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

                                
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                                  And forth sche goth as Ioly as a pye
                                
                                  And bad the Cokys that they schulde hem hye
                                  Line 1400 
                                
                                  So that men myghte dyne and that a-non
                                
                                  Vp to this husbonde is this wyf a-gon
                                
                                  And knokkyth at his countour boldely
                                
                                  Who there quod he / petyr it am I
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                                  Quod sche what sere how longe wele ȝe faste
                                
                                  How long tyme wele ȝe / rekene & caste
                                
                                  Youre summys & youre bokys & ȝoure thyngis
                                
                                  The deuyl haue part of alle sweche rekenyngis
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                                  Ye haue I-now parde of godys sonde
                                
                                  Come doun to day & lat ȝoure baggis stonde
                                
                                  Ne be ȝe nat aschamyd that daun Iohn [folio 316a] 
                                
                                  Schal fastynge al this day alenge goon
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                                  What lat vs heere a masse & go we dyne
                                
                                  Wyf quod this man lytyl canst thow deuyne
                                
                                  The Curyouse besynesse that we haue
                                
                                  ffor of vs Chapmen al so god me saue
                                  Line 1416 
                                
                                  And by that lord that clepid is seynt Yue
                                
                                  Skarsely a-mongis twelve ten schul thryue
                                
                                  Contynewelly lastynge vn-to oure age
                                
                                  We may wel make cher & good visage
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                                  And dryue forth the world as it may be
                                
                                  And kepyn oure estat in pryuytee
                                
                                  Tyl we been ded or ellis that we pleye
                                
                                  A pylgrymage or goon out of the weye
                                  Line 1424 
                                
                                  And therefore haue I greet necessite
                                
                                  Vp-on this queynte world tauyse me
                                
                                  ffor euere mo we mote stonde in drede
                                
                                  Of hap & fortune in oure Chapmanhede
                                  Line 1428 
                                
                                  To flaunderis wele I go to morwe at day
                                
                                  And come a-geyn as sone as euere I may
                                
                                  ffor whiche myn deere wyf I the beseke
                                
                                  As beth to to euery whit buxsom & meke
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                                  And for to keepe oure good been curyous
                                
                                  And honestely gouerne weel oure hous

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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 392
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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