That was the worthi Hercules,
Whos name schal ben endeles
For the merveilles whiche he wroghte.
This Hercules the love soghte 2060
Of Deianire, and of this thing
Unto hir fader, which was king,
P. ii. 71
He spak touchende of Mariage.
The king knowende his hih lignage,
And dradde also hise mihtes sterne,