THE TALE（第21页）

asfairasanymaninengleland，

whichweremegivenbythepopeshand.

ifanyofyouwillofdevotion

offer，andhavemineabso露tion，

eforthanon，andkneelehereadown

andmeekelyreceivemypardoun.

orellestakepardon，asyewend，**go

allnewandfreshateverytownesend，

sothatyeoffer，alwaysnewandnew，

noblesorpencewhichthatbegoodandtrue.

tisanhonourtoevereach*thatishere，*eachone

thatyehaveasuffisant*pardonere*suitabl

tassoile*youincountryasyeride，*absolve

foraventureswhichthatmaybetide.

paraventuretheremayfalloneortwo

downofhishorse，andbreakhisneckintwo.

look，whatasuretyisittoyouall，

thatiaminyourfellowshipy-fall，

thatmayassoil*youbothe*reandlass，**absolve

whenthatthesoulshallfromthebodypass.*greatandsmall*

irede*thatourhosteshallbegin，*advise

forheisstenvelopedinsin.

eforth，sirhost，andofferfirstanon

andthoushaltkiss;therelicseveryone，

yea，foragroat;unbuckleanonthypurse.

"nay，nay，"quothhe，"thenhaveichristescurse!

letbe，"quothhe，"itshallnotbe，*sothech.**somayithrive*

thouwouldestmakemekissthineoldebreech，

andswearitwerearelicofasaint，

thoughitwerewiththy*fundamentdepaint.**stainedbyyourbottom*

but，bythecrosswhichthatsainthelenfand，**found