This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ... And whamie she myht hire tyme weH espye Vpofi the Fyre off sacrefice she sterte And with his swerde she roffe hire to the herle But as myn Auctour seyth yitt thus she seyde 1352 Or she was hurte byforn or she deyed! She wrote a lettre anoon that thus bega/me Eiht so quod she as the white swarene Ageyns his deeth begywneth Forto synge leans 1356 Eiht so to yow I make my Compleynynge Nat that I trowe to getyn yow ageyne For weH I wote that yt ys alle in veyne Syn that the goddes ben contrarye vnto me 1360 But syn my name ys lost thurh yow quod she I may weH lese a worde on yow or a lettre Al be hit I shaH be neuere the bettre For thilke wynde that blewe yowr shippe away 1364 The same wynde hath blowe away youre Fay But who so wole alle this lettre haue in mytide Rede Ovyde and in hym ye shuH yt Fynde LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. RAWL. C. 86. 173 I haue fulfill of 1 fortune aH the cours / 1340 And thus alas witA-oute hys Socours / xxu tymes Sowuned hath she thaid leaf ii9, back And when) that she vnto hir1 suster Anne / Complaynned!-had of whiche I may not write / 1344 So gret routh I haue for to endite And bad her now rise & to her suster gon) / To feche fire and othiV thing anone / And said! that she wold sacryfie / 1348 And when) hir1 tyme she myght wele aspie Vpon) the fire of1 sacrifice shestert / And with hys Swerd! smote her self1 to tho-hert / And as myn) auctour1 / seith thus she said! / 1352 Er she was hurt be-fore & or she deide / She wrote a leftre a non) & thus it began) / Eight soo quod she as the whit Sawan) (sic) A-yenst her deth beginneth for to syng / 1356 Eight So to you I make my complanyng / Not for fTiat I know to getyn) you agan) For weft I woot that it were yn veyn) Sithe that the goddes ben) contrary to mc 1360 But sith my na...