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

[6-text p 167]

And here bygynneþ þe prologe of þe sqwiere [on leaf 103]

Oure hoost vpon his stiropes stood anon [‖ þe prologe] And seide good men herkeneþ euerychon This was a þrifty tale for þe nones Sire parissh preest quod he for goddes bonys Line 1166 Telle vs a tale as was þi forward yore I se wele pat ȝe leerned men in lore Can moche good by goddes dignyte þe Parsone hym answered benedicite Line 1170 What eileþ þe man so synfully to swere Oure hoost answerd O Iankyn be ȝe þere I smelle a lollard in þe wynde quod he Howe good men quod our hoost herkneþ me Line 1174 Abideþ for goddis digne passion ffor we shal haue a predicacion þis lollard here wil prechen vs somwhat Nay by my fader soule þat shal he nat Line 1178 Seide þe Sqwier here shal he nat preche He shal no gospel glosen here ne teche He leueþ al in þe grete god he He wolde sowen som difficulte Line 1182 Or springell Cokel in oure clene corn And þerfore hoost I warne þe byforn Mi Ioly body shal a tale telle And I shal Clynken ȝou so mery a belle Line 1186 Þat I shal waken al þis companye But it shal not bene of Philosophie Ne Phislyas ne teermes queynt of lawe Þer is but litel latyn in my mawe [[The Squire's Tale follows in the MS.]] Line 1190