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

                                
                                     [6-text p 386] 
                                  
                                  With scrippe & tipped staf tucked full hye. [[Harl. 1758]] 
                                
                                  In euery hous he gan to pore & prye.
                                
                                  And beggeth mele or chese or ellis corn.
                                
                                  his felalawe had a staf tipped with horn.
                                  Line 1740 
                                
                                  A peire of/ tablis of yuory.
                                
                                  And a poyntell polched fetisly.
                                
                                  And wrot/ alweye the names there he stood.
                                
                                  Of alle folke that yaf hym any good.
                                  Line 1744 
                                
                                  As-caunce as he wolde for hem preie.
                                
                                  Yeue vs a buschell whete malt/ or reie.] [[Harl. extract ends]] 
                                
                                  A godis kechil or a trip of chese [MS Gg. 4. 27]  [folio 235a] 
                                
                                  Or ellis what ȝow lyste we may not chese
                                  Line 1748 
                                
                                  A godis halpeny or a masse pany
                                
                                  Or ȝeue vs of ȝoure braun ȝif ȝe han any
                                
                                  A dagoun of ȝoure blanket leue dame
                                
                                  Oure sistyr dere lo here I wryte ȝoure name
                                  Line 1752 
                                
                                  Bacoun or bef or swich þyng as ȝe fynde
                                
                                  A sturdy harlot wente hem ay by-hynde
                                
                                  That was here ostys man & bar a sak
                                
                                  And what men ȝoue hem leyde it on his bak
                                  Line 1756 
                                
                                  And whan he was out at þe dore a-non
                                
                                  He planede a-wey þe namys euerychon
                                
                                  That he be-fore hadde wrytyn in hyse tablis
                                
                                  He servede hem with nyflys & wyth fablys
                                  Line 1760 
                                
                                  Nay þere þou lext þou somenour quod þe frere
                                
                                  Pes quod oure ost for cristis modyr dere
                                
                                  Telle forth ȝoure tale & spare it not at al
                                
                                  So thryue I quod the somenour so I schal
                                  Line 1764 
                                
                                  So longe he wente hous be hous tyl he
                                
                                  Cam to an hous þere he was wone to be
                                
                                  Refresched more þan in an hunderede placis
                                
                                  Sek lay þe goode man whos þe place is
                                  Line 1768 
                                
                                  Bedrede vp-on a couche lowe he lay
                                
                                  Deus hic quod he O tomays frend good day
                                
                                  Seyde þis frere curteysly & softe
                                
                                  Thomas quod he god ȝelde ȝow ful ofte

                                  Line 1772

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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 219
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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