In þe mene while þat þilke agamenon desired[e] to [gh]euen sailes to þe grekyssh{ e} nauye { and} bou[gh]t[e] a[gh]ein þe wyndes by blode. he vncloþed[e] hym of pite as fad{ er}. { and} þe sory p{ re}st 4244 [gh]iueþ in sacrifiynge þe wreched kuyttyng of þrote of þe dou[gh]ter. ¶ þat is to sein þat agamenon lete kuytte{ n} þe þrote of hys dou[gh]ter by þe prest. to maken alliaunce wiþ hys goddes. { and} for to haue wynde wiþ whiche he 4248 my[gh]t[e] wende to troie.
[Sidenote: Ulysses bewailed his lost mates, devoured by Polyphemus, but, having deprived the Cyclop of his sight, he rejoiced to hear the monster's roar.]
¶ Itakus þat is to sein vlixies bywept[e] hys felawes ylorn þe whiche felawes þe fiers[e] pholifem{ us} ligginge in his grete Caue had[de] freten { and} dreint in hys empty wombe. but naþeles 4252 polifem{ us} wood for his blinde visage [gh]eld to vlixies ioye by hys sorowful teres. þis is to seyn þat vlixes smot oute þe eye of poliphem{ us} þat stod in hys forhede.
[Linenotes: 4236 _seyne_--seyn 4237 _wrou[gh]t[e]_--wrowhte _continued[e]_--continuede _[gh]ere_--[gh]er 4238 _purged[e]_--purgede 4240 [_he_]--from C. _wan_--MS. wanne, C. wan 4242 _desired[e]_--desirede 4243 _bou[gh]t[e]_--bowhte _blode_--blod 4244 _vncloþed[e]_--vnclothede _as_--of 4245 _kuyttyng_--MS. knyttyng, C. kuttynge 4246 _lete_--let _kuytten_--MS. knytte{ n}, C. kuttyn 4248 _haue_--han 4249 _my[gh]t[e] wende_--myhte wenden 4250 _bywept[e]_--by-wepte _ylorn_--MS. ylorne, C. y-lorn 4251 _fiers[e]_--feerse _had[de]_--hadde 4253 _[gh]eld_--yald 4254 _sorowful_--sorwful _smot_--MS. smote, C. smot 4255 _oute_--owt _stod_--MS. stode, C. stood _forhede_--forehed]
for whiche vlixes hadde ioie whan he saw poliphem{ us} 4256 wepyng { and} blynde.
[Sidenote: Hercules is renowned for his many labours, so successfully overcome.]
¶ Hercules is celebrable for hys hard[e] trauaile
[Sidenote: He overthrew the proud Centaurs;]
he dawntede þe proude Centauris half hors half man.
[Sidenote: he slew the Nemean lion and wore his skin as a trophy of his victory;]
{ and} he rafte þe despoylynge fro þe cruel lyou{ n} þat is to seyne he slou[gh] þe lyou{ n} { and} [[pg 148]] rafte hy{ m} hys skyn.
[Sidenote: he smote the Harpies with his arrows;]