Yeoman_Translation_Bloomer

101: A yeman hadde he and servantz namo 102: At that tyme, for hym liste ride so, 103: And he was clad in cote and hood of grene. 104: A sheef of pecok arwes, bright and kene, 105: Under his belt he bar ful thriftily, 106: (wel koude he dresse his takel yemanly: 107: His arwes drouped noght with fetheres lowe) 108: And in his hand he baar a myghty bowe. 109: A not heed hadde he, with a broun visage. 110: Of wodecraft wel koude he al the usage. 111: Upon his arm he baar a gay bracer, 112: And by his syde a swerd and a bokeler, 113: And on that oother syde a gay daggere 114: Harneised wel and sharp as point of spere; 115: A cristopher on his brest of silver sheene. 116: An horn he bar, the bawdryk was of grene; 117: A forster was he, soothly, as I gesse.
 * //A yeoman had he and no servants//**
 * //At that time, for he chose to travel so//**
 * //And he was clad in coat and hood of green//**
 * //A sheaf of peacock arrows bright and keen//**
 * //Under his belt he bore carefully//**
 * //(Well could he keep his tackle yeomanly//**
 * //His arrows had no feathers drooping low)//**
 * //And in his hand he bore a mighty bow.//**
 * //A closely cropped haircut he had and a tanned face from the sun//**
 * //Of woodcraft and carpentry he knew all the ways//.**
 * //Upon his arm he bore a bracer gay,//**
 * //And at one side a sword and buckle,//**
 * //And at his other side a dagger bright,//**
 * //Well hidden and sharp as spear point//**
 * //Well broach of silver sat on his chest;//**
 * //He bore a horn in baldric all of green;//**
 * //A forester he truly was, I guess.//**

Click here to view my Chaucer Space

Click here to view the Prioress and the Second Nun translation