...contree, And eke with worthy wimmen of the toun : For he had power of confession, As saide himselfe, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licenciat. Ful swetely herde he confession, And plesant was his absolution. He was an esy man to give penance, Ther...

...contree, And eke with worthy wimmen of the toun : For he had power of confession, As saide himselfe, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licenciat. Ful swetely herde he confession, And plesant was his absolution. He was an esy man to give penance, Ther...

...Knew. And eke with worthy wimmen of tfie toun : For he had power of confession, As saide himselfe, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licenciat. Ful swetely herde he confession, And plesant was his absolution. He was an esy man to give penance, Ther...

...says of the friar (Prol. to Cant. Tales, 218), describing his superiority over the ordinary clergy, For he hadde power of confessioun, As seyde himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was a licentiat. And Latimer (Sertn. p. 525) uses the term in the same sense : For if there be any man...

...says of the friar (Prol. to Cant. Tales, 218), describing his superiority over the ordinary clergy, For he hadde power of confessioun, As seyde himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was a licentiat. And Latimer (Serm. p. 525) uses the term in the same sense : For if there be any man wicked...

...famulier was he 215 With frankeleyns overal in his cuntre, And eek with "worthi wommen of the toun : For he hadde power of confessioun, As seyde himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was liceuciat. 220 Ful sweet[e]ly herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an esy...

...and famulier was he "With frankeleyns overal in his cuntre, And eek with worth! wommen of the toun : For he hadde power of confessioun, As seyde himself,...more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licenciat. For sweet[e]ly herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an esy man to yeve penance...

...and famulier was he With frankeleyns over al in his cuntre, And eek with worthi wommen of the toun : For he hadde power of confessioun, As seyde himself,...more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licenciat. And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; Ful sweetly herde he confessioun, He was an esy man to geve penance...

...famulier was he 215 With frankeleyns over-al in his cuntre, And eek with worthi wommen of the toun : For he hadde power of confessioun, As seyde himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licentiat. 220 Ful sweetely herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an esy...

...over al in his cuntre, And eek with worthi •wommen of the toun : For he hadde power of coefessioun, As seyde himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licenciat. And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; Ful sweetly herde he confessionn, He was an esy man to geve penance...