So that the plowmans tale must be sett in some other place before the mancipleand persons tale, and not as yt ys in the last edit{i}one.
The Manciple replies in all good humour, that such a proceeding might certainly bring him into trouble.
When the Manciple had told his Tale, it was still only morning; see H.
Perhaps he or some of your learned contributors may be able to remove a doubt that has arisen in my mind relative to the poet's well-known description of the Manciple in his Prologue to the Canterbury Tales.
In Tyrwhitt's edition of Chaucer, however, and in all other copies I have seen, the reading is "A gentil manciple was ther of a temple.
For last term he could not pay the principal of his hall seven and sixpence due for the rent of his miserable garret, or the manciple for his battels, but now he is in funds again.
Did a man brew or sell bad beer he was burnt alive at Nuernberg; at Oxford he was condemned to the pillory; if a manciple was too fond of cards he was also punished by the Chancellor's court.
Extra food obtained from themanciple to be eaten in private was called "Battels.
A gentil manciple was there of the Temple Of whom achatours mighten take ensample, For to ben wise in bying of vitaille; For, whether that he paid or toke by taille, Algate he waited so in his achate That he was aye before in good estate.
The refashioner of the original lines has accordingly endeavoured to retain the kind of tabernacle, or old woman's tone, into which he conceives the Manciple to have fallen, compared with that of his narrative style.
And on a day it suddenly was found, Sick lay the Manciple of a malady; And men for certain thought that he must die.
Then to the Manciple thus spake our host:- "Since drink upon this man hath domination, By nails!
The Manciple coming upon the scene asked permission to eat with them, to which they agreed.
The Manciple was an officer who had the care of buying victuals for an Inn of Court--like the Temple.
Therefore, since they contributed to the Manciple in the proportion of 7 to 1, they must divide the eight pieces of money in the same proportion.
When the Manciple had fed he laid down eight pieces of money and said with a sly smile, "Settle betwixt yourselves how the money shall be fairly divided.
The Manciple bowed himself from the dais and went down the middle of the hall, his keys rattling at his belt.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "manciple" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
