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Sir John concludes this chapter of his pilgrimage, with a sight of 

 the Geeek "ABC, what Lettres thei ben, with the names that thei 

 clepen them ;" and he observes apologetically for his details, " alle be 

 it that theise touchen not to o way, nevertheless thei touchen to that 

 that I have hight zou, to schewe zou a partie of Custumes and Ma- 

 neres, and dyversitees of Contrees. For many Men have gret lyk- 

 yne to here speke of straunge thinges of dyverse contreyes." 



Our communicative journeyer enlivens "theWeye fro Costantyno- 

 ble to Jerusalem" with a view of the " Tombe of Seynt John, in the 

 whiche is noughte but Manna that is clept Aungeles Mete," and the 

 the episode of " the Doughtre of Ypocras," with a due portion of to- 

 pographical speculation. We transcribe this episode for the gratifi- 

 cation of our kind friends, who promise a reasonable share of ad- 

 vantage to the Analyst, from the occasional introduction of an 

 essay in " Light Heading-:" and here it follows. 



From Crete " passen Men thorghe the lie of Colos, of the whiche lies 

 Ypocras was Lord ofie. And some Men seyn that in this He is zit the 

 Doughtre of Ypocras in forme and l}'kenesse of a gret Dragoun that is an 

 hundred Fadme of lengthe, as Men seyn, for I have not seen hire. And 

 thei of the lies callen hire the Lady of the Lond. And sche lyethe in an 

 old Castelle in a Cave, and scheweth twyes or thryes in the Zeer. And 

 sche dothe non harm to no Man, but zif Men don hire harm. And sche was 

 thus chaunged and transformed from a fair Damysele into lykenesse of a 

 Dragoun be a goddesse that was clept Deane. And Men seyn that sche 

 schalle so endure in that forme of a Dragoun unto the tyme that a knyghte 

 come that is so hardy that dar come to hire and kisse hire on the INTouthe : 

 And then schalle sche turne azen to hire owne Kynde, and ben a Woman 

 azen; Eut aftre that sche schalle not liven longe. And it is not longe sith 

 then that a kynghte of the Rodes that was hardy and doughty in Armes, 

 seyde that he wolde kyssen hire. And whan he was upon his Coursere, and 

 wente to the Castelle, and entred in to the Cave, the Dragoun lifte up hire 

 Hed azenst him. And whan the knyghte saw hire in that forme so hidous 

 and so horrible, he fleyghe awey. And the Dragoun bare tho knyghte upon 

 a Roche, mawgre his Hede; and from that Roche sche caste him in to the 

 See; and so was lost bothe Hors and Man. And also a zonge Man, that 

 wiste not of the Dragoun, wente out of a Schipp, and wente thorghe the He 

 till that he come to the Castelle and cam into the Cave, and wente so longe 

 til that he fond a Chambre, and there he saughe a Damysele that kembed 

 hire Hede and lokede in a Myrour ; and sche hadde meche Tresoure abouten 

 hire: and he trowed that sche hadde ben a comoun Woman that dwelled 

 there to resceyve Men to Folye. And he abode till the Damysele saughe 

 the Schadewe of him in the Myrour. And sche turned hire toward him, and 

 asked him what he wolde. And he seyde, he wolde ben hire Limman or Pa- 

 ramour. And sche asked him zif that he were a knyghte. And he seyde 

 nay. And then sche seyde that he myghte not ben hire Lemman. But 

 sche bad him gon azen unto his Felowes and make him knyghte, and come 

 azen on the Morwe, and sche scholde come out of the Cave before him, and 

 thanne come and kysse hire on the Mowthe, and have no Drede ; for I schalle 

 do the no maner harm, alle be it that thou see me in Lykenesse of a Dra- 

 goun. For thoughe thou see me hidouse and horrible to loken onne, I do the 

 to wytene that it is made be enchantment. For withouten doute I am non 

 other than that thou seest now, a Woman ; and therfore drede the noughte. 

 And zif thou kysse me, thou schalt have alle this Tresoure and be my Lord, 

 and Lord also of alle that He. And he departed fro hire and wente to his 



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