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

                                
                                     [6-text p 483] 
                                  
                                  ȝoure excellent doughtyr that is here
                                
                                  Te vertu of the ryng ȝif ȝe wile heere
                                
                                  Is this that ȝif hire luste it for to weere
                                
                                  Vp-on hyre thumbe or in hire purs it beere
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                                  There is no foul that flyeth vndyr the heuene
                                
                                  That sche ne schal weel vndyrstondyn his steuene
                                
                                  And knowe his menyng opynly & pleyn
                                
                                  And answere hym in his langage a-geyn
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                                  And euery gres that growyth vp on roote
                                
                                  Sche schal ek knowe & whom it schal don boote
                                
                                  Alle be hise woundys neeuere so deepe & wyde
                                
                                  This nakede swerd that hangyth by myn syde
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                                  Wich wertew hath that what man þe smyte
                                
                                  Thouru out his armeur it wele byte
                                
                                  Were it as thikke as is a brauncheede ook
                                
                                  And what man is wounded with that strok
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                                  Schal neuere be hol tyl þat þou lest of grace [folio 279a] 
                                
                                  To stroke hym with the plat / in þat place
                                
                                  Theere he is hurt this is as meche to seyn
                                
                                  ȝe moote with the plat swerd a-geyn
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                                  Stryke hym on the wounde & it wele close
                                
                                  This a verray soth with-oute glose
                                
                                  It faylyth not whil it is in ȝoure hoolld
                                
                                  And whan this knyȝt hat thus his tale told
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                                  He rydyth out of halle & doun he lytyth
                                
                                  His steede whiche þat schon as sunne brighte
                                
                                  Stant in the court stylle as ony stoon
                                
                                  This knyght is to hise chambere lad a-noon
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                                  And is on arayed & to mete I-set
                                
                                  These presentis been ful ryally I-fet
                                
                                  This is to seyne the swyrd & the myrour
                                
                                  And born a-non in-to the hye tour
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                                  with serteyn offycerys [[ys corrected]]  ordeynyd there fore
                                
                                  And on to Canacee this ryng was bore
                                
                                  Solempnely ther sche sit at þe table
                                
                                  But sikyrly with-outyn ony fable

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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 313
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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