And natheles his lord hath take

Querelle ayein his oghne man;

Bot for nothing that evere he can

He mihte as thanne noght ben herd,

So that his cleym is unansuerd,

And he hath of his pourpos failed.

This Bacheler was tho consailed[776]

And wedded, and of thilke Empire

He was coroned Lord and Sire, 2710

And al the lond him hath received;