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

[6-text p 421] That for vs deyede vp-on a coroys of tree Thyn soule lytyl chyld I the be-take ffor this nyȝt schat þou deye for myn sake Line 560
I trowe that to a norys in this cas Line 561 It hadde been hard / this routhe for to see Weel myghte a modyr / þanne han cryede allas But nathelas / sad / & stedefast was sche Line 564 That sche endurede / al aduercite And to þe sergeaunt / mekelyche sayde Haue here agayn / ȝoure ȝynge lite mayde Line 567
Seth now quod sche & doth myn lordis heste [folio 250b] But on thyng wele I preye ȝow of ȝoure grace That but myn lord forbad ȝow at the leste Berieth this lite bodi in sum place Line 571 That bestis ne non oþere briddis it to-race But he no word wolde to þat purpos seye But tok the child & wente vp-on hise weye Line 574
This sergeant cam vn-to his lord a-geyn Line 575 And of grysildis wordis & hire chere He told hym word in schort pleyn And hym presentyth with his doughtyr dere Line 578 Sumwhat this lord hadde routhe in this manere But natheles his purpos held he stylle As lordys doon whan they welen han here wille Line 581
And bad this segeaunt þat he priuyly Line 582 Schulde this chyld softe wynde & wrappe With alle cyrcumstauncis tenderely And carye it in a cofere or in a lappe Line 585 But vp peyne of his hed of for to swappe That no man schulde knowe of his entente Ne whens he cam ne wheþer þat he wente Line 588
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The Cambridge ms (University library, Gg. 4.27) of Chaucer's Canterbury tales / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.
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Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
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London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,
1868-1879.

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