve;
  Ech after other ten or tuelve
  Of yonge men to hire in wente;
  Bot such a grace god hire sente;
  That for the sorwe which sche made
  Was non of hem which pouer hade  1430
  To don hire eny vileinie。
  This Leonin let evere aspie;
  And waiteth after gret beyete;
  Bot al for noght; sche was forlete;
  That mo men wolde ther noght come。
  Whan he therof hath hiede nome;
  And knew that sche was yit a maide;
  Unto his oghne man he saide;
  That he with strengthe ayein hire leve
  Tho scholde hir maidenhod bereve。  1440
  This man goth in; bot so it ferde;
  Whan he hire wofull pleintes herde
  And he therof hath take kepe;
  Him liste betre forto wepe
  Than don oght elles to the game。
  And thus sche kepte hirself fro schame;
  And kneleth doun to therthe and preide
  Unto this man; and thus sche seide:
  〃If so be that thi maister wolde
  That I his gold encresce scholde;  1450
  It mai noght falle be this weie:
  Bot soffre me to go mi weie
  Out of this hous wher I am inne;
  And I schal make him forto winne
  In som place elles of the toun;
  Be so it be religioun;
  Wher that honeste wommen duelle。
  And thus thou myht thi maister telle;
  That whanne I have a chambre there;
  Let him do crie ay wyde where;  1460
  What lord that hath his doghter diere;
  And is in will that sche schal liere
  Of such a Scole that is trewe;
  I schal hire teche of thinges newe;
  Which as non other womman can
  In al this lond。〃 And tho this man
  Hire tale hath herd; he goth ayein;
  And tolde unto his maister plein
  That sche hath seid; and therupon;
  Whan than he sih beyete non  1470
  At the bordel be cause of hire;
  He bad his man to gon and spire
  A place wher sche myhte abyde;
  That he mai winne upon som side
  Be that sche can: bot ate leste
  Thus was sche sauf fro this tempeste。
  He hath hire fro the bordel take;
  Bot that was noght for goddes sake;
  Bot for the lucre; as sche him tolde。
  Now comen tho that comen wolde  1480
  Of wommen in her lusty youthe;
  To hiere and se what thing sche couthe:
  Sche can the wisdom of a clerk;
  Sche can of every lusti werk
  Which to a gentil womman longeth;
  And some of hem sche underfongeth
  To the Citole and to the Harpe;
  And whom it liketh forto carpe
  Proverbes and demandes slyhe;
  An other such thei nevere syhe;    1490
  Which that science so wel tawhte:
  Wherof sche grete yiftes cawhte;
  That sche to Leonin hath wonne;
  And thus hire name is so begonne
  Of sondri thinges that sche techeth;
  That al the lond unto hir secheth
  Of yonge wommen forto liere。
  Nou lete we this maiden hiere;
  And speke of Dionise ayein
  And of Theophile the vilein;    1500
  Of whiche I spak of nou tofore。
  Whan Thaise scholde have be forlore;
  This false cherl to his lady
  Whan he cam hom; al prively
  He seith; 〃Ma Dame; slain I have
  This maide Thaise; and is begrave
  In prive place; as ye me biede。
  Forthi; ma dame; taketh hiede
  And kep conseil; hou so it stonde。〃
  This fend; which this hath understonde;  1510
  Was glad; and weneth it be soth:
  Now herkne; hierafter hou sche doth。
  Sche wepth; sche sorweth; sche compleigneth;
  And of sieknesse which sche feigneth
  Sche seith that Taise sodeinly
  Be nyhte is ded; 〃as sche and I
  Togedre lyhen nyh my lord。〃
  Sche was a womman of record;
  And al is lieved that sche seith;
  And forto yive a more feith;    1520
  Hire housebonde and ek sche bothe
  In blake clothes thei hem clothe;
  And made a gret enterrement;
  And for the poeple schal be blent;
  Of Thaise as for the remembrance;
  After the real olde usance
  A tumbe of latoun noble and riche
  With an ymage unto hir liche
  Liggende above therupon
  Thei made and sette it up anon。    1530
  Hire Epitaffe of good assisse
  Was write aboute; and in this wise
  It spak: 〃O yee that this beholde;
  Lo; hier lith sche; the which was holde
  The faireste and the flour of alle;
  Whos name Thai5sis men calle。
  The king of Tyr Appolinus
  Hire fader was: now lith sche thus。
  Fourtiene yer sche was of Age;
  Whan deth hir tok to his viage。〃   1540
  Thus was this false treson hidd;
  Which afterward was wyde kidd;
  As be the tale a man schal hiere。
  Bot forto clare mi matiere;
  To Tyr I thenke torne ayein;
  And telle as the Croniqes sein。
  Whan that the king was comen hom;
  And hath left in the salte fom
  His wif; which he mai noght foryete;
  For he som confort wolde gete;  1550
  He let somoune a parlement;
  To which the lordes were asent;
  And of the time he hath ben oute;
  He seth the thinges al aboute;
  And told hem ek hou he hath fare;
  Whil he was out of londe fare;
  And preide hem alle to abyde;
  For he wolde at the same tyde
  Do schape for his wyves mynde;
  As he that wol noght ben unkinde。  1560
  Solempne was that ilke office;
  And riche was the sacrifice;
  The feste reali was holde:
  And therto was he wel beholde;
  For such a wif as he hadde on
  In thilke daies was ther non。
  Whan this was do; thanne he him thoghte
  Upon his doghter; and besoghte
  Suche of his lordes as he wolde;
  That thei with him to Tharse scholde;    1570
  To fette his doghter Taise there:
  And thei anon al redy were;
  To schip they gon and forth thei wente;
  Til thei the havene of Tharse hente。
  They londe and faile of that thei seche
  Be coverture and sleyhte of speche:
  This false man Strangulio;
  And Dionise his wif also;
  That he the betre trowe myhte;
  Thei ladden him to have a sihte    1580
  Wher that hir tombe was arraied。
  The lasse yit he was mispaied;
  And natheles; so as he dorste;
  He curseth and seith al the worste
  Unto fortune; as to the blinde;
  Which can no seker weie finde;
  For sche him neweth evere among;
  And medleth sorwe with his song。
  Bot sithe it mai no betre be;
  He thonketh god and forth goth he  1590
  Seilende toward Tyr ayein。
  Bot sodeinly the wynd and reyn
  Begonne upon the See debate;
  So that he soffre mot algate
  The lawe which Neptune ordeigneth;
  Wherof fulofte time he pleigneth;
  And hield him wel the more esmaied
  Of that he hath tofore assaied。
  So that for pure sorwe and care;
  Of that he seth his world so fare;    1600
  The reste he lefte of his Caban;
  That for the conseil of noman
  Ayein therinne he nolde come;
  Bot hath benethe his place nome;
  Wher he wepende al one lay;
  Ther as he sih no lyht of day。
  And thus tofor the wynd thei dryve;
  Til longe and late thei aryve
  With gret distresce; as it was