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Apollonius of Tyre
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814[Qualiter Appolinus cum Rege pro filia sua erudienda retentus est.]
How Appolinus was retained by the King to instruct his daughter.
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.