Of fustian he wered a gypon
Al bismotered with his habergeoun,
For he was late ycome from his viage,
And wente for to doon his pilgrymage.
Embrouded was he, as it were a meede,
Al ful of fresshe floures, whyte and reede ...
Short was his gowne, with sleves longe and wyde.
He was clad in cote and hood of grene.
Ful semyly hir wympul pynched was ...
Ful fetys was hir cloke, as I was war; Of smal coral aboute hir arm she bar
A peire of bedes, gauded ...
With a thredbare cope, as is a povre scoler,
But he was lyk a maister or a pope;
Of double worstede was his semycope.
Ful thredbare was his overeste courtepy.
He rood but hoomly in a medlee cote
Girt with a ceint of silk, with barres smale
In a gowne of faldyng to the knee
A daggere hangynge on a laas hadde he
Aboute his nekke, under his arm adoun.
Ywympled wel, and on hir heed an hat
As brood as is a bokeler or a targe;
A foot-mantel aboute hir hipes large.
A whit cote and a blew hood wered he.
A baggepipe wel koude he blowe and sowne,
And therwithal he broghte us out of towne.
A gerland hadde he set upon his heed
As greet as it were for an ale-stake.
A vernycle hadde he sowed upon his cappe.
His walet lay biforn hym in his lappe.
