Our Clerk is a serious man and tells a most serious tale.
It is one of tried loyalty; of patience tested beyond
what most folk would consider normal resolve.
Griselda is the daughter of the poorest
man in the village, yet is chosen to marry their
lord and master, Marquis Walter. Life is good and
very happy - until Walter feels his wife must be tested.
She bears him a daughter and is `persuaded` the girl must
be killed; likewise when a son is born. Then she is told only
a divorce will keep the barons happy, and even this she accepts
without question. She is sent home to the old man, but many years
later is brought back to the palace where a wonderful surprise awaits.
Still our clerk begs the question whether either party commands respect.
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