Bot for al that I was noght glad,
For I ne sawh no cause why.
And eft scheo asketh, what was I:[234] 160
I seide, ‘A Caitif that lith hiere:[235]
What wolde ye, my Ladi diere?[236]
Schal I ben hol or elles dye?’[237]
Sche seide, ‘Tell thi maladie:[238]
What is thi Sor of which thou pleignest?[239]
Ne hyd it noght, for if thou feignest,
I can do the no medicine.’