TALE SIXTH.

A man’s wife of Gotham had a child, and the father bid the gossips,

which were children of eight or ten years of age. The eldest child’s

name, who was to be godfather, was called Gilbert, the second child’s

name was Humphrey, and the godmother’s name was Christabel. The friends

of all of them did admonish them, saying, that divers of times they

must say after the priest. When they were all come to the church–door,

the priest said—

“Be you all agreed of the name?”

“Be you all,” said Gilbert, “agreed of the name?”

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