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

                                
                                     [6-text p 369] 
                                  
                                  Were in no bok the gentylys of honour
                                
                                  Seyn þat men schuld an old wyȝt don fauour
                                
                                  And clepyn hym fadyr of ȝoure gentilesse
                                
                                  And auctouris schal I fyndyn as I gesse
                                  Line 1212 
                                
                                  Now þere ȝe seyn I am foul & old
                                
                                  Thanne drede ȝow not to ben a coukewold
                                
                                  ffylthe & elde alsomote I the
                                
                                  Ben gret wardaynys vp-on chastite
                                  Line 1216 
                                
                                  But natheles sythe I knowe ȝoure delyt
                                
                                  I schal fulfylle ȝoure wordely apetyt
                                
                                  Chese now quod sche on of þese thyngis tweye
                                
                                  To haue me foul & old tyl þat I deye
                                  Line 1220 
                                
                                  And be to ȝow a trewe vmble wyf
                                
                                  And neuere ȝow displese in al myn lyf
                                
                                  Or ellis ȝe wele haue me ȝyng & fayr
                                
                                  And take þe auenture of the repayr
                                  Line 1224 
                                
                                  That schal be to ȝoure hous be cause of me
                                
                                  Or in sum oþer place may wel be
                                
                                  Now cheseth ȝoure selue wheþer þat ȝow likyth
                                
                                  This knyȝt a-uyseth hym & sore sykyth
                                  Line 1228 
                                
                                  But at þe laste he seyde in þis manere
                                
                                  Myn lady & myn loue & myn wyf so dere
                                
                                  I putte me in ȝoure wise gouernaunce
                                
                                  Cheseth ȝoure self whiche may be most plesaunce
                                  Line 1232 
                                
                                  And most honour to ȝow & me also
                                
                                  I do no fors wheþer of the too
                                
                                  ffor as ȝow lykyth it suffyseth me
                                
                                  Thanne haue I gete þe maysterye quod sche
                                  Line 1236 
                                
                                  Syn I may chese & gouerne as me leste [folio 227b] 
                                
                                  ȝa sertys wif quod he I helde it for þe beste
                                
                                  Kis me quod sche we be no lengere wrothe
                                
                                  ffor be myn trouthe I wele be to ȝow bothe
                                  Line 1240 
                                
                                  That is to seyne bothe fayr & good
                                
                                  I preye to god I mote sterwe wod
                                
                                  But I to ȝow be al so good & trewe
                                
                                  As euere was wyf syn þat þe world was newe

                                  Line 1244

Pages

Index

About this Item

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 202
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

Technical Details

Collection: Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse
Link to this Item: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/agz8234.0001.001
Link to this scan: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/agz8234.0001.001/218

Rights and Permissions

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials are in the public domain. If you have questions about the collection, please contact [email protected]. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact [email protected].

DPLA Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States

IIIF

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/api/manifest/cme:agz8234.0001.001

Cite this Item

Full citation: "The Cambridge ms (University library, Gg. 4.27) of Chaucer's Canterbury tales / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/agz8234.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2025.

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

Annotations Tools

Actions

About this Item

Technical Details

Rights and Permissions

Related Links

IIIF

Cite this Item