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

                                
                                     [6-text p 173] 
                                  
                                  And weel ȝe wot that wemen naturelly
                                
                                  Desyryn thyngis gaye [[altered]]  as wel as I
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                                  They wolde that here husbondys schulde bee
                                
                                  Hardy . & ryche & wys & therto free
                                
                                  And buxsom vnto his wyf & frosch a-bedde
                                
                                  But by that ilke lord that for vs bledde
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                                  ffor his honour mynself for to araye
                                
                                  A sunday next I mot nedys paye
                                
                                  An hunderede frankis or ellys am I lorn
                                
                                  Ȝit weere me leuere that I weere on born
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                                  Than me were don a slaundere or velanye [folio 315b] 
                                
                                  And ȝif myn husbonde ek myghte it espye
                                
                                  I nere but lost & therefore I ȝow preye
                                
                                  Lene me this summe or ellys mote I deye
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                                  Daun Ion I seye lene me these hunderede frankys
                                
                                  Parde I wele nat fayle yow myn thankys
                                
                                  If that yow lyste to don that I ȝow praye
                                
                                  ffor at a certeyn day I wele ȝow paye
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                                  And don to ȝow that plesaunce & seruyse
                                
                                  That I may don ryght as ȝow leste deuyse
                                
                                  And but I do god take on me vengeaunce
                                
                                  As foul as hadde Genyloun of fraunce
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                                  ¶ This gemtil Monk answerde in this manere
                                
                                  Now trewely myn owene lady dere
                                
                                  I haue quod he on ȝow so greet routhe
                                
                                  That I ȝow swere & plyȝte ȝow myn trouthe
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                                  That whan youre husbonde is to flaunderys fare
                                
                                  I wele delyuere yow out of this care
                                
                                  ffor I wele brynge ȝow an hunderede frankys
                                
                                  And with that word he caughte hire by the flankys
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                                  And hire enbrasith harde & kyste hire ofte
                                
                                  Goth now ȝoure wey quod he al stylle & softe
                                
                                  And lat vs dyne as sone as euere he may
                                
                                  ffor by myn Chylendere it is pryme of day
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                                  Goth now & beth as trewe as I schal be
                                
                                  Now ellys god forbeede sire quod sche

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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 391
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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