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

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Here takyt the makere of this bok his leue:· [[Leaf 444 is torn out. Prol. to Legende follows.]]

[1081] [Harl. 1758 folio 230b] [Reg. 18 C. ii. also has the Epilogue.] NOw praie I to hem alle that/ herken this/ litell/ tretis/ orrede it. that/ if ther/ be anye thyng/ in it. þat liketh hem; that ther/ of thei thanken our/ lord ihesu crist/. of/ whom procedith all/ witte & all/ goodnes/. [1082] And if ther/ be anye thyng that displese hem; I praie hem also that/ thei arecte it/ to the defaute of myn vnkonnyng. & not to my will/ that/ wolde fulfayne haue seide bettre if/ I had had kunnyng/. [1083] ffor our/ book/ seith. All/ that/ is/ writen. is/ writen for our/ doctryne & that is/ myn entente. [1084] ¶ Wherfore I beseke you mekeli for the mercy of god that/ ye praie for me that crist haue mercy on me. & for-yeue me my giltes/. [1085] & namli of my translacions/ & enditynges/ of worldli vanytees/. the [Harl. 1758 folio 231a] whiche I reuoke in my retraccions/. [1086] ¶ As/ is/ the book/ of/ Troilus/. ¶ The book also of ffame. ¶ The book/ of/ the .25. ladies/. ¶ The/ book/ of/ the Duchesse. ¶ The book/ of/ seynt Valentynes/ daie of the parlement/ of briddes/. ¶ The talis/ of Cauntir|burie that/ sownen in to synne. [1087] The book/ of/ the Lion. & manye anothir/ boke. if/ thei were in my remembraunce. And manye a song/. & mony a lecherous/ laye. that/ crist/ for his/ gret/ mercy foryeue me the synne. [1088] ¶ But of the translacion of Boyce de consolacione; & other/ bokis/ of/ Legendis/ of seyntes/ & Omelies/ & moralite & deuocion [1089] þer of/ thanke/ I our/ lord ihesu crist & his/ blessid modir/ & alle the seyntes/ of heuyn [1090] besechyng/ hem that/ thei from hens/ forth vn to my lyues/ ende. sende me grace be-waile my giltes/. & to studie to sauacion of/ my soule. And graunt me grace of verye penaunce con|fession

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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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