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BOOKS PRINTED BY [Blanchardin ancl
And of that other party the proude mayden in amours coude not kepe
her behauourre in this byhalue for the grete dyspleasyer that she toke
therfore, But, blanchardyn wyth a glad chere waloped his courser as
bruyantly as he coude thurghe the thykkest of all the folke, lepyng
alwave here and there as hors and man had fowgthen in the tliayer,
And dyde so moche in a short while that he had passed ladyes &
damoselles, knyghtes and squyers & all the grete companye of this
proudepucelle in amours, gyuyng agracyouseand honourable salutacion
to them all where he went forth by. It is not to be axed yf he was well
loked vpon of all them of the rowte, And in espall of the ladyes and
gentyl women that all in one sayde he was a knyght right, goode and
fayre. and that it semed wel by eoutenance to be a man comen of liighe
extraction merueylling hemself what he myght be and fro whens he
came there thus alone wythout eny company.’ Sign. B v, recto.
Eglantine is well denominated the ‘ proud pucellesince she con-
tinues inexorable for a long time. At length, however, like a proper
lady ‘ in amours/ she relents ; and the intelligence of her kind dis-
position towards her knight is thus pleasantly communicated to
Blanchardin:
‘ After the humble leue tliat the prouost toke of the lady he went
homward agayn tyl his place all penseful of the wordes that he had
herde of the pucelle It was tyme to go to bed. so cam he toward blan-
chardyn that was alredy goo in to his chambre, and gaff hym the
goode nyght, & on the morowe after the masse, the prouost sayde vnto
Blanchardyn that he wold talke wyth him atte leyser. And blanchardyn
ansuered fayre hoost, in good oure be it, Thenne they two sette hem
self vpon a benche, The prouost bygan hyin to recounte and telle hou
the proude mayden in amoures the euen iast past had spoken wyth hym
of many thynges & emonge other tolde hym that she was right well
content of his seruyce and wolde reteyne hym in wages and gyue hym
of her goodes. for he was worthy therof. Morouere sayde y e prouost
sire she hath tolde me that ye be enamored of a hyghe and a riche
pryncesse wherof I merueyll me not, for on my feyth ye be well the man
that ought to chuse your specyall loue in a hyghe place But allewayes
it is force that i here you in hande that it is her owne silf. for it semeth
me not wel possyble that yf it were in som other place, hit sholde not
haue come to her knowlege. liow wel that here is one doubte that
retardeth myne ymagynacyon. she sette neuere nought by amours, &
loue But iapeth & playeth her self of theym that ben amerouse I wote
BOOKS PRINTED BY [Blanchardin ancl
And of that other party the proude mayden in amours coude not kepe
her behauourre in this byhalue for the grete dyspleasyer that she toke
therfore, But, blanchardyn wyth a glad chere waloped his courser as
bruyantly as he coude thurghe the thykkest of all the folke, lepyng
alwave here and there as hors and man had fowgthen in the tliayer,
And dyde so moche in a short while that he had passed ladyes &
damoselles, knyghtes and squyers & all the grete companye of this
proudepucelle in amours, gyuyng agracyouseand honourable salutacion
to them all where he went forth by. It is not to be axed yf he was well
loked vpon of all them of the rowte, And in espall of the ladyes and
gentyl women that all in one sayde he was a knyght right, goode and
fayre. and that it semed wel by eoutenance to be a man comen of liighe
extraction merueylling hemself what he myght be and fro whens he
came there thus alone wythout eny company.’ Sign. B v, recto.
Eglantine is well denominated the ‘ proud pucellesince she con-
tinues inexorable for a long time. At length, however, like a proper
lady ‘ in amours/ she relents ; and the intelligence of her kind dis-
position towards her knight is thus pleasantly communicated to
Blanchardin:
‘ After the humble leue tliat the prouost toke of the lady he went
homward agayn tyl his place all penseful of the wordes that he had
herde of the pucelle It was tyme to go to bed. so cam he toward blan-
chardyn that was alredy goo in to his chambre, and gaff hym the
goode nyght, & on the morowe after the masse, the prouost sayde vnto
Blanchardyn that he wold talke wyth him atte leyser. And blanchardyn
ansuered fayre hoost, in good oure be it, Thenne they two sette hem
self vpon a benche, The prouost bygan hyin to recounte and telle hou
the proude mayden in amoures the euen iast past had spoken wyth hym
of many thynges & emonge other tolde hym that she was right well
content of his seruyce and wolde reteyne hym in wages and gyue hym
of her goodes. for he was worthy therof. Morouere sayde y e prouost
sire she hath tolde me that ye be enamored of a hyghe and a riche
pryncesse wherof I merueyll me not, for on my feyth ye be well the man
that ought to chuse your specyall loue in a hyghe place But allewayes
it is force that i here you in hande that it is her owne silf. for it semeth
me not wel possyble that yf it were in som other place, hit sholde not
haue come to her knowlege. liow wel that here is one doubte that
retardeth myne ymagynacyon. she sette neuere nought by amours, &
loue But iapeth & playeth her self of theym that ben amerouse I wote