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[Off duk Palantus, and Spartenois werred them of Missene for rauysshing theire maidenes.]
Afftir the deth[e] and [the] fatal cas
And pitous moordre off Artabanus,
Next in ordre appered to Bochas
A myhti duc, callid Palantus,
Sone off a knyht Inamed Arathus.
Which was exiled, thouh he no tresoun mente,
Out off his cite, that callid was Tarente.
And pitous moordre off Artabanus,
Next in ordre appered to Bochas
A myhti duc, callid Palantus,
Sone off a knyht Inamed Arathus.
Which was exiled, thouh he no tresoun mente,
Out off his cite, that callid was Tarente.
Vpon his exil he sore gan compleyne,
Besechyng Bochas to getyn hym a space
Withynne his book, to write his greuous peyne,
Al-be that he whilom stood in grace
Be glad aspectis off Fortunys face;
For she hym reised be fauour off hir myht
To dukis estat from a ful poore knyht.
Besechyng Bochas to getyn hym a space
Withynne his book, to write his greuous peyne,
Al-be that he whilom stood in grace
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For she hym reised be fauour off hir myht
To dukis estat from a ful poore knyht.
But ceriousli this mater to conveie,
How he was maad[e] duk & gouernour,
Whan Sparteyns gan mortali werreie
Geyn Messeniens, as seith myn auctour,
With gret costage and deligent labour.
And cause was this; for thei with myhti hond
Rauesshid be force all maidenys off that lond.
How he was maad[e] duk & gouernour,
Whan Sparteyns gan mortali werreie
Geyn Messeniens, as seith myn auctour,
With gret costage and deligent labour.
And cause was this; for thei with myhti hond
Rauesshid be force all maidenys off that lond.
For this peeple, now named Spartenoys,
As the stori cleerli can deuise,
Wer callid aforn[e] Lacedemonoys,
In armis preued, manli and riht wise.
And whil thei dede a solempne sacrefise
Onto ther goddis, the peeple off Messenye
Rauesshid ther maidenys, or thei it koude espie.
As the stori cleerli can deuise,
Wer callid aforn[e] Lacedemonoys,
In armis preued, manli and riht wise.
And whil thei dede a solempne sacrefise
Onto ther goddis, the peeple off Messenye
Rauesshid ther maidenys, or thei it koude espie.
On which[e] wrong for to do vengaunce,
The Spartenois kauhte indignacioun;
And off assent, with al ther hool puissaunce,
Thei leide a siege round aboute the toun.
And off o will and oon affeccioun
Thei made a vow the siege whan thei begunne,
Neuer to departe til the toun wer wonne.
The Spartenois kauhte indignacioun;
And off assent, with al ther hool puissaunce,
Thei leide a siege round aboute the toun.
And off o will and oon affeccioun
Thei made a vow the siege whan thei begunne,
Neuer to departe til the toun wer wonne.
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