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

[6-text p 635] man [571] ¶ Manslauȝter in dede is in foure maneres ¶ That oon is by lawe. Right as a Iustice dampnith him þat is coupable to þe deth. But let þe Iustice be war þat he do it rightfully and þat he do it nought for delit to spille blood; but for keping of rightwis|nes [572] ¶ Anoþer homicidy is doon for necessite. as whan a man sleþ anoþer him defendaunt. and þat he may noon oþer wise eschape fro his deth. [573] but certeynly if he may escape wiþ|oute slaughter of his aduersarie and sleth him he doth synne and he schal bere penaunce as for dedly synne. [574] ¶ Ek if a man by caas or aduenture schete an arwe or cast a stoon wiþ which he sleþ a man; he is an homicide. [575] Eke if a womman by negligence ouerlye hir child in hir sleping it is homicide and deedly synne [576] ¶ Eke whan man distourbith con|cepcioun of a child and makith a womman ouþer bareyn by drinke of venenous herbis þurgh whiche sche may nouȝt conceyue or sleth a child by drynkes. or elles putteþ certeyn material þinges in secre place to slee þe child. [577] or elles doþ vnkyndely synne by which man or womman schedith here nature in ma[n] or in place þer as þe child may nought be con|ceyued. or ellis if a womma[n] haue conceyued and hurt hirself and sleth þe child ȝit is it homycidie [578] [folio 268b] ¶ What say we eek of wommen þat mordren here children for drede of worldly schame. Certes an horrible homicidy. [579] homicidy is eek if a man ap|proche to a womman by desir of lecchery þurgh þe which þe child is perischt or elles smitith a womman wytyngly þurgh which sche sleeth hir child. alle þese ben homi|cides . . . . . [no gap] [580] ¶ Ȝit cometh þer of Ire many mo synnes as wel in word as in werk & þought. As he þat arettith vpon god and blamith god of þing of which he is himself gulty or despisith god and alle his halwes as doon þese cursed hasardours
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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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Page 641
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London,: Pub. for the Chaucer society by N. Trübner & co.,
1885.

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