THE TALE（第3页）

and*strangehemadeit*ofhermarriage.*hemadeitamatter

hispurposewasfortobestowherhighofdifficulty

intosomeworthybloodofancestry.

forholychurchsgoodmaybedispended**spent

onholychurchsbloodthatisdescended.

thereforehewouldhisholybloodhonour

thoughthatheholychurcheshoulddevour.

greatsoken*haththismiller，outofdoubt，*tolltakenforgrinding

withwheatandmalt，ofallthelandabout;

andnamely*therewasagreatcollege*especially

mencallthesolerhallatcantebrege，

therewastheirwheatandeketheirmalty-ground.

andonadayithappedinastound*，*suddenly

sicklaythemanciple*ofamalady，*steward

men*weenedwisly*thatheshouldedie.*thoughtcertainly*

forwhichthismillerstolebothmealandcorn

an混♂dredtimesrethanbeforn.

fortheretoforehestolebutcourteously，

butnowhewasathiefoutrageously.

forwhichthewardenchidandmadefare*，*fuss

butthereof*setthemillernotatare*;*hecarednotarush*

he*crackdhisboast，*andsworeitwasnotso.*talkedbig*

thenwerethereyoungepoorescholarstwo，

thatdwelledinthehallofwhichisay;

testif*theywere，and露styfortoplay;*headstrong

andonlyfortheirmirthandrevelry

uponthewardenbusilytheycry，

togivethemleaveforbuta*littlestound*，*shorttime*

togotomill，andseetheircorny-ground:

andhardily*theydurstelaytheirneck，*boldly

themillershouldnotstealthemhalfapeck