THE TALE（第5页）

fromthenceforththejeweshaveconspired

thisinnocentoutoftheworldtochase;

ahomicidetheretohavetheyhired，

thatinanalleyhadaprivyplace，

and，asthechildganforthbyfortopace，

thiscursedjewhimhent，*andheldhimfast*seized

andcuthisthroat，andinapithimcast.

isaythatinawardrobe*hehimthrew，*privy

whereasthejewespurgedtheirentrail.

ocursedfolk!oherodesallnew!

whatmayyourevilintenteyouavail?

murderwillout，certainitwillnotfail，

andnamely*wherethhonourofgodshallspread;*especially

thebloodoutcriethonyourcurseddeed.

omartyrsouded*tovirginity，*confirmed

nowmaystthousing，andfollowever-in-one**continually

thewhitelambcelestial（quothshe），

ofwhichthegreatevangelistsaintjohn

inpatswrote，whichsaiththattheythatgon

beforethislamb，andsingasongallnew，

thatneverfleshlywomantheyneknew.

thispoorewidowwaitedallthatnight

afterherlittlechild，buthecamenot;

forwhich，assoonasitwasdayeslight，

withfacepale，indreadandbusythought，

shehathatschoolandelleswherehimsought，

tillfinallyshegansofarespy

thathewaslastseeninthejewery.

withtherspityinherbreastenclosed，

shewent，asshewerehalfoutofhermind，