Yeoman:
- Only appears in the general prologue
- Is in service of the knight
- Is a forester and is trained in bows
Canon's Yeoman:
- Joins the pilgrimage late with the Canon (Man of the church)
- Begins telling the other pilgrims about alchemy, which causes the Canon to ride off
- Alchemy is the alleged practice of turning metal and ither objects into precious metals, ie gold, silver
- Continues on to tell a tale about alchemy
Canon Yeoman's Tale
- A Canon (Presumed to be the canon he is traveling with) agrees to use his skills to help a priest make money
- The Canon says he is preforming alchemy but actually uses various trick to believe that he is really transmuting things
- The canon eventually reveals his secret to the priest for a price, and the priest is left shocked
- Major Theme: Alchemists cannot be trusted.
Billy Saldutti
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