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

[Julius Cæsar.]

¶ By wisdam manhod & by greet labour [Iulius] From homble bed to royal mageste Vp ros he Iulius the conquerour That wan al th [[o corrected]] occydent bothe lond & se Line 3864 By strenthe of hand or ellys by tretee And vn-to Roome made hem trybutarye And sithe the Emperour of rome was he Tyl that fortune wex his Aduersarye Line 3868

[6-text p 277] [6-text p 278] Line 3868

¶ O myghty Cesar that in Thessalye [Cesar] A-geyns Pompeynys fadyr thyn in lawe That of thorient hadde al the Chiualrye [folio 361a] As fer as that the day be-gynnyth dawe Line 3872 Thow thour thyn kynghod hast hem take & slawe Saue fewe folk that with Pompeious fledde Thorw which thow puttist al the oryent in awe Thanke fortune that so weel the spedde Line 3876

But now a lytyl while I wele bewayle / This Pompeyous this nobele gouernour Of Rome whiche that fleigh at this batayle I seye on of his men a fals traytour Line 3880 His hed of smot to wynnyn hym fauour Of Iulius & hym the hed he broughte Allas Pompeye of thorient Conquerour That ffortune vn-to swich a fyn the broughte Line 3884

To Rome a-gayn repayrith Iulius With his tryumphe lauryat ful hye But on a tyme Brutus Cassius That euere hadde of his estaat enuye Line 3888 Ful pryuyly hath mad conspiracye A-geyns this Iulius in subtyl wise And caste the place in whiche he schulde deye With boydekynys / as I schal ȝow deuyse Line 3892

This Iulius to the capitolye wente Vp-on a day as he was wone to goon And in the Capitolye a-non hym hente This false Brutus & ¹hese othere ffoon¹ [[^1_1 corrected]] Line 3896 And stikede hym with Boydekynys a-noon With manye a wounde & thus they leete hym lye But neuere gront he at no strok but oon Or ellis at two / but if his storye lye Line 3900

[6-text p 278] [6-text p 279] Line 3900

So manly was this Iulyus at herte And so weel louyd estatly honeste That thow hise dedly woundis soore smerte His mental ouer his hepis castyth he Line 3904 For non man schulde seen his priuyte [folio 361b] And as he lay on deyinge in a traunce And wiste verrayly that deed he muste bee Of honeste ȝit hadde he remembraunce Line 3908

Lucan to this storye I recomende And to Swetoun & to valerius also That of the storye wrytyn word & ende How that these greete Conquerourys two Line 3912 Fortune was fyrst freend & sithe a foo No man ne truste vp-on hire fauour longe But haue hire in a-wayte for euere mo Witnesse on alle these conquerourys stronge Line 3916