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

                                
                                     [6-text p 392] 
                                  
                                  Far wel my gold for it is almost a go
                                
                                  The frere answerd // O thomas dostow so
                                
                                  what needith ȝow dyuerse freres seche [folio 112a] 
                                
                                  what needith him þat haþ a parfyt leche /
                                  Line 1956 
                                
                                  To sechen oþir leches in þe toun
                                
                                  Ȝoure inconstance is ȝoure confusioun
                                
                                  holde ȝe þan me or oure couent
                                
                                  To praye for ȝow insufficient
                                  Line 1960 
                                
                                  Thomas þat iape is not worth a myte
                                
                                  Ȝoure malady is for we haue to lite
                                
                                  ¶ A ȝiue þat couent half a quarter otes
                                
                                  A ȝiue þat couent four and twenty grotes
                                  Line 1964 
                                
                                  A ȝiue þat frere a peny and let him go .
                                
                                  Nay nay thomas. it may nought be so
                                
                                  what is a ferthing worth depart in tuelue
                                
                                  lo ech þing þat is ooned in himselue
                                  Line 1968 
                                
                                  Is more strong þan whan it is to-skatrid
                                
                                  Thomas of me þou schalt not ben y-flatrid
                                
                                  Thow woldist haue our labour al for nought
                                
                                  The hihe god þat al this world hath wrought
                                  Line 1972 
                                
                                  Saith þat a werkman is worþy his hyre
                                
                                  Thomas nouȝt of ȝour tresor I desire
                                
                                  For my self. but for that oure couent/
                                
                                  To pray for ȝow is ay so diligent
                                  Line 1976 
                                
                                  And for to buylden cristes holy chirche
                                
                                  Thomas if ȝe wil lerne for to wirche /
                                
                                  Of buyldyng vp on chirches may ȝe fynde
                                
                                  If it be good in thomas lyf of ynde
                                  Line 1980 
                                
                                  Ȝe lye her ful. of anger and of Ire
                                
                                  wiþ which þe deuel set ȝour hert on fuyre
                                
                                  And chyden her þe holy Innocent
                                
                                  Ȝour wyf þat is. so meke and pacient /
                                  Line 1984 
                                
                                  And þerfor trow me thomas if þou list
                                
                                  Ne stryue nought wiþ þy wif as for þi best
                                
                                  And ber þis word away now by þy faith
                                
                                  Touchinge such þing lo þe wise man saith

                                  Line 1988

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Title: The Harleian ms. 7334 of Chaucer's Canterbury tales. Ed. by Frederick J. Furnivall.
Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
Canvas: Page 252
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Chaucer society by N. Trübner & co.,; 1885.

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