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I love her more than life, and, certes, if I may not have my friend I will prove that I can die for her, though I cannot live without her." Whilst the prince made this lamentation, the Queen came before the King. "Sir," said she, "I pledge my oath and word as a crowned lady that I keep my daughter as strictly as I may. Think to your own son, and see to it that he cannot set eyes on the maid.
The friar asked him if he had heard mass that morning, whereto he promptly answered, 'Ay have I, sir. Quoth the inquisitor, 'Heardest thou aught therein whereof thou doubtest or would question? 'Certes, replied the good man, 'I doubt not of aught that I heard, but do firmly believe all to be true.
'And did he speak of future as well as past? said Diane. 'Yes, yes, yes, said Philip, with more agitation. 'Lady, that will you know for yourself. 'It was not dreadful? she said, rising. 'Oh no! and Philip had become crimson, and hesitated; 'certes, not dreadful. But -I must not say more.
So he cried out aloud against Sir Kay, saying: "Thou tall man! that was very ill done of thee; for, certes, with or without armor thou shouldst have taken the quarrel of this lady upon thee. For my mother told me I should take upon me the defence of all such as needed defence, but she did not say that I was to wait for arms or armor to aid me to do what was right.
Certes among the Lacedæmonians it was found out that great numbers of merchants were nothing to the furtherance of the state of the commonwealth: wherefore it is to be wished that the huge heap of them were somewhat restrained, as also of our lawyers, so should the rest live more easily upon their own, and few honest chapmen be brought to decay by breaking of the bankrupt.
The knight was of great comeliness and young of age. Lancelot seeth him coming, and looketh upon him right fainly when he seeth him appear. And the knight saith to him, "Sir, alight!" "Certes," saith Lancelot, "Willingly." He alighteth and maketh his horse fast to a ring of silver that was on the mounting-stage, and putteth his shield from his neck and his spear from his hand.
Our Brahmans at home might take a lesson from this. A high authority has told us that "Life can be lived well, Even in a palace." But Burns has the truth: "And certes in fair Virtue's heavenly road The cottage leaves the palace far behind." I have given you the ideal of caste and its laws. Their administration is a far different matter.
Her attendants brought her, for the strife, a shield of ruddy gold with iron studs, mickle and broad. The maid's thong was an embroidered band, whereon lay stones green like grass, that sparkled among the gold. The knight must, certes, be bold that won such a lady.
Certes I know some ale-knights so much addicted thereunto that they will not cease from morrow until even to visit the same, cleansing house after house, till they defile themselves, and either fall quite under the board, or else, not daring to stir from their stools, sit still pinking with their narrow eyes, as half sleeping, till the fume of their adversary be digested that he may go to it afresh.
'But certes, said he, 'the foul paynim met his match; for, ever as he foined at me with his brand, I parried his blows with my bauble, and, closing with him upon the third veny, threw him to the ground, and made him cry recreant to an unarmed man. 'Tush, man, said Drawslot, 'thou forgettest thy best auxiliaries, the good greyhounds, Help and Holdfast!
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