THE WIFE OF BATHS TALE（第3页）

wherecanyesee，*inanymannerage，**inanyperiod*

thathighegoddefended*marriage*forbade

bywordexpress?iprayyoutellitme;

orwheremandedhevirginity?

iwotaswellasyou，itisnodread，**doubt

thapostle，whenhespakeofmaidenhead，

hesaid，thatpreceptthereofhadhenone:

menmaycounselawomantobeone，**amaid

butcounselingisnomandement;

heputitinourowenjudgement.

for，haddegodmandedmaidenhead，

thenhadhedamned*weddingoutofdread;***condemned**doubt

andcertes，iftherewerenoseedy-sow，**sown

virginitythenwhereofshoulditgrow?

pauldurstenotmanden，attheleast，

athingofwhichhismastergavenohest.**mand

thedart*issetupforvirginity;*goal

catchwhosomay，whorunhbestletsee.

butthiswordisnottaenofeverywight，

*butthereas*godwillgiveitofhismight.*exceptwhere*

iwotwellthatthapostlewasamaid，

butnatheless，althoughhewroteandsaid，

hewouldthateverywightweresuchashe，

allisbutcounseltovirginity.

and，sincetobeawifehegavemeleave

ofindulgence，soisitnorepreve**scandal，reproach

toweddeme，ifthatmymake*shoulddie，*mate，husband

withoutexception*ofbigamy;*charge，reproach

*allwereit*goodnowomanfortotouch*thoughitmightbe*

（hemeantasinhisbedorinhiscouch），

forperilisbothfireandtowtassembl