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

Title

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

Author

Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.

Publication

London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,

1868-1879.

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Contents

• omitted front matter
• GROUP A. FRAGMENT I.
  • § 1. GENERAL PROLOGUE. [Prologus. Libri.
  • and heere bigynneth the first tale which is the knyghte tale
    • part
    • [PART II. No gap in the MS.]
    • [PART III. No gap in the MS.]
    • [PART IV. ]
  • tale
  • & here begynnyth the tale.
  • ¶ Heere bigynneth the prolog of the Reues Tale.
  • Here begynnyth the Reue his tale
  • tale
  • Here begynnyst the kok of lundene hi tale
• GROUP B. (α. FRAGMENT II.)
  • § 1. MAN OF LAW'S HEAD-LINK. CAMBRIDGE MS. Here begynneth the Prolog of the man of lawe.
  • & bygynnithe þe tale
    • [THE PROLOGUE.]
    • [THE TALE.]
    • [PART II.]
    • [PART III.]
• GROUP D. FRAGMENT V.
  • § 1. WIFE OF BATH'S PREAMBLE. CAMBRIDGE MS. [Sloane MS 1685, leaf 103.] ¶ The Prologe ¶ Of þ Wyf of Bathe
    • part
    • [The Wrangle between the Summoner and Friar.]
  • Here begynnyt the wyf of bathe hire tale
  • Here begynnyth the prologe of the frerys tale.
  • and begynneth the tale;;.
  • [Here begynneth the Prolog/ of the Somnour/.
  • and begynneth the Tale.
• GROUP E. FRAGMENT VI.
  • § 1. THE CLERK'S HEAD-LINK. [Here begynneþe þe Prologe of/ þe Clerk/ of Oxenford
  • & here be-gynneth þe Tale
    • part
    • [PART II.]
    • [PART III.]
    • [PART IV.]
    • [PART V.]
    • [PART VI.]
    • Lenuoy de Chaucer
  • APPENDIX TO GROUP E, § 2. [? Original, but rejected, End-Link to the Clerk's Tale, perhaps following l. 1162, with which the paraphrase of Petrarch's Latin ends, or l. 1169.]
  • Heere folwith the prologe of the marchauntes tale
  • tale
  • tale
• GROUP F. FRAGMENT VII.
  • § 1. THE SQUIRE'S HEAD-LINK. CAMBRIDGE MS.
  • [Here bygynneth þe tale.
    • part
    • Secunda pars
  • [Here begynnyth þe prologge of þe Marchaunt
  • [and bygynnethe þe tale
    • [THE PROEM.]
    • [THE TALE.]
• GROUP C. FRAGMENT IV.
  • § 1. THE DOCTOR'S TALE.
  • [Here begynneth þe prologge of/ þe Perdonere
  • and begynneth þe tale
  • Here begynnyth the Pardounner his tale
• GROUP B. (β. FRAGMENT III.)
  • § 4. THE SHIPMAN'S TALE.
  • Here begynneth þe Prolooge of þe Pryoresse
  • tale
    • [The Prologue.]
    • [THE TALE.]
  • Byhold the myrie talkynge of the Hoost to Chaucer
  • Heere begynnyth Chaucers tale of sere Thopas
    • [Fyt I.]
    • [Fyt II.]
  • [The prolog of Mellibe
  • [Here endith the prolog // And begynneþ the tale of Melibe
  • [Here be-gynneth þe Prolooge of þe Monke.
  • Here begynnyth the Monk his tale
    • part
    • [Lucifer.]
    • [Adam.]
    • [Sampson.]
    • [Hercules.]
    • [Nebuchadnezzar.]
    • [Belshazzar.]
    • [Zenobia.]
    • [Nero.]
    • [Holofernes.]
    • [Antiochus.]
    • [Alexander the Great.]
    • [Julius Cæsar.]
    • [Cresus.]
    • [Peter the Cruel, of Spain.]
    • [Peter of Cyprus.]
    • [Bernabo Visconti, of Milan.]
    • [Ugolino, Count of Pisa.]
  • & begynneth þe tale
• GROUP G. FRAGMENT VIII.
  • § 1. THE SECOND NUN'S TALE.
    • [THE PROEM.]
    • part
    • part
  • Here folwyn the mery wordys of chaucer & of þe host And the prologe of the chanonnys man
  • tale
    • and be-gynneþe þe tale [THE PREAMBLE.]
  • tale
    • [THE TALE.]
• GROUP H. FRAGMENT IX.
  • § 1. THE MANCIPLE'S HEAD-LINK. CAMBRIDGE MS.
  • Here begynneth the Manci ple hys tale
• GROUP I. FRAGMENT X.
  • § 1. THE BLANK-PARSON LINK. CAMBRIDGE MS.
  • analysis of Parson's Tale (omitted)
  • [And begynneth the tale.
    • part
    • part
    • De Superbia et eius dependencijs circumstancijs spectantibus
    • [Of Pride, and its Twigs.]
    • Remedium contra peccatum Superbie (in the margin).
    • [In the margin :] Remedium contra Inuidiam./
    • ¶ De Ira [from margin]
    • [The Remedy against Ire]
    • De Accidia
    • Remedium contra peccatum Accidie.
    • ¶ De Auaricia /
    • Releuacio contra peccatum Auaricie.
    • Sequitur Gula
    • Remedium contra peccatum Gule
    • Sequitur de peccato Luxurie
    • Remedium contra peccatum luxurie
    • Sequitur iija. pars Penitencie 3Decem mandata3
    • Tercia pars penitencie est Satisfaccio
    • Here takyt the makere of this bok his leue:·
• APPENDIX TO GROUP A.
  • [THE SPURIOUS TALE OF GAMELYN.]
    • [Spurious Link.]
    • [Tale.]
• omitted back matter