I makë pleinly 493 my confessión, That I am thilkë 494 woful Palamon, That hath thy prison broken wickedly. I am thy mortal foe, and it am I That so hot loveth Emily the bright, That I would die here present in her sight. Therefore I askë death and my jewise. 495 But slay my fellow eke in the same wise, For both we have deserved to be slain.”

This worthy Duke answér’d anon again, And said, “This is a short conclusión. Your own mouth, by your own confessión Hath damned you, and I will it record; It needeth not to pain you with the cord; Ye shall be dead, by mighty Mars the Red.” 496