The Cambridge ms. Dd. 4. 24. of Chaucer's Canterbury tales, completed by the Egerton ms. 2726 (the Haistwell ms) Ed. by Frederick J. Furnivall ...

                                
                                  Thow shalt nat bothe / though þat þou were wood
                                
                                  Be maistre of my body / and of my good
                                
                                  That oon þou shalt for-gon / maugre thyne eyen
                                
                                  what nedeth the of me / to enqueren & spyen
                                  Line 316 
                                
                                  I trowe þou woldest lokke me / in thy cheste
                                
                                  Thow shuldest seye good wyf / go where the liste
                                
                                  Taketh ȝoure disport / I wol nat leue no tales
                                
                                  I knowe ȝow for a trewe wyf / dame Alys
                                  Line 320 
                                
                                  we loue no man / thak taketh kep on charge
                                
                                  where þat we goo / we wol be at oure large
                                
                                  Of alle men / I-blessed mot he be
                                
                                  The wyse Astrologien / Dan Protholomee
                                  Line 324 
                                
                                  That seith this prouerbe / in his almagest
                                
                                  Of alle men / his wysdom is heyest
                                
                                  That rekketh nat / who hath the world in honde
                                
                                  By this prouerbe / þou shalt vnderstonde
                                  Line 328 
                                
                                  haue thow I-now / what thar the rekke or care
                                
                                  how merily / that othere folkes fare
                                
                                  ffor certes olde dotard / be ȝour leue
                                
                                  Ȝe shuln haue queynte right I-now / at eeue [folio 71a] 
                                  Line 332 
                                
                                  He is to gret a nygard / that wol werne
                                
                                  A man to light a candele / at his lanterne
                                
                                  he shal haue / neuere the lasse light / pardee
                                
                                  haue thow I-now / the thar nat pleyne thee
                                  Line 336 
                                
                                  Thow seist also / if that we make vs gay
                                
                                  with clothynge / or with precious array
                                
                                  That it is perile / of oure chastitee
                                
                                  And ȝet with sorwe / þou must enforce the
                                  Line 340 
                                
                                  And seyn theise wordes / in the Aposteles name
                                
                                  In habyt mad / with chastite and shame
                                
                                  Ȝe wommen / shulde apparaille ȝow quod he
                                
                                  And nat in tressed heer / and riche perre
                                  Line 344 
                                
                                  Ns [[? for Ne]]  peerles ne gold / ne clothes riche
                                
                                  After thy text / ne after thy rubriche
                                
                                  I wol nat werche / as meche as doth a gnat
                                
                                  Thow seist als / I walke out lyke a kat

                                  Line 348

Pages

Index

About this Item

Title: The Cambridge ms. Dd. 4. 24. of Chaucer's Canterbury tales, completed by the Egerton ms. 2726 (the Haistwell ms) Ed. by Frederick J. Furnivall ...
Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
Canvas: Page 176
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co.,; 1902.

Technical Details

Collection: Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse
Link to this Item: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ash3725.0001.001
Link to this scan: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/ash3725.0001.001/198

Rights and Permissions

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials are in the public domain. If you have questions about the collection, please contact [email protected]. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact [email protected].

DPLA Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States

IIIF

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/api/manifest/cme:ash3725.0001.001

Cite this Item

Full citation: "The Cambridge ms. Dd. 4. 24. of Chaucer's Canterbury tales, completed by the Egerton ms. 2726 (the Haistwell ms) Ed. by Frederick J. Furnivall ..." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ash3725.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 20, 2025.

The Cambridge ms. Dd. 4. 24. of Chaucer's Canterbury tales, completed by the Egerton ms. 2726 (the Haistwell ms) Ed. by Frederick J. Furnivall ...

Annotations Tools

Actions

About this Item

Technical Details

Rights and Permissions

Related Links

IIIF

Cite this Item