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As sche which dede hir hole entente。
Tho tok sche fieldwode and verveyne；
Of herbes ben noght betre tueine； 4040
Of which anon withoute let
These alters ben aboute set：
Tuo sondri puttes faste by
Sche made； and with that hastely
A wether which was blak sche slouh；
And out therof the blod sche drouh
And dede into the pettes tuo；
Warm melk sche putte also therto
With hony meynd： and in such wise
Sche gan to make hir sacrifice； 4050
And cride and preide forth withal
To Pluto the god infernal；
And to the queene Proserpine。
And so sche soghte out al the line
Of hem that longen to that craft；
Behinde was no name laft；
And preide hem alle； as sche wel couthe；
To grante Eson his ferste youthe。
This olde Eson broght forth was tho；
Awei sche bad alle othre go 4060
Upon peril that mihte falle；
And with that word thei wenten alle；
And leften there hem tuo al one。
And tho sche gan to gaspe and gone；
And made signes manyon；
And seide hir wordes therupon；
So that with spellinge of hir charmes
Sche tok Eson in bothe hire armes；
And made him forto slepe faste；
And him upon hire herbes caste。 4070
The blake wether tho sche tok；
And hiewh the fleissh； as doth a cok；
On either alter part sche leide；
And with the charmes that sche seide
A fyr doun fro the Sky alyhte
And made it forto brenne lyhte。
Bot whan Medea sawh it brenne；
Anon sche gan to sterte and renne
The fyri aulters al aboute：
Ther was no beste which goth oute 4080
More wylde than sche semeth ther：
Aboute hir schuldres hyng hir her；
As thogh sche were oute of hir mynde
And torned in an other kynde。
Tho lay ther certein wode cleft；
Of which the pieces nou and eft
Sche made hem in the pettes wete；
And put hem in the fyri hete；
And tok the brond with al the blase；
And thries sche began to rase 4090
Aboute Eson； ther as he slepte；
And eft with water； which sche kepte；
Sche made a cercle aboute him thries；
And eft with fyr of sulphre twyes：
Ful many an other thing sche dede；
Which is noght writen in this stede。
Bot tho sche ran so up and doun；
Sche made many a wonder soun；
Somtime lich unto the cock；
Somtime unto the Laverock； 4100
Somtime kacleth as a Hen；
Somtime spekth as don the men：
And riht so as hir jargoun strangeth；
In sondri wise hir forme changeth；
Sche semeth faie and no womman；
For with the craftes that sche can
Sche was； as who seith； a goddesse；
And what hir liste； more or lesse；
Sche dede； in bokes as we finde；
That passeth over manneskinde。 4110
Bot who that wole of wondres hiere；
What thing sche wroghte in this matiere；
To make an ende of that sche gan；
Such merveile herde nevere man。
Apointed in the newe Mone；
Whan it was time forto done；
Sche sette a caldron on the fyr；
In which was al the hole atir；
Wheron the medicine stod；
Of jus； of water and of blod； 4120
And let it buile in such a plit；
Til that sche sawh the spume whyt；
And tho sche caste in rynde and rote；
And sed and flour that was for bote；
With many an herbe and many a ston；
Wherof sche hath ther many on：
And ek Cimpheius the Serpent
To hire hath alle his scales lent；
Chelidre hire yaf his addres skin；
And sche to builen caste hem in； 4130
A part ek of the horned Oule；
The which men hiere on nyhtes houle；
And of a Raven； which was told
Of nyne hundred wynter old；
Sche tok the hed with al the bile；
And as the medicine it wile；
Sche tok therafter the bouele
Of the Seewolf； and for the hele
Of Eson； with a thousand mo
Of thinges that sche hadde tho； 4140
In that Caldroun togedre as blyve
Sche putte； and tok thanne of Olyve
A drie branche hem with to stere；
The which anon gan floure and bere
And waxe al freissh and grene ayein。
Whan sche this vertu hadde sein；
Sche let the leste drope of alle
Upon the bare flor doun falle；
Anon ther sprong up flour and gras；
Where as the drope falle was； 4150
And wox anon al medwe grene；
So that it mihte wel be sene。
Medea thanne knew and wiste
Hir medicine is forto triste；
And goth to Eson ther he lay；
And tok a swerd was of assay；
With which a wounde upon his side
Sche made； that therout mai slyde
The blod withinne； which was old
And sek and trouble and fieble and cold。 4160
And tho sche tok unto his us
Of herbes al the beste jus；
And poured it into his wounde；
That made his veynes fulle and sounde：
And tho sche made his wounde clos；
And tok his hond； and up he ros；
And tho sche yaf him drinke a drauhte；
Of which his youthe ayein he cauhte；
His hed； his herte and his visage
Lich unto twenty wynter Age； 4170
Hise hore heres were away；
And lich unto the freisshe Maii；
Whan passed ben the colde shoures；
Riht so recovereth he his floures。
Lo； what mihte eny man devise；
A womman schewe in eny wise
Mor hertly love in every stede；
Than Medea to Jason dede？
Ferst sche made him the flees to winne；
And after that fro kiththe and kinne 4180
With gret tresor with him sche stal；
And to his fader forth withal
His Elde hath torned into youthe；
Which thing non other womman couthe：
Bot hou it was to hire aquit；
The remembrance duelleth yit。
King Peles his Em was ded；
Jason bar corone on his hed；
Medea hath fulfild his wille：
Bot whanne he scholde of riht fulfille 4190
The trouthe； which to hire afore
He hadde in thyle of Colchos swore；
Tho was Medea most deceived。
For he an other hath received；
Which dowhter was to king Creon；
Creusa sche hihte； and thus Jason；
As he that was to love untrewe；
Medea lefte and tok a newe。
Bot that was after sone aboght：
Medea with hire art hath wroght 4200
Of cloth of gold a mantel riche；
Which semeth worth a kingesriche；
And that was unto Creusa sent
In name of yifte and of present；
For Sosterhode hem was betuene；
And whan that yonge freisshe queene
That mantel lappeth hire aboute；
Anon therof the fyr sprong oute
And brente hir bothe fleissh and bon。
Tho cam Medea to Jason 4210
With bothe his Sones on hire hond；
And seide； 〃O thou of every lond
The moste untrewe creature；
Lo； this schal be thi forfeture。〃
With that sche bothe his Sones slouh
Before his yhe； and he outdrouh
His swerd and wold have slayn hir tho；
Bot farewel； sche was ago
Unto Pallas the Court above；
Wher as sche pleigneth upon love； 4220
As sche that was with that goddesse；
And he was left in gret destresse。
Thus miht thou se what sorwe it doth
To swere an oth which is noght soth；
In loves cause namely。
Mi Sone； be wel war forthi；
And kep that thou be noght forswore：
For this； which I have told tofore；
Ovide telleth everydel。
Mi fader； I may lieve it wel； 4230
For I have herde it ofte seie
Hou Jason tok the flees aweie
Fro Colchos； bot yit herde I noght
Be whom it was ferst thider broght。
And for it were good to hiere；
If that you liste at mi preiere
To telle； I wolde you beseche。
Mi Sone； who that wole it seche；
In bokes he mai finde it write；
And natheles； if thou wolt wite； 4240
In the manere as thou hast preid
I schal the telle hou it is seid。
The fame of thilke schepes fell；
Which in Colchos； as it befell；
Was al of gold； schal nevere deie；
Wherof I thenke for to seie
Hou it cam ferst into that yle。
Ther was a king in thilke whyle
Towardes Grece；