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

Sche peynyth here to make good cuntenaunce And forth I lete here sayle in this manere And turne I wele a-geyn to myn matere Line 322
The modyr of the soudon welle of vices Espyed hath here sonys pleyn entente How he wolde lete his olde sacrifises And ryȝt a-non sche for here conseyl sente Line 326 And they be come to knowe what sche mente And whan assembelede were þe folk en feere Sche sette here doun & seyde as ȝe schal here Line 329
Lordys quod sche ȝe heryn euerychon How þat myn sone in poynt is for to lete The holy lawis of oure alkaron Ȝeuen be goddys message Makomete Line 333 But on a wow to grete god I heete The lyf schal raþere out of myn body sterte On makometes lawe out of myn herte Line 336
What schulde vs tydyn of this newe lawe But thraldam to oure bodyis & penaunce And aftyr in helle for to be drawe ffor we reneyede mahoun oure creaunce Line 340 But lordis wele ȝe makyn a suraunce As I schal seyn assentynge to myn lore And I schal make vs saf for euere more Line 343
They sworyn & assentyn euery man [folio 199a] To lyue with hyre & deye & by here stonde And eueryche in þe beste wyse sche can To strenthe here schal alle here frendis fonde Line 347 And sche hath this empryse take on honde Whiche ȝe schal here that I schal deuyse An[d] to hem alle sche spak ryth in þis wyse Line 350
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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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