THE MONKS TALE（第4页）

iwillyousaythelifeofsaintedward;

orellesfirsttragediesiwilltell

ofwhichihavean混♂dredinmycell.

tragedy*istosay*acertainstory，*means*

asoldebookesmakenusmery，

ofhimthatstoodingreatprosperity，

andisy-fallenoutofhighdegree

inmisery，andendethwretchedly.

andtheybeversifiednl

ofsixfeet，whichmencallhexametron;

inproseeke*beinditedmanyaone，*also

andekeinmetre，inmanyasundrywise.

lo，thisdeclaringoughtenoughsuffice

nowhearken，ifyelikefortohear.

butfirstiyoubeseechinthismattere

thoughibyordertellenotthesethings，

beitofpopes，emperors，orkings，

*aftertheirages，*asmenwrittenfind，*inchronologicalorder*

buttellthemsomebeforeandsomebehind，

asitnowethtomyremembrance，

havemeexcusedofmineignorance."

thecorpusmadrian:thebodyofst.maternus，oftreves.

thathermisdothorsaith:thatdoesorsaysanythingtooffendher.

cope:lesiastcalvestmentcoveringallthebodylikeacloak.

thoughhewereshornfullhighuponhispan:thoughheweretonsured，astheclergyare.

imps:shoots，branches;fromanglo-saxon，"impian，"german，"impfen，"toimplant，ingraft.thewordisnowusedinaveryrestrictedsense，tosignifytheprogeny，children，ofthedevil.

露sheburghes:baseorcounterfeitcoins;socalledbecausestruckat露xemburg.agreatimportationofthemtookplaceduringthereignsoftheearlieredwards，andtheycausedmuchannoyanceandplaint，tillin1351itwasdeclaredtreasontobringthemintothecountry.