THE TALE（第14页）

andwhensheganthiswhitethingespy，

sheweend*theclerkhadweardavo露pere**;*supposed**night-cap

andwiththestaffshedrewayenere*andnere*，*nearer

andweendtohavehitthisaleinatthefull，

andstethemilleronthepilled*skull;*bald

thatdownhewent，andcried，"harow!idie."

theseclerkesbeathimwell，andlethimlie，

andgreithen*them，andtaketheirhorseanon，*makeready，dress

andeketheirmeal，andontheirwaytheygon:

andatthemilldooreketheytooktheircake

ofhalfabushelflour，fullwelly-bake

thusistheproudemillerwelly-beat，

andhathy-lostthegrindingofthewheat;

andpayedforthesupper*everydeal**everybit

ofaleinandofjohn，thatbeathimwell;

hiswifeisswived，andhisdaughterals*;*also

lo，suchitisamillertobefalse.

andthereforethisproverbissaidfullsooth，

"*himtharnotwinnenwell*thatevildoth，*hedeservesnottogain*

aguilershallhimselfbeguiledbe:"

andgodthatsittethhighinmajesty

saveallthispany，bothgreatandsmale.

thushaveiquit*themillerinmytale.*mademyselfquitswith

theincidentsofthistaleweremuchrelishedinthemiddleages，andarefoundundervariousforms.iohastoldthemintheninthdayofhis"decameron".

camuse:flat;french"camuse"，snub-nosed

gite:gownorcoat;french"jupe."

solerhall:thehallorcollegeatcambridgewiththegalleryorupperstorey;supposedtohavebeenclarehall.（transcribersnote:latermentatorsidentifyitwithkingshall，nowmergedwithtrinitycollege）

manciple:steward;provisionerofthehall.seealsonote47totheprologuetothetales.

testif:headstrong，wild-brained;french，"entete."

strother:tyrwhittpointstoanstruther，infife:mrwrighttothevaleoflangstroth，inthewestridingofyorkshire.chaucerhasgiventhescholarsadialectthatmayhavebelongedtoeitherdistrict，eststherenorthernofthetwo.（transcribersnote:latermentatorshaveidentifieditwithanowvanishedvillagenearkirknewtoninnorthumberland.therewasawell-knownaleinofstrotherinchaucerslifetime.）

wanges:grinders，cheek-teeth;anglo-saxon，"wang，"thecheek;german，"wange."