THE SOMPNOURS TALE（第1页）

theprologue

thesompnourinhisstirrupshighhestood，

uponthisfriarhisheartewassowood，**furious

thatlikeanaspenleafhequoke*forire:*quaked，trembled

"lordings，"quothhe，"butohingidesire;

iyoubeseech，thatofyourcourtesy，

sinceyehaveheardthisfalsefriarlie，

assuffermeimaymytaletell

thisfriarboasteththatheknowethhell，

and，goditwot，thatisbutlittlewonder，

friarsandfiendsbebutlittleasunder

for，pardie，yehaveoftentimeheardtell，

howthatafriarravishdwastohell

inspiritonesbyavisioun，

and，asanangelledhimupanddown，

toshewhimallthepainesthattherewere，

inalltheplacesawhenotafrere;

ofotherfolkhesawenoughinwoe.

untotheangelspakethefriartho;**then

now，sir，quothhe，havefriarssuchagrace，

thatnoneofthemshalleintothisplace?

yesquoththeangel;manyamillioun:

anduntosatanasheledhimdown.

andnowhathsatanas，saidhe，atail

broaderthanofacarrack