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

                                
                                  And many a brem / & manye a luce in stewe
                                
                                  Wo was hese cook / but ȝif hese sauce were
                                
                                  Poynaunt & redy al hese geere
                                  Line 352 
                                
                                  His table dormaunt in hese halle alwey
                                
                                  Stod redy keuered / al the longe day
                                
                                  At sessiounnys þere was he lord & syre
                                
                                  fful ofte tyme he was kn[i]ght of the schyre
                                  Line 356 
                                
                                  An Anlas & a gipser al of sylk
                                
                                  Heng at hese gyrdil whit as morwyn mylk
                                
                                  A schirreue hadde he ben & countour
                                
                                  Was [[as in a later hand]]  nower swich a vanasour
                                  Line 360 
                                
                                  An habirdaschere & a carpenter [folio 136b] 
                                
                                  A webber a dyere & a taphiser
                                
                                  And þey were clothid alle in on lyuere
                                
                                  Of a ful solempne & a gret fraternyte
                                  Line 364 
                                
                                  ffrorsch & newe here ger apikede was
                                
                                  Here knyues were chapid not with bras
                                
                                  But al with sylvir wrouȝt ful clene & wel
                                
                                  Here grerdelys & here pouchis euerydel
                                  Line 368 
                                
                                  Wel semede eche of hem a fayr burgeys
                                
                                  To sittyn In a ȝilde halle on a deys
                                
                                  Euerych for the wisdam that he can
                                
                                  Was schaply for to ben an aldirman
                                  Line 372 
                                
                                  ffor catel hade þey I-now & rente
                                
                                  And ek here wyuys wolde it wel assente
                                
                                  And ellis serteyn weryn þey to blame
                                
                                  It is ful fayr to be clepid madame
                                  Line 376 
                                
                                  And gon to vigilis al be-fore
                                
                                  And han a mental ryalliche I-bore
                                
                                  A cok hadde þey with hem for þe nonys [A Cook] 
                                
                                  To boile the chekenys & the marye bonys
                                  Line 380 
                                
                                  And poudir Marchaunt tard & galyngale
                                
                                  Wel coude he knowe a drauȝt of londen ale
                                
                                  He couth roste & sethe & boyle & frye
                                
                                  Makyn mortereus & wel bake a pye
                                  Line 384 
                                
                                  But gret harm was it as it semede me

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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 11
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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