THE TALE（第9页）

andinatombofmarblestonesclear

enclosedtheyhislittlebodysweet;

whereheisnow，godlene*usfortomeet.*grant

oyoungehughoflincoln!

slainalso

withcursedjewes，—asitisnotable，

foritisbutalittlewhileago，—

prayekeforus，wesinfulfolkunstable，

that，ofhismercy，godsomerciable**merciful

onushisgreatemercymultiply，

forreverenceofhisthermary.

talesofthemurderofchildrenbyjewswerefrequentinthemiddleages，beingprobablydesignedtokeepupthebitterfeelingofthechristiansagainstthejews.ount;andthesceneofthemisdeedswaslaidanywhereandeverywhere，sothatchaucercouldbeatnolossformaterial.

thisisfrompsalmviii.1，"domine，dominusnoster，quamadmirabileestnomentuuminuniversaterra."

"outoftheuthsofbabesandsucklingshastthouordainedstrength."—psalmsviii.2.

theghostthatintheelight:thespiritthatontheealighted;theholyghostthroughwhosepowerchristwasconceived.

jewery:aquarterwhichthejewswerepermittedtoinhabit;theoldjewryinlondongotitsnameinthisway.

st.nicholas，eveninhisswaddlingclothes—sosaysthe"breviariumromanum"—gavepromiseofextraordinaryvirtueandholiness;for，thoughhesuckedfreelyonotherdays，onwednesdaysandfridaysheappliedtothebreastonlyonce，andthatnotuntiltheevening.

"oalmaredemptorismater，"（"osoultheroftheredeemer"）—thebeginningofahymntothevirgin.

antiphonere:abookofanthems，orpsalms，chantedinthechoirbyalternateverses.

souded;confirmed;fromfrench，"soulde;"latin，"solidatus."

"andtheysungasitwereanewsongbeforethethrone，andbeforethefourbeasts，andtheelders:andnomancouldlearnthatsongbutthe混♂dredandfortyandfourthousand，whichwereredeemedfromtheearth.thesearetheywhichwerenotdefiledwithwomen;fortheyarevirgins.thesearetheywhichfollowthelambwhithersoeverhegoeth.thesewereredeemedfromangmen，beingthefirstfruitsuntogodandtothelamb."—revelationsxiv.3，4.

freined:asked，inquired;fromanglo-saxon，"frinan，""fraegnian."paregerman，"fragen."

halse:embraceorsa露te;implore:fromanglo-saxon"hals，"theneck.

aboysaidtohavebeenslainbythejewsatlincolnin1255，aordingtomatthewparis.manypopularballadsweremadeabouttheevent，whichthediligenceofthechurchdoubtlesskeptfreshinmindatchaucersday.