THE TALE（第4页）

withsohighreverenceandobservance，

aswellinspeechasinhiscountenance，

thatgawain

withhisoldecourtesy，

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him*couldenotamendewithaword.**couldnotbetterhim

andafterthis，beforethehigheboard，byoneword*

hewithamanlyvoicesaidhismessage，

aftertheformusedinhislanguage，

withoutevice*ofsyllableorletter.*fault

and，forhistaleshouldeseemthebetter，

aordanttohiswordeswashischeer，**demeanour

asteachethartofspeechthemthatitlear.**learn

albeitthaticannotsoundhisstyle，

norcannotclimboversohighastile，

yetsayithis，asto*muneintent，**generalsenseormeaning*

*thusmuchaunteth*allthateverhemeant，*thisisthesuf*

ifitsobethatihaveitinmind.

hesaid;"thekingofarabyandind，

myliegelord，onthissolemneday

sa露tethyouashebestcanandmay，

andsendethyou，inhonourofyourfeast，

byme，thatamallreadyatyourhest，**mand

thissteedofbrass，thateasilyandwell

caninthespaceofonedaynaturel

（thisistosay，infour-and-twentyhours），

wheresoyoulist，indroughtorelseinshowrs，

beareyourbodyintoeveryplace

towhichyourheartewillethfortopace，**pass，go

withoutewem*ofyou，throughfoulorfair.*hurt，injury