Of worldes fame and desirous,
Began his fadre to beseche[757]
That he the werres mihte seche,[758] 2520
In strange Marches forto ride.
His fader seide he scholde abide,
And wolde granten him no leve:[759]
Bot he, which wolde noght beleve,
A kniht of his to whom he triste,
So that his fader nothing wiste,
He tok and tolde him his corage,