Bot I spak nevere yit be mowthe

That unto Cheste mihte touche,

And that I durste riht wel vouche

Upon hirself as for witnesse;

For I wot, of hir gentilesse

That sche me wolde wel excuse,

That I no suche thinges use.[870] 490

P. i. 296

And if it scholde so betide

That I algates moste chide,