And welcomed me right gentely withall,

With sir Nurture than moost in speciall,

Accompanied of his brother Curtesy;

They made me chere than full effectuall.

And after that they brought me up a stayre,

Into a chambre gayly glorified;

And at the dore there stode a knight right fayre,

Ye cleped Trouth, right clerely purified;

His countenaunce was right well modified;

To me he sayde that, before mine entres,