*Whyl he was yong, he kepte your estat;
*I not wher he be now a renegat.
But wel I wot, with that he can endyte,
[He] hath maked lewed folk delyte
†To serve you, in preysing of your name.
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†He made the book that hight the Hous of Fame,
†And eek the Deeth of Blaunche the Duchesse,
†And the Parlement of Foules, as I gesse,
†And al the love of Palamon and Arcyte