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

                                  
                                    THe cook of lundene whil þe reue spak
                                  
                                    ffor ioye hym thouȝte he clawede hym on þe bak
                                  
                                    Ha ha ha for cristys passyoun
                                  
                                    This mellere hadde a scharp conclusyoun
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                                    Vp on his argument of herbergage
                                  
                                    Wel seyde salamon / on his langage
                                  
                                    Ne brynge not euery with in to þyn hous
                                  
                                    ffor herberwynge be nyȝte is perlyous
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                                    Wel auȝte a man avysede for to be
                                  
                                    Whom þat he brouȝte in to hese priuyte
                                  
                                    I preye to god so ȝeue me sorwe & care
                                  
                                    Syn euere I highte hoge of ware
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                                    Herde I euere a mellere betere I-set a werke
                                  
                                    He hadde a Iape of maleys in þe derke
                                  
                                    But god for-bede þat we stentyn here
                                  
                                    And þerfore ȝif ȝe wouche saf to here
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                                    A tale of me þat am a pore man
                                  
                                    I wele ȝow telle as wel as euere I can
                                  
                                    A lytyl Iape what fel in oure cete
                                  
                                    Oure ost answerde & seyde I graunte it þe
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                                    Now telle on roger & loke þat it be good
                                  
                                    ffor manye a paste hast þou letyn blod
                                  
                                    And manye a rakke of douere hast þou sold/
                                  
                                    That hath ben twyes hot & twyes cold [folio 192b] 
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                                    Of manye a pilgrym hast þou cristis curs
                                  
                                    ffor of thyn persele ȝit thy fare þe wers
                                  
                                    That þey han etyn with thyn stobil goos
                                  
                                    ffor in thyn schoppe is manye a flye los
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                                    Now telle on gentyl roger be þyn name
                                  
                                    But ȝit I preye þe be not wroth for game
                                  
                                    A man may sey ful soth in game & play
                                  
                                    Thow seyst ful soth quod roger be myn fay

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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 125
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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