THE TALE（第13页）

wakewe，andpraywejesus，ofhisgrace，

sokeepusfromthetempter，satanas.

hearkenthisword，bewareasinthiscase.

thelionsits*inhisawait*alway*onthewatch*

toslaytheinnocent，ifthathemay.

disposenayeyourheartestowithstond

thefiendthatwouldyoumakethrallandbond

hemaynottempteyouoveryourmight，

forchristwillbeyourchampionandyourknight;

andpray，thatthisoursompnourhimrepent

ofhismisdeedserethatthefiendhimhent.**seiz

smalltithers:peoplewhodidnotpaytheirfulltithes.mrwrightremarksthat"thesernsofthefriarsinthefourteenthcenturywerestfrequentlydesignedtoimpresstheahso露tedutyofpayingfulltithesandofferings".

theremightastertthemnopecunialpain:theygotoffwithnomerepecuniarypunishment.（transcribersnote:"astert"means"escape".analternativereadingofthislineis"theremightasterthimnopecunialpain"i.e.nofineeverescapedhim（thearchdeacon）

adogforthebow:adogattendinga混♂tsmanwithbowandarrow.

ribibe:thenameofamusicalinstrument;appliedtoanoldwomanbecauseoftheshrillnessofhervoice.

depardieux:bythegods.

seenote12totheknightstale.

wariangles:butcher-birds;whichareverynoisyandravenous，andtearinpiecesthebirdsonwhichtheyprey;thethornonwhichtheydothiswassaidtobeepoisonous.

medievallegendslocatedhellinthenorth.

thepythoness:thewitch，orwoman，possesedwithaprophesyingspirit;fromthegreek，"pythia."chaucerofcoursereferstotheraisingofsamuelsspiritbythewitchofendor.

danteandvirgilwerebothpoetswhohadinfancyvisitedhell.

tholed:suffered，endured;"thole"isstil露sedinscotlandinthesamesense.

capels:horses.seenote14tothereevestale.

liart:grey;elsewhereappliedbychaucertothehairsofanoldman.soburns，inthe"cotterssaturdaynight，"speaksofthegraytemplesof"thesire"—"hislyarthaffetswearingthinandbare."

rebeck:akindoffiddle;usedlike"ribibe，"asanicknameforashrilloldscold.

trot;acontemptuoustermforanoldwomanwhohastrottedaboutmuch，orwhoveswithquickshortsteps.

inhisawait:onthewatch;french，"auxaguets."