Dame Venus hye estate to glorify.

She me exhorted for to be right hardy,

Forth on travayle, and to drede nothing;

I toke my leve of her full humbly,

And on my way as I was riding

This Godfrey Gobelyve came rennyng,

Wyth his little nagge, and cryed: tary! tary!

For I wyll come and bere you company.

CAP. XXXII.
HOW GODFREY GOBELIVE WAS TAKEN OF CORRECTION, AND PUNYSHED.

And for because that I was than full sadde