KNIGHT

• most distinguished man
• followed chivalry, truth, generousness, and courtesy
• nobly in his sovereign's war
• been in 15 moral battles
• thrice in the lists (3 times in jousting arena)
• soverreign value in al eyes
• even though distinguished he is wise
• modest as a maid
• never yet a boorish thing had said
• true perfect gentle knight
• possessed fine horses
• not gaily dressed, wearing a fusion tunic (stained and dark)
• going on pilgrimage to render thanks

SQUIRE

• training to become knight
• knight is his father
• lover, cadet, lad of fire
• locks as curly as if pressed
• 20 years old
• moderate length/ wonderful/ agility and strength
• wants to be exactly like dad
• some service with cavalry
• done valiantly (a lot) in little of time to win lady's grace
• short gown, long wide sleeves
• embroidered like a meadow full of flowers
• ride horses, joust, dance, write
• partier, loved so hotly. 

YEOMAN

• attendant in noble household
• wears coat and hood of green
• peacock feathered arrows, bright and keen, neatly sheathed
• brace on arm for bow strings
• medal of ST. christopher (saint of travelers) around his neck
• head was like a nut, face was brown.
• hunting horn hung and barnished clean
• dagger ready to go at any moment

NUN

• prioress (high ranking)
• madam eglantyne
• sang service w/ nice voice
• spoke french
• ate proerply and with manners
• she was poliet, wanted to be nice
• pleasant friends
• counterfiet coutly kind of grace
• sympathetic for little animals
• has 3 dogs
• veil was gathered seemly
• elegant nose
• glass grey eyes
• small mout soft and red
• forehead fair spreah
• he thinks 9 in. long brows
• not undergrown
• wore green beads
• amore vincit omnia means "love conquers all"

MONK

• Hunter
• manly man
• in line for head of monastery
• many horses
• loud whistle
• ignored rules of st. benet and st. maur
• doesn't waste time
• always wanting new modern ideas
• disregards rules that say monks can't hunt
• chaucer agrees that monks should have outside life
• believes you should go out
• not pale like a tormented sole
• fine horse
• supple boots
• prominent eye balls
• wrought gold pin
• sleeves garnished at the hand
• bald greasy face
• hungry
• fat personable priest
• pleasing in behavior and appearence.

FRIAR

• gallant phrase well turned speech
• wanton, playful
• limiter, firar licensed to beg for donations
• mellowest of all 4 orders, domincan, franciscan, carmelite, augustinian
• fixed up many mariiages
• gave money to each young woman
• noble pillar to order
• highly beloved with his people
• qualified to hear congessions
• special license from pope
• he gets paid for confession
• easy man in penance giving
• sure sgin when gifts are to a poor, order that a man's well shriven (wants money for confession)
• should he given enough he knew in venity the penitent repented in sincerity.
• for many a fellow is so hard at heart, he cannot weep for his inward smart
• instead of weeping and prayer one should give silver for friar's care
• he kept stuffed tippet full of pins and curls, and pocket knives to pretty girls
• his voice was gay and sturdy, he sanf well and played the hurdy gurdy
• knew the taverns well in every town
• eminent a man as he it was not fitting with dignity (hung with rich, not poor)
• couteous and lowly or service
• natural gifts were hard to match
• finest beggar
• paid rent for begging district
• looks like doctor or pope
• he lisped a little to make sweet english on his tongue (spoke with accent)
• real name Hubert.

MERCHANT

• forking beard
• flemish beaver hat
• motley dress (multicolored)
• daintly buckled boots
• sat high on his horse
• he was expert at dabbling in exchanges (good with money)
• he was in debt but no one knew

OXFORD CLERIC

• hores thinner than a rake
• still a student
• e was not too fat
• thread upon overcoat was bare
• found no preferment in church
• preferred having 20 books in red and black than costly clothes
• whatever money from his friends he took, he spent on another book
• shot to the point and lofty in his theme (speaking)
• gladly he would learn and gladly he would teach
• tone of moral viture filled sppecj
• hollow look, sober stare

SERGEANT AT LAW

• not one conveyance could be called in question
• his fame and learning his position, high ranking rich
• he knew of every judement case and crime
• though there was noewhere one so busy as he he was less busy than he seemed to be
• wore a homewly parti olored
• there was no such conveyancer as he, fee-simple to his strong digestion
• worn out, not like lawyer
• Justice of Assize
• specialized in deeds and property disputes
• stole from customers knowledge, good at what he does. 
• knew all about law and crimes

FRANKLIN

• model among landed gentry, sets examples how landowners should behave
• lived for pleasure, loved for and to drink
• high colored and benign, cheerful
• made his household free to all country, hospitable
• and in his hall a table stood arrayed
• representative of parliament, tax collector (sherriff) accountant
• a dagger and little purse of silk
• loved morning sop of cake
• noted as st.julian was for bounty, patron saint of hospitality.

GUILD

• of one impressive guild fraternity
• so trim and frash gear could pass for new
• knives wrout with pure silver
• besides their wives declared it was their due
• travel together
• haberdasher, dyer, carpenter, weaver, carpet-maker
• wealthy from somewhere

COOK

• he could distinguish london ale by flavor
• he should have an ulcer on his knee
• stood alone, travels with guild but goes alone
• make thick soup and bake a tastey pie

SKIPPER

• came from dartmouth
• barge maudelayne
• he'd drawn at bordeaux, while the trader snored, stole wine
• no morals, sailer, tan from the sun
• rode framery horse as best he could
• excellent fellow (at what he does)
• almost like a pirate bc of stealing and making prisoners walk the plank.
• good a sailing but has flaws.

DOCTOR

• no on ealive could talk as well as he did on points of medicine and surgery
• perfect practicing physicican
• by horoscope he knew the powers
• malady (disease)
• goes by the strrs to cure his patients
• all apothecaries in a tribe, made money from others
• well versed in famous ancient and medeival medical experts
• observed some measure on diet
• did not read the bible much
• kept the gold
• blood-red garments with bluish grey

WIFE OF BATH

• somewhat deaf
• making cloth of ypres and ghent
• dame dare stir, no one came near her
• worthy and wrath-angry
• 3 times to jerusalem, very holy, many pilgrimages
• hose scarlet red
• gap teeth
• large hips, huge hat
• she liked to laugh in art she knew oldest dances
• bold, outspoken
• legally married 5 times in the church

PARSON

• learned man, a clerk
• truly knew christ's gospel
• patient when adveristy was sent
• hated cursing to extort a fee
• giving to poor parishoners round about
• he did not set his benefice to hire, didn't pay someone to perform his parish duties
• he stayed at home and watched sheep
• wide was his parish
• i think there was never a better priest
• never contemptuous of a sinful man, hate the sin not the sinner
• that if gold rust, what then will iron do?, be a leader not a follower
• sought no pomp or glory, humble

PLOWMAN

• brothers with parson
• he would help the poor, for love of christ and never take a penny
• honest worker good and true
• paid in tithes full when due
• loving God best with all his heart
• lived peace and charity
• wore tab and smock, rode a mare.
• humble, loving, paid offering to church fully, good person.

MILLER

• chap of 16 stone, or 224lbs
• big brawn and bone
• knotty, short shouldered
• beard was red shaped like spade
• nostrils as black as they were wide
• mighty mouth like furnace door
• were food of blue
• master hand at stealing grain, golden thumb, put on to weigh down, cost more
• wrangler and buffoon, loud, foolish
• liked to play bagpipes up and down 
• strong like a sow, or pig. 
• stocky or muscular

MANCIPLE

• purchasing clerk
• victuals
• never rash, whether paid by credit or paid cash
• used to watch the market most precisely
• be as frugal as he desire
• could help masters be bedt free
• could wipe masters eye
• better than most, cautious, clever, intelligent
• waited til on sale to buy goods
• street smart

REEVE

• estate manager
• choleric and thin, tempermental
• legs were lean
• no auditor could gain point, had no debts, did everything correct
• beeter hand at bargains, knew how to handle money
• carpenter at first rate skill, learned at a young age
• wore overcoat of bluish shade
• rode stallion named scot
• wore rusty blade, not ready to use
• feared like the plague he was, people knew not to mess with him

SUMMONER

• face like fire, like a cherubin, he had carbuncles
• whelks of knobby white
• children feared him
• when he was drunk, spoke in latin
• could teach a jay to call walter
• archeadcon's curse
• a man could bring duress to young, black mail
• outside an ale house he had a cake

PARDONER

• rode with summoner
• bird from charing cross, section of london
• yellow hair like wax
• he was gelding, no penis
• in trunk he had a pillow case, which is from Our Lady's veil
• had gobbet of the fail from Saint Peter, sold relics
• he'd have to preach and tune his honey
• flatteries and prevarications, lessons and lies
• rubble of pig bones

CHAUCER'S INTERLUDE

• DONT DISRESPECT CLERGY BUT KNIGHT NEEDS TO BE HIGH STANDARD
• DONT JUDE ME BY WHAT HE SAYS, THEY ARE NOT HIS WORDS HE IS JUST REPEATING

HOST

• innkeeper of Tabard Inn
• served finest victuals you could think, goods
• girth was wide, eyes were white/ bright
• very hearted man, merry
• very striking looking, fit the look, wealthy
• no manly attribute he lacked liked to talk about sports and everything
• bold in speech but full of tact (filtered)
• fit to be marshall in the hall
• no finer burgess in cheapside
• makes up the game, so confident that he offers his head if unliked 

THE GAME

• "Canterbury Tales"
• 2 stories on the way to Canterbury, 2 on the way back to London
• whoever tells the best tale earns a free meal paid by everyone else
• 2 criteria:  good morality and general pleasure
• made up stories depending on who is telling
• host is the judge
• if you decide to be a party pooper and not play, you have to pay for everything bought on trip.