And if this bongrace they do devoutly kiss, And offer thereto, as their devotion is. Here is another relic eke, a precious one, Of All-Hallows the blessed jaw bone, Which relic without any fail Against poison chiefly doth prevail; For whomsoever it toucheth without doubt, All manner venom from him shall issue out; So that it shall hurt no manner wight. Lo, of this relic the great power and might, Which preserveth from poison every man! Lo, of Saint Michael eke the brain-pan, Which for the headache is a preservative To every man or beast that beareth life; And further it shall stand him in better stead, For his head shall never ache, when that he is dead, Nor he shall feel no manner grief nor pain, Though with a sword one cleave it then a-twain; But be as one that lay in a dead sleep. Wherefore to these relics now come crouch and creep, But look that ye offering to them make, Or else can ye no manner profit take. But one thing, ye women all, I warrant you: If any wight be in this place now, That hath done sin so horrible, that she Dare not for shame thereof shriven be, Or any woman, be she young or old, That hath made her husband cuckold: Such folk shall have no power nor no grace To offer to my relics in this place; And whoso findeth herself out of such blame, Come hither to me, on Christ's holy name. And because ye Shall unto me Give credence at the full Mine auctority Now shall ye see Lo, here the Pope's bull! [_Now shall the friar begin his sermon, and even at the same time the pardoner beginneth also to show and speak of his bulls and auctorities come from, Rome_. THE FRIAR. "Date et dabitur vobis:" Good devout people, this place of Scripture-- PARDONER. Worshipful masters, ye shall understand-- FRIAR. Is to you that have no literature-- PARDONER. That Pope Leo the Tenth hath granted with his hand-- FRIAR. Is to say in our English tongue-- PARDONER. And by his bulls confirmed under lead-- FRIAR. As depart your goods the poor folk among-- PARDONER. To all manner people both quick and dead-- FRIAR. And God shall then give unto you again-- PARDONER. Ten thousand years and as many Lents of pardon-- FRIAR. This is the gospel, so is written plain-- PARDONER. When they are dead, their souls for to guardon--[172] FRIAR. Therefore give your alms in the largest wise-- PARDONER. That will with their penny or alms deed-- FRIAR. Keep not your goods: fye, fye, on covetise! PARDONER. Put to their hands to the good speed-- FRIAR. That sin with God is most abhominable-- PARDONER. Of the holy chapel of sweet Saint Leonard-- FRIAR. And is eke the sin that is most damnable-- PARDONER. Which late by fire was destroyed and marred-- FRIAR. In Scripture eke but I say, sirs, how-- PARDONER. Ay, by the mass, one cannot hear-- FRIAR. What a babbling maketh yonder fellow! PARDONER. For the babbling of yonder foolish frere-- FRIAR. In Scripture eke is there many a place-- PARDONER.