Ln. oste; rest hoost, ost.
E. shameful.
So E. Hn. Pt.; but Cp. has —So falle vpon his body and his bones The deuyl I bekenne him al at ones; so also Ln. Hl.
E. ( alone ) ins. false before Iuges. E. Hn. Aduocatz; Pt. aduocas.
So E. Hn. Pt.; but Cp. has —So falle vpon his body and his bones The deuyl I bekenne him al at ones; so also Ln. Hl.
E. Hn. and; rest or.
E. Hn. to; rest of.
So Cp. Ln. Hl; rest omit these lines.
So Cp. Ln. Hl; rest omit these lines.
E. Hn. for harm; rest om. for.
Hl. this is; the rest omit this.
Ln. Iordanes; Cp Iurdanes; E. Hn. Iurdones.
Cp. Galianes; E. Hn. Galiones.
Hl. boist; E. Hn. boyste; Cp. Pt. Ln. box.
E. Hn. cardynacle(!).
eten of] Hl. byt on.
E. Hn. And; the rest But.
E. Hn. Cp. Hl. ribaudye; Ln. rebaudie; Pt. rybaudrye.
Hl. has —Gladly, quod he, and sayde as ye schal heere: But in the cuppe wil I me bethinke.
For ll.
Hl. has —Gladly, quod he, and sayde as ye schal heere: But in the cuppe wil I me bethinke.
E. Hn. Hl. hem; rest men.
E. omits I by accident.
E. Hl. Pt. Ln. Good; E. Hn. Cp. Goode. Hn. I seye; rest say I, saie I.
E. Hn. sire; rest sires, sirs.
E. Hn. Goode; rest And.
Cp. Ln. Hl. ymaad; Pt. made; E. Hn. ymaked.
E. fame; rest blame.
Hn. He; rest They. E. on; Hn. a; rest in.
E. Hl. hem; rest him or hym.
the] Cm. myn; Cp. Ln. Hl. my.
E. Hl. omit that.
E. Hn. theme; rest teme (teem).
E. Pt. the whiles; Cm. that whilis that; Cp. Ln. whiles that; Hl. whiles; Hn. that whiles.
Hl. prestes ( for povrest).
E. Hl. stywes.
So Cp. Ln. Hl.; E. Hn. Cm. that Iewes; Pt. þe Iwes.
Hl. omits.
Hl. omits.
E. Hn. Cm. P. Hl. agree here; Cp. Ln. have two additional ( spurious ) lines; see note.
Hl. Seneca ( for Senek). Cp. Ln. eek; rest omit.
which that] Hl. the which; Cp. Pt. Ln. om. which.
E. Hl. fallen; Hn. Cm. y-fallen.
E. Hl. man; rest men.
That they is Tyrwhitt’s reading; Hl. Thay; but the rest have Ther, probably repeated by mistake from l. 530.
Hl. o stynking is thi cod.
E. lordes; rest lordinges, lordynges, lordyngs.
E. Hl. omit that.
E. Blasphemyng; rest Blaspheme.
Cm. Cp. Hl. happede; rest happed.
Hn. Ny; Cm. Nay ( both put for Ne I) which shews the scansion. Hl. I nyl not.
So all.
E. Ln. Hl. omit to.
Cp. Ln. Hl. om. yet.
Hn. Cm. Hl. many a; E. any; Cp. Pt. Ln. eny other.
Hl. bicchid; Ln. becched; Hn. Cm. bicche; Pt. thilk.
E. Hn. Lete; rest Leueth.
E. Hn. Pt. Hl. riotours.
Cp. Pt Hl. for; rest om.
E. yborn; Hn. ybore; Cm. bore; Pt. born; Cp. Ln. Hl. sworne.
E. Hn. stirte. Hn. Cp. Ln. Hl. al; E. Cm. Pt. and.
they] Cp. Pt. Ln. we.
E. Hn. than that; rest omit that.
E. Cm. ye; Hn. Hl. yow.
E. Hn. Pt. Ln. yenen.
E. Ioliftee.
Hl. Ln. the; rest omit.
E. hym; rest hem. E. Hn. Cp. wol; Hl. wil; Cm. Pt. Ln. wolde.
E. omits of hem.
E. Hn. Pt. sworn; Cm. swore: Cp. Ln. Hl. sworne.
Hl. the (= thee); rest omit. E. Hn. Cm. in a; rest omit a.
E. shal; rest wol (wil, wyl).
E. Hn. Cm. that right; Cp. and thanne; Pt. Ln. Hl. and that. I take and from Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl., and right from E. Hn. Cm.
E. Hn. foond.
E. Cm. hem; rest hym or him.
Hn. preyed; Cm. preyede; rest preyde.
E. Hn. Cm. is; rest nys or nis.
All omit of.
E. his owene; rest omit owene.
E. so as; rest omit so.
E. Hn. Cm. signes; Cp. Ln. Hl. sorwes; Pt. sorowes.
E. Hn. Cm of alle; Cp. Ln. Hl. ful of; Pt. ful of al.
E. Com; rest Cometh, Comyth.
E. Hl. names; rest name
E. Hn. Com; rest Cometh, Comyth.
E. Hn. Cm myles; rest tounes.
E. Hn. or; rest and.
E. fallen.
E. Cm. heere; rest om.
E. my; Cm. myne; rest the.
Hn. thee ich; rest theech.
Cp. Ln. the helpe; Pt. Hl. helpe; E. with thee; Cm. from the; Hn. thee.
Colophon. From E. Hn.; Hl. Here endeth the pardoneres tale.
Heading. So E.; Hn. Here bigynneth the prologe of the tale of the Wyf of Bathe; Hl. Here bygynneth the prologe of the wyf of Bathe.
Hn. Pt. Ln. Thonked; E. Ythonked.
So E.; rest If (Hl. For) I so ofte myghte hane wedded be.
E. om. That. E. thoughte; rest taughte he.
E. Herkne; Hl. Herken; rest Herke (Herk). E. Hl. om. lo.
E. And that; rest And that ilke ( read thilke).
E. om. wel.
E. take; Hl. folwe; rest take to.
So all but E., which has it were leueful vn-to me.
E. myrie; Hn. murye.
E. Hl. Yblessed; rest Blessed (Blissed).
E. chaast.
E. om. that.
Hl. wher so it be; rest wher it liketh me ( correctly; for a goddes half = a god’s half).
E om. that.
E. Hn. Hl. Bet; rest Better
E. Hl. of; rest his.
E. om. holy.
Hl. Whan; E. Whanne; rest Where (Wher). E. om. any.
E. Whan thapostel speketh.
E. nat; rest no (non).
E. certein.
E. Hl. ins. ne after Poul.
E. of; Cp. fro; Hl. on; rest for.
E. Hl. taken.
E. Cm. lust; Hn. Hl. list.
E. om. that.
E. Cm. om. that.
Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. to assemble.
E. Cm. that; Hn. Cp. Pt. Ln. he heeld; Hl. he holdith.
E. Cm. profiteth; rest parfit.
Hn. Hl. leden; rest lede.
So all but Hl. Ln., which have to schifte. Perhaps read right as him.
E. Cm. Hl. om. he.
E. poore, foore; and foore is glossed by steppes.
E. poore, foore; and foore is glossed by steppes.
E. Hl. om. al.
E. ymaad.
Cm. makyd; rest maad; see l. 126.
So Hn. Cp. Pt. Ln; E. vryne bothe and thynges.
E. Cm. And; Hn. Hl. Was; rest Were.
this] E. yis. E. Cm. beth maked.
E. Cm a man.
E Thanne.
E. Cm. om. eek.
Hn. Hl. to yow; E. Cm. of.
E. Cm. They shul nat; rest Than sholde men.
E. Cm. om. that ( perhaps read se-int).
E. Cm. nil nat.
E. hoten; Hn. Cm. hote; Cp. Pt. Ln. ete (!); Hl. eten (!).
E. Cm. Hl. om. Iesu.
E. Hn. precius.
E. Hn. stirte.
Hn. Ill. thee; rest om.
E. Cm. that is in ( for in).
E. wheither.
E. Cm. that; rest thilke.
Hn. nyle; Hl. nyl; rest wol nat.
Ln. tholome; Pt. ptholome; Hl. p ro tholome; E. Hn. Cm. Cp. Protholome (!).
E. Cm. Rede it in.
E. Cm. om. yow.
E. sires; Cm. sire; rest quod she.
E. Cm. om. of.
Hn. nis; E. Cm. is; rest is not.
E. Hn. Cm. sire.
E. of tho; Hl. Cm. of; Hn. Cp. Pt. tho; Ln. the.
Cp. Pt. Ln. men; rest om.
Hn. Cp. Pt. Ln. ye ther; but read lov-e.
E. Hn. a-werk; rest a-werke.
E. was ful blisful; Cm. was blysful and ful.
E. baar.
E. beren: om. wrong.
MSS. lye; read lyen. Hn. Ln. a womman kan; Pt. womman can; rest kan a womman.
E. Hn. Cm. A wys; Hl. I-wis a; rest wise. Read wys-e?
Hl. beren; rest bere. Cm. cou; Pt. Ln. cowe.
E. Pt. Hl. lecchour.
E. Cm. om. that. E. Cm. Hl. and of; rest of.
E. Cm. Hl. om. that.
E. soffren.
E. Cm. that som. E. Hn. Cm. desiren.
E. Cm. om. and.
E. Cm. Hl. om. outher. E. Cm. Hl. and ( for or).
and] E. Cm. and som for; Hl. or.
Hn. Cp. Pt. Ln. ther; rest om.
Cp. Pt. Ln. that; rest om.
Hn. Hl. wolde, holde.
Hn. Hl. wolde, holde.
E. Hn. Pt. Ln. welked; Cm. wekede; Cp. Hl. wicked.
E. Hn. Cp. houses.
E. Cm. that we.
E. assayd; Pt. Ln. assaide; rest assayed.
Hn. Hl. supply And.
Hl. pore; rest poure.
Cm. chaumberere; Hl. chamberer; E. Hn. chambrere.
E. Ianekyn; rest Iankyn.
E. Cm. Hl. om. this.
thy] E. Cm. my.
E. Cm. to make; rest om. to.
Hn. Ln. that; rest om.
Hl. yen; E. eyen.
E. nedeth thee; rest helpeth it. Hn. Cp. Ln. om. to. Hl. tenqueren; read t’enquere.
All but Cp. Ln. om. not (nat).
E. Pt. Alys; Ln. Ales.
Hn. Hl. yblessed; rest blessed.
MSS. Daun. E. Protholome; Hn. Cm. Hl. P ro tholome.
E. Cm. ins. the before hyeste; ( read th’ hy-ést-e).
Cp. Pt. Ln. shal wel.
E. myrily.
E. Cm. wolde.
Hl. thus; Cp. Pt. Ln. als; rest this.
All his.
Hl. yen; E. eyen.
Hn. Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. -corps.
E. om. 2 nd me.
All but Pt. Ln. om. ne.
E. and ( for an).
Cp. Pt. Ln. maner; Cm. of these; Hl. of thy; E. om.
Cp. Ln. Hl. likenest; Cm. likkenyst; E. Hn. Pt. liknest. E. wommennes.
E. Hn. consumen.
Cp. Pt. that; rest om. Hn. Cp Pt. shende: E. Pt. shendeth.
Hl. vpon.
E. Hn giltlees.
So Hn. Cp. Pt. Ln.; E. Who so comth first to mille; Hl. Who-so first cometh to the mylle.
E. Cm. om. 2 nd ful.
E. hym; rest hem; but see 394.
E. it; rest I.
E. thyng was; rest wit is.
E. yeue.
All but Hn. Hl. ins. that before they.
E. continueel.
E. rest.
Cp. Pt. Hl. ins. now before goode.
E. Hn. Pt. Wy.
Cm. Cp. Ln. Styborne; Pt. Hl. Stiborn; E. Hn. Stibourne.
Cm. muste; Ln. must.
E. Hl. wommen.
E. myrie; Hn. murye.
E. c er tein.
E. Hn. curyus.
E. ful; rest so.
Cp. Hl. boon; rest bon.
Cm. Hl. beste; E. Hn. best; Cp. Pt. the bet; Ln. bette.
E. Hn. Preesse; Cm Presse.
E. Hn. Cm oute; Cp. Ln. Hl. outen; Pt. outer.
E. hadde; hom.
E Hn as; rest so.
E. Hn. Cm. Cp. hadde.
Hn. Cm. louede; E. Hl. loued.
E. the; rest that.
E. Hn. and to; Cm. Cp. Pt. Ln. and of; Hl. om. to ( or of).
E. Hn. Cm. Cp. peril ( correctly ); Pt. perile; Ln. Hl. perel.
E. Hn. nof; Cm. and more; rest ne of.
herte] Cp. Pt. Ln. witte.
All but E. Cm. omit these lines; (Dd. has them ).
All but E. Cm. omit these lines; (Dd. has them ).
All but E. Cm. omit these lines; (Dd. has them ).
All but E. Cm. omit these lines; (Dd. has them ).
All but E. Cm. omit these lines; (Dd. has them ).
All but E. Cm. omit these lines; (Dd. has them ).
All but E. Cm. omit these lines; (Dd. has them ).
All but E. Cm. omit these lines; (Dd. has them ).
All but E. Cm. omit these lines; (Dd. has them ).
E. Cm. om. as; but it occurs in MSS. Camb. Dd. 4. 24, Ii. 1. 36, c
All but E. Cm. omit these lines; (Dd. has them ).
E. wepte; but see 588.
Or Ianekin, see 383; MSS. Iankyn.
Ln. Gate-toþede.
Hl. omits.
Hl. omits.
Hl. omits.
Hn. Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. omit.
Hn. Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. omit.
Hn. Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. omit.
Hn. Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. omit.
Hn. Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. omit.
Hn. Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. omit.
E. Hn. on the lyst; (Ln. luste; Cp. Pt. lest); Hl. Cm. with his fist.
E. Hl. wax.
E. Hn. Stibourne.
E. Hn. -heueded; Hl. heedid.
E. Hn. Cm. With-outen.
E. thanne.
E. Thanne.
E. Hn. nof; rest ne of. E. awe; Hn. Cm. Hl. sawe; Cp. Pt. Ln. lawe.
Cm. Ln. whiche; rest which. Cp. Pt. Hl. Terculan.
Hl. bourdes; rest bookes (bokes).
E. hadde.
E. Ne; Hn. Nof; rest Ne of.
Cm. peyntede; rest peynted.
Cm. Hl. and of; rest om. of.
E. Hn. Ln. Hl. contrarius.
E. wysdam.
Over is reysed E. has i. in Virgine.
E. Thanne.
Hn. Cm. Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. omit.
E. om. that Iesu; which occurs in MS. Bibl. Reg. 17. D. xv. and in Dd.
Hn. Cm. Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. omit.
Hn. Cm. Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. omit.
Hn. Cm. Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. omit.
E. hise.
Cm. hem; rest it ( badly ).
Cp. Pt. Ln. penaunce; E. Hn. sorwe; Cm. Hl. care.
E. hadde.
E. Hn. Phasifpha; Cm. Phasippa; rest Phasipha.
E. speke; Hn. Cm. Cp. Hl. spek.
E. Hn. Cp. Pt. Ln. Clitermystra; Cm. Clitemysta; Hl. Clydemystra.
E. vpon; rest on.
E. Thanne. E. Hn. how that oon. Cm. Latymyus; rest Latumyus.
E. Hn. Hl. vnto; rest to.
E. Ln. it shal; Pt. shal he; rest shal it.
E. lecchour.
Cm. Whils; Hl. Whil; rest Whan; see 770.
E. loeue; rest wene; but read wenen.
E. Cp. fest; rest fist.
E. Hn. Cp. fest; rest fist.
E. Hn. Cp. Pt. vs; Cm. Ln. Hl. oure.
E. Hn. Pt. om. 2nd of.
E. to; Cm. for; Hl. in; rest the ( before terme).
Hl. neuer had.
E. Somonour; Hn. Cm. Cp. Pt. somnour.
Cp. Pt. Ln. eek; rest om.
Cp. Hl. hoste; Ln. oste; E. Hn. hoost.
E. Cm. were; rest ben.
E. telle ( but tel in 856).
Colophon. Hn. Here endeth the prologe of the Wyf of Bathe. E. adds and bigynneth hir tale.
E. Cm. om the.
Cp. fayerie; rest fairye.
Cp. fayeries; E. Hn. fairyes.
Hl. incumbent (!).
Cm. non; rest but. Hl. ne wol but doon hem.
E. Hn. Cm. om. it.
E. om. his.
E. Hn. he (!).
Cm. Ln. whiche; rest which.
E. Cm. Hl. birafte; rest he rafte (refte).
Hl. Cm. preyeden; E. Hn. preyden.
E. wheither.
E. Hl. tellen it; Hn. tellen me; Cm. telle me; rest telle it me.
E. shal ( for wol).
Cm. ȝit ( for what); E. om.
E. Hn. Cm. Hl. om. how.
nil] E. nel; Cm. nolde.
Hn. Cp. Hl. trusted; Cm. trostid; E. triste.
Cm. preyede; Hl. prayed; Hn. preyed; E. preyde.
Cm. bumbith; Cp. Pt. bumlith; Hl. bumblith.
E. loue.
E. Hn. this; rest his.
Hn. whiche; E. which; rest vary.
E. queene.
E. Hn. Cp. Ln. om. a.
E. om. to.
E. om. heer; Cm. al.
E. Hn. Cm. Hl. om. of.
E. thanne.
E. Hn. Taak.
E. thanne.
All but Cp. Pt. om. 1 st and. E. oold; poore.
Hl. the oure; E. Hn. oore; Cm. Pt. ore; Cp. oure; Ln. oer.
E. Hn. thende.
Cp. Pt. Ln. eek; rest om
E. Hn. yet ne dide.
Cm. Hl. me; rest om. ( Read goddes as god’s).
E. lough.
Pt. no ( for litel). Read wonder’s.
Cp. Pt. nys ( for is).
Cp. Pt. Ln. And take; rest om. And.
Hl. of ( for in). Cm. declare ( for speken in).
E. goodnesse; rest prowesse.
E. natureelly.
E. Cm. nor; Hl. ne; rest and. E. thanne.
E. Taak.
E. Kaukasous.
E. natureel.
Cp. Hl. boren; Cm. bore; rest born.
E. nel; rest nyl.
E. Hn. folwen.
Read comth; see 1163.
E. Thanne.
E. Hn. Hostillius.
Cm. Cp. Ln. Hl. pouert; rest pouerte.
E. Reed; rest Redeth.
Cp. Pt. Ln. it; rest om.
E. Hn. weren (2 nd ).
Cm. leuyn; Pt. leuen; rest weyue (weyuen).
E Hn. pouerte; rest pouert.
E. Hn. Pt. pouerte; rest pouert; so in 1183, 1191.
E. chesen; E. om. a.
E. Hn. honeste; Cm. oneste.
E. Cm. it syngeth; rest is sinne (!).
E. Hn. Cp. myrily.
Cp. Pt. Ln. hatel.
Hn. Hl. elenge; Ln. alinge; rest alenge.
E hise.
E. wheither.
E. wheither.
of—maistrye] Cm. the maysterye.
E. Hn. Ln. a rewe; Hl. on rowe; rest a rowe.
E. om. and. Ln. fresshe; E. fressh.
E. Hn. touerbyde; Cm. Hl. to ouerbyde; Cp. Pt. Ln. to ouerlede (!).
Cm. preye; Hn. praye; E. pray.
E. chiere.
E. Somonour; Hn. Somnour.
E. Hn. muche; Ln. muchel; rest mochel.
E. ryde; rest ryden.
Hl. scoles. E. Hn. Hl. om. eek.
E. And; rest But.
E. Hn. mandementz.
Hl oste ( om. tho).
After l. 1294 all but Hl. wrongly insert ll. 1307 and 1308; which see. Tyrwhitt also inserts them.
E. Hn. leeue; Hl. my; Cp. Ln. my leue; Pt. my owen.
Colophon. From Hn.; so Pt. ( with Thus for Here).
E. Hn. and eek; rest and.
Ln. lychoures; rest lecchours.
Hn. Hl. for; Cp. eek for; Pt. Ln. eek; E. om.
E. Hl. him.
Cp. Pt. Hl. weren; rest were.
Hl. And; rest And thanne; read Thanne.
E. Somonour; Hl. Sompnour; rest Somnour.
E. Pt. Ln boye.
Read taughten (?), or taught-e. Cp. Pt. that; rest om.
E. lecchours.
E. was; rest were.
E. Hn. om. alle.
E. Cm. om. 1 st the.
Ln. approwers; Cm. apprououris; Pt. aprouers; rest approuwours.
Cp. gladde; E. Hn. glade.
Cm. at the nale; (atte nale = atten ale).
Hl. not ( for but). Cp. dewete.
E. wheither.
E. Hn. hir; rest þe.
E. bribryes.
Hl. y-knowe; rest knowe ( perhaps read hole knowe).
Cm. lechour; E. Hn. lecchour.
Hn. Cp. Pt. auouter; E. Hl. auowtier.
Hl. Rod; Cp. Pt. Ln. Rode; Cm. Wente; E. Hn. om. Cm. a wedewe an old; Hl. a widew and (!) old; E. Hn. an old wydwe a.
E. Hn. om. And.
E. Cm. Pt. Ln. grene wode shawe ( too long ).
Cp. dewete.
Cm. leue; Hl. lieue; rest dere (deere).
Cm. brotherhode; Hl. brotherheed; rest brether-.
Hl. sworne; E. Hn. sworn; rest swore.
E. Cm. om. which.
Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. how that I.
Hl. and eek ( but read streit-e).
Cp. laborious; rest laborous.
E. yeue.
E. Nor; Hn. Cm. Hl. Ne.
E. thanne.
Cm. and; rest om.
E. me yeuen; rest yeue (yiue) me.
E. I wolde right; Hl. I wolde; rest wolde I.
E. thanne.
E Hn. swiche; Cm. Cp. swich.
E. hir; rest oure. Cm. wordis; Hl. thinges; rest wittes.
E. Hn. Cm. diuerse (2 nd time ).
body] E. soule (!).
E. om. a; Cm. the.
E. bisshop (!).
E Hn. -wardes; rest -ward.
E. oother.
E. Taak; yeue.
E. oother.
E. Hn. trust thou; rest om. thou.
Cm. thakkyth; Hl. thakketh; Ln. thakkes; Cp. Pt. thakked; E. Hn. taketh. Hn. Cm. Hl. upon; rest on.
Cp. hondywerk; Hn. handes werk.
E. to god; rest om. to.
Cp. slough; Pt. scholough; Ln. slouhe; Hl. sloo.
E. Hl. oon; Cm. on; rest o (oo). E. om. thing.
E. coomen.
Hn. Cp. Hl. viritrate; E. virytrate; Cm. verye crate; Pt. viritate; Ln. veritate.
Cm. widew; Hl. widow; rest wyf ( but read ben’cite).
Cp. Pt. Ln. here; rest om.
E. Vp-on; rest Vp.
E. Hn. Tanswere; rest To answere (answer).
Hl. ther; Ln. the; rest there. Hl. procuratour; Cm. Ln. procatour; rest procutour.
E. Hn. me god; rest om. god.
E. thanne.
Cm. Mabelyn.
Hl. maked; rest made.
E. Hn. this Somonours goode men bicome.
I supply and.
E. Ln. Hl. herte ( see l. 1659).
E. Hn. may it; rest om. it.
E. Hn. Pt. peynes; rest peyne.
E. Hn. Hl. tempte; rest tempten.
So E. Hn.; Cp. Pt. Ln. this somnour him; Hl. oure sompnour him.
So E. Hn.; rest his mysdede . . him. Cm. om. that ( perhaps rightly ).
Colophon. So E. Hn. Cm.; Cp. Hl. Her endeth the Frere his tale.
E. Somonour; Hl. sompnour; rest Somnour.
E. vanysshed (!); rest rauysshed.
Pt. Hl. than; rest that.
E. Hn. swarmeden; Hl. swarmed al.
Cp. Pt. Ln. mersshy; Hl. mersschly; E. Hn. merssh.
Cp. Hl. mighten; E. Hn. myghte.
Cp. Hl. yiue; rest yeue.
E. lest.
E. Pt. Ln. Hl. went.
E. Hn. Ln. poure; rest pore.
E. wroote.
Hn. Ascaunces; E. Asaunces; Hl. Pt. Ln. Ascaunce; Cp. Ascance. E. prey.
Ln. Yeue; Cp. Yiue; rest Yif ( see 1750). E. him; rest vs.
Ln. kechel; Hl. kichil. Cp. Pt. trippe; Ln. trep.
E. Hn. Hl. yif; rest yeue (yiue).
Cm. Cp. Hl. dagoun.
Hl. that; rest om.
Pt. Hl. Bedred.
Hl. yeld it.
E. myrie; Hn. Cm. murye; rest mery.
E. Hn. fourtnyght; rest fourtenight.
E. Hn. I haue; rest haue I.
Hl. ay ( for al).
Hl. a ful glorious.
E. thise; Hn. Cm. Pt. Hl. we.
E. Hn. chirteth.
Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. of him right non.
Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. Ieo.
Cp. Pt. Hl. Ieo.
Ln. than; rest that.
E. Hn. wel moore; rest om. wel.
Cm. Hl. pouert; rest pouerte.
Hl. borel.
E. Hn. gerdon; Cm. gerdoun; Pt. guardon.
Hn. mountayne; Ln. Dd. mounte; rest mount.
E. Hn. Cp. Ln. that; Cm. Hl. Pt. the.
E. taak heede.
E. mendynantz.
E. mendynantz.
Cm. Pt. Hl. now; rest om.
E. pouere; Hn. poure; Ln. Hl. pouer; Cm. poore; Cp. pore.
E. Hn. likker; Cm. lykere.
E. Hn. om. 2 nd on.
buf] E. but; Hl. boef.
E. Hn. foore; Cm. Hl. fore; rest lore.
E. Cm. Werkeris.
up at] Hl. vpon.
Hl. thaer; Cm. Cp. Pt. Ln. the eyre (ayre).
E. weelden.
Hn. Hl. I in; E. Cm. in a; Pt. I haue in.
Hn. Hl. Haue spended; E. I han spent.
E. I haue.
E. thanne.
E. it-; rest him-.
E. Hn. Hl. buylden; Cm. bildyn; Cp. bulden; Pt. beelden; Ln. bilden.
E. om. and.
E. Hn. Hl. the; rest this.
E. this; rest swich (such).
All With-inne.
E. Hn. Cm. aqueyntances; Hl. acqueyntis; rest aqueintance. Cm. not to; Pt. for to; Hl. fro thee; rest nat for to.
Pt. yre ( for hir).
Hn. War fro; Hl. War for; Pt. Ware the for; Cm. By-war from; E. Be war fro; Cp. Ln. Be war of.
Hl. and meke; Cp. Ln. and so meke; rest meke.
E. What ( for Whan). E. Hn. man tret; Cm. man trat; rest men trede. After 2004 Hl. ins. 2 spurious lines: Schortly may no man by rym and vers Tellen her thoughtes, thay ben so diuers. After 2012 Hl. ins. 2 spurious lines: Ire is the grate of synne as saith the wise To fle ther-fro ech man schuld him deuyse.
Hn. Cp. Ln. certes; Hl. also; rest eke (eek).
Here Hl. adds two spurious lines: Than thoughte thay it were the beste rede To lede him forth into a fair mede.
Hn. Cm. louede (= lov’de); E. loued.
E. bitwene.
Here Hl. adds two spurious lines: An irous man is lik a frentik best In which ther is of wisdom noon arrest.
E. Pt. vicius.
Hl. of ( for in).
Hn. Cp. Ln. Hl. eek; rest om.
E. om. doon.
Hl. sone anoon; rest sone.
E. wheither.
E. bireft; rest byreued.
Hl. transposes these lines.
Hl. transposes these lines.
Hl. of ( for at).
E. Hn. Hl. hoolly al; rest al holly (holy).
E. Hl. speken.
Hl. transposes these lines.
Hl. transposes these lines.
E. Cm. tyl; rest tyle.
E. Thanne.
Hl. siththen; Cp. Ln. sethyns; Cm. sithe that; E. syn; Hn. Ln. sith. E. Ennok; rest Elie (Elye).
E. wax; Hn. weex; rest wex.
Hl. yeue yow; rest om. yow.
E. Cp. Ln. om. how.
Hn. Cm. Cp. Ln. with; E. and; Pt. of; Hl. vnder.
Cp. Hl. yiue; rest yeue.
E. leeue; rest dere (deere).
E. Pt. by; rest vpon.
E. Now thanne put in; Hn. Hl. Now thanne put; Pt. Now than put; Cp. Ln. Than putte (put).
Hl. launched; Cp. Pt. Ln. launceth.
Cm. tewel; Hl. tuel; Ln. touele.
E. Pt. Ln. fals.
Hn. Cm. Pt. grynt; Cp. grynded; Ln. grenteth.
E. Hn. Cp. Hl paas. E. lordes court; rest om. lordes.
E. om. ther.
E. bigan to; Cm. gan to; rest gan.
So Hn. Cm.; E. I trowe som maner thing.
Cp. greef; Cm. Hl. gref; E. Hn. grief.
E. Cp. Ln. Hl. if that; rest om. that.
E. Cp. Ln. om. ne.
E. Cp. Pt. Ln. om. sire.
E. swich; Hl. such; rest that.
E. he ( for this frere).
E. Pt. in; rest to.
E. al; rest ay.
MS. Add. 5140 all; rest om.
Hn. thynketh yow; Cp. thenke you; Hl. Ln. thynke yow; E. thynke ye. Hn. Cp. Ln. Hl. ther-by.
thinketh = think’th.
E. ins. hym after on ( wrongly ). E. om. may.
Hn. Cp. diffame; Cm. Hl. defame; E. disclaundre.
E. the ( for this). E. Cm. insert this after cherl.
Ln. metrike; rest metrik.
So the rest; E. Certes it was a shrewed conclusioun.
E. vile; rest nyce.
E. herd; rest herde. E. Cm. Cp. herd euere.
him] E. thee.
E. Cp. Pt. Hl. litel and litel.
So Hn. Cp. Ln.; E. which that I haue.
E. Cp. beth; Ln. be; rest be ye.
E. euene delt shal; Hl. euen departed schuld; rest as above.
E. Hl. om. here. Hl. a large wheel.
Hn. Hl. Twelf; E. Cm. Twelue.
E. thanne. xij.
E. Ln. twelue ( for thrittene).
E. Thanne.
E. Thanne.
E. Cm. been hyder.
Hl. By verray proef.
E. eke; Hn. eek.
So Hn. Cp. Ln.; Pt. it ( for yet); Hl. om. yet; E. As yet the noble vsage of freres is.
E. Hn. Cp. disserued.
Hn. muchel; Hl. Cp. mochil; E. Ln. muche.
E. the ( for his).
E. alle men.
E. Euclude. I supply 2 nd as (Hl. supplies elles); Ln. has ptholome; E. Hn. Protholomee; Cp. Hl. p ro tholome.
Hl. hoste; Cp. Ln. oste; E. Hn. hoost.
E. Hl. that ye; rest omit that.
E. Hn. we; rest I.
Ln. Oste; E. Hn. Pt. Hoost; Hl. Sir host.
Hl. rethorique; Cp. retorique; Pt. retorike; E. Hn. Ln. rethorik.
E. omits suffre us.
E. Hn. Emele; Hl. Emyl; Cp. Pt. Ln. Emel.
E. Hn. conuoyen; rest conueyen (-eye).
E. Hn. this his tale ( where this is a contraction for this is; cf. mod. E. ’tis); Hl. Pt. this is the tale; Ln. this is tale.
E. Saue that; rest omit that.
So Hn. Ln.; E. hym myghte; Pt. myȝt; Hl. mighte.
Pt. Ln. ouȝt; E. Hn. noght; Hl. no thing.
Hn. Pt. and yeueth; Hl. and yiueth; E. to yeue; Ln. and whisse.
E. Hn. bettre; rest better.
Pt. Ln. oure; E. Hn. Cp. vs.
E. Ln. omit it.
E. heeste, leeste, meeste; Cm. heste, leste, meste.
E. heeste, leeste, meeste; Cm. heste, leste, meste.
Cp. Pt. lynage; Ln. Hl. lignage; E. lyne; Hn. ligne; Cm. lyf.
E. thoughte; Hn. thoghte.
to-] E. this.
E. ( only ) omits yow.
So Hn. Cp. Ln.; E. Cm. omit That; Pt. om. what.
E. this; rest swich, such.
Hl. throp; E. Hn. Cp. throop.
Pt. throp; E. Hn. Cp. throop; Cm. thorp; Ln. thorpe.
E. bountee; rest beautee, beute.
E. caste; rest sette (set).
E. that it; rest omit that.
E. chiere.
E. hadde; Hn. Cm. hath; Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. haue.
E. Cm. that they; rest omit that.
Hl. y-lik to hir of stature.
Cp. Ln. Hl. vnto; Cm. Pt. to; E. Hn. that to. E. weren.
E. Hn. Cm. insert o after fader.
E. thanne; Hn. than.
E. Cp. Hl. wax; Hn. weex; rest wex.
E. ayeins; Ln. a-yeines; see l. 2325 below (Group E).
E. Pt. omit that.
E. yow; rest oure.
translated] Cp. transmewed; Pt. transformed.
E. That she; rest omit she.
Cp. Ln. nas; E. Hn. Cm. Hl. were; Pt. ne were.
E. Publiced; Pt. Publisshed; Hn. Publissed. E. beautee; rest bountee.
E. heighe. E. name; rest fame.
E. saugh; see B. 810. E. heigh; the rest lowe, low.
E omits ofte.
So Cp. Ln.; Hl. humblesse; rest humblenesse.
E. Iuggementz.
E. man; rest knaue.
E man; the rest knaue.
Cm. liklyhed; E. Hn. liklihede.
E. foond; Hn. Cm. fond.
Cm. sterne; E. stierne.
Hl. Grisild; E. Hn. Cm. Grisilde.
Hl. Grisild; E. Hn. Cm. Grisilde.
E. Hn. Cm. cam; Cp. Pt. come; Ln. com; Hl. comen.
E. subgetz and to; rest omit to.
E. chiere.
E. Cp. Pt. Ln. and; rest or.
E. Hn. Ne I ne; rest omit ne.
E. Hn. thee vel yee; Pt. Hl. ȝe; Cm. Cp. Ln. thee.
his] E. the; Cm. this
E. Cm. and; rest or.
E. to speken; rest omit to.
E. kisse, blisse; rest blisse, kisse; see 678.
E. kisse, blisse; rest blisse, kisse; see 678.
E. Hn. Cm. he; rest thou.
E. Cm. Pt. sad and; rest omit and. E. stide-; Pt. Ln. sted-; rest stede-.
E. Pt. And; rest But.
Cp. Pt. Ln. ful; rest omit.
Hn. Cm. Cp. Pt. Hl. he cam (com); E. Ln. omit.
Hl. panik; Cp. Panyke; rest Pavik, Pauyk, Pavie.
E. him; rest hire, hir.
E. man; rest knaue.
Hl. y-boren; E. Hn. Cm. yborn.
Cm. Cp. Hl. seruede; rest serued.
E. outreye.
MSS. say.
Cm. preyede; Hl. prayed; E. Hn. preyde.
E. wondred; rest wondreth.
E. crueel.
E. or; rest and. E. stede-.
E. Hn. Cm. that; the rest a.
Cp. Hl. hatede; rest hated.
E. crueel.
E. crueel.
E. publiced; Cp. publisshed; Hn. publissed.
Cm. been; Hn. ben; rest be.
Hl. panyk; Cp. Panyke; rest Pavyk, Pauyke, Pavie.
E. Hn. Cp. Ln. that they; the rest omit that.
Cp. Cm. preyed; E. preyd; Hn. Hl. prayd.
Cm. vttyreste; E. outtreste.
E. Cp. stide-; Pt. Ln. sted-; rest stede-.
E. This; the rest The.
E. omits for to.
my] Cp. Pt. Ln. your.
my] Cp. Pt. Ln. your.
Hn. Hl. Ln. Iewels; E. Iueles.
E. Hn. gerdon; rest guerdon, guerdo u n.
E. Hn. Cm. and she moore; rest omit she.
E. Hn. conne; rest can.
Hn. kan; Cp Ln. Hl. can; rest omit (2 nd time ).
Hl. panik; Cp. Panyke; Pt. Pavie; rest Pavyk, Pauyk.
Hl. ye; rest eye.
Cp. Pt. wille; rest wil.
Cp. Ill. Cm. chambereres; E. Hn. Pt. Ln. chambreres.
Hl. Pt. Ln. vndern; E. Hn. Cp. vndren; Cm. vndryn.
E. Cm. rumbul; Hn. rumbel; Hl. rombel.
Hl yuel; Cm. euel; E. Hn. yuele.
E. Hn. Hl. is she; rest omit she. E. Hn. Ln chiere; Hl. chier.
E. Hn. Cm. Hl. And so; Cp. Pt. Ln. omit so.
E. saugh; see l. 1114.
E. Hn. norissynge.
E. saugh; see l. 1114.
E. Ln. chiere.
E. goode; rest dere.
Cm. Cp. Ln. Hl. ne; Pt. and; E. Hn. omit ne.
Cp. Ln. Hl purposed; E. Hn. Cm. supposed ( wrongly ); Pt. disposed.
E. Taak.
E. crueel.
Cm. cloth; E. Hn. clooth.
in] E. of.
Cm. this Petrak; rest omit this. Hl. Petrark; E. Hn. Cm. Petrak.
E. omits al; the rest have it.
It seems to have been Chaucer’s intention, in the first instance, to end this Tale here. Hence, we find, in MSS. E. Hn. Cm. Dd., the following genuine, but rejected stanza, suitable for insertion at this point: —
Bihold the merye wordes of the Hoste.
Here endeth the Tale of the Clerk of Oxenford.
E. Oure hoost.
E. leuere. Dd. barel of ale.
E. Hn. Dd. is; Cm. was.
E. Hn. wiste; Dd. wyst; Cm. woste. N.B. With 1. 3, compare B. 3083.
Cm. Ln. Hl. do; rest doth.
Pt. at; Ln. in ( for of).
E. Thanne.
E. bacheleris.
E. bacheleris.
E. Pt. beest, arreest; Cm. Ln. beste, areste.
E. Pt. beest, arreest; Cm. Ln. beste, areste.
E. Hn. this; rest the.
E. Cp. nis; rest is.
E. Hn. Cm. om. that.
Not in Cp. Ln.; in a spurious form in Hn. Pt. Hl.
Not in Cp. Ln.; in a spurious form in Hn. Pt. Hl.
Cp. Hl. herkne; Pt. Ln. herkeneth.
Cm. dredles; Hn. Hl. dreed nat; Cp. Ln. drede nought; Pt. drede it nouȝt.
Cp. herkne; Pt. Ln. Hl. herken.
Hl. ioye ( for blisse).
E. Hn. murye.
Hl holt; Ln. holdeth.
E. oughte; Hn. Cm. oghte.
E. reede; Hn. Cm. Cp. reed. The scribe of E. misses 1358-61. by confusing this reed with rede (1361).
From Hn.; so Cm.; so the rest ( nearly ).
From Hn.; so Cm.; so the rest ( nearly ).
From Hn.; so Cm.; so the rest ( nearly ).
E. Hn. loued; Cm. louede; Cp. Pt. Ln. loueth; Hl. doth.
E. Cm. the; rest my.
Cp. Ln. aspye.
E. Hn. Pt. om. ful.
Cm. bef; Cp. Pt. beef. Hl. Ln. om. the.
E. sotile.
E. Cm. Cp. Ln. om. right.
E. were that I.
Hl. Hn. go; Cp. Pt. Ln. so; E. Cm. om. E vnto ( for to).
E. Pt. leuere that houndes.
E. Siththe; Cm. Sith ( for If). Hn. Cm. Hl. ne; rest om.
E. Hl. Cp. Pt. leccherye.
Cm. siris.
E. Cp. that; Ln. Hl. that the; Cm. than; Hn. Pt. the.
E. Hn. And; Pt. That; rest A.
E. hadde.
MSS. holde.
E. taak.
E. Hn. Cm. elles; rest ones.
Hn. Cm. shewed; E. seyd; Hl. y-spoken; rest spoken.
E. Nyn; rest Ne in. Cm. al; rest om.
E. Hn. ins. ful (Cm. wol) before wel; rest Crist holdeth him of this ful wel apayd.
Cp. Hl. stopen; Ln. stoupin; E. Hn. stapen; Cm. schapyn.
E. matiere.
All but Cm. insert he before Right, or to, or answerde.
E. Hn. Ln. withouten.
E. Cm. which. Hl. man can; Cp. Pt. men conne; E. Hn. Cm. men koude.
Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. to enquere.
Hn. Cm. Cp. Pt. Ln. sin that I hadde.
Ln. stedfast.
E. yongeste.
E. ynough; Cm. I-nogh.
Cm. Hl. plese; rest plesen.
E. Hn. ysayd; Cm. Hl. sayd; Cp. Pt. Ln. al said.
E. Hn. Hl. matrimoigne; Pt. matrimoyne; rest matrimonye.
E. And; rest As. E. polisshed.
E. Thanne. E. Hn. se ful many.
E. Cm. Pt. dwellen.
E. Cm. benyngnytee.
E. sklendre.
E. repplye.
E. Cm. Hise.
Ln. hem.
E. Cm. Hise.
Cm. of; Cp. Ln. with; rest om.
Hn. labouren; rest laboure.
E. myrie; Hn. murye.
Hn. Pt. hye; E. hygh.
E. his hygh mercy; rest om. hygh.
Cp. Pt. Ln. but if.
E. Thanne.
Incomplete.
Hn. we; rest ye.
Hn. Cp. sawe; E. Hl. saugh. E. Hn. Cm. Hl. ins. that bef. it. E. om. nedes.
sly] Hl. sleighte.
MSS. Mayus.
Hl. feoffed.
E. lyk to; rest om. to.
his] E. hir.
E. Hn. Cm. croucheth.
So Cm. Hl.; E. puts swich before soun; Hn. repeats swich before soun.
E. Hn. thanne; Hl. ther.
E. myrie; Hn. murye.
E. thanne.
E. matiere.
E. benyngne; chiere.
Cp. Pt. Hl. fayerye: rest fairye.
Pt. Hl. ye; Cp. yhe; rest eye.
Hl. lokith.
E. Hn. Cm. highte; rest that highte (hight)
Hl. as; rest om. E. om. I.
Cp. Hl. famuler; Pt. famulere; Ln. famylere.
Hn. Cp. neddre; Cm. neddere; Hl. nedder; Pt. adder.
Pt. Hl. Of; Cp. Ln. O (!); rest In.
Cm. bore; Cp. Ln. Hl. borne; rest born.
Cp. Ln. to espye; Hn. Hl. espye.
E. Hl. hous; rest houses.
Cp. Pt. Hl. to encresen.
E. hath.
E. om. cursed.
Cm. Ln. was; rest nas.
Cp. Hl. thikke; rest thilke ( with lk = kk). E. Cm. brustles.
E. Hn. Cm. om. our.
E. thanne; fyne.
E. thanne.
E. wantowne.
E. coltissh.
Cp. Pt. Girgoun; Ln. Girgun.
Hn. thoghte.
E. Thanne.
Pt. Ln. Hl. Holdeth; Cp. Holt; E. Hn. Heeld; Cm. Held.
Cp. langureth; Pt. languowreth; Ln. longurith.
E. Andswere.
Hl. Hn. Cp. abiden.
E. thanne.
E. fressh.
E. Hise.
E. taak.
E. noon; rest mete.
Hn. Cm. coghe; Ln. couhe.
E. ye; Cm. the; rest that.
E. wheither that; Hn. Cm. Hl. om. that.
Cp. Ln. euesong.
All but Ln. Hl. ins. by after or.
E. estaat, fortunaat.
E. estaat, fortunaat.
Hn. Hl. As; E. Cp. Pt. Ln. Was.
E. Cm lat. E. storuen.
E. crueel.
Hn. Hl. maked; Cm. makede.
Cm. Hl. but only; rest only but.
All visite; perhaps read visiten.
she] E. he.
hir] E. him.
E. preyneth; Hn. prayneth; Hl. pruneth.
Hn. Cm. ladyes; rest lady.
E. Hn. Cm. Cp. honeste.
E. Hn. Cm. Cp. honeste.
Cm. Hl. romauns; Ln. romans.
Cp. Hl. fayerie; rest fairye.
E. baar. Hl. smal; rest om.
E. Hn. murye.
E. synge; rest stinge.
venim] Cp. Pt. Ln. poyson.
E. stidefastnesse.
Hl. yen; Cm. Iyen; rest eyen.
E. swich; rest som (sum).
Cp. Ln. Soule; Pt. Sool; rest Soul.
E. Nyn; rest Ne in.
E. hond ( but hand in l. 2103).
E. benyngnely.
E. Ln. Thogh thou; Hl. If thou; rest Thou.
Cm. Ln. also; rest as.
All As to be.
Ln. yene; rest eyen.
Pt. Ln. warme; rest warm. Perhaps read emprented hath.
Pt. smal; rest smale.
Cm. befel, wyl; rest bifille, wille; see note.
Cm. befel, wyl; rest bifille, wille; see note.