| | Right nought was she abasshid of her clothinge | |
| | Though it were rude and somdele eke to rent | |
| | But with clad chere to the yate is she went | |
| | With other folk to grete the Markeses | |
| 1015 | And aftir doth forth her besynes | |
| | With right glad chere she his gestis receyued | |
| | And so connyngly eche in his degre | |
| | That no defaute noman perceyuyd | |
| | But ay they wondrid what she might be | |
| 1020 | That in so poure aray was forto se | |
| | And coude suche honoure and reuerence | |
| | And worthyly they preysen her prudence | |
| | In al this mene whyle she ne stynt | |
| | This mayde and eek hir brother to comende | |
| 1025 | With al her herte in ful benigne entent | |
| | So well that noman coude her presing amende | |
| | But atte laste when that lordis wende | |
| | To sittyn doun to mete he gan to calle | |
| | Grisilde as she was besy in the halle | |
| 1030 | Grisilde quod he as it were in his pley | |
| | How likith the my wyf and her beaute | |
| | Right well my lord quod she for in good fey | |
| | A fairer saw I neuer than is she | |
| | I prey to god yeue her good prosperyte | |
| 1035 | And so hope I he wil to you sende | |
| | Plesaunce ynow vnto your liues ende | |
| | O thing y beseche you and warne also | |
| | That ye not prik with no turmentrye | |
| | This tendir mayde as ye haue do mo | |
