Of armes, I wol love serve;
And thogh I scholde hem bothe kepe,
Als wel yit wolde I take kepe
Whan it were time to abide,
As forto travaile and to ryde:[1236] 1690
For how as evere a man laboure,
Cupide appointed hath his houre.
Hic allegat Amans in sui excusacionem, qualiter Achilles apud Troiam propter amorem Polixenen arma sua per aliquod tempus dimisit.
For I have herd it telle also,[1237]
Achilles lefte hise armes so