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ThePardoner'sTale
HeerebigynneththePardonersTale.
463 InFlaundreswhilomwasacompaignye
InFlandersoncewasacompany
464 Ofyongefolkthathauntedenfolye,
Ofyoungfolkwhopracticedfolly,
465 Asriot,hasard,stywes,andtavernes,
Suchasdebauchery,gambling,brothels,andtaverns,
466 Whereaswithharpes,lutes,andgyternes,
Wherewithharps,lutes,andguitars,
467 Theydaunceandpleyenatdeesbothedayandnyght,
Theydanceandplayatdicebothdayandnight,
468 Andetenalsoanddrynkenoverhirmyght,
Andalsoeatanddrinkbeyondtheircapacity,
469 Thurghwhichtheydoonthedevelsacrifise
Throughwhichtheydothedevilsacrifice
470 Withinnethatdevelestempleincursedwise
Withinthatdevil'stempleincursedmanner
471 Bysuperfluyteeabhomynable.
Byabominableexcess.
472 Hirothesbeensogreteandsodampnable
Theiroathsaresogreatandsodamnable
473 Thatitisgrislyfortoheerehemswere.
Thatitisgrislytohearthemswear.
474 OureblissedLordesbodytheytotere--
OurblessedLord'sbodytheytoreinpieces--
475 HemthoughtethatJewesrentehymnoghtynough--
TheythoughtthattheJewsdidnottearhimenough--
476 Andechofhematotheressynnelough.
Andeachofthemlaughedattheother'ssin.
477 Andrightanonthannecomentombesteres
Andrightawaythencomedancinggirls
478 Fetysandsmale,andyongefrutesteres,
Elegantlyshapedandslim,andgirlssellingfruits,
479 Syngereswithharpes,baudes,wafereres,
Singerswithharps,bawds,girlssellingwafers,
480 Whichebeentheverraydevelesofficeres
Whicharetheverydevil'sofficers
481 Tokyndleandblowethefyroflecherye,
Tokindleandblowthefireoflechery,
482 Thatisannexeduntoglotonye.
Thatisjoineduntogluttony.
483 ThehoolywrittakeItomywitnesse
TheBibleItakeasmywitness
484 Thatluxurieisinwynanddronkenesse.
Thatlecheryisinwineanddrunkenness.
485 Lo,howthatdronkenLooth,unkyndely,
Lo,howthatdrunkenLot,unnaturally,
486 Laybyhisdoghtrestwo,unwityngly;
Laybyhistwodaughters,unwittingly;
487 Sodronkehewas,henystewhathewroghte.
Sodrunkhewas,heknewnotwhathedid.
488 Herodes,whosowelthestoriessoghte,
Herod,whoevershouldseekwellthehistories(wouldlearn),
489 Whanheofwynwasrepleetathisfeeste,
Whenhewasfilledwithwineathisfeast,
490 Rightathisowenetableheyafhisheeste
Rightathisowntablehegavehiscommand
491 TosleentheBaptistJohn,fulgiltelees.
ToslayJohntheBaptist,fullguiltless.
492 Senecseithagoodworddoutelees;
Senecasaysagoodword,doubtless;
493 Heseithhekannodifferencefynde
Hesayshecanfindnodifference
494 Bitwixamanthatisoutofhismynde
Betweenamanthatisoutofhismind
495 Andamanwhichthatisdronkelewe,
Andamanthatisdrunk,
496 Butthatwoodnesse,yfalleninashrewe,
Exceptthatmadness,falleninanevilperson,
497 Perseverethlengerthandothdronkenesse.
Lastslongerthandoesdrunkenness.
498 Oglotonye,fulofcursednesse!
Ogluttony,fullofcursedness!
499 Ocausefirstofoureconfusioun!
Ofirstcauseofourruin!
500 Ooriginalofouredampnacioun,
Ooriginofourdamnation,
501 TilCristhaddeboghtuswithhisbloodagayn!
UntilChristhadboughtuswithhisbloodagain!
502 Lo,howdeere,shortlyfortosayn,
Lo,howdearly,shortlytosay,
503 Aboghtwasthilkecursedvileynye!
Wasboughtthatsamecursedvillainy!
504 Corruptwasalthisworldforglotonye.
Corruptwasallthisworldforgluttony.
505 Adamourefader,andhiswyfalso,
Adamourfader,andhiswifealso,
506 FroParadystolabourandtowo
FromParadisetolaborandtowoe
507 Weredryvenforthatvice,itisnodrede.
Weredrivenforthatvice,thereisnodoubt.
508 ForwhilthatAdamfasted,asIrede,
ForwhileAdamfasted,asIread,
509 HewasinParadys;andwhanthathe
HewasinParadise;andwhenhe
510 Eetofthefruytdeffendedonthetree,
Ateoftheforbiddenfruitonthetree,
511 Anonhewasoutcasttowoandpeyne.
Immediatelyhewascastouttowoeandpain.
512 Oglotonye,ontheeweloghteuspleyne!
Ogluttony,ontheewellweoughttocomplain!
513 O,wisteamanhowmanyemaladyes
O,ifamanknewhowmanyevils
514 Folwenofexcesseandofglotonyes,
Followofexcessandofgluttony,
515 Hewoldebeenthemooremesurable
Hewouldbethemoremoderate
516 Ofhisdiete,sittyngeathistable.
Ofhisdiet,sittingathistable.
517 Allas,theshortethrote,thetendremouth,
Alas,theshortthroat,thetendermouth,
518 Makeththatestandwestandnorthandsouth,
Makesthateastandwestandnorthandsouth,
519 Inerthe,ineir,inwater,mentoswynke
Inearth,inair,inwater,menwork
520 Togeteaglotoundeynteemeteanddrynke!
Togetagluttondaintyfoodanddrink!
521 Ofthismatiere,OPaul,welkanstowtrete:
Ofthismatter,OPaul,wellcanthoutreat
522 "Meteuntowombe,andwombeeekuntomete,
"Fooduntobelly,andbellyalsountofood,
523 ShalGoddestroyenbothe,"asPaulusseith.
Godshalldestroyboth,"asPaulsays.
524 Allas,afoulthyngisit,bymyfeith,
Alas,afoulthingitis,bymyfaith,
525 Toseyethisword,andfouleristhedede,
Tosaythisword,andfouleristhedeed,
526 Whanmansodrynkethofthewhiteandrede
Whenmansodrinksofthewhiteandred
527 Thatofhisthrotehemakethhispryvee
Thathemakeshisprivyofhisthroat
528 Thurghthilkecursedsuperfluitee.
Throughthatsamecursedexcess.
529 Theapostelwepyngseithfulpitously,
Theapostleweepingsaysfullpiteously,
530 "TherwalkenmanyeofwhicheyowtooldhaveI--
"TherewalkmanyofwhomIhavetoldyou--
531 Iseyeitnowwepyng,withpitousvoys--
Isayitnowweeping,withpiteousvoice--
532 TheybeenenemysofCristescroys,
TheyareenemiesofChrist'scross,
533 Ofwhichetheendeisdeeth;wombeishirgod!
"
Ofwhichtheendisdeath;bellyistheirgod!
"
534 Owombe!
Obely!
Ostynkyngcod,
Ogut!
Obelly!
Ostinkingbag,
535 Fulfilledofdongandofcorrupcioun!
Filledwithdungandwithcorruption!
536 Ateitherendeoftheefoulisthesoun.
Ateitherendoftheethesoundisfoul.
537 Howgreetlabourandcostistheetofynde!
Howgreatlaborandcostitistofeedthee!
538 Thisecookes,howtheystampe,andstreyne,andgrynde,
Thesecooks,howtheypound,andstrain,andgrind,
539 Andturnensubstaunceintoaccident
Andturnsubstanceintooutwardappearance
540 Tofulfillealthylikeroustalent!
Tofulfillallthygluttonousdesire!
541 Outofthehardebonesknokkethey
Outofthehardbonestheyknock
542 Themary,fortheycastenoghtawey
Themarrow,fortheythrownothingaway
543 Thatmaygothurghthegoletsofteandswoote.
Thatmaygothroughthegulletsoftlyandsweetly.
544 Ofspicerieofleef,andbark,androote
Ofseasoningsofleaf,andbark,androot
545 Shalbeenhissauceymakedbydelit,
Shallhissaucebemadefordelight,
546 Tomakehymyetanewerappetit.
Tomakehimyetanewerappetite.
547 But,certes,hethathauntethswichedelices
But,certainly,hewhohabituallyseekssuchdelicacies
548 Isdeed,whilthathelyvethinthovices.
Isdead,whilehelivesinthosevices.
549 Alecherousthyngiswyn,anddronkenesse
Alecherousthingiswine,anddrunkenness
550 Isfulofstryvyngandofwrecchednesse.
Isfullofstrivingandofwretchedness.
551 Odronkeman,disfiguredisthyface,
Odrunkenman,disfiguredisthyface,
552 Souristhybreeth,foul