Page:The ancient language, and the dialect of Cornwall.djvu/103

 83 Of gold and he wold quite it him again." (The Chanone's Yemanne's Tale.) " Lene me a marke, quod he, but dayes three, And at my day I wol it quiten thee." (Ibid.) Mad. MAZED, •'Thyn help, quod Beryn; lewde fole, Thow art more then masid, Dres the to the shippis ward with thy crown yrasid." ( The Merchant's Second Tale.) Master. maister. •* Sire Knight (quod he) my maister and my lord, Now draweth cutte for that is min accord." (The Canterbury Tales,) "But at the last his maister him bethought, Upon a day whan he his paper sought." (The Coke's Tale.) " And afterward he said unto the Frere, Tel forth your tale min owen maister dere." (The Frere' s Prologue.) Merchant. MARCH ANT. '* Yit nethirles yf thy hert be so inly set, For to be a Marchaunt, for nothing woll I let." (The Merchant's Second Tale.) And have of golde many besaunt." (The Romaunt of the Rose.) Merchandise. MARCHANDISE. (The Merchant's Second Tale.) And right doith these marchandis in the same wise." (Ibid.)
 * Beseching him to lene a certain
 * ' Though he be chapman or marchaunt,
 * 0f my marchandise, such as he to-fore had seyn."
 * ' Or that he wold bergeyn eny marchandise,