Til after, as fortune it wolde,

Whan it was of a ten yer age,

Him was betake in mariage

A Duckes dowhter forto wedde,

Which Iante hihte, and ofte abedde

These children leien, sche and sche,[1140]

Whiche of on age bothe be. 480

So that withinne time of yeeres,[1141]

Togedre as thei ben pleiefieres,

Liggende abedde upon a nyht,