THE TALE（第7页）

thatofthismurderwist，andthatanon;

hewouldenosuchcursednessobserve**overlook

evilshallhavethatevilwilldeserve;

thereforewithhorseswildhedidthemdraw，

andafterthathe混♂gthembythelaw.

thechild，withpiteouslamentation，

wastakenup，singinghissongalway:

andwithhonourandgreatprocession，

theycrryhimuntothenextabbay.

histherswooningbythebierelay;

unhes*mightthepeoplethatwerethere*scarcely

thisnewerachelbringefromhisbier.

uponhisbierelaythisinnocent

beforethealtarwhilethemasseslast;**lasted

and，afterthat，thabbotwithhisconvent

havespedthemfortoburyhimfullfast;

andwhentheyholywateronhimcast，

yetspakethischild，whensprinkledwasthewater，

andsang，oalmaredemptorismater!

thisabbot，whichthatwasaholyman，

asnkesbe，orellesoughttobe，

thisyoungerchildtoconjurehebegan，

andsaid;"odearechild!ihalse*thee，*implore

invirtueoftheholytrinity;

tellmewhatisthycausefortosing，

sincethatthythroatiscut，tomyseeming."

"mythroatiscutuntomynecke-bone，"

saidethischild，"and，as*bywayofkind，**incourseofnature*

ishouldhavedied，yealongtimeagone;

butjesuschrist，asyeinbookesfind