Not the same MS. as that called ‘Harl.’ in the foot-notes to Gamelyn.
It only contains the Clerk’s Tale; see Reliquiae Antiquae, ii. 68. The Longleat MS. no. 25, belonging to the Marquis of Bath, contains both the Knight’s Tale and the Clerk’s Tale.
i. e. the gen. case of physice; ‘Magister Artium et Physices’ occurs in Longfellow’s Golden Legend, § vi.
The dash (—) shews where the Groups end or are interrupted
The order of the divisions of this tale is different. The ‘modern instances,’ viz. Peter of Spain, Peter of Cyrus, Barnabo of Lombardy, and Ugolino of Pisa are placed at the end instead of coming in the middle
From MS. Addit. 34360, fol. 21, back (with ascription by Shirley); hitherto unprinted. Rejected readings of the MS. are here given.
hert.
Yowre ( throughout ); hoole; stidefast.
al; hie.
yow; sette.
likith; for womanly perhaps read wyfly.
comlynesse.
whiles; myn hert; maystresse.
triev.
I insert you.
( Accent on Al); live.
besynesse.
Dr. Furnivall supplies this lost line; cf. Complaint to Pity, l. 84.
hert suffrith grete.
I supply loke; humbly.
ordynaunce.
for to ( I omit for).
eke.
service suche loo.
( Perhaps omit that).
grete woo; do.
wise.
rebatyng; myn hevynesse.
And thynkith be raison that ( too long ).
desire; for til do the ( I omit the).
fyndith non vn-.
Soueraigne; floure.
receyvith; goodelyhede.
Thynkyng.
hole; stidefast.
From MS. Hail. 7578, fol. 15. At the bottom of fol. 14, back, is the last line of Chancer’s Complaint to Pity, beneath which is written ‘Balade.’ But the present poem is really a Complaint, like the preceding one. Rejected readings of the MS. are here given. There is no title in the MS. except ‘Balade.’
holly; others parte.
I wisse.
By ( surely an error for My); arte.
lernynge; desire; euer ( and u for v often ).
while; leue.
trought ( sic ); youre; abide.
be ( for by).
valentine; Renouele.
compleynynge.
grete; whanne; remembringe.
Bytwene howe kende.
Vppon youre; doith eche foule.
lyste; suche comforte.
cry helpe; vnto ( for to); gentelnesse.
safe.
peine; fynde I may ( for I finde); remydie.
konnyngge; princes.
foo.
leudenesse.
prey; swerne.
trouth.
herte wol kerue ( I omit wol).
haue; routh.
From MS. Harl. 7578, fol. 15, back. No title but ‘Balade’; but it is really a Complaint. Rejected readings of the MS. are here given.
y ( for I); hath me sette in swiche.
encrese.
whenne; haue.
sheo; werry ( for verray).
Wolle; wise; (sounde means heal).
Ys; swide ( miswritten for swiche).
I supply in; alle manere.
Whethr e.
mys; loode-.
Whiche.
alle; remydie.
souu er aine; foo.
alle; lustynesse.
Liste; wise; say hoo.
lete; heuinesse.
wooful; grette.
sheo; I supply at; eu er y.
oute; guyde.
liste; wise.
Haue pitee.
kanne; manere seruice.
be ( for me); oute; heuynesse.
sheo nowe.
herre ( for her); trough ( sic ); eke.
lette; lake.
woote; why that I thus smerte so sore ( two syllables too much ).
couth; sayne ( for feyne).
Thanne nedes; lyue.
whenne; vnteye.
into ( for in); a-nothre.
punisshede both of high ( I omit both).
Swiche; defie.
yette; sterue.
Thanne; hoorde.
falshode; til deth the kerue ( but see note on p. xxxii).
neu er e swerue.
youre ( for my).
atte youre; abide.
prey; sainte valentine.
pitee.
here.
whiles; haue lyues.
yitte; neuere none; lyfe.
hiue.
E. hise; rest his.
Hl. halfe; rest half.
Hl. fowles; Pt. Ln. foules; E. Hn. foweles.
Hl. yhe; Hn. Iye; E. eye.
Pt. Ln. Than; E. Thanne. E. pilg ri mage ( by mistake ).
Pt. Hl. palmers; E. Palmeres.
Hn. Caunter-; E. Cauntur-.
E. seeke.
Hn. Bifel; E. Bifil.
E. were; rest was.
E. Hn. compaignye.
E. felaweship e. Hl. pilgryms; E. pilgrimes.
E. felaweship e. Hl. pilgryms; E. pilgrimes.
E. oure.
E. Hn. nathelees.
Hl. weren; rest were, weere.
Hn. Hl. as; rest as in.
E. nacions.
E. seege.
Hl. ariue; Cm. aryue; E. Hn. armee; Cp. Ln. arme.
E. oure.
Pt. had; rest hadde.
E. -moore.
E. Hn. Cm. were; rest was.
E. Pt. weren; Hl. Ln. was; rest were. Hl. Hn. he ne was.
Ln. euen; rest euene.
Hl. Ln. delyuer; rest delyuere. E. Hn. of greet; Cm. of gret; rest gret of.
Ln. had.
E. weel.
E. meede, reede.
E. meede, reede.
E. fressh. E. in; rest is. E. Hn. Monthe; Cp. month; Hl. Pt. Ln. moneth; Cm. monyth.
E. weel.
Hl. Cp. sleep; rest slepte. E. -moore.
Hl. Cp. Ln. lowly; E. Hn. Pt lowely.
E. seruantz.
E. soo.
Hl. Cp. Pt. Ln. pocok. Cm. bryghte; rest bright.
E. Hise.
E. baar.
E. baar.
E. oother.
Hn. Cristofre; E. Cristophere. E. sheene.
E. soong.
E. semeely.
Cm. brest; E. Hn. brist.
Cp. moche; Cm meche; E. Hn muchel. Hl. lest; E. Hn. Cm. list.
Hl. was; rest ther was.
E. Hn. desport; rest disport.
E. to been; Hl. Hn. omit to.
Hl. Hn. Cp. Ln. sawe; E. saugh; Cm. seye.
Pt. Ln. had; rest hadde.
Ln. wepped; rest wepte; read weep; cf. l. 2878. E. any; rest oon, on, one.
E. semyly. E. wympul; Hn. wympel.
E. Hn. brooch; rest broche.
Hl. Cp. whistlyng; E. whistlynge. E. Cm. als; Ln. al-so; Hl.so; rest as.
E. Hn. heeld; Cm. held.
Hn. Hl. been; E. beth.
Hl. cloysterles; E. Hn. recchelees; Cp. Pt. Ln. recheles; Cm. rekeles (Ten Brink proposes recetlees).
E. Hn. heeld; Cm. held.
E. his owene; rest om. owene.
Hl. swifte; rest swift.
Hl. Hn. purfiled; Cm. purfilid; E. ypurfiled.
E. it; rest he.
E. estaat, prelaat.
E. estaat, prelaat.
E. wantowne.
Hn. muche; E. muchel.
Hl. owne; E. owene.
E. And; rest Ful.
Hl. Hn. eek; rest omit.
Ln. had; rest hadde.
Hl. Cm. han; E. haue.
E. harde.
E. wepynge.
E. Hn. moote; see note.
E. yonge; rest faire.
Hl. mery; E. murye.
E. baar. Pt. vttirly; Hl. vtturly; E. Hn. outrely.
E. al the; rest euery.
E. Hn Cm. sike; Pt. Ln. seke; see l. 18.
Cm. honest; E. honeste.
E. selleres.
E. lowely. After l. 252, Hn. alone inserts ll. 252 b and 252 c.
Hl. Cm. cloysterer; E. Hn. Cloystrer.
So all the MSS. ( but with -bare); cf. l. 290.
All worstede ( badly ).
Pt. Ln. had; rest hadde.
Ln. motteley; Hl. motteleye; E. Hn. motlee.
E. beu er e.
Cp. Pt. clapsed; Hl. clapsud.
E. Hise.
Cp. statly.
E. And; Hl. Al so; rest As.
E. Hn. sobrely; rest soburly.
All -bare. Hl. ouerest; E. Hn. Cm. ouereste.
Cp. Ln. had; rest hadde.
Cp. Ln. Hl. leuer; rest leuere.
E. Hl. his; rest on.
E. yfalle; rest falle.
E. Hn. pynchen; rest pynche, pinche.
E. heed; rest berd, berde. E. a; rest the.
ever] Hl. al.
E. Hn. Cm. owene; rest owne.
Hl. verraily; rest verray, verrey, nery.
E. was he; rest he was.
Cm. Ln. alwey; Hl. alway; E. Hn. Cp. alweys.
Hl. Pt. nowher; Cm. nower; rest nenere; cf. l. 360.
E. Hn. muwe, stuwe.
E. Hn. muwe, stuwe.
E. Hn. anlaas; Hl. Cm. anlas.
E. Hn. heeng.
E. Hn. Cm. om. a.
So Hl.; rest And they were clothed alle.
All but Hl. and a.
Hl. I-chapud; Cm. chapid; rest chaped.
E. yeldehalle.
E. Hn. ycleped; Hl. clept; rest cleped, clepid.
Hl. om. 1 st the.
E. Hl. boille; Cm. boyle; rest broille, broile.
E. wonynge; Hn. wonyng.
Cm. I-drawe; rest drawe.
Hl. ins. wel; rest om.
Hl. wondurly wel; rest a ful greet deel (del).
E. Hn. natureel.
E. Hn. hise; Cm. hese.
E. Cm. Hl. where they; Hn. where it.
Cm. Ln. seke; rest sike.
E. hise.
E. Hn. Cm. drogges; Cp. Pt. Ln. drugges; Hl. dragges.
Pt. Rufus; Cm. Rufijs; Hn. Cp. Ln. Hl. Rusus; E. Risus.
Hl. Pt. Old; rest Olde.
Hl. was thanne out.
E. weren.
E. weren.
Cp. Hl. schoos; E. Pt. Ln. shoes.
E. Hn. Boold.
Ln. had.
Ln. muche; Hl. Pt. Cp. moche; E. Hn. muchel.
E. Hn. felaweschip.
Hl. For of that art sche knew.
Hl. I-proued; E. Cp. Pt. preued.
E. hise.
Hl. Cm. Pt. han; E. Hn. Cp. Ln. haue.
E. siknesse.
E. firste. E. ins. that ( by mistake ) before he.
Hl. alone ins. that after if.
Hl. ȝiue; E. yeue.
Hl. Cp. seynte.
Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. chaunterie; E. Hn. chauntrie.
E. dwelleth; rest dwelte. E. keepeth; Ln. keped; rest kepte.
Hl. no; rest not a.
Hl. to senful man nought; rest nat to sinful man.
All but Hl. this was.
Hn. lowe; E. lough.
E. nonys.
E. waiteth; rest waited.
E. hise.
Hl. and; rest but.
E. Pt. Ln. he; rest him.
for] Hn. Hl. with.
Cp. Pt. payed; Cm. Hl. payede; E. Hn. payde.
propre] Hl. owne.
Cp. Hl. nolde; Hn. noolde; E. ne wolde.
E. toft; Ln. tofte; rest tuft. E. herys.
Hn. bristles; E. brustles; Pt. brysteles; Hl. Cp. berstles. E. erys.
All but Cp. and a.
Hl. wyde; rest greet, gret.
Hl. om. wel.
E. Hn. wheither.
E. Achaat.
E. staat.
E. weren.
E. whiche. Cm. doseyn; E. duszeyne.
E. maken.
Cm. but; Cp. Pt. but if that; rest but if.
E. Hn. caas.
All but Hl. Ln. ins. ful after eres.
E. doked.
E. of; rest on.
ne (2)] E. Hn. Cp. Pt. nor.
Hl. they ( for he). E. Cm. om. ne.
Hl. fair; E. faire.
E. Hn. shadwed; Hl. I-schadewed; Cm. I-schadewid; Cp. Pt. shadewed; Ln. schadowed.
Hl. owne; E. owene.
E. om. and. E. gowne; rest cote.
So Hn. Hl.; E. and rest hadde lerned. Cp. Hl. mester.
E. baar.
Cm. Pt. Somnour; Hl. sompnour; E. Hn. Somonour.
E. Hn. Cm. scaled.
Cp. Pt. Hl. bremston.
E. the; rest his.
E. Ln. Hl. And; rest Ful.
Cm. Cp. erche-; E. erce-; Hl. arche-.
Cp. Ln. him; Hl. Pt. to; rest om.
Hl. Pt. saueth; E. sauith.
Hl. owne; E. owene.
E bokeleer.
E. was; rest rood, rode.
E. Cm. Pt. Rounciuale.
E. soong.
E. heeng.
E. hise.
E. hise.
But] Cm. Hl. And. Hl. ne; rest omit.
E. Discheuelee.
Hl. Cp. on; rest vp on.
Hl. lay; which the rest omit.
Hl. Cm. come; rest comen.
Hl. eny ( for hath a).
Hn. yshaue; E. shaue.
All oure.
Hl. right ( for ful).
Cp. Pt. Ln. so meriely; E. Hn. Cm. the murierly.
E. Hl. shortly; rest soothly.
Hl. Thestat; Hn. Thestaat; E. The staat; Cm. Cp. The estat.
E. as; rest at.
E. oure ( but our in l. 723).
E. youre; Hl. ȝour.
E. Hn. Cm. narette; Cp. Pt. Hl. ne rette.
E. or; Hl. ne; rest and.
All but Hl. om. that.
E. chiere. E. hoost ( see l. 751).
Hl. han; rest om.
E. Hn. was.
E. Hn. Boold.
Cm. Cp. lakkede; E. lakked.
now] Hl. lo.
Hl. ne saugh; rest saugh nat (seigh not, c.). Hl. Cm. mery; E. myrie.
a] E. the; Hn. om.
All but Hl. om. Now.
E. But if; rest But. E. myrie. Hl. merye smyteth of.
Hl. nas.
Cp. verdit; Pt. veredit; Hl. Ln. verdite; Cm. verdoit; E. Hn. voirdit.
E. taak; Ln. tak; Cp. Pt. take; Hl. Hn. taketh.
Cp. Hl. your; rest our; cf. l 803.
Hl. ther ( for whylom).
E. caas, solaas.
E. caas, solaas.
E. Hn. Cp. mury.
Hl. my seluen gladly; E. my self goodly.
E. wole ( but wol in l. 809).
E. would.
Hl. wolde; Pt. wold; rest wol, wolen, wiln, wil.
Hl. lowe; E. lough.
E. Hn. that; Hl. that the; rest the. E. gan for; Hn. Cp. Hl. bigan.
E. Hn. aller; Hl. althur; Cp. alther; Pt. Ln. alder.
E. paas.
E. foreward ( badly ). E. Hn. om. I.
Hl. ferst a tale.
Cp. Pt. Ln. ferther; Ill. forther.
E. Hn. shorteste.
E. shamefastnesse.
E. foreward ( badly ).
All insert that after saugh ( needlessly ).
E. foreward ( badly ).
Hl. thou ( for the).
Cm. mery; E. myrie.
So E. Hl.; rest as ye may here.
Colophon: from MS. Sloane 1685, which has Heere endith, heere, knyghte ( sic ).
E. Hl. That; rest What.
Cp. Hl. weddede; Slo. weddide; rest wedded.
E. faire; Pt. yenge; rest yonge.
Hl. han told ȝow; E. yow haue toold; rest haue toold (told).
Tyrwhitt inserts the after and; but see 968, 973, 1023, c.
Hl. lette eek non of al; rest letten, and omit al.
Hl. agayn; E. Hn. Cp. Pt. ayeyn.
E. om. hye; rest hye, heighe, hihe, highe, high.
Cm. eldest; E. eldeste.
E. routhe; Ln. rewthe; Slo. reuthe. Hl. or; rest and.
Hn. yiuen; E. yeuen.
Hn. conquerour; E. conqueror.
Hn. Hl. Noght; E. Pt. Ln. Nat. Hl. om. 2 nd your.
Hl. nys; rest is.
E. Hn. Pt. Ln. ne hath.
Cp. Hl. caytifs; E. Hn. Pt. caytyues.
E. crie; Hn. Hl. waille; Cp. Pt. weile.
Only Hl. om. now.
Hl. i-slawe.
E. He hath; rest Hath.
E. maat.
E. estaat.
Hn. Cp. nys; rest is.
Hn. thoghte; E. thoughte.
E. weren.
Hl. Which that.
E. Hn. Cm. taas; Hl. cas; Cp. Pt. Ln. caas; read tas.
Hl. hight; E. highte.
Hl. hight; E. highte.
E. Hn. Cm. taas; Hl. cas; Cp. Pt. Ln. caas; read tas.
E. Hl. ful soone he.
Hl. Tathenes for to.
E. Cm. om. his. E. lyue; rest lyf, lif.
E. Cm. Hl. This Palamon and his felawe Arcite.
Hl. on hire.
E. Hl. fyner; Cm. fynere; Hn. Cp. Pt. fairer.
E. slogardrie; rest slogardye (sloggardye, sluggardie).
E. Hn. Cm. Cp. broyded; Pt. breided; Ln. Hl. browded.
Ln. sotil; Cp. sotyl; E. Hn. Cm. subtil; Pt. subtile; Hl. certeyn.
Hl. Pt. heuenly; Cm. heueneliche; E. Hn. Cp. Ln. heuenysshly.
E. And this Palamon.
Hl. Cp. Pt. on; rest an.
Only E. om. it.
Cm. Pt. ye; Hn. Iye; Cp. Hl. yhe; E. eye.
Cm. wheþer; Hl. wheþur.
Hl. Cp. a doun.
E. wrongly om. was.
Hn. muche; E. moche.
E. is; rest nys.
E. Wheither.
til] Cm. Pt. Ln. Hl. to.
E. Ln. Hl. om. the.
E. hyndre; Cm. hynderyr.
E. as; rest and.
E. Hn. artow; rest art thou.
E. Nay; rest Now.
E. Cm. and to my.
E. Hn. artow; rest art thou.
E. Hn. And; rest But. Hl. Cm. uttirly; Cp. Pt. Ln. witterly; E. Hn. outrely.
Cp. Pt. wilt thou; Hl. wolt thou.
E. Wheither.
Cm. Wist thou; Hl. Ln. Wost thou; Pt. Woost thow.
E. of; rest to.
Hl. om. And.
E. Cm. broken.
Hn. Cp. Pt. fleen; E. Hl. flee.
Hn. Cm. Hl. stryue; rest stryuen.
E. om. that. All but Cm Hl. ins. so after were.
E. to; Hl. to the; rest un-to.
E. won; Cm. wone; rest wont.
E. Cp. als; Hn. Cm. Hl. as.
E. louede.
Hn. soghte; E. soughte.
Hl. Cp. Pt. with-oute; rest with-outen.
Hl. ( alone ) took.
that (1)] Hn. Hl. the. E. he; rest I.
Hn. Noght; E. Nat; Cm. Not; rest Nought. E. ins. my after in.
Hl. dweld.
Cp. Pt. Ln. om. in.
E. ( alone ) om. by.
E. heele; rest helpe.
Cp. Ln. mordre; E. Hn. moerdre; Cm. Pt. mordere; Hl. morthre.
E. ( alone ) om. thing.
E. Cm. wel that he.
Hl. seyen; E. Hn. Cm. Cp. seyn.
Ther] E. That.
E. Resouned; rest Resouneth. Cp. Hl. yollyng; Pt. Ln. yellinge.
All moste, most, muste; but read mot: see l. 1295.
Hl. ȝyue; E. yeue.
E. yeueth.
Hl. Ielousye; E. Ialousie.
Hl. Tho; E. Thanne. E. crueel gooddes (!).
Hl. Cm. athamaunte; E. Atthamaunt
Cm. Hl. beste; E. beest.
Cm. areste; Hl. arreste; E. arreest.
Cm. Cp. Hl. gilteles; E. giltlees.
Cm. Cp. Hl. gilteles; E. giltlees.
Cm. Cp. Pt. Ln. encreseth; E. encresseth.
So Hn. Cm. Hl.; rest after his deeth man.
So Hl.; rest lete I.
E. hise.
E. Ialousie.
E. ( alone ) sonne.
E. Encressen.
Cm. Cp. Pt. vp ( perhaps rightly ).
E. Now ( wrongly ); rest Yow.
Hn. Cp. Pt. moot he.
Ln. liste; Cm. lyste; Hl. luste; rest list.
Hl. Pt. Ln. had; rest hadde.
E. Pt. wexeth.
Hl. Cm. Cp. falwe; E. Hn. falow.
E. spiritz.
E. Biforn his owene; Cm. Be-forn hese owene; Hn. Cp. Pt. Ln. Biforn his; Hl. Beforne in his.
E. crueel.
E. vp ( perhaps rightly ); rest vp-on.
E. I; rest he.
E. Cm. long; rest strong.
E. Hl. ins. his after of.
E. Hn. Cp. gaf.
E. Hn. Pt. soor; Cp. Ln. sore; Cm. Hl. sorwe. E. om. and.
Hl. ȝiue; E. yeue.
E. Of; rest With.
E. moot; rest moste, most, muste.
E. Hn. Cm. thanne; rest than.
E. Hn Ln. to; rest vn-to.
day] Hl. May.
E. hise.
Hl. Arcite; rest Arcita.
E. Hn. Cm. a; rest his. Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. stertyng; E. Hn. startlynge; Cm. stertelynge.
Hl. wel faire; rest om. wel.
E. Hn. Cm. Hl. In; rest I.
E. a; rest the.
Hn. Hl. afered; Cm. ofered; rest aferd. E. ( alone ) ins. thanne bef. was.
Hl. Pt. goon; Cm. Ln. gon; E. Hn. Cp. go.
E. Hn. al; rest of.
E. fil al: rest om. al.
E. Hn. Cm. crop; Cp. Hl. Pt. croppe.
E. Hn. Cm. kan; rest gan.
E. gereful; Cp. geerful; Hl. grisful; rest gerful.
Hl. wyke; Hn. Cp. wike; Pt. Ln. weke; Cm. wonke; E. wowke.
Cm. Pt. Hl. lyne.
Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. owne; E. owene.
highte] Hl. hote.
E. kynrede; rest lynage (lignage).
Hl. vtterly; E. outrely.
So E.; rest afterward ( for after). Hl. om. he.
Hl. bussches; Cm. boschis; Ln. boskes.
E. Hn. artow; rest art thou.
told] E. Cm. seyd.
E. Hn. namo; Hl. Cm. no mo.
E. Hn. wolt. Hl. for; rest or.
E. Hn. his; rest a.
E. sit; Cm. set; rest sitteth.
Hl. seurte; Cp. sewrte; E. seurete; Hn. seuretee.
Cp. derreyne; Hl. dereyne.
Hn. chees; Cm. Hl. ches; rest chese.
E. hir; rest his.
E. the; Hn. Cm. Hl. this.
Hl. Tho; rest To.
Hl. honter us; rest hunters, hunterys; ed. 1542, hunter.
E. and; rest or.
Cm. halp; Cp. hilp; E. Hn. heelp; Hl. Pt. helpeth; Ln. helpe. Hl. Ln. om. for.
E. owene.
Tyrwhitt ins. as bef. a.
E. Hn. whit.
E. anclee.
E. wole.
this] Hl. it.
E. Hl. in; rest on.
Hn. Cp. Pt. that; rest om.
E. Cm. Hl. bores; rest boles.
E. fille.
E. cride; Hn. Cp. Pt. cryed.
E. Hn. Ln. vp-on; rest vp.
Hn. Cm. Cp. Pt. myster; E. mystiers; Ln. mester; Hl. mestir.
E. Hn. disserued.
E. Hn. Cm. owene.
Hl. Hn. knowe; rest knowest.
Ln. Hl. we haue.
E. Hn. Cm. owene; Hl. Cp. Pt. owne.
Hn. Pt. shul; Cm. Hl. schul; E. shal.
E. estaat.
E. debaat.
Hn. Cm. Cp. As; rest And.
Hl. Pt. Ln. had; rest hadde.
Hn. wepten; rest wepen.
E. hise.
E. Hn. Cm. owene; Cp. Pt. owne.
E. diuyse.
Hl. I-brought; rest Broght, Brought.
See note. Hl. if that; rest but if.
E. Hn. Cp. of; rest or.
and] Cm. Hl. or.
E. Hn. Cp. Pt. laas; Cm. las; Hl. Ln. lace.
E. Pt. trespaas.
E. Hn Cp. Ln. shal. contree] Cp. Ln. Hl. coroune.
E. deel, weel; Hn. Cm. Cp. del, wel. Hl. Pt. swore; rest sworen, sworne, sworyn.
E. deel, weel; Hn. Cm. Cp. del, wel. Hl. Pt. swore; rest sworen, sworne, sworyn.
Hl. Cm. graunted.
E. wrongly repeats doutelees.
E. Hn. Cp. Ialousye.
E. Hn. Pt. lief.
E. om. go.
E. Hn. Cp. Ialouse.
E. wheither.
E. wheither.
Hl. Him; Cp. Ln. That; E. Hn. Thanne; Cm. Pt. Than. E. Cp. Ln. Emelya; Hl. Hn. Emelye.
E. Cm. Hl. om. it.
Hl. thanked; Cm. thankede; Cp. Pt. Ln. thonked; E. Hn. thonken.
E. often; Ln. oft; Pt. mony; rest ofte.
Hl. that; rest om.
E. compaas.
E. lette; Cm. lettyth; rest letted.
E. Hn. Hl. marbul.
Hl. Hn. Cp. purtreyour; E. portreitour.
Cp. Pt. Cm. him; Hl. hem; rest om.
So Hl.; E. Hn. Cm. ( wrongly ) And on the westward in memorie.
E. Hl. and; rest of.
E. Hn. Cp. Ialousye.
Hl. guldes.
Cp. Ln. Cm. his.
Cm. I reken and rekne schal; Hn. Hl. I rekned and rekne shal; E. I rekned haue and rekne shal ( too long ).
E. Cm. And; rest Ne.
E. Cm. And eek; Hn. Cp. Pt. Ln. Ne yet; Hl. Ne eek. E. Hn. Cm. Ercules.
E. Hn. Pt. om. ne.
E. it was; rest it is.
Hl. foreste; E. forest.
Hl. beste; E. best.
E. Hn. Cm. Cp. bareyne.
E. rumbel; Cm. ru m bil; Hn. rombul; Cp. Ln. rombel; Hl. swymbul. E. Pt. and; rest in.
Ln. berste; Hl. berst.
Hn. Hl. on ( for from).
E. Hn. the entree
Cp. vese; Cm. wese; E. Hn. Ln. veze; Hl. prise.
E. Hn. Cm. gate. Hl. rise.
E. Hn. Pt. dore was.
E. Hn. dirke.
E. Cm. om. al.
E. Cm. om. eek.
Cm. outes.
E. Cp. Ln. busk; Cm. bosch; Hn. Pt. bussh.
E. ins. oon after nat.
Hl. om. by.
E. Cm. laborer; rest barbour.
Pt. Ln. swerde; rest swerd.
E. soutil; Hn. Cp. Ln. subtil.
Hl. sterres; E. Pt. certres; rest sertres.
Cm. sotyl; E. soutil. All depeynted ( badly ); see C. 950.
E. Pt. Ln. Hl. to; rest til; see l. 2062.
All peynted; see l. 2049. Hl. om. yow.
Hl. Cp. Pt. Ln. turned.
E. Hn. hise; Cm. hese.
E. om. was.
E. Hn. Meleagree.
E. Cp. Pt. ins. wel after ful.
thise] E. the.
E. couenantz. Hl. om. for.
E. preyd; Hn. prayd; Hl. Cm. preyed.
E. Cp. Pt. Hl. caas.
Hl. In a; E. And in; Hn. Cm. Cp. Ln. And in a; Pt. And a.
E. Hn. bitwyxen.
E. hise.
E. hise.
E. hise.
Hn. Cm. yelwe; E. yelewe; Hl. yolwe.
E. chaar.
Pt. Ln. Colers; Cp. Coleres; Hl. Colerd; E. Hn. Colered; Cm. Colerid. E. to u rettes; Cp. Pt. torettes; Hl. torettz ( better torets); Ln, turettes.
E. Hn. stierne.
E. Pt. Arcite; rest Arcita.
E. Cm. Pt. mantel.
E. Brat-ful.
Hl. om. al.
Hl. Cp. Ln. lepart; E. leopard.
E. in; Pt. after; rest at.
E. maner.
E. Hn. meeste; Cm. Cp. meste; rest most.
E. Cm. Hl. in; rest on.
al] Hl. of.
Hn. Hl. comth; rest cometh.
also] Hn. Cp. Pt. Ln. right tho.
E. pass.
E. with ful; rest and with.
E. and seyde in this manere.
to] Hn. Hl. of. of] all but E. Cm. to.
E. Cm. preyere; Hn. prayere. at] Hl. to.
to] Hl. for to.
Cm. Hl. wel, fel; rest wele, fele.
Cm. Hl. wel, fel; rest wele, fele.
Hl. aske. Hl. Ln. to morn.
Hl. thorisoun; rest the orison (orisoun).
E. Cm. circumstaunce.
E. Cm. obseruaunce.
Pt. Hl. ins. she after gan.
E. ladde; rest hadde.
Cp. Pt. Ln. methe; Hl. meth; E. meeth; Hn. mede.
were] Hn. Cp. Ln. nere.
E. kempd.
Hl. Atheon. cruelly] Hl. trewely.
E. Hl. ins. the after knowe.
Hn. As; rest And; see l. 2325.
not do me] E. Hl. Pt. do me no.
E. And; rest Or.
E. Cm. Cp. kepere.
E. Hn. Cp. whistlynge.
Hl. ( only ) As doth a wete brond in his.
Pt Hl. om. hath.
Hl. write; Pt. writt; rest writen.
E. Cp. Hl. declare.
E. caas.
E. Hn. fierse; Cm. ferse; Hl. fyry.
Hl. the gret; rest om. gret.
E. Hn. Thanne.
Allins. the (Hl. thy) after me; ( read victórie).
Hn. Cm. brende; E. Cp. Hl. brenden.
E. Hn. Hl. and; rest that.
E. Hn. Cm. in.
E. stierne.
an] E. Pt. and.
Hl. Pt. but; rest and.
E. om. 1 st the.
Hl. in; rest om.
Hl. tresoun.
Hl. Erly a-morwe for to see that fight.
E. ins. the after in.
Hl. Gold-beten.
Nailinge] Hl. Rayhyng.
Hl. Girdyng.
E. nakerers ( wrongly ).
Hl. pepul; Pt. puple; Ln. peple.
E. Hn. Pt. oo.
E. om. 2 nd the.
E. Cm. the noyse of peple.
E. Cm. om. 1 st ne.
or] E. Cm. Ln. ne.
E. Hl. om. it.
falle] E. be. Cm. cheuynteyn; Cp. cheuentein; Hl. cheuenten.
Hl. sle; rest sleen (sclayn).
Hl. fight; Ln. fihten; rest fighteth.
Cm. Cp. touchede; Hl. touchith; rest touched.
Cm. cryedyn; E. cride. E. murie.
E. Hn. Hl. Thebans; see l. 2623.
E. om. they.
Hl. Dooth.
E. gooth; rest goon.
stomblen] E. Cm. semblen.
E. fresshen
E. rescus; Pt. rescowe; rest rescous.
Hn. Cp. Pt. Ln. trompours.
Cm. ferse; E. Hn. fierse.
E. Pt. om. this.
E. Hn. Cm. omit ll. 2681, 2682.
Hn. she; rest om.
E. furie; Hn. Cm. furye; rest fyr, fir, fire, fyre; see note.
Hl. Pt. on lyue.
limes] Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. lyues.
E. Hn. Cm. arm.
E. conuoyed.
E. fare; Cm. Hl. far.
Hl. Pt. Corrumpith.
E. fare; Cm. Hl. far.
Tyrwhitt has ne may; ne is not in the MSS.
E. taak.
E. Hn. Cp. Ialousye.
Cp. Pt. Hl. and; rest om.
For] E. And. feet] E. Hl. Cm. herte.
All but Hl. ins. for before in.
E. Hn. baar.
Hl. can haue; rest om. can.
E. nousbond is.
E. eek; for 2nd folk.
E. Hn. Cm. Pt. rentynge.
Hn. chaungen; Hl. torne; rest om.
Hn. deyed; E. dyed.
E. worldes.
Hn. Caste; E. Hl. Cast. now] Hl. busyly.
E. amorouse.
E. the office; Hl. thoffice.
E. ryden.
Cp. Pt. Hl. croune; rest coroune.
E. rugged.
Hl. that weren; rest om.
E. Ln. sitten.
E. om. up.
Ln. slake ( for slakke); rest slak.
Hl. al; rest om.
So Hl. Cp.; rest the office.
Hl. tharme.
how] E. that.
Hn. Hl. popler; rest popelere.
E. fild.
Hl. Disheryt.
E. Cm. Nymphus.
Pt. Ln. than; rest thanne.
Pt. Ln. than; rest thanne.
E. om. the.
Hl. tho; rest om.
So all but Hl., which has Thre tymes; see l.
E. place ( for fyr).
E. Hn. And ( for Ne).
E. Hn. lych; rest liche.
Hn. Ln. that; rest ( except Hl) that same. Hl. and moeuere eek.
Hl. Ln. stabled.
Hl. alle that er; Cp. all e that beth
E. Cp. ins. noght bef. noon. Hl. tallegge; Hn. to allegge; Cm. Cp. Pt. to legge.
E. dirryueth.
Hl. Ln. take; rest taken; E. Cm. om. nat.
Hl. ne; E. Hn. Pt. or of; Cm. or of a.
So Hl.; rest eterne with-outen any lye.
at] E. it.
E. toures.
E. Cm. om. that.
So Hl.; rest That is.
Hl. whan a man.
Hl. Cp. Pt. Ln. ins. the bef. flour.
Hl. that; rest om.
your] E. thyn.
Hn. Leen; rest Lene.
E. Hn. Cp. Ln. matrimoigne; Pt. matrimoyne; Hl. matrimoyn.
E. om. hath.
Hl. also; rest so.
E. on; rest ye.
Ln. oste; E. hoost; Hl. has —Oure hoost saugh wel how.
Pt. hooste; Ln. oste; E. hoost.
E. Hn. Cm. om. yow.
E. Ln. Hl. defame; rest diffame.
E. dronke; Cm. dronkyn; rest dronken.
These two lines are in E. Cm. Hl. only.
These two lines are in E. Cm. Hl. only.
Cm. Takyn; rest Take, Tak.
enquere] Cp. Pt. Ln. to enquere.
E. Mathynketh; Hn. Cp. Ln. Hl. Me athynketh; Cm. Me thynkyth.
demeth] Hl. as deme.
E. yuel; Cm. euyl.
Cp. chees; Cm. ches; rest chese.
E. Cm. om. and. E. Cp. putteth; rest putte, put.
E. Hn. Cm. maken; rest make.
Colophon. From Cm.; Pt. Thus endeth the prologe; Ln. Explicit prologus; Hl. Here endeth the prologe of the Miller.
Cm. Pt. in ( for at).
Cm. Pt. Hl. pore; E. Hn. poure (= povre); Cp. Ln. pouer (= pover).
E. asked; rest axed.
E. asked; rest axed.
Cm. Pt. Ln. Hl. mery; E. myrie.
Hl. eyghteteene; rest xviij.
E. yong and wylde.
Cm. Hl. ben; rest is.
E. y-barred; rest barred.
Hl. eek; rest om.
Cp. brouded; Hl. browdid; Cm. I-brouded; E. Hn. broyden.
E. Hn. Tasseled; Ln. Tassilde; Hl. Cp. Tassid. E. grene; rest silk.
E. nas; Hn. Pt. Hl. nys; Cm. Cp. Ln. is.
Cm. Pt. Cp. Ln. braket.
Cm. lowe; rest loue.
Cp. bocler; Hl. bocleer; rest bokeler.
Cm. wrythed.
Pt. she; Cm. Hl. sche; Ln. iche; rest ich.
E. hir; rest him.
Cm. hosyn; Pt. hosen; rest hoses.
Hl. fyn ( for light). Hl. Ln. wachet; Cm. vachet; rest waget.
E. myrie; Hn. murye.
E. Hn. maken.
E. Hn. Oxenford; Cm. Oxenforthe; rest Oxenforde.
E. his; rest a.
E. myrie; Hn. murye.
E. Hl. wold; rest wolde.
Hn. Hl. ne; rest om.
Cm. preye; Hl. praye; Ln. preie; E. Hn. Cp. Pt. pray. E. wole; Cm. wele; Hn. Hl. wol; rest wil. E. thynke; rest rewe.
E. om. him.
E. repeats to day.
Cm. kempte; Hn. Ln. kembed; Cp. kembede; E. Pt. kembeth.
Cm. Pt. Ln. hote; E. Hn. Cp. hoot.
E. profreth.
Hl. Herodz; Ln. Heraude; rest Herodes, Heraudes. Hl. on; rest vp on.
Hl. Pt. to; rest til.
Cm. Pt. ye; Hl. Iye; rest eye.
Hn. Cm. Cp. Ln. no thyng; Pt. Hl. nought; E. thyng. Pt. Hl. may bifalle. ( Read mighte as might’).
E. Hn. foond; Pt. foonde.
E. Hn. Cp. capyng.
Cp. Ln. keked; Hl. loked.
E. Pt. that; rest this.
E. Hn. Astromye; Ln. Arstromye; rest astronomye; but Astromye is meant; see l. 3457.
So E. Hn.; rest astronomye.
E. -put.
E. of; rest vp, vpe.
Cm. Hl. haf; E. Hn. haaf; Cp. heef. Hn. Pt. Ln. Hl. vp; rest of.
E. Hn. caped; Hl. capyd; Cp. capede; rest gaped, gapede.
Hl. man ( for 3 rd what); rest om.
All but E. Hl. For the nyghtes. E. Hn. uerye; Cm. verie; Cp. Pt. verye; Ln. very; Hl. verray.
Cm. wonyst þ o u; Hl. wonestow; after which Cm. Hl. ins. now.
Hl. om. this.
E. this; rest the.
Hn. Pt. Hl. thenk; rest thynk; see 3478. Cm. as men don whan they swinke.
Cp. Pt. hooste; Ln. ostee; Hl. host ful; E. Hn. hoost; Cm. ost.
E. om. it.
E. Hl. am; rest nam, ne am.
a] Hl. on.
Cm. Hl. om. 2 nd in.
Pt. Ln. om. ther.
E. aftir.
E. hou.
Hl. had; E. Hn. Cm. hadde.
E. felaweshipe.
E. brynge; rest gete.
E. hadde; leuere.
E. woostou; doone.
E. ellis. E. kymelyn; Hl. kemelyn.
E. Thanne.
E. Pt. Ln. broke; rest breke.
E. Thanne. E. shal I; rest shaltow, shalt thou.
E. Thanne.
E. heeste.
E. Hn. Na.
E. Pt. Hl. so; rest go.
E. folk; Cm. we; rest men.
E. sende.
E. to preche; Cp. to teche; rest teche.
Cm. er ( for or). E. lost; rest dede, deede, ded.
Cm. Hl. verray trewe.
E. Auctor ( in margin ).
Hl. A man. E. Hn. dyen. Pt. Hl. for; Cm. thour; rest of.
E. om. he; Hl. has þan.
E. In-to; Cm. Onto; rest Vnto.
E. vitailleth.
E. hadde.
E. dresseth; rest dressed. E. Hn. Cm. alle. Hn. Cp. scholde; E. shal.
Cm. Hl. verray; rest wery.
E. With a compaignye.
E. Cloistrer; Pt. Ln. Cloystrere.
E. Hl. wake; Cm. to waky n; rest to wake.
Hn. Cp. Pt. Ln. knokken; E. Cm. knokke; Hl. go knokke.
E. of; rest and.
E. brist.
Hn. cogheth; Cp. coughed; Hl. cowhith; Pt. kougheþ; Cm. coude; E. knokketh.
Cp. Pt. thenken; rest thynken, thynke.
E. Hn. com pa me; Cp. com pame; Cm. cu m pame; Pt. compame; Hl. Ln. compaine; several MSS. come bame, combame; see note.
Cp. Pt. Ln. kisse; Hl. kisseth; rest kys.
E. om. ther-with.
These 2 lines in E. only.
These 2 lines in E. only.
E. om. a.
Cm. don; Hl. doon; Pt. doo; rest do. Hn. thee; rest the.
E. Dirk.
E. pitte.
E. Cm. stirte.
E. weel, deel; Ln. wele, dele; rest wel, del.
E. weel, deel; Ln. wele, dele; rest wel, del.
Hl. nadde bleynt.
Cm. wepte; Hl. wept.
E. Hn. kultour; Cp. Pt. Ln. culter.
E. I am heere; rest it am I.
E. Hn. Cp. viritoot; Pt. Vyritote; Ln. veritote; Cm. merytot; Hl. verytrot.
Pt. Ln. seynt; rest seinte. Pt. Hl. Noet.
E. kultour.
Hl. Ye schul him haue.
Hl. fo; rest foo; ed. 1561, fote.
E. kultour.
E. Hn. my; Cm. myn; Hl. O my; Cp. thi; Pt. thine; Ln. þin. E. deerelyng; Hn. Cm. Cp. derelyng.
E. om. ers.
E. om. the.
E. kultour.
And] Hn. That.
E. Hn. Nowelis; Cp. Noweles ( intentionally ); Cm. Newel is; Pt. Ln. Hl. noes.
Hl. he goth ( for goth al). E. Hn. foond.
E. Hn. he; rest om.
Pt. Ln. Hl. born.
E. Hn. Nowelis; Cp. Ln. the Nowels; Pt. þe Noes; Hl. Noes.
E. roue; see l. 3839.
E. Hn. Ln. preyde.
E. Hn. Cp. cape.
E. holde.
E. Hn. Hl. was; rest is.
E. of this; Hn. at this; rest at his.
E. this; rest the.
Pt. Hl. ye; Hn. Iye; E. Ln. eye.
E. Hn. the; rest his.
Colophon. So E. ( with Heere); Hl. Pn. Here endeth the Millers tale; Hn. Here is ended the Millerys tale; Cp. Ln. Explicit fabula Molendinarii.
E. Pt. om. is.
E. Ln. eye.
E. Hn. no ( for not).
Hl. My ( for This).
E. mowled also.
E. leng; Ln. longe: rest lenger.
E. ay whil that; Hn. alwey whil þat; rest alwey while.
E. eelde.
E. vnweelde.
Hn. sith; E. sithe.
E. Cm. And; rest Or. All but Hn. om. 2 nd a.
Cp. Pt. Ln that ( for ther).
Pt. hie ( for al).
In margin of E.—vim vi repellere.
Hl. tobreke; Pt. alto-breke.
Pt. ye; Cp. ȝe; rest eye.
E. Hn. Cm. which; rest whiche.
Hl. wrastle wel ( om. and).
Hl. camois; Pt. camoyse.
E. was of corn and eek of Mele.
E. Cp. Hl. hoote; Cm. hotyn; rest hoten. Pt. deyneȝouse.
panne] Cm. peny.
E. But if; rest But.
Hn. Cm. Pt. yemanrye.
E. Hn. Pt. peert.
Cm. Hl. on; rest vp-on.
Cm. boundyn; Pt. bounden; Hn. Cp. Ln. wounden; Hl. ybounde.
Hl. ma dame.
Hl. elles ( for ones).
Hl. Symekyn.
Hn. Cm. And; rest As. Hl. bissemare; Cp. bisemare; E. Hn. Pt. Ln. bismare.
Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. camoys. MSS. eyen, eyȝen.
E. Cm. om. With.
E. Cm. This; rest The.
E. Cm. sokene.
Pt. Ln. Than; rest Thanne.
Pt. Teestif.
Ln. revelrie; rest renerye; ed. 1561, reuelry.
E. highte (1 st ); heet (2 nd ). Cp. Pt. Ln. Hl. hight.
E. Cm. Pt om. with.
Cp. needede ( see l. 4161); E. Hn. Pt. neded; Cm. Hl. nedyth; Ln. nedeþ.
Hn. Symkyn; rest Symond, Symon; see l. 4026.
E. boes (= North. E. bus ); Hn. Cp. bihoues; Pt. Ln. byhoueþ; Cm. muste; Hl. falles.
E. Hn. Cp. heythen; Ln. hethen ( the right form ); Cm. hene; Pt. hepen ( for heþen).
E. hopur.
Cp. Hl. and; rest om.
E. Cm. yfayth..
Cm. Pt. is ( for are); Ln. es.
E. Ln. eye.