The Cambridge ms (University library, Gg. 4.27) of Chaucer's Canterbury tales / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.

Here begynnyst the kok of lundene hi tale [[painting of the Cook]]

[Nearly all leaf 193 of Camb. MS is cut out. Only He l. 4372, As 4373, We 4374, At 4375, H 4376, ff 4377, and bits of O and T, 4378-9, are left, and se of plase, l. 4410, and aunce 4412.]

A Prentis whilom dwellid in oure citee [Sloane MS. 1685 folio 50b] And of a craft of vitalers was he Gaillard he was as gol-fynche in þe schawe Broun as bery. a proper short felawe Line 4368 With lokkes blake I-kempt ful fetisly Daunce he kouþe so wel and Iolyly That he clepid perkyn reueilloure He was as ful of loue and paramour Line 4372 As is þe hive ful of hony swete Wel was þe wenche with him myght mete At euery bridale wold he synge and hoppe He louede bette þe tauerne þan þe shoppe Line 4376 ffor whan þer any ridynge was in chepe [Sloane MS. 1685 folio 51a] Out of þe Shoppe þeder wold he lepe Til þat he had al þe sight I-seyn And daunced wel wold he not come a-gayne Line 4380 And gedrid hym mony of his sort To hoppe and synge and make suche disport And þere þey setten steuene for to mete To pleyn at þe dys in suche a strete Line 4384 ffor in þe toun nas ner no prentis That fairer couþe cast a peyre of dys Then perkyn couth and þerto he was free Of his dispence in place of pryuyte Line 4388 That fonde his maister wel in his chaffare ffor ofte tyme he fonde his box ful bare ffor sikirly a prentis reuelour . . . . . [no gap in the MS.] Line 4392 His maystir shuld it in his shep abye Al haue not part of þe mynstralcie ffor theft and riot þei ben conuertible Al can he pleye on geterne or rubible Line 4396

Line 4396 Reuel and trouth as in lowe degree [[Sloane MS 1685]] They ben ful wroth al day as men may see This Iolye prentis with his mayster boode Til he were nyghe oute of his prentis-hoode Line 4400 Al were he snybbit erly and late And somtyme lad with Reuel to Newgate But at last his maystir him by-þoght Vpon a day whan he his paper sought Line 4404 Of a prouerbe þat saith þis same word Wel bet is roten appel oute of hoorde Than þat it rotet alle þe remenant So farith it by a ryocous seruant Line 4408 It is ful lasse harme to late hym passe Than he shend alle þe seruauntz in þe place Therfore his maystir ȝaf him a quytaunce And bade him go with sorow and myschaunce Line 4412 And þus this Ioly prentis had his leuee [Sloane MS. 1685 folio 51b] Now let hym Riot al þe nyght or leue And for ther is no theof with-oute a loke That helpith hym to wasten and to sowke Line 4416 Of þat he bribe can or borow may Anoon he sent his bede and his array Vn to a couper of his owne soort That loued dys Reuel and disport Line 4420 And had a wif þat held for contynaunce A shope and swyfed for hir sustynaunce [[Sloane extract ends.]]