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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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 17
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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