The Tale of Melibeus Folio 186v 37 of 40 folios
ned it bi gret bisynesse
for to haue pees and reste
good herte his aduersaries to foryeuenesse and mercy
Dame prudence had herd thassent of hir lord Melibee and the con
seil of his frendes
was wonderly glad in hir herte and seide
uerbe quod she that seith
maiste do this day
morwe
swich as ben discrete and wise
hem on your bihalue
of acord
come to vs./
thise trespassours / and repentyng folk of his folies that is to
seyn the aduersaries of Melibee
Messagers seiden vnto hem
and answerden benygnely and ful mekely
and thankynges to hir lord Melibee
and obeye
right anon thei token hir wey to the contree of Melibee
and for to ben hir borowes
p
thus that Melibee and soth it is / that ye
oute skyle and reson
me and to my wif prudence and to my doughter also
han entred in to myn hous bi violence
outerages that alle men knowen wel that ye han deserued
the deth /
ye wol putte the punysshyng and chastisyng and the vengeance
of this outerage in the wil of me / and of my wif or ye wol
nat /
seide /
to come vnto the court of so gret a lord / and so worthi as ye
ben
and agelt in swich a wise a gayn your hie lordshipe
trewly we han deserued the deth /