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

                                
                                     [6-text p 570] 
                                  
                                  The copyr teyne nought knowynge this prest
                                
                                  And hedde it & hym hente by the brest
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                                  And to hym spak & thus seyde in his game
                                
                                   [[s later]] sToupith a-doun by god ȝe be to blame
                                
                                  Helpith me now as I dede ȝow whil er
                                
                                  Put in ȝoure Hand & lokyth what is ther
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                                  This prest tok vp the syluyr teyn a-non [folio 391b] 
                                
                                  Thanne seyde the chanoun lat hym gon
                                
                                  With these thre teynys 2which thatwe han wrought2 [[2_2 corr.]] 
                                
                                  To sum gold smyth & loke ȝif they been ouȝt
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                                  ffor be myn feyth I nolde for myn hood
                                
                                  But ȝif there were siluyr fyn & good
                                
                                  And that aswithe preuyd schal 2it be2 [[2_2 corr.]]  //
                                
                                  // Vn-to the goldsmyth with these teynys thre
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                                  They wente & putte these teynys in asay
                                
                                  To fier & hamyr ne myghte no man sey nay
                                
                                  But that they were as hem oghte bee
                                
                                  // This sottede prest ho was gladdere than he
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                                  Was neuere brid gladdere a-ȝen the day
                                
                                  Ne nyghtyngale in the sesoun of may
                                
                                  Was neuere non that leste bet to synge
                                
                                  Ne lady lustiere in carolynge
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                                  Or for to speke of loue & womanhede
                                
                                  Ne knyght in armys to don an hardy dede
                                
                                  To standyn in grace of his lady dere
                                
                                  Than hadde this prest this sory craft to lere
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                                  And to the Chanoun thus he spak & seide
                                
                                  ffor loue of god that for vs alle deyede
                                
                                  And as I may deserue it vn-to ȝow
                                
                                  What schal this resceyt coste tellith me now
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                                  // By oure lord quod this Chanoun it is dere
                                
                                  I warne ȝow wel / for saue I & a frere
                                
                                  In  [[I first i]]  Ingelond there can no man it make
                                
                                  No fors quod he now sere for godys sake
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                                  What schal I paye tellith me I preye
                                
                                  I-wis quod he it is wol deere I seye

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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 562
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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