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| Question | Answer |
| "Lordinges," qoud he,... | "in chirches where I preche, I peyne me to han an hauteyn speche, and ringe it out as round as gooth a belle, for I kan al by rote that I telle" |
| "My theme is alwey..." | "...oon, and evere was- Radix malorum est Cupiditas" |
| "First I pronounce whennes that I come..." | "And thanne my bulles shewe I, alle and some." |
| "Oure lige lordes seel on my patente..." | "that shewe I first, my body to warente, that no man be so boold, ne preest ne clerk, me to destourbe of Cristes hooly werk" |
| "And after that thanne..." | "telle I forth my tales" |
| "Bulles of popes and of cardinales..." | "of patriarkes and bishops I shew, and in Latin I speke words few, to saffron with my predicacioun, and for to stire hem to devocioun" |
| "Thanne shewe I forth my longe cristal stones..." | "Ycrammed ful of cloutes and of bones-" |
| "-Relikes been they..." | "...as wenen they echoon" |
| "Thanne have I in latoun a sholder-boon..." | "which that was of an hooly Jewes sheep" |
| "Goode men" I seye..." | "taak of of my words keep" |
| "If that this boon..." | "be wasshe in any well" |
| "If cow, or calf..." | "or sheep, or oxe swelle" |
| "That any worm..." | "hath été, or worm ystonge" |
| "Taak water of..." | "welle and wassh his tonge" |
| "And it is hool..." | "anon; and forthermoore" |
| "of pokkes and of..." | "scabbe and every soore" |
| "Shal every sheep be..." | "hook that of this welle" |
| "Drinketh a draughte..." | "Taak kep eek what I telle" |
| "If that the good-man..." | "that the beestes oweth" |
| "Wol every wyke..." | "er that the cok him crowth" |
| "Fastinge, drinken of this..." | "welle a draughte" |
| "As thilke hooly Jew..." | "oure eldres taughte" |
| "His beestes..." | "and his stoor shal multiplie" |
| "And, sires, also it..." | "heelth jalousie" |
| "For though a man..." | "be fall in jalous rage" |
| "Lat maken with this..." | "...water his potage" |
| "And nevere shal..." | "he moore his wif mistriste" |
| "Though he the soothe..." | "of hir defaute wiste" |
| "Al had she taken..." | "prestos two or thre" |
| "Heere is a miteyn..." | "eek, that ye may se" |
| "He that his hand..." | "...wol putte in this mitsyn" |
| "He shal have..." | "multiplying of his grain" |
| "Whan he hath..." | "sowen, be it whete or otes" |
| "So that he offer pens..." | "or elles grotes" |
| "Goode men and..." | "wommen, O thing warne I yow" |
| "If any wight..." | "be in this chirche now" |
| "That hath doon..." | "sinne horrible, that he..." |
| "Dar nat, for..." | "shame of it yshriven be" |
| "Or any womman..." | "be she yong or old" |
| "That hath ymaad..." | "hir housbonde cokewold" |
| "Swich folk shal..." | "have no power ne no grace" |
| "To offren to my..." | "relikes in this place" |
| "And whoso..." | "findth him out of swich blame" |
| "He wol come up..." | "and offre in Goddes name" |
| "And I assoille him..." | "by the auctoritee" |
| "Which that by bulle..." | "ygraunted was to me" |
| "By this gaude..." | "have I wonne, yeer by yeer" |
| "An hundred..." | "mark sith I was a pardoner" |
| "I stonde lyk...: | "a clerk in my pulpet" |
| "And whan the..." | "lewed peple in doun yset" |
| "I preche..." | "so as ye han herd bifoore" |
| "And telle an hundred..." | "false japes moore" |
| "Thanne peyne I me..." | "to strecche forth the nekke" |
| "As sooth a dowve..." | "sittinge on a berne" |
| "Mine handes..." | "and my tonge goon so yerne" |
| "That it is joye" | "to se my bisynesse" |
| "Of avarice and of..." | "swich cursednesse" |
| "Is al my preching..." | "for to make hem free" |
| "To yeven..." | "hir pend, and namely unto me" |
| "For myn entente..." | "is nat but for to winne" |
| "And nothing for..." | "correction of sinne" |
| "I rekke nevere..." | "wham that they been beried" |
| "Though that hir..." | "soules goon a-blakeberied" |
| "For certes..." | "many a predicacioun" |
| "Comth ofte time..." | "of yvel entencioun" |
| "Som for plesance..." | "of folk and flaterye" |
| "To been..." | "avanuced by ypocrisye" |
| "And som for veyne..." | "glorie, and som for hate" |
| "For whan I dar noon..." | "oother weyes debate" |
| "Thanne wol I stinge..." | "him with my tonge smerte" |
| "In preching..." | "so that he shal nat asterte" |
| "To been defamed..." | "falsly, if that he" |
| "Hath trespased..." | "to my bretheren or to me" |
| "For though I telle..." | "noght his propre name" |
| "Men shal wel..." | "knowe that it is the same" |
| "By signes..." | "and by othere circumstances" |
| "Thus quyte I..." | "folk that soon us displesances" |
| "Thus spitte I..." | "I out my venym under hewe" |
| "Of hoolinesse..." | "to semen hooly and trewe" |
| "But shortly myn..." | "entente I wol devise" |
| "I preche of no..." | "thing but for coveitise" |
| "Therfore my theme..." | "is yet and ever was..." |
| "Radix..." | "malorum est cupiditas" |
| "Thus kan I..." | "preche again that same vice" |
| "Which that I use..." | "and that is avarice" |
| "But though myself be..." | "gilty in that sinne" |
| "Yet kan I maken..." | "other folk to twynne" |
| "From avarice..." | "and soore to repente" |
| "But that is nat..." | "my principal entente" |
| "I preche nothing..." | "but for conveitise" |
| "Of this mateere..." | "it oghte ynogh suffise" |
| "Thanne telle I hem..." | "ensembles many oon" |
| "Of olde stories..." | "long time agoon" |
| "For lewed..." | "peple loven tales olde" |
| "Switche thinges..." | "kan they wel reporte and holde" |
| "What, trowe..." | "ye that whiles I may preche" |
| "And winne gold..." | "and silver for I teche" |
| "That I wol live..." | "in poverte wilfully?" |
| "Nay, nay, I..." | "thoghte it nevere, trewly!" |
| "For I wol..." | "preche and begge in sondry landes" |
| "I wol nat do..." | "no labour with mine handes" |
| "Ne make baskettes..." | "and live therby" |
| "By cause I wol..." | "nat beggen idelly" |
| "I wol noon..." | "of the apostles countrefete" |
| "I wol have moneie..." | "wolle, chess and whete..." |
| "Al were yeven..." | "of the povereste page..." |
| "Or of the povereste..." | "widwe in a village..." |
| "Al sholde..." | "hir children sterve for famine" |
| "Nay, I wol drinke...." | "licour of the vine" |
| "And have a joly..." | "wenche in every toun" |
| "But herkneth..." | "lordinges, in conclusioun" |
| "Youre liking is that..." | "I shal telle a tale" |
| "Now have I dronke..." | "a draughte of corny ale" |
| "By God, I hope..." | "I shal yow telle a thing" |
| "That shal by reson..." | "been at youre liking" |
| "For though myself..." | "be a ful vicious man" |
| "A moral..." | "tale yet I yow telle kan" |
| "Which I am..." | "wont to preche for to winne" |
| "Now hoold youre..." | "pees! My tale I won biginne" |
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