And eek with worthy wommen of the town For he hadde power of confessioun As seyde hymself moore than a curaat For of his ordre he was licenciaat Ful swetely herde he confessioun And plesant was his absolucioun From Cx1 To them that had grete contricion He was an esy man to yeue penaunce Ther as he wiste to haue a good pitaunce For vnto a poure ordre for to yeue Is signe that a man is wel yshryue For if he yaf he dorste make auaunt He wiste that a man was repentaunt For many a man so hard is of his herte He may nat weepe thogh that he soore smerte Therfore in stede of wepynge and preyeres Men moote yeue siluer to the poure freres His typet was ay farsed ful of knyues And pynnes for to yeuen faire wyues And certeynly he hadde a murye noote Wel koude he synge and pleyen on a roote Of yeddynges he bar outrely the prys His nekke whit was as the flourdelys Therto he stroong was as a champioun He knew the tauernes wel in euery town And euery hostiler and tappestere Bet than a lazer or a beggestere For vnto swich a worthy man as he Acorded nat as by his facultee To haue with syke lazers aqueyntaunce