no reward for it. He wore a loose tabard, and rode on a mare.

The workers from the town included a Weaver, a Carpenter, a
Haberdasher, a Dyer, and an Upholsterer. All prosperous men
they were, as indeed you could tell from the silver trappings on
their pouches and knives, and fit to be aldermen of their boroughs.
Their wives would have liked it, I know! These men had brought their
Cook with them.

Some of the pilgrims had come from far afield. The Pardoner's home
was in Roncivale, while the Shipman hailed from Dartmouth. There lay
his little barque, "The Magdalene." His dagger hung on his lanyard
and he rode unsteadily, in sailor fashion, on a nag.

From Bath we had a buxom Wife--a champion cloth-weaver. I daresay her
Sunday head-dress weighed ten pounds. Even her riding-hat was as
broad as a shield. Her stockings were scarlet. Her shoes were cut in
the latest fashion and had sharp spurs attached. She had travelled
far, even to Jerusalem, and gossipped amusingly of herself and her
numerous adventures.

The Reeve of the company came from Baldeswelle in Norfolk.

A Miller, a Steward, a Doctor, a solemn Merchant, a Franklin and
myself completed the company The Doctor was one of the best of his
profession. He knew exactly when to make his images of wax, and under
what moon he should gather his herbs. He was very learned; I could
not tell you of all the authors he had read. He was rich too, for the
Black Death had brought him no little gain.