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

                                
                                     [6-text p 360] 
                                  
                                  And happede a-lone as sche was born
                                
                                  He saw a mayde cam rydynge hym by-forn
                                
                                  Of whiche maydyn a-non maugry hire hed
                                
                                  By veray forse by-rafte he hire maydynhed
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                                  ffor which apprecioun was swych clamour
                                
                                  And swych pursut to kyng arthour
                                
                                  That dampnede was the knyȝt for to be ded
                                
                                  By cours of lawe & schulde a lost hyse heed
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                                  Perauenture swich was the statute þo
                                
                                  But that þe queen & oþere ladyis moo
                                
                                  So longe preyedyn the kyng of grace [folio 223a] 
                                
                                  Tyl he his lyf grauntede at þat place
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                                  And ȝaf hym to the queen at hire wille
                                
                                  To chese wheþer sche wolde hym saue or spille
                                
                                  The queen thankede þe kyng with al hyre myȝt
                                
                                  And aftyr this þus spak sche to þe knyȝt
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                                  Whan sche saw hyre tyme vp-on a day
                                
                                  Thow stondist ȝit quod sche in swich aray
                                
                                  That of thyn lyf [thou] hast no surete
                                
                                  I graunte þe lyf ȝif þou canst telle me
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                                  What thyng ist that wemen most desyryn
                                
                                  Be-war & kep thyn neke bon from yryn
                                
                                  And ȝif þou canst not telle me anon
                                
                                  ȝit wele I ȝeue þe leue for to goon
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                                  A twelvemonyth & a day to lere
                                
                                  An answere sufficiaunt in this matire
                                
                                  And surete wele I haue er þat þou pace
                                
                                  Thyn body for to ȝildyn in þis place
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                                  Wo was this knyȝt & sorwefully he sikede
                                
                                  But ȝit may he nat don as hym lykede
                                
                                  And at þe laste he ches hym for to weende
                                
                                  And come a-ȝen ryȝt at þe ȝerys ende
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                                  With swich answere as god wolde hym purueye
                                
                                  And takyth his leue & wendyth forth hyse weye
                                
                                  And sekyth euery hous & euery place
                                
                                  Where as he hopith to fynde grace

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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 193
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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