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

                                
                                  Acorded nought as by his faculte
                                  Line 244 
                                
                                  To haue with such sek lazer aqueintance
                                
                                  It is nought honest it may nought auaunce
                                
                                  ffor to delen with such poraile
                                
                                  But all with Riche and sellere of vitaille
                                  Line 248 
                                
                                  And ouer al þer as profyt scholde arise
                                
                                  Curtays he was and lowly of seruise
                                
                                  Ther nas no man nowher so vertuous
                                
                                  He was þe beste begger in his hous
                                  Line 252 
                                
                                  . . . . . [no gap in the MS.] 
                                
                                  ffor þough a widewe hadde nought a scho [folio 4b] 
                                
                                  So plesant was his In principio
                                
                                  Ȝet wolde he haue a ferþing or he wente
                                
                                  His purchas was wel bettre þan his rente
                                  Line 256 
                                
                                  And rage he couþe right as it were a whelpe /
                                
                                  In louedayes þer couþe he moche helpe /
                                
                                  ffor þer he was not lich a cloysterer
                                
                                  With a thred-bare cope as a pore scoler
                                  Line 260 
                                
                                  But he was lik a maister or a pope
                                
                                  Of double worstede was his semy-cope /
                                
                                  That rounded as a belle on the presse
                                
                                  Somwhat he lipsed for his wantounesse
                                  Line 264 
                                
                                  To make his englissh sweete vpon his tonge
                                
                                  And in his harpyng whan þat he hadde songe /
                                
                                  His yghen twyncled in his heed aright
                                
                                  As don þe sterres in þe frosty night
                                  Line 268 
                                
                                  This worþi lymitour was cleped huberd
                                
                                  A marchant was þer with a forked berd
                                
                                  In mottle and heigh on horse he satte
                                
                                  Vp-on his heued a fflaundrissh beuer hatte
                                  Line 272 
                                
                                  His bootes clapsed faire and fetysly
                                
                                  His resons he spak ful solempnely
                                
                                  Schewyng alwey þe encres of his wynnynge
                                
                                  He wolde þe see were kept for eny þinge
                                  Line 276 
                                
                                  By-twixe Middelburgh and Orewelle

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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 8
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Chaucer society by N. Trübner & co.,; 1868-[1869]

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