662

Z  u  p  i  t  l  a.

and  in  inaner
and  al  attonys
in  bothe  this  armes
5  with  offte  kyssyng
with  grete  proffres
of  gold,  of  tresour
with  inne  liis  paleys
61  Alle  thes  profres
and  to  tbe  kynges
hym  recomaundyng
at  bis  departyng
5  with  pitons  wopyng
nn  to  the  kyng
,duryhg  my  lyf
schall  i  never
62  At  ther  departyng
sweem  of  tlier  speclie
the  kyng  goth  hom,
toward  Warwyk,
5  no  man  of  hym
wliere  day  be  day
ffedde  poore  folk
to  praie  for  hir
63  Thrittene  in  noumbre:
Guy  at  bis  comyng
tlire  daies  space
that  took  almesse,
5  thankyng  the  contesse
nat  fe'r  fro  Warwyk,
ef  aventure
where  he  fond  on
64  To  hym  he  drouh
for  a  tymo
the  same  hermyte
by  deth  is  passed
5  affter  whos  day
space  of  too  yeer
dauntyng  his  flessli
63,  1  my.

gan  wepyn  for  gladnesse
he  gan  hym  to  enbraee
of  royall  gentylnesse
of  ffeithfull  kyndenesse,
on  the  tother  syde
and  of  gret  rychesse,
yif  he  wolde  abyde.
meekly  he  forsook
royall  mageste
anoon  his  weie  he  took.
this  avouh  maad  he
knelyng  on  his  kne
in  ffull  humble  entent:
(it  may  noon  other  bee)
doon  of  this  garnementf
was  but  smal  langage:
made  interupcyoune.
Guy  took  his  vyagc
his  casteil  and  his  tonn,
havyng  suspecyoun,
Ffelyce,  his  trewe  wyf,
of  greet  devocyoun
and  for  hir  lordys  lyf
myn  auetour  writeth  so.
forgrowe  in  his  vysagc,
he  was  oon  of  tlio,
with  humble  and  louli  corage.
in  haste  took  his  viage:
the  cronycle  doth  expresse,
kam  to  an  hermytage,
dwellyng  in  wyldirnesse.
besechyng  hym  of  grace
to  holde  there  sojour.
with  inne  a  lytel  space
the  ffyn  of  his  labour;
Guy  was  his  successour
by  grace  of  Cryst  Jesu
by  peuaunce  and  rigour,