420[Responsio Appolini.]

421 Appolinus for his partie,

422Whan he this question hath herd,

423Unto the king he hath ansuerd

424And hath rehersed on and on

425The pointz, and seide therupon:

426"The question which thou hast spoke,

427If thou wolt that it be unloke,

428It toucheth al the privete

429Betwen thin oghne child and thee,

430And slant al hol upon you tuo."

431[Indignacio Antiochi super responsione Appolini.]

The rage of Antiochus at Appolinus's response.

432 The king was wonder sory tho,

433And thoghte, if that he seide it oute,

434Than were he schamed al aboute.

435With slihe wordes and with felle

436He seith, "Mi Sone, I schal thee telle,

437Though that thou be of litel wit,

438It is no gret merveile as yit,

439Thin age mai it noght suffise:

440Bot loke wel thou noght despise

441Thin oghne lif, for of my grace

442Of thretty daies fulle a space

443I grante thee, to ben avised."