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

                                
                                     [6-text p 396] 
                                  
                                  Nedith it no more to speke of it seyth he
                                
                                  But ȝif me lyste of myn humylite
                                
                                  Ȝif me of ȝore gold to make oure cloystere
                                
                                  Quod he for manye a muskele & manye an oystere
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                                  Whan oþere men han ben ful weel at eyse
                                
                                  Hath ben oure fode oure Cloystere for to reyse
                                
                                  And ȝit god wot oneþe þe fondement
                                
                                  Parformed is ne of oure pauuement
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                                  Nis not a tyl ȝit with-inne oure wonys
                                
                                  By god we owyn fourty pound for stonys
                                
                                  Now help tomays for hym þat harwede helle
                                
                                  Or ellis muste we oure bokys selle
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                                  And ȝif ȝow lakke oure predicacioun
                                
                                  Thanne goth þe world al to distruccioun
                                
                                  ffor ho so from þis world wolde vs be-reue
                                
                                  So god me saue thomas be ȝoure leue
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                                  He wolde be-reue out of þis world þe sunne
                                
                                  ffor who can teche & werke as we cunne
                                
                                  And þat is not of lytyme quod he
                                
                                  But sithe þat elye was or elyse
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                                  Han frerys ben þat fynde I of record
                                
                                  In charyte thankede be oure lord
                                
                                  Now Thomas help for seynte charyte
                                
                                  And doun a-non he sette hym on his kne
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                                  This syke man wex ny wood for yre
                                
                                  He wolde þat þe frere hadde bee a-fyre
                                
                                  With his false dissymylacioun
                                
                                  Swych thyng as is in myn possessioun
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                                  Quod he may I ȝeuyn & non oþer
                                
                                  Ȝe sey me þis how þat I am ȝoure broþer
                                
                                  Ȝa certis quod þe frere trostyth wel
                                
                                  I tok oure dame oure lettere with oure sel
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                                  Now wel quod he & sumwhat schal I ȝeue
                                
                                  On to ȝoure holy couent whil I leue
                                
                                  And in þyn hand þou schalt it hald a-non
                                
                                  On þis condicioun & oþere non

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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 229
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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