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KEY TO THE COVER.
The 1 Ach conain a glime of Palamon and Acie fighing deeael,
e onded oene and halie b Loe ao han b each deadl
oke. The hle bo alo hoe gail on hem hi oioned ha.
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The 2nd conain Aeli and Doigenha loing ife le on Beon
hoe, ho a o neal cagh in he a he e fo heelf. Aeli
offe he hi hea aflame. I i e hi aide i hmble, b he i el in
hi oehe canno ge aa hil he i kneeling on he de.
The 3d eeen he Smmone led aa, b hi ime neihe o ofi no
o leae, b hi honed comanion. The icked ii hold he ein of
boh hoe in hi hand, and he Smmone alead ake in aniciaion of
ha i in oe fo him.
The 4h conain he hee ioe. The emblem of ha Deah he ogh o
anonl hang oe hei head; he ead of in i no fa off.
The 5h Ach i oo mch concealed b he lock o do moe han gge one
of Gielda babe.
The KEY, fom hich he book ake i name, e ma nlock he oo
lile knon eae of he fi of Englih oe. The D, mbol fo all
ime boh of Chace and of childen, and h ciol fied o be he
connecing link beeen hem, ma oin he a o leon faie han
floe in oie a imle a daiie.
CHACE F CHIDE
Dem 8o, cloh lim, 2.6.
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CHILDREN.
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We hail ih leae he aeaance of M. HaeiChace fo School. He accon of Chace he
Taleelle i ceainl he leaane, chaie, and a
he ame ime one of he onde deciion of he old
mae, hi life and ok and geneal onding, ha
hae ee been ien. The chae canno be oo highl
aied.ACADEMY.
The ahoe i in ch felicio hamon ih he ak,
ha he ong den, ho in hi a fi make
acainance ih Chace, ma ell hogh life eeae aociae M. Haei ih he ae odcion of
he fahe of Englih oe.SCHOOLBOARD
CHRONICLE.
Unmiakabl een he be mean e oided of
inodcing ong il o he d of o fi gea
oe.SCOTSMAN.
In he Chace fo School M. Haei ha eaed
a gea aiance fo bo and gil ho hae o make he
acainance of he oe. Een gon eole, ho like
hei eading made ea fo hem, ill find he book a
leaan comanion.GUARDIAN.
The bjec ha been deal ih in ch a fll and
comehenie a, ha he book m be commended
o eeone hoe d of eal Englih oe ha been
negleced.DAILYCHRONICLE.
We ene o hink ha hi ha idea ill aac o
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he d of Chace no a fe childen of a lage
goh, ho hae fond Chace o be e had
eading, een ih he hel of a gloa and coio
noe. M. Haei book dila hogho mo
ecellen and aien okmanhi, and i canno fail o
indce man o make hemele moe fll acained
ih he iing of he fahe of Englih lieae.
ECHO.
The book i a mine of oeic bea and mo cholal
elanaion, hich deee a lace on he hele of
ee chool liba.SCHOOLNEWSPAPER.
Fo hoe ho hae e o make he acainance of he
ee and ain inge, hee cold no ell be a bee
book han hi. M. Haei i, of coe, an enhia,
and he enhiam i conagio. He olme ogh o
be inclded in all li of chool booka lea, in choolhee bo and gil ae oed o be laing he
fondaion of a libeal edcaion.LITERARYWORLD.
M. Haei ha, b he Chace fo School,
endeed inalable aiance o hoe ho ae anio
o omoe he d of Englih lieae in o highe
and middlegade chool.... Alhogh hi ediion of
Chace ha been eel eaed fo chool e, i
ill be of gea eice o man adl eade.SCHOOL
GUARDIAN.
CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY, W.
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KNIGHT. SQUIRE. BOY. WIFE OF BATH. PRIORESS. CHAUCER (A CLERK). FRIAR.
MINE HOST.
MONK. SUMMONER. PARDONER. SECOND NUN. FRANKLIN.
MINE HOST ASSEMBLING THE CANTERBURY PILGRIMS.
CHAUCER FOR CHILDREN
A Golden Ke
BYMRS. H. R. HAWEIS
IAED IH EIGH CED ICE
AD E DC B HE AH
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Doh no o deoi, onge knighe ode!
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London
CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY
1882
CHIEFLY FOR THE USE AND PLEASURE OF
MY LITTLE LIONEL,
FOR WHOM I FELT THE NEED OF SOME BOOK OF THE KIND,
I HAVE ARRANGED AND ILLUSTRATED THIS
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CHAUCER STORYBOOK.
FOREWORDS TO THE SECOND EDITION i
FOREWORDS i
CHAUCER THE TALETELLER 1
CANTERBURY TALES:
CHAUCERSPILGRIMS 17
CHAUCERSPROLOGUE 18THEKNIGHTSTALE 34
THEFRIARSTALE 57
THECLERKSTALE 65
THEFRANKLINSTALE 84
THEPARDONERSTALE 92
MINOR POEMS:
COMPLAINTOFCHAUCERTOHISPURSE 100
TWORONDEAUX 101
VIRELAI 102
GOODCOUNSELOFCHAUCER 104
NOTES ON THE PICTURES 107
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COLOURED PICTURES.
PAGE
I. PILGRIMS STARTING F
II. DINNER IN THE OLDEN TIME 2
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III. LADY CROSSING THE STREET 6
IV. FAIR EMELYE 37
V. GRISELDAS MARRIAGE 69
VI. GRISELDAS BEREAVEMENT 72
VII. DORIGEN AND AURELIUS 86
VIII. THE RIOTER 97 CHAUCERS PORTRAIT 3
WOODCUTS.
PAGE
I. TOURNAMENT
II. TABLE 2
III. HEADDRESSES 2
IV.MAPS OF OLD AND MODERNLONDON
4
V. LADIES HEADDRESSES 5
VI. SHOE 6
VII. JOHN OF GAUNT 7
VIII. SHIP 8
IX. STYLUS 10
X. THE KNIGHT 19
XI. THE SQUIRE 20
XII. THE YEOMAN 21
XIII. THE PRIORESS 22
XIV. THE MONK 24
XV. THE FRIAR 25
XVI. THE MERCHANT 26
XVII. THE CLERK 27
XVIII. THE SERJEANTOFLAW 28
XIX. THE FRANKLIN 28
XX. TABLE DORMANT 28
XXI. THE DOCTOR OF PHYSIC 29
XXII. THE WIFE OF BATH 29
XXIII. THE PARSON 30
XXIV. THE PLOUGHMAN 31
XXV. THE SUMMONER 31
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I
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XXVI. THE PARDONER 31
XXVII. MINE HOST 32
XXVIII.,
XXIX.KNIGHTS IN ARMOUR 48
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N eiing C Cfo a Ne Ediion, I hae fll aailed melf
of he hel and conel of m nmeo eiee and coeonden,
iho eighing he book, hich i eall deigned fo childen, ih a
nmbe of ne fac, and heoie inging fom he ne fac, ch a I hae
incooaed in m Book fo olde eade, C .
Cio dicoeie ae ill being made, and ill conine o be, hank o he
labo of men like M. F. J. Fniall, and man ohe able and indio
chola, encoaged b he eadil inceaing blic inee in Chace.
I m ee m incee hank and gaificaion fo he eceion hi book
ha me ih fom he e geneall, and fom man eminen ciic in
aicla; and la, no lea, fom hoe o hom I deoed m leaan oil,
he childen of England.
M. E. HAWEIS.
.To he Mohe.
CHAUCER fo Childen ma eem o ome an imoible obook, b
i i one hich I hae been encoaged o ogehe b noicing ho
ickl m on lile bo leaned and ndeood fagmen of eal Englih
oe. I beliee ha if he had he chance, man ohe childen old do he
ame.
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I hink ha mch of he concion and onnciaion of old Englih hich
eem iff and obce o gon eole, aea ea o childen, hoe
cde langage i in man a i conea.
The naaie in eal Englih oe i almo ala e iml and cleal
eeed, ih he ame kind of eeiion of fac and name hich, a ee
mohe kno, i ha childen mo eie in oelling. The emhai [1]
hich he final E gie o man od i anohe hing hich hel o imehe enence on he memo, he ene being oen hoe han he ond.
I eem b naal ha ee Englih child hold kno omehing of one
ho le o dee an imeion on hi age, and on he Englih onge, ha he
ha been called b Occlee he finde of o fai langage. Fo in hi da
hee a acall no langage, no lieae, Englih
coniing of o man dialec, each haing i on lieae inelligible o
comaaiel fe; and he Co and edcaed clae ill adheing geal
o NomanFench fo boh eaking and iing. Chace, ho oe fo he
eole, choe he be fom of Englih, hich a ha oken a Co, a aime hen Englih a egaining emac oe Fench; and he fom he
adoed laid he fondaion of o een Naional Tonge.
Chace i, moeoe, a hooghl eligio oe, all hi meie oie
haing a fai moal; een hoe hich ae oo coae fo moden ae ae
ahe han injio; and hi age beahe a genine faih in God, and
a aionae ene of he bea and hamon of he diine ok. The
elecion I hae made ae ome of he mo beaifl oion of Chace
mo beaifl ale.
I beliee ha ome knoledge of, o a lea inee in, he domeic life and
manne of he 13h, 14h, and 15h cenie, old maeiall hel ong
childen in hei eading of Englih hio. The oliical life old oen be
ineeed b he domeic life, and mch of ha ime hich o a child mind
fom he oion of hio, becae o nknon, old hen and o
a i eall a, gloio and facinaing in i igo and iaci, i
enhiam, and loe of bea and bae. Thee i no cleae o afe
eonen of he life of he 14h cen, a fa a he decibe i, han Geoffe
Chace.
A o he difficlie of ndeanding Chace, he hae been geal
oeaed. An occaional efeence o a gloa i all ha i eiie; and,
ih a lile aenion o a e imle geneal le, anbod ih modeae
inelligence and an ea fo mical hhm can enjo he line.
In he fi lace, i m be bone in mind ha he E a he end of he old
Englih od a all a llable, and m be onded, a A, ,
&c.
Noe, hen, ha Chace i ala . Hadl ee i hi hhm a
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hade ong, and heefoe, oghl eaking,
all ill be ell. When he final m be onded in
ode o make he hhm igh, ond i, b hee i i no needed leae i
me.[2]
Th:in he oening line
Whan ha A ih hi ooe hen, hoe,ee
The dogh of Mache hah e cd o he ooe ieced, oo
And bah d ee ene in ich lico ch, lio
Of hiche ee engen dd i he flo. (.) floe
Yo ee ha in hoe od hich I hae in ialic he final E m be
onded lighl, fo he hhm ake.
And ma ken me lodie mall bid makeTha le en al he nigh ih o en he. (.) lee, all
Again, o oe a andom
The b me age of da, lak,
meenge
Sal eh in hie ong he ga. (K .) aleh, he,
moning
Fl en hi leg g, and fl lene; leg, lean
Al like a aff he a no calf ene. (.)
o in Chace eiie geeing of he dai
Knelng ale il i nclo d a ala
Uon he , , ga. ( G .) mall,
o, ee
Ho mch of he bea and naal ing of Chace oe i lo banlaion ino moden Englih, i b oo clea hen ha bea i once
eceied; b I hogh ome modeniaion of he old line old hel he
child o cach he ene of he oiginal moe eadil: fo m on endeing, I
can onl make he aolog ha hen I commenced m ok I did no kno i
old be imoible o oce iable modenied eion b eminen
oe. Finding ha naainable, I meel endeaoed o ende he old
eion in moden Englih a cloel a a comaible ih ene, and he
imlici needfl fo a child mind; and I do no in an degee eend o
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hae endeed i in oe.
The bea of ch aage a he deah of Acie i oo delicae and
eanecen o bea ogh handling. B I ma hee oe ome of he line a
an eamle of he imoance of he final in emhaiing ceain od ih
an almo olemn mic.
And ih ha od hi gan; eech, failFo fo hi feee o hi be a come
The cold of deh ha hadde him o e nome; oeaken
And e moeo e in hi oo no, am
The i al engh i lo, and al agoo. gone
Onl he in ellec, iho en moe, iho
Tha del led in hi ik and oe, hea, ick
Gan hen he deh. (K .) began o fail,
fel deah
Thee i hadl anhing fine han Chace eion of he o of hee
aionae ong men, o he oching cloe of Acie acciden and he
beaifl aience of deah. In life nohing old hae econciled he almo
animal f of he ial, b a he la ch a eignaion come o Acie ha
he gie Emele o Palamon ih a blime effo of elfacifice.
Thogho he hole of he Knigh Tale ond a of ich ogan mic eem
o eal fom he age; hogho he Clek Tale one eem o hea ain of
infinie adne echoing he ange oage imoed on aien Giel. B
iho aenion o he hhm half he gace and mic i lo, and heefoe
i i allimoan ha he child be oel agh o eee i.
I hae adheed geneall o Moi e (1866), being boh good and
ola,[3] onl checking i b hi Claendon Pe ediion, and b Thi,
Skea, Bell, &c., hen I conceie foce i gained, and I hae added a nning
gloa of ch od a ae no immediael clea, on a leel ih he line, o
diee an lingeing difficl.
In he ice I hae been caefl o eee he igh come, colo, and
onding, fo hich I hae eoed o he MSS. of he ime, knoing ha
a child mind, naided b he ee, fail o ealie half of ha come hogh
he ea. Childen ma be encoaged o eif hee come in he fige
on man omb and all, &c., in old chche, and in old ice.
In conclion I m offe m incee and hea hank o man fiend fo
hei adice, aiance, and encoagemen ding m ok; among hem,
M. A. J. Elli, M. F. J. Fniall, and M. Caldeon.
Whaee ma be he hocoming of he book, I canno b hoe ha man
lile one, hile liening o Chace Tale, ill oon begin o be ineeed
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in he icee life of he middle age, and ma h be led o d and
aeciae The Englih Home[4] b he age I hae ien fo m on
lile bo.
ACCENT OF CHAUCER.
The mohe hold ead o he child a fagmen of Chace ih he coec
onnciaion of hi da, of hich e gie an eamle belo, inadeae, of
coe, b fficien fo he een oe. The hole bjec i fll
ineigaed in he hee fi a of he eaie on Eal Englih
Ponnciaion, ih ecial efeence o Shakeee and Chace, b
Aleande J. Elli, F.R.S.
The i, a in he aboe langage, ononced a in , , &c. E
commonl, a in , &c. The final a obabl indiinc, a in Geman
no, , , &c.no nlike he in C: i a lo befoe a oel.
The final i ill onded b he Fench in inging. In old Fench ee, one
find i a indienable o he hhm a in Chace,and a gacefl,
hence obabl he moden eenion of he lee a a llable in ocal
mic.
i onded a he Fench .
Igeneall a on he Coninen, : nee a e ond i a een.
Ca in Scoch and Geman.
I oe he oening line of he Pologe a he neae o hand.
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Whan ha Aille ih hi choe ooe
The dogh of Mache hah eced o he ooe,
And bahd ee ene in ich lico,
Of hich ee engended i he flo;
Whan Zehi eek ih hi ee beehe
Enid hah in ee hole and heehe
The ende coe, and he onge onneHah in he Ram hi halfe co ionne,
And male fole maken melodie,
Tha leen al he nigh ih oen he,
So ikeh hem nae in hee coage&c.
Whan ha Ailla ih hi h oha
The dkh of Mach hah aied o he oha,
And bahhed e n in eech lic,
Of hich ai enjendd i he fl;Whan Zehi aik ih hi aia baiha
Eneeed hah in e hol and haiha
The enda coe, and he nga nna
Hah in he Ram hi halfa c inna,
And mahla fle mahken melodeea,
Tha laien al he nikh ih ohen eea,
So ickeh hem nah in hee cohge, &c.
I ill h be een ha man of Chace line end ih a , ineadof a ingle llable. , , , , &c. (haing he final ), ae od of
o llable; i a od of hee, hming ihin he
ne line. I ill alo be aaen ha ome line ae lenghened ih a llable
oo mch fo ic a licence alloed b he be oe,hich,
aoiding a i doe an oible aoach o a doggel ond, ha a liing,
billo hhm, and, in fac, ake he lace of a n in mic. A fe
inance ill ffice:
And hogh ha I no ene hae in hi lace.
Hae hee m oh, omoe I nl no fale,
Wihoen ing of en ohe igh.
A an aen fehe i chon foblak.
A man mo ben a fool ohe ong o olde.
I hink ha an one eading hee line ice oe a I hae oghl indicaed,
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ill find he accen one no difficl o acie; and he efec hhm and
ing of he line faciliae mae, a he ea can feenl gide he
onnciaion. The line can cacel be ead oo lol o majeicall.
I m no hee be ndeood o iml ha difficlie in eading and
accenaing Chace ae chimeical, b onl ha i i oible o ndeand
and enjo him iho a mch difficl a i commonl oed. In
eing he hole of Chace, hee m need be eceional eading andaccenaion, hich in deail onl a den of he bjec old comehend
o cae fo.
The ogh le ggeed in he eface i a good one, a fa a he hhm
goe: a egad he ond, I hae gien a ogh eamle.
I ill oe a fagmen again fom he Pologe a a econd inance:
The a alo a nonne, a ioee,
Tha of hie mlng a fl mle and co;
Hie geee ooh na b b Sene Lo;
And che a cleed Madame Eglenne.
Fl el che ang he eie dene,
Enned in hie noe fl eml;
And Fench che ak fl faie and fel,
A he cole of Safod ae Boe,
Fo Fench of Pa a o hie nknoe.
The a ahloa a nn, a eeoea,Tha of he meeling a fl imland coo;
Hee gaie ohh na b bee Sen Loo,
And ha a cled Mdam Eglaneena.
Fl ell ha ang he ,
Enned in hee noha fl aimal;
And Fench hai ahk fl f and faiil,
Ahe he cohl of Sahfod aha Boa,
Fo Fench of Pahee a oh he nknoa.
Obee fo : imle being ononced like a od of one
llable. Wih he common Englih onnciaion he line old no can.
Venicle, Chiofe, imle, chilinde, comanable, &c., ae fhe
inance of hi me , and ma be ead a Fench od.
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D
.
I.
O o like heaing oie? I am going o ell o of ome one ho lied a
e long ime ago, and ho a a e ie and good man, and ho oldmoe ondefl oie han I hall be able o ell in hi lile book. B
o hall hea ome of hem, if o ill and ndeand hem, hogh he
ae ien in a o of Englih diffeen fom ha o ae accomed o
eak.
B, in ode ha o eall ma ndeand he oie, I m fi ell o
omehing abo he man ho made hem; and alo h hi langage a no
he ame a o, alhogh i a Englih. Hi name a ChaceGeoffe
Chace. Yo m emembe hi name, fo he a o gea a man ha he ha
been called he Fahe of Englih Poeha i, he beginne o ineno ofall he oe ha belong o o England; and hen o ae gon , o
ill oen hea of Chace and hi ok.
II.
Chace lied in England 500 ea agoa longe ime han ch a lile bo a
o can een hink of. I i no he ea 1876, o kno. Well, Chace a
bon abo 1340, in he eign of King Edad III. We hold ie hae
fogoen all Chace oie in ch a gea ace of ime if he had noien hem don in a book. B, hail, he did ie hem don; and o e
can ead hem j a if he had onl old hem eeda.
If o cold ddenl ing back ino he ime hen Chace lied, ha a
fnn old o old find! Eebod a deed diffeenl hen fom
ha eole ae no, and lied in ie a diffeen a; and o migh hink
he ee e ncomfoable, b he ee e ha, becae he ee
accomed o i all.
Peole had no cae in hoe da in hei oom. Ve fe eole ee ichenogh o hae gla indo. Thee a no ae on he all, and e
eldom an ice; and a fo ing ofa and amchai, he ee
nknon. The ea ee onl benche laced again he all: omeime a
chai a bogh on gand occaion o do hono o a iio; b i a a
ae l.
The oom of mo eole in hoe da had blank all of one o bick and
lae, ained hie o coloed, and hee and heebehind he lace of
hono, ehahng a o of cain, like a lage ice, made of
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needleok, called ae. Yo ma hae een ae hanging in oom,
ih men and omen and animal oked on i. Tha a almo he onl
coeing fo all in Chace ime. No e hae a gea man ohe
onamen on hem, beide ae.
The oom Chace lied in ee obabl like ee one ele. The had bae
all, ih a iece of ae hng hee and hee on hema bae floo,
en ih he, hich m hae looked moe like a able han aiingoom. B he he ee bee han nohing. The ke he fee
am, a o cae do, hogh he ee e nid, and no ala e
clean.
When Chace aned hi dinne o beakfa, he did no go o a big able like
ha o ae ed o: he able came o him. A cole of ele o and ee
bogh o him, and a boad laid aco hem, and oe he boad a cloh, and
on he cloh ee laced all he cio dihe he ae hen. Thee a no
ch hing a coffee o ea. Peole had mea, and bee, and ine fo beakfa,and dinne, and e, all alike. The heled hemele fom he common
dih, and ae ih hei finge, a dinneknie and fok ee no inened,
and i a hogh a ign of ecial good beeding o hae clean hand and
nail. Plae hee ee none. B lage fla cake of bead ee ed inead;
and hen he mea a eaen off hem, he ee gien o he oofo,
being fll of he ga ha had oaked ino hem, he ee oo alable o
ho aa. When he had finihed eaing, he ean came and lied
he boad, and caied i off.
III.
And no fo Chace himelf! Ho fnn o old hink he looked, if o
cold ee him iing in hi hoe! He oe a hood, of a dak colo, ih a
long ail o i, hich indoo hng don hi back, and o of doo a
ied ond hi head o kee he hood on fim. Thi ail a called a liiie.
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He did no ea a coa and oe like o fahe, b a o of gon,
called a nic, o dalmaic, hich in one ice of him i ge and looe, ih
lage leee, and bigh ed ocking and black boo; b on gea occaion
he oe a cloefiing nic, ih a lendid bel and bckle, a dagge, and
jeelled gae, and, eha, a gold cicle ond hi hai. Ho mch
eie o ea ch bigh colo inead of black! men and omen deedin geen, and ed, and ello hen; and hen he alked in he ee, he
looked a eole look in ice.
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DINNER IN THE OLDEN TIME.
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GEOFFREY CHAUCER.
Yo ma ee ho good and clee Chace a b hi face; ch a ie,
hoghfl, leaan face! He look e kind, I hink, a if he old nee a
anhing hah o bie; b omeime he made fn of eole in a me a.
Wod of hi on, lae in life, ho ha he a ahe fa, hi face mall and
fai. In manne he eemed elih, o h, ih a habi of aing on hegond, a if he old find a hai.
All da he oked had, and hi ae ime a gien o ding and eading
ala, ill hi head ached and hi look became daed. (H F.)
Chace lied, like o, in London. Whehe he a bon hee i no
knon;[5] b a hi fahe, John Chace, a a inne in Thame See,
London, i i obable ha he a. No mch i knon abo hi aen o
famil, ece ha hi gandfahe, Richad Chace, a alo a inne; and
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hi mohe had an ncle ho a a monee; o ha he came of eecable
and ellodo eole, hogh no noble.[6] Whehe he a edcaed a
Ofod o Cambidge, hehe he died fo he ba o fo he Chch, hee
i no ecod o ho; b hee i no dob ha hi edcaion a a good one,
and ha he oked e had a hi book and ak, oheie he cold no
hae gon o be he leaned and cliaed man he a. We kno ha he
oeed conideable knoledge of he claic, diini, hilooh,
aonom, a mch a a hen knon of chemi, and, indeed, mo of hecience. Fench and Lain he kne a a mae of coe, fo he bee
clae ed hee onge moe han EnglihLain fo iing, and Fench
fo iing and eaking; fo, b hi anlaion fom he Fench, he eaned,
eal in life, a balade of comlimen fom Eache Decham, ih he
efain, G , Gff C. I i obable, oo, ha he
kne Ialian, fo, in hi lae life, e can ee ho he ha been inied b he
gea Ialian ie, Dane, Peach, and Boccaccio.
I ha ecenl been dicoeed ha fo a ime (ceainl in 1357) Geoffe
Chace, being hen eeneen, a a age[7] in he hoehold of Eliabeh,Cone of Ule, ife of Lionel, econd on of King Edad III.; a oiion
hich he cold no hae held if he had no been a ellbon, o a lea
elledcaed, eon. A age in hoe da a e diffeen fom ha e
call a age noheefoe e infe ha he Chace famil had inee a
Co; fo iho ha, Geoffe cold nee hae eneed he oal eice.
Mo genlemen on ee edcaed b becoming age. The eneed he
eice of noble ladie, ho aid hem, o omeime ee een aid fo
eceiing hem. Th ong men leaned coe of manne, and all he
accomlihmen of indoo and odoo lifeiding, he e of am,
&c.and ee e mch ha an in he am no i. Chace,
o ee, held a o hich man a noblbon lad m hae coeed.
Thee i a dobfl adiion ha Chace a inended fo a lae, and a
a membe of he Middle Temle (a lage bilding in London, hee a gea
man lae lie ill), and hee, a he a, he a once fined o hilling
fo beaing a Fancican fia in Flee See.
If hi be e, i m hae been ahe a eee beaing; fo o hilling a
a fa lage m han i i noeal o abo ieen hilling of o mone.Chace a omeime ang ih he fia a lae ime in life, and deal
hem ome had hi in hi iing ih a elih oibl fonded on eonal
eeience of ome diageeable fia.
A an ae, Chace nee go fond of he fia, and hogh he ee oen
bad and michieo men, ho did no ala o ha he . Thi i
called , and i o eil a hing ha Chace a ie igh o be ang
ih eole ho ee hocie.
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IV.
Flee See ill ei, hogh i a mch le coded ih eole in
Chace da han no. Indeed, he hole of London a e diffeen fom
o London; and, oh, o mch eie! The ee ihin he London all
ee obabl hickl olaed, and no oehealh; b oide he all,
ee ch a Flee See ee moe like he ee of ome of o bb,
o ahe ome foeign onhe hoe iegla, ih cio oined
oof, hee and hee diided b lile gaden, and een geen field. I dae
a, hen Chace alked in he ee, he bid ang oe hi head, and he
hahon and imoe bloomed hee no he black moke and d old
oon kill mo geen hing. Thame See a hee Chace long lied in
London, b, a one ime in hi life a lea, i i ceain ha he occied a
enemen a Aldgae, hich fomed a of an old ion; and i i obable
ha a anohe he lied in he beaifl Sao Palace ih John of Gan,
hil hi ife a maid of hono. In 1393, Chace a liing a Geenich,nea hich he had ok in 1390oo and aking hi fiend Scogan o
inecede fo him hee i old fcif; and a he end of hi life he had a
hoe in Wemine, aid o be neal on he ame o on hich Hen
VII. Chael no and, and cloe o he Abbe hee he i bied.
In hoe da i a he fahion, hen he monh of Ma[8] aied, fo
eebod, ich and oo, o ge e eal in he moning, o gahe bogh
of hahon and lael, o deck all he dooa in he ee, a a jofl
elcoming of he ee ing ime. Chace allde moe han once o hi
beaifl com. The ee m hae been fll of fagance hen. He aloell ho he loed o ie a dan in he moning, and go ino he feh
geen field, o ee he daiie oen. Yo hae oen een he daiie h
a nigh, b I don oe o ee a hem oening in he moning; and I
am afaid, hoee eal o go in London, o cold no each he field
ick enogh o ee ha. B o ma ge fom hi ho mch neae he
con a o he on 500 ea ago. Thee ee o man fee hoe
bil hen, ha ihin a alk o cold ge igh ino he meado. Yo ma
ee ha b comaing he o ma I hae made fo o.
London a alo mch iee. Thee ee no ailach hing hadnee been head of. Thee ee no een an cab o caiage. Someime a
make ca migh oll b, b no e oen, and hen eebod old n
o o ee ha he naccomed clae a all abo. Peole had o alk
eehee, nle he ee ich enogh o ide on hoeback, o lied nea
he ie. In ha cae, he ed o go in bage o boa on he Thame, a fa
a he cold; fo, ange a i ma eem, een he King had no coach hen.
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LONDONINTHE19THCENTURY.
I am afaid Geoffe Chace old no ecognie ha dee and ee cieof London in he gea, mok, noi, bling meooli e ae accomed
o, and I am ie e he old no ecognie he langage; and eenl I
ill elain ha I mean b aing ha hogh Chace oke and oe
Englih, i a ie diffeen fom ha e eak no. Yo ill ee, a o go
on, ho eel all he od ae el, o mch o ha I hae had o a
econd eion ide b ide ih Chace line, hich o ill ndeand
moe eadil; and hen I ead hem o o, o ill ee ho diffeen i he
ond. Thee od ee all ononced lol, almo ih a dal, hile
e noada hae go o alk o fa, ha no one ho lied hen old follo
ha e a iho gea difficl.
V.
Chace connecion ih he Co make i obable ha he lied ding
he geae a of hi life in London; and i i leaan o hink ha hi gea
oe a aled and beloed in hi da b he highe oe in he land. He
held, a aio ime, o in he King hoehold, hich bogh him moe
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o le mone, ch a ale of he King chambe, he King eie, &c.; and
he fond a fa fiend in John of Gan, one of he on of King Edad III.
In 1359 Chace became a oldie, and eed in he am nde hi King, in
an aack on Fance, and a aken ione. I i oed he a deained
hee abo a ea; and, being anomed b Edad, hen he came back o
England, he maied a lad named Philia. She a obabl he onge
daghe of Si Paon de Roe, of Hainal,[9]ho came oe o England in heeine of Qeen Philia, ho a alo of Hainal. Thee o Philia,
coming fom he ame lace, emained fiend ding all he Qeen life; fo
hen Chace maied Philia de Roe, he a one of he Qeen maid of
hono; and, ae he maiage, he Qeen gae he an annal enion of en
mak[10](50), hich a conined o he b he King ae Qeen Philia
died. Some eole a Chace ife a alo he Qeen goddaghe.[11]
If o old like o kno ha Chace ife looked like, I ill ell o. I do
no kno ha he a like in he face, b I can ell o he fahion of he
gab he oe. I like o beliee he had long ello hai, hich Chace
decibe o oen and o eil. Chace ife oe one of hoe fnn
headdee like con, o ahe like boe, oe a gold ne, ih he hai
baided in a e, hanging don he back. She had a cloe geen[12] de,
ih igh leee, eaching igh don oe he hand, o oec i fom hen and ind; and a e long ki, falling in fold abo he fee, omeime
edged ih beaifl hie f, emine, o a ich ge f, called ai. The
colo of hi ge f a mch liked, and hen eole had ligh ge ee, of
omeha he ame colo, i a hogh e beaifl. Man ong
decibe e ladie ih ee of ai.
When noble eon en o Co, he oe dee fa moe lendid han
an o be een nodee of all colo, oked in ih floe and
banche of gold, omeime ih healdic deice and ange fige, and
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efecl moheed in jeel. No one ha eal, and emeald, and
diamond en on hei gon no; b in he foeenh cen, ich
eole had he eam of hei clohe oen coeed ih gem. The ladie
oe cloefiing dee, ih lendid bel, o , ond hei hi, all
jeelled; and ing of glieing jeel hng ond hei neck, and don
fom he bel, and on he headde. Peole did no ea ho leee hen,
b long one, made omeime e ciol ih eame hanging fom
he elbo; a long hin gae eil, hining ih ile and gold; and naooined hoe, mch longe han hei fee, hich, he hogh, made he
foo look lende. If ladie had no had ch long hoe, he old nee
hae hoed beneah hei long emboideed ki, and he old ala
hae been mbling hen he alked. I a a e gacefl and elegan
come ha Chace ife oe; b he la of England obabl fobade
he o ea ilk, hich a eeed fo noble. When he alked o of
doo, he had all clog o ae he e hoe fom he md of he ogh
ee; and hen he ode on hoeback ih he Qeen, o he hband
Chace, he a on a illion, and laced he fee on a nao boad called a. Man omen ode aide, like he Wife of Bah hom Chace
eak of.
No, eha, o old like o kno hehe Chace had an lile
childen. We do no kno mch abo Chace childen. We kno he had a
lile on called Lei, becae Chace oe a eaie fo him hen he a
en ea old, o each him ho o e an inmen he had gien him, called
an .[13]Chace m hae been e fond of Lei, ince he ook o
mch oble fo him, and he eak o him e kindl and loingl.
A Chace a maied befoe 1366, i i likel ha he had ohe childen;and ome eole a he had an elde on, named Thoma, and a daghe
Eliabeh.[14]
John of Gan, ho a Chace aon a I old o, a e kind o
Thoma Chace, and gae him eeal o in he King hoehold, a he
ge o be a man. And John of Gan head ha Eliabeh Chace
ihed o be a nn; and, in 1381, e find ha he aid a lage m of mone
fo he (ha i, fo he o lean o be a nn) in he Abbe of Baking.
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A LADY CROSSING THE STREET IN THE OLDEN TIME.
A nn i a eon ho doe no cae fo he amemen and leae hich
ohe eole cae folaing, and dancing, and eeing igh and man
eole; b ho efe o go and lie in a hoe called a nnne, hee he
ill ee hadl an one, and hink of nohing b being good, and heling he
oo. And, if eole hink he can be good be in ha a, he ogh o
become nn. B I hink eole can be j a good liing a home ih hei
fiend, iho hing hemele in a nnne.
No I m leae off elling o abo Chace ife and childen, and go on
o Chace himelf.
VI.
Chace a, a I old o, he fiend of one of he on of he King, Edad
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III. No he elde on, ho a, a o kno, Edad he Black Pince, he
gea aio, no Lionel, he hid on, hom he had eed hen a bo, b
he foh on, John of Gan, ho had a gea deal of oe ih he King.
John of Gan.
John of Gan a he ame age a Chace.
When John of Gan a onl 19 (he ea ha Chace en ih he am
o Fance), he maied a lad called Blanche of Lancae, and hee eefamo joing and gea feiiie of ee kind. In hi ea, i ha been
oed, Chace oe a oem, The Paliamen of Bid, o celebae he
edding. Anohe long oem, called The Co of Loe, i aid o hae been
ien b him abo hi imea an ae, in e eal life.
When Chace came back o England, and go maied himelf, he a ill
moe conanl a Co, and hee ae man inance ecoded of John
aachmen o boh Chace and Philia all hi life. Among ohe e ma
noice hi gi o Philia of ceain ilegil c ih coe, on he 1 of
Jana in 1380, 1381, and 1382.
I i oching o ee ho faihfl hee o fiend ee o each ohe, and
ho long hei fiendhi laed. The fi e hea of i a abo 1359, he
ea hen John maied Blanche, and fo fo ea i emained nboken.
Na, i ge cloe and cloe, fo in 1394, hen John of Gan and Chace
ee boh middleaged men, John maied Philia ie (Si Paon Roe
elde daghe), o ha Chace became John of Gan bohe.[15]
When John of Gan a in oe he nee fogo Chace. When he became
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nola i a Chace n o be faihfl o him; and faihfl he a,
haee he ffeed, and he did ffe fo i eeel, and became ie oo
a ime, a o ill ee. Diecl John came ino oe again en
Chace oo, and hi cicmance imoed. Thee ae fe fiendhi o
long and o faihfl on boh ide a hi a.[16]
VII.
Chace a emloed b Edad III. fo man ea a eno, hich i a e
imoan office. I can onl be gien o a e ie and hed man. Thi
oe he gea abili of Chace in ohe hing beide making ong and
elling oie. He had o go aboad, o Fance, Ial, and elehee, on he
King iae miion; and he King gae him mone fo hi eice, and
omoed him o gea hono.
On one occaion (1373) hen he a en o Floence, on an emba, he i
oed o hae een Peach, a gea Ialian oe and aio, hoe nameo m no foge. Peach a hen liing a Aa, o mile fom Pada,
a beaifl on in Ial; and hogh Peach a a mch olde man han
Chacemoe han en ea oldei eem onl naal ha hee o
gea men hold hae ied o ee each ohe; fo he had mch in common.
Boh ee fafamed oe, and boh, in a meae, eeenaie of he
oliic, oe, and cle of hei eecie conie.
Sill, ome eole hink he cold nee hae me, becae he jone fom
Floence o Pada a a mo difficl one. Taelling a had ok, and
omeime dangeo, gide being ala necea: o cold no ge acaiage a an ice, fo caiage ee no inened. In ome lace hee
a no mean of going diec fom ci o ci a allno een on hoeback
hee being acall no oad. So ha eole had o go on foo o no a all.
If he en, hee ee ock and ie o co, hich oen delaed
aelle a long ime.
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Chace, a he King eno, m hae had aendan, een fo afe ake,ih him, and mch lggage, and ha old of coe make aelling moe
difficl and eenie. He mo likel en a gea a of he a b ea, in a
eel coaing along he Medieanean o Genoa and Leghon, and o b
Pia o Floence: o ma ace hi oe in a ma. Doble, he had neihe
he mean no he ill o go all he a o Pada on hi on accon. So o
ee eole hold diffeen oinion abo hi jone, and no one can be ie
e hehe Chace did ee Peach o no.
In 1373 Chace oe hi Life of S. Cecile; and abo ha ime, eha
ealie, he Comlain o Pi.
VIII.
I am no going o ell o eehing ha he King and John of Gan did fo
Chace. Yo old ge ied of heaing abo i. I ill onl a ha Chace
a holden in geae ced, and obabl had a eal inflence in England;
fo, conneced a he a ih John of Gan, I dae a he gae him adice
and conel, and John hoed he King ho hed and oh
Chace a, and eaded him o gie him benefi and mone.
John ife, Blanche of Lancae, died in 1369, and o did hi mohe, Qeen
Philia. Chace oe a oem called The Deah of Blanche he Dche, in
hono of hi dead Blanche. John maied anohe ife in he ne ea, and
go ill moe oefl, and a called King of Caile, in Sain, becae hi
ne ife a he daghe of a King of Caile. B all hi made no diffeence
in hi affecion fo Chace. He ala did ha he cold fo Chace.
I ill gie o ome inance of hi.
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Soon ae Chace en fom hi jone o Floence, he eceied a gan
of a iche of ine ee da fom he hand of he King ble. Thi
eem like a mak of eonal fiendhi moe han fomal oal bon; b i
a oh a good deal of mone a ea. Le han o monh aead he
eceied, hogh John of Gan goodill, a lace nde Goenmen called
Comollehi of he Com of he Po of London. Thi a a e
imoan o, and eied mch cae, hedne, and igilance; and he
King made i a condiion ha all he accon of hi office ee o be eneedin Chace on handiinghich mean, of coe, ha Chace a o
be ala een, eeing eehing done himelf, and nee leaing he ok
o be done b anbod ele, ece hen en aboad b he King on oal
command. Onl hee da ae hi, John of Gan himelf made Chace a
gan of 10 a ea fo life, in ead fo all he good eice endeed b
noe bien ame Geffa Chace, and noe bien ame Philia a femme,
o himelf, hi dche, and o hi mohe, Qeen Philia, ho a dead.
Thi m of mone doe no ond mch; b i a a gea deal in hoe da,
and a fll eal o 100 no.The e ne ea he King gae Chace he cod of a ich ad (a ad
i a eon oeced o mainained b anohe hile nde age), named
Edmond Salegae, of Ken; and hen hi ad maied, Chace eceied a
lage m of mone (104 = 1,040).[17]
Then Chace cae in he Com office deeced a dihone man, ho
ied o hi ool aboad iho aing he lafl d; hi man a fined
fo hi dihone, and he mone, 71 4. 6., a made a een o
Chacea m eal o 700.
So o ee i eemed a if John of Gan cold nee do enogh fo him;
becae all hee hing, if no done b John himelf, ee obabl de o hi
inflence ih he King.
IX.
The Black Pince died abo ha ime, and Edad III. did no long ie
him. He died in 1377. Then he Black Pince lile on, Richad, ho a onl
eleen ea old, became King of England; b a he a oo ong o eignoe he con, hi hee ncle goened fo him. Thee hee ncle ee
John of Gan, Dke of Lancae; he Dke of Yok; and he Dke of
Glocee.
And all hi ime Chace a e ell looked ae, o ma be e, fo
John of Gan a hen moe oefl han he King. Chace a ill
Comolle of he Com; and, befoe long, John gae him a econd o of
a imila kind, called Comolle of he Pe Com.
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B all hi good lck a no o go on fo ee. The eole ee no o fond of
John of Gan a Chace a, becae, in goening hem, he a e
ambiio and eee. The go ang ih eehing he did, and ih
eebod ho emained hi fiend. So, of coe, he did no like Chace.
Thi a a e oblo ime. The Con (eeened b he King ncle)
aned one hing, and he gea baon aned anohe, and he eole o
loe clae aned anohe! Thee ee called he hee gea ooingaie, and each aned o hae all he oe. A la ome of he baon
ided ih he King a, and ohe ided ih he eole; o hee ee
hen ooing aie aelling and haing each ohe. John of Gan
old hae liked o be King himelf; b he eole ee nha, and e
diconened ih hi goenmen, and he began o hae mch le oe in
he kingdom.
The eole kne ha John of Gan a obliged o go ih an am ino
Pogal, and he began o make lan o ge hei on a hen hi back
a ned. When he a gone, he aid ha John of Gan did no goenhem ell, and had gien goenmen o o men ho did no do hei d,
and negleced hei ok, and Chace a one of hem.
Then hee a ha a called a Commiion of Ini aoined, hich
mean a bod of men ho ee fee o eamine and efom eehing he
choe in he con. Thei oe a o la a hole ea; and hee men
looked ino all ha Chace had done in he Com office. The did no
find anhing ong, a fa a e kno, b ill he en aa Chace in
digace, j a if he had. And hi made him e oo. I a a hah hing
o do, and nj, if he ee no ceain he had been neglecing hi ok;and John of Gan a o of he con, and cold no hel him no. Thi
a in he ea 1386.
A gea deal ha been aid and ien abo hi mae. Some eole ill
beliee ha Chace eall did neglec hi die, hogh he condiion ha
he hold aend o eehing himelf had been o e ic;[18]ha he had
obabl abened himelf, and le hing go ong. B ch eole foge
ha hee condiion ee fomall done aa ih in 1385, hen Chace
a finall eleaed fom eonal ddge a he Com, and alloed o
hae a , o eon nde him o do hi ok.
The foge, oo, ho Chace had lnged ino oliical mae diecl
aead, a a ime hen a feeling a inenel ong, he eole and
John of Gan being iolenl ooed o each ohe; and ho Chace ook
he a of hi fiend aml, and a in he Hoe of Common a
eeenaie of Ken, one of he lage conie of England, on oe o
o he minie ho ee on John of Gan ide. Thi alone old be
enogh o make he ooing a hae Chace, and hi doble a he
eaon of hei dimiing him fom boh hi office in he Com a oon a
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ee he ee able, o nih him fo hi aachmen o he Dke of
Lancae (John of Gan) cae.
Sl.
B Chace nee aeed o changed. And hi faihflne o hi fiend
deee bee han he nj icion ha hi digace a aaned b
neglec of hi die. Chace a oo good, and oo io, and oo
honoable a man o commi an ch ac. He bmied o hi digace and
hi oe nmoed; and ae he deah of hi ife Philia, hich
haened in he folloing mme, nohing i knon of him fo eeal ea,
ece ha he a in ch die ha he a acall obliged o a ihhi o enion fo a m of mone in ode o a hi deb.
Ding all he eenfl ea ha folloed Edad III. deah, o hi ime,
Chace had been iing bil, in he mid of hi eighie affai. The
Comlain of Ma, Boece, Toil and Ceida, he Hoe of Fame, and
he Legend of Good Women, all of hich I hoe o ill ead ome da,
ee ien in hi eiod; alo ome eoachfl od o hi ciene, ho
eem o hae ien o hi oem fo him e caelel. Some eon
hink ha Chace aheic Good Conel, and hi ho Balade en o
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King Richad, eflec he diaoinmen and adne a hi changed lo,
hich he m hae fel; and ha, heefoe, hee oem ee ien a
abo he ame ime.
X.
In 1389 hee a anohe gea change in he goenmen. The King, being ofage, ihed o goen he con iho hel, and he en aa one of hi
ncle, ho a on he eole ide, and aked John of Gan o come back
o England. John of Gan on a made one of he ne minie.
Immediael Chace a hogh of. He a a once aoined Clek of he
King Wokan office of ome imoancehich he a emied o hold
b de; and hi ala a o hilling e daha i 36 10.0.aea,
eal o abo 370 of o mone.
I eem ha Chace ke hi aoinmen onl fo o ea. Wh, e
canno ell.[19] While he held hi office (i., Se. 1390)a mifone befellhim. Some nooio hiee aacked him, nea he fole Ok (fol Oak), and
obbed him of 20 (neal 200 een cenc) of he King mone, hi
hoe, and ohe moable. Thi a a miha likel enogh o oeake an
aelle in hoe da of bad oad and lonel mahe, fo hee a no gea
oecion b olice o oldie in odina cae. The King i, in hich he
fogie Chace hi m of 20, i ill ean.
Wha he did, o ho he lied, fo ome ime ae hi eiemen fom he
King Wok in 1391, i no knon; b in 1394, King Richad ganed him a
enion of 20 (= 200 een cenc) e annm fo life. Thi a he eahen John of Gan maied Chace ieinla; b, in ie of hi ich
alliance, I fea Chace a ill in gea die, fo e hea of man mall
loan hich he obained on hi ne enion ding he ne fo ea,
hich bea oo cleal hi difficlie. In 1398, he King ganed him lee o
oec him again aeha i, he oe lee fobidding he eole o
hom Chace oed mone o him in ion, hich he old
oheie hae done.
I i ad ha ding hee lae ea of hi life, he gea oe ho had done
o mch, and lied o comfoabl, hold hae gon o oo and haaed.He ogh o hae been beond he each of an. He had had lage m of
mone; hi ife ie a Dche of Lancae; hi on[20] a holding
gan and office nde John of Gan. Peha he aed hi mone. [21]B
e canno kno eacl ho i all came abo a hi diance of ime. And
one hing ho cleal ho mch coage and aience Chace had; fo i
a hen he a in ch an in 1388, o ea ae he had been ned
o of he Com, ha he a bie ih he geae ok of hi life,
called he CANTERBURYTALES. Some men old hae been oo ad ae o
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King of England. No hi Hen a he on of John of Gan, b hi fi
ife, Blanche, and had been e badl eaed b hi coin, he King. He
a a mch bee man han Richad, and he eole loed him. John of
Gan did no lie o ee hi on King, fo he died hile Hen a aboad;
and i m hae been a eal gief o Chace, hen an old man of i,[23]
hen hi long and faihfl fiend a aken fom him.
Sill i i leaan o find ha Hen of Lancae haed hi fahe fiendhifo Chace. I dae a he had been ocked on Chace knee hen a lile
child, and had laed ih Chace childen. He came back fom Fance,
ae John of Gan deah, and he eole made him King, and en King
Richad o he cale of Pomfe (hee I am o o a he a aead
mdeed).
The ne King had no been on he hone fo da befoe he heled
Chace. John of Gan himelf cold no hae done i icke. He ganed
him an anni of 26 13.4. a ea, in addiion o he ohe 20 ganed b
Richad.
The oal bon a onl j in ime, fo oo old Chace did no long
ie hi old fiend, he Dke of Lancae. He died abo a ea ae him,
hen Hen had been King hieen monh.
John of Gan a bied in S. Pal, b he ide of hi fi and beloed
ife, Blanche; Geoffe Chace a bied in Wemine Abbe.
So ended he fi, and almo he geae, Englih ie, of hom no one
ha oken an ill od, and ho himelf oke no ill od.
Poe, oldie, aeman, and chola, l hi bee ne hi ee, in chool of
m le cold I nee find.... In goodne of genle, manl eech he aeh
all ohe make.[24]
XII.
And no fo Chace eech. Ho hall I ho o i goodne, ince i
i o difficl o ead hi old Englih? Wai a bi. Yo ill oon ndeand i
all, if o ake ain a he fi beginning. Do no be afaid of he fnnelling, fo o m emembe ha i i no o mch ha Chace ell
diffeenl fom , a ha e hae begn o ell diffeenl fom Chace.
He old hink o Englih ie a fnn, and no half o e a hi on;
fo he old Englih, hen oken, onded e e and ael, and no o
mch like a gabble a o.
I old o a lile hile ago, o kno, ha o alking i mch fae han
alking a in Chace ime; i eem e cio ha a langage can be o
changed in a fe hnded ea, iho eole eall meaning o change i.
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B i ha changed gadall. Lile b lile ne od hae come ino e,
and ohe hae go oldfahioned. Een he Englih of hnded ea
ago a e nlike o on. B he Englih offihnded ea ago a, of
coe, ill moe nlike.
XIII.
No, I hae , a I old o, o eion of Chace oe on he age,
ide b ide. Fi, he line a Chace made hem, and hen he ame line in
Englih ch a e eak. Yo can h look a boh, and comae hem.
I ill alo ead o he ee in he o a of ononcing hem, Chace
a and o a: b hen o hae gon a lile ed o he oldfahioned
Englih, o ill oon ee ho mch eie and moe mical i ond han
o moden onge, and I hink o ill like i e mch. Beide, i i nice o
be able o ee he od a Chace hem, o a o kno eacl ho he
alked.
In Chace ime a gea deal of Fench a oken in England, and i a
mied ih Englih moe han i i no. The ond of old Fench and old
Englih ee omehing he ame, boh oken e lol, ih a kind of
dal, a mch a o aI am in no h. I hae all da befoe me, and if
o an o hea ha I hae go o a, o m ai ill I ge m od o.
So if o ih o hea Chace oie, o m le him ell hem in hi on
a, and and ndeand hi fnn, e langage. And if o do no
ononce he od a he mean, o ill find he ee ill ond ie
glome line being longe han ohe, and ome no een hming, and
alogehe in a jmble.
XIV.
Chace himelf a e anio ha eole hold ead hi od oel,
and a in hi ee, a if he ee eaking o a hman being
And fo hee i o gee dei gea dieiIn Englih,[25]and in inge of o onge, onge
So ee I God ha non mii hee a
Ne hee mmeee fo defae of onge. (.) defec
To i o ead he ong; and he mee i he lengh of he line.
If o ead he lengh all ong, i ond e gl.
No, oe hoe line ee ead in moden Englih, he old n
h:
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And becae hee i o gea a diei
In Englih, and in iing o onge,
So I a God ha none miie hee
No mimee hee hogh defec of onge.
Ho boken and agged i all ond! like a gon ha i all agged and jagged,
and doen fi. I ond mch bee o ead i oel.
Yo ill find ha hen Chace od ae ighl ononced, all hi line
ae of an een lengh and ond e. I don hink he ee fail in hi. Thi
i called haing a mical ea. Chace had a mical ea. Some eole ho
ie oe hae no, and hei oe i good fo nohing. The migh a ell
o la he iano iho a mical ea; and a e me he old
make of ha![26]
XV.
When o find an e had od in Chace ee hich o canno
ndeand, look in he gloa and he moden eion beide hem; and o
ill ee ha i he od fo i noada. A fe od hich canno be
anlaed ihin he mee o ill find a he boom of he age; b hink
fo oelf befoe o look. Thee i nohing like hinking fo one elf. Man
of he od ae like Fench o Geman od: o if o hae lean hee
langage o ill be able oen o ge ha he od mean.
Fo inance, o kno ho, in Fench, hen o ih o a, I go o I e, o no ae ed, and: Je iai, o je i .
Well, in Chace ime o no ee ed in Englih. He old hae aid, I
ill go, and I am e.
Thee ae man line hee o ill ee o no. I nam na ecio. I ne
old no deinee. I ol no lee no ale. I ne oe hem no a od. Thee
ni no moe o ell, &c. Someime, hoee, i ed b ielf, iho
o o follo. A i ni good, I nill ao ain, inead of i i no
goodI ill no a.
And, a in hi la od ain (hich onl mean ), o ill find oen an a he end of od, hich make i difficl o ndeand hem; b o ill
oon ceae o hink ha a e alaming difficl if o kee looking a he
moden eion. A, I hall na (hi mean ). I ol na ():
dob (). The old I hem no leaance (); ho
hal i (). I hall o ().
And I hink o ill alo be able o ee ho mch bee ome old od ae
fo eeing he meaning, han o od. Fo inance, ho mch nice
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S
fliemoe i han ba. Tha i an old Nohcon od, and e
Geman (Fledema). When o ee a lile ba fling abo, o kno i i a
ba becae o hae been old: b fliemoe i bee han ba, becae
i mean floaing moe. No, a ba like a moe floaing in he ai. The
od eee he moemen and he fom of he ceae.
Againhe old od heele (heale), inead of iho coage, ho
ell i eee he an of coage o ii: e oen a eole hae nohea fo ok, o no hea fo inging, hen he ae ad, o ill, o eak.
Heale doe no ala mean coadl; i mean ha he eon i
dejeced, o ied, o o of ii. We hae le off ing he od heale in
ha ene, hoee, and e hae no od o ee i. When a
heale, e mean cel o nkind, hich i a efecl diffeen meaning.
Again, e hae no od no fo a meeingime o aoinmen, a good a
he old od een: e e he Fench od a a non, hich
i no e ie. Seen i a nice, ho, and eall Englih od hich I
hold like o hea in e again.
One moe inance. The od fe a ed fo deoing. Thi j decibe
ha e call nibbling no. The moh feing a gamenmean he moh
deoing o nibbling a gamen.
Thi i a od e hae lo igh of no in he ene of ; e onl e i
fo comlaining o ining. B a kand heon a giaae
fom he old Saon eb, o ea o deo, and decibe a inkl neen
face, like he a of a gamen feed b he moh. So o m no be
imaien ih he old od, hich ae omeime mch bee fo hei
oe han he od e e noada.
CANTERBURY TALES.
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OME of Chace be ale ae no old b himelf. The ae ino he
moh of ohe eole. In hoe da hee ee no neaeindeed
hee a no mch neo ha hen ange ho had lile in common
ee hon ogehe, a he oen ee in inn, o in long jone, he had
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fe oic of coneaion: and o he ed o eneain each ohe b inging
ong, o ie a oen b elling hei on adene, o long oie ch a
Chace ha ien don and called he C .
The eaon he called hem he C a becae he ee
oed o be old b a nmbe of aelle ho me a an inn, and en
ogehe on a ilgimage o a ain hine a Caneb.
B I hall no le Chace ell o abo hi ineeing coman in hi on
a.
He begin ih a beaifl deciion of he inghe ime all choen
fo long jone, o fo an ne ndeaking, in hoe da.
When o go o ino he gaden o he field, and ee he feh geen of he
hedge and he hie Ma bloom and he ble k, hink of Chace and
hi Caneb Pilgim!
Lage Image
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Whan ha Aille ih hi choe ooe When, ee
The dogh of Mache hah eced o he ooe, oo
And bahd ee ene in ich lico, ch lio
Of hich ee engended i he flo; floe
Whan Zehi[27]eek ih hi ee beeh alo, beah
Enid hah in ee hole and heeh goe
The ende coe, and he onge onne ongHah in he Ram hi halfe co ionne, n
And male fole maken melodie, mall bid make
Tha leen al he nigh ih oen he, lee, ee
So ikeh hem nae in hee coage: ickeh hem, hei
imle
Thanne longen folk o gon on ilgimage, long, go
And alme[28]fo o eeken ange onde, eek, hoe
To fene hale, kohe[29]in ond londe; dian ain
And eciall fom ee chie ende
Of Engelond, o Canb he ende, goThe hol blifl mai[30]fo o eeke, bleed, eek
Tha hem hah holen han ha he ee eeke. hem, ick
When Ail hah hi eee hoe bogh
To iece he hea of Mach and banih dogh,
Then ee ein i bahd b hi oe,
Wih fifl jice engendeing he floe;
When he ligh eh, ih i cened beah,Si o ne life in ee hol and heah
The ende co, ha ime he ohfl n
Hah in he Ram hi coe b halfa n;
And hen he lile bid make melod,
Tha lee he hole nigh long ih oen ee,
So Nae oe ininc ino ong,
Then folk o go a ilgim geal long,
And alme haen foh o foeign and
To ohi faoff ain in nd land;
And eciall fom ee hie endOf England, no Caneb he end,
Befoe he bleed ma hee o kneel,
Who o hah held hem b hi oe o heal.
I haened ha one da in he ing, a I a eing a he Tabad[31]Inn,
in Sohak, ead o go on m deo ilgimage o Caneb, hee
aied oad nigh a he inn a lage coman of all o of eolenine
anden of hem: he had me b chance, all being ilgim o
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Caneb.[32] The chambe and he able ee oom, and o ee one
fond a lace. And hol, ae ne, I had made fiend ih hem all, and
oon became one of hei a. We all ageed o ie eal, o e o
jone ogehe.[33]
B ill, hile I hae ime and ace, I hink I had bee ell o ho hee
eole ee, hei condiion and ank, hich a hich, and ha he
looked like. I ill begin, hen, ih
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A KNIGHT[34]he a and ha a oh man, hee, alable
Tha fom he me ha he fe bigan
To den o, he loede chale, ide
Tohe and hono, fedom and ceie. fankne
Fl ohi a he in hi lode ee, a
And heo hadde he iden, noman fee, fhe
A el in Ciendom a in hehenee,And eee honoed fo hi ohinee.
A knigh hee a, and ha a oh man,
Who fom he ime in hich he fi began
To ide afield, loed ell all chial,
Hono and fankne, h and coe.
Mo oh a he in hi mae a,
And heeo had he idden, none moe fa,
A ell in Chiian a in heahen land,And bone ih hono man high command.
He had been a Aleandia hen i a on: in Pia he had gained gea
hono, and in man ohe land. He had been in fieen moal bale, and
had fogh in he li fo o faih hee ime, and ala lain hi foe. He
had eed in Tke and in he Gea Sea. And he a ala e ell aid
oo. Ye, hogh o gea a oldie, he a ie in concil; and in manne he
a genle a a oman. Nee did he e bad od in all hi life, o an cla
of men: in fac
He a a ea efigh, genil knigh.
He a a e efec, noble knigh.
A fo hi aeaance, hi hoe a good, b no ga. He oe a gion of
fian, all ained b hi habegeon;[35] fo he had onl j aied home
fom a long oage.
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Wih him he a hi one, a ong SQUYER, hee, on
A loe, and a l bachele,[36] me
Wih lokke clle a he ee lade in ee. lock cled
Of en ee he a of age I gee. ge
Of hi ae he a of eene lenghe,
And ondl dele, and ge of enghe. ondefll nimble,
geaAnd he hadde ben omme in chiachie,[37] had been
In Flande, in Ao, and in Picadie,
And bon him el, a in o liel ace, lile
In hoe o onden in hi lad gace.[38] and
Embodid[39]a he, a i ee a mede
Al fl of fehe floe, hie and eede.
Sngnge he a, o flonge al he da; laing on he fle
He a a feh a i he moneh of Ma.
Scho a hi gone, ih leee long and de.
Wel code he ie on ho, and faie de. cold, hoeHe code onge el make and endie, elae
Jne and eek dance, and el a and ie. alo, da ice
Wih him hee a hi on, a ga ong ie,
A bachelo and fll of boih fie,
Wih lock all cld a hogh laid in a e,
And abo en ea of age, I ge.
In ae he a of an een lengh,And ondefll nimble, and gea of engh.
And he had folloed knighl deed of a
In Picad, in Flande, and Aoi,
And nobl bone himelf in ha bief ace,
In aden hoe o in hi lad gace.
Emboideed a he, a a meado bigh,
All fll of fehe floe, ed and hie;
Singing he a, o flelaing all da,
He a a feh a i he monh of Ma.
Sho a hi gon, hi leee ee long and ide,Well he became hi hoe, and ell cold ide;
He cold make ong, and ballad, and ecie,
Jo and make e ice, dance, and ie.
A fo he ong ie manne
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Ce he a, lol, and eable,
And caf[40]bfon hi fad a he able. caed
Coeo he a, lol, and eiceable,
And caed befoe hi fahe a he able.
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A YEMANhad he, and eane nomoo no moe
A ha me, fo him le de oo; i leaed him
And he a clad in cooe and hood of gene.
A hef of ocok ae[41]bigh and kene, ao
Unde hi bele he ba fl hiil, boe
Wel code he dee hi akel omanl; ao
Hi ae dod nogh ih fehee loe,[42] aoAnd in hi hond he ba a migh boe. boe
A noheed hadde he, ih a bon iage. . noe, . 111.
Of oodeca code he el al he age; kne
Uon hi ame he ba a ga bace,[43] boe
And b hi ide a ed, and a bokele,[44] bckle
And on ha ohe ide a ga daggee,
Haneed el, and cha a on of ee; deed ell
A Ciofe on hi be of ile chene. onamen eeening
S. Chiohe
An hon he ba, he badik[45]a of gene:A foe a he ohel, a I gee. foee, l
A eoman had he (b no ie beide:
Wiho aendan h he choe o ide,)
And he a clad in coa and hood of geen.
A heaf of eacockao bigh and keen,
Unde hi bel he caied hiil;
Well cold he de an ao eomanl!None of hi ao dooed ih feahe lo
And in hi hand he held a migh bo.
A knohead had he, and a nbn he,
In oodca all he age he kne;
Uon hi am a bace ga he oe,
And b hi ide bckle and od he boe,
While ooie a dagge dangled fee;
Polihed and ma, no ea cold hae be.
A ile Chiohe on hi bea a een,
A hon he caied b a baldick geen:He a a hoogh foee, I ge.
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The a alo a Nonne, a PRIORESSE,
Tha of hie mlng a fl mle and co; he
Hie gee ooh[46]ne a b b en Lo, oah
And che a cleed madame Eglenne. called
Fl el che ang he ee dene,
Enned in hie noe[47]fl eml, eeml
And Fench che ak fl faie and fel, eleganlA he cole of Safod ae Boe, chool
Fo Fench of Pa a o hie nknoe. he nknon
A mee el iagh a che ihalle; mea, agh
Sche lee no moel fom hie lie falle, le
Ne ee hie fnge in hie ace deee.[48] eed
Wel code che caie a moel, and el keee, ca
Tha no doe ne fil on hie bee. fell
In ceie a e al hie lee. coe, leae
Hie oelie de che o clene,[49]
Tha in hie ce he a no fehing ene caOf gee, han che donken hadde hie dagh. had dnk
Fl emel a hie mee che agh. eeml
And ikl che a of ge dio, aedl
And fl lean, and amable of o,
And ened hie o conefee cheee a
Of co, and ben ealich of manee, ael, manne
And o ben holden digne of eeence. oh
B fo o eken of hie concience, eak
Sche a o chaiable and o io[50]Sche olde eee if ha che ae a mo
Cagh in a ae, if i ee deed o bledde.
Of male honde hadde che, ha che fedde mall hond
Wih od fleih, and mlk, and ael beed.[51]
B oe ee che if oon of hem ee deed, hem
O if men mo i ih a ede mee: od
And al a concience and ende hee.
Fl emel hie mle[52]inched a:
Hie noe e: hie een ge a gla: ellooioned, ee,
glaHie moh fl mal, and heo oe and eed;
B ikl che hadde a faie foheed. el
I a almo a anne bood, I oe: boad, hink
Fo hadil che a no ndgoe. ceainl, ndegon
Fl fe a hie cloke, a I a aa. nea
Of mal coal aboe hie ame che baa mall
A eie of bede[53]gadid al ih gene; e of bead
And heon heng a boch of gold fl chene, jeel, bigh
On hich a fi iien a coned A, ien
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The Pioe a aended b anohe nn, ho aced a he chalain, and
hee ie.
.
A MONKhe a, a fai fo he maiie,[55] mae
An odee, ha loede enee; hning
A manl man, o ben an abbo able. be
Fl man a dene ho hadde he in able: dain hoe
And han he ood, men migh hi bidel heee[56] hen, hea
Gngle in a hilng nd a cleee, jingling, clea
And eek a lode a doh he chael belle,
The a hi lod a kee of he elle. hee, eligio hoe
A monk hee aone e o ie no dob,
A hne, and deoed ide o;
Manlo be an abbo fi and able,
Fo man a dain hoe had he in able;
And hen he ode, hi bidle o cold heaJingle along a hiling ind a clea
And ie a lod, a doh he chael bell,
Whee hi good monk i keee of he cell.
Thi joll monk caed fo lile ele b hning, hogh hi ha nee been
conideed a oe i fo he cleg. He a indiffeen o ha a aid
of him, and aed no co o kee he mo lendid gehond and hoe
fo had iding and haehning. I a hi leee edged ih he ae f
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a he i, and ha he fine in he land; hi hood a faened nde hi
chin ih a cio gold in, hich had a loekno in he lage end. Hi ae
a bald and hin, hi ee olled in hi head; hi faoie oa dih a a
fa an.[57]
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A FREREhe a, a anon and a mee, fia
A lmo,[58]a fl olemne man. olemn
In alle he ode foe[59]i noon ha can I able o do
So moche of daliance and fai langage. dalliance
Fl el biloed and famlie a he familia
Wih fankelen[60]oeal in hi cne, conAnd eek ih ohi ommen of he on: alo, ich
Fl eel hede he confeion,
And lean a hi abolcion;[61]
He a an e man o ee enance ea
The a he ie o han a good iance; hen, kne
Fo no a oe ode fo o gee oo
I igne ha a man i el ichee. hien
Fo if he af, he doe make aan, boa
He ie ha a man a eenan. kneFo man a man o had i of hi hee, hea
He ma no ee hogh him oe mee; he ma ma
Thefoe inede of eng and aee,
Men moo ie ile o he oe fee. ma
A fia hee a, o fik and o me
A limio, a mo imoan man,
In he fo ode hee i none ha canOdo him in ee alk and laflne.
He a mo inimae and ola
Wih all he fanklin delling nea and fa,
And ih he ealh omen of he on.
So eel did he hea confeion a;
In abolion leaan a hi a.
In giing enance, e kind a he
When eole made i oh hi hile o be;Fo giing lagel o ome ode oo
Sho ha a man i fee fom in, be e,
And if a man begdged him no hi dole,
He kne he a eenan in hi ol.
Fo man a man o had of hea e ee,
He canno ee, hoee ad he be;
Theefoe, inead of eeing and long ae,
Men can gie mone no he oo fia.
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He caied a nmbe of e in and knie abo him ha he made
een of o eole; and he cold ing ell, and la on he oa.[62] He
nee mingled ih oo, agged, ick eolei i no eecable o hae
anhing o do ih ch, b onl ih ich eole ho cold gie good
dinne.
Somha he liede fo hi anonee,
To make hi Englich ee on hi nge; onge
Someha he lid fo hi anonne,
To make hi Englih ee on hi onge;
and hen he laed and ang, hi ee inkled like he a on a fo
nigh.
.
A MARCHAUNTa he ih a foked bed, bead
In moelee, and highe on ho he a, mole, hoeUon hi heed a Flandich beee ha. Flemih beae
A mechan a hee ih a fokd bead,
In mole dedhigh on hi hoe he a,
And on hi head a Flemih beae ha.
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A CLERK[63]he a of Oenfod alo, Ofod
Tha no logik hadde longe go. logic, gone
A lene a hi ho a i a ake, lean, hoe
And he a no igh fa, I ndeake;
B lokede hole, and heo obl. looked hollo
Fl hedbae a hi oee coe. emo ho cloak
Fo he hadde geen him i no benefice, go
Ne a o oldl fo o hae office,
Fo him a lee hae a hi bedde heede he old
Ten booke, clohed in blak o eede,Of Aioil, and hi hiloohie,
Than ob iche, o fihl, o aie. obe
A clek of Ofod a amid he hong,
Who had alied hi hea o leaning long.
Hi hoe, i a a kinn a a ake,
And a no oo fa, Ill ndeake!
B had a obe, ahe hollo look;
And e headbae a hi oe cloak.
Fo he a e no benefice had go:
Woldl enogh fo office he a no!
Fo liefe old he hae a hi bed head
A coe of book, all bond in black o ed,
Of Aiole, and hi hilooh,
Than ich aie, fiddle, o ale.
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Ye alhogh he oo chola a o ie and diligen, he had hadl an
mone, b all he cold ge fom hi fiend he en on book and on
leaning; and oen he aed fo hoe ho gae him he mean o d. He
oke lilenee moe han he a obligedb ha he did eak a
ala enible and ie.
Sonnge in moal e a hi eche, ending o
And gladl olde he lene, and gladl eche. old, lean
Fll of e oh and goodne a hi eech,
And gladl old he lean, and gladl each.
Then hee a a
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Nohe o be a man a he he na, a no
And i he eemede beie han he a.
He oode b hooml in a medl cooe mied fabic
Gid ih a en of ilk, ih bae male. bel
Nee ha been a bie man han he,
Ye bie han he a, he eemed o be.
He ode b homelclad, in medle coa,
Gi ih a bel of ilk, ih lile ba.
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The Fanklin.
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Table Doman.
A FRANKELEINa in hi comaine;
Whi a hi bede, a i he daee. dai
Of hi comleion he a angn,Wel loed he in he moe a o of n. moning
Wihoe bake mee a neee hi ho, baked mea (ie)
Of flech and fich, and ha o leneo
Hi need[64]in hi ho of mee and dnke, noed
Of alle denee ha men code hnke. cold hink of
Ae he ond eon of he ee nd
So changede he hi mee and hi oe. e
Hi able doman[65]in hi halle alaSood ed coeed al he longe da.
Thee a a Fanklin in hi coman,
And hie hi bead a, a he daiie be.
Wih dd in did hi comleion hine;
Well loed he in he mon a o of ine.
Wiho good mea, ell cooked, a nee hi hoe,Boh fih and fleh, and ha o leneo,
I eemed a hogh i noed ih mea and dink,
And ee dain ha a man cold hink.
Accoding o he eaon of he ea
He changed hi mea and aied hi good chee.
Hi abledoman in hi hall ala
Sood ead fnihed foh hogho he da.
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He a he mo hoiable of men, and e ellodo. He ke oen hoe,
fo eebod o come and ea hen he liked. He had oen been heiff and
knigh of he hie; fo he a e highl hogh of.
An anla and gie al of ilk all
Heng a hi gedl, hi a mone mlk.
A dagge and a hakingoch of ilk
Hng a hi gidle, hie a moning milk.
A Habedahe, a Caene, a Webbe (eae), a De, and a Taie
(aemake) came ne, ih he Cook he bogh ih hem, a
Shiman, a Doco of Phic, and a oh[66] oman, called he Wife of
Bah, becae he lied nea ha ci.
The Doco of Phic.
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The Wife of Bah.
.
She a o ee in eaing cloh, ha hee a no one ho cold come
o he; and he hogh o mch of heelf, ha if anohe oman een en
o he chch ala befoe he, he conideed i a ligh on he. The Wife
of Bah a middleaged, and omeha deaf: he had had fie hband, b
he had all diedhe a ch a he: and he had aken ilgimage o
Cologne and Rome, and man ohe lace; fo he had len of mone, a
one migh ee b he ho de.
Hie hoen een of fn cale eed, hoe
Fl ee ed, and choo fl mo and nee.
Bold a hie face, and fai and ede of he.
He ocking ee of fine cale ed,
All ail ied, and hoe all moi and ne.
Bold a he face, and fai and ed of he.
She a ell imled ih fine kechief, and he ha a a boad a a
bckle o a age.
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Then came he oo Paonoo in condiion, b ich in hol hogh and
okho a o good, and anch, and e, o ende o inne and
eee o in, egading no ank o ae, b ala a hi o, an eamle o
men.
Wd a hi aich, and hoe fe aond, ide
B he ne lae no fo ene ne hond, ceaed
In iknee no in mechief o iie
The fee in hi aiche, moche and lie, fhe
Uon hi fee, and in hi hond a af.
B Cie loe and hi aole eleHe agh, and fe he foled i himele.[67] folloed
Wide a hi aih, he hoe fa ande,
B nee did he fail, fo ain o hnde,
In ickne and in oe o ii all
Who neededfa o nea, and gea and mall
On foo, and haing in hi hand a aff.
Chi and he ele aole la he agh,
B fi himelf obed i, a he ogh.
.
Then he aon bohe, ho a onl a Ploghman, and oked had in
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he field, kind o hi neighbo, ee hone, loing God aboe all hing. He
oe a abad, and ode on a mae.[68]
Thee a alo a Mille, a Mancile, a Ree, a Smmone, a Padone, and
melf [Chace].
The Ploghman.
The Smmone.
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The Padone.
.
The Smmone[69]a a eiblelooking eon, and ode ih he Padone,
ho a hi fiend: he Padone inging a liel ong, and he Smmone
goling o a ba o i, ih a lod, hah oice. A fo hi look, he had
A feed chebne face,[70]
Fo aceflem he a ih eghen nae. iml
A fiechebin ed face,
Fo iml he a, ih nao ee.
Childen ee oe afaid of him hen he a him, he a o elie, and
o cel in eoing hi gain. He a a e bad man: fo hogh i a hi
d o call befoe he Achdeacon co anbod hom he fond doing
ong, e he old le he ickede eole off, if he bibed him ih
mone; and man oo eole ho did nohing ong he foced o gie him
hei had eaning, heaening ele o eo hem falel o he Achdeacon.He caied a lage cake ih him fo a bckle, and oe a galand big enogh
fo he igno of an inn.[71]
.
The Padone[72]a a gea chea oo, and o he fiend ee ell mached;
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he had long hin hai, a ello a a, ha hng in hed on hi holde.
He oe no hood, b ke i in hi alle: he hogh himelf ie in he
io of fahion.
Dicheele, af hi cae, he ood al bae. ece
Sche glang eghen hadde he, a an hae. ch, ee
A enicle[73]hadde he oed on hi cae;
Hi ale la bfon him in hi lae. befoe
B eel o ellen ae lae, l
He a in chche a noble eccleiae.
Wel code he ede a leon o a oe,[74]
B alhebe he ang an offeoie: be of all
Fo el he e, han ha ong a onge kne, hen
He moe eche, and el affle hi onge, each, he
To nne ile, a he igh el code: in
Thefoe he ang fl meiel and lode.
Diheelld, ae hi ca, he ode baehead:
Sch glaing ee, like o a hae, he had!
A enicle a eed on hi ca;
Hi alle la befoe him, in hi la.
B honel o ell he h a la,
He a in chch a noble eccleia.
Well cold he ead a leon o a o,
B ee be he ang he offeo:
Fo ell he kne ha ae he had ng,
Fo eaching he m olih hi onge,
And h make mone, a he igh ell cold:
Theefoe he ang fll meil and lod.
No I hae old o a mch a I can ha eole came ino he Tabad Inn
ha nigh, and h he ee all aelling ogehe, and hee he ee
going.
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Mine Ho.
O ho made e elcome, and gae a caial e. He a a
hooghl good fello, o hoa lage, o man, ih bigh, ominen
ee, enible and ell behaed, and e me.
Ae e, he made all lagh a good deal ih hi i je; and hen
e had all aid o eckoning, he addeed all:
And ade h: Lo, lodnge, eel l
Ye ben o me igh elcome heil:Fo b m ohe, if ha I chal no le, hall, lie
I ne agh hi ee o me a comane a
A oone in hi hebegh, a i no. inn (abege)
Fan olde I do o mehe, ie I ho.
And of a mehe I am igh no bhogh,
To doon o eee, and i chal coe nogh. do, eae
And aid o : M mae, ceainl
Ye be o me igh elcome, heail:Fo b m h, and flaeing none, a I,
I hae no een o lage a coman
A once inide m inn hi ea, a no!
Id gladl make o mih if I kne ho.
And of a leaan game Im j behogh
To chee he jonei hall co o nogh!
Whoee an o kno ho, hold o hand. We all held o
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hand, and begged him o a on.
Well, m mae, aid he, I a ha each of o hall ell he e fo
oieo on he a o Caneb, and o on he a home. Fo o
kno i i mall fn iding along a dmb a a one. And hichee in he
a ell he be o, hall hae a e a hi inn a he co of he e
hen o come back. To ame o bee, I ill melf gladl join o a,
and ide o Caneb a m on eene, and be a once gide and jdge;and hoee gaina m jdgmen hall a fo all e end b he a.
No, ell me if o all agee, and I ill ge me ead in ime o a.
We ee all ell leaed; and he ne moning, a dabeak, o clee ho
called all ogehe, and e ode off o a lace called he Waeing of S.
Thoma.[75] Thee e haled, and de lo ho hold ell he o fi,
knigh, clek, lad ioe, and eebod.
The lo fell o he knigh, hich ee one a glad of; and a oon a e e
foad, he began a once.
Noe b he Wa.
One of he hing mo deeing of noice in eading Chace i hi inglal
ong ga of chaace. In he Caneb Tale hi i elfeiden, and he
ccinc caaloge of he hione ilgim, hich in feeble hand old
hae been d enogh, i a maeiece of goodhmoed aie, moal
eaching, and, aboe all, hoogahic oai fom life. Yo ill noice ha
Chace mean o make hi Caneb Tale mch longe han he lied odo. Hi innkeee ooe ha each of he ilgim hall ell fo oie.
Onl enfo of hee ei.
Yo ill nee find an chaace dan b Chace acing, eaking, o
looking inconienl. He ha ala ell hold of hi man, and he n him
inide o elenlel. He e eldom anale hogh o moie, b he
ho o ha o cleal, ha o kno ha be iho hi elling
o.
The goodhmoed of mine ho, like all hi cla, nee fogefl ofbine in he mid of la, i ondefll ell hi off; fo he innkeee
cleal old be he gaine b hi leaan aagem: and he een an
one giing him he li b going ih hem o Caneb and back. The
ge ae glad enogh of hi coman, fo he cold be eeciall efl o
hem on he a.
The oie, alo, ill be fond efecl chaaceiic of he ellehee i
no o gien o a naao hoe ank, edcaion, o dioiion make i
inconien. Each ell a ale hoe inciden ao of hi naal occaion
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O
and mahie, and he ie each ake of igh o ong mode of condc
i ell een in he manne a ell a he mae.
Chace eonal di of and conem fo he conemoa Chch
and i ceae a he naal and healh aeion of a e mind and a
inceel eligio hea o a fom of godline dening he oe heeofa
Chch hich had become eall co. I i ignifican of hi efec aiic
hooghne ha, ih hi aeion, he nee an immoal o nfiingale ino he moh of nn o fia; fo i old be mo nlikel ha hee
eon, haee hei iae chaace migh be, old ciminae
hemele in blic.
.
NCE on a ime, a old oie ell , hee a a dke named Thee,
lod and goeno of Ahen, in Geece, and in hi ime ch a coneo
ha hee a none geae nde he n. Fll man a ich con oned
hi a.
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Tha ih hi idam and hi chialie,
He coneed al he egne of Femne, kingdom, Amaon
Tha hilom a icleed Cihea; once, called
And edded he fehe ene Iolia,[76] feh
And bogh he hoom ih him o hi cone, con
Wih mochel gloie and ge olemnie; mch, olemni
And eek hie onge e Emele. alo, ieAnd h ih icoie and ih melode mic
Lee I hi noble dk o Ahene de, dke
And al hi o, in ame him biide. am
Wha ih hi idom and hi chial
The kingdom of he Amaon on he,
Tha a of old ime namd Schia,
And edded he feh Qeen Iolia,
And bogh he o hi on land mol,Wih om and glo, and gea feii;
And alo he ong ie Emele.
And h ih ico and ih melodie
Le I hi noble dke o Ahen ide,
And all hi glieing ho on eihe ide.
And, ceainl, if i ee no oo long o lien o, I old hae old o fll
ho he kingdom of he Amaon a on b Thee and hi ho. And of
he gea bale hee a fo he ime beeen Ahen and he Amaon; andho Ioliahe fai, had een of Schiaa beieged; and abo he
fea ha a held a he edding of Thee and Iolia, and abo he
eme a hei homecoming. B all hi I m c ho.
I hae, God o, a lage feeld o ee; logh
And ake ben he oen in m logh. eak
I hae, God kno, a fll ide field o o,
And feeble be he oen in m logh.
I ill no hinde anbod in he coman. Le ee one ell hi o in n,
and le ee no ho hall in he e!
I ill decibe o o ha haened a Thee a binging home hi bide
o Ahen.
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Thi dk, of hom I make mencion,
Whan he a comen almo no he on, come
In al hi ele and in hi moe de, oei
He a a, a he ca hi eghe aide, aae
Whe ha he knelede in he he ee kneeled
A comagne of ladie, ee and ee, o
Ech ae ohe, clad in clohe blake; each, blackB ch a c and ch a oo he make, oe
Tha in hi old n ceae lnge,
Tha hede ch anohe emennge,
And of ha c ne olde he nee enen, ceae
Til he he ene of hi bidel henen. cagh
Wha folk be e ha a mn hom comnge
Peoben o m fee[77]ih cinge? eb
Qod Thee; Hae e o ge ene
Of mn hono, ha h comlene and cie?
O ho hah o miboden o offendid? injedAnd elleh me, if i ma ben amendid;
And h ha e ben clad h al in blak? black
The olde lad of hem alle ak.... hem
Thi dke afoeaid, of deeed enon,
When he had almo come ino he on
In all hi lendo and in all hi ide,
Peceid, a he ca hi ee aide,A coman of ladie, in a o,
Wee kneeling in he highao b o,
Each behind each, clad all in black aa;
B ch an oc of lamen made he,
Tha in hi old hee i no liing hing
Tha ee head ch anohe ocing;
No old he ceae o ail and o comlain
Till he had cagh him b hi bidleein.
Wha folk ae e ho a m homecoming
Peb m feial ih mming,Qoh Thee. O do o en me
Mine hono ha e ail o oefll?
O ho hah injed o, o ho offended?
Tell me, if hal i ma be amended,
And h ae all of o in black aaed?
The olde lad of hem all hen aid
Lod, o hom fone ha gien ico, and o lie ee a a coneo, e
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do no gdge o glo[78]and hono, b e hae come o imloe o
i and hel. Hae mec on in o gief. Thee i no one of ha ha
no been a een o dche; no e ae begga, and o can hel if o
ill.
I a ife o King Caane, ho died a Thebe[79]: and all of ho kneel
and ee hae lo o hband hee ding a iege; and no Ceon, ho i
king of Thebe, ha iled ogehe hee dead bodie, and ill no ffe hemo be eihe bned o bied.
And ih hee od all he ladie e moe ieol han ee, and
aed Thee o hae comaion on hei gea oo.
The kind dke decended fom hi hoe, fll of commieaion fo he oo
ladie. He hogh hi hea old beak ih i hen he a hem o
oofl and dejeced, ho had been lael of o noble a ank.
He aied hem all, and comfoed hem, and oe an oah ha a he a a
e knigh, he old aenge hem on he an king of Thebe in ch afahion ha all he eole of Geece hold be able o ell ho Thee eed
Ceon!
The dke en hi oal bide and he ong ie Emele on o he on of
Ahen, hil he dilaed hi banne, mahalled hi men, and ode foh
oad Thebe. Fo himelf, ill he had accomlihed hi d, he old no
ene Ahen, no ake hi eae fo one halfda heein.
The dke hie banne boe he ed ae of Ma on i; and b hi
banne aed hi ennon, hich had he mone Minoa (lain b Thee
in Geece) beaen ino i in gold. Th ode hi dkeh ode hi
coneo and all hi hohe floe of chialill he came o Thebe.
To make mae ho, Thee fogh ih he King of Thebe, and le him
manl a a knigh in fai bale, and oed hi hole am. Then he deoed
he ci, and gae o he oofl ladie he bone of hei hband, o
bn honoabl ae hei fahion.
When he oh dke had lain Ceon and aken he ci, he emained all
nigh in he field. Ding he illage hich folloed, i haened ha o
ong knigh ee fond ill alie, ling in hei ich amo, hoghgieol onded. B hei coaamo[80]he heald kne he ee of
he bloodoal of Thebe; o coin, he on of o ie. Thei name
ee Palamon and Acie.
Thee o knigh ee caied a caie o Thee en, and he en hem
off o Ahen, hee he ee o be imioned fo life; no anom old he
ake.
Then he dke en back o Ahen coned ih lael, hee he lied in jo
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and in hono all hi da, hile Palamon and Acie ee h in a ong
oe fll of angih and mie, beond all each of hel.
Th eeal ea aed.
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Thi aeh ee b ee, and da b da,
Till i fel oone in a moe of Ma moning
Tha Emele, ha faie a o eene ee
Than i he lilie on hie alke gene,
And feche han he Ma ih floe nee floe
Fo ih he oe colo of hie hee, oe, he
I no hich a he faee of hem oE i ee da a che a on o do,
Sche a aien, and al ed digh; deed
Fo Ma ole han no loggade a ngh. loh
The eon ikeh ee genil hee,
And makeh him o of hi leee ee,
And eih, A, and do hin obeance.[81] aie, hine
Thi maked Emele han emembance
To don hono o Ma, and fo o e. do
Iclohed a che feh fo o dee.[82] clohed
Hie ole hee a bodid in a ee, elloBhnde hie bak, a ede long I gee.
And in he gadn a he onne ie
Sche alkeh and don he a hie lie. leaed
Sche gadeeh floe, a he and eede,
To make a oil geland[83]fo hie heede,
And a an angel heenl che ong.
Th aeh ea b ea, and da b da,Till i fell once on a mon of Ma
Tha Emelemoe beaeo o be een
Than i he lil on hi alk of geen,
And fehe han he Ma ih floe ne
(Fo ih he oe colo oe he he
I kno no hich a faie of he o)
Eal he oe a he a on o do,
All ead obed befoe he da a bigh;
Fo Ma ime ill no ffe loh a nigh;
The eaon ickeh ee genle hea,And makeh him o of hi lee o a,
And aih, Rie , ale he bih of ing!
And heefoe Emele, emembeing
To a eec o Ma, oe eedil:
Aied he a all feh and caefll,
He ello hai a baided in a e
Behind he back, a fll ad long, I ge,
And in he gaden a he n oe
She andeed and don hee a he choe.
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FAIR EMELYE GATHERING FLOWERS.
The fainee of he lad ha I ee
Yonde in he gadn omnge o and fo.
The gea oe, o hick and ong, in hich hee o knigh ee
imioned, a cloejoined o he all of he gaden.
Bigh a he n, and clea, ha moning, a Palamon, b leae of hi jailo,
had ien, and a oaming abo in an e chambe, fom hich he cold
ee he hole noble ci of Ahen, and alo he gaden, fll of geen bogh,
j hee feh Emele a alking.
Thi oofl ione, hi Palamon, ke acing o and fo in hi chambe,
ihing he had nee been bon; and i haened b chance ha hogh he
indo, ae and baed ih ion, he ca hi ee on Emele.
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He aed and cied o alod, Ah! a hogh he ee icken o he hea.
And ih ha c Acie ang , aing, Dea coin, ha ail o? Yo
ae ie ale and deahl. Wh did o c o? Fo God loe be aien
ih hi ion life ince i canno be aleed. Wha i Heaen ill e m
ende.
Palamon aneed, Coin, i i no hano hi dngeon made me c
ob I a mien igh no hogh he ee ino m hea. The faine
of a lad ha I ee onde in he gaden, oaming o and fo, made me c o.
I kno no hehe he be oman o godde: b I hink i i Ven heelf!
And he fell don on hi knee and cied, Ven, if i be h ill h o
anfige helf in he gaden, hel o ecae o of he oe.
Then Acie looked foh and a hi lad oaming o and fo, and he bea
oched him o de