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

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GROUP I. FRAGMENT X.

§ 1. THE BLANK-PARSON LINK. CAMBRIDGE MS.

[This is really a link between some unwritten Tale and the Parson's. It has been made into the Manciple-Parson Link (or Yeoman-Parson by the Christ-Church MS) by Chaucer's copiers, though not meant for it.]

And here folwyn the wordys of chaucer to the host [on leaf 398, back]

BY that the Manciple hadde his tale I-endid The sunne from the south lyne was descendid So lowe that he ne was not to myn sight Degreis nynne & twenty as in hight Line 4 Ten of the clok it was tho as I gesse ffor eleuene fote or lytil more or lesse Myn schadew was at tilke tyme as theere Of swiche feet as in myn lenthe partede weere Line 8 In sexe feet equal of proporcyoun Therwit[h] the 1monys exaltacyoun1 [[1_1 over an erasure]] I mene libra alwey gan assende As we were enterynge at a thorpis ende Line 12 ffor which oure host as he was wone to gye As in this cas this Ioly cumpaynye Seyde in this wise lordyngis euerichon Now lakkith vs no talys mo than on Line 16 ffulfillyd is myn sentence & myn decre I trowe that we han herd of eche deg[r]e Almost is fulfyld al myn ordenaunce I preye to god so ȝeue hym righ good chaunce Line 20 That tellyth tis tale to vs lustily ¶ Sere prest quod he art tow a vicary Or art a Persoun sey soth by thyn fey Be what thow be ne breke thow nat oure pleye [[leaves 399 and 400 are cut out]]
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The Cambridge ms (University library, Gg. 4.27) of Chaucer's Canterbury tales / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.
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Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
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London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,
1868-1879.

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