er was, a want

[77] a ful

dres foure is

aliance and f

ade ful man

mmen, at hi

ordre he was

ved, and fam

s[79] over all

worthy wimmen

power of

selfè, more

rdre he was

y herde he

t was his

sy man to g

[80] to han[81]

oure[82] ord

a man is wel

, he dorstè m

è that a man

n so hard is

pe although h

tede of wepin

ve silver to th

ay farsed[86]

for to given

ly he hadde

inge and plaie

88] he bar ut

white as the

rong was as

the tavérnes

osteler and

a lazar or a

iche a wort

ot, as by h

ith sike lazar

est, it may n

with no swiche

iche, and sell

ther as prof

as, and lowl

man no wher

este begger

rtain fermè[92

etheren came

widewe hadd

was his in

ve a ferthing

s was wel better

ude as it hadd

95] ther coude

as nat like a

cope, as is a

ike a maiste

sted was his

as a belle ou

sped, for his

nglish swete

ing, whan that

nkeled in hi

terrès in a

imitour was c

one for th

hun

dai

] p

re a plucked he

d from the restraints

] m

] t

bid

hard

spu

ught on

ine kind

] b

bri

e a furnace un

torme

] F

licence to beg wit

] U

untry g

] k

] h

] p

shr

st make

] m

stu

ringed in

tory t

] h

pro

poor

. Pollard says, it is probably Chaucer's, but may have been o

] e

f his begging excee

or the amicable settl

half

LYD

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