| 755 | Bold of his speche and wel was I taught | |
| | And of manhood lacked he right nought | |
| | Eke therto was he right a mery man | |
| | And aftir sopper to pleyn he began | |
| | And spak of myrthe among other thinges | |
| 760 | Whan that we hadde made our rekenynges | |
| | He sayde thus now lordynges treuly | |
| | Ye be to me right welcome hertly | |
| | For be my trowthe yf I shal not ly | |
| | I saw not this yeer so mery a companye | |
| 765 | At onys in this harborow as now | |
| | Feyne wolde I do you myrthe yf I wiste how | |
| | And of my myrthe I am right now be thought | |
| | To do you ese and it shal coste you nought | |
| | Ye go to Caunterbury god you spede | |
| 770 | The blisful martir quyte your mede | |
| | And wel ye woot as ye go be the weye | |
| | Ye shappyn you to talke and to pleye | |
| | For trewly comfort ne myrthe is non | |
| | To ride be the wey dom as a stoon | |
| 775 | And therfore wil I make you disport | |
| | As I sayde erst and do you comfort | |
| | And if it liketh you alle be on assent | |
| | Forto stonde at my iugement | |
| | And forto worke as I shal you say | |
| 780 | To morow whan ye riden on the way | |
| | Now be my fader soule that is ded | |
| | But ye be mery I shal yeue you my hed | |
| | Hold vp your hond withoute more speche | |
