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

                                
                                  And karf be-forn hese fadir at the table
                                  Line 100 
                                
                                  ¶ A ȝeman hadde he & seruauntys no moo [ȝeman] 
                                
                                  At that tyme / for he leste ryde soo
                                
                                  And he was clad in cote & hod of grene
                                
                                  A schef of pekok / arwys bryȝte & schene
                                  Line 104 
                                
                                  Vndir his belte he bar ful thryftyly
                                
                                  Wel coude he dresse hese takil ȝemanly
                                
                                  Hese arwis droupede nought with federys lowe
                                
                                  And in his hand he bare a myghty bowe
                                  Line 108 
                                
                                  A not hed hadde he / with a broun vesage [folio 133a] 
                                
                                  Of wode craft wel coude he al þe usage
                                
                                  Vp on his arm he bar a gay braser
                                
                                  And by his side / a swerd & a bokeler
                                  Line 112 
                                
                                  And on that oþer side a gay daggere
                                
                                  Harneysed wel / & schrap as poynt of spere
                                
                                  A Cristofere / on his brest of siluyr schene
                                
                                  An horn he bar þe baudryk was of grene
                                  Line 116 
                                
                                  A foster was he sothli as I gesse
                                
                                  Ther was also a nunne a prieresse [Prieresse] 
                                
                                  ¶ That of here smylyng was ful simple & coy
                                
                                  Here gretteste oth was but be seynt loy
                                  Line 120 
                                
                                  And sche was clepid Madame Eglentyne
                                
                                  fful wel sche song / þe seruyse of deuyne
                                
                                  Entuned in here nose so semely
                                
                                  And french sche spak ful fayre & fetysely
                                  Line 124 
                                
                                  As aftyr þe schole of stratforthe at the bowe
                                
                                  ffor french of parys was to here onknowe
                                
                                  ¶ At mete wel I-tauȝt / was sche with alle
                                
                                  Sche let no morsel / from here lyppis falle
                                  Line 128 
                                
                                  Ne wette here fyngyr / in here sause depe
                                
                                  Wel couthe sche carye a morsel / & wel kepe
                                
                                  That no drope ne fel vp on here brest
                                
                                  In curteysie was set ful meche here lyst
                                  Line 132 
                                
                                  Hire ouere lippe wipede sche so klene
                                
                                  That in hire coppe þer was / no ferthyng sene
                                
                                  Of gres / whan sche dronkyn / hadde her draught

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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 4
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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