THE TALE（第4页）

ilearnesong，iknowbutsmallgrammere."

"andisthissongy-madeinreverence

ofchristesther?"saidthisinnocent;

nowcertesiwilldomydiligence

toconne*itall，erechristemasbewent;*learn;con

thoughthatiformyprimershallbeshent，**disgraced

andshallbebeatenthriesinanhour，

iwillitconne，ourladytohonour."

hisfellowtaughthimhomeward*privily*onthewayhome

fromdaytoday，tillhecoud*itbyrote，*knew

andthenhesangitwellandboldely

ordingwiththenote;

twiceinadayitpassedthroughhisthroat;

toschoole-ward，andhomewardwhenhewent;

onchriststherwassetallhisintent.

asihavesaid，throughoutthejewery，

thislittlechild，ashecametoandfro，

fullmerrilythenwouldhesingandcry，

oalmaredemptoris，ever;

thesweetnesshathhisheartepiercedso

ofchristesther，thattohertopray

hecannotstint*ofsingingbytheway.*cease

ourfirstefoe，theserpentsatanas

thathathinjeweshearthiswaspesnest，

upswelldandsaid，"ohebrewpeople，alas!

isthistoyouathingthatishonest，**creditable，being

thatsuchaboyshallwalkenashimlest

inyourdespite，andsingofsuchsentence，

whichisagainstyourlawesreverence?"

fromthenceforththejeweshaveconspired