Here begynnyth the Pardounner his tale [[Painting of the Pardoner.]] [folio 306a]
[[The I runs the length of the page]] IN flanderys whilhom dwellede a cumpaynye
Of ȝonge folk that hauntedyn folye
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As ryot hasard stewys & tauernys
Where as with harpys lutys & geternys
They daunce & pleye at deis bothe day & nyght
And ete & drynke also ouyr here myȝt
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Thoure whiche they don the deuyl sacryfise
With-inne that deuyll 2temple in2 [[2_2 corrected]] cursede wyse
By superfluyte / abominable
Here othis been so greete & so dampnable
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That it is gresely for to here hem swere
Oure blyssede lordis body they to-tere
Hem thouȝte that Iewis rente hym not I-nough
And eche of hem at otherys synne lough
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And thanne ryȝt a-non / comyn Tumbesteris
ffetyse & smale & ȝynge frutesteris
Syngeris with harpis / Baudis wafereris
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Whiche been / the 3werray devill offiserys3 [[3_3 corrected]]
To kyndele & blowe the fyr of lecherye [folio 306b]
That is annexed on-to Glotenye
The holy writ take I to witnesse
That luxurye is in wyn & dronkenesse
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Lo how that dronkyn looth vnkyndely
Lay by his doughterys two on-wityngely
So dronke he was he nyste what he wrouȝte
Herodes who so weel the storyis souȝte
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