Canterbury Tales: Clerk's Prologue and Tale (including the Host's stanza)

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External References:	IMEV 4019 NIMEV 4019 DIMEV 6414 Wells 16.78
Manuscript, print, and LALME references:	London, British Library, Additional 5140 . LALME: vol. 1. 100. Part of LP 8301. Suffolk. London, British Library, Additional 25718 . London, British Library, Additional 35286 (olim Ashburnham 125) . Oxford, Bodleian Library, Barlow 20 . LALME: vol. 1. 145. "MS in one hand." Worcs. Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodl. 414 . LALME: vol. 1. 146. "MS in one hand." Norfolk. Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodl. 686 . Geneva, Bibliotheca Bodmeriana cod.48 (olim Phillipps 8136) . Oxford, Christ Church 152 . Manchester, Chetham's Library 6709 . Chicago, University Library 564 (olim Ashburnham 126) . Cambridge, University Library Dd.4.24 . Cambridge, University Library Gg.4.27, Part 1 . Cambridge, University Library Ii.3.26 . Cambridge, University Library Mm.2.5 (olim Ely) . LALME: vol. 1. 68. "Language apparently of N Leics. a little W of Frisby." Leics. Oxford, Corpus Christi College 198 . London, British Library, Egerton 2726 (olim Haistwell) . London, British Library, Egerton 2863 . London, British Library, Egerton 2864 (olim Ingilby) . San Marino, Huntington Library, EL 26.C.9 (Ellesmere) . LALME: vol. 1. 91. "MS in one hand." Part of LP 6400. London. Oxford, Bodleian Library, Hatton donat. 1 . LALME: vol. 1. 149. LP 6670. Bucks. Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth 392D . LALME: vol. 1. 59. "MS in one hand." Part of LP 6400. London. Holkham Hall, Norfolk, Earl of Leicester MS 667 . San Marino, Huntington Library HM 140 (olim Phillipps 8299) . London, British Library, Harley 1239 . LALME: vol. 1. 110. Hand E. "Not entered on maps but printed as" LP 626. Norfolk. London, British Library, Harley 1758 . London, British Library, Harley 5908, f. 61 . London, British Library, Harley 7333 . London, British Library, Harley 7334 . London, British Library, Harley 7335 . Glasgow, University Library, Hunterian 197 (U.1.1) . LALME: vol. 1. 88. "In the hands of Geoffrey and Thomas Sperling, of Norwich." Norfolk. Lichfield, Cathedral Library 29 (2) . Oxford, Bodleian Library, Laud Misc. 600 . Oxford, Bodleian Library, Laud Misc. 739 . Lincoln, Cathedral Library 110 (A.4.18) . LALME: vol. 1. 98. LP 6650. Bucks. Longleat, Somerset, Marquess of Bath MS 257 . London, British Library, Lansdowne 851 . Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, McClean 181 (olim Ashburnham 127) . New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M 249 (olim Ashburnham 124) . Naples, Royal Library 13.B.29 . LALME: vol. 1. 139. LP 9490. Dorset. Oxford, New College 314 . LALME: vol. 1. 153. "Norfolk associations." Norfolk. Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, Duke of Northumberland MS 455 . Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale angl.39 . LALME: vol. 1. 154. "Language possibly of Lincs. or more southerly but with NME overlay." Lincs. NME. Petworth House, Sussex, Lord Leconfield MS 7 . London, Royal College of Physicians 388 . Princeton, University Library, Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections, MS 100 (olim Helmingham Hall) . London, British Library, Royal 17.D.15 . London, British Library, Royal 18.C.2 . Philadelphia, Rosenbach Museum and Library 1084/1 (olim Phillipps 8137) . Oxford, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson C.86 . Oxford, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson poet. (otherwise called "Rawl. F." series) 141 . LALME: vol. 1. 152. "MS in one hand." LP 237. Salop. Oxford, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson poet. (otherwise called "Rawl. F." series) 149 . Oxford, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson poet. (otherwise called "Rawl. F." series) 223 . Manchester, John Rylands Library, Eng 113 (olim Hodson) . Oxford, Bodleian Library, Arch. Selden. B.14 . London, British Library, Sloane 1685 . London, British Library, Sloane 1686 . Tokyo, Toshiyuki Takamiya, on permanent loan to New Haven, Yale University, Beinecke Library, Takamiya 22 (olim Sion Arc.L.40.2/E.23) . Tokyo, Toshiyuki Takamiya, on permanent loan to New Haven, Yale University, Beinecke Library, Takamiya 24 (olim Chatsworth) . Tokyo, Toshiyuki Takamiya, on permanent loan to New Haven, Yale University, Beinecke Library, Takamiya 32 (olim Penrose 10, olim Delamere) . LALME: vol. 1. 161. "MS in one hand." LP 5970. Kent. Austin, Texas, University of Texas, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, pre-1700 MS 143 (olim Cardigan) . Cambridge, Trinity College R.3.3 (582) . Cambridge, Trinity College R.3.15 (595) . Oxford, Trinity College Arch.49 .
Editions, facsimiles, and other sources cited:	The Text of the Canterbury Tales …, eds. J. M. Manly and E. Rickert (1940). Specimens of all the Accessible Unprinted Manuscripts of the Canterbury Tales, parts 6-7 (The Clerk's Tale and Head-Link …,) ed. F. J. Furnivall, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 92-93 (1899-1900). The Cambridge MS. Dd.4.24 of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, completed by the Egerton MS. 2726, ed. F. J. Furnivall, 2 parts, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 95, 96 (1902). A Six-Text Print of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in Parallel Columns …, ed. F. J. Furnivall, pt. 5, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 30 [1873]. The Harleian MS 7334 of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 73 (1885). The following Chaucer Society editions of single manuscripts of the Canterbury Tales are available as page images and tagged electronic texts. The Cambridge MS. Dd.4.24 of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, completed by the Egerton MS. 2726, ed. F. J. Furnivall, 2 parts, CS 1st ser. 95, 96 (1902). The Cambridge MS Gg.4.27 of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales The Corpus MS of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales The Ellesmere MS of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales The Harleian MS 7334 of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, CS 1st ser. 73 (1885). The Hengwrt MS of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales The Lansdowne MS of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales The Petworth MS of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
MED title stencils and sources:	Manly-Rickert (critical edition) (c1395) Chaucer CT.Cl. (Manly-Rickert) The Text of the Canterbury Tales …, eds. J. M. Manly and E. Rickert (1940).vol. 3, pp. 329-73. Add 25718 c1440 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Add 25718) The Text of the Canterbury Tales …, eds. J. M. Manly and E. Rickert (1940).vol. 3, fns. pp. 329-73; vol. 6, pp. 243-386. See also Variants below. Add 35286 c1440 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Add 35286) Specimens of all the Accessible Unprinted Manuscripts of the Canterbury Tales, parts 6-7 (The Clerk's Tale and Head-Link …,) ed. F. J. Furnivall, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 92-93 (1899-1900).odd pp. 3-9. See also Variants below. Barl 20 c1465 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Barl 20) The Text of the Canterbury Tales …, eds. J. M. Manly and E. Rickert (1940).vol. 3, fns. pp. 329-73; vol. 6, pp. 243-386. See also Variants below. Bod 414 c1465 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Bod 414) The Text of the Canterbury Tales …, eds. J. M. Manly and E. Rickert (1940).vol. 3, fns. pp. 329-73; vol. 6, pp. 243-386. See also Variants below. Bod 686 c1435 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Bod 686) The Text of the Canterbury Tales …, eds. J. M. Manly and E. Rickert (1940).vol. 3, fns. pp. 329-73; vol. 6, pp. 243-386. See also Variants below. ChU 564 c1450 Chaucer CT.Cl. (ChU 564) Specimens of all the Accessible Unprinted Manuscripts of the Canterbury Tales, parts 6-7 (The Clerk's Tale and Head-Link …,) ed. F. J. Furnivall, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 92-93 (1899-1900).even pp. 2-78. See also Variants below. Cmb Dd.4.24 c1410 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Cmb Dd.4.24) The Cambridge MS. Dd.4.24 of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, completed by the Egerton MS. 2726, ed. F. J. Furnivall, 2 parts, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 95, 96 (1902).235-74. See also Variants below. Cmb Gg.4.27 c1430 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Cmb Gg.4.27) A Six-Text Print of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in Parallel Columns …, ed. F. J. Furnivall, pt. 5, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 30 [1873].3rd col. pp. 406-441. See also Variants below. Cmb Ii.3.26 c1440 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Cmb Ii.3.26) The Text of the Canterbury Tales …, eds. J. M. Manly and E. Rickert (1940).vol. 3, fns. pp. 329-73; vol. 6, pp. 243-386. See also Variants below. Cmb Mm.2.5 c1455 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Cmb Mm.2.5) The Text of the Canterbury Tales …, eds. J. M. Manly and E. Rickert (1940).vol. 3, fns. pp. 329-73; vol. 6, pp. 243-386. See also Variants below. Corp-O 198 c1415 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Corp-O 198) A Six-Text Print of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in Parallel Columns …, ed. F. J. Furnivall, pt. 5, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 30 [1873].4th col. pp. 403, 404, 406-441. See also Variants below. Eg 2864 c1470 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Eg 2864) The Text of the Canterbury Tales …, eds. J. M. Manly and E. Rickert (1940).vol. 3, fns. pp. 329-73; vol. 6, pp. 243-386. See also Variants below. Elsm (EL 26.C.9) c1405 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Elsm) A Six-Text Print of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in Parallel Columns …, ed. F. J. Furnivall, pt. 5, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 30 [1873].1st col. pp. 403-441. See also Variants below. Heng (Peniarth 392D) c1405 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Heng) A Six-Text Print of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in Parallel Columns …, ed. F. J. Furnivall, pt. 5, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 30 [1873].2nd col. pp. 403-441. See also Variants below. Hlk 667 c1445 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Hlk 667) Specimens of all the Accessible Unprinted Manuscripts of the Canterbury Tales, parts 6-7 (The Clerk's Tale and Head-Link …,) ed. F. J. Furnivall, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 92-93 (1899-1900).odd pp. 3-77. See also Variants below. Hnt HM 140 c1465 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Hnt HM 140) Specimens of all the Accessible Unprinted Manuscripts of the Canterbury Tales, parts 6-7 (The Clerk's Tale and Head-Link …,) ed. F. J. Furnivall, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 92-93 (1899-1900).84-120. See also Variants below. Hrl 1239 c1460 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Hrl 1239) Specimens of all the Accessible Unprinted Manuscripts of the Canterbury Tales, parts 6-7 (The Clerk's Tale and Head-Link …,) ed. F. J. Furnivall, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 92-93 (1899-1900).odd pp. 7-79. See also Variants below. Hrl 1758 c1455 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Hrl 1758) The Text of the Canterbury Tales …, eds. J. M. Manly and E. Rickert (1940).vol. 3, fns. pp. 329-73; vol. 6, pp. 243-386. See also Variants below. Hrl 7333 a1500 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Hrl 7333) Specimens of all the Accessible Unprinted Manuscripts of the Canterbury Tales, parts 6-7 (The Clerk's Tale and Head-Link …,) ed. F. J. Furnivall, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 92-93 (1899-1900).77, 79, 82, 83. See also Variants below. Hrl 7334 c1410 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Hrl 7334) The Harleian MS 7334 of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 73 (1885).262-300. See also Variants below. Hrl 7335 c1460 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Hrl 7335) Specimens of all the Accessible Unprinted Manuscripts of the Canterbury Tales, parts 6-7 (The Clerk's Tale and Head-Link …,) ed. F. J. Furnivall, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 92-93 (1899-1900).odd pp. 3-5. Note: May also be quoted from The Text of the Canterbury Tales …, eds. J. M. Manly and E. Rickert (1940).vol. 3, fns. pp. 329-73; vol. 6, pp. 243-386. See also Variants below. Lngl 257 c1460 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Lngl 257) Specimens of all the Accessible Unprinted Manuscripts of the Canterbury Tales, parts 6-7 (The Clerk's Tale and Head-Link …,) ed. F. J. Furnivall, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 92-93 (1899-1900).84-94, 100-111, 117-19, 119-20. See also Variants below. Lnsd 851 c1415 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Lnsd 851) A Six-Text Print of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in Parallel Columns …, ed. F. J. Furnivall, pt. 5, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 30 [1873].6th col. pp. 403-441. See also Variants below. Naples 13.B.29 1457 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Naples 13.B.29) Specimens of all the Accessible Unprinted Manuscripts of the Canterbury Tales, parts 6-7 (The Clerk's Tale and Head-Link …,) ed. F. J. Furnivall, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 92-93 (1899-1900).odd pp. 9-79. See also Variants below. NC 314 c1460 Chaucer CT.Cl. (NC 314) The Text of the Canterbury Tales …, eds. J. M. Manly and E. Rickert (1940).vol. 3, fns. pp. 329-73; vol. 6, pp. 243-386. See also Variants below. Paris angl.39 ?a1440 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Paris angl.39) The Text of the Canterbury Tales …, eds. J. M. Manly and E. Rickert (1940).vol. 3, fns. pp. 329-73; vol. 6, pp. 243-386. See also Variants below. Petw 7 c1425 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Petw 7) A Six-Text Print of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in Parallel Columns …, ed. F. J. Furnivall, pt. 5, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 30 [1873].fifth col. pp. 403-441. See also Variants below. Roy 17.D.15 c1460 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Roy 17.D.15) The Text of the Canterbury Tales …, eds. J. M. Manly and E. Rickert (1940).vol. 3, fns. pp. 329-73; vol. 6, pp. 243-386. See also Variants below. RwlPoet 141 c1455 Chaucer CT.Cl. (RwlPoet 141) Specimens of all the Accessible Unprinted Manuscripts of the Canterbury Tales, parts 6-7 (The Clerk's Tale and Head-Link …,) ed. F. J. Furnivall, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 92-93 (1899-1900).even pp. 2-78. See also Variants below. RwlPoet 223 c1455 Chaucer CT.Cl. (RwlPoet 223) The Text of the Canterbury Tales …, eds. J. M. Manly and E. Rickert (1940).vol. 3, fns. pp. 329-73; vol. 6, pp. 243-386. See also Variants below. Ryl Eng 113 a1485 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Ryl Eng 113) Specimens of all the Accessible Unprinted Manuscripts of the Canterbury Tales, parts 6-7 (The Clerk's Tale and Head-Link …,) ed. F. J. Furnivall, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 92-93 (1899-1900).82, 83, 94-100, 111-17, 119. See also Variants below. SeldArch B.14 c1460 Chaucer CT.Cl. (SeldArch B.14) A Six-Text Print of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in Parallel Columns …, ed. F. J. Furnivall, pt. 5, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 30 [1873].fourth col. pp. 404, 405, 406, 441. See also Variants below. Sln 1685 c1435 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Sln 1685) A Six-Text Print of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in Parallel Columns …, ed. F. J. Furnivall, pt. 5, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 30 [1873].third col. pp. 403-406. Note: May also be quoted from The Text of the Canterbury Tales …, eds. J. M. Manly and E. Rickert (1940).vol. 3, fns. pp. 329-73; vol. 6, pp. 243-386. See also Variants below. Sln 1686 c1485 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Sln 1686) The Text of the Canterbury Tales …, eds. J. M. Manly and E. Rickert (1940).vol. 3, fns. pp. 329-73; vol. 6, pp. 243-386. See also Variants below. Tak 22 c1475 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Tak 22) Specimens of all the Accessible Unprinted Manuscripts of the Canterbury Tales, parts 6-7 (The Clerk's Tale and Head-Link …,) ed. F. J. Furnivall, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 92-93 (1899-1900).even pp. 2-78. See also Variants below. Tak 24 c1455 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Tak 24) The Text of the Canterbury Tales …, eds. J. M. Manly and E. Rickert (1940).vol. 3, fns. pp. 329-73; vol. 6, pp. 243-386. See also Variants below. Tak 32 c1455 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Tak 32) The Text of the Canterbury Tales …, eds. J. M. Manly and E. Rickert (1940).vol. 3, fns. pp. 329-73; vol. 6, pp. 243-386. See also Variants below. Tex 143 c1450 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Tex 143) The Text of the Canterbury Tales …, eds. J. M. Manly and E. Rickert (1940).vol. 3, fns. pp. 329-73; vol. 6, pp. 243-386. See also Variants below. Trin-C R.3.15 c1490 Chaucer CT.Cl. (Trin-C R.3.15) The Text of the Canterbury Tales …, eds. J. M. Manly and E. Rickert (1940).vol. 3, fns. pp. 329-73; vol. 6, pp. 243-386. See also Variants below.
Variants taken from:	The Text of the Canterbury Tales …, eds. J. M. Manly and E. Rickert (1940).vol. 3, fns. pp. 329-73; vol. 6, pp. 243-386. A Six-Text Print of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in Parallel Columns …, ed. F. J. Furnivall, pt. 5, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 30 [1873].403-441. The Cambridge MS. Dd.4.24 of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, completed by the Egerton MS. 2726, ed. F. J. Furnivall, 2 parts, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 95, 96 (1902).235-74. The Harleian MS 7334 of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 73 (1885).262-300. Specimens of all the Accessible Unprinted Manuscripts of the Canterbury Tales, parts 6-7 (The Clerk's Tale and Head-Link …,) ed. F. J. Furnivall, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 92-93 (1899-1900).2-120. Note: Editions are listed here roughly in the order in which they should be consulted by users seeking to identify the source of a variant reading cited by the MED: critical editions, followed by parallel-text editions, single-manuscript editions, and excerpts. c1485 (Add 5140) c1440 (Add 25718) c1440 (Add 35286) c1465 (Barl 20) c1465 (Bod 414) c1435 (Bod 686) c1460 (Bodmer cod.48) c1465 (CC 152) c1490 (Chet 6709) c1450 (ChU 564) c1410 (Cmb Dd.4.24) c1430 (Cmb Gg.4.27) c1440 (Cmb Ii.3.26) c1455 (Cmb Mm.2.5) c1415 (Corp-O 198) c1440 (Eg 2726) c1440 (Eg 2863) c1470 (Eg 2864) c1405 (Elsm) c1455 (HatDon 1) c1405 (Heng) c1445 (Hlk 667) c1465 (Hnt HM 140) c1460 (Hrl 1239) c1455 (Hrl 1758) c1440 (Hrl 5908) a1500 (Hrl 7333) c1410 (Hrl 7334) c1460 (Hrl 7335) a1477 (Htrn 197) c1440 (Lchf 29) c1440 (LdMisc 600) c1480 (LdMisc 739) c1440 (Lin-C 110) c1460 (Lngl 257) c1415 (Lnsd 851) c1460 (McC 181) c1455 (Mrg M 249) 1457 (Naples 13.B.29) c1460 (NC 314) c1460 (Nthld 455) ?a1440 (Paris angl.39) c1425 (Petw 7) c1470 (Phys-L 388) c1455 (Princ-U 100) c1460 (Roy 17.D.15) c1435 (Roy 18.C.2) c1440 (Rsnb 1084/1) c1490 (Rwl C.86) c1455 (RwlPoet 141) c1460 (RwlPoet 149) c1455 (RwlPoet 223) a1485 (Ryl Eng 113) c1460 (SeldArch B.14) c1435 (Sln 1685) c1485 (Sln 1686) c1475 (Tak 22) c1455 (Tak 24) c1455 (Tak 32) c1450 (Tex 143) c1455 (Trin-C R.3.3) c1490 (Trin-C R.3.15) c1475 (Trin-O Arch.49)