Which hihte Maister Cerymon; Ther were of his disciples some. This Maister to the Cofre is come,[1586] He peiseth ther was somwhat in, And bad hem bere it to his In, 1170 And goth himselve forth withal. Al that schal falle, falle schal; They comen hom and tarie noght; This Cofre is into chambre broght, Which that thei finde faste stoke, Bot thei with craft it have unloke. Thei loken in, where as thei founde A bodi ded, which was bewounde[1587] In cloth of gold, as I seide er, The tresor ek thei founden ther 1180 Forth with the lettre, which thei rede. And tho thei token betre hiede; [Sidenote: =P. iii. 315=] Unsowed was the bodi sone, And he, which knew what is to done,[1588] This noble clerk, with alle haste Began the veines forto taste, And sih hire Age was of youthe, And with the craftes whiche he couthe He soghte and fond a signe of lif. With that this worthi kinges wif 1190 Honestely thei token oute, And maden fyres al aboute; Thei leide hire on a couche softe, And with a scheete warmed ofte Hire colde brest began to hete, Hire herte also to flacke and bete. This Maister hath hire every joignt With certein oile and balsme enoignt, And putte a liquour in hire mouth, Which is to fewe clerkes couth, 1200 So that sche coevereth ate laste: And ferst hire yhen up sche caste, And whan sche more of strengthe cawhte, Hire Armes bothe forth sche strawhte, Hield up hire hond and pitously Sche spak and seide, ‘Ha, wher am I?[1589] Where is my lord, what world is this?’ As sche that wot noght hou it is. Bot Cerymon the worthi leche Ansuerde anon upon hire speche 1210 And seith, ‘Ma dame, yee ben hiere, Where yee be sauf, as yee schal hiere [Sidenote: =P. iii. 316=] Hierafterward; forthi as nou Mi conseil is, conforteth you: For trusteth wel withoute faile, Ther is nothing which schal you faile, That oghte of reson to be do.’ Thus passen thei a day or tuo; Thei speke of noght as for an ende, Til sche began somdiel amende, 1220 And wiste hireselven what sche mente. [Sidenote: Qualiter vxor Appolini sanata domum religionis peciit, vbi sacro[1591] velamine munita castam omni tempore se vouit.] Tho forto knowe hire hol entente,[1590] This Maister axeth al the cas, Hou sche cam there and what sche was. ‘Hou I cam hiere wot I noght,’ Quod sche, ‘bot wel I am bethoght Of othre thinges al aboute’: Fro point to point and tolde him oute Als ferforthli as sche it wiste. And he hire tolde hou in a kiste 1230 The See hire threw upon the lond, And what tresor with hire he fond,