'And swiftly he sware on that swete[[70]] god,
All tho couenaundes to kepe, and for no cause let,
Whill hym lastes the lyffe; he laid on his hond.'
[1653]. Unwist of, unknown to. Cf. Troy-book, 987:—
'Then leuyt thai the lond, and no leue toke,
Stale from the styth king stylle by night;
With the maiden Medea and myche other goodes,
Thai turne into Tessaile with-outen tale more.'
Here Chaucer ceases to follow Guido, except in ll. 1662-6.
[1661]. Her name was Creusa; cf. Ovid, Met. vii. 391-6; Horace, Epod. v. 64.