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CHAPTER XL. OF FLEGENTYNE'S MEEKNESS, AND HOW SHE HAS THE THREE TOMBS BUILT AND CARVED.
Whanne that Nasciens from his Castel was go,
Thanne Flegentyne his wyf made mochel wo
that he nowgher myhte ben fownde,
Nethir fer, nethir Nygh, In non stownde:
thanne left sche stylle ful of Morneng,
Of Sorwe, and of lewmentyng,
as sche that hire lord loved Sovereinly
Aboven Alle Creatures þat weren Erthly;
and ȝit Neuere for non temptacioun
hire herte was Neuere In Mwtacyoun;
but Evere As A womman good & Clene
hire persecucions suffred, As I wene;
And Evere thanked God Of hire trebulacioun,
Of hire deseisse and hire persecuciown,
and Evere As A womman ful Of Meknesse
Sche hire kepte In Al hire distresse;
and thowgh In Ioye Oþer In sorwe sche were,
For hire lord sche preyde In hire Manere,
and for here ȝonge sone Also,
That God hem kepe from peyne & wo,
and that here Sowlis Myhte Comen to blysse;
Of this preyere dide sche not Misse.
And thus Morned sche Everyday tho
For that hyre lord was so Ago,
and wisten Neuere whider becomen they were,
Into non place, Nethyr Fer ne Nere.
Thanne Flegentyne his wyf made mochel wo
that he nowgher myhte ben fownde,
Nethir fer, nethir Nygh, In non stownde:
thanne left sche stylle ful of Morneng,
Of Sorwe, and of lewmentyng,
as sche that hire lord loved Sovereinly
Aboven Alle Creatures þat weren Erthly;
and ȝit Neuere for non temptacioun
hire herte was Neuere In Mwtacyoun;
but Evere As A womman good & Clene
hire persecucions suffred, As I wene;
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Of hire deseisse and hire persecuciown,
and Evere As A womman ful Of Meknesse
Sche hire kepte In Al hire distresse;
and thowgh In Ioye Oþer In sorwe sche were,
For hire lord sche preyde In hire Manere,
and for here ȝonge sone Also,
That God hem kepe from peyne & wo,
and that here Sowlis Myhte Comen to blysse;
Of this preyere dide sche not Misse.
And thus Morned sche Everyday tho
For that hyre lord was so Ago,
and wisten Neuere whider becomen they were,
Into non place, Nethyr Fer ne Nere.
and whanne it was toward the Nyht,
and Men Of Sarras Comen hom ful Ryht,
and non tydynges ne Cowden telle
Of hire lord in non wise how it befelle,
thanne Moche sorrere Abasched sche was,
More thanne to-fore In Ony Oþer plas.
thanne grettere sorwe hadde sche with-owten variaunce
Othirwyse thanne sche made Offen Semblaunce;
and thus Al þat Nyht In sorwe sche lay
Tyl uppon þe Morwen it was lyht Of day.
and Men Of Sarras Comen hom ful Ryht,
and non tydynges ne Cowden telle
Of hire lord in non wise how it befelle,
thanne Moche sorrere Abasched sche was,
More thanne to-fore In Ony Oþer plas.
thanne grettere sorwe hadde sche with-owten variaunce
Othirwyse thanne sche made Offen Semblaunce;
and thus Al þat Nyht In sorwe sche lay
Tyl uppon þe Morwen it was lyht Of day.
On the Morwe Erly, whanne it was lyht,
toward the Chirche this lady took hire way Ryht,
wheche that hire lord Sire Nasciens
Of Godis Modir hadde mad it In reuerens.
toward the Chirche this lady took hire way Ryht,
wheche that hire lord Sire Nasciens
Of Godis Modir hadde mad it In reuerens.
Thanne Comen the Men of tarabel
To Flegentyne, that lady so lel,
and seide that “ȝowre lorde sente ȝow gretyng
Of good love Aboven Alle thing,”
and tolden hire Only how þat it was—
as that they Syen In thike plas,—
Of Tarabel the grete lord,
and of Nabor, At On Word,
And Of the grete Ieawnt Also,
how þat of hem thre it happede tho.
To Flegentyne, that lady so lel,
and seide that “ȝowre lorde sente ȝow gretyng
Of good love Aboven Alle thing,”
and tolden hire Only how þat it was—
as that they Syen In thike plas,—
Of Tarabel the grete lord,
and of Nabor, At On Word,
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how þat of hem thre it happede tho.
Whanne that sche vndirstood Al this tale,
how that hire lord was browht In bale,
and how Saved he was be goddis Mercy,
thanne thydirward faste she gan hyre hy,
And took with hire bothe Silvir & Gold
To fulfille that hire lord wold.
and to that Mowntayng wente Anon
there that hire lord the bataille hadde don,
And Aftir werkmen sente sche faste
Tho thre tombes to Maken In haste;
lyk as hire lord devysed hem hadde,
The werkmen faste sche maken badde:
So that with-Inne thre Month of day
they weren Redy dyht; and sche wente hire way.
For tho tombes so hy let sche þere Make
that Al the world þeroffe Ensample to take,
And sche let wryten On Every ston
the Cause of here deyeng Anon.
And to Every tombe sche ȝaf A name,
“the tombes of Iuggement” with-owten blame;
and these tombes stonden In the Entre
be-twene Tarabel and babiloine Sikerle.
how that hire lord was browht In bale,
and how Saved he was be goddis Mercy,
thanne thydirward faste she gan hyre hy,
And took with hire bothe Silvir & Gold
To fulfille that hire lord wold.
and to that Mowntayng wente Anon
there that hire lord the bataille hadde don,
And Aftir werkmen sente sche faste
Tho thre tombes to Maken In haste;
lyk as hire lord devysed hem hadde,
The werkmen faste sche maken badde:
So that with-Inne thre Month of day
they weren Redy dyht; and sche wente hire way.
For tho tombes so hy let sche þere Make
that Al the world þeroffe Ensample to take,
And sche let wryten On Every ston
the Cause of here deyeng Anon.
And to Every tombe sche ȝaf A name,
“the tombes of Iuggement” with-owten blame;
and these tombes stonden In the Entre
be-twene Tarabel and babiloine Sikerle.
So that hom aȝen Is sche now gon,
To Belyl hire Castel Of lym & ston,
and there sche Casteth for to Abyde,
And thens to Romowne At no Tyde
tyl that sche have tydynges Of hire lord,
Owther from hym Som Certeyn Word,
Owther Ellis that sche wente be Aventure,
Ellis wolde sche not thens gon, I the Ensure.
To Belyl hire Castel Of lym & ston,
and there sche Casteth for to Abyde,
And thens to Romowne At no Tyde
tyl that sche have tydynges Of hire lord,
Owther from hym Som Certeyn Word,
Owther Ellis that sche wente be Aventure,
Ellis wolde sche not thens gon, I the Ensure.
Thus this lady In hire Castel stille Abod,
As A good womman ful Of hevenynesse & Mod,
From to-forn Cristemasse Feste
Into past Esterne Atte leste.
and In this Mene while Cam Rydyng—
That goode lady Into Comfortyng—
bothe kyng Mordreyns and his qwene
Sarracynte, that lady be-dene;
and gladliche with hem hire wold han had,
and to Sarras with hem hire wold han lad,
but sche ne wolde for non thing
To Sarras gon with the kyng
tyl that sche haue verray knowlechinge
Of hire lord, more verray tydynge.
As A good womman ful Of hevenynesse & Mod,
From to-forn Cristemasse Feste
Into past Esterne Atte leste.
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That goode lady Into Comfortyng—
bothe kyng Mordreyns and his qwene
Sarracynte, that lady be-dene;
and gladliche with hem hire wold han had,
and to Sarras with hem hire wold han lad,
but sche ne wolde for non thing
To Sarras gon with the kyng
tyl that sche haue verray knowlechinge
Of hire lord, more verray tydynge.
but now leveth this storye here
Of kyng Mordrains and the lady In fere,
and bothe Of Nasciens & Celidoyne,
And of al that lyne there in certeyne,
And Aȝen Torneth to Iosephe, and Iosephes his sone,
& to Alle that Feleschepe that with hym gone.
Of kyng Mordrains and the lady In fere,
and bothe Of Nasciens & Celidoyne,
And of al that lyne there in certeyne,
And Aȝen Torneth to Iosephe, and Iosephes his sone,
& to Alle that Feleschepe that with hym gone.
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