THE TALE（第6页）

fetis*andsmall，andyoungefruitesteres.***dainty**fruit-girls

singerswithharpes，baudes，*waferers，***revellers**cake-sellers

whichbetheverydevilsofficers

tokindleandblowthefireoflechery

thatisannexeduntog露ttony.

theholywrittakeitomywitness，

that露xuryisinwineanddrunkenness.

lo，howthatdrunkenlotunkindely**unnaturally

laybyhisdaughterstwounwitly，

sodrunkhewasheknewnotwhathewrought.

herodes，whosowellthestoriessought，

whenheofwinerepletewasathisfeast，

rightathisowentablegavehishest**mand

toslaythebaptistjohnfullguilteless.

senecasaithagoodword，doubteless:

hesaithhecannodifferencefin

betwixtamanthatisoutofhismind，

andamanwhichethatisdrunkelew:**adrunkard

butthatwoodness，*y-falleninashrew，**madness**oneevil-tempered

perseverethlongerthandrunkenness.

og露ttony，fullofallcursedness;

ocausefirstofourconfusion

originalofourdamnation，

tillchristhadboughtuswithhisbloodagain!

looke，howdeare，shortlyfortosayn，

abought*wasfirstthiscursedvillainy:*atonedfo

corruptwasallthisworldforg露ttony.

adaurfather，andhiswifealso，

fromparadise，tolabourandtowoe，

weredrivenforthatvice，itisnodread.**doubt

forwhilethatadamfasted，asiread，