THE TALE（第3页）

sofaresitbyariotousservant;

itiswelllesseharmtolethimpace*，*pass，go

thanheshend*alltheservantsintheplace.*corrupt

thereforehismastergavehimaquittance，

andbadehimgo，withsorrowandmischance.

andthusthisjollyprenticehadhisleve*:*desire

nowlethimriotallthenight，orleave*.*refrain

and，forthereisnothiefwithoutalouke，

thathelpethhimtowastenandtosouk**spend

ofthathebribe*can，orborrowmay，*steal

anonhesenthisbedandhisarray

untoapere*ofhisowensort，*rade

thatloveddice，andriot，anddisport;

andhadawife，thatheld*forcountenance**forappearances*

ashop，andswived*forhersustenance.*prostitutedherself

.......

cheapside，wherejoustsweresometimesheld，andwhichwasthegreatsceneofcityrevelsandprocessions.

hispaper:hiscertificateofpletionofhisapprenticeship.

louke:theprecisemeaningofthewordisunknown，butitisdoubtlessinc露dedinthecantterm"pal".

thecookstaleisunfinishedinallthemanuscripts;butinsome，ofminorauthority，thecookismadetobreakoffhistale，because"itissofoul，"andtotellthestoryofgamelyn，onwhichshakespeares"asyoulikeit"isfounded.thestoryisnotchaucers，andisdifferentinmetre，andinferiorinpositiontothetales.itissupposedthatchaucerexpungedthecookstaleforthesamereasonthatmadehinhisdeath-bedlamentthathehadwrittensomuch"ribaldry."