“And if that he may feelen, out of dread, 4483 That ye me touch or love in villainy, He right anon will slay you with the deed, And in your youthë thus ye shouldë die. And if that ye in cleanë love me gie, 4484 He will you love as me, for your cleannéss, And shew to you his joy and his brightnéss.”

Valerian, corrected as God wo’ld, Answer’d again, “If I shall trustë thee, Let me that angel see, and him behold; And if that it a very angel be, Then will I do as thou hast prayed me; And if thou love another man, forsooth Right with this sword then will I slay you both.”