#  Glosses for quiz #1 of The Cook's Prologue and Tale (Lines I.4365-4422) 

 



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**Compare your translations with the glossed text:**

4333 Wel oghte a man avysed for to be  
 **avysed for to be**: to take heed  
  
4340 And therfore, if ye vouche-sauf to heere  
 **vouche-sauf**: grant, agree  
  
4344 Oure Hoost answerde and seide, "I graunte it thee.  
 **graunte it thee**: agree  
  
4357 But `sooth pley, quaad pley,' as the Flemyng seith.  
 **sooth pley, quaad pley**: A true jest is a bad jest.  
  
4360 Though that my tale be of an hostileer.  
 **hostileer**: innkeeper  
  
4365 A prentys whilom dwelled in oure citee,  
 **prentys**: apprentice  
  
4367 Gaillard he was as goldfynch in the shawe,  
 **Gaillard**: merry **shawe**: wood, thicket  
  
4372 He was as ful of love and paramour  
 **paramour**: wenching  
  
4375 At every bridale wolde he synge and hoppe;  
 **bridale**: wedding party **hoppe**: dance  
  
4381 And gadered hym a meynee of his sort  
 **meynee**: company  
  
4383 And ther they setten stevene for to meete,  
 **setten stevene**: made an appointment  
  
4389 That fond his maister wel in his chaffare,  
 **chaffare**: business  
  
4392 That haunteth dys, riot, or paramour,  
 Who makes a habit of gambling, debauchery, and womanizing  
  
4393 His maister shal it in his shoppe abye,  
 **abye**: pay for  
  
4395 For thefte and riot, they been convertible,  
 **convertible**: interchangeable  
  
4399 This joly prentys with his maister bood,  
 **bood**: remained  
  
4401 Al were he snybbed bothe erly and late,  
 **snybbed**: rebuked  
  
4408 So fareth it by a riotous servaunt;  
 **by**: with respect to, with **riotous**: dissolute  
  
4410 Than he shende alle the servantz in the place.  
 **shende**: corrupt  
  
4412 And bad hym go, with sorwe and with meschance!  
 **meschance**: bad luck to him  
  
4413 And thus this joly prentys hadde his leve.  
 **leve**: permission to leave  
  
4414 Now lat hym riote al the nyght or leve.  
 **riote**: revel, engage in debauchery  
  
4415 And for ther is no theef withoute a lowke,  
 And because there is no thief without an accomplice (**lowke**).  
  
4417 Of that he brybe kan or borwe may,  
 **brybe**: steal  
  
4419 Unto a compeer of his owene sort,  
 **compeer**: companion  
  
4422 A shoppe, and swyved for hir sustenance.  
 **swyved for hir sustenance**: copulated for a living

Award yourself 5 points for each correct answser. If your score is less than 80 points, you should go back and again read carefully through The Cook's Prologue and Tale, paying close attention to meaning and availing yourself of the page glosses, the explanatory notes, and the glossary.