THE KNIGHTS TALE（第6页）

themfortostripof*harnessandof**weed，*arur**clothes

thepillers*didtheirbusinessandcure，*pillagers

afterthebattleanddisfiture

andsobefell，thatinthetastheyfound，

throughgirtwithmanyagrievousbloodywound，

twoyoungeknightes*ingbyandby**lyingsidebyside*

bothin*onearmes*，wroughtfullrichely:*thesamearur*

ofwhichetwo，arcitahightthatone，

andhethatotherhightepalan.

notfullyquick*，norfullydeadtheywere，*alive

butbytheircoat-arur，andbytheirgear，

theheraldsknewthemwellinspecial，

asthosethatwerenofthebloodroyal

ofthebes，and*ofsistrentwoy-born*.*bornoftwosisters*

outofthetasthepillershavethemtorn，

andhavethemcarriedsoftuntothetent

oftheseus，andhefullsoonthemsent

toathens，fortodwelleninprison

perpetually，he*noldenoranson*.*wouldtakenoransom*

andwhenthisworthydukehadthusy-done，

hetookhishost，andhomeheritanon

withlaurelcrownedasaconquerour;

andtherehelivedinjoyandinhonour

terfhislife;whatneedethwordes?

andinatower，inanguishandinwoe，

dwellenthispalan，andekearcite，

foreverre，theremaynogoldthemquite**setfree

thuspassedyearbyyear，anddaybyday，

tillitfellonesinarnofmay

thatemily，thatfairerwastoseen

thanisthelil玉ponhisstalkegreen，