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

And þerwithal he brouȝte / vs out of tounne A gentyl maunciple was þere of a temple [A Maunciple] Of whiche acatouris myȝte take exsaumple Line 568 ffor to ben wys in beyinge of uytayle ffor where that he payede or tok be tayle Algate he waytide so in hese acate That he was ay be-forin & in good state Line 572 Now is not that of god / a ful fayr grace That swich a lewede manys wit schal pace The wisdam of an hep / of lernede men Of maystrys [[s, hr: later]] hadde he mo þan thryis [[s, hr: later]] ten Line 576 That were of lawe expert & corious [folio 139b] Of whiche þere were a doseyn in that hous Worthi to ben styward of 2rente & lond2 [[2_2 later]] Of ony lord that is in yngelond Line 580 To make hym lyue / by his owene good In honour detteles but he werere wod Or leue as skarsely as hym liste desire And able for to helpyn al a schyre Line 584 In ony cas that myȝte falle or happe And ȝit this maunsiple / sette here allerys cappe The reue was a sclendere colerik man [A Reve] Hese berd was schaue as nygh as euere he can Line 588 His her was by hese erys ful rou[n]de I-schorn His top was dokkyd as a pryst be-forn fful longe were hese leggis & ful lene y-lik a staf ther was no calf I-sene Line 592 Wel couthe he kepe a gerner & a bynne There [was] non auditour couthe on hym wynne Wel wiste he be þe droute & be the reyn The ȝildynge of hese sed & of hese greyn Line 596 His lordis schep hese net hese deyerye Hese swyn hese hors hese stoor & his pultrie Was holly in þis revis gouernynge And be þe couenaunt ȝaf the rekenynge Line 600 Syn þat his lord was twenty ȝer of age
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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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