THE TALE（第4页）

imerejoicedofmyliberty，

thatseldomtimeisfoundinrnarriage;

whereiwasfree，imustbeinservage!**servitude

"butnathelessiseeyourtrueintent，

andtrustuponyourwit，andhavedoneaye:

whereforeofmyfreewilliwillassent

toweddeme，assoonaseerimay.

butwhereasyehaveprofferdmeto-day

tochoosemeawife，iyourelease

thatchoice，andprayyouofthatproffercease.

"forgoditwot，thatchildrenoftenbeen

unliketheirworthyeldersthembefore，

bounte*esallofgod，notofthestrene***goodness

ofwhichtheybeengenderdandy-bore:**stock，race

itrusoddesbounte，andtherefore

mymarriage，andmineestateandrest，

i*himbetake;*hemaydoashimlest.*mendtohim

"letmealoneinchoosingofmywife;

thatchargeuponmybackiwillendure:

butiyoupray，andchargeuponyourlife，

thatwhatwifethatitake，yemeassure

toworship*her，whilethatherlifemaydure，*honour

inwordandworkbothhereandelleswhere，

assheanemperoresdaughterwere.

"andfartherrethisshallyeswear，thatye

againstmychoiceshallnevergrudge*norstrive.*murmur

forsinceishallforegomyliberty

atyourrequest，asevermayithrive，

whereasmineheartisset，therewillilive

andbut*yewillassentinsuchmannere，*unless

iprayyouspeaknoreofthismattere."