"This is the poynt, to speken short and pleyn,That ech of yow, to shorte with oure weye,In this viage shal telle tales tweyeTo Caunterbury-ward, I mene it so,And homward he shal tellen othere two,Of aventures that whilom han bifalle.And which of yow that bereth hym best of alle,That is to seyn, that telleth in this caasTales of best sentence and moost solaas,Shal have a soper at oure aller costHeere in this place, sittynge by this post,Whan that we come agayn fro caunterbury.And for to make yow the moore mury,I wol myselven goodly with yow ryde,Right at myn owene cost, and be youre gyde,And whoso wole my juggement withseyeShal paye al that we spenden by the weye.And if ye vouche sauf that it be so,Tel me anon, withouten wordes mo,And I wol erly shape me therfore."This thyng was graunted, and oure othes sworeWith ful glad herte, and preyden hym alsoThat he wolde vouche sauf for to do so,And that he wolde been oure governour,And oure tales juge and reportour,And sette a soper at a certeyn pris,And we wol reuled been at his devysIn heigh and lough; and thus by oon assentWe been acorded to his juggement.

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