Across
- 2. Loves to hunt, is “a manly man,” “Fat and personable”
- 7. Manages his lord’s estate so well that he has managed to hoard his own money and property
- 8. “A most distinguished man,” 15 mortal battles
- 9. Stocks an inn of Court (school of law) with provisions.
- 11. Wealthy farmer. Has lands, but is not of noble birth.
- 12. Works as a seamstress, Has had five husbands
- 15. Enjoys preaching and instructing his church flock, but hates excommunicating anyone who cannot tithe.
- 18. Like a lawyer, meets and defends his clients at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
- 19. A student with a “hollow look” and a “sober stare”... even his horse is “thinner than a rake”!
- 20. nicer rules of conscience he ignored.”
Down
- 1. Wears a dagger on a cord around his neck
- 3. Arraigns those accused of violating Church law.
- 4. Has a “forking beard” and wears a “Flemish beaver hat,” he is an “expert at currency exchange” and excellent at “negotiation"
- 5. Very outdoorsy. Carries a bow and arrow and a hunting horn. “His head was like a nut, his face was brown / He knew the whole of woodcraft up and down.”
- 6. Named Madame Eglentyne, speaks in French, “She was so charitably solicitous / She used to weep if she but saw a mouse"
- 10. Parson’s brother, Works hard, loves God, and labors “for Christ’s sake”
- 13. A “merry” and “mellow” man, good at giving “well-turned” speeches, Can “fix up” many marriages (ordained)
- 14. Loves crude jokes, dirty stories, and drinking
- 16. Sells papal indulgences (and counterfeits pardons)
- 17. Chaucer is grossed out because he has “an ulcer on his knee.
- 18. The Knight’s son, described as a “lover,” about 20 years old.