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

                                
                                     [6-text p 392] 
                                  
                                  ffarwel myn good for it is al a go
                                
                                  The frere answerde O thomas dost þou so
                                
                                  What nedyth ȝow dyuers frerys seche
                                
                                  What nedyth hym þat hath a parfit leche
                                  Line 1956 
                                
                                  To sechyn oþere lechis in þe toun
                                
                                  Ȝoure inconstaunce is ȝoure confusioun
                                
                                  Holde ȝe þanne me or ellis oure couent
                                
                                  To preye for ȝow ben ensufficient
                                  Line 1960 
                                
                                  Thomas þat Iape nys nat worth a myte
                                
                                  Ȝoure malady is for ȝe han to lyte
                                
                                  A ȝif þat couent half a quarter otys
                                
                                  And ȝif þat couent foure & twenty grotis
                                  Line 1964 
                                
                                  And ȝif þat frere a peny & lat hym go
                                
                                  Nay nay Thomas It [[t: later]]  may no thyng be so
                                
                                  What is a ferthy[n]g worth partid on twelve
                                
                                  Lo eche thyng þat is onyd in hym selue
                                  Line 1968 
                                
                                  Is more strong þan whan it is to-skateryd
                                
                                  Thomas of me þou schalt not [[not: later]]  ben I-flatered
                                
                                  Thow woldyst han oure labour al for nouȝt
                                
                                  The hie god þat al þis world hath wrouȝt
                                  Line 1972 
                                
                                  Seyth þat þe werke man worthy is his hyre
                                
                                  Thomas noght of ȝoure tresore I desyre
                                
                                  As for myn self but þat al oure couent
                                
                                  To preye for ȝow is ay so diligent
                                  Line 1976 
                                
                                  And for to bildyn cristis owene chyrche
                                
                                  Thomas ȝif ȝe wele lerne for to werche
                                
                                  Of bildyng vp of cherchis may ȝe fynde
                                
                                  Ȝif it be good in Thomas lyf of ynde
                                  Line 1980 
                                
                                  Ȝe lye here ful of anguyssch & of yre [folio 238a] 
                                
                                  With wych þe deuyl set ȝoure hette a-fyre
                                
                                  And chidyn here þis sely innosent
                                
                                  Ȝoure wif þat is so meeke & pacient
                                  Line 1984 
                                
                                  And þerfore Thomas trowe me if þe lest
                                
                                  Ne stryue nat with þyn wif as for þe best
                                
                                  And bere þis word a-woy now be þyn feyth
                                
                                  Touchynge swich thyng lo as þe wyse seyth

                                  Line 1988

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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 225
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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