From Geoffrey Chaucer's "Troilus and Criseyde", Book IV, lines 127-147

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From Troilus and Criseyde, Book IV, lines 29-126:
Trojans and Greeks fight fiercely and Antenor is captured by the Greeks

Geoffrey Chaucer (1342 - 1400):
Troilus and Criseyde
Book IV, lines 127-147: The Greeks want to exchange Antenor for Criseyde

	Telling his tale alwey, this olde greye,
	Humble in speche, and in his lokinge eke,
	The salte teres from his eyen tweye
130	Ful faste ronnen doun by eyther cheke.
	So longe he gan of socour hem biseke
	That, for to hele him of his sorwes sore,
	They yave him Antenor, withoute more.

But who was glad ynough but Calkas tho?

135 And of this thing ful sone his nedes leyde

On hem that sholden for the tretis go,

And hem for Antenor ful ofte preyde

To bringen hoom king Toas and Criseyde;

And whan Pryam his save-garde sente,

140 The embassadours to Troye streyght they wente.

The cause y-told of hir cominge, the olde

Pryam the king ful sone in general

Let here-upon his parlement to holde,

Of which the effect rehercen yow I shal.

145 Th'embassadours ben answered for fynal,

Th'eschaunge of prisoners and al this nede

Hem lyketh wel, and forth in they procede.

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From Troilus and Criseyde, Book IV, lines 148-217:
After deliberation, the Trojans decide to exchange Criseyde for Antenor

	But who was glad ynough but Calkas tho?
135	And of this thing ful sone his nedes leyde
	On hem that sholden for the tretis go,
	And hem for Antenor ful ofte preyde
	To bringen hoom king Toas and Criseyde;
	And whan Pryam his save-garde sente,
140	The embassadours to Troye streyght they wente.

	The cause y-told of hir cominge, the olde
	Pryam the king ful sone in general
	Let here-upon his parlement to holde,
	Of which the effect rehercen yow I shal.
145	Th'embassadours ben answered for fynal,
	Th'eschaunge of prisoners and al this nede
	Hem lyketh wel, and forth in they procede.