| | Whan that the soule shal from the body pas | |
| | I rede that our ost here shal begynne | |
| | For he is most inuolupt in synne | |
| 615 | Comyth forth sir ost and offrith right anon | |
| | And thou shalt kisse the relikes euerichon | |
| | Ye for a grote vnbokil anon thy purs | |
| | Nay nay quod he than haue I cristis curs | |
| | Let be quod he it shal not be so theche | |
| 620 | Thou woldist make me kis thyn olde breche | |
| | And swere it were a Relik of a seynt | |
| | Though it were with thy fundement I peynt | |
| | But by that cros whiche that saint Eleyn fond | |
| | I wolde I hadde thy colious in my hond | |
| 625 | In stede of relikes othir of saintewary | |
| | Let cutte hem of I wol helpe the hem to cary | |
| | They shul be shryned in an hoggis tord | |
| | This pardoner answerd not o word | |
| | So wroth he was he wolde no word sey | |
| 630 | Now quod our ost I wol no lenger pley | |
| | With the ne with non other angry man | |
| | But right anon the worthy knyght began | |
| | When that he saw that al the pepyl lough | |
| | Nomore of this for it is right ynough | |
| 635 | Sir Pardoner be mery and glad of chere | |
| | And ye sir ost that be to me so dere | |
| | I pray you that ye kisse the pardonere | |
| | And pardoner I pray the draw the nere | |
| | And as we did let vs laughe and pley | |
| 640 | Anon they kissid and riden forth her wey | |