A thief, and eke a Sompnour, and a bawd. And he had wenches at his retinue, That whether that Sir Robert or Sir Hugh, Or Jack, or Ralph, or whoso that it were That lay by them, they told it in his ear. Thus were the wench and he of one assent; And he would fetch a feigned mandement, And to the chapter summon them both two, And pill 2166 the man, and let the wenchë go. Then would he say, “Friend, I shall for thy sake Do strike thee 2167 out of ourë letters blake; 2168 Thee thar 2169 no more as in this case travail; I am thy friend where I may thee avail.” Certain he knew of bribers many mo’ Than possible is to tell in yearës two: For in this world is no dog for the bow, 2170