Self & Society: British Lit @Hood College

Original...  They daunce and pleyen at dees bothe day and nyght, And eten also and drynken over hir myght, Thurgh which they doon the devel sacrifise Withinne that develes temple in cursed wise By superfluytee abhomynable.                  lines: 467-471 Translation... They dance and play at dice both day and night,   And also eat and drink beyond their capacity, Through which they do the devil sacrifice Within that devil's temple in cursed manner By abominable excess.

The Black Adder episode 3 "The Archbishop" scene in link. Edmund and his cronies discussing "how to make a bit of money off this church thing"/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyF7YmHYhYc 920       I have relikes and pardon in my male              As faire as any man in Engelond              Whiche were me yeven by the Popes Hond             -the Pardoner's Tale, lines 920-922

The Pardoner’s Tale Prologue introduces us to an unscrupulous representative of the Church who openly accepts “donations” from “sinners” in exchange for absolution with signed papal indulgences, and sells phony relics supposedly from saints, such as animal bones, to ward off the devil. He admits to his fellow travelers that these relics are in fact fake and the church papers not always legitimate. With a sermon that never varies, expounding on the evils of greed and covetousness, vices he himself practices, he admits to his companions that his only motivation is personal monetary gain. “My theme is alwey oon, and evere was—             Radix malorum est Cupiditas”. (333--334) He tells his tale of three young Dutchman who drink and revel. He goes into a rant into various vices: gluttony, drunkenness, gambling, and swearing, which he denounces as a graver sin than homicide. He then returns to the tale of the Dutchman. They hear that a friend was ...