THE TALE（第9页）

for，pardie，jephthahgavehisdaughtergrace

fortoplain，ereheherslew，alas!

and，goditwot，nothingwashertrespass，**offence

butforsheranherfatherfirsttosee

towelehimwithgreatsolemnity."

andwiththatwordshefella-swoonanon;

andafter，whenherswooningwasy-gone，

sheroseup，anduntoherfathersaid:

"blessedbegod，thatishalldieamaid.

givememydeath，erethatihaveshame;

dowithyourchildyourwill，ingoddesname."

andwiththatwordsheprayedhimfulloft

thatwithhisswordhewouldesmitehersoft;

andwiththatword，a-swoonagainshefell.

herfather，withfullsorrowfulheartandfell，**stern，cruel

herheadoffste，andbythetopithent，**took

andtothejudgehewentittopresent，

ashesatyetindoom*inconsistory.*judgment

andwhenthejudgeitsaw，assaiththestory，

hebadetotakehim，andtohanghimfast.

butrightanonathousandpeople*inthrast**rushedin*

tosavetheknight，forruthandforpity

forknowenwasthefalseiniquity.

thepeopleanonhadsuspect*inthisthing，*suspicion

bymanneroftheclerkeschallenging，

thatitwasbythassentofappius;

theywistewellthathewaslecherous.

forwhic混♂tothisappiustheygon，

andcasthiminaprisonrightanon，

whereasheslewhimself:andclaudius，

thatservantwasuntothisappius，