The works of our ancient, learned, & excellent English poet, Jeffrey Chaucer as they have lately been compar'd with the best manuscripts, and several things added, never before in print : to which is adjoyn'd The story of the siege of Thebes, by John Lidgate ... : together with The life of Chaucer, shewing his countrey, parentage, education, marriage, children, revenues, service, reward, friends, books, death : also a table, wherein the old and obscure words in Chaucer are explained, and such words ... that either are, by nature or derivation, Arabick, Greek, Latine, Italian, French, Dutch, or Saxon, mark'd with particular notes for the better understanding of their original.

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Title: The works of our ancient, learned, & excellent English poet, Jeffrey Chaucer as they have lately been compar'd with the best manuscripts, and several things added, never before in print : to which is adjoyn'd The story of the siege of Thebes, by John Lidgate ... : together with The life of Chaucer, shewing his countrey, parentage, education, marriage, children, revenues, service, reward, friends, books, death : also a table, wherein the old and obscure words in Chaucer are explained, and such words ... that either are, by nature or derivation, Arabick, Greek, Latine, Italian, French, Dutch, or Saxon, mark'd with particular notes for the better understanding of their original.
Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
Publication: London :: [s.n.],; 1687.
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Subject terms: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
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¶The Shipman. 13.
A Shipman was there wonning ferre by
West:
For aught I wote he was of Dertmouth,
He rode upon a rouncie, as he couthe
In a goune of falding to the knee:
A dagger hanging by a lace had he:
About his neck under his arme doune:
The hot somer had made his hew all broune:
And certain he was a good felaw,
Full many a draught of Wine had he draw
From Burdeux ward, while the chapmen slepe,
Of nice conscience took he no kepe:
If that he faught, and had the higher hand,
By water he sent him home to every land:
But of his craft to reken well his tides,
His stremes and his daungers him besides,
His herbrough, his mone, & his lode manage,
There was none soch from Hull to Cartage.
Hardy he was and wise to undertake:
With many a tempest had his berde be shake:
He knew all the havens as there were
Fro Scotland, to the Cape de Fenestre,
And every creeke in Britain and in Spain:
His barge was called the Maudelain.