THE MONKS TALE（第3页）

thatfirsttheebroughtintoreligion

thouwouldsthavebeenatreade-fowl*aright;*cock

hadstthouasgreateleave，asthouhastmight，

toperformallthy露stinengendrure，**generation，begett

thouhadstbegottenmanyacreature.

alas!whywearestthousowideacope?

godgivemesorrow，but，an*iwerepope，*if

notonlythou，buteverymightyman，

thoughhewereshornfullhighuponhispan，*

*crown

shouldhaveawife;forallthisworldislorn;**undone，ruined

religionhathtaenupallthecorn

oftreading，andweborel*menbeshrimps:*lay

offeebletreesthereewretchedimps.**shoots

thismakeththatourheiresbesoslender

andfeeble，thattheymaynotwellengender.

thismakeththatourwiveswillassay

religiousfolk，fortheymaybetterpay

ofvenuspayementesthanmaywe:

godwot，no露sheburghes

payeye.

butbenotwroth，mylord，thoughthatiplay;

fullofameasoothhaveiheardsay."

thisworthynktookallinpatience，

andsaid，"iwilldoallmydiligence，

asfaras*sou混♂tohonesty，**agreeswithgoodmanners*

totelleyouatale，ortwoorthree.

andifyoulisttohearkenhitherward，

iwillyousaythelifeofsaintedward;