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

                                
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                                  And with that word it happede hym percas
                                
                                  To take the botel there the poysoun was
                                
                                  And drank & ȝaf his felawe d[r]ynke also
                                
                                  ffor whiche a-noon they storve bothe two
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                                  ¶ But certys I suppose that Aucyen
                                
                                  Wrot neuere in no canoun ne in no fen
                                
                                  Mo wondere sygnys of enpoysounnynge
                                
                                  Than hadde these wrechis two er hire endynge
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                                  Thus endede been these homycidis two
                                
                                  And ek the false enpoysonere also
                                
                                  ¶ O cursede synne of alle cursedenesse
                                
                                  O traytourys homycyde / o wikkedenesse
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                                  O glotonye / luxurye / & hasarderye
                                
                                  Thow blasphemere of cryst with vilonye
                                
                                  And othis greete of vsage & of pryde
                                
                                  Allas mankynde how may it betyde
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                                  That to thyn creatour whiche that the wrough [folio 312a] 
                                
                                  And with hise precious blood the bough
                                
                                  Thow art so fals & so vnkynde allas
                                
                                  Now goode men god for-ȝeue ȝow ȝoure trespas
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                                  And ware ȝow from the synne of aueryce
                                
                                  Myn holy pardoun may ȝow alle waryce
                                
                                  So that ȝe offere / noblis or starlyngis
                                
                                  Or ellys syluyr sponys brochis ryngis
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                                  Bowith ȝoure heed vndyr this holy bulle
                                
                                  Comyth vp ȝe wyuys offerith of ȝoure wolle
                                
                                  Ȝoure name I entere here in myn rolle a-non
                                
                                  In-to the blysse of heuene schul ȝe gon
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                                  I ȝow assoyle by myn heye power
                                
                                  Yow that wele offere as clene & eek as cleer
                                
                                  As ȝe weryn born & lo seris thus I preche
                                
                                  And Ihesu cryst that is oure soulys leche
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                                  So graunte ȝow his pardoun to resceyue
                                
                                  ffor that is best I wele ȝou nat disceyue
                                
                                  But seris on word forgat I in myn tale
                                
                                  I haue relikys & pardoun in myn male

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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 383
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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