| ALAYN...........5 | |
| RvT 4031 And forthy is I come, and eek Alayn, | 110 |
| RvT 4073 Oure hors is lorn, Alayn, for Goddes banes, | 152 |
| RvT 4089 Ilhayl! By God, Alayn, thou is a fonne! " | 168 |
| RvT 4188 This John answerde, " Alayn, avyse thee! | 268 |
| RvT 4273 And by the throte-bolle he caughte Alayn, | 352 |
| ALE.............3 | |
| RvT 4137 For ale and breed, and rosted hem a goos, | 216 |
| RvT 4147 And drynken evere strong ale atte beste. | 226 |
| RvT 4162 This millere hath so wisely bibbed ale | 242 |
| ALEYN...........18 | |
| RvT 4013 John highte that oon, and Aleyn highte that oother; | 92 |
| RvT 4016 This Aleyn maketh redy al his gere, | 96 |
| RvT 4018 Forth goth Aleyn the clerk, and also John, | 98 |
| RvT 4022 Aleyn spak first: " Al hayl, Symond, y-fayth! | 102 |
| RvT 4024 " Aleyn, welcome, " quod Symkyn, " by my lyf! | 104 |
| RvT 4040 Aleyn answerde, " John, and wiltow swa? | 120 |
| RvT 4076 This Aleyn al forgat, bothe mele and corn; | 156 |
| RvT 4084 " Allas, " quod John, " Aleyn, for Cristes peyne | 164 |
| RvT 4091 Toward the fen, bothe Aleyn and eek John. | 170 |
| RvT 4108 Comth sely John, and with him comth Aleyn. | 188 |
| RvT 4160 To bedde goth Aleyn and also John; | 240 |
| RvT 4168 Aleyn the clerk, that herde this melodye, | 248 |
| RvT 4192 Aleyn answerde, " I counte hym nat a flye. " | 272 |
| RvT 4198 Now pley, Aleyn, for I wol speke of John. | 278 |
| RvT 4234 Aleyn wax wery in the dawenynge, | 314 |
| RvT 4249 Aleyn up rist, and thoughte, " Er that it dawe, | 328 |
| RvT 4305 And wende han hit this Aleyn at the fulle, | 384 |
| RvT 4316 Of Aleyn and of John, that bette hym weel. | 396 |
| ALGATE..........1 | |
| RvT 3962 Algate they wolde hire wyves wenden so. | 42 |
| ALLAS...........6 | |
| RvT 4075 Allas, our wardeyn has his palfrey lorn. " | 154 |
| RvT 4080 She seyde, " Allas! youre hors goth to the fen | 160 |
| RvT 4084 " Allas, " quod John, " Aleyn, for Cristes peyne | 164 |
| RvT 4109 " Allas, " quod John, " the day that I was born! | 188 |
| RvT 4201 " Allas! " quod he, " this is a wikked jape; | 280 |
| RvT 4218 " Allas! " quod she, " I hadde almoost mysgoon; | 298 |
| ALLE............2 | |
| RvT 4112 Bathe the wardeyn and oure felawes alle, | 192 |
| RvT 4171 Lo, swilk a complyn is ymel hem alle; | 250 |
| ALLYE...........1 | |
| RvT 3945 For that Symkyn sholde in his blood allye. | 24 |
| ALMOOST.........3 | |
| RvT 4218 " Allas! " quod she, " I hadde almoost mysgoon; | 298 |
| RvT 4219 I hadde almoost goon to the clerkes bed. | 298 |
| RvT 4248 And with that word almoost she gan to wepe. | 328 |
| ALS.............2 | |
| RvT 4177 For, John, " seyde he, " als evere moot I thryve, | 256 |
| RvT 4317 His wyf is swyved, and his doghter als. | 396 |
| ALSO............5 | |
| RvT 4018 Forth goth Aleyn the clerk, and also John, | 98 |
| RvT 4025 And John also, how now, what do ye heer? " | 104 |
| RvT 4160 To bedde goth Aleyn and also John; | 240 |
| RvT 4256 Heere lith the millere and his wyf also. " | 336 |
| RvT 4294 To fynde a staf; and she stirte up also, | 374 |
| ALSWA...........1 | |
| RvT 4085 Lay doun thy swerd, and I wil myn alswa. | 164 |
| ALWEY...........2 | |
| RvT 4105 Hir capul cacche, he ran alwey so faste, | 184 |
| RvT 4222 She gropeth alwey forther with hir hond, | 302 |
| AMENDEMENT......1 | |
| RvT 4185 And syn I sal have neen amendement | 264 |
| AN..............7 | |
| RvT 3935 As piled as an ape was his skulle. | 14 |
| RvT 3996 An hundred tyme moore than biforn; | 76 |
| RvT 4017 And on an hors the sak he caste anon. | 96 |
| RvT 4163 That as an hors he fnorteth in his sleep, | 242 |
| RvT 4184 And we han had an il fit al this day; | 264 |
| RvT 4202 Now may I seyn that I is but an ape. | 282 |
| RvT 4298 For at an hole in shoon the moone bright, | 378 |
| AND.............187 | |
| RvT 3922 Ther gooth a brook, and over that a brigge, | 2 |
| RvT 3924 And this is verray sooth that I yow telle: | 4 |
| RvT 3926 As any pecok he was proud and gay. | 6 |
| RvT 3927 Pipen he koude and fisshe, and nettes beete, | 6 |
| RvT 3927 Pipen he koude and fisshe, and nettes beete, | 6 |
| RvT 3928 And turne coppes, and wel wrastle and sheete; | 8 |
| RvT 3928 And turne coppes, and wel wrastle and sheete; | 8 |
| RvT 3928 And turne coppes, and wel wrastle and sheete; | 8 |
| RvT 3930 And of a swerd ful trenchant was the blade. | 10 |
| RvT 3934 Round was his face, and camus was his nose; | 14 |
| RvT 3939 A theef he was for sothe of corn and mele, | 18 |
| RvT 3940 And that a sly, and usaunt for to stele. | 20 |
| RvT 3940 And that a sly, and usaunt for to stele. | 20 |
| RvT 3948 But she were wel ynorissed and a mayde, | 28 |
| RvT 3950 And she was proud, and peert as is a pye. | 30 |
| RvT 3950 And she was proud, and peert as is a pye. | 30 |
| RvT 3954 And she cam after in a gyte of reed; | 34 |
| RvT 3955 And Symkyn hadde hosen of the same. | 34 |
| RvT 3963 And eek, for she was somdel smoterlich, | 42 |
| RvT 3965 And ful of hoker and of bisemare. | 44 |
| RvT 3965 And ful of hoker and of bisemare. | 44 |
| RvT 3967 What for hire kynrede and hir nortelrie | 46 |
| RvT 3972 In cradel it lay and was a propre page. | 52 |
| RvT 3973 This wenche thikke and wel ygrowen was, | 52 |
| RvT 3974 With kamus nose and eyen greye as glas, | 54 |
| RvT 3975 With buttokes brode and brestes rounde and hye. | 54 |
| RvT 3975 With buttokes brode and brestes rounde and hye. | 54 |
| RvT 3979 Bothe of his catel and his mesuage, | 58 |
| RvT 3980 And straunge he made it of hir mariage. | 60 |
| RvT 3988 With whete and malt of al the land aboute; | 68 |
| RvT 3989 And nameliche ther was a greet collegge | 68 |
| RvT 3991 Ther was hir whete and eek hir malt ygrounde. | 70 |
| RvT 3992 And on a day it happed, in a stounde, | 72 |
| RvT 3995 For which this millere stal bothe mele and corn | 74 |
| RvT 3999 For which the wardeyn chidde and made fare. | 78 |
| RvT 4001 He craketh boost, and swoor it was nat so. | 80 |
| RvT 4004 Testif they were, and lusty for to pleye, | 84 |
| RvT 4005 And, oonly for hire myrthe and revelrye, | 84 |
| RvT 4005 And, oonly for hire myrthe and revelrye, | 84 |
| RvT 4008 To goon to mille and seen hir corn ygrounde; | 88 |
| RvT 4009 And hardily they dorste leye hir nekke | 88 |
| RvT 4012 And at the laste the wardeyn yaf hem leve. | 92 |
| RvT 4013 John highte that oon, and Aleyn highte that oother; | 92 |
| RvT 4017 And on an hors the sak he caste anon. | 96 |
| RvT 4018 Forth goth Aleyn the clerk, and also John, | 98 |
| RvT 4019 With good swerd and with bokeler by hir syde. | 98 |
| RvT 4021 And at the mille the sak adoun he layth. | 100 |
| RvT 4023 Hou fares thy faire doghter and thy wyf? " | 102 |
| RvT 4025 And John also, how now, what do ye heer? " | 104 |
| RvT 4031 And forthy is I come, and eek Alayn, | 110 |
| RvT 4031 And forthy is I come, and eek Alayn, | 110 |
| RvT 4032 To grynde oure corn and carie it ham agayn; | 112 |
| RvT 4037 Quod John, " and se howgates the corn gas in. | 116 |
| RvT 4039 How that the hopur wagges til and fra. " | 118 |
| RvT 4040 Aleyn answerde, " John, and wiltow swa? | 120 |
| RvT 4042 And se how that the mele falles doun | 122 |
| RvT 4047 And thoghte, " Al this nys doon but for a wyle. | 126 |
| RvT 4059 He looketh up and doun til he hath founde | 138 |
| RvT 4062 And to the hors he goth hym faire and wel; | 142 |
| RvT 4062 And to the hors he goth hym faire and wel; | 142 |
| RvT 4064 And whan the hors was laus, he gynneth gon | 144 |
| RvT 4066 And forth with " wehee, " thurgh thikke and thurgh thenne. | 146 |
| RvT 4066 And forth with " wehee, " thurgh thikke and thurgh thenne. | 146 |
| RvT 4068 But dooth his note, and with the clerkes pleyde | 148 |
| RvT 4069 Til that hir corn was faire and weel ygrounde. | 148 |
| RvT 4070 And whan the mele is sakked and ybounde, | 150 |
| RvT 4070 And whan the mele is sakked and ybounde, | 150 |
| RvT 4071 This John goth out and fynt his hors away, | 150 |
| RvT 4072 And gan to crie " Harrow! " and " Weylaway! | 152 |
| RvT 4072 And gan to crie " Harrow! " and " Weylaway! | 152 |
| RvT 4076 This Aleyn al forgat, bothe mele and corn; | 156 |
| RvT 4083 And he that bettre sholde han knyt the reyne! " | 162 |
| RvT 4085 Lay doun thy swerd, and I wil myn alswa. | 164 |
| RvT 4091 Toward the fen, bothe Aleyn and eek John. | 170 |
| RvT 4092 And whan the millere saugh that they were gon, | 172 |
| RvT 4094 And bad his wyf go knede it in a cake. | 174 |
| RvT 4100 Thise sely clerkes rennen up and doun | 180 |
| RvT 4102 Ga whistle thou, and I shal kepe hym heere! " | 182 |
| RvT 4107 Wery and weet, as beest is in the reyn, | 186 |
| RvT 4108 Comth sely John, and with him comth Aleyn. | 188 |
| RvT 4110 Now are we dryve til hethyng and til scorn. | 190 |
| RvT 4112 Bathe the wardeyn and oure felawes alle, | 192 |
| RvT 4113 And namely the millere, weylaway! " | 192 |
| RvT 4115 Toward the mille, and Bayard in his hond. | 194 |
| RvT 4117 For it was nyght, and forther myghte they noght; | 196 |
| RvT 4119 Of herberwe and of ese, as for hir peny. | 198 |
| RvT 4128 Ay is thou myrie, and this is faire answerd. | 208 |
| RvT 4132 Get us som mete and drynke, and make us cheere, | 212 |
| RvT 4132 Get us som mete and drynke, and make us cheere, | 212 |
| RvT 4133 And we wil payen trewely atte fulle. | 212 |
| RvT 4137 For ale and breed, and rosted hem a goos, | 216 |
| RvT 4137 For ale and breed, and rosted hem a goos, | 216 |
| RvT 4138 And boond hire hors, it sholde namoore go loos, | 218 |
| RvT 4139 And in his owene chambre hem made a bed, | 218 |
| RvT 4140 With sheetes and with chalons faire yspred | 220 |
| RvT 4143 Right in the same chambre by and by. | 222 |
| RvT 4144 It myghte be no bet, and cause why? | 224 |
| RvT 4146 They soupen and they speke, hem to solace, | 226 |
| RvT 4147 And drynken evere strong ale atte beste. | 226 |
| RvT 4150 Ful pale he was for dronken, and nat reed. | 230 |
| RvT 4151 He yexeth, and he speketh thurgh the nose | 230 |
| RvT 4153 To bedde he goth, and with hym goth his wyf. | 232 |
| RvT 4154 As any jay she light was and jolyf, | 234 |
| RvT 4157 To rokken, and to yeve the child to sowke. | 236 |
| RvT 4158 And whan that dronken al was in the crowke, | 238 |
| RvT 4160 To bedde goth Aleyn and also John; | 240 |
| RvT 4169 He poked John, and seyde, " Slepestow? | 248 |
| RvT 4184 And we han had an il fit al this day; | 264 |
| RvT 4185 And syn I sal have neen amendement | 264 |
| RvT 4190 " And gif that he out of his sleep abreyde, | 270 |
| RvT 4193 And up he rist, and by the wenche he crepte. | 272 |
| RvT 4193 And up he rist, and by the wenche he crepte. | 272 |
| RvT 4194 This wenche lay uprighte and faste slepte, | 274 |
| RvT 4197 And shortly for to seyn, they were aton. | 276 |
| RvT 4200 And to hymself he maketh routhe and wo. | 280 |
| RvT 4200 And to hymself he maketh routhe and wo. | 280 |
| RvT 4205 He auntred hym, and has his nedes sped, | 284 |
| RvT 4206 And I lye as a draf-sak in my bed; | 286 |
| RvT 4207 And when this jape is tald another day, | 286 |
| RvT 4209 I wil arise and auntre it, by my fayth! | 288 |
| RvT 4211 And up he roos, and softely he wente | 290 |
| RvT 4211 And up he roos, and softely he wente | 290 |
| RvT 4212 Unto the cradel, and in his hand it hente, | 292 |
| RvT 4213 And baar it softe unto his beddes feet. | 292 |
| RvT 4215 And gan awake, and wente hire out to pisse, | 294 |
| RvT 4215 And gan awake, and wente hire out to pisse, | 294 |
| RvT 4216 And cam agayn, and gan hir cradel mysse, | 296 |
| RvT 4216 And cam agayn, and gan hir cradel mysse, | 296 |
| RvT 4217 And groped heer and ther, but she foond noon. | 296 |
| RvT 4217 And groped heer and ther, but she foond noon. | 296 |
| RvT 4221 And forth she gooth til she the cradel fond. | 300 |
| RvT 4223 And foond the bed, and thoghte noght but good, | 302 |
| RvT 4223 And foond the bed, and thoghte noght but good, | 302 |
| RvT 4225 And nyste wher she was, for it was derk; | 304 |
| RvT 4226 But faire and wel she creep in to the clerk, | 306 |
| RvT 4227 And lith ful stille, and wolde han caught a sleep. | 306 |
| RvT 4227 And lith ful stille, and wolde han caught a sleep. | 306 |
| RvT 4229 And on this goode wyf he leith on soore. | 308 |
| RvT 4231 He priketh harde and depe as he were mad. | 310 |
| RvT 4236 And seyde, " Fare weel, Malyne, sweete wight! | 316 |
| RvT 4247 And, goode lemman, God thee save and kepe! " | 326 |
| RvT 4247 And, goode lemman, God thee save and kepe! " | 326 |
| RvT 4248 And with that word almoost she gan to wepe. | 328 |
| RvT 4249 Aleyn up rist, and thoughte, " Er that it dawe, | 328 |
| RvT 4251 And fond the cradel with his hand anon. | 330 |
| RvT 4256 Heere lith the millere and his wyf also. " | 336 |
| RvT 4257 And forth he goth, a twenty devel way, | 336 |
| RvT 4260 And by the millere in he creep anon, | 340 |
| RvT 4261 And caughte hym by the nekke, and softe he spak. | 340 |
| RvT 4261 And caughte hym by the nekke, and softe he spak. | 340 |
| RvT 4263 For Cristes saule, and heer a noble game. | 342 |
| RvT 4273 And by the throte-bolle he caughte Alayn, | 352 |
| RvT 4274 And he hente hym despitously agayn, | 354 |
| RvT 4275 And on the nose he smoot hym with his fest. | 354 |
| RvT 4277 And in the floor, with nose and mouth tobroke, | 356 |
| RvT 4277 And in the floor, with nose and mouth tobroke, | 356 |
| RvT 4279 And up they goon, and doun agayn anon, | 358 |
| RvT 4279 And up they goon, and doun agayn anon, | 358 |
| RvT 4281 And doun he fil bakward upon his wyf, | 360 |
| RvT 4285 And with the fal out of hir sleep she breyde. | 364 |
| RvT 4290 Ther lyth oon upon my wombe and on myn heed. | 370 |
| RvT 4293 And graspeth by the walles to and fro, | 372 |
| RvT 4293 And graspeth by the walles to and fro, | 372 |
| RvT 4294 To fynde a staf; and she stirte up also, | 374 |
| RvT 4295 And knew the estres bet than dide this John, | 374 |
| RvT 4296 And by the wal a staf she foond anon, | 376 |
| RvT 4297 And saugh a litel shymeryng of a light, | 376 |
| RvT 4299 And by that light she saugh hem bothe two, | 378 |
| RvT 4302 And whan she gan this white thyng espye, | 382 |
| RvT 4304 And with the staf she drow ay neer and neer, | 384 |
| RvT 4304 And with the staf she drow ay neer and neer, | 384 |
| RvT 4305 And wende han hit this Aleyn at the fulle, | 384 |
| RvT 4306 And smoot the millere on the pyled skulle, | 386 |
| RvT 4307 That doun he gooth, and cride, " Harrow! I dye! " | 386 |
| RvT 4308 Thise clerkes beete hym weel and lete hym lye, | 388 |
| RvT 4309 And greythen hem, and tooke hir hors anon, | 388 |
| RvT 4309 And greythen hem, and tooke hir hors anon, | 388 |
| RvT 4310 And eek hire mele, and on hir wey they gon. | 390 |
| RvT 4310 And eek hire mele, and on hir wey they gon. | 390 |
| RvT 4311 And at the mille yet they tooke hir cake | 390 |
| RvT 4314 And hath ylost the gryndynge of the whete, | 394 |
| RvT 4315 And payed for the soper everideel | 394 |
| RvT 4316 Of Aleyn and of John, that bette hym weel. | 396 |
| RvT 4317 His wyf is swyved, and his doghter als. | 396 |
| RvT 4319 And therfore this proverbe is seyd ful sooth, | 398 |
| RvT 4322 And God, that sitteth heighe in magestee, | 402 |
| RvT 4323 Save al this compaignye, grete and smale! | 402 |