The Cambridge ms (University library, Gg. 4.27) of Chaucer's Canterbury tales / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.

                                
                                  And so befel it on a satyrday
                                
                                  This carpenter was gon to Osenay
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                                  And hende nycholas & Alysoun
                                
                                  Acordede ben to this conclusioun
                                
                                  That Nicholas schal schapyn hym a wile
                                
                                  This sely Ielous husbonde to begyle
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                                  And ȝif so be this game wente aryght
                                
                                  Sche schulde slepe in hese armys al nyght
                                
                                  ffor this was here desyr & hese also
                                
                                  And rygh a-non with-outyn wordys mo
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                                  This nicholas no lengere wolde tarye
                                
                                  But doth ful softe vnto hese chambere carye
                                
                                  Bothe mete & drynk for a day or tweye
                                
                                  And to here husbonde bad here for to seye
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                                  Ȝif that he axede aftyr Nicholas
                                
                                  Sche schulde seye he nyste neuer wher he was
                                
                                  Of al þe day sche say hym not with ye
                                
                                  Sche trowyth þat he was in malady
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                                  ffor no cry here mayde coude calle
                                
                                  He nulde answere for no thyng that myghte falle
                                
                                  This passeth forth al þat satyrday
                                
                                  That Nicholas stille in hese chambere lay
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                                  And et & slep & dede what hym lyste
                                
                                  Thil soneday þat the sunne goth to reste
                                
                                  This sely carpenter hath so gret merueyle
                                
                                  Of Nicholas or what thyng myghte hym eyle
                                  Line 3424 
                                
                                  And seyde I am adred be seynt thomays
                                
                                  It stondyth not a-rygh with nycholas
                                
                                  God schylde þat he deyede sodeynly
                                
                                  This world is now ful tekyl sekyrly
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                                  I saw to day a cors boryn to scherche
                                
                                  That now on moneday last I saugh hym werche
                                
                                  Go vp quod he vn to hese knaue a-non [folio 179b] 
                                
                                  Clepe at hese dore or knokke with a ston
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                                  Loke how it is & telle me boldely
                                
                                  This knaue goth hym vp ful sturdyly

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Title: The Cambridge ms (University library, Gg. 4.27) of Chaucer's Canterbury tales / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.
Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
Canvas: Page 98
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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