88. And Troilus, o thing I dar thee swere,

That if Criseyde, whiche that is thy leef,

Now loveth thee as wel as thou dost here,

God helpe me so, she nil not take a-greef,

Though thou do bote a-noon in this mischeef.

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And if she wilneth fro thee for to passe,

Thanne is she fals; so love hir wel the lasse.

[89]. For-thy tak herte, and thenk, right as a knight,

Thourgh love is broken alday every lawe.