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

Lenuoy de Chaucer

Grysilde is deed & ek hire pacience And bothe at onoys buryed in Ytayle ffor whiche in opene audience Line 1179 No weddede man / so hardy be tassaylle His wyuys pacience entrost to fynde Grisildis for in certeyn he schal faylle Line 1182

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O noble wyuys ful of prudence Let noon humilite ȝoure tunge nayille Ne lat no klerk haue cause nor dilygence Line 1185 To wryte of ȝow a story of swych meruaile As of Grisildis pacient & kynde Lest Chicheuache / you swolwe in hire entrayle Line 1188

ffolwith Ecco / that holdyth no sylence But euere answerith at the countretayle Beth not bedaffyd for ȝoure Innocence Line 1191 But scharpely takyth on ȝow the gouernaile Enpryntith wel this lessoun in ȝoure mynde ffor comune profyt / sithe it may a-wayle Line 1194

Ye Archewyuys stondyth at ȝoure defence [folio 259b] Syn ȝe been stronge as is a greet Camayle Ne sufferyth nat / þat men ȝow doon offence Line 1197 And sklendere wyues feble as in batayle Beeth egre as is a tigre ȝong in ȝouthe Ay clappith as a melle I ȝow consayle Line 1200

Ne drede hem nat do hem no reuerence ffor thow thyn husbond / armede be in mayle The arwis of thyn crabbede eloquence Line 1203 Schal perce his brest & ek his auentayle In Ialusye I reede ek thow hym bynde And thow schat make hym couche as doth a quayle Line 1206

If thow be fayr / ther folk been in presence Schewe thu thyn visage & thyn aparayle ȝif thow be foul be fre of thyn dispence Line 1209 To gete the frendys ay do thyn trauayle Be ay of chir as lyght as lef on lynde And lat hym care & wepe & wrynge & wayle Line 1212