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

                                
                                     [6-text p 554] 
                                  
                                  Ther is also ful manye anothir thyng
                                
                                  That is vnto oure craft aperteynynge
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                                  Thow I be ordere / hem nat reherce can
                                
                                  By cause that I am a lewede man
                                
                                  That wele I telle hem as they come in mynde
                                
                                  Thow I ne can nat sette hem in hir [[h r altered]]  kynde
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                                  As bole armonyak verdegres boras
                                
                                  And sunderi vessellys mad of erthe & glas
                                
                                  Oure vrynallis & oure discensories
                                
                                  Violys / Crosletis / & sublymatories
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                                  Cucurbites / & alembikes eek
                                
                                  And othere swiche / deere I-nogh a leek
                                
                                  Not nedyth it for to reherse hem alle [folio 384b] 
                                
                                  Wateris rubifyinge & bolis galle
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                                  Arsenyk Salarmoniak & bronston
                                
                                  And erbis coude I telle ek manyon
                                
                                  Of Egremoyne Walerian & lunarye
                                
                                  And othere sweche / If that me leste tarye
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                                  Oure laumpis brennynge bothe nyght & day
                                
                                  To brynge aboute oure craft ȝif that we may
                                
                                  Oure furneys ek of Calcinacioun
                                
                                  And of oure wateris albifacacioun
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                                  Vnslekkid lym chalk & gleyer of an ey
                                
                                  Pouderis dyuerce Aschis donge / pisse & cley
                                
                                  Cerede pokettis Sal petyr vitriole
                                
                                  And dyuerse feris mad of wode & cole
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                                  Sal tartere altaly / And Sal preparaat
                                
                                  And combust matiers / & coagulaat
                                
                                  Cley mad with hors heer or manis & oyle
                                
                                  Of Tartere Alumglas. berme wort & argoyle
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                                  Rosealger & othere matieris enbibyng
                                
                                  And ek of othere matieris / encorporyng
                                
                                  And of oure siluyr citrynacioun
                                
                                  Oure cymentynge / & formentacyoun
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                                  Oure ingotis testis & manyon mo
                                
                                  I wele ȝow telle as was me taught also

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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 546
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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