THE TALE（第1页）

withthiscanonidwelthavesevenyear，

andofhisscienceamineerthenear**nearer

allthatihadihavelostthereby，

and，godwot，sohavemanyrethani.

whereiwaswonttoberightfreshandgay

ofclothing，andofothergoodarray

nowmayiwearanhoseuponminehead;

andwheremycolourwasbothfreshandred，

nowisitwan，andofaleadenhue

（whosoituseth，soreshallheitrue）;

andofmyswink*yetblearedismineeye;*labour

lowhatadvantageistomultiply!

thatsliding*sciencehathmemadesobare，*slippery，deceptive

thatihavenogood，*wherethateverifare;*property

andyetiamindebtedsothereby

ofgold，thatihaveborrowdtruely，

that，whileilive，ishallitquite*never;*repay

leteverymanbewarebymeforever.

whatmannermanthatcasteth*himthereto，*betaketh

ifhecontinue，ihold*histhrifty-do;**prosperityatanend*

sohelpmegod，therebyshallhenotwin，

butemptyhispurse，andmakehiswittesthin.

andwhenhe，throughhismadnessandfolly，

hathlosthisowengoodthroughjupartie，**hazard

thenheexcitethothermenthereto，

tolosetheirgoodashehimselfhathdo.

foruntoshrewes*joyitisandease*wickedfolk

tohavetheirfellowsinpainanddisease.**trouble

thuswasioneslearnedofaclerk;

ofthatnocharge;*iwillspeakofourwork.*matter

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