THE TALE（第11页）

astwentythousandmenmightitbehold;

*itsofficenaturalayewillithold，**itwillperformits

onperilofmylife，tillthatitdie.naturalduty*

heremayyeseewellhowthatgentery**gentility，nobility

isnotannexedtopossession，

sincefolkdonottheiroperation

alway，asdoththefire，lo，*initskind**fromitsverynature*

for，goditwot，menmayfulloftenfin

alordessondoshameandvillainy.

andhethatwillhaveprice*ofhisgentry，*esteem，honour

for*hewasborenofagentlehouse，*because

andhadhiseldersnobleandvirtuous，

andwillhimselfedonogentledeedes，

norfollowhisgentleancestry，thatdeadis，

heisnotgentle，behedukeorearl;

forvillainsinfuldeedesmakeachurl.

forgentlenessisbuttherenomee**renown

ofthineancestors，fortheirhighbounte，**goodness，worth

whichisastrangethingtothyperson:

thygentlenessethfromgodalone.

thenesourvery*gentlenessofgrace;*true

itwasnothingbequeathduswithourplace.

thinkhownoble，assaithvalerius，

wasthilke*tulliushostilius，*that

thatoutofpovertrosetohigh

readinsenec，andreadekeinboece，

thereshallyeseeexpress，thatitnodrede*is，*doubt

thatheisgentlethatdothgentledeedes.

andtherefore，leve*husband，iconc露de，*dear

albeitthatmineancestorswererude，