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

                                
                                     [6-text p 328] 
                                  
                                  But natheles If I can speke it so
                                
                                  That it departyd were a-mong vs two
                                
                                  Hadde I nat doon a frendys turn to thee
                                
                                  That othir answerde I not how that may bee
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                                  He wot that the gold is with vs tweye
                                
                                  What schal we do what schal we to hym seye
                                
                                  Schal it be conseyl seyde the ferste schrewe
                                
                                  And I schal tellyn in a wordys fewe
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                                  What we schal doon & brynge it weel a-boute
                                
                                  I graunte quod that othyr out of doute
                                
                                  That by myn trouthe I wele the nat by-wrye
                                
                                  Now quod he thow wost weel that we ben twye
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                                  And two of vs schal strengere been than oon [folio 311a] 
                                
                                  Loke whan he is set that ryȝt a-noon
                                
                                  Arys as thow woldys with hym pleye
                                
                                  And I schal ryue hym thour the sydys tweye
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                                  Whil that thow strogelyst with hym as in game
                                
                                  And with thyn daggere loke thow do the same
                                
                                  And thanne schal al this gold departid be
                                
                                  Myn deere frend be-twixe me & the
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                                  Thanne may we bothe oure lustis al fulfylle
                                
                                  And pleye at the deis ryȝt at oure owene wille
                                
                                  And thus acordede been these schrewys tweye
                                
                                  To sleen the thredde as ȝe han herd me seye
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                                  ¶ This ȝongeste wyght that wente to the toun
                                
                                  fful ofte in hese [[se corrected]]  herte he rollede vp & doun
                                
                                  The beute of the floreynys newe & brighte
                                
                                  O lord quod he If so were that I myȝte
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                                  Haue al thes tresor to myn self a-lone
                                
                                  There is no man that lyuyth vndyr the trone
                                
                                  Of good that schulde liue so merye as I
                                
                                  And at the laste the fend oure enemy
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                                  Put in his herte / that he schulde poysounne 2beye2 [[2_2 corr.]] 
                                
                                  With whiche he myghte sleen hise felawis tweye
                                
                                  ffor why the fend fond hym in swich lyuynge
                                
                                  That he hadde leue hem to sorwe brynge

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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 381
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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