The Corpus ms (Corpus Christi coll., Oxford) of Chaucer's Canterbury tales. Ed. by Frederick J. Furnivall.

                                
                                  this ilke worthi knyght hadde ben also
                                  Line 64 
                                
                                  somtyme with the lord of Palatye
                                
                                  ayeyne another hethen in Turkye
                                
                                  and euere-more he had a souerayne prys
                                
                                  and though that he was worthy he was wys
                                  Line 68 
                                
                                  and of his port as meke as is a mayde [MS Arch. Seld. B. 14 folio 2a] 
                                
                                  he neuere yit no vilonye ne saide
                                
                                  in al his liff / vn no manere wight
                                
                                  he was a verry perfit gentill knight
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                                  ffor to telle ȝow of his array [[The Corpus MS. begins here]] 
                                
                                  His hors were goode but he was not gay
                                
                                  Of fustion he wered a gepon
                                
                                  Al bismotered with his haburgon
                                  Line 76 
                                
                                  ffor he was late y-come from his viage
                                
                                  And wente for to don his pilgrimage
                                
                                  Wiþ him þer was his sone a ȝong squier
                                
                                  A louyere and a lusty bacheler
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                                  Wiþ lockes crulle as þei were leyd in presse
                                
                                  Of .xx. ȝeer of age he was I gesse
                                
                                  Of his statuture (sic) he was of euene lengþe
                                
                                  And wonderly deliuere and gret of strengþe
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                                  And he hadde be somtyme in Chiuachie
                                
                                  In fflaundres in artoys and Pykardie
                                
                                  and born him wel as of so litel space
                                
                                  In hope to stonden in his lady grace
                                  Line 88 
                                
                                  Embroyded was he as it were a mede
                                
                                  All ful of freissche floures white and reede
                                
                                  Synging he was or floytynge al þe day
                                
                                  He was als freissch as is þe monþ of may
                                  Line 92 
                                
                                  Schort was his gowne wiþ sleeues longe and wyde
                                
                                  Wel couþe he sitte on an hors and faire ride
                                
                                  He couþe songes make and wel endite
                                
                                  Iuste and eek daunce and wel purteray and write
                                  Line 96 
                                
                                  So hote he loued þat by nighter tale
                                
                                  He sleep nomore þan doþ a nightyngale
                                
                                  Courteys he was lowly and seruisable

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Title: The Corpus ms (Corpus Christi coll., Oxford) of Chaucer's Canterbury tales. Ed. by Frederick J. Furnivall.
Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
Canvas: Page 3
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Chaucer society by N. Trübner & co.,; 1868-[1869]

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