1249[Qualiter vxor Appolini sanata domum religionis petiit, vbi sacro velamine munita castam omni tempore vouit.]

1250 Tho forto knowe hire hol entente,

1251Maister axeth al the cas,

1252Hou sche cam there and what sche was.

1253"Hou I cam hiere wot I noght,"

1254Quod sche, "bot wel I am bethoght

1255Of othre thinges al aboute":

1256Fro point to point and tolde him oute

1257Als ferforthli as sche it wiste.

1258And he hire tolde hou in a kiste

1259The See hire threw upon the lond,

1260And what tresor with hire he fond,

1261Which was al redy at hire wille,

1262As he that schop him to fulfille

1263With al his myht what thing he scholde.

1264Sche thonketh him that he so wolde,

1265And al hire herte sche discloseth,

1266And seith him wel that sche supposeth

1267Hire lord be dreint, hir child also;

1268So sih sche noght bot alle wo.

1269Wherof as to the world nomore

1270Ne wol sche torne, and preith therfore

1271That in som temple of the Cite,

1272To kepe and holde hir chastete,

1273Sche mihte among the wommen duelle.

1274Whan he this tale hir herde telle,

1275He was riht glad, and made hire knowen

1276That he a dowhter of his owen

1277Hath, which he wol unto hir yive

1278To serve, whil thei bothe live,

1279In stede of that which sche hath lost;

1280Al only at his oghne cost

1281Sche schal be rendred forth with hire.

1282She seith, "Grant mercy, lieve sire,

1283God quite it you, ther I ne may."

1284And thus thei drive forth the day,

1285Til time com that sche was hol;

1286And tho thei take her conseil hol,

1287To schape upon good ordinance

1288And make a worthi pourveance

1289Ayein the day whan thei be veiled.

1290And thus, whan that thei be conseiled,

1291In blake clothes thei hem clothe,

1292This lady and the dowhter bothe,

1293And yolde hem to religion.

1294The feste and the profession

1295After the reule of that degre

1296Was mad with gret solempnete,

1297Where as Diane is seintefied;

1298Thus stant this lady justefied

1299In ordre wher sche thenkth to duelle.