P Plin. vii. 2 : Supra hos, [circa Fontem Grangis] extrema in
parte Montium, Spithamsei Pygmaei narrantur, ternas Spithamas
longitudine, hoc est, temos dodrantes non excedentes — Quos k
Gruibus infestari Homerus quoque prodidit. Fama est insidentes



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212 C|e Voiage aiA Cta^aOc ot

here quantytees, bothe the Men and the Worn-
men. And thei maryen hem, whan thei ben half
Zere of Age, and geten Children. And thei ly ven
not, but 6 Zeer or 7 at the moste. And he
that lyrethe 8 Zeer, men holden him there
righte passynge old, Theise men ben the beste
worcheres of Gold, Sylver, Cotoun, Sylk, and of
alle suche thinges, of ony other, that be in the
World. And thei ban often tytaes Werre with
the Briddes of the Contree, that thei taken and




eten. This litylle folk nouther labouren in Londes
ne in Vynes. But thei ban grete men amonges
hem, of oure Stature, that tylen the Lond, and
labouren amonges the Vynes for hem. And of
tho men of oure Stature, han thei als grete skome

arietum caprarumque dorsis, annates sagittis, Veris tempore,
universo agmine ad mare descendere, et ova puUosque eanua
alitum consumere.
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^ix gol^n jHauntte^tb, St 213

and wondre, as we wolde have among us of
Geauntes, zif thei weren amonges us. There is
a gode Cytee, amonges othere, where there is
duellynge gret plentee of tho lytylle folk : And it
is a gret Cytee and a fair ; and the men ben grete,
that duellen amonges hem : but whan thei geten
ony Children, thei ben als litylle as the Pygmeyes:
and therfore thei ben alle, for the moste part, alle
Pygmeyes ; for the Nature of the Lond is suche.

### Language ###
Middle English

### Assessment ###
We could ask about the lifespan of these small people (Pygmees) described in the text.

### Query ###
How longe doe Pygmees live?

(Note: I kept the query in Middle English style but made it simple enough to be understandable to modern English speakers, as fully authentic Middle English might be too difficult to understand)
How longe doe Pygmees live?

(Note: I kept the query in Middle English style but made it simple enough to be understandable to modern English speakers, as fully authentic Middle English might be too difficult to understand)