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

                                
                                     [6-text p 513] 
                                  
                                  What schulde I make a lengere tale of this
                                
                                  Vnto hise brotheris bed he comyn is
                                
                                  And swich confort he ȝaf hym for to goon
                                
                                  To Orlyonys that he vp styrte a-noon
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                                  And in his weye forward is he fare
                                
                                  In hope for to been lessede of his care
                                
                                  Whan they were come / almost to that cete
                                
                                  But ȝif it were a two furlong or thre
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                                  A ȝong clerk romynge by hym self he mette
                                
                                  Whiche that in latyn thrystily hym grette
                                
                                  And aftyr that he seyde a wondyr thyng
                                
                                  I knowe quod he the cause of ȝoure comyng
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                                  And er they ferthere ony foote wente
                                
                                  He told hem al that was in here entente
                                
                                  This Britoun Clerk hym askede of felawys
                                
                                  The whiche hem had knowe of olde dawis
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                                  And he answerde hem that they dede were
                                
                                  ffor which he wepte ful ofte manye a teere
                                
                                  Doun of his hors Aurelyus lyȝte a-non
                                
                                  And with this Magicien forth is he gon
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                                  Hom to his hous & maade hem wel at eese [folio 293a] 
                                
                                  Hem lakkede no vitayle that myghte hem pleese
                                
                                  So weel arayede hous as there was oon
                                
                                  Aurelyus in his lyf saw neuere noon
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                                  He shewede hym er he wente to soper
                                
                                  fforestis / parkis ful of wylde deer
                                
                                  There saugh he hertis with here hornys hye
                                
                                  The gretteste that euere were seyn [[first senn]]  with Iye
                                
                                  He saw of hem an hunderede weere slayn with houndis
                                
                                  And some with arwis bledde of bittere wondys
                                
                                  He say whan woyded were the wylde deer
                                
                                  The faucounneris vp-on a fayr reuer
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                                  That with here haukys han the heyroun slayn
                                
                                  Tho saugh he knyȝtis slayn in a playn [[a altered]] 
                                
                                  And aftyr this he dede hym swich plesaunce
                                
                                  That he hym schewede his lady on a dau[n]ce

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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 343
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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