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232 CONSTANCE OF CLEVELAND.
Else I am undone, With my little son :
Let mercy mitigate this grief." " Lady fair, content thee ; w«
Soon thou wouldst repent thee,
If he should be saved so : Sore he hath abus'd thee, Sore he hath misus'd thee ;
Therefore, Lady, let him go." i»i
" 0 my liege ! " quoth she,
" Grant your gracious favour : Dear he is to me,
Though he did me wrong." The King repl/d again, m
"With a stern behaviour, " A subject he hath slain,
Dye he shall ere long: Except thou canst find Any one so kind, mo
That will dye and set him free." " Noble King !" she said, " Glad am I apaid;
That same person will I be. I will suffer duly, 193
I will suffer truly,
For my love and husbands sake." The King thereat amazed, Though he her beauty praised,
He bad from thence they should her take. |
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