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

[The Wrangle between the Summoner and Friar.]

¶ The Frere lough when he had herd al þis [¶ Here makith þe frere an interpre|tacion of þe wyfes tale /] Now dame quod he so haue I ioye or blis This is a long preambel [[or parambel]] of a tale And whan þe Sompnour herd þe frere gale Line 832 Lo quod þe sompnour for goddes armes tuo A frer wol entremet him euermo lo goode men a flie and eek a frere woln falle in euery dissche and matiere Line 836 what spekst þou of . perambulacioun what ambil . or trot . or pees or go sit doun Thou lettest oure disport in þis matere Ȝe woltow so sir sompnour quod þe frere Line 840 Now by my fay I schal er þat I go Telle of a sompnour such a tale or tuo That alle þe folk/ schuln laughen in þis place / Now ellis frere I byschrew þy face Line 844 Quod þis Sompnour and I byschrewe me But / if I telle tales tuo or þre Of freres er I come to Sydingborne Þat I schal make þin herte for to morne Line 848

[6-text p 358] Line 848 For wel I wot þy paciens is goon Oure hoste cride pees and þat anoon And sayde let þe womman telle hir tale / Ȝe fare as folkes þat dronken ben of ale Line 852 Do dame tel forth ȝour tale and þat is best/ Al redy sir quod sche right as ȝou lest/ If I haue licence of þis worthy frere Ȝis dame quod he tel forþ and I schal heere [[Break of two lines in the MS.]] Line 856