Thus as they lihe abedde and spieke,
Sche preide him and conseileth bothe,
That for the worschipe of hem bothe,[651]
So as hire thoghte it were honeste,[652]
He wolde an honourable feste 1460
Make, er he wente, in the Cite,[653]
Wher themperour himself schal be:
He graunteth al that sche him preide.
Bot as men in that time seide,
This Emperour fro thilke day