Balade

Hyd, Absolon, thy gilte tresses clere;

Ester, ley thou thy meknesse al a-doun;

Hyd, Jonathas, al thy frendly manere;

Penalopee, and Marcia Catoun,

Thy faire body, lat hit nat appere,

Lavyne; and thou, Lucresse of Rome toun,

And Polixene, that boghten love so dere,

And Cleopatre, with al thy passioun,

Herro, Dido, Laudomia, alle y-fere,

And Phyllis, hanging for thy Demophoun,

And Canace, espyed by thy chere,

Ysiphile, betraysed with Jasoun,