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THE MONKS TALE（第4页）
iwillyousaythelifeofsaintedward;
orellesfirsttragediesiwilltell
ofwhichihavean混♂dredinmycell。
tragedy*istosay*acertainstory，*means*
asoldebookesmakenusmery，
ofhimthatstoodingreatprosperity，
andisy-fallenoutofhighdegree
inmisery，andendethwretchedly。
andtheybeversifiednl
ofsixfeet，whichmencallhexametron;
inproseeke*beinditedmanyaone，*also
andekeinmetre，inmanyasundrywise。
lo，thisdeclaringoughtenoughsuffice
nowhearken，ifyelikefortohear。
butfirstiyoubeseechinthismattere
thoughibyordertellenotthesethings，
beitofpopes，emperors，orkings，
*aftertheirages，*asmenwrittenfind，*inchronologicalorder*
buttellthemsomebeforeandsomebehind，
asitnowethtomyremembrance，
havemeexcusedofmineignorance。"
thecorpusmadrian:thebodyofst。maternus，oftreves。
thathermisdothorsaith:thatdoesorsaysanythingtooffendher。
cope:lesiastcalvestmentcoveringallthebodylikeacloak。
thoughhewereshornfullhighuponhispan:thoughheweretonsured，astheclergyare。
imps:shoots，branches;fromanglo-saxon，"impian，"german，"impfen，"toimplant，ingraft。thewordisnowusedinaveryrestrictedsense，tosignifytheprogeny，children，ofthedevil。
露sheburghes:baseorcounterfeitcoins;socalledbecausestruckat露xemburg。agreatimportationofthemtookplaceduringthereignsoftheearlieredwards，andtheycausedmuchannoyanceandplaint，tillin1351itwasdeclaredtreasontobringthemintothecountry。
