THE TALE（第5页）

heslewthegrislyboar，andthatanon;

andbaretheheavnuponhisneckelong.

wasneverwight，sincethattheworldbegan，

thatslewsomanynstersasdidhe;

throughoutthewideworldhisnameran，

whatforhisstrength，andforhishighbounte;

andeveryrealmewenthefortosee;

hewassostrongthatnomanmighthimlet;**withstand

atboththeworldesends，assaithtrophee，

insteadofboundesheapillarset.

alemanhadthisnoblechampion，

thathightedejanira，freshasmay;

and，astheseclerkesmakemention，

shehathhimsentashirtefreshandgay;

alas!thisshirt，alasandwell-away!

envenomedwassubtillywithal，

thaterethathehadwornithalfaday，

itmadehisfleshallfromhisbonesfall

butnathelesssomeclerkesherexcuse

byone，thathightenessus，thatitmaked;

beashemay，use;

butonhisbackthisshirtheworeallnaked，

tillthathisfleshwasforthevenomblaked.**blackene

andwhenhesawnoneotherremedy，

inhotecoalshehathhimselferaked，

forwithnovenomdeignedhetodie.

thussterf*thisworthymightyhercules.*died

lo，whomaytrustonfortune*anythrow?**forament*

forhimthatfollowethallthisworldofpres，**near

erehebeware，isoftenlaidfulllow;

fullwiseishethatcanhimselfeknow.