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

                                
                                  A frere þere was a wantoun & a merye
                                  Line 208 
                                
                                  ¶ A lymytour a ful solempne man [ffrere] 
                                
                                  In alle the orderys foure is non that can
                                
                                  So mekil of daliauns & fayr langage
                                
                                  He hadde mad ful manye a maryage
                                  Line 212 
                                
                                  Of ȝonge wemen at hese owene cost
                                
                                  On to his ordere he was a noble post
                                
                                  fful wel he louyd / & famyliar was he
                                
                                  With frankeleynys / oueral in his cuntre
                                  Line 216 
                                
                                  And with worthi wemen of the toun [folio 134b] 
                                
                                  ffor he hadde power of confessioun
                                
                                  As seide hym self more than a curat
                                
                                  ffor of hese ordere he was licencyat
                                  Line 220 
                                
                                  fful swetli herde he confessioun
                                
                                  And plesaunt was hese absolucyoun
                                
                                  He was an esi man to ȝeue penaunce
                                
                                  There as he wiste to han a good petauns
                                  Line 224 
                                
                                  Vnto pore orderis for to ȝeue
                                
                                  Is [[s by a later hand]]  ygne that a man Is [[s by a later hand]]  wel I-schreue
                                
                                  ffor ȝif he ȝaf he durste make auaunt
                                
                                  He wiste that a man was repentaunt
                                  Line 228 
                                
                                  ffor manye a man so hard is of hese herte
                                
                                  He may not wepe though hym sore smerte
                                
                                  Therfore in stede of wepyng & preyeres
                                
                                  Men mote ȝeue siluer to the pore freres
                                  Line 232 
                                
                                  ¶ Hise tipet was ay farsed ful of knyuys
                                
                                  And pynnys for to ȝeuyn fayre wywes
                                
                                  And serteynli he hadde a merye throte
                                
                                  Wel couthe he synge & pleyen on a rote
                                  Line 236 
                                
                                  Of ȝeddyngis he bar vttyrli the prys
                                
                                  His nekke whit was as the flour de lis
                                
                                  Therto he strong was as a chaumpioun
                                
                                  He knew the tauernys wel in euery toun
                                  Line 240 
                                
                                  And eueryche osteler & tapstere
                                
                                  Bet than a laser or a bakystere
                                
                                  ffor vn to swich a worthi man as he

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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 7
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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