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

                                
                                     [6-text p 309] 
                                  
                                  Muste be forse his dere douȝtyr ȝeuy [folio 302b] 
                                
                                  Vn-to the Iuge in lecherye to lyuyn
                                
                                  He goth hym hom & settyth hym in his halle
                                
                                  And leet a-non his deere douȝtyr calle
                                  Line 208 
                                
                                  And with a face ded as aschyn colde
                                
                                  Vp-on hire humble face he gan by-holde
                                
                                  With faderys pite styngynge thour his herte
                                
                                  Al wolde he not from his purpos conuerte
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                                  Douȝtyr quod he virginia bi thyn name
                                
                                  There been two woyis othir ded or schame
                                
                                  That þou muste suffere allas that I was bore
                                
                                  ffor neuere thow deseruedist wherefore
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                                  To deyen with a swerd or wit a knyf
                                
                                  O deere douȝtyr endere of myn lyf
                                
                                  Which I haue fostered vp with swich plesaunce
                                
                                  That thow were neuere out of myn remembraunce
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                                  O douȝtyr [[yr corrected]]  which that art myn laste wo
                                
                                  And in myn lyf myn laste Ioye also
                                
                                  O gemme of chastite in pacience
                                
                                  Take thow thyn deth for this is myn sentence
                                  Line 224 
                                
                                  ffor loue & not for hate þou muste be deed
                                
                                  Myn pitous hand mote smytyn of thyn heed
                                
                                  Allas that euere apius the say
                                
                                  Thus hath he falsely Iuged the to day
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                                  And tolde hire al the case as ȝe be-fore [[e later]] 
                                
                                  Han herd / nought nedyth for to telle it more.
                                
                                  O mercy dere fadyr quod this mayde.
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                                  And with that word sche bothe [[he corr.]]  hire armys layde
                                
                                  Aboute his nekke as sche was wont to do.
                                
                                  The teris broste out of hise eyen two
                                
                                  And seyde goode fadyr schal I deye
                                
                                  Is there no grace is there no remedye
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                                  No certis dere douȝtyr myn quod he
                                
                                  Thanne ȝeue me leue fadyr myn quod sche
                                
                                  Myn deth for to compleyne a lytyl space
                                
                                  Parde Iepte ȝaf his douȝtyr grace

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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 362
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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