From Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales", The Man of Law's Tale, lines 988-1001

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From The Canterbury Tales:
The Man of Law's Tale
lines 988-1001: King Alla goes on a pilgrimage to Rome

	Kyng Alla, which that hadde his mooder slayn,
	Upon a day fil in swich repentance
990	That, if I shortly tellen shal and playn,
	To Rome he comth, to receyven his penance;
	And putte hym in the popes ordinance
	In heigh and logh, and Jesu Crist bisoghte
	Foryeve hise wikked werkes that he wroghte.

	King Alla, who had had his mother slain,
	Upon a day fell to such repentance,
990	That, but to tell it briefly and be plain,
	To Rome he came to pay his just penance
	And put himself in the pope's ordinance,
	In high and low; and Jesus Christ he sought
	To pardon all the wicked deeds he'd wrought.

995 The fame anon thurgh Rome toun is born

How Alla kyng shal comen on pilgrymage,

By herbergeours that wenten hym biforn,

For which the Senatour, as was usage,

Rood hym agayns, and many of his lynage,

1000 As wel to shewen his heighe magnificence

As to doon any kyng a reverence.

995 The news anon through all Rome town was borne,

How King Alla would come on pilgrimage,

By harbingers that unto him were sworn;

Whereat the senator, as was usage,

Rode out to him, with many of his lineage,

1000 As well to show his own magnificence

As do to any king a reverence.

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