And wel coude I, yif that me leste so,
Tellen al his doing to and fro.
He seide, unto his contree moste he saile,
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For ther he wolde her wedding apparaile
As fil to her honour and his also.
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And openly he took his leve tho,
And hath her sworn, he wolde nat soiorne,
But [in a month] he wolde again retorne.