THE TALE（第19页）

inallthisworldthereisnocreature

thateatordrankhathofthisconfecture，

notbuttheuntance*ofacornofwheat，*aunt

thatheshallnothislife*anonforlete;**immediatelylaydown*

yea，sterve*heshall，andthatinlessewhile*die

thanthouwiltgo*apace*noughtbutamile:*quickly*

thispoisonissostrongandviolent."

thiscursedmanhathinhishandy-hent**taken

thispoisoninabox，andswiftheran

intothenextestreet，untoaman，

andborrowdofhimlargebottlesthree;

andinthetwothepoisonpouredhe;

thethirdhekeptecleanforhisowndrink，

forallthenightheshopehim*fortoswink***purposed**labour

incarryingoffthegoldoutofthatplace.

andwhenthisriotour，withsorrygrace，

hadfilldwithwinehisgreatebottlesthree

tohisfellowsagainrepairedhe.

whatneedethitthereoftosern*re?*talk，discourse

for，rightastheyhadcast*hisdeathbefore，*plotted

rightsotheyhavehimslain，andthatanon.

andwhenthatthiswasdone，thusspaketheone;

"nowletussitanddrink，andmakeusmerry，

andafterwardwewillhisbodybury."

andwiththatwordithappendhim*parcas**bychance

totakethebottlewherethepoisonwas，

anddrank，andgavehisfellowdrinkalso，

forwhichanontheysterved*boththetwo.*died

butcertesisupposethatavicen

wroteneverinnocanon，nornofen，

rewondroussignesofempoisoning，