Bot of Constance hou it was,

That cowthe he knowe be no cas,

Wher sche becam, so as he seide.[629]

Hire Ere unto his word sche leide, 1190

Bot forther made sche no chiere.[630]

And natheles in this matiere

It happeth thilke time so:[631]

This Lord, with whom sche scholde go,

Of Rome was the Senatour,

And of hir fader themperour