THE TALE（第22页）

but，bythecrosswhichthatsainthelenfand，**found

iwouldihadthycoilons*inminehand，*testicles

insteadofrelics，orofsanctuary.

letcuttheff，iwilltheehelpthemcarry;

esturd."

thepardoneranswerednotoneword;

sowrothhewas，nowordewouldhesay.

"now，"quothourhost，"iwillnolongerplay

withthee，norwithnoneotherangryman."

butrightanontheworthyknightbegan

（whenthathesawthatallthepeoplelough*），*laughed

"noreofthis，foritisrightenough.

sirpardoner，bemerryandgladofcheer;

andye，sirhost，thatbetomesodear，

iprayyouthatyekissthepardoner;

and，pardoner，ipraytheedrawtheener，**nearer

andaswedidde，letuslaughandplay."

anontheykissd，androdeforththeirway.

theoutlineofthistaleistobefoundinthe"centonovelleantiche，"buttheoriginalisnowlost.asinthecaseofthewifeofbathstale，thereisalongprologue，butinthiscaseithasbeentreatedaspartofthetale.

hautein:loud，lofty;fromfrench，"hautain."

radixmalorumestcupiditas:"theloveofneyistherootofallevil"（1tivi.10）

allhadshetakenpriestestwoorthree:evenifshehadmittedadulterywithtwoorthreepriests.

blackburied:themeaningofthisisnotveryclear，butitisprobablyaperiphrasticandpicturesquewayofindicadamnation.

grisly:dreadful;fittedto"agrise"orhorrifythelistener.

mrwrightsays:"thenoathsinthemiddleageswerebythedifferentpartsofgodsbody;andthepopularpreachersrepresentedthatprofaneswearerstorechristsbodybytheirimprecations."theideawasdoubtlessborrowedfromthepassageinhebrews（vi.6），whereapostatesaresaidto"crucifytothemselvesthesonofgodafresh，andputhimtoanopenshame."

tombesteres:femaledancersortumblers;fromanglo-saxon，"tumban，"todance.

"benotdrunkwithwine，whereinisexcess."eph.v.18.

thereferenceisprobablytothediligentinquiriesherodmadeatthetimeofchristsbirth.seematt.ii.4-8

adrunkard."perhaps，"saystyrwhitt，"chaucerreferstoepist.lxxxiii.，extendeinp露resdiesil露mebriihabitum;nunquiddefuroredubitabis?nuncquoquenonestminorsedbrevior."（"prolongthedrunkardsconditiontoseveraldays;willyoudoubthismadness?evenasitis，themadnessisnoless;merelyshorter."）

defended:forbidden;french，"defendu."stjerome，inhisbookagainstjovinian，saysthatsolongasadamfasted，hewasinparadise;heate，andhewasthrustout.

"meatsforthebelly，andthebellyformeats;butgodshalldestroybothitandthe"1cor.vi.13.