| | His deth therfore desirith he vttirly | |
| | And therwith all a feer of Ielosie | |
| 830 | Lest that his wyf shal falle in som foly | |
| | So brent his herte that he wolde fayn | |
| | That som man bothe hym & here had sleyn | |
| | For neuer after his deth ne his lyf | |
| | Ne wolde he that she were loue ne wyf | |
| 835 | But euer lyue in clothis blake | |
| | Sool as the turtyl that hath lost his make | |
| | But atte laste aftir amonthe or twey | |
| | His so row gan to swage as I you sey | |
| | For he wiste it may non other be | |
| 840 | He paciently took his aduersite | |
| | Saue out of doute may he not forgon | |
| | That he ne was Ielous euermore in on | |
| | Whiche ielousye was so outrageous | |
| | That neyther in halle ne in other hous | |
| | He nolde suffre here for to ryde ne go | |
| 845 | Ne in non other place neuyr the mo | |
| | But yf that he had hond on here alwey | |
| | For whiche ful ofte wepith fresh may | |
| | That louyth Damyan so benignely | |
| 850 | That she muste othir deye sodenly | |
| | Or ellis she muste haue hym atte leste | |
| | She waytith when her herte wold to breste | |
| | Vp on that othir side this Damyan | |
| | Be comyn is the sorowfullist man | |
| 855 | That euer was for neyther nyght ne day | |
| | Ne myghte he speke a word with fresh may | |
