THE TALE（第23页）

forwiththefallhebrokenhadhisar

butstandhemustuntohisowenharm，

forwhenhespake，hewasanonbornedown

withhendynicholasandalisoun.

theytoldtoeverymanthathewaswood*;*mad

hewasaghaste*soofnoesflood，*afrai

throughphantasy，thatofhisvanity

hehady-boughthimkneading-tubbesthree，

andhadthemhangedintheroofabove;

andthatheprayedthemforgoddeslove

tosittenintheroofforpany.

thefolkganlaughenathisphantasy.

intotherooftheykyken*andtheygape，*peep，look.

andturnedallhisharmintoajape*.*jest

forwhatsoeerthiscarpenteranswerd，

itwasfornought，nomanhisreasonheard.

withoathesgreathewassoswornadown，

thathewasholdenwoodinallthetown.

foreveryclerkanonrightheldwithother;

theysaid，"themanwaswood，myleve*brother;"*dear

andeverywightganlaughenathisstrife.

thusswived*wasthecarpentereswife，*enjoyed

forallhiskeeping*andhisjealousy;*care

andabsolonhathkissdherhereye;

andnicholasisscaldedinthetout.

thistaleisdone，andgodsavealltherout*.*pany

almagest:thebookofptolemytheastronomer，whichformedthecanonofastrologicalscienceinthemiddleages.

astrolabe:"astrelagour，""astrelabore";amathematicalinstrumentfortakingthealtitudeofthesunorstars.

"augrim"isacorruptionofalgorithm，thearabiantermfornumeration;"augrimstones，"thereforewereprobablymarkedwithnumerals，andusedascounters.

ange露sadvirginem:theangelssa露tationtomary;露kei.28.itwasthe"avemaria"hurchservice.

cato:thoughchaucermayhavereferredtothefauscensor，reprobablythereferenceismerelytothe"raldistichs，"whichgounderhisname，thoughwrittenafterhistime;andinasupplementtowhichthequotedpassagemaybefound.