And mochel joie of him thei made.

The fader and the moder bothe

To leve here douhter weren lothe,

Bot if thei weren in presence;

And natheles at reverence

Of him, that wolde himself travaile,

Thei wolden noght he scholde faile[402] 5610

Of that he preide, and yive hire leve:[403]

And sche, that wolde noght beleve,

In alle haste made hire yare