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

                                
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                                  [Out of the hyues/ come the swarme of bees/. [Harl. 1758 folio 199a] 
                                
                                  The gees/ for feer/ flowyn ouyr/ the trees/.
                                
                                  So hidous/ was/ the nois/ a benedicite.
                                
                                  Certis/ he Iak/ strawe & his/ meyne.
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                                  Ne made neuyr/ schoutis/ half so schrille.
                                
                                  When that thei wolde anye fflemyng kille.
                                
                                  As/ that/ ilke daie was/ made vp-on the ffox. [Harl. 1758 folio 199a] 
                                
                                  Of/ bras/ thei broght bemes/ & of box.
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                                  Of horn & boon in whiche thei poupid.
                                
                                  And ther with all/ thei schrichid & schoutid.
                                
                                  It semyd as/ that/ heuyn schulde falle.
                                
                                  Now good men I praie you herkenyth alle.
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                                  Lo how fortune turneth sodenlye.
                                
                                  The hope & eke pride of her/ enuye.
                                
                                  This/ Cok/ that laie vp on the ffox bak.
                                
                                  In all his/ drede vn-to the ffox spak/.
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                                  And seide sir/ if/ I were as/ ye.
                                
                                  Yet schulde I seie as/ wis/ god helpe me.
                                
                                  Turne a-yen ye proude chirles/ alle.
                                
                                  A verry pestilence vp-on you falle.
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                                  Now am I come vn-to this/ Wode side.
                                
                                  Maugre your/ heed the Cok schall/ here a-bide.
                                
                                  I woll/ hym ete in feyth & that a-non.
                                
                                  The ffox answerid in feith it schall be don.
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                                  And he spak/ that word all/ sodenly.
                                
                                  This Cok brak/ fro his/ mouthe delyuerly.
                                
                                  And hye vp on a tre he flewe a non.
                                
                                  And when the ffox sawe that/ he was/ gon.
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                                  Alas quod he O chauntecler/ allas/.
                                
                                  I haue quod he don to you trespas/.
                                
                                  In as/ meche as/ I made you a-ferde.
                                
                                  When I you hent & broght out/ of/ the yerde.
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                                  But sir/ I dide it noght in no wicked entent/.
                                
                                  Cometh downe & I schall/ telle you what I ment.
                                
                                  I schall/ seie soth so god helpe me so.
                                
                                  Naie than quod he I schrewe vs/ bothe two.

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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 517
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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