THE TALE（第2页）

sincethattheirfirsteknowledgebegan

thatinhishouseasfamiliarwashe

asitispossibleanyfriendtobe.

and，forasmuchelasthisgoodeman，

andekethisnkofwhichthatibegan，

wereboththetwoy-borninonevillage，

thenk*himclaimed，asforcousinage，**claimedkindred

andheagainhimsaidnotoncenay，withhim*

butwasasgladthereofasfowlofday;

"fortohisheartitwasagreatpleasance.

thusbetheyknitwitheternalliance，

andeachofthemganothertoassure

ofbrotherhoodwhilethattheirlifemaydure.

freewasdan

john，andnamely*ofdispence，***especially**spending

asinthathouse，andfullofdiligence

todopleasance，andalso*greatcostage;**liberaloutlay*

henotforgottogivetheleastepage

inallthathouse;but，aftertheirdegree，

hegavethelord，andsithen*hismeinie，***afterwards**servants

whenthathecame，somemannerhonestthing;

forwhichtheywereasgladofhising

asfowlisfainwhenthatthesunupriseth.

noreofthisasnow，foritsufficeth

butsobefell，thismerchantonaday

shope*himtomakereadyhisarray*resolved，arranged

towardthetownofbruges

fortofare，

tobuyethereaportionofware;**merchandise

forwhichhehathtoparissentanon

amessenger，andprayedhathdanjohn