¶ He thought he wold se what was in {the} grou{n}d ¶ And in a krauers forth he gan hym dresse ¶ A drough had the erthe late before found. ¶ That caused it to chyne & krauy more & lesse / ¶ Sodenly by wete constreyned by duresse ¶ Was the ground to close his sup{er}fycyall face. ¶ So streyt that to scape col{us} had noo space ¶ This seyng Colus be styll wythin abode. ¶ Seky{n}g where he my{gh}t haue gene fer or nere. ¶ A[n]one he was espyed and one to Pluto rode ¶ And told hy{m} how Colus was in his dau{n}gere. ¶ Than sayd he to Cerber{us} fet me {that} prysonere / ¶ Tyl I haue hy{m} sene let hy{m} not go at large / ¶ As {the} wylt answere of hem I yeue the charge ¶ Thus was this Colus take prysonere ¶ Than happed it so that the sa[m]e day Original has ¶ Pluto had prefyxed for a grete mater thh instead ¶ Mynos to syt in his robe of Ray of the ¶ Wherfore Cerber{us} toke the next way ¶ And led hy{m} to the place where the court shalbe ¶ where I told you Morpleus brought me ¶ So thyder c[a]me Dya[n]a caryed in carre ¶ To make her compleynt as I told you all ¶ And so dyd Neptunus {that} doth make and mar ¶ Walewyng {with} his wawys & to{m}blyng as a ball ¶ Her matters they meued fal what may befall ¶ There was the fyrst syght {that} euer I them saw ¶ And yf I neuer do eft I care not a straw ¶ But now to my matter retourne agayn ¶ And tu begyn new where I left. ¶ whan al the goddis had done her besy payne. ¶ The way to contryue how it shuld be reft ¶ Of his lyf Attropos had no cause eft ¶ To co{m}pleyn than Phebus stert vpon her fete / ¶ And sayd I pray you let me speke a word yet ¶ Othea menyth wel to say on this wyse ¶ But al to entret Neptun{us} i hope shal not nede ¶ Me semyth I alone durst take {that} entesprise. ¶ Er I am begyled or ellis I shal spede Original has ¶ How say ye Neptunus shal I do this dede. ellie ¶ Wy[l] ye your rancour seale at my request instead of ¶ Madame quod he reule me as ye lykyth best ellis ¶ Gr[a]mercy sayd she of your good wyll ¶ That it pleysyth you to shew me that fauorus ¶ Wherfore the goddys hygh pleysur to fulfyll ¶ Performe my desyre & leue al olde rancoure ¶ For our elders wele & sauyng of oure honour ¶ Agayn this colus that ye long haue had ¶ It is done quod he forsoth than am I gladd ¶ Sayd he now than Colus be {thou} to vs trewe ¶ Kepe well the eyr and oure grete rebell ¶ May we than sone euer to vs subdew ¶ Yes and that quod Colus shall here tell ¶ Nowhere in the eyr shall he rest nor dwel ¶ If he do therof put me in the faute ¶ Wyth my bytter blastes so shal I hy{m} asaut