From Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales", The Clerk's Tale, lines 617-630

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After four years, Griselda gives birth to a son

From The Canterbury Tales:
The Clerk's Tale
lines 617-630: Two years later, Walter tests his wife Griselda once more

	Whan it was two yeer old, and fro the brest
	Departed of his norice, on a day
	This markys caughte yet another lest
620	To tempte his wyf yet ofter if he may.
	O, nedelees was she tempted in assay!
	But wedded men ne knowe no mesure,
	Whan that they fynde a pacient creature.

	When he was two years old and from the breast
	Weaned by his nurse, it chanced upon a day
	This marquis had another wish to test
620	And try his wife yet further, so they say.
	Oh, needless her temptation in this way!
	But wedded men no measure can observe
	When they've a wife who's patient and will serve.

"Wyf," quod this markys, "ye han herd er this

625 My peple sikly berth oure mariage;

And namely sith my sone yboren is,

Now is it worse than evere in al oure age.

The murmur sleeth myn herte and my corage,

For to myne eres comth the voys so smeerte,

630 That it wel ny destroyed hath myn herte.

"Wife," said this marquis, "you have heard before,

625 My people bear our marriage with ill-will;

Particularly since my son you bore

Now it is worse than ever, all this ill.

Their murmurs all my heart and courage kill,

For to my ears come words so aimed to smart

630 That they have well-nigh broken all my heart.

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From The Clerk's Tale, lines 631-644:
Walter explains there are doubts about his son's nobleness