1655[Qualiter Athenagoras vrbis Mitelene Princeps, nauim Appollini inuestigans, ipsum sic contristatum nihilque respondentem consolari satagebat.]

1656 Whan thei this strange vessel syhe

1657Come in, and hath his Seil avaled,

1658The toun therof hath spoke and taled

1659The lord which of the cite was,

1660Whos name is Athenagoras,

1661Was there, and seide he wolde se

1662What Schip it is, and who thei be

1663That ben therinne: and after sone,

1664Whan that he sih it was to done,

1665His barge was for him arraied,

1666And he goth forth and hath assaied.

1667He fond the Schip of gret Array,

1668Bot what thing it amonte may,

1669He seth thei maden hevy chiere,

1670Bot wel him thenkth be the manere

1671That thei be worthi men of blod,

1672And axeth of hem hou it stod;

1673And thei him tellen al the cas,

1674Hou that here lord fordrive was,

1675And what a sorwe that he made,

1676Of which ther mai noman him glade.

1677He preith that he here lord mai se,

1678Bot thei him tolde it mai noght be,

1679For he lith in so derk a place,

1680That ther may no wiht sen his face:

1681Bot for al that, thogh hem be loth,

1682He fond the ladre and doun he goth,

1683And to him spak, bot non ansuere

1684Ayein of him ne mihte he bere

1685For oght that he can don or sein;

1686And thus he goth him up ayein.