THE TALE（第2页）

sosweetely，thatallthechamberrang:

andange露sadvirginem

hesang.

andafterthathesungthekingesnote;

fulloftenblessedwashismerrythroat.

andthusthissweeteclerkhistimespent

after*hisfriendesfindingandhisrent.**attendingtohisfriends，andprovidingforthecostofhislodging*

thiscarpenterhadweddednewawife，

whichthathelovedrethanhislife:

ofeighteenyear，iguess，shewasofage.

jealoushewas，andheldhernarrwincage，

forshewaswildandyoung，andhewasold，

anddeemedhimselfbelike*acuckold.*perhaps

heknewnotcato，

forhiswitwasrude，

thatbadeamanwedhissimilitude.

menshouldeweddenaftertheirestate，

foryouthandeld*areoftenatdebate.*age

butsincethathewasfalleninthesnare，

hemustendure（asotherfolk）hiscare.

fairwasthisyoungewife，andtherewithal

asanyweaselherbodygent*andsmall.*slim，neat

aseint*sheweared，barredallofsilk，*girdle

abarm-cloth*ekeaswhiteasrningmilk*apron

uponherlendes*，fullofmanyagore**.*loins**plait

whitewashersck*，andbroiderdallbefore，*robeorgown

andekebehind，onhercollarabout

ofcoal-blacksilk，withinandekewithout.

thetapesofherwhitevo露pere**head-kerchief

wereofthesamesuitofhercollere;

herfilletbroadofsilk，andsetfullhigh