The Harleian ms. 7334 of Chaucer's Canterbury tales. Ed. by Frederick J. Furnivall.

[6-text p 151] And if þis knight wil swere how þat sche / This womman slowȝ ȝet wol we us avyse whom þat we wille schal be oure iustise Line 665
A britoun book I-write wiþ euaungiles Line 666 was fette and on þis book/ he swor anoon Sche gultif was and in þe mene whiles An hond him smot vpon þe nekke boon Line 669 That doun he fel anon right at a stoon And boþe his yen brast out of his face In sight of euery body in þat place Line 672
A vois was herd in general audience Line 673 And seist þou hast disclaundred gulteles The doughter of holy chirche in hire presence Thus hastow doon & ȝit I holde my pees Line 676 Of þis meruaile agast was al þe prees As mased folk þey stooden euerychon For drede of wreche saue Custaunce allon Line 679
Gret was þe drede and eek þe repentaunce Line 680 Of hem þat hadden gret suspeccioun vpon þe sely Innocent Custaunce And for þis miracle in conclusioun Line 683 And by Custaunces mediacioun The kyng and many oþer in þe place Conuerted was / thanked be cristes grace [folio 80a] Line 686
This false knight was slayn for his vntrouþe / Line 687 By Iuggement of Alla hastyly And ȝit Custaunce haþ of his deþ gret rouþe And after þis ihus of his mercy Line 690 Made alla wedde ful solempnely This holy mayde þat is bright and schene / And þus haþ crist I-maad Constance a queene Line 693
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The Harleian ms. 7334 of Chaucer's Canterbury tales. Ed. by Frederick J. Furnivall.
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Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
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London,: Pub. for the Chaucer society by N. Trübner & co.,
1885.

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