| Ye shul be ded be myghty mars the rede | |
890 | The quene anon for verray wommanhede | |
| Gan forto wepe and so dede Emelye | |
| And alle the ladyes in that companye | |
| Gret pyte was it as hem thoughte alle | |
| That euyr suche a chaunce sholde be falle | |
895 | For gentilmen they were and of gret astat | |
| And no thyng but for loue was this debaat | |
| And sawe hir blody woundis wide and sore | |
| And alle cryden bothe lasse and more | |
| Haue mercy lord vpon vs wymmen alle | |
900 | And on her bare knees doun they falle | |
| And wolde haue kild hem there as they stood | |
| Tyl at the laste slakyd was his mood | |
| For pyte renneth sone in gentyl herte | |
| And though he first for ire quoke and sterte | |
905 | He considered shortly in a clause | |
| The trespas of hem bothe and eke the cause | |
| And al though that his ire hire gilt acused | |
| ʒit in his reson he hem bothe excused | |
| And thus he thoughte wel that euery man | |
910 | Wil helpe hym self in loue al that he can | |
| And delyuer hym self out of pryson | |
| And eke in his herte he hadde compassion | |
| Of wommen for they were euer in one | |
| And in his gentil herte he thoughte anon | |
915 | And softe vnto hym self he sayde fy | |
| Vp on a lord that wil haue no mercy | |
| But be a lioun bothe in word and dede | |