¶ And as sone as he thyse wordes had sayd.
¶ Cerberus the porter of hell {with} his cheyne.
¶ Brought theder Colus i{n} ragges euyll arayd
¶ Agay{n} whom Neptun{us} & Dyana dyd co{m}pley{n}t Original has
¶ Saynge thus O Mynos {thou} Iuge souerayn. co{m}pey{n}t
¶ Gyue thy cruel iugeme{n}t aye{n} this traytour so instead of
¶ {That} we may haue cause to preyse thy lord Pluto co{m}pley{n}t
¶ Then was there made a proclamacyon.
¶ In Plutoos name co{m}maunded scylence.
¶ Vpon the payn of strayt correccyon.
¶ {That} Dyana & Neptun{us} might haue audience.
¶ To declare her grefe of the grete offence.
¶ To hem do by Colus wheron they co{m}pleined
¶ And to begyn Dyana was constreyned.
¶ Whyche thus begyn as ye shall here.
¶ Saynge in this wyse. O thou lorde Pluto.
¶ Wyth thy iuge Mynos syttyng {with} the in fere
¶ Execute your fury vpon Colus soo.
¶ Accordyng to thofence that he to me hath do
¶ That I haue no cause forther to appele.
¶ Whyche yf I do shall not be for youre wele.
¶ Remembre fyrst how I a goddesse pure.
¶ Ouer all desertes / forestes and chaces.
¶ Haue the guydynge and vnder my cure.
¶ This traytour colus hath mani of mi places
¶ Destroyd {with} his blastes & daily me manaces
¶ Where ony wood is he shall make it playne.
¶ If he to his lyberte may resorte ageyne
¶ The gretest trees that ony man may fynde
¶ In forest to shade the dere for her comforte.
¶ He breketh he{m} aso{n}der or rendith he rote & ri{n}de
¶ Out of the erthe this is his dysporte.
¶ So that the deere shall haue noo resorte.
¶ Wythin shorte tyme to noo maner shade
¶ Where thorough the game is lykly to fade.
¶ Which to my name a reproche synguler.
¶ Sholde be foreuer whyle the worlde laste.
¶ And to all the goddes an hygh dyspleyser.
¶ To see the game soo destroyed by his blaste.
¶ Wherfore a remedy puruey in haste.
¶ And lete hym be punysshed after his offence.
¶ Cousyder the cryme and yeue your sentence.
¶ And whan Dyana had made her compley{n}t
¶ To mynos the Iuge in Plutoos presence.
¶ Came forth Neptun{us} {with} vysage pale & feynt
¶ Desyrynge of fauour to haue audyence.
¶ Saynge thus Pluto to thy magnyfycence.
¶ I shall reherce what this creature.
¶ Colus hath done me out of mesure.
¶ Thou knowest well that I haue the charge
¶ Ouer all the se and therof god I am.
¶ No shyp may sayl Keruel / bote ne barge.
¶ Grete karyk nor hulke {with} ony lyuyng man.
¶ But he haue my saue conduyte than.
¶ who me offendith wythin my Iurysdyccyon
¶ Owyth to submyt him to my correccyon.
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