[Sidenote: Confessor.] Mi Sone, of that unkindeschipe, The which toward thi ladischipe [Sidenote: =P. ii. 302=] Thou pleignest, for sche wol thee noght, Thou art to blamen of that thoght.[343] 5210 For it mai be that thi desir, Thogh it brenne evere as doth the fyr, Per cas to hire honour missit, Or elles time com noght yit, Which standt upon thi destine:[344] Forthi, mi Sone, I rede thee, Thenk wel, what evere the befalle; For noman hath his lustes alle. Bot as thou toldest me before That thou to love art noght forswore, 5220 And hast don non unkindenesse, Thou miht therof thi grace blesse: And lef noght that continuance; For ther mai be no such grevance To love, as is unkindeschipe.[345] Wherof to kepe thi worschipe, So as these olde bokes tale, I schal thee telle a redi tale: Nou herkne and be wel war therby, For I wol telle it openly. 5230 [Sidenote: [TALE OF THESEUS AND ARIADNE.]] Mynos, as telleth the Poete, The which whilom was king of Crete, A Sone hadde and Androchee [Sidenote: Hic ponit exemplum contra viros amori ingratos. Et narrat qualiter Theseus Cadmi filius, consilio suffultus[347] Adriagne Regis Mynos filie, in domo que laborinthus dicitur Minotaurum vicit:[348] vnde Theseus Adriagne sponsalia certissime promittens ipsam vna cum Fedra sorore sua a Creta secum nauigio duxit. Set statim postea oblito gratitudinis beneficio Adriagnam ipsum saluantem in insula Chio spretam post tergum reliquit; et Fedram Athenis sibi sponsatam ingratus coronauit.] He hihte: and so befell that he Unto Athenes forto lere Was send, and so he bar him there,[346] For that he was of hih lignage, Such pride he tok in his corage, [Sidenote: =P. ii. 303=] That he foryeten hath the Scoles, And in riote among the foles 5240 He dede manye thinges wronge; And useth thilke lif so longe,[349] Til ate laste of that he wroghte He fond the meschief which he soghte, Wherof it fell that he was slain. His fader, which it herde sain, Was wroth, and al that evere he mihte, Of men of Armes he him dighte[350] A strong pouer, and forth he wente Unto Athenys, where he brente The pleine contre al aboute: 5250 The Cites stode of him in doute, As thei that no defence hadde[351] Ayein the pouer which he ladde. Egeüs, which was there king, His conseil tok upon this thing, For he was thanne in the Cite: So that of pes into tretee Betwen Mynos and Egeüs Thei felle, and ben acorded thus; 5260 That king Mynos fro yer to yeere Receive schal, as thou schalt here,