THE WIFE OF BATHS TALE（第6页）

inwifehoodiwil露semineinstrument

asfreelyasmymakerhathitsent.

ifibedangerous*godgivemesorrow;*sparingofmyfavours

minehusbandshallithave，botheveandrrow，

whenthathimlisteforthandpayhisdebt.

ahusbandwillihave，i*willnolet，**willbearnohindrance*

whichshallbebothmydebtorandmythrall，**slave

andhavehistribulationwithal

uponhisflesh，whilethatiamhiswife

ihavethepowerduringallmylife

uponhisproperbody，andnothe;

rightthusthapostletoldituntome，

andbadeourhusbandsfortoloveuswell;

allthissentencemeliketheverydeal.**whit

upstartthepardoner，andthatanon;

"now，dame，"quothhe，"bygodandbysaintjohn，

yeareanoblepreacherinthiscase.

iwasabouttowedawife，alas!

what?shouldibie*itonmyfleshsodear?*sufferfor

yethadilever*wednowifethisyear."*rather

"abide，"*quothshe;"mytaleisnotbegun*waitinpatience

nay，thoushaltdrinkenofanothertun

erethatigo，shallsavourworsethanale.

andwhenthatihavetoldtheeforthmytale

oftribulationinmarriage，

ofwhichiamexpertinallmineage，

（thisistosay，myselfhathbeenthewhip），

thenmayestthouchoosewhetherthouwiltsip

of*thilketunne，*thatinowshallbroach.*thattun*

bewareofit，erethoutoonighapproach，

forishalltellexamplesrethanten: