Hatred by the herte so had hym wrounge,

That he loked pale as asshes to my syghte:

Dysdayne, I wene, this comerous crabes hyghte.[295]

To Heruy Hafter[296] than he spake of me,

And I drewe nere to harke what they two sayde.

Now, quod Dysdayne, as I shall saued be,

I haue grete scorne, and am ryghte euyll apayed.

Than quod Heruy, why arte thou so dysmayde?

By Cryste, quod he, for it is shame to saye; 300

To see Johan Dawes, that came but yester daye,