麒麟小说

THE TALE（第21页）

asfairasanymaninengleland，

whichweremegivenbythepopeshand。

ifanyofyouwillofdevotion

offer，andhavemineabso露tion，

eforthanon，andkneelehereadown

andmeekelyreceivemypardoun。

orellestakepardon，asyewend，**go

allnewandfreshateverytownesend，

sothatyeoffer，alwaysnewandnew，

noblesorpencewhichthatbegoodandtrue。

tisanhonourtoevereach*thatishere，*eachone

thatyehaveasuffisant*pardonere*suitabl

tassoile*youincountryasyeride，*absolve

foraventureswhichthatmaybetide。

paraventuretheremayfalloneortwo

downofhishorse，andbreakhisneckintwo。

look，whatasuretyisittoyouall，

thatiaminyourfellowshipy-fall，

thatmayassoil*youbothe*reandlass，**absolve

whenthatthesoulshallfromthebodypass。*greatandsmall*

irede*thatourhosteshallbegin，*advise

forheisstenvelopedinsin。

eforth，sirhost，andofferfirstanon

andthoushaltkiss;therelicseveryone，

yea，foragroat;unbuckleanonthypurse。

"nay，nay，"quothhe，"thenhaveichristescurse!

letbe，"quothhe，"itshallnotbe，*sothech。**somayithrive*

thouwouldestmakemekissthineoldebreech，

andswearitwerearelicofasaint，

thoughitwerewiththy*fundamentdepaint。**stainedbyyourbottom*

but，bythecrosswhichthatsainthelenfand，**found