N 〈◇〉 the prince of sezar come again  
〈◇〉 the king of ynde Generydes  
which in soth of him he was fain  
For he abode his coming still apes  
And to tell you shortly the process  
Without delay in a short space  
The prince was wedded to Lucydas   

And when the feest was all together do  
For tender love and special rememb●●unce  
With him and her to give the land also  
That was h●r faders old inheritance  
The king also his honour to advance  
Gau● him full power signed with his hand  
In his absence to govern all the land.    

¶ How two constables came to Generydes& fold hȳ how his father& his moder were dead.  
Caplo. xiiii.  

HOw goth Generydes the king of yn●●  
toward surrey without more delay  
And in story like as I do finde  
Two constables there met by ●n by the way  
One of them the very trouth to say  
Of all surrey chief governor h● was  
That other kept the city of amas   

●ll sadd● they were and made full heavy there  
Gen●●ydes meruaylled what they ment  
To his presence he bad they should come nere  
That he might know the 〈◇〉 of their intent  
And vpon that a stray●● commandment  
He b●d●e them both tell all the case  
Truly and plainly what maner thing it was   

Full loath they were to tell the certainty  
For heavy tidings came to soon alway  
But when they saw it might none other be  
To him they said sir please it you quod they  
To take in patience what that we will say  
The king your father is dead for certain  
And your moder also queen Serayne   

both he and she within three dayes dysceased  
Grete hurt to the land nere goddes will  
And when Generydes wist it he was not well pleased  
down from his horse in swounynge he fill  
till time he was a wake there lay he still  
Than each man there dyde their pain  
To set him vpon his horse again   

They brought him to the city of damas  
And passing seek in his palace he lay  
All pale and wan out of liking he was  
His fresh colour dyde fade away  
And than to Natanell 'gan he say  
Go you now hastily quod he  
And say to Sygrym that he come to me   

when he was come than said Generydes  
Sygrym quod he I haue sent for you here  
God wote I am no thing at hearts ease  
And very seek ye se in what manner  
Go to Claryonas my lady dere  
Haue here this ring and bear it her fro men  
I am afraid I shall her neuerse   

Tell ye her in very sertaynte  
Me recommaundynge in all goodly wise  
beseeching her that she will pray for me  
I ask no more for all my true service  
sir quod sygrym right as ye will devise  
What shall I say or do your intent  
I am all redy at your commandment    

¶ How Gener●●●es sent 〈…〉 Syg●●● Cl●ryonas that he was seek.  
Capitulo. xiiiii.  

NOw goth Sygrym without words mo  
Forth in to pierce he rideth apace  
To mountanar the city is he go  
On his message as he commanded was  
So straight he goth unto Claryonas  
And there he told her all the cyrcomstaunce  
Of his sickness with weeping repentance   

And when Sygrym had all together said  
anon she fell in swounynge forth withall  
wherewith Myrable was dysmayd  
And on her lady fast 'gan to call  
madam quod she what thing ever fall  
hurt not yourself I pray you in this case  
With tho words awoke Claryonas   

alway your comfort is good quod she  
But in this case I wote not what for to say  
madam quod she will ye do after me  
Gladly quod she all that I can or may  
By my counsel ye shall take your Iournay  
To surrey this is mine advise  
In poor clothing and in secret wise   

And take with you Guynet your chamberlain  
And one to keep your horses it shall suffice  
Take vpon you the labour and the pain  
And he shall be hole on warantyse  
I will do quod she as ye me devise  
And certainly without words mo  
To morrow early forward will I go.   

〈◇〉 〈◇〉 now goth Claryonas  
With her Sygrym to be her guide  
Full secretly as she appoynted was  
That none of the city her espied  
And forth toward surrey 'gan they ride  
And in as goodly haast as might be  
anon they came to damas the city   

Sygrym departed fro them forth withall  
straight to the castle goth Claryonas  
Vpon the porter she 'gan to call  
And he again asked what she was  
For certain sir quod she this is the case  
The king is seek it is informed me  
I trust to god to make him hole quod she   

In strength of herbs that be profitable  
Of them I know the virtue this is sure  
In every kind which is most curable  
And according to every creature  
For oftentimes I haue put it in ure  
wherefore I pray you say mine erande so  
That I may se the king or I go   

damsel quod he your erande shall be do  
With that the porter goth in to the place  
And spake with Natanell a word or two  
And brought him forth unto Cl●ryonas  
〈◇〉 kno●ynge to them both what she was  
Ye are welcome sister mine quod he  
What is your will I pray you tell me   

truly quod she I am a poor woman  
Your king is seek wherefore I greatly complain  
And I word show such cunning as I can  
trusting to god to make him hole again  
Than he beheld her for the more certain  
A ring he knew that on her finger was  
Yet wist he not that it was Claryonas   

From her he went straight to the king  
sir please it you to vnderstonde quod he  
There is a woman which is full cunning  
In every sickness and as thinketh me  
By her words it seemeth so to be  
At the castle gate with her I spake  
To make you hole this will she undertake   

On her finger there is a ring quod he  
which me thinketh is a strange case  
For this I wote in very certainty  
Ye gave such one to Claryonas  
And in myself I marvel how it was  
Than said the king I will that ye go  
And bring her to me without words mo    

¶ How Claryonas with a simple array came to Generydes in surrey/ and how she made him hole/ and how she returned in to pierce/& how Generydes came and wedded her with grete solempnyte.  
Capitulo. xiv.  
 

NOw Natanell goth to the castle gate  
And brought this woman straight to the king  
But she was wympled so that wote ye what  
Of her had he no maner knowlegynge  
With that anon he had espied the ring  
which he gave to Claryonas the feat  
And yet he wist not that she was thayre   

I pray you sir be of good cheer quod she  
And please it your goodness for to here  
I am a woman of far country  
And therewithal in curteys manner  
She proffered him to kiss with loving cheer  
nay sister mine with goddes grace  
I must pray you of pardon as in this case   

For I will kiss no woman be ye sure  
To make me hole as ever I was  
But onely her which is that creature  
That I love best that maid Claryonas  
And yt she were present in this place  
If I her kyst I think so god me save  
It were the best pleasure that I could haue   

I haue she said brought with me her Image  
Ye quod the king I pray you let mese  
anon she dyde vnwymple her visage  
Without tail I am the same quod she  
Than said the king ye benedicite  
How haue ye take on you all this pain  
Therwich he took her in his arms twain   

Than kissed he her without more tarrying  
And all that night till day began to rise  
They two sate up without departing  
In grete pleasure and in all goodly wise  
As glad and merry as they could devise  
And on the morrow soothly for to say  
She took her leave& home she goth her way   

All hole he was and very well at ease  
And at his hearts rest in especial  
So than within a while Generydes  
Was crwoned king of surrey forthwithall  
Than his lords all in general  
With very dew and faithful obeisance  
Dyde him homage with humble observance   

when he had set the land in governance  
unto pierce he taketh his Iournay  
In grete estate and good ordinance  
With grete lords and in rich array  
Thus rideth he taking the redy way  
To mountanar where as the Sowdan was  
There for to wed the maid Claryonas   

when he was come the city was fain  
For at all times of necessity  
He took on him the labour and pain  
And was their shield fro all adversity  
So than within the space of dayes three  
As rially as they could it devise  
The marriage was made in solemn wise   

Buynam the king was at that marriage  
The king of tarce also without less  
which was called Ismaell the savage  
Brother to the king Generydes  
And for to guide and govern all the press  
Appoynted he was like as they thought it best  
The prince of sezar was steward of that feest.   

Of other grete estates there were mo  
both of lords and sadyes many one  
Grete Iustes there the Sowdan made also  
And all pleasures that so lide be thought vpon  
Than for to se the people everychone  
Whither 〈◇〉 to se the feest he the youge and old  
It was a very wonder to behold   

soon after when the fe●st was done all  
And every man gone home to his country  
Within a while as adventure can fall  
The Sowdan dyed which was pity  
Grete mone was made of the men of the city  
save their comfort and trust in every thing  
Was hole in Generydes the king