¶ But for to tel you how Colus was brought. ¶ In daungere of Pluto yet had I forget ¶ wherfore on this mater forther wyl I nou{ gh}t. ¶ Procede tyll I therof haue knowlege you let ¶ It befell on a day the weder was wete ¶ And Colus thought he wold on his dysport. ¶ Goo t[u] reioyse his spyrytis and comforte
¶ He thought he wold se what was in { the} grou{ n}d ¶ And in a krauers forth he gan hym dresse ¶ A drough had the erthe late before found. ¶ That caused it to chyne & krauy more & lesse / ¶ Sodenly by wete constreyned by duresse ¶ Was the ground to close his sup{ er}fycyall face. ¶ So streyt that to scape col{ us} had noo space
¶ This seyng Colus be styll wythin abode. ¶ Seky{ n}g where he my{ gh}t haue gene fer or nere. ¶ A[n]one he was espyed and one to Pluto rode ¶ And told hy{ m} how Colus was in his dau{ n}gere. ¶ Than sayd he to Cerber{ us} fet me { that} prysonere / ¶ Tyl I haue hy{ m} sene let hy{ m} not go at large / ¶ As { the} wylt answere of hem I yeue the charge
¶ Thus was this Colus take prysonere ¶ Than happed it so that the sa[m]e day Original has ¶ Pluto had prefyxed for a grete mater thh instead ¶ Mynos to syt in his robe of Ray of the ¶ Wherfore Cerber{ us} toke the next way ¶ And led hy{ m} to the place where the court shalbe ¶ where I told you Morpleus brought me
¶ So thyder c[a]me Dya[n]a caryed in carre ¶ To make her compleynt as I told you all ¶ And so dyd Neptunus { that} doth make and mar ¶ Walewyng { with} his wawys & to{ m}blyng as a ball ¶ Her matters they meued fal what may befall ¶ There was the fyrst syght { that} euer I them saw ¶ And yf I neuer do eft I care not a straw
¶ But now to my matter retourne agayn ¶ And tu begyn new where I left. ¶ whan al the goddis had done her besy payne. ¶ The way to contryue how it shuld be reft ¶ Of his lyf Attropos had no cause eft ¶ To co{ m}pleyn than Phebus stert vpon her fete / ¶ And sayd I pray you let me speke a word yet
¶ Othea menyth wel to say on this wyse ¶ But al to entret Neptun{ us} i hope shal not nede ¶ Me semyth I alone durst take { that} entesprise. ¶ Er I am begyled or ellis I shal spede Original has ¶ How say ye Neptunus shal I do this dede. ellie ¶ Wy[l] ye your rancour seale at my request instead of ¶ Madame quod he reule me as ye lykyth best ellis