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

[6-text p 301]

APPENDIX (to Group B, p. 587).

[Christ Church MS. 152.] [[on leaf 173, back, sign. k 2, back]]

                                    
                                      ¶ Sire Nonnes preest oure hoost seyde a none
                                    
                                      y-blessed be thy breth & euery stoone
                                    
                                      This was a mery tale of Chaunteclere
                                    
                                      But be my trouthe if thou were seculere
                                    
                                      Thow woldeste bene a tredefoul a right
                                    
                                      ffor if thow haue corage as thou haste myght
                                    
                                      The were nede of hennes as I wene
                                    
                                      Ye moo than .vij. tymes seventene
                                    
                                      See whiche braunnes hath this gentel preeste
                                    
                                      So grete a nekke & so large a breeste
                                    
                                      He loketh as a Sparhauke with his yen
                                    
                                      Hym nedeth nat his colour for to dyen [Christ Church MS. 152 folio 174a] 
                                    
                                      with Brasile ne with Greyne of Portyngale /
                                    
                                      Now sire faire falle yow for youre tale
                                    
                                      And aftir he with full mery chere
                                    
                                      Saide vnto a nother as ye shulle here

Here is ended the Nonnes prestes tale And folowith the prologe of the Maunciples tale

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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 698
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Chaucer society by N. Trübner & co.,; 1868-[1869]

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