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

And at the chambere dore whil that he stod He cryede & knokkede as þey he were wod Line 3436 What how what do ȝe Maystyr Nicholay How may ȝe slepen al the longe day But al for nought he herde not a word An hole he fond ful lowe vp on a bord Line 3440 There as the cat was wont in for to crepe And at the hole he lokede in ful depe And at the laste he hadde of hym a sygh This Nicholas sat alwey gapynge vp rygh Line 3444 As he hadde kykyd on the newe mone Adoun he goth & tolde hese maystyr sone In what aray he saw this ilke man This carpenter to blyssyn hym be-gan Line 3448 And seyde helpe vs seynte frydiswyde A man wot lytyl what hym schal betyde This man is falle with hese astronemye In sum wodnesse or in sum agonye Line 3452 I thoughte ay wel how þat it schulde be Men schulde not knowe of goddis priuyte Ȝe blyssede be alwey a lewede man That nought but only his bileue can Line 3456 So ferde a nothyr clerk with astronomye [[r: later]] He walkede in the feldis for to prie Vp on the sterrys what þere schulde befalle Til he was in a marbil pyt I-falle Line 3460 He say not that but ȝit be seynt Thomays Me rewyth sore of hende Nycholas He schal be ratyd of hese stodying Ȝif that I may be Ihesu heuene kyng Line 3464 Get me a staf that I may vndyr spore Whil that þou robyn hevyst vp the dore He schal out of hese stodyinge as I gesse [folio 180a] And to the chambere dore he gann hym dresse Line 3468 Hese knave was a strong carl for the nonys And by the haspe he haf it of at onys
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The Cambridge ms (University library, Gg. 4.27) of Chaucer's Canterbury tales / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.
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Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
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London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,
1868-1879.

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