THE TALE（第5页）

iprayyouspeaknoreofthismattere."

withheartlywilltheysworenandassent

toallthisthing，theresaidnotonewightnay:

beseechinghifgrace，erethattheywent，

thathewouldgrantethemacertainday

ofhisespousal，soonaseerhernay，

foryetalwaysthepeoplesomewhatdread**wereinfearordoubt

lestthatthemarquiswouldenowifewed.

hegrantedthemaday，suchashimlest，

onwhichhewouldbeweddedsickerly，**certainly

andsaidhedidallthisattheirrequest;

andtheywithhumbleheartfullbuxomly，**obediently

kneelingupontheirkneesfullreverently，

himthankedall;andthustheyhaveanend

oftheirintent，andhomeagaintheywend.

andhereuponhetohisofficer

mandedforthefeastetopurvey.**provide

andtohisprivyknightesandsquiers

suchchargehegave，ashimlistonthemlay:

andtheytohismandementobey，

andeachofthemdothallhisdiligence

todountothefeastallreverence.

*parssecunda**secondpart*

notfarfromthilke*palacehonourable，*that

whereasthismarquisshope*hismarriage，*prepared;resolvedon

therestoodathorp，*ofsightedelectable，*hamlet

inwhichthepoorefolkofthatvillage

haddetheirbeastesandtheirharbourage，**dwelling

andoftheirlabourtooktheirsustenance，

aftertheearthegavethemabundance.

angthispoorefolktheredweltaman