814[Qualiter Appolinus cum Rege pro filia sua erudienda retentus est.]

815 The king his chamberlein let calle,

816And bad that he be alle weie

817A chambre for this man pourveie,

818Which nyh his oghne chambre be.

819"It schal be do, mi lord," quod he.

820Appolinus of whom I mene

821Tho tok his leve of king and queene

822And of the worthi Maide also,

823Which preide unto hir fader tho,

824That sche myhte of that yonge man

825Of tho sciences whiche he can

826His lore have; and in this wise

827The king hir granteth his aprise,

828So that himself therto assente.

829Thus was acorded er thei wente,

830That he with al that evere he may

831This yonge faire freisshe May

832Of that he couthe scholde enforme;

833And full assented in this forme

834Thei token leve as for that nyht.