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Felowes, and cam azen upon the Morwe for to kisse this Damysele. And 

 whan he saughe hire comen out of the Cave, in forme of a Dragoun, so hi- 



douse and so horrible, he hadde so gret drede that he fleyghe azen to the 

 schippe ; and sche folewed him. And whan sche saughe that he turned not 

 azen, sche began to crye as a thing that hadde meche Sorwe: and Ihanne sche 

 turned azen in to hire Cave ; and anon the knyghte dyede. And sith then 

 hidrewards myghte no knyghte se hire but that he dyede anon. But whan 

 a knyghte comethe that is' so hardy to kisse hire, he schalle not dye, but he 

 schalle turne the Damysele in to hire righte Forme and kyndely Schapp, and 

 he schalle be Lord of alle theContreyes and lies aboveseyd." 



Pilgrims journeying to Jerusalem would find a useful " guide-book" 

 in the Knyghte's Voiage to the Londe bezond the See, for he care- 

 fully directs " Men," by miles and land-marks and marvels, how to 

 visit and view the " cytees of Rodes, Cipre, Thire, Sarphen, Sydon, 

 Akoun, Gaza, Cesaire, Ascolonge, JafFe," and thence to the holy 

 city. For the generous purpose of creating amusement by the way, 

 he describes a " Fosse, the which is 100 Cubytes of largenesse, and 

 alle fulle of Gravelle schynynge brighte, of the whiche men maken 

 fair Verres and clere : and men comen fro fer for to fetten of that 

 Gravelle ; and thoughe there be nevere so moche taken awey there 

 of on the day at Morwe it is as fulle azen as evere it was. There is 

 everemore gret Wynd in that Fosse that stereth everemore the Gra- 

 velle, and makethe it trouble : and zif ony Man do thereinne ony 

 maner Metalle it turneth anon to Glasse ; and the Glasse that is 

 made of that Gravelle, zif it be don azen in to the Gravelle, it turn- 

 ethe anon in to Gravelle as it was first, and therfore somme Men seyn 



