Shall hold his nose upright under the nave. Then shall this churl, with belly stiff and tought As any tabour, hither be y-brought; And set him on the wheel right of this cart Upon the nave, and make him let a fart, And ye shall see, on peril of my life, By very proof that is demonstrative, That equally the sound of it will wend, And eke the stink, unto the spokës’ end, Save that this worthy man, your confessoúr (Because he is a man of great honoúr), Shall have the firstë fruit, as reason is; The noble uságe of friars yet it is, The worthy men of them shall first be served, And certainly he hath it well deserved; He hath to-day taught us so muchë good With preaching in the pulpit where he stood, That I may vouchësafe, I say for me, He had the firstë smell of fartës three; And so would all his brethren
El señor, la señora y cada hombre, salvo el fraile, dijeron que Jankin habló en este asunto tan bien como Euclides o Ptolomeo.
Del patán dijeron que la agudeza y el gran ingenio lo hicieron hablar como habló; no es ningún necio ni está endemoniado.
Y Jankin ha ganado un vestido nuevo; mi cuento ha terminado, ya casi estamos en el pueblo.