And this he dede me to wite,

Hou that thei putt hem upon me,[665]

That to the faireste of hem thre

Of gold that Appel scholde I yive.[666]

With ech of hem tho was I schrive, 7420

And echon faire me behihte;

Bot Venus seide, if that sche mihte(7600*)

That Appel of mi yifte gete,

Sche wolde it neveremor foryete,

And seide hou that in Grece lond