263

[Shirley's Harl. 7338 has 1. 264-8,
his other MSS. not.]

That aH wot of wo my sowle quyte
But for I was soo playn) Ersite
In all my werkes muche and liteH
And so besy you to delyte
Myne honoure sauf meke kynde & free

Therfore ye put on me this wite
And of my sorowe reche not a myte
If that the swerde of payne bite

267

And put you in sclaundre newe and blame
And do me aduersite and grame

276

2.2.

ANELIDA AND ARCITE.

PHILLIPPS MS. 8299.

That loueth you most god wel pou woost alwey
Nowe turne agayne and yet be playñ som day
And than shall this that nowe is mysse be game
And all foryeuen whit that I lyuen may

(38) (Compleint 8; Movement II. 1.)

Lo hert myne at this you for to sayne
As whether shat I pray or els playne
Whiche is the way and do you to be true
For owther mot I haue you in my chayn

280

281

Or with the deth ye mot depart vs twayn
There be no nother mene weys new

285

For so wisly on my soule god rue

Als veraily ye sle me with the payn

That may ye see vnfeynyd on my hue

289

(39) (Compleint 9; Movement II. 2: left out, as in Shirley's MSS., Parallel-Texts, p. 166-7, Supplementary Text, p. 52-3.)

(40) (Compleint 10; Movement II. 3: 4 & 5 rymes in ede.)

And shat I pray and weyuen womanheede [leaf B, back] 299 Nay rather dye than do so fowle a dede

To aske mercy causeles what nede

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But if that I to you may no nother wayes bede
For myn excuse a skorne shall be my mede

303

Your chere floureth but yt wol not sede
Full longe agoo me ought have taken hede

307

ANELIDA AND ARCITE. PHILLIPPS MS. 8299.

(41) (Compleint 11; Movement II. 4.)

For yf I myght haue you to myne agayn
I myght als wele kepe Aprile fro rayn

As to holde you and make you stidfaste

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308

O myghty god of treuth souerayñ

Where is the trouth of man who hath yt slayn

312

For who thaym louytħ shall fynde paim as faste

Als in a tempest is a roten maste

Is that a tame beste þat is ay fayñ

To flee a-way whan yt is leest agast

316

(42) (Compleint 12; Movement II. 5.)

(43) (Compleint 13; Movement II. 6.)

This long nyght this wondre sight I drye

333

And on the day for thilk' affray I dye

And of all this my swete I-wis ye ne reche

And neuer moo myñ eyen two ben drye

But to your ruth and to your truth I crye [leaf C, paper] 337

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ANELIDA AND ARCITE.

PHILLIPPS MS. 8299.

But weleawey full fer be thay to feche
Thus holdeth me my destenye o wreche
And me to rede out of this drede or gye
Ne may my wit so weeke is yt not streche

(44) (Compleint 14; Conclusion.)
Than ende I thus sith I can do no more
I yeve yt vp for nowe and euermore
For shat I neuer put efte in balaunce
My sykernes ne lern of loue the lore

341

342

But as the swanne as I haue harde say yor

346

Ageyns his detħ syngeth his penaunce

So syng

I here my destany and chaunce

How that Arcite Anelida so sore

Hath ther-led with the poynt of remembraunce

[There is no 45th Stanza in Continuation.]

350

Here endeth the compleynt of Anelida the Quene of

Hermenye vpon fals Arcite of Thebees.