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PUBLISHT FOR THE CHAUCER SOCIETY

BY N. TRUBNEB & CO., 57 & 59, LUDGATE HILL.

1868-1880.

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B"NOiAY: CLAY AND TAYLOR, THE CHAUCKU I'ltKs.s.

CONTENTS.

C 0 E E E C T I 0 tf.

P<- mill cl -Text edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, p. 423, note 1, lines 13, 14.

Whittingham's Chaucer 1822, and the Aldine of 1845, both have the JBttkton, with the name in
the first line : Singer, vol. iv. p. 239, " My master, Bukton," &c. ; Aldine, vol. v. p. 299,
" My master Bukton," &c. But both editions leave the title of the poem out of their
tables of Contents, and both print it, like the old editions do, without a heading, as a
kind of tag to the Dethe of Blaunche or Booke of the Dvchesse, from which only a
short ' rule ' separates it. Twas this want of the heading which causd my mistake as I
turnd over the leaves of the two editions. — F. J. F.

XV. MARRIAGE, OR BUKTON 303

XVI. GENTILE8SE 307

XVII. PROVERBS 309

XVIII. LACK OF STEDFASTNESS 311

XIX. FORTUNE ... ... ... ... ... 315

XX. PURSE . 319

CLAY AND TAYLOR, THE CHAUCKH ri:i-:s.s.

CONTENTS.

PA0E

I. THE DETHE OF BLAUNCHE THE UUCHESSE ... 1

II. THE COMPLEYNTE TO PITE ... ... ... 39

III. THE PARLEMENT OF FOULES ... ... ... 45

IV. THE COMPLEYNT OF MARS 71

V. THE ABO ... ... ... ... ... 83

VI. MOTHER OF GOD 101

VII. ANELIDA AND ARCITE ... 109

VIII. THE FORMER AGE ... ... ... ... 123

IX. ADAM SCRIVENER ... ... ... ... 127

X. THE HOUSE OF FAME 129

XI. THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN 191

XII. TRUTH ... ... ... ... ... ... 293

XIII. THE COMPLEYNT OF VENUS ... ... ... 295

XIV. ENVOY TO SCOGAN ... ... ... ... 299

XV. MARRIAGE, OR BUKTON ... ... ... 303

XVI. GENTILESSE 307

XVII. PROVERBS ... ... ... ... ... 309

XVIII. LACK OF STEDFASTNESS 311

XIX. FORTUNE 315

XX. PURSE . 319

I.

of

(OIHBEWISE CALLED

0f

e/' ana afar, "

(This is Chaucer's 2nd Poem. The Compleynte to Pite is his first,
and should be read first. See my Trial- Forewords.}

CHAUCER Ml.

[Fairfax MS 16 (vellum, Bodl. Libr.), leaf 130.]
If The booke of the Duchesse,

[Stow e'e hand adds ' made by Geffrey Chawcyer at the, request of the duke of lauoastar :
pitiously complaynynge the deathe of the sayd dutchesse / blanche / ' J

[ft is for t with a curl over it. n is for nX]

IHaue grete wonder / be this lyghte
How that I lyve / for day ne nyghte
I may nat slepe / wel nygli noght1

I have so many / an ydel thoghfr 4

Purely / for defaulte of slepe
That by my trouthe / I take 110 kepe
Of noo thinge / how hyt cometfi -or gootli
~Ne me nys no thynge / leve nor looth 8

Al is ylyche goode / to me
loy or sorowe / wherso hyt be
ffor I haue felynge / in no thynge

But as yt were / a mased thynge 12

Alway in poynt / to falle a-dovun
ffor sorwfnl / ymagynacioun
Ys alway hooly / in my mynde

And wel ye woote / agaynes kynde 1G

Hyt were to lyven in thys wyse
ifor nature / wolde nat suffyse
To noon ertherly / creature

Nat longe tyme / to endure 20

With-oute slepe / and be in sorwe
And I ne may / no nyght1 ne morwe
Slepe / and thys Melancol ye 1 C1 BO<U. ess itavet ont a»e» 24—95.

A leaf is out oftkf MS.]

And drede I haue / for to dye 24

2 DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16.

Defaulte of slepe / and hevynesse

Hath [sleyne] my spirite / of quyknesse

That I haue loste / al lusty-hede

Suche fantasies / ben in myn hede 28

So I not what / is best too doo

But men myghfr axe me / why soo _____ r

[*! may not Sleepe, and what me is U From here to line9G, the writln a

is quite late.] (Where from?)

But nathles, whoe aske this 32

Leseth his asking trewly

My seluen can not tell why

The southe, but trewly as I gesse

I hold it be a sicknes 36

That I haue sufficed this eight yeere

And yet my boote is neuer the nere

For there is phisicien but one [leaf iso, back]

That may me heale, but that is done 40

Passe we ouer vntill efte

That will not be, mote nedes be lefte

Our first mater is good to kepe

Soe when I sawe I might not slepe 44

Til now late, this other night

Ypon my bedde I sate vpright

And bade one reche me a booke

A Eomaunce, and it me tok 48

To rede, and driue the night away

For me thought it beter play

Then play either at Chesse or tables

And in this boke were written fables 52

That Clerkes had in olde tyme

And other poets put in rime

To rede, and for to be in minde

While men loued the lawe in kinde 56

This boke ne speake, but of such thinges

Of quenes Hues, and of kings

And many other things smalle

Amonge all this I fonde a tale 60

DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 10. 3

That me thought a wonder thing.

This was the tale : There was a king

That hight Seyes, and had a wife

The best that might beare lyfe 64

And this quene hight Alcyone

Soe it befill, thereafter soone

This king woll wenden ouer see

To tellen shortly, whan that he 68

"Was in the see, thus in this wise

Soche a tempest gan to rise

That brake her maste and made it fal

And cleft ther ship, and dreint hem all 72

That neuer was founde, as it telles

Borde ne man, ne nothing elles

Right thus this king Seyes loste his life

Now for to speake of Alcyone his wife 76

This Lady that was left at home

Hath wonder, that the king ne come

Home, for it was a long terme

Anone her herte began to yerne SO

And for that her thought euermo

It was not wele, her thought soe

She longed soe after the king

That certes it were a pitous thing 84

To tell her hartely sorowfull life

That she had, this noble wife

For him alas, she loued alderbeste

Anone she sent bothe eeste and weste 88

To seke him, but they founde nought

Alas (quoth shee) that I was wrought

And where my lord my loue be deed ?

Certes I will neuer eate breede 92

I make a uowe to my god here

But I mowe of my Lord here.

Soche sorowe this Lady to her toke

That trewly I which made this booke] 96

DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16.

1 Had suche pittee / and suche rowthe

To rede hir sorwe / that by my trowthe

I ferde the worse / al the morwe

And aftir to thenken / on hir sorwe 100

So whan this lady / koude here noo worde

That no man myghfr / fynde hir lorde

Fill ofte she swovned / and sayed alas

For sorwe / ful nygh woode she was 104

Xe she koude / no rede but 008

But dovne on knees / she sate anoon

And wepte / that pittee was to here

A mercy / swete lady dere 108

Quod she luno / hir goddesse

Helpe me out / of thys distresse

And yeve me grace / my lord to se

Soone / or wete wher so he be 112

Or how he faretli / or in what wise

And I shal make / yowe sacrifise

And hooly youres / become I shal

With good wille / body hert and al 116

And but thow wilte / this lady sweter

Sende me grace / to slepe and mete

In my slepe /' som??ie certeyn swevefi

Wher thorgli that I may / knowe even 1 20

Whethir my lorde / be quyke / or ded

With that worde / she henge domi the lied

And felle A swowne / as colde as ston

Hyr women kaughfr hir / vp anoon 124

And broghten hir / in bed al naked

And she forweped / and for-waked

Was wery / and thus the ded slepe

Fil on hir / or she tooke kepe 128

Throgli luno / that had herde hir bone

That made hir / to slepe sone

For as she prayede / ryghf so was done

In dede / for luno ryghtt anone 132

DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16. 5

Called thus / hir messagere [leaf isi, back]

To doo hir erande / and he come nere

Whan he was come / she bad hym thus

Go bet quod luno / to Morpheus 136

Thou knowest hym wel / the god of slepe

Now vnderstonde wel / and take kepe

Sey thus on my halfe / that he

Go faste / in-to the grete se 140

And byd hym / that on al thynge

That he take vp / Seys body the kynge

That lyeth ful pale / and no thynge rody

Bud hym crepe / in-to the body 144

And doo hit goon / to Alchione

The quene ther she / lyeth allone

And shewe hir shortly / hit ys no nay

How hit was dreynt / thys other day 1 48

And do the body / speke ryghtf soo

Ryghfr as hyt was / woned to doo

The whiles that hit / was a lyve

Goo now faste / and hye the blyve 152

This messager / toke leve and went

Vpon hys wey / and never ne stent

Til he come / to the derke valey

That stant betwex / Roches twey 156

Ther neuer yet / grew corne ne gras

Ne tre ne noghf / that oughte was

Beste ne man / ne noght1 elles

Save ther were / a fewe welles 160

Came rennynge / fro the clyffes a-down

That made a dedely / slepynge sown

And Ronnen down / ryght1 by a cave

That was vnder / a rokke y-grave 164

Amydde the valey / wonder depe

There these goddys / lay and slepe

Morpheus / and Eclympasteyre

That was the god / of slepes eyre 168

6 DETBB OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16.

That slepe and did / noon other werke [leaf 132]

This cave was / also as derke

As helle pitte / ouer al a-boute

They had good leyser / for to route 172

To envye / who mygfrfr slepe beste

Somme henge her chyn / vpon hir breste

And slept vprygh ft / hir hed y-hedde

And somwe lay naked / in her bedde 176

A.nd slepe whiles / the dayes laste

This messager / come fleynge faste

And cried .0. how / a-wake anoon

Hit was for noghfr / there herde hym non 180

A-wake quod he / whoo ys lythe there

And blew his home / ryght1 in here heere

And cried a-waketh" / wonder hye

This god of slepe / with hys on ye 184

Caste vp / and axed / who clepeth there

Hyt am I / quod this messagere

luno bad / thow shuldest goon

And tolde hym / what he shulde doon 188

As I have tolde yow / here to-fore

Hyt ys no nede / reherse hyt more

And went hys wey / whan he had sayede

Anoon this god / of slepe a-brayede 192

Out of hys slepe / and gan to goon

And dyd as he / had bede hym doon

Tooke vp the dreynt / body sone

And bare hyt forth / to Alchione 196

Hys wife the quene / ther as she lay

Eyghf even a quarter / before day

And stood ryght1 / at hys beddys fete

And called hir / ryght1 as she hete 200

By name and sayede / my swete wyfe

A-wake / let be / your sorwful lyfe

For in your sorwe / there lyth no rede

For certes swete / I am but dede 204

DETHE OP BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16. 7

Ye slml me never / on lyve y-se [leaf 132, back]

But good swete hert / that ye

Bury my body / for suche a tyde

Ye mowe hyt fynde / the see besyde 208

And fare-wel swete / my worldes blysse

I pray god / youre sorwe lysse

To lytel while / oure blysse lasteth"

With that hir eyen / vp she castetli 212

And sawe noghtt / alias quod she for sorwe

And deyede within / the thridde morwe

But what she sayede more / in that sorowe

I may not telle yow / as nowe 216

Hyt were to longe / for to dwelle

My first matere / I wil yow telle

Wherfore I have / tolde this thynge

Of Alchione / and Seys the kynge 220

For thus moche / dar I say welle

I had be dolven / euerydelle

And ded ryghft thorgh / defaulte of slepe

Yif I ne had redde / and take kepe 224

Of this tale / next before

And [I] wol1 telle yow/ wherfore piwuL Boai.oss, leafiu]

For I ne myghtt / for bote ne bale

Slepe or I had / redde thys tale 228

Of this dreynte / Seys the kynge

And of the goddis / of slepynge

Whan I had redde / thys tale wel

And ouer loked hyt / euerydel 232

Me thoghfr wonder / yf hit were so

For I had neuer / herde speke or tho

Of1 noo goddis / that koude make

Men to slepe / ne for to wake 236

For I ne knewe / never god but oon

And in my game / I sayede anoon

And yet me lyst / ryght1 euel to pley

Eather then that / y shulde dey 240

8 DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16.

Thorgfi. defaulte / of slepynge thus [leaf mi

I wolde yive thilke / Morpheus

Or hys goddesse / dame luno

Or somme wight1 ellis / I ne roghf who 244

To make me slepe / and have some reste

I wil yive hym / the alder beste

Yifte / that euer / he abode hys lyve

And here onwarde / ryght1 now as blyve 248

Yif he wol make / me slepe a lyte

Of downe of pure / dowves white

I wil yif hym / a feder bedde

Rayed with golde / and ryght1 wel cledde 252

In fyne blak satyii / de owter mere

And many a pelowe / and euery bere

Of clothe of reynes / to slepe softe

Hym thar not nede / to turnen ofte 256

And I wol yive hym / al that fallys

To a chambre / and al hys hallys

I wol do peynte / with pure golde

And tapite hem / ful many folde 260

Of oo sute / this shal he haue

Yf I wiste where / were hys cave

Yf he kaii make / me slepe sone

As did the goddesse / quene Alchione 264

And thus / this ylke god Morpheus

May wynne of me / moo fees thus

Than euer he wanne / and to luno

That ys hys goddesse / I shal soo do 268

I trow that she / shal holde hir payede

I hadde vnneth" / that worde y-sayede

Ryghtf thus I have / tolde hyt yow

That sodeynly / I nyste how 272

Suche a luste / anoon me tooke

To slepe / that ryght1 vpon my booke

Y fil aslepe / and therwith evene

Me mette so ynly swete / a swevene 276

DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16. 9

So wonderful / that neuer yitte

Y trow no man / had the wytte

To konne wel / my sweven rede [leaf iss, back]

No not Joseph / with-oute drede 280

Of Egipte / ho that red so

The kynges / metynge pharao

No more than kotide / the lest of vs

Ne nat skarsly / Macrobeus 284

He that wrote / al thavysyon

That he mette / kynge Scipion^

The noble man / the affrikan

i suche marvayles / fortuned than ?$£$£* 2S£ «1& £?

I trowe a-rede / my dremes even 289

Loo thus hyt was / thys was my sweven

ME thoghtt thus / that hyt was May
And in the dawnynge / I lay 292

Me mette thus / in my bed al naked
And loked forth / for I was waked
With smale foules / a grete hepe

That had Affrayed me / out of my slepe 296

Thorgfr noyse and swettenesse / of her songe
And al me mette / they sate a-monge
Vpon my chambre / roofe wyth-oute

Vpon the-tyles / ouer al a-boute 300

And songe euerych / in hys wyse
The moste solempne / seruise
By noote / that euer man y trowe

Had herde / for somme of hem songe lowe 304

Somme high / and al of oon acorde
To telle shortly / att oo worde
Was neuer harde / so swete a steven

But hyt had be / a thynge of heven 308

So mery a sovne / so swete entewnes
That certes / for the tovne of tewnes
I nolde but I / had herde hem synge
For al my chambre / gan to rynge 312

10 DETHB OP BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16.

Thorgh syngynge / of her Armonye

For Instrument / nor melodye

Was nowhere herde / yet halfe so swete

NOT of a-corde / halfe so mete 316

For ther was noon of hem that feyned [leaf 134]

To synge / for eche of hem hym peyned

To fynde out / of mery crafty notys

They ne spared / not her throtys 320

And soothe to seyn / my chambre was

Ful wel depeynted / and with glas

Were al the wyndowes / wel y-glasyd

Ful clere / and nat an hoole y-crasyd 324

That to be-holde / hyt was grete loye

For holy al / the story of Troye

Was in the glasynge / y-wroght thus

Of Ector / and of kynge Priamus 328

Of Achilles / and of kynge lamedon

And eke of Medea / and of lason

Of Paris / Eleyne / and of lavyne

And alle the wallys / with colouris fyne 332

Were peynted / bothe text and glose

And al the Eomaunce / of the Eose

My wyndowes were / shette echon

And throgh the glas / the source shon 336

Vpon my bed / with bryght bemys

With many glade / gilde stremys

And eke the welken / was so faire

Blew bryght1 clere / was the ayre 340

And ful attempre / for sothe hyt was

For nother to colde / nor hoote yt was

!N"e in al the welkene / was a clowde

And as I lay thus / wonder lowde 344

Me thoghfr I herde / an hunte bio we

Tassay bys home / and for to knowe

Whether hyt were clere / or horse of sovne

And I herde goynge / bothe vp and dovne 348

DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16.

11

Men / hors / houndes / and other thynge

And al men speke / of huntynge

How they wolde slee / the hert with strengthe

And how the hert / had vpon lengthe 352

So moche embosed / y not now what [leaf 134, back]

Anoon ryghfr / whan I herde that

How that they wolde / on huntynge goon

I was ryghf glad / and vp anoon 356

Tooke my hors / and forthe I went

Out of my chambre / I never stent

Til I come / to the felde withoute

Ther ouertoke y / a grete route 360

Of huntes / and eke of foresterys

With mafnjy1 Relayes / and lymerys [i many. BO<II. ess]

And hyed hem / to the forest faste

And with hem / so at the laste 364

I asked oon / ladde A lymere

Say felowe whoo / shal hunte here

Quod I / and he answered ageyn

Syr / themperour / Octouyen 368

Quod he / and ys here fast by

A goddys halfe / in goode tyme quod I

Go we faste / and gan to ryde

Whan we came to the forest syde 372

Euery man / didde ryght1 anoon)

As to huntynge / fille to doon

The mayster hunte / anoon fote hote

With a grete home / blewe thre mote 376

At the vncoupylynge / of hys houndys

Withynne a while / the herte founde ys

I-halowed / and rechased faste

Longe tyme and so / at the laste 380

This hert Eused / and staale away

Fro alle the houndes / a prevy way

The houndes had / ouershette hym alle

And were vpon / a defaulte y-falle 384

12 DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16.

Therwyth the hunte / wonder faste

Blewe a forleygne / at the laste

I was go walked / fro my tree

And as I went / ther came by mee 388

A whelpe that ffavned me / as I stoode Oaf iss]

That hadde y-folowed / and koude no goode

Hyt come and crepte / to me as lowe

Kyghtt as hyt had / me y-knowe 392

Hylde doiw hys hede / and ioyned hys erys

And leyde al smothe / doiw hys herys

I wolde haue kaughtf hyt / and anoon

Hyt fled / and was fro me goon 396

And I hym folwed / and hyt forthe went

Dovne by a floury / grene went

Ful thikke of gras / ful softe and swete

With flourys fele / faire vnder fete 400

And litel vsed / hyt seined thus

For both Flora / and Zephirus

They two that make / floures growe

Had made her d welly nge / ther I trowe 404

For hit was / on to be-holde

As thogh therthe / envye wolde

To be gayer / than the heven

To have moo floures / swche seven 408

As in the walkene / stems bee

Hyt had forgete / the pouertee

That wynter thorgh / hys colde morwes

Had made hyt suffre / and his sorwes 412

AH was for-geten / and that was sene

For al the woode / was waxen grene

Swetnesse of dewe / had made hyt waxe

Hyt ys no nede / eke for to axe 416

Where there were many / grene greves

Or thikke of trees / so ful of leves

And euery tree / stoode by hym selve

Fro other wel / tene fete / fro other twelve 420

DETHE OP BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16. 13

So grete trees / so huge of streng[t]he

Or fourty fifty / fedme lengthe

Clene withoute bowgh / or stikke

With, croppes bothe / and eke as thikke 424

They were nat /' an ynche a sonder

That hit was shadewe / ouer al vnder

And many an) herte / and many an hynde

Was both before me / and be-hynde 428

Of fovnes / sowres / bukkes / does [leaf 135, back]

Was ful the woode / and many Roes

And many sqwirels / that sete

Ful high / vpoii the trees and ete 432

And in hir maner / made festys

Shortly hyt was / so ful of bestys

That thogh Argus / the noble covnter

Sete to rekene / in hys counter 430

And rekene / with his figuris ten

For by tho figuris / mo we al ken

Yf they be crafty rekene / and novmbre

And tel / of euery thinge the nowmbre 440

Yet shulde he fayle / to rekene evene

The wondres me mette / in my swevene

But forth they Komed / ryghtf wonder fastc

Dovne the woode / so at the laste 444

I was war / of a man in blak [nota />/. margin.]

That sete / and had turned his bak

To an ooke / an huge tree

lorde thogh[t] 1 1 / who may that be [» thought, nocu. «»] 448

What1 ayleth hym / to sitten here

Anoon ryght1 / I went nere

Than founde I sitte / even vpryght1

A wonder wel / farynge knyght1 452

By the maner / me thoghf soo

Of good mochel / and ryght1 yonge therto

Of the age / of foure and twenty2 yere ^ ^le&iw**' Eo(lL

Vpon hys berde / but lytel here 456

14

DETHB OP BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16.

And he was / clothed al in blake
I stalked even / vnto hys bake
And there I stoode / as stille as ought1
That soth to saye / he sawe me nought1
For why he henge / hys hede adovne
And with a dedely / sorwful sovne
He made of Ryme / .x. vers or twelfe
Of a compleynt / to hym selfe
The moste pitee / the moste rowthe
That euer I herde / for by my trowthe
Hit was gret wonder that nature
Myghfr suffre / any creature
To haue suche sorwe / and be not ded
Ful petuose pale / and no-thynge red
He sayed a lay / a maner songe
WitR-oute noote / withoute songe
And was thys / for ful wel I kan
Reherse hyt ryght1 / thus hyt began
IT I have of sorwe / so grete wone
That Toy gete I / never none
Now that I see / my lady bryghfr
Which I have loved / with al my myghf
Is fro me ded / and ys a-goon

460

464

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472

{.The Knight's LaV\
476

484

U Alias dethe / what ayleth the

That thou noldest / haue taken me

Whan thou toke / my lady swete

That was so faire / so freshe so fre

So goode that men / may wel se

Of al goodonesse / she had no mete [End of 'the Lay]

IF Whan he had made thus / his complaynt

Hys sorwful hert / gan faste faynt 488

And his spiritis / wexen dede

The bloode was fled / for pure drede

Dovne to hys hert / to make hym warme

For wel hyt feled / the hert had harine 492

DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16. 15

To wete eke why / hyt was a-drad
By kynde / and for to make hyt glad
For hit ys membre / principal

Of the body / and that made al 496

Hys hewe chaunge / and wexe grene
And pale / for ther noo bloode ys sene
In no maner / hym of hys

Anoon therwith / whan y sawgh this 500

He ferde thus euel / there he sete
I went and stoode / ryght1 at his fete
And grette hym / but he spake noght1
But argued / with his ovne thoghtt 504

And in hys wytte / disputed faste [leaf ISG, back]

Why and how / hys lyfe myght1 laste
Hym thought1 hys sorwes / were so smerte
And lay so colde / vpon hys herte 508

So throgh" hys sorwes / and hevy thoght1
Made hym / that he herde me noght1
For he had wel nygh" / loste hys mynde
Thogh .Pan. that men / clepe the god of kynde 512

"Were for hys sorwes / neuer so wrothe
f But at the last / to sayn ryght1 sothe
He was was war of me / how y stoode
Before hym / and did of myn hoode 516

And had ygret hym / as I best koude
Debonayrly / and no thyng lowde
He sayde I prey the / be not wrothe

I herde the not / to seyn the sothe 520

N"e I sawgh the not / syr jbrewly
A good sire / no fors quod y
I am ryght1 sory / yif I have oughte

Destroubled yow / out of your though te 524

For-yive me / yif I have mys-take
Yis thamendys / is lyghtf to make
Quod he / for ther lyeth noon ther-to
There ys no thynge / myssayde nor do 528

CHAUCER MI. 2

16 DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16.

Loo / how goodely spake thys knyghte

As hit had be / a-nother wyghte

He made hyt nouther / towgfi ne queynte

And I sawe that / and gan me1 aqueynt r1 e later] 532

With hym / and fonde hym so tretable

Eyght1 wonder skylful / and resonable

As me thoght1 / for al hys bale

A-noon ryghf / I gaii fynde a tale 536

To hym / to loke wher I myght1 oughte

Haue more knowynge / of hys thoughte

Sir quod I / this game is doon

I holde that this / hert be goon 540

These huntys / konne hym nowher see

Y do no fors / therof quod he

My thought1 ys there-on / neuer a dele

Ee oure lorde quod I / y trow yow wele leans?]

Eyght1 so me thenketh / by youre chere

But sir oo thyng / wol ye here

Me thynketh in grete sorowe / I yow see

But certys sir / yif that yee 548

Wolde ought1 discure me / youre woo

I wolde as wys / god helpe me soo

Amende hyt / yif I kan or may

Ye mo we preve hyt / be assay 552

For by my trouthe / to make yow hool

I wol do alle / my power hool

And telleth me / of your sorwes smerte

Paraventure hyt may / ease youre herte 556

That semeth ful seke / vnder your syde

With that he loked / on me asyde

As who saytfr nay / that wol not be

Graunt mercy / goode frende quod he 560

I thanke the / that thow woldest soo

But hyt may never / the rather be doo

No man may / my sorwe glade

That maketh my hewe / to fal and fade 564

DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16. 17

And hath myn vnderstondynge / lorne

That me ys woo / that I was borne

May noghtt make / my sorwes slyde

Xoughf al the remedyes / of Ovyde 568

Ne Orpheus / god of melodye

Me Dedalus / with his playes slye

Ne hele me may / noo phisicien

Noghtt ypocras / ne Galyen 572

Me ys woo that I lyve / oures twelve

But whoo so wol / assay hyni selve

Whether his hert / kafi haue pitee

Of any sorwe / lat hym see me 576

Y wrechch that deth / hath made al naked

Of al "blysse / that ever was maked

Y worthe worste / of al wyghtys

That hate my dayes / and my nyghtys 580

My lyfe my lustes / be me loothe

For al welfare / and I be wroothe [leaf 137, back]

The pure deth / ys so ful my foo

That I wolde deye / hyt wolde not soo 584

For whan I folwe hyt / hit wol flee

I wolde haue hym / hyt nyl nat me

This ys my peyne / wythoute rede

Alway deynge / and be not dede 588

That Thesiphus / that lyetfc in helle

May not of more / sorwe telle

And who so wiste alle / be my trouthe

My sorwe / but he had rowthe 592

And pitee / of my sorwes smerte

That man hath / a fendely herte

For who so seetfo me / firste on morwe

May seyn / he hath mette with sorwe 596

For y am sorwe / and sorwe ys y

IT Alias / and I wol tel the why

My sorowe ys turned / to pleynynge

And al my lawghtre / to wepynge 600

18 DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16.

My glade thoghtys / to hevynesse

In travayle / ys myn ydelnesse

And eke my reste / my wele is woo

My goode ys harme / and euer moo 604

In wrathe ys turned / my pleynge

And my delyte / in-to sorwynge

Myn hele ys turned / in-to sekeenesse

In drede ys al / my sykernesse 608

To derke ys turned / al my lyghte

My wytte ys foly / my day ys nyghte

My love ys hate / my slepe wakynge

My merthe and meles / ys fastynge 612

My courctenaunce / ys nycete

And al abawed / where so I be

My pees / in pledynge and in werre

Alias how myghfr I / fare werre 616

My boldenesse / ys turned to shame

For fals Fortune / hath pleyde a game

Atte the chesse with me / alias the while frota in margin}

The trayteresse fals / and ful of gyle [leaf iss]

That al behoteth / and no thyng halte

She gethe vpryghf / and yet she is halte

That baggeth foule / and loketh faire

The dispitouse / debonaire 624

That skorneth many / a creature

An ydole / of fals portrayture

Ys she / for she wol sone varieii

She is the Mowstres / hed y-wrien 628

As fylthe / over y-strawed with flouris

Hir moste worshippe / and hir flourys

To lyen / for that ys hyr nature

With-oute fey the / lawe or mesure 632

She ys fals / and euer lawghynge

With one yghe / and that other wepynge

That ys broghtf vp / she sette al doura

I lykne hyr / to the Scorpiourc 636

DETHB OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16. 19

That ys a fals / flateyrynge beste

For with his hede / he maketh feste

But al amydde / hys Flaterynge

With hys tayle / hyt wol stynge 640

And envenyme / and so wol she

She ys / thenvyouse charite

That ys ay fals / and semeth wele

So turneth" she / hyr fals whele 644

Aboute / for hyt ys no thynge stable

Now by the fire / now at table

For many oon / hath thus she yblent

She ys pley / of enchauntement 648

That semeth oon / and ys not soo

The fals thefe / what hath she doo

Trowest thou by oure lorde / I wol the sey [note in margin]

At the chesse with" me / she gan to pley 652

With hir fals draughtes / dyvers

She staale on me / and toke my fers

And whan I sawgfi. / my fers away

Alias I kouthe / no lenger play 656

IT But seyde fare-wel / swete y-wys [leaf iss, back]

And fare-wel al / that ever ther ys

Ther-with" fortune / seyde chek here

And mate / in the myd poynt / of the chekkere 660

With a povne / errante alias

Ful craftier / to pley she was

Than Athalus / that made the game

First of the chesse / so was hys name 664

But god wolde I had / oones or twyes

Y-konde and knowe / the leupardyes

That kowde the Greke / Pictagoras

I shulde haue pleyde / the bet at ches 668

1T And kept my fers /the bet ther-by

And thoghtt wherto / for trewly

I holde that wysshe / nat worthe A stree

Hyt had be neuer / the bet for me 672

20 DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16.

For fortune kan / so many a wyle

Ther be but fewe / kan liir begile

And eke she ys / the lasse to blame

My selfe I wolde / haue do the same 676

Before god / as I be as she

She oght1 the more / excused be

For this I say yet / more ther-to

Had I be god / and myghte haue do 680

My wille whan she / my fers kaughtf

I wolde have drawe / the same draught1

For also wys / god yive me reste

I dar wel swere / he tooke the beste 684

But throgh that draught1 / I haue lorne

My blysse alias / that I was borne

For euermore / y trowe trewly

For al my wille / iny luste holly 688

Ys turned / but yet what to doone

Be oure lorde / hyt ys to deye sooiie

For no thynge / I leve hyt noghfr

But lyve and deye / ryght1 in this thoghf 692

For there nys planete / in firmament

Ne in ayre / ne in erthe / noon element

That they ne yive me / a yifte echon [leaf 139]

Of wepynge / whan I am allon 696

For whan that I / avise me wel

And be-thenke me / euery del

How that ther lyeth / in rekenynge

Inne my sorwe / for no thynge 700

And how ther levyth / noe gladnesse

May glad me / of my distresse

And how I haue / loste suffisance

And ther-to I haue / no plesance 70 1

Than may I say / I haue ryghf noghf

And whan al this / falleth" in my thoght1

Alias than am I / ouercome

For that ys doon / ys not to come 708

DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16. 21

I haue more sorowe / than Tantale

And whan I herde / hym tel thys tale

This pitously / as I yow telle

Vnnethe myght1 y / lenger duelle 712

Hyt dyd myn hert / so moche woo

A goode sir quod I / say not soo

Haue somme pitee / on your nature

That formed yow / to creature 716

Eemembre yow / of Socrates

For he ne counted / nat thre strees

/ ;' y<~1-*' - \ j.''^ ^J

Of noghtf that fortune / koude doo -

No quod he / I kan not soo 720

"Why so good syr / yis parde quod y

He noghfr soo / for trewly

Thogh ye had loste / the ferses twelve

And ye for sorwe / mordred your selve 724

Ye sholde be dampned / in this cas

By as goode ryght1 / as Medea was

That slowgh hir children / for lason

And Phyllis also / for Demophon 728

Henge hir selfe / so weylaway.

For he had broke / his terme day

To come to hir / another rage

Had Dydo the quene / eke of Cartage 732

That slough hir selfe / for Eneas

Was fals / which a foole she was [leaf 139, back]

And Ecquo died / for Narcisus

Nolde nat love hir / and ryght1 thus 736

Hath many another / foly doon

And for Dalida / died Sampson

That slough hym-selfe / with a pilere

But ther is no man / a lyve here 740

Wolde for a fers / make this woo

Why so quod he / hyt ys nat soo

Thou woste ful lytel / what thou menyst

I haue loste more / than thow wenyst 744

22 DETHE OP BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16.

loo / she that may be quod y

Good sir telle me / al hooly

In what wyse / how / why / and wherfore

That ye have thus / youre blysse lore 748

Blythely quod he / come sytte adoon

I telle hyt the / vp a condicion

That thou shalt / hooly with al thy wytte

Doo thyn entent to herkene hitte 752

Yis syr / swere thy trouthe ther-to

Gladly / do thanne / holde here lo

I shal ryght1 "blythely / so god me save

Hooly / with al the witte I have 756

Here yow / as wel as I kan

A goddys halfe quod he / and began

Syr quod he / sitft firste I kouthe

Haue any maner wytte / fro youthe 760

Or kyiidely / vnderstondynge

To comprehende / in any thynge

What love was / in myn ovne wytte

Dredeles / I haue ever yitte 764

Be tributarye / and yive rente

To love hooly / with goode entente

And throgh plesaunce / become his thralle

With good wille / body hert and alle 768

Al this I putte / in his servage

As to my lorde / and did homage

And ful devoutely / I prayed hyni to [leaf 140]

he shulde besette / myn hert so 772

That hyt plesance / to hym were

And worshippe / to my lady dere

And this was longe / and many a yere

Or that myn herte / was set o where 776

That I did thus / and nyste why

I trowe hit came / me kyndely

Peraventure / I was therto moste able

as a white walle / or a table 780

DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16. 23

For hit ys redy / to cachche and take

Al that men wil / theryn make

Whethir so men / wil portrey or peynt

Be the werkes / never so queynt 784

IF And thilke tyme / I ferde ryghfr so

I was able / to have lerned tho

And to haue kende / as wel or better

Paraunter / other Arte or letre 788

But for love came firste / in my thoghfr

Therfore / I forgate hyt noghtf

I ches love / to my first crafte

Therfore hit ys / with me lafte 792

For why I toke hyt / of so yonge age

That malyce / had my corage

Nat that tyme turned / to no thynge

Thorgh to mochel / knowlachynge 796

For that tyme / yowthe my maistresse

Gouerned me / in ydelnesse

For hyt was / in rny first youthe

And thoo ful lytel / goode y couthe 800

For al my werkes / were flyttynge

That tyme / and al my thoghfr varyinge

Al were to me / ylyche goode

That I knewe thoo / but thus hit stoode 804

IF Hit happed that I came / on a day

In-to a place / ther that I say

Trewly the fayrest / companye

OS Ladyes / that euere man with ye [leaf HO, back]

Had seen to-gedres in oo place

Shal I clepe hyt / happe other grace

That broght me there / nay but Fortune

That ys to lyen / ful comvne 812

The fals trayteresse / peruers [nota m margin}

God wolde I koude / clepe hir wers

For now she worcheth / me ful woo

And I wol tel sone / why soo 816

24 DETHB OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16.

IT Amonge these ladyes / thus echon

Soth to seyn / y sawgh oon

That was lyke / noon of the Route

For I dar swere / withoute doute 820

That as the somerys / sonrce bryghte

Ys fairer clerer / and hath more lyghte

Than any other / planete in hevene

The moone / or the sterres sevene 824

For al the worlde / so had she

Surmouwtede / hem / al of beaute

Of maner / and of comelynesse

Of stature / and of so wel sette gladnesse 828

Of godelyhede / and so wel be-sey

Shortly / what shal y sey

By god / and by halwes twelve

Hyt was my swete / ryghf al hir selve 832

She had so stedfaste / countenaunce

So noble porte / and meyntenaunce

And love that had wel / herd my boone

Had espyed me / thus soone 836

That she ful sone / in my thoght1

As helpe me god / so was y kaughf

So sodenly / that I ne toke

No maner counseyl / but at hir loke 840

But at myn hest / for why hir eyen

So gladly I trow / myn hert seyen

That purely tho /myn ovne thoght1

Seyde hit were beter / serve hir for noghfr 844

Than with, a-nother / to be wel [leaf 1413

And hyt was sothe / for eueredel

I wil a-noon / ryght1 telle the why

I sawgB. hyr daunce / so comelely 848

Carole and synge / so swetly

Lawghe and pley / so womanly

And loke / so debonairly

So goodely speke / and so frendly 852

DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16. 25

That certes y trowe / that euer-more

Nas seyne / so a blysful a tresore

For euery heer / on hir hede

Sotfr to seyne / hyt was not rede 856

Ne nouther yelowe ne broune hyt nas

Me thoghf most lyke / hyt was

IT And which eyen / my lady hadde

Debonair goode / glade and sadde 860

Symple of goode / mochel noght1 to wyde

Ther-to hir looke / nas not a-syde

!Ne ouertwert / but besette so wele

Hyt drewh and tooke vp / euery dele 864

Al that on hir / gan be-holde

Hir eyen semed / anoon she wolde

Have mercy / foolys wenden soo

But hyt was never / the rather doo 868

Hyt nas / no countrefeted thynge

Hyt was hir ovne / pure lokynge

That the goddesse / dame nature

Had made hem opene / by mesure 872

And cloos / for were she neuer so glad

Hyr lokynge was not / foly sprad

Ne wildely / thogh" that she pleyde

But euer me thoghf / hir eyen seyde 876

Be god my wrathe / ys al for-yive

Therwith. hir lyste / so wel to lyve

That dulnesse was / of hir a-drad

She nas to sobre / ne to glad 880

In alle thynges / more mesure

Had neuer I' trow / creature

But many oon / with hire loke she hert fieaf ui, back]

And that sate hyr / ful lytel at hert 884

For she knowe iio-thynge / of her thoghf

1 but whither she knew / or knew it nowght ? lfwlj™j*^

Algate she ne roughf / of hem a stree J&£rt?LJ?*

To gete hyr love / noo iierre was he 888

26 DETHB OP BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16.

That woned at home / that he in ynde

The formest was / alway behynde

But good folke ouer al other

She loved as man / may do hys brother 892

Of whiche loue / she was wounder large

In skilful placis / that bere charge

But which a visage / had she ther-too

Alias myn hert / ys wonder woo 896

That I ne kan / discry ven hyt

Me lakketh both / englyssh and wit

For to vn-do hyt / at the fulle

And eke my spiritis / be so dulle 900

So grete a thynge / for to deuyse

I haue no witte / that kan suffise

To comprehende / hir beaute

But thus moche dar I sayn / that she 904

Was white1 rody fressh / and lyvely hewed ^SgS!ffiSS^>'

And euery day / hir beaute newed

And negh hir face / was alder best

For certys nature / had swich lest 908

To make that faire / that trewly she

Was hir chefe patrone / of beaute

And chefe ensample / of al hir werke

And moustre / for be hyt neuer so derke 912

Me thynkyth / I se hir euer moo

And yet more over / thogh al thoo

That ever levede / were now a lyve

Ne sholde ha founde / to diskryve 916

Yn al hir face / a wikked sygne

For hit was sad / symple and benygne

And which a goodely / softe speche

Had that swete / my lyves leche 920

So frendely / and so wel y-grounded [leaf 142]

Vp al resown) / so wel y-founded

And so tretable / to al goode

That I dar swere wel / by the Roode 924

DETHE OP BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16. 27

Of eloquence / was neuer founde

So swete a sownynge / facounde

N"e trewer tonged / ne skorned lasse

Ne bet koude hele / that by the masse 928

I durste swere / thogfr the Pape hit songe

That ther was neuer yet / throgh hir tonge

Man ne woman / gretely harmed

As for hit was / al harme hyd 932

Ne lasse flaterynge / in hir word

That purely / hir symple recorde

Was founde as trewe / as any bonde

Or trouthe / of any mannys honde 936

Ne chyde she koude / neuer a dele

That knoweth al the worlde / ful wele

But swiche a fairenesse / of a nekke

Had that swete / that boon nor brekke 940

Nas ther non seen that mys satte

Hyt was white 1 smothe / streghf and pure flatte [1^£?S

Wytfc-outen hole / or canel boon stowe']

As be semywge / had she noon 944

Hyr throte / as I haue now memoyre

Semed a rounde toure / of yvoyre

Of goode gretenesse / and noghtf to grete

*§ And gOOde faire White 2 / She hete [2 blanche in margin, by Stowe]

That was my lady Name / ryghte

She was bothe / faire and bryghte

She had not / hir name wronge

Byghf faire shuldres / and body longe 952

She / had / and armes / euery lyth

Fattyssh flesshy / not grete therwith

Kyghf white handes / and nayles rede

Rounde brestes / and of good brede 956

Hyr hippes were / a streightf flat bakke

I knewe on hir / noon other lakke.

That al hir lymmes / nere pure sywynge [leaf 142, back]

In as fferre / as I had knowynge 960

28 DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16.

Therto she koude / so wel pley

"Whan that hir lyst / that I dar sey

That she was lyke / to torche bryghtt

That euery man / may take of lyghtt 964

Ynogh" / and hyt hathe / neuer the lesse

Of maner / and of comlynesse

Ryghtt so ferde / my lady dere

For euery wight1 / of hir manere 968

Myghfl cachche ynogfi. / yif that he wolde

Yif he had Eyen / hir to be-holde

For I dar swere wel / yif that she

Had amonge / ten thousande be 972

She wolde haue be / at the lest

A chefe meroure / of al the fest

ThogiL they had stonde / in a Rowe

To menwys Eyen / koude haue knowe 976

For wher so men had / pleyed or wakyd

Me thoghf the felysshyppe / as naked

"VYithouten hir / that sawgh I oones

As a corowne / withoute stones 980

Trewly she was / to myn Eye

The soleyne Fenix / of Arabye

For ther levyth / nevir but oofi

Ne swich as she / ne knowe I noon 984

To speke of godenesse / trewly she

Had as moche / debonairyete

As euer had Hester / in the bible

And more yif more / were possyble 988

And sothe to seyn / therwyth-alle

She had a wytte / so generalle

So hoole enclyned / to alle goode

That al hir wytte was set / by the Rode 992

With-oute malyce / vpon gladnesse

And ther-to I sawgh / neuer yet a lesse

Harmeful than she was / in doynge

I sey nat that she / ne had knowynge 996

DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16. 29

What harme was / or elles she

Had koude l no good / so thenketh me c1 or konde] [leaf 143]

And trewly / for to speke of trouthe

But she had hadde / hyt hadde be routhe 1000

Therof she had / so moche hyr dele

And I dar seyn / and swere hyt wele

That trouthe hym-selfe / ouer al and alle

Had chose hys maner / principalle 1004

In hir that was / his restynge place

Ther-to she hadde / the moste grace

To haue stedefaste / perseueraunce

And Esy atempry / gouernaunce 1 008

That euer I knewe / or wyste yitte

So pure suffraunt / was hir wytte

And reson) gladly / she vnderstoode

Hyt Mowed wel / she koude goode 1012

She vsed gladly / to do wel

These were hir maners / euerydel

Therwitfi. she loved / so wel ryght'

She wronge do wolde / to no wygftt* 1016

No wyghf myghf doo / hir noo shame

She loved so wel / hir ovne name

Hyr lust to holde / no wyghf in honcle

Ne be thou siker / she wolde not fonde*" 1020

To holde no wyghf / in balaunce

By halfe worde / ne by courctenaunce

But yif men wolde / vpon hir lye

Ne sende men / in-to walakye 1024

To pruyse / and in-to Tartarye

To Alysaundre / ne in-to Turkye

And byd hyrn faste / anoon that he

Goo hoodeles / in-to the drye se 1028

And come home / by the Carrenare

And sey sir / be now ryghf ware

That I may of yow / here seyn

Worshyppe / or that ye come ageyn 1032

30 DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16.

She ne vsed / no suche knakkes smale

But wherfore / that y tel my tale

Byghf on thys same / as I haue seyde

Was hooly al / my love leyde 1036

For certes she was / that swete wife1 [leaf us, back]

My suffisaunce / my luste my lyfe1 p JijJj%J?fj' **** a late

Myn happe myn hele / and al my blysse

My worldys welfare / and my goddesse 1040

And I hooly hires / and euerydel

1F By oure lord*2 / quod I / y trowe yow wel piorcUater]

Hardely your love / was wel besette

I not how ye myghfr / haue doo bette 1044

Bette ne no wyghtt / so wele quod he

Y trowe hyt wel sir / quod I parde

Nay leve hyt wel / sire so do I

I leve yow wel / that trewly 1048

Yow thoghte that she / was the best

And to be-holde / the alderfayrest

Who soo had loked hir / with your Eyefi

With myn nay / al that hir seyen 1052

Seyde and swore / hyt was soo

And thogh they ne hadde / I wolde thoo

Haue loved best / my lady free

Thogh I had hadde / al the beaute 1056

Thatt 3 euer had / Alcipyades C3 altered]

And al the strengthe / of Ercules

And therto had / the worthynesse

Of Alysaunder / and al the rychesse 1060

That euer was / in Babyloyne

In Cartage / or in Macedoyne

Or in Rome / or in Nynyve

And to also / as hardy be 1064

As was Ector / so haue I ioye

That Achilles / slough at Troye

And ther-fore was he / slayn alsoo

In a temple / for bothe twoo 1068

DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 1C. 31

Were slayne / he and Antylegyus

And so seyth" / dares frygius

For love / of Polixena

Or ben as wis / as Mynerva [leaf 144] 1072

I wolde euer / withoute drede

Have loved hir / for I most nede

Nede / nay trewly / I gabbe nowe

Noghtt nede / and I wol telle ho we 1076

For of goode wille myn hert hyt wolde [nota in margin

And eke to love hir / I was holde

As for the fairest / and the beste

She was as good / so haue I reste 1080

As euer was / Penolopee of Grece

Or as the noble wife / lucrece

That was the best / he telleth thus

The Eomayne / Tytus lyuyus 1084

She was as good / and no thynge lyke

Thogh" hir stories / be Autentyke

Algate she was / as trewe as she

But wherfore / that I telle the 1088

Whan I firste / my lady Say

I was ryght1 yonge / sothe to say

And fill grete nede / I hadde to lerne

Whan my herte / wolde yerne 1092

To love / hyt was a grete einpryse

But as my wytte / koude beste suffise

After my yonge / childely wytte

Withoute drede / I be-sette hytte 109G

To love hir / in my best wyse

To do hir worshippe / and the seruise

That I koude thoo / be my trouthe

Withoute ffeynynge / outlier slouthe 1100

For wonder feyne / I wolde hir se

So mochel / hyt amended me

That whan I sawgh hir / first a monve

I was warshed / of al my sorwe 1104

CHAUCER MI. 3

32 DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16.

Of al day after / til hyt were eve

Me thoghf no-thyng1 / myghte me greve

Were my sorwes / neuer so smerte [leaf 144, back]

And yet she sytte / so myn herte 1108

That by my trouthe / y nolde noght1

For al thys worlde / oute of my thoght1

Leve my lady / noo trewly

Now by my trouthe / sir quod I 1112

Me thynketh ye haue / suche a chaunce

As shryfte / wythoute repentaunce

Repentaunce / nay Fy quod he

Shulde y now / repente me 1116

To love / nay certis than were I wel

Wers than was / Achetofel

Or Anthenor / so haue I ioye

The traytore that1 / betraysed Troye 1 1 20

Or the fals / Genellon

He that purchased / the treson

Of Rowlande / and of Olyvere

Nay while I am / a lyve here 1124

I nyl foryete hir / neuer moo

Now good syr / quod I thoo

Ye han wel tolde me / here before

Hyt ys no nede / to reherse more 1128

How ye sawgh hir firste / and where

But wolde ye tel me / the manere

To hire / which was your first speche

Therof I wolde / yow be-seche 1 132

And how she knewe / first your thoghtf

Whether ye loued hir / or noght1

And telletfr me eke / what ye haue lore

I herde yow telle / herebefore 1136

Yee / he seyde / thow nost what thou menyst

I haue lost more / than thou wenyst

What losse ys that / quod I thoo

Nyl she not love yow / ys hyt soo 1 1 40

DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16. 33

Or haue ye oghtf / doon amys

That she hathe lefte yow / ys hyt this

For goddys love / telle me alle [leaf 1453

Be-fore god quod he / and I shalle 1144

I say ryght1 ./ as I haue seyde

On hir was al / my love leyde

And yet she nyste hyt nat / neuer a del

Noght1 longe tyme / leve hyt wel 1148

For be ryghf siker / I durste noght1

For al this worlde / tel hir my thoghfr

Me I wolde haue wraththed hir / trewly

For wostow why / she was lady 1152

Of the body / she had the hert

And who hath that / may not astert

But for to kepe me / so fro ydelnesse

Trewly I did / my besynesse 1156

To make songes / as I best koude

And ofte tyme / I songe hem loude

And made songes / this a grete dele

Al thogfe I koude not / make so wele 1160

Songes the knowe / the arte alle

As koude lamekys / sone Tuballe

That founde out firste / the art of songe

For as hys brothres / hamers ronge 1164

Vpon hys Anuelet / vp and doon

Therof he tooke / the first soon

But Grekes seyn / Pictagoras

That he the first / fynder was 1 168

Of the arte / Aurora telletfi. soo

But therof no fors / of hem twoo-

Algatis songes / thus I made

Of my felynge / myn hert to glade 1172

And loo / thus was alther first

I not wher hyt / were the first

IT lorde hyt maketfr / myn hert lyghtf

Whan I thenke / on that swete wyghtf 1176

34 DETHE OP BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16.

That is so semely / on to see

And wisshe to god / hit myght1 so bee

That she wolde holde me / for hir knyghf

My lady that is / so faire and bryghfr 1180

Now have I tolde / the sothe to say [leaf 145, back]

My first songe / vpon a day

I be-thoghfr me / what woo

And sorwe that I / suffred thoo 1184

For hir and yet / she wyst hyt noght1

Ne tel hir durst I / nat my thoght1

Alias thoght1 1 / y kan no rede

And but I telle hir / I am but dede 1188

And yif I telle hyr / to sey ryght1 sothe

I am a-dred / she wol be wrothe

Alias what shal I / thanne doo

In this debate / I was so woo 1192

Me thoghf myn hert / brast a tweyne

So at the last / sothe to sayne

I be-thoghfr me / that nature

JSTe formed neuer in creature 1196

So moche beaute / trewly

And bounte / wyth-oute mercy

In hope of that / my tale I tolde

With" sorwe / as that I neuer sholde 1200

For nedys / and Mawgree my hede

I most haue tolde hir / or be dede

I not wel how / that I begaiine

Ful evel reherse hyt / I kan 1204

And eke as helpe me / god with-alle

I trowe hyt was / in the dismalle

That was the .x. woundes of Egipte

For many a worde / I ouer skipte 1208

In my tale / for pure Fere

Lest my wordys / mys sette were

With sorweful herte / and woundes dede

Softe and quakynge / for pure drede 1212

DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16. 35

And shame / and styntynge in my tale

For ferde / and rnyn he we al pale

Fill ofte I wexe / bothe pale and rede

Bowynge to hir / I heng the hede 1216

I durste nat ones / loke hir on

For witte maner / and al was goon [leafue]

I seyde mercy / and no more

Hyt nas no game / hyt sate me sore 1220

So at the laste / sothe to seyne

Whan that myn hert / was come ageyne

To telle shortely / at my speche

With hool herte / I gan hir beseche 1224

That she wolde be / my lady swete

And swore and gan / hir hertely hete

Ever* to be stedfast / and trewe

And love hir alwey / fresshly newe 1228

And never other / lady have

And al hir worshippe / for to save

As I. best koude / I swore hir this

For youres is alle / that euer ther ys 1232

For euermore / myn herte swete

And neuer to false yow / but I mete

I nyl as wysse / god helpe me soo

And whan I had / my tale y-doo 1236

God wote she acounted / nat a stree

Of al my tale / so thoghf me

To telle shortly / ryghtf as hyt ys

Trewly hir5 answere / hyt was this 1240

I kan not now wel / counterfete

Hyr wordys / but this was the grete

Of hir answere / she sayde nay

Alle outerly / alias that day 1244

The sorowe I suffred / and the woo

That trewly Cassandra / that soo

Bewayled / the destruction

OfTroy/andofllyon 1248

36 DETHE OP BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16.

Had ueuer swicfc sorwe / as I thoo

I durst no more / say ther-too

For pure fere / but stale away

And thus I lyved / ful many a day 1252

That trewly / I hadde no nede

Ferther / than my beddes hede [leaf ue, back]

Never a day / to seche sorwe

I fonde hyt redy / euery morwe 1256

For why / I loved hyr in no gere

5T So hit befel / another yere

I thoughte ones / I wolde fonde

To do hir knowe / and v[n]derstonde 1260

My woo / and she wel vnderstode

That I ne wilned / no thynge but gode

And worshippe / and to kepe hir name

Ouer alle thynges / and dred hir shame 1264

And was so besy / hyr to serve

And pitee were / I shulde sterve

Syth that I wilned / noon harme y-wys

So whan my lady / knewe al thys 1268

My lady yaf me / al hooly

The noble yifte / of hir mercy

Savynge hir worshippe / by al weyes

Dredles I mene / noon other weyes 1272

And therwith / she yaf me a rynge

I trowe hyt was / the first thynge

But yif myn hert / was I-waxe

Gladde / that is no nede to axe 1276

As helpe me god / I was as blyve

Eeysed as fro dethe / to lyve

Of al happes / the alder1 beste

The gladdest / and the moste at reste 1280

For trewly / that swete wyghtt

Whan I had wrong / and she ryghtf

She wolde alway / so goodely

For-yeve me / so debonairely 1284

DETHE OF BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16. 37

In al my yowthe / in al chaunce

She tooke me / in hir gouernaunce

Therwyth she was / alway so trewe

Our loye was euer / y-lyche newe 1288

Oure hertys werne / so evene a payre

That neuer nas / that oon contrary^ [leaf u?]

To that other / for noo woo

For sothe y-lyche / they suffred thoo 1292

00 blysse and eke / oo sorwe bothe
Y-lyche they were / bothe glad and wrothe
Al was vs oon / withoute were

And thus we lyved / ful many a yere 1296

So wel I kan / nat telle how

IF Sir quod I / where is1 she now P*^ ^igjgf ' inStowe's

Now quod he / and stynte anoon

Therwith he waxe / as dede as stoon 1300

And seyde alias / that I was bore

That was the losse / that here before

1 tolde the that / I hadde lorne

Bethenke how / I seyde herebeforne 1304

Thow wost / ful lytel / what thow menyst

I haue lost more / than thow wenyst

IT God wote alias / ryght1 that was she

Alias sir how / what may that be 1308

She ys ded / nay / yis be my trouthe

Is that youre losse / be god hyt ys routhe

And with that worde / ryght1 anoon

They gan to strake / forth al was doon 1312

For that tyme / the herte huntynge

"With that me thoghtf / that this kynge

Gan homewarde / for to ryde

Vnto a place / was there besyde 1316

Which was from vs / but a lyte

A longe castel / with wallys white

Be seynt lohan / on a ryche hille

As me mette / but thus hyt fille 1320

38 DETHE OP BLAUNCHE. FAIRFAX MS 16.

Ryghft thus me mette / as I yow telle

That in the castell / ther was a belle

As hyt hadde smyte / cures twelve

Therewyth I / a-wooke my selve 1324

And fonde me lyinge / in my bedde

And the booke / that I hadde redde [leaf 147, bado

Of Alchione / and Seys the kynge

And of the goddys / of slepynge 1328

I fond hyt / in myn honde ful evene

Thoght1 1 thys ys / so queynt a sweuene

That I wol / be processe of tyme

Fonde to put this / sweuene in ryme 1332

As I kan best / and that anoon

This was my sweuene / now hit ys doon

^[ Explicit the Boke of the Ducliesse

II.

e fcplepte io |)tte.

is foafo iix a mul To^b-6 lie's

(This is Chaucer's 1st Poem, and should be studied first. Its subject
is alluded to in the Dethe of Blaunche the Duchesse and the
Parlament of Foules. See my Trial-Forewords.)

40 THE COMPLEYNTE TO PITE. FAIRFAX 16.

[Fairfax MS 16 (vellum, 1 1440-50; Bodl. Libr.), Zea/187.]
[ft is for t with a curl over it ; n is for nX]

IF Balade.
[complainte of the deathe of pitie (in Stowe's hand)']

(1) [The Proem.}

Plte that I haue sought1 / so yore agoo
With hert soore / and ful of'besy peyne
That in this worlde / was neuer wighf so woo
With-oute dethe / and yf I shal not feyne 4

My purpose was / to pite / to coinpleyne
Vpon) the crueltee / and tirannye
Of loue / that for my trouthe doth me dye 7

(2) [The Story.}

And when that I be lengthe / of certeyne yeres

Had euere in oon / soughte a tyme to speke

To pitee ran I / al bespreynte with teres

To pray en hir on cruelte / me awreke 1 1

But er I myghf / with any worde out breke

Or tellen any / of my peynes smerte

I fonde hir dede / and buried in an herte 14

(3)

Adovne I fel / when I saugh the herse
Dede as stone / while that the swogh me laste
But vp I roose / with coloure ful dyuerse
And petously on) hir / myn eyen I caste 18

And ner the corps / I gan presen faste
And for the soule / I shope me for to prey
I was but lorne / ther was no more to sey 21

PAR. -TEXT 42
THE COMPLEYNTE TO PITE. FAIRFAX 16. 41

Thus am I slayne / sith that pite is dede

Alias that day / that euer hyt shuld falle

What maner man) / dar now hold vp his hede

To whom shal now / eny sorwful herte calle 25

Now cruelte hath caste / to slee vs alle

In ydel hope / folke redelesse of peyne

Syth she is dede / to whom shul we compleyne 28

(5)

But yet encreseth me / this wonder newe

That no wight woot / that she is dede but I

So mony men / as in her tyme hir knewe

And yet dyed not / sodeynly 32

For I haue sought1 hir euer / ful besely

Sith I hadde firste / witte or mynde

But she was dede / er I koude hir fynde 35

(6)

Aboute hir herse / there stoden lustely [leaf is?, back]

Withoute any woo / as thoughts me
Bounte parfyt / wel armed and richely
And fresshe beaute / lust and iolyte 39

Assured maner / youthe and honeste
Wisdome estaat / drede and gouernaunce
Confedred both by bonde / and Alliaunce 42

(7)

A compleynt had I writen / in myn honde

To haue put to pittee / as a bille

But when I al this companye / ther fonde

That rather wolde / al my cause spille 46

Then do me helpe / I helde my pleynt stille

For to that folke / with-oute any fayle

Withoute pitee / ther may no bille a-vaile 49

44 PAR. -TEXT

42 THE COMPLEYNTE TO PITE. FAIRFAX 16.

(8)

Then leve we al vertues / saue oonly pite

Kepynge the corps / as ye haue herde me seyn

Cofedered by bonde / and by cruelte

And berc assented / when I shal be sleyn 53

And I haue put my complaynt / vp ageyn

For to my ffoes / my bille I dar not shewe

Thefiect of which / seith thus in wordes fewe 56

(9) [The Bill of Complaint.} (Tern I. 1)

Humblest of herte / highest of reue?-ence

Benygne flour / corovne of vertues alle

Sheweth vn-to youre rialle / excellence

Youre servaunt / yf I durst me / so calle 60

Hys mortal harme / in. which he is falle

And noghf al oonly / for his euel fare

But for your renoun / as he shal declare 63

(10) (1.2)

Hit stondeth thus / that your contrary crueltee

Allyed is / ayenst your regalye

Vnder* colour / of womanly beaute

For men shulde not / knowe hir tirannye 67

With bounte gentilesse / and curtesye

And hath depryved yow / of your place

That is hygh beaute / apertenent to your grace 70

(11) (1.3)

For kyndely / by youre herytage ryghtf [leaf iss]

Ye be annexed euer / vnto bounte

And verrely ye oughte / do youre myghtt

To helpe trouthe / in his aduersyte 74

Ye be also the corowne / of beaute

And certes yf ye want / in these tweyn

The worlde is lore / ther is no more to seyn 77

PAR. -TEXT 46
THE COMPLEYNTE TO PITE. FAIRFAX 16. 43

(12) (Tern II. 1)

Eke what availeth maner / and gentilesse

Withoute yow / benygne creature

Shal cruelte / be your gouerneresse

Alias what herte / may hyt longe endure 81

Wherfore but ye / the rather take cure

To breke that perilouse / alliaunce

Ye sleen hem that ben / in your obeisaunce 84

(13) (II. 2)

And further ouer / yf ye suffice this

Youre renoun ys fordoo / in a throwe

Ther shal no man wete weH / what pite is

Alias that euer your renoun / is falle so lowe 88

Ye be also / fro youre heritage y-throwe

By cruelte / that occupieth youre place

And we despeyred / that speken to your grace 9 1

(14) (II. 3)

Haue mercy on me / thow herenus quene

That yow haue sought / so tendirly and yore

Let somme streme of lyght1 / on me be sene

That loue and drede yow / euer lenger the more 95

For sothely for to seyne / I bere so soore

And though I be not kuwnynge / for to pleyne

For goddis loue / haue mercy on) my peyne 98

(15) (Tern III. 1)

My peyne is this / that what so I desire

That haue I not ne no thing / lyke therto

And euer settetR desire / myn hert on fire

Eke on that other sydes / where so I goo 102

What maner thinge / that may encrese my woo

That haue I redy vnsoghte / euery where

Me lakketh but my detfi. / and than my bere 105 .

48 PAR. -TEXT

44 THE COMPLEYNTE TO PITE. FAIRFAX 16.

(16) (III. 2)

What nedeth to shewe parcel / of my peyne [leaf iss, back]

Syth euery woo / that herte may be-thynke

I suffre / and yet I dar not to yow pleyne

For wel I wote / though I wake or wynke 109

Ye rekke not / where I flete or synke

But natheles yet / my trouthe I shal sustene

Vnto my deth / and that shal wel be sene 112

(17) (III. 3)

This is to seyne / I wol be youres euer

Though ye me slee / by crueltee your soo

Algate my spirite / shal neuer disseuer

Fro youre seruise / for eny peyne or woo 116

Sith ye be yet ded / alias that hyt is soo

Thus for your deth / I may wel wepe and pleyne

With herte sore / and ful of besy peyne 119

1[ Explicit .

III.

Cfte iarfmrni 0f

50 PAR. -TEXT

46 PARLAMENT OF FOULES. Gg. 4. 27, CAMBR. UNIV. LIBR.

[MS Gg. 4. 27, Cambr. Univ. Libr. (vellum, 11430-40 A.D.).]

Here begynyth the parlenient of ffoulys. Ion lea/m, back']

(1) [The Proem.]

THe lyf so short the craft so longe to lerne [^a/48i]
Thassay so sharp / so hard the cowquerywge
The dredful loye / alwey that slit so 3 erne
Al this mene I / be loue / that myn felyrcge 4
A-stonyd with his wowdyrful werkynge
So sore I-wis / that wharc I on hym thyrcke
^N"at wot I wel wher that I slete or synke 7

(2)

For al be that / I knowe nat loue In dede
Ne wot how that he quitith folk here hyre
3it happith me ful ofte / in bokis reede
Of hise myraklis & his crewel yre 1 1

That rede I wel / he wele be lord & syre
I dar nat seyn / his strokis been so sore
But god save swich a lord I sey na moore 14

(3)

Of vsage what for lust & what for lore

On bokis rede I ofte / as I $ow tolde

But wherfore that I speke al this nat ^oore

Agon . it happede me for to be-holde 1 8

Vp 011 a bok was wrete with letteris olde

And ther vpon a certeyn thiwg to lerne

The longe day ful faste I redde & ^erne 21

For ofte of olde feldys / as men sey

Comyth al this newe1 corn from ^er to ^ere pin corrector's hand]

And out of olde bokis in good fey

Comyth al this newe science that men lere 25

But now to purpos as of this matere

To rede forth so gan me to delite

That al that day me thou3te but a lyte 28

PAR.-TEXT 52
PARLAMENT OP FOULES. Gg. 4. 27, CAMBR. UNIV. LIBIt. 47

(5)

This bok of which I make of mencioun

Entytlt was al thus as I schal telle

Tullyus of the drem of sothion

Chapiteris seuene It hadde / of heuene & helle 32

And erthe * and soulis that thereon1 dwelle FO altered from y]

Of whiche as shortly as I can it trete

Of his centence I wele $ow seyn the greete 35

(6)

Fyrst tellith it whaw scipion was come c/«r/48i, bac^

In Affrik how he metyh massynisse
That hym for loie in armys hath I-nome
Thawne telly th he here spche / & of the blysse 39

That was be-twixsyw hem thil that day gan mysse
And how his Auncestre AfFrycan so deere
Gan in his slep that ny}t to hym a-pere 42

(7)

Thanne tellith it / that from a sterry place

How Affrycarc hath hym cartage schewid /

And warnede hym be-forn of al his grace

And seyde what man lernyd ojjer lewid 46

That louede comoiw profyt wel I-thewid

He shulde in to a blysful place wende

There as loye is }>at last with outy^ ende 49

(8)

Tharaie axede he If folk that now been dede
Han lyf & dwellynge In a nothir place
And Affrican seyde ^a wft/fc outyw drede
And that cure present wordis lyuys space 53

Nya but a maner deth what weye we trace
And rightful folk schul gon aftyr they deye
To heuene / & schewede hym the galylye 56

CHAUCER MI. 4

54 PAR. -TEXT

48 PAKLAMENT OP FOULES. Gg. 4. 27, CAMBR. UNIV. LIBR.

(9)

Thawne shewede he hym the erthe that here is

At regard of the heuenys quarctite

And after shewede he hym the nyne speris

And aftyr that the melodye herde he 60

That comyth of thilke speris thryes thre

That welle is of musik & melodye

In this world here & cause of armonye 63

(10)

Thaw bad he hym syn erthe was so lyte

And was sumdel disseyuable & ful of harde grace

That he ne schulde hym in the world delyte

Thame tolde he hym in certeyn ^eris space 67

That euery sterre shulde come in to his place

Ther it was ferst & al schulde out of mywde

That in this world is don of al mankynde 70

Thanne preyede hym cypyon to telle hym al

The weye to come In to that heuene blis

And he seyde know fhjn self ferst inmortal

And loke ay besyly thow werche & wysse 74

To comoim profit & thow shat not mysse

To comyn swiftly to this place deere

That ful of blysse is & soulys cleere 77

(12)

But brekeis of the lawe soth to seyn

And lykerows folk aftyr that they ben dede

Schul whirle a-boute Jjere alwey in peyne

Tyl manye a world be passid out of drede 81

And that for-^euyw is his weked dede

Tha?? shal }?ey comyrc in to this blysful place

To whiche to comyrc god synde us grace 84

PAR.-TEXT 5G
PABLAMENT OF FOULES. Gff. 4. 27, CAMBR. UNIV. LIBR. 49

(13)

The day gan folwyn & the derke ny^t

That revith bestis from here besynesse

Berafte me myn bok for lak of lyght

And to myn self I gan me for to dresse 88

Fulfyld of thou^t & busy heuynesse

For bothe I hadde thyng that I nolde

And ek I ne hadde thyng that I wolde 91

(14)

But fynally myn spirit at the laste

For-wery of myn labour al the day

Tok reste that made me to slepe faste

And In myn slep I mette as J>at I lay 95

How affrican ry$t in the same a-ray

That1 cipion hym say by-fore that tyde [' That «»•/•«•<«/]

Was come & stod ri^t at nrpz bedis syde 98

(15)

The wery huntere slepynge In his bed

To wode a-^en his mynde goth a-non

The luge dremyth how hise pleis been sped

The cartere dremyth how his carte is gon 102

The riche of gold / the knyght fy^t with his fon

The syke met he dryrckyth of the turane

The louere met he hath his lady wonne 105

(16)

Can I nat seyn If that the cause were [>«/ 482, &</<*]

For I hadde red of affrican by-foren

That made me to mete that he stod theert.

But thus seyde he thow hast the so wel born 109

In lokynge of my^ olde bok by-forn

Of whiche Macrobye roughte nat a lyte

That sumdel of thyrc labour wolde I quyte 112

58 PAR. -TEXT

f>0 PARLAMENT OF FOULES. GQ. 4. 27, CAMBR. UNIV. LIRR.

(17) [Invocation^

Cythera thow blysful lady swete

That with, thjn ferbrond dauwtist whom thow lest

And madist me this sweuene for to mete

Be thow mjn helpe in this for thow mayst best 116

As wisely as I seye the north nor west

Whan I be-gaw my?* sweuene for to write

So $if me myght to ryme & ek tendyte 119

(18) [The Story.]

This forseyde Affrican me he?^te a-non

And forth with hym vnto a gate brou^te

Ey^t of a park wallid of grene ston

And ouyr the gatis with letteris large I-wrowht 123

There were vers I-wrete as me thou^t

On eythir syde of ful gret difference

Of which I schal now seyn the pleyn sentence 126

(19)

Thorw me men gon in to that blysful place

Of hertis hele & dedly woiwdis cure

Thorw me men gon on-to the vvelle of grace

Theere grene & lusty may shal eue?*e endure 130

This is the weye to al good auenture

Be glad thow redere & fhjn sorwe ouercaste

Al opyrc am I. passe in & sped the faste 133

(20)

Thorw me men gon thaw spat that othir side

Onto the mortal strokis of the spere

Of whiche disdayn & dauwger is the gyde

That neuere }it shal freut ne leuys bere 137

This strem $ow ledith to sorweful were

There as the fisch in prysouw is al drye

Ther11 shewyng is only the remedye c1 er i^erted] 140

PAR.-TEXT 60
PARLAMENT OF FOULES. Off. 4. 27, CAMBR. UNIV. LIBR. 51

(21)

These wers of gold & blak I wetyn were [/ea/488]

Of whiche I g&n a-stonyd to be-holde

For whi that on encresede ay myw fere

And with that othir gan inyn herte bolde 1 44

That on me hette that othir dede me colde

No wit hadde I for errour for to chese

To entre . or flen . or me to saue . or lese 147

(22)

Right as be-twixsyw adamauwtis two

Of euene my3t a pece of yryn set

Ne hath no my^t to meue too ne fro

For what that on may hale that othir let 151

1 Ferde I that nyste whethir me was best C1 so in margin']

To entre or leue til Affrycan mjn gide

Ne hente & shof in at the gatis wide 154

(23)

And seyde it stant writjn In thy^ face

Thyn errour though thow telle it not to me

But dred the not to come in to this place

For this writyng nys no thy rag ment bi the 158

Ne by non but he louys serwauwt be

For thow of loue hast lost fhjn stat I gesse

As sek man hat of swet & byttyrnesse 161

(24)

But natheles al-thow that thow be dul

3it that thow canst not do $it mayst thow se

For manye a man that may nat stonde a pul

It likyth hym at wrastelyng for to be 165

And demy ft ^it wher he do bet or he

And there If thow haddist / cunnyng for tendite

I shal the shewe / mater for to wryte 168

02 PAR. -TEXT

52 PARLAMENT OF FOULES. Gg. 4. 27, CAMBR. UNIV. LIBR.

(25)

With that myn hand he tok In his a-non

Of which e I confort kaughte / & that as faste

But lord so I was glad / & wel begoon

For oueral where that I my /me eyen caste 172

Were treis clad with leuys that ay shal laste

Eche in his kynde of colour frosch & greene

As emeroude that sothe was to seene 175

(26)

The byldere ok / & ek the hardy assh Oa/483, &«*]

The pilere elm / the cofere vnto carayne

The boxtre pipere / holm to whippis lasch

The saylywge fyr / the cipresse deth to pleyne 179

The shetere Ew./ the Asp for shaftys pleyne

The olyue of pes / & ek the dronke vyne

The victor palm / the laurer to deuyne 182

(27)

A gardyn saw I ful of blospemy bowys

Yp on a reuer in a grene mede

There as ther swetnesse eueremore I-now is

With flouris white blewe & ^elwe & rede 186

And colde welle stremys no thyng dede

That swemyft ful of smale fischis lite

With fyraiys rede & skalis syluyr bry^te 189

(28)

On euery bow the bryddis herde I synge

With voys of auwgel In here armonye

So besyede hem here bryddis forth to brywge

The litele conyes to here pley gunne hye 193

And ferthere al aboute I garc aspye

The dredful ro the buk & hert & hywde

Squyrelis & bestis smale of gentil kynde 196

PAR. -TEXT G4
PARLAMENT OF FOULES. Gg. 4. 27, GAMER. UNIV. LIBR. 53

(29)

Of Instreumentis of strengis in a-cord

Herde I so pleye & rauyshyng swetnesse

That god that makere is of al & lord

Ne herde neue?-e betyr as I gesse 200

Therwith a wynd onethe it myght be lesse

Made in the leuys grene a noyse softe

Acordaunt to the bryddis song a lofte 203

(30)

The erthe of that place so attempre was

That neuere was greuaiwce of hot ne cold

There wex ek Query holsum spice & gres

No man may waxe there sek ne old 207

3it was there loye more a thousent fold

Than man can telle ne neuere wolde it nyghte

But ay cler day to ony manys syghte 210

(31)

Yndyr a tre be-syde a welle I say [fea/a&i]

Cupide oure lord hise arwis forge & file

And at his fet his bowe al redy lay

And wel his doughtyr temperede al this whyle 214

The heuedis in the welle & with hire wile

She couchede hem aftyr they shulde serve

Some for to sle & some to wouwde & kerve 217

(32)

Tho was I war of plesauwce a-no/i ryght

And of aray and lust & curteysie

And of the craft1 that can & hath the myght

To don be-fore a wight to don folye 221

Disfigurat was she I nyl nat lye

And by hem self vndyr an ok I gesse

Saw I delyt that stod with gentilesse 224

66 PAR. -TEXT

54 PARLAMENT OF FOULES. Off. 4. 27, GAMER. UNIV. LIBR.

(33)

I saw beute with outyn ony a-tyr

And ^outhe ful of game & lolyte

Tool hardynesse & flaterye & desyr

Messagerye & meede & o]?er thre 228

Here namys shul not here be told for me

And vp on pileris greete of lasper longe

I saw a temple of bras I-founded stronge 231

(34)

Aboute that temple daunsedyn alwey

Wemen I-nowe of which e some ther weere

Fayre of he?ft self & some of hem were gay

In kertelis al discheuele wente they there 235

That was here offys alwey ^er be ^eere

And on the temple of dowis white & fayre

Saw I syttywge maiiye an hunderede peyre 238

(35)

By-fore the temple dore / ful sobyiiy

Dame pes sat with / a cwrtyn in hire hond

And by hire syde / wondyr discretly

Dame pacience / syttywge there I fond 242

With face pale / vp on an hil of sond

And aldirnex / with inne & ek with oute

Byheste & art / & of here folk a route — 245

(36)

With Inne the temple / of sykys hoote as fuyr [feo/484, back-]

I herde a swow / that gan a-boute renne

Whiche sikis were engenderede with desyr

That mady?^ euery auter for to brenne 249

Of newe flaume & wel espyed I thenne

That1 alle the cause of sorwe that they drye [' That aitere^

Cam of the bittere goddesse lelosye / 252

PAR.-TEXT 68
PARLAMENT OF FOULES. Off. 4. 27, CAMBB. UNIV. LIBB. 55

(37)

The god pn'apus saw I as I wente

With inne the temple / in souereyn place stcwde

In swich aray as waft ! the asse hyra shente C1 s scratch ouf]

With Cri be nyghte & with septure In his howde 256

Ful besyly .men grwne asaye & fonde

Yp on his hed to sette of sundery hewe

Garlondis ful of fkwrrys frosche & newe 259

(38)

And In a2 prate corner / In desport [2 a altered from n]

Fond I feb^ & hire porter richesse

That was ful noble & hau^tayn of hyre port

Derk was that place but aftyrward lightnesse 263

I saw a lyte vnnethe it my^te be lesse

And on a bed of gold sche lay to reste

Tyl that the hote sunne gan to weste 266

(39)

Hyre gilte heris with a goldene thred

I-bounden were vntrussede as sche lay

And nakyd from the brest vp to the hed

Men my^the hyre sen / & sothly for to say 270

The remenaunt was wel keuerede to myn pay

Rygh with a subtyl couercheif / of valence

Ther nas no thikkere cloth / of no defense 273

(40)

The place 3af a thousent sauowris sote

And Bacus god of wyn sat hire be syde

And sereis3 next that doth of huwgir boote p ei altered-]

And as I seyide a myddis lay Cypride 277

To wham on kneis two ^onge folk there cryede

To ben here helpe / but thus I let hem lye

And ferthere in the tewple I gan espie 280

70 PAR. -TEXT

56 PARLAMENT OP FOULES. Gg. 4. 27, CAMBR. UNIV. LIBR.

(41)

That In dispit of Dyane the chaste

Ful manye a bowe I-broke hyng on the wal

Of maydenys swiche as guraie here tymys waste

In hyre seruyse I-peyntede were oueral 284

Ful manye a story of whiche I touche shal

A fewe / as of Calyote . & Athalante

And manye a mayde of whiche the name I warate 287

(42)

Semyranms Candace & Hercules

Biblis . Dido . Thisbe . & piramus

Tristram .Isaude . paris. & Achilles

Elyne Cliopatre & Troylis 291

Silla & ek the modyr of Eomulus

Alle these were peyntid on that othir syde

And al here loue & in what plyt they deyde 294

(43)

Whan I was come a-^en vn to the place

That I of spak that was so sote & grene

Forth welk I tho myn seluyrc to solace

Tho was I war / wher that ther sat a queene 298

That as of lygh the someris sunnys shene

Passith the sterre / right so ouermesure

She fayrere was than ony creature 301

(44)

And In a laurade vp on an hil of flowris

Was set this noble goddesse nature

Of brauwchis were here hallis & here bouris

I-wrough after here cast & here mesuris 305

Ne there was foul that comyth of engendrure

That they ne were al prest in here presence

To take hire dom / & $eue hire audyence 308

PAR.-TEXT 72
PARLAMENT OF FOULES. GQ. 4. 27, GAMER. UNIV. LIBR. 57

(45)

For this was on seynt Volantynys day

Whan euery bryd comyth there to chese his make

Of euery kynde that men thy^ke may

And that so heuge a noyse gan they make 312

That erthe & eyr & tre & euery lake

So ful was that onethe was there space

For me to stonde. so ful was al the place 315

(46)

And righ as aleyn In the pleynt of kynde Oa/485, back]

Deuyseth natur In aray / & face

In swich aray men myghte hire there fynde

This nobil emperesse ful of grace 319

Bad euery foul to take his owene place

As they were wonyd alwey fro?^ ^er to ^eere

Seynt Yolantynys day to skwdyii theere 322

(47)

That is to seyn the foulis of rauyne

Were heyest set & thawne foulis smale

That etyn as he?ft nature wolde enclyne

As werm or thyng I telle my?a tale 326

And watyr foul sat loueste in the dale

But foul that lyuyth be sed sat on the grene

And that so fele that wondyr was to sene 329

(48)

There myghte men the ryal egle fynde

That with his sharpe lok persith the sunne

And othere eglis of a lowere kynde

Of whiche that clerkis wel deuyse cuwne 333

Ther was the tiraunt with his federys dumie

A grey I mene the goshauk that doth pyne

To1 bryddis for his outrageous rauyne p Tho: himertett] 336

74 PAR. -TEXT

58 PARLAMENT OF POULES. Gg. 4. 27, CAMBR. UNIV. LIBR.

(49)

The gentyl facoiw that with his feet distraynyth

The kyngis hand / the hardy sperhauk eke

The quaylis foo / the Mmliouw that paynyth

Hym self ful ofte the larke for to seke 340

There was the douue with hire eyen meke

The lelous swan / a-^ens hire, deth that syrcgith

The oule ek that of deth the bode bryrcgyth 343

(50)

The crane geauwt with his trompis soun

The thef the crow / & ek the langelynge pye

The skorny7?,ge lay / the elis fo heroun

The false lapwy^ge ful of trecherye 347

The starlyng that the conseyl can be-wreye

The tame rodok & the coward kyte

The kok that orloge is / of thorpis lyte 350

(51)

The sparwe venus sone / the nyhtyngale [leaftse]

That clepith forth the grene leuys newe

The swalwe mortherere of the foulis smale

That makyn hony of flouris frosche & newe 354

The wedded turtil with hire herte trewe

The pokok with his aimgelis clothis bryghte

The fesaurct skornere of the cok be nyghte 357

(52)

The wakyr goos / the cokkow 1most onkynde Pm altered /*•<>»» en]

The popyniay ful of delicasye

The drake stroyere of his owene kynde

The stork the wrekere of a-vouterye 361

The hote Cormeraunt of glotenye

The rauerc wys / the crowe wit vois of care

The thurstil old / the frosty feldefare 364

PAR.-TEXT 76
TARLAMENT OF FOULES. Gff. 4. 27, CAMBR. UNIV. LIBR. 59

(53)

"What shulde I seyn of foulys euery kynde

That In this world hath federis & stature

Men myghtyrc in that place assemblede fywde

By-fore the noble goddesse / nature 368

And eueriche of hem dede his besy cure

Benygnely to chese or for to take

By hire a-cord his formel or his make 371

(54)

But to the poynt nature held on hire hond

A formele egle of shap the gentilleste

That euere she a-mong hire werkis fond

The moste benygne & the goodlieste 375

In hire was eueri vertu at his reste

So fer forth that nature hire self hadde blysse

To loke on hire & ofte hire bek to kysse 378

(55)

Nature vicarye o the almyghty lord

That hot . cold . heuy . lyght . moyst . & dreye

Hath knyt with euene noumberis of a-cord

In esy voys gan for to speke & seye 382

Foulis tak hed of myn centence I preye

And for ^ore ese In fortheryng of $oure nede

As faste1 as I may speke I wele $ow speede E1 & altered] 385

(56)

3e knowe wel how seynt volantynys day iiea/m, / «<*]

By myn statute / & thorw myra gouernau^ce

3e come for to cheese & fle ^oure wey

3oure makis as I prike }ow with plesauwce 389

But natheles mjn ryghtful ordenauwce

May I nat breke for al this world to wyrcne

That he that most is worthi shal begynne 392

78 PAR. -TEXT

60 PARLAMENT OP FOULES. Gg. 4. 27, CAMBR. UNIV. LIBR.

(57)

The terslet egle as that ^e knowe ful wel

The foul ryal a-bouyrc euery degre

The wyse & worth! secre trewe as stel

Whiche I haue formyd as $e may wel se 396

In euery part as it best likyth me

It iiedith not / his shap ^ow to deuyse

He shal ferst schese / & spekyn In his gyse 399

(58)

And aftyr hym by ordere shul they chese

Aftyr ^oure kynde eueriche as ^e lykyth

And as ^oure hap is shul 36 wyraie or lese

But which of }ow that loue most entrikyth 403

God sy?zde hym hire that soryest for hym sykyth

And ther withal the tersel gan she calle

And seyde myn sone the choys is to $ow falle 406

(59)

But natheles in this cowdiciou?^

Mot be the choys / of euerich that is heere

That she a-gre to his elecciou^ /

What so he be that shulde be hire feere 410

This is oure vsage alwey fro?% ^er to ^eere

And ho so may at this tyme haue his grace

In blisful tyme he cam into this place 413

(60)

With hed enclyned & with humble cheere

This ryal tersel / spak . & tariede noht

Vn to myn souereyn lady & not myn fere

I chese & shes with wil & herte & thought 417

The formel on 3oure hond so wel I-wrou^t

Whos I am al & euere wele hire serve

Do what hire lest / to do me leve1 or sterve c1 originally lere]

PAR.-TEXT 80
PARLAMENT OP FOULES. Gff. 4,. 27, CAMBR. UNIV. LIBR. 61

(61)

Besekynge hire of merci & of grace [>a/487]

As she that is myn1 lady souereyne L1 corrected my«]

Or let me deye present in this place

For certis longe I may nat lyue In payne 424

For In myn herte is korvyn euery veyne

And hauynge only reward to niy^ trouthe

My ft deere herte haue of myn wo sum routhe 427

(62)

And If that I to hyre be founde vntrewe

Dishobeysaunt or wilful necligent

Auaufttour or in proces loue a newe

I preye to }ow this be myn lugement 431

That with these foulis be I al torent

That ilke day that euere she me fynde

To hire vntrere / or In myn gilt vnkynde 434

(63)

And syn that hire / louyth non so wel as I

Al be It that he me neuere of loue be-heette2 [2te originally ee]

Thawne ouhte she be myn thowr hire mercy

For othir bond can I non on hire areete 3 [3 te altered to ete] 438

Ne neuere for no wo ne shal I lette

To seruyft hire how fer so that she wende

Say what }ow leste myn tale is at an ende 441

(64)
Ryght as the frosche rede rose newe

the somyr surane coloured is
Eyght so for shame al wexen gan hire hewe
Of this formel whaw she herde al this 445

She neythir answerde wel ne seyde a mys
So sore a-bashat was she tyl that nature
Seyde 4dooughter drede the nought I $ow assure

82 PAR. -TEXT

62 PARLAMENT OP FOULES. Gff. 4. 27, CAMBR. UNIT. LIBR.

(65)

A nothir tersel egle spak a-non

Of l lower kynde seyde that shal nat be pi w e altered]

I loue hire bet than 30 don be seynt Ion

Or at the leste I loue as wel as 36 452

And longere haue seruyd hire in myrc degre

And 2 If she shulde a louid for long louywge p originally ff]

To me fullonge hadde be the gerdonynge 455

(66)

I dar ek seyn If she me fynde fals |>«/487, &«<*]

Ynkynde or langelere / or rebel ony wyse

Or gelous do me hangyrc by the hals

And but I bere me / In hire seruyse 459

As wel as that myn wit can me suffyse

From poynt In poynt / hyre honour for to saue

Tak the myn lif & al the good I haue 462

(67)

The thredde tercel Egle answerde tho

Now serys 36 seen the lytil leyser heere

For euery foul cryeth out to ben a-go

Forth with his mak or with his lady deere 466

And ek nature hire self ne wele not heere

For taryinge here not half that I wolde seye

And but I speke / I mot for sorwe deye 469

(68)

Of long seruyse auante I me nothing

That possible is to me to deye to day

For wo as he that hath ben languyssywge

This twenty 3eer & as wel happyw may 473

A man may seruyra bet & more to pay

In half a 3er al thav It were no moore

Than sum man doth that hath seruyd ful 30ore 476

PAR. -TEXT 84
PABLAMENT OF FOULES. Gg. 4. 27, CAMBR. UNIV. LIBR. 63

(69)

I sey not this by me for I ne can

Don non seruyse that may myn lady1 plese c1 altered]

But I dar seyn / I am hire treweste man

As to myn dom and fayneste wolde hire ese 480

At shorte wordis til that deth me sese

I wele ben heris were I wake or wynke

And trewe in al that herte may bethywke 483

(70)

Of al myn lyf syn that day I was born

So gentil pie in loue or othir thyng

Ne herde neuere no man me be-forn

Ho that hadde leyser & cimnyng 487

For to reherse hyre cher & hire spekyng

And from the morwe gan this speche laste

Tyl donnward drow the simne wo?^dir faste 490

(71)

The noyse of foulis for to ben delyuered Oa/4S8]

So loude ronge haue don & lat vs wende

That wel wende I the wode hadde al to-slyuered

Cum of they criedyn alias 36 wele vs shynde 494

Whan shal $ure cursede pletywge hauyn an ende

How shulde a luge eythir partie leue

For ^e or nay / with outyn othir preue 497

(72)

The goos the cokkow / & the doke also

So cryede kek kek . kokkow . quek quek hye

That thowrw myne erys the noyse wente tho

The goos seyde al this nys not worth a flye 501

But I can shappe herof a remedie

And I wele seye myn verdit fayre & swythe

For watyr foul ho so be wroth or blythe 504

CHAUCER MI. 5

8b FAR. -TEXT

64 PARLAMENT OF FOULES. Off. 4, 27, CAMBR. UNIV. LIBR.

(73)

And I for werm foul quod the fol kokkowe

And I wele of myn owene autorite

For comun profit tak on / no charg howe

For to delyuere vs Is gret charite 508

3e may onbyde a while ^it perde

Quod the turtil If it be $oure wille

A whit may speke / hym were as fayr hew stylle 511

(74)

I1 am a sed foul, on the onworthieste p an erasure]

That wot I wel / & litil of cunnywge

But bet is that a wyhtis tu^ge reste

Than entirmetyw hym of suhe doinge 515

Of which he neythir rede can ne fynde

And who so doth ful foule hym self a-cloyith

for offys onquit ofte a-noyeth . 518

(75)

Nature which that alwey hadde an ere

To murmur of the lewedenesse

with facound voys seyde hold joure tungis there

And I shal sone I hope a conseyl fywde 522

3ow to delyuere & from this noyse vnbynde

I luge on euery folk men shul on calle

To seyn the verdit for yow foulys alle 525

(76)

Assentid was to this conclusions [leaf 488, 6a<*]

The briddis alle & foulis of lauyne

Han chosyn fyrst by playn elecciouw

The terselet of the facoun to diffyne 529

Al here centence as hem leste to termyne

And to nature hym guraie to presente

And she acceptyh hym with glad entente 532

PAIL-TEXT 88
PABLAMBNT OF POULES. GQ. 4. 27, CAMBR. UNIV. LIBR. 65

(77)

The terslet seyde In this manere

Ful hard were it to proue by resouw

Who louyth best this gentil formele heere

For euerych hath swich replicaciou^ 536

That non by skillis may been brought a-doun

I can not se that Argumentis avayle

Thawne semyth it there muste be batayle 539

(78)

Al redy quod this Eglis terslet tho

Nay seris quod he If that I durste it seye

3e don me wrong / myn tale is not I-do

For seris ne takith not a gref I preye 543

It may not gon as 36 wolde in this weye

Oure is the voys that1 han the charg on howde c1 1 altered]

And to the lugis dom / $e motyn stonde 546

(79)

And therfore pes I seye / as to myw wit

Me wolde thywke how that the worthiest

Of knygthod2 & longest hath vsed it p the t altered]

Most of estat of blod the gentilleste 550

Were sittyngest for hire If that he leste

And of these thre she wot hire self I trowe

Whiche that he be / for here3 is light to knowe p originally hre]

(80)

The watyr foulis han here hedis leid

To gedere & of a short auysement

Whara eue?'ryche hadde his large gole seyd

They seydyn sothly al be on assent 557

How that the goos with hire facouwde so gent

That so desyrith to pronounce oure nede

Shal telle oure tale & preyede god hym spede 560

90 PAR. -TEXT

66 PARLAMBNT OP FOULES. GQ. 4. 27, CAMBR. UNIV. LIBR.

(81)

As for these watyr foulis tho ! be-gan c1 goes teratcht out] oa/489]

The goos to speke & in his kakelynge

He seyde pes now tak kep euery man

And herkenyth which a resoura I shal bryrcge 564

Myn wit is sharp I loue no taryinge

I seye I rede hyra thow he were myn brothir

But she wele loue hym let hym take a nothir 567

(82)

Lo here a perfit resouw of a goos

Quod the sperhauk / neu^re mot he the

lo sich it is to haue a tunge loos

Now perde fol now were it bet for the 571

Han holde ihjn pes than shewe thjn nysete

It lyth nat in his mygh ne in his wille

But soth is seyd a fol can not ben stille 574

(83)

The laughtere aros of gentil foulis alle

And righ a-non the sedful chosyn hade

The tersel trewe / and gimne hire to hem calle

And preyede hire for to seyn the sothe sadde 578

Of this matere & axsede what she rardde

And she answerde / that pleynly hire entente

She wolde it shewe & sothly what she mercte 581

(84)

Nay god forbede a louere shulde chaurcge

The tersel seyde / & wex for shame red

Thow that his lady euere more be strau^ge

3it lat hym serue hire til that he be ded 585

Forsothe I preyse nat the gosis red

For thow sche deyede I wolde non othir make

I wele ben hire til that the deth me take 588

PAR. -TEXT 92
PARLAMENT OF FOULES. Gg. 4. 27, CAMBR. UNIV. LIBR. 67

(85)

Wei bordit quod the doke by myn hat

That men shul louyn alwey causeles

Who can a resoim fynde or wit in that

Daiwsith he murye that is myrtheles 592

What shulde I rekke of hym that is recheles

Kek kek }it seith the doke ful wel & fayre

There been mo stems god wot thaw a payre 595

(86)

Now sey cherl quod the gentil terslet oa/489, baciti

out of the donghil cam that word ful ri^t

Thow canst nat seen what thyng is wel be-set

Thow farst by loue as oulys don by lyght 599

The day hem blent but wel they sen be nygh

Thyn kynde is of so low a wrechednese

That what loue is thow canst nat seen ne gese 602

(87)

Tho gan the kokkow putte hym forth in pres

For foul that etith werm & seyde blythe

So I quod he may haue myn make in pes

I reche nat how longe that $e stryue 606

Lat eche of hew ben soleyn al here lyue

This is myn red syn they may nat a-corde

This shorte lessourc nedith nat recorde 609

(88)

3e have ! the glotouw fild I-now his pauwche [' origmaiiv ban]

Tha/me are we wel seyde tha/me a Merliou^

Thow mortherere of the heysoge on the braurcche

That broughte the forth thow reufulles glotouw 613

Leue thow soleyn werm corupciouw

For no fors is of lak of thyrc nature

Go lewed be thow whil that the world may dure 616

94 PAR. -TEXT

68 PARLAMENT OP FOULES. Gff. 4. 27, CAMBR. UNIV. LIBR.

(89)

Now pes quod nature I comauwde here

For I haue herd al }oure opynyouw

And a In effect $it be we not the nere L1 erasure]

But fynally this is myn conclusioun 620

That she hire self shal haw the elecciowz

Of whom hire lest & who be wroth & blythe

Hym that she chesith / he shal hire han a swithe 623

(90)

For syn It may not here discussid be

Who louyth hire best as seyth the terslet

Tha?me wele I don hire this fauowr that she

Shal han2 hyra on horn hire herte is set Phan altered] 627

And he hire that / his herte hath on hire knyt

Thus luge I nature / for I may not lye

To non estat / I haue non othir eye . 630

(91)

But as for conseyl for to chese a make [fea/490]

If .1. were resourc certis thawne wolde I

Conseyle ^ow the ryal tersel take

As seyde the terselet ful skylfully 634

As for the gentilleste & most worthi

which I haue wrought so wel to myn plesauwce

That to 3ow oughte to been a suffisauwce . 637

(92)

With dredful vois / the formel tho answerde

Myn rightful lady goddesse of nature

Soth ist that I am euere vndyr 30^6 $erde

As is a nothir lyuis creature 641

And mot ben ^oure whil that myn lyf may dure

And therfore graurctyth me myn ferste bone

And myn entent that wele I seyn wol sone 644

PAR. -TEXT 96
PARLAMENT OP POULES. Gg. 4. 27, CAMBR. UNIV. LIBR. 69

(93)

I grauwte it ^ow quod she & that a-non

This formel egle spak in this degre

Almyghty queen vnto this 361 be gon

I axe respit for to a- vise me 648

And aftyr that to haue myn choys al fre

This al & sum that I wele speke & seye

3e gete no more al thow 36 do me deye 651

(94)

I wele nat serue venus ne cupide

Forsothe as ^it be no manere weye

Now syn it may norc othirwise betyde

Quod tho nature heere is no more to seye 655

Tha/me wolde I that these ibulis were a-weye

Eche with his make for taryinge leng^re heere

And seyde hyra thus as 36 shul aftyr here 058

(95)

To 3ow speke I 30 tersletis q^uod nature

Beth of good herte & seruyth alle thre

A 3er ne is nat so longe to endure

And eche of 3ow peignywge in his degre 662

For to do wel for god wot what is she

For 3ow this $er what aftyr so be-falle

This entyrmes is dressid for 3ow alle 665

(96)

And whan this werk al brought was to an ende [>"/<9o, bacK]

To euery foul nature 3af his make

By euene a-cord & on here weye they wewde

But lord the blisse & loye that they make 669

For ech gan othir in his wywgis take

And with here nekkis eche gan othyr wynde

Thankywge alwey the noble queen of kynde 672

98 PAR. -TEXT

70 PARLAMBNT OP FOULES. Gg. 4. 27, CAMBR. UNIV. LIBR.

(97)

But fyrst were chosyn / foulis for to synge

As $er be ^er was alwey the vsance

To synge a rouwdele at here departynge

To don to nature honour & plesauwce 676

The note I trow I-makid were in frauwce

The wordis were sweche as 36 may fyrcde

The nexte vers as I now haue in mynde 679

[Roundel : in a later I5t?t-century hand: no gaps between
the stanzas.!

a-)

No we welcome senior5 with sonne softe

That* hast* thes wintres wedres ovire shake

And dreuyne a-way the large nyghtes blake 682

Sayntt volantyne that erf ful hye o lofte
Thus syngen smale foules for1 thy sake 684

[Now welcome somor &c.l

(in.)

Wele han they cause forto gladen ofte
Sethe ech of hem recouerede hathe hys make
Ful blisseful mowe they ben when they wake 687

[Now welcome somor, &c.]

(98)

And with the shoutyng whaw the song was do

That the foulys madyft at here flyght a wey

I wok & othere bokys tok me to

To reede vp on & $it I rede alwey 691

In hope I-wis to rede so sum day

That I shal mete sum thyng for to fare

The bet & thus to rede I nele nat spare 694

Explicit1 parliamentum Auium In die sancti. Yalentini ten-
turn secundwm Galfriduw Chaucer . Deo gracias .

rv.

Cj}« fcplept fff

100 PAR. -TEXT

72 THE COMPLAINT OF MARS. FAIRFAX MS 16.

[Fairfax MS 16, leaf 15. Leaf 14, back, is filled with a
coloured illumination in 3 compartments ; at the top is
lubiter, on the left is Mars, and on the right Venus, with
Cupid above her on her right, and Yulcan below her on
the left]

^[ Complaynt of Mars and Venus,
[n is for n with a curl over it.]

1
j

(1) [The Proem.]

Ladeth ye lovers * on the morowe gray
Loo Venus rysen • amo^ge yow rowes rede
And floures fressh / honouren the this day
For when the sunrce vprist • then wol they sprede
But ye lovers * that lye in eny drede
Fleeth lest wikked tonges • yow espye
Loo yonde the sunrae • the candel of lalosye 7

(2)

Wyth teres blew • and with a wounded hertf
Taketh your leve * and with sent lohn) to borowe
Apeseth sumwhat • of your sorowes smert
Tyme cometh ofte • that cese shal your sorowe 11

The glad nyght • ys worthe an heuy morowe
Seynt Valentyne a foule • thus herd I synge
Vpon your day • er> sunwe gan vp sprynge 14

(3)

Yet sange this foule • I rede yow al a-wake
And ye that han not chosen • in humble wyse
Yet at this fest • renoueleth your seruyse
With-out repentynge * cheseth your make 18

And ye that han ful chosen • as I deuise
Confermeth hyt • perpetuely to dure
And paciently • taketfr your Auenture 21

PAR.-TEXT 102
THE COMPLAINT OP MARS. FAIRFAX MS 16. 73

And for the worship • of this highe fest

Yet wol I * in my briddes wise synge

The sentence * of the conipleynt at the lest

That woful Mars • made atte departyng 25

Fro fresshe Venus • in a morwnyng

Whan Phebus • with" his firy torches rede

Ransaked hath • euery louer in hys drede 28

(5) [The Story.]

Whilom the thrid heuenes • lord a-bove

As wel by heuenysh" * reuolucion

As by desert • hath wonne Yenus his love

And she hath take him * in subieccion 32

And as a maistresse * taught1 him his lesson

Coramaundynge him • that neuere in her* seruise [leaf is, back]

He ner* so bolde • no louer to dispise 35

(6)

For she forbad him • lelosye at alle

And cruelte • and bost and tyrannye

She made at her lust • so humble and calle

That when her deyned • to cast1 on hym her ye 39

He toke in pacience • to lyve or dye

And thus she brydeleth him • in her1 maner

With no thing1 * but with stering of her cher* 42

(7)

Who regneth" now in blysse • but Venus

That hath thys worthy knyght1 * in gouernauwce

Who syngeth now but Mars / that serueth thus

the fair Venus • causer of plesaunce 46

He bynt him • to perpetuall obeisaunce

And she bynt her • to love him for euer*

But so be / that his trespace hyt deseuer* 49

104 PAR. -TEXT

74 THE COMPLAINT OP MARS. FAIRFAX MS 16.

(8)

Thus be they knyt * and regnen as in heuen

Be lokyng moost * til hyt fil on a tyde

That by her bothe assent • was set a steuen

That Mars shal entre • as fast as he may glyde 53

In-to hir next paleys • to abyde

Walkynge hys cours * til she had him a-take

And he preiede her / to faste her . for his sake 56

(9)

Then seyde he thus * myii hertis lady suete

Ye knowe wel • my myschefe in that place

For sikirly til that I • with yow mete

My lyfe stant ther * in auenture and grace 60

But when I se • the beaute of your face

Ther ys no dred of deth • may do me smert

For alle your lust • is ese to myn hert 63

(10)

She hath so grete compassion • on her knyghfr

That dwelleth in solitude * til she come

For hyt stode so • that ylke tyme no wight1

Counseyled hym • ne seyde to hym welcome [leaf ie] 67

that nyghe her witte • for sorowe was ouer-come

Wherfore she sped her as fast • in her wey

Almost in oon day •• as he dyd in twey 70

The grete loye that was • betwex hem two

When they be mette * ther may no tunge tel

ther is no more • but vnto bed4 thei go

And thus in Toy and blysse • I let hem duel 74

this worthi Mars • that is of knyghthode wel

the flour of feyrenesse * lappeth in his armes

And Venus kysseth Mars • the god of Armes 77

PAB.-TEXT 106
THE COMPLAINT OF MARS. FAIRFAX MS 16. 75

(12)

Soiourned hath this Mars • of which I rede

In chambre * amyd the paleys priuely

A certeyn tyme • til him fel a drede

throgh Phehus • that was comen hastely 81

Within the paleys yates • ful sturdely

"With torche in honde • of which the strem.es bryght1

On Venus chambre • knokken ful lyght 84

(13)

The chambre ther as ley • this fresshe quene

Depeynted was • with white boles grete

And by the lyght she knew • }>at shone so shene

that Phebus cam to bren hem * with his hete 88

this cely Venus • nygh dreynt / in teres wete

enbraceth Mars • and seyde alas I dye

the torch is come • that al this world wol wrie 91

(H)

Vp stert Mars * hym lust not to slepe

when he his lady * herde so compleyne

but for his nature • was not for to wepe

In stid of teres • fro his eyen twyne 95

the firi sparkes * brosten out for peyne

And hent his hauberke • that ley hym besyde

Fie wold he not * ne myght him seluen hide 98

(15)

He thrwe on his helme * of huge wyghfr

And girt him with his swerde / and in his honde [leaf IG, back]

his myghty spere / as he was wont to fyght

he shaketh so / that almost hit to-wonde 102

Ful hevy was he / to walken ouer londe

he may not holde / with Venus companye

"But bad her fleen / lest phebus her espye 105

108 PAH. -TEXT

76 THE COMPLAINT OP MARS. FAIRFAX MS 16.

(16)

0 woful Mars alas / what maist thou seyn

that in the paleys / of thy disturhaunce

Art thou left by-hynde / in peril to be sleyn

And yet ther-to / ys double thy penaunce 109

For she that hath thyn hert / in gouemaunce

Is passed halfe the stremes / of thin yen

that thou ner swift / wel maist thou wepe and crien 112

(17)

Now fleeth Venus / in to cilinios toure

Wich voide cours / for fere of phebus lyght1

Alas and ther hath she / no socoure

For she ne founde / ne saugti no maner wyghf 116

And eke as ther / she had but litil myght

Wher-for her seluen / for to hyde and saue

Whithin the gate / she fel in-to A. caue 119

(18)

Derke was this caue / and smokyng as the hel

Not but two pales / within the yate hit stode

A naturel day in derk / I let her duel

Now wol I speke of Mars / furiouse and wode 123

For sorow he wold / haue sene his hert blode

Sith that he myght / haue done her no co?wpanye

He ne thoght not a myte / for to dye 126

(19)

So feble he wex / for hete and for his wo

that nygh he swelt / he myght vnnethe endure

He passeth but a sterre / in dayes two

but ner the lesse / for al his heuy armure 130

He foloweth her / that is his lyves cure

For whos departyng / he toke gretter Ire

Then for al his brewnyng / in the fire . 133

PAR. -TEXT 110
THE COMPLAINT OF MAKS. FAIRFAX MS 16. 77

(20)

After he walketh / softely A paas [leaf 17]

Compleynyng / that hyt pite was to heree

He seyde 0 lady / bryght Venus Alas

that euere so wyde / a compas ys my speree 137

Alas when shal I mete yow / hert dere

this .xij. dayes / of apprile I endure

Throgh lelouse phebus / this mysaventure 140

(21)

Now god helpe / sely Venus allone

but as god wolde / hyt happed for to be

That while that Venus / weping made her mono

Cilinius rydinge / in his cheuache 144

Fro Venus Valaunses / myght his paleys se

And Venus he salueth / and maketh chere

And her receyueth / as his frende ful dere 147

(22)

Mars dwelleth forth / in hes l aduersyte p her ottered]

Compleynyng euer / on her departynge

And what his cowpleynt was / remembreth me

And therfore / in this lusty morwnynge 151

As I best can / I wol hit seyn and synge

And after that / T wol my leve take

And god yif euery wyghtf / Toy of his make 154

(23) [The Proem.]
The ordre of compleynt / requireth skylfully ™& i

J ' J J (i in a later hand)

that yf a wight / shal pleyn petously IF The copleynt

Ther mot be cause / wherfore that men pleyn

other men may deme / he pleyneth folely 158

And causeles alas / that am not I

Wherfor the grounde and cause / of al my peyn

So as my troubled witte / may hit ateyn

112 PAR. -TEXT

78 THE COMPLAINT OF MAES. FAIRFAX MS 16.

I wol reherse not / for to haue redresse

But to declare my grounde / of heuynesse 163

(24) [First Tern of Stanzas, 1]

The first tyme / alas that I was wroght

And for certeyn effectes / hider broght

Be him that lordeth / ecR intelligence

I yaf my trwe seruise / and my thoghfr 167

For euer-more / how dere I haue hit boght peam.back]

that her that is / of so gret excelence

that what wight / that first sheweth his presence

When she is wrothe / and taketh of hym no cure

He may not longe in loye / of love endure 172

(25) (1,2)

This is no feyned mater / that I telle no^ *

' (i in a later hand)

My lady is / the verrey sours and welle

of beaute lust / fredam and gentilnesse

Of riche aray / how dere men hit selle 176

of al disport / in which men frendly duelle

of love and pley / and of benigne humblesse

of sovne of Instrumentes / of al suetnesse

And therto so wel fortuned / and thewed

that thorow the worlde / her goodnesse is y she wed 181

(26) (1.3)

What wonder ys then / thogh I beset

my seruise on such on / that may me knet

to wele or wo / sith hit lythe in her myght

therfore my hert for euer / I to her hight 185

Ne truly for my dethe / I shal not let

to ben her truest seruaunt / and her knyght

I flater noght / that may wete euery wyght

For this day / in her seruise shal I dye

but grace be/ I se her oenes1 wyth ye L1 altered from neuer] 190

PAR. -TEXT 114
THE COMPLAINT OF MARS. FAIRFAX MS 16. 79

(27) [Second Tern of Stanzas, 1]

To whom shal I pleyn / of my distresse

Who may me helpe / who may my harme redresso

shal I compleyn / vnto my lady fre

Nay certes / for she hath such heuynesse 194

For fere and eke for wo / that as I gesse

In lytil tyme / hit wol her bane be

but were she safe / hit wer no fors of me

Alas that euer louers / mote endure

For loue / so many a pmlouse auenture 199

(28) (II. 2)

\

for tho so be / that louers be as trewe

As eny metal / that is forged newe

In mony a case / hem tydeth ofte sorowe

Somme her ladies / wil not on hem rewe [leaf isj 203

somtyme yf that lelosie / hyt knewe

they myghten lyghtly / ley her hede to borowe

somtyme envyous folke / with tunges horowe

departen hem alas / whom may they plese

but he be fals / no louer hath his ese 208

(29) (II. 3)

But what availeth / suche a longe sermon

of auentures of love / vp and dovne

I wol returne / and speken of my peyne

the poynt is this / of my distruccion 212

My right lady / my sauacyon

Is in affray / and not to whom to pleyn

0 hert suete / O lady souereyn

For your disese / I oght wel sowne and swelt

thogh I none other harme / ne drede felt 217

CHAUCER MT. 6

11G PAH. TEXT

80 THE COMPLAINT OF MARS. FAIRFAX MX 16.

(30) [Third Tern of Stanzas, 1]

To what fyne made the god / that sitte so hye

be-nethen loue / other companye

And streyneth folke / to love malgre her hede

And then her loy / for oght I can espye 221

Ne lasteth not / the twynkelyng of an eye

And somme han neuer loy / til they be dede

What meneth this / what is this mystihede

Wherto constreyneth he / his folke so fast

thing to desyre / but hit shuld last 226

(31) (III. 2)

And thogh he made a louer / loue a thing

And maketh hit seme / stidfast and during

Yet putteth he in hyt / such mysauenture

that rest nys ther / in his yevinge 230

and that is wonder / that so luste a kynge

doth sucfr hardnesse / to his creature

thus wether loue breke / or elles dure

Algates he that hath / with loue to done

hath ofter wo / then changed ys the mone 235

(32) (III. 3)

Hit semeth he hath / to louers enemyte

And lyke a fissher / as men alday may se

Bateth hys angle-hoke / with sum?/ie plesaunce [leaf is, back]

til mony a nssch ys wode / to that he be 239

Sesed ther-with ./ and then at erst hath he

Al his desire / and ther-with al myschaunce

And thogfr the lyne breke / he hath penaunce

For with the hoke / he wounded is so sore

That he his wages / hathe for euer-more 244

PAR. -TEXT 118
THE COMPLAINT OP MARS. FAIRFAX MS 16. 81

(33) [Fourth Tern of Stanzas, 1]

The broche of thebes / was of such A kynde

so fid of rubies / and of stones of ynde

that euery wight / that set on hit an ye

He wend anon / to worthe out of his mynde 248

So sore the beaute / wold his hert bynde

til he hit had / him thoght he must dye

And whan hit was1 then shuld he drye c1 had is written over-]

such woo for drede / ay while that he hit had

that welnygfi. for the fere / he shuld mad 253

(34) (IV. 2)

And whan hit was / fro his possession

then had he double wo / and passion

For he so feir a tresore / had forgo

but yet this broche / as in conclusion 257

Was not the cause / of this confusion

but he that wroght hit / enfortune hit so

that euery wight that had hit / shuld have wo

And therfore in the wordier / was the vice

And in the couetour / that was so nyce 262

(35) (IV. 3)

So fareth hyt by louers / and by me

For tliogh my lady / haue so gret beaute

that I was mad2 til I had gete her grace [2 e aaae^

she was not cause / of myn aduersite 266

but he that wroght her / as mot I the

that put suche beaute / in her face

that made me / coueten and purchace

Myn ovne dethe / him wite I that I dye

And myn ovne witte / that euer I clombe so hye 271

120 PAE.-TEXT

82 THE COMPLAINT OP MARS. FAIRFAX MS 16.

(36) [Fifth Tern of Stanzas, 1]

But to yow hardy knyghtis / of renoun

Syn that ye be / of my deuisioun [leaf 19]

Al be I not worthy / to so grete a name

yet seyn these clerkes / I am your patroun 275

ther-fore ye oght / haue somme compassion

of my disese / and take hit not agame

the pruddest of yow / may be made ful tame

Wherfore I prey yow / of your gentilesse

that ye compleyn / for myn heuynesse 280

(37) (V.2)

And ye my ladyes / that ben true and stable

be wey of kynde / ye oghten to be able

to haue pite of folke / that be in peyn

Now haue ye cause / to clothe yow in sable 284

sith that youre emperise / the honurable

Is desolat / wel oght ye to pleyne

Now shuld your holy teres / falle and reyne

Alas your honour / and your emperise

ded for drede / ne can her not cheuise 289

(38) (V. 3)

Compleyneth eke ye louers / al in fere

For her that with vnfeyned / humble chere

Was euere redy / to do yow socoure

Complex her / that euere hath had yow der 293

Compleyneth beaute / fredom and manere

Compleyneth her / that endeth your labour

Compleyneth thilke ensample / of al honour

that neuer did / but gentilesse

Kytheth therfor on her / summe kyndenesse 298

V.

a $rager to tije Ftrgtn JHarg,

(with its French original, from Ze Pelerinage de la Vie
Humaine, by Guillaume de Deguileville, ab. 1330 A.D.)

84 (6) G. DE DEGUILEVILLE'S ORIGINAL OF THE ABC.

From Guillaume De Deguileville's Pelerinage de VAme,
Part I, Le Pelerinage de la Vie Humaine. Edited
from the MS 1645, Fonds Framjais, in the National
Library, Paris (A), and collated with the MSS 1649
(B), 376 (C), and 377 (D), in the same collection, by
Paul Meyer.

(1. A.}

A toy du monde le refui,

Vierge glorieuse, m'en fui

Tout confus, ne puis niiex faire ;

A toy me tien a toy m'apuy.

Believe moy, abatu suy :

Vaincu m]a jnon jayeisaire. 6

Puis qu'en toy ont tous repaire 0/j

Bien me doy vers toy retraire

Avant que j'aie plus d'annuy. 9

N'est pas luite neccessaire

A moy, se tu, ol.eboimayre,

NQ me sequeurs comme a autrui. 1 2

(2. B.)

Bien voy que par toy confortes

Sera mes cuers desconfortes,

Quer tu es de salu porte. 15

Se je me suis mal tresportez

Par .vij. larrons, pechies mortez,

Et erre par voie torte, 18

Esperance me conforte

Qui a toy hui me raporte

A ce que soie deportez. 21

Ma povre arme je t'aporte :

Sauve la : ne vaut que morte ;

En li sont tous biens avortez. 24

3. A quar ne. — 6. A mon grant a. — 7. A Et puis qu'a. — 8. A
doy dont. — 10. A tel lite. — 11. ACse tu com ; B Se tu -eulx dame
debonnaire. — 12. B Donne secour comme a autrui. — 15. ACD
salut la. — 16. 7> transportes ; B tres mal portes. — 18. A par la. —
19. A reconforte. — 20. A si me.— 21. B sache deporter. — 22. A te
raporte ; CD je t'aporte. — 23. A vaut miex ; D vaut plus. — 24. A
bien,

PAR. -TEXT 122

(a) THE "ABC." 85

[MS Ffv. 30, Cambr. Univ. Libr., vellum, ?ab. 1420 A.D.,
leaf 112, back.]

Incipit carmen secundum ordinem Litieraru.ro. alphabets.

(1. A.)

Al mihty and al merciable queene cap"1. lviim.

To whom Jjatf al J>is world fleeth for socour [.leaf in, back-]
To haue relees of sinne of sorwe and teene
Gloriowse .virgine of alle flonres flour 4

To J?ee j flee confounded in errour
Help and releeue thou mihti debonayre.
Haue mercy on my perilous langour
Venguisshed me hath my cruelle aduersaire 8

(2. B.)

Bountee so fix hath in J>in herte his tente
That wel j wot1 thou wolf my socour bee
Thou canst* not1 warne him J>at with good entente
Axeth Jrin helpe. Jrin herte is ay so free 1 2

Jjou art1 largesse, of pleyn felicitee
Hauene of refute of quiete and of reste.
Loo how Jjji_theeves^&evene chasen mee
Help lady briht er j>at my ship to breste 16

86 (b) G. DE DEGDILEVILLE'S ORIGINAL OF THE ABC.

(3. C.)

Centre moy font une accion

Ma vergoigne et confusion,

Que devant toy ne doy venir rc] 27

Pour ma tres grant transgression.

Kayson et desperacion

Centre moy veulent maintenir ; 30

Mes pour ce que veil plait fenir,

Devant toy les f es convenir

En faisant replicacion. 33

C'est que je di appartenir

A toy du tout et convenir

Pi tie et miseracion. 36

(4. D.)

Dame es de misericorde

Par qui Diex bien se recorde

A sa gent estre racorde. 39

Par toy vint pes et Concorde,

Et fu pour oster discorde

L'arc de justice descorde ; 42

Et pour ce me sui acorde [foi. si]

Toi mercier et concorde,

Pour ce que ostas la corde ; 45

Quar, ainsi com j'ay recorde",

S'encore fust Tare encorde

Compare Teust ma vie orde. 48

(5. E.)

En toy ay m'esperance eii
Quant a merci m'as receii

Autre foys en mainte guise 51

Du bien qui ou ciel fu creii
As ravive et repeii

M'ame qui estoit occise. 54

Las ! mes quant la grant assise
Sera, se n'y es assise

Pour moy mal y seray veil. 57

De bien n'ay nulle reprise.
Las m'en clain quant bien m'avise,
Souvent en doy dire heu ! 60

27. B doie. — 29. B Kaisons de. — 38. A si se racorde, the second
word being added between the lines ; B Dieu veult bien recorde ; D
tres bien se recorde. — 43, 44. A acordes, Concordes, which reading
more conforms to the old French grammar, but spoils the rhyme. —
45. B que ouste as, — 46. A com je acorde ; B com j'ay racorde ;
but recorde is kept by the other MSS. — 49. A m'esperance ay; 2f
ay mon esperance. — 50. B Car a. — 51. B et en. — 53. B receu. —
57. B y seray mal venu.

(a) THE "ABC." 87

(3. C.)
Comfort1 is noon but in yow ladi deere

ifor loo my sinne and my confusiomi

Which ouhten not in f i presence appeere

Han take on me a greevous acciown 20

Of verrey riht and desperaciotm

And as bi riht1 f ei mihten wel susteene.

f atf j were wurf i my dampnaciown

Nere merci of you blisful heuene queene 24

(4. D.)
Dowte is f er noon f ou queen of misericorde

fat f ou nart cause of grace and merci heere

God vouched saf thoruh fee with us to accorde

ffor certes crystes blisful mooder deere 28

Were now fe bowe bent1 in swich maneere [leaf us]

As it was first1 of justice and of jre.

f e rihtful god nolde of no mercy heere

But1 thoruh ]>ee han we grace as we desire 32

(5. E.)
Euere hath myn hope of refuit been in fee

ffor heer biforn ful ofte in many a wyse

Hast1 f ou to misericorde resceyued me

But1 merci ladi at fe grete assyse 36

Whan we shule come bifore f e hye iustyse

So litel fruit shal Jjaraie in me be founde.

fat1 but fou er fat1 day me chastyse

Of verrey riht1 my werk me wole confownde 40

88 (b) G. DE DEGUILEVILLE'S ORIGINAL OF THE ABC.

(6. F.)

Fuiant m'en viens a ta tente
Moy mucier pour la tormente

Qui ou monde me tempeste. 63

Pour mon pechie" ne t'absente,
A moy garder met t'entente,

A mon besoing soiez preste. 66

Se lone temps j'ay este beste
A ce, Vierge, je m'arreste

Que de ta grace me sente. 69

Si te fais aussi requeste
Que ta pitie" nu me veste,
Car je n'ay nulle autre rente. 72

(7. G.)

Grlorieuse vierge mere
Qui a nul onques amere

Ne fus en terre ne en mer, 75

Ta douceur ores m'apere
Et ne sueffres que mon pere

De devant li me jecte puer. 78

Se devant li tout vuit j'apper,
Et par moy ne puis eschapper

Que ma faute ne compere. 81

Tu devant li pour moy te per
En li moustrant que, s'a li per
Ne sui, si est il mon frere. 84

(8. H.)

Homme voult par sa plaisance
Devenir, pour aliance

Avoir a humain lignage. 87

Avec li crut des enfance
Pitie dont j'ai esperance

Avoir eu en mon usage. 90

Elle fu mise a forage
Quant au cuer lui vint mesage

Du cruel fer de la lance. 93

Ne puet estre, se sui sage,
Que je n'en aie avantage,
Se tu veus et abondance. 96

61. ^.m'enfui. — 62. A pour sa grant. — 65. ACDomiti1. — 69.
ABCD je me sente.— 75. B N'es.— 78. B per.— 79. B li ne voit
japer. — 81. A m'anfance ; the verse is omitted in D. — 82. A t'apper.
— 85. B sa puissance. — 90. A A avoir en moy ; B Avoir en en
mon ; C Avoir eu a mon. — 91. A misse a folage. — 92. A me vint.
— 95. A n'aie a.

(a) THE "ABC." 89

(6. F.)

Fleeinge j flee for socour to f i tente

Me for to hide from tempeste ful of dreede

Biseeching yow fat ye you not absente

f ouh j be wikke. 0 help yitf at1 f is neede 4 i

Al haue j ben a beste in wil and deede

Yit ladi foil me clof e with f i grace.

fin enemy and myn ladi tak heede

Vn to my deth in poynfr is me to chace 48

(7. G.)
Gloriows mayde and mooder which f #t neue?*e

Were bitter neif er in eerf e nor in see

But1 ful of swetnesse & of merci euere

Help fat my fader be not wroth with me 52

Spek f ou for j ne dar not him ysee

So haue j doon in eerf e alias f er while

fat1 certes but if f ou my socour bee

To stink eterne he wole my gost exile 56

(8. H.)
He vouched saaf tel him as was his wille [te«/ns, lack']

Bicomen a man to haue oure alliaunce

And with his precious blood he wrot f e bille

Vp on fe crois as general acquitaunce 60

To euery Penitent1 in ful criaunce

And f erfore ladi brihf f ou for us praye.

f awne shalt f ou bof e stinte al his greuaunce

And make oure foo to failen of his praye 64

90 (b) G. DB DEGUILEVILLE'S ORIGINAL OF THE ABC.

(9. I.)

Je ne truis par nulle voie

Ou mon salut si "bien voie

Com, apres Dieu, en toy le voy ; 99

Quar quant aucun se desvoie,

A ce que tost se ravoie,

De ta piti6 li fais convoy. 102

Tu li fes lessier son desroy

Et li refaiz sa pais au roy,

Et remez en droite voie. 105

Moult est done cil en bon arroy,

En bon atour, en bon conrroy

Que ta grace si conroie. 1 08

(10. K.)

Kalendier sont enlumine
Et autre livre entering

Quant ton non les enlumine. Ill

A tout meschief ont resine
Ceus qui se sont achemine"

A toy pour leur medecine. 114

A moy done, virge, t'encline, M

Car a toy je m'achemine

Pour estre bien medicine ; 117

Ne sueffre que de gainne
Isse justice devine
Par quoy je soye extermine'. 120

(11. L.)

La douceur de toy pourtraire
Je ne puis, a qui retraire

Doit ton filz de ton sane estrait ; 123

Pour ce a toy m'ay volu traire
Ann que centre moy traire

~Ne le sueuffres nul cruel trait. 126

Je recongnois bien mon mesfait
Et qu'au colier j'ai souvent trait

Dont Ten me devroit detraire ; 129

Mez se tu veus tu as 1'entrait
Par quoy tantost sera retrait
Le mehain qui m'est contraire. 132

104. A Et li fais. — 105. C droite roye.— 106. A Moult vont cil ;
B en bon conroy. — 107. B et en bon aroy. — 108. C conroye ; the
verse is omitted in D. — 112. A resign e ; B reine, corrected ac
cording to the other MSS. — 113. A omits Be. — 115. B omits t'. —
117. B Pour moy estre m. — 118. A que desgaygne; C de sa gaine.
— 119. A justice de gaine. — 121. A pourtraite. — 123. A sane pour
traire. — 125. B que vers moy se vueillet. — 126. A sueuffre.

(a) THE "ABC." 91

(9. I.)
I wot1 it wel J?ou wolf ben cure socour

J>ou art1 so ful of bowntee in certeyn

ffor whan a soule falleth in errour

jji pitee goth & haleth him ayein 68

Jjawne makest1 J>ou his pees with his souereyn

And bringest him out1 of ]>e crooked strete.

Who so J>ee loueth he shal not1 loue in veyn

Jjat shal he fynde as he J?e lyf shal lete 72

(10. K.)
Kalendeeres enlumyned ben Jjei

J>att in pis world ben lighted with jji name

And who so goth to yow J?e rihte wey

Him thar not1 drede in soule to be lame 76

Now queen of comfort1 sithe Jjou arf J?at same

To whom j seeche for my medicyne.

Lat not1 my foo no more my wownde vntame

Myn hele in to Jnn hand al j resyne 80

(11. L.)

Ladi ]?i sorwe kan j not1 portreye

Vnder J?e cros. ne his greevous penaunce

But for youre bojjes peynes j yow preye

Lat not1 oure alder foo make his bobaunce 84

That1 he hath in hise lystes of mischaunce [leafiu]

Conuicf Jmt ye bo]?e haue bouht1 so deere.

As j seide erst1 J>ou ground of oure substaunce

Continue on us J)i pitous eyen cleere 88

92 (b) G. DE DEGUILEVILLE'S ORIGINAL OF THE ABC.

(12. M.)

Moyses vit en figure

Que tu, vierge nete et pure,

Jhesu le filz Dieu conceits : 135

Un bysson centre nature

Yit qui ardoit sans arsure.

C'es tu, n'en suis point deceits, 138

Dex est li feus qu'en toy eiis ;

Et tu, buisson des recreiiz

Es, pour tremper leur ardure. 141

A ce veoir, vierge, veils

Soie par toy et receiis,

Oste chaussement d'ordure. 144

(13. N.)

Noble princesse du monde

Qui n'as ne per ne second e

En royaume n'en enpire, 147

De toy vient, de toy redonde

Tout le bien qui nous abonde,

N'avons autre tirelire. 150

En toy tout povre homme espire M

Et de toy son salu tire,

Et en toy seule se foiide. 153

Ne puet nul penser ne dire,

Nul pourtraire ne escrire

Ta bonte comme est parfonde. 15C

(14. 0.)

0 Lumiere des non voians

Et vrai repos des recreans

Et de tout bien tresoriere, 159

A toy sont toutez gens beans

Qui en la foy sont bien creans

Et en toy ont foy entiere ; 162

A nul onques ne fus fiere,

Ains toy deis chamberiere

Quant en toy vint li grans geans. 165

Or es de Dieu chanceliere

Et de graces aumosniere

Et confort a tous recreans. 168

141. A Et pour. — 142. A voir ; B vierge euz. — 144. £"chauce-
ment ; D thancement (!). —145. B duchesse. — 148. A redoubte. —
149. A tout se. — 151. A omits tout, C omits homme. — 156. A Ta
bonde. — 157. A O luminaire des nons. — 165. JB a toy; A le grant
geant.— 166. A chanseliere.— 167. A grace. — 168. j567Et du tout
a tous agreans.

(a) THE "ABC." 93

(12. M.)

Moises fat sauh f e bush with flawmes rede
Brenninge. of which f er neuer a stikke brende
Was signe of fin vnweinmed maidenhede
fou arf fe bush on which fer gan descende 92

f e holigost1 f e which fat1 moyses wende
Had ben a fyir and f is was in figure.
Now ladi from f e fyir fou us deufende
Which fat in helle eternalli shal dure 96

(13. K.)

Noble prmcesse pat neuere haddest peere
Certes if any comfort1 in us bee
fat1 cometh of fee fou cristes mooder deere
We han noon oofer melodye or glee 100

Vs to reioyse in oure aduersitee
Ne aduocat1 noon fat wole & dar so preye.
ffor us. and fat for litel hire as yee
fat helpen for an Aue marie or tweye 104

(14. 0.)

0 verrey light of eyen fat ben blynde
0 verrey lust of labour and distresse
0 tresoreere of bowntee to mankynde

fee whom god ches to mooder for humblesse 108

ffrom his ancille he made f e maistresse
Of heuene & eerf e. oure bille up for to beede.
f is world awaiteth euere on f i goodnesse
ffor fou ne failest neuere wight at neede 112

94 (b) G. DE DEGUILEVILLE'S ORIGINAL OF THE ARC.

(15. P.)

Pris m'est volente* d'enquerre
Pour savoir que Diex vint querre

Quant en toy se vint enserrer; 171

En toy devint vers de terre ;
Ne cuit pas que fust pour guerre

!Ne pour moy jus aterrer. 174

Vierge, se ne me sens errer,
D'armes ne me faut point ferrer

Fors sans plus de li requerre. 177

Quant pour moy se vint enterrer,
Se il ne se veut desterrer
Encor puis s'amour acquerre. 180

' (16. Q.)

Quant pourpense apres me sui

Qu'ay offendu et toy et lui,

Et qu'a mal est m'ame duite, 183

Que, fors pechie, en moi n'estui,

Et que mal liyer et pis m'est hui,

Tost apres si me ranvite, 186

Vierge douce, se pren fuite,

Se je fui a la poursuite,

Ou fuiray, qu'a mon refui1? 189

S'a nul bien je ne m'affruite [foi. 82]

Et mas sui avant que luite,

Plus grief encore en est 1'anuy. 192

(17. 11.)

Eeprens moy, mere, et chastie

Quar mon pere n'ose mie

Attendre a mon chastiement. 195

Son chastoy si iiert a hie ;

Rien n'ataint que tout n'esmie

Quant il veut prendre vengement. 198

Mere, bien doi tel batement

D outer, quar en empirement

A tous jours este ma vie. 201

A toy dont soit le jugement,

Car de pitie as I'oingnement,

Mes que merci Ten te prie. 204

172. C com ver. — 174. Sic AS CD ; the verse is one syllable too
short. — 175. A omits ne. — 176. B fault pas. — 177. A Fors que ;
B del r. — 178. A s'en vint en terre. — 180. A encore. — 184. A en
est hui ; B en moy ne truy ; D en moi ne sui. — 186. A rauiue ;
D ravite ; B Tantoust a. si me ravite. — 187. AB se je. — 191. A
mat.— -488-89. From C; both are left out in A; B (188) Toust je.
—194. Aje n'ose.— 196. .B lui fiert.— 200. AC en enpirant.— 202.
A en soit. — 203. Omitted in A; B Car de pie£a as I'oingnement;
C Car de pitie as longuement. — 204. BC on te.

(a) THE "ABC." 95

(15. P.)
Purpos I haue sum time for to enquere [JM/IU, lack)

Wherfore and whi f e holi gostf fee souhte

Whan gabrielles vois cam vn to fin ere

He not* to werre us swich a wunder wrouhte 116

But1 for to saue us fat he sithen bouhte

f awne needeth us no wepene us for to saue

But oonly f er we diden not as us ouhte

Doo penitence and merci axe and haue 120

(16. Q.)
Queen of comfort1 yit whan j me bithinke

fat1 j agilt1 haue bof e him and fee

And f atf my soule is wurthi for to sinke

Alias j caityf whider may I flee 124

Who shal vn to f i sone my mene bee

Who but1 f i self fat1 art1 of pitee welle.

f ou hast1 more reuthe on oure aduersitee

fan in fis world miht1 any tunge telle 128

(17. JB.)

Redresse me mooder and me chastise
ffor certeynly my faderes chastisinge
fat1 dar j nouht1 abiden in no wise

So hidous it is hys rihful rekenynge 132

Mooder of whom oure merci gan to springe
Beth ye my juge & eek my soules leche
ffor euere in you is pitee haboundinge
To eche fat1 wole of pitee you biseeche 136

CHAUCER MI.

96 (b) G. DE DEGUILEVILLE'S ORIGINAL or THE ABC.

(18. S.)

Sans toy nul bien ne foysonne

Et sans toy Diex riens ne donne,

Quar de tout t'a fet maistresse. 207

Quant tu veus trestout pardonne ;

Et par toy est mise bonne

A justice la mairessa; 210

N'est royne ne princesse

Pour qui nul ainsi se cesse

Et de droit se dessaisonne. 213

Du monde es gouverneresse,

Et du ciel ordeneresse ;

Sans reson n'as pas couronne. 216

(19. T.)

Temple saint ou Dieu habite

Dont priv£ sont li herite

Et a tous jours desherite, 219

A toy vieng de toy me herite

Hec,oif moy par ta merite

Quar de toy n'ay point hesite". 222

Et se je me sui herite"

Des espines d'iniquite

Pour quoy terre fu maudite, 225

Las m'en clain en verite,

Car a ce fait m'a excite M

L'ame qui n'en est pas quite. 228

(20. V.)

Yierge de noble et haut atour,

Qui an chastel et a la tour

De paradis nous atournes, 231

Atourne moy ens et entour

De tel atour que au retour

De ta grace me retournes, 234

Se vil sui, si me raournes.

A toy vieng, ne te destournes,

Quer au besoing es mon destour. 237

Sequeur moy, point ne sejournes,

Ou tu a la court m'ajournes,

Ou ta pitie fait son sejour. 240

207. A mestraisse. — 211. -A ne royne. — 212. B par quoy.— 216.
A n'a.— 221. A ton merite.— 222. A herite.— 226. A Las me ; the
verse is too short in ABCD; read me en? — 227. A omits fait. —
236, A ne me.— 237. A retour.

(a) THE "ABO." 97

(18. S.)

Soth is J>at god ne granteth no pitee

With oute J?ee. for god of his goodnesse

iforyiveth noon but1 it like vn to J>ee

He hath J?ee maked vicair & maistresse 140

Of al )je world, and eek gouemowresse [wii5]

Of heuene. and he represseth his iustise.

After ]>i wil. and Jjerfore in witnesse

He hath J>ee corowned in so rial wise 144

(19. T.)

Temple deuout1 J?er god hath his woninge
ffro which J?ese misbileeued depnued been
To you my soule penitent1 j bringe

Resceyue me. I can no ferjjere fleen 143

With thornes venymous 0 heuene queen
ffor which Jje eerjje acursed was ful yore.
I am wownded as ye may wel seen
Jjat1 j am lost1 almost1 it1 smert1 so sore, 152

(20. V.)

Virgine Jjatt art1 so noble of apparaile
And ledestt us in to J>e hye toure
Of Paradys. jwu me wisse and co?msaile
How j may haue J>i grace & Jji socour 156

Al haue j ben in filthe and in errour
Ladi vn to J>at court1 J>ou me aiourne
fat cleped is J?i bench. 0 fresh flour
Jjer as jjat1 merci euere shal soiourne 160

98 (b) G. DE DEGUILEVILLE'S ORIGINAL OP THE ABC.

(21. X = Ch.)
Xpc ton filz, qui descend!
En terre et en la crois pendi,

Ot pour moy le coste fendu. 243

Sa grant rigour il destendi
Quant pour moy 1'esperit rendi,

Son corps pendant et estendu ; 246

Pour moy son sane fu espandu.
Se ceci j'ai bien entendu

A mon salut bien entendi, 249

Et pour ce, se 1'ay offendu
Et il ne le m'a pas rendu,
Merci t'en rens, graces Ten di. 252

(22. Y.)

Ysaac le prefigura

Qui de sa mort rien ne cura

En obei'saiit au pere. 255

Comme .j. aignel tout endura ;

En endurant tout espura

Par crueuse mort amere. 258

O tres douce vierge mere,

Par ce fait fai que se pere

Par plour 1'ame qui cuer dur a ; 261

Fai que grace si m'apere ;

Et n'en soiez pas avere M

Quar largement la mesura. 264

(23. Z.)

Zacharie de mon somme
Me exite, et si me somme

D'en toy ma merci atendre ; 267

Fontaine patent te nomme
Pour laver pecheiir homme :

C'est legon bonne a aprendre. 270

Se tu done as le cuer tendre
Et m'offense n'est pas mendre

De cil qui menga la pomme, 273

Moy laver veillez entendre,
Moy garder et moy deffendre,
Que justice ne in'asomme. 276

243. ACD Et pour; B Eut. — 244. A rogeur y descend!. — 247.
From C ; A son sane fu despendu ; B, one step farther, son corps
fut despendu.— 248. A Se ci. — 255. A obeisant o pere. — 256. A
engnel.— 257. A Et endurant,— 260. B scay que ; A se paire ; BD
ce pere.— 262. A mi apere.— 263. A aveire.— 267. A Sen toy.—
268. A ce nomme.

(a) THE "ABC."

(21. X = Ch.)
Xpc l f i sone fat in f is world alighte

Vp on f e cros to suffre his passiozm
And eek suffred fat longius his herte pighte
And made his herte blood to renne adown
And al was f is for my saluaciown
And j to him am fals and eek vnkynde
And yit he wole not my dampnaciown
f is thanke j yow socour of al mankynde

(22. Y.)
Isaac was figure of his deth certeyn

fat1 so fer forth his fader wolde obeye
fat1 him ne rouhte no thing to be slayn
Rihf soo f i sone lust as a lamb to deye
Now ladi ful of mere! j yow preye
Sithe he his merci mesured so large.
Be ye not skant1. for alle we singe & seye
fat1 ye ben from vengeazmce ay oure targe

(23. Z.)

Zacharie yow clepeth J>e opene welle
To wasshe sinful soule out1 of his gilf
J?erfore Jris lessown ouht j wel to telle
Jjat1 nere ]>i tender herte we weren spilt1
Now ladi sithe J>ou canst and wilt1
Ben to ])e seed of Adam merciable.
Bring us to fat1 palais fat is bilt1
To penitentes fat ben to merci able Amen

Explicit1 carmen.

99

164

168

[fea/115, back]

172

176

180

184

1 The contraction for " Christ".

100 (b) G. DE DEGUILEVILLE'S ORIGINAL OF THE ABC.

(24. & = et.)

Ethiques s'avoie leii,

Tout record^ et tout sceii,

Et apres riens n'en ouvrasse 279

Du tout seroie deceii.

Aussi con cil qui est cheii,

En sa rois et en sa nasse. 282

Vierge, m'ame je claim lasse,

Quar en toy priant se lasse

Et si ne fait point son deii. 285

Pou vault chose que je amasse ;

Ma priere n'est que quasse

S'a bien je ne sui esmeii. 288

(25. 9 = con.)

Contre moy doubt que ne prie

Ou que en vain merci ne crie.

Je te promet amandement : 291

Et pour ce que je ne nie

Ma promesse, je t'en lie

L'ame de moy en gaigement ; 294

Puis si te pri finablement

Que quant sera mon finement

Tu ne me defailles mie : 297

Pour moy soies au jugement

Ann que hereditablement [d]

J'aie pardurable vie. 300

AMEK

277. A tout veil.— 285. tfpas son.— 289. AH que je ne.— 290.
A merci je. — 292. A je nay mie. — 297. From C ; A Vierge tu ne
me failles mie ; B Tu ne me failles done m. — 299. A heritable-
ment. Here, as in other verses (220, 286, 290), the e of the pre
ceding monosyllabic word is elided.

101

VI.

[For the Latin Prayer, 0 Intemerata, which is the
source of the last 6 stanzas of Chaucer's poem, see the
Parallel-Text Print.]

CHAUCER MI.

PAR.-TEXT 139
MOTHER OF GOD. PHILLIPPS MS. 103

MOTHER, OP GOD.

[Phillipps MS. (of Hoccleve's Minor Poems) 8151, Chelten
ham, leaf 34.]

Ad loeatam virginem.

Modir of god, and virgyne vndefibuled, 1

0 blisful queene, of queenes Emperice,
Preye for me J?at am in synne mowled
To god thy sone, punyssher of vice 4

])at of his mercy thogh ]>at I be nyce
And negligent in keepyng of his lawe
His hy mercy my soule / vn to him drawe. 7

(2) (I. 2)

Modir of mercy, wey of indulgence 8

J)at of al vertu art superlatyf*

Sauer of vs by thy beneuolence

Humble lady / mayde / modir and wyf 1 1

Causer of pees / stynter of wo & stryf1

My preyer1 vn to thy sone presente

Syn for my gilt I fully me repente 1 4

(3) (I. 3)

Benigne confort of vs wreeches att [leaf 34, back] 15

Be at myn endyng1 whan j>at I shal deye
O Welle of pitee / vn to thee I catt

fful of* swetnesse / helpe me to weye 18

Ageyn the feend, ]>ai with his handes tweye
And his might plukke wole / at the balance
To weye vs doun keepe vs from his nusance. 21

PHILLIPPS

140 PAR. -TEXT

,104 MOTHER OF GOD. PHILLIPPS MS.

(4) (II. 1

And for thow art ensaumple of chastitee 22

And of virgynes worsship and honour

Among aH womraen blessid thow be

Now speke and preye to our Sauueour 25

\)ai he me sende swich grace & fauour

))at al the hete of brennyng Leccherie

He qwenche in me blessid maiden Marie 28

(5) (II. 2)

0 blessid lady / the cleer light of day 29

Temple of our Lord / and roote of al goodnesse

])ai by prayer1 wypest cleene away

The filthes of our synful wikkidnesse 32

thyn hand foorth putte / & helpe my distresse

And fro temptaciown deliure me

Of wikkid thoght, thurgh thy benignitee 35

(6) (II. 3)

So fat the wil fulfild be of thy sone [leaf 35] 36

And fat of the holy goost he menlumyne

Preye for vs as ay hath be thy wone

Lady / all swiche emprises been thyne 39

Swich an aduocatrice who can dyuyne

As thow right noon, our greeues to redresse.

In thy refuyt is al our sikirnesse. 42

(7) (III. 1)

Thow shapen art by goddes ordenance 43

Mene for vs flour of humilitee
fficche fat lady in thy remembrance

Lest our fo the feend thurgh his sotiltee 46

J)at in awayt lyth for to cacche me
Me ouercome with his treccherie

Vn to my soules helthe thow me gye 49

THILLIPPS

PAR. -TEXT 14l
MOTHER OF GOD. PHILLIPPS MS. 105

(8) (III. 2)

Thow art the way of our Eedempcion 50-

ffor cryst of thee hath deyned for to take

fflessli and eek1 blood / for this entencion,

Vp on a crois to die for our sake 53

His precious deeth made the feendes qwake

And cristen folk1 for to reioisen euere

ffrom his mercy / helpe / be we nat disseuere 56

(9) (III. 3)

Tendrely remembre on the wo & peyne [leaf 35, t>acH| 57

])ai thow souffridist in his passion

Whan watir & blood out of thyn yen tweyne

ffor sorwe of him ran by this cheekes doun 60

And syn thow knowest fat the enchesouii

Of his deeth was, for to saue al man kynde

Modir of mercy fat haue in thy mynde 63

(10) (IV. 1)

Wei oglLten we thee worsshipe & honure 64

Paleys of Cryst, flour of virginitee

Syn vp on thee / was leid the charge & cure

The lord to ber* of heuene & eerthe & see 67

And alle thynges fat ther ynne be

Of heuenes kyng thow art predestinat

To hele our soules of hir seek estat 70

(11) (IV. 2)

Thy maidens wombe in which our lord lay 71

Thy tetes / whiche him yaf to sowke also
To our sauynge / be they blessid ay

The birthe of Cryst our thraldom putte vs fro 74

loie and honour / be now & eueremo
To him and thee, fat vn to libertee

ffro thraldam han vs qwit / blessid be yee 77

[1 Stanza 12, or IV. 3, the real lines 78-84, lost.]

PHILLIPPS

142 PAR.-TEXT

106 MOTHER OF GOD. PHILLIPPS MS.

(12) (V. 1)

By thee Lady y makid is the pees [leaf ae] 78.

Betwixt Angels and men / it is no doute

Blessid be god }at swich a modir chees

Thy gracious bountee spredith al aboute 81

ThogB. fat our' hertes steerne been & stoute

Thow to thy sone canst be swich a mene

That aH our1 giltes he foryeueth clene. 84

(13) (V. 2)

Paradys yates opned been by thee 85

And broken been the yates eek1 of helle

By thee / the world restored is pardee

Of al vertu, thow art the spryng & wett 88

By thee al bountee / shortly for to teH

In heuene & eerthe by thyn ordenance

Parforned is / our soules sustenance. 91

(14) (V. 3)

Now syn thow art of swich auctoritee 02

Lady pitous / virgyne wenmielees

\)a\, our Lord god nat list to werne thee

Of thy requeste / I wot wel / doutelees 95

Than spare nat, foorth thee to putte in prees

To preye for vs Crystes modir deere

Benygnely wole he thyn axyng1 heere 98

(15) (VI. 1. Ointemerata! englisht)
Apostle and freend familier of Cryst [leaf se, back] 99

And his y-chosen virgyne / seint Ion
Shynynge apostle & euangelyst

And best beloued among hem echon 102

With our Lady preye I thee to been, oon
Jpat vn to Cryst shal for vs att preye
Bo this for vs Crystes derlyng I seye. 105

FHiLLirrs

PAR. -TEXT 143
MOTHER OP GOD. PHJLLIPPS MS. 107

(16) (VI. 2)

Marie and Ion heuenly gemmes tweyne 106

O ligntes two shynyng1 in the presence

Of our lord god, now do your bysy peyne

To wasshe away our cloudeful offense 109

So fat we mowen make resistence

Ageyn the feend, & make him to bewaiH

Jjat your preyef may so moche auaitt 112

(17) (VI. 3)

Yee been tho two I knowe verraily 113

In which the fadir god gan edifie

By his sone oonlygeten specially

To him an hows / wherf ore I to yow crye 116

Beeth leches of our synful maladie

Preyeth to god / lord of misericorde

Our5 olde giltes / fat he nat recorde. 119

(18) (VII. 1)

Be yee our* help and our proteccion [leaf 37] 120

Syn for meryt of your virginitee

The priuilege of his dileccion

In yow conformed god vp on a tree 123

Hangyng1 / and vn to oon of yow seide he

Right in this wyse, as I reherce can

Beholde heer* lo / thy sone womman 126

(19) (VII. 2)

And to fat othir / heer thy modir lo 127

Than preye I thee / fat for the greet swetnesse

Of the hy loue, fat god twixt yow two

With his mowth made / and of his noblesse 130

Conioyned hath yow / thurgh his blisfulnesse

As modir and sone helpe vs in our neede

And for our giltes make our1 hertes bleed e 133

JL'HILLIPPS

144 PAE.-TEXT

108 MOTHER OF GOD. PHILLIPPS MS.

(20) (VII. 3)

Vn to yow tweyne, I my soule comwendo 134

Marie and lohn for my sauuacion

Helpith me pat I may my lyf amende

Helpith now, pat the habitation 137

Of the holy goost our recocation

Be in myn herte now and eueremore

And of my soule, wasshe away the sore — Amen 1 40

[Bottom of leaf 37.]

PHILLTPrS

109

VII.

HARLEIAN MS. 7333 (FROM SHIRLEY).

[As none of Shirley's 3 copies of this poem have stanzas
39 and 45, which are evidently both genuine, they are put
in here from the Tanner MS. 346 in the Bodleian.]

146-147 PAR. -TEXT

110 ANELIDA AND ARCITE. HARLEIAN MS. 7333.

ANELYDA AND ARCYTE.

[Harl MS. 7333 (from Shirley), leaf 134, col 1.]

C Ixxvij

Lo my lordis and ladyes Here folowyng may ye
see the maner oF the lovyng bytwene Arcite of
Thebes and Anelida the faire Quene of Hermony
which with his feyned? chere doublenesse and nateryng1
discerned* her wit/iouten) cause / she beyng than oon
of1 J>e trewest gentilwomen) that bere lyf* compleyneth
her I beseche you.

(1) [Proem or Invocation : 3 stanzas]

Yow fiers god of1 armes Mars the rede 1

That in Ipe frosty contrey called Trace
Within thi gresly temple ful of1 drede
Honured! art as patron) of1 that place 4

With thi Bellona / Pallas ful of grace
Be present and my song contynne and guy
At my begynnyng/ thus to the I cry 7

(2)

IF For hit ful depe / is sonken) in my mynd1 8

With pitous herte . in englissh for to endite
This old? story in latyne which I fynde
Of1 queue Anelyda and fals Arcite 11

That eeld? which fat aft can) frete and bite
As hit hath froten) many A noble story
hath negh devoured1 oute of1 my memory 14

(3)

IT Be fauourable eke thow polymea 15

On parnaso that with thi sustren) glade
By Ellicon) nogh fer frome Cirea

Syngest with voice memorial in J>e shade 18

Vndir the laurier / which fat may not fade
And do that I my Ship to hauen) wynne
First folowe I stace / and aftir fat Corynne 21

HARLEIAN 7333 (FROM SHIRLEY)

PAR. -TEXT 148-149
ANELIDA AND ARCITE. HARLE1AN MS. 7333. Ill

(4) [The Story: 27 stanzas]

WHan Theseus with werres longe and grete 22
The Aspre folke of1 Cithe had ouercomme
With laurel corouned? in his chare gold1 bete
home to his Cuntre / houses is ecomme 25

For which the people blisfuH hole and somme
So crydon) / J?at unto the sterres it wente
And him to honuren). diden) / aH her entente 28

(5)

f Beforne this duk in signe of hie Victory e 29

The trumpes came / and in his baner large.
The ymage of1 mars and tokenyng of1 his glorie.
Men mighten) seen) / of1 tresoure many a Charge. 32

Many bright helme and many spere and targe
many a fressh knyght / and blisful route
On hors and fote / In aH the felde aboute 35

(6)

IT Ypolita his wyf / the hardy quene 36

Of Cithea that he conquerd? had
With" Emelye her yong Sustic shene

Faire in a Chaier of* gold? he with him ladde 39

That aH the ground aboute the chare, she sprad
With the brightnesse of the beaute in her face
Fulfilled! of largesse and of Alle grace 42

(7)

IT With his Tryumphe / of1 la wrier corouned! thus 43

In aH the floure of1 Fortunes yevyng
lete I this noble prince this Theseus

Towardes Attenes in his wey ridyng 46

And fonde I woH in shortly for to bryng
The sleght wey of* that I gan) to write
Of1 tho quene Anelida / and fals Areyte. 49

HARLEIAN 7333 (FROM SHIRLEY)

150-151 PAR.-TEXT

112 ANELIDA AND ARCITE. HARLEIAN MS. 7333.

(8)

^IT Mars which thurgh his furious Cours of1 yre [leaf 134, ooi. 23
The old? wrath of Juvo to fulfille
Hath sette the peoplis hertis both on fyre
Of1 Thebes and grece / yche othir for to kylle 53

With blody speris / ne rested? neuer stille
But throng now here now J>ere amongis hem both"
TyH euerich othir slough so were thei wroth 56

(9)

1T For whan Amphyorax and Tedius 57

ypomedon) Parthonopee also

weren) dede and sleyn) proude Campaneus

And whan J?e wrechid Thebans bretheren) two 60

Were slayne • and kyng Adrascus Home ego

So desolate stode Thebes and so bare

That no wight coude no remedy of1 his fare 63

(10)

1T And whan) that old' Creon) gan) espie 64

how that the blode riaH was brought edoun)

he heled1 that Cite by his Thyrannye

And did the gentils of* that regyou^e. 67

To ben) his frend • and wonnen) in ]?e toune

So what for loue of* him and what for awe.

The noble folke were to the toune edrawe 70

IF Amonges aH: thies / Anelida the quene. 71

Of1 ermony was in J>at toune duellyng

That feirer1 was * pan is ]>e sonne shene

Thurgh oute the world1 • so gan her name spryng 74

That her to seen) • had euery wight likyng

For as of trouth is ]>ere non her liche

Of1 aH J?e wymen) in J>is world' riche. 77

HARLEIAN 7333 (FROM SHIRLEY)

PAR.-TEXT 152-153
ANELIDA AND ABCITE. HARLEIAN MS. 7333. 113

(12)

1F Yong was this queue • of1 xx'! yere elcfe. 78

Of1 myddett stature and of1 suche fairenesse

That nature had grete ioy / her to beholde •

And for to speken) of1 her stedfastnes 81

She passed hath penelope and lucresse

And shortly if she shall be comprehendid?

In her ne my gilt no thing be amendid! 84

(13)

IT This theban) knyght eke fe soth to seyn) 85

Was yong and fere wiih aft a lusty knyght

But he was double in loue and nothing pleyne

And subtiH in fat Crafte • ouer any wight 88

And with his connyng what fat lady bright

So ferforth loo • he gan) her trouth ensure

That* she him trustith aboue eche creature. 91

(14)

1T What shuld! I seyn) she lovid1 Arcyte so 92

That whan fat he was absent any throwe

Anon her thought / hir hert brast on two

For in her sight / to her he bare him lowe. 95

So fat she wende • haue aH his hert eknowe

But he was fals / hit nas but feyned? chere

Att nedith not to men / suche Crafte to lere. 98

(15)

IT Butt natheles ful myclieH besynesse. 99

had he or fat he myght his lady wynne

And swore he wold! dey. for distresse.

Or from his witte he wolcJ twynne. 102

Alas f e while • for hit was routh and synne.

That she vpon) his sorowis wolden) rewe.

But no thing thenkith / fe fals as doth the trewe. 105

HARLEIAN 7333 (FROM SHIRLEY)

154-155 PAR. -TEXT

114 ANELIDA AND ARCITE. HARLEIAN MS. 7333.

(16)

1T Hir fredome fonde Arcyte in suche maner 106

That aH was his / J?at she hath moche or lyte

JNe to no creature made she chere.

Forther J>an that hit liked? Arcyte 109

Ther nas no lacke with wiche he mygRt her wite/ ^Jf^'

Sheo was so ferforthe gyven him to plese

)?at aH j>at liked1 him hit didl her ese / 112

(17)

1F jpere nas to hir no maner lettre sent 113

J}at towchid! love from anye maner wygfit

J?at she ne shewid? it him or it was brent

So pleyne she was and! did? hir f ul might 116

J3at she nil hyden no thing frome hir knygfrt

lest he of eny vntroujje hir vpbroyde /

with outeii bode / his heste sheo / cleyde / 119

(18)

IT And1 eke he made him lalowse ouer hir 120

)5at what \>at any man had? to hir seyde

Anoon) he wolde preyen her to swere /

what was that worde / or maken him yuel apayde / 123

Jeanne wende sheo oute of her wyt haue brayed?

But aft this nas / but flight & fflaterie /

Wit/f.outen love of Feyned* lalowsye 126

(19)

IT And? Al this toke sheo so debonayrely 127

J)at al his wille hir thought hir skilful thing1

And! euer the lenger sheo lovid! him tendrely

An did? him honour as he were a kynge / 130

hir hart was to him / weddi wa'tft a Einge /

So ferforj)e vpon) trowjje is hir entente /

])ai where he goo]?e his hert wftft him wente 133

HARLEIAN 7333 (PROM SHIRLEY)

PAR.-TEXT 156-157
ANELIDA AND AROITE. HARLEIAN MS. 7333. 115

(20)

1T When sheo shall ete / on him is al hir thought 134

))at wele vnne]>e of mete tooke she keepe

And! whan J?at sheo was to hir Reste ebrougtit

On him sheo thought alwey till sheo slepe 137

Whan he was absent preuely sheo weepe/

J)us lyvejje fayere Anelyda J?e qveene/

For Fals Arcyte J?at did? hir that tene 1 40

(21)

1F ftis Fals Arcite of his nuwefangulnesse / 141

For sheo to him so lovely was and? trewe /

Tooke lasse deyntee of hir stedfastnesse /

And? sawe a nojjere ladye proude and? nuwe / 144

And? Ryght a noon / he cladde him in heij huwe

Woot I nowght whethir in white rede or grene

AncJ falshed? fat fayr1 Anelida J?e qwene / 147

(22)

1T But natheles gret wondre was it noone 148

fawgh he were fals for it1 is kynde of mane

Sithe lanek was / J>at is so longe agoone

To been in love / als fals as ener he cane / 151

he was Jje firste fadre that euer be-gane

To loven too / and* liven in bygamye /

And? he founde tentis Firste / but yf men lye / 154

(23)

1T Jjis fals Arcyte sum what moste he feyne 155

Whane he was fals to couer his thratourye

Right as an hors J?at can boojje byte & pleyne

For he bare hir on) honde of Trecherye 158

And1 swore he Coude hir dowbilnesse espie /

And1 att was Falsnesse that sheo to him mente

J?us swore this Jjeoff and? for]?e his weye he wente / 161

HARLEIAN 7333 (FROM SHIRLEY)

158-159 PAR.-TEXT

116 ANELIDA AND ARCITE. HARLEIAN MS. 7338.

(24)

U Ellas what hart myght endure it 162

For Roujje and woo hir sorow for to tett

Or what man hath J>e connyng or jje witte /

Or what man myght with in the Chambre dwelle 165

Yf I to him Rehersin shoulde fe helle

Which sufferith faire Anelyda J?e Quene /

For Fals Arcyte J?at did1 her aH ]?is teene 168

(25)

IT Sheo weopejje waylejje swoonejje pytously 169

To grounde sheo fallej>e dede as any stoone Deaf 124, back, col. 2]

Al craumpisshed? hir lymraes crookedly

Sheo spekithe as hir witte were aH agoone / 172

Oj?er coloure Jjanne Asshen hath sheo noone

Noon) othir worde spekithe sheo muche or luytle

But mercy crueii harte myn) arcyte / 175

(26)

IF And? Jms endurith til sheo was soo mate 176

)}at sheo nathe on) whiche sheo may sustene

But for]?e langwissing1 in J)is estate

On) which arcyte ha]>e Row]>e noon ne teene / 179

His herte was ellis where nuwe and grene

)5at on) hir woo nought deynid? him to thinke

Him Reccheth nought* whejjer sheo fleete / or swynke / 182

(27)

If His nuwe Ladye holdithe him so narowe / 183

Vp by Jje brydeH at J?e staves ende
)?at euery worde he drad* as an Arowe
hir daunger5 made him boo)>e bowe and beende / 186

And! as hir lyste made him tourne and wende /
For sheo ne graunted? him in hir lyvynge
No grace whi he hathe noo luste to synge / 189

HARLEIAN 7333 (FROM SHIRLEY)

PAR. -TEXT 160-161
ANELIDA AND AECITE. HARLEIAN MS, 7333. 117

(28)

1T But drofe him forthe / vnnethe list* hir knowe / 190

)3at lie was sarvant vn to hir ladishippe

But leste that he were proude sheo held' him lowe /

£us serue]?e he wit/iouten mete or shepe 193

Sheo sent him nowe to lande and iiowe to shipe

And? for sheo gave him daungere al his fille

Jjere-fore sheo had him at hir owne wille. 196

(29)

IF Ensaumple of this yee thrifty women) aH 197

Takejje of Anelida • and? Arcyte /

And4 for hir list him dere herte Calle

Anc£ was soo meke pe?*efore he louid* hir luyte 200

Jpe kynde of mannes herte is to delight

In thing j)at straunge is / a]s soo god me save

For what he may not gete pat wolde he have /. 203

(30)

11 Nowe tourne we to Anelyda A-geyne 204

Which peynithe day by day in languisshing1

But whane sheo sawe / ]>ai hir gate no gayne

Vppon) A day fuH soroufuH wepynge 207

Sheo caste hir for to make a compleyning

And? of hir Owne honde sheo gane hit wreyte /

And sent hit to hir Theban knyghf dann Arcyte 210

The compleynte of1 anelida J>e Quene of1 Hermonye
vpon arcyte borne of J?e blode EiaB of Thebes for his

Doublenesse.

(31) (Compleint 1. Proem)

SO thirllejje with j>e poynt of Rememberaunce 211
The swerde of sorowe whette wiih fals pleasaunce /
Myn hart bare of blisse and blak of hues
That turnid? is in quakynge aH my daunce
My suretee in a whaapecJ countenaunce 215

HARLEIAN 7333 (FROM
OHAUCER Ml. 9

162-163 PAR.-TEXT

118 ANELIDA AND ABCITE. HARLEIAN MS. 7333.

Sithe it A-vaylithe nowght for to be trewe

For who soo trewest is it shall hir rewe

)3at seruithe love And? dof e hir observaunce /

Alday tiH oori) / Chaungefe for no newe 219

(32) (Compl. 2; Mov. I. 1)

IF I wot my selfe als welle als any wight 220

For I louid? oon) with aH myn) herte and? might

More than my selfe an hunderi]?e thousand? sithe /

And1 callid* him myn hertes lyff my knight

And? was al his / als fer as it was Eight 224

When he was glad4 fane was I euere klyf e

For his desire was to me def e als swythe

And? he A geyne his trought hathe me plight [leaf 135, coi.i]

For euermore / his ladye me to kythe 228

(33) (Compl. 3; Mov. I. 2)

IF NOWQ is he Fals / ellas an<J Causelesse 229

And' of my woo he is so rewthelesse

J3at with oon) worde / him liste not oonys deyne

To brynge ageyne my sorowfuH hert in pese

For he is kaute vp in a nefer lese 233

Eight as him liste he laughethe / at/ my peyne /

And I ne can myne herte nought Eestreyne

For to love him Alweye neuer the lesse

And! of AH this I note / to whome me pleyne / 237

(34) (Compl 4 ; Mov. I. 3)

1F And4 shall I pleyne / ellas fat harde stounde 238

Vn to my foo that gave myn herte A wonnde /

And? yette desirithe that myne harome be more

^N"ay for certes'/ J?er shaH I neuer be founde

Noon othir helpefe my scores for to sounde 242

My destenye hathe shapen) it f uft yore/

I wolle noon o)?er medecyne ne lore/

I wolle ben ay fere I was oones bounde/

pat I have seyde / beo syde for euermore/ - - :- 246

HARLEIAN 7338 (FROM SHIRLEY)

PAR.-TEXT 164-165
ANELIDA AND ARCITE. HARLEIAN MS. 7333. 119

(35) (Compl. 5; Mov.I. 4)

^T Ellas wher is be comerD yowr gentilnesse/ 247

Youre wordes fuH of plesaunce and humblesse

Youre observaunce / and? so lowe manere /

Youre Awaytinges and1 youre besynesse

Vppon) me Ipat ye callid? yowr mastresse / 251

Youre soverayne ladye / of this worlde here

And? is j?ere nowe neyfer worde ne cheere/

Yee wouchensafF vpporcn myn) hevinesse

Ellas youre / love I bie it aft to dere / 255

(36) (Compl. 6; Mov. I. 5)

f Nowe Certes swete Jjaughe }>at yee 256

J?us Causelesse pe Cause be

Of my dedely Aduemtee

Yowr manly Raysori) aught it for to Respite/ 259

To slee yowr frende and narnlie me /

])a\, neu6r yitte in noo degree

Oifendid? yowe / als wissely he

pat al wot oute of woo my sowle quite 263

But for I was so pleyne / Arcyte

In aft my werkes much and? lyte

And? so besye yowe to delyte

Myn honowr sauF / meke and kynde and Free 267

J?er fore ye putte on) me this wyte

And? als ye Recche not A myght

paughe pat pe swerde of sorowe byte

My woofutt harte jjorowe yo^^r creweltee 271

(37) (Compl 7 ; Mov. I. 6)

1T My swete for whye doo yee soo for shame 27^

And? thenken yee J?at ferperid? be yowr name - C .

To love a newe / And? be vntrewe nay

And? putte yowe in sclaundre nowe and blama

For to do me / Aduersite / and1 grame . 276

HARLEIAN 7333 (FROM SHIRLEY^

166-167 PAR. -TEXT

120 ANELIDA AND ARCITE. HARLE1AN MS. 7333.

j?at loue yowe moste / god1 weft fou woste / Alwaye/
Yitt Come A gayne / And? yit be playne some daye/
And? fan) shall this / fat nowe is mis / be game/
And4 Al forgyven / while fat here live I maye 280

(38) (Compl. 8; Mov. II. 1)

11 loo herte myne / Al fis is for to seyne 281

And whethir shall I pray / or Giles pleyne
Which is f e wey to do yowe to be trewe
For ou)>er mote I have yow in my cheyne 284

Or withe fe dethe yee mutte departe vs twene Deaf iss, col. 23
Jper lithe noon othir / meene weyes nuvve/
For god? so wissly of my soule ruwe
As verraylye yee slee me with f e peyne
Jpat may yee see vnfeynid? on) myn) huwe 289

(39) (Compl. 9 ; Mov. II. 2) [From Tanner MS. 346]
[For thus ferforth haue .!• my deth soghte 290

My selfe .1. morder with my pryue thoghte
For sorou and routh of youre vnkyndenes
I. wepe / I. wele / I. faste aft helpeth noghte
I. voyde ioy / that is to speke of oghte 294

I. voyde companye .1. flee gladdenes
who may avaunce her bet of heuynes
Then .!• and to this plite haue ye me broghte
with oute gilte me nedyth no witnes] 298

(40) (Compl. 10 ; Mov. II. 3 : nine rymes in -ede)
IT And? shulde I preye and4 venyme womanhode 299

Nay Raf ere dye fat do soo CreueH dede
And? Axse mercy causeles what nede
And? yf I pleyne what life fat I lede
Jpane wol yee laughe I knowe it oute of drede 303

And? yf fat I / to yowe myne othes beede /
For myn excuse / a scorne shall be my mede/
Youre chere flouref e / but it it wolle not sede
FuH longe a-gon) / I ougHt to have taken hede 307

HABLBIAN 7333 (FROM SHIRLEY)

PAR.-TEXT 168-1G9
ANELIDA AND ARCITE. HARLEIAN MS. 7333. 121

(41) (Oompl. 11; Mov. II. 4)

5F For jjauglie / 1 hade yowe / nuwe agayne to morowe/ 308

I myght als weele kepe / AueryH from) Eayne

As holde yow trewe / and4 make yowe hoole stedfaste /

Almyghti god1 of trowthe soverayne

Where is ]?e trowthe of man whoo hathe it slayne 312

Sheo that hem trustithe shaH hem fynde als faste

As in a tempeste is j?e Roton maste

Is J?at a tame beste fat is ay fayne

To fleeri) aweye when he is lefte agaste 316

(42) (Oompl. 12; Mov. II. 5)

But nwcy swete yf I mys saye 317

Have I ought saide oughte of pe waye

I not my wytte is halff'e a waye

I fare as dojje )>e songe of Chaimte pleure 320

For nowe I pleyne / and now I playe

I am so masedl Jjat I deye

Arcyte hathe borne aweye J?e keye

Of aH my worlde/ and' my goode Aventure/ 324

For in this worlde nys Creature

Wakynge in moore discomfiture

jpane I ne more sorowe endure

And? yf I Slepe A furlonge wey or tweye / 328

IF j)an thinkithe me Jjat youre figure

Be-fore me stante doomed? in Asure/

To profren efte and' nuwe ensure/

For to be trewe / and' love me til I dye 332

(43) (Compl 13 ; Mov. II. 6)

f fte longe Nygfit / f>is wonder sight I drye 333

And! on the day for Jrilke a fraye I dye

And? of Al this right nought ewysse yee rechche

Ne never mo / myne eyen two beo drye

And? to youre rougfrt / and to yowr trouthe I crye 337

HARLEIAN 7333 (FROM SHIRLEY)

170-171 PAR.-TEXT

122 ANELIDA AND ARCITE. SARLE1AN MS. 7333.

But welawaye to fer ben thei to Fecche

)p us holdithe me my destenye a wrechche

But me to Rede oute of this drede /or crye

Ne may my witte / so weyke is it nought strecche 341

(44) (Compl. 14. Conclusion.)

IT Jeanne eondid* I thus sithe I may do namore 342

And? yeve it vp for now and evir more

For shall I neuer efte put in balaunse

My sikurnesse / or leorne of love J?e lore

But as )>e swane / I have harde sey fuH yore 346

Ageynisfr his dethe / shaft synge his penavnse /

So sey I here / my destenye or chaunce/

How fat Arcyte / Anelyda so sore

HaJ>e thrilled? with J>e poynte of Rememberaunce/ 350

(45) [Continuation] [From Tanner MS. 346]

[when that Annelida this wofuH quene 351

Hath of her hande writen in this wise

with face dede betwix pale and grene

She felle a swow and sith she gan to rise 354

And vnto Mars avoyth sacrifice

with-Inne the temple with a sorofuH chere

That shapyn was as ye shaH aftyr here] 357

[Imperfect: 1 never finislit. See the description of the
Temple of Mars in The Knight's Tale.]

HARLEIAN 7333 (FROM SHIRLEY)

123

VIII.

jfoiw

[From the 5th Metre of the 2nd Book of Boethius de
Consolatio'ne Philosophiae. Line 56 is wanting.]

174 PAR. -TEXT

124 THE FORMER AGE. MS. Ii. 3. 21, OAMBR.

THE FORMER AGE.

[Camb. Univ. MS. Ii. 3. 21, leaf 52, back.}
Chawcer vp-on this fyfte metwr of the second book

ABlysful lyf a paysyble and a swete I

Ledden the poeples in the former age
They helde hem paied of the fructes J>at j?ey ete
Whiche fat the feldes yaue hem by vsage 4

They ne weere nat forpampred w?'t/i owtrage
Onknowyn was ]>e quyerne and ek the melle
They eten mast hawes and swych pownage
And dronken water of the colde welle 8

(2)

II Yit nas the grownd nat wownded w/t/i ]>e plowh 9

But corn vp-sprong vnsowe of mannes hond
J}e which they gnodded and eete nat half .I.-nowh
"No man yit knewe the forwes of his lond 1 2

No man the fyr owt of the flynt yit fonde
Vn-koruen and vn-grobbed lay the vyne
No man yit in the morter spices grond
To clarre ne to sawse of galentyne 1 6

(3)

U No Madyr welde or wod no litestere 17

Ne knewh / the fles was of is former hewe

No flessh ne wyste offence of egge or sper0

No coyn ne knewh man which is fals or trewe 20

No ship yit karf the wawes grene and blewe

No Marchauwt yit ne fette owt-landissh ware

No batails trompes for the werres folk ne knewe

Ne towres heye and walles rownde or square 24

Ii. 3. 21, CAMBR.

PAR.-TBXT 175
THE FORMER AGE. MS. II. 3. 21, CAMBR. 1 25

U What sholde it han avayled to werreye 25

Ther lay no profyt ther was no rycliesse

But corsed was the tyme .1. dar* wel seye [laarss]

tyat men fyrst dede hir) swety bysynesse 28

To grobbe vp metal lurkynge in dirkenesse

And in J?e Ryuerys fyrst gemmys sowhte

Alias than sprong^ vp al the cuisydnesse

Of coueytyse fat fyrst owr sorwe browhte 32

(5)

IT Thyse tyraurct} pnt hem gladly nat in pres 33

JSfo places wyldnesse ne no busshes for to wynne

Ther pouerte is as seith diogenes

Ther as vitayle is ek so skars and thinne 36

])ai nat but mast or apples is ther I nne

But J>er as bagges ben and fat vitaile Ct Ms^trjnsposet

Ther wol they gon and spare for no synne f39

With al hir ost the Cyte forto a-sayle f40

(6)

II Yit was no paleis chaumbres ne non halles 41

In kaues and wodes sof te and svvete

Sleptin this blyssed folk1 w/t/i-owte walles

Or gras or leties in parfyt loye reste and quiete 44

No down of fetheres ne no bleched shete

Was kyd to hem but in surte they slepte

Hir hertes weere al on wz't/i-owte galles [for -et« i-yme]

Euerych of hem his feith to oother kepte 48

(7)

U Vnforged was the hawberke and the plate 49

J)e lambyssh poeple voyded of alle vyse
Hadden no fantesye to debate

But eche of hem wolde oother wel cheryce 52

No pride non enuye non Auaryce
"No lord no taylage by no tyranye
Vinblesse and pes good feith the emperice
[. . . ..... no gap in the MS.] 56

II 3. 21, CAMBR.

176' PAR. -TEXT

126 THE FORMER AGE. MS. U. 3, 21, CAMBR.

(8)

IT Yit was uat luppiter the lykerous 57

|3at fyrst was fadyr of delicasie
Come in this world ne nembrot desyrous
To regne had nat maad his towies hye 60

Alias alias now may [men] wepe And crye
For in owre dayes nis but couetyse
Dowblenesse and tresouw and enuye
Poyson and manslawhtre and mordre in sondry wyse 64

H. 8. 21, CAMBR.

127

IX.

km Saiimter.

177 PAR, -TEXT

128 ADAM SCRIVENER. MS. R. 3. 20 (SHIRLEY).

ADAM SCEIVENEE.

[MS. R. 3. 20 (SMrleiJs), Trin. Coll. Library, till leaf
from the end.~\

^f Chauciers wordes *a. Geffrey vn to Adame his
owen scry vey ne /

U Adam • scryveyne / if eueii) if )>ee byfallo 1

Bo(jce or Troylus / for to wry ten nmve /

Ynder J?y long1 lokkes / Jjowe most1 haue J)e scalle

But afFter my makyng1 Jiowe wryte more truwe 4

So offt a daye * I mot J>y werlc1 renuwe /

It to. corect1 and eke to rubbe and scrape /

And al is thorugli . j?y necglygence and ra^e / 7

SHIRLEY

123

X.

Cju |)0ast of Jfaint

[In 3 Books, the 3rd unfinisht]

180 PAR. -TEXT

130 HOUSE OP FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

[Fairfax MS. 16, vellum (Bodl. Libr.), leaf 154, back.]
IT The house of ffame

[All the proper Names, and some other nouns, have a light red line under them. The
nota'g are In a later hand, ti stands for t with a curl turnd over it, sometimes
printed 'te'.]

[BOOK I.}
[Proem.]

GOd turne vs / euery dreme to goode
ffor hyt is wonder* / be the Roode
To my wytte / what causeth swevenea
Eyther* on) morwes / or on) evenes 4

And why theffecte / folweth of somme
And of somrae / hit shal neuer come
Why that is / an avisioiw

And why this / a reuelacioiw 8

Why this a dreme / why that A swevene
And noghtt to euery man) / lyche evene
Why this affaintome / why these oracles
I not but who-so / of these meracles 1 2

The causes knowettL / bet then) I
Devyne he / for I certenly
]S~e kan) hem noght / lie neuer thinke
To besely my Wytte / to swinke 1 6

To knowe / of hir signifiaunce
The gendres / neyther the distaimce
Of tymes of hem / ne the causis

ffor-why this is more / then that cause is 20

As yf folkys / complexions
Make hem dreme / of reflexions
Or ellis thus/ as other sayne

ffor to grete feblenesse / of her brayne 24

By abstinence / or by sekenesse
Prison) stewe / or grete distresse

FAIRFAX

PAE.-TEXT 181
HOUSE OP FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 131

Or ellis by / dysordynaunce

Of naturell / acustumaunce 28

That somme man) / is to curiouse

In studye / or melancolyouse

Or thus / so inly ful of drede

That no man) may / hym bote bede 32

Or ellis / that deuocion)

Of somme / and contemplacion)

Causeth" / suche dremes ofte

Or that the cruelle lyfe / Yn-softe 36

Whiche these ilke loners / leden)

That hopen oner meche / or dreden)

That purely / her1 impressions

Causeth hem / Avisions [leaf 155] 40

Or yf that spiritis / haue the myghtt

To make folke / to dreme a-nyght1

Or yf the soule / of p?-opre kynde

Be so parfit / as men) fynde 44

That yt forwote / that ys to come

And that hyt warneth / al and some

Of eueryche / of her auentures

Be avisions / or be figures 48

But that oure flessh / ne hath no rnyghf

To vnderstonde / hyt aryght1

fibr hyt is warned / to derkly

But why the cause is / noghtt wot I 52

We[l] worth of this thynge / grete clerkys

That trete of1 this / and other werkes

For I of noon) / oppinion)

"Njl as now / make mensyon) 56

But oonly that / the holy Roode

Turne vs / euery drerne to goode

ffor neuer sith / that I was borne

"N& no man) elles / me beforne 60

Mette I trowe / stedfastly

So wonderful / a dreme as I

FAIRFAX

182 PAR. -TEXT

132 HOUSE OP FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 13.

The tenthe day / now of Decembre

The which as I kan / yow remeinbre 64

I wol yow tel / euerydele

[Invocation.]

But at my gynnywge / trusteth wele

I wol make / Inuocacion)

With special / deuocion) 68

Vnto the god / of slepe anoon)

That duelleth / in a Cave of stoon)

Vpon) a streme / that cometh fro lete

exit ab imo. riuus

aque lethes. &c. That is a noode / of helle vnswete 72

Besyde a folke / mew clepeth Cymerie
II Vnde Ouidius. There slepeth ay / this god vnmerie

With his slepy / thousande sones

That alwey for to slepe / hir wone is 76

t. xi. 592.]

Prey I that he / wolde me spede

My sweuene / for to telle aryghf [leaf 155, back]

YfH euery dreme / stonde in his myghtt 80

And he that mouer / ys of alle

That is and was / and euer shalle

So yive hem ioy / that hyt here

Of alle that they / dreme to yere 84

And for to stonde / al in grace

Of her loues or in what place

That hem were leuest for to stonde

And shelde hem fro pouerte / and shonde 88

And fro vnhappe / and eche disese

And send hem alle / that may hem plese

That take hit wele / and skorne hyt noghto

Ne hyt mysdeme / in her thoghf 92

Thorgh maliciouse / entencion)

And who-so thorgh / presumpcion)

Or hate or skorne / or thorgh" envye

Dispite or Tape / or vilanye 96

FAIRFAX

PAR.-TEXT 183
HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 133

Mysdeme hyt / pray I. Ihesus god

That dreme he barefote / dreme he shod

That euery harme / that any man)

Hath had sytfi. / the worlde began) 100

Befalle hym therof / or he sterve

And g?*aunt he mote / hit ful deserve

Loo with suche / a conclusion)

As had / of his avision) 104

Cresus that was / kynge of lyde

That high vpon / a gebet dide

This prayer shal he / haue of me

I am no bet / in charyte 108

Now herkeneth / as I haue yow seyde

"What that I met / or I abreyde

[Story.]

Of Decembre / the tenthe day «<>««

Whan) hit was nyghtt / to slepe I lay 112

Kyghtt ther as I was / wonte to done

And fille on) slepe / wonder sone

As he that wery was / for-goo

On) pilgrymage / myles two [leaf we] 116

To 'l~v Corseynt / leonarde

To make lythe / of that was harde

But as I slept/ me mette I was

Withyn) a temple / y-made of glas 120

In whiche ther were / moo ymages

Of golde stondynge / in sondry stages

And moo ryche / tabernacles

And with perre / moo pynacles 124

And moo curiouse / portreytures

And queynt maner / of figures

Of olde werke / then) I sawgh euer

tfor certeynly / I nyste neuer 128

Wher that I was / but wel wyste I

Hyt was of Venus / redely

FAIRFAX
CHAUCER MI. 10

184 PAR. -TEXT

134 HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

The temple / for in portreytoure

I sawgfr anoon) / ryght1 hir figure 132

Naked fletynge / in A see
And also on) hir hede / partee
Hir Eose garlonde / white and rede

And hir combe / to kembe hyr hede 136

Hir dowves / and daun Cupido
Hir blynde sone / and Vulcano
That in his face / was ful browne

But as I romed / vp and dovne 140

I fonde / that on) a walle ther was
Thus writen) / on) a table of bras
f Anna vimm I wol now say / yif< 1 kaii)

qwecanotroiequi „

prinmsab horia. ine Armes / and also the man) 144

gus labinaqwe U" That first came / thorgfr his destanee
venit litora. ifugityfe / Of Troy Contree

In Itayle / with ful moche pyne
Tffiiia Regis Ynto the strondes / of Labyne 148

Itcitini.

And tho began) / the story anoon)
As I shal telle / yow echon)

First sawgh I / the destruction) 151

Of troy / throgn" the greke Synori) [if ISG, ik]

With his fals / forswerynge
And his chere / and his lesynge
Made the hors broghtf / in-to troye

Thorgh which troyens / lost al her loye 156

And aftir this / was grave alias
How Ilyon) / assayled was
And wonne / and kynge Priam y-slayne
And Polite / his sone certayne 1C 0

f Vnde virgiiius Dispitously / and daun Pirrus

[1 Eccc 3.n cl&psus

Pini de cede And next that / sawgh I how Venus

Whan) that she sawgS. / J)e castel brende

I^ovne ^ro the heuene / gan) descende 164

ad nir sone Eneas flee

[Aen. »*. 526-8.]

And how he fled / and how that he

. FAIRFAX

PAR. -TEXT 185

HOUSE OP FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

Escaped was / from al the pres

And tooke his fader / Anchises

And bare hym / on) hys bakke avay

Cryinge alias and welaway

The whiche Anchises / in hys honde

Bare the goddesse / of the londe

Thilke / that vnbrende were

And I saugfi. next / in al hys fere

How Creusa / daun Eneas wife

"Which, that he louede / as hys lyfe

And hir yonge / sone lulo

And eke askanius / also

ffleden) eke / with drery chere

That hyt was pitee / for to here

And in a fforest / as they went

At a turnynge / of a went

How Creusa was / y-loste alias

That dede not I / how she was

How he hir soughte / and how hir goste

Bad hym to flee / the grekes oste

And seyde he most / vnto Itayle

As was hys destanye / sauns faille

That hyt was pitee / for to here

When) hir sprrite / gan) appere

The wordes that she / to hym seyde

And for to kepe hir sone / hym) preyde

Ther sawgfr I grave / eke how he

Hys fader eke / and his meynee

With hys shippes / gan to saylle

Towardes the Contree / of Itaylle

As streightt / as that they myghf goo

Ther saugft I the crwel / lunoo

That art / dann) lupiters wife

That hast y-hated / al thy lyfe

Alle the Troianysshe / bloode

Eenne and crye / as thou were woode

FAIRFAX

135

1G8

172

17G

180

184

188

Oeafl57]

IT Verba Creuse.

lamque vale et

192 nati seruacionis

190

200

186 PAR. -TEXT

136 HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

On) eolus / the god of wyndes

To blowe oute / of al kyndes 204

So lowde / that he shulde drenche

Lorde and lady / grome and wenche

Of al the Troian) / nacion)

Withoute any / savacion) 208

Ther saugfr I suche / tempeste aryse

That euery hert / myghtt agryse

To see hyt peynted / on) the walle

Ther saugh I graven) / eke with-alle 212

Venus how ye / my lady dere

"Wepynge / with ful woful chere

Prayen) lupiter / an hye

To save and kepe / that navye 216

Of the Troian) / Eneas nota

Syth that he hir sone was

Ther saugh I loues / Venws kysse

And graunted / of the tempest [. . . -220

. . . . no gap in the MS.~\ stent

And how with al / pyne he went

And prevely / toke arryvage

In the contree / of Cartage ' 224

And on) the morwe / how that he

And a knyghte / highte Achate

Mette with" venus / that day

ris de more habi-

lem suspenderat Goynge / in A queynt array [leaf 157, back] 228

arcum venatrix .. ...... . .

dederatq«e co- As she had ben) / an nunteresse

mam^genumodo ^.^ ^^ blowynge j vpon) ^ tregse

[i diffundere How Eneas / gan) hym to pleyne

ventis, Nuda

genu, nodoque When) that he knewe hir / of his pevne 232

sinus collecta '

fluentes. Aen. *. And how his shippes / dreynte were

818-320.]

Or elles lost / he nyste where
How she gan) hym / comfort thoo

And bad hym / to Cartage goo 236

And ther he shulde /his folke fynde
That in the see / were lef te behynde
FAIRFAX

PAR.-TEXT 187
HOUSE OP FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 137

And shortly of this thyng / to pace

She made Eneas / so in grace 240

Of Dido quene / of that Contree

That shortly for to tel / she

Be-came hys loue / and lete hym doo

That / that weddynge longetfr too 244

What shulde I speke / more queynte

Or peyne me / my wordes peynte

To speke of loue / hyt wol not be

I kan) not of that / faculte 248

And eke to telle / the manere

How they aqueynteden) / in fere

Hyt were a longe / processe to telle

And ouer longe / for yow to dwelle 252

Ther sawgfr I grave / how Eneas

Tolde Dido / euery caas

That hym was tyd / vpon) the see

And after grave was / how shee 25 G

Made of hym shortly / at oo worde

Hyr lyfe hir loue / hir luste hir lorde

And did hym / al the reuerence

And leyde on hym / al dispence 260

That any woman) / myght do

Wenynge hyt had / al be so

As he hir swore / and her by demed

That he was good / for he suche semed 264

Alias what harme / dothe Apparence [leaf iss]

Whan) hit is fals / in existence

For he to hir / a traytour was

Wherfore she slowe hir / selfe alias 268

Loo / how a woman) dothe amys

To loue hym / that vnknowe ys

For be cryste / lo thus yt faretfr

Hyt is not al golde / that glaretn 272

For al-so browke I / wel myn) hede

Ther may be vnder / godelyhede

FAIRFAX

188 PAR. -TEXT

138 HOUSE OF FAME.

FAIRFAX MS. 16.

f Cauete vos
innocentes

mulieres.

Keuered many / a shrewde vice

Tlier-fore be no wyghtt / so nyce 276

To take a love / oonly for chere

Of for speche / or for frendly manere

For this shal / euery woman) fynde

[That some man of his pure kynde 280

Wol shewen outwasde the fayrest

Tyl he haue caught that what him lest

And than wol he causes fynde] [Thynne 1532]

And sweren) / how that she ys vnkyncle 284

Or fals / or prevy double was

Alle this sey I / be Eneas

And Dido / and hir nyce lest

That loued / alto sone a gest 288

Therfore I wol seye / a proverbe

That he that fully / knoweth therbe

May savely ley hyt / to his ye

Withoute drede / this ys no lye 292

But let vs speke / of Eneas

How he betrayed / hir alias

And lefte hir ful / vnkyndely

So when) she saw / al vtterly 296

That he wolde hir / of trouthe fayle

And wende fro hir / to Itayle

She gan) to wringe / hir hondes two

Alias quod she / what me ys woe 300

Alias / is euery man) thus trewe

That euery yere / wolde haue a newe

Yf hit so. longe / tyme dure

Or elles three / perauenture 304

1 As thus of loue / he wolde haue fame

In magnyfyinge / of hys name [' icat iss, back]

A-nother for frendshippe / seyth he

And yettt ther shal / the thrid be 308

That shal be take / for delyte

Loo / or for synguler profite

FAIRFAX

PAR.-TEXT 189
HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 139

In suche wordes / gan) to pleyne

Dydo / of hir grete peyne 312

As me mette / redely

Non) other auttour / a-legge .1.

Alias quod he / my swete hert

Haue pitee / on) my sorwes smert 316

And slee mee not / goo noght1 awey

0 woful Dido / wele-away

Quod she / to hir-selfe thoo

0 Eneas / what wol ye doo 320

O that your loue / ne your bonde

That ye ha sworne / with your ryght1 honde

NQ my crewel deth / quod she

May holde yow stille / here with me 324

0 haueth of my deth / pitee

I-wys my dere hert / ye

Knowen) ful wel / that neuer yit

As ferfortfr / as I had wytte 328

Agylte yowe / in thoght1 ne dede

0 haue ye men) / suche godelyhede

In speche / and neuer a dele of trouthe

Alias that euer / had routhe 332

Any woman) / on) any man)

Now see I wel / and tel kan)

We wrechched wymraen) / konne noon) Arte

For certeyne / for the more parte 336

Thus we be served / euerychon)

How sore that ye / men) konne groon)

Anoon) as we / haue yow receyved

[Certenly we ben deceyuydl] [From Bodiey ess]

For though your loue / laste A seson)

Wayte vpon) / the conclusyon)

And eke how that / ye determynen

And for the more / part diffynen 344

0 weleawey / that I was borne fkaf 1593

For thorgn" yow is / my name lorne

FAIRFAX

190 PAB.-TEXT

140 HOUSE OP FAME.

FAIRFAX MS. 16.

vllww/. Nichil

occuituwquod

Mam. x. 26.]

And al youre Actes / red and songe
Ouer al thys londe / on) euery tonge
IT Virgfflus. 0 wikke Fame / for ther nys

Fama maluwz

quo now velocity No thinge so swifte / lo as she is

~ , ' . '

O sotne ys / euery thinge ys wyste
Though hit [be] keuered / with the myste
Eke though I myghtf / dure euer
That I haue do / rekeuer I neuer
That I ne shal / be seyde alias
Y-shamed be / thourgh Eneas
And that I shal / thus luged be
1 eras potemwt Loo ryghfr as she / hath now . she

turpia fieri sicut

hen Wol doo efte-sones / hardely

Thus seyth the peple / prevely
But that is do / is not to done
But al hir compleynt / ne al hir moone
Certeynly avayleth hir* / not a stre
And when) she wiste / sothely he
"Was forthe / vnto his shippes agoon)
She in-to hir chambre / wente anoon)
And called / on) hir suster Anne
And gari) hir / to compleyne thanne

.

And seyde that she / cause was
That she first loued / Alias

°feras- K , As thus / counseylled hir thertoo
Aen. »0. 548-9.] ' J

But what / when) this was seyde and doo

She rofe hir selfe / to the herte

And dyed thorgh / the wounde smerte

And al the maner / how she dyede

And al the wordes / that she / seyde

Who-so to knowe / hit hath purpos

Kede Virgile / in Eneydos

Or* the epistile / of Ouyde

What that she wrote / er that she dyde

And nor hyt were / to longe tendyte

Be god I wolde / hyt here write

FAIRFAX

t o Anna tu

primuTO feren-

mails hordaa.

[Tu prima

348

351

35 G

360

364

368

371

376

380

396

PAR. -TEXT 191
HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 141

1 But weleaway / the harme the routhe

That hath betyd / for suche vntrouthe 384

As men) may ofte / in bokes rede

And al day se hyt / yet in dede c1 leaf 159, back]

That for to thynke hyt / a tene is

Loo / Demophon) duke of Athenys

How he forswore hym) / ful falsly

And trayied Phillis / wikkidly

That kynges doghtre / of T[r]ace

And falsly / gan) hys terme pace

And when) she wiste / that he was fals

She henge hir selfe / ryghtt be the hals

For he had doo hir / suche vntrouthe

Loo / was not this / a woo and routhe

Eke lo how fals / And reccheles

Was to Breseyda / Achilles

And Paris / to Enone

And lason) / to Isiphile

And efte / lason) to Medea

Ercules / to Dyanira

For he left hir yole

That made hym cache his dethe parde

How fals eke was / he Theseus

That as the story / telleth vs

How he betrayed / Adriane

The deuel / be hys soules bane 408

For had he lawghed / had he loured

He moste haue be / devoured

Yf Adriane / ne had y-be

And for she had / of hym pite 412

She made hym / fro the dethe escape

And he made hir / a ful fals Tape

Eor aftir this / withyn) a while

He lefte hir slepynge / in an) He 41 G

Deserte allone / ryghfr in the se

And stale a-way / and lete hii? be

FAIRFAX

388 1f TSota of many
vntrewe louers.

1 Hospita Demo
phon tua te Roclo-
peia PhiUis Vltra

pusabessequeror.

If Ouidius quara.
legis Ara Breside
Hfere venit.
[Ara = a rapta.]

400

1 Vbi tibi Colco-
fum memini
Regina Vacaui.

1 Gratulor'
.„ . yotholia.
404 [Gratulor Mchu-

liam titulis

accedere nostris.J

IF Ouidius Mitius
inveni quam te

ferarwm.

192 PAR. -TEXT

142 HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

And tooke hir suster / Phedra thoo [leaf ico]

With him and gan) / to shippe goo 420

And yet he had / y-swore to hire

On) alle that euer / he myghfr swere

That so she saved / hym hys lyfe

He wolde haue take hir / to hys wife 424

fibr she desired / no-thinge ellis

In certeyne / the booke tellis

But to excusen) / Eneas

ffullyche / of al his trespas 428

The booke seyth" / Mercur1 saun^ fayle

Bad hym goo / in-to Itayle

And leue / Auffrikes Region)

And Dido / and hir fair toim 432

Thoo sawgB. I grave how / that to Itayle

Daun) Eneas is goo / for to assayle

And how the tempest / al began)

And how he lost / hys steris-man) 436

WhicH that the stere / or he toke kepe

Smote ouer) borde / loo as he slepe

And also sawgn" I / how Cybile

And Eneas / besyde an yle 440

To helle went / for to see

His ffader / Anchyses the free

How he ther fonde / Palinurus

And Dido and eke / Deiphebus 444

And euery turment / eke in helle

SaugS he / which is longe to telle

Which who-so willeth / for to knowe

He most rede / many a Eowe 448

On) Yirgile / or on) Claudian

Or Daunte / that hit tel kan)

Tho saugfe I grave / al the Aryvayle

That Eneas had / in Itayle 452

And with kynge latyne / hys tretee [if IGO, bk]

And alle the batayles / that hee

FAIRFAX

PAR. -TEXT 193
HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 143

Was at hym selfe / and eke hys knyghtis

Or he had al ywonne / hys ryghtis 456

And how he Turnus / reft his lyf e

And wanne labina /to his wife

And alle the mervelouse / signals

Of the goddys / celestials 460

How Mawgree luno / Eneas

For al hir sleight1 / and hir compas

Acheved alle / his aventure

For lupiter tooke / of hym cure 464

At the prayer / of Venus

The whiche I prey / alwey save vs

And' vs ay / of oure sorwes lyghte

When) I had seen) / al this syghte 468

In this noble / temple thus

A lorde thought1 1 / that madest vs

Yet sawgh" I neuer / suche noblesse

Of ymages / ne suche Eichesse 472

As I saugh grave / in this chirche

But not wote I / whoo did hem wirche

Ne where I am / ne what contree

But now wol I goo / oute and see 476

Kyghf at the wiket / yf y kari)

See owghwhere any / stiryng man)

That may me telle / where I am

When) I oute / at the dores came 480

I faste aboute / me behelde

Then) sawgfr I but / a large felde I

As fer as that / I myghte see

Withouten) tovne / or house or tree 484

Or bush" or grass / or eryd londe

For al the felde / nas but sonde

As smale as man) / may se yet lye

In the desert / of lybye 488

Ne I no maner / creature

That ys yformed / be nature lieaf iei]

FAIRFAX

194 PAR. -TEXT

144 HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

Ne sawgfr me to / to rede or wisse

0 criste thought1 1 / that art in blysse 492

Fro Fantome / and Illusion)

Me save / and with deuocion)

Myn) even) / to the heuene I caste

Thoo was I war / at the laste 496

That faste be the sonne / as hye

As kenne myght I / with myn) ye

Me thought I sawgh / An Egle sore ' 1 '

But that hit semed / moche more 500

Then I had any Egle / seyn)e

But this as soothe / as deth certeyne

Hyt was of golde / and shone so bryghte

[That neuer sawe men suche a syght 504

But if the heuen had y wonne

Al newe of god another sonne

So shone the Egles fethers bright] [Thynne]

And som)what douwwarde / gan) hyt lyghte

[BOOK //.]
[Proem.]

w herkeneth / euery maner man)

That englissS / vnderstonde kan)

And listenetfc / of my dreme to lere
For now at erste / shul ye here 512

So sely / an) a Visyon)
That Isaye / ne Cipion)
Ne kynge / Nabugodonosor

Pharoo Turnus / ne Eleanor 516

Ne mette suche / a dreme as this
Now faire blisfull / 0. Cipris
So be my fauor / at this tyme

And ye me / to endite and ryme 520

Helpeth that on) / Parnaso duelle
Be Elicon / the clere welle

FAIRFAX

PAR. -TEXT 195
HOUSE OP FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 145

[Invocation.]

0 thought1 / that wrote al that I mette

And in the tresorye / hyt shette 524

Of my brayn) / now shal men) se

Yf any vertu / in the be

To tel al my dreme / aryghtt

Now / kythe thyn) engyne / and myght1 528

\8tory.]

This Egle of whiche / I haue yow tolde

That shone with Fethres / as of golde

Which that so high / gan to sore 531

1 gan beholde / more and more [leaf iei, back]
To se the beaute / and the wonder

But neuer was / ther dynt of thonder
Ne that kynge / that men) calle founder 535

That smote soinme tyme / a toure of powder
And in his swift comynge / beende
That so swithe / gari) descende
As this foule / when) hyt behelde

That I a Eovme / was in the Felde 540

And with hys grym / pawes stronge
Withyn) hys sharpe / nayles longe
Me fleynge / in a swappe he hente

And with hys sours / a-yene vp went 544

Me cryinge / in his clawes starke
As lyghtly / as I were a larke
How high / I can not telle yow

For I came vp / y nyste how 548

For so astonyed / and a-sweued
Was euery vertu / in my heued
What witfi his sours / and with my drede
And al my felynge / gan) to dede 552

For whi hit was / to grete affray
Thus I longe / in hys clawes lay
FAIRFAX

196 PAR. -TEXT

146 HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

Til at the last / he to me spake

In marines vois / and seyde awake 556

And be not agaste / for shame
And called me / by my name
And for I shulde / the bet abreyde

Me mette awake / to me he seyde 560

Kyght1 in the same vois / and stevene note

I { That vseth oon) / I koude nevene
And with that vois / soth for to seyne
My mynde came / to me ageyne 564

For hyt was goodely / seyde to me
So was hyt neuer / wonte to be
And here with alle / I gan to stere

And he me / in his fete to bere [leaf 1023 568

Til that he felt / that I had hete
And felte eke / that my hert bete
And thoo gan) he / me to disporte

And with wordes / to comforte 572

And sayede twyes / seynt Mary
Thou arte noyouse / for to cary
And nothynge nedeth / pardee

For also wis / god helpe me 576

As thou noon) harme / shalt haue of this
And this caas / that betydde the is
Is for thy lore / and for thy prowe

let see darst thou / yet loke nowe 580

Be ful assured / boldely
I am thy frende / and therwith I
Gan for to wondren / in my mynde

0 god thought1 1 / that madeste kynde 584
Shal I noon) other / weyes dye

Wher loues wol me / stellefye

Or what thinge / may this sygnifye

1 neyther am Ennok / ne Elye 588
NQ Bomulus / ne Ganymede

That was y-bore vp / as men) rede

FAIRFAX

PAR. -TEXT 197
HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 147

To heuene / with daun) lupiter

And made the goJdys / botiller 592

Loo / this was thoo / my fantasye

But he that bare me / gan) espye

That I so thoughts / and seyde this

Thow demest / of thy selfe amys 596

For loues ys not / ther aboute

I dar wel put the / out of doute

To make of the / as yet a sterre

But er* I bere the / moche ferre 600

I wol the telle / what I am

And whider thou shalt / and why I cam

To do thys / so that thou take 603

Goode herte / and not for fere quake [if 162, bk]

Gladly quod I / now wel quod he

First I that in my fete / haue the

Of which thou haste / a fere and wonder

Am dwellynge / with the god of1 thonder 608

Which e that men callen) / lupiter

That dootfc me flee / ful ofte fer

To do al hys / comaundement

And for this cause / he hath me sent 612

To the / now herke be thy trouthe

Certeyn) he hath / of the routhe

That thou so longe / trewly

Hast served so / ententyfly 616

Hys blynde neviwe / Cupido

And faire Venus / also

"Withoute guerdon) / euer yitte

And neuer the lesse / hast set thy witte 620

Al-though" that in thy hede / ful lytel is

To make songes / dytees bookys

In Ryme or elles / in cadence

As thou best canst / in reuerence 624

Of loue / and of hys servantes eke

That haue hys seruyse soghf / and seke

FAIRFAX

198 PAR.-TEXT

148 HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

And peynest the / to preyse hys arte
Al-thougS. thou haddest / neuer parte 628

Wherfore / also god me Hesse
loues halt hyt / grete humblesse
And vertu eke / that thou wolt make
A nygfcte ful pfte / thyn) hede to ake 632

In thy studye / so thou writest
And euer mo / of loue enditest
In honour of hym / and in preysynges
And in his folkes / furtherynges 636

And in hir matere / al devisest
And noghtt hym / nor his folke dispisest
Al-though" thou maiste / goo in the daunce
Of1 hem / that hym lyst not avaunce [leaf ies]

Wherfore / as I seyde y-wys 641

lupiter* / considereth this
And also beau sir/ other thynges

That is that thou hast/ no tydynges 644

Of loues folke / yf they be glade
Ne of noghtt elles / that god made
And noghf oonly / fro frerre contree

That ther no tydynge / cometh" to thee 648

But of1 thy werray / neyghbors
That duelle almoste / at thy dors
Thou herist neyther / that ner this

For when) thy labour / doon) al ys 652

And hast ymade / rekenynges
In stid of reste / and newe thynges
Thou goost home / to thy house anoon)
And Also dombe / as any stoon) 656

Thou sittest / at another booke
Tyl fully dasewyd / ys thy looke
And lyvest thus / as an) heremyte

Al-though thyn / Abstynence ys lyte 660

And therf ore loues / thorgh" hys grace
Wol that I bere the / to a place
FAIRFAX

r Ail. -TEXT 199
HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 149

Which that highfr / the house of Fame no*»

To do the somme / disport and game 664

In somme / recompensacion)

Of labour / and deuocion)

That thou hast had /. loo causeles

To Cupido / the rechcheles 668

And thus this god / thorgfi. his merite

Wol with somme maner thinge / the queyte

So that thou wolt be / of goode chere

For trust wel / that thou shalt here 672

When we be come / there I seye

Mo wonder thynges / dar I leye

Of loues folke / moo tydynges

Both sothe sawes / and leysinges 676

And moo loues / newe begonne

And longe y-served / loues wonne [leaf ics, back]

And moo loues / casuelly

That betyde / no man) wote why 680

But as a blende man) / stert an hare

And more lolytee / and fare

While that they fynde / loue of stele no^a

As thinketh. hem / and ouer al wele 684

Mo discordes / moo lelousies

Mo murmures / and moo nouelries

And moo / dissymulacions

And feyned / reparacions 688

And moo berdys / in two oures

Withoute Rasoui* / or Sisoures

Y-made / then greyndes be of sondes

And eke moo holdynge / in hondes 692

And also moo / renoveilaunces

Of olde for-leten / aqueyntaunces

Mo loue dayes / and acordes

Then on) Instrumentes / be acordes 696

And eke of1 loues / moo eschaunges

Then) euer comes / were in graunges

FAIRFAX
CHAUCER MI. 11

200 PAR. -TEXT

150 HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

Vnnethe maistow / trowen this

Quod he / noo helpe me god so wys 700

Quod I / noo why / quod he / for hytte

"Were impossible / to my witte

Though that Fame / had al the pies

In al a Eealme / and al the spies 704

How that yet he shulde / here al this

Or they espie hyt / 0 yis yis

Quod he to me / that kari) I preve

Be reson) worthy / for to leve 708

So that thou yeve / thyri) aduertence

To vnderstonde / my sentence

First shalt thou here / where she duelletn" note

And so thyn ovne boke / hyt tellitfi 712

Hir* paleys stant / as I shal sey

Ryghtt even in myddes / of the wey [leaf 164]

Be-twexen) heuene / and erthe and see

That what so euer / in al these three 716

Is spoken) either prevy / or aperte

The aire therto / ys so overte

And stant eke / in so luste a place

That euery sovne / mot to hyt pace 720

Or what so cometh / fro any tonge

Be hyt rovned / red or songe

Or1 spoke in suerte / or in drede

Certeyri) hyt most / thider nede 724

Now herkene wel / for why I wille

Tellen the / a propre skille

And worthe / a demonstracion)

In niyn) / ymagynacion) 728

Geffrey thou wost / ryghf wel this note

That euery kyndely / thynge that is

Hath a kyndely stede / ther he

May best in hyt / conserued be 732

Ynto whiche place / euery thynge

Thorgh his kyndely / enclynynge

FAIRFAX

PAR.-TEXT 201
HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 151

Movetfc / for to come to

Whan) that hyt is / awey therfro 736

As thus loo / thou maist alday se

That any thinge / that hevy be

As stoon) or lede / or thynge of wight

And here hyt neuer / so hye on) hightt 740

lat goo thyn) hande / hit falleth doiw

Kyghtf so sey I / be fire or sovne

Or smoke / or other thynges lyghf

Alwey they seke / vpwarde on) highf 744

"While eche of hem / is at his large

lyghfr thinge vpwarde /and douwwarde charge

And for this cause / mayste thou see

That euery Kyuer* / to the see fieaf iw, back]

Enclyned ys / to goo by kynde 749

And by these skilles / as I fynde

Hatfi fyssh duellynge / in floode and see

And trees eke / in erthe bee 752

Thus euery thinge / by thys reason)

Hatfi his propre / mansyon)

To which" seketh / to repaire \ but be kept

As there hit shuld / not apaire ) 756

Loo this sentence / ys knowen) koutho

Of euery Philosophres / moutho

As Aristotile / and daun) platou)

And other / clerkys many oon) 760

And to confirme / my reasowri

Thou wost wel this / that speclL is sown

Or elles no man) / myghtt hyt here

Now herke what / y wol the lere 764

Sovne ys noghf / but eyre ybrokeri)

And euery specn" / that ys yspoken)

lowde or pryuee / foule or faire

In his substaunce / ys but aire 768

For as flaumbe ys / but lyghted smoke

Ryghf soo sovne ys / aire y- broke

FAIRFAX

202 PAB.-TEXT

152 HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

But this may be / in many wyse

Of which I wil / the twoo deuyse 772

Of sovne that conieth / of pipe or harpe

For whan) a pipe / is blowen) sharpe

The aire ys twyst / with violence

And rent loo / thys ys my sentence 776

Eke whan) men) / harpe strynges smyte

"Whether hyt be / moche or lyte

Loo with the stroke / the ay re to-breketh" 779

[And right so breketh it whan men speketh] [From Thynne]

Thus wost thou wel / what thinge is speche

Now hennes-forthe / y wol the teche

How euery speche / or noyse or sovne

Thurgh hys / multiplicaciovne 784

Thogh hyt were / piped of a Mouse

Mote nede come / to Fames house

I preve hyt thus / take hede now Deaf ies]

Be experience / for yf that thow 788

Thorwe on) water / now a stoon)

Wel wost thou / hyt wol make anoon)

A litel roundel! / as a sercle

Parauenture brode / as a couercle 792

And ryght1 anoon) / thow shalt see wel

That whele sercle / wol cause another whele

And that the thridde / and so forth brother

Euery sercle / causynge other / 796

"Wydder / than hym self was

And this fro roundel / compas

Eche aboute other / goynge

Caused of othres / sterynge 800

And multiplyinge / euer moo

Til that hyt be / so fer y-goo

Til hyt at bothe / brynkes bee

Al thou mo we hyt / not y-see 804

Above / hyt gooth yet vnder

Al-though thou thenke / hyt a grete wounder

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PAR. -TEXT 203
HOUSE OP FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 153

And who so seytfr / of trouthe I varye
Bid hym proven) / the contrary e 808

And ryght1 thus / euery worde y-wys
That lowde or pryvee / y-spoken ys
Moveth first / an ayre a-boute

And of thys movynge / out of doute 812

Another ayre / anoon) ys meved
As I haue / of the watir preved
That euery cercle / causeth other

Ryghf so of ayre / my leue brother 81 G

Euerycn" ayre / other stereth
More and more / and speche vpbereth"
Or voys or noyse / or worde or soun)
Ay through / multiplication) 820

Til hyt be / atte house of Fame
Take yt in ernest / or in game
Now haue I tolde / yf ye haue in mynde
How speche or soun) / of pure kynde 824

Enclyned ys / vpwarde to meve [leaf 155, back]

This mayst thou fele / wel I-preve
And that sum place / stide y-wys

That euery thynge / enclyned to ys 828

Hath his kyndelycfi. / stede
That shewetfc hyt / withouten drede
That kyndely / the mansion)

Of euery speche / of euery soun) 832

Be hyt eyther* / foule or faire
HatR hys kynde place / in ayre
And syn) that euery thynge / that is
Out of hys kynde / place y-wys 836

Mouetfi. thidder / for to goo
Yif hyt a-wey / be ther froo
As I have be-fore / preved the

Hyt sewetfi euery soun) / parde 840

Moueth" kyndely / to pace
Al vp / in-to his kyndely place
FAIRFAX

204 PAR. -TEXT

154: HOUSE OF FAME.

FAIRFAX MS. 16.

And this place / of which" I telle

Ther as Fame / lyst to duelle 844

Ys set / amyddys of these three

Heven) / erthe / and eke the see

As most conseruatyf / the soun)

Than) ys this / the conclusyon) 848

That euery speche / of euery man)

As y the telle / first began)

Moveth vp / on) high" to pace

kyndely / to fames place 852

Telle me thus / feythfully

Haue y not preved / thus symply

With-outen) any / subtilite

Of speche / or grete prolixite 856

Of termes / of philosophie

Of figures / of1 poetrie

Or colours / or rethorike

Pardee hit ought1 / the to lyke 860

For harde langage / and hard matere

ys encombrouse / for to here [leaf 166]

Attones / wost thou not wel this

And y answered / and seyde yis 864

A . ha . quod he / lo so I can)

lewdely / trealwed! man) [taiwyd. BOM. ieaf\&x\

Speke and shewe hym / swytfi. skiles

That he may shake hem / be the biles 868

So palpable / they shulden) be

But telle me this / now pray y the

How thenketh" the / my conclusyon)

A goode / persuasion) 872

Quod he hyt is / and lyke to me

Ryghtt so as thou / hast preued me

Be god quod he / and as I leve

Thou shalt haue yet / or hit be eve 876

Of euery word / of thys sentence

A . prevef / by experience tpreue. Boat, eas]

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PAR. -TEXT 205
HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 155

And with thyn) eres / heren wel

Toppe and taylle / and euerydel 880

That euery word / that spoken) ys
Cometh in to Fames house / y-wys
As I haue seyde / what wilt thou more
And with this word / vpper to sore 884

He gan) / and seyde be seynt lame
Now wil we speke / al of game
How fairest thou / quod he to me

Wel quod I / now see quod he 888

By thy trouthe / yonde adovne
Wher that thou knowest / any tovne
Or hous or any / other thinge 891

And whan) thou hast / of ought1 knowynge
Looke that thou / warne me
And y anoon) / shal telle the
How fer that thou / art now therfro

And y adon) / to lokeri) thoo 896

And behelde feldes / and playnes

And now hilles / and now mowztaynes price, bk]

Now valeys / now forestes

And now vnnethes / grete bestes 900

Now ryvers / now Citees
Now tovnes / and now grete trees
Now shippes seyllynge / in the see

But thus sone / in A while hee 904

Was nowen) fro the grouwde / so hye
That al the worlde / as to myn) ye
No more semed than) / a prikke

Or elles was the aire / so thikke 908

That y ne myghfr / not discerne
With that he spake / to me as yerne
[And sayd : Seest thou any token
Or aught / that in this worlde is of spoken]
Nay / no wonder' nys
Quod he / for half so high as this
FAIRFAX

206 PAE.-TEXT

156 HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

Alixandre / macedo
NQ the kynge / Daun) Cipio 916

That saw in dreme / at poynt devys
Helle and erthe / and paradys
]S"e eke the wrechch / Didalus

£Te his child / nyse ykarus 920

That Fleegh so high / that the hete
Hys wynges malte / and he ful wete
In myd the see / and ther he dreynt
For whom) was maked / moch compleynt
Now turne vpward / quod he thy face 925

And beholde / this large place
This eyre / but loke thou ne be

Adrad of hem / that thou shalt se 928

For in this Region) / certeyn)
Duelleth many / a Citezeyn)
Of which that seketh / Daun) Plato

These ben) eyryssh / bestes lo 932

And so saw y / all that meynee
Booth goon) / and also flee
Now quod he thoo / cast vp thyn) ye
Se yonder loo / the Galoxie 936

Whiche men) clepeth / the melky weye [if 167]

For hit ys white / and somme prfeye
Kallen) hyt / watlynge strete

That ones was / y-brent wyth hete 940

"Whan) the senses sonwe / the rede
That highf Pheton) / wolde lede
Algate hys Fader* carte / and gye

The carte hors / gonne wel espye 944

That he kouude / no gouernaunce
And gan) / for to lepe and launce
And beren) hym / now vp now do?m
Til that he sey / the Scorpiown 948

Whiche that in heuen / a sygne is yit
And he for ferde / lost hys wyt
FAIRFAX

PAR. -TEXT 207
HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 157

Of that / and lat the reynes gon)

Of his hors / and they anooD) 952

Gonne vp to mounten / and dourc descende

Til both the eyre / and erthe brende

Til Iubiter> / loo atte laste

Hym slowe / and fer fro the cart cast 956

Loo ys it not / a mochil myschaunce no*a

To lat a fool / han gouernaunce

Of thing that he / can not demeyne

And with this word / sothe for to seyne 960

He gan) vpper alway / for to sore

And gladded me / ay more and more

So feythfully / to me spake he

Tho gan y to lokeri) / vnder me 964

And behelde the / ayerissh bestes

Cloudes mystes / and tempestes

Snowes hayles / reynes wyndes

And thengendrynge / in hir kyndes 968

AH the wey thrugh. / whiche I came

0 god quod y / that made adame
Moche ys thy myghf / and thy noblesse

And thoo thought y / vpon) Boesse 972

That writ of thought1 / may flee so hye

"Wyth" fetheres / of Philosophye (leaf 167, back]

To passen) eueryche / element

And whan) he hath / so fer y-went 976

Than) may be seen) / be hynde hys bake

Cloude and erthe / and alle that y of spake

Thoo gan) y wexen) / in a were

And seyde y wote wel / y am here : 980

But wher in body / or* in gost

1 not y-wys / but god thou} wost
For more clere / entendement

Nas neuer yit / y-sent 984

And than) thought1 y / on) Marcian)
And eke on) / Anteclaudian)

FAIRFAX

208 PAR.-TEXT

158 HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

That sooth was / her descripsion)

Of alle the heuens / region) 988

As fer as that y / sey the preve

Therfore y kan) / hem now beleve

With that this Egle / began) to crye

Lat "be quod he / thy fantasye 992

Wilt thou lere / of sterres aught1

Nay certenly quod y / ryghtt naught*

And why / for y am) now to olde

Elles I wold the / haue tolde 996

Quod he / the sterres names lo

And al the heuens / sygnes therto

And which they ben) / and no fors quod y

Yis pardee quod he / wostow why 1000

For when) thou} redest / poetrie

How goddes gonne / stellifye

Briddes fisshe best / or him or here

As the Ravene / or eyther bere 1004

Or Arionis / harp fyne

Castor pollex / or delphyne

Or Athalantes / Doughtres sevene

How al these Arne / set in heuene 1008

For though thou haue / hem ofte on) honde

Yet nostow not / wher that they stonde

No fors quod y / hyt is no nede [leaf ics]

I leve as wel / so god me spede 1012

Hem that write / of this matere

Alle though I knew / her places here

And eke thy seluen) / here so bryghf

Hyt shulde shenderD / al my syghfl 1016

To loke on) hem / that may wel be

Quod he / and so forthe bare he me

A while / and than he gan to crye

That neuer herd I / thing so hye 1020

Now vp the hede / for alle ys wele

Seynt lulyane /loo bon) hostele

FAIRFAX

PAR.-TEXT 209
HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 159

Se her* the house / of Fame lo

Maistow not heren / that I do 1024

What quod I / the grete soun)

Quod he / that rumbletfc vp and doun)

In fames house / ful of tydynges

Bothe of feire speche / and chidynges 1028

And of fals / and that soth compovned

Herke wel / hyt is not rovned

Herestow not / the grete swogh"

Yis parde quod y / wel y-nogfc 1032

And what sovne is it / lyke quod hee

Peti* betynge / of the see

Quod y ayen) / the roches holowe

Whan) tempest doth / the shippes swalowe 1036

And lat a man) / stond out of doute

A myle thens / and here hyt route

Or elles lyke / the last humblynge

After a clappe / of oo thundringe 1040

Whan) loues hath / the aire ybete

But yt doth me / for fere swete

Nay drede the not / therof quod he

Hyt is no thinge / will beteri) the . 1044

Thow shalt nori) harme / haue truly

And with this worde / both he and y.

As nygh the place / arryved were [leaf 168, back]

As men) may casten) / witfi a spere 1048

Y nyst how / but in a strete

He sette me fair* / on) my fete

And seyde walke / forth a pace

And take thyn) auenture / or case 1052

That thou shalt fynde / in fames place

Now quod I / while we han space

To speke or that / I goo fro the

For* the loue of god / telle me 1056

In sootfi that wil I / of the lere

yf thys noyse / that I here

FAIRFAX

210 PAB.-TEXT

160 HOUSE OP FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

Be as I haue herd / the tellen)

of folke that doun) / in erthe duellen) 1060

And cometh her* / in the same wyse

As I the herde / or this deuyse

That there / lives "body nys

In al that hous / that yonder ys 1064

That maketn" al this / lovde fare

Koo quod he / by seynt clare

And also wis / god rede me

But o thinge / y will warne the 1068

Of the whiche / thou5 wolt haue wonder*

loo / to the hous / of Fame yonder

Thou wost now how / cometh. euery speche

Hyt nedetfc noghtf / eft the to teche 1072

But vnderstond now / ryght wel this

Whan) eny spech / y-comen) ys

Vp to the paleys / anon) ryghf

Hyt wexeth lyke / the same wight1 1076

Wicli that the worde / in erthe spake

Be hyt clothed / rede or blake

And so were / hys lyknesse

And spake the word / that thou5 wilt gesse

That it the same / body be 1081

Man) or woman) / he or she

And ys not this / A wonder thynge

Yis quod I tho / by heuen) kynge [leaf 169]

And with this worde / farewel quod he

And here I wol / abyden the

And god of heuen) / sende the grace

Some goode to lerne / in this place 1088

And I of him / toke leve anon)

And gan forthe / to the paleys gon)

FAIRFAX

PAR.-TEXT 211
HOUSE OP FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 161

[BOOK III.]
[Invocation.]

OGod of science / and of lyghtf
Appollo / thurgli. thy grete myghfc1
This lytel last boke / thou} gye
Nat that I wilrie / for maistrye 1094

Here Art poetical / be shewed
But for the ryme / ys lyghfl and lewed
Yit make hyt sumwhat / agreable

Though somme vers fayle / in A sillable 1098

And that I do / no diligence
To shew crafte / but o sentence
And yif devyne / vertu nowe

Wilt helpe / to shewe yowe 1102

That in myn) hede / y-marked ys
loo / that is for to menen this
The hous of Fame / for to descryve

Thou shalt se men) / go as blyve 1106

Vn to the next / laure y see
And kysse yt / for hyt is thy tree
Now entretE. in / my brest anoon)

[Story.]

Whan) I was / fro thys Egle goon) 1110

I gan) beholde / vpon) this place

And certein / or I f erther pace

I wol yow / al thys shap deuyse

Of hous and citee / and al the wyse 1114

How I gari) / to hys place aproche

That stood vpon) / so hygh a roche [leaf 169, back]

Hier* stant ther non) / in spayne

But vp I clombe / with alle payne 1118

And though to clymbe / greued me

1 it I ententyf / was to see

FAIRFAX

212 PAK.-TEXT

162 HOUSE OP FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

And for to powren / wonder low

Yf I koude / eny weyes know 1122

What maner stoon) / this roche was
For hyt was lyke / a thynge of glas
Butt that hyt shoon) / ful more clere

But of what congeled / matere 1126

Hyt was / nyste I neuer redely
But at the laste / aspied I

And founde that hit/ was euerydele no«a

A roche of yse / and not of stele 1130

Thought I / by seynt Thomas of kent
This were a feble / fundament
To bilden / on) a place hye

He ought1 him / lytel glorifye 1 1 34

That her* on) bilt / god so me saue
Tho sawgfc I / the half e y-graue
With famouse folkes / names fele

That had I-beri) / in rnochel wele 1138

And her fames / wide y-blowe
But wel vnnethes / koude I knowe
Any lettres / for to rede

Hir names be fore / out of drede 1142

They were almost / of thowed so
That of the lettres / oori) or two
Was molte away / of euery name

So vnfamouse / was wox hir fame 1146

But men) seyn) / what may euer last
Thoo gari) I / in myn) hert cast
That they were molte / awey with hete
And not awey / with stormes bete 1150

For on) that other syde / I say [ie. f no] %

Of this hille / that Northewarde lay
How hit was writen) / ful of names

Of folkes / that hadden) grete fames 1 Io4

Of olde tymes / and yet there were
As fressn" as men) / had writer hem here
FAIRFAX

PAR. -TEXT 213
HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 163

The selfe day / ryght1 or that oure

That I vpon) hem / gan) to poure 1158

But wel I wiste / what yt made

Hyt was conserved / with the shade

Alle this writynge / that I sigh I1 con.? MS. cai]

Of a castel / stoode on) high 1162

And stoode eke / on) so colde a place

That hete myghf hit / not deface

Thoo gan) I vp / the hille to goone

And fonde vpon) the cop / a woone 1166

That al the men) that ben) on) lyve

Ne han the kunwynge / to descrive

The beaute / of that ylke place

Ne coude casten) / no compace 1170

SwicR a nother / for to make

That myghf of beaute / ben) hys make

Ne so wonderlycfr / y-wroughf

That hit a astonyeth yit my thought1 1174

And maketH alle my wyt / to swynke

On) this castel / to be-thynke

So that / the grete beaute

To caste / the curiosite. 1178

Ne kan) I not / to yow deuyse

My wit ne may / me not suffise

But natheles / alle the substance

I haue yit / in my remembrance 1182

For whi me thoughts / be seynt Gyle «<*»

Alle was of ston) / of Beryle

Botfi castel / and the toure

And eke the halle / and euery boure 1186

Wythouten) peces / or ioynynges [leaf ro,back]

But many subtile / compassinges

Rabewyures / and pynacles

Ymageries / and tabernacles 1190

I say and ful / eke of wyndowes

As flakes falle / in grete snowes
FAIRFAX

214 PAR. -TEXT

164 HOUSE OP FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

And eke in ecR / of the pynacles

Wereri) sondry / habitacles 1194

In which" / alle with" oute

Ful the castel / alle a boute

Of al maner / mynstralles

And gestiours / that tellen) tales 1198

Both" of wepinge / and of game

Of alle that longetfi. / vnto fame

Ther* herd I pleyen) / vpon) an harpe

That sownetli bothe / wel and sharpe 1202

Orpheus / ful craftely

And on) the syde / fast by

Sat the harper / Orion)

And Eaycedis / chiron) 1206

And other harpers / many oon)

And the gret / glascurion)

And smale harpers / with" her glees

Saten) vnder hym / in sees 1210

And gurme on) hym / vpwarde to iape

And countrefet hym / as an Ape

Or as crafte / countrefeteth kynde

Tho saugh" I stonden) / hym behynde 1214

A .fer fro hem / alle be hem selue

Many thousand / tymes twelue

That maden) lowde / menstralcies

In cornemuse / and shalmyes 1218

And many other / maner pipe

That craftely / beguwne to pipe

Bothe in doucet / and in riede

That ben at festes / with the bride 1222

And many flowte / and liltyng home

And pipes made / of grene corne [leaf ni]

As han thise lytel / herde gromes

That kepen) bestis / in the bromes 1226

And of Athenes / daun) Pseustis

Ther saugfi I than) / Atiteris

FAIRFAX

PAR.-TEXT 215

HOUSE OP FAME. FAIRFAX. MS. 1G. 165

And Marcia / that lost her skyn)

Bothe in face / body and chyn) 1230

For that she wolde / envien) loo

To pipen) bet / than) Appolloo

Ther saugB. I fames / olde and yonge

Pipers / of alle Duche tonge 1234

To lerne loue / Daunces / sprynges

Reus and these / straunge thynges

Tho saugh" I / in an) other place

Stonden) / in A large space 1 238

Of hem that maken) / blody soiw

In trumpe beme / and claryoiw

For in seighfr / and blodeshedyng^

Ys vsed gladly / clarionyngcs 1242

Ther herd I trumpen) / Messenius

Of whom) that speketh" / virgilius

There herd I trumpe / loab also

Theodomas / and other m6 1240

And al that vsed / clarion)

In Cataloigne / and Aragon)

That in her tyme / famous were

To lerne saugh I / trumpe there 1250

There saugh I sit / in other sees

PJeyinge vpon) / sondry glees

Which that I kan) not / nevene

Moo than) sterres / ben) in heuene 1254

Of whiche I nyl not / now ryme

For ese of yow / and losse of tyme

For tyme y-lost / this knowen) ye

Be no way / may recouerd be 1258

Ther* saugh I pley / lugelours

Magiciens / and tregetours

And Phitonesses / charmeresses p«*f 171, back]

Olde wrecches / Sorceresses 1262

That vse / exorsisacions /

And eke thes / fumiygacions /

FAIRFAX
CHAUCER MI. . 12

216 PAR.-TEXT

166 HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

And Clerkes eke / widen" konne wel

Alle this magikes / naturel 1266

That craftely doon) / her ententes

To maken / in certeyri) ascendentes

Ymages / lo / thrugh which magike

To make a man) / ben) hool or syke 1270

Ther saugh I / the queue Medea

And Artes eke / and calipsa

Ther saugh [I] hermes / ballenus

Lirnete and eke / Symon) Magus 1274

[Ther* saugh I and knew by name

That be such arte don men han Fame] [From Bodiey 638]

Ther saugh I / Colle tregetour

Vpon) a table / of Sygamour 1278

Pley an vncouthe / thynge to telle

Y saugh him carien) / a wyndmelle

Vnder a walsh note / shale

What shuld I make / lenger tale 1282

Of alle the pepil / y ther say

Fro hennes / in to domes day

Whan) I had al / this folkys beholde

And fonde me louse / and nought1 y-colde 1286

And oft I mused / longe while

Vpon) these walles / of1 berile

That shoone ful lyghter / than) a glas

And made welmore / than) hit was 1290

To semen / euery thinge y-wis

As kynde thynge / of Fames is

I gan) to romen / til I fonde

The castel yate / on) my ryghtt honde 1294

Which that so wel / corven) was

That neuer suche / another nas

and yit it was / be auenture

I-wroughtf / as often) as be cure 1298

Hyt nedeth noghtf / yow more to tellen) Of 1721

To make yow / to longe duellen)

FAIRFAX

PAR. -TEXT 217
HOUSE OP FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 167

Of these yates / florisshinges

~Ne of compasses / ne of1 kervynges 1302

Ne how they hat / in masoneries

As corbetz

But lord so fare / yt was to shewe

For hit was alle / with gold behewe 1306

But in I went / and that anoon)

Ther mette I cryinge / many oon)

A larges larges / hald vp wel

God saue the lady / of thys pel 1310

Our ovne gentil lady / fame

And hem that wilnen / to haue name

Of vs / thus herd y crierD alle

And fast comeri) / out of halle 1314

And shoon) nobles / and sterlynges

As somme corovned / wer as kynges

With corovnes wroghf / ful of losynges

And many ryban) / and many frenges 1318

Were on) her clothes / trewly

Thoo atte last / aspyed y

That pursevantes / and herauldes

That crien) ryche folkes / laudes 1322

Hyt weren) alle / and euery man)

Of hem / as y yow tellen) can)

Had on him throwen) / a vesture

Whiche that men) crepen) / a cote armure 1326

Enbrowded / wonderly ryche

As though they nere / nought1 y-lyche

But noghf nyl I / so mote y thryve

Ben) aboute / to dyscryve 1330

Al these armes / that ther weren)

That they thus / on) her cote beren)

For hyt to me / were impossibille

Men) myghf make / of hem a bible 1334

XX*1. foote thykke / y trowe [leaf 172, back]

For certeyn) / who so koude I-knowe

FAIRFAX

218 PAR. -TEXT

16.8 HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

Myghf ther alle / the armes seen)

Of famouse folke / that han) y-been) 1338

In auffrike Europe / and asye
Syth first began) / the eheualrie

Loo how shulde I / now tel al thys not*

NQ of the halle eke / what nede is 1342

To tellen) yow / that euery walle
Of hit / and flore and roof and alle
Was plated / half a foote thikke

Of gold / and that nas no thynge wikke 1346

But fur to prove / in alle wyse
As fyne as ducat / in venyse
Of whiche to litel / al in my povche is
And they wer set / as thik of novchis 1350

Fyne / of the fyhest/ stones faire
That men) reden) / in the lapidaire
Of greses growen) / in A mede

But hit were alle to longe / to rede 1354

The names / and therfore I pace
But in this lusty / and ryche place
That fames halle / called was

Ful moche prees / of folke ther nas 1358

Ne crowdyng / for to mochil prees
But al on) hye / above a dees
Sit in a see / imperial!

That made was / of a rubee all 1362

Which that a carbuncle / ys y-called
Y saugh perpetually / y-stalled

A feniynyne / creature note

That neuer formed / by nature 1366

Nas suche another / thing y-seye
For alther first / sotfr for to seye
Me thought1 she was / so lyte

That the lengthe / of a cubite 1370

Was lengere / than) she

This was / gret marvaylle to me [if ns]

FAIRFAX

PAR. -TEXT 219
HOUSE OP FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 169

Hir tho / so wonderly straight*

That with hir fete / she erthe reighf 1374

And with hir hed / she touched heuene

Ther as shynen) / sterres sevene

And ther to eke / as my witte

I saugh a gretter / wonder yitte 1 378

Ypon) her eyen) / to be-holde

But certeyn) / y hem neuer tolde

For as feele yen) / had she

As fetheres / vpon) foules be ] 382

Or weren) / on) the bestes foure

That goddis trone / gunne honoure

As lohn) writ / in thapocalips

Hir heere / that ovndye was / and crips 1 386

As burned gold / hyt shoon) to see

And sothe to tellen) / also she

Had also fele / vpstondyng eres

And tonges / as on) bestes heres 1 390

And on) hir fete wexeii) / saugh y

Partriches wynges / redely

But lorde the perry / and the richesse

I saugh sittyng / on) this godesse 1394

And lord the heuenyssh / melodye

Of songes ful / of Armonye

I herd aboute / her trone y-songe

That al the paleys / walles ronge 1398

So songe the myghty Muse /she

That cleped ys / caliope

And hir eighte / sustren eke

That in her face / semen meke 1402

And euer mo / eternally

They synge of Fame / as thoo herd y

Heryed be thou) / and thy name

Goddesse of renoun) / or of Fame 1406

Tho was I war / loo / atte laste

As I myn) eyen) / gan) vp caste

FAIRFAX

220 PAR. -TEXT

170 HOUSE OP FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 10.

That thys ylke / noble quene [leaf ITS, back]

On) her shuldres / gan sustene 1410

Bothe armes / and the name
Of thoo that hadde / large fame
Alexander / and hercules

That with a shert / hys lyfe les 1414

And thus fonde y syttynge / this goddes
In noble honour / and ryches
Of which I stynte / a while nowe

Other thinge / to tellen) yowe 1418

Tho saugh. I stonde / on) eyther syde
Streighf donn / to the dores wide
Fro the dees / many a peler

Of metal that shoon) / not ful chere 1422

But though they ner / of no rychesse
Yet they were made / for gret noblesse
And in hem / gret sentence

And folkes / of digne reuerence 1426

Of whiche / I wil yow tel fonde [teiie. BOAI.]

Vpon) the piler / saugh". I stonde
Alderfirste / loo / ther I sighe

Vpon) a piler / stonde on) highe 1430

That was of lede / and yren) fyne
Hym of Secte / saturnyne
The Ebrayke / losephus the olde

That of1 lewes / gestes tolde 1 434

And he bare / on) hys shuldres hye
The fame / of the lurye
And by hym stonden) / other seuene

Wise and worthy / for to neuene 1438

To helpen) hem / bere vp the charge
Hyt was so hevy / and so large
And for they writen) / of batayles

As wel as other / olde mervayles 1442

Therfor was / loo / thys pilere
Of whiche that I yow / telle here
FAIRFAX

PAR. -TEXT 221
HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 10. 171

Of lede and yren) / bothe y-wys
For yren) / Martes metal ys 1446

Which that god / is of bataylle
And the lede / withouten) faille
Ys loo the metal / of Saturne

That hath a ful large whele / to turne 1450

Thoo stoden) for the / on) euery rowe
Of hem which that / I koude knowe
Though I hem noght1 / be ordre telle

To make yow / to longe to duelle 1454

These of whiche / I gynne rede
There saugh I stonde / out of drede
Vpon) an yren) / piler stronge

That peynted was / al endlonge 1458

With tigres blode / in euery place
The tholausan / that highte stace
That bare of Thebes / vp the fame

Vpon) his shuldres / and the name 1462

Also of cruelle / Achilles
And by him stood / withouten) les
Ful wonder hye / on) a pilere

Of yren) / he the gret Omere 1466

And with him Dares / and Tytus
Before and eke / he lollius
And Guydo eke / de Columpnis

And englyssh Gaunfride / eke y-wis 1470

And eche of these / as haue I loye
Was besye / for to bere vp Troye
So hevy therof / was the Fame

That for to bere / hyt was no game 1474

But yet I gan / ful wel espie
Betwex hem was / a litil envye
Oon) £eyde / Omere was lyes

Feynynge in hys / Poetries 1478

And was to Grekes / fauorable
Ther for held he hyt / but fable
FAIRFAX

222 PAR.-TEXT

17^ HOUSE OP FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

Tho saugh I stonde / on) a pilere [leuf 171, back j

That was of tynned / yren) clere 1482

That latyii) Poete / Yirgile

That bore hath" vp longe / while

The fame / of Pius Eneas

And next hym / on) a piler was 1 486

Of Coper / Venus clerk / ovide

That hath y-sowen) / wonder wide

The grete god / of loues name

And ther1 he bare / vp wel hys fame 1490

Vpon) this piler1 / also hye

And I hyt myghf / see [with] myn) ye

For why this halle / of whiche I rede

Was woxen) on) high / the length and brede 1494

Wel more / be a thousande dele

Than) hyt was erst / that saugh I wel

Thoo saugh" I / on) a piler by

Of yren) wroghf / ful sturmely 1498

The grete poete / Daun) Lucan)

And on) hys shuldres / bare vp than)

As high as that / y myghte see

The fame of1 lulius / and Pompe 1502

And by him stoden / alle these clerkes

That writen) / of Romes myghty werkes

That yf y wolde / her names telle

Alle to longe / most I dwelle 1506

And next him / on) piler stoode [on A, Boai.]

Of soulfre lyke / as he were woode

Daun) Claud ian / the sothe to telle

That bare vp / the fame of helle 1510

Of Pluto / and of Proserpyne

That quene ys / of the derke pyne

What shulde y more / telle of this

The halle was al / ful y-wys 1514

Of hem that writen) al / of the olde gestes

As ben) on) trees / rokes nestes

FAIRFAX

PAR. -TEXT 223
HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 173

But hit a fill / confuse matere

Were al the gestes / for to here [leaf 175] 1518

That they of write / or how they highte

But while that y / beheld thys syghte

I herd a noyse / aprochen blyve

That ferd as been) don) / in an) hive 1522

Ayen her tyme / of oute fleynge

Ryghte suche a maner / murmuryng

For al the world / hyt semed me

Tho gan) I loke / aboute and see 1526

That ther come entryng / in to the halle

A ryghte grete companye / with alle

And that of sondry / regiou^s

Of alle skynnes / condiciouws 1530

That duelle in erthe / vnder the mone

Pore and ryche / and also sone

As they were come / in to the halle

They gonne down / on) knees falle 1534

Before this ilke / noble quene

And seyde graunte vs / lady shene

Eche of vs / of thy grace a bone

And somme of hem / she graunted sone 1538

And somwe she werned / wel and faire

And some she graunted / the contraire

Of her axyng / outterly

But thus I sey / yow trewly 1542

What her cause / was y nyste

For this folke / ful wel y wiste

They had good fame / eche deserued 1545

[Al thoughe they were dyuersly serued] [From Thynne's ed. 1532J

Ryghte as her suster / Daun) fortune no*a

Ys wonte to serven / in comune

Now herke how / she gan to paye

That gonne her / of her grace praye 1550

And ryght lo / al this companye

Seyden sooth / and nogftt a lye

FAIRFAX

224 PAB.-TEXT

174 HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

Ma dame quod they / we be

Folke that here / besechen the [leaf 175, back] 1554

That thou graunte vs / now good fame
And let our werkes / han that name
In f ul / recompensacion)

Of good werkes / yive vs good renoun) 1558

I werne yow hit / quod she anon)
Ye gete of me / good fame non)
Be god / and ther fore goo your wey

Alias quod they / and welaway 1562

Telle vs what may / your cause be
For me lyst hyt noghfr / quod she
No wyghtf shal speke / of* yow y-wis

Good ne harme / ne that ne this 1566

And with that worde / she gan to calle
Her messangere that was in halle

And that he shuld / fast gooii< 1569

[Blank line in MS. For 1. 1572, see Caxton or TliynneJ]
Ypon) the peyn) / to be blynde 1570

For Eolus / the god of wynde 1571

And bid him bring / his clarioun) 1573

That is ful dyuers / of his soun) 1574

And hyt cleped / clere laude
With which he wonde is / to hiraude
Hem that me list / preised be

And also bid him / how that he 1578

Brynge his other / clarioun)
That highfr sklaundre / in euery toim
With whiche he wonte is / to diffame
hem that me liste / and do him shame 1582

This messanger / gan fast goon)
And founde where / in a cave of ston)
In a contree / highte trace

This Eolus / with harde grace 1586

helde the wyndes / in distresse
And gan) hem vnder him / to presse

FAIRFAX

PAR. -TEXT 225
HOUSE OP FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 175

That they gonne / as beres rore [leaf nej

He bonde and pressed hem / so sore 1590

This messanger / gan) fast crie
Ryse vp quod he / and fast hye
Til thou at / my lady be

And! take thy Clarioun) / eke with the 1594

And spede the forth / and hye anon)
Toke to a man) / that night Triton)
Hys clarions / to bere thoo

And lete a certeyn) / wynde to goo 1598

And blewe so hydously / and hye
That hyt ne left / not a skye
In alle the welkene / longe and brode
This Eolus / nowhere abode 1602

Til he was come / to Fames fete
And eke the man) / that Triton) hete
And ther he stode / as stille as stoon)
And her withal / ther come anoon) 1606

Another5 huge / companye not*

Of good folke / and gu?me crie
Lady gmunte vs / good fame

And lat oure werkes / han that name 1610

"Now in honour / of gentilesse
And also god / your soule blesse
For we han wel / deserued hyt

Therfore is ryghtt / that we ben) wel quyt 16 H

As thryve I quod she / ye shal faylle
Good werkes shal yow / noghtt availle
To haue of me / good fame as now

But wete ye what / y graunte yow 1618

That ye shal haue / a shrewde fame
And wikkyd? loos / and wors name
Though ye good loos / haue deserued
.Now goo your wey / for ye be serued 1622

haue doon) Eolus / let see
Take forth thy trumpe / anon) quod she
FAIRFAX

220 I'AR.-TEXT

176 HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16*

That is cleped / sklaundre lyghte

And blow her loos / that euery wighte 1626

Speke of hem harme / and shrewdenesse [leaf 176, back]

In stede of good / and worthynesse

For thou shalt trumpe / alle the contrarie

Of that they han) / don) wel or fayre 1630

Alias thought I / what auentures

Han these sory / creatures

For they amonges / al the pres

Shul thus be shamed / giltles 1634

But what / hyt most nedes be

What did this Eolus / but he

Toke out hys blake / trumpe of bras

That fouler than / the deuel was 1638

And gan this trumpe / for to blow

As al the worlde / shuld ouerthrowe

That thrugh out / euery Regiouw

Went this foule / trumpes sou^ 1642

As swifte / as pelet out of gonne

Whan) fire is in / the poudre ronne

And suche a smoke / gan) out wende

Out of1 his foule / trumpes ende 1646

Blak bloo grenyssh / s\\art rede

As dothe where that / men) melt lede

Loo alle on) high / fro the tuelle

And therto oo thing / saugh I welle 1650

That the ferther / that hit ran)

The gretter wexen) / hit be-gan)

As dooth the ryver / from a welle

And hyt stank / as the pitte of helle 1654

Alias thus was her / shame y-ronge

And giltles / on) euery tonge

Tho come the thirdde / companye

And gurane vp to the dees / to hye 1658

And douft on) knes / they fille anon)

And seyde we ben) / every chon)

FAIRFAX

PAR.-TEXT 227
HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 177

Folke that ben) / ful cruelly no*a

Deserued fame / ryghte fully 1662

And pray yow / hit mot be knowe
Eyghte as hit is / and forth y-blowe

I graunte quod she / for me leste Oaf 177]

That now your good werkes / be wiste 1666

And yet ye shul han / better loos
in dispite / of alle your foos
Than) worthy is / and that anoon)

Late now quod she / thy trumpe goon) 1670

Thou Eolus / that is so blake
And out thyw other / trumpe take
That highte Laude / and bio we yt soo
That thrugh the worlde / her fame goo 1674

Esely / and not to faste
That hyt be knowen) / atte laste
Ful gladly lady / myn) he seyde

And oute hys trumpe / of golde he brayde 1678

Anon) and set hyt / to his mouthe
And blew it est / and west and southe
And northe / as lowde as any thunder
That euery wight1 / hath of hit wonder 1682

So brode hyt ran) / or than) hit stynt
And certes / al the breth that went
Out of his trumpes mouthe / smelde

As men) a potful / of bawme helde 1686

Amonge a basket / ful of roses
This fauour did he / til her loses

And ryghtt with this / y gan) aspye no*a

Ther come the fertile / companye 1690

But certeyn) they were / wonder fewe
And gu?me stonde / in a rewe
And seyden) certes / lady bryghtf

We han) don) wel / with al our myght1 169 '

But we ne kepen) / haue no fame
Hide our werkes / and our name
FAIRFAX

228 PAR. -TEXT

178 HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

For goddys loue / for certes we

Han) certeyn) doon) hyt/ for bounte 1698

And for no maner / other thinge
I graunte yow alle / your askynge
Quod she / let your werkes be dede

With that about / y clywe myn) hede 1702

And saugh anoon) / the fifte route not* peat 177, back]

That to this lady / gunne loute
And dou/z on) knes / anoon) to falle

And to hir thoo / besoughten) alle 1706

And hidden / her goode werkes eke
And seyden) they yeven) / noght1 a leke
For no Fame / for suche renourc

For they / for contemplaciouw 1710

And goddes loue / hadde y-wrought1
Ne of Fame / wolde they nought1
What quod she / and be ye woode

And wene ye / for to doo goode 1714

And for to haue / of that no Fame
Haue ye dispite / to haue my name
Nay ye shul lyen) / euerychon)

Bio we thy trumpes / and that anon) 1718

Quod she / Eolus y hote
And rynge this folkes werkes / be note
That alle the worlde / may of hyt here
And he gan) blowe her loos / so clere 1722

In his golden) / clarioun)
That thrugh the worlde / went the soun)
Also kenely / and eke so softe

But atte last / hyt was on) lofte 1726

Thoo come the sext / companye no^a

And gurcne fast / on) Fame crie
Eyghte verraly / in this manere

They seyden) mercy / lady dere 1730

To tellen) certeyn) / as hyt is
We han don) neither / that ne this
FAIRFAX

PAR. -TEXT 229
HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16, 179

But ydel / al oure lyfe y-be

That natheles / yet prey we 1734

That we mowe han / as good fame

And gret renoun) / and knowen name

As they that han / doon) noble gestes

And acheued / alle her lestes 1738

As wel of loue / as other thynge [leaf ns]

Alle was vs neuer / broche ne rynge

Ne elles noghf / from) wymmen sent

Ne ones / in hem yment 1742

To make vs oonly / frendly chere

But myghten) temen) vs / opon) bere

Yet lat vs / to peple seme

Suche as the woiide / may of vs detne 1746

That wommen) louen vs / for wode

Hyt shal doon) vs / a moche goode

And to oure herte / a[s] moche avyalle

The countrepese / ese and trauaylle 1750

As we had wonne hyt / with labour

For that is dere / boghte honour

At regard / of oure gret ese

And yet thou most vs / more pleso 1754

Let vs beholden) / eke therto

Worthy wise / and goode also

And riche and happy / vnto love

For goddes loue / that sit a bove 1758

Thogfr we may not / the body haue

Of wymmen) yet / so god yow saue

Leet men) gliwe / on) vs the name

Sufficetfr that we / han the fame 1762

I graunte quod she / be my trouthe

Now Eolus / with outen) slouthe

Take out1 thy trumpe of golde / now let se

And blowe as they / han axed me 1766

That euery man) / wene hem at ese

Thougfc they goon) / in ful bad -1 ese

FAIRFAX

230 PAR. -TEXT

180 HOUSE OP FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

This Eolus gan) hit / so bio we

That thrugfi. the worlde / hyt was y-knowe 1770

Thoo come the seventh / route anoon) no*a

And fel on) knees / euerychoon)

And seyde lady / graunte vs sone

The same thing / the same bone 1774

That this next folke / han) doori) [leaf 178, back]

Fy on) yow quod she / euerychon)

Ye maisty Swyne /ye ydel wrechhes

Ful of roten) / slowe techches 1778

"What fals theves / or ye wolde

Be famous good / and no thing nolde

Deserue why / ne neuer ye roughte

Men) rather yow / hangen) ought 1782

For ye be lyke / the swynt catte

That wolde haue fissli / but wostow whatte

He wold no thinge / wete his clowes

Ywel thrifte come / to your lowes 1786

And eke to myn) / yif I hit graunte

Or do yow fauour / yow to avaunte

Thou Eolus / thou kynge of Trace

Goo bio we this folke / a sory grace 1790

Quod she anon) / and wostow how

As I shal telle / ryghte now

Sey these ben) / that wolden) honour

Haue / and do no skynnes labour 1794

]S"e doo no good / and yet han lawde

And that men) wend / that bele Isawde

Ne coude hem noght1 / of loue w^erne

And yet she that / grynt at a querne 1798

Ys alle to good / to ese her licit

This Eolus / anon) vp stert

And with his blake / Clariouw

He gan to blasen) / out a so.m 1802

As lowde as beloweth / wyade in helfe

And eke ther with / sotlie to Idle

FAIRFAX

PAE.-TEXT 231
HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 181

This sovne was / so ful of lapes

As euer mowes / were in apes 1806

And that went / al the worlde about

That euery wight / gan) on) hem shout

And for to lawgfr / as they were wode

Suche game fonde they / in her hode 1810

Tho come a nother / companye

That had y-doon) / the trayterye [leaf 170]

The harme / the gret wikkednesse

That any hert / kouthe gesse 1814

And prayed her / to han good fame

And that she nolde / doon) hem no shame

But yeve hem loos / and good renoun)

And do hyt bio we / in a clarioun) 1818

Nay wis quod she / hyt were a vice

Al be ther in me / no lustice

Me lyst not doo / hyt nowe

Ne this nyl I / graunte yowe 1822

Tho come ther lepynge / in a route

And guwne choppen) / al aboute

Euery man) / vpon) the crowne

That alle the halle / gan to sowne 1826

And seyden) lady / leefe and dere

"We ben) suche folkes / as ye mowe here

To telle al the tale / a ryghfr

We ben) shrewes / euery wyght1 1830

And han delyte / in wikkednes

As good folke han / in godenes

And Toy to be / knowen) shrewes than ioy. *0d/.]

And ful of vices / and wikked thewes 1834

Where fore / we pray yow a rowe

That oure fame / suche be knowe

In alle thing / ryght1 as hit ys

Y graunte hyt yow / quod she y-wis 1838

But what art thow / that seyst this tale

That werest on) thy hose / a pale

FAIRFAX
CHAUCER MI. 13

232 PAR.-TEXT

182 HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

And on) thy tipet / suche a belle

Ma dame quod he / sotS to telle 1842

I am that ylke / shrewe y-wis

That brende the temple / of ysidis

In Athenes Loo / that Citee

And wherfor didest thou / so quod she 1846

By my thrift / quod he ma Dame

I wolde fayn) / han) hadde a fame

As other folke hadde / in the tovne [if 179, bk]

Alle though they were / of grete renovne 1850

For her vertue / and for her thewes

Thought y as gret a fame / han shrewes

Though" hit be noghfr / for shrewdenesse

As good folke han / for godenesse 1854

And sith" y may not / haue that oori)

That other nyl y / noght1 for-goon)

And for to gette / of Fames hire

The temple set y / alle a fire 1858

Now doon) our loos / be blowen) swithe

As wisly be thou / euer blythe

Gladly quod she / thow Eolus

Herestow not what / this folke prayen vs 1862

Ma dame yis / ful wel quod he

And I wil trumpen / parde

And toke his blake / trumpe faste

And gan) to pufferi) / and to blaste 1866

Til hyt was / at the wordes ende

With" that y gan) / aboute wende

For oon) that stoode / ryghf at my bake

Me thoughts goodely / to me spake 1870

And seyde frende / what is thy name

Artow come hider / to han fame

Nay for sothe / frewde quod y

I cam) noghf hyder / graunt mercy 1874

For no suche cause / by my hede

Sumcetfc me / as I were dede

FAIRFAX

~~~? I

PAR.-TEXT 233
HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 183

That no wight1 / haue my name in honde
I wote my self best / how y stonde 1878

For what I drye / or what I thynke »<>&

I wil my selfe / alle hyt drynke
Certeyn) / for the more parte

As fer forthe / as I kan) my arte 1882

But what doost thou / here quod he
Quod y / that wyl y tellen) the

The cause why / y stonde here [leaf iso]

Sonme newe tydyngis / for to lere 1886

Somme newe thinge / y not what
Tydynges other / this or that
Of love or suche / thynges glade

For certeynly / he that me made 1890

To come hyder / seyde me
Y shuld both / here and se
In this place / wonder thynges

But these be / no suche tydynges 1894

As I mene of1 / noo quod he
And answered / noo parde
For wel y wote / euer yit

Sith that first / y had wit 1898

That somme folke / han desired fame
Diuersly / and loos and name
But certeynly / y nyst howe

Ne where that fame / duelled er no we 1902

And eke of her / descripciown
Ne also / her condiciown
Ne the ordre / of her dome

Vn to tyme / y thidder come 1906

Why than) be / Loo these tydynges
That thou now / hider brynges
That thou hast herde / quod he to me
But now no fors / for wel y se 1910

What thou desirest / for to here
Come fortH and stonde / no lenger here
FAIRFAX

234 PAR. -TEXT

184 HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

And y wil the / with" outen) drede

In suche another / place lede 1914

Ther them shalt here / many oon)

Tho gan) I forthe / with hym to goon)

Oute of the castel / sothe to sey

Tho saugh y stond / in a valey 1918

Vnder the castel / fast by

An house / that donms dedaly

That laboryiicus / cleped ys [leaf iso, back]

Nas made so wonderlych / y-wis 1922

Ne half so queyntlych / y-wroughtf

And euer mo / so swyft as thought*

This queynt hous / a bout went

That neuer mo stil / hyt stent 1926

And ther out come / so grete a noyse

That had hyt stonde / vpon) oyse

Men rnygh.fr hyt / han herd esely

To Eome y trowe / sikerly 1930

And the noyse / whiche I haue herde

For alle the world / ryght1 so hyt ferde

As dooth. the rowtynge / of the ston)

That from thengyne / ys leten gon) 1934

And al thys hous / of whiche y rede

Was made of twigges / falwe rede

And grene eke / and somrae weren) white

Whiche as men) / to these cages thwite 1938

Or maken) of / these panyers

Or elles hattes / or dossers

That for the swough / and for the twynges

This house was also / ful of gyges 1942

And also ful eke / of chirkynges

As ful this lo

And eke this hous / hath of entrees

As fele of leues / as ben) in trees 1946

In somer / whan) they grene been

4-nd on) the rove / men) may yet seen)

FAIRFAX

PAR. -TEXT 235
HOUSE OP FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 185

A thousand holes / and wel moo

To leten) wel / the sovne out goo 1950

And be day / in euery tyde

Been) al the dores / opened wide

And be nyghtf / echon) vnshet

Ne porter ther is / noon) to let 1954

No maner tydynges / in to pace

Ne neuer rest is / in that place

That hit nys silde / ful of tydynges

Other lovde / or of wisprynges 1958

And ouer alle the houses / Angles [leaf isi]

Ys ful of rovnynges / and of Tangles

Of werres of pes / of mariages

Of restes and of labour / of viages 1962

Of A-bood of deeth / of lyfe

Of love of hate / acorde of stryfe

Of loos of lore / and of wynnynges

Of hele of sekenesse / of bildynges 1966

Of faire wyndes / and eke of1 tempestes

Of qwalme of folke / and eke of bestes

Of dyvers / transmutacions

Of estates / and eke of Regions 1970

Of trust of drede / of lelousye

Of wit of wynnynge / of folye

Of plente / and of grete famyne

Of chepe of derthe / and of ruyne 1974

Of good / or mysgouernement

Of fire / and of dyvers accident

And loo thys hous / of which" I write

Syker be ye / hit nas not lyte 1978

For hyt was sixty / myle of lengthe

Alle was the tymber / of no strengthe

Yet hit is founded / to endure

While that hit lyst / to auenture 1982

That is the moder / of tydynges

As the see of welles / and of sprynges

FAIRFAX

236 PAE.-TEXT

186 HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

And hyt was shapen) / lyke a cage

Certys quod y / in al myn) age 1986

Ne saugh" y suche / an) hous as this

And as y wondred / me y-wys

Vpon) this hous / tho war was y

How that myn) Egle / fast by 1990

Was perched hye / vpon) a stoon)

And I gan streghte / to hym gon)

And seyde thus / y prey the

That thou a while / a-bide me [leaf isi, back] 1994

For goddis loue / and lete me seen)

What wondres / in this place been)

For yit parauenture / y may lere

Somwe good theron) / or sumwhat here 1998

That leef1 me were / or that y went

Petre that is / myn) entent

Quod he to me / therfore y duelle

But certeyn) oon) thyng / I the telle 2002

That but I bringe the / therinne

!N"e shalt thou neuer / kunwe gynne

To come in to hyt / out of doute

So faste hit whirleth / lo aboute 2006

But1 sithe that louys / of his grace

As I haue seyde / wol the solace

Fynally / with these thinges

Vnkouthe syght1 / and tydynges 20 10

To passe / with thyn heuynesse

Suche routhe hath he / of thy distresse

That thou suffrest / debonairly

And wost thy self en / outtirly 2014

Disesperat / of alle blys

Syth that fortune / hath" made amys

The frot of al / thy hertys reste

Laugh" and eke / in poynt to breste 2018

That he thrugh" hys / myghty merite

Wol do than) ese / al be hyt lyte

FAIRFAX

PAK.-TBXT 237
HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 187

And yaf in expres / coramaundement [MS. p]

To whiche I am / obedient 2022

To further the / with al my myghtt

And wisse and teche the / a ryghf

Where thou maist most / tidynges here

Shaltow here anoon) / many oori) lere 2026

With this worde / he ryght anoon) [hie care* v<?rs«s]

[Hent me vp bytwene his tone] [From Thynne's ed. 1532.]

At a wy ndo we / yn me broghte [leaf 182]

That in this hous / was as me thoghte 2030

And ther with alle / me thoughts hit stent

And no thinge / hyt aboute went

And me set / in the flore adouw

But which / a congregaciou^ 2034

Of folke as I saugh / rome a-bout

[Some within and some without] [From Thynne's ed. 1532.]

Nas neuer seen / ne shal ben) eft

That certys / in the worlde nys left 2038

So many formed / be nature
Ne dede / so many a creature
That wel vnnethe / in that place

Hadde y A fote / brede of space 2042

And euery wight1 / that I saugh there
Rovned / in others ere
A newe / tydynge preuely

Or elles tolde / alle oppenly 2046

Ryght1 thus and seyde / nost not thon
That ys betydde
No quod he / telle me what

And than) he tolde hym / this and that 2050

And swore therto / that hit was sothe
Thus hath he sayde / and thus he dothe
And thus shal hit be / and thus herde y seye
That shal be fourcde / that dare I leye 2054

That alle the folke / that ys a lyve
No han the ku?mynge / to discryve
FAIRFAX

238 PAR. -TEXT

188 HOUSE OP FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

The thinges / that I herde there

What a lovde / and what in ere 2058

But al the wonder / most was this

Whan) oori) had herde / a thinge y-wis

He come forth ryghtt / to another wight1

And gan him tellen / anon) ryght1 2062

The same / that him was tolde

Or hyt a forlorcge way / was olde [leaf 182, back]

But gan) somme what / for to eche

Tho this tydynge / in this specho 2066

More / than) hit euer was

And nat so sone / departed nas

That he fro him / thoo he ne mette

With the thrid / and or he lette 2070

Any stounde / he told him als

Were the tydynge / sothe or "fals

Yit wolde he telle hyt / natheles

And euermo / with more encres 2074

Than) yt wase erst / thus north and southe

Went Query mouthe / fro mouthe to mouthe

And that encresing / euer moo

As fire ys wont / to quyk and goo 2078

From a sparke / spronge amys

Tille alle a Citee / brent vp ys

And whan) that was / ful y-sprong

And woxen) more / on) euery tong 2082

Than) euer hit was / and went anoon)

Vp to a wyndowe / out to goon)

Or but hit myghf / oute there pace

Hyt gan) out crepe / at so?rane crevace 2086

And nygS. forth fast / for the nones

And som tyme / saugh thoo at ones

A lesyng / and a sad sothe sawe

That gonne of auentur / thrawe 2090

Out to a wyndowe / for to pace

And when) they metten) / in that place

FAIRFAX

PAR. -TEXT 239
HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 189

They wer a-cheked / bothe two

And neyther of hem / most out goo 2094

For other so they / gonne crowde

Til eche of hem / gan crien lowde

Lat me go first / nay but let me

And here I wol / ensuren) the 2098

Wyth the nones / that thou wolt do so [if IRS]

That I shal neuer / fro the go

But be thyn) ovne / sworen) brother*

"We wil medle vs / eche with other 2102

That no man) / be they neuer so wrothe

Shal han) on two / but bothe

At ones al / besyde his leve

Come we morwe / or on) eve 2106

Be we cried / or stille y-rovned

Thus saugh I fals / and sothe compovned

To-geder fle / for oo tydynge

Thus oute at holes / gunne wringe 2110

Euery tydynge / streght1 to Fame

And she gan yeve / eche hys name

After / hir disposicicwn

And yaf hem / eke dnraciozm 2114

Somme to wexe / and wynne sone

As dothe the faire / white mone

And lete hem goon) / ther myghtf y seen)

Wenyed wondres / fast fleen) 2118

XXti thousand / in a route

As Eolus / hem blew aboute

And lord this hous / in al tymes

Was ful of Shipmen) /and pilgrimes 2122

With shrippes bret / ful of lesenges

Entremedled / with tydynges

And eke allone / be hem selue

0 many a thousand / tymes twelue 2126

Saugh I eke / of these Pardoners

Currours and eke / messangers

FAIRFAX

240 PAR.-TEXT

190 HOUSE OF FAME. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

With" boystes Crammed / ful of lyes

As euer vessel / was with lyes 2130

And as I alther / fastest went

About and did / al myn) entent

Me for to pleyen / and for to lere

And eke a tydynge / for to here 2134

That I had herd / of somwe centre

That shal not now / be tolde for me [iriss, i>k]

For hit no nede is / redely

Folke kan) synge hit/ bet than) I 2138

For alle mote oute / other late or rathe

Alle the sheves / in the lathe

I herde a grete / noyse with alle

In a corner / of the halle 2142

Ther men) of loue / tydynges tolde

And I gan / thiderwarde be-holde

For I saugh rennynge / Query wight*

As fast as that / they hadden myghtt 214G

And eueryche cried / what thing is that

And somme sayde / I not neuer what

And whan) they were / alle on) an hope

Tho behynde / begimne vp lepe 2150

And clamben vp / on) other fast

And vp the noyse / an highen) kast

And troden fast / on) other heles

And stampen) as men) / doon) aftir eles 2154

Atte last / y saugh" a man)

Whiche that y / nat ne kan

But he semed / for to be

A man) of grete / auctorite 2158

IMS. ends, like Bodl. 368, incomplete.]

FAIRFAX

191

XL

0f

[Of the first cast of the Prologue to this Poem, only one copy
is known, that in MS. Gg. 4. 27, Cambridge University Library. To
show the differences between the two casts of the Prologue, the two
are here printed opposite to one another — as they were in my Odd
Texts, Part I — with double line-numbers, so as to show which lines
in one cast correspond to the same, or the like lines, in the other
cast. Those lines which differ slightly ' from their mates in the
other cast are markt f ; those which differ more are markt § ; those
which are only in one cast, *. The differences between the two casts
are spoken of in my Trial- Forewords, at the end.]

1 A few differences I've thought too slight to need a mark.

244 PAR. -TEXT

192 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAME.

THE LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN.

[Cambr. Univ. MS. Gg. 4. 27, leaf 445. No gaps in MS.]

A

[THE PEOLOGUE. First Cast.]

Fx. lines. Gg. li.

tThousent sythis haue I herd men telle It
tThat there is loye in heuene & peyne in helle t
tAnd I a-corde wel that it be so 3t 3

.tBut natheles this wit I1 wel also 4f

tThat there ne is non that dwellyth 2In this cuwtre 5t p icon-.]
That eythir hath in helle or heuene I-be 6

]STe may of it non othere weyis wytyn 7

But as he hath herd seyd / or founde it wrytyn 8 8

ffbr by asay / there may no man it preue 9

tBut goddis forbode / but men schulde leue lOt
Wel more thyng / than men han seyn wit/* eye 1 1
Men schal nat wenyn / euery thyng alye 12 12

O^ §ffor that he say it nat of ^ore a-go 13§

§God wot a thyng is neuere the lesse so 14§

Thow euery wyght ne may it nat I-se 15

J J ° [3 e com]

Bernard the monk ne3 say nat al parde 16
Thanne motyn we to bokys / that we fynde 17
Thozww whiche that olde thyngis ben 4 In mynde [4 1 con-.]
And to the doctryne of these olde wyse 19

3 euyn credence 5 In euery 6 sky If ul wyse C5 1, 6 sky, com] 20
§And trowyn on these olde aprouede storyis 21 §
Of holynesse / of regnys of victoryis 22

Of loue / of hate / of othere sundery thyngis 23
Of whiche I may nat make rehersyngys 24 24

And If that olde bokis weryn aweye 25

I-loryn were of remembrance the keye 26

o '. 4. 27

PAR. -TEXT 244
LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 193

THE LEGEND OE GOOD WOMEN.

[Fairfax MS. 16, leaf 83.]

[n is printed for n). f/or t with- a curl = te generally.
There are no gaps in the MS.']

IF The prologe of .ix. goode Wymmen./ [2nd Cast.]

Off. linei. FX. lines.

It A thousande tymes / I haue herd telle t

2t /% ther ys loy in heuene / and peyne in helle t
3t JL JL and I acord wel / that it ys so t

4tBut netheles yet / wot I wel also t 4

Stthat ther is noon duellyng / in this contree t

6 That eythir hath in heuene / or in helle y-be

7 NQ may of hit / noon other weyes witen

8 but as he hath herd seyde / or founde it writen 8

9 for by assay / ther may no man it preve

lOtBut god forbede / but men shulde leve t

11 Wel more thing / then men han seen with eye

12 Men shal not wenen / euery thing a lye 12
13§But yf him -self e yt seeth / or elles dooth §
14§For god wot / thing is neuer the lasse sooth §

15 Thogh euery wight / ne may it nat y-see

16 Bernarde the monke / ne saugli nat all pardec t Bernardus

' Monachus

17 Than mote we / to bokes that we fynde omnilidit

18 Thurgh which / that olde thinges ben in mynde

19 And to the doctrine / of these olde wyse

20 Yeve credence / in euery skylful wise 20
21§That tellen of these olde appreued / stones §

22 of holynesse / of Regnes of victories

23 of love of hate / of other sondry thynges

24 of whiche I may not maken / rehersynges 24

25 And yf that olde bokes / were a-wey

26 Y-lorne were / of Remembraunce the key

FAIRFAX

246 PAR. -TEXT

194 LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gff. 4. 27, CAME.

Fx. li. Og. Ji.

§Wel ou^te vs thanne on olde bokys leue 27§

§ There as there is non othyr a-say be preue 28§ 28

§And as for me thow that myn wit be lite 29 §

On bokys1 for to rede I me delyte pycorr.] 30

And in myn herte haue hem in reuerence 32

to hem ^eue swich lust & swich credence 31 § 32

§That there is wel onethe game non 33§

That from myne bokys make me to gon 34

§But it be olper vp-on the haly day 35 §

ellis in the loly tyme of may 36§ 36

§Whan that I here the smale foulys synge 37§

And that the flouris2 gynne for to spryrcge3 [2 lo""ie*Swge'
§ffarwel myn stodye as lastywge fat sesoutt 39§ w 445,6ft;]

§Now haue I therto this condycyouft 40§ 40

That4 of alle the flowris in the mede [*utco»-r.] 41

Tharcne loue I most these flourys white & rede 42

Swyehe as men calle dayesyis in oure toun 43

To hem haue I so gret affeccioufi 44 44

As I seyde erst wha?& comyn is the may 45

That in myn bed there dawith me no day 46

That I ne am vp & walkynge in the mede 47

tTo sen these fkwns a-gen the surane to sprede 48t 48

§Whan it vp ryseth be the morwe schene 49 §
*The longe day thus walky^zge in the grene

§And whan the siwne be-gynnys for to weste 61§
§Tha/zne closeth it & drawith it to reste 62§ 52

Gg. 4. 27

PAR.-TEXT 246

LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 195

Off. fines. Fx. lines.

27§Wel ought vs thanne / honouren and beleve §

28 § These bokes / there we han noon other preve § 28

29§and as for me / though that I konne but lyte §

30 on bokes for to rede / I me delyte

32§and to hem yive I feyth / and ful credence §

31 and in myn herte / haue hem in reuerence 32
33§ So hertly / that ther is game noon §

34 that fro my bokes / maketh me to goon
35§but yt be seldom / on the holy day §

36§save certeynly / whan that the monethe of May § 36
37§Is comen / and that I here the foules synge §

38 And that the floures / gynnen for to sprynge [ifss.bk]
39§Faire-wel my boke / and my deuocion §

40§Now have I thanne / suche a condicion § 40

41 That of al the floures / in the mede

42 Thanne love I most / thise floures white and rede

43 Suche as men callen / daysyes in her tovne

44 To hem have I / so grete affeccion 44

45 As I seyde erst / whanne comen is the May

46 That in my bed / ther daweth me no day

47 That I nam vppe / and walkyng in the inede

48tTo seen this floure / ayeiii the sonne sprede t 48

49 § Whan it vprysitfr / erly by the morwe §
*That blisful sight / softneth al my sorwe

*So glad am I / whan that I haue presence *

*0f it / to doo'n it al / reuerence * 52

55§As she that is / of al floures flour J> §

56tFul-filled of al vertue / and honour f^ t
57 and euere ilyke faire / and fressli of hewe

58§and I love it / and euer ylike newe § 56

*And euere shal / til that myn hert dye *

*al swere I nat / of this I wol nat lye *

*Ther loved no wight1 / hotter in his lyve *

*And whan that hit ys eve / I renne blyve * 60

51§As sone as evere the sonne / gynnetfi. weste §

52§To seen this flour / how it wol go to reste §

FAIRFAX

248 PAR. -TEXT

196 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. JUS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMB.

Fx. li. Gg. li

§ So sore it is a-ferid of the nyjt 62

*Til on the morwe that it is dayis lyjt *

§This dayeseye of alle flouris flour 53§

tffulfyld of vertu & of alle honour 54t 56

And eue?*e I-like fayr & frosch xof hewe 55
§ As wel In wyntyr as in somyr newe1 p-1 corrected] 56§

§ffayn wolde I preysyn If I coude a-ryht 67§

*But wo is me it lyth nat in myn myght * 60

tffor wel I wot that folk han here be-forn 73t

Of maky/zge ropyn & lad a-wey the corn 74

I come aftyr gleny^ge here & ther 75

And am ful glad if I may fynde an er 76 64

tOf ony goodly word that they han laft 77t

tAnd If it happe me reherse eft [2 1 corrected] 78t

fThat they han 2In here frosche songis said 791

§1 hope that they wele nat ben euele a-payed 80§ 68

§Sithe it is seyd in fortheryng & honour 81 §
§0f hem that 3eythir seruyn lef or flour pe «>«•.] 82§
§ffor trustyth wel I ne haue nat vndyr-take \

§As of the lef a-gayn the flour to make } 72

§Ne of the flowr to make a-geyn the lef 189§

ISTo more than of the corn a-gen the shef 190

ffor as to me is lef ere non ne lo there 191

I am witholde jit with neuer nothire 192 76

I not ho seruyth lef ne who the flour 193 [^a/4i6]

§That nys nothyng the entent of myn labour 194§

tffor this werk is al of a-nothyr tuwne 195t

tOf old story er swich strif was be-gu?zne 196t 80

Gg. 4. 27

PAR.-TEXT 248

LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 197

Off. lines. Fx. lines.

53§For fere of nyght / so hateth" she derknesse §

*Hire chere is pleynly sprad / in the brightnesse * 64

*0f the sonne / for ther yt wol vnclose

* Alias that I ne had / englyssn" ryme / or prose * [«««66Gg.]

59§Suffisant this flour / to preyse a-ryght §

*But helpeth" ye / that han konnyng and myghf * 68

*Ye lovers / that kaii make of Sentment *

*In this case / oght ye be diligent *

*To forthren me / somwhat in my labour *

*Whethir ye ben with the leef / or with the flour * 72

61tfor wel I wot / that ye hah her-biforne t

62 of makynge ropen / and lad awey the corne

63 and I come after / glenyng here and there

64 and am ful glad / yf I may fynde an ere 76
65tOf any goodly word / that ye han leffr t [leaf 84]
66 1 And thogh it happen / me rehercen eft t
67tThat ye han / in your fressh songes sayede t
68§For-bereth me / and beth nat euele apayede § 80
69§Syn that ye see / I do yt in the honour §
70§of love / and eke in seruice of the flour §

*Whom that I serve / as I have witte or myght *

*She is the clerenesse / and the verray lyghf * 84

*That in this derke worlde / me wynt and ledyth *
*The hert in with / my sorwfull brest yow dreditft *

*And loueth so sore / that ye ben verrayly *
*The maistresse of my witte / an[d not] l thing I C1 MS aiterd]

*My worde my werkes / ys knyt so in youre bond * 89

*That as an harpe / obeietfr to the hond *

*And maketh it sovne / after his fyngerynge *

*Eyght so mowe ye / oute of myn hert bringe * 92

*Swicfr vois / ryght as yow lyst to laughe or pleyn *

*Be ye my gide / and lady souereyn *

*As to myn erthely god / to yowe I calle *

*Bothe in this werke / and my sorwes alle * 96

FAIRFAX
CHAUCER MI. 14

250 PAR.-TEXT

198 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. GQ. 4. 27, CAMS.

Fx. li. Gff. li.

But wherfore that I spak to }eue credence 97

tTo bokys olde & don hem reuerence 98t 82

§Is for men schulde autoriteis be-leue 99§
§There as there lyth non othyr a-say be preue 100§ 84

*ffor myn entent is or I fro $ow fare *

*The nakede tixt in englis to declare *
*0f manye a story or elKs of manye1 a geste * C1 manye corr.-}

*As aufcourys seyn leuyth hem If }ow leste * 88

§Whan passed was almost the monyth of may 108§ 89
§And I hadde romed al the somerys day 180§

*The grene medewe of which that I ^ow tolde *
§Vp-on the frosche dayseie to be-holde 182§ 92

tAnd that the so?me out of the souht gaw weste 197t
§And clothede was the fkmr & gon to reste 198§
tfFor derknese of the nyht of which sche dradde 199t
Horn to myn hous ful swiftly I me spadde 200 96
And in a lytyl erber that I haue 203

tl-benchede newe with turwis frorsche 2I-grawe 204t picorr.]
I bad3 men schulde me myn couche make 205 [3dcorr.]
ffor deynte of the newe somerys sake 206 100

I bad hem strowe flowris on myn bed 207

Whan I was layd & hadde myn eyen hid 208
tl fel a-slepe with-Inne an our or two 209t

tMe mette how I was in the medewe tho 21 Of 104

* And that I romede in that same gyse 4 .1. daieseye *
§To sen that flour/4 as $e han herd deuyse 202, 212§
*ffayr was this medewe as thou3te me oueral *
tWith fkmris sote 5enbroudit was it al5 119t [5— 5con-.]
tAs for to speke of gomme or erbe or tre 121t 109

Comparisons may non I-makede be 122

ffor it surmoufttede pleynly alle odours 123

tAnd of ryche beute alle flourys 124t 112

fforgetyn hadde the erthe his pore estat 125

og. 4. 27

PAR. -TEXT 250

LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 199

Off. lines, Fx. lines.

97 But wherfore / that I spake to yive credence

98tTo olde stories / and doon hem reuerence t

83§And that men mosten / more thyng beleve §

84§Then may seen at eighe / or elles preve § 100

*That shal I seyn / whanne that I see my tyme *
*I may not attones / speke in ryme
*My besy gost / that trusteth alwey newe

*To seen this flour / so yong / so fressfr of hewe * 104
*Constreyned me / with so gledy desire

*That in myw herte / I feele yet the fire *

*That made me to ryse / er yt wer day *

89§And was now / the firste morwe of May § 108

*With dredful hert / and glad deuocion *
*for to ben / at the resureccion

*0f this flour / whan yt shulde vnclose *

* A-gayne the sonne / that roos as rede as rose * 112

*That in the brest was / of the beste that day *
*That a-genores doghtre / ladde away

*And dovne on knes / anoon ryght I me sette *
*And as I koude / this fressh flour I grette * Deaf 84, back]

*knelyng alwey / til it vnclosed was * 117

*Vpon the smal softe / swote gras *

108tThat was with floures swote / enbrovded al t

*0f swich" suetnesse / and swich" odour ouer al * 120

109tThat for to speke / of1 gorame or herbe or tree t

110 Comparison may noon / y-maked bee

111 For yt surmouwteth" / pleynly alle odoures
112tAnd of riche beaute / of floures t 124
113 For-geten had the erthe / his pore estate

FAIRFAX

252 PAR. -TEXT

200 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAME.

Fx. li. Gfl. U.

Of wyntyr that hym nakede made & mat 126
tAnd with his swerd of cold so sore hadde greuyd t [if MA, &»]
t Now hadde the tempre soraie al that 1releuyd1 128t [}— lcorrj
§And clothede hym in grene al newe a-geyn 129§ 117

The smale foulis of the seson fayn 130

tThat from the panter & the net ben skapid2 131t [2a«wv.]
Yp-on the foulere that hem made a-wapid 132 120
In wyntyr & distroyed hadde hire brod 133

In his dispit hew thou^te it dede hem good 134
To synge of hym & in here song despise 135

The foule cherl that for his coueytyse 136 124

Hadde hem be-trayed with his sophistrye 137
This was here song the fonlere we defye 138

§Some songyn on the braimchis clere 139§

§0f loue & that loye It was to here 140§ 128

tin worschepe & in preysyng of hire make 141t
tAnd of the newe blysful somerys sake 142t

tThat suwgyn blyssede be seynt volentyn 145t

t^At his day I ches ^ow to be myn 146t 132

"With onte repenty^ge myn herte swete 147

And therwithal here bekys giwne mete 148

§The honour & the humble obeysaurcce 149§ 135

And after3 dedyn othere obseruau?zcys - 150 [3 fter eor>-.]

§Ryht on to loue & to natures 15 1§

*So eche of hem to cryaturys *
*This song to herkenyn I dede al myn entei.t *

*ffor why I mette I wiste what they ment * 140

Gg. 4. 27

PAR. -TEXT 252

LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 201

Gg. lines. Fx. lines.

114 Of wyntir / that hem naked made and mate
115tAnd with his swerd of colde / so sore greued t
116tNow hath thatempre sonne / aft that releued t 128
117§That naked was / and clad yt new agayn §

118 The smale foules / of the seson fayn
119tThat of the panter / and the nette ben scaped t

120 Vpoii the foweler* / that hem made a-whaped 132

121 In wynter / and distroyed hadde hire broode

122 In his dispite / hem thoghte yt did hem goode

123 To synge of hym / and in hir songe dispise

124 The foule cherle / that for his coveytise 136

125 Had hem betrayed / with his sophistrye

126 This was hire songe / the foweler* we defifye
127§And al his crafte / and somme songen clere §
198§Layes of love / that loye it was to here § 140
129tln worshipynge / and in preysinge of hir make t
ISOtAnd for the newe / blisful somers sake t

*Vpon the braunches / M of blosmes softe *

*Tn hire delyt / they turned hem ful ofte * 144

131tAnd songen / blessed be seynt valentyne t

132tFor on his day / I chees yow to be rnyne t

1 33 With-outen repentyng / myn hert swete

134 and therwith-alle / hire bekes gonnen meete 148
134§Yeldyng honour / and humble obeysaunces §
136§To love and diden / hire othere obseruaurices §
137§That longeth on-to love / and to nature §

*Construeth that as yow lyst / I do no cure * 152
*And thoo that hadde doon / vnkyndnesse
*As dooth the tydif / for new fangelnesse * Deaf 85]
*Besoghte mercy / of hir trespassynge *

*And humblely / songe hire repentynge * 156

*And sworen on the blosmes / to be trewe *

*So that hire makes / wolde vpon hem rewe
*And at the laste / maden hire acord
*A1 founde they daunger / for a tyme a lord * 160
*Yet pitee / thurgti his stronge gentil myghtf *
FAIRFAX

202

PAR. -TEXT 254

LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 203

Go. lines. Fx. lines.

*For-gaf / and mad mercy passen ryghfr *
*Thurgh Innocence / and ruled curtesye

*But I ne clepe yt nat / Innocence folye * 164

*Ne fals pitee / for vertue is the mene *

*As etike seitiL in swich" maner I mene *

*And thus thise foweles / voide of al malice *

*Acordeden to love / and laften vice * 168

*0f hate / and songe alle of oon acorde *

^Welcome somer / oure gouernour and lorde *

*And Zepherus / and flora gentilly *

*Yaf to the floures / softe and tenderly * 172
*Hire swoote breth / and made hem for to sprcde *

*As god and goddesse / of the floury mede *

*In whiche me thogfet / I myghtt day by day *

*Duellen alwey / the loly monyth of May * 176

*With-outen slepe / with-outen mete or drynke *

*A-dovne ful softely / I gan to synke *
*And lenynge on myn elbowe / and my syde

90§The longe day / I shoope me for tabide § 180

*For nothing ellis / and I shal nat lye *

92 § but for to loke / vpoii the daysie §

*That men by reson / wel it calle may *

*The daisie or elles the ye / of day * 184

*The emperice and floure / of floures alle *
*I pray to god / that faire mote she falle

*Aiid alle that loven floures / for hire sake *

7 1-2 § But natheles ne wene nat / that I make § 188

73 § In preysing of the flour / agayn the leef §

74 No more than of the corne / agayn the sheef

75 For as to me / nys lever noon ne lother 191

76 I nam with-holden yit / with never mother [leaf ss, back]

77 Ne I not who serueth" leef1 / ne who the flour 193
78§Wel browken they / her seruice or labour §
79tFor this thing is / al of1 another tonne t
80tOf olde storye / er swiche thinge was be-gonne t 196
93tWhan that the sonne / out of the south' gan west t

FAIRFAX

256 PAR. -TEXT

204 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. G<J. 1. 27, CAMS.

Fx. li. Go- «•

*Tyl at the laste a larke song a-boue * 141

*I se quod she the my^ty god of lone *

*Lo ^ond he comyth I se hise wyrcgis sprede *

§Tho gan I loke endelong the mede 21 1§

§And saw hjm come & in his hond a quene 213§ 245

tClothid in ryal abyte al of grene 214t

A frette of goold1 sche hadde next hyre her 21 5 poo com]

And vp-oii that a whit corone sche ber 216 148
§With mane2 flourys & I schal nat lye 21 7§ pncorr.]

fFor al the world ryght as the dayseye 218

I-corounede is with white leuys lite 219
tSwiche were the flourys of hire corene white 220t 152

tffor of o perle fyii & oryental 22 It [zeo/447]

Hyre white coroi^ was I-makyd al 222
fFor which e the white corou^ a-boue the grene 223

Made hire lyk a dayseye for to sene 224 156

tConsiderede ek the fret of gold a-boue 225t

I-clothede was this myhty god of loue 226

tOf silk I-broudede ful of grene greuys 227t

§A garlond on his hed of rose leuys 228§ 160

*Stekid al with lylye flourys newe *

*But of his face I can not seyn the hewe *

§ffor sekyrly his face schon so bryhte 232

* That with the glem a-stonede was the syhte * 164

§A furlongwey I myhte hyra not be-holde 233§
Gg. 4. 27

PA.R.-TEXT 256

LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 205

Off. lines. Fx. lines,

94§ And that this floure gan close / and goon to rest §
95tFor derknesse of the nyghf / the which" she dred t

96 Home to myn house / ful swiftly I me sped 200
*To goon to reste / and erly for to ryse *

106§To seen this flour / sprede as I deuyse §

97 And in a litel herber / that I have

98tthat benched was / on turves fressh" y-grave t 204
99 I bad men sholde me / my covche make

100 For deyntee / of the newe someres sake

101 I bad hem strawen floures / on my bed

102 Whan I was leyde / and had myn even hed 208
103tl fel on slepe / in with an houre or twoo t
104tMe mette how I lay / in. the medewe thoo t
144§And from a fer / come walkyng in the mede §
106§To seen this flour / that I love so and drede § 212
145§The god of love / and in his hande a quene §
146tAnd she was clad / in real habite grene t

147 A fret of gold she had / next her heer

148 And vpoft that / a white corwne she beer 216
149§With flourouns smale / and I shal nat lye §

150 for al the worlde / ryghfr as a daysye

151 Y-corovned ys / with" white leves lyte

152tSo were the flowrouns / of hire corovne white t 220
153tFor of 0 perle / fyne oriental t

154 Hire white corovne / was I-maked al

155 For which" the white corovne / above the grene

156 Made hire lyke / a daysie for to sene 224
157tConsidered eke / hir fret of golde above t
158 Y-clothed was / this myghty god of love

159tln silke enbrouded / ful of grene greves t

160§ln with a fret / of1 rede rose leves § 228

*The fresshest syn the worlde / was first bygonne * [if 86]

*His gilte here / was corowned with a sonne *
*I-stede of golde / for heuynesse and wyght

163§Therwith me thoghf / his face shoon so brygftt § 232

165§That wel vnnethes / myght I him beholde §
FAIRFAX

258 PAR. -TEXT

206 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Off. 4. 27, CAME.

Fx. li. Off. li.

§But at the laste in hande I saw hym, holde 234§

Tho fery dartis as the 1gleedys rede 235 [Mecorr.]

tAnd au^gellych hyse wengis gan he sprede 236t 168

And al be that men seyn that blynd is he 237

tAlgate me thou^te he my^te wel I-se 238t

fFor sternely on me he gan beholde 239

So that his lokynge both myn herte colde 240 172

tAnd be the hond he held the noble quene 2 4 It

Corouned with whit & clothede al in grene 242

So womanly so benygne & so meke 243

That in this world thow that men wolde seke 244 176

Half hire beute / schulde men nat fynde 245
tin on2 cryature that formede is be kynde 246t [2 on co >•*•.]
§Hire name was 3Alceste the thebonoyre 27 6 § [3 A cor?.]

tl preye to god that eue?*e falle sche fayre 277t 180

ffor ne hadde confort been / of hire presense 278

I hadde be ded / with outyn ony defence 279

fFor dred of louys / wordy s & his chere 280

As whaw tyme is / here aftyr 36 schal here 281 184

tlT By-hynde this god / of loue vp on this grene 282 1

I saw comy^ge of ladyis nynetene 283

In ryal abyte a ful esy pas 284

And aftyr hem come of wemen swich a tras 285 188

tThat syn that god adam made of erthe 286t

§The thredde part of wemen lie the ferthe 287§

Ne wende I not by possibilite 288 r?f«7,&*]

tHaddyn euere in this world I-be 289t 192

And trewe of loue these wemen were echon 290
Now whether was that a wondyr thyng or non 221

That ryht anon as that they gumie espye 292

This flour whiche that I clepe the dayseye 293 196

fful sodeynly they sty?ityn alle atony s 294

And knelede a-doun as it were for the nonys 295

*And aftyr that they wentyn in cumpas *

^Dauwsynge aboute this flour an esy pas * 200

*And songyn as it were in carolewyse *
Gg. 4. 27

PAR.-TEXT 258

LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 207

(ty. lines- Fx. lines.

166 And in his hande me thoght / I saugh him holde

167 Twoo firy dartes / as the gledes rede

168tAnd aungelyke / hys wynges saugh" I sprede t 230
169 And al be that men seyn / that blynd ys he
!70tAl-gate me thoght / that he myght1 se t

171 For sternely on me / he gan byholde

172 So that his loking // dooth myn hert colde 240
!73tAnd by the hande he helde / this noble quene t

174 Corowned with white / and clothed al in grene

175 So womanly so benigrce / and so nieke

176 That in this world / thogh" that men [wolde seke] 244

177 [Half of hire beaute / shnlde men] nat fynde
178tln creature / that formed ys by kynde t

FAIRFAX

260 PAR.-TEXT

208 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMS.

Fx. U. Off. li.

*This balade whiche that I schal 3ow deuyse

*

(Balade. 1)

Hyd absalon thy?^ne gilte tressis clere 259 203

Ester ley thow thyn meknesse al a-dorw 250

Hyde lonathas al thyn frendely manere 251 205

Penolope & Marcia catoun 252

Mak of 3oure wyfhod no cowparisoun 253

Hyde 36 ^oure beuteis Ysoude & Elene 254

§Alceste is here that al that may destene 25 5 § 209

(2)

Thyn fayre body lat it nat a-peere1 p 2wtzecorr.] 256 210

Laueyne / & thow Lucresse of rome toun 257

And Pollexeiie that bou^te loue so dere 258

Ek Cleopatre with al thy^ passioun 259 213

Hide 36 ^oure trouth in loue & JOUTG ronouw 260
And thow 2tysbe / that hast for loue swich peyne pycom]

§Alceste is here that al that may desteyne 262§ 216

(3)

Herro. Dido. Laodomya alle in fere 263 217

Ek Phillis hangynge for thyn demophoura 264-

And Canace espied be thyn chere 265

Ysiphile bytrayed with lasoun 266 220

tMak of 3oure trouthe in loue no bost ne soun 267t

§Nor ypmnystre or Adriane ne pleyne 268§

§Alceste is here that al that may disteyne 269§ 223

§Whan that this balade al I-songyn was 270§

Gg. 4. 27

PAR. -TEXT 260

LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 209

Gff. lines. Fx. lines.

*And therfore may I seyn / as tliynketh me *
*This songe in preysyng / of this lady fre * 248

(Songe, or Balade. 1)

203 [Hyde / Absolon / thy gilte tresses clere (see I. 539)]

204 11 Ester / ley thou thy mekenesse / al a-downe

205 Hyde lonathas / al thy frendly manere

206 Penalopee / and Marcia / Catoun 252

207 Make of youre wif hode / no comparysoun

208 Hyde ye youre beautes / Ysoude and Elyene
209§My lady comith / that al this may disteyne § 255

(2)

210 IT Thy faire body / lat yt nat appere

211 Lavyne / and thou lucresse of Rome tovne

212 And polixene / that boghten loue so dere

213 And cleopatre / with al thy passyon 259

214 Hyde ye your trouthe of love and jour renowi

215 And thou Tesbe / that hast of love suche peyne

2 16§ My lady comith that al this may disteyne § 262

(3) [In the MS, leaf 86, back, this Stanza follows I. 277]

217 IT Herro / Dido / laudomia alle y-fere 263

218 And Phillis hangyng for thy Demophon

219 And Canace / espied by thy chere

220 Ysiphile / betraysed with lason 266
221tMaketh of your trouthe / neythir boost ne sovne t
222§!N"or ypermystre / or Adriane ye tweyne §
223§My lady cometh / that al this may dysteyne § 269

224§This balade may ful wel y-songen be
*As I have seyde / erst by my lady free
*For certeynly al thise mo we nat suffise 272

*To apperen wytfr my lady / in no wyse [leaf 86, back]
*For as the sowiie / wole the fire disteyne
*So passeth al / my lady souereyne
FAIRFAX

262 PAR. -TEXT

210 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Off. 4. 27, CAMS.

Fx. li. Gff. li.

*Yp-on the softe & sote grene gras * 225

They settyn hem fill softely adoun 301

§By ordere alle in cumpas / alle in verouw 300§
tffyrst sat the god of loue & thawne this queene1 t pneeorrj

With the white corone clad in grene 303 229

And sithyn al the remenant by & by 304

tAs they were of degre ful curteysly 305t

tNe nat a word was spokyn in that place 306t 232

tThe moufttenaimce of a furlongwey of2 space 307t [2 of cow.]

§1 lenynge faste by vndyr a bente 308§

Abod to knowe what this peple mente 309

As stille as ony ston til at the laste 310 236

tThe god of loue on me his eye caste 31 It
Gg. 4. 27

PAR.-TEXT 262

LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 211

Off. lines. Fx. lines.

179§That ys so good / so faire / so debonayre § 276

180tl prey to god / that euer falle hire faire t

181 For nadde comfort/ ben of hire presence

182 I hadde ben dede / withouten any defence

183 For drede of1 loves wordes / and his chere 280

184 As when tyme ys / her-after ye shal here
185tBe-hynde this god of love / vpon the grene t

186 I saugh comyng / of ladyes Mentene

187 In real habite / a ful esy paas 284

188 And after hern coome of wymefi / swich a traas
189tThat syn that god / Adam hadde made of erthe t
190§The thirdde part of mankynde / or the f erthe ' §

191 Ne wende I not / by possibilitee 288

192tHad euer in this wide / worlde y-bee t

193 And trewe of love / thise women were echon nota

194 Now wheither was that / a wonder thing or non

195 That rygfrt anoon / as that they gonne espye 292

196 thys flour / which that I clepe the daysie

197 Ful sodeynly / they sty ten al attones

198 And knelede dovne / as it were for the nones

*And songen with 0 vois / heel and honour * 296

*The trouthe of womanhede / and to this flour *

*that bereth our alder pris / in figurynge *

*Hire white corowne / beryth the witnessynge *

227§And with that word / a-compas enviroun § 300

228 They setten hem / ful softly a-doun

228tFirst sat1 the god of love / and sytfr his quene t [leaf 87]

229 With the white corowne / clad in grene

230 And sithen al the remenau^t / by and by 304
23 It As they were of estaat / ful curteysly t
232tNe nat a worde was spoken / in the place t
233tThe mountaunce / of a furlong wey of space t
234§I knelyng by this floure / in good entente § 308

235 A-boode to knowen / what this peple mente

236 As stille as any ston / til at the last
237tThis god of love on me / hyse eighen caste t

FAIRFAX

264 PAR.-TEXT

212 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMS.

Fx. li. Off. h.

tAnd seyde ho restith there & I answerde 31 2 1
tVn to his axsynge whan that I laym herde 313t
tAnd seyde sere It am I & cam hym ner 314t 240

And salewede hym. quod, he what dost thow her
§In myn presence & that so boldely 31 6§

tffor it were bettere worthi trewely 31 7t

§A werm to come in my ft syht than thow 318§ 224

And why sere quod. I and it lyke $ow 319

ffor thow quod, he art therto no thyng able 320
*Myne seruauwtis ben alle wyse & honourable *
§Thow art myn mortal fo & me warreyest 322§ 248
And of myraie olde seruaimtis thow mysseyst 323
And hynderyst hem with thyn translacyou?z 324
tAnd lettist folk to han deuocyouw 325t

To seruyn me & haldist it folye 326 252

§To troste on me thow mayst it nat denye 327§
tffor in pleyn tixt it nedyth nat to glose 328t

Thow hast translatid the romaims of the rose 329
That is an eresye a-geyns myn la we 330 256

And makyst wise folk fro me withdrawe 331

*And thynkist in thyn wit that is ful cole 1 * t1 e corr.]
*That he nys but a verray propre fole *

*That louyth paramouris to harde & hote * 260

*Wel wot I ther by / thow begynnyst dote *
*As olde folis whan here spryt faylyth * [z/448, w?]

*Tha?ine blame they folk & wete nat what hem ealyth *
*Hast thow nat mad in englys ek the bok * 264

§How that Crisseyde Troylis forsok 332§

§In schewynge how that 2wemen han don mis2 333§
*Bit natheles answere me now to this *

*Why noldist thow as wel a seyd goodnes * 268

*0f wernen as thow hast seyd wekedenes *

*Was there no good matyr in ihyn mynde *

*Ne in alle thyne bokys ne coudist thow nat fynde *
*Su?7i story of wemen that were goode & trewe3 * ptrewecom]
*3is god wot .lx. bokys olde & newe [*««556Fa?.] * 273
Gg. 4. 27

PAR. -TEXT 264

LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 213

Off. lines. Fx. lines.

238tAnd seyde / who kneleth there / and I answerde t 312

239tVnto his askynge / whan that I it herde t

2 40 1 And seyde it am I / and come him nere t
241 And salwed him / quod he what dostow here

2 42 § So nygh" myn ovne noure / so boldely § 316

243tYt were better worthy / trewly t

244§A worme / to neghen ner my flour / than thow §

245 And why sire / quod I / and yt lyke yow

246 For thow quod he / art ther-to no-thing able 320
*Yt is my relyke / digne and delytable *

248§And thow my foo / and al my folke werreyest §

249 And of myn olde servauntes / thow mysseyest

250 And hynderest hem / with thy translacion 324
25 It And lettest folke / from hire deuocion

252 To serve [me / and holdest it folye

253§To serve] love / thou maist yt nat denye §

254tFor in pleyne text / witR-outen nede of glose t 328

255 Thou hast [translated] the Eomaunce / of the rose

256 That is an heresye / ayeins my lawe

257 And makest wise folke / fro me / with-drawe 331

265§And of Creseyde / thou hast seyde as the lyste § 332
266§That maketfi. men / to wommen lasse triste §

FAIRFAX
CHAUCER MI. 15

266 PAR.-TEXT

214 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMB.

Fx. H. Gg. U.

*Hast thow thyn self alle ful of storyis grete *
*That bothe romaynys & ek grekis trete
*0f suwdery wemen whiche lyf that they ledde * 276
*And enere an hunderede goode a-geyn on badde *
*This knowith god & alle clerkis ek *

*That vsyn sweche materis for to sek *

*What seith Valerye Titus or Claudyan * 280

*What seith lerome agayns louynyan *

*How clene maydenys1 & how trewe wyuys * C1 s corr.]
*How stedefaste wedewys durynge alle here lyuys *
*Tellyth2 lerome & that nat of a fewe phcom] * 284
*But I dar seyn an hurcderede on a rewe
*That it is pete for to rede & routhe *

*The wo that they endure for here trouthe *

§3ffor to hyre loue were they so trewe 33 4 § 288

*That rathere than they wole take a new©8 * [3— 8<?orr.]

*They chose to be ded in sundery wyse
*And deiedyn as the story wele deuyse
*And some were brend & some were cut the hals * 292
*And some dreynkt for thy woldyrc not be fals *
*ifor alle kepid4 they here maydyrched * ppidcorrj

*0r ell/s wedlek or here wedewehed *

*And this thirag was nat kept for holynesse * 296
*Eut al for verray vertu & clewnesse *

*And for men schulde sette on hem no lak *

*And }it they were hethene al the pak *

*That were so sore a-drad of alle schame [/«•«/ 449] * 300
*These olde wemen kepte so here name *

*That in this world I trowe men schal nat fynde *
*A man that5 coude be so trowe & kynde k^f* * pteotr.]
*As was the leste woman in that tyde * 304

*What seyth also the epistelle of Ouyde *

*0f trewe wyuys & of here labour *

*What vincent in his estoryal myrowr *

*Ek al te world of autourys mayst tow here * 308
*Cristene & hethene trete of swich matere
og. 4. 27

PAR.-TEXT 2GO
LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 215

Gff. tir,»s. F.r. ttnrs.

288 j that ben as trewe / as euer was any steel § 334

FAIRFAX

268 PAR. -TEXT

216 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMB.

Fx. li. Gff. li.

*It nedyth nat al day thus for to endite *

*But $it I seye what eylyth the to wryte *

*The draf of story is & forgete1 the corn c1 gete com] * 312

§Be seynt veims of whom that I was born 338§

tAl-thow thow reneyist hast myn lay 33 6t

§As othere olde folys manye a day 337 315

§Thow schalt repente it so that it schal be sene 340§
§Tharaie spak Alceste the worthy ere queene2 341§ [2 2»de com]
And seyde god ry^t of joure curteysye 342

3e motyn herkenyn If he can reply e 343

tA-geyns these poyntysthat ^e hanto hym 3mevid?t p-»<»rr.]
A god ne schulde not thus been a-greuyd 345 321
§But of his dede / he schal be stable 346

§And therto ry^tful & ek mercyable 34 7§

*He schal nat ryghtfully his yre wreke * 324

*0r he haue herd the tothyr partye speke *

*A1 ne is nat gospel that is to ^ow pleynyd *
*The god of love hereth manye a tale I-feynyd *
ifor in ^oure court is manye a losenger 352 328

And manye aqueynte totukwr acusour 353

§That tabowrryn in ^oure eres / manye a thyng 354§
§ffor hate or for lelous ymagyny^g 35 5 §

§And for to han with $ou sum dalyauwce 356§ 332

§Enuye I prere to god ^eue hire myschauwce 35 8§
§Is lauender In the grete court alway 358§

if or che ne party th neythir nygh ne day 359

Out of the hous of Cesar thus seyth dante 360 336
§Who-so that goth alwey sche mote wante 36 1§
tThis man to $ow may wrongly ben acused 350f ^JS»

There as be ryght hym oughte ben excusid 351
§0r ellis sere for that this man is nyce 362§ 340

§He may translate a thyng in no malyce 36 3 §

§But for he vsyth bokis for to make 364§

§And takyth non hed of what matere he take 365§
.Gg. 4. 27

PAR. -TEXT 268.
LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 217

Gff. lines. Fx. lines.

*0f thyn answere / avise the ryght weel 335

314tFor thogh thou reneyed / hast my lay t
315§As other wrecches han doon / many a day 337

313§By seynt Venus / that my moder ys § no««.

316§If that thou lyve / thou shalt repenten this §

316§So cruelly / that it shal wele be sene § 340

317§Thoo spake this lady / clothed al in grene §

318 And seyde / god ryght of youre curtesye [leaf 87, back]

319 Ye moteii herken / yf he can reply e
320tAgayns al this / that ye haue to him meved t 344
321 A god / ne sholde nat be thus agreued

322§But of hys deitee / he shal be stable §

323§And therto gracious / and merciable §

*And yf ye nere a god / that knoweii alle * 348

*Thanne myghf yt be / as I yow tellefi shalle *

337tThis mane to yow / may falsly ben accused t
338 That as by right1 / him oughte ben excused

328 For in youre courte / ys many a losengeour 352

329 And many aqueynt totelere / accusour
330§That tabouren in youre eres / many a swon §
331§Ryghf aftir hire / ymagynacion §
332§To have youre daliance / and for en vie § 356

*Thise ben the causes / and I shal not lye *

333-4§Envie ys lauendere / of the Court alway §

335 For she ne partetfi. / neither nyght ne day

336 Out of the house of Cesar / thus seith dante 360
337§Who so that gooth / algate she wol nat wante §

340§And eke perauntere / for this man ys nyce §

341§He myght doon yt / gessyng no malice §

342§For he vseth. thynges / for to make § 364

343§Hym rekketft noghf / of what matere he take §
FAIRFAX

270 PAR. -TEXT

218 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. H<J. 4. 27, CAMS.

Fx. li. Gff. n.

*Therfore he wrot the rose & ek 1 Crisseyde [' i com] * 344

*0f innocence & nyste what he seyde *

Or hym was bodyn make thilke tweye 366

Of sum persone & durste it not with-seye 367

*ffor he hath wrete manye a bok er this * 348

He ne hath not don so greuosly a-mys 369 349

To translate that olde clerkis wryte 370

fAs thow that he of maleys wolde endyte 37 If

fDespit of lone & hadde hym self I-wrouht 372f 352

This schulde a ryghtwys lord han in his thou^t 373

And not ben lyk tyrauntis of lumbardye 374

§That vsyn wilfulhed & tyrannye 375 §

ffor he that kyng or lord is naturel 376 356
fHym oughte nat be tyraunt & crewel 377 f C^a/no, back, Hne 20]

As is a fermowr to don the harm he can 378 |>0/i5o, nne 19]

He must thynke it is his lige man 379

*And that hym owith o verry duetee * 360

*Schewyn his peple pleyn benygnete *

*And wel to heryw here excusacyouns *

* And here compleyntys2 & petyciouns * PS cor.-.]

*In due we tyme wha?^ they schal it profre * 364

This is the sentens of the philysophre 381

A kyng to kepe hise lygis in iustise 382

Which oughtyw doute that is his offise 383

*And therto is a kyng ful depe I-sworn * 368

*fful manye an hurcderede wywtyr here be-forn *

f And for to kepe his lordys hir degre 384f

As it is ryght and skylful that they be 385

fEnhaunsede and / honored most dere 386f 372

ffor they ben half goddys in this world here 387

f This schal he don bothe to pore ryche 388f

Al be that here stat be nat a-lyche 389

And han of pore folk compassioun 390 376

ffor lo the gentyl kynde of the lyoun 391

ffor whan a flye offendyth hym or bytith 392 iy/45o, 6*]

He with his tayl awey the flye smytyth 393
Gg. 4. 27

SIX-TEXT 270
LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 219

Off. lines. Fx. lines.

346 Of him was boden / maken thilke tweye 366

347 Of soimwe persons / and durste yt nat with-seye

*0r him repentetft / outrely of this * 368

349 He ne hath nat doon / so grevously amys

350 To translaten / that olde clerkes writer!

35 If And thogh that he / of malice wolde enditen f
352fDespite of love / and had him-selfe yt wroghf f 372

353 This shoolde a ryghtwis lord / haue in his thoght1

354 And nat be lyke tirauntez / of lumbardye
355§That han no reward / but at tyrannye §
356 For he that kynge / or1 lord ys in naturel 376
357fHym oght nat be / tiraunt ne crewel f

358 As is a fermour / to doon the harme he kafi

359 He moste thinke / yt is his leege man [leafssi 379

*And is his tresour / and his gold in cofre * 380

365 This is the sentence of the Philosophre

366 A kyng / to kepe hise leeges in Justice

367 Withouten doute / that is his office

370fAl wol he kepe hise lordes / hire degree f 384

371 As it ys ryght / and skilful that they bee
372fEnhaunced and honoured / and most dere f

373 For they ben half goddys / in this world here
374|Yit mote he doon / bothe ryghtt to poore and ryche f

375 Al be that hire estaat / be nat y-liche 389

376 And han of poore folke / compassyon

377 For loo / the gentil kynde of the lyon

378 For wnan a flye / offendith him or bitetfi. 302

379 He with his tayle / awey the fle smytetfr

FAIRFAX

272 PAR. -TEXT

220 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gff. 4. 27, CAMS.

Fx.li. Qg.U.

Al esyly for of his genterye 394 380

Hyw deynyth nat to wreke hym on a fiye 395
As doth a curre or ellis a-nothir beste 396 382

In noble corage oughte ben areste 397

f And weyen eueryth by equite 39 8 f 384

f And euere han reward to his owen degre 399f

ffor sire it is no maystrye for a lord 400

To dampne a man with-oute answere or word 401
fAnd for a lord that is wol foul to vse 402f 388

f And If so be he may hym nat ascuse 40 3 f

fAxith mercy with a sorweful herte 40 4f

And proferyth hym ryght in his bare scherte 405
To been rygh at 3oure owene lugement 406 392

Than ought a god by schort avisement 407 [zea/450, bacic, 1. 16]
Considere his owene honour & histrespace iiea/m, &acfc,z.2i]
ffor sythe no cause of deth lyth in this cace 409
3ow oughte to ben the lyghtere merciable 410 396
Letith ^oure yre & beth su?r?what tretable 411
The man hath seruyd $ow of his akonnyg 412 pkowrr.]
•[And fortheryd ^onre lawe with his makyng 413f
*Whil he was ^ong he kepte ^oure estat * 400

*I not where he be now a renagat2 * [2 last & com]

§But wel I wot with that he can endyte 41 4 §

-f-He hath makid lewede folk to delyte 41 5 f

To seruyn ^ow in preysywge of 3oure name 416 404
He made the bok that highte the hous of fame 417
And ek the deth of Blauwche the duchesse 418
And the parlement of foulis as I gesse 419

And al the loue of Palamon & Arcite 420 408

Of thebes thow the storye is knowe lite 421

And manye an ympne for fhour halydayis 422
That hightyw baladis rouwdelys & vyrelayes 423
fAnd for to speke of othyr besynesse [>a/450] 424f 412

He hath in prose translatid Boece 425

*And of the wrechede engendry?ige of ma^kynde *
*As man may in pope innocent I-fynde *

Gg. 4. 27

PAB.-TEXT 272

LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 221

6ff. lines. Fx. lines.

380 Al esely / for of hys gentrye

381 Hym deyneth not / to wreke hym on a flye

382 As dooth a curre / or elles another best 396

383 In noble corage / ought ben arest

384fAnd weyen Query thing / by equytee f

385fAnd euer haue rewarde / vnto his owen degree f

386 For syr yt is no maistrye / for a lorde 400

387 To dampne a man / without answere of worde
388fAnd for a lorde / that is ful foule to vse f
38 9 f And it so be / he may hym nat excuse f
390fBut asketh mercy / with a dredeful herte f 404

391 And profereth him ryght1 / in his bare sherte

392 To ben ryght1 / at your owen lugement

393 Than oght a god / by short avysement

394 Consydre his owne honour / and hys trespas 408

395 For syth no cause of dethe / lyeth in this caas

396 Yow oghte to ben / the lyghter merciable

397 leteth youre Ire / and beth sum what tretable

398 The man hath served yow / of his kmmyng 412
39 9 f And furthred wel youre lawe / in his makyng f

402 §A1 be hit / that he kan nat wel endite § [leaf ss, back]
403fYet hath he made / lewde folke delyte f

404 To serve yow / in preysinge of your name nota.

405 He made the book / that highf the hous of Fame 417

406 And eke the deeth / of Blaunche the Duchesse

407 And the parlement of foules / as I gesse

408 And al the love / of Palamon and Arcite 420

409 Of Thebes / thogh the storye ys knowen lyte

410 And many an ympne / for your halydayes

411 That highten balades / roundels / virelayes
412fAnd for to speke / of other holynesse f 424
413 He hath in proce / translated Boece

FAIRFAX

274 PAR.- TEXT

222 LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. Off. 4. 27, CAMS.

Fx. li. Off. 7i.

And made the lyf also of seynt Cecile 426 416

He made also gon is agret while 4 '2 7

Orygenes vp-o:i the maudeleyne 428 418

Hyw ouu^te now to haue the lesse peyne 429
He hath mad manye a lay & manye a thyng 430 420
Now as 36 ben a god & ek a kyng 431

I 3oure alceste whilom quene of trace 432

I axe 3ow this man rygh of ^oure grace 433

That 36 hym neuere hurte in al his lyue 434 424

tAnd he schal swere to 3ow & that as blyue 435f
tHe schal no more agiltyn in this wyse 436 1

But he schal makyn as 30 wele deuyse 437

Of weinen trewe in louynge al here lyue 438 428

Wher so 36 wele of maydyn or of wyue 439 \ieafw, i. is]
And fortheryn 3ow as meche as he mysseyde [lea/m, »*, i. nj
Or in the rose or ellis in crisseyde 441

tThe god of loue answerede hire thus a-non 442f 432
Madame quod he it is so longe a-gon 443

That I 30 w knew so chary table & trewe 444

That neuere 3it sithe that the world was newe 445
tTo me no, fond I neuere non betere than the 446f 436
tThat If that I wele saue myn degre 447t

I may ne wel not warne 3oure requeste 448

fAl lyth in 3ow doth with hym what 3ow leste 449f
tAnd al for^eue with oute lengere space 450f 440

ffor who so 3euyth a 3ifte or doth a grace 451
Do it be tyme his thank is wel te more 452

And demyth 36 what he shal1 don therfore 453 n shai com]
Go thawke now rnyrc lady here quod he 454 444

I ros and douw I sette me on myn kne 455

And seyde thus madame the god a-boue 456

ffor^elde 3ow that 36 the god of loue 457

Han makyd me his wrethe to for^eue 458 448

And 3eue me grace so longe for to leue 459

That I may knowe sothly what 36 be 460

tThat han me holpyrc & put me in swich degre 46 It

PAR. -TEXT 274

LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 223
Oy. lines. Fx. Ihiet.

416 And maade the lyfe also / of seynt Gecile

417 He made also / goon ys a grete while

418 Origenes / vpon the Matideleyne 428

419 Hym oughte now / to have the lesse peyne

420 He hath maade many a lay / and many a thinge

421 Now as ye be a god / and eke a kynge

422 I your Alceste / whilom quene of Trace note 432

423 Y aske yow this man / ryght of your grace

424 That ye him never hurte / in al his lyve

42 5 1 And he shal sweren to yow / and that blyve t
426fHe shal neuer more / agilten in this wyse t 436

427 But [he] shal maken / as ye wol deuyse

428 Of wommen trewe / in lovyng al hire lyfe

429 Wher so ye wol / of may den or of wyfe

430 And forthren yow / as muche as he mysseyde 440

431 Or in the Eose / or elles in Creseyde
432fThe god of love / answerede hire anoon t

433 Madame quod he / it is so long agoon

434 That I yow knewe / so charitable and trewe 444

435 That neuer yit / syn that the worlde was newe
436fTo me / ne founde y better noon than yee t
437tlf that ye wolde / save my degree f*
438 I may ne wol nat / werne your requeste 448
439tAl lyeth in yow / dooth wyth hym / as yow liste t
440fl al foryeve./ withouten lenger space t

441 For who so yeveth a yifte / or dooth a grace Deaf 89]

442 Do it by tyme / his thank ys wel the more 452

443 And demeth ye / what he shal doo therfore

444 Goo thanke now my lady / here quod he

445 I roos / and dovne I sette me / on my knee

446 And seyde thus / madame the god a-bove 456

447 For-yelde yow / that [ye] thee god of love

448 Han maked me / his wrathe to foryive

449 And [gyve me] grace so long / for to lyve

450 That I may knowe / soothly what ye bee 460
451fThat han me holpe / and put me in this degree t

FAIRFAX

276 PAR. -TEXT

224 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Off. 4. 27, CAME.

Fx. li. Gg. li.

But trewely I wende as in this cas c/ea/45i] 462 452
Naught haue a-gilt ne don to loue trespas 463
ffor why a trewe man with oute drede 464 454

Hath nat to parte with a theuys dede 465

tNe a trewe louere may1 me nat blame ^SrJ 46 6 1
Thaw that I speke a fals2 louere sum schame 467 C3 fais com]
They aughte rathere with me for to holde 468 458
ffor that I of Criseyde wrot or tolde 469

Or of the rose what so myn ai^tour mente3 470 [3t com]
Algate god wot it was myn entente 471 461

-To forthere trouthe in loue & it cheryse 472

And to be war from falsenesse & from vice 473
By swich ensau??zple this was myn menynge 474 464
And sche answerde lat be thyn arguynge 475

ffor loue ne wele nat cou?ztyrpletyd be 476

fin ryght ne wrong & lerne this at me 477t

Thow hast thyn grace & 4 holde the ryght therto4 C4— *comj
Now wole I seyn what penaunce thow schat do 479 469
ffor thyn trespace & vndyrstonde it here 480

Thow schalt whil thow leuyst ^er be jere 481

fThe moste partye of thy^ lyf spende 482f 472

In makynge of a glory ous legende 483

Of goode wemen maydenys & wyues 484

tThat were trewe5 in leuynge al here lyuys 485f [5 we com]
And telle of false men that he?ft betray en 486 476
That al here lyf ne don nat but asayen 487

How manye wemen / they may don a schame 488
ffor in ^oure world that is now holdyn game 489

tAnd thow the lestyth nat a louere be 490f 480

Spek wel of loue this penauwce $eue I the 491
And to the god of loue I schal so preye 492

That he schal charge hise seruauwtys by ony weye 493
To fortheryn the & wel ihjn labour quite 494 484

fGo now thyn wey thyn penauwce is but lyte 49 5 1

Gg. 4.

PAR. -TEXT 276

LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 225
Gff. linen. Foe. linet,

452 But trewly I wende / as in this cas

453 NauglLfr have agilt / ne doon to love trespas

454 For why a trewe man / withouten drede 464

455 Hath nat to parten / with a theves dede
456fNe a trewe louer / oght me not to "blame t

457 Thogh that I spake / a fals lovere som shame

458 They oghte rather with me / for to holde 468

459 For that I of Creseyde / wroot or tolde

460 Or of the Eose / what so myn Auctour mente

461 Algate god woot / yt was myn entente

462 To forthren trouthe in' love / and yt cheryce 472

463 And to ben war fro falsnesse / and fro vice

464 By swiche ensample / this was my menynge

465 And she answerde / lat be thyfi Arguynge

466 For love ne wol nat / coimtrepleted be 476
467tln rygh.fr ne wrong / and lerne that of me t

468 Thow hast thy grace / and holde the ryght1 therto

469 "Now wol I geyn / what penance thou shalt do

470 For thy trespas / vnderstonde yt here 480

471 Thow shalt while that thou lyvest / yere by ye re
472fThe most party e / of thy tyme spende t

473 In makyng / of A glorious legende

474 Of good wymmen / may denes and wyves 484
47^>tThat werefi trew in lovyng / al hire lyves t

476 And telle of fals men / that hem bytraien

477 [That al hir lyfe ne do nat but assay en]

478 How many womefi / that may doon ashame [leaf 89, back]

479 For in youre worlde / that is now holde a game 489
480fAnd thogh the lyke nat / a lovere bee t

481 Speke wel of love / this penance yive I the

482 And to the god of love / I shal so preye 492

483 that he shal charge / his servantez by any weye

484 To forthren thee / and wel thy labour quyte
485fGoo now thy weye / this penaunce ys but lyte t

*And whan this book ys maade / yive it the quene *
*0n my byhalfe / at Eltham or at Sheene * 497

FAIRFAX

278 PAR. -TEXT

226 LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMS.

Fx. «. Gff. K

The god of lone gan smyle & tharcne he seyde 498

Wostow quod he wher this be wif or mayde 499

Or queen or cuntesse or of what degre 500 488

That hath so lytil penaiwce 3euyn the 501

That hast deseruyd sorere for to smerte 502[v/45i,&fr]

But pete rennyth sone in gentil herte 503

That mayst thow sen sche kytheth what sche is 504 492

And I answerde nay sere so haue I blys 505

No more but that I se wel sche is good 506

That is a trewe tale by myn hod 507

Qod loue & that thow knowist wel parde 508 496

3 if it be so that thow a-vifie the 509

Hast thow nat in a bok lyth in thy?z cheste 510

The grete goodnesse of the queene Alceste 511

That turnede was in to a dayesye 512 500

Sche that for hire husbonde ches to deye 513

And ek to gon to helle rathere than he 514

And Ercules rescued hire parde 515

And broughte hyre out of helle a-geyn to blys 516 504

And I answerde a^eri & seyde 318 517

Now knowe I hire & is this goode alceste 518

The dayes eye & myn owene herte is reste 519

Now fele I wel the goodnesse of this wif 520 508

•fThat bothe aftyr hire deth & ek hire lyf 52 It

Hire grete bouwte doubelyth hire renoiw 522

Wel hath sche quit me myn affeccioiw 523

That I haue to hire flour the dayesye 524 512

No wondyr is / thow loue hire stellesye 525

As tellyth Agaton for hyre goodnesse 526

Hire white coimw beryth of it witnesse 527

tffor al-so manye vertuys hath sche 528f 516

As smale flourys in hyre corouw be 529

Of remembrauns of hire & in honow?' 530

Cibella made the dayesye & the flour 531

I-Coroned al with whit as men ma se 532 520

And Mars1 $af to hire corone red parde 533 [ scom]

Gg. 4. 27

PAR. -TEXT 278

LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 227

Gg. linet. Fx. lines.

486 The god of love gan smyle / and than he sayde

487 Wostow quod he / wher this be wyf or mayde

488 Or queene or Countesse / or of what degre 500

489 That hath* so lytel penance / yiven thee

490 That hast desemed [sorere for to smerte

491 But pite reimeth] soone in gentil herte

492 That maistow seen / she kytheth what she ys 504

493 And I answered nay sire / so have I blys

494 !N"a moore but that I see wel / she is good

495 That is a trewe tale / by myn hood

496 Quod love / and thou knowest wel pardee 508

497 If yt be so / that thou avise the

498 Hastow nat in a book / lytfe in thy cheste

499 The gret goodnesse / of the quene Alceste

500 That turned was / in-to a daysye 512

501 She that for hire housbonde / chees to dye

502 And eke to goon to helle / rather than he

503 And ercules / rescowed hire parde

504 And broghf hir out of helle / agayne to blys 516

505 And I answerd ageyn / and sayde yis

506 Now knowe I hire / and is this good Alceste

507 The daysie / and myn owene hertes reste

508 Now fele I weel / the goodnesse of this wyf 520
509fThat both aftir hir detfc / and in hir lyf< t

510 Hir grete bounte / doubleth hire renon

511 Wel hath she quyt me / myn affeccion

512 That I have to hire flour / the daysye 524

513 No wonder1 ys / thogh loue hire stellyfye

5 1 4 As telleth" agaton / for hire goodenesse [leaf 90]

515 Hire white corowne / berith of hyt witnesse
516fFor also many vertues / hadde shee t 528

517 As smale florouns / in hire corowne bee

518 In remembraunce of hire / and in honoure

519 Cibella maade the daysye / and the floure 7 Cibeiia mater

doorum

520 Y-crowned al with" white / as men may see 532

521 And Mars yaf to hire corowne / reede pardee

FAIRFAX

280 PAR. -TEXT

228 LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. GCJ. 4. 27, CAMB.

Fx.li. Gg.li.

In stede of rubeis set a-mong the white 534

Therwith this queene wex red for schame a lyte 535
Whan sche was preysid so in hire presence 536 524
Tha?^ne seyde loue a ful gret neglygewce 537

§Was it to the / to write onstedefast-nesse 538
*0f women sithe thow knowist here goodnesse *
*By pref & ek by storyis here by-forn Oa/452] * 528
*Let be the chaf & writ wel of the corn *

*Why noldist thow han writyn of alceste *

*And latyn Criseide ben a-slepe & rest *

*ffor of alceste schulde thyw wrytywge be * 532

§Syn that thow wist that calandier Is1 she 542§

[i Is corr.]

§0f goodnesse for sche taughte of fyn louywge 544§

And namely of wifhod the lyuynge 545

And alle the bourcdys that sche aughte kepe 546 536

Thyn lityl wit was thilke tyme a-slepe 547

But now I charge the vp-on fhyn lyf 548

That in thyn2 legende thow make of this wif 549[2yncom]

Whan thow hast othere smale mad by-fore 550 540

And fare now wel I charge the no more 551

At cliopatre I wele 3that thow begyraie 556

Gg. 4. 271

PAR. -TEXT 280

LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 229

Off. lines. Fas, lines.

522 In stede of Kubyes / sette among the white

523 Therwitfr this queene / wex reed for shame a lyte

524 Whan she was preysed / so in hire presence 536

525 Thanne seyde love / a fill grete necligence
526§Was ys to the / that ylke tyme thou made § 538

*Hyd Absolon thy tresses / in balade *

*That thou forgate hire / in thi songe to sette * 540

*Syn that thou art / so gretly in hire dette *

533 § And wost wel / that kalender ys shee §

*To any woman / that wol lover bee *

534§For she taught al the crafte / of fyne lovyng § 544

535 And namely of wyfhode / the lyvyng

536 And al the boundes / that she oght kepe

537 Thy litel witte / was thilke tyme a-slepe

538 But now I charge the / vpofi thy lyfe 548

539 That in thy legende / thou make of thys wyfe

540 Whan thou hast other smale / ymaade before

541 And fare now wel / I charge the namore

*But er I goo / thus muche I wol the telle * nota

*Ne shal no trewe lover / come in helle * 553

*Thise other ladies / sittynge here arowe
*Ben in my balade / yf thou kanst hem knowe *

(273)*And in thy bookes / alle thou shalt hem fynde * 556
*Haue hem in thy legende / now al in mynde *
*I mene of hem / that ben in thy knowyng *
*For here ben twenty thousande moo sittyng *
*Thanne thou knowest / good wommen alle * 560
* And trewe of love / for oght1 that my byfalle * [tee wag.]
*Make the metres of1 hem / as the lest [leaf 90, bk] *
*I mot goon home / the sonne drawetn west *
*To paradys / with al thise company e * 564

*And serve alwey / the fressB. daysye

552 At Cleopatre I wole / that thon begynne

FAIRFAX
CHAUCER III. 16

282 PAR. -TEXT

230 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMS.

Fx. li. ' G#. li

And so forth & myn loue so shalt tow wywne 567 543

§And with that word of slep I gan a- wake 578 § 544
And ryght thus on myn legende gan I mako 579 545

Explicit prohemium

[THE LEGEND OF CLEOPATRA.]

Incipit legenda Cleopatrie l regine C1 ie corrected]

a fifty r the deth of tholome the kyng 580

That al Egipt hadde in his gouernyng
Regnede his queen Cleopataras

Tyl on a tyme be-fel there swich a cas

That out of rome was sent a senatour 584

ffor to conqueryw regnys & honour

Yn to the toun of rome as was vsagee

To han the world vn-to hyre obeysaurcce

And soth to seyne Antoniws was his name 588

So nl it as fortune hyra aughte a schame

Whan he was fallyn in prosperite

Rebel vn-to the toun of rome is he

And ouyral this the sustyr of Cesar 592

He lafte hire falle or that sche was war

And wolde algate han a-nothir wif Deaf 452, back]

ffor which he tok with rome & Cesar stryf
Gg. 4. 27

PAE.-TEXT 282

LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 231
Off. lines. Fx. lines.

543 And so forthe / and my love so shal thou wynne
(303)*For lat see now / what man that lover be * 568

*Wol doon so stronge a peyne / for love as she *
*r wot wel that thou maist nat / al yt ryme

*That swicfc lovers / dide in hire tyme *

*It were to long / to reden and to here * 572

*Sufficfc me / thou make in this manere *

*That thou reherce / of al hir lyfe the grete *

*After thise olde Auctours / lysten for to trete *

*For who so shal / so many a storye telle * 576

*Sey shortly or he shal / to longe dwelle *

544 § And with that worde / my bokes gan I take §

545 And ryght1 thus on my legende / gan I make ./ 579

FAIRFAX

284 PAR.-TEXT

232 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. GQ. 4. 27, CAMS.

Natheles for sothe this like senatour 596

Was a ful J worthy / gentyl werriour1 c1— l Corrected-}

And of his deth it was ful gret damage

But loue hadde brought this man in swich a rage

And hym so narwe bou^dyn In2 his las pin cow.] 600

Al for the loue of Cleopatraas 3 p aa corrected]

That al the world he sette at no value

Hym thoute there nas to hym no thyng so dewe

As Cleopatras for to loue & serve 604

Hym roughte nat in armys for to sterve4 [* starve com]

In the diffens of hyre & of hire ryght

This noble queene ek 5 louede so this knyght [5 ek com]

Tliowr his desert & for his chyualrye 608

As certeynly but If that bokys lye

He was of persone & of gentillesse

And of discreciou^ & of hardynesse

Worthi to ony wyght that lyuyn may 612

And sche was fayr as is the Eose in may

And for to make shortly is the beste

Sche wax his wif And hadde hym6 as hire6 leste

The weddynge & the feste to deuyse [6 m, ire, corr j 616

To me that haue ytake swich empryse

Of so manye a story for to make

It were to longe lest that I schulde slake

Of thyng that beryth more effect & charge 620

ffbr men may ouerlade a schip or barge

And for thy to thefeect thanne wele I skyppe

And al the remenaurct I wele lete slippe

Octouyan that wod was of this dede 624

Schop hym an ost/ on antoiiye to lede

Al vtyrly for his destrucciou?^

With stoute romeynys crewel as lyou^

To schepe they wente & thus I lat hem sayle 628

Antoniws was war And wele nat fayle

To metyn with these romeynys If he may

Tok ek his red & bothe vp on a day

Gg. 4. 27

PAR.-TEXT 286
LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gff. 4. 27, GAME. 233

Hys wif & he & al his ost forth wentyn [leaf 453] 632
To shepe anon no lengere they ne stente
And in the se it happede hem to mete
Vp goth the trompe & for to schoute & schete
And peynede hem to sette on with the su?me 636

With grysely soun out goth the grete 1go7inne [' o corrected]
And heterly they hurtelyn al atonys
ffrom the top doun corny th the grete stony s
In goth the grapenel so ful of crokis 640

Among the ropis rennyth the scherynge hokys
In with the polax presith he & sche
By-hyndyn the mast begynnyth he to fle
And out a-geyn and dryuyth hym ouerborde 644

He styngith hym vp on his sperys orde
He rent the seyl with hokys lyk a sithe
He bryngith the cuppe & biddyth hem to be blythe
He pouryth pesyn vp on the hachis sledere 648

With pottis ful of lym they gon to gedere
And thus the longe day to-gedere they spende
Tyl at the laste as eue?y thyng hat ende
Antonye is schent & put hym to the flyght 652

And al his folk to go that best go myght
ffleth ek the queen withal hire porpere sayl
ffor strokys whiche that wente as thikke as hayl
"No wondyr was sche myghte it nat endure 656

And whan that antonye / saw that auenture
Alias quod he the day that I was born
Myn worshepe in this day thus haue I lorn
And for dispeyr out of his wit he sterte 660

And rof hym self a-non tlaour out the herte
Or that he ferthere wente out of the place
His wif that coude of Cesar haue no grace
To egipt is sche fled for dred & for 2destresse [8 st corrected]
But herkenyth 30 that spekyn of kyndenesse 665

3e men that falsely swere manye an oth
That 30 wele deye If that 3oure loue be wroth
og. 4. 27

288 PAR.-TEXT

234 LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gff. 4. 27, CAMS.

Here may 30 sen of wemew which a trouthe 6G8

This woful Cleopatre hath mad swich routhe
That ther is tunge non that may it telle [leaf 453, back]

But on the morwe sche wolde no lengere dwelle
But made hire subtyl werkemen make a schryne 672

Of alle the rubyis & the stonys fyne
In al egypt that sche coude espie
And putte ful the schryne of spicerye
And let the cors enbaurame & forth sche fette 676

This dede cors & in the schryne it schette
And next the schryne a pet tha^ne doth sche graue
And alle the serpentys that sche myghte haue
Sche putte he??^ in that graue & thus sche seyde 680

Now love to whom myn sorweful herte obeyede
So ferforthly that from that blisful our
That I 3ow swor to ben al frely ^our

I mene 3ow Antomus myn knyght 684

That neuere wakynge in the day or nygh
3e nere out of myw hertis remembraiuzce
ffor wel or wo for carole or for dauwce
And in myn self this couenauwt made I tho 688

ffor rygh swich as 36 feldyn wel or wo
As fer forth as it in myn power lay
Vnreprouable on to myn wyfhod ay

The same wolde I fele lyf or deth 692

And thilke comenant whil me lastith breth
I wele fulfille & that schal ben wel sene
Was neuere on-to hire lone a trewere queue
And with that word nakyd with ful good herte 696

Among the serpentis in the pit sche styrte
And there sche ches to hauyn hire buryinge
Anon the nadderys 1gonne hire for to stynge C1 o corrected']
And sche hire deth receyuyth with good cheere 700

ffor loue of antonye that was hire so dere
And this is storyal soth it is no fable
Now or I fynde a man thus trewe & stable
Gg. 4. 27

PAB.-TEXT 290
LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMB. 235

And wele for loue liis deth so frely take 704

I preye god let oure hedys neuere ake. Amen.

Explicit Cliopatra [later]

[II.]
[THE LEGEND OF THISBE.]

Incipit [Zafer]

AT babiloyne whylom fyl it thus Deaf 4543

The wyche toun the quien semyramu*
Let dyche al a-boute & wall?s make 708

fful hye of harde tilis wel I-bake
There were dwellyng in this noble tou?j
Two lordys whiche that were of gret renoim
And wonedyn so nygh vp on a grene 712

That there was but a ston wal hem be-tweene
As ofte in grete toiwnys is the wone
And soth to seyne that on man hadde a sone
Of al that lond on of the lusty este 716

That othir hadde a doughtyr the fayreste
That tho was in that lond Estward dwellynge
The name of euerych gan to othyr sprynge
By wemen that were neigh eboris a-boute 720

ffor in that cuwtre }it with-outyw doute
Maydenys been I-kept fbr gelosye
fful streyte lyst they dedyn sum folye
This ^onge man was callyd Piramws 724

And Tysbe aheit te miade2 !N"aso seyth thus [l i, * i, corrected]
And thus by report was hire name I-shoue
That as they wex in age / wex here loue 727

And certeyn as by rosoura of hire age3 p age corrected)

There myghte a ben by-twixe hem maryage
But that here faderys myghte nat assente
And bothe in loue I-lyke sore they brente
That none of alle hyre frendis myght it lette 732

But pryuyly sum tyme }it they mette
Gg. 4. 27

292 PAR. -TEXT

236 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. .MS. Gff. 4. 27, CAMB.

By sleyghte & spokyn simme of here desyr

As wry the glede & hettere is the fyr

fforbede a loue & it is ten so wod 736

This wal which that bi-twixe hem bothe stod

Was cloue a two ryght from the cop a-doun

Of olde tyme of his fundaciouw

But 3it this clyfte was so narw & lyte 740

It nas nat sene deere I-now a myte

But wat is that that loue can nat espye

3e louerys two If that I schal nat lye 743

3e foundyn first this litil narwe clifte [leaf 451, back]

And with a soun as softe as ony shryfte

They lete here wordis thour the clift pace

And toldyn whil that they stode in the place

Al here compleynt of loue & al here wo 748

At euery tyme whan they durste so

Vp on that on syde of that wal stod he

And on that othir side stod Thesbe

The sote soun of othir to resseyue 752

And thus here wardeynys wolde they disceyue

And euery day this wal they wolde threte

And wissche to god that it were dowi I-bete

Thus wolde they sey^ alas thow welkede wal 756

Thorw thy^ enuye thow vs lettist al

Why nylt thow cleue or fallyn al a two

Or at the laste but If thw woldist so

3it woldist thow but onys lat vs mete 760

Or onys that we myghtyft kysse swete

Thawne were we coueryd of oure carys colde

But natheles ^it be we to the holde

In as meche as thow sufferyst for to goii 764

Ovre1 wordys fhour ihjn lym & fhour thyn ston c1 com]

3it oughte we2 with the been wel a-payed pwecorr.]

And wharc these ydele wordys werew sayed

The colde wal they wele kysse of ston 768

And take here leue & forth they woldyn gon

PAR. -TEXT 294
LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gff. 4,. 27, CAMB. 237

And this was gladly in the eue tyde
Or wondyr erly lest men it espiede

And longe tyme they wroughte in this manere 772

Tyl on a day that Phebus gan to cleere.
Aurora with the stremys of hete
Hadde dreyed vp the dew of erbis wete
Vn to this clyft as it was wone to be 776

Come Piram?^ / and after come Thysbe
And plyghtyw trouthe / fully in 1here fey p h corrected]

That ilke same nyght / to stele a wey
And to begile / here wardeynys echon 780

And forth out of the / cete for to goon
And for the feldis ben so brode & wide [leaf 455]

ffor to mete in on place at on tyde

They settyn marke here metywge wolde be 784

There kyng nynws was graue out of a tre
ffor olde 2payenys that Idolys heryed [2p corrected]

Ysedyn tho in feldys to ben beryed

And faste by there graue was a welle 788

And schortely of this tale for to telle
This couenau?it was affermyd wondyr faste3 [3 faste corrected]
And longe lijm thoughte that the su^ne laste
That it nere gon vndyr the se a douw 792

This tisbe hat so gret affecciowz
And so gret haste Piramws to se
That whan sche say hire tyme myghte be
At nygh sche stal a wey ful pryuyly 796

"With hire face I-wy??zplid subtyly
And alle hire frendis for to saue hire trouthe
Sche hath forsake alias & that is routhe
That euere wolde ben so trewe 800

To truste man but sche the bet hy?» knewe
And to the tre sche goth a ful good pas
ffor loue made hire so hardy in this cas
And by the welle adowi / sche gan hyre dres 804

Alias there comyth a wilde lyones
Gg. 4. 27

296 PAR. -TEXT

238 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CASIB.

Out of the wode with cute more arest
With blody mouth of strangelynge of a best
To drynkyn of the welle there as sche sat 808

And whaw that tisbe hadde espyed that
Sche rist hire vp with a ful dredy herte
And in a kaue with dredful fot sche sterte
ffor by the mone sche say it wel with-alle 812

And as sche ran hire wympil let sche falle
And tok non hed. so sore sche was a-wapid
And ek so glad that }>at sche was escapid
And thus sche sit & darky th wondyr sty lie 816

Whan that this lyonesse hath dronke hire1 fille
A-boute the welle gan sche for to wynde [' re corrected]

And ryght a-non the wyinpyl gan sche fynde 819

And with hire blody mouth it al to-rente Deaf 455, back]

Whan this was don no lengere sche ne stewte
But to the wode hire weye thawne hath sche nome
And at the laste this Piramws is come
But al to longe alias at horn was he 824

The mone schon & myghte wel y-se
And in his weye as that he com ful faste
Hise eyen to the ground a-douw he caste
And in the sond as he by-hild a-dou?a 828

He sey the steppis brode of a lyou^
And in his herte he sodeynly a-gros
And pale he wex therwith his herte a-ros
And ner he com & fond the wimpil torn 832

Alias quod he the day that I was bom
This on nyght wele vs loueris bothe sle
How schulde I axe mercy of tisbe

Wharc I am he that haue 3ow slayn alias 836

Myft biddywg hath $ow slayn as in this cas
Alias to bidde a woman gon be nyghte
In place there as peril falle myghte

And I so slayn alias I ne hadde be 840

Here in this place a furlong weye or }e
G£. 4, 27

LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN.

PAR.-TEXT 298

MS. og. 4. 27, CAMS. 239

Now what lyouw that be in this forest
Myn body mote he renten or what best
That wilde is gnawe mote he now myw herte 844

And with that word he to that wympil sterte
And kiste it ofte & wep on it ful sore
And seyde wympil alias there is no more
But thow schat feele as wel the blod of me 848

As thow hast felt the bledyng of Thisbe
And with that word he smot hym to the herte
The blod out of the wourcde as brode sterte 851

As watyr whara the 1condit brokyn is c1 o corrected]

Now Tisbe which that wiste nat of this
But sittynge in hire drede sche thoughte thus
If it so falle that myn piranms

Be comyn hidir & may me not I-fynde 856

He may me holde fals & ek onkynde
And out she corny th & aftyr hym gan espieii [leaf 4503

Bothe with hire herte & with hire eyen
And thou3te I wele hy?n telly n of myn drede 860

Bothe of the lyonesse & 2al myn deede [2 a corrected]

And at the laste hire loue tharaie hath sche fotiwde
Betywge with 3hese helys on the ground e [3 1 tcratcAt out]

Al blody & therwith a bak sche sterte 864

And lik the wawis quappe gan hire herte
And pale as box sche was & in a throwe
A-visede hire & gan hy?w wel to knowe
That it was piranms hire herte deere 868

Ho coude wryte which a dedly cheere
Hath Thisbe tho / & how hire4 heer she rente [4 hire cut out]
And how sche gaw hire selue5 to turnemente [5 u com]

And how sche lyth & swouwnyth on the grouwde 872
And how sche wep of terys ful hise6 wou^de [6s com]

How modeled she hise6 blod with hire compleynte
How with hise6 blod hire selue gan sche pente
How clyppith sche the deede cors alias 876

How doth this woful tisbe in this cas
eg. 4. 27

300 PAR.-TEXT

240 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Off. 4. 27, CAMB.

How kyssith she his frosty mouth so cold
Ho hath don this & ho hath been so bold
To sle myn lyf o spelt my/?- piramws / 880

I al thyn Tisbe that the callyth thus
And therwithal 1he lef tyth vp his hed c1 sc scratckt out}

This woful man that is nat fully ded
Whan that he herde the 2name of Tisbe cryen pncorr.from m]
On hire he caste hise heuy dedly eyen 885

And dou?z a-gayn & ^eldyth vp the gost
Tysbe ryst vp with-outyn ony bost

And saw hire3 wympil & hise4 emty schede [3, * re, s, «>«•.]
And ek his swerd that hym hath don to dede 889

Tharcne5 spak sche6 thus myn7 woful hand quod she
Is strong I-now in swich a work to me [56 ^"SZSff

ffor loue schal 3eue me strenthe & hardynesse [7 myn correete^
To make myn wourcde large8 I-now I gesse pg«co*r.]

I wele the folwe ded & I wele be 894

ffelawe & cause of fhyn deth quod sche
And thow that nothing saue the deth only [leaf 456, back]

Mighte the fro me depare trewely
Thow schat no more departe now fro me
Than from9 the deth for I wele go Avith the p om corrected]
And now 30 wrechede gelos faderys oure 900

We that whihom were childeryn ^oure
We prey en ^ow with-outyn more enuye
That in on graue that we motyn lye

Sithe loue hath brought vs to his pitous ende 904

And rygh-wis god to euery louere synde
That louyth trewely more prosperite

Than euere }it hade Piranws & Tisbe 907

And late no gentyl woman10 hyre assure [lo m corrected]

To potty n hire in swich an aventure11 [" en corrected]
But god forbede but a woman can
Ben as trewe & louynge as a man

And for myn part I schal a-non it kythe 912

And with that word his swerd sche tok a-swythe
G£. 4. 27

PAR.-TEXT 302
LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, GAME. 241

That warm was of hire louys blod & hot

And to the herte sche hire self smot

And thus is Tisbe & Piramws I-go 916

Of trewe men I fynde but fewe mo

In alle myne bokis saue this piramws

And therfore haue I spokyn of hym thus

if or it is deynte for vs men to fynde 920

A man that can in loue been trewe & kynde

Here may 30 se what louere so he be

A woman dare & can as wel as he

[in.]

[THE LEGEND OF DIDO.]

S~^i Lorye & honour Virgile Mantoan 924

I -p BG to thjn name & I shal as I can
\^ ffolwe fhyn lanterne as thow gost byforn
How Enea to Dido was forsworn

In Kaso & Eneydos wele I take 928

The tenor & the grete effectis make
Whan troye brought was to distrucciouw
By grekis sleyghte & namely by Synourc
Feynynge the hors I-offerede to Mynerue [leaf 457] 932
Thowr which that many troyan muste sterue
And ector hadde aftyr his deth apiered
And fyr so wod it my3te nat been steerid
In al the noble toure of ylioura 93G

That of the cete was the chif dongeotm
And al the cuntre was so lowe brought
And priamws the kyng fordon & nought
And Enyas was chargit by Venws 940

To fleen a-wey & he tok ascanius
That was his sone in his rygh hand & fledde
And on his bak he bar & withym ledde
Gg. 4. 27

304 PAR. -TEXT

242 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Off. 4>. 27, CAMS.

His owene fadyr I-clepid Anchises 944

And by the weye his wif Crusa he les
And meche sorwe hadde he in his mynde
Or that he coude his felaue schepe fynde
But at the laste whan he hadde hem foimde 948

He made hym redy in a certeyn stouwde
And to the se wol faste he gan hem hye
And saylyth forth / al his cumpaynye
Toward ytayle as wolde his destene 952

But of hise auentourys in the se
Nis nat to purpos for to speke of heyre
ifor it acordyth nat to myn matere

But as I seyde of hym & of Dido 956

Schal be myn tale til that I haue do
So longe he saylede in the salte se
Tyl in libie onethe aryuede he

With schepis vij & with no more nauye 960

And glad was he to londe for to hye
So was he with the tempest al to-shake
And whaw that he the hauene hadde take
He hadde a knyght was clepid achates 964

And hym of al his f elauschepe he ches
To gon with hym the cuwtre for tespie
He tok with hym no more cumpaynye
But forth they gon & lafte hise schepis ryde 968

His fere & he with-outyn any gyde

So longe he walkyth in this wildyrnesse [leaf 457, back]

Til at the laste he rnette an hunteresse
A bo we in hande and arwis hadde sche 972

Hire clothis cutte were vn-to the kne
But sche was $it the fayreste creature
That eue?*e was I-formyd by nature

And Eneas & Achates sche grette 976

And thus sche to hem spak whaw sche hem mette
Saw 36 quod sche as 36 ban walkid wyde
Onye of myne susteryn walke }ow be syde
Gg. 4. 27

PAR. -TEXT 306
LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gff. 4. 27, CAMB. 243

With ony wilde bor or othir beste 980

That they ban huratid to in this f oreste
I-tukkid vp with arwis in hire cas
]STay sothly lady qiiod this Enyas

But by thyft beute as it thywkyt me 984

Thow myghtyst neuere erthely woman be
But Phebus systyr art thow as I gesse
And If so be that thow be a goddesse
Haue mercy on oure labour & oiire wo 988

I ne am no goddesse sothly quod, sche tho
ffor maydenys walkyn in this cuwtre here
With arwis & with bowe in this manere
This is the reyne of libie there 36 ben 992

Of that Dido lady is & queen
And schortely tolde hyra al te occasyowa
Whi Dido cam in to that regioun

Of whiche as now me lestyth nat to ryme 996

It nedyth nat it were but los of tyme
ifor this is al & som it was venus
His owene modyr that spak thus

And to cartage he bad he schulde hyra dighte 1000

And vanyschid a-non out of his syghte
I coude f olwe word for word Yirgile
But it schule lastyn al the longe while
This noble queen that clepid was dido 1004

That whilom was the wif of Sytkeo
That fayrere was than is the bryghte suwne
This noble toun of cartage hath byguwne
In which sche regnyth in so gret honour [leaf 458] 1008
That sche was holdyn alle queenys fLour
Of gentillesse of fredom of beute
That wel was hyra that myghte hire onys se
Of kyngis & of lordis so desyred 1012

That al the world hire beute hadde I-fyred
Sche stod so wel in euery wightis grace
Whan Enya was come on to that place
og. 4. 27

308 PAR. -TEXT

244 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMS.

Vn-to the maystir temple of al the toun 1016

Ther Dido was in hire deuocyoun
fful pryuyly his weye thus hath he nome
Whan he was in the large temple corne
I can nat seyn If that it be possible 1020

But Yenus hadde hym makid inuysible
Thus seyt the bok with-outyn ony les
And whan this Enyas & Achates

Haddyn in this temple ben oueral 1024

Thawne fouwde they depeyntid on the wal
How troye & al the lond distroyed was
Alias that I was born quod. Enyas

Thowr out the worl oure shame is kid so wyde 1028

ISTow it is peyntid vp-on euery syde
"We that weryn in prosperite
Been now disclanderyd & in swich degre
No lengere lyuyn I ne kepe 1032

And with that word he brast out for to wepe
So tendyrly that routhe it was to sene
This frosche lady of the cete queene

Stod in the temple in hire estat ryal 1036

So rychely and ek so fayr with al
So ^ong so lusty with hire eyen glade
That If that god that heuene & erte made
Wolde han a loue for beute & goodnesse 1040

And womanhod & trouthe & semelynesse
Whom schulde he louyrc but this lady swete
Ther nys no woman to hym half so mete
flbrtune that hath the world in gouernauwce 1044

Hath sodeynly brough in so newe a chauwce
That nevere $it was so fremde a cas [leaf 458, back]
ffor al the cumpaynye of Enyas

With that he wende a lorn in the se 1048

Aryuyd is nat fer from that Cete
ffor which the gretteste of hise lordis some
By auenture ben to the. cete come
Gg. 4. 27

PAR. -TEXT 310
LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMS. 245

Vn to that same temple for to seke 1052

The queene & of hire socour to beyseke

Swich renoim was there sprongyn of hire goodnesse

And whara that they hadden told al here distresse

And al here tempest & here harde cas 1056

Vn-to the quyen apiered Enyas [e for y]

And opynly he knew that it was he

Ho hadde loye thawne but his meyne

That hadde fouwde here lord here gouemow 1060

The quyen saugh that they dede hym swych honowr

And hadde herd ofte of Eneas er tho

And in hire herte she hadde routhe & wo

That euere swich a noble man as he 1064

Schal ben diserityd in swich degre

And saw the man that he was lyk a knyght

And sufficiauwt of persone & of mygh

And lyk to been a verray gentil man 10G8

And wel hise wordis he besette can

And hadde a noble visage for thenonys

And formed wel of braun & of bonys

ffor aftyr Venus hadde he swich fayrnesse 1072

That no man myghte be half so fayr I gesse

And wel a lord he semede for to be

And for he was a strauwger sumwhat sche

Likede hym the bet as god do bote 1076

To sum folk ofte newe thyng is sote

Anon hire herte hath pite of his wo

And with that pete loue come in also

And thus for pete & for gentillesse 1080

Refreschede muste he been of his distresse

And seyde certis that sche sory was

That he hath had swych peryl & swich cas

And in hire frendely speche in this manere neaf 459] 1084

Sche to hym spak & seyde as }e may here

Be ^e nat venws sone & anchises

In good fey al the worshepe & encres

Gg. 4. 27
CHAUCER MI. 17

312 PAR.-TEXT

246 LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMB.

That I may goodly don $ow $e sclial haue 1088

3oure schepis & ^oure meyne shal I save
And manye a gentil word sche spak hym to
And comaurcded hire massangerys for to go
The same day with outyn any fayle 1092

Hise schippis for to seke & hem vitayle
Sche manye a beste to the shippis sente
And with the wyn sche gan hym to presente
And to hire real paleys she hire spedde 1096

And Enyas alwey with hire she ledde
What nedyth }ow the feste to descrive
He neuere// at ese was betyr in al hese lyve
fful was the feste of deynteis & rychesse 1100

Of instruments of song & of gladnesse
Of manye an anierows lokyng & deuys
This Enyas is come to paradys

Out of the swolw of helle & thus in loye 1104

Remembrith hym of his estat in troye
To dauTisynge chaumberys ful of paramewtys
Of riche beddis & of ornementis

This Enyas is led aftyr the mete 1108

And with the quene / whaw he hadde sete
And spicis partid & the wyn agon
Vn-to hise chambris was he led a non
ffor hise ese & for to take hise reste 1112

With al his folk to don what so hem leste
There nas courser wel I-brydelid non
Ne stede for to iuste wel to gon

Ne large palfrey esy for thenonys 1116

"Ne lewel frettid ful of ryche stonys
Ne sakkis ful of gold of large weyghte
Ne rubye non that shynede be nyghte
Ne gentil hawtein faucouw heroner 1120

Ne hound for hert or wilde bor or der
Ke coupe of gold with floreynys newe I-bete [leaf 459, back]
That in the land of libie may be gete
Gg. 4. 27

PAR. -TEXT 314
LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Off. 4>. 27, CAMS. 247

That Dido hath it Enyas I-sent 1124

And al is payed what J?«t he hath spent

Thus can this honurable quene hire gestis calle

As sche that can in fredom passyn alle

Eneas sothly ek with oute les 1128

Hadde sent on to his schip by Achates

Aftyr his sone & aftyr riche thyngis

Bothe septre clothis & ek brochis ryngis

Some for to were & some to presente 1132

To hy that alle thywgis hjm sente

And bad his sone how that he schulde make

The presentis & to the quyen it take

Repeyrid is this achates agayn 1136

And Enyas ful blysful is & fayn

To sen this blysful sone Ascanyus

Eut natheles oure autour tellith vs

That Cupido that is the god of loue 1140

At preyere of his modyr hye a boue

Hadde the liknesse of the child I-take

This holy queen enamorede to make

On Eneas but as of that scripture 1144

Be as be may I take of it no cure

But soth is this the queen hath mad swich chere

Ynto this child that wondir is to here

And of the present that his fadyr sente 1148

Sche thankyth hym ful ofte with good entente

Thus is this quyen in plesaunce & in loye

With alle these newe lusti folk of troye

And of the dedis hath she more enquyrid 1152

Of Enyas & al the story lerid

Of Troye & al the longe day they tweye

Entendedyrc to spekyn & to pleye

Of whiche ther gan to bredyn swich a fyer 1156

That sely Dido hath now swich desyr

With Enyas hire newe geste to dele

That sche hath lost hire hewe & ek hire hele

Gg. 4. 27

31 G PAR. -TEXT

248 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMB.

Now to theffect now comyth tlie freut of al peaf «o] 1160
Whi I haue told this story & telle schal
Thus I begyrcne it fil vp on a nyght
Whan that the mone vp reysed hadde his lyght
This noble queene on to hire reste wente 1164

Sche sikyth sore & gan hyre self turnemente
Sche waylith & sche makith manye a breyde
As don these loueris as I haue herd seyde
And at the laste vnto hire systyr anne 1168

Sche made hire mone & ryght thus spak sche tha?me
Now leue sistyr myn what may it be
That me agastith in myn slep quod she
This newe troyan is so in myn thought 1172

Me thynkith that he is so wel I-wrought
And likli for to ben a man
And ek thereto so mech good he can

That al myn loue & lyf lyth in his cure 1176

Haue 36 nat herd his auenture
Now certis anne if that ^e rede it me
I wolde fayn to hym I-weddit be

This is theffect what schude I more seye 1180

In hym lyth al / to do me leue or deye
Hyre systir Anne as she that coude hire good
Seyde as hire thoughte & sumdel it with stod
Eut herof was so long a sarmouraiyng 1184

It were to longe to make rehersyng
But finaly it may nat be?i withstande
Loue wil loue for no thing wele it wande
The dawenyrcg vp rist out of the se 1188

This amerows quien chargith oure meyne
The nettis dresse & speris brode & kene
An huntyng wolde this lusti frosche queene
So prikyth hire this newe iolye wo 1192

To hors is al his lusty folk I-go
In to the court the houndis been I-brought
And vp-on courseris swift as ony thought
Gg. 4. 27

PAR.-TEXT 318
LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. GQ. 4. 27, CAMS. 249

Hire $onge knyghtis Louyn al a-boute 1196

And of hire wemen ek an huge route
Vp on a thikke palfrey paper whit peaf46o,back]
"With sadyl red enbroudit with delyt
Of gold the barns vp enbosede hye 1200

Sit Dido al in gold & perre wrye
And she as bright as is the bryght morwe
That helith syke men of nyghtis sorwe
Yp on a courser stertelynge as the fyr 1204

Men myghte turne hyra with a litil wyr
Sit Enyas lik phebus to deuyse
So was he frosch arayed in his wyse

The fomy brydil with the bit of gold 1208

Gouernyth he ryght as hyra self hath wold
And forth this noble queen this lady ride
On huntynge with this troyan by hyre side
The hirde of hertis Is I-fouwde a-non 1212

With hay bobet pryke thow lat gon lat gon
Why nyl the liouw comy^ or the bere
That I myghte hym onys mete with this spere
Thus sey these $onge folk & vp they kylle 1216

These bestys wilde & han hew at here wille
Among al this to ru??ibelyii gan the heuene
The thu?idyr rorede with a gresely steuene
DOUTI cam the reyn with hayl & slet so faste 1220

With heuenys fer that it so sore agaste
This noble quien & also hire meyne
That iche of he??z was glad a-wey to fle
And schortely from the tempest hire to saue 1224

Sche fledde hireself in to a litil caue
And with hire wente this Enyas also
I not with hem If there wente any mo
The autowr makyth of it no menciouw 1228

And here be-gan the depe affecciouw
Be twixe hem two this was the ferste morwe
Of hire gladnesse & gymiere of hire sorwe
Gg. 4. 27

320 PAR.-TEXT

250 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gtf. 4. 27, CAMB.

ffor there hath Enyas I-kneled so 1232

And told hire al his erte & al his wo
And swore so depe to hire to be trewe
ffor wel or wo & chauwge hire for no newe
And as a fals louere so wel can pleyne [leafiei] 1236
That sely dido rewede on his peyne
And tok hym for husbonde & become his wyf
ffor eueremo whil that Injm lefte lyf
And aftyr whil that the tempest stynte 1240

With myrthe out as they comyn horn they wente
The wikke fame a-ros & that a-non
How Enias hath with the queen I-gon
In to the caue & demede as hem leste 1244

And whaft the kyng that yarbis highte it woste
As he that hadde I-louyd euere his lyf
And wowede hyre to han hire as his wyf
Swich sorwe as he makede & swich cheere 1248

It is a routhe & pite for to here
But in loue alday it happith so
That on schal layghyra of a notherys wo
Now layhith enias & is in loye 1252

And more richesse thara euere was in troye
O sely wemen ful of Innocence
fful of pite of trouthe of concience

"What makyth 3ow to men to truste so 1256

Haue ^e swych routhe vp-on hyre feynede wo
And han swich olde ensaumples ^ow be-forn
Se 30 nat alle how that 30 ben forsworn
Where sen 36 on that he ne hath laft his lief 1260

Or ben onkynde or don hire sum myschief
Or pilid hire or bostid of hise dede
3e may as wel it sen as 36 may it rede
Thak hede now of this grete gentil man 1264

This troyan that so wel hire plesyw can
That feynyth hym so trewe & obeysynge
So gentil & so trewe of his doinge
eg. 4. 27

PAR.-TEXT 322
LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMS. 251

And can so wel don alle hise obeysauwcis 1268

And waytyw hire at festis & at dauwcis

And whara sche goth to temple & horn ageyn

And fastyw til he hath his lady seyn

And beryn in hise deuysis for hire sake 1272

Not I not what & songis wolde he make

lustyn & don of Armys manye thywgis [leaf 4,61, back]

Synde hire letteres tokenys brochis rywgis

Now herkith how he schal his lady seme 1276

There as he was in paril for to sterue

ffor huwgyr & for myschif in the se

And desolat & fled from his ciwtre

And al his folk with tempest al to-dryuy?i 1 280

Sche hath hire body & ek hire reame $euyn

In to his hand there as she myghte haue been

Of othere landys tha^ of cartage quien

And lyuyd in loye I-now what wele $e more 1284

This Enyas that hath so depe Iswore

Is wery of his craft with-inne a throwe

The hote ernest is al ouerblowe

And pryuyly he doth hise shepis dyghte 1288

And shapith hym to stele a-wey be nyghte

This dido hath suspesciow? of this

And thoughte wel that it was al a-mys

ffor in hire bed sche lyth a nyght & sykyth 1292

Sche axeth hym a-non what hym mys lykyth

Myrc dere herte whiche that I loue most

Sertis quod he this nyght myn faderys gost

Hath in mjn slep so sore me tormentid 1296

And ek mercurye his massage hath presentid

That nedis to the conquest of ytayle

Myn destene is sone for to sayle

ffor which me thywkyth brostyn is myw herte 1 300

Therwith hise false terys out they sterte

And takith hire with-inne hise arrays two

Is that in ernest quod sche wele 30 so

324 TAR. -TEXT

252 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gff. 4. 27, CAMS.

Haue 30 nat sworn to wyue me to take 1304

Alias what weman wele 36 of me make
I am a gentil woman & a quien
3e wele nat from 3oure wif thus foule fleen
That I was born alias what schal I do 1308

To telle in schort this noble quen dydo
Sche sekith halwis & doth sacryfise
Sche knelyth cryeth that routhe is to deuyse
Coniurith hy?ft & proferyth hym to be [leaf 462] 1312
His thral his seruant in the leste gre
Sche fallith \\jin to-fore & swou?myth ther
Discheuele with hire bryghte gilte her
And seyth hauyth mercy & let me with $ow ryde 1316
These lordis whiche that wony/i me be syde
Wele me distroyen only for 3oure sake
And so 36 wele me now to wiue take
As 30 han sworn tha?zne wele I 3eue 3ow leue 1320

To slen me with youre swerd now sone at eue
ffor tha?me }it schal I deye as 3owre wif
I am with childe & ^eue myn child his lyf
Mercy lord hauyth pete in 3oure thought 1324

But al this thmg auaylith hire rygh nought
ffor on a nyght slepywge he let hire lye
And stal a-wey on to his cimpaynye

And as a traytowr forth he gan to sayle 1328

Toward the large cuwtre of ytayle
Thus he hath laft dido in wo & peyne
And weddede ther a lady hy$te lauyne
A cloth he lafte & ek his swerd stondyrcge 1332

Wha?& he fro??i Dido stal in hire slepynge
Eyght at hire beddys hed so gan he hie
"Whan that he stal a-wey to his nauye
Which cloth whan sely dido gan a-wake 1336

Sche hath it kyst & ful ofte for his sake
And seyde o swete cloth whil luppiter it leste
Tak now myn soule & brynge it of this onreste
Gg. 4. 27

PAR. -TEXT 326
LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Off. 4. 27, GAME. 253

I haue fulfild of fortune al the cours 1340

And thus with outyn his socours

Twenti tyme Iswounyd hath sche tharane

And whawne that sche vn-to hire systyr Anne

Compleynede hadde of which I may nat wryte 1344

So gret a reuthe I haue for tendite

And bad hire norice & hire sistir gon

To fechytt fyr & othyr thyrcg a-non

And seyde that sche wolde sacryfye 1348

And whaw she myghte hire tyme wel espie

Vp-on the fir of sacryfise she sterte Deaf 462, back]

And with his swerd she rof hyre herte

But $it as myn autour right thus sche seyde 1352

Or she was hurt by-forn or she deyede

Sche wrot a lettere a-non that thus be-gan

Ryght so quod, she as that the white swan

A$ens his deth be-gymiyth for to synge 1356

Right so to 3ow make I myn compleynynge

Not that I trowe to getyw $ow a-geyn

ffor wel I wot that it is al in veyn

Syn that the goddis been contrarye to me 1360

But syn myn name is lost ihour $ow quod, she

I may wel lese on $ow a word or lettere

Al be it that I shal ben neuere the bettere

ffor thilke wynd that blew ^oure schip a-wey 1364

The same wynd hath blowe a-wey 3owre fey

But ho so wele al this lettere hauyn in mywde

Rede he ouyde & in hym he shal it fynde

Gg. 4. 27

328 PAR. -TEXT

254 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMS.

[IV.]
[ THE LEGEND OF HYPSIPYLE AND MEDEA.]

THow rote of falce loueris Due lason 1368

Thow sly deuourere & confusioun
Of tendere wemen gentil cryaturys
Thow madist thyn recleymy?2g & thyw luris
To ladyis of thy^ statly aparaunce 1372

And of tliyne wordis farcede with plesaurcce
And of thyne feynede trouthe & ihyn manere
With thyn obeysauwce & humble cheere
And with thyne contrefetid peyne & wo 1376

There othere falsyn on thow falsist two
0 oftyw sworist thow that thow woldist deye
ffor loue whan thow ne feltist maledye
Saue foul delyt whiche that tow callist lone 1 380

3if that I leue thyn name shal be shoue
In englis that thyrc sekte shal be knowe
Haue at the lason now thyra horn is blowe
But sertis it is bothe routhe & wo [leaf 463] 1384

That loue with false loueris werkyth so
ffor they schal haue wel betere loue & chere
Than he that hath abought his loue wol dere
Or hadde in armys manye a blodi box 1388

ffor euere as tendere a capoim et the fox
Thow he be fals & hath the foul be-trayed
As shal the goode man that therfore hath payed
Al haue he to the capouw skille & ryght 1392

The false fox wele haue his part at nyght
On lason this ensaumple is wel I-sene
By Isiple & media the queene

In Tessalie as guido tellith vs 1396

There was a kyng that highte pelleus
That hadde a brothyr that highte Eson
And whara for age he myghte vnnethis gon
Gg. 4. 27

PAR.-TEXT 330
LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gff. 4>. 27, CAMS. 255

He }af to Pelleus the gouemyng 1400

Of al his regne & made hyw lord & kyng
Of whiche Eson this lason getyn was
That in his tyme in al that land there nas
Nat swich a famous knyght of gentilnes 1404

Of fredom & of strenthe & lustynes
Aftyr his fadiris deth he bar hym so
That there nas non that liste ben his fo
But dide hym al honowr & compaynye 1 408

Of which this Pelleus hadde gret enuye
Imagynywge that lason myghte be
Enhauwsede so & put in swich degre
With loue of lordis of his region/a 1412

That from his regne he myghte ben put a dourc
In his wit a nyght compassede he
How lason myghte best distroyed be
With oute sclaundere of his compassement 1416

And at the laste he tok a-vysement
To syndyn hym in to sum fer cuntre
Here as this lason may distroyed be
This was his wit al made he to lason 1420

Gret chiere of loue & of affeccioun
ffor dred lest hise lordis it espiede [leaf 463, back]
Tho fyl it so as fame rennyth wide

Theere was swich tydyng oueral & swich loos 1424

That in an ylde that callid was colcos
Be^onde Troye estward in the se
That therin was a ram that men may se
That hadde a fles of gold that shon so bryghte 1428

That nower was swich a-nothir syghte
But it was kept alwey with a dragouw
And manye othere merveylis vp & doun
And with two bolys makyd al of bras 1432

That spittyw fer & meche othir thyng there was
But this was ek the tale natheles
That who so wolde wywne tylke fles
Gg. 4. 27

332 PAR.-TEXT

256 LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMS.

He muste bothe or he it wywne myghte 1436

With the bole & the dragoura fyghte
And kyng Oetes lord was of that yle
This Pelleus be-thoute hym vp-on this wile
That he his neveu lason wolde enhorte 1440

To saylyn to that lond hym to disporte
And seyde neuew If it myghte be
That swiche a worchepe myghte fallyn the
That thw this famous tresore myghtist wy?me 1444

And bryngyw it myn regions with-inne
It were to me gret plesauwce & "honour
Thawne were I holde to quyte thy^ labour
And al the cost I wele mjn seluyn make 1448

Schis what folk that thow wit with the take
Lat sen now daryst thow take this viage
lason was }ong & lusty of corage

And vndyr tok to don this empryse 1452

A-non Argus his schepis gan deuyse
And with lason wente the stronge Ercules
And manye a-nothir that he with hym ches
But who so axeth who is with hym gon 1456

Lat hym ryde argonautycou^
ffor he wele telle a tale long I-now

Philoteces a-non the sayl vp drow 1459

Whan that the wynd was good & gan hym hye [leaf 464]
Out of his cuntre callid Thessalye
So longe he seylith in the salte se
Til in the yle of lenouw aryuede he

Al be this nat rehersid of Gwido 1464

3it seyth ouyde in hise epistelis so
And of this lie lady was & quien
The fayre $ynge ysiphele the shene

That thoas doughtyr was the kyng 1468

Isiphile was gon in hire pleying
And romynge on the clyuys by the se
Vndyr a banke anon aspiede she
Gg. 4. 27

PAR.-TEXT 334
LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. G$. 4. 27, CAMS. 257

"Where that the ship of lason gan a-ryue 1472

Of hire goodnesse a-douw she sendyth blythe
To wetyra If that any strauwge wight
"With tempest were thidyr blowe a nyght
To don hem socour as was hire vsauwce 1476

To f ortheryn euery wight & to don plesauwce
Of verry bounte & of curteysye
This messangeer a-douw hym gan to hye
And fond lason & Ercules also 1480

That in a cog to londe were I-go
Hem to refrosche & for to take the eyr
The morwynge attempre was & fayr

And in his weye this massanger hym mette 1484

fful cimnyftgely these lordis two he grette
And dede his massage axinge hym a-non
If they were brokyn or ought wo begon
Or haddyw nede of lodman or vitayle 1488

Or of socow they schulde no thyng fayle
ffor it was outrely the quien is wille
lason answerde mekely & stylle

Myft lady quod he thanke I hertyly 1492

Of hire goodnesse vs nedyth trewely
Nothywg as now but that we wery be
And come for to pleye out of the se

Tyl that the wynd be bettyr in hire weye 1496

This lady romyth by the clyf to pleye
Wyth hire meyne endelong the stronde [leaf 464, back]

And fyndith lason & these othere stonde
In spekywge of this thyng as I 3ow tolde 1500

This Ercules & lason gan be-holde
How that the queen it was & fayre hire grette
Anon ryght as they with this lady mette
And sche tok hed & knew by hyre manyere 1504

By hire aray by wordys & by chiere
That it were gentil men of gret degre
And to the castel with hire ledyth she
G£. 4. 27

336 PAR.-TKXT

258 LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAME.

These strauwge folk & doth hem gret honowr 1508

And axeth hew* of trauayle & labour
That they han suffered in the salte se
So that with-inne a day or two or thre
Sche knew by folk that in his shepis be 1512

That it was lason ful of renone
And Ercules that hadde tho gret los
That soughtyw the auenturys of Calcos
And dede hem honowr more than be-fore 1516

And with hem delede euere lengere the more
ffor they ben worthy folk with-oute les
And namely most she spak with ercules
To hym hire herte bar / he shulde be 1520

Sad wys & trewe of wordys a-vyse
With-outen any othir affecciouw
Of loue or euyl yniagynacyoun

This Ercules hath so this lason preysid 1524

That to the suwne he hath hym vp areysid
That so trewe a man there nas of loue
Vndyr the cape of heue that is aboue
And he was wis hardy secre & ryche 1528

Of these thre poyntis there nas no man hym liche
Of fredom passede he & lustyhede
Alle tho that lyuyra & been dede

Therto so gret a gentilman was he 1532

And of thessalye likly kyng to be
There nas no lak but that he was agast
To loue & for to speke shamefast

Hym selue to mordere & deye [leaf 465] 1536

Than that men shude a louere hym espye
As wolde god that fat I hadde ^eue
Myn blod & flesch so that I myghe leue
With nonys so that he hadde a wif 1540

ffor hyse estat for whiche a lusty lyf
Sche shulde lede with this lusty knyght
And al this was compassid in the nyght
Gg. 4. 27

PAR. -TEXT 338
LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMB. 259

By-twixe hym lason & this Ercules 1544

Of these two here was a shrewede lees
To come to house vp-on an Innocent
ffor to be-dote this queen was here assent
And lason is as coy as is a mayde 1548

He lokyth pitously but nought he sayde
But frely $af he to hire conseylerys
$iftys grete & to hire offiserys

As wolde god I leyser hadde & tyme 1552

By proces al his wowyng for to ryme
But in this hous If ony fals louere be
Ryth as hym self doth rygh so dede he
With feynynge & with euery subtyl dede 1556

3e gete na more of me but $e wele rede
Thorigynal that tellyth al the cas
The somme is this that lason weddit was
Vn-to this queen & tok of it substaurace 1560

What so hym leste onto his puruyauwce
And vp-on hire be-gat he childeryn two
And drow his sayl & saw hym neuere mo
A lettere sente she to hym serteyn 1564

Whiche were to longe to wryte & to sen
And hym reprevith of his ontrouthe
And preyeth on hire to haue sum routhe
And of hire childeryn two she seyde hym this 1568

That they ben lyk of alle thyrcge I-wis
To lason save they coude nat be-gile
And preyede to god or it were long while
That she that hadde hire herte I-raft hire fro 1572

Muste fyndyn hym ontrewe also

And that sche muste bothe hire chylderyn spylle neaf 465, back]
And alle tho that sufferede hym his wille
And trewe to lason was she al hire lyf 1576

And euere kepte hire chast/ as for his wif
Ne nevere hadde she loye at hire herte
But devede for his loue / of sorwe smerte
Gg. 4. 27

340 PAR. -TEXT

260 LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. GQ. 4. 27, CAMB.

To calcos comyn is this Due lason 1580

That is of loue deuoure & dragourc

As matier apetitith forme alwey

And from forme in to forme it passyn may

Or as a welle that were botemeles 1584

Byght so can fals lason haue no pes

ffor to desyryn ihour his apetit

To don with gentil wemen his delyt

This is his lust & his felicite 1588

lason is romyd forth to the Cyte

That whilom clepid was laconitos

That was the mayster touw I-clepid Colcos

And hath I-told the cause of his corny ng 1592

Vn-to Oetes of that cuntre kyng

Preyinge hym that he muste don his assay

To gete the fles of gold If that he may

Of whiche the kyng assentede to his bone 1596

And doth hym honour as it was to done

So fer forth that his doughter & his ayr

Media that was so wis & fayr

That fayrere say there neuere man with eye 1600

He made hire don to lasow cumpaynye

At mete & sitte by hym in the halle

"Now was lason a semely man with alle

And lyk a lord & hadde a gret renouw 1 604

And of his lok as real as a leouw

And goodly of his speche & familer

And coude of loue al the craft & art pleyner

With oute bok & eueryche obseruau?zce 1608

And as fortune hire oughte a foul myschauwce

Sche wex enamowrrid vp-on this man

lason quod, sche for oughte I se or can

As of this thyng of whiche $e ben a-boutyn [leaf iccj 1612

3e han $oure self put in meche doute

ffor ho so wele this auenture acheue

He may nat wel astertyrc as I leue

Gg. 4. 27

PAH. -TEXT 342
LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. .MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMS. 261

With-outyw deth but I his helpe be 1616

But natheles it is myn wylle quod sche
To fortheryw $ow so that 36 schal nat die
But turnyn sound horn / to $oure tessalye
Myn ryght lady quod this lason tho 1620

That 30 han of myn deth or of myn wo
Any reward & don me this honowr
I wot wel that myn mygh ne myn labowr
May nat disserue it in my/i lyuys day 1624

God thanke $ow there I ne can ne may
3oure man I am & louely 30 w be-seche
To ben myw helpe with-oute more speche
But sertis for myn deth schal I nat spare 1628

Tho gan this Media to hym declare
The pe?il of this cas from poynt to poynt
And of his batayle & in what disioynt
He muste stonde of whiche no cryature 1632

Saue only she ne myghte his lyf assure
And shortely to the poynt ryght for to go
They been acordit ful by twixe hem two
That lason shal hire wedde as trewe knyght 1636

And terme set to come sone at nyght
Yn-to hire chambir & make there hise oth
Vp-on the goddys that he for lef or loth
Ne shulde neuere hire false nyght ne day 1640

To ben hire husbonde whil he lyue may
As she that from his deth hym sauyth here
And here vp a nyght they mette in feere
And doth his oth & goth with hire to bedde 1644

And on the morwe vpward he hym spedde
ffor she hath taught hym how he shal nat fayle
The fles to wywne & stynted his batayle
And sauede hym his lyf & his honour 1648

And gat hym a name ryth as a conquerour
Rygh thowr the sleyte of hire enchau[w]tement [leaf 466, back]
Now hath lason the fles & horn is went
Gg. 4. 27

CHAUCER MI. 18

344 PAR. -TEXT

262 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMS.

"With Media & tresor ful gret won 1652

But on- wist of hire fadyr is she gon

To Tessaly with Duk lason hire lef

That aftyrward hat brought hire to myschef

ffor as a tray tour he is from hire go 1656

And with hire lafte hire ^yrcge childere two

And falsely hath be-traysede hire alias

As euere in loue a thef & traytour he was

And weddyth }it the thredde wif a-non 1660

That was the doughtyr of the kyng Creon

This is the mede of louywge & gnerdou?z

That Medya receyuyth of lason

Eygh for hire treuthe & for hire kyndenesse 1664

That louede hym betere than hire self I gesse

And lafte hire fadyr & hire erytage

And of lason this is the vassellage

That in hise dayis nas ther non I-foimde 1668

So fals a louere goinge on the grouwde

And th erf ore in hire letters thus she seyde

ffyrst of his falsenesse wha?z she hym vpbreyde

Whi lykede me thy^ 3elwe her to se 1672

More than the boundys of myn oneste

Why lykede me tlajn ^outhe & thyn fayrnesse

And of thyn t^ge the infynyt graciousnesse

0 haddist thow in thyn conquest ded I-be 1676

fful meche ontrouthe hadde deyed with the

Wei can ouyde hire lettere in vers endyte

Which e were as now to longe for me to wryte

Gg. 4. 27

PAR. -TEXT 346
LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMS. 263

[THE LEGEND OF LUCEECE.]

NOw mote I seyn the exilynge of kywgis 1680
Of Rome for here orible doingis
Of the laste kyng Tarquinius
As seyth Ouyde & Titus Lyuius

But for that cause ne telle I nat this storye [leaf 457] 1684
But for to preyese & drawe to me memorye
The verry wif the verry trewe lucresse
That for hyre wifhod & hire stedefastnesse
Nat only for these Payenys hire comende 1688

But he that clepid is in oure legende
The grete Austyn hath gret compassiou/i
Of this lucrcsse that starf at rome toun
And in what wise I wele but shortely trete 1692

And of al this thyng / & tuche but the grete
Whan Ardea be-seged was aboute
With romeynys that ful sterne were & stoute
fful longe lay the sege & lytil wroughten 1696

So that they were half Idyl as hem thou^ten
And in his pley tarquiniws the ^onge
Gan for to lape for he was lyght of tunge
And seyde it was an ydil lyf 1700

ISTo man dide there no more thaw his wif
And lat vs speke of weyuys & that is best
Preyse Query man his owene as hyra lest
And with oure speche lat vs ese oure herte 1704

A knyght that highte Colatyn vp sterte
And seyde thus nay sire it is no nede
To trowyra on the word but on the dede
I haue a wif qwod he that as I trowe 1708

I holdyw good of alle that euere hire knowe
Go we to nyght to rome & we shal se
Tarquinius answerde that likyth me
Gg. 4. 27

348 PAR.-TEXT

264 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MB. Off. 4. 27, GAME,

To rome be they come & faste hem dyghte 1712

To Colatynys hows / & doun they lyghte
Tarquinius & ek this Colatyn
The husbonde knew the estris wel & fyn
And f ul pn'uyly in-to the hous they gon 1716

Nor at the 3ote porter nas there non
And at the chambre dore they gan abyde
This noble wif sat by hire beddys side
Discheuele for no maleyce she ne thoughte 1720

And softe wolle seyth'that she wroughte
To kepe hire from slouthe & Idilnesse [lea'f 467, back]

And bad hire seniaiwtis don hire besynesse
And axith he??i what tydyrcgis heryn 30 1724

How seyth men of the sege how shal it be
God wolde the wal were falle adoun
Myw husbonde is so longe out of this toun
if or which the drede doth me so sore smerte 1728

That with a swerd me thy?^kyth that to myn herte
It sty?igith me wha?i I thynke on that place
God saue myn lord I preye hy??^ for his grace
And ther-with-al ful tendirly sche wep 1732

And of hire werk tok no more no kep
And niekely hyre eyen let she falle
And tilke semblau[^]t sat hire wel with-alle
And hire teris ful of oneste 1736

Emblemyschid hire wifly chastite
And with that word hire husbo?zde colatyn
Or she was war come stertynge In

And seyde drede the nat for I am here 1740

And she a-non vp ros with blysful chere
Hyre cwztenaurcce is to hire herte dygne ^SoinStSe^

ffor they acorde bothe in dede & sygne
And kiste hym as of wiuys is the wone 1744

Tarquini^ this proude kyngis sone
Conseyuede hath hire beute & hyre cheere
Hire ^elwe her hire shap & hire manere
eg. 4. 27

PAIL-TEXT 350
LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. Off. 4. 27, CAMS. 265

Hire hew hire wordis that she hath corapleynyd 1748

And by no craft hire beute nas nat feynyd

And caughte to this lady swich desyr

That in his herte brende as any fer

So wodly that his wit is al forgetyn 1752

ifor he woste wel she wolde nat ben getyn

And ay the more that he was in dispayr

The more coueyth hire & thoughte hire fayr

This blynde lust was al his coueytywge 175G

A morwe whan the brid be^tt to sywge

Vn-to the sege he comyth ful prmily

And by hym self he walkyth sobirly

Thymage of hire recordywge alwey newe [leaf 468] 1760

Thus lay hire her / & thus frosch was hyre hewe

Thus sat thus spak thus span thus was hire chere

Thus fayr sche was & thus was hire manure

Al this conseit hys herte hath now I-take 1764

And as the se with tempest al to-shake

$it aftyr whan the storm is al a gou

3it wele the watyr quappe a day or two

Rygh so thow that hire forme were absent 1768

The plesau?zce of hire forme was present

Natheles nat plesau'/ice but delit

Or an onrighful talent with dispit

ffor maugre hyre she schal my^ lema?* be 1772

Hap helpith hardy man alday quod he

What ende that I make it shal be so

And gerte hyra with his swerd & gan to go

And forth he lit til he to rome is come 1776

And al a-lone his weye hathe he nome

Vn-to the hous of Colatyn ful ryght

Doun was the sonne & day hath lost hire lyght

And in he comyth in to a prme halk 1780

And in the nyght ful thefly gan he stalk

Whan euery wight was to his reste braught

Ne no wight hadde of tresou« swich a thought

Gg. 4. 27

352 PAR. -TEXT

266 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Off. 4. 27, CAME.

Were it by wywdow or by othyr gyn 1784-

With swerd drawe shortly he come In

There as sche lay the noble wif lucresse

And as she wok hire bed she felte presse

What beste quod she is that weyeth thus 1788

I am the kyngis sone tarquiniws

Quod he but & thow crye or noyse make

Or If there ony creature awake

By thilke god that formede man a lyue 1792

This swerd thowr out thyn herte shal I ryue

And therwith al in to hire throte he sterte

And sette the poynt al sharp vp-on hire herte

JSTo word she spak she hath no myght therto 1796

What shal she seyn hire wit is al ago

Eytht as a wolf that fynt a lomb a lone [leaf 468, back]

To whom shal she cowpleyne or make mone

What shal she fyghte with an hardy knyght 1800

Wei wot men that a woman hath no myght

What shal she crye or how shal she asterte

That hast hire by the throte with a swerd at herte

She axeth grace & seyth al that she can 1804

JSTe wilt thow nat qiiod he this crewel man

As wisely lupite?* myn soule sawe

As I shal in the stable slon thyn knawe

And ley hym In thyn bed & loude crye 1808

That I the fynde In auouterye

And thus thow shalt be ded & also lese

Thyn name for thow shalt non othir chese

These Eomeyn wyuys louede so here name 1812

At like tyme & dredde so here shame

That what for fer of sclauwdere & drede of deth

Sche loste at onys bothe wit & breth

And in a swo1 she lay & wex so ded P? MS.] 1816

Men myghte smyte of hire arm or hed

Sche felyth no thyng neythir foul ne fayr

Tarquinius that art a kyngis Ayr

PAR. -TEXT 354
LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. JlfS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMS. 267

And sholdist as be lynage & be ryght 1820

Don as a lord & as a worth! knyght
Whi hast tow don dispit to chiualrye
Whi hast thow don this lady vilanye
Alias of the this was a vileyn dede 1824

But now to purpos in the story I rede
Wha« this was gon & this myschaunce befalle
This lady sente aftyr hire frendis alle
ffodyr modyr husbonde alle In feere 1828

And al discheuele with hire herys cleere
In abit swich as wemen vsyn tho
Vn-to the buryinge of hire frendys go
Sche sit In halle with a sorweful sighte 1832

Hyre fryndys axen what hire eylyn myghte
And who was ded & she sit ay wepyrcge
A word for shame forth ne myght she bry?ige1
[Ne vpofi hem / she durste nat beholde ^ffiffJ^fiZg'
But atte last of Tarquyny / she hem tolde lti'i£5i%fli°dffom
This rewful case / and al thys thing horryble [leafios]

The woo to telle / hyt were impossible
That she and al hir frendes / make attones 1840

Al had folkes hertys / ben of stones
Hyt myght have maked. hem / vpon hir rewe
Hir hert was so wyfely / and so trewe
She sayde that for hir gylt / ne for hir blame 1844

Hir husbonde shulde nat haue / the foule name
That nolde she suffre / by no wey
And they vnswerde alle / vn-to hir fey
That they for-gaf hyt hyr / for hyt was ryghfr 1848

Hyt was no gilt / hit lay not in hir myght1
And seyden hir ensamples / many oon
But al for noght1 / for thus she seyde anoon
Be as be may quod she / of forgyfynge 1852

Y wol not haue noo forgyft / for no-thinge
But pryvely she kaughf / forthe a knyfe
And therwith-alle / she rafte hir selfe hir lyfe
GJJ. 4. 27

356 PAR. -TEXT

268 LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. GQ. 4. 27, CAMB.

And as she felle adouw / she kaste hir loke 1856

And of hir clothes / yet hede she toke

For in hir fallynge / yet she had care

Lest that hir fete / or suche thynge lay bare

So wel she loved clennesse / and eke trouthe 1860

Of hir had al the tovne / of Rome routhe

And Brutus hath / by hir chaste bloode swore

That Tarquyny shulde / ybanysshed be ther-fore

And al hys kynne / and let the peple calle 1864

And openly the tale / he tolde hem alle

And openly let cary her / on a bere

Thurgh al the tovne / that men may see and here

The horryble dede / of hir oppresseon 1868

ISTe never was ther kyng / in Borne tovn

Syn thilke day / and she was holden there

A seynt and euer hir day / y-halwed dere

As in hir* lawe / and thus endeth lucresse 1872

The noble wyfe / Tytus beryth wittnesse

I telle hyt for she was / of love so trewe [leaf KB, back]

Ne in hir wille / she chaunged for no newe

And in hir stable hert / sadde and kynde not* 1876

That in these wymmen) / mefi may alday fynde

Ther as they kaste hir hert / there it duelleth

For wel I wot / that criste him-self telletB

That in Israel / as wyde as is the londe 1880

That so grete feythe / in al the londe he ne f onde

As in a woman / this is no lye

And as of women loketli which tirannye

They doon alday / assay hem who so lyste 1884

The trewest ys ful brotil / for to triste.

G£. 4. 27

PAR.-TEXT 358
LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Off. 4. 27, CAMB. 269

[VI]
[ THE LEGEND OF AKIADKE.]

"Vge infernal / Mynos of grece kynge
Now comet!l thy lotte / now comestow on the rynge
Nat oonly for thy sake / writen ys this story 1888
But for to clepe ageyn vn-to memory
Of Theseus the grete / vntrewe of love
For which" the goddis / of heven above 1891

Ben wrothe / and wreche han take / for thy syiine
Be rede for shame / now I thy lyfe begynne
. Mynos that was / the myghty kynge of Crete

That whan an hundred / Citees stronge and grete

To scole hath sent / hys sone Androgius 1896

To Athenes / of the which hyt happeth thus

That he was slayne / lernynge philosophic

Kyghtt in that Citee / nat but for envye

The grete Mynos / of the whiche I speke 1900

Hys sones dethe / ys come for to wreke

And the Citee besegeth / harde and longe

But natheles the walles / be so stronge

And Nysus / that was kynge of that Citee 1904

So chevalrouse / that lytel dredeth he

Of Mynos or hys Oste / toke he no cure

Til on a day / befel an aventure1] c1 End of the Fairfax extract.]

That nysus doughtyr stod vp-on the wal [leaf 470] 1908

And of the sege saw the maner al

So happid it that at a scarmuchywg

She caughte hyre herte vp-on Mynos the kyng

ffor his be ute & for his chyualrye 1912

So sore that she wende for to deye

And shortely of this proces for to pace

She made Mynos wynnyw tilke place

So that the site was al at his wille 1916

To sauyw hew hyw leste or ellis spille
Gg. 4. 27

360 PAR. -TEXT

270 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. G0. 4. 27, CAMS.

But wikkedely he quitte hire kyndenesse

And let hire drenche in sorwe & in distresse

Nere that the goddis hadde of hire pite 1920

But that tale were to longe as now for me

[ .•••••

no gap in the MS.]

But this theffect that Mynos hath so dreuyn 1924

Hem of Athenys that they mot hym ^euyn

ffrom $er to $er hire owene childeryn dere

ffor to be slayn righ as ^e shal here

This Mynos hadde a monstre a wekede best 1928

That was so crewel that with-oute arest

Whan that a man was brou^t in his presence

He wolde hym ete ther helpith no defence

And euery thredde with oute doute 1932

They caste lot & as it fil a-boute

On riche or pore he inuste his sone take

And of his child he muste p?*esent make

To Theseus to save ~hj?n or to spylle 1936

Or lete his beste deuoure hym at his wille

And this hath Mynos don ryght In dispit

To wreke his sone was set al his delyt

And makyn hem of Athenys his thral 1940

ffro?7z $er to ^er whil that he leuy?^ shal

And horn he saylyth whaw the toun is wonne

This wekede custome is so longe I-ronne

Til that of Athenys kyng Eegeus 1944

Mote syndyn his owene sone Theseus

Sithe that the lot is fallyn hym vp-on

To ben deuouryd for grace is there non

And forth is gon this woful ^onge knght [leaf 470, back] 1948

Onto the court of kyng Mynos ful ryght

And in-to a prysoun feterid cast is he

Tyl the ilke tyme he shulde fretyn be

Wei may stow wepe o woful thesyus 1952

That art a kyngis sone & dampned thus

PAR. -TEXT 362
LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMS. 271

Me thy?ikith thus that thow were depe I-holde
To hym that savede the from caris colde
And If now ony woman helpe the 1956

Wei aughtist tow hire seruau[rc]t for to be
And ben hire trewe louere }er be $er
But now to come ageyn to myra matyr
The tour there as this thesyus is thro we 1960

Doun in the boteme dyrk & wondyr lowe
Was loynynge in the wal to a foreyne
And it was longywge to the doughteryft tweyne
Of Thesis that in hire chaumberys grete 1964

Dwelledyw abowe toward the maystyr strete
Of Athenys in loye & in solas /
Not I not how it happid par cas

As Thesyus compleynede hyni be nyghte 1968

The kyngis doughter Adryane that highte
And ek hire systyr ffedra herdyn al
His corapleynywge as they stodyw on the wal
And lokedyw vp-on the bryghe mone 1972

Hem leste nat to gone to bedde sone
And of his wo they haddyrc compassiouw
A kyngis sone to ben In swich a prysouw
And ben deuoured thoughte hem gret pete 1970

This Adryane spak to hire systeryn fre
And seyde leue systyr Phedra dere
This woful lordys sone may 36 nat here
How pitouslj compleynyth he his kyn 1980

And ek his pouere astat that he is In
And giltles now certeyn it is routhe
And If 36 wele assentyn by myn trouthe
He shal ben holpyrc how so euere we do 1984

Phedra answerde I-wis me is as wo

ffor hym as euere I was for man [ion 1 171 j

And to his helpe the beste red I can
Is that we do the gayler pn'uyly 1988

To come & speke with vs hastily
og. 4. 27

364 PAR.-TEXT

272 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. G0. 4. 27, CAMB,

And don this woful man with hym to come

ffor If he may this monstre ouercome

Tharane were he quyt ther is no?* othir bote 1992

Lat vs wel taste hyw at his herte rote

If so be that he a wepene have

Where that he dar his lyf to kepe & sane

ffyghtyw with the fend & hym defende 1996

ffor In the prysouw ther he shal dessende

3e wete wel that the beste is in a place

That nys nat derk / & hath bothe roum & space

And wilde an ax or swerd or staf or kynf 2000

So that me thyrckyth he shulde save his lyf

If that he be a man he shal don so

And we shul make hym balk's ek also

Of wex & tow / that wharc he gapith faste 2004

In to the bestis throte he shal hem caste

To slake his hungir & enco?ftbre his teth

And right a-non what that Thesyus seth

The beste Achokid he shal as hym lepe 2008

And slen hym as they comy% more to hepe

This wepne shal the gayler or that tyde

fful prmyly with-inne the prysoiw hyde

And for the hous is krynkeled two & fro 2012

And hath so queynte weyis for to go

ffor it is shapyn as the mase is wrought

Therto haue I a remedye In myw thought

That by a ciewe of twyn as he hath gon 2016

The same weye he may returne a-non

ffolwywge alwey the thred as he hath come

And whaw that he this beste hathe ouercome

Thawne may he flen a-wey out of this drede 2020

And ek the gayler may he with hym lede

And hym auauwce at horn In his cuntre [leaf 471, back]

Syn that so gret a lordis sone is he

This is myn red If that he dare it take 2024

What sholde I lengere sarmouw of it make

Gg. 4. 27

PAR.-TEXT 3GG
LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMB. 273

This gayler corny th & with hym Thesyus
And wha?z these thy?zgis ben a-cordit thus
Adoura sit Thesyus vp-on his kne 2028

The rygh lady of myw lyf quod he
I sorweful man dampnede to the deth
ffro $ow whil that me lestyth lyf or breth
I wil nat twy/me aftyr this auenture 2032

But in 3oure servise thus I wele endure
That as a wreche vnknowe I wele ^ow serve
ffor euere mo til that myn herte sterue
fforsake I wele at hom injn herytage 2036

And as I seyde ben of 3oure court a page
If 36 vouche saf that in this place
3e grauwte me to han so gret a grace

That I may han nat but myn mete & drynk 2040

And for my?i sustenauwce }it wele I swynk
Tiygh as ^ow leste that Mynos ne no wight
Syn that he saw me neuere with eye syght
Ne non ellis shal me cuwne espye 2044

So slyly & so wel I shal me gye
And me so wel disfigure & so lowe
That in this world ther shal no man me knowe
To han myn lyf & for to han presence 2048

Of ^ow that don me this excellence
And to myn fadyr shal I sende Mr
This worthi man that is now ^oure gayler
And hym to gwerdone that he shal wel be 2052

On of the gretteste man of myn cuntre
And If I durste seyn myw lady bryght
I am a kyngis sone & ek a knyght

So wolde god If that it myghte be 205G

3e weryn In myn cuwtre alle thre
And I with ^ow to bere ^ow compaignye
Thawne shulde $e se If that I therof lye
And If I profre ^ow In low manere [leaf 472] 2060

To ben ^oure page & seruyw $ow ryght here
Gg. 4. 27

368 PAR. -TEXT

274 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Off. 4. 27, CAMB.

But I 3ow serve as louly In that place
I preye to Mars so 3eue 3ow swich a grace
That shamys deth on me than mote falle 2064

And deth & poverte to mywiie frendys alle
And that myn spirit be nyghte mote go
Aftyr myn deth & walke two & fro

That I mote of traytowr haue a name 2068

ffor whiche myn sprit goth to do me shame
And If I euere cleyme othir degre
But If 36 vouche saf to ^eue it me

And I haue seyd of shamys deth I deye 2072

And mercy lady I can nat ell/s seye
A semely knyght was thesis to se
And 3ong but of a twenty ^ir & thre

But ho so hadde seyn his cuwtenauwce 2076

Ne wolde a wept for routhe of his penau?zce
ffor which this Adryane In this manere
Answerde hjm to his profre & to his chere
A kyngis sone & ek a knyght quod she 2080

To ben myw semauwt in so low degre
God shilde it for the shame of wemew alle
And lene me neuere swich a cas be-falle
But synde ^ow grace of slyghte & herte also 2084

3ow to defende & knyghtly slen $oure fo
And leue here aftyr that I may $ow fyiide
To me & to myn syster here so kynde
That I repente nat to 3eue the lyf 2088

3it were it betere that I were 3oure wyf
Syn that 30 ben as gentil born as I
And hauyn a reume nat but faste by
Thaw that I sufferede giltles 3ow sterve 2092

Or that I let 3ow as a page serue
It nys no profre as on to 3oure kynrede
But what is that men nyl don for drede
An to myn systyr syn that it Is so 2096

That she mot gon with me If that I go
Gg. 4. 27

PAR. -TEXT 370
LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMS. 275

Or ellis suffere deth as wel as I [leaf 472, back]

That 30 vnto 301116 sone as trewely

Don hire ben weddit at JOUTQ horn comywg 2100

This is the fenal ende of al this thyng
3e swere it here vp-on al that may be sworen
3a lady myw quod he or ellis torn

Mote I be with the mynatowr to morwe . 2104

And hauyth here of mjn herte blod to borwe
If that 30 wele If I hadde knyf or spere
I wele it latyw out & theron swere

ffor thawne at erst I wot 30 wele me leue 2108

By Mars that is the chif of mjn beleue
So that I myghte leuyra & nat fayle
To morwe for tacheue mjn batayle

I wolde neuere from this place fle 2112

Til that 30 shulde the verray preue se
ifor now If that the sothe I shal 3ow say
I haue I-louyd 3ow ful manye a day

Thow 36 ne wiste it nat in mjn cuntre 2116

And aldermost desirede 3ow to se
Of any erthely leuywge creature
Yp-on mjn trouthe I swere & 30 w ensure
This seuene 3er I haue 3oure seruau/it be 2120

Now haue I 3ow & also haue 36 me
Myn dere herte of Athenys duchesse
This lady smylith at his stedefastnesse
And at his hertely wordis & his chere 2124

And to hyre sistyr seyde in this mane[re]
Al softely systyr myn quod she
Now be we duchessis bothe I & 30

And sekerede to the regalys of Athenys 2128

And bothe hereafter likly to ben quenys
And sauyd from his deth a kyngis sone
As euere of gentil wemen is the wone
To saue a gentyl man emforth hire myght 2132

In honest cause & namely In his ryght
Gg. 4. 27

372 PAR.-TEXT

276 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Off. 4. 27, GAME.

Me thy?dkyth no wight ouglite lierof vs blame
Ne beryn vs tlierfore an euyl name

And shortely of this mater for to make [leaf 473] 2136
This thesiws hath of hire leue take
And euery poynt was performed In dede
As 36 han In this couenaurat herd me rede
His wepne his clewe his thyng that I haue sayd 2140
"Was by the gayler in the hous I-leyd
Ther as the Mynater hath his dwellyng
Rygh faste by the dore at his entryng
And Thesyus is lad onto his deth 2141

And forth vnto this mynatow he geth
And by the techy/^ge of this Adryane
He ouercom this beste & was his ban
And out he corny th by the clewe a-gayn 2148

fful pn'uyly whaw he this beste hath slayn
And by the gayler getyw hath a barge
And of his wyuys tresor gan it charge
And tok his wif & ek hire sistyr fre 2152

And ek the gayler & with hym alle thre
Is stole a-wey out of the lond be nyghte
And to the cuntre of Ennepye hym dyghte
There as he hadde a frend of his knowy?ige 2156

There feste they there dauwce they & sy^ge
And in hise armys hat this adryane
That of the beste hat kept hym horn his bane
And gat hym there a newe barge a-non 2160

And of his cuntre folk a ful gret won
And takyth his leue & ho?rcward saylyth he
And in an yle amyd the wilde se

Ther as there dwellede cryatur non 2164

Saue wilde bestis & that ful manyon
He made his ship a londe for to sette
And in that yle half a day he lette

And seyde that on the lond he muste hy??i reste 21 68

His maryneris han don rygh as hym leste
Gg. 4. 27

PAR-TEXT 374
LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Off. 4. 27, GAME* 277

And forth to telly n shortly in this cas
Whan adryane his wif a slepe was

ffor that hire systyr fayrere was than she 2172

He takyth hire In his hond & forth goth he
To shepe & as a tray tour stal his wey [leaf 473, back]

Whil that this adryane a slepe lay

And to his cuntreward he saylith swythe 2176

A twenty deuelewey the wynd hym dryue
And fond his fadyr drenchid in the se
Me leste no more to speke of hyra parde
These false louerys poysoim be here bane 2180

But I wele turne a-geyn to Adryane
That Is with slep with werynesse a-take
ft'ul sorwefully hire herte may a-wake
Alias for the myn herte hath now pete 2184

Eyght in the dawywnyng awakyth she
And graspith In the bed & fond ryght nought
Alias quod she that euere that I was wrought
I am betrayed & al hire her to-rent 2188

And to the strorcde barefot faste she went
And cryede Thesiz« myn herte swete
Where be ^e that I may nat with ^ow mete
And myghte thus with bestys ben I-slayn 2192

The holwe rokkis answerde?^ hire a-gayn
No man she saw & }it shynede the mone
And hye vp-on a rokke she wente sone
And saw his barge sayly^ge in the se 2196

Cold wex hire herte & rygh thus seyde she
Mekere than ^e fynde I the bestis wilde
Hadde he nat synne that hire thus be-gylid
She cryede o turne ageyn for routhe & synne 2200

Thjn barge hath nat al his myne Inne
Hire couerchif vp-on a pole stekede she
Ascauwce that he shulde it wel I-se

And hym remer/ibre that she was be-hyrcde 2204

And turne a-geyn & on the stronde hire fyrcde
Gg. 4. 27

CHAUCER MI. 19

376 PAR. -TEXT

278 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. ATS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMB.

But al for nought his weye he is T-gon

Adoun she fyl aswoune vp-on a ston

And vp she rysith & kyssith in al hire care 2208

The steppis of his fet ther he hath fare

And to hire bed ryght thus spekyth tho

Tow bed quod, she that hast receyuyd two

Thow shat answere of two & nat of on [leaf 474] 2212

"Where is ihjn grettere part awey I-gon

Alias where shal I wreche wight become

ffor thow so be that boot here ne cone

Horn to myn cuntre dare I nat for drede 2216

I can myn selue In this cas nat rede

What shulde I more telle hire cowpleynywge

It is so long it were an heuy thywge

In hire epistil Noso telly th al 2220

But shortly to the ende I telle shal

The goddys haw hire holpyrc for pite

And in the signe of taums men may se

The stonys of hire Corone shyne clere 2224

I wele no more speke of this mateere

But thus this false louere can begyle

His trewe loue the deuyl quyte hyw his while

[TIL]
[THE LEGEND OE PHILOMENE.]

THow ^euere of the formys that hast wrought 2228
This fayre world & bar it In fhyn thought
Eternaly er thow thyw werk begarme
Why madist thow on to the Slau^dere of man
Or al be that it was nat ihyn doinge 2232

As for that fyn to make swich a thywge
Whi sufferist thow that tereus was bore
That is In loue so fals & so forswore
Gg. 4. 27

PAR.-TEXT 378
LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gff. 4. 27, CAMS. 279

That from this world vp to the ferste.heuene 2236

Coruptyh whaw that folk his name nemene
And as to me so gresely was his dede
That wha?a that I his foule storye rede
Mymie eyen wexe foule & sore also 2240

3it lestyth the venyra of so longe ago
That it enfectyth hyra that wele be-holde
The storye of Theiius of whiche I tolde
Of trace was ho lord & kyn to Marte 2244

The crewel god that stant with blody darte.
And weddid hadde he with a blysful cheere peaf474, back]
Kyng pandionys fayre doughtyr dere
That highte Progne flow of that ciwtre 2248

Thow lune lyst nat at the feste to be
JsTe Imeneus that god of wedyng is
But at the feste redy ben I-wis

The furies thre with al here mortal brond 2252

The oule al nyght a-boute te ballds wond
That prophete is of wo & of myschauwce
This reuel ful of song & ek of daurcce
Laste a fortenyght or lytil lasse 2256

But shortely of this story for to passe
ffor I am wery of hyra for to telle
ffyue }er his wif & he to-gedere dwelle
Til on a day she gan so sore longe 2260

To sen hire sistyr that she say nat longe
That for desyr she nyste what to seye
But to hire husbonde be-gan she for to preye
ffor godys loue that she muste onys gon 2264

Hyre systyr for to se & come a-non
Or ellis but she must with hire wende
She preyeth hyra ho wolde after hire synde
And this was day be day al hire preyere 2268

With hurablesse of wif hod word & chere
This Theriws let make hise shepis ^are
And In-to grece hyraself is forth I-fare
Gg. 4. 27

380 PAR. -TEXT

280 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gff. 4. 2'7, CAMB.

Vn-to his fadyr in la we gan he preye 2272

To vouche saf that for a monyth or tweye
That Philomene his wyuys systyr myghte
On Pregne his wyf myghte onys han a syghte
And she shal come to ^ow a-geyn a-non 2276

Myn self with hyre wele bothe come & gon
And as myn hertis lyf I wele hire kepe
This olde pandion this kyng gan wepe
ffor tendirnesse of herte for to leue 2280

His doughtyr gon & for to ^eue hire leue
Of al this world he louyth no thyng so
But at the laste leue hath she to go

ffor philomene with salte teris eke [leaf 475] 2284

Gan of hire fadyr grace to beseke
To sen hire systyr that she lovith so
And hym embrasyth with hire armys two
And therwithal so 3ong & fayr was she 2288

That whan that Thereus saw hire beute
And of aray that there was non hire lyche
And }it of Beute was she two so ryche
He caste his fery herte vp-on hyre so 2292

That he wil haue hir how so euere he do
And with hise wilis he so fayre hire preyede
Tyl at the laste pandyon thus seyde

Now sone quod he that art to me so dere 2296

I the be-take my^ ^onge doughter here
That beryth the keye of al myn hertes lyf
And gret me wel mjn doughter & fhjn wif
And 3if hire leue sumtyme for to pleye 2300

That she may sen me onys er I deye
And sothly he hath mad hym riche feste
And to hise folk the moste & ek the leste
That with hym com & $af hym ^iftys grete 2304

And hym conueyeth ihour the mayster strete
Of Athenes & to the se hym brou^te
And turnyth horn no maleyce he ne thoughte
Gg. 4. 27

PAR. -TEXT 382
LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. GQ. 4. 27, CAMS. 281

The oris pullyn forth the vessel faste 2308

And in-to trace aryuyth at the laste

And vp in-to a forest he hire ledde

And to a kaaue1 pryuyly hyra spedde [Mrs?,knaue]

And in this dirke caue If hir leste 2312

Or leste nat he bad hire for to reste

tfor whiche hire herte aros & seyde thus

Were is myn sistyr hrothir Tireus

And therwith al she wepte tendyrly 2316

And quok for fere pale & pitously

Eyth as the lamb that of the wolf is bityw

Or as the Culuer that of the egle is smetyn

And is out of his clawis forth escapid 2320

3it / it is aferyd & a-whapid

List it be hent eft sonys so that she pen r 475, back]

But vttyrly it may non othyr be

By force hat he this traytowr don that dede 2324

That he hath reft hire of hire maydy?zhede

Maugre hire lied by strenthe & by hise myght

Lo here a dede of men & that a ryght

Sche cryeth systyr with ful loude a steuene 2328

And fadyr dere & help me god in heuene

Al helpith nat & jit this false thef

Hath don this lady jit a more myschef

ffor fere lyst she shulde his shame crye 2332

And don hym opy?zly a vilenye

And with his swerd hire tonge of keruyth he

And in a castel made hire for to be

fFul pryuyly in prisons euere more 2336

And kepte hire to his vsage & his store 2337

So that she myghte hyra neueremore asterte 2338

0 sely Philomene wo is ihyn herte 2339

God wreke the & sende the iliyn bone 2340

Now is it tyme I make an ende sone

This tereus / Is to his wif I-come

And in his armys hath his wif I-nome 2343

G<r 4. 27

384 PAR. -TEXT

282 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Off. 4. 27, CAME.

And pitously he wep & shok his hed 2344

And swor that he say his sistyr ded
ffor which this sely progne hath swich wo
That nygh hire sorweful herte brak a two
And thus In terys lete I Progne dwelle 2348

And of hire sistyr forth I wele ^ow telle
This woful lady lernede hadde in ^oughte
So that she werkyrc & enbroude conthe
And weuy?z in hire stol the radynore 2352

As it of wemyn hath be wonid ^ore
And sothly for to seyne she hadde hire fille
Of mete & drynk & clothy?zg at hire wille
She coude rede & wel I-now endyte 2356

But with a penne coude she nat wryte
But letterys coude she weue two & fro
So that by the }er was al a-go

She hadde I-woiijn In a stamyn large [ieaf476j 2360

How she was brough from Athenys in a Barge
And In a caue how that she was browt
And al the thyng that Tereus hath wrought
She waf it wel & wrot the storye a-boue 2364

How she was seruyd for hire systms loue
And to a knave a ryng she ^af a-non
And preyede hym with signys to gon
Vn-to the queen & beryrc hir that cloth 2368

And be signys swor hym manye an oth
She wolde hym $euyn what she getyra myghte
This knave a-non on to the qene1 hym dyghte
And tok it hire & al the mane?* hire tolde 2372

And whan that progne hath this tiling be-holde
No word she spak for sorwe & ek for rage
But feynede hire to gon on pilgrymage
To Bacws temple & In a litil stoimde 2376

Hire dombe sistyr sittyrcge hath she founds
"Wepywge In the castel here a-lone
Alias the compleynt the wo & the mone
og. 4. 27

PAR.-TEXT 386
LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEtf. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMB. 283

That Progne vp-on hire doumbe systyr makyth 2380

In armys euerych of hem othir takyth

And thus I late hem in here sorwe dwelle

The remenau|V|t is no charg6 for to telle

ffor this is al & som thus was she seruyd 2384

That neuere harm a-gilte ne deseruyd

On to this crewel man that she of wiste

3& may ben war of men If that ^ow leste

ffor al be that he wil nat for his shame 2388

Don so as Tereus to lese his name

Ne serve $ow as a inorderour or a knaue

fful lytil while shal ^e trewe hym haue

That wele I seyn al were he now myw brothir 2392

But it so be that he may haue non othir

[THE LEGEND OF PHILLIS.]

BY prof as wel as bi autorite [leaf 470, back]

That weked freut comyth o wekid tre
That m[a]y ye wete If that like 5ow 2396

But for this ende I speke this as now
To tellen }ow of false demophon
In loue a falsere herde I neuere non

But If it were his fadyr theseus 2400

God for his grace from swich on kepe vs
Thus may these wemeri preyen that it here
Now to the effect turiie I of mjn matere
Destroyed is of troye the cete 2404

This Demophom comyth seylynge In the se
Toward Athenys to his paleys large
With hym come manye a ship & manye a barge
fful of his folk of whiche ful many on 2408

Is wouwdit sore & sek & wo begon
eg. 4, 27

388 PAR. -TEXT

284 LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMS.

As they ban at thasege longe I-leyu
By-hywde hym come a wynd & ek a reyn
That shof so sore his sayl ne myghte stoMe 2412

Hym were leuere thaw al the world a londe
So huntith hym the tempest to & fro
So derk it was he coude nower go

And with a wawe brostyn was his stere 2416

His ship was rent so lowe in swich manere
That Carpentir ne coude it nat a-mende
The se by nyghte as ony torch e it brende
ffor wod & possith hym now vp now doiw 2420

Til neptune hath of hym compassioun
And Thetis. Thorns. Triton. & they alle
And madyft hyw vp-on a lond to falle
Wherof that Philus lady was & queen 2424

Ligurges doughter fayrere on to sen
Than is the flour a-geyn the bryghte suwne
Ynnethe is Demophon to londe I-wuwne
Wayk & ek wery & his folk forpynnyd 2428

Of werynesse & also enfamynyd
That to the deth he almost was I-drevyn
Hise wise folk to conseyl ban hym $euyn
To seke helpe & socour of the quien [leaf 477] 2432

And loke what his grace myghte bien
And makyn In that lond sum cheuysau[V]ce
To kepyn hym from wo & fro myschauwce
ffor syk he was & almost at the deth 2436

Ynnethe myghe he speke or drawe his breth
And lyth In rodopeya hym for to reste
"Whaft he may walke hym thoute it was the beste
Yn-to the court to sekyn for socour 2440

Men knewy/i hym wel & dedyw hym honour
If or of Athenys deuk & lord was he
As thesyus his fadyr hadde be

That In his tyme was of gret renou-n 2444

No man so gret of al the regyoura
Gg. 4. 27

PAR. -TEXT 390
LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gff. 4. 27, CAMB. 285

And lyk his fadyr of face & of stature
And fals of loue It com hyra of nature
As doth the fox Eenard the foxis sone 2448

Of kynde he coude his owene faderys wone
With-oute lore as can a drake sweme
Whan it is caught & caryed to the bry?rane
This honurable Philes doth hyra Chere 2452

Hire likith wel his port & his manere
But for I am agrotyed here byforn
To wryte of hera that ben In loue for-sworn
And ek to hasty n me In myn legende 2456

Which to performe god me grace sende
Therfore I passe shortly In this wyse
3e han wel herd of Theseus deuyse

In the be-traysywge of fayre adryane 2460

That of hire pite kepte him from his bane
At shorte wordis ryth so Demophon
The same weye the same path hath gon
That dide his false fadyr Thesyus 2464

ffor vn-to philia hath he sworyrc thus
To weddyn hire & hire his treuthe plyte
And pikid of hire al the good he myghte
Whan he was hoi & sound & hadde his reste 2468

And don with Philus what so that hym leste
As wel coude I If that me leste so [leaf 477, back]

Telly ii his doynge to & fro

He seyde vnto his cuntre muste he sayle 2472

ffor there he wolde hire weddywge aparayle
As fel to hire honour & his also
And opjnli he tok his leue tho

And hath hire sworn he wolde nat soiorne 2476

But In a monyth he wolde ageyn retorne
And In that lond let make his ordenauwce
As verray lord & tok the obeysauwce
Wel & homly & let his shepis dighte 2480

And horn he goth the nexte weye he myghte
Gg. 4. 27

392 PAR. -TEXT

286 LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN.

MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMB.

ffor on to philis ^it no come he nought

And that hath she so harde & sore aboughft'J

Alias that as the storye vs recordith 2484

She was hire owene deth ryght with a-corde

Whan that she saw that Demopho^ hire trayede

But to hy??i ferst she wrot & faste she prayede

He wolde come & hire delyuere of peyne 2488

As I reherce shal a word or tweyne

Me lyste nat vouche saf on hy??z to swywke

ISTe spende on hym a penne ful of ynke

ffor fals In lone was he rygh as his syre 2492

The deuyl sette here soules bothe a fere

But of the lettere of Philis wele I wryte

A word or two al thow it be but lyte

Ostesse fhjn quod she 0 demophon 2496

Thyra Philis whiche that is so wo begon

Of rodepeyre vp-on ^ow mot corapleyne

Ouer the terme sette by-twixe vs tweyne

That ye ne holde forward that ^e seyde 2500

3oure anker that $e In ^oure hauene leyde

Hyghte vs that }e wolde 'comyn out of doute piatec]

Or that the mone wewte onys a-boute

But tymys foure the mone hath hid hire face 2504

Syn that tliilke day 30 wente from this place

[

no gap in the MS.] 2507

3it hat2 the storm of Sytoye nat brought paiatehadded]

ffrow Athenys the ship ^it corny th it noght
And If that 30 the terme rekene wolde [leaf 478]

As I or as a trewe louere shulde

I pleyne nat god wot by-forn mjn day 2512

But al hire lettere wryte I ne may
By ordere for it were to me a charge
Hire lette?*e was rygh long & therto large
But here & ther In rym I haue it layd 2516

There as me thoughe she wel hath sayd
Gg. 4. 27

PAR. -TEXT 394
LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. GQ. 4. 27, CAMB. 287

She seyde thyne saylis come nat agen

Ne to ihjn word there is no fey certeyn

But I wot why 36 coine nat <±uod she 2520

ffor I was of myn loue to $ow to fre

And of the goddis that 30 han forswore

3if hire vengeauwce falle on }ow therfore

3e be nat sufficiawit to bere the peyne 2524

To meche truste wel may I pleyne

Yp-on 3oure lynage & ^oure fayre tunge

And on ^oure teris falsely out I-wronge

How coude 36 wepe so be craf q?/od she 2528

May there swich terys feynede be

Now certis 3if 30 wele haue in memorye

It onghte be to 3ow but lyte glorye

To han a sely mayde thus be-trayed 2532

To god qiiod. she preye I & ofte haue prayed

That it mot be the gretteste prys of allo

And most honour that euere the shal befalle

And whan thyrane olde au?zcestris peyntede ben 2536

In which men may here worthynesse sen

Tharcne preye I god thow peynted be also

That men may rede forby as they go

Lo this is he that with his flaterye 2540

By-trisede hath & don hire vilenye

That was his trewe loue In thought & dede

But sothly of on poynt 3it may they rede

That 36 ben lyk 3oure fadyr as In this 2544

ffor he begilede Adriane I-wis

With swich an art & with swich subtilete

As thow ihjn selue hast begylede me

As In that poynt al thow it be nat fayr [leaf 478, back] 2548

Thow folwist hyra certayn & art his ayr

But syn thus synfully 36 me be-gile

My?i body mote 36 se with Inne a while

Eyght In the hauene of Athenys fletywge 2552

"With-oute sepulture & beryinge

Gg. 4. 27

396 PAR.-TBXT

288 LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN. MS. G0. 4. 27, CAME.

They ^e ben hardyere thaw ony ston

And whan this lettere was forth sent anon

And knew how brothil & how fals he was 2556

She for dispeyr fordede hyre self alias

Swych sorwe hath she for she besette hire so

Be war 30 wemew of ^oure subtyl fo

Syn $it this day men may ensaumple se 2560

And trusty th as In loue no man but me

[IX.]
[THE LEGEND OF HYPEKMKESTKA.]

!N" Grece whilom weren bretheryn two
Of whiohe that on was clepid Danao
That manye a sone hath of his body wonne 2564
As swiche false loueris ofte cimne
A-mong hise sonys alle there was on
That aldyrmost he louede of eue?ychon
And whan this child was born this danao 2568
Shop hym a name & callede hy?^ Lyno
That othir brothir was callid Egist
. That was of loue as fals as euere lajm lest

And manye a doughter gat he In his lyf 2572

Of whiche he gat vp-on his ryghte wyf

A doughtyr dere & dede hire for to calle

Ypermystra ^yngeste of hem alle

The whiche child of hire natyuyte 2576

To alle thevvis goode I-born was she

As likede to the goddis er she was born

That of the shef she shal be the corn

The werdys that we clepyn destene 2580

Hath shapy7^ hire that she mot nedis be

Pyetous . sad . wis . & trewe as stel [leaf 4703

As to these wemen It acordyth wel
Gg. 4. 27

PAR. -TEXT 398
LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gff. 4. 27, GAME. 289

ffor thow that venus $af hire gret beute 2584

"With lupite?* compou?^ned so was she
That concience trouthe & dred of shame
And of hyre wif hod for to kepe hire name
This thoughts hire was felycite as hire 2588

The rede Mars was that tyme of the 3eere
So feble that his maleyce is hym be-raft
Repressid hath Yenus his crewel craft
That what with Veiiws & othir oppression 2592

Of howses that Mars venym is a-doun
That ypermystra dar nat handele a knyf
In maleyce thow she shulde lese hire lyf
But natheles as heuene gan to turne 2596

To badde aspectys hath she of saturne
That made hire for to turne In prisoura
As I shal aftyr make menciou?&

To Danao & Egistes also 2600

Al thow so be that they were bretheryw two
ffor thilke tyme was sparyd no lynage
It lykede hem to make a maryage

By-twixe ypermystre & hym lyno 2604

And castyn swich a day it shal be so
And f ul acordit was it vttyrly
The aray is wrought the tyme is faste by
And thus lyno hath of his faderis brothir 2608

The doughter weddit & eche of hem hath othyr
The torchis brennyw & the lau??zpis bryght
The sacryfises ben ful redy dight

Thensens out of the fuyr out rekyth sote 2612

The flourys the lef is rent vp by the rote
To makyn garlondis & crouraiys hye
fful is the place of soun of inenstralsye
Of songis amerous of maryage 2616

As tylke tyme was the pleyne vsage
This was In the paleys of Egiste
That In his hous was lord ryght as hym lyste
Gg. 4. 27

400 PAR. -TEXT

290 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMS.

And thus the day they dryve til an ende [leaf 479, tack] 2620
The frendys takyn leue & horn they wende
The nyght is come the bryd shal go to bedde
Egistus to his cha?ftbere faste Inym spedde
And pn'uyly he let his dough tyr calle 2624

Whan that the hous was voyd of hem alle
He lokyth on his doughtyr with glad chere
And to hire spak as 36 shal aftyr here
Myn ryghte doughter tresor of myn herte 2628

Syn fyrst that day that shapyw was myn sherte
Or by the fatal systeryw hadde my^ dora
So nygh myn herte neue?-e thyng ne com
As thow myn ypermystre doughte?' dere 2632

Tak hed what I ihyn fadyr seyth the here
And werke aftyr fhyn wisere euere mo
ffor aldirferst doughtyr I loue the so

That al the world to me is half so lef 2636

Ne I nolde rede the to thyn myschef
ffor al the good vndyr the colde mone
And what I mene It shal be seyd ful sone
With protestaciouw as in this wyse 2640

That but thow do as I shal the deuyse
Thow slialt be ded by hyra that al hath wrought.
At shorte wordis thow nescapist nought
Out of myn paleys or that thow be ded 2644

But thow concente & werke aftyr my?i red
Tak this to the for ful conclusions
This ypermystre caste hire eyen doun
And quok as doth the lef of aspis grene 2648

Ded wex hire hew & lyk an asch to sene
And seyde lord & fadyr al $oure wille
Aftyr myn myght god wot I shal fulfille
So it to me be non confusiouw 2652

I nele quod he haue non excepcioim
And out he caught a knyf as rasour kene
Hid this quod, he that it be nat sene
Gg. 4. 27

PAR. -TEXT 402
LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMS. 291

And wlian thyn husbonde is to bedde go 2656

Whil that he slepith kit his throte at wo
ffor In myne dremys it is warnede me [leaf «o]

How that myn Neuew shal myn bane be
But wit I nat wherfore I wele be sekyr 2660

If thow sey nay we two shul haue a bekyr
As I haue seyd by hyra that I haue sworn
This Ipermystere hath nygh hire wit for-lorn
And for to passyn harmles of that place 2664

She grauwtyth hym ther is i\on othir grace
And therwith al a costret takyth. he
And seyde herof a draught or two or thre
3if hy??z drywke wha?^ he goth to reste 2668

And he shal slepe as longe as euere the leste
The narcotykis & opijs ben so stro?zge
And goth thyn wey lyst that he thy?ikyth longe
Out corny th the Bryd & with ful sobre cheere 2672

As is of maydenys ofte the man ere
To chaumbre is brought with reuel & with song
And shortly list this tale be to long

This lyno & she ben brought a bedde 2676

And euery wight out at the dore hym spedde
The nyght is wastid & he fyl a slepe
fful tendyrly begyraiyth she to wepe

She rist hire vp & dredfully sche quaky th 2680

As doth the brau?^che that sephenw shakyth
And hust were alle In argon that cete
And cold as ony frost now waxeth she
ffor Pite by the herte hire streynyth so 2684

And drede of deth doth hire so meche wo
And thryis doun she fyl in this awer
She rist }it vp & stakerith her & ther
And on hire hondis faste lokyth she 2688

Alias & shal my/me hondis blody be
I am a mayde & as by myn nature
And bi myn semblaunt & by myrc vesture
Gg. 4. 27

404 PAR. -TEXT

292 LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN. MS. Off. 4. 27, CAMS.

Mywne handis ben nat shape for a knyf 2692

As for to reue no man fro his lyf

What deuyl haue I with the knyf to do

And shal I haue myn throte kerue a two 2695

Tha^ne shal I blede alias & me be shynde [leaf 480, back]

And nedis cost this thyng muste haue an ende

Or he or I mot nedis lese oure lyf

Now certys quod she syn I am his wif

And hath myn feyth $it is it bet for me 2700

fibr to be ded In wifly honeste

Than ben a traytour lyuyrcge In myn shame

Be as be may for ernest or for game

He shal awake & ryse & gon his way 2704

Out at this goter or that it be day

And wepe ful tenderely vp-on his face

And In hyre armys gan hym to enbrace

And hym she roggith & a-wakyth softe 2708

And at a wywdow lep he fro the lofte

Whan she hath warnede hym & don hym bote

This lyno swift was & lyght of fote

And from his wif ran a ful gret pas 2712

This sely weman is so weik alias

And helpeles so that/ or that she forth wente

Hire crewel fadyr dede hire for to hente

Alias lyno whi art thow so vnkynde 2716

Why ne haddist thow remembred In fhyn mywde

To takyn hire & lad hire forth with the

ffor whan she saw that gon a-wey was he

And that she myghte nat so faste go 2720

Ne folwyn hym she set hire don ryght tho

Til she was caught & fetered In prysoun

This tale is seyd for this conclusioun

[ UnfinishtJ]
[Here begynyth the parlement of ffoulys.]

Gg. 4. 27

293

XII.

ft r u f

FROM THE

ADDITIONAL MS. 10,340, BEITISH MUSEUM,

THE ONLY COPY WITH THE ENVOY.

CHAUCER MI. 20

408-409 PAR. -TEXT

294 TRUTH. ADDIT. MS. 10,340.

TRUTH.

\Balade : -esse, -al, -ede.]
[Additional MS. 10,340, British Mus., leaf 41, vellum.]

(1)

Fie fro pe pres & dwelle wip sopefastnesse. 1

Suffise pin owen ping* pei it be smal.

Tor horde hape hate • & Clymbyng* tykelnesse.

Prees hape envye & wele blent1 oueral. 4

Sauoure no more panne pe byhoue schal,

Reule weel pi self* pat1 oper folk1 canst1 reede,

And troupe schal delyuere it1 is no drede 7

(2)

Tempest1 pe nou^t1 al croked to redresse 8

In trust1 of1 hire pat1 towrnej? as a bal
Myche wele stant1 in litel besynesse

By war perfore to spurne a^eyns an al. 1 1

Stryue not1 as dope J?e crokke wi]> pe wal
Dau?zte J)i self1 pat1 dau?^test1 operes dede
And troupe shal delyuere it1 is no drede. 14

(3)

J^at1 pe is sent1 receyue in buxhumnesse 1 5

]3e wrestlyng1 for pe worlde axep a fal
Here is non home here nys but1 wyldernesse
Forpe pylgryme forpe forpe beste out1 of* pi stal 18

Knowe pi contre loke vp ponk1 god of1 al
Holde pe heye weye & lat1 pi gost1 pe lede,
And troupe sh%l delyuere it1 is no drede. 21

[L'Envoy.]

Joer-fore pou vache leue pine olde wrechedenesse 22

Vnto pe world, leue now to be pral.
Crie hym mercy, pat1 of1 hys hie godnesse
Made pe of1 nou^t1 & in especial 25

Drawe vnto hym & pray in general
For pe and eke for oper heuenelyche mede
And troupe schal delyuere it1 is no drede

ADDIT. 10,340

295

XIII.

Compltpt of

FROM

SHIKLEY'S MS. R 3. 20, THIN. COLL., CAMBR.

P

412-413 PAK.-TEXT

296 THE COMPLEYNT OF VENUS. MS. R. 3. 20.

The Compleynt of Venus.

[Following the Mar*, see Parallel-Texts, p. 121.]

[Shirley's MS. R. 3. 20, Trin. Coll., Camb., leaf 139.]

And? Slowing begynne^e • a balade translated! out* of
frenshe in to englisshe / by Chaucier Geffrey )>e
frenshe made .sir. Otes de Grauntsome • knight *
Savosyen/

(1) (Tern I. 1 : -aunce, -esse, -we = oure, 1. 23)
er1 nys / so hye. coumfort / to my plesaunce / 1

Whane )>at .1. am / in any hevynesse /
As for to haue leyser* / of1 Eemembraunce /
Vpon j?e manhoode / and? j?e worj>ynesse / 4

vpori IpQ trouthe / and? )>e stedfastnesse /
Of1 him whos I' am' / alweys whyle I' may dure /
J^er' aught to blamen me / no creature /
flor1 he is eroppe and? roote / of* gentylesse [/*•«/« marym] 8

(2) (1.2)

5T In him is bounlee / wysdam and? gouuernaunce / 9

Weel more Jmnne / any mannes wilt kan gesse

ifor grace ha]?e wolde / so ferfoorthe him avaunce /

)5at of knighthoode / he is parf yt Rychchesse / 12

Honnour* / honourej>e / him for his noblesse /

Jjer* to so wel ha])e / fortuned him nature / [page uo]

)5at I am his for euer / I him ensure /

ifor euery wight1 / preysejje his gentylesse / 16

(3) (1.3)

IF And? nought1 withstanding1 / al his souffisaunce 1 7

His gentyle hert/ is of1 so gret humblesse /
To me in worde in werk1 • in countenaunce /
Ancf me to serue / is al his besynesse / 20

])at I am sette / in verray sikurnesse /
))us aught* me wele / to blesse myn aventure
SitR j?at him list / me serven and? honneure /
ffor euery wight1 / preysejje his gentylesse / 24

R. 3. 20

414-415 PAR. -TEXT
THE COMPLEYNT OF VENUS. MS. R. 3. 20. 297

(4) (Tern II. 1 : -able, -ing, -aunce)

IF No we certes / loue / hit1 is right1 couenable 25

|5at men ful soore abye / J?y noble thing1 /
As waake abedde / and4 fasting1 at jje table
Weping1 to laughe / and' sing1 in compleyning1 / 28

And4 doune to caste / vysage and? looking* /
Otftymes to chaunge / huwe and' countenaunce /
Pleye in sleping1 / and4 dremen at Jje daunce /
Al j?e Reuers / of1 any glaade felyng1 32

(5) (II. 2)

IF j^aughe 'lalousye* wer hanged4 by a Kable 33

Sheo wolde al knowe / thorughe hir1 espying1 /

J?er doo]?e no wight1 / no thing1 so Raysonnable /

j?at al nys harme / in hir Ymagynyng1 36

)3us deere abought1 / is love / in gyving1 /

Whiche offt / he gyve]?e / with oute ordeynaunce

As sorowe enoughe / and4 lytel of plesaunce

Al Jje Reuers / of1 euery glaade • feeling1 / 40

(6) (II. 3)

IF A lytel tyme / his gyfff is agreable 41

But ful encoumberous / is J>e vsing1 /

ffor eoutyle Jalousye / J?e deceyuable /

iful offten tymes / causepe destourbing1 / 44

))us beon we euer* / In dreed4 souffering1 /

In noun certaine / we langwisshe in penaunce /

And4 haue wel offt / many an herd4 meschaunce /

Al J?e Reuers / of euery glaade / feelyng1 48

(7) (Tern III. 1 : -yse, -ente, -ay)

IF But certes loue .1. say not / in suche wyse / [pageui] 49
Jpat for teschape / oute of youre lace / I ment /
ffor I so long/ haue beon in youre servyce/
J}at for to leet / of1 wol I neuer assente 52

No force / J?aughe .lalousye /me more tourment1
Souffisefe me / to seon him. whane I may
And4 Jjerfore certes / vn to myn eending1 day
To love him best/ ne shal I. neuer. Repent1 56

II, 3. 20

416-417 PAR.-TEXT

298 THE COMPLEYNT OF VENUS. MS. B. 3. 20.

(8) (III. 2)

IT And? certes love / whanne I. me weel avyse 57

On any estate / j?at man may. represent1

jjane haue yee maked? me / thorugRe youre fraunchyse

Cheese Jje best/ J>at euer / on eor}>e went1 60

Nbwe loue weele hert / and? looke £ou neuer stent1

And? let J?e lalouse / put it1 nowe in assaye /

Jjat for no peyne * ne shal I .neuer sey naye /

To love him best1 / ne neuer to Eepent1 64

(9) (III. 3)

IT Hert to J?e hit aught / enougfre souffyse / 65

Jpat loue so hye a grace / ha]>e to jjee sent/

To cheese ])e wopyest1 / of1 alle wyse /

And mooste agreable / vn to myn entent1/ 68

Seeche nowe no firmer / neyjjer wey ner went1 /

Sythe *I haue soufFysaunce / vn to my paye /

J3us wol I. eonde pis compleynt1 or ])is laye /

And? loue him best1 / and1 neuer to Eepent1 72

(10) / Lenvoye./ (-e, -aunce)

H Pryncesse • resceyue])e / )>is complaynt in gree 73

Vn to youre excellent1 benignytee /
Dyrect / afFter/ my lyfcel soufFysaunce /
fFor eelde J?at in my spiryt doullepe me / 76

Ha]?e of Jjendyting1 / al jje subtylytee
WelnyegSe byrafFt1 / out of my • remembraunce
Andz eeke to me / it is right gret penaunce /
Sitft. ryme in englisshe / haj>e suche skarsytee / 80

To folowen word* by word? J?e curyosytee /
Of1 Graunsome / flour1 / of hem J>at make in ffraunce /

[p. 142] IT Hit is sayde ]?at Graunsome made ]?is Last balade
for Venus resembled? to my lady of1 york1. aunsweringH
J>e complaynt of1 Mars /

[Chaucer's Fortune follows : see the Parallel-Text, p. 440.]
R. 3. 20

299

XIV.

la j

FROM

MS. Gg. 4. 27, UNIVERSITY LIBRARY,
CAMBRIDGE.

PAR.-TEXT 421

ENVOY TO SCOGAX. MS. G(J. 4. 27.

301

ENVOY TO SCOGAN.

[MS. Gg. 4. 27, Univ. Libr. Cambr., leaf 7, back.]
Litera directa de Scogon p**/ .GL C.

[l the in corrector'*
hand]

(1) (Tern I. 1}

TO-brokene ben j>el statutis in heuene
J}at creat were eternally to dure
Syn J)«t I se ]?e bry^te goddis seuene
Mow wepe & wayle and pascioiw endure
As may in erjje a mortal creature
Alias from whens may Jns ]?yng procede
Of whiche errowr I deye almost for drede

(2) (1.2)

Be word eterne whllhom was it schape2
bat from be fifte serkele in no manere

•* fKJJltt |

Ne my3te a drope of teeris doun escape

But now so wepyth venus in his spere

))at with hire teris sche wele drenche vs here

Alias skogon Jjis is for Jjyii offence

))u causist Jjis deluuye2 of pestelence i3 uye corrected]

(3) (1.3)

IT Hast Jju not seyd in blaspheme of j?e goddis
\)Qur pride or Ipour Jjyn grete recheles-nesse
Swich ]>yng as in )>e la we of loue forbodyn is
j)at for }?yn ladi saw not Jjyn distresse
)3erefore Jj0u $eue hire vp at mychelmesse
Alias scogon of olde folk no Jjong
Was neuere erst Scogon blamyd for his torig
G2. 4. 27

[leaf 8]
f- schape in corrector' 't

11

14

15

18

21

422 PAR. -TEXT

302

ENVOY TO SCOGAN. MS. Off. 4. 27.

(4) (Tern II. 1)

1T pow drow in scorn cupid ek to record 22

Of j)e ilke rebel word ]pat J)0u hast spoken
For whiche he wele no lengere be }>yn lord
And jjow his bo we Scogon benot broken 25

He wil not wiih his arwis ben I-wroken
On ])e ne me ne none of oure figure
We schal of him haue neyjjer hurt ne cure 28

(5) (II. 2)

IT Now sertys frend I drede of thyn onhap 29

Lest for j)yn gilt Jje wreche of loue precede

On alle hem J>at ben hore & round of schap

}}at ben so likly folk in loue to spede 32

Jeanne schal we for oure labour han no mede

But wel I wit ])ou wilt answere & seye

Lo olde grisil leste to ryme & pleye 35

(6) (II. 3)

IT Nay Scogon sey not so for I me excuse 36

God helpe me so in no rym douteles

Ne J)ynke I neuere of slep to wake myn muse

)?at rusty]) in myn schede sty lie in pes 39

Whil I was $ong I putte it for]) in pres

But al schal passy?^ J>«t men prose or ryme

Tak euery man his torn as for his tyme 42

(7) (Lcnvoy)

Scogan fat knelisl at J)e wellis lied [leaf s, back]

Of grace of alle honour and wor]>yiiesse .1 Wyndisore

In fe ende of wich strem I am dul as ded Ls> corr-\

Forgete in solitarie wildirnes .i. a Grenewych 46

3 it Scogan J)yng on tullius kyndenes
Mynewe ])yn frend j)e?-e it may fructifie
Fare wel & loke })ou neuere eft loue defye 49

og. 4. 24

303

XV.

iarriage, or

FROM

FAIRFAX MS. 16, BODLEIAN LIBKARY

FAR. -TEXT 421
MARWIAGE, OH BUKTON. FAIRFAX MS. 16. 305

MARRIAGE, OR BUKTON.

[Fairfax MS. 16, leaf 193, back.]
If Lenvoy de Chaucer A Bukton . /

1.

My maister Bukton) / whan) of Criste our kyng
Was axed / what ys trouthe or sothefastnesse
He nat a worde answerde / to that axinge
As who saith / noo man) is al trew I gesse
And therfore though I highfr / to expresse
The sorwe and woo / that is in mariage
I dar not writen) of hyt / noo wikkednesse
Leste y my-self falle eft / in swich dotage

I wol nat seyn) / how that hyt is the cheyne 9

Of Sathanas / on) which he gnaweth euere

But I dar seyn) / were he oute of his peyne

As by his wille / he wolde be bounde nevere 1 2

But thilke doted f oole / that of te hath leuere [leaf 194]

Y-cheyned be / than out of p?ison) crepe

God lete him neuer / fro his woo disseuere

Ne noo man) him bewayle / though he wepe 16

3.

But yet lest thow doo worse / take a wyfe 1 7

Bet ys to wedde / than) brenne in worse wise

But thow shalt have sorwe / on thy flessh thy lyfe

And ben) thy wifes thral / as seyn) these wise 20

And yf that hooly writte / may nat suffyse

Experience shal the teche / so may happe

That the were lever / to be take in ffrise

Than) eft falle of weddynge / in the trappe 24

FAIRFAX

425 PAR. -TEXT

306 MARRIAGE, OR BUKTON. FAIRFAX MS.

4. (Envoy,)

This lytel writte / prouerbes or figure 25

I sende yow / take kepe of hyt I rede

Ynwise is he / that kan) noo wele endure

Yf thow be siker / put the nat in drede 28

The wyfe of Bathe / I pray yow that ye rede

Of this matere / that we haue on) honde

God graunte yow your lyfe / frely to lede

In fredam) for ful harde it is/ to be bonde 32

1F Explicit/

[Follows : —

IT Better is to suffre / and fortune abyde

And hastely to clymbe / and sodeynly to slyde

And then Chaucer's Balade of ( Stedfastness ', printed
in the Parallel-Text, p. 435.]

FAIRFAX

307

XVI.

A BALADE, WITHOUT ENVOY,

FROM

SHIRLEY'S ASHMOLE MS. 59, BODLEIAN LIBRARY.

[This Balade occurs in a Moral Poem by Henry Scogan to Henry
IV.'s sons. See the Parallel- Text, p. 427.]

428-429 PAR. -TEXT

308 GENTILESSE. SHIRLEY'S ASHMOLE MS. 69.

GENTILESSE.

[Shirley's Ashmole MS. 59, leaf 27.]

(Headings to leaves 26 & & 27.) " Balade by Scoggan /
// To fe Kynges sonwes."

// Geffrey Chancier made f eos thre balades nexst fat
f olowen // [in margiii\

(1) (-esse, -e, -erne)

f j?e first fader / and foundour1 of gentylesse / 1

What man fat claymef e / gentyle for to be /
Moste felowe heos traas / and alle heos wittes dresse /
Vertue to suwe and vyces / for to flee / 4

For vn-to vertue longef e dignytee /
And no^t Jie reverse / sanely dar I. deeme /
Al were he mytre croune / or dyademe / 7

(2)

g) J)is fU'st stocke / was grounde of rightwysnesse / 8

Truwe of his worde / sobur pitous and fre
Clene of his gooste / and loved besynesse
Ageinst J)e vice of slouf e / in honestee 1 1

And but his heyre / love vertue as did he
He nys not gentyle / fiaughe him ryche seeme
Al were he mytre / crowne or dyademe / 14-

(3)

Yyce may wele be / an heyre til olde Eichchesse 15
But fere may noman / as f ou maist wele seeme
Beqweyf e his heyre / his vertuous noblesse / Jfp™a^suest
J)at is appropred / vn-to no degree nuuipdWxea

. . nostra voco.

J3ut to first tader / in magestee /

}?at maf e his heyre / him fat wol him qweme

Al were he mytre crowne or dyademe / 21

[No Envoy quoted, or known to exist.]

48HMOLB

309

XVII.

FROM

SHIKLEY'S MS. ADDITIONAL 16,165,
BEITISH MUSEUM.

CHAUCRR MI. 21

432 PAR. -TEXT

310 PROVERBS. ADDIT. MS. 16,166.

PBOVEKBS.

[Shirley's MS. Addit. 16,105, leaf 246, back.]
IT Pronerbe.

(1) [Question]

IT What shal fees clones Jms many fold*
Loo jria hooto / somers day /

[Answer]

Affter heet/ komejje cold'

No man cnsfr his pilohche away /

[Quod Chaucer]

(2)

1F Of* |)is worlde / ])e wyde compas /
Hit wol not / in myn armes tweyne /

[Answer]

Who so rnychel wol embrace /
Lytel Jjer-of* he shal destreyne /

[Quod Chaucer]

ABDW. 16,185

311

XVIII.

of SttHasfness

A BALADE.

FROM

THE HARLEIAlSr MS. 7333,
SHIRLEY* S, OR COPIED FROM SHIRLEY.

TAR. -TEXT 434-435
LACK OF STEDFASTNESS. HAUL. MS. 7333. 313

LACK OF STEDFASTNESS.

[flarl. 7333, leaf 147, back: vdlum: from Shirley.}

This balade made Geffrey Chaunciers the LaureaH
Poete Of1 Albion and sent it to his souerain lorde
kynge E/icharde the secounde pane being/ in his
CasteH of/ Windesore/

(1) (-able, -on it, -usse)

Svme tyme this worldo was so stedfaste & stable/ 1

That manis worde was holde obligacion)
And? nowe it is fals & deseyvable

pat worde and werke as in conclusion 4

Ueon noo thyng oon for tvrnid v.p so downe
Is all pis worlde / thorowe niede & wylfulnesse
pat al is loste for lac of stedfastnesse 7

(2)

What made this worlde to be so variable 8

But louste pat folke / haue in discencion)
For nowe adayes / a man is holde vnable
But yf he can by suuie collucione 1 1

Do his neyghtboure wronge or oppression
What causithe this but wilfuH wrecchednesse /
pat al is loste for lac off* stedfastnesse 1 4

Trowthe is jms downe raisonne is holden fable 15

Vertu hath.e nowe no dominacioii)

Pite Exiled4 no wight is merciable

)3orow Covetyse is blent descrescioun 18

J?e worlde hathe made pennutacion)

From) Right to wronge frome trowght to fekylnesse

pat all is lost ifor lac of Stedfastnesse/ 21

HAUL. 7333

436437 PAK.-XEXT

314 LACK OF STliDFASTNESS. HAUL. MS. 7333.

Lenvoye /

0 prince desire for to beo honoztrable 22

Cherishe thi folke and4 hate extorcioune

Suffre noo thing ]>at may beo Reprovable [eoi. «]

To thin Estate / doone in thi Eegyoune 25

Shewe for]?e J>y swerde of castigacioune

Drede god? do lawe / love thorow all goodiiesse

And drive thi peple ageyne to stedfastnesse 28

11AUL. 7333

315

XIX.

Jf o r t a n t.

(THREE BALADES, WITH AN ENVOY.)

FUOM

MS. li. 3. 21, CAMBE. UNIVERSITY LIBRARY^

440-441 PAR.-TEXT

316 FORTUNE. MS. 11. 8. 21, CAMBB.

FORTUNE.

[Camb. Univ. MS. li. 3. 21, vellum.}

[In thin MS. of Chaucer's 13oece, his Former Age and Fur-
tune come in between the Fifth Metre and the Sixth Prose J\

Cause?-/ Balades de vilage sanz peinture.

(1) (I. 1) (-oun, -our, -ye)

IF This wrecched worlde-is transmutaciouw [leaf 5:5] j
as wele / or wo / now poeere and now honow
w?'t/i-owten ordyr or wis descresyoim

gouerned is by fortunes errour 4

but natheles the lakke of hyr fauowr*
ne may nat don me syngen thowh .1. deye
lay tout perdu mori temps et moii labour [leaf w, back]

For fynaly fortune .1. the deify e 8

(2) (I. 2)

5F yit is me left the lyht of my resouw 9

to knowen frend fro foo in thi merowr

So mochel hath yit thy whirlynge vp and down

I-tawht me for to knowe in an howr1 1 "2

but trewely no fors of thi reddowr1

to hym ]>«t ouer hym self hath the maystrye

My sutfysau^ce shal be my socoui''

For fynaly fortune I. thee deffye 16

(3) (1.3)

1F 0 Socrates J?ou stidfast chaumpyouw 17

she neue/' myht be thi tormentowr
thow neuer dreddest hyr opp?-essyou«
ne in hyr chere fownde thow no sauouij 20

thow knewe wel the descyte of hyr coloui-*
And ]>ai hir5 most worshipe is to lye
I knew hir ek a fals dissimulouij

For fynaly fortune .1. the deffye 24

li. 3. 21

PAR. -TEXT 442-443
FORTUNE. MS. li. 3. 21, CAMBH. 317

(4) (II. 1) (~r/tc, -aunce, -yue)
Le respou// ce de fortune a pleintif

1F No man ys wrechchyd but hym self yt wene 25

And he j?«t liath hym self hat sufiisaunce
AVhi seysthow thaune y am [to] the so kene
pat hast thy self owt of my gouernaimce 28

Sey thus gratmt mercy of thyn haboimdaiwce
that thow hast lent or this why wolt J?ou stryue
what woost thow yit how y the wol auawnce
And ek thow hast thy beste frende a lyue 32

(5) (II. 2)

IF I haue the tawht deuisyovw by-twene 33

Frencl of effect1 and frende of cowntenazmce

The nedeth nat the galle of no hyene

fiat cureth eyen derkyd for pena?mce 30

Now sepst] [ thow deer J>«t weere in ignorawnce

yit halt thin ancre and yit thow mayst aryue era8tf^nd3?rtly

ther bownte berth the keye of my substamice ^iS,"",^11

And ek ]>mi hast thy beste frende alyue 40

(6) (II. 3)

IF How manye haue .1. refused to sustigne2 f* .«J J*JtfeJ'"Jjj;f5

Syn .1. the fostred haue in thy plesaimce

Wolthow thanne make a statute on jjy quyene

])ai .1. shal ben ay at thy ordynawnce 44

thow born art in my regne of varyawnce

abowte the wheel with oother most thow dryue

My loore is bet than wikke is thi greua?/nce

And ek Jjou hast thy beste frende a-lyue 48

(7) (III. 1) (-e, -esse, -ayle)
Le Respou^ce du pleintif courctre fortune

1F Thy loore y dempne / it is aduersyte [ieaf-,i] 49

My frend maysthow nat reuen blynde goddesse
fiat .1. thy frendes knowe .1. thanke to the
Tak hem agayn / lat hem go lye on p?'<?sse .52

the negardye in kepynge hyr rychesse
prenostik is thow wolt hir1 to^ asayle
wikke appetyt comth ay before sykenesse
in general this rewle may nat fayle f)6

li. 3. 21

444-445 PAR.-TEXT

318 FORTUNE. MS. 11. 3. 21, CAMBR.

(8) (III. 2) Le respownce de fortune coiutre le pleintif

II Thow pynchest at iny mutabylyte 57

For .1. the lente a drope of my rychesse

And now me lykyth to witft-drawe me

whi sholdysthow my realte apresse 60

the see may ebbe and flowen moore or lesse

the welkne hath myht to shyne reyne or hayle

ryht so mot .1. kythen my brutelnesse

in general this rewle may nat fayle 64

(9) (III. 3) Le pleintif

IT Lo excussyouft of the maieste 65

\>ai al purueyeth of his ryhtwysnesse

that same thinge fortune clepyn ye

Ye blynde beestys ful of lewednesse 68

the heuene hath proprete of sykymesse

this world hath euer resteles trauayle

thy laste day is ende of myn inter[e]sse

in general this rewele may nat fayle 72

(10) Lenuoy de fortune (-esse, -eyne)

IT Prynses .1. prey yow of yowre gentilesses 73

Lat nat this man on me thus crye and pleyne

And .1. shal quyte yow yowre bysynesse

at my requeste as thre of yow or tweyne 76

j>at but yow lest releue hym of hys peyne

preyeth hys best frend of his noblesse

That to som betere estat he may attayne 79

n. 3. 21

319

XX.

u r s t,

A B A L A 1) E,

FROM

FAIRFAX MS, 16, BODLEIAN LIBRARY.

448-449 PAII.-TKXT

320 PURSE. FAIRFAX MS. 16.

PURSE.

[Fairfax MS. 16, leaf 193.]
IT The complaynt of Chaucer to his Purse

(1)

To yow my purse / and to noon) other wight1 »<rfa 1

Complayn) I / for ye be my lady dere
I am so sory now / that ye been) lyghtt
ilbr certes but yf ye make me / lievy chere 4

Me were as leef be layde / vpon) my here
ifor whiche vnto your mercy / thus I crye
Beetll lievy ageyne / or elles mote I dye 7

(2)

Now voucheth-sauf this day / or hyt be nyght1 8

That I of yow / the blisful sovne may here [leaf 193, buck]

Or see your colour lyke / the sonne bryghfr

That of yelownesse / hadde neuer pere 1 1

Ye be my lyfe / ye be myn) hertys stere

Queue of comfort / and of good companye

Beth heuy ayeyne / or elles moote I dye 1 4

(3)

Now purse that ben) to me / rny lyves lyghf 15

Arid saveour / as doun) in this worlde here

Oute of this tovne / helpe me thurgh your myghfr

Syn) that ye wole nat bene / my tresorere 18

For I am shave as nye / as is a ffrere

But yet I pray / vnto your curtesye

Bethe hevy ayen) / or elles moote I dye 21

11 Lenvoy de Chaucer./

0 conquerour / of Brutes albyon) 22

Whiche that by tygne / and free eleccion)
Been) verray kynge / this song to yow I sende
And ye that mo wen) / alle myn) harme amende
Haue mynde / vpon) my supplicacion) 26

FAIRFAX

RYME-INDEX

TO THE MANUSCEIPT TEXTS

OF

a Iftin0i[ f

RYME - INDEX

TO
THE MANUSCRIPT TEXTS

OF

MISS ISABEL MARSHALL
& MISS LELA PORTER.

WITH

AN INTRODUCTION AND AN APPENDIX OF RYME-INDEXES
TO SOME SPURIOUS POEMS

BY

THE KEY. W. W. SKEAT, LITT.D., LL.D., &c.,

ELRINGTON AND BOSWORTH PROFESSOR OF ANGLO-SAXON
IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE,.

LONDON :
PUBLISHT FOR THE CHAUCER SOCIETY

BY KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRUBNER & CO.,

57 AND 59, LUDGATE HILL, E.G.

1889.

Jirst Smes. No. LXXX.

R. CLAY & SONS, LIMITKD, LONDON & BUNGAY.

INTRODUCTION.

As I have been asked by Dr. Furnivall to write a few
words, by way of Preface to the present volume, I have
much pleasure in doing so, chiefly out of gratitude to the
compilers of this Index, Miss Isabel Marshall and Miss
Lela Porter, who for many years gave their scanty leisure
to this dull and laborious work, out of their love for
Chaucer, and their desire to help earnest students of him.

The value of a Ryme-Index is not, perhaps, apparent
on the surface to all lovers of Chaucer. But to the student
of language, and above all, to an editor, it is a most
precious boon, for many reasons. Of these perhaps the
chief is, that it is only by such help that we can get back
to the pronunciation of Chaucer himself, and can check the
mistakes that may be made, even in his language, by the
various scribes. It is not easy to realise, at first, that none
of the extant MSS. do more, at best, than give us the
right words. The right pronunciation is a matter of in
ference, to be gathered partly from the usage of the best
scribes, and partly from the still more valuable evidence
afforded us by the use of Eyme-Indexes. In attempting
to edit Chaucer's Minor Poems, I soon found that Mr.
Cromie's Ryme-Index to the Canterbury Tales was indis
pensable, especially in the absence of the present volume,
which would obviously have been of the highest service.
Even the scribes themselves frequently respect the rimes
to the extent of spelling final words more carefully ; it is

VI INTRODUCTION.

not at all uncommon to find that they carelessly use the
spelling eye for ' eye ' in the middle of a line, but at the
end of it frequently (but not invariably) feel themselves
compelled, for very shame, to use either ye (= y-e), the
true form, or some such variant of it as iye, yhe, or ike,
because the diphthong ey would not ryme.

This is not the place to enlarge upon this matter, or it
would be easy to write a long essay to show what certain,
what trustworthy results can be obtained by the constant
use of a Ryme-Index, and in no other way. We can thus
settle points of grammar and pronunciation, and even
decide without hesitation upon the correct readings in
many passages, where we should otherwise have no sure
guide, and should have to depend upon mere giiess-work.
Perhaps an example may make this clearer.

In the Second Nunnes Tale, G 533, we find, in most
MSS., the following passage —

But half-deed, with hir nekke y-coruen there
He lefte hir lye, and on his wey he went.
The cristen folk, which that aboute hir were,
With sheetes han the blood ful faire yhent ;
Thre dayes liued she in this torment, &c.

ISTow we learn, from the Eyme-Index, that we have here
an impossible ryme. Chaucer's word for ' he went ' is lie
^cent-eJ where went-e is dissyllabic, and cannot possibly ryme
with yhent and torment ; and therefore cannot be the right
word. The solution is fortunately given by the excellent
Cambridge MS., which offers us the alternative reading
is tcent, which alone is correct. The past participle of a
weak verb has no final e, whereas the past tense takes one.
This may seem, at first, a small matter; but it ceases to
become so when we find that so good an editor as Tyrwhitt
was unaware of this elementary grammatical fact, and has
given us quite a large number, probably several hundred,
grotesque and impossible spellings of Chaucerian words,
in consequence of his neglect of this one rule. A Ryme-
Index would have saved him from this.

INTRODUCTION. Vll

Many absurd theories have been founded on an ignor
ance of Chaucer's rymes. One is, that Chaucer used
rymes in his early poems different from those which he
used in his Tales ; and therefore we must not reject certain
poems because the rymes are unlike those of the Tales.
For my own part, I believe there is not a particle of truth
in the assumption, and that it will be henceforth dead,
killed by the facts recorded in the present volume ; and a
good tiling too ! Let us take, for example, one of his
earliest poems, the Book of the Duchess, and look at his
rymes in -ent or -ente, just the very point I have already
illustrated. The result is full of instruction to those who
have the wit to learn.

The list is element, firmament, 693 ; enchauntement,
y-blent, pp., 647 ; stent, went, perf., 153, 357 ; went, s.,
ivent, perf., 397. Also entente, rente, 765.

Here the scoffer naturally, in his ignorance, pounces on
the rymes stent, went, as examples of the perfect tense in
which the final e is wanting- but a moment's reflection
will show where the fallacy lies. The final e is merely
wanting through the scribe's ignorance ; let us get back to
Chaucer's own usage, and the matter looks very different.
The rymes element, firmament, 693; encliauntement, y-blent,
pp., 647, are quite correct as they stand, and are true
rymes in -ent. Again, entente, rente are correct, being true
rymes in -ente. We now have only to look at the rest.

' Went,' as a past tense, should be went-e ; only, if it is,
it would require that we should also have stente as a past
tense in 11. 153, 357, and wente as a sb. in 1. 398.

And first, as to stente in 153, 357. It is the past tense
of a weak verb, and therefore takes its final e as a matter of
course ; in other words, the ryme is right enough, in spite
of the scribe. It is delicious to find that he has recorded
the truth, as against himself, and quite unconsciously.
Wente, stente are the true Chaucerian forms.

And next, as to ivente, sb., in 1. 398. Well, it is a

Vlll INTRODUCTION.

dative case, to begin with, and moreover we find that
Chaucer frequently uses oblique case-forms even in the
nominative. The true reading is —

And I him folwed, and hit forth went-e
Doun by a floury gren-e went-e.

The scribe of the Fairfax MS. convicts himself of ignor
ance of the rules of phonetic spelling yet once more in the
very same line. For, having amused himself by cutting off
the final e in wente, he makes up for it by adding an
impossible final e to forth, thus producing the form forth-e,
though forth was never a dissyllable in the whole course of
its life.

Surely this shows what constant need there is for con
tinually checking the scribal forms by reference to the
usage of the author.

We may learn even another lesson here, with respect
to the sb. went-e. It is, that Chaucer often rymes words
that are pronounced alike, if their meanings be different.
If we turn to the rymes in the House of Fa,me, we again
find, in the Index, went, n. obi., went, 3 pi. perf.,.181.
Here we actually find the scribe trying to impose upon us
the form went in the past tense plural, which is even more
absurd, if possible, than in the past tense singular. He is
again wrong, and again we find the sb. went-e in the dative

CflSO

And in a forest, as they went-e,
At a turning of a went-e.

A went is a path, and an editor should know this fact,
and should know Chaucer's use of it. Otherwise, he may
be tempted to ' correct ' it, even as Dr. Sweet, in an un
guarded moment, has actually done in the passage from
the Book of the Duchess, by discarding wente in favour of
bente, to the detriment of the sense (Second Eng. Primer,
p. 43, 1. 108). This comes of neglecting the usage of the

1 Went-e, pt. t., again rymes with went-e, dat. case of sb., in
Troilus, iii. 788 (or iii. 736, ed. Morris).

INTRODUCTION. IX

author, who allows himself to use repetitions instead of
rymes.

I must not weary the reader with such instances ; but
I cannot refrain from pointing out yet one more scribal
error in the Hous of Fame, viz. the ryme of went with
entent in 11. 2000, 2132. Of course it should be went-e,
entcnt-e. Now please just to observe, that the form entent-e
was correctly given in the Book of the Duchess, as already
cited. This is how the scribes contradict themselves.
And then the very same man correctly writes entent-es
(and not entent-s) in 1. 1267 !

We shall now be able to perceive, at our leisure and
with all security, that Chaucer's rymes in his Minor Poems
are much the same as those in his Tales ; which is a great
comfort. I cannot conclude without again recording my
deep sense of obligation to the faithfulness and perse
verance of the workers — Miss Isabel Marshall and Miss
Lela Porter — who have brought together for our use this
valuable mass of evidence. They are not responsible for
the mistakes of the scribes, which, indeed, are really of no
consequence, as they are easily corrected to the true
Chaucerian forms. The fact that Chaucer rymes such and
such words is the sole material fact, and this we are here
told.

I am responsible for the Eyme-Indexes, at the end of
the volume, to some of the spurious poems. As these are
of less consequence, I have contented myself with giving
the results in a much abbreviated form, by recording only
the suffixes, and not the words. This method is less
useful, but I hope it may suffice.

WALTER W. SKEAT.

POSTSCEIPT ON "THE ROMAUNT OF
THE ROSE."

IN my essay entitled ' Why the Romaunt of the Rose
is not Chaucer's,' published by the Chaucer Society in
1884, I had no difficulty in showing that this poem con
tains a large number of rymes such as Chaucer never uses.

But the essay was founded on the assumption that the
whole of the poem, as now extant, is by one hand. This
supposition requires revision.

At the outset, the Glasgow MS. is obviously made up
of two distinct fragments, which I shall call A and B.
Fragment A contains lines 1 — 5813 (in Morris's edition);
and fragment B contains lines 5814 — 7698. Between lines
5813 and 5814 is a great gap; for, whereas line 5813
answers to 1. 5169 of the French text, ed. Moon, line 5814
answers to 1. 10714 of the same.1 And when we examine
the fragments A and B more closely, we find great differ
ences. Fragment B, for example, is nearly free from the
frequent Northernisms that occur in A. Hence we may
fairly assume, as was shown by Lindner (Enylische Studies,
xi. 163) that the two fragments are by different hands.
Lindner further says, that fragment B, at any rate, is not
Chaucer's ; with which I agree.

We can go yet further. In The Academy (July, 1890),
the important announcement was made that Dr. Max
Kaluza, in carefully comparing fragment A with the French
text, had discovered that even this portion is not all by one

1 The numbering in Michel's edition is different, and is entirely
useless. The printers have numbered the lines so carelessly as to
miss, iu one page, some hundreds of lines at a time.

ON "THE ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE." xi

hand. It may be divided into two parts, called A 1 and
A 2 ; A 1 ending at 1. 1704 (or thereabouts).1 A 2 abounds
in Northernisins, and cannot be Chaucer's ; but (with all
thankfulness to Dr. Kaluza be it said) A 1 may really
be his very own ! This is surely a highly interesting
discovery.

The result (if right) stands thus. The existing version
consists of three fragments, all by different hands. These
are : —

A 1 ; 11. 1—1704. Probably by Chaucer.

A 2 ; 11. 1705—5813. By a Northern writer.

B ; 11. 5814 — end. By an inferior hand.

It remains to test these results by the Eyme-Index.
We at once see. that A 2 abounds in non-Chaucerian
rymes ; I need not give instances, for I have already given
them abundantly. Most of my examples were taken from
this fragment, which is much the largest one.

In fragment B, we find, in the very third line, that the
past tense plural jil-le is rymed with til. In 1. 6108, we
find atte last-e (as it would be in Chaucer) ryming with
the pp. ayast. In 1. 6431, we find the dreadful ryme :
pacience, vengeaunce ; in 11. 6471, the false ryme: force,
croce ; and so on. I shall not go further ; the reader can
look about for himself.

I consider that my original proposition, that ' The
Romaunt of the Rose is not Chaucer's,' is fairly justified ;
for it is true as regards 11. 1705 — 7698 (5993 lines out
of 7698, or considerably more than three-fourths of the
whole).

And now, as to A 1. The doubtful rymes are here so
few, that they can soon be pointed out. and discussed.

We must not go by the MS. spelling, but by Chaucerian
forms; thus, at 1. 29, we find the ryme befal : all. It
should be lefal-le, al-le ; and it is all right. And so in
other cases.

1 At 1. 1705 is a non-Chaucerian ryme, viz. abvute, smote.

xii ON "THE IIOMAUNT OF THE ROSE."

The chief difficulties are the following.

55 ; bene, wrene. Read been, wreen. Seen is the infini
tive mood. Wreen, to cover, is the same. We should
have expected the form wry en ; cf. Six-text, A. 3283 ; but
wreen is a legitimate form, for A.S. wreon. At 1. 759, read
seen, been; at 1. 1101, read been, seen.

61 ; forgette, sette. Read forget, set. Here forget is
the contracted form of the third pers. sing. pres. indicative ;
mod. E. 'forgetteth.' It is quite right; cf. voryet, Ayenb.
of Inwyt, p. 18, 1. 18.

63 ; proude, sliroude. Read proud, shroud. And so
at 1. 97, read drough, ynougli.

113; ryvere, nere. Read ryveer, neer. In Chaucer,
ryveer rymes with deer, Cant. Tales, B. 1927; and neer
with yeer, G. 720; which suffices. So again, at 1. 123,
read ryveer, deer; cf. C. T. F. 47.

165; Felony, Vilany. Read Felony -e, Vileiny-ej it is
all right. See 1. 977.

167; fonde, lionde. Read fond, hond. And so in 1.
729. So also, at 11. 203, 263, read wood, good, instead of
wode, gode; at 1. 221, torn, biforn, instead of tome, bi-
forne; &c.

249 ; farede, herede. Read/e?Y?e, lierde, as in C. T. A.
1371 ; a very interesting example. So again, at 11. 500, 673.

269 ; enemy e, hard-dye. Read enemy, hardely.

291 ; awrie, baggingly. Read awry.

335 ; pytye, she. Read pite, as usual ; cf. 1. 1225.

387; shalle, alle. Read slial, al. (For frette, read
fret.) Soinl. 711.

437 ; faire, pi., haire (a hair shirt). Haire is right ; it
is in the F. original.

451 ; wolde, solde. I note that wolde is the dative of
wold, power.

459 ; mantelle, delle. Read mantel, del.

471 ; fedde, dedde. Read fed, pp. ; y-ded, pp. Cf.
Book Duch. 252.

ON "THE ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE. xm

481; gardyne, therynne ; cf. 11. 699, 1279. Read
gar din, therin ; see 511.

505 ; care, were ; a false ryme. For were read fare ?

509 ; synge, weymentyng. Read singe, infin. ; weyment-
inge, dative.

511; engyne, gardyne. Read engyn, gardyn. Note
that the prep, in rymes with gyn (short for engyn) in C. T.
G. 1164. See 481 (above).

567 ; mirrour, tresour. Read mirour (Squi. Tale),
tresour ; see 1. 1605. This is a real difficulty; tresour
(French treasure) should rather have been tressure ; cf. 1.
599. However, the O.F. armeure was turned into E.
armour, and there is the well-known difficulty ahout the
ryme of aventure and honour e in the Compleint of Venus,
22.

591 ; daungerous, thus ; see 11. 1491, 1601. Cf. vicious,
ihm; G. T. D. 2048.

603 ; fette, sette. Read fett y-set.

673; herd,ferde. Read herde,ferde; cf. 11. 249, 500.

685 ; synge, unltunnyng. Read singe, infin. ; unlcun-
ninge, pi.

769 ; tymbester, swere. Read timbestere, swere.

851; made, hadde. Read made, hade; see G. T. A.
554, 617.

873 ; samet, delit. Read samyt, delyt.

875 ; werede, ferede. Pronounced wer'de, fer'de.

885 ; preyse, devise. Read pryse, devyse.

908 ; sette, chapelett. Read set, chapelet.

933 ; tivythen, writen. Read thioiten, writen.

945 ; welle, stelle. Read ?(7ee/, steel ; see Parl. Foules,
395.

953 ; lasse, simplesse. Read lesse.

1103; /2/rce, satyne. Read/?/w, satyn; see 1557.

1125; sfowe, shone. Read stoow, shoon ; see 1555.

1187; fresh, sarlynysh. Read fresh, sarsinesh. The
latter word is due to F. sarrezinesche in the original.

xiv ON "THE ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE."

1201; gounfaucoun (!), renoun. Read gonfanoun ; the
original has gonfanon. See 1. 2018 below.

1227; bistadde, adradde. Kead bistad, adrad.

1259; answere, hire. Eead here; cf. C. T. A. 2057.

1313; lor eyes, Oliver is. Eead loreres (F. loners),
oliver es. And again read oliveres in 1. 1381.

1341. (See this discussed below.)

1357. Z?/7^, «A*j. Ch. has s^e, Ho. Fame, 1270.

1375 ; chesteyns, fayne is. Eead chesteynes, fayn is.

1387 ; it, yet. Eead ^7; as usual. See 1. 871.

1397 ; Mytte, sytte. Eead tenet, set; as in Parl. Foules,
627, 628.

1405; clapers, maners. Eead claperes, manures.

1413; devyse, condyse. Eead devys, condys. Here
condys is the pi. of condyt, a conduit ; see conduit in
Matzner, who cites the pi. condwys, from the Ayenbite of
Inwyt, p. 91. Similarly, Chaucer has avocas as the pi. of
avocat, C. T. C. 291, ryming with alias.

1453; dere, nere. Eead deer, neer ; cf. 1. 113.

1489; dide,preide. Eead deyde, preyde ; cf. C. T. E.
550.

1515, &c. Eead strauglite, drauglite, sene (adj. visible),
sliene, abayslied, betray shed.

1525 ; beere, there. Eead bere, there. I take bere to
be in the subjunctive mood, as in C. T. A. 2256.

1579; cristalle, overalle. Eead cristal, overal.

1617 ; seed, rede. Eead seed, reed.

1621 ; panters, bachelers. Eead panteres, bacheleres.

1641. Eead For sitlien I had sore syked.

1652. Eead enclos is ; where endos is the F. pp.

Most of the above difficulties are due to the scribe, and
are positive mistakes. It is significant that, as soon as the
spellings are reduced to the usual Chaucerian forms, the
rymes become perfect. A careful perusal of these instances
will show that the difficulties practically vanish. Of those
that at last remain, the most notable are only two. These

ON "THE ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE. xv

are the rymes mirour, tresour, at 1. 567, where we should
have expected tressure, as noted above ; and the rymcs at

I. 1341. The passage stands thus : —

If so be that he hadde me shette.
For, if I with his arowe mette,
It hadde me greved sore, iwys.

This can hardly be right. Shette is false spelling for sJiet,
which would require that the next line should run thus : —
* For, hadde I with his arowe met.' But even thus, all is
not right, as this requires us to give to sliet the sense of
'shot.' But the M.E. form of the pp. of sheten, to shoot,
is properly shoten, whereas sliet means ' shut ' or ' enclosed.'
'We must therefore either suppose that Chaucer (if it is
Chaucer's) has used sliet for shoten (which, I confess, does
not seem to me impossible), or else the passage is corrupt.
We may notice that the pt. t. shette, i. e. shot, occurs in

II. 1727, 1777, 1861 ; whereas the true form of the pt. t.
is sheet; for it is a strong verb. I understand that Dr.
Kaluza believes the ryming words to be shete and mete,
infinitive forms. If so, we might read : —

If so be that he wolde me shete.
For, if I with his arwe mete,
It wolde me greven sore, i-wis.

As this difficulty arises in any case, it does not really tell
either for or against the supposition that Chaucer wrote
fragment A 1. Compare 1. 899.

We may particularly note the absence, in A 1, of the
ryming of -y with -y-e. This is the more remarkable,
because such rymes occur freely in fragment A 2 (see
2179, 2209, 2493, 2521, 2985, 3387, 3909, 5600, 5614)
and in fragment B (see 6114, 6304, 6342, 6376, 6877,
7319).

I conclude that the rymes in A 1 are consistent with
the supposition that this portion, and this portion alone, is
by Chaucer. Dr. Kaluza will give us further details, and
we may look forward hopefully to his results. If such be

xvi ON "THE ROM AUNT OF THE ROSE.

the truth, I must withdraw my former conclusion — ' that
the English Romaunt is not Chaucer's ' — as regards 11. 1 —
1704 of the poem, or less than a fourth of it. As regards
the rest, or more than three-fourths of it, I maintain my
position.

w. w. s.

xvn

GENERAL INDEX OF KTMES.

-a, pp. 2, 92.

-aame, p. 56.

-aas, p. 125.

-able, pp. 2, 56, 68, 92, 125, 183,

190.

-ables, p. 2.
-ace, pp. 2, 31, 36, 56, Q8, 92, 76,

125, 189.
-acles, p. 93.
-ad, pp. 2, 76.
-adde, pp. 2, 56, 76, 126.
-ade, pp. 2, 36, 76, 93, 126.
-aft, p. 126.
-afte, p. 2.

-age, pp. 2, 88, 93, 126, 187.
-ages, p. 93.
-aid, p. 126.
-aile, pp. 68, 88.
•aill, p. 194.
-aille, pp. 31, 93.
-aire, pp. 2, 68, 93.
-ak, pp. 2, 126.
-ake, pp. 3, 36, 54, 56, 93, 127,

194.

-akke, p. 3.
-akyd, p. 3.

-al, pp. 3, 36, 56, 127, 182.
-ale, pp. 3, 36, 37.
-ales, p. 94.
-alk, p. 128.
•all, pp. 3, 94, 195.
-alle, pp. 3, 4, 31, 37, 76, 90, 94,

128.

-ailed, p. 94.
-alles, pp. 88, 94.
-allys, p. 4.
-alowe, p. 94.
-als, pp. 37, 94 128.
-alte, p. 4.
-am, p. 94.

-ame, pp. 4, 56, 68, 76, 94, 128.
-ames, p. 95.

-an, pp. 4, 37, 95, 129, 195.
CHAUCER MI., INDEX.

-ance, pp. 4, 31, 37, 56, 95, 195.

-and, p. 56.

-ande, p. 129.

-ane, pp. 76, 95, 129.

-angles, p. 95.

-anne, pp. 4, 95, 129.

-ante, pp. 37, 129.

-ap, p. 185.

-ape, pp. 90, 95, 185.

-apes, p. 96.

-apid, p. 129.

-appe, p. 187.

-ar, p. 129.

-ardde, p. 37.

-arde, p. 96.

-are, pp. 4, 31, 37, 76, 88, 96,

129.

-areth, p. 96.

-arge, pp. 68, 76, 96, 129, *4.
-arie, p. 96.
-arke, p. 96.
-arme, p. 4.
-armes, p. 57.
-arpe, p. 96.
-arte, p. 96, 129.
-ary, p. 96.
-arye, p. 96.
-as, pp. 4, 5, 37, 57, 96, 130,

189.

-asch, p. 37.
-ase, p. 96.
-asse, pp. 5, 130.
-assh, p. 37.

-ast, pp. 31, 57, 96, 131.
-aste, pp. 5, 37, 76, 131.
-asyd, p. 5.

-at, pp. 5, 37, 97, 131, 195.
-ate, pp. 76, 88.
-athe, p. 97.
-atte, pp. 5, 97.
-aude, p. 97.
-audes, p. 97.

-aue, pp. 5, 38, 57, 68, 97, 131.
b

xvin

GENERAL INDEX OF RYMES.

-aught, pp. 5, 97, 131.

-aulcles, p. 97.

-aunce, pp. 5, 31, 38, 57, 68, 76,

97, 131, 183, 191.
-aunces, p. 97.
-aunche, p. 38.
-auncis, p. 132.
-auncys, p. 132.
-aunge, p. 38.
-aunges, p. 97.
-aunte, p. 97.

-ave, p. 77.

-awde, p. 97.

-awe, pp. 77, 97, 132, 195.

-axe, p. 6.

-ay, pp. 6, 38, 57, 77, 97, 132,

183, 189, 195.
-ayd, p. 132.
-ayde, pp. 77, 98, 133.
-aye, pp. 68, 69, 77, 98, 183.
-ayed, p. 77.
-ayede, pp. 6, 133.
-ayen, p. 133.
-ayes, p. 133.
-ayl, p. 133.

-ayle, pp. 38, 88, 98, 133, 191.
-ayles, p. 98.
-aylle, pp. 31, 98.
-aylyth, p. 133.
-ayn, pp. 69, 133.
-ayne, pp. 6, 38, 39, 57, 77, 98,

191.

-aynes, p. 98.
-aynt, p. 6.
-aynyth, p. 39.
-ayr, p. 133.
-ayre, pp. 26, 39, 68, 69, 93, 98,

134.
-e, pp. 6, 7, 31, 39, 57, 69, 77,

98, 134, 183, 198, 191, 195.
-ea, p. 77.

-ealeth, p. 138.

-ecche, p. 77.

-ece, pp. 7, 138.

-echches, p. 99.

-eche, pp. 7, 69, 99, 138.

-ed, pp. 7, 31, 40, 57, 100, 138,

185.

-edde, pp. 7, 8, 138.
-ede, pp. 8, 40, 58, 69, 77, 100,

138, 182, 185, 187.
-edere, p. 139.
-ee, -e, pp. 8, 31, 32, 58, 69, 77,

100, 139, 183, 195.
-eed, p. 8.

-eede, pp. 8, 58, 70, 139, 195.
-eel, p. 139.
-eeme, p. 188.
-een, pp. 70, 101, 139.
-eene, pp. 32, 40, 58, 70, 78, 139.

-eepe, pp. 58, 78.

-eere, pp. 8, 32, 40, 70, 78, 140,

181.

-eeres, p. 32.
-eerid, p. 140.
-ees, pp. 8, 104, 140, 196.
-eese, p. 58.
-eest, p. 58.
-eete, pp. 40, 41, 58.
-ef, p. 140.
-eft, pp. 101, 140.
-efte, pp. 8, 9.
-eght, -ight, p. 59.
-ei, p. 70.
-eid, -eyd, p. 41.
-eight, p. 101.
-ein, -eyn, p. 70.
-ek, p. 140.

-eke, pp. 32, 41, 101, 140.
-ekke, p. 9.
-ekyr, p. 141.
-el, pp. 9, 41, 101, 141.
-eld, p. 78.
-elde, pp. 78, 101.
-ele, pp. 9, 101, 141.
-eles, p. 101.
-elfe, p. 9.
-ell, pp. 78, 196.
-elle, pp. 9, 41, 59, 70, 78, 88,

101, 141, 196.
-ellen, p. 102.
-elles, p. 9.
-elleth, p. 102.
-ellis, p. 102.
-ellith, p. 102.
-elt, p. 59.
-elue, p. 102.
-elve, p. 91.
-ely, pp. 59, 102, 141.
-einbre, p. 102.
-erne, pp. 102, 141, 188.
-ement, p. 141.
-emys, p. 9.

-en, pp. 9, 10, 102, 141.
-ence, pp. 32, 41, 59, 102, 141,

185, 196.
-enche, p. 102.
-ende, pp. 41, 70, 71, 78, 102,

141, 193, 196.
-endid, p. 78.

-ene, pp. 10, 41, 78, 103, 142,

182, 185, 191, 196.
-eneis, -enys, p. 103.
-enges, p. 103.
-engthe, pp. 10, 103.
-enke, p. 32.
-enne, p. 41.
-ense, pp. 41, 142, 196.
-ent, pp. 10, 41, 42, 78, 103,

142, 184.

GENERAL INDEX OF RYMES.

XIX

-elite, pp. 10, 42, 71, 78, 103,

142, 184, 196.
-entes, p. 103.
-entid, p. 142.
-entis, p. 142.
-entyn, p. 142.
-enys, p. 103.
-enyst, p. 10.
-ep, p. 144.
-epe, pp. 10, 78, 79, 103, 144,

187.

-epte, p. 88.
-er, pp. 79, 103, 144.
-erbe, p. 103.
-ercle, p. 103.
-erde, pp. 42, 103, 144.
-ere, pp. 10, 11, 32, 42, 59, 71,

79, 88, 103, 144, 181, 185,

193.

-eren, p. 104.
-eres, pp. 32, 104.
-eretli, p. 104.
-erid, p. 146.
-erie, p. 104.
-eris, -ereis, p. 42.
-erke, p. 11.
-erkes, p. 104.
-errne, p. 11.
-erne, pp. 11, 42, 104.
-erre, pp. 11, 105.
-ers, pp. 11, 105.
-erse, p. 32.

-ert, pp. 11, 32, 59, 105.
-erte, pp. 11, 105, 146.
-erthe, p. 146.
-erue, p. 146.
-erued, p. 105.
-eruyd, p. 146.

-erve, pp. 11, 42, 43, 105, 146.
-eryed, p. 146.
-erys, pp. 14, 146.
-es, pp. 4, 5, 12, 43, 79, 88, 105,

146, 185.

-ese, pp. 43, 79, 105, 146.
-esse, pp. 12, 32, 43, 59, 60, 71,

79, 88, 105, 146, 182, 184, 185,

187, 188, 190, 191, 196.
-esses, p. 105.
-est, pp. 43, 105, 148.
-este, pp. 12, 43, 71, 106, 148.
-estes, p. 106.
-estys, p. 12.
-esye, p. 149.
-et, pp. 44, 60, 106.
-ete, pp. 13, 44, 71, 80, 88, 105,

149.

-eth, pp. 13, 106, 149.
-etre, p. 13.

-ette, pp. 13, 44, 60, 106, 150.
-etter, -etre, p. 13.

-etyn, p. 150.

-eue, pp. 44, 151.

-ened, pp. 106, 151.

-euene, pp. 106, 151.

-euer, pp. 32, 62, 106.

-euere, p. 196.

-eure, p. 187.

-eus, pp. 80, 151.

-euyd, p. 151.

-euyn, p. 151.

-euys, p. 151.

-eve, pp. 13, 14, 106.

-even, pp. 14, 60.

-evene, p. 14.

-evenes, pp. 14, 106.

-eves, p. 14.

-evid, p. 151.

-ewe, pp. 14, 32, 44, 45, 80, 88,

107, 151.

-ewed, pp. 14, 60, 107.
-ewes, p. 107.
-ewid, p. 45.
-ewnes, p. 14.
-ey, pp. 14, 45, 60, 70, 71, 107,

152.

-eyd, pp. 45, 132.
-eyde, pp. 14, 77, 80, 107, 152.
-eye, pp. 32, 45, 71, 72, 80, 88,

107, 152, 185, 196.
-eyede, p. 153.
-eyen, pp. 14, 15.
-eyes, p. 15.
-eyest, p. 153.
-eyghte, p. 153.
-eyn, pp. 15, 72, 80, 107, 153,

181.
-eyne, pp. 15, 32, 33, 45, 60, 61,

80, 107, 187, 189, 191, 196.
-eyned, p. 15.
-eynt, pp. 15, 107.
-eynte, pp. 15, 107, 154.
-eynyd, p. 154.
-eyr, p. 154.
-eyre, pp. 15, 45, 154.
-eysid, p. 154.
-eyst, p. 154.
-eyte, pp. 81, 107.
-eyue, p. 154.
-eyuyd, p. 107.

-i, pp. 15, 33, 45, 61, 107, 154.
-ibille, p. 107.
-ible, pp. 15, 154.
-ice, pp. 88, 107, 154, 197.
-iche, pp. 81, 154.
-id, p. 154.

-ide, pp, 4'5, 46, 108, 154.
-ie, pp. 46, 61, 81, 88, 108, 154,

185, 197.

-iede, pp. 108, 155.
•ief, p. 155.

XX

GENERAL IXDEX OF RYMES.

-ien, p. 155.

-iera, p. 155.

-iered, p. 155.

-ies, p. 108.

-if, p. 155.

-ife, pp. 15, 108.

-ifte, p. 155.

-igh, p. 108.

-ighe, p. 108.

-ight, pp. 15, 33, 46, 61, 81, 108,

155, 193.

-ighte, pp. 72, 108, 155.
-ike, p. 108.
-ikke, pp. 15, 108.
-ikytli, p. 46.
-ilde, p. 155.
-ile, pp. 15, 46, 72, 108.
-iles, p. 108.
-ille, pp. 15, 33, 46, 72, 81, 109,

156.

-ilt, p. 72.
-ily, p. 156.
-ime, p. 15.
-imes, p. 109.
-in, p. 156.
-inde, p. 16.
-ing, pp. 16, 46, 61, 81, 156,

184.

-inge, pp. 16, 72, 109, 156, 187.
-inges, pp. 16, 82, 109.
-ingis, p. 156.
-ings, p. 16.

-hike, pp. 72, 73, 82, 109.
-inne, pp. 88, 109, 156.
-ion, pp. 16, 46, 156, 190, 193,
^ 197.

-ione, p. 190.
-ions, p. 109.

-ioun, pp. 46, 73, 109, 156, 190.
-ioune, p. 190.
-iouns, pp. 109, 156.
-ipe, pp. 82, 109.
-ippe, p. 157.
-ips, p. 110.
-ipte, p. 16.
-ir, pp. 82, 157.
-irche, p. 110.
-ive, pp. 73, 110, 157.
-irst, p. 16.
-is, pp. 16, 33, 46, 110, 157,

185.

-ise, pp. 16, 73, 110, 157, 187.
-isest, p. 110.
-isse, pp. 46, 110.
-ist, p. 157.
-iste, pp. 110, 157.
-it, pp. 16, 46, 47, 82, 110, 157.
-ite, pp. 16, 47, 82, 110, 158.
-itest, p. 110.
-ith, pp. 16, 158.

-ithe, pp. 82, 110, 158.

-itte, pp. 16, 82, 110.

-ityn, p. 158.

-ins, pp. 82, 158.

-ive, pp. 16, 111, 158.

-o, pp. 16, 17, 33, 47, 61, 82,

111, 158, 197.
-oclie, p. 111.
-od, pp. Ill, 158.
-ode, pp. 17, 82, 111,
-ody, p. 17.

-oe; p. 17.

-oer, p. 33.

-oes, p. 17.

-ofre, p. 160.

-ofte, pp. 17, 47, 54, 111, 160.

-ogh, p. 111.

-oght, pp. 5, 17, 83, 111.

-oghte, pp. Ill, 161.

-oht, p. 47.

-ok, p. 161.

-oke, pp. 17, 111, 161.

-oken, pp. 112, 186.

-olds, p. 161.

-old, pp. 47, 161, 189.

-olde, pp. 17, 18, 47, 112, 161.

-ole, p. 161.

-olowe, p. 112.

-om, p. 161.

-ome, pp. 18, 47, 61, 112, 161.

-omes, p. 112.

-omme, pp. 83, 112.

-on, pp. 18, 47, 112, 161, 197.

-ond, pp. 48, 88, 163.

-onde, pp. 18, 33, 48, 62, 89, 112,

163, 187.

-onder, pp. 18, 113.
-ondes, p. 113.

-one, pp. 18, 48, 113, 163, 197.
-ones, pp. 18, 113, 164.
-ong, pp. 113, 164, 186.
-onge, pp. 19, 48, 113, 164.
-onne, pp. 48, 113, 164.
-onys, p. 164.
-oo, pp. 19, 13, 62, 113.
-ood, p. 164.

-oode, pp. 19, 20. 62, 114.
-ooke, pp. 20, 114.
-ool, p. 20.

-oon, pp. 20, 48, 114, 164, 197.
-oone, pp. 20, 62, 83, 114.
-oones, p. 20.
-oore, p. 48, 62.
-oos, pp. 48, 114, 164.
-oote, p. 48.
-ooth, p. 20.
-oothe, p. 20.
-ophre, p. 164.
-or, p. 114.
-ord, pp. 20, 48, 164, 186.

GENERAL INDEX OP RYMES.

XXI

-orde, pp. 21, 48, 73, 114, 165,

197.

-ordes, p. 114.
-ordith, p. 165.
-ore, pp. 21, 33, 48, 62, 73, 83,

114, 165, 197.
-oren, pp. 48, 165.
-orn, pp. 48, 165.
-ome, pp. 21, 114, 165.
-orowe, p. 62.
-ors, p. 114.
-ort, p. 49.
-orte, pp. 115, 166.
-orwe, pp. 21, 166.
-orwes, p. 21.
-ory, pp. 83, 166.
-orye, p. 166.
-oryis, p. 166.
-os, pp. 115, 166.
-ose, pp. 21, 166.
-oses, pp. 115, 166.
-ost, p. 115.
-oste, p. 115.
-ot, p. Ib6.

-ote, pp. 21, 115, 166.
-oth, pp. 83, 166.
-othe, pp. 21, 49, 115.
-other, pp. 21, 115.
-othir, pp. 49, 167.
-otliyr, p. 167.
-otys, p. 22.
-ou, pp. 115, 167.
-oude, p. 22. .
-ought, pp. 22, 49, 62, 83, 115,

167.

-oughte, pp. 22, 167.
-oughten, p. 168.
-ouhte, p. 73.
-ouled, p. 197.
-oumbre, p. 22.
-oun, pp. 22, 49, 63, 73, 83, 115,

168, 181, 192, 197.
-ounde, pp. 22, 73, 74, 83.
-ounded, p. 22.
-ounder, p. 115.
-oune, pp. 22, 83, 116.
-ounter, p. 22.

-our, pp. 63, 74, 116, 192, 197.
-oure, pp. 63, 74, 116.
-cured, p. 116.
-oures, p. 116.
-ouris, pp. 22, 49.
-ourne, p. 74.
-ours, p. 116.
-ourys, p. 22.
-ous, p. 89.
-ouse, p. 116.
-out, p. 116.
-onto, pp. 22, 23, 49, 83, 116,

168, 197.

-outhe, pp. 23, 49, 116, 168.

-outyn, p. 168.

-ovchis, p. 115.

-ove, pp. 62, 116.

-ovned, p. 116.

-ovun, p. 23.

-ow, pp. 23, 117, 168.

-owde, pp. 23, 117.

-owder, p. 117.

-owe, pp. 23, 33, 49, 84, 117,

168.

-owes, p. 117.
-owght, p. 17.
-owh, p. 89.
-owht, p. 49.
-owhte, p. 89.
-owis, p. 49.
-owne, p. 117.
-owt, p. 168.
-owthe, p. 23.
-ox, p. 169.
-oyde, p. 84.

-oye, pp. 23, 24, 117, 169.
-oyeth, p. 50.
-oyne, p. 24.
-oynt, p. 169.
-oyre, pp. 24, 169.
-oyse, p. 117.
-ue, p. 169.
-uee, p. 84.
-ul, p. 50.
-ulde, p. 169.
-idle, p. 24.
-vnder, pp. 24, 117.
-une, pp. 24, 117.
-unge, p. 169.
-urine, pp. 50, 169.
-ure. pp. 24, 34, 50, 63, 64, 74,

84, 117, 169, 184, 186, 187,

197..

-ures, pp. 118, 169.
-uris, pp. 50, 170.
-urne, pp. 118, 170.
-urys, p. 170.

-us, pp. 24, 50, 64, 84, 118, 170.
-use, pp. 170, 186.
-used, p. 170.
-usid, p. 170.
-uwe, pp. 34, 64, 84, 90.
-uy, p. 84.
-uys, p. 170.
-uyte, p. 84.
-uytle, p. 84.
-y, pp. 24, 25, 34, 50, 64, 84,

118, 170, 197.
-yalle, p. 119.
-yan, p. 171.
-yble, pp. 25, 171.
-yce, pp. 64, 89, 119, 171, 184,

197.

XX11

GENERAL INDEX OF RYMES.

-yche, pp. 119, 171.

-yd, p. 25.

-yde, pp. 25, 64, 119, 171.

-ye, pp. 25, 34, 51, 64, 84,

89, 119, 171, 186, 192, 193,

198.

-yede, pp. 51, 120.
-yen, pp. 64, 173.
-yer, p. 173.
-yere, p. 173.
-yes, pp. 25, 120.
-yf, pp. 173, 198.
-yfe, pp. 26, 120, 173, 187.
-yfte, p. 173.
-yges, pp. 120, 121.
-yght, pp. 26, 51, 52, 85, 120,

173.

-yghte, pp. 26, 52, 120, 174.
-yghtis, p. 120.
-yghtys, p. 26.
-ygne, pp. 26, 173.
-yhte, p. 175.
-yke, pp. 26, 27, 120.
-ykyth, pp. 52, 175.
-yle, pp. 27, 52, 175.
-ylid, p. 175.-
-ylle, pp. 52, 85,120.
-yly, p. 175.
-yme, pp. 27, 175, 186.
-ymes, p. 120.
-ymme, p. 175.
-yn, pp. 121, 176.
-yud, p. 85.
-yndc, pp. 27, 32, 34, 52, 65,

74, 121, 176, 198.
-yndes, p. 121.
-yne, pp. 27, 52, 74, 89, 121,

176, 198.
-yng, pp. 53, 65, 85, 121, 176,

184, 187.

-ynge, pp. 27, 28, 53, 74, 85,

121, 177.
-ynges, p. 121.
-yngis, p. 177.
-yngith, p. 53.
-yngyth, p. 53.
-ynk, p. 178.
-ynke, pp. 32, 34, 53, 85, 122,

178.

•yime, pp. 53, 85, 89, 122, 178.
-ynnyd, p. 178.
-ynt, p. 122.
-ynte, p. 178.
-ynyd, p. 178.
-yon, pp. 28, 65, 122, 193.
-youn, pp. 65, 178, 192.
-youns, p. 178.
-yppe, p. 178.
-yr, pp. 53, 178.
-yre, pp. 34, 53, 66, 85, 179.
-yred, p. 179.
-yrid, p. 179.
-yrte, p. 179.
-ys, pp. 28, 53, 122, 179.
-yse, pp. 28, 54, 66, 74, 89, 122,

179, 184, 187.
-ysse, pp. 28, 54, 122.
-yst, p. 198.
-yste, pp. 122, 179.
-yt, pp. 28, 54, 123, 179.
-yte, pp. 28, 54, 85, 123, 180.
-yth, pp. 28, 123, 180.
-ytlie, pp. 54, 86, 123, 180.
-ytith, p. 180.
-ytte, pp. 28, 123.
-yne, pp. 54, 180, 192.
-yuered, p. 54.
-ynyn, p. 180.
-yuys;, p. 180.
-yve, pp. 29, 123.

EYME-INDEX TO

anttrs

tms.

KYME-INDEX TO "THE DETHE OF
BLAUNCHE."

FAIRFAX MS. 16.

INDEX OF RYMES.

-a

-ele

-ile, -yle

-oude, -owde

-able

-elfe

-ille

-ought

-ables

-elle

-ime, -yme

-oughte

-ace

-elles

-inde

-oumbre

-ad

-elve

-ing

-oun, -ovun

-adde

-emys

-inge, -ynge

-ouiide

-ade

-en, -eyn

-ings, -inge.s

-ounded

-afte

-ene

-inges, -ings

-oune

-age

-engthe

-ion, -oon, -yon

-ounter

-aire, -ayre

-ent

-ipte

-ouris, -ourys

-ak

-ente

-irst

. -ourys, -ouris

-ake

-enyst

-is, -ys

-oute

-aked, -akyd

-eyn, -en

-ise, -yse

-outhe, -owthe

-akke

-epe

-it, -yt

-ovun, -oun

-al, -all

-ere, -eere

-ite, -yte

-ow

-ale. -alle

-erke

-ith, -yth

-owde, -oude

-all, -al

-erme, -erne

-itte, -ytte

-owe

-alle, -ale

-erne, -erme

-ive, -yve

-owthe, -outhe

-allys

-erre

-o, -oe, -oo

-oye

-alte

-ers

-ode, -oode

-oyne

-ame

-ert

-ody

-oyre

-an, -anne

-erte

-oe, -o

-ulle

-anne, -aim

-erve

-oes

-vnder, -onder

-ance

-erys

-ofte

-une

-are

-es, -as, -ees, -es!

se -oght, -aught

-ure

-arge

-esse, -es

-owght

-us

-arme
-as, -es

-esse, -ysse
-est

-oke, -coke
-olde

-y, -i

-yble, -ible

-asse

-este'

-ome

-yd, -ed

-aste

-estys

-on, -oon

-yde

-asyd

-ete

-onde

-ye

-at

-eth

-onder, -under

-yes

-atte

-ette

-one, -oon, -oone

-yfe, -ife

-aught, -oght

-etter, -etre

-ones, -oones

-yght

-aunce

-eve

-onge

-yghte

-aue

-even

-oo, -o

-yghtys

-axe

-evene

-oode, -ode

-ygne

-ay

-eves

-ooke, -oke

-yke

-ayede

•ewe

-ool

-yle, -ile

-ayiie, -eyne

-ewed

-oon, -ion, -on

-yme

-aynt

-ewnes

-oone, -one

-ynde

-ayre, -arye, -aire

-ey

-oones, -ones

-yiie

-e, -ee

-eyde

-ooth

-ynge, -inge

-ece

-eyen

-oothe

-yon, -ion

-echo

-eyes

-ord, -orde

-ys, -is

-ed, -yd

-eyn, -en

-orde, -ord

-yse, -ise

-edde

-eyne, -ayne

-ore

-ysse, -esse

-ede

-eyned

-orne

-yt, -it

-ee, -e

-eynt, -eynte

-orwe

-yte, -ite

-eed, -cede

-eyre

-orwes

-yth, -ith

-eere, -ere
-ees, -es

-i, -7
-ible, -yble

-ose
-ote

-ytte, -itte
-yve, -ive

-efte

-ife, -yfe

-othe

-ekke

-ight

-other

-el

-ikke

-otys

CHAUCER MI., INDEX.

RYME-INDEX TO " THE DETHE OF BLAUNCHE "

-a

Minerva, n. pr.

Polixena, n. pr. 31/1071.
Polixena, n. pr.

Minerva, n. pr. 31/1072.

-able

able, adj.

table, n. 22/780.
resonable, adj.

tretable, adj. 16/533.
stable, adj.

table, n. obi 19/646.
table, n.

able, adj. 22/779.

stable, adj. 19/645.
tretable, adj.

resonable, adj. 16/534.

-ables

fables, n. pi.

tables, n. pi. 2/51.
tables, n. pi.

fables, n. pi. 2/52.

-ace

grace, n.

place, n. obi. 23/809.
grace, n. obj.

place, n. 29/1005.
place, n. obi.

grace, n. 23/810.

grace, n. obj. 29/1006.

-ad

a-drad, pp.

glad, adj. 15/494, 25/

880.
glad, adj.

a-drad, pp. 15/493, 25/

879.

sprad, pp. 25/874.
sprad, pp.

glad, adj. 25/873.

-adde

hadde, 3 s. perf.

adj. pi. 25/860.

sadde, adj. pi.

hadde, 3

859.

perf. 25/

-ade

glade, inf.

fade, inf. 16/564.

made, 1 s. perf. 33/

1171.
fade, inf.

glade, inf. 16/563.
made, 1 s. perf.

glade, inf. 33/1172.

-afte

crafte, n. obi.

lafte,#p. 23/792.
lafte, pp.

crafte, n. obi 23/791.

-age

age, n. obi.

corage, n. obj. 23/794.
Cartage, n. pr.

rage, n. obj. 21/731.
corage, n. obj.

age, n. obi. 23/793.
homage, n. obj.

servage, n. obi. 22/769.
rage, n. obj.

Cartage, n. pr. 21/732.
servage, n. obi.

homage, n. obj. 22/770.

-aire, -ayre

debonnaire, adj.

faire, adj. 18/623.
faire, adj.

ayre, n. 10/340.

debonnaire, adj. 18/624.

-ak

bak, n. obj.

blak, n. obi. 13/445.
blak, n. obi.

bak, n. obj. 13/446.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE DETIIE OF BLAUNCHE.

3

-ake

bake, n. obi.

blake, w. obi. 14/457.
blake, n. obi

bake, «. 06?. 14/458.
make, inf.

mys-take,^. 15/525.

take, inf. 23/781.

wake, inf. 7/236.
mys-take, pp.

make, inf. 15/526.
take, inf.

make, w*/. 23/782.
wake, inf.

make, m/ 7/235.

aked, -akyd

for- waked, pp.

naked, adj. 4/125.
maked, pp.

naked, adj. 17/577.
naked, adj.

f or- waked, pp. 4/126.

maked, pp. 17/578.

waked, -pp. 9/294.

wakyd, pp. 28/977.
waked, pp.

naked, adj. 9/293.

-akke

bakke, n.

lakke, w. oft/. 27/958.
lakke, n. obj.

bakke, w. 27/957.

-al, -all
al, adj.

principal, adj. 15/495.
al, adj. abs.

shal, v. 4/115.
al, inf.

all, adj. pi 3/72.
fal, inf.

all, ad/. pZ. 3/72.
principal, adj.

al, ad/. 15/496.
shal, v.

al, ad/ abs. 4/116.

-ale, -alle

bale, n. obi.

tale, n. obj. 7/228, 16/536.
pale, 'ad/, de/.

tale, n. obi. 35/1213.
smale, adj. pi.

tale, n. obj. 30/1034,
tale, n. obj.

bale, n. obj. 7/227, 16/
535.

smale, adj. pi 30/1033.

smalle, adj. pi. 2/59.

Tantale, n. pr. 21/709.
tale, n. obi

pale, adj. def. 35/1214.
Tantale, n. pr.

tale, n. obj. 21/710.

-all, -al

all, adj. pi
fal, inf. 3/71.

-alle, -ale

alle, adj.

Tuballe, ». pr. 33/1162.
alle, adj. pi

y-falie,£p. 11/384.
alle, aoy. abs.

principalle, adj. def. 29/
1004.

shalle, v. 33/1144.

thralle, n. pr. 22/767.
dismalle, adj. abs.

with-alle, adv. 34/1205.
generalle, adj.

therwyth-alle,ad'0. 28/989.
principalle, adj. def.

alle, adj. abs. 29/1003.
shalle, v.

alle, adj. abs. 33/1143.
smalle, adj. pi

tale, n. obj. 2/60.
therwyth-alle, adv.

generalle, adj. 28/980.
thralle, n. obj.

alle, adj. abs. 22/768.
Tuballe, n. pr.

alle, adj. 33/1161.

B 2

RYME-INDEX TO "THE DETHE OF ELAUNCHE.

withalle, ado.

dismalle, n. obi 34/1206.
y-f alle, pp.

alle, adj.pl 11/383.

-allys

fallys, 3 s. pres.

hallys, n. pi 8/258.
hallys, n. pi.

fallys, 3 sing. pres. 8/
257.

-alte

halte, 3 s. pres.
halte, «<#. 18/622.

halte, adj.

halte, 3 s. pres. 18/621.

-ame

blame, inf.

same, adj. abs. 20/676.
game, n. obj.

name, n. 19/664.

shame, n. obi. 18/617.
name, n.

game, n. obj. 19/663.
name, n. obj.

shame, n. obj. 29/1017,

36/1264.
same, adj. abs.

blame, inf. 20/675.
shame, n. obi

game, n. obj. 18/618.
shame, n. obj.

name, n. obj. 29/1018,
36/1263.

-an, -anne

affrikan, n.

than, adv. 9/288.
began, perf.

kan, v. 14/473, 22/757.
kan, v.

began, v. 14/474, 22/758.

beganne, 1 s. perf. 34/

1203.
than, adv.

ailiikan, n. 9/287.

-ance

plesance, n. obj.

suffisance, n. obj. 20/703.
suffisance, n. obj.

plesance, n. obj. 20/704.

-anne, -an

beganne, 1 s. perf.
kan, v. 34/1204.

-are

Carrenare, n. pr.

ware, adj. 29/1030.
ware, adj.

Carrenare, n. pr. 29/1029.

-arge

charge, n. obj.

large, adj. 26/893.
large, adj.

charge, n. obj. 26/894.

-arme

harme, n. obj.

warme, adj. 14/491.
warme, adj.

harme, n. obj. 14/492.

-as, -es

alas, inter j.

was, v. 4/104, 19/662.
cas, n. obi.

was, v. 21/726.
Eneas, n. pr.

was, v. 21/734.
glas, n. obi

was, v. 10/321.
gras, n.

was, v. 5/158.
nas, v.

was, v. 25/858.
Pictagoras, n. pr.

ches, n. obi 19/668.

was, v. 33/1168.
was, v.

alas, inter j. 4/103, 19/661.

cas, n. obi. 21/725.

Eneas, n. pr. 21/733.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE DETHE OF BLAUNCHE.

glas, 71. oil 10/322.
gras, n. 5/158.
nas, v. 25/857.
Pictagoras, n. pr. 33/1167.
was, v. 10/342.

-asse

masse, n. oil.

lasse, adv. 27/927.
lass-e, adv.

masse, n. oil. 27/928.

-aste

faste, adv.

laste, _per/. 6/177.

laste, in/ 15/506.

laste, adv. 11/364, ll/

380, 12/386, 13/444.
laste, adv.

faste, arf?;. 11/363, ll/

379, 12/385, 13/443.
laste, perf.

faste, acfo. 6/178.
laste, inf.

faste, acfo. 15/505.

-asyd
y-crasyd, |?p.

y-glasyd,£p. 10/323.
y-glasyd, pp.

y-crasyd, pp. 10/324.

-at

that, pron.

what, pran. 11/353.
what, pron.

that, pron. 11/354.

-atte

flatte, adj.

satte, 3 s. per/. 27/941.
satte, 3 s. perf.

flatte, o$. 27/942.

-aught1, -oght

draught, n. olj.

fcaught, 3 s. perf. 20/
681.

kaught1, 3 s. perf.

draught, n. obj. 20/682.
kaught1, pp.

thoghf, n. oil 24/837.

-aunce

balaunce, n. oil

countenaunce, n. oil 29/
1022.

chaunce, n. obi

gouernaunce, n. oil 37/

1286.
chaunce, n. obj.

repentaunce, n. oil 32/

1114.
countenaunce, n. oil

balaunce, n. obi 29/1021.
countenaunce, n. obj.

meyntenaunce, n. obj. 247

833.
gouernaunce, n. oil

chaunce, n. oil 37/1285.
gouernaunce, n. obj.

perseueraunce, n. obj. 297
1007.
meyntenaunce, n. olj.

countenaunce, n. obj. 24/

833.
perseueraunce, n. olj.

gouernaunce, n. obj. 29/

1008.
repentaunce, n. oil

chaunce, n. olj. 32/1113.

-aue

caue, n.

haue, inf. 8/261.
caue, n. oil

y-graue, |j>£>. 5/164.
haue, inf.

caue, n. 8/262.

saue, inf. 35/1230.
haue, 1 s. pres.

saue, 3 s. sulj. 22/75
saue, 3 s. sulj.

haue, 1 s. pres. 22/7
saue, inf.

haue, inf. 35/1229.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE DETHE OF BLAUNCHE."

y-graue, pp.

caue, n. oil. 5/163.

-axe

axe, inf.

i-waxe,pp. 36/1275.

waxe, inf. 12/415.
i-waxe, pp.

axe, inf. 36/1276.
waxe, inf.

axe, 'inf. 12/416.

-ay

assay, n. obi.

may, v. 16/551.
away, adv.

day, n. obi 36/1252.

play, n. 2/50.

play, inf. 19/656.

way, n. obi 11/382.
day, n. obi.

away, adv. 36/1251.

lay, perf. 6/197.

nay, adv. 5/147, 35/1243.

say, 1 s. pres. 23/806.

say, inf. 34/1181.
day, n. obj.

weylaway, adv. 21/729.
lay, perf.

day, n. oil 6/198.

may, n. pr. 9/291.
may, v.

assay, n. obi 16/552.
may, n.

lay, v. 9/292.
nay, n.

day, n. obi 5/148.
nay, adv.

day, n. 35/1244.
play, n.

away, adv. 2/49.
play, inf.

away, adv. 19/655.
say, 1 s. perf.

day, n. 23/805.

say, inf. 31/1090.
say, inf.

day, 71. obi 34/1182.

say = saw, 1 & perf. 31 /

1089.
way, n. oil.

away, adv. 11/381.
weylaway, adv.

day, n. obj. 21/730.

-ayede

a-brayede, perf.

sayede, pp. 6/191.
payede, pp.

y-sayede, pp. 8/270.
sayede, pp.

a-brayede, £>er/. 6/192.
y-sayede, pp.

payede, pp. 8/269.

-ayne, -eyne

sayne, inf.

a-tweyne, adv. 34/1193.

-aynt
faynt, inf.

complaynt. n. obj. 14/487.
complaynt, n. obj.

faynt, inf. 14/488.

-ayre, -arye, -aire

ay re, n.

faire, adj. 10/339.
contrarye, adj.

payre, n. 37/1289.
payre, n.

contrarye, adj. 37/290.

-e, -ee

be, inf.

he,pron. 16/560.

she,pran. 20/677,37/1307.

tree, n. obi 13/447.
be, pp.

she,pron. 28/971.
be, 1 s. sulj.

nycete, n. 18/613.

nynyve, n. pr. 30/1063.
be, 3 s. sulj.

se, inf. 4/111.

me, pron. 1/9.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE DETHE OF BLAUNCHE.

beaute, n. obj.

free, adj. def. 30/1055.

she, pron. 24/825, 26/904.
beaute, n. obi.

she. pron. 26/909.
charite, n.

she, jmw. 19/641.
debonairyete, n. obj.

she, pron. 28/985.
fre, adj.

se, inf. 14/485.
he, pron.

be, inf. 16/559.

me, pron. 32/1116.

parde, inter/. 30/1046.

se, n. obi. 5/140, 29/1028.

see, n. obi. 3/67.

see, inf. 16/541.

stree, n. obi. 25/887.
me, pron.

be, 3 s. sub}. 1/10.

he, pron. 32/115.
%- flee, zw/. 17/585.

pitee, n. obj. 17/575.

se,tw/. 31/1101.

s\ie,pron. 29/997.

stree, n. obi. 91/671, 357
1237.

the, pron. 14/481.
uycete, n.

be, 1 s. subj. 18/614.
nynyve, n. pr.

be, 1 s. subj. 30/1064.
parde, interj.

he, pron, 30/1045.
se, n. obi.

he, pron. 5/139, 29/1027.
se, inf.

be, 3 s. subj. 4/112.

fre, adj. 14/484.

me, pron. 31/1102.
she, pron.

be, inf. 20/678, 37/1308.

be, pp. 28/972.

beaute, n. obj. 26/903.

beaute, n. obi. 24/826, 26/
910.

charite, n. 19/642.

debonairyete, n. obj. 28/
986.

me, pron. 29/998.

the, pron. 31/1088.
the, pron.

me, pron. 14/482.

she, pron. 31/1087.
ye, pron.

y-se, inf. 7/205.
y-se, inf.

ye, pron. 7/206.

-ece

Grece, n. pr.

Lucrece, n. pr. 31/1082.
Lucrece, n. pr.

Grece, n. pr. 31/1081.

-eche

beseche, inf.

speche, n. 32/1131.

speche, n. obi. 35/1223.
leche, n.

speche, n. obj. 26/919.
speche, n.

beseche, inf. 32/1132.
speche, n. obj.

beseche, inf. 35/1224.

leche, n. 26/920.

-ed -yd

ded, pp.

hed, n. obj. 4/122.

red, adj. 14/470.
harmed, pp.

hyd,pp. 27/932.
hed, n. obj.

ded, pp. 4/121.
red, adj.

ded, pp. 14/469.

-edde

bedde, n. obj.

cledde,pp. 8/252.
bedde, n. obi.

iedde,pp. 38/1326.
bedde, n. pi.

yhedde,pp. 6/175.

RYME-INDEX TO " THE DETHE OF BLAUNCHK.'

decide, pp.

bedcle, n. obj. 8/251.
redde, pp.

bedde, n. obi. 38/1325.
y-hedde, pp.

bedde, n. pi. 6/176.

-ede

brede, n. obi.

rede, adj. pi. 27/955.
dede, adj. pi.

drede, n. obi. 34/1212.
dede, pp.

drede, n. obi 14/490.

nede, n. obi 34/1201.

rede, n. obj. 6/203, 34/
1187.

rede, n. obi 17/587.
drede, n. obi

dede, adj. pi 34/1211.

dede, pp. 14/489.

nede, adv. 31/1074.

rede, inf. 9/279.
hede, n. obi

dede, pp. 34/1202.

lusty hede, n. obj. 2/27.

nede, n. obj. 36/1253.

rede, adj. 25/856.
hede, n. obj.

rede, adj. 25/856, 35/

1215.
lusty hede, n. obj.

hede, n. obi 2/28.
nede, adv.

drede, n. obi 31/1073.
nede, n. obj.

hede, n. obi 36/1254.
rede, adj. pi

brede, n. obi 27/956.
rede, adj.

hede, n. obi 25/855.

hede,™. obj. 35/1216.
rede, inf.

drede, n. obi 9/280.
rede, n. obi

dede, pp. 17/588.
rede, n. obj.

pp. 6/204, 34/1188.

-ee, -e

bee, inf.

see, inf. 34/1177.
bee, pi subj.

pouertee, n. obj. 12/410.
flee, inf.

me, pron. 17/586.
free, adj.

beaute, n. obj. 30/1056.
pitee, n. obj.

me, pron. 17/576.
pouertee, n. obj.

bee, 3 pi. subj. 12/409.
see, inf.

bee, inf. 34/1178.

he, pron. 16/542.
see, 1 s. pres.

yee, pron. 16/548.
see, n. obi

}\Q,pron. 3/68.
stree, n. obi

he, pron. 25/888.

me, pron. 19/671, 35/1238.
tree, n. obi

be, inf. 13/448.

mQe,pron. 12/388.
yee, _£ww.

see, 1 s.pres. 16/547.

-eed, -eede

deed, ar?/.

breede, n. obj. 3/
breede, n. obj.

deed, a<#. 3/91.

-eere, -ere

heere, n. obi = ear.

there, adv. 6/177.
yeere, n. pi

nere, acfo. comp. 2/38.

-ees, -es

strees, n. pi.

Socrates, n. pr. 21/717.

-efte
efte, adv.

lefte, pp. 2/42.

RYME-INUEX TO "THE DETHE OF BLAUNCHE."

lefte, pp.

efte, adv. 2/41.

-ekke

brekke, n. obj.

nekke, n. obi. 27/939.
nekke, n. obi.

brekke, n. obj. 27/940.

-el

Achetofel, n. pr.

wel, adv. 32/1117.
Euery del, adv.

wel, adv. 7/231, 20/697,
24/845, 29/1013, 30/
1042.
neuer a del, adv.

wel, adv. 33/1148.
wel, adv.

Achetofel, w. pr. 32/1118.

Every del, adtf. 7/232, 20/

698, 24/846, 29/1014,

30/1041.

neuer a del, adv. 33/1147.

-ele

a grete dele, adv.

wele, adv. 33/1160.
dele, n. obj.

wele, adv. 29/1002.
euerydele, adv.

wele, adv. 25/863.
neuer a dele, adv.

wele, adv. 16/544, 27/938.
wele, adv.

a grete dele, adv. 33/1159.

dele, n. obj. 29/1001.

euerydele, adv. 25/864.

neuer a dele, adv. 16/543,

27/937.
wele, adj.

whele, n. obj. 19/644.
wliele, n. obj.

wele, adj. 19/643.

-elfe

selfe, pron.

twelfe, adj. 14/463.

twelfe, adj.
. selfe, pron. 14/464.

-elle

belle, n.

telle, 1 s.pres. 38/1321.
dwelle, inf.

telle, inf. 7/218.

telle, 1 s.pres. 21/711.
euerydelle, adv.

welle, adv. 7/221.
belle, n. obi.

telle, MI/. 17/590.
telle, 1 s. pres.

belle, n. 38/1322.
telle, inf.

dwelle, inf. 7/217.

duelle, MI/. 21/712.

helle, n. obi. 17/589.
welle, adv.

euery delle, acito. 7/222.

-elles

elles, adv.

telles, 3 s. pres. 3/73.

welles, n. pi. 5/160.
telles, 3 s. pres.

elles, adv. 3/74.
welles, n. pi.

elles, acfv. 5/159.

-elve

selve, pron.

twelve, adj. 12/420, 17/

573, 21/723, 24/831,
38/1323.

twelve, adj.

selve, pron. 12/419, 17/

574, 21/724, 24/832,
38/1324.

-emys

bemys, n. pi.

streniys, n. pi. 10/338.
stremys, n. pi.

bemys, n. pi. 10/337.

-en, -eyn
ken, inf.

ten, adj. 13/437.

10 RYME-INDEX TO "THE DETIIE OF BLAUNCHE."

Octouyen, n. pr.

ageyn, ado. 11/367.
ten, adj.

ken, inf. 13/4:38.

-ene

grene, adj.

sene,j?p. 12/413, 15/498.
sene, pp.

grene,a#. 12/414,15/497.

-engthe

lengthe, n. obi.

streiujthe, n. obi. 11/353,

•13/421.
strengtbe,, n. obi.

lengthe, n. oil. 11/352,
13/422.

-ent
element, n.

firmament, n. obi. 20/

693.

enchauntement, n. obi.
y-blent,^. 19/647.
firmament, n. obi.

element, n. 20/694.
stent, perf.

went, per/. 5/153, ll/

357.
went, n. obi.

went, perf. 12/397.
went, perf.

stent, perf. 5/154, ll/

358.

went, n. obi. 12/398.
y-blent, pp.

enchauntement, n. obi. 19/
648.

-ente

entente, n. obi.

rente, n. obj. 12/765.
rente, n. obj.

entente, n. obi 22/766.

-enyst

menyst, 2 s. pros.

wenyst, 2 s. pres. 21/744,

32/1138, 37/1306.
wenyst, 2 s. pres.

menyst, s. pres. 21/743,
32/1137, 37/1305.

-epe

depe, adj. def.

slepe, 3 pi perf. 5/166.
hepe, n. obi

slepe, n. obi 9/296.
kepe, inf.

slepe, inf. 2/44.
kepe, n. obj.

slepe, n. obi 1/5, 5/137,
7/223.

slepe, n. 4/127.
slepe, 3 pi perf.

depe, adj. def. 5/165.
slepe, inf.

kepe, inf. 2/43.
slepe, n. obi

hepe, n. 9/295.

kepe, n. obj. 1/6, 5/138,

7/224.
slepe, n.

kepe, n. obj. 4/128.

-ere, -eere

here, n.

mere, n. obi. 8/253.
chekkere, n. obi.

here, adv. 19/659.
chere, n. obi

here, inf. 16/546.
dere, ac(/. voc.

here, inf. 4/107.
dere, ad/, def.

nianere, n. obi 28/968.

were", 3 s. subj. 22/

773.
fere, n. obi

were, 3 pi subj. 34/

1210.
gere, n. obi

yere, n. obi 36/1258.
here, n. (— hair).

yere, n. pi. 13/455.

RYME-INDEX TO " THE DETHE OF BLAUNCHE."

11

here, inf.

dere, adj. voc. 4/108.

chere, n. obi. 16/545.

here, adv. 3/93.
here, adv.

chekkere, n. 19/660.

here, inf. 3/94.

lymere, n. obi. 11/365.

nere, adv. 13/450.

Olyvere, n. pr. 32/1123.

pilere, n. obi. 21/739.
lymere, n. obi.

here, adv. 11/366.
mauere, n. obi.

dere, adj. def. 28/967.
manere, n. obj.

where, adv. 32/1129.
mere, n. obi.

bere, n. 8/254.
messagere, n. obj.

nere, adv. 5/134.
messagere, n.

there, adv. 6/185.
nere, adv.

here, adv. 13/449.

messagere, n. obj. 5/133.
nere, adj. comp.

yeere, n. pi. 2/37.
Olyvere, n. pr.

here, adv. 32/1124.
owhere, adv.

yere, n. obi. 22/775.
pilere, n. obi.

here, adv. 21/740.
there, ado.

heere, n. oil. 6/178.

messagere, n. 6/186.
were, 3 s. subj.

dere, adj. def. 22/774.

fere, n. obi 34/1209.
were, n. obi (= war).

yere, n. obi. 37/1296.
where, adv.

manere, n. obj. 32/1130.
yere, n. obi.

gere, n. obi. 36/1257.

owhere, adv. 22/776.

were, n. obi. 37/1295.

yere, n. pi.

here, n. 13/456.

-erke

derke, adj.

werke, n. obj. 6/169.

werke, n. obi. 26/911.
werke, n. obj.

derke, adj. 6/170.
werke, n. obi.

derke, adj. 26/912.

-erme, -erne

fierme, n.

yerne, inf. 3/80.

-erne, -erme
lerne, inf.

yerne, inf. 31/1092.
yerne, inf.

lerne, 'inf. 31/1091.

terme, n. 3/79.

-erre

werre, adv.

werre, n. obi. 18/615.
werre, n. obi.

werre, adv. 18/616.

-ers
dyvers, adj.

fers, n.pl. 19/654.
fers, n. pi.

dyvers, .adj. 19/653.
peruers, adj.

wers, adj. comp. 23/814.
wers, adj. comp.

peruers, adj. 23/813.

-ert
astert, inf.

hert, n. obj. 33/1153.
hert, n. obj.

astert, inf. 33/1154.
hert, n. obi.

hert, 3 s. perf. 25/883.
hert. 3 s. perf.

hert, n. obi. 25/884.

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RYME-INDEX TO " THE DETHE OF BLAUNCIIE.

-erte
herte, n. obj.

smerte, adj. pi. 15/507,
16/555, 17/593, 32/
1107,
smerte, adj. pi.

herte, n. obi. 15/508, 16/
556, 17/594, 32/1108.

-erve

serve, inf.

sterve, inf. 36/1266.
sterve, inf.

serve, inf. 36/1265.

-erys

erys, n. pi.

herys, n. pi. 12/394.
foresterys, n. pi.

lymerys, n. pi. 11/362.
herys, n. pi.

erys, n. pi. 12/393.
lymerys, n. pi.

foresterys, n. pi. 11/361.

-es, -as, -ees, -esse.

Alcypiades, n. pr.

Ercules, n. pr. 30/1058.
dies, n. obi.

Pictagoras, n. pr. 19/667.
Ercules, n. pr.

Alcypyades, n. pr. 30/

1057.
sicklies, n.

gesse, 1 s. pres. 2/35.
Socrates, n. pr.

strees, n. pi. 21/718.

-esse, -es
besynesse, n. obj.

ydelnesse, n. obi. 33/1155.
comelynesse, n. obi.

gladnesse, n. obi 24/828.
(neuerthe)lesse, adv. 28/965.
distresse, n. obi.

gladnesse, n. 20/701.

goddesse, n. obi. 4/109.
gesse, 1 s. pres.

sicklies, n. 2/36.

gladnesse, n.

distresse, n. obi. 20/702.
gladnesse, n. obi.

comelynesse, n. obi. 24/
827.

lesse, adv. 28/994.
goddesse, n. obi.'

distresse, n. obi. 4/110.
hevynesse, n. obi.

quyknesse, n. obi. 2/26.

ydelnesse, n. obi. 18/602.
lesse, adv.

gladnesse, n. obi. 28/993.
maistresse, n.

ydelnesse, n. obi. 23/798.
neuer the lesse, adv.

comlynesse, n. obi. 28/

966.
quyknesse, n. obi.

hevynesse, n. 2/25.
rychesse, n. obj.

worthynesse, n. obj. 30/

1059.
sekeiiesse, n. obi.

sykernesse, n. 18/608.
sykemesse, n.

sekenesse, n. obi. 18/607.
worthynesse, n. obj.

rychesse, n. obj'. 30/1060.
ydelnesse, n. obi.

besynesse, n. obj. 33/1156.

hevynesse, n. obi. 18/601.

maistresse, n. 23/797.

-esse, -ysse
goddesse, n.

blysse, n. 30/1039.

-est

alderfayrest, adj. sup.

best, adj. def. 30/1049.
best, adj. def.

alderfayrest, adj. def. 30/

1050.
best, adj.

lest, n. obj. 26/908.
fest, n. obi.

at the lest, adv. 28/973.

RYME-INDEX TO " THE DETHE OF BLAUNCHE."

13

lest, n. obj.

best, adj. 26/907.
at the lest, adv.

fest, n. oil. 28/974.

-este

alderbeste, adv.

weste, adv. 3/88.
beste, n.

feste, n. obj. 19/638.
beste, adv.

breste, n. obi. 6/174.
beste, adj. sup.

reste, ' n. obj. 8/245, 20/
684, 31/1080.

reste, n. obi. 36/1280.
breste, n. obi.

beste, adv. 6/173.
feste, n. obj.

beste, n. 19/637.
reste, n. obj.

alderbeste, adj. sup. 8/246.

beste, adj. 'sup. 20/684,

31/1080.
reste, n. obi.

alderbeste, adj. sup. 36/

1279.
weste, ado.

alderbeste, adv. 3/87.

bestys, n. pi.

festys, n. pi. 13/433.
festys, n. pi.

bestys, n. pi. 13/434.

-ete

counterfete, inf.

grete, n. 35/1242.
ete, 3 pi. perf.

sete, 3 pi. perf. 13/431.
fete, n. pi.

hete, perf. (= hyghte) 6/
200.

sete, per/1. 15/501.

swete, ad/. 12/399.

hete, perf. 27/948.

grete, ?a.

counterfete, inf. 35/1241.
hete, perf. (= hyghte).

fete, n. pi. 6/199.

grete, adj. 27/947.
hete, inf.

swete, a<#. rfe/. 35/1225.
mete, n. obj.

swete, a$'. def. 14/483.
mete, inf.

swete, adj. def. 4/117.
mete, 1 s. subj.

swete, adj. def. 35/1233.
mete, adj.

swete, adj. 10/315.
sete, perf.

ete, per/. 13/432.

fete, n.pl. 15/502.
swete, adj.

fete, n. pi. 12/400.

mete, adj. 10/316.
swete, adj. def.

hete, inf. 35/1226.

mete, n. obj. 14/486.

mete, 1 s. subj. 35/1234.

mete, inf. 4/118.

-eth

casteth, 3 s. pres.

lasteth, 3 s. pres. 7/211.
lasteth, 3 s. pres.

casteth, 3 s. pres. 7/212.

-ette
bette, adv.

besette,^. 30/1043.
besette, pp.

bette, adv. 30/1044.

-etter, -etre

better, adj.

letre, n. obj. 23/788.
letre, n. obj.

better, adj. 23/787.

-eve

eve, n.

greve, inf. 32/1106.

14 RYME-INDEX TO "THE DETHE OF BLAUNCHE."

greve, inf.

eve, n. 32/1105.

-even

even, adv.

sweven, n. 9/290.

sweven, n. obj. 4/119.
heven, n. obi.

steven, n. obj. 9/307.
heven, n.

seven, adj. 12/408.
seven, adj.

heuen, n. 12/407.
steven, n. obj.

heven, n. obi. 9/308.
sweven, n.

even, adv. 9/289.
sweven, n. obj.

even, adv. 4/120.

-evene

evene, adv.

swevene, n. 38/1330.

swevene, n. obj. 8/276.

swevene, n. obi. 13/442.
hevene, n. obi.

sevene, adj. 24/824.
sevene, adj.

hevene, n. obi. 24/823.
swevene, n.

evene, adv. 38/1329.
swevene, n. obj.

evene, adv. 8/275.
swevene, n. obi.

evene, adv. 13/441.

-eves

greves, n. pi.

leves, n. pi. 12/418.
leves, n. pi.

greves, n. pi. 12/417.

-ewe

newe, adv.

trewe, adj. 35/1227.
newe, adj.

trewe, adj. 37/1287.

brewe, adj.
newe, adv. 35/1228.
newe, adj. 37/1288.

-ewed

hewed, pp.

newed, 3 s. per/. 26/906.
newed, 3 s. per/.

hewed, pp. 26/905.

-ewnes

entewnes, 3 s. pres.

tewnes, n. pr. 9/310.
tewnes, n. pr.

entewnes, 3 s. pres. 9/309.

-ey

be-sey, adj.

sey, inf. 24/830.
dey, inf.

pley, inf. 7/239
pley, inf.

dey, inf. 7/240.

pley, inf.

sey, inf. 19/651, 28/962.
sey, inf.

besey, adj. 24/829.

pley, m/. 19/652, 28/961.
twey, adj.

valey, n. obi. 5/155.
valey, n. obi.

twey, adj. 5/156.

-eyde

leyde, pp.

seyde, pp. 30/1035, 33/

1145.
pleyde, 3 s. perf.

seyde, 3 pi. perf. 25/876.
seyde, pp.

leyde, pp. 30/1036, 33/

1146.
seyde, 3 pi. perf.

pleyde, 3 s. perf. 25/875.

-eyen
eyen, n. pi.

seyen, 3 pi. perf. 24/842,
30/1052.

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15

seyen, 3 pi. per/.

eyen, n. pi. 24/841, 30/
1051.

-eyes

weyes, n. pi.

weyes, n. pi. 36/1272.

-eyn, en

ageyn, adv.

Octouyen, n. pr. ll/
368.

seyn, inf. 29/1031.
seyn, inf.

ageyn, adv. 29/1032.

-eyne, -ayne
ageyne, adv.

seyne, inf. 35/1221.
a-tweyne, adv.

sayne, inf. 34/1194.
seyne, inf.

ageyne, adv. 35/1222.

-eyned

feyned, 3 s. perf.

peyned, 3 s. perf. 10/

318.
peyned, 3 s. perf.

fevned, 3 s. perf. 10/

-eynt, -eynte
acqueynt, inf.

queynte, adj. 16/531.
peynt, inf.

queynt, adj. pi. 23/784.
queynte, adj.

acqueynt, inf. 16/532.
queynt, adj. pi.

peynt, inf. 23/783.

-eyre

eclympasteyre, n. pr.

eyre, n. 5/168.
eyre, n.

eclympasteyre, n. pr. 5/
167.

-i, -y
I, pron.

by, adv. 11/369.
trewly, adv. 30/1048, 327
1111.

-ible, -yble

bible, n. obi.

possyble, adv. 28/988.

-ife, -yfe

life, n. obj.

wife, n. 3/86.

wife, n. obi. 3/76.
wife, n.
lyfe, n. 30/1038.

life, n. obj. 3/85.
wife, n. obi.

lyfe, n. obj. 3/64, 3/75.

night, n. obi.

upright, adv. 2/46.
upright, adv.

night, n. obi. 2/45.

-ikke

stikke, n. obi.

thikke, adj. 13/424.
thikke, adj.

stikke, n. obi. 13/423.

-He, -yle

begile, inf.

wyle, n. obj. 20/673.
(alas the) while, interj. 18/
619.

gyle, n. oil. 18/620.

-ille
fille, 3 s. perf.

hille, n. obi. 37/1319.
hille, n. obi.

fille, 3 s. perf. 37/1320.

-ime, -yme

rime, n. obi.

tyme, n. obi. 2/53.

16 RYME-INDEX TO " THE DETHE OF BLAUNCHE.'

-inde

kinde, n. obi.

minde, n. oil. 2/55.
minde, n. obi.

kinde, n. obi. 2/56.

-ien, -yen

physicien, n.

Galyen, n. pr. 17/572.
varien, inf.

y-wrien, pp. 18/628.

-ing

king, n.

thing, n. 3/61.
king, n. obi.

thing, n. 3/84.
thing, n.

king, n. 3/62.

king, n. obi. 3/83.

-inge, -ynge

vary in ge, imp. p.

nyttynge, imp. p. 23/801.

-ings, -inges

kings, n. pi.

thinges, n. pi. 2/57.

-inges, -ings

thinges, n. 2^-
kings, n.pl. 2/58.

-ion, -oon, -yon

condicion, n. obi.

adoon, adv. 22/749.
destruccion, n. obj.

Ilyon, n.pr. 35/1248.

-ipte

Egipte, n. pr.

skipte, 1 s. per/. 34/1208.
skipte, 1 s. per/.

Egipte, n.pr. 34/1207.

-irst

first, adj.

first, adj. 33/1174.

-is, -ys
is, 3 s. pres.

this, adj. 2/32.
this, adj.

amys, adv. 33/1141.
is, 3 s. pres. 2/31.
hys,pron. 15/499.
ys, 3 s. pres. 35/1232,
35/1239.

-ise, -yse

rise, inf.

wise, n. obi. 3/69.
sacrifise, inf.

wise, n. obi. 4/113.
sernise, n. obj.

wyse, n. obi. 9/301, 31/

1097.
snffise, inf.

deuyse, inf. 26/901.

empryse, n. 31/1093.
wise, n. obi.

rise, inf. 3/70.

sacrifise, inf. 4/114.

-it, -yt

wit, n.

hyt,pron. 26/897.

-ite, -yte

white, adj. pi.

lyte, adj. abs. 8/249, 37/
1317.

-ith, -yth

therwith, adv.

lyth, n. obj. 27/953.

-itte, -ytte

hitte, pron.

wytte, n. obi. 22/751.

-ive, -yve

foryive, pp.

lyve, inf. 25/878.

-o, -oe, -oo
do, inf.

Juno, n. pr. 8/267.

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do, pp.

therto, adv. 15/528, 20/
evermo, adv. [679.

soe, adv. 3/82.
Juno, n. pr.

do, inf. 8/268.

who, pron. 8/244.
lo, interj.

therto, adv. 22/753.
pharao, n. pr.

so, adv. 9/281.
so, adv.

pharao, n. pr. 9/282.

tho, adv. 7/234, 23/786.

to, prep. 22/771.
ther-to, adv.

do, pp. 15/528, 20/680.

lo, wtfer/. 23/754.

soo, adv. 13/453.
tho, adv.

so, adv. 7/233, 23/785.
to, prep.

so, adv. 22/772.
who, pron.

Juno, w. p*. 8/243.

-ode, -oode

gode, n. obj.

understode, 3 s. per/. 36/

1261.
Rode, n. obi.

goode, n. obi 28/991.
understode, 3 perf.

gode, n. obj. 36/1262.

-ody

body, n. obi.

rody, adj. 5/143.
rody, ad/.

body, n. obi. 5/144.

-oe, -o
soe, adv.

euermo, adv. 3/81.

-oes

does, n. pi.

Roes, w.^. 13/430.

CHAUCER MI., INDEX.

Roes, n. pi.

does, n. pi. 13/429.

-ofte

ofte, adv.

softe, adv. 8/255.
softe, adv.

ofte, adv. 8/256.

-oght, -aught, -owght

noght, ady.

thoght, n. obj. 1/4, 32/

1133, 33/1150, 34/

1186.
thoght, n. obi. 15/504, 15/

509, 20/692, 23/789,
32/1110.

noght, n. obi.

thoght, n. 24/843.
noght, n. obj.

thoght, n. obi. 20/706.
thoght, n. obj.

noght, adv. 1/3, 32/1134,

33/1149, 34/1185.
thoght1, n.

noght1, n. obi. 24/844.
thoght, n. obi.

noghf, adv. 15/503, 15/

510, 20/691, 23/790,
25/886, 32/1109.

noghf, n. obj. 20/705.
kaughf, pp. 24/838.

-oke, -ooke

boke, n. obj.

toke, perf. 3/95.
loke, 1 s. perf.

toke, 1 s. perf. 24/839.
toke, perf.

booke, n. obj. 2/47, 3/96.

loke, 1 s. perf. 24/840.

-olde

beholde, inf.

wolde, v. 12/406, 25/866,

28/969.
folde, n. pi.

golde, n. obi 8/259.
c

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RYME-INDEX TO " THE DETHE OF BLAUNCHE.'

golde, n. obi.

folde, n. pi 8/260.
holde, pp.

wolde, v. 31/1077.
wolde, v.

beholde, inf. 12/405, 25 /
865, 28/970.

holde, pp. 31/1078.
tolde, perf.

sliolde, v. 34/1200.
sholde, v.

tolde, perf. 34/1199.

-ome

come, 3 s. perf.

home, n. obi. 3/77.
come, inf.

ouercome, pp. 20/707.
home, n. obi.

come, 3 s. perf. 3/78.
ouercome, pp.

come, inf. 20/708.

-on = oon
allon, adv.

echon, adj, 20/695.
Demophoii, n. pr.

Jason, n. pr. 21/727.
echon, adj.

allon, adv. 20/696.

oon, 24/818.

shon, 10/336.
Genellon, n. pr.

treson, n. obj. 32/1122.
Jason, n. pr.

Demophon, n. pr. 21/
725.

lamedon, n. pr. 10/329.
lamedon, n. pr.

Jason, n. pr. 10/330.
non, adj.

anoon, adv. 6/179.
on, prep.

goon, 0p. 35/1218.
Sampson, w. pr.

doon,#p. 21/737.
shon, 3 s. perf.

echon, adj. 10/335.

ton, ft.

anoon, adv. 4/124.
reson, n. obj.

Genellon, n. pr. 32/1121.

-onde

Donde, n.

honde, n. obi. 27/936.
:onde, inf.

honde, n. obi. 29/1019.

understonde, inf. 36/1260.
iionde, n. obi.

bonde, n. obi. 27/935.

fonde, inf. 29/1020.
understonde, inf.

fonde, inf. 36/1259.

-onder, -under

a sender, adv.

under, adv. 13/426.

-one, -oon, -oone

Alchione, n. pr.

allone, ado. 5/146.

sone, adv. 6/195, 8/263.

soone, adv. 3/66.
Allone, adv.

Alchione, n. pr. 5/145.
anone, adv.

don.Qtpp. 4/131.
bone, n. obj.

sone, adv. 4/130.
done, pp.

anone, adv. 4/130.

one, adj, 2/39.
none, n. obj.

wone, n. obj. 14/475.
one, adj.

done, pp. 2/40.
sone, adv.

Alchione, n. pr. 6/196,
8/264.

bone, n. obj. 4/129.
wone, n. obj.

none, n. obj. 14/476.

-ones, -oones

stones, n. pi.

oones, adv. 28/979.

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-onge

a-monge, adv.

songe, n. obi. 9/297.
longe, adj.

wronge, adv. 27/951.
ronge, 3 pi. perf.

songe, n. obi. 33/1163.
songe, n. obi.

a-monge, adv. 9/298.

ronge, 3 pi. perf. 33/
1164.

songe, n. obj. 14/471.
songe, n. obj.

songe, n. obi 14/472.
songe, 3 s. subj.

tonge, n. obi. 27/930.
tonge, n. obi.

songe, 3 s. subj. 27/

929.
wronge, adv.

longe, adj. 27/952.

-00, -0

alsoo, adv.

twoo, adj. 30/1068.
doo, inf.

soo, adv. 2/30, 5/149, 2 1/
720.

woo, adj. 34/1192.
doo, pp.

soo, adv. 6/561, 19/649,

25/867.
foo, n.

soo, adv. 17/584.
moo, adv.

thoo, pron. 26/914.

thoo, adv. 32/1126.

woo, n. 18/603.
soo, adv.

doo, inf. 2/29, 5/150, 21/
719.

doo, pp. 16/562, 19/650,
25/868.

foo, n. 17/583.

therto, adv. 13/454.

thoo, adv, 30/1054, 32/
1139.

twoo, adj. 33/1170.

woo, n. obj. 16/549, 21/
713, 21/741, 35/1245.

woo, adj. 23/816.

y-doo,#p. 35/1236.
there-too, adv.

thoo, adv. 36/1249.

woo, adj. 26/896.
thoo, pron.

moo, adv. 26/913.
thoo, adv.

moo, adv. 32/1125.

soo, adv. 30/1053, 327
1140.

thertoo, adv. 36/1250.

woo, n. obj. 34/1183.

woo, n. obi, 37/1291.
twoo, adj.

alsoo, adv. 30/1067.

soo, adv. 33/1169.
woo, n. obj.

soo, adv. 16/550, 21/713,
21/742, 35/1246.

thoo, adv.
woo, n.

moo, adv. 18/604.
woo, n. obi.

thoo, adv. 37/1292.
woo, adj.

doo, inf. 34/1191.

soo, adv. 23/816.

ther-too, adv. 26/985.
y-doo, pp.

soo, adv. 35/1235.

-oode, -ode

goode, n. obj.

stoode, perf . 12/389.

understoode, 3 s. perf. 29/

1011.
goode, n. obi.

Rode, n. obi. 28/992.

Koode, n. obi. 26/924.
goode, adj. pi.

stoode, 3 s. perf. 23/804.
hoode, n. obj.

stoode, 1 s. perf. 15/515.
Roode, n. obi.

goode, n. obi. 26/923.

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RYME-INDEX TO " THE DETHE OF BLAUNCHE.

stoode, per/.

goode, n. obj. 12/390.

goode, adj. pi. 23/803.

hoode, n. obj. 15/516.
understoode, 3 s. perf.

goode, n. obj. 29/1012.

-ooke, -oke

booke, n. obj.

toke, perf. 2/48, 3/95.
booke, n. obi.

tooke, 3 s. pres. 8/273.
tooke, 3 s. pres.

booke, n. obi 8/274.

-ool

hool, adj. = whole— healthy,
hool, adj. 16/554.

-oon, -ion, -on

adoon, adv.

condicion, n. obi. 22/

750.
a-goon, pp. 14/480.

(Rhyme missing.)
anoon, adv.

doon, inf. 11/374.

doon, pp. 37/1312, 38/
1334.

goon, inf. 11/355.

goon, pp. 12/396.

non, adj. 6/180.

oon, adj. 4/105, 7/237.

ston, n. obi. 4/123.

stoon, n. 37/1300.
boon, n. obi.

noon, adj. 27/944.
doon, inf.

anoon, adv. 11/373.

goon, inf. 6/187, 6/

193.
doon, pp.

anoon, adv. 37/1311, 38/
1333.

goon, pp. 16/540.

Sampson, n. pr. 21/738.
doon, adv.

soon, n. obj. 33/1166.

goon, inf.

anoon, adv. 11/356.

doon, inf. 6/188, 6/194.
goon, pp.

anoon, adv. 12/395.

doon, pp. 16/539.

on, prep. 35/1217.
noon, adj.

boon, n. obi. 27/943.

oon, adj. 28/983.
oon, adj.

anoon, adv. 4/106, 7/238.

echon, adj. 24/817.

noon, adj. 28/984.
soon, n. obj.

^oou,prep. 33/1165.
stoon, n. obi.

anoon, adv. 37/1299.

-oone, -one

boone, n. obj.

soone, adv. 24/836.
doone, inf.

soone, adv. 20/690.
soone, adv.

Alcyone, n. pr. 3/65.

boone, n. obj. 24/835.

doone, inf. 20/689.

-oones, -ones

cone?*, adv.

stones, n. pi. 28/980.

-ooth

gooth, 3 s. pres. 1/7.

looth, adj. 1/8.
looth, adj.

gcoth, 1 s. pres. 1/7.

-oothe ,

loothe, adj. pi.

wroothe, adj. 17/582.
wroothe, adj.

loothe, adj. pi. 17/581,

-ord, -orde

word, n. obi.

recorde, n. 27/934.

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-orde, -ord

accorde, n. obi.

worde, n. obi 9/306.
lorde, n. obj.

worde, n. obj. 4/101.
recorde, n.

word, n. obi 27/933.
worde, n. obi.

accorde, n. obi. 9/305.
worde, n. obj.

lorde, n. obj. 4/102.

-ore

before, adv.

bore, pp. 37/1301.

more, adv. 32/1128.

wherefore, adv. 7/226.
bore, pp.

before, adv. 37/1302.
euermore, adv.

tresoie, n. 25/854.
herebefore, adv.

lore, pp. 32/1135.
lore, pp.

herebefore, adv. 32/1136.

wherefore, adv. 22/747.
more, adv.

before, adv. 32/1127.

sore, adv. 35/1220.

to-fore, adv. 6/189.
sore, adv.

more, adv. 35/1219.
to-fore, adv.

more, adv. 6/190.
tresore, n.

euermore, adv. 25/853.
wherfore, adv.

before, adv. 7/225.

lore,^. 22/748.

-orne

borne, pp.

louiQ,pp. 17/565, 20/685.
herebeforne, adv.

lorne,pp. 37/1303.
lorne, pp.

borne, pp. 17/566, 20/686.

herebeforne, adv. 37/1304.

-orwe

morwe, n. obi.

sorwe, n. obi. 1/21, 4/100,

17/596, 31/1104.
sorwe, n. obi.

morwe, n. obi. 1/22, 4/99,
7/214,17/595,31/1103.

-orwes

morwes, n. pi.

sorwes, n. pi. 12/412.
sorwes, n. pi.

morwes, n. pi. 12/411.

-ose

glose, n. obi.

Kose, n. obi. 10/334.
Rose, n. obi.

glose, n. obi. 10/333.

-ote

hote, adj.

mote, n.pl. 11/376.
mote, n. pi.

hote, adj. 11/375.

-othe

bothe, adj. pi.

wrothe, adj. pi. 37/

1294.
sothe, n. obj.

wrothe, adj. 15/513, 15/

519.
sothe, adv.

wrothe, adj. 34/1190.
wrothe, adj. pi.

bothe, adj. pi. 37/

1293.
wrothe, adj.

sothe, n. obj. 15/514, 15/

520.
sothe, adv. 34/1189.

-other

brother, n. obj.

other, adj. 26/891.
other, adj.

brother, n. obj. 26/892.

22 BTME-INDEX TO "THE DETHE OF BLAUNCHE."

-otys

notys, n. pi.

throtys, n. pi. 10/320.
throtys, n. pi.

notys, n.pl. 10/319.

-oiide, -owde

koude, v.

lowde, adv. 15/518, 33/

1158.
londe, adv.

konde, v. 15/517, 33/
1157.

-ought

ought, n.

nought, adv. 14/460.
nought, adv.

ought, n. 14/459.
nought, n. obj.

wrought,^. 3/90.
wrought, pp.

nought, n. obj. 3/89.

-oughte

oughte, n. obj.

thoughte, n. obi 15/524,

16/538.
thoughte, n. obi.

oughte, n. obj. 15/523, 16/
537.

-oumbre

noumhre, n. obj.

novmhre, inf. 13/439.
noumbre, inf.

noumbre, n. obj. 13/440.

-oun, -ovun

a-doun, adv.

soun, n. obj. 5/162.
doun, adv.

Scorpioun, n. obi. 18/

636.
Scorpioun, n. obi.

doun, adv. 18/635.
soun, n. obj.

a-doun, adv. 5/161.

ymagynacioun, n. obi.
a-dovun, adv. 1/13.

-ounde

facounde, adj.

founde,^?. 27/925.
founde, pp.

facounde, adj. 27/926.

-ounded

y-founded, pp.

y-grounded , pp. 26/921.
y-grounded, pp.

y-founded, pp. 26/922.

-oune

adoune, adv.

soune, n. obi. 14/462.
doune, adv.

soune, n. obi. 10/347.
soune, n. obi.

adoune, adv. 14/461.

doune, adv. 10/348.

-ounter

counter, n. obi.

covnter, n. 13/435.
counter, n.

counter, n. obi. 13/436.

-ouris, -ourys

flouris, n. pi.

flourys, n. pi. 18/630.

-ourys, -ouris

flourys, n. pi.

flouris, n. pi. 18/629.

-oute

a-boute, adv.

route, inf. 6/172.

withoute, adv. 9/299.
doute, n. obi.

Eoute, n. obi. 24/819.
route, n. obi.

doute, n. obi. 24/820.

withoute, adv. 11/359.
route, inf.

a-boute, adv. 6/171.

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withoute, adv.

aboute, adv. 9/300.
route, n. 11/360.

-outhe, -owthe

couthe, 1 s. perf.

youthe, n. obi 23/799.
Eouthe, 1 s. perf.

youthe, n. obi. 22/760.
routhe, n. obi.

trouthe, n. obi. 29/999.
routhe, n.

trouthe, n. obi. 37/1309.
routhe, n. obj.

trouthe, n. obi. 4/98.
slouthe, n. obi.

trouthe, n. obi. 31/1099.
trouthe, n. obi.

rowthe, n. obj. 4/97, 17/
592.

routhe, n. obi. 29/1000.

routhe, w. 37/1310.

slouthe, n. obi. 31/1100.
youthe, n. obi.

couthe, 1 s. perf. 23/800.

touthe, 1 s. perf. 22/759.

-ovun, -oun
a-dovun, adv.

ymagynacioun, n. obi. I/
14.

-ow

how, adv.

now, adv. 37/1298.

yow, pron. 8/271.
now, adv.

how, adv. 37/1297.
yow, pron.

how, adv. 8/272.

-owde, -oude

clowde, n.

lowde, adv. 10/344.
lowde, adv.

clowde, n. 10/343.

koude, 1 s. perf. 15/
517.

-owe

blowe, inf.

Knowe, inf. 10/346.
growe, inf.

trowe, 1 s. pres. 12/404.
howe, adv.

nowe, adv. 31/1075.
Knowe, inf.

blowe, inf. 10/343.
knowe, pp.

Eowe, n. obi. 28/975.
lowe, acfo.

trowe, 1 s. pres. 9/303.

yknowe,^. 12/392.
nowe, adv.

howe, adv. 31/1076.

sorowe, n. obi. 7/215.
Rowe, n. obi.

knowe, pp. 28/976.
sorowe, «. o&Z.

nowe, adv. 7/216.
trowe, 1 s. pres.

growe, inf. 12/403.

lowe, adv. 9/304.
y-knowe, pp.

lowe, adv. 12/391.

-owght, -oght, -aught

nowghf, adv.

thoght, w. obi 25/885.

-owthe, -outhe

rowthe, adj. sup.

trowthe, n. oil. 14/466.
rowthe, n. obj.

trowthe, n. oil. 4/98, 17/

591.
trowthe, n. obi

rowthe, n. obj. 4/97.
rowthe, adj. sup. 14/
465.

-oye

loye, n.

Troye,n.pr. 10/326.
ioye, n. obj.

Troye,n.pr. 30/1066, 32/
1120. ^

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EYME-INDEX TO "THE DETHE OF BLAUNCHE."

Troye, n. pr.
loye, 10/325.
ioye, n. obj. 30/1065, 327
1119.

-oyne

Babyloyne, n. pr.

Macedoyne, n.pr. 30/1062.
Macedoyne, n. pr.

Babyloyne, n. pr. 30/1061.

-oyre

Mcmoyre, n. obj.

'yvoyre, n. oil. 27/946.
yvoyre, n. obi.

memoyre, n. obj. 27/945.

-ulle

dulle, adj. pi.

fulle, n. obi. 26/899.
fulle, n. obi.

dulle, adj. pi. 26/900.

-vnder, -onder

vnder, adv.

a-sonder, adv. 13/425.

-une

comune, adv.

fortune, n. pr. 23/811.
fortune, n. pr.

comune, adv. 23/812.

-ure

creature, n.

measure, n. obj. 25/881.

nature, n. 14/468.
creature, n. obi.

endure, inf. 1/20.

nature, n. obi. 21/715.

nature, n.pr. 34/1195.
creature, n. obj.

portray ture, n. obi. 18/

626.
endure, inf.

creature, n. obi. 1/19.
mesure, n. obj.

creature, n. 25/882.

mesure, n. obi.

nature, n. 18/631.

nature, n. pr. 25/871.
nature, n.

creature, n. 14/467.

mesure, n. obi. 18/632.
nature, n. pr.

creature, n. obi. 34/1196.

mesure, n. obi. 25/872.
nature, n. obi.

creature, n. obi. 21/716.
portray ture, n. obi.

creature, n. obj. 18/625.

-us

Antylegyus, n. pr.

frygius, n.pr. 31/1070.
frygius, n. pr.

Antylegyus, n. pr. 3 1/

1069.
lyuyus, n. pr.

thus, adv. 31/1083.
Macrobeus, n. pr.

us, pron. 9/283.
Morpheus, n. pr.

thus, adv. 5/135, 8/241,

8/266.
Narcissus, n. pr.

thus, adv. 21/736
Priamus, n. pr.

thus, adv. 10/327.
thus, adv.

lyuyus, n. pr. 31/1084.

Morpheus, n. pr. 5/136,
8/242, 8/265.

Narcissus, n. pr. 21/735.

Priamus, n. pr. 10/328.

Zephirus, n.pr. 12/402.
us, pron.

Macrobeus, n. pr. 9/284.
Zephirus, n. pr.

thus, adv. 12/401.

-y, -i

by, adv.

I, pron. 11/370.
comelely, adv.

why, adv. 24/847.

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debonairely, adv.

goodely, adv. 36/1283.
debonairly, adv.

frendly, adv. 24/852.
frendly, adv.

debonairly, adv. 24/851.
goodely, adv.

debonairely, adv. 36/1284.
holly, adv.

trewly, adv. 20/687.
hooly, adv.

mercy, n. obi. 36/1270.

I, pron. 22/745.
kyndely, adv.

why, adv. 22/777.
lady, n.

trewly, adv. 33/1151.
mercy, n. obi.

hooly, adv. 36/1269.

trewly, adv. 34/1197.
swetly, 'adv.

womanly, adv. 24/850.
therby, adv.

trewly, adv. 19/670.
trewly, adv.

I, pron. 30/1047,32/1112.

holly, ado. 20/688.

lady, n. 33/1152.

mercy, w. oil. 34/1198.

therby, adv. 19/669.

why, adv. 2/34.

y,pron. 15/522, 21/721.
why, adv.

comelely, adv. 24/848.

kyndely, adv. 22/778.

trewly, adv. 2/33.

y, pron. 17/597.
womanly, adv.

swetly, adv. 24/849.
y, pron.

hooly, adv. 22/746.

trewly, adv. 15/521, 21 /
722.

why, adv. 17/598.

-yble, -ible
possyble, adv.

bible, n. obi 28/987.

-yd, -ed

hyd, pp.

harmed, _gp. 27/931.
wakyd, pp.

naked, adj. 28/978.

-yde

asyde, adv.

syde, n. obi. 16/557.

wyde, adj. pi. 25/861.
besyde, prep.

ryde, inf. 37/1315.

tyde, n. obi. 7/207.
Ovyde, n. pr.

slyde, inf. 17/567.
ryde, inf.

besyde, prep. 37/1316.

syde, n. obi. 11/372.
slyde, inf.

Ovyde, n.pr. 17/568.
syde, n. obi.

asyde, adv. 16/558.

ryde, inf. 11/371.
tyde, n. obi.

besyde, prep. 7/208.
wyde, adj. pi.

a-syde, adv. 25/862.

-ye

Arabye, n. pr.

eye, n. obi. 28/981.
Armonye, n. obi.

melodye, n. obj. 10/314.
companye, n. obj.

ye, n. obi. 23/808.
dye, inf.

melancholy e, n. 1/23.
eye, n. obi.

Arabye, n. pr. 28/982.
hye, adv.

ye, n. obi. 6/184.
lye, inf.

walakye, n. pr. 29/1024.
melancholye, n.

dye, imp. 1/24.
melodye, n. obj.

armonye, n. obi. 10/
313.

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RYME-INDEX TO " THE DETHE OF BLAUNCHE.

melodye, n. obi.

slye, adj.pl. 17/570.
slye, adj. pi.

melodye, n. oil. 17/569.
Tartarye, n. pr.

Turkye, n. pr. 29/1026.
Turkye, n. pr.

Tartarye, n. pr. 29/1025.
Walakye, n. pr.

lye, inf. 29/1023.
ye, n. obi.

companye, n. obj. 23/807.

hye, adv. 6/183.

-yes

twyes, adv.

leupardyes, n. pi. 19/

666.
leupardyes, n. pi.

twyes, adv. 19/665.

-yfe, -ife

lyfe, n.

wife, n. 30/1037.
lyfe, n. obj.

wife, n. obj. 3/63.

wyfe, n. 6/201.
wyfe, n.

lyfe, n. obj. 6/202.

bryghf , adj.

kuyghf, rc. obi. 34/1179.

lyghf, n obj. 28/964.
bryghf, adj.

myghf, n. obi 14/479.
knyghf, n. obi.

bryghf, adj. 34/1180.
knyghf, n. obj.

vpryghf, adv. 13/451.
lyghf, n. obj.

bryghf, adj. 28/963.
lyghf, adj.

wyghf, n. obi. 33/1176.
myghf, n. obi.

bryghf, adj. 14/477.

bryghf, adj. def. 14/
478.

ryghf, n. obj.

wyghf, n. 36/1281.

wyghf, n. obi. 29/1016.
vpryghf, adv.

knyghf, n. obj. 73/452.
wyghf, n.

ryghf, n. obj. 36/1282.
wyghf, n. obi.

lyghf, adj. 33/1175.

ryghf, n. obj. 29/1015.

-yghte

bryghte, adj. def.

lyghte, n. obj. 24/822.
bryghte, adj.

ryghte, adj. 27/949.
knyghte, n.

wyghte, n. 16/530.
lyghte, n.

nyghte, n. 18/610.
lyghte, n. obj.

bryghte, adj. def. 24/821,
lyghte. n. obi.

nyghte, n. obi. 1/2.
nyghte, n.

lyghte, n. 18/609.
nyghte, n. obi.

lyghte, n. obi. 1/1.
ryghte, a <j.

bryghte, adj. 27/950.
wyghte, n.

knyghte, n. 16/529.

-yghtys

nyghtys, n. pi.

wyghtys, n. pi. 17/579.
wyghtys, n. pi.

nyghtys, n. pi. 17/580.

-ygne

benygne, adj.

sygne, n. obj. 26/917.
sygne, n. obj.

benygne, adj. 26/918.

-yke

autentyke, adj. pi.
lyke, adj. 31/1085.

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lyke, adj.

autentyke, adj. pi. 3 1/
1086.

-yle, -ile

gyle, n. obi.

alas the while, interj. IS/

619.
wyle, n. obj.

begile, inf. 20/674.

-yme

ryme, n. obi.

tyme, n. obi. 38/1331.
tyme, n. obi.

ryme, n. obi. 38/1332.

time, n. obi. 2/54.

-ynde
behynde, prep.

hynde, n. 13/427.
behynde, adv.

Ynde, n. pr. 26/889.
hynde, n.

behynde, prep. 13/428.
kynde, n. obi.

mynde, n. obi. 1/15.

niynde, n. obj. 15/511.
mynde, n. obi.

kynde, n. obi. 1/16.
mynde, n. obj.

kynde, n. obi. 15/512.
Yude, n. pr.

behynde, adv. 26/890.

-yne

fyne, adj.pl.

lavyne, n. pr. 10/331.
lavyne, n. pr.

iyne, adj. pi 10/332.

-ynge, -inge

doynge, n. obi.

knowynge, n. obj. 28/996.
fastynge, n.

wakynge, n. 18/611.
flatterynge, n. obi.

stynge, inf. 19/640.

flyttynge, imp. p.

varyinge, imp. p. 23/802.
huntynge, n.

kynge, n. 37/1314.
huntynge, n. obi.

thynge, n. pi. 11/349.
kynge, n.

huntynge, n. 37/1313.

thynge, n. 5/142.
kynge, n. obi.

slepynge, n. obi. 7/230,
38/1328.

thynge, n. obj. 7/219.

thinge, n. pi 5/141.
knowlachynge, n. obi.

thynge, n. obi. 23/795.
knowynge, n. obi.

doynge, n. obi. 28/995.
knowynge, n. obj.

sywynge, imp. p. 27/959.
lawghynge, imp. p.

wepynge, imp. p. 18/634.
lokynge, n.

thynge, n. 25/869.
pleynge, n.

sorwynge, n. obi. 18/606.
pleynynge, n. obi.

wepynge, n. obi. 17/600.
rekenynge, n. obi.

thynge, n. obi 20/700.
rynge, n. obj.

thynge, n. 36/1274.
rynge, inf.

synge, inf. 9/311.
slepynge, n. obi.

kynge, n. obi. 7/229, 38/
sorwynge, n. obi. [1327.

pleynge, n. 18/606.
stynge, inf.

flatterynge, n. obi 19/639.
sywynge, imp. p.

knowynge, n. obj. 27/960.
synge, inf.

rynge, inf. 9/312.
thynge, n.

lokynge, n. 25/870.

rynge, n. obj. 36/1273.

thynge, n. obi 1/11.

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EYME-INDEX TO "THE DETIIE OF BLAUNCHE."

thynge, n. pi.

kynge, n. obi. 5/142.
huntynge, n. obi. ll/

350.
thynge, n. obj.

kynge, n. obi. 7/220.
thynge, n. obi.

knowlachynge, n. obi. 23/

796.
rekenynge, n. obi. 20/

699. '

thynge, n. 1/12.
understondynge, n. obj.

22/761.
understondynge, n. obj.

thynge, n. obi. 22/762.
wakynge, n.

fastynge, n. 18/612.
wepynge, imp. p.

lawghynge, imp. p. 18/

633.
wepynge, n. obi.

pleynynge, n. obi. 17/599.

-yon, -ion

Ilyon, n. pr.

destruccion, n. obj. 35/

1247.
Scipyon, n. pr.

thavysyon, n. obj. 9/285.
thavysyon, n. obj.

Scipyon, n. pr. 9/286.

-ys, -is

amys, adv.

this, pron. 33/1142.
hys, pron.

this, pron. 15/500.
houndys, n. pi.

JB,V. 11/378.
thys, pron.

amys, adv. 33/1141.

y-wys, adv. 36/267.
ys, v.

houndys, n. pi. 11/377.

this, pron. 35/1231, 35/
1240.

y-wys, adv. 19/657.

y-vvys, adv.

thys, pron. 36/1268.
ys,0. 19/658.

-yse, -ise

devyse, inf.

suffise, inf. 26/902.
empryse, n.

suffise, inf. 31/1094.
suffyse, inf.

wyse, n. obi. 1/17.
wyse, n. obi.

seruise, n. obj. 9/302, 3 1/
1098.

suffyse, inf. 1/18.

-ysse, -esse

blysse, n.

goddesse, n. 30/1040.
lysse, inf. 7/210.

i, inf.
blysse, n. 7/209.

-yt, -it

hyt, pron.

wit, n. obj. 26/898.

-yte, -ite
lyte, adj. abs.

white, adj. pi. 8/250, 37/
1318.

-yth, -ith

lyth, n. obj.

therwith, adv. 27/954.

-ytte, -itte

wytte, n.

yitte, adv. 29/1009.
wytte, n. obj.

yitte, adv. 9/277.
wytte, n. obi.

hitte,pron. 22/752.

hytte,^?w. 31/1096.

yitte, adv. 22/764.
yitte, adv.

wytte, n. 29/1010.

wytte, n. obj. 9/278.

wytte, n. obi. 22/763.

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-yve, -ive

a-lyve, adv.

blyve, adv. 5/152.

diskryve, inf. 26/915.
blyve, adv.

a-lyve, adv. 5/151.

lyve, n. oil. 8/247.
blyve, adj.

lyve, n. oil 36/1278.
diskryve, inf.

a-lyve, adv. 26/916.
lyve, n. obi.

blyve, adv. 8/248.

blyve, adj. 36/1277.
lyve, inf.

foryive,#p. 25/877.

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RYME-INDEX TO " COMPLEYNTB TO PITE.'

RYME-INDEX TO "COMPLEYNTE TO
PITE."

HAUL. MS. 78. SHIRLEY.

-aille, -aylle

-alle

-arice

-aunce
-aylle, -aille
-e, -ee
-ed
-ee, -e
-eene
-eere, -ere
-eeres, -eres
•eke

INDEX OF RYMES.

-ence

-enke, -ynke
-ere, -eere
-eres, -eeres
-erse
-ert
-esse
-euer

-eye
-eyne

•if -y

-ight

-ille

-is

-o, -oo
-oer, -ore
-onde
-oo, -o
-ore, -oer
-owe
-ure

-uwe, -ewe
-y, -i
-y, -ye
-ye, -y

-ynde

-ynke, -euke
-yre

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-ace

grace, n. obi.

place, n. obi. 45/69.

place, n. obj. 47/90.
place, n. obi.

grace, n. obi. 45/70.
place, n. obj.

grace, n. obi. 47/91.

-aille, -aylle

(withouten) faille, n. obi.
avaylle, inf. 43/49.

-alle
alle, adj. pi.

calle, inf. 43/25, 45/60.

falle, pp. 45/61.

falle, inf. 43/23.
calle, inf.

alle. adj. pi. 43/26, 45/58.

falle, inf. 43/23.

M\Q,pp. 45/61.
falle, inf.

alle, adj. pi. 43/26.

calle, inf. 43/25.
falle, pp.

alle, adj. pi. 45/58.

calle, inf. 45/60.

-ance

assurance, n. obi.

gouernance, n. 43/41.
gouernance, n.

assurance, n. obi. 43/42.

-are

declare, inf.

fare, n. obi. 45/62.
fare, n. obi.

declare, inf. 45/63.

-astt
cast1, 1 s.perf.

fast1, adv. 41/19.

last1, 3 *. perf. 41/76,
fast1, adv.

cast1, 1 5. per/. 41/18.

last1, $ s.perf. 41/16.

last1, 3 s. perf.

cast1, 1 s. perf. 41/18,
fast1, adv. 41/19.

-aunce

allyaunce, n. obj.

obeyssaunce, n. obi. 47/

84.
obeyssaunce, n. obi.

allyaunce, n. obj. 47/83.

-aylle, -aille

auaylle, inf.

(withouten) faille, n. obi.

43/48.

-e, -ee

Aduersite, n. obi.

beautee, n. obi. 45/75.

bovntee, n. obi. 45/72.
me, pron.

honestee, n. 43/40.

lolytee, n. 43/39.

dec?, adj.

hecJ, n. obj. 43/24
lied*, n. obj.

ded', adj. 43/22.

-ee, -e

beautee, n. obi.

aduersite, n. obi. 45/74.

bovntee, n. obi. 45/72.

cruweltee, n. 45/64.
bovntee, n. obi.

aduersite, n. obi. 45/74.

beautee, n. obi. 45/75.
cruweltee, n.

beautee, n. obi. 45/66.
cruweltee, n. obi.

pitee, n. obi. 45/50.
honestee, n.

lolytee, n. 43/39.

me, pron. 43/37.
lolytee, w.

honestee, n. 43/40.

me, pron. 43/37.

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KYME-INDEX TO " COMPLEYNTB TO PITE.

pitee, n. obi.

cruweltee, n. obi. 45/52.

-eene

queene, n.

seene, pp. 47/94.
scene, pp.

queene, n. 47/92.

susteene, inf. 49/111.
susteene, inf.

seene, pp. 49/112.

-eere, -ere

beere, n. obj.

where, adv. 47/104.

-eeres, -eres

yeeres, n. pi.

tores, n. pi. 41/10.

-eke

broke, inf.

speke, inf. 41/9.

\vreke, inf. 41/11.
speke, inf.

broke, inf. 41/12.

wreke, inf. 41/11.
wreke, inf.

breke, inf. 41/12.

speke, inf. 41/9.

-ence

excellence, n. obi.

reuerence, n. obi. 45/57.
reuerence, n. obi.

excellence, n. obi. 45/59.

-enke, -ynke

bethenke, inf.

synke, 1 s. subj. 49/110.
wynke, 1 s. subj. 49/109.

-ere, -eere

where, adv.

beere, n. obj. 47/105.

-eres, -eeres

teres, n. pi.

yeeres, n. pi. 41/8.

-erse
dyuerse, adj.

heerse, n. obj. 41/15.
heerse, n. obj.

dyuerse, adj. 41/17.

-erf
herf, n. obi.

smerf, adj. pi. 41/13.
smerf, adj. pi.

hertt, n. obi. 41/14.

-esse

gentilesse, n.

gouernesse, n. 47/80.
gouernesse, n.

gentilesse, n. 47/78.

-euer = -ener*
disseuer, inf.

euer1, adv. 49/113.
oner*, adv.

disseuer, inf. 49/1 1 5.

-ewe

fewe, adj. pi.

she we, inf. 45/55.
knewe, perf.

nuwe, adj. 43/29.
shewe, inf.

fewe, adj. pi. 45/56.

-eye

preye, inf.

weye, n. 41/21.
seye, inf.

tweye, adj. 45/76.
tweye, adj.

seye, inf. 45/77.
weye, n.

preye, inf. 41/20.

-eyne

ageyne, adv.

seyne, inf. 45/51.

sleyne, pp. 45/53.
feyne, inf.

peyne, n. obi. 41/2.

pleyne, inf. 41/5.

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peyne, n. obi.

feyne, inf. 41/4.

pleyne, inf. 41/5, 43/28
47/97, 49/108, 49/118
pleyne, inf.

feyne, inf. 41/4.

peyne, n. obi 41/2, 43/27
47/98,49/106, 49/119
seyne, inf.

ageyne, adv. 45/54.

sleyne,jjp. 45/53.
sleyne, pp.

ageyne, adv. 45/54.

seyne, inf. 45/51.

1, pron.

besely, adv. 43/33.
sodaynly, adv. 43/32.

might, n. obj.

right, n. obi. 45/71.
right, n. obi.

might, ra. o&/. 45/73.

-iUe

bille, n. obi.

spille, iw/ 43/46.

stille, arfu. 43/47.
spille, inf.

bille, TZ. obi. 43/44.

stille, adv. 43/47.
stille, adv.

bille, ra. oW. 43/44.

spille, inf. 43/46.

-is

is, 3 s. pres.

J>is, o#. 47/85.
Jns, ae#.

is, 3 s. pres. 47/87.

-0, -00

go, 1 s. pres.

to, prep. 47/100.

woo, w. o&/. 47/103.
to, prep.

CHAUCER MI., INDEX.

go, 1 s. pres. 47/102.
woo, n. obj. 47/103.

-oer, -ore

woer, adj. comp.
yore, adv. 41/1.

-onde

fonde, 1 s. perf.

honde, n. obi 43/43.
honde, n. obi

fonde, perf. 43/45.

-00, -0

a goo, pp.

foo, n. obi 49/114.

woo, n. obi 49/116.
foo, n. obi

a goo, pp. 49/117.

woo, n. obi 49/116.
woo, n. obi

B,gootpp. 49/117.

foo, n. obi 49/114.
woo, n. obj.

go, 1 s.pres. 47/102.

to, prep. 47/100.

-ore, -oer

more, adv.

sore, adv. 47/96.

yore, adv. 47/93.
sore, adv.

more, adv. 47/95.

yore, adv. 47/93.
yore, adv.

more, adv. 47/95.

sore, adv. 47/96.

woer, adj. comp. 41/2.

-owe

throwe, pp.

lowe, «d/. 47/88.

throwe, n. obi. 47/86.
owe, adv.

ethrowe, pp. 47/89.

throwe, n. obi. 47/86.
irowe, w. obi.

ethrowe, _#p. 47/89.

lowe, «<&;. 47/88.

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RYME-INDEX TO " COMPLEYNTE TO PITE.

-ure

creature, n. obi.

cure, n. obj. 47/82.

endure, inf. 47/81.
cure, n. obj.

creature, n. obi. 47/79.

endure, inf. 47/81.
endure, inf.

creature, n. obi. 47/79.

cure, n. obj. 47/82.

-uwe, -ewe

nuwe, adj. def.

knewe, 3 s. per/. 43/31.

besely, adv.

I,pron. 43/30.

sodaynly, adv. 43/32.
loustely, adv.

rychely, adv. 43/38.
rychely, adv.

loustely, ado. 43/36.
sodaynly, adv.

I, pron. 43/30.

besely, adv. 43/33.

-y, -ye

thyranny, n. obj.

courteysye, n. obi. 45/68.
regally e, n. obi. 45/65.

-ye, -y

Courteysye, n. obi.

regallye, n. obi. 45/65.

thyranny, n. obj. 45/67.
dye, inf.

thirannye, n. obi. 41/6.
regallye, n. obi.

courteysye, n. obi. 45/68.

thyranny, n. obj. 45/67.
thirannye, n. obi.

dye, inf. 41/7.

-ynde
fynde, inf.

mynde, n. obj. 43/34.
inynde, n. obj.

fynde, inf. 43/35.

-ynke, -enke

synke, 1 s. subj.

bethenke, inf. 49/107.

wynke, s. subj. 49/109.
wynke, 1 s. subj.

bethenke, inf. 49/107.

synke, 1 s. subj. 49/110.

-yre

desyre, 1 s. pres.

fyre, n. obi. 47/101.
fyre, n. obi.

desyre, 1 s. pres. 47/99.

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KYME-INDEX TO "PARLEMENT OF
FOULES."

MS. Gg. 4. 27, CAMBRIDGE.

INDEX OF RYMES.

-ace

-ade, -adde, -ardde

-ake

-al

-ale

-alle

-ance, -aunce

-ante

-are

-ardde, -adde, -ade

-asch, -assh.

-aste

-at

-aue

-aunce, -ance

-aunche

-aunge

-ay, -ey

-ayle

-ayne, -eyne

-aynyth

-ayre, -eyre

-e

-ed

-ede, -cede

-eene

-eere, -ere

-eete, -ete, -ette

-eid, -eyd

-eke

-el

-elle

-ence, -ense

-ende, -ynde

-ene

-enne

-ent
-ente
-erde
-ere, -eere
-eris, -ere is
-erne
-erve
-es, -as

-esse

-ort

-est, -este

-ote

-este, -est

-othir

-et, -yt

-ought, -oht, -owht

-ete, -eete

-oun, -ioun

-ette, -eete

-ouris, -uris

-cue

-oute

-ewe

-outhe

-ewid

-owe

-ey, -ay

-owht, -oujte

-eyd, -eid

-owis, -owys

-eye

-oyeth, -oyith

-eyne, -eyn, -ayne

-ul

-eyre, -ayre

-unne, -onne

-i, -y

-ure

-ide, -yde, -yede

-uris, -ouris

-ie, -ye

-us, -is

-i3t, -yght
-ikyth, -ykyth

-yde, -ide, -yede

-ile, -yle

-ye. -ie

-ille

-yede, -yde, -ide

-ing, -inge, -ynge
-ion, -ioun

-yght, -i3ht
-yghte, -ite

-ioun, -ion, -youn

-ykyth, -ikyth

-is, -ys, -ysse

-yle, -ile

-isse, -ysse

-ylle, -ille

-it

-ynde, -ende

-ite, -yjte, -yte

-yne

-o

-yng

-ofte

-ynge, -inge

-oht, -ought
-old

-yngith, -yngyth
-ynke

-olde

-ynne

-ome

-yr

-on, -oon, -oun

-yre

-ond ,

-ys, -is

-onde

-yse

-one

-ysse, -is, -isse

-onge

-yt, -et

-onne, -unne

-yte, -ite

-oon, -on

-ythe, -yue

-oore, -ore

-yue, -ythe

-oos

-yuered

-oote, -ote

-ord

-orde

ROUNDEL.

-ore, -oore

-ake

-oren, -orn

-ofte

-orn, -oren

D 2

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RYME-INDEX TO " PARLEMENT OF FOULES/

-ace

face, n. obi.

grace, n. oil 72/319.

place, n. obj. 72/320.

place, n. oil. 60/157.
grace, n. ol>j.

place, n.oU. 54/83, 78/413.
grace, n. obi.

face, n. obi. 72/317.

place, n. obj. 72/320.

place, n. obi. 52/43, 54/
68, 58/127, 80/423.

space, n. obi. 54/67.
place, n.

space, n. 72/314.
place, n. obj.

face, n. obi. 72/317.

grace, n. obi. 72/319.
place, n. obi.

face, n. obi. 60/155.

grace, n. obj. 54/84, 78/
412.

grace, n. obi. 52/45, 54/
65, 58/129, 80/421.

solace, inf. 70/297.

space, n. 52/53.

space, n. oil. 54/67.

trace, 1 pi. pres. 52/54.
solace, inf.

place, n. obi 70/295.
space, n.

place, n. 72/315.

place, n. oil. 50/51.

trace, 1 pl.pres. 52/54.
space, ?^. oil.

grace, n. oil. 54/65.

place, n. oil. 54/68.
trace, 1 pi. pres.

place, n. oil. 52/51.

space, n. 50/53.

-ade, -adde, -arde

hade, 3 pi. perf.

rardde, 3 s. perf. 90/579.

sadde, adj. def. 90/578.
sadde, adj. def.

hade, 3 pi. perf . 90/576.

rardde, 3 s. perf. 90/579.

-ake

lake, n.

make, n. obj. 72/310.

make, inf. 72/312.
make, n. obj.

lake, n. 72/313.

make, inf. 172/312.

make, 3 pi. pres. 96/669.

take, inf. 76/370, 94/633,
96/670.

take, 3 s. sulj. 90/588.
make, inf.

lake, n. 72/313.

make, n. obj. 72/310.
make, 3 pi. pres.

make, n. obj. 96/667.

take, inf. 96/670.
take, inf.

make, n. obj. 76/371, 94/
631, 96/667.

make, 3 pi. pres. 96/

669.
take, 3 s. sulj.

make, n. obj. 90/587.

-al

al, adj. abs.

immortal, adj. 54/73.
immortal, adj.

al, adj. abs. 54/71.
oueral, adv.

shal, v. 70/285.

wal, n. obi. 70/282.
shal, v.

overal, adv. 70/284.

wal, n. obi, 70/282.
wal, n. obi.

oueral, adv. 70/284.

shal, v. 70/285.

dale, n. obi.

smale, adj. pi. 72/324.

tale, ?i. obj. 72/326.
smale, «4/. ^?Z.

dale, n. obi. 72/327.

nygthingale, n. 74/351.

tale, w. 067. 72/326.

RYME-INDEX TO " PARLEMENT OP FOULES."

37

nygthingale, n.

smale, adj. pi. 74/353.
tale, n. obj.

dale, n. obi. 72/327.

smale, adj. pi. 72/324.

-alle

alle, adj.

be-falle, 3 s. subj. 96/
662.

calle, inf. 86/524, 90/577.
be-falle, 3 s. subj.

alle, adj. pi. 665/96.
calle, inf.

alle, adj. 86/525, 90/575.

falle,^p. 78/406.
falle, pp.

calle, inf. 78/405.

-als
fals, adj.

hals, w. oW. 82/458.
hals, ?^. o&Z.

fals, o#. 82/456.

-an

began, 3 s. perf.

man, n. 90/563.
can, 1 s. pres.

man, n. 84/479.
man, n.

began, 3 s. perf. 90/561.

can, 1 s. pres. 84/477.

-ance, -aunce

vsance, n.

fraunce, n. pr. 98/677.
plesaunce, n. obj. 98/676.

-ante

Athalante, n. pr.

wante, 1 s. pres. 70/287.
wante, 1 s. pres.

Athalante, n. pr. 70/286.

-are

care, n. obi.

feldefare, n. 74/364.

fare, inf.

spare, inf. 98/694.
feldefare, n.

care, n. obi. 74/363.
spare, inf.

fare, inf. 98/693.

-ardde, -ade, -adde

rardde, 3 s. perf.

hade, 3 pi. perf. 90/576.
sadde, adj. def. 90/578.

-as, -es

was, v.

gres, n. 64/206.

-asch, -assh

assh, n.

lasch, n. obi. 62/178.
lasch, n. obi.

assh, n. 62/176. •

-aste

caste, 1 s. perf.

faste, adv. 62/170.

laste, inf. 62/173.
chaste, adj. def.

waste, inf. 70/283.
faste, adv.

caste, 1 «._pe?/. 62/172.

laste, inf. 62/173, 84/489.

laste, adv. 56/92.

ouercaste, 2 s. Imp. 58/

132.
laste, «c£y.

faste, arfy. 56/94.
laste, iw/.

caste, 1 s.perf. 62/172.

faste, adv. 62/170, 847

490.
ouercaste, 2 s. 7wp.

taste, adv. 58/133.
waste, inf.

chaste, ad/, a*e/. 70/281.

-at

hat, n. obi.

that,^?w. 92/591.

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RYME-INDEX TO "PARLEMENT OF FOULES.

that, pron.

hat, n. obi 92/589.

-aue

haue, 1 s. pres.

saue, inf. 82/461.
saue, inf.

haue, 1 s. pres. 82/462.

-aunce, -ance

fraunce, n. pr.

plesaunce, n. obi. 98/676.

vsance, n. 98/674.
gouernaunce, n. obi.

plesaunce, n. obi. 76/389.

ordenaunce, n. obj. 76/

390.
ordenaunce, n. obj.

gouernance, n. obi. 76/
387.

plesaunce, n. obi 76/389.
plesaunce, n. obi.

fraunce, n. pr. 98/677.

gouernaunce, n. obi. 76/
387.

ordenaunce, n. obj. 76/
390.

vsance, n. 98/674.

suffisaunce, n. 94/637.
suffisaunce, n.

plesaunce, n. obi. 94/635.

-aunche

braunche, n. obi.

paunche, n. obj. 92/610.
paunche, n. obj.

braunche, n. obi 92/612.

-aunge

chaunge, inf.

straunge, adj. 90/584.
straunge, adj.

chaunge, inf. 90/582.

-ay, -ey

a-ray, n. obi.

day, n. obi. 56/93.
lay, 1 s. sufy'. 56/95.

day, n.

a wey, adv. 98/689.

alwey, adv. 98/691.

may, v. 72/311.

wey, n. obj. 76/388.
day, n. obi.

a-ray, n. obi 56/96.

lay, 1 s. subj. 56/95.

may, v. 82/473.

pay, inf. 82/474.
gay, adj. pi.

alwey, adv. 66/232.
lay, 1 s. subj.

a-ray, n. obi 56/96.

day, n. obi 56/93.
lay, 3 s. perf.

pay, n. obi 68/271.

say, inf. 68/270.

say, 1 s.perf. 64/211.
may, v.

day, n. obi 72/309, 72/
471.

pay, inf. 82/474.
pay, inf.

day, adv. 82/471.

may, v. 82/473.
pay, n. obi

lay, 3 s. perf. 68/267.

say, inf. 68/270.
say, inf.

lay, 3 s. perf. 68/268.

pay, n. obi 68/271.
say, 1 s. perf. (saw).

lay, 3 s.perf. 64/213.
way, n.

day, n. 76/386.

-ayle
avayle, 3 pi pres.

batayle, n. 88/539.
batayle, n.

avayle, 3 pi pres. 807
538.

-ayne, -eyne

carayne, n. obi

pleyne, inf. 62/179.
pleyne, adj.pl. 62/180.

BYME-INDEX TO " PARLEMENT OF FOULES."

39

payne, n. obi.

souereyne, adj. def. 80/

422.
veyne, n. 80/425.

-aynyth

distraynyth, 3 s. pres.

paynyth, 3 s. pres. 74/

339.
paynyth, 3 s. pres.

distraynyth, 3 s. pres. 74/
337.

-ayre, -eyre

fayre, adv.

payre, n. 92/595.
fayre, adj. pi.

peyre, n. pi. 66/238.
payre, n.

fayre, adv. 92/594.

-e

autorite, n. obi.

charite, n. 86/508.

perde, interj. 86/509.
be, inf.

degre, n. obi. 82/453.

he, pron. 60/166.

*e, inf. 60/163.

she, pron. 94/626.

ye, pron. 82/452.
be, 3 s. subj.

me, pron. 60/156.

the, pron. 60/158.
charite, n.

autorite, n. obi. 86/506.

perde, interj. 86/509.
degre, n. obi.

be, inf. 82/450.

fre, adj. 96/649.

me, pron. 78/397, 96/648.

se, inf. 78/396.

she, pron. 96/663.

thre, adj. 96/660.

ye, pron. 82/452.
fre, adj.

degre, n. obi. 96/646.

me, pron. 96/648.

he, pron.

be, inf. 60/165.

quantite, n. obi. 54/58

se. inf. 60/163.

thre, adj. 54/61.
lolyte, n. obi.

me, pron. 66/229.

thre, adj. 66/228.
me, pron.

be, 3 s. sul>j. 60/159.

degre, n. obi. 78/394, 96/

fre, adj. 96/649. [646.

lolyte, n. obi. 66/226.

se, inf. 78/396.

ike, pron. 60/158

thre, adj. 66/228.
nysete, n. obj.

the, pron. 90/569, 90/571.
perde, interj.

autorite, n. obi. 86/506.

charite, n. 86/508.
quantite, n. obi.

he, pron. 54/60.

thre, adj. 54/61.
se, inf.

be, inf. 60/165.

degre, n. obi. 78/394.

he, pron. 60/166.

me, pron. 78/397.
she, pron.

be, inf. 94/624.

degre, n. obi. 96/662.

thre, adj. 96/660.
the, pron.

be, 3 s. subj. 60/159.

me, pron. 60/156.

nysete, n. obj. 90/572.

the, pron. 90/571.
thre, adj.

degre, n. obi. 96/662.

he, pron. 54/60.

lolyte, n. obi. 66/226.

me, pron. 66/229.

quantite, n. obi. 54/58.

she, pron. 96/663.
ye, pron.

he, inf. 82/450.

degre, n. obi. 82/453.

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RYME-INDEX TO " PARLEMENT OF FOULES."

-ed

bed, n. obi.

sped, pp. 56/101.
ded, pp.

red, adj. 90/582.

red, n. obj. 90/586.
Led, n. obi.

thred, n. obi. 68/267.
red, adj.

ded,j?p. 90/585.

red, n. obj. 90/586.
sped, pp.

bed, n. obi 56/99.
thred, n. obi

hed, n. obi. 68/269.

-ede, -cede

dede, pp.

dede, n. obj. 54/82.

drede, n. obi. 52/52, 54/

82.
dede, n. obi.

reede, inf. 50/10.
dede, n. obj.

dede, pp. 54/79.

drede, n. obi. 54/81.
dede, adj. pi.

mede, n. obi 62/184.

rede, adj. pi 62/186.
drede, n. obi

dede, n. obj. 54/82.

dede, pp. 52/50, 54/79.
mede, ?a. obi

dede, ad/. _pZ. 62/187.

rede, adj.pl. 62/186.
nede, n. obj.

spede, inf. 88/560.
nede, n. obi

speede, inf. 76/385.
rede, adj. pi

dede, a«y. _pZ. 62/487.

mede, n. obi 62/184.
reede, inf.

dede, n. obi 50/8.
spede, inf.

nede, w. obj. 88/559.
speede, w/.

nede, n. obi 76/384.

-eene

greene, adj.

seene, inf. 62/175.
queene, n.

grene, aa)'. 70/296.

shene, n. 70/299.
seene, m/.

greene, adj. 62/174.

-eere, -ere

cheere, n. obi

fere, n. obi 78/416.
cleere, adj. pi

deere, arf/. a*e/. 54/76.
deere, ac//. def.

a-pere, m/. 52/42.

cleere, adj. pi. 54/77.

heere, iw/. 82/467.

heere, adv. 82/464.
feere, n.

heere, adv. 78/408.

yeere, n. obi 78/411.
heere, inf.

deere, adj. def. 82/466.

heere, adv. 82/464.
heere, adv.

deere, adj. def. 82/466.

feere, n. 78/410.

here, inf. 96/658.

heere, inf. 82/467.

manere, n. obi 88/535.

yeere, n. obi 78/411.
theere, adv.

were, 3 s. subj. 56/106.

^eere, n. obi 72/321.
weere, 3 pi. perf.

there, adv. 66/235.

3eere, n. obi 66/236.
yeere, n. obi

feere, n. 78/410.

heere, adv. 78/408.

there, adv. 66/235.

theere, adv. 72/322.

weere, 3 pi. perf. 66/233.

-eete, -ete, -ette .
areete, inf.

be-hette, 3 s. perf. 80/436.
lette, inf. 80/439.

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greete, n. obj.
trete, inf. 52/34.

-eid, -eyd
leid, 3 pi. perf.
seyd,^p. 88/556.

-eke

eke, adv.

meke, adj. pi. 74/341.

seke, inf. 74/340.
meke, adj. pi.

eke, adv. 74/338.

seke, inf. 74/340.
seke, inf.

eke, adv. 74/338.

meke, adj. pi 74/341.

-el

stel, n.

wel, adv. 78/393.
wel, adv.

stel, n. 76/395.

-elle

dwelle, 3 pi. prcs.
hello, n. obi. 52/32.
telle, inf. 52/30.
helle, n. obi.

dwelle, 3 pi. pr-es. 52/

33.

telle, inf. 52/30.
telle, inf.

dwelle, 3 pi. pres. 52/

33.
helle, n. obi. 52/32.

-ence, -ense

audyence, n. obj.

presence, n. obi. 70/307.
difference, n. obi.

sentence, n. obj. 58/126.
presence, n. obi.

audyence, n. obj. 70/308.
sentence, n. obj.

difference, n. obi. 58/125.
valence, n. obi.

defense, n. obi. 68/273.

-ende, -ynde

ende, n. obi.

wende, inf. 52/48.

wende, 3 pi. perf. 96/668.

wende, 3 s. subj. 80/440.
ende, n. obj.

shynde, inf. 84/494.

wende, inf. 84/492.
wende, inf.

ende, n. obi. 52/49.

ende, n. obj. 84/495.

shynde, inf. 84/494.
wende, 3 pi. perf.

ende, n. obi. 96/666.
wende, 3 s. subj.

ende, n. obi. 80/441.

-ene

grene, n. obi.

sene, inf. 72/329.
grene, adj.

queene, n. 70/298.

shene, n. 70/299.
sene, inf.

grene, n. obi. 72/328.
shene, n.

grene, adj. 70/296.

queene, n. 70/298.

-enne

brenne, inf.

thenne, adv. 66/250.

renne, inf. 66/247.
rcnne, inf.

brenne, inf. 66/249.

thenne, adv. 66/250.
thenne, adv.

brenne, inf. 66/249.

renne, inf. 66/247.

-ense, -ence

defense, n. obi.

valence, n. obi. 68/272.

-ent

assent, n. obi.

auysement, n. obi. 88/555
gent, adj. 88/558.

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RYME-INDBX TO " PAKLEMENT OF FOULES."

auysement, n. obi.

assent, n. obi 88/557.

gent, adj. 88/558.
gent, adj.

assent, n. obi. 88/557.

auysement, n. obi. 88/555.
lugement, n.

necligent, adj. 80/429.

rent,^?. 80/432.
necligent, adj.

lugement, n. 80/431.

rent, pp. 80/432.
rent, pp.

lugement, n. 80/431.

necligent, adj. 80/429.

-ente

entente, n. obi.

presente, inf. 86/531.
entente, n. obj.

mente, 3 s. perf. 90/581.
mente, 3 s. perf.

entente, n. obj. 90/580.
presente, inf.

entente, n. obi. 80/532.
shente, 3 s. perf.

wente, 1 s. perf. 68/253.
wente, 1 s. perf.

shente, 3 s.perf. 68/255.

-erde

answerde, 3 s.perf.

3erde, n. obi. 94/640.
^erde, n. obi.

answerde, 3s. perf. 94/638.

-ere, -eere

a-pere, inf.

deere, adj. def. 52/41.
bere, inf.

spere, n. obi. 58/135.

were, n. obi. 58/137.
ere, n. obj.

there, adv. 86/521.
fere, n. obj.

were, 3 pi perf . 60/141.
fere, n. obi.

cheere, n. obi. 78/414.

here, adv.

nere, adj. comp. 94/619.
here, inf.

heere, adv. 96/657.
lere, 3 pi. pres.

matere, n. obi. 50/26.

$ere, n. obi. 50/23.
manere, n. obi.

heere, adv. 88/535.
matere, n. obi

lere, 3 pi pres. 50/25.

^ere, n. obi 50/23.
nere, adj. comp.

here, adv. 94/617.
spere, n. obi.

bere, inf. 58/137.

were, n. obi. 58/138.
there, adv.

ere, n. obj. 86/519.

weere, 3 pi perf. 66/
233.

3eere, n. obi 66/236.
were, n. obi

bere, inf. 58/137.

spere, 58/135.
were, 3 pi. perf.

fere, n. obj. 60/143.
were, 3 s. subj.

theere, adv. 56/108.
yere, n. obi

lere, 3 pi pres. 50/25.

matere, n. obi 50/26.

-eris, -ere is

here is, adv. fy v.

speris, n. pi 54/59.
speris, n. pi

here is, adv. fy v. 54/57.

-erne

lerne, inf.

yerne, adv. 50/3, 50/21.
yerne, ado.

lerne, inf. 50/1, 50/20.

-erve
kerve, inf.

serve, inf. 64/216.

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43

serve, inf.

kerve, inf. 64/217.

aterve, inf. 78/420.
sterve, inf.

serve, inf. 78/419.

Achilles, n. pr.

Hercules, n. pr. 70/288.
causeles, adv.

myrtheles, adj. 92/592.

recheles, adj. 92/593.
gres, n.

was, 3 s. imp. 64/204.
Hercules, n. pr.

Achilles, n. pr. 70/290.
myrtheles, adj.

causeles, adv. 92/590.

recheles, adj. 92/593.
pes, n. obi.

pres, n. obi. 92/603.
pres, n. obi.

pes, n. obi. 92/605.
recheles, adj.

causeles, adv. 92/590.

myrtheles, adj. 92/592.

chese, inf.

lese, inf. 60/147, 78/

402.
ese, inf.

plese, inf. 84/478.

sese, 3 s. subj. 84/481.
gese, inf.

wrechednese, n. oil. 92/

601.
lese, inf.

chese, inf. 60/146, 78/

400.
plese, inf.

ese, inf. 84/480.

sese, 3 s. subj. 84/481.
sese, 3 s. subj.

ese, inf. 84/480.

plese, inf. 84/478.
wrechednese, n. obi.

gese, inf. 92/602.

-esse

besynesse, n. obi.

dresse, inf. 56/88.

hevynesse, n. obi. 56/89.
byttyrnesse, n. obi.

gesse, 1 s. pres. 60/160.
dresse, inf.

besynesse, n. obi. 56/86.

hevynesse, n. obL 56/89.
gesse, 1 s. pres.

byttyrnesse, n. obi. 60/
161.

gentilesse, n. obi. 64/224.

lesse, adj. 64/201.

swetnesse, n. obj. 64/98.
gentilesse, n. obi.

gesse, 1 s. pres. 64/223.
hevynesse, n. obi.

besynesse, n. obi. 56/86.

dresse, inf. 56/88.
lesse, adj.

gesse, 1 s. pres. 64/200.

lightnesse, n. obj. 68/
263.

richesse, n. pr. 68/261.

swetnesse, n. obj. 64/98.
lightnesse, n. obj.

lesse, adj. 68/264.

richesse, n. pr. 68/261.
richesse, n. pr.

lesse, adj. 68/264.

lightnesse, n. obj. 68/

263.
swetnesse, n. obj.

gesse, 1 s. pres. 64/200.

lesse, adj. 64/201.

-est, -este
best, adj.

lest, 2 s. pres. 58/114.

west, n. obj. 58/117.
lest, 2 s. pres.

best, adj. 58/116.

west, n. 58/117.
west, n.

best, adj. 58/116.

lest, 2s. pres. 58/114.

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RYME-INDEX TO " PARLEMENT OF FOULBS."

worthiest, adj. def.

gentilleste, adj. def. 88/

550.
leste, 3 8. subj. 88/551.

-este, -est

gentilleste, adj. def.

goodlieste, adj. def. 76/

375

leste, 3 s. subj. 88/551.
reste, n. obi. 76/376.
worthiest, adj. def. 88/

548.
goodlieste, adj. def.

gentilleste, adj. def. 76/

373,

reste, n. obi 76/376.
leste, 3 s. subj.

gentilleste, adj. def. 88/

550.
worthiest, adj. def. 88/

548.

onworthieste, adj. def.
reste, 3 s. subj. 86/

514.
reste, n. obi.

gentilleste, adj. def. 76/

373.
goodlieste, adj. def. 76/

375.
reste, 3 s. subj.

onworthieste, adj. def. 86/

512.
reste, inf.

weste, inf. 68/266.
weste, inf.

reste, inf. 68/265.

-et, -yt

best-bet, adj. sup.

let, inf. 60/151.

set, pp. 60/149.
be-set, pp.

terslet, n. 92/596.
lot, inf.

bet-best, adj. sup. 60/
152.

SQ\,,pp. 60/149.

set, pp.

best-bet, adj. sup. 60/52.

knyt,pp. 94/628.

let, «?/• 60/151.

terslet, n. 94/625.
terslet, n.

\)e-BQt,pp. 92/598.

knyt, pp. 94/628.

set, pp. 94/627.

-ete, -eete

mete, inf.

swete, adj. def. 58/113.
swete, adj. def.

mete, inf. 58/115.
trete, inf.

greete, n. obj. 52/35.

-ette, -eete

be-hette, 3 s. per/.

areete, inf. 80/438.

lette, inf. 80/439.
lette, inf.

areete, inf. 80/438.

be-hette, 3 s. perf. 80/436.

-eue
leue, inf.

preue, n. obi. 84/497.
preue, w. obi.

leue, w?/. 84/496.

-ewe

a-newe, adj.

vntrewe, adj. 80/428.
hewe, n.

newe, adj. def. 80/442.
hewe, n. pi.

newe, adj. pi 68/259.
newe, adj. pi

hewe, n. pi 68/258.

newe, adj. pi 74/354.

trewe, adj. def. 74/355.
newe, adj. def.

hewe, n. 80/444.
trewe, adj. def.

newe, adj. pi. 74/352, 74/
354.

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45

vntrewe, adj.

a-newe, adj. 80/430.

-ewid

I thewid, j9jp.

lewid, adj. 52/46.

schewid, pp. 52/44.
lewid, adj.

I thewid, pp. 52/47.

schewid, pp. 52/44.
schewid, pp.

I thewid, pp. 52/47.

lewid, adj. 52/46.

-ey, -ay

alwey, adv.

a wey, adv. 98/689.

day, n. obi 98/692.

gay, adj. pi. 66/234.
a wey, ado.

alwey, adv. 98/691.

day, 11. obi. 98/692.
fey, n. obi.

sey, 3 pi. pres. 80/22.
sey, 3 pi. pres.

'fey, n. obi. 50/24.

-eyd, -eid
seyd, pp.

leid, 3plperf. 88/554.

-eye

a-weye, adv.

seye, inf. 96/656.

weye, n. obi 96/653.
Leye, inf.

seye, inf. 82/468, 96/650.
dreye, n. obj.

preye, 1 6-. pres. 76/383.

seye, inf. 76/382.
preye, 1 s. pres.

dreye, n. obj. 76/388.

seye, inf. 76/382, 88/541.

weye, n. obi 88/544.
seye, inf.

a-weye, adv. 96/655.

deye, inf. 82/469, 96/657.

dreye, n. obj. 76/380.

preye, 1 s. pres. 76/383,

88/543.
weye, n. obi 88/544, 96/

653.
weye, n. obi

a-weye, adv. 96/655.
preye, 1 s. pres. 88/543.
seye, inf. 88/541, 96/656.

-eyne, -eyn, -ayne

peyne, n. obi

seyne, inf. 54/78.
pleyne, adj. pi.

carayne, n. obi 62/177.

pleyne, inf. 62/179.
pleyne, inf. n. obi

Carayne, n. obi 62/177.

pleyne, adj.pl. 62/180.
seyn, inf.

peyne, n. obi 54/80.
souereyne, adj. def.

payne, n. obi 80/424.

veyne, n. 80/425.
veyne, n.

payne, n. obi 80/424.

souereyne, n. 80/422.

-eyre, -ayre

peyre, n. pi

fayre, adj. pi 66/237.

I, pron.

mercy, n. obi 80/437.

skylfully, adv. 94/639.

worthi, adj. 94/635.
worthi, adj.

I, pron. 94/632.

skylfully, adv. 94/634.

-ide, -yde, -ede

cupide, n. pr.

betyde, inf. 96/654.
Cypride, n. pr.

besyde, prep. 68/275.

cry ede, 3plperf. 68/278.
gide, n.

wide, adj.pl. 60/154.

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RYME-INDEX TO " PARLEMENT OF FOULES.

side, n.

gyde, n. 58/136.
wide, adj. pi.

gide, n. 60/153.

-ie, -ye

curteysie, n. obi.

folye, n. obj. 64/221.

lye, inf. 64/222.
espie, inf.

lye, inf. 68/280.
remedie, n. obj.

hye, adv. 84/499.

flye, n. obi. 84/501.

-i3t, -yght

ri^t, adv.

lyght, n. obi. 92/599.
nygh (night), n. obi. 92
600.

-ikyth, -ykyth
entrikyth, 3 s. pres.

lykyth. 2 pi pres. 78/

401.
sykyth, 3 s. pres. 78/404.

-He, -yle
file, inf.

whyle, n. obi. 64/214.

wile, n. obi. 64/215.
wile, n. obi.

file, inf. 64/212.

whyle, n. obi. 64/214.

-ille

still e, adj.

wille, n. obi. 90/573.
wille, n.

stylle, adj. 86/511.
wille, n. obi.

stille, o#. 90/574.

-ng, -nge, -
doinge, n. obi.

cunnynge, n. obi. 86/513.
(fynde =) synge, inf. 86

516.

nothing, n. obj.

languyssynge, imp. p. 827

472.
taryinge, n. obj.

brynge, inf. 90/564.
kakelynge, n. obj. 90/562.

-ion-, ioun

sothion = Scipion, n. pr.
mencioun, n. obi. 52/29.

-ioun, -ion, -youn

conclusioun, n.

eleccioun, n. obj. 94/621.

opynyoun, n. obj. 94/618.
conclusioun, n. obi.

eleccioun, n. obi 86/528.
condicioun, n. obi.

eleccioun, n. obi 78/409.
eleccioun, n. obi

conclusioun, n. obi 86/526.

condicioun, n. obi 78/407.
eleccioun, n. obj.

conclusioun, n. 94/620.

opynyoun, n. obj. 94/618.
mencioun, n. obi

sothion = Scipion, n. pr.
52/31.

-is, -ys, -ysse

is, v.

a mys, adv. 80/446.

Hois, pron. 80/445.
blis, n. obi

mysse, inf. 54/75.

wysse, inf. 54/74.
this, pron.

a-mys, adv. 80/446.

is, 3 s. pres. 80/443.

-isse, -ysse

massynisse, n. pr.
blysse, n. obi 52/39.
mysse, inf. 52/40.

-it
it, pron.

wit, n. obi 88/547.

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47

wit, n. obi.

ti,pron. 88/549.

-ite, -y^te, -yte

delite, inf.

lyte, adv. 50/28.
lite, adj.pl.

bry^te, adj. pi. 62/189.
ten dite, inf.

wryte, inf. 60/168.
write, inf.

tendyte, inf. 58/119.

tho, adv. 82/463.
also, adv.

tho, adv. 84/500.
do, pp.

to, prep. 98/690.
fro, adv.

two, adj. 60/148.
I-do, pp.

tho, adv. 88/540.
tho, adv.

a-go,per. imp. p. 82/465.

also, adv. 84/498.

I-do, pp. 88/542.
to, prep.

do, pp. 98/688.
two, adj.

fro, adv. 60/150.

-ofte

a-lofte, adv.

softe, ad/. 64/202.
softe, adj. def.

a-lofte, adv. 64/203.

-oht, -ought

noht, adv.

I-wrought, #p. 78/418.
thought, ?i. o&Z. 78/417.

-old

cold, rc. obi.

fold, adv. 64/208.
old, adj. 64/207.

fold, adv.

cold, n. obi. 64/205.

old, ad/. 64/207.
old, adj.

cold; w. obi 64/205.

fold, adv. 64/208.

-olde

be-holde, inf.

bolde, MI/. 60/144.

colde, inf. 60/145.
bolde, inf.

be-holde, inf. 60/142.

colde, inf. 60/145.
colde, wj/.

be-holde, inf. 60/142.

bolde, wi/. 60/144.
nolde, v.

wolde, v. 56/91.
tolde, 1 s. perf.

be-holde, inf. 50/18.

olde, adj.pl. 50/19.
wolde, v.

nolde, v. 56/90.

-ome

coine, pp.

I-nome, #£>. 52/38.
I-nome, pp.

come, pp. 52/36.

-on, -oon, -oun

anon, adv.

be-goon, pp. 62/171.

fon, n.pl. 56/103.

goii,#p. 56/102, 96/647.

Ion, n. pr. 82/451.

ston, n. obi. 58/122.
fon, n. pi.

an-non, adv. 56/100.

gon, pp. 56/102.
gon,£p.

a-non, adv. 56/100,96/645.

fon, n.pl. 56/103.
Ion, n. pr.

a-non, adv. 82/450.
ston, n. obi.

a-non, adv. 58/120.

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BYME-INDEX TO " PARLEMENT OF FOULES.

-ond

hond, n. oil.

fond, 1 s. perf. 66/242.

fond, 3 s. perf. 76/374.

sond, n. obi. 66/243.
fond, 1 s. perf.

hond, n. obi. 66/240.

sond, n. obi. 66/243.
fond, 3 s.perf.

hond, n. obi. 76/372.
sond, n. obi.

fond, 1 s. perf. 66/242.

hond, n. oil. 66/240.

-onde

honde, n. obi.

fonde, inf. 68/257.

stonde, m/ 68/254,88/546
fonde, inf.

honde, n. obi. 68/257.

stonde, inf. 68/254.
stonde, inf.

fonde, inf. 68/257.

honde, n. obi. 68/256, 88/
545.

-one
fone, n. obj.

sone, adv. 94/644.
sone, adv.

fone, n. obj. 94/643.

-onge

longe, adj. pi.

stronge, adv. 66/231.
stronge, adv.

longe, adj. pi 16/230.

-onne, -unne
wonne, pp.

tunne, n. obi. 56/104.

-oon, -on

begoon, pp.

anon, adv. 62/169.

-core, -ore

moore, adv.

sore, adj. pi. 50/13.

3oore, adv. 82/467.
^oore, adv.

lore, n. obi. 50/15.
moore, adv. 84/475.

-oos

goos, n. obi.

loos, adj. def. 90/570.
loos, adj. def.

goos, n. obi. 90/569.

-oote, -ote

boote, n. obj.

sote, adj.pl. 68/274.

-ord

a-cord, n. obi.

lord, n. 64/199.

lord, n. obi. 76/379.
lord, n.

a-cord, n. obi. 64/197.
lord, n. obi.

a-cord, n. obi. 76/381.

-orde

a-corde, inf.

recorde, inf. 92/609.
recorde, inf.

a-corde, inf. 92/608.

-ore, -oore

lore, n. obi.

£oore, adv. 50/17.
sore, adj. pi.

moore, adv. 50/14.

-oren, -orn

by-foren, adv.
born,^. 56/109.
by-forn, adv. 56/110.

-orn, -oren

be-forn, adv.

torn, pp. 84/484.
born, pp.

be-forn, adv. 84/486.

by-foren, adv. 56/107, 56/
110. <

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-ort

desport, 11. obi.

port, n. obi. 68/262.
port, n. obi.

desport, n. obi. 68/260.

-ote

sote, adj. pi.

boote, n. obj. 68/276.

-othir

a nothir, n. obj.

brothir, n. 90/566.
brothir, n.

a nothir, n. obj. 90/567.

-ought, -oht, -owht

brou^te, 3 s. perf.

I-wrowht, jpp. 58/123.

thou3t, perf. 58/124.
I-wrou^t, pp.

noht, adv. 78/415.

thought, n. obi. 78/417.
thought, n. obi.

I wroi^t, pp. 78/418.

noht, adv. 78/415.
thow^t, 1 s. perf.

brou^te, 3 s.perf. 58/121.

l-wiowht, pp. 58/123.

-oun, -ioun

a-doun, adv.

replicacioun, n. obj. 88/536.

resoun, n. obi. 88/534.
corupcioun, n.

glotoun, n. 92/613.

merlioun, n. pr. 92/611.
glotoun, n.

corupcioun, n. 92/619.

merlioun, n. 92/611.
heroun, n.

soun, n. obi. 74/344.
merlioun, n.

corupcioun, n. 92/614.

glotoun, n. 92/613.
replicacioun, n. obj.

a-doun, adv. 88/537.

resoun, n. obi. 88/534.

CHAUCER ML, INDEX.

resoun, n. obi.

replicacioun, n. obj. 88/536.

a-dotm, adv. 88/537.
soun, n. obi.

heroun, n. 74/346.

-ouris, -uris

bouris, n. pi.

flouris, n. pi. 70/302.
' mesuris, n. pi. 70/305.
flouris, n. pi.

bouris, n. pi. 70/304.

mesuris, n. pi. 70/305.

-oute

route, n.

with oute, adv. 66/244.
with oute, adv.

route, n. 66/245.

-outhe

routhe, n. obj.

trouthe, n. obi. 80/426.
trouthe, n. obi.

routhe, n. obj. 80/427.

-owe

ho we, adv.

kokkowe, n. 86/505.
howe, adv.

kokkowe, n. 86/507.
knowe, inf.

trowe, 1 s. pres. 88/552.
kokekowe, n.

howe, adv. 86/507.
trowe, 1 s. pres.

knowe, inf. 88/553.

-owht, -ou3te

I-wrowht, pp.

brou^te, 3 s. perf. 58/121.

ihoufrperf. 58/124.

-owis, -owys

i-now is, adv. fy v.

bowys, n.pl. 62/183.
bowys, n. pi.

i-now is, adv. v. 62/185.

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RYME-INDEX TO " PARLEMENT OF FOULES.

•1

-oyeth, -oyith

a-cloyitli, 3 s. pres.

a-noyeth, 3 s. pres. 86/

518.
anoyeth, 3 s. pres.

a-cl oyith, 3 s. pres. 86/
517.

-ul

dul, adj.

pul, 11. olj. 60/164.
pul, n. obj.

dul, adj. 60/162.

-iinne, -onne

cunne, v.

dnnne, adj. pi 72/334.

sunne, n. obf. 72/331.
diume, adj. pi

cunne, 3 pi. pres. 72
333.

sunne, n. obj. 72/331.
sunne, n. obj.

cunne, 3 pi pres. 72/333.

dunne, adj.pl 72/334.
tunne, n. obi

wonne, pp. 56/105.

-ure

assure, 1 s. pres.

nature, n. pr. 80/447.
a venture, n. obi

eure, n. obi 58/128.

endure, inf. 58/130.
creature, n.

dure, inf. 94/642.

nature, n. obi 94/639.

ouermesure, adv. 70/300.
cure, n. obi

aventure, n. obi 58/131.

endure, inf. 58/130.
cure, n. obj.

nature, n. pr. 76/368.

stature, n. obj. 76/366.
dure, inf.

creature, n. 94/641.

nature, n. obi. 92/615,
94/639.

endure, inf.

aventure, n. obi 58/131.

cure, n. obi 58/128.

nature, n. pr. 96/659.
engendrure, n. obi

nature, n. pr. 70/303.
nature, n. pr.

assure, 1 s. pres. 80/448.

cure, n. obj. 76/369.

endure, inf. 96/661.

engendrure, n. obi 70/306.

stature, n. obj. 76/366.
nature, n. obi.

creature, n. 94/641.

dure, inf. 92/616, 94/

642.
ouermesure, adv.

creature, n. 70/301.
stature, n. obj.

cure, n. obj. 76/369.

nature, n. pr. 76/368.

-uris, -ouris

mcsnris, n. pi

bouris, n. pi 70/304.
flouris, n. pi. 70/302.

-us, -is
piramus, n. pr.

Romulus, n. pr. 70/292.

Troylis, n. pr. 70/291.
Romulus, n. pr.

piramus, n. pr. 70/289.

Troylis, n. pr. 70/291.
Troylis, n. pr.

piramus, n. pr. 70/289.

Romulus, n. pr. 70/291.

discretly, adv.

sobyrly, adv. 66/239.
mercy, n. obi

I, pron. 80/435.
skyliully, adv.

I, pron. 94/632.

worthi, adj. 94/635.
sobyrly, adv.

discretly, adv. 66/241.

RYME-INDEX TO " PARLEMENT OF FOULES.

51

-yde, -ide, -yede
be-syde, adv.

cryede, 3 pi. per/. 68 /

278.

Cypride (Cupid), n. pr.

68/277.
betyde, inf.

cupide, n. pr. 96/652.
deyde, 3 pi. perf.

syde, n. obi. 70/293.
syde, n.

side, n. 58/134.
syde, n. oil.

deyde, 3 pi. per/. 70/294.

tyde, n. obi. 56/97.
tyde, n. obi.

syde, n. obi. 56/98.

-ye, -ie

armonye, n. obi.

aspye, inf. 62/194.

bye, inf. 62/193.
aspye, inf.

armonye, n. obi. 62/191.

hye, inf. 62/193.
a-vonterye, n. obi.

delicasye, n. obi. 74/359.

glotenye, n. obi. 74/362.
be-wreye, inf.

pye, n. 74/345.

trecberye, n. obi. 74/347.
delicasye, n. obi.

a-vonterye, n. obi. 74/361.

glotenye, n. obi. 74/362.
deye, 3 pi. pres.

galylye, n. obj. 52/56.
drye, adj. pi.

remedy e, n. 58/140.
drye, 3 pi. perf.

lelosye, n. pr. 66/282.
eye, n. obj.

lye, inf. 94/629.
five, n.

hye, adv. 84/499.

remedie, n. obj. 84/502.
folye, n. obj.

curteysie, n. obi. 64/219.

lye, inf. 64/222.

galylye, n. obj.

deye, 3 pi. pro*. 52/55.
glotenye, n. obi.

a-vonterye, n. obi. 74/
361.

delicasye, n. obi. 74/359.
harmonye, n. obi.

melody e, n. obi. 54/62.
bye, adv.

glye, 11. 84/501.

remedie, n. obj. 84/502.
bye, inf.

armonye, n. obi. 62/191.

aspye, inf. 62/194.
lesolye, n. pr.

drye, 3 pi perf . 66/251.
lye, inf.

curteysie, n. obi. 64/219.

espie, inf. 68/280.

eye, n. obj. 94/630.

folye, n. obj. 64/221.
melodye, n. obi.

harmony e, n. obi. 54/63.
pye, n.

be-wreye, inf. 74/348.

trecherye, n. obi. 74/

347.
remedy e, n.

drye, adj. pi 58/1 39.
trecberye, n. obi

be-wreye, inf. 74/348.

pye, n. 74/345.

-yede, -yde, -ide

eryede, 3 pi perf.
be syde, adv. 68/275.
Cypride (Cupid), n. pr.

68/277.

yght, -i$t
lygbt, 11. obi.

nyght, n. 56/85.
nygb, n. obi

ri^t, adv. 92/597.
inyght, n. obj.

rygbt, adv. 64/218.
nyght, n.

lyght, n. obi 56/87.

E 2

52

RYME-INDEX TO " PARLEMEXT OF FOULES."

nygh (night), n. obi.

lygbt, n. obi. 92/599.

ri^t, adv. 92/597.
ryght, adv.

myglit, n. oil. 64/220.

-yghte, -ite

bry^te, adj.pl.

lite, adj.pl 62/188.

nyghte, n. oil 74/357.
nghte, n.

syghte, n. oil. 64/210.
ny^lite, n. obi.

bryghte, adj. pi. 74/356.
lyghte, n.

nyghte, n. 64/209.

- ykyth, -ikyth

lykyth, 2 pi. pres.

entrikyth, 3 s. pres. 78/

403.
sykyth, 3 s. pres. 78/

404.
sykyth, 3 s. pres.

entrikyth, 3 s. pres. 78/

403.
lykyth, 2 pi pres. 78/401.

-yle, -ile

whyle, n. obi
file, inf. 64/212.
wile, n. obi 64/215.

-ylle, -ille
stylle, adj.

wille, n. 86/510.

-ynde, -ende

fynde, inf.

kynde, n. obi 72/316, 72/
332.

kynde, n. obj. 76/365.

mynde, n. obi 98/679.

vnbynde, inf. 86/523.
fynde, 3 s. subj.

unkynde, adj. 80/434.
hynde, n.

kynde, n. obi 62/196.

kynde, n. obi

' fynde, inf. 72/318, 72/
330.

hynde, n. 62/195.

onteynde, adj. 74/359.

wynde, inf. 96/671.
kynde, n. obj.

' fynde, inf. 76/367.
mynde, n. obi

fynde, inf. 98/678.

niankynde, n. obi 54/

70.
mankynde, n. obi

mynde, n. obi. 54/69.
onkynde, adj.

kynde, n. obi. 74/360.
shynde, inf.

ende, n. obj. 84/495.

wende, inf. 84/492.
vnbynde, inf.

fynde, inf. 86/522.
vnkynde, adj.

fynde, 3 s. subj. 80/

433.
wynde, inf.

kynde, «. obi 96/672.

-yne '

deuyne, inf.

vyne, n. 62/182.
diffyne, inf.

laryne, n. obi 86/527.

termyne, inf. 86/530.
enclyne, inf.

rauyne, n. obi 72/323.
lavyne, n. obi

diffyne, inf. 86/529.

termyne, «??/• 86/530.
pyne, inf.

rauyne, ?*. o6Z. 72/336.
rauyne, n. obi

enclyne, inf. 72/325.

pyne, inf. 72/335.
termyne, inf.

diffyne, «?/. 86/529.

lavyne, w. oiW. 86/527.
vyne, n.

deuyne, iw/. 62/182.

RYME-INDEX TO " PARLEMENT OF FOULES.

53

cunnyug, n. ohj.

spekyng, n. obj. 84/488.

thyng, TO. obi. 84/485.
spekyng, n. obj.

cunnyng, n. obj. 84/487.

thyng, w. obi. 84/485.
thyng, n. obi.

cunnyrig, n. obj. 84/487.

spekyng, n. obj. 84/488.

-ynge, inge

brynge, inf.

kakelynge, n. obi. 90/562.

synge, inf. 62/190.

taryinge, n. obj. 90/565.
cunnynge, n. obi.

doinge, TO. obi 86/518.

fynde— synge, inf. 86/5 16.
conquerynge, n.

felynge, n. obj. 50/4.

werkynge, n. obi. 50/5.
depurtynge, TO. obi

synge, inf. 98/673.
felynge, n. obj.

conquerynge, n. 50/2.

werkynge, n. obi 50/5.
gerdonynge, TO.

louynge, TO. obi 82/454.
kakelynge, n. obi

brynge, inf. 90/564.

taryinge, TO. obj. 90/565.
langvyssynge, imp. p.

nothing, TO. o&/. 82/470.
louynge, TO. o&Z.

gerdonynge, TO. 82/455.
synge, ta/.

brynge, inf. 62/192.

cunnynge, TO. o&Z. 86/513.

departynge, TO. o&/. 98/675.

doinge, TO. oiW. 86/515,
werkynge, ?i. o&Z.

conquerynge, TO. 50/2.

felynge, n. obj. 50/4.

-yngith, -yngyth
bryngyth, 3 8. pres.

syngith, 3 s. pres. 74/342.

syngith, 3 s. pros.

bryngyth, 3 s. pres. 74/343

-ynke

bethynke, inf.

wynke, 1 s. subj. 84/482.
synke, 1 s. subj.

thynke, 1 s. pres. 50/6.
thynke, 1 s. pres.

synke, 1 s. subj. 50/7.
wynke, ] s. subj.

bethynke, inf. 84/483.

-ynne

begynne, inf.

wynne, inf. 76/391.
wynne, inf.

begynne, inf. 76/392.

-youn, -ioun

opynyoun, n. obj.

conclusioun, n. 94/620.
eleccioun, n. obj. 94/621.

a-tyr, n. obi

desyr, TO. obi 66/227.
desyr, TO. obi

a-tyr, TO. obi 66/225.

fuyr, n. 66/246.
fuyr, TO.

desyr, TO. obi 66/248.

hyre, TO. obj.

syre, TO. 50/12.

yre, n. obi 50/11,
syre, TO.

hyre, TO. o&/. 50/9.

yre, TO. o&Z. 50/11.
yre, n. obi

hyre, TO. obj. 50/9.

syre, ?a. 50/12.

-ys, -is
a-mys, «c?«;.

is, 3 s. pres. 80/443.
this, pron. 80/445.

54

RYME-INDEX TO " PARLEMENT OF FOULES.'

-yse

deuyse, inf.

gyse, n. obi. 78/399.
gyse, n. obi.

deuyse, inf. 78/398.
seruyse, n. obi.

suffyse, inf. 82/460.

ony wyse, adv. 82/457.
suffyse, inf.

seruyse, n. obi. 82/459.

ony wyse, adv. 82/457.
ony wyse, adv.

seruyse. n. obi. 82/459.

suft'yse,' inf. 82/460.

-ysse, -is, -isse
"blysse, n. obj.

kysse, inf. 76/378.
blysse, n. obi.

massynisse, n. pr. 52/37,

mysse, inf. 52/40.
mysse, inf.

blis, n. obi. 54/72.

blysse, n. obi. 52/39.

massynisse, n. pr. 52/37

wysse. inf. 54/74.
wysse, inf.

blis, n. obi. 54/72.

mysse, inf. 54/75.

-yt, -et

,^. 94/627.
terslet, w. 94/625.

-yte, -ite
delyte, wz/1.

lyte, ac/y. 54/64.
kyte, n.

lyte, ad/. jpZ. 74/350.
tendyte, inf.

write, M//. 58/118.
lyte, «6//. a&s.

quyte, «??/ 56/112.
lyte, adj.

delyte, w/- 54/66.
lyte, adj. pi.

kyte, n. 74/349.

lyte, arfi;.

delite, inf. 50/27.
quyte ?';>/.

lyte, adj. abs. 56/111.
wryte, iw/.

tendite, inf. 60/167.

-ythe, -yue

blytlie, adj.

swythe, «<&-. 84/503, 94/

623.
blythe, adv.

lyue, n. oil 92/607.
stryue, 2 pi. prcs. 92/606.
swythe, adv.

blythe, adj. 84/504, 94/
622.

-yue, -ythe

lyue, ??. oW.

blythe, adv. 92/604.

stryue, Z pi. xn'es. 92/606.
stryue, 2 pi. pres.

blythe, adv. 92/604.

lyue, n. obi. 92/607.

-yuered
delyuered, pp.

al to-slyuered, ^. 84/493.
al to-syluered, pp.

delyuered,^;. 84/491.

ROUNDEL.

-ake

blake, adj. pi. 98/682.
make, n. obj. 98/686.
sake, n. obi. 98/684.
shake, pp. 98/681.
wake, $ pi. pres. 98/687.

-ofte

softe, adj. 98/680.
o-lofte, adv. 98/683.
ofte, adv. 98/685.

55

KYME.-INDEX TO "THE COMPLEYNT
OF MAES."

SHIRLEY'S MS. TRIN. COLL. CAMB. R. 3. 20.

-able

-ace

-adde

-ake

-al

-aame, -ame

-ance, -aunce

-and, -onde

-armes

-aas, -as

-ast1

-aue

-aunce, -ance

-ay

-ayne, -eyne

-e, -ie, -ee

-ed

-ede, -eed, -eede

-ee, -e, -ie

-eede, -ede

-eene

-eepe

-eere, -ere

-eese

INDEX OF RYMES.

-eete

-eght, -ight
-elle
-elf
-ely
-ence
-ere, -eere
-erf

-et?, -eete
-ette
-even
-euer

-ewed

-ey

-eyne, -ayne

-i,-y

-ie, -e, -ee

-ight, -eght

-ight

-ing, -inge, -yng

-o, -oo

-ome

-onde, -and

-oo, -o

-you,

-00

-oode

-oone

-ore, -oore

-orowe

-ove

-ought

-oun, -oune :

-youne
-our, -oure
-ure
-us
-uwe

-y, -i

-yce, -yse

-yde

-ye

-yen, -yeghen

-ynde

-yng, -ing, -ii>ge

-yon, -youn, -oun

-yre

-yse, -yce

-yse

56

RYME-INDEX TO " THE COMPLEYNT OF MARS."

-able

able, adj. pi.

Jjonnourable, adj. def. 12 1/
285

sable, 'n. oil 121/284.

stable, adj. pi. 121/281.
Jjonnourable, adj. def.

MR, adj. pi. 119/282.

sable, n. obi. 121/284.

stable, adj. pi. 121/281.
sable, n. obi.

able, adj. pi. 121/282.

J>onnourable, adj. def. 12 1/
285.

stable, adj. pi 121/281.
stable, adj. pi

able, adj.pl 121/282.

Jjonnourable, adj. def. 12 1/
285.

sable, n. obi 121/284.

-ace

face, n. obi

grace, n. olj. 119/265.

grace, n. obi 104/60.

place, n. obi 104/58.

pour-cliace, inf. 119/269.
grace, n. obj.

face, n. obi. 119/268.

pour-chace, inf. 119/269.
grace, n. obi

face, n. obi 104/61.

place, n. obi 104/58.
place, n. obi

face, n. obi 104/61.

grace, n. obi 104/60.
pour-chace, inf.

face, it. obi 119/268.

grace, n. obj. 119/265.

-adde

hadde, 3 s. per/.

niadde, tw/ 119/253.

madde, inf.

hadde, 3 s. pcrf. 119/252.

-ake

awake, inf.

niaake, n. obj. 101/17.

attake, pp.

sake, n. obi 104/56.
niaake, n. obj.

awake, inf. 101/15.
make, n. obi

take, inf. 111/153.
sake, n. obi

attake, #p. 104/55.
take, inf.

make, n. obi. 111/154.

-al

at al, adj. abs.

tal, adj. 103/38.
tal, adj.

at al, adj. abs. 103/36.

-aame, -ame

gaame, n. obi

name, n. 121/274.

taame, ad/. 121/278.
name, n.

gaame, n. obi 121/277.

taame, adj. 121/278.
taame, adj.

gaame, n. obi 121/277.

name, n. 121/274.

-ance, -annce

gouernance, n. obi

obeyssaunce, n. obi 103/
47.

playsaimce, n. obi 103/46.
meschance, n. obj.

penance, n. obj. 117/242.

plesance, n. obi 117/238.
penance, n. obj.

meschance, n. obj. 117/
241.

plesance, n. obi 117/238.
plesance, n. obi

meschance, n.obj. 117/241.

penance, n. obj. 117/242.

-and', onde
hand', n. obi

londe, n. obi 107/103.
wonde, inf. 107/102.

RYME-INDEX TO " THE COMPLEYNT OF MARS.

57

-armes

armes, n. pi.

armes, n. pi. 105/76.

-aas, -as

ellas, interj.

paas, n. obi 111/134.
paas, n. obi.

ellas, interj. 111/136.

-astt
fast1, adv.

last1, inf. 117/226.
last1, inf.

fast1, adv. 117/225.

-aue

cane, n. obi.

saue, inf. 109/118.
saue, inf.

caue, n. obi. 109/119.

-aunce, -ance

destourbaunce, n. obi.

gouernaunce, n. obi. 109/

110.

penaunce, n. obi. 109/109.
gouernaunce, n. obi.

destourbaunce, n. obi. 109/

107.

penannce, n. obi. 109/109.
obeyssaunce, n. obi.

gouernance, n. obi. 103/

44.

playsaunce, n. obi. 103/46.
penaunce, n. obj.

destourbaunce, n. obi. 109/

107.
gouernaunce, n. obi. 109/

110.
playsaunce, n. obi.

gouernaunce, n. obi. 103/

44.
obeyssaunce, n. obi. 103/47.

-ay

day, n.

gray, adj. def. 101/1.

gray, adj. def.
day, n. 101/3.

-ayne, -eyne
souuerayne, adj.
compleyne, inf.
peyne, n. obi. 115/211.

-e, -ie, -ee

adversite, n. obi.

beaute, n. obj. 119/264.

me,pr. 119/263.

thee, pr. 119/267.
be, inf.

chiuachie, n. obi. Ill/
144.

see, inf. 111/145.
be, 3 s. subj.

enmytee, n. obj. 117/236.

he, pron. 117/240.

see, inf., 117/237.
beaute, n. obj.

aduersite, n. obi. 119/266.

mQ,pr. 119/263.

t\iQQ,pr. 119/267.
he, pr.

be, 3 s. subj. 117/239.

enmytee, n. obj. 117/236.

see, inf. 117/237.
me, pr.

aduersite, n. obi. 119/266.

aduersitee, n. obi. Ill/
148.

beaute, n. obj. 119/264.

bee, inf. 115/196.

free, adj. 115/193.

thee,^-. 119/267.

-ed<
ded', pp.

bed, n. obi. 117/220.

mistyhed?, n. 117/224.
bed*, n. obi.

deft, pp. 117/223.

misty bed', n. 117/224.
misty bed', n.

ded!,£p. 117/223.

bed, n. oil. 117/220.

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RYME-IXDEX TO "THE COMPLEYNT OF MARS.

-ede, -eed', -cede
drede, n. obi.

rede, adj. pi 102/27.
drede, n. obj.

reede, adj. pi. 101/2.

sprede, 2 pi. pres. 101/4.
rede, 1 s. per/, (tolde in R. 3.
20, but rede in all other
MSS.).

dreed', n. 107/80.
rede, adj. pi.

drede, n. obi. 102/28.
sprede, 2 pi. pres.

drede, n. obj. 101/5.

reede, adj. pi. 101/2.

-ee, -e, -ie

aduersitee, n. obi.

me,jpr. 111/150.
bee, inf.

free, adj. def. 115/193.

me,^r. 115/197.
free, adj. def.

bee, inf. 115/196.

me,pr. 115/197.
Enmytee, n. obj.

be, 3 s. subj. 117/239.

\iQ,pr. 117/240.

see, inf. 117/237.
see, inf.

be, inf. 111/141.

be, 3 s. subj. 117/239.

chiuachie, n. oil. 111/144.

enmytee, ??. olj. 117/236.

he,jpr. 117/240.
thee, pr.

aduersyte, n. obi. 119/266.

beaute, n. obj. 119/264.

me,j»r. 119/263.

-eed', -ede
dreed', n.

rede, 1 s. perf. 107/78.

-eede, -ede

reede, adj. pi.

drede, n. obj. 101/5.
sprede, 2 pi. pres. 101/4.

-eene

qweene, n.

sheene, adj. 107/87,
sheene, adj.

queene, n. 107/85.

-eepe

sleepe, inf.

weepe, inf. 107/94.
weepe, inf.

sleepe///?/ 107/92.

-eere, -ere.

cheere, n. obj.

deere, o#. def. 111/147.
cheere, n. obi.

deere, adj. 121/293.

feere, n. 'obi. 121/290.

manere, n. obj. 121/294.
deere, adj.

cheere, n. obi. 121/291.

feere, n. obi. 121/290.

manere, n. obi. 121/294.
deere, adj. def.

cheere, n. obj. 111/146.
feere, n. obi.

cheere, n. obi. 121/291.

deere, adj. 121/293.

manere, n. obi. 121/294.

-eese

eese, n. obj.

pleese, inf. 115/207.
pleese, inf.

eese, n. olj. 115/208.

-eesf
feesf, n. oil.

leesf, adv. 102/24.
leesf , adv.

feesf, n. oil. 102/22.

-eete

heete, n. oil.

weete, adj. pi. 107/89.
meete, 1 s. subj. >

sweete, adj. dcf. 105/57.
sweete, adj. def.

meete, 1 s. subj. 105/59.

RYME-INDEX TO " THE COMPLEYNT OF MARS.

59

-eght, -ight

weght, n. obi.

fight, inf. 107/101.

-elle

dwelle, inf.

helle, n. 109/120.

telle, inf. 105/72.

welle, adv. 105/75.
dwelle, 3 pi. pres.

selle, 3 pi. pres. 113/176.

telle, 1 s. pres. 113/173.

welle, w. 113/174.
lielle, n.

dwelle, inf. 109/122.
selle, 3 pi. pres.

dwelle, 3 pi. pres. 113/
177.

telle, 1 spires. 113/173.

welle,??, 113/174.
telle, inf.

dwelie, inf. 105/74.

welle, adv. 105/75.
telle, 1 s, pres.

dwelle, 3 pi. pres. 113/177.

selle, 3.pZ.^ra. 113/176.

welle, n. 113/174.
welle, n.

dwelle, 3 pi. pres. 1 1 3/177.

selle, 3 pi. pres. 113/176.

telle, 1 s. pres. 118/173.
welle, adv.

dwelle, inf. 105/74.

telle, inf. 105/72.

-elf

felt1, 3 s. subj.

swelf,-™/ 115/216.
swelt1, inf.

felt1, 3 s. subj. 115/217.

-ely

liastely, adv.

pryuely, adv. 107/79.

sturdely, adv. 107/82.
pryuely, adv.

hastely, adv. 107/81.

sturdely, adv. 107/82.

sturdely, adv.

hastely, adv. 107/81.
pryuely, adv. 107/79.

-ence

excellence, n. obi.

Intelligence, n.
166.

presence, n. obj.
Intelligence, n. obj.

excellence, n. obi.

presence, n. obj.
presence, n. obj.

excellence, n. obi

Intelligence, n.
116.

obj. 113/
113/170.

113/169.
113/170.

113/169.
obj. 113/

-ere, -eere

chere, n. obi.

manere, n. obi. 103/41.
dere, adj. voc.

here, inf. 111/135.

spere, n. 111/137.
here, inf.

dere, adj. voc. 111/138.

spere, n. 111/137.'
manere, n. obj.

cheere, n. obi. 121/291.

cleere, adj. 121/293.

feere, n. obi. 121/290.
manere, n. obi.

chore, n. obi. 103/42.
spere, n.

dere, adj. voc. 111/138.

here, inf. 111/135.

-erf
herf , n. obi.

smerf, inf. 105/62.

smerf, adj.pl. 101/10.
smerf, inf.

herf, n. obi. 105/63.
smerf, adj. pi.

herf. n. obi. 101/8.

-esse
distresse, n. obi.

gesse, 1 s. pres. 115/195.

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RYME-INDEX TO "THE COMPLEYNT OF MARS.

hevynesse, n. obj. 115/194.

redresse , inf. 115/192.
gentylesse, n. obj.

sykurnesse, n. obj. 121/298.
gentylesse, n. obi.

hevynesse, n. obi. 121/280.

humblesse, n. obi. 113/1 78.

swetnesse, n.obl. 113/179.
gesse, 1 s. pres.

distresse, n. obi. 115/191.

hevynesse, n. obj. 115/
194.

redresse, inf. 115/192.
hevynesse, n. obj.

distresse, n. obi. 115/191.

gesse, 1 s. pres. 115/195.

redresse,^??/. 115/192.
hevynesse, n. obi.

gentylesse, n. obi. 121/279.
humblesse, n. obi.

gentylesse, n. obi. 11 3/175.

swetnesse, n. obi. 113/179.
redresse, inf.

distresse, n. obi. 115/191.

gesse, 1 s. pres. 115/195.

hevynesse, n. obj. 115/194.
redresse, n. obj. 113/162.
No line in E. 3. 20. in other
MSS.

hevynesse, n. obi. 113/163.
swetnesse, n. obi.

gentylesse, n. obi. 113/175.

humblesse, n. obi. 113/178.
sykurnesse, n. obj.

gentylesse, n. obj. 121/297.

-ett, -eete
gref, adj. pi.

heete, n. obi. 107/87.
\veete, adj.pl. 107/88.

-ette

besette, 1 A subj.

knette,™/. 113/183.

lette, inf. 113/186.
knette, inf.

besette, 1 s. subj. 113/182.

lette, inf. 113/186.

lette, inf.

besette, 1 s, subj. 113/182.
knette, inf. 113/183.

-even

heven, n. obi.

steven, n. obj. 105/52.
steven, n. obj.

heven, n. obi 105/50.

•euer

disseuer, 3 s. subj.

euer, adv. 103/48.
euer, adv.

disseuer, 3 s. subj. 103/49.

-ewed<
shewed', pp.

thewed,^?. 113/180.
the wed', pp.

shewed, #p. 113/181.

-ey

twey, adj.

wey, n. obi. 105/69.
wey, n. obi.

twey, adj. 105/70.

-eyne, -ayne

atteyne, inf.

peyne, n. obi. 111/160.
pleyne, 3 pi. subj. 111/157.
compleyne, inf.

peyne, n.obl. 107/96, 115/

211, 121/283.
reyne, inf. 121/287.
souuerayne, adj. voc. 115 /

215.

tweyne, adj. 107/95.
peyne, n. obi.

atteyne, inf. 111/161.
compleyne, inf. 107/93,

115/214, 221/286.
pleyne, Zpl. subj. 115/157.
reyne, inf. 221/287.
souuerayne, adj. voc. 115 /

215.
tweyne, adj. 107/95.

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61

pleyne, 3 pi. subj.

atteyne, inf. 111/161.

peyne, n. obi. 111/160.
reyne, inf.

compleyne, inf. 121/286.

peyne, n. obi. 12 1/283.
seyne, inf.

sleyne, />p. 108/108.
sleyne, pp.

seyne, inf. 109/106.
tweyne, adj.

compleyne, inf. 107/93.

peyne, n. obi. 107/96.

-it -7

I, pron.

folely, adv. 111/158.
pytously, adv. 111/156.
skilfully, adv. 111/155.

-ie, -e, -ee

chiuacliie, n. obi.
be, inf. 111/141.
see, inf. 111/145.

-ight, -eght

figlit, inf.

weght, n. obi. 107/99.

-ight

bright, adj. pi. 107/83.
Line missing light adv. in

other MSS.
hight, 1 s. pres.

knight, n. 113/187.

might, n. obi. 113/184.

wight, 72, 113/188.
knight, n.

hight, 1 s. pres. 113/185.

might, n. obi. 113/184.

wight, n. 113/188.
knight, n. obi.

wight, n. 105/66.
light, n. obi.

might, n. obj. 109/177.

wight, n. obj. 109/116.
might, n. obj.

light, n. obi 109/114.

wight, n. obj. 109/116.

might, n. obi.

hight, 1 s. pre*. 113/185.

knight, n. 113/187.

wight, n. 113/189.
wight, n.

hight, 1 s. pres. 113/185.

knight, n. 113/187.

knight, n. obi. 105/64.

might, n. obi. 113/184.
wight, n. obj.

light, n. obi. 109/114.

might, n. obj. 109/117.

-ing*, inge, -yng«
departinge, n. obi.

morownyng1, n. obi. 103/
26, 111/151.

synge, inf. 111/152.

syngi, inf. 103/23.
gyving1, n. obi.

durynge, adj. 117/228.

kyng«, n. 117/231.

thinge, n. obj. 117/227.
singe, inf.

departing1, n. obi. 111/149.

morowenyng1, n obi. Ill/

151.
thinge, n. obj.

durynge, adv. 117/228.

gyving1, n. obi. 117/230.

kyng*, n. 117/231.

-0, -00

two, adj.

goo, 3 pi. pres. 105/73.

-ome

come, 3 s. subj.

ouercome, pp. 105/68.

welcome, 2 s. imp. 105/

67.
ouercome, pp.

come, 3 s. subj. 105/65.

welcome, 2 *. imp. 105/

67.
welcome, 2 s. imp.

come, 3 s. subj. 105/65.

ouercome, pp. 105/68.

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RYME-INDEX TO "THE COMPLEYNT OF MARS.'

-onde, -and'
londe, n. obi.

hand', n. obi. 107/100.

wonde, wf. 107/102.
wonde, wf.

hand', ». obi. 107/100.

londe, n. obi. 107/103.

-00, -0

goo. 3 pi. pres.
two, adj. 105/71.

-00

f orgoo, pp.

soo, adv. 119/259.

woo, n. obj. 119/260.
soo, adv.

f orgoo, pp. 119/256.

woo, n. obj. 119/260.
twoo, adj.

woo, n. obi 109/127.
woo, n. obj.

f orgoo, pp. 119/256.

soo, adv. 119/259.
woo, n. obi.

twoo, adj. 109/129.

-oode

stoode, 3 s. perf.

stoode, 3 s. perf. 109/
124.

woode, adj. 109/123.
woode, adj. def.

stoode, 3 s. perf. 109/124.

-oone

alloone, ado.

moone, n. obj. 111/143.
doone, inf.

moone, n. 117/235.
moone, n.

doone, inf. 117/234.
moone, n. obj.

alloone, adv. 111/141.

-ore, -oore

euermore, adv.

soore, adv. 117/243.

soore, adv.

euermore, adv. 117/244.

-orowe

sorowe, inf.

horowe, adj. pi. 115/206.

morowe, n. 101/12.

sorowe, n. 115/202.

sorowe, n. obj. 101/11.
horowe, adj. pi.

borowe, inf. 115/205.

sorowe, n. 115/202.
morowe, n.

borowe, inf. 101/9.

sorowe, n. obj, 101/11.
sorowe, n.

borowe, inf. 115/205.

horowe, adj. pi. 115/

206.
sorowe, n. obj.

borowe, inf. 101/9.

morowe, n. 101/12.

-ove
above, adv.

love, n. obj. 102/31.
love, n. obj.

above, adv. 102/29.

. 113/165.
obj. 113/

-ought

bought, pp.

brought,

thought, n.
167.

wrought, .??/?. 113/164.
brought, pp.

bought, #p. 113/168.

thought, n. obj. 1137
167.

wrought,^. 113/164.
thought, n. obj.

bought,^. 113/168.

brought, .pp. 113/165.

wrought,^/?. 113/164.
wrought, pp.

bought, j?p, 113/168.

brought, jp/?. 165/113.

thought, n. obj. 113/167,

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63

-oun), -oune, -yon), -youne
compassyoune, n. obj. 12 1/

276.
divysyoune, n. obi. 121/

273.

patroune, n. 221/275.
Renoune, n. obi. 121/272.
destruccyoun), n. obi.
dovne, adv. 115/210.
saluacyoun), n. 115/213.
sermoun), n. 115/209.
divysyoune, n. obi.

compassyoune, n. obj. 121/

276.

patroune, n. 121/275.
Eenoune, n. obi. 121/272.
dovne, adv.

destruccyon), n. obi. 115/

212.

saluacyoun), n. 115/213.
sermoun), n. 115/209.
lessoun), n. obj.

Keuolucyoun), n. obi. 102/

30.
subieccyoun), n. obi. 102/

32.
passyoun), n. obj.

conclusyon, n. obi. 1 1 9/257.
confusyon, n. obi. 119/258.
possessyoun), n. obi. 119/

254.
patroune, n.

compassyoune, n. obj. 12 1/

276.
divysyoune, ??. obi. 121/

273.

Renoune, n. obi. 121/272.
possessyoun), n. obi.

conclusyon, n. obi. 119/

257.

confusyon, n. obi. 119/258.
passyoun), n. obj. 119/255.
Renoune, n. obi.

compassyoune, n. obj. 22 1/

276.
divysyoune, n. obi. 22 1/

273.
patroune, n. 221/275.

saluacyoun), n.

destruccyoun), n. obi. 115/

212.

dovne, adv. 115/210.
sermoun), n. 115/209.
sermoun), n.

destruccyoun), n. obi. 115/

212.

dovne, adv. 115/210.
saluacyoun), n. 115/213.
subieccyoun), n. obi.

Reuolucyoun), n. obi. 102/

32.
lessoun), n. obj. 102/33.

-our*, -oure

honnour1, n. obi.

labour*, n. obj. 121/295.

succoure, n. obj. 121/292.
labour*, n. obj.

honnour1, n. obi. 121/
296.

succoure, n. obj. 121/292.
secour1, n. obj.

touij, n. obi. 109/113.
succoure, n. obj.

honnoui', n. obi 121/296.

labour1, n. obj. 121/295.
tour1, n. obi.

secour*, n. obj. 109/115.

-ure
armure, n. obi.

cure, n. 109/131.

endure, inf. 109/128.
aventure, n. obj.

endure, inf. 115/198.

tendure, inf. 101/20.

endure, 1 s.pres. 111/139.
cure, n.

armure, ??. obi. 109/130.

endure, inf. 109/128.
cure, n. obj.

endure, inf. 113/172.
creature, n. obi.

endure, 3 s. subj. 117/233.

misaventure, n. obi. 117/
229.

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RYME-INDEX TO "THE COMPLEYNT OF MARS.'

endure, inf.

armure, n. oil. 109/130.

aventure, n. obj. 101/21,
115/199.

cure, n. 109/131.

cure, n. obj. 113/71.
endure, 1 s. pres.

aventure, n.obj. 111/140.
endure, 3 s. su~bj.

creature, n. obi. 117/232.

misa venture, n. obi. 117/

229.
misa venture, n. obi.

creature, n. obi. 117/232.

endure, 3 s.subj. 117/233.

Jms, adv.

Venus, n. pr. 103/43.
Venus, n. pr.

Jms, adv. 103/45.

-uwe

knuwe, 3 s. subj.

nuwe, adv. 115/201.

ruwe, inf. 115/203.

truwe, adj.pl. 115/200.
nuwe, adv.

knuwe, 3 s. subj. 115/204.

ruwe, inf. 115/203.

truwe, adj.pl. 115/200.
ruwe, inf.

knuwe, 3 s. subj. 115/204.

nuwe, adv. 115/201.

truwe, adj.pl. 115/200.
truwe, adj. pi.

knuwe, 3 s. subj. 115/204.

nuwe, adv. 115/201.

ruwe, inf. 115/203.

»

folely, adv.

I,pron. 111/159.

pytously, adv. 111/156.

skilfully, adv. 111/155.
pytously, adv.

I, prow. 111/159.

folely, n. obi. 111/158.

skilfully, adv. 111/155.
skilfully, adv.

I,pron. 111/159.
folely, n. obi. 111/158.
pytously, adv. 111/156.

-yce, -yse

cheryce, inf.

emparyce, n. obi 121/288.
emparyce, n. obi.

cheryce, inf. 121/289.
nyce, adj.

vyce, n. 119/261.
seruyce, n. obi.

despyse, inf. 102/35.
vyce, n.

nyce, adj. 119/262.

-yde

abyde, inf.

glyde, inf. 105/53.

tyde, n. obi. 105/51.
besyde, prep.

hyde, inf. 107/98.
glyde, inf.

abyde, inf. 105/54.

tyde, n. obi. 105/51.
hyde, inf.

besyde, prep. 107/97.
tyde, n. obi.

abyde, inf. 105/54.

glyde, inf. 105/53.

-ye

aspye, 3 s. subj.

companye, n. obi. 107/104.
companye, n. obj.

dye, inf. 109/125.

espye, inf. 117/221.

eye,??., obi. 117/222

hye, adv. 117/218.
companye, n. obi.

aspye, 3 s. subj. 107/
105.

wrye, inf. 107/91.
drye, inf.

dye, inf. 119/250.

eye, n. obj. 119/247.

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65

dye, inf.

companye, »i. obj. 107/126.

drye, inf. 119/251.

eye, n. obj. 103/39, 119/
247.

eye, n. oW. 113/190.

thyrannye, n. obj. 103/37.
dye, 1 s. pres.

hye, adv. 119/271.

wrye, inf. 107/91.
espye, inf.

companye, n. 197/219.

eye, n. obi. 117/222.

hjQ,adv. 117/218.
espye, 3 pi. subj.

lelousye, n. obi. 101/7.
eye, n. obj.

drye, inf. 119/251.

dye, inf. 103/40,119/250.

thyrannye, n. obj. 103/37.
eye, n. obi.

companye, n. 117/219.

dye, inf. 113/189.

espye, inf. 117/221.

hye, adv. 117/218.
hye, adv.

companye, n. 117/219.

dye, 1 s. pres. 119/270.

espye, inf. 117/221.

eye, n. obi. 117/222.
lelousye, n. obi.

espye, 3 pi. snbj. 101/6.
thyrannye, n. obj.

eye, n. obj. 103/39.

dye, inf. 103/40.
wrye, inf.

dye, 1 s.pres. 107/90.

-yen, -yeghen

cryen, inf.

eyeghen, n. pi. 109/111.
eyeghen, n. pi.

cryen, inf. 109/112.

-ynde

bynde, inf.

kynde, n. obi. 119/245.
mynde, n. obi. 119/248.
ynde, adj.pl. 119/246.

CHAUCER ML, INDEX.

kynde, n. obi.

bynde, inf. 1 19/249.

mynde, n. obi. 119/248.

ynde, adj. pi. 119/246.
mynde, n. obi.

bynde, inf. 119/249.
1 kynde, n. obi. 109/245.

ynde, adj.pl. 119/246.
ynde, adj. pi.

bynde, inf. 119/249.

kynde, n. obi. 119/245.

mynde, n. obi. 119/248.

-yng1, -ing1, -inge
kyngs n.

durynge, adj. 117/228.

gyving", n. obi. 117/230.

thinge, n. obj. 117/227.
morownyng1, n. obi.

departinge, n. obi. ] 02/25,
111/149.

singe, inf. 111/152.

syng«, inf. 102/23.
syng*, inf. 'l 02/23.

departinge, n. obi. 102/25.

morownyng1, n. obi. 102/
26.

spryng*, inf. 101/14.
spryng*, inf.

syng*, inf. 101/13.

-y°fi> -y°un> -

conclusyon, n. obi.

confusyon, n. obi 119/258.
passyoun, n. obj. 119/255.
possessyoun, n. obi. 119/

254.
confusyon, n. obi.

conclusyon, n. obi. 119/

257.

passyoun, n. obj. 119/255.
possessyoun, n. obi. 1197

254.

Reuolucyon, n. obi.
lessoun, n. obj. 102/33.
subieccyoun,ft.oW. 102/32.

-youn, youne. See -oun.
F

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RTiME-INDEX TO "THE COMPLEYNT OF MARS.

fuyre, n. obi.

yre, n. obj. 109/132.
yre, n. obj.

fuyre, n. obi 109/133.

-yse, -yce

despyse, inf.

servyce, n. obi. 103/34.

-yse

devyse, 1 s. pres.

servyse, n. obj. 101/19.

wyse, n. obi. 101/16. .
servyse n. obj.

devyse, 1 s. pres. 101/18.

wyse, n. obi. 101/16.
wyse, n. obi.

devyse, 1 s. pres. 101/18.

servyse, n. obj. 101/19.

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RYME-INDEX TO "AN ABC."

MS. Ff. v. 30, CAMBR. UNIV. LIBR.

INDEX OF RYMES.

-able -eere, -inke

-ace -ei, -ey -iouii

-aile -ein, -eyn -ire

-aire, -ayre -elle -ise

-ame -eiide -orde

-arge -ente -ore

-aue -ere -ouhte

-aunce -esse -oun, -ioun

-aye -este -ounde

-ayn, -eyn -ete -our, -oure

-ayre, -aire -ey, -ei -oure, -our

-e, -ee -eye -oume

-eche -eyn, -ein, -ayn -ure

-ede -ighte -ynde

-ee, -e -ile -yne

-ille -ynge, -inge

-iltf -yse
-inge, -ynge

P 2

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RYME-INDEX TO "AN ABC.

-able
able, adj. pi.

merciable, adj. 134/182.
merciable, adj.

able, adj.pl. 134/184.

-ace

chace, inf.

grace, n. obi. 126/46.
grace, ??.. obi.

chace, inf. 126/48.

-aile

apparaile, n. oil.

counsaile, 2 s. imp. 134/

155.
counsaile, 2 ,9. imp.

apparaile, n. oil. 134/
153.

-aire, -ayre

aclnersaire, n.

debonayre, adj. voc. 124/6.

-ame

lame, adj.

name, n. oil. 128/74.

same, adj. def. 128/
77.

vntame, inf. 128/79.
name, n. oil.

lame, adj. 128/76.

same, adj. def. 128/77.

vntame, inf. 128/79.
same, adj. def.

lame, adj. 128/76.

name, n. oil. 128/74.

vntame, inf. 128/79.
vntame, inf.

lame, adj. 128/76.

name, n. oil. 128/74.

same, adj. def. 128/77.

-arge

large, adv.

targe, n. 134/176.
targe, n.

large, adv. '134/174.

-aue

haue, inf.

saue, inf. 130/118.
sane, inf.

haue, inf. 130/120.

-aunce

acquitaunce, n. oil.

alliaunce, n. olj. 128/58.

criaunce, n. oil. 128/61.

greuaunce, n. olj. 128/63.
alliaunce, n. olj.

acquitaunce, n. oil. 128/
60.

criaunce, n. oil. 128/61.

greuaunce, n. olj. 128/63.
bobaunce, n. olj.

mischaunce, n. oil. 1287
85.

penaunce, n. olj. 128/82.

subst aunce, n. oil. 128/87.
criaunce, n. oil.

acquitaunce, n. oil. 128/
60.

alliaunce, n. olj. 128/58.

greuaunce, n. olj. 128/63.
greuaunce, n. olj..

acquitaunce, n. oil. 128/
60.

alliaunce, n. olj. 128/58.

criaunce, n. oil. 128/61.
mischaunce, n. oil.

bobaunce, n. olj. 128/84.

penaunce, n. olj. 128/82.

substaunce, n. oil. 128/87.
penaunce, <n. olj.

bobaunce, n. olj. 128/84.

mischaunce, n. oil. 128/
85.

substaunce, n. oil. 128/87.
substauuce, n. oil.

bobaunce, n. olj. 128/84.

mischaunce, n. oil. 128/85.

penaunce, n. olj. 128/82.

-aye

praye, n. oil.

praye, 2 s. imp. 128/62.

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69

praye, 2 s. imp.

praye, n. obi. 128/64.

-ayn, eyn

slayn, pp.

certeyn, adv. 134/169.

-ayre, -aire

debonayre, adj. voc.
aduersaire, n. 124/8.

-e, -ee

me, pron.

bee, subj. 2 s. 126/55.
see, n. obi. 126/50.
}eQtpron. 126/33.
ysee, inf. 126/53.

-eche

biseche, inf.

leche, n. 132/134.
leche, n.

biseche, inf. 132/136.

-ede

maidenhede, n. obi.

rede, adj. pi. 130/89.
rede, adj. pi.

maidenhede, n. obi. 130/
91.

~6C, -6

aduersitee, n. obi.

bee, inf. 132/125.

bee, subj. 3 s. 130/98.

flee, inf. 132/124.

glee, n. obj. 130/100.

j>ee,pron. 132/122.

yee, pron. 130/103.
bee, inf.

aduersitee, n. obi. 132/127.

felicitee, n. obi. 124/13.

flee, inf. 132/124.

free, adj. 124/12.

mee, pron. 124/15.

\>ee,pi-on. 132/122.
bee, subj. 2 s.

me, pron. 126/52.

see, n. obi. 126/50.

ysee, inf. 126/53.
bee, subj. 3 s.

aduersitee, n. obi. 130/101.

glee, n. obj. 130/100.

jee,pron. 130/103.
felicitee, n. obi.

bee, inf. 124/10.

free, adj. 124/12.

mee, pron. 124/15.
flee, inf.

aduersitee, rc. oil 132/127.

bee, inf. 132/125.

fee, .prow. 132/122.
free, adj.

bee, inf. 124/10.

felicitee, n. obi. 124/13.

mee t pron. 124/15.
glee, n. obj.

aduersitee, n. obi. 130/101.

bee, subj. 3 s. pres. 130/
98.

yee, pron. 130/103.
mee, pron.

bee, inf. 124/10.

felicitee, n. obi. 124/13.

free, adj. 124/12.
pitee, n. obj.

fee, pron. 132/139.
see, n. obi.

bee, subj. 3 s. pres. 126/55.

me, pron. 126/52.

ysee, inf. 126/53.
fee, pron.

aduersitee, n. obi. 132/127.

bee, inf. 132/125.

flee, inf. 132/124.

me, pron. 126/35.

pitee, n. obj. 132/137.
yee, pron.

aduersitee, n. obi 130/101.

bee, subj. 3 s.pres. 130/98.

glee, n. obj. 130/100.
ysee, inf.

bee, subj. 2 s. pres. 126/
55.

me, pron. 126/52.

see, n. obi 126/50.

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RTME-INDEX TO " AN ABC.

-cede

beede, inf.

neede, n. oil. 130/112.
deede, n. obi.

dreede, n. obi. 126/42.

heede, n. obj. 126/47.

neede, n. obi. 126/44.
dreede, n. obi.

deede, n. obi. 126/45.

heede, n. obj. 126/47.

neede, n. obi. 126/44.
heede, n. obj.

deede, w. obi. 126/45.

dreede, n. obi. 126/42.

neede, n. obi. 126/44.
neede, n. obi.

beede, inf. 130/110.

deede, n. obi. 126/45.

dreede, n. obi. 126/42.

heede, n. obj. 126/47.

-een

been, 3 pi. pres.

fleen, inf. 132/148.

queen, n. 132/149.

seen, inf. 132/151.
fleen, inf.

been, 3 pi. pres. 132/
146.

queen, n. 132/149.

seen, inf. 132/151
queen, n.

been, 3 pi pres. 132/146.

fleen, inf. 132/148.

seen, inf. 132/151.
seen, inf.

been, 3 pi pres. 132/146.

fleen, inf. 132/148.

queen, n. 132/149.

-eene

queene, n.

susteene, inf. 124/22.

teene, n. obi 124/3.
susteene, inf.

queene, n. 124/24.
teene, n. obi

queene, n. 124/1.

-eere
appeere, inf.

deere, adj. voc. 124/17.
cleere, adj. pi

deere, adv. 128/86.
deere, adj. voc.

appeere, inf. 124/19.

heere, adv. 126/26.

heere, inf. 126/31.

maneere, n. obi. 126/29.

peere, n. obj. 130/97.
deere, adv.

cleere, adj.pl 128/88.
heere, inf.

deere, adj. voc. 126/28.

heere, adv. 126/26.

maneere, n. obi 126/29.
heere, adv.

deere, adj. voc. 126/28.

heere, inf. 126/31.

maneere, n. obi 126/29.
maneere, n. obi

deere, adj. voc. 126/28.

heere, adv. 126/26.

heere, inf. 126/31.
peere, n. obj.

deere, adj. voc. 130/99.

-ei, -ey
^eitpron.

wey, n. obi. 128/75.

-ein, -eyn

ayein, adv.

certeyn, adv. 128/66.
souereyn, n. obi 128/69.
veyn, adv. 128/71.

-eUe
telle, inf.

welle, n. 132/126, 134/

177.
welle, n.

telle, inf. 132/128, 1347
179.

-ende
brende, 3 s. perf.

descende, inf. 130/92.

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71

deufende, 2 s. imp. 130/
95.

wende, 3 s. per/. 130/93.
descende, inf.

brende, 3 s. perf.^ 130/90.

deufende, 2 s. imp. 130/
95.

wende, 3 s. perf. 130/93.
deufende, 2 s. imp.

brende, 3 s. perf. 130/90.

descende, inf. 130/92.

wende, 3 s. perf. 130/93.
wende, 3 s. perf.

brende, 3 s. perf. 130/90.

descende, inf. 130/92.

deufende, 2 s. imp. 130/
95.

-elite

absente, subj. 2 s.

tente, n. obi. 126/41.
entente, n. obi.

tente, n. obj. 124/9.
tente, n. obj.

entente, n. obi. 124/11.
tente, n. obi.

absente, subj. 2s. pres. 1 26/
43.

-ere

enquere, inf.

ere, n. obi. 130/115.
ere, n. obi.

enquere, inf. 130/113.

130/111.
130/108.
130/109.

distresse, n. obi.

goodnesse, n. obi.

humblesse, n. obi

maistresse, n. obj
goodnesse, n. obi.

distresse, n. obi. 130/106.

gouernowresse, n
141.

humblesse, n. obi

maistresse, n. obj
132/140.

witnesse, n. obi, 132/143.

130/108.
130/109,

gouernowresse, n. obj.

goodnesse, n. obi. 132/138.

maistresse, n. obj. 132/140.

witnesse, n. obi. 132/143.
humblesse, n. obi.

distresse, n. obi. 130/106.

goodnesse, M. obi. 130/111.

maistresse, %. obj. 130/109.
maistresse, n. obj.

distresse, n. obi. 130/106.

goodnesse, n. obi. 130/111,
132/138.

gouernowresse, «. obj. 132/
141.

humblesse, n. obi. 130/108.

witnesse, n. obi. 132/143.
witnesse, n. obi.

goodnesse, n. obi. 132/138.

gouernowresse, n. obj. 132/
141.

maistresse, n. obj. 132/140.

-este

breste, subj. 3 s.

reste, n.-obt. 124/14.
reste, n. obi.

breste, subj. 3s. 124/16.

-etc

lete, inf.

strete, n. obi. 128/70.
strete, n. obi.

lete, inf. 128/72.

-euere

euere, adv.

neuere, adv. 126/49.
neuere, adv.

euere, adv. 126/51.

-ey, -ei

wey, n. obi.

. 128/73.

-eye

deye, inf.

obeye, inf. 134/170.
preye, 1 s. pres. 134/173.
seye, \ pi. pres. 134/175.

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RYME-INDEX TO

obeye, inf.

deye, inf. 134/172.

preye, 1 s. pres. 134/173.

seye, \pl.pres. 134/175.
portreye, inf.

preye, 1 s. pres. 128/83.
preye, inf.

tweye, adj. 130/104.
preyc, 1 s. pres.

deye, inf. 134/172.

obeye, inf. 134/170.

portreye, inf. 128/81.

seye, I pi. pres. 134/175.
seye, 1 pi. i/res.

deye, inf. 134/172.

obeye, inf. 134/170.

preye, 1 s. pres. 134/173.
tweye, adj.

preye, iuf. 130/102.

-eyn, -em, -ain
certeyn, adv.

ayein, adv. 128/68.

slayn, pp. 134/171.

souereyn, n. oil. 128/69.

veyn, adv. 128/71.
souereyn, n. obi.

ayein, adv. 128/68.

certeyn, adv. 128/66.

veyn, adv. 128/71.
veyn, adv.

ayein, adv. 128/68.

certeyn, adv. 128/66.

souereyn, n. obi. 128/69.

-ighte
alighte, 3 6'. perf.

pighte, 3 s. perf. 134/

163.
pighte, 3 s. perf.

alighte, 3 s. perf. 134/161.

-ile

exile, inf.

alias ther while, interj.

126/54.
alias ther while, interj.

exile, inf. 126/56.

-ille

bille, n. obj.

wille, n. 128/57.
wille, n.

bille, n. obj. 128/59.

-life"

bilf , pp.

giltf, n. obi. 134/178.

spi\V,pp. 134/180.

wilt1, v. 134/181.
gilt1, n. obi.

Witt, pp. 134/183.

spilf,£2?. 134/180.

wiltf, v. 134/181.
spilf , pp.

biltt, pp. 134/183.

gilt1, n. obi. 134/178.

wiltt, v. 134/181.
wilt1, v.

Ulti,pp. 134/183.

giltf, n. obi. 134/178.
ilt1, pp. 134/180.

-inge, -ynge
bringe, 1 s. pres.

woninge, n. obj. 132/145.
chastisinge, n. obj.

haboundinge, imper. p.
132/135.

rekenynge, n. 132/132.

springe, inf. 132/133.
haboundinge, imper. p.

chastisinge, n. obj. 132/
130.

rekenynge, n. 132/132.

springe, inf. 132/133.
springe, inf.

cliastisinge,w.0&/. 132/130.

haboundinge, imper. p.
132/135.

rekenynge, n. 132/132.
woninge, n. obj.

bringe, 1 s. pres. 132/147.

-inke

bithinke, 1 s. pres.
Sinke, inf. 132/123.

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73

sinke, inf.

bithinke, 1 s. pres. 132/
121.

-ioun

accioun, n. obj.

confusiouu, n. 124/18.
dampnacioun, n. obi. 124/

23.
desperacioun, n. obi. 124/

21.
confusioun, n.

accioun, n. obj. 124/20.
dampnacioun, n. obi. 124/

23.
desperacioun, n. obi. 124/

21.

dampnacioun, n. obi.
accioun, n. obj. 124/20.
confusion, n. 124/18.
desperacioun, n. obi. 124/

21.

desperacioun, n. obi.
accioun, n. obj. 124/20.
confusioun, n. 124/18.
dampnacioun, n. obi. 124/
23.

-ire
desire, 1 pi. pres.

jre, n. obi. 126/30.
jre, n. obi.

desire,! pi. pres. 126/32.

-ise

chastise, 2 s. imp.

wise, n. obi. 132/131.
iustise, n. obj.

wise, n. obi. 132/144.
wise, n. obi.

chastise, 2 s. imp. 132/
129.

iustise, n. obj. 132/142.

-orde

accordc, inf.

misericorde, n. obi. 126/

25.
misericorde, n. obi.

accorde, inf. 126/27.

-ore

sore, adv.

yore, adv. 132/150.
yore, adv.

sore, adv. 132/152.

-ouhte

boulite, 3 s. perf.

ouhte, 1 pi. perf. 130/119.

souhte, 3 s. perf. 130/114.

wrouhte, 3*. j?er/. 130/116.
ouhte, 1 pi. perf.

bouhte, 3 &JKJT/. 130/11 7.

souhte, 3 s. pres. 130/114.

wrouhte, 3 s. perf. 1 30/1 1 6.
souhte, 3 s. perf.

bouhte, 3s. perf. 130/117.

ouhte, I pi. perf. 130/119.

wrouhte, 3 s.perf. 130/1 16.
wrouhte, 3. 6'. perf.

bouhte, 3 s. perf. 130/117.

ouhte,! pi. perf. 130/119.

souhte, 3 s. perf. 130/114.

-oun

adouu, adv.

dampnacioun, n. obj. 134/
167.

passioun, n. obj. 134/162.

saluacion, n. obi. 134/165.
dampnacioun, n. obj.

adoun, adv. 134/164.

passioun, n. obj. 134/162.

saluacioun, n. obi. 134/165.
passioun, n. obj.

adoun, adv. 134/164.

dampnacioun, n. obj. 134/
167.

saluacioun, n.obl. 134/165.
saluacioun, n. obi.

adoun, adv. 134/164.

dampnacioun, n. obj. 134/
167.

passioun, n. obj. 134/162.

-ounde

confoundc, inf.

f ounde, pp. 126/38.

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RYME-INDEX TO "AN ABC.3

founde, pp.

confounds, inf. 126/40.

-our, -oure

errour, n. obi.

flour, n. 124/4, 134/
159.

languor, n. obi. 124/7.

socour, n. 128/65.

socour, n. ol)j. 134/
156.

socour, n. oil. 124/2.

toure, w. obi 134/154.
flour, n.

errour, 7i. oil. 124/5, 134/
157.

langour, n. oil. 124/7.

socour, n. oty. 134/156.

socour, n. oil. 124/2.

toure, n. obi. 134/154.
langour, n. oil.

errour, n. oil. 124/5.

flour, n. 124/4.

socour, n. oil. 124/2.
socour, n.

errour, n. oil. 128/67.
socour, n. obj.

errour, n. obi 134/157.

flour, n. 134/159.

toure, n. obi 134/154.
socour, n. obi

errour, n. oil. 124/5.

flour, n. 124/4.

langour, n. oil. 124/7.
toure, n. oil.

errour, n. oil. 134/157.

flour, n. 134/159.

socour, n. oil. 134/156.

-ourne

aiourne, 2 s. imp.

soiourne, inf. 134/160.
soiourne, inf.

aiourne, 2 s. imp. 134/

158.

-ure

dure, inf.

figure, n. oil. 130/94.
figure, n. oil.

dure, inf. 130/96.

-ynde

blynde, acfj.pl

mankynde, n. obi 130/107.
man k ynde, n. obi

blynde, adj. pi 130/105.

vnkynde, adj. 134/166.
vnkynde, adj.

mankynde, n. obi ] 30/1 68.

-yne

medicyne, n. obi

resyne, 1 s. pres. 128/80.
resyne, 1 s. pres.

medicyne, n. obi 128/78.

-ynge, -inge

rekenynge, n.

ehastisinge, n. olj. 132/130.
haboundinge, impcr. p.

132/135.
springe, inf. 132/133.

-yse
assyse, n. oil.

chastyse, 2 s. sulj. 126/39.

iustyse, n. oil. 126/37.

wyse, n. oil. 126/34.
chastyse, 2 s. sulj.

assyse, n. oil. 126/36.

iustyse, n. oil. 126/37.

wyse, n. oil. 126/34.
iustyse, n. oil.

assyse, n. oil. 126/36.

chastyse, 2 s. sulj. 126/39.

wyse, n. oil 126/34.
wyse, n. oil.

assyse, n. oil. 126/36.

chastyse, 2 s. sulj. 126/39.

iustyse, n. oil. 126/37.

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KYME-INDEX TO "ANELIDA AND
ARCITE."

HARL. MS. 7333 (from Shirley), leaf 134, col. 1.
INDEX OF KYMES.

-ace, p. 76

-epe, -ipe, -ippe, p. 79

-oth, p. 83

-ad, -adde, p. 76

-er, -ere, p. 79

-ought, p. 83

-adde, -ad, p. 76

-ere, -er, -eere, -ir, p. 79

-oun, -oune, p. 83

-ade, p. 76

-es, -esse, p. 79

-ounde, p. 83

-all, alle, p. 76

-ese, -esse, p. 79

-oune, -oun, p. 83

-ame, p. 76

-esse, -es, -ese, p. 79

-oute, p. 83

-ane, p. 76

-ete, p. 80

-owe, p. 84

-are, p. 76

-eus, -ius, p. 80

-oyde, -eyde, p. 84

-arge, p. 76

-ewe, -uee, -uwe, p. 80

-uee, -ewe, p. 84

-aste, p. 76

-eyde, -ayde, -oyde, p. 80

-ure, p. 84

-ate, p. 76

-eye, -aye, p. 80 .

-us, p. 84

-aunce, p. 76

-eyn, -eyne, p. 80

-uwe, -ewe, p. 84

-ave, p. 77

-eyne, -ayne, -ene, -eyu.

-«y» -y. P- 84

-awe, p. 77

p. 80

-uyte, -ight, -yte, p. 84

-ay, -aye, p. 77

-eyte, -yte, p. 81

-uytle, -yte, p. 84

-aye, ay, p. 77

-iche, p. 81

-y, -uy, p. 84

-aye, -eye, p. 77
-ayde, ayed, eyde, p. 77

-ie, -ye, p. 81 .
-ight, -yght, yte, p. 81

-ye. -ie, p. 84
-yght, -ite, -yte, p. 85

-ayne, p. 77

-ille, p. 81

-ylle, -ille, p. 85

-e, -ee, p. 77
-ea, p. 77

-ing, -ynge, p. 81
-inke, -ynke, p. 82

-ynd, -ynde, p. 85
-yng, p. 85

-ecche, -echche, p. 77
-ede, -ode, p. 77

-inge, p. 82
-ipe, -ippe, -epe, p. 82

-ynge, -ing, p. 85
-ynke, -hike, p. 85

-ee, -e, p. 77

-ir, -ere, p. 82

-ynne, p. 85

-eene, -ene, p. 78

-it, -itte, p. 82

-yre, p. 85

-eere, -ere, p. 78
-eepe, -epe, p. 78

-ite, -yte, -yght, p. 82
-ithe, -ythe, p. 82

-yte, -eyte, -ight, -ite,
-uyte, -uytle, -yght,

-eld, -elde, p. 78
-ell, -elle, p. 78

-itte, -it, p. 82
-ius, -eus, p. 82

p. 85
-ythe, -ithe, p. 86

-ende, p. 78

-o, p. 82

-endid, p. 78
-ene, -eene, p. 78

-ode, -ede, p. 82
-oght, p. 83

Continuation from
Tanner J\IS

-ene, eyne, p. 78

-omme, p. 83

-ent, p. 78

-oone, p. 83

-ene, p. 86

-ente, p. 78

-ore, p. 83

-ere, p. 86

-epe, -eepe, p. 78

-ory, p. 83

-ice, -isc, p. 86

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RYME-INDEX TO " ANELIDA AND ARCITE.

-ace

face, n. obi.

grace, n. obi. 148/42.
grace, n. obi.

face, n. obi. 148/41.

place, n. obi. 146/4.

Trace, n. pr. 146/2.
place, n. obi.

grace, n. obi. 146/5.

Trace, n. pr. 146/2.
Trace, n. pr.

grace, n. obi. 146/5.

place, n. obi. 146/4.

-ad, -adde

had, 3 s. perf.

ladde, 3 s. perf. 148/39.
sprad, 3 s. perf. 148/40.

-adde, -ad

ladde, 3 s. perf.

had, 3 s. perf. 148/37.
sprad, 3 s. perf. 148/40.'

-ade

fade, inf.

glade, adj.pl. 146/16.
shade, n. obi. 146/18.

-aH, -alle
aH, adj.

calle, inf. 160/199.

-ame

blame, n. obi. 164/275.
game, n. 166/279.
grame, n. obj. 164/276.
name, n. 164/273.
shame, n. obi. 164/272.

-ane

begone, 3 s. perf.

cane, 3 s. pres. 156/151
mane, n. oil. 156/149.

-are
bare, adj.

fare, n. obi. 150/63.

-arge

charge, n. obj.

large, adj. def, 148/30.
targe, n. pi. 148/33.

-aste
agaste, adj.

faste, adj. 168/313.
maste, n. 168/314.
stedfaste, adj. 168/310.

-ate

estate, n. obL

mate adj. 158/176.

-aunce

chaunce, n. obj. 170/348.
balauuce, n. obi. 170/344.
penaunce, n.obj. 170/347.
rememberaunce, n. obi.

170/350.
countenaunce, n. obi. 160/

215.

daunce, n. 160/214.
observaunce, n. obj. 162/

218.

plesaunce, n. obi. 160/212.
remembraunce, n. obi. 160/

211.
daunce, n. 160/214.

countenaunce, n. obi. 160/

215.
observaunce, n. obj. 162/

218.

plesaunce, n. obi. 160/212.
remembraunce, n. obi. 160/

211.

observaunce, n. obj. 162/218.
countenaunce, n. obi. 160/

215.

daunce, n. 160/214.
plesaunce,??, obi. 160/212.
remembraunce, n. obi. 1 60/

211.

plesaunce, n. obi. 160/212.
countenaunce, n. obi. 160/

215.
daunce, n. 160/214.

RYMF-INDEX TO " ANELltiA AND AECITE."

77

olisorvaunce, n. obj. 162/

218.
reiiiembraunce, n. obi. 160/

211.
remembraunce, n. obi.

balaunce, n. obi 170/344.
chaunce, n. obj. 170/348.
countenaunce, n. obi. 160/

215.

daunce, n. 160/214.
observaunce, n. obj. 162 /

218.

penaunce, n. obj. 170/347.
plesaunce, n. obi. 160/212.

-ave
have, inf.

save, 3 s. subj. 160/202.

-awe

awe, n. obi.

edrawe, pp. 150/70.

-ay, -aye

nay, adv.

alwaye, adv. 166/277.
daye, n. obi. 166/278.
maye, ?;. 166/280.

-aye, -ay

alwaye, adv.

daye, adv. 166/278.
nay, adv. 164/274.

-aye, -eye

a waye, adv.

deye, 1 s. subj. 168/322,

168/332.

keye, n. obj. 168/323.
playe, 1 s. pres. 168/321.
saye, 1 s. subj. 168/317.
tweye, adj. 168/328.
waye, n. obi. 168/318.

-ayde, -ayed, -eyde
apayde, pp.

brayed', pp. 154/124.
eeyde,j>j?. 154/121.

-ayne

agayne, adv. 168/308.

fayne, adj. 168/315.

sayne, n. obj. 160/206.

Eayne, n. obi. 168/309.

slayne,#p. 168/312.

soverayne, n. 168/311.
gayne, n. obj.

ageyne, adv. 160/204.

-e, -ee

be, 2 pi subj. 164/257.
aduersitee, n. obi. 164/258.
creweltee, n. obi. 164/271.
degree, n. obi. 164/261.
free, adj. 164/267.
he,pron. 164/262.
me,pron. 164/260.
jQQ,pron. 164/256.

Ciren, n. pr.

polymea, n. pr. 146/15.

-ecche, -echche

fecche, inf.

r echche, 2 pi. pres. 168/

335.

strecche, inf. 170/341.
wrechche, n. 170/339.

-ede, -ode

beede, 1 s. subj.

dede, n. obj. 166/300.

drede, n. obi. 166/303.

hede, n. obj. 166/307.

lede, 1 s. subj. 166/302.

mede, n. 166/305.

nede, n. 166/301.

sede, inf. 166/306.

womanhode, n. obj. 166/

299.
rede, adj. def.

drede, n. obi. 146/3.

-ee, -e

aduersitee, n. obi. 164/258.
be, 2 pi. subj. 164/257.

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creweltee, n. obi. 164/271.
degree, n. obi 164/261.
free, adj. 164/267.
he,pmn. 164/262.
mQ,pron. 164/260.
yee, pron. 164/256.

-eene, -ene

queene, n.

tene, n. obj. 156/140.
teene, n. obj.

Quene, n. 158/167.
teene, n. obj.

grene, adj. 158/180.

sustene, inf. 158/177.

-eere, -ere

cheere, n. obj. 164/253.
dere, adv. 164/255.
here, adv. 164/252.
manere, n. obi. 164/249.

-eepe, -epe

keepe, n. obj.

slepe, 3 s. p&rf. 156/137.
weepe, 3 s. per/. 156/138.

-eld1, -elde

"behelde, inf.

eldl, n. obi. 152/78.

-eH, -eUe
dwelle, inf.

hello, n. obj. 158/166.
te», inf. 158/163.

-ende

beende, inf.

ende, n. obi. 158/184.
wende, inf. 158/187.

-endid!
amendiil, pp.

comprehendid',^9. 152/83.

-ene, -eene

grene, n. obi.

queue, n. 156/147.

grene, adj.

sustene, inf. 158/177.

teene, n. obj. 158/179.
Queue, n.

grene, n. obi. 156/146.

shene, adj. def. 143/38,
150/73.

teene, n. 158/168.
sliene, adj. def.

quene, n. 148/36, 150/71.
sustene, inf.

grene, adj. 158/180.

teene, n. obj. 158/179.
tene, n. obj.

queene, n. 156/139.

-ene, -eyne

twene, adj.pl. 166/285.
cheyne, n. obi. 166/284.
peyne, n. obi. 166/288.
pleyne, inf. 166/282.
seyne, inf. 166/281.

-ent

brent, pp.

sent,_gp. 154/113.

-ente

entente, n.

wente, 3 s. perf. 154/

133.
entente, n. obj.

wente, Z pi perf . 148/27.
mente, 3 s. perf.

wente, 3 s. perf. 1567

161.

wente, 3 s. perf.
entente, n. 154/132.
mente, 3 s. perf. 156/

160.
wente, 3 pi perf.

entente, n. obj. 148/28.

-epe, -eepe

slepe, 3 s. perf.

keepe, n. obj. 156/135.
weepe, 3 s. perf. 156/
138.

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-epe, -ipe, -ippe

shepe, n. oil.

ladishippe, n. obi. 160/191.
sbipe, n. obi. 160/194.

-er, -ere

maner, n. obi.

chers, n. obj. 154/108.

-ere, -er, -eere, -ir

chere, n. obj.

lere, inf. 152/98.

maner, n. obj. 154/106.
dere, adv.

cheere, n. obj. 164/253.

here, adv. 164/252.

manere, n. obi. 164/249.'
lere, inf.

chere, n. obj. 152/97.
swere, inf.

hiT,pron. 154/120.

-es, -esse

stedfastnes, n. obi.

fairnesse, n. obi. 152/79.
lucresse, n. pr. 152/82.

-ese, -esse

ese, n. obj.

plese, inf. 154/111.
lese, n. obi. 162/233.

causelesse, adv. 162/229.

lesse, adv. 162/236.

pese, n. obi 162/232.

rewthelesse, adj. 162/230.
plese, inf.

ese, n. obj. 154/112.

-esse, -es, -ese
besynesse, n. obj.

distresse, n. obi. 152/101.
besynesse, n. obi. 164/250.
gentilnesse, n. obi. 164/

247.

hevinesse, n. obi. 164/254.
humblesse, n. obi. 164/

248.
mastresse, n. 164/251.

causelesse, adv. 162/229.

lese, n. obi. 162/233.

neuer tlie lesse, adv. 162/
236.

pese, n. oil. 162/232.

rewthelesse, adj. 162/230.
distresse, n. obi.

besynesse, n. obj. 152/99.
fairnesse, n. obi.

lucresse, n. pr. 1 52/82.

stedfastnes, n. obi. 152/81.
gentilnesse, n. obi.

besyness, n. obi. 164/250.

heviness, n. obi. 164/254.

humblesse, n. obi. 164/248.

mastresse, n. obj. 164/251.
gladnesse, n. obi. Fairf. MS.

heuynesse, n. obi. 166/296.

vnkyndnesse, n. obi. 166/
292.

witnesse, ft. obj. 166/298.
hevinesse, n. obi.

besynesse, n. obi. 164/250.

gentilnesse, n. obi. 164/
247.

humblesse, ??. obi. 164/
248,

mastresse, n. obj. 164/251.
heuynesse, n. obi. Fairf. MS.

gladnesse, n. obi. 166/295.

vn-kyndnesse, n. obi. 166/
292.

witnesse, n. obj. 166/298.
humblesse, n. obi.

besynesse, n. obi. 164/250.

gcntilnesse, n. obi. 164/
247.

hevinesse, n. obi. 164/254.

mastresse, n. obj. 164/251.
lucresse, n. pr. 152/82.

fairnesse, n. obi. 152/79.

stedfastnes, n. obi. 152/81.
neuer the lesse, ado.

causelesse, adj. 162/229.

lese, n. obi. 162/233.

lesse, adv. 162/236.

pese, n.obl. 162/232.

rewthelesse, adj. 162/230.

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nuwefangulnesse, n. obi.
stedfastnesse, n. obL 156/

143.
rewthelesse, adj.

causelesse, adv. 162/229.
lese, n. obi 162/233.
lesse, adv. 162/236.
pese, n. obi. 162/232.
stedfastnesse, n. obi.

no we fangulnesse, n. obi.

156/141.
vn-fcyndnesse, n. oil. Fairfax

MS.

gladnesse, n. obi 166/295.
heuynesse, n. obi. 166/296.
witnesse, n. obj. 166/298.
wit n ease, n. obj. Fairf. MS.
gladnesse, n. obi. 166/295.
hevynesse, n. obi. 166/296.
vn-kyndnesse, n. obi. 166/
292.

-ete
bete, adj. def.

grete, adj.pl. 148/22.

-ens, -ius

Campaneus

Tedius, n. pr. 150/57.

-ewe, -nee, -uwe

newe, n. obi.

huee, n. obi. 160/213.

rewe, inf. 162/217.

trewe, adj. 162/216.
rewe, inf.

huee, n. obi. 160/213.

newe, n. obi. 162/219.

trewe, adj. 162/216.

trewe, adj. def. 152/105.
trewe, adj.

huee, n. obi. 160/213.

huwe, n. obi. 156/145,
166/289.

newe, n. obi 162/219.

nuwe, adj. 156/144.

nuwe, adj. pi 166/286.

rewe, inf. 162/217.

ruwe, 3 s. subj. 166/287.

trewe, adj. def.

rewe, inf. 152/104.

-eyde, -ayde, -oyde

obeyde, 3 s. perf.

vpbroyde, inf. 154/118.
seyde, pp.

apayde, pp. 154/123.

brayed', pp. 154/124.

-eye, -aye

deye, 1 s. subj.

a waye, adv. 168/319.
keye, n. obj. 168/323.
playe,J s. pres. 168/321.
saye, 1 s. con. 168/317.
tweye, adj.pl. 168/328.
waye, n. obi. 168/318.

-eyn, -eyne
seyn, inf. 152/85.
pleyne, adj. 152/87.

-eyne, -ayne, -ene, -eyn

a-geyne, adv.

gayne, n. obj. 160/206.
cheyne, n. obj.

peyne, n. 'obi. 166/288.

pleyne, inf. 166/282.

seyne, inf. 166/281.

twene, adj.pl. 166/284.
deyne, inf.

peyne, n. obi 162/234.

pleyne, inf. 162/237.

restreyne, inf. 162/235.
feyne, inf.

pleyne, inf. 156/157.
peyne, n. obi

cheyne, n. obi 166/284.

deyne, inf. 162/231.

pleyne, inf. 162/237, 16 6/
282.

restreyne, inf. 162/235.

seyne, inf. 166/281.

twene, adj.pl. 166/284.
pleyne, inf.

cheyne, n. obi 166/284.

deyne, inf. 162/231.

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feyne, inf. 156/155.

peyne, n. obi. 162/234,
166/288.

restreyne. inf. 162/235.

seyne, inf. 166/281.

twene, adj.pl. 166/284.
pleyne, adj.

seyn, inf. 152/85.
seyne, inf.

cheyne, n. obi. 166/284.

peyne, n. obi. 166/288.

pleyne, inf. 166/282.

twene, pi. 166/284.
restreyne, inf.

deyne, inf. 162/231.

peyne, n. obi. 162/234.

pleyne, inf. 162/237.

-eyte, -yte
wreyte, inf.

Arcyte, n. pr. 160/210.

-iche
liche, adj.

riche, adj. def. 150/77.
riche, adj. def.

liche, adj. 150/76.

-ie, -ye

espie, inf.

thratourye, n. obj. 156/

156.
Thyranneye, n. obi. ISO/

66.
Trecherye, n. obi. 156/

158.
fflaterie, n.

lalowsye, n. ohj. 154/126.
glorie, n. obi.

Victorye, n. oil 148/29.

-ight, -yght, -yte
bright, adj. def.

knyghtf, n. 152/86.

wight1, n. obi. 152/88.
delight, inf.

Arcyte, n. pr. 160/198.

luyte, adv. 160/200.

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knight, n.

might, n. obi. 162/221.

plight, pp. 162/227.

Eight, adj. 162/224.

wight, n. obj. 162/220.
might, n. obj.

knyght, n. obi. 154/117.

wyght, n. obi. 154/114.
might, n. obi.

knight, n. 162/223.

plight, pp. 162/227.

Eight, adj. 162/224.

wight, n.'obl. 162/220.
plight, pp.

knight, n. 162/223.

might, n. obi. 162/221.

Eight, adj. 162/224.

wight, n. obi. 162/220.
Eight, adj.

knight, n. 162/223.

might, n. obi. 162/221.

plight, pp. 162/227.

wight, n. obi. 162/220.
wight1, n. obi.

bright1, adj. def. 152/89.

knyqhf, n. 152/86, 162/
223.

might, n. obi. 162/221.

plight, pp. 162/227.

Eight, adj. 162/224.

-me

fille, n. obj.

wille, n. obi. 160/196.
fulfille, inf.

kylle, inf. 150/53.

stille, adv. 150/54.
stille, adv.

kylle, inf. 150/53.

fulfille, inf. 150/51.
wille, n. obi.

fille, n. obj. 160/195.

-ing*, -ynge

compleyning, n. obj.

languisshing, n. obi. 160/

205.
wepynge, imp. p. 160/207.

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languisshing1, n. oil.

compleyning, n. obj. 160/
208.

wepynge, imp. p. 160/207.
thing1, n.

kynge, n. 154/130.

Ringe, n. obi 154/131.

-inke, -ynke

thinke, inf.

swynke, 3 s. sulj. 158/182.

-inge

Ringe, n. obL

kynge, n. 154/130.
thing«, n. 154/128.

-ipe, -ippe, -epe

shipe, n. obi.

ladishippe, n. obi. 160/191.

shepe, n. obi 160/193.
ladishippe, n. obi.

shepe, n. obi 160/193.

shipe, n. obi. 160/194.

-ir, -ere

hir, pron.

swere, inf. 154/122.

-it -itte
it, pron.

witte, n. obj. 158/164.

-ite, -yte, -yght

Arcite, n. pr.

bite, inf. 146/12.

endite, inf. 146/9.
quite, 3 s. subj.

Arcyte, n. pr. 164/264.

byte, 3 s. subj. 164/270.

delyte, inf. 164/266.

lyte, adj. pi. 164/265.

myght, n. obi. 164/269.

Respite, inf. 164/259.

wyte, n. obj. 164/268.
Respite, inf. ,

Arcyte, n. pr. 164/264.

byte, 3 s. subj. 164/270.

delyte, inf. 164/266.

lyte, adj. pi. 164/265.

myght, n. oil. 164/269.

quite, 3 s. subj. 164/263.

wyte, n. obj. 164/268.
wite, inf.

Arcyte, n. pr. 154/109.

lyte, n. obj. 154/107.
write, inf,

Arcyte, n. pr. 148/49.

-ithe, -ythe
sithe, n. pi.

blyj>e, adj. 162/225.
kythe, inf. 162/228.
swythe, adj. 162/226.

-itte, -it

witte, n. obj.

it, pron.' 158/1 62.

-ius, -ens
Ted ius, n. pr.

Campaneus, n. pr. 150/59.

also, adv.

ego, pp. 150/61.

two, adj. 150/60.
ego, pp.

also, adv.

two, adj.pl 150/60.
two, adj.

also, adv. 150/58.

ego, pp. 150/61.

so, adv. 152/93.
so, adv.

two, adj. 152/94.

-ode, -ede

womanhode, n. obj. 166/

299.

beede, 1 s. conj. 166/304.
dede, n. obj. 166/300.
drede, n. obi. 166/303.
hede, n. olj. 166/307.
lede, 1 s. conj. 166/302.
mede, n. 166/305.

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nede, n. 166/301.
sede, inf. 166/306.

-oght

broght,£>p. 166/297.
noght, adv. 166/293.
oght, n. obi 166/294.
soght,#p. 166/290.
thoght, n. obi. 166/299.

-omme

ecomme, pp. 148/25.
ouercomme, pp. 148/23.
somme, adj. 148/26.

-oone

agoone, pp.

noone, n. obj. 158/173.

stoone, n. 158/170.
agoone, adv.

noone, adv. 156/148.
noone, n. obj.

agoone, pp. 158/172.

stoone, n. oil. 158/170.

-ore

Euermore, adv.

lore, n. obj. 162/244.

more, adv. 162/240.

yore, adv. 162/243.
lore, n. obj.

Evermore, adv. 162/246.

namore, adv. 170/342.

more, adv. 162/240, 170/
343.

sore, adv. 170/349.

yore, adv. 162/243, 170/

346.
namore, adv.

lore, n. obj. 170/345.

more, adv. 170/343.

sore, adv. 170/349.

yore, adv. 170/346.
more, adv.

enermore, adv. 162/246.

lore, n. obj. 162/244, 170/
345.

sore, adv. 170/349.

yore, adv. 162/243, 170/

346.
sore, adv.

lore, n. obj. 170/345.
more, adv. 170/343.
namore, adv. 170/342.
yore, adv. 170/346.
yore, adv.

Euermore, adv. 162/246.
lore, n. obj. 162/244, 170/

345.

namore, adv. 170/342.
more, adv. 162/240, 1707

343.
sore, adv. 170/349.

-ory

memory, n. obi.

story, n. obj. 146/13.

-oth

both", adj.

wroth, adj.pl. 150/56.

-ought

ebrought, pp.

thought, n. 156/134.

-oun), -oune
edoun), pp.

regyoune, n. obi. 150/67.
toune, n. obi. 150/68.

-ounde

bounde,#p. 162/245.
f ounde, pp. 162/241.
sounde, inf. 162/242.
stounde, n. obi. 162/238.
wounde, n. obj. 162/239.

-oune, -oun)
regyoune, n. obi.
edoun, pp. 150/65.
toune, n. obi. 150/68.

-oute

aboute, adv.

route, n. obj. 148/34.

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-owe

arowe, n. obi.

narowe, adv. 158/183.
Eknowe, pp.

lowe, adv. 152/95.

thro we, n. obi 152/93.
knowe, inf.

lowe, adv. 160/192.
lowe, adv.

eknowe, pp. 152/96.

knowe, inf. 160/190.

thro we, adv. 152/93.
narowe, adv.

Arowe, n. obi. 158/185.
throwe, adv.

eknowe, #p. 152/96.

lowe, adv. 152/95.

-oyde, -eyde

vpbroyde. inf.

obeyde, 3 s. perf. 154/
119.

-nee, -ewe

huee, n. obi.

newe, n. obi. 162/219.
re we, inf. 162/217.
trewe, adj. 162/216.

-lire

asure, n. obi.

aventure, n. obi. 168/

324.
chaunte pleure, n. obi. 168/

320.

creature, n. 168/325.
discomfiture, n. obi. 168/

326.

endure, inf. 168/327.
ensure, inf. 168/331.
figure, n. 168/329.
creature, n. obi.

ensure, inf. 152/90.

-US

thus, adv.

Theseus, n. pr. 148/45.

-uwe, -ewe

huwe, n. obi.

nuwe, adj. 156/144.

nuwe, adj.pl. 166/286.

ruwe, 3 s. subj. 166/287.

trewe, adj. 156/142, 166/

283.
nuwe, adj.

huwe, n. obi. 156/145.

trewe, adj. 156/142.
nuwe, adj. pi.

huwe, n. obi. 166/289.

ruwe, 3 s. subj. 166/287.

trewe, adj. 166/283.
ruwe, 3 s. subj.

huwe,??, obi. 166/289.

nuwe, adj.pl. 166/286.

trewe, adj. 166/283.

-uy, -y

guy, 2 pi. imp.

cry, 1 s. pres. 146/7.

-uyte, -ight, -yte
luyte, adv.

Arcyte, n. pr. 160/198.
delight, inf. 160/201.

-uytle, -yte
luytle, adj.

Arcyte, n. pr. 158/175.

-Y, -ny
crookedly, adv.

pytously, adv. 158/169.
cry, 1 s. pres.

guy, 2 pi. imper. 146/6.
debonnayrely, adv.

tendrely, adv. 154/129.
pytously, adv.

crookedly, adv. 158/171.

-ye, -ie

bygamye, n. obi.

lye, 3 pi subj. 156/153.
crye, 1 s. pres.

drye, 1 s. pres. 168/333.

drye, adj.pl. 168/336.

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dye, 1 s.pres. 168/334.

gye, inf. 170/340.
lalousye, n. obi.

fflaterie, n. 154/125.
lye, 3 pi. subj.

bygamye, n. obi. 156/153.
thratourye, n. obj.

espie, inf. 156/159.

Trecherye, n. obi. 156/158.
Thyrannye, n. obi.

espie, inf. 150/64.
Trecherye, n. obi.

espie, inf. 156/159.

thratourye, n.obj. 156/156.
Victory e, n. obi.

glorie, n. obi. 148/31.

-yght, -ite, -yte

knyghfc, n.

bright1, adj. 152/89.

wight1, n. obi. 152/88.
myght, n. obi.

Arcyte, n. pr. 164/264.

byte, 3 s. subj. 164/270.

delyte, inf. 164/266.

lyte, adj. pi. 164/265.

quite, 3 s. subj. 164/263.

Respite, inf. 164/259.

wyte, n. obi. 164/268.
wyghtt, n. obi.

knyght1, n. obi. 154/117.

might1, n. obj. 154/116.

-yUe, -ille

kylle, inf.

fulhlle, inf. 150/51.
stale, adv. 150/54.

-ynd?, -ynde

mynd?, n. obi.

fynde, 1 s. pres. 146/10.

bryng, inf.

gevyng, n. obi. 148/44.

ridyng, imp. p. 148/46.
duellyng, imp. p.

lykyng, n. obj. 150/75.

spryng, inf. 150/74.

-ynge, -ing1
kynge, n.

Einge, n. obi. 154/131.
thing1, n. 154/128.
lyvynge, n. obi.

synge, inf. 158/189.
wepynge, imp. p.

compleyning, n. obj. 160/

208.

languisshing, n. obi. 160/
205.

-ynke, -inke

swynke, 3 s. subj.
thinke, inf. 158/181.

-ynne

Corynne, n. pr.

wynne, 1 s. subj. 146/20.
synne, n.

twynne, inf. 152/102.

wynne, inf. 152/101.

-yre

fyre, n. obi.

yre, n. obi. 150/50.

-yte, -eyte, -ight, -ite,
-uyte, -uytle, -yght
Arcyte, n. pr.

byte, 3 s. subj. 164/270.

delight, inf. 160/201.

delyte, inf. 164/266.

luyte, adv. 160/200.

luytle, adj. 168/174.

lyte, adj.pl. 164/265.

lyte, n. obj. 154/107.

myght, n. obi. 164/269.

quite, 3 s. subj. 164/263.

Respite, inf. 164/259.

wite, inf. 154/110.

write, inf. 148/48.

wreyte, inf. 160/209.

wyte, n. obj. 164/268.
byte, 3 s. subj.

Arcyte, n. pr. 164/264.

delyte, inf. 164/266.

lyte, adj.pl. 164/265.

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myght, n. obi. 164/269.

quite, 3 s. subj. 164/263.

Respite, inf. 164/259.

wyte, n. obj. 164/268.
delyte, inf.

Arcyte, n. pr. 164/264.

byte, 3 s. subj. 164/270.

lyte, adj. pi 164/265.

myght, n. obi. 164/269.

quite, 3 s. subj. 164/263.

Respite, inf. 164/259.

wyte, n. obj. 164/268.
lyte, n. obj.

Arcyte, n. pr. 154/109.

wite, inf. 154/110.
lyte, adj. pi.

Arcyte, n. pr. 164/264.

byte, 3 s. subj. 164/270.

delyte, inf. 164/266.

lyte, adj. pi. 164/265.

myght, n. obi 164/269.

quite, 3 s. subj. 164/263.

Respite, inf. 164/259.

wyte, n. obj. 164/268.
wyte, n. obj.

Arcyte, n. pr. 164/264.

byte, 3 s. subj. 164/270.

delyte, inf. 164/266.
lyte, adj. pi 164/265.
myght, n. obi 164/269.
quite, 3 s. subj. 164/263.
Respite, inf. 164/259.

-ythe, -ithe
blythe, adj.

kythe, inf. 162/228.
sithe, n.pl 162/222.
swythe, adv. 162/226.

Continuation Tanner MS.

-ene

quene, n.

grene, adj. 170/353.

-ere

cliere, n. obi

here, inf. 170/357.

-ice, -ise

sacrifice, n. obj.
rise, inf. 170/354.
wise, n. obi 170/352.

87

RYME-INDEX TO "THE FORMER

AGE."

CAMBR. UNIV. MS. li. 3. 21.

INDEX OF RYMES.

-age, p. 88 -es, p. 88 -onde, ond, p. 89

-aile, -ayle, p. 88 -esse, p. 88 -ous, p. 89

-alles, p. 88 -etc, p. 88 -owh, p. 89

-are, p. 88 -ewe, p. 88 -owhte, p. 89

-ate, p. 88 -eye, p. 88 -yce, -yse, -ice, p. 89

-ayle, -aile, p. 88 -ice, -yce, -yse, p. 88 -ye, -ie, p. 89

-elle, p. 88 -ie, -ye, p. 88 -yne, p. 89

-epte, p. 88 -inne, -ynne, p. 88 -ynne, -inne, p. 89

-ere, p. 88 -ond, -onde, p. 88 -yse, -yce, -ice, p. 89

88

RYME-INDEX TO "THE FORMER AGE.'

-age

age, n. obi.

owtrage, n. obi. 174/5.
pownage, n. ol>j. 174/7.
vsage, n. obi. 174/4.

-aile, -ayle

vitaile, n.

a-sayle, inf. 175/40.

-alles

halles, n. pi.

walles, n. pi. 175/43.
galles, n.pl. 175/47.

-are

square, adj. pi.

ware, n. obj. 174/22.

-ate

debate, inf.

plate, n. 175/49.

-ayle, -aile

a-sayle, inf.

vitaile, n. 175/38.

-elle

melle, n.

welle, n. obi. 174/8.

-epte

kepte, 3 s. perf.

>,3plu.perf. 175/46.

-ere

litestere, n. obj.

spere, n. obi. 174/19.

-es
diogenes, n. pr.

pres, n. obi. 175/33.

bysynesse, n. obj.

cursydnesse, n. 175/31.
dirkenesse, n. oil. 175/29.
rychesse, n. 175/26.

-ete

ete, 3 pi. perf.

swete, adj. 174/1.
quiete, n. obi.

shete, n. 175/45.

swete, adj. pi. 175/42.
shete, n.

quiete, n. obi. 175/44.

swete, adj.pl. 175/42.
swete, adj.

ete, 3 pi. perf. 174/3.
swete, adj. pi.

quiete, n. obi 175/44.

shete, n. 175/45.

-ewe

blewe, adj. pi.

hewe, n. obi. 174/18.
knewe, perf. 174/23.
trewe, adj. 174/20.

-eye

seye, inf.

werreye, inf. 175/25.

-ice, -yce, -yse

emperice, n.

Auaryce, n. 175/53.
cheryce, inf. 175/52.
vyse, n. obi 175/50.

-ie, -ye

delicasie, n. obi.
crye, inf. 176/61.
enuye, n. 176/64.
hye, adj. pi 176/60.

-inne, -ynne

ther Inne, adv.

synne, n. obi 175/39.
thinne, adj. 175/36.
wynne, inf. 175/34.

-ond, -onde

grond, 3 s. perf.

fonde, 3s. perf. 174/13.
. hond, n. obi 174/10.
lond, n. obi 174/12.

RYME-INDEX TO " THE FOKMER AGE."

89

-onde, -ond

fonde, 3 s. per/.

grond, 3 6'. perf. 174/15.
hond, n. oil. 174/10.
loud, n. obi. 174/12.

-ous

desyrous, adj.

lykerous, adj. def. 176/
57.

-owh

I-nowh, adv.

plowh, n. obi. 174/9.

-owhte

browhte, 3 s. perf.

sowhte, 3 pi. perf. 175/
30.

-yce, -yse, -ice

Auaryce, n.

cheryce, inf. 175/52.
emperice, n. 175/55.
vyse, n. obi. 175/50.

-ye, -ie

crye, inf.

delicasie, n. obi. 176/59.

enuye, n. 176/64.

hyQ,adj.pl. 176/60.
tyranye, n. obi.

tyranye, n. obi. 175/56.

-yne «

galentyne, n. obi.
vyne, n. 174/14.

-ynne, -inne

synne, n. obi.

ther Inne, adv. 175/37.
thinne, adj. 175/36.
wynne, inf. 175/34.

-yse, -yce, -ice

couetyse, n.

wyse, n. obi 176/64.
vyse, n. obi.

Auaryce, n. 175/53.

cheryce, inf. 175/52.

emperice, n. 175/55.

90

EYME-INDEX TO "ADAM SCRIVENER."

MS. R. 3. 20 (SHIRLEY'S), TRIN. COLL. L1BR.

INDEX OF RYMES.
-alle, p. 90 -ape, p. 90 -uwe, p. 90

-alle

byfalle, 3 s. subj.

scalle, n. oty. 177/3.
scalle, n. obj.

byfalle, 3 s. subj. 177/1.

-ape

rape, n. obi.

scrape, inf. 177/6.
scrape, inf.

rape, n. obi. 177/7.

-uwe

nuwe, adv.

renuvve, inf. 177/5.

truwe, adv. 177/4.
renuwe, inf.

nuwe, adv. 177/2.

truwe, adv. 177/4.
truwe, adv.

nuwe, adv. 177/2.

renuwe, inf. 177/5.

91

RYME-INDEX TO "THE HOUSE OF
FAME."

FAIRFAX MS. 16.
INDEX OF RYMES.

-a, p. 92

-aye, p. 98

-erte, p. 105

-able, p. 92

-ayle, -aille, p. 98

-erve, p. 105

-ace, -ase, p. 92

-ayles, p. 98

-erued, -erued, p. 105

-acles, p. 93

-aylle, -aille, -yalle, p. 98

-es, p. 105

-ade, p. 93

-ayne, p. 98

-ese, p. 105

-age, p. 93

-aynes, p. 98

-esse, p. 105

-ages, p. 93

-ayre, -aire, p. 98

-esses, p. 105

-aille, -aylle, -ayle, p. 9J

1 -e, -ee, p. 98

-est, p. 106

-aire, -ayre, p. 93

-echches, -echlies, p. 99

-este, -iste, p. 106

-ake, p. 93

-eche, p. 99

-estes, p. 106

-ale, p. 94

-ed, p. 100

-et, p. 106

-ales, alles, p. 94

-ede, p. 100

-ete, p. 106

-all, -all, p. 94

-ee, -e, p. 100

-eth, -yth, p. 106

-alle, p. 94

-een, -een, p. 101

-ette, p. 106

-ailed, p. 94

-ees, p. 101

-eve, p. 106

-alles, ales, p. 94

-eft, p. 101

-eued, -eved, p. 106

-alowe, -olowe, p. 94

-eight, p. 101

-euene, -evene, p. 106

-als, p. 94

-eke, p. 101

-evenes, p. 106

-am, -ame, p. 94

-el, -ele, p. 101

-euer, p. 106

-ame, -am, p. 94
-ames, p. 95

-elde, p. 101
-ele, -el, p. 101

-ewe, p. 107
-ewed p. 107

-an, p. 95

-eles, p. 101

-ewes, p. 107

-ance, p. 95

-elle, p. 101

-ey, -ay, p. 107

-ane, p. 95

-ellen, p. 102

-eyde, -ayde, -yede, p. 107

-angles, p. 95

-elleth, -ellith, p. 102

-eye, p. 107

-anne, p. 95

-ellis, p. 102

-eyn, p. 107

-ape, p. 95

-ellith, -elleth, p. 102

•eyne, p. 107

-apes, p. 96

-elue, p. 102

-eynt, p. 107

-arde, p. 96
-are, p. 96
-areth, p. 96

-ely, p. 102
-embre, p. 102
-erne, p. 102

-eynte, p. 107
-eyte, -ite, p. 107
-eyuyd, p. 107

-arge, p. 96

-en, p. 102

-I, -y, p. 107

-arie, -ayre, p. 96

-ence, p. 102

-ibille, -ible, p. 107

-arke, p. 96

-enche, p. 102

-ice, -yce, p. 107

-arpe, p. 96

-ende, p. 102

-ide, -iede, -yde, p. 108

-arte, p. 96
-ary, p. 96

-ene, p. 103
-ene is, -enys, p. 103

-ie, -ye, p. 108
-iede, -ide, p. 108

-arye, p. 96

-enges, -ynges, p. 103

-ies, -yes, p. 108

-as, p. 96

-engthe, p. 103

-ife, -yfe, p. 108

-ase, -ace, p. 96

-ent, -ente, -ynt, p. 103

-igh, p. 108

-ast, -aste, p. 96

-ente, -ent, p. 103

-ighe, p. 108

-aste, -ast, p. 96

-entes, p. 103

-ight, -yght, p. 108

-at, p. 97

-enys, -ene is, p. 103

-ighte, -yghte, p. 108

-athe, p. 97

-epe, p. 103

-ike, -yke, p. 108

-atte, p. 97

-er, -ere, p. 103

-ikke, p. 108

-aude, p. 97

-erbe, p. 103

-ile, -yle, p. 108

-audes, -auldes, p. 97

-ercle, p. 103

-iles, p. 108

-aue, p. 97

-erde, p. 103

-ille, p. 109

-aught, p. 97

-ere, -er, -ire, p. 103

-imes, -ymes, p. 109

-auldes, -audes, p. 97

-eren, p. 104

-inge, -ynge, p. 109

-aunce, p. 97
-aunces, p. 97

-eres, p. 104
-ereth. p. 104

-inges, -ynges, p. 109
-hike, p. 109

-aunges, p. 97

-erie, p. 104

-inne, -ynne, p. 109

-aunte, p. 97

-erkes, -erkys, p. 104

-ion, -yon, p. 109

-awde, p. 97

-erne, p. 104

-ions, p. 109

-awe, p. 97

-erre, p. 105

-ioun, p. 109

-ay, -ey, p. 97

-ers, p. 105

-iouns.'p. 109

-ayde, -eydu, p. 98

-crt, p. 105

-ipe, p. 109

92

RYME-INDEX TO "THE HOUSE OF FAME.'

-ips, p. 110

-oos. p. 114

-une, p. 117

-irche, p. 110

-or, p. 114

-ure, p. 117

-ire, -ere, p. 110

-orde, p. 114

-ures, p. 118

-is, -ys, p. 110

-ordes, p. 114

-urne, p. 118

-ise, -yse, p. 110
-isest, p. 110

-ore, p. 114
-orne, p. 114

-us, p. 118
-y, -I, p. 118

-isse, -ysse, p. 110
-iste, -este, -yste, p. 110

-ors, p. 114
-orte, p. 115

-yalle, -aylle, p. 119
-yce, -ice, p. 119

-it, -yt. -ytte, p. 110

-os, p. 115

-yche, p 119

-ite, -yte, -eyte, p. 110

-oses, p. 115

-yde, -ide, p. 119

-itest, p. Ill

-ost, p. 115

-ye, -ie, p. 119

-ithe, -ythe, p. Ill

-oste, p. 115

-yede, -eyde, p. 120

-itte, -ytte, p. Ill

-ote, p. 115

-yes, -ies, p. 120

-ive, -yve, p. Ill

-othe, p. 115

-yfe, -ife, p. 120

-o, -oo, p. Ill
-oche, p. Ill

-other, -other, p. 115
-ou, -ow, p. 115

-yges, -ynges, p. 120
-yght, -ight, p. 120

-od, p. Ill
-ode, -oode, p. Ill

-ovche is, -ovchis, p. 115
-ought, -ought, -oughte,

-yghte, -ighte, p. 120
-yghtis, p. 120

-ofte, p. Ill

p. 115

-yke, -ike, p. 120

-ogh, p. Ill

-oun, -oun, -ovne, -on,

-yle, -ile, p. 120

-oght, -oghte, p. Ill

p. 115

-yme, p. 120

-oghte, -oght, p. Ill

-ounder, -owder, -vnder,

-ymes, -imes, p. 120

-oke, p. Ill

p. 115

-yn, p. 121

-oken, p. 112

-oune, -ovne, -oun, p. 116

-ynde, p. 121

-olde, p. 112

-ovned, p. 110

-yndes, p. 121

-olowe, -alowe, p. 112

-our, p. 116

-yne, p. 121

-ome, -omme, p. 112

-oure, -ure, p. 116

-Jng> -ynge, p. 121

-omes, p. 112

-cured, p. 116

-yi^ge, -yng, -inge, p. 121

-omme, -ome, p. 112

-cures, p. 116

-ynges, -enges, -inges,

-on, -oun, -oon, -one,

-ours, p. 116

-yges, p. 121

p. 112

-ouse, p. 116

-ynke, p. 122

-onde, p. 112

-out, p. 116

-ynne, -inne, p. 122

-onder, -onder, -under,

-oute, p. 116

-ynt, -ent, p. 122

p. 113

-outhe, p. 116

-yon, -ion, p. 122

-ondes, p. 113

-eve, p. 116

-ys, -is, p. 122

-one, -on, -oone, p. 113

-ow, -owe, p. 117

-yse. -ise, p. 122

-ones, -one is, p. 113

-owde, p. 117

-ysse, -isse, p. 122

-ong, p. 113

-owder, -ounder, p. 117

-yste, -iste, p. 123

-onge, p. 113

-owe, -ow, p. 117

-yt, -it, p. 123

•omie, p. 113

-owes, p. 117

-yte, -ite, p. 123

-oo, -o, p. 113

-owne, p. 117

-yth, -eth, p. 123

-oode, -ode, p. 114

-oye, p. 117

-ythe, -ithe, p. 123

-ooke, p. 114

-oyse, p. 117

-ytte, -itte, -it, p. 123

-oon, -on, p. 114

-under, -onder, -ounder,

-yve, -ive, p. 123

-oone, -one, p. 114

p. 117

Medea, n. pr.

calipsa, n. pr. 216/1272.
Dyanira, n. pr. 192/402.

-able

agreable, adj.

sillable, n. obi. 211/1098.
fable, n. obj.

fauorable, adj. 221/1479.

-ace, -ase

compace, n. obj.

place, n. obi. 213/1169.
crevace, n. obi.

pace, inf. 238/2085.
deface, inf.

place, n. obi. 213/1163.
face, n. obj.

place, n. obj. 206/926.
grace, n. obj.

place, n.'obl. 210/1088.

Trace, n. pr. 230/1789.
grace, n. obi.

pace, inf. 147/239.

place, n. obi. 182/86, 198/
662.

solace, inf. 236/2008.

trace, n. pr. 224/1585.
pace, n. obj.

case, n. obj. 209/1052.
pace, inf.

crevace, n. obi 238/2086.

grace, n. obi 187/240.

place,??, obi 200/719,203;
842,204/852.235/1956
238/2092.

T[r]ace, n. pr. 191/391.

RYME-INDEX TO " THE HOUSE OF FAME."

93

pace, 1 s. pres.

place, n. obi 211/1111,

218/1356.
place, n. obj.

face, n. obj. 206/925.
place, n. obi.

compace, n. obj. 213 /

1170.

deface, inf. 213/1164.
grace, n. obj. 210/1087.
grace, n. obi. 182/85, 198/

661.

pace, inf. 200/720, 203/
841,204/851,235/1955,
238/2091.
pace, 1 s. pres. 211/1112,

218/1355.

space, n. obj. 209/1054.
space, n. obi. 215/1238,

237/2042.

stace, n. pr. 221/1460.
solace, inf.

grace, n. obi. 236/2007.
space, n. obj.

place, n. obi. 209/1053.
Stace, n. pr.

place, n. obi 221/1459.
Trace, n. pr.

grace, n. obj. 230/1790.
grace, n. obi. 224/1586.
pace, inf. 191/392.

-acles

habitacles, n. pi.

pynacles, n.pl. 214/1193.
meracles, n. pi.

oracles, n. pi. 180/11.
pynacles, n. pi.

habitacles, n. pi. 214/

1194.

tabernacles, n.pl. 183/123,
213/1190.

-ade

made, 3 s. perf.

glade, adj. pi. 198/645,

233/1889.
shade, n. obi. 213/1160.

-age

age, n. obi.

cage, n. obi. 236/1985.
arryvage, n. obj.

Cartage, n. pr. 186/224.

-ages

manages, n. pi.

viages, n.pl. 235/1962.
stages, n. pi.

ymages, n. pi. 183/121.

-aille, -aylle, -ayle

availle, inf.

faylle, inf. 225/1615.
faille, n. obi.

bataylle, n. obi, 221/1447.

Itayle, n. pr. 185/187.

-aire, -ayre

aire, n.

faire, adj. 201/767.
apaire, inf.

repaire, inf. 201/755.
contraire, n. obj.

faire, adv. 223/1539.
faire, adj.

aire, n. 201/768.

ayre, n. obi. 203/834.
faire, adj. pi.

lapidare, n. oil. 218/1352.

-ake

ake, inf.

make, inf. 198/631.
awake, 2 s. imp.

spake, 3 s. perf. 196/555.
bake, n. obi.

spake, 1 s. perf. 207/798.

spake, 3 s. perf. 232/1870.
blake, n. obi.

spake, 3 s. perf. 232 /

1870.
blake, adj.

take, ,imp. 227/1672: ,
make, inf.

ake, inf. 198/632.

make, n. 213/1172.

94

RYME-INDEX TO " THE HOUSE OF FAME.

quake, 2 s. subj.

take, 2 s. subj. 197/

603.
spake, 3 s. perf.

awake, imp. 196/556.

bake, n. obi. 232/1869.

blake, n. obi. 210/1078.
take, imp.

blake, adj. 227/1671.
take, 3 s. subj.

quake, 2 s. subj. 197/604.

-ale

tale, n. obj.

pale, n. obj. 231/1840.
shale, n. obi. 216/1281.

-ales, -alles
tales, n. pi.

mynstralles, n. pi. 214/
1197.

-att, -all
aH, adj.

imperiall, adj. 218/1361.

-alle

alle, adj. abs.

shalle, v. 182/82.

walle, n. 218/1343.
alle, adj.

falle, inf. 228/1705.

halle, n. obi. 217/1314.
calle, inf.

halle, n. oW. 224/1568.
falle, inf.

alle,'o#. 228/1706.

halle, n. obi. 223/1533.
halle, n. obi.

alle, adj. 217/1313.

calle, inf. 224/1567.

falle, inf. 223/1534.

with alle, adv. 223/1528,

240/2141.
with alle, adv.

halle, n. obi. 223/1527,
240/2142.

walle, n. obi. 186/211.

-ailed

y-called, pp.

y-stalled, js>p. 218/1364.

-alles, -ales

mynstralles, n. pi.
tales, n.pl. 214/1198.

-alowe, -olowe

swalowe, inf.

holowe, adj.pl. 209/1035.

-als

als, interj.

fals, adj. 238/2072.
celestials, adj. pi.

signals, n. pi. 193/459.
fals, adj.

als, interj. 238/2071.

hals, n. obi. 191/324.
signals, n. pi.

celestials, adj.pl. 193/460.

-am, -ame

am, v.

came, 1 s. perf. 193/

480.
cam, 1 s. perf. 197/602.

-ame, -am

adame, n. pr.

came, 3 s. perf. 207/969.
came, 1 s. perf.

am, v. 193/479.
dyffame, inf.

shame, n. obj. 224/1582.
Fame, n. pr.

game, n. obj. 199/664.

game, n.oM. 203/822, 241/
2169 (Caxton).

name, n. 219/1405.

name, n. obj. 217/1312,

239/2112.
fame, n.

game, n. 221/1474.

name, n. obi 212/1145.
fame, n. obj.

ma Dame, n. 232/1847.

RYME-INDEX TO " THE HOUSE OF FAME.

name, n. 232/1871.

name, n. obj. 220/1411,
221/1462, 222/1489,
224/1556, 225/1610,
225/1620, 227/1696,
228/1716, 229/1736,
229/1761, 233/1900.

name, n. obi. 188/306,
216/1275 (Caxton).

shame, n. obj. 231/1816.
game, n. obi.

Fame, n. pr. 203/821,
241/2170.

fame, n. obi. 214/1200.

lame, n. pr. 205/885.
name, n.

fame, n. pr. 219/1406.

fame, n. obj. 232/1872.
name, n. obj.

fame, n. pr. 217/1311,
239/2111.

fame, n. obj. 220/1412,
221/1461, 222/1490,
224/1555, 225/1609,
225/1619, 227/1695,
228/1715, 229/1735,
229/1762, 233/1899.
name, n. obi.

fame, n. 212/1146.

fame, n. obj. 188/305, 216/
1276 (Caxton).

shame, n. obi. 196/557.
shame, n. obj.

diffame, inf. 224/1581.

fame, n. obj. 231/1815.

-ames

fames, n. pi.

names, n. pi. 212/1153.

-an)
Anteclaudian), n. pr.

Martian), n. pr. 207/985.
"began, 3 s. perf.
man), n. 183/99.
ran), 3 s. perf. 226/1651,
steris-man), n. obj. 192/
436.

can, v.

man), n. 217/1323.

man), n. obi. 204/866.
kan), o.

Claudian, n. pr. 192/449.

man, n. 194/509.

man), w. 06;. 184/144, 193/
478, 240/2155.

mail), n. obi. 189/333.
Lucaii), n. pr.

than), adv. 222/1500.
man), n.

began), 3 s. perf. 183/100.

caii), v. 217/1324, 194/

510.
man), n. obi.

began), 1 s. perf. 204/850.

can), v. 204/865.

kan),?;. 189/334,194/510.
ran, 3 6*. perf.

began, 3 s. perf. 226/1652.
sterisman, n. obj.

began, 3 s.perf. 192/435.
than, adv.

Lucan, n. pr. 222/439.

-ance

remembrance, n. obi.

substance, n. obj. 213/
1181.

-ane

Adriane, n. pr.
bane, ??. 191/408.

-angles

Angles, n. pi.

langles, n. pi. 235/1960.

-anne

Anne, n. pr.

thanne, adv. 190/368.

-ape

Ape, ?^.

iape, inf. 214/1211.
escape, inf.

Iape, n. obj. 191/414.

96

RYME-INDEX TO "THE HOUSE OF FAME.

-apes

apes, n. pi.

Tapes, n. pi. 231/1805.

-arde

harde, adj.

leonarde, n. pr. 183/117.

-are

fare, n. obj.

clare, n. pr. 210/1066.
hare, n. obj. 199/681.

-areth

fareth, 3 s. pres.

gloretR, 3 s.pres. 187/272.

-arge

charge, n. obj.

large, adj. 220/1440.
charge, 3 pi. pres.

large, n. obi. 201/745.

-arie, -ayre

contrarie, n. obj.

fayre, adv. 226/1630.

-arke

larke, n.

starke, aclj.pl. 195/545.

-arpe

harpe, n. obi.

sharpe, adv. 202/774, 214/
1202.

-arte

arte, n. obj.

parte, n. obj. 198/628.
parte,rc.0W. 189/336, 233/
1881.

-ary

eary, inf.

Mary, n. pr. 196/573.

-arye

contrary e, n. obj.

varye, 1 s. pres. 203/807.

-as

alias, interj.

Eneas, n. pr. 188/293,

190/356.
was, v. 184/158, 185/184,

187/267, 190/369.
Eneas, n. pr.

alias, interj. 188/294, 190/

355.

caas, n. obj. 187/254.
compos, n. obi. 193/462.
trespas, n. obi. 192/428.
was, v. 186/218, 188/285,
was, v. [222/1486.

alias, interj. 184/157, 185/

183, 187/268,190/370.
bras, n. obi. 184/142, 226/

1637.

compas, inf. 202/798.
Eneas, n. pr. 186/217,

188/286, 222/1485.
glas, n. 216/1289.
glas, n.obl. 183/120,2127

1124.
nas, v. 216/1296, 218/

1358, 238/2068.

-ase, -ace

case, n. obj.

pace, n. obj. 209/1051.

-ast, -aste
cast, inf.

last, inf. 212/1147.
cast, 3 s. perf.

laste, adv. 207/955.
fast, adv.

past, inf. 240/2152.

-aste, ast
atte laste, adv.

cast, 3 s. perf. 207/956.

caste, 1 s. perf. 194/495.

caste, inf. 219/1408.

faste, adv. 227/1675.
faste, adv.

blaste, inf. 232/1866.

atte laste, adv. 227/1676.

RYME-INDEX TO " THE HOUSE OF FAME."

97

-at

that, pron.

what, pron. 233/1887, 23 7/
2049, 240/2148.

-athe

lathe, n. oil.

rathe, adv. 240/2139.

-atte

catte, n. obi.

whatte, jprow. 230/1784.

-aude

hiraude, inf.

laude, n. 224/1575.

-audes, -auldes
laudes, n. pi.

herauldes, rc. p/. 217/1321.

-aue

saue, 3 s. subj.

haue, inf. 229/1759.
y-graue,j?p. 212/1136.

-aught1

aught1, n. obj.

naught1, n. obj. 208/994.

-auldes, -audes

herauldes, n. pi.

laudes, n. pi. 217/1322.

-aunce

acustumaunce, n. obi.

dysordynaunce,?*. obi. 181/

27.
avaunce, inf.

daunce, n. obi. 198/639.
distaunce, n. obj.

signifiiiunce, n. obi. 180/

17.
gouernaunce, n. obj.

launce, inf. 206/946.

myschaunce, n. 207/957.

CHAUCER MI., INDEX.

-aunces

aqueyntaunces, n. pi.

renoveilaunces, n. pi. 199/
693.

-aunges
eschaunges, n. pi.

graunges, n. pi. 199/698.

-aunte
avaunte, inf.

graunte, 1 s. subj. 230/
1787.

-awde

Isawde, n. pr.

lawde, n. obj. 230/1795.

-awe

sawe, 11. obj.

thrawe, inf. 238/2090.

-ay, -ey

affray, n.

lay, 1 s.perf. 195/554.
alway, adv. Caxton.

day, n. obi. Caxton, 24 1/

2168.
array, n. obi.

day, n. obi. 186/227.
avay, adv.

welaway, inter/. 185/170.
day, n. obi.

alway, adv. 241/2167
(Caxton).

array, n. obi. 186/228.

lay, 1 s.perf. 183/112.

say, 1 s.perf. 216/1283.
lay, 1 s. perf.

affray, n. 195/553.

day, n. obi. 183/111.
say, 1 s. perf.

day, n. obi. 216/1284.

lay, 3s. perf. 212/1152.
welaway, interj.

avay, adv. 185/169.

awey, adv. 189/317.

wey, n. obi. 224/1561.

98

RYME-IXDEX TO " THE HOUSE OF FAME.

-ayde, -eyde
brayde, 3 s. perf.

seyde, 3 s. perf. 227/1677.

-aye

paye, inf.

praye, inf. 223/1550.

-ayle, -aille

Itayle, n. pr.

Aryvayle, n. pr. 192/451.
assay le, inf. 192/434.
faille, n. obi 185/188.
fayle, inf. 188/297.
fayle, n. obi. 192/429.

-ayles

batayles, n. pi.

mervayles, n. pi. 220/
1442.

-aylle, -aille, -yalle

bataylle, n. obi.

faille, n. obi. 221/1448.
faylle, inf.

availle, inf. 225/1616.
Itaylle, n. pr.

saylle, inf. 185/195.
trauaylle, n.

avyaUe, inf. 229/1749.

-ayne

brayne, n. obi.

sayne, 3 pi. pres. 180/23.
certayne, adv.

y-slayne, #p. 184/159.
payne, n. obi.

spayne, n. pr. 211/1117.

-aynes

moimtaynes, n. pi.

playnes, n. pi. 205/897.

-ayre, -aire

ayre, n. obi.

faire, adj. 203/833.
fayre, adv.

contrarie, n. obj. 226/1629.

-e, -ee

Achate, n. pr.

he, pron. 186/225.
auctorite, n. obi.

be, inf. 240/2157.
be, inf.

auctorite, n. obi 240/2158.

faculte, n. obi. 187/248.

he, pron. 188/307, 200/
731, 224/1578, 226/
1636.

me, pron. 196/565, 208/
1018.

se, n. obi. 191/417.

she, pron. 190/358, 224/
1564.

the, pron. 204/870.

ye, pron. 215/1257.
be, 1 pi. pres.

the, pron. 224/1554.
be, 3 s. 2»'es.

she, pron. 210/1082.
be, 3 pi. pres.

she, pron. 219/1381.
be, 2 s. subj.

se, inf. 206/928.

the, pron. 225/1594.
beaute, n.

curiosite, n. 213/1178.
bounte, n. obi.

we, pron. 228/1697.
Caliope, n. pr.

she, pron. 219/1399.
charite, n. obi.

me, pron. 183/107.
centre, n. obi.

me, pron. 240/2136.
he, pron.

Achate, n. pr. 186/226.

be, inf. 188/308, 200/732,
224/1577, 226/1635.

flee, inf. 184/165.

me, pron. 205/887, 207/
964.

meynee, n. 185/194.

parde, inter j. 232/1864,
233/1896.'

stre, n. obi. 190/363.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE HOUSE OF FAME.

99

the, pron. 197/606, 209/
1044, 210/1086, 233/
1884.
Isiphile, n. pr.

Enone, n. pr. 191/399.
me, pron.

be, inf. 196/566, 208/

1017.

charyte, n. oil 183/108.
centre, n. obi. 240/2135.
he, pron. 205/888, 207/

963.

me, pron. 204/873.
pardee, inter j. 196/575.
se, inf. 229/1765.
me, pron.

se, inf. 233/1892.

se, 1 s. pres. 233/1910.

see, inf. 211/1120, 223/

1526.
she, pron. 189/323, 218/

1371.

the, pron. 205/894, 209/
1055, 210/1068, 236/
1993, 239/2098.
parde, interj.

he, pron. 232/1863, 233/

1895.

the, pron. 203/839.
Yole, w. pr. 191/403:
pite, n. olj.

y-be,^j. 191/411.
Pompe, n. pr.

see, inf. 222/1501.
prolixite, n. oil.

subtilite, n. oil. 204/855.
se, n. oil.

be, inf. 191/418.
se, inf.

be, 2 s. sulj. 206/927.
be, 3s. sulj. 195/526, 201/

738.
me, pron. 229/1766, 233 /

1891.
se, 1 s. pres.

me, pron. 233/1909.
she, pron.

be, 3 s. pres. 210/1081.

be, 3 pi. pres. 219/1382.
be, inf. 190/357, 224/

1563.

caliope, n. pr. 219/1400.
Citee, n. 232/1845.
Contree, n. oil. 187/241.
me, pro. 189/324, 218/

1372, 225/1623.
see, inf. 219/1387, 225/

1623.
stre, n. oil.

he, pi-on. 190/364.
subtilite, n. oil.

prolixite, n. oil. 204/

856.
the, pro.

be, inf. 204/869.
be, 1 pi. pres. 224/1553.
be, 2 s. sulj. 225/1593.
he, pro. 197/605, 209/
1043, 210/1085, 233/
1883.

me, pro. 205/893, 209/
1056, 210/1067, 236/
1994, 239/2097.
parde, interj. 203/840.
we, pro.

bounte, n. oil. 228/1698.
y-be,^. 229/1733.
y-be, pp.

pite, 11. olj. 191/412.
we, pro. 229/1734.
ye, pro.

be, inf. 215/1258.
pitee, n. olj. 189/325.
Yole, n. pr.

parde, interj. 191/404.

-echches, -echhes
techches, n. pi.

wreclihes,??..^. 230/1777.

-eche

eche, inf.

speche, n. oil. 238/2066.
speche, n.

teche, inf. 202/782, 210/
1072.

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100

RYME-INDEX TO " THE HOUSE OF FAME."

-ed

deraed, 3 s. per/.

semed, 3 s. perf. 187/264.

-ede

dede, n. obi.

godelyhede, n. obj. 189/
330.

rede, inf. 191/385.
dede, pp.

bede, n. obi. 232/1875.

hede, n obj. 228/1702.
drede, n. obi.

bede, inf. 181/32.

dede, inf. 195/552.

lede,w?/. 234/1914.

nede, adv. 200/724.

rede, inf. 212/1141, 221/
1455.

stede, n. obj. 203/829.
Ganymede, n. pr.

rede, 3 pi. pres. 196/590.
hede, n. obj.

dede,#p. 228/1701.

godelyhede, n. obi. 187/
274.

rede, adj. 184/135.
hede, n. obi.

dede,#p. 232/1876.
lede, n. obj.

rede, adj. 226/1647.
lede, inf.

drede, n. obi. 234/1913.

rede, adj. def. 206/941.
mede, n. obi.

rede, inf. 218/1354.
nede, n.

spede, Ss.subj. 208/1012.
nede, adv.

drede, n. obi 200/723.
rede, adj.

hede, n. obj. 184/136.

lede, n. obj. 226/1648.
rede, inf.

dede, n. obi. 191/386.

drede, n. obi. 212/1142,
221/1456.

mede, n. obi. 218/1353.

rede, 1 s. pres.

brede, n. obi. 222/1494.
rede, adj. pi. 234/1936.
spede, inf. 182/78.

-ee, -e

bee, 3 s. subj.

y-see, inf. 202/804.
Citee, n.

she, pro. 232/1846.
Contree, n. obi.

destanee, n. obi. 184/145.

see, inf. 193/476.

she, pro. 187/242.

the&,pro. 198/648.
flee, inf.

hG,pro. 184/166.

meynee, n. obj. 206/933.
hee, pro.

see, n. obi. 205/903, 209/
1034.

tretee, n. obj. 192/453.
meynee, n.

he, pro. 185/193.
meynee, n. obj.

flee, inf. 206/934.
pardee, interj.

me, pro. 196/576.
pitee, n. obj.

ye, pro. 189/326.
see, n. obi.

bee, 3 pi. pres. 201/752.

hee, pro. 205/904, 209/
1033.

partee, inter j. 184/134.

see, inf. 201/747.

shee,pro. 187/256.

three, adj. 200/716, 204/
see, inf. [845.

contree, n. obi. 193/475.

free, adj. def. 192/442.

me, pro. 211/1119, 223/
1525.

Pompe, n. pro. 222/1502.

see, n. obi. 201/748.

she, pro. 219/1388, 225/
1624.

tree, n. obi. 193/484.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE HOUSE OF FAME.

101

see, 1 s. pres.

tree, n. 211/1108.

-een, -een) '
\>een,pp. (Caxton).

seen, pp. (Caxton), 240/

2161.
fleen), inf.

seen), inf. 239/2117.
seen), inf.

been, 3 pi pres. 234/1947,

236/1996.

fleen), inf. 239/2118.
y-been),#p. 218/1338.

-ees

dees, n. obi.

prees, n. oil 218/1359.
glees, n. pi.

sees,n.pl 214/1210, 215/

1251.
trees, n. pi.

Citees, n. pi. 205/901.

entrees, n. pi. 234/1945.

-eft

eft, adv.

left, pp. 237/2038.

-eight1
reight1, 3 s. perf.

streighf, adj. 219/1373.

-eke

eke, adv.

leke, n. olj. 228/1708.
meke, adj. pi. 219/1402.
seke, 3 pi. pres. 197/626.

-el, -ele
wel, adv.

dele, n. obi. 222/1495.
euerydel, adv. 205/880.
naturel, adj. 216/1266.
pel, n. oil. 217/1310.
whele, n. olj. 202/794.

-elde
behelde, 1 s. perf.

felde, n. olj. 193/482.
behelde, 3 s. perf.

Felde, n. oil. 195/540.
helde, 3 pi. perf.

smelde, 3 s. perf. 227 /
1685.

-ele, -el

dele, n. oil.

wel, adv. 222/1496.
euerydele, adv.

stele, n. oil. 212/1130.

wele, adv. 182/66.
fele, adj.

wele, n. oil. 212/1138.
hostele, n.

wele, adv. 208/1021.
stele, n. oil.

euerydele, adv. -212/1129.

wele, n. olj. 199/684.
wele, adv.

euerydele, adv. 182/65.

hostele, n. 208/1022.
whele, n. olj.

wel, adv. 202/793.

-eles

eles, n. pi.

heles, n. pi. 240/2153.

-eUe

belle, n. olj.

telle, inf. 232/1842.
dwelle, inf.

telle, inf. 187/251, 222/
1505.

telle, 1 s. pres. 204/843,

221/1453.
duelle, 1 s. pres.

telle, 1 s. pres. 236/2002.
duelle, 2 pi. pres.

welle, n. obi. 194/522.
helle, n. obi.

telle, inf. 192/446, 222/
1509, 230/1804.

welle, n. obi. 226/1653.

102

RYME-INDEX TO "THE HOUSE OF FAME.

telle, inf.

belle, n. obj. 232/1841.
dwelle, inf. 187/252, 222/

1506.
helle,fi.o&Z. 192/445, 222/

1510, 230/1803.
\vyndmelle, n. obj. 216/

1280.
telle, 1 s. pres.

duelle, inf. 204/844, 221/

1454.
duelle, 1 s. pres. 236/

2001.
tuelle, n. oil.

welle, adv. 226/1650.
welle, n. obi.

duelle, 2 pi. pres. 194/

521.
helle, n. obi. 226/1654.

-ellen)

duellen), 3 pi. pres.
tellen) inf. 210/1059.

-elleth, -ellith

duelleth, 3 s. pres.

tellith, 3 s. pres. 200/712.

-ellis

ellis, adv.

tellis, 3 s. pres. 192/426.

-ellith, -elleth

tellith, 3 s. pres.

duelleth, 3 s. pres. 200/
711.

-clue
hem selue, pron.

twelue, adj. 214/1216,
239/2126.

-ely

hardely, adv.

prevely, adv. 190/360.

-embre

Decembre, n. pr.

remembre, inf. 182/64.

-erne

deme, inf.

seme, inf. 229/1745.

-en)

determynen, 2 pi. pres.
diffynen, 2 pi. pres. 189/

344.
dreden), 3 pi. pres.

leden), 3 pi. pres. 181/

37.
duellen), inf.

tellen), inf. 216/1299.

-ence

aduertence,

sentence, n. obj. 900/710.
Apparence, n.

existence, n. obi, 187/266.
dispence, n. obj.

reuerence, n. obj. 187/259.
experience, n. obi.

sentence, n. obi. 204/877.
reuerence, n. obi.

cadence, n. obi. 197/623.

sentence, n. 220/1425.
sentence, n.

reuerence, n. obi. 220/1426.

violence, n. obi. 202/775.
sentence, n. obj.

aduertence, n. obj. 200/
709.

diligence, n.obj. 211/1099.

-enche

drenche, inf.

wenche, n. obj. 186/206.

-ende

deseende, inf.

beende, 3 s. perf. 195/

537.

brende, inf. 184/163.
brende, 3 pi. perf. 207 '/

954.
ende, n. obi.

wemle,™/. 226/1645,232/
1868.

RYME-INDKX TO " THE HOUSE OF FAME.

103

-sne
shene, n.

quene, n. obi. 223/1535.
sustene, inf.

quene, n. 220/1409.

-ene is, -enys

tene is, n. v.

Athenys, n. pr. 191/388.

-enges, -ynges

frenge*, n. pi.

losynges, n. pi. 217/1317.
lesenges, n. pi.

tydynges, n.pL 239/2124.

-engthe

lengthe, n. obi.

strength^. oR 235/1 980.

-ent, -ente, -ynt

accident, n. obi.

mysgouernement, n. oil.

235/1975.
commatmdement n. obi.

obedient, adj. 237/2022.
element, n. obj.

y-went, pp. 207/976.
entendement, n.

y-sent, pp. 207/984.
fundament, n.

kent, n.pr. 212/1131.
sent,jp/?. [611.

comaundement, n. obj. 197/

y-ment,^. 229/1742.
stent, 3 6'. perf.

went, 3 s. perf. 186/222,

234/1925, 237/2032.
went, n. obi.

went, 3 pi. perf. 185/181.
went, 1 s. perf.

entent, n. 236/2000.

entent, n. obj. 240/2132.
went, 3 s. perf.

hente, 3 s. perf. 195/543.

stent, 3 *. perf. 186/221,
234/1926, 237/2031.

stynt, 3 s. perf. 227/1683.

-ente, -ent

hente, 3 s. perf.

went, 3 s. perf. 195/544.

-entes

ascendentes, n. pi.

ententes, n. pi. 216/1267.

-enys, -ene is
Athenys, n. pr.

tene is, n. v. 191/387.

-epe

hepe, n. obi.

lepe, inf. 240/2150.
kepe, n. obj.

slepe, 3 s. perf. 192/438.

-er, -ere

lupiter, n. pr.

botiller, n. obj. 197/592.

fer, adj. 197/610.
peler, n. obj.

chere, adv. 220/1422.

-erbe

proverbe, n. obj.

therbe, n. obj. 188/290.

-ercle

couercle, n.

sercle, n. 202/791.

-erde

ferde, 3 s. perf.

herde,£p. 234/1931.

-ere, er, -ire

appere, inf.

here, inf. 185/189.
bere, n. obj.

here,£>rwi. 208/1003.
bere, n. obi.

chere, n. obj. 229/1743.
bere, inf.

stere, inf. 196/567.
chere, n. obi.

dere, adj. voc. 186/213.

104

RYME-INDEX TO "THE HOUSE OF FAME."

Lere, inf. 185/180, 199/
672.

manere, n. oil. 188/278.
chere, adv.

peler, n. obj. 220/1421.
chere, adv.

hero, inf. 228/1721.

matere, n. obi. 212/1126.
clere, adj.

pilere, n. obi. 222/1481.
dere, adj. vac.

chere, n.obl. 186/214.

here, inf. 231/1828.

manere, n. obi. 228/1729.
ere, n. obi.

there, adv. 237/2043, 23S/
fere, n. obi. [2057.

manere, n. obj. 187/249.

were, v. 185/173.
here, inf.

appere, inf. 185/190.

chere, n. obi. 185/179,
199/671.

clere, adv. 228/1722.

dere, adj. voc. 231/1827.

here, adv. 233/1912.

lere,w/194/511, 201/764,
236/1997, 237/2026,
240/2133.

matere, n. 204/861, 223/

1517.
here, 3 pi. pres.

yere, adv. 182/84.
here, adv.

here, inf. 233/1911.

lere, inf. 233/1886.

matere, n. obi. 208/1013.

pilere, n. 220/1443.

were, n. obi. 207/979.
lere, inf.

here, inf. 194/512, 201/
763, 236/1998, 237/
2025, 240/2134.

here, 1 s. pres. 209/1058.

here, adv. 233/1885.
manere, n. obi.

chere, n. obi. 188/277.

dere, adj. voc. 228/1730.

matere, n. obi.

clere, adv. 212/1125.

here, adv. 208/1014.
pilere, n. obi.

clere, adj. 222/1482.

Omere, n. jpr. 221/1466.
swere, inf.

ldretpron. 192/421.
there, adv.

ere, n. obi. 237/2044, 238/
2058.

were, v. 212/1155, 215/

1249.
were, v.

fere, n. obi. 185/174.

spere, n. obi. 209/1048.

there, adv. 212/1156, 215/
1250.

where, adv. 186/234.

-eren)
heron), 3 pi. perf.

weren), 3 pi. perf. 217/
1331.

-eres

eres, n. pi.

heres, n. pi. 219/1390.

-eretfc
stereth, 3 s. pres.

vpbereth, 3 s. pres. 203/
818.

-erie

Cymerie, n. pr.

vnmerie, adj. def. 182/74.

-erkes, -erkys

werkes, n. pi.

clerkes, n. pi. 222/1503.
clerkys, n. pi. 181/53.

-erne

discern e, inf.

yerne, adv. 205/910.
querne, n. obi.

werne, inf. 230/1797.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE HOUSE OF FAME.

105

-erre

fonv, adv. comp.

sturre, n. obj. 197/599.

-ers

dossers, n. pi.

panyers, n. pi. 234/1939.
messangers, n. pi.

Pardoners, n. pi. 239/
2127.

-ert

hcrt, n. obj.

stert, 3 s. perf. 230/1800.
hert, n.

smert, adj. pi 189/316.

-erte

aperte, adv.

overte, adj. 200/718.
hei'te, n. obi.

smerte, n. oil 190/374.

-erve

deserve, inf.

sterve, 3 s. subj. 183/101.

-eruecP, -eraed

deserued?, pp. (Caxton).
serued', pp. (Caxton), 223/
1546, 225/1622.

-es

Achilles, n. pr.

les, 7i.pl 221/1464.

reccheles, adj. 191/397.
causeles, adj.

rechcheles, adj. def. 199/

668.
encres, n. oil

natheles, adv. 238/2073.
goddes, n. obj.

ryches, n. obi. 220/1416.
godenes, n. obi

wikkednes, n. obi 231 /

1831.
hercules, n. pr.

les, 3 s. perf. 220/1414. .

pres, n. obi

Anchises, n. pr. 185/168.
giltles, adj.pl. 226/1634.

-ese

ese, n. oil

lese, n. oil 229/1768.

plese, inf. 229/1754.
plese, inf.

disese, n. oil 182/89.

ese, n. oil 229/1753.

blesse, imper. 3 s.

gentilesse,w.o5/. 225/1611.

humblesse, n. obj. 198/

630.
Boesse, n. pr.

noblesse, n. 207/971.
distresse, n. oil

heuynesse, n. oil 236/
2011.

presse, inf. 224/1588.

sekenesse, n. oil 180/25.
gesse, inf.

lyknesse, n. obj. 210/1079.

wikkednesse, n. obj. 23 1/

1813.
godenesse, n. obi

shrewdenesse, n. obi 232 /

1853.
hunteresse, n.

tresse, n. obi. 186/230.
noblesse, n. obj.

Eichesse, n. obj. 193/472.
noblesse, n. obi.

rychesse, n. obi 220/1423.
richesse, n. obj.

godesse, n. obi 219/1394.

noblesse, n. obj. 193/471.
shrewdenesse, n. obj.

worth ynesse, n. obi 226/
1628.

charm cresses, n. pi

Soceresses, n. pi 215/
1262.

106

RYMK-INDEX TO "THE HOUSE OF FAME."

-est
fayrest, adj.

lest, v. 188/282 (Thynne).
gest, n. obj.

lest, n. obi. 188/287.

-este, -iste

breste, inf.

reste, n. obi 236/2017.
leste, subj. s. impers.

wiste,^?. 227/1666.

-estes

bestes, n pi.

forestes, n. pi. 205/899.

tempestes, n. pi. 207/966,

235/1967.
gestes, n. pi.

lestes, n. pi. 229/1738.

nestes, n. pi. 222/1516.

•et
let, inf.

vnshet, j9/?. 235/1953.

-ete

bete, inf.

hete, n. obj. 196/569.
fete, n. pi.

hete, 3 s. perf. 225/
1604.

strete, n. obi. 209/1049.
hete, n.

wete, adj. 206/922.
hete, n. obi.

bete, pp. 212/1150.

strete, n. 206/939.
lete, n. pr.

vnswete, adj. 182/72.
strete, n.

hete, n. obi. 206/940.
swete, inf.

ybete,^?. 209/1041.

-eth, -yth
to-breketh, 3 s. pres.

spekvtfr, 3 pi. pres. (Cax-
ton), 202/780.

-ette
lette, 3 s. perf.

mette, 3 s. perf. 238/

2069.
mette, 1 s. perf.

shette, 3 s. 'perf. 195/524.

-eve

eve, n.

leve, 1 s. pres. 204/875.
eve, n. obi.

leve, n. obi. 239/2105.
I-preve, pp.

meve, inf. 203/825.
preve, n. obj.

beleve, inf. 208/990.

leve, inf. '200/708.

-eued, -eved

a-sweued, pp.

heued, n. obi. 195/550.
meved, pp.

preved,£p. 203/814.

-euene, -evene

evene, adj.

swevene, n. 180/9.
heuene, n. obi.

nevene, inf. 215/1253.

sevene, adj. 208/1007.
nevene, inf.

heuene, n. obi. 215/1254.

seuene, adj. 220/1437.

stevene, n. obi. 196/561.
sevene, adj.

heuene, n. obj. 219/
1375.

heuene, n. obi. 208/1008.

neuene, inf. 220/1438.

-evenes

evenes, n. pi.

swevenes, n. pi. 180/3.

-euer1
euer, adv.

neuer, adv. 183/128, 190/
354.

RYME-INDEX TO " TIIE HOUSE OF FAME.

107

-ewe

belicwe, pp.

she we, inf. 217/1305.
fewe, adj. pi.

rewe, n. obi 227/1692.
newe, n. olj.

trewe, adj. 188/301.

-ewed

lewed, adj.

shewed, #p. 211/1095.

-ewes

shrewes, n. pi.

thewes, n. pi. 231/1834,
232/1851.

-ey, -ay

awey, ado.

wele-a way , in terj. 189/318.
sey, inf.

vale'y, n. obi 234/1918.

wey, n. obi 200/714.
wey, n. obj.

welaway, fc'wfejy . 224/1562.

-eyde, -ayde, -yede

abreyde, 1 s. perf.

seyde, pp. 183/109.
seyde, 3 s. perf.

abreyde, inf. 196/559.
brayde, 3 s. perf. 227/

1678.
dyede, 3 s. perf. 190/

375.
preyde, 3 s. perf. 185/192.

-eye
leye, inf.

seye, 1 s. perf. 199/

673.

seye, inf. 237/2053.
parfeye, interj.

weye, n. 206/937.
seye, inf.

leye, inf. 237/2054.
y-seye, pro. 1 s. perf. 218/
1367.

-eyii)
certeyn), adv.

Citezeyn), n. 206/930.

-eyne

certeyne, adv.

seyne, pp. 194/501.
peyne, n. obi

pleyne, inf. 186/231, 189/
seyne, inf. [311.

ageyne, adv. 196/564.

demeyne, inf. 207/959.

-eynt

compleynt, n.

dreynt, 3 s.perf. 206/923.

-eynte ,
peynte, inf.

queynte, adv. 187/245.

-eyte, -ite

(jueyte, inf.

merite, n. obi 199/669.

-eyuyd!
dysceyuycH, pp.

rescey uyd?, pp. 189/339.

I, pro.

boldely, adv. 196/581.
certenly, adv. 180/14.
derkly, adv. 181/51.
redely,«^. 183/130, 189/

313, 212/1127, 240/

2137.
stedfastly, adv. 181/61.

-ibiUe, -ible

bible, n. obj.

impossibille, adj. 217/
1333.

-ice, -yce

vice, n.

Justice, n. 231/1820.
nyce, adj. 188/276.

108

RYMR-INDEX TO "THE HOUSE OF FAME.

-ide, -iede, -yde

bride, n. obi.

riede, n. obi. 214/1221.
dide, 3 s. per/.

lyde, n. pr. 183/105.
.wide, adj. pi.

syde, n. obi, 220/1419.
wide, adv.

ovide, n. pr. 222/1487.

tyde, n. obi. 235/1951.

ie, -ye

chevalrie, n.

a&ye,n.pr. 218/1339.
crie, inf.

hye, inf. 225/1592.

companye, n. 225/1607,

228/1727.
espie, inf.

envye, n. 221/1476.
Galoxie, n. obj.

ye, n. obj. 206/935.
philosophic, n. obi.

poetrie, n. obi. 204/858.
poetrie, n. obj.

stellifye, inf. 208/1002.

-iede, -ide.

riede, n. obi.

bride, n. obi. 214/1222.

-ies, -yes

lelotisies, n. pi.

nouelries, n. pi. 199/686.
meustralcies, n. pi.

shalmyes,M. pi. 214/1218.
pies, n. pi.

spies, 11. pi. 200/704.
Poetries, n. pi.

lyes, n. pi. 221/1477.

-ife, -yfe

wife, n.

lyfe, n. obj. 185/176.

lyfe, n. obi. 185/200.
wife, n. obi.

lyfe,n.o#. 192/423, 193/
457.

high, adv.

sigh, 1 s.perf. 213/1161.

-ighe

highe, adv.

Sighe, 1 s. pe.rf. 220/1429.

-ighf , -yghf
highf, n. obi.

lyghfr, adj. pi. 201/743.

wight, n. obi. 201/739.
wight1, n. obj.

myghf, n. obj. 240/2146.

ryghf, adv. 210/1075.
wight, n. obi.

highf, n. obi. 201/740.

ryghf, adv. 238/2062.

-ighte, -yghte
highte, Splperf.

syghte, n obj. 223/1520.
wighte, n.

lyghte, adj. 226/1625.

-ike, -yke

magike, n. obi.

syke, adj. 216/1270.
rethorike, n. obi.

lyke, inf. 204/860.

-ikke

prikke, n.

thikke, adj. 205/908.
thikke, adv.

wikke, adj. 218/1346.

-ile, -yle
Cybile, n. pr.

yle, n. obi. 192/440.
Virgile, n. pr.

while, n. obi.. 222/1 484.
while, n. obi.

beriie, n. obi. 216/1288.

lie, n. obi. 191/416.

-iles
biles, n. pi.

sidles, n. pi 204/867.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE HOUSE OF FAME.'

109

-ille

skille, n. obj.

wille, v. 200/725.

-imes, -ymes

pilgrimes, n. plu.

tymes, n. pi. 239/2121.

-inge, -ynge

thinge, n. obj.

knowynge,w,o&/. 205/892.
thinge, n. obi.

askynge, n. obj. 228/1700.
thimdringe, n. obi.

humblynge, n. obi. 209/

1039.
wringe, inf.

tydynge, n.obl. 239/2109.

-inges, -ynges

compassinges, n. pi.

ioynynges,?z. pi. 213/1187.
florisshinges, n. pi.

kervynges,w.^. 217/1302.
ley singes, n. pi,

tydynges, n. pi 199/875.
thinges, n. pi.

tydynges, n. pi. 236/2010.

-inke

swinke, inf.

thinke, 1 s. pres. 180/15.

-inne, -ynne
therinne, adv.

gynne, n. obj. 236/2004.

-ion), -yon)
avision), n. obi.

conclusion), n. obi. 1837

103.
Cipion), n. pr.

Visyon), n. obj. 194/513.
contemplacion), n.

persuasion), n. 204/872.
demonstracion), n. obj.
ymagynacion). n. obi. 200/
728.

descripsion), n.

region), n. obi. 208/988.
deuocion), n. obi.

Illusion), n. obi. 194/493.

Inuocacion), n. obj. 1827
67.

recompensacion), n. ebl.

199/665.
entencion), n. obi.

presumpcion), n. obi. 1827

94.
nacion), n. obi.

savacion), n. obi. 186/208.
oppinion), n. obi.

mensyon), n. obj. 181/56.

-ions

Avisions, n. pi.

impressions, n. pi. 18 1/

39.
complexions, n. pi.

reflexions, n. pi. 180/22.
dissymulacions, n. pi.

reparacions, n. pi. 199/

688.
exorsisacions, n. pi.

fumiygacions, n. pi. 2157

1264.
Regions, n. pi.

traiismutacions, n. pi. 235/
1969.

-ioun
avisiou^, n.

reuelaciou??., n. 180/8.
condicioun, n. obi.

descripcioun, n'. obi. 233 /

1903.
disposiciown, n. obi.

dnraciown, n. obj. 2397
2114.

-iouns

condiciouns, n. pi.

regiouns, n. pi. 223/1529.

-ipe

pipe, n.

pipe, inf. 214/1220

110

RYME-INDEX TO "THE HOUSE OF FAME.'

-ips

crips, adj.

thapocalips, n. pr. 219/
1385.

-irche

chirche, n. obi.

wirche, inf. 193/474.

-ire, -ere
a fire, adv.

hire, -ode. 232/1857.

svvere, inf. 192/422.

-is, -ys
Atiteris, n. pr.

Pseustis, n. pr. 214/1227.
causis, n. pi.

is, v. 180/20.
Cipris, n. pr.

this, adj. 194/517.
Columpnis, n. pr.

y-wis, adv. 221/1470.
is, v.

bookys, n.pl. 197/622.
causis, n. pi. 180/19.
nys, v. 190/349.
this, adj. 196/577, 200/

729, 228/1732.

thys, adj. 218/1341.

y-wis, adv. 216/1291,

y-wys, adv. 203/836.

this, adj.

amys, adv. 197/596.
Cipris, n. pr. 194/518.
is, v. 196/578, 200/730,

228/1731.

nys, v. (not is), 205/913.
wys, adj. 200/700.
yis, ado. 200/706, 204/

864.
ys, v. 198/652, 210/1074,

211/1103.
y-wis, adv. 224/1565, 238/

2060.

y-wys, adv. 198/641, 222/
1514, 236/1988.

y-wis, adv.

Columpnis, n. pr. 2 2 1/
is, v. 216/1292. [1469.
this, adj. 224/1566, 238/

2059.

ys,?;. 231/1837, 234/1921.
ysidis, n. pr. 232/1844.

-ise, -yse

suffise, inf.

deuyse, inf. 213/1179.

-isest
devisest, 2 *•. pres.

dispisest, 2 s. pees. 198/
638.

-isse, -ysse

wisse, inf.

bly.se, n. obi. 194/492.

-iste, -este, -yste

wiste, 1 s. perf.

nyste, 1 s. perf. 223/1543.
wiste, pp.

leste, subj. s. impers. 227/
1665.

-it, -yt, -ytte
yit, adv.

wit, n. obj. 233/1898.
wyt, n. obj. 206/950.
wytte, n. obj. 189/328.

-He, yte, -eyte
cubite, n. obi.

lyte, adj. 218/1369.
merite, n. obi.

lyte, adj. 236/2020.

queyte, inf. 199/670.
proHte, n. obi.

delyte, n. obi. 188/309.
thwite, 3 pi. pres.

white, adj. pi. 234/1937.
write, inf.

tendyte, inf. 190/381.
write, 1 s. pres.

lyte, adj. 235/1978.

RTME-INDEX TO "THE HOUSE OF FAME.'

Ill

-itest

enditest, 2 s. pres.

writest, 2 s. pres. 198/633.

-ithe, -ythe
s withe, adv.

blythe, adj. 232/1860.

-itte, -ytte

witte, n. obi.

hytte,^?w2. 200/701.

yitte, adv. 219/1378.
yitte, adv.

witte, n. obi 219/1377.

witte, n. obj. 197/620.

-ive, -yve
descrive, inf.

onlyve, adv. 213/1167.
brive, n. obi

blyve, adv. 223/1521.

-0, -00

also, adv. .

Cupido, n.pr. 197/617.

lulo, n. pr. 185/177.

mo, adj. 215/1246.

therto, adv. 229/1755.
Cipio, n. pr.

macedo, n.pr. 206/915.
Cupido, n. pr.

also, adv. 197/618.

Vulcano, n. pr. 184/

138.
lo, interj.

do, 1 s. pres. 209/1024.

Plato, n.pr. 206/931.

therto, adv. 208/998.
so, adv.

do, inf. 187/261.

go, inf. 239/2100.

two, adj. 212/1144.
th erf ro, adv.

thoo, adv. 205/896.

to, prep. 201/735.
therto, adv.

also, adv. 229/1756.

lo, interj. 208/997.

tho, adv. (Caxton).

wo (Caxton), 240/2159.
two, adj.

for-goo, £>p. 183/115.

goo, inf. 239/2094.

so, adv. 212/1143.

woo, adj. 188/300.

-oche

aproche, inf.

roche, n. obi 211/1116.

-od

god, n. obi

shod, adj. 183/98.

-ode, -code

abode, 3 s. perf.

brode, adj. def. 225/1601.
hode, n. obi

wode, adj. pi 231/1809.
wode, n. obi

goode, n. obj. 229/1748.

-ofte

ofte, adv.

Vn-softe, adj. def. 181/36.
011) lofte, ado.

softe, adv. 228/1725.

-ogfc

swogh", n. obj.

y-nogfc, adv. 209/1032.

-oghf, -oghte

thoghtf, n. obi.

noghte, adv. 182/91.

-oghte, -oghtf
broghte, 3 s. perf.

thoghte, perf. impers. 237 7

2030.
noghte, adv.

thoghfl, n. obi. 182/92

-oke

smoke, n.

y-broke, pp. 201/770.

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RYME-IXDEX TO "THE HOUSE OP FAME."

-oken

spoken, pp. (Caxton).

token, n. obj. 205/911.
ybroken), pp.

yspoken), pp. 201/766.

-olde

be holde, inf.

tokle, 3 ill. perf. 240/2143.

tolde, 1 s.perf. 219/1380.
beholde, pp.

y-colde. adj. [I-holde] other

MSS., 216/1286.
nolde, v.

wolde, v. 230/1779.
olde, adj. def.

tolde, 3 s.perf. 220/1434.
tolde, pp.

golde, n. obi. 195/530.

olde, adj. 208/995, 238/
2064.

-olowe, -alowe

hoi owe, adj. pi.

swalowe, inf. 209/1036.

-ome, -omme
come, inf.

some, pron. 181/46.

somwe, prow. 180/5.
come, 1 s. perf.

dome, n. obi. 233/1905.

-omes

bromes, n. pi.

gromes, n. pi. 214/1225.

-omme, -ome

somme, pron.

come, inf. 180/6.

-on), -oun, -oon), -one
anon), adv.

everychon), pron. 226/

1660, 228/1717.
gon), inf. 210/1090.
non), adj. 224/1560.
Triton), n. pr. 225/1596.

Aragon), n. pr.

clarion), n. obj. 215/1247.
chiron), n. pr.

Orion), n. pr. 214/1205.
conclusyon), n.

soun), n. obi. 204/847.
conclusion), n. obi.

seson), n. obi. 189/341.
destruction), n. obj.

Symon), n. pr. 184/152.
echon), adj.

anoon), adv. 184/149.
everychon), pron.

anon), ado. 226/1659, 228/
1718.

doon), pp. 230/1775.

groon), inf. 189/338.
glascurion), n. pr.

oon), adj. 214/1207.
gon), inf.

anone, adv. (Caxton), 224/
1570.

anoon), adv. 207/952, 210/
1089.

ston), n. obi. 234/1933.

stoon), n. obi 236/1991.
mansyon), n. obj.

reason), n. obi. 201/753.
mansion), n.

soun), n. obi. 203/832.
multiplicacion), n. obi.

soun), n. obj. 203/819.
platon), n. pr.

oon), adj. 201/760.
recompensacion), n. obi.

renoun), n. obj. 224/1558.
Region), n. obj.

toun, n. obj. 192/432.
ston), n. obi.

gon), inf. 234/1934.

goon), inf. 224/1583.

-onde

honde, n. obi.

bonde, n. obj. 189/321.
fonde, 1 s. perf. 216/

1293.
londe, n. obi. 185/172.

RYME-INDEX TO " THE HOUSE OP FAME."

113

stonde, Is. pres. 233/1878.

stoncle, 3 pi. pres. 208/

1010.
londe, n. obi.

honde, n. oil 185/171.

sondc, n. 193/486.
shonde, n. obi.

stonde, inf. 182/87.
stonde, inf.

fonde,4»/ 220/1427.

shonde, n. obi. 182/88.

-onder, -cnder*, -under

wonder, n. obj.

thonder, n. obi. 195/534,
197/608, 240/2164
(Caxton).

thunder, n. 227/1681.
wonder*, n. obj.

yonder, adv. 210/1070.

-ondes

hondes, n. pi.

8on&os,n.pl. 199/691.

-one, -on, -oone

anone, adv.

gon, inf. (Caxton), 224/

1569.
done, inf.

moone, n. 190/362.

sone, adv. 183/114.
sone, adv.

bone, n. obj. 223/1537,
230/1774.

done, inf. 183/113.

mone, n. 239/2116.

mono, n. obi. 223/1531.

-ones, -one is
at ones, adv.

nones, adv. 238/2087.
sones, n. pi.

wone is, n. v. 182/76.

-ong

tong, n. obi.

y-sprong, pp. 238/2081.

CHAUCER MI., INDEX.

-onge

endlonge, adv.

stronge, adj. 221/1457.
longe, adj. pi.

stronge, adj.pl. 195/541.
rouge, 3 pi. per/.

y-songe, pp. 219/1397.
tonge, n. obi.

songe, pp. 190/347, 200/
722.

yonge, adj. pi. 215/1233.

y-ronge, pp. 226/1655.

-onne

begonne, pp.

vf onne, pp. 199/678.
gonne, n. obi.

Yonne,pp. 226/1644.
sonne, n. obj. (Caxton).

y wonne, pp. 194/505.

-00, -0

Appolloo, n. pr.

loo, inter j. 215/1231.
doo, inf.

thertoo, adv. 190/371.

thoo, adv. 189/319.

too,2wep. 187/244.
euer moo, adv.

goo, inf. 238/2078.

y-goo, pp. 202/802.
for-goo, pp.

two, adj. 183/116.
goo, inf.

euer moo, adv. 238/2077.

lunoo, n.pr. 185/198.

moo, adj. 235/1949.

ther froo, adv. 203/838.

thoo, adv. 186/235, 192/

419, 225/1597.
two, adj. 239/2093.

goo, 3 s. subj.

soo, adv. 227/1673.
thoo, adv.

doo, inf. 189/320.

goo, inf. 186/236, 192/

420, 225/1598.
therfro, adv. 205/895.

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RYME-INDEX TO " THE HOUSE OF FAME.'

woo, adj.

two, adj. 188/299.

-oode, -ode

goode, n. obj.

wode, n. obi. 229/1747.

woode, adj. pi. 228/

1713.
goode, n. obi.

roode, n. 181/57.

roode, n. obi 180/2.
woode, adj.

bloode, n. obj. 185/201.

stoode, 3s.perf. 222/1507.

-ooke

booke, n. obi.

looke, n. 198/658.

-OOn), -On)
anoon), adv.

agoon), pp. 190/365.
echon), adj. 184/150.
euerychoon), pro. 230/

1772.

gon), ???/. 207/951.
goon), inf. 227/1670, 238/

2084.

goon), #p. 211/1110.
oon), o<#. 217/1308.
stoon), 7i. 198/656, 225/

1605.

stoon), n. obj. 202/789.
stoon), n. obi. 182/70.
toon, n.pl. (Caxton),237/

2028.
doon), pp.

euerychon), pro. 230/1776.
goon), inf.

anoon), adv. 227/1669,

238/2083.

oon), adj. 234/1915.
ston), n. o6Z. 224/1584.
groon), inf.

euerychon), pron. 189/337.
oon), adj.

anoon), artto. 217/1307.
for-goon), i»/. 232/1856.

glascurion), n. pr. 214/

1208.

goon), inf. 234/1916.
platon), n.pr. 201/759.
stoon), n. obi.

anoon), adv. 182/69.
gon), m/ 236/1992.

-oone, -one
goone, inf.

woone, %. ofy*. 213/1166.
moone, n.

done, iw/. 190/361.

-oos

foos, n. pi.

loos, n. obj. 227/1667.

-or

Eleanor, n. pr.

NaVmgodonosor, n. pr.
194/515.

-orde

lorde, n. obj.

worde, n. obi. 187/257.

-ordes

acordes, n. pi. (harmonies),
acordes, n. pi. (agree
ments), 199/695.

-ore

more, adv.

sore, inf. 194/499, 195/
531, 205/884, 207/961.
rore, inf.

sow, adv. 225/1590.

-orne

borne, pp.

p. 181/60.
. 189/346.
corne, n. obi.

home, n. 214/1223.

-ors

dors, n. pi.

neygfibors, n. jrf. 198/649.

KYME-INDEX TO " THE HOUSE OP FAME.

115

-orte

comforte, inf.

disporte, inf. 196/571.

-OS

Eneydos, n. pr.

purpos, n. obj. 190/377.

-oses

loses, n. pi.

roses, n.pl 227/1687.

-ost

gost, n. oil.

wost, 2 s. pres. 207/982.

-oste

goste, n.

oste, n. obi. 185/186.

-ote
hote, 1 s. pres.

note, n. obi. 228/1720.

-othe

bo the, adj.

wrotlie, adj. pi. 239/2103.
dothe, 3 s. pres.

sot-he, adj. 237/2051.

-other, -other*

other, ac. adj.

brother1, n. 239/2101.
brother, n. obj. 202/795.
brother, n. voc. 203/816.

-ou, -ow

thou, pron.

now, adv. (Caxton), 237/
2048.

-ovche is, -ovchis
novchis, n. pi.

povche is, n. v. 218/1349.

-ought, -ought1, -oughte
ouglit, 3 pi. pres. [1781.
roughte, 2 pi perf. 230/

y- wrought1, pp.

nought1, n. obj. 228/1712.
thought1, n. 234/1924.
thought1,^, obj. 213/1 174.

-oun), -oun, -ovne, -on
adourc, adv.

congregacioutt, n. obj. 237/

2034.
clarioun), n. obj.

soun), n. obi 224/1574.

touw, n. obi 224/1580.
clarioun), n. obi

renoun), n. obj. 231/1817

soun), n. 228/1724.

soiu*, n. obj. 215/1239,

230/1802.
contemplacioim, n. obi.

renourc, n. obi. 228/1709.
down, adv.

Scorpion, n. pr. 206/948.

soun), n. 209/1025.

sovne, n. obi. 201/742.
renoun), n. obj.

clarioun), n. obi 231/1818.

recompensacion), n. obi.

224/1557.
soun), n.

clarioun), n. obi 228/1723.

conclusyon), n. 204/848.

doun), adv. 209/1026.

reasown, n. obj. 201/761.

Region?*, n. obi. 226/1641.
soiw, n. obj.

claryoura, n. obi 215/1240,
230/1801.

multiplication), n. obi 203/
soun), n. obi [820.

clarioun), n. obj. 224/1573.

mansion), w. 203/831.
touw, n. obj.

Region), n. obj. 192/431.
touw, n. obi

clarioun), n. obj. 224/1579.

-ounder, -owder, -vnder

founder, n. obj.

powder, n. obi 195/536.

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11C

RYME-INDEX TO " THE HOUSE OF FAME.

wounder, n. obj.

vn&Gr,prep. 202/505.

-oune, -ovne, -oun

adovne, adv.

tovne, n. obj. 205/890.
broune, adj.

dovne, adv. 184/140.
multiplicaciovne, n. obi.

sovne, n. 202/783.
renovne, n. obi.

tovne, n. obi. 232/1849.
sovne, n. obi.

douw, adv. 201/741.

-ovned

compovned, pp.

rovned, pp. 209/1030.
y-rovned, pp. 239/2107.

-our

honour, n.

labour, n. obi. 229/1751.
labour, n. obj.

honour, n. obj. 230/1793.
sygamour, n. obi.

tregetour, n. obj. 216/1277.

-oure, -lire

boure, n.

toure, n. 213/1185.
foure, adj.

honoure, inf. 219/1384.
oure, n.

poure, inf. 213/1158.
portreytoure, n. obi.

figure, n. obj. 184/132.

-oured

devoured, pp.

loured, #p. 191/409.

-oures

oures, n. pi.

sisoures, n. pi. 199/690.

-ours

lugelours, n. pi.

tregetours, n.pl. 215/1260.

-ouse

curiouse, inf.

melancolyouse, adj. 1817

30.
house, n. obi.

mouse, n. obi. 202/785.

-out

about, prep.

shout, inf. 231/1808.

-oute
a-boute, prei).

cloute, n. obi. 203/812,

236/2005.
route, n. obi. 231/1823,

239/2119.

with oute, adv. 214/1195.
aboute, pi*ep. (Caxton).
wythoute, adv. (Caxton),

237/2036.
doute, n. obi.

a-boute, prep. 203/811,

236/2006.

route, inf. 209/1038.
ther aboute, adv. 197/597.
loute, inf.

route,' n. obj. 228/1703.

-outhe

mouthe, n. obi.

kouthe, adj. 201/757.
southe, n. obi. 227/1680,

238/2075.
routhe, n.

vntrouth, n. obj. 191/395.
vntrouthe, ra. o&/. 191/384.
routhe, n. obj.

trouthe, n. obi. 189/331,

197/613.
trouthe, n. obi.

routhe, n. obj. 189/332,

197/614.
slouthe, n. obi. 229/1764.

-ove

a bove, adv.

love, n. obi. 229/1757.

RYME-INDEX TO " THE HOUSE OF FAME.

117

-ow, -owe

blow, inf.

ouerthrowe, inf. 226/

1640.
how, ado.

now, adv. 230/1792.

jowjpron. 195/547.
know, inf.

low, adv. 212/1121.
now, adv.

how, adv. 230/1791.

thow, pron. 202/788.

yow,pron. 225/1618.
yow, pron.

how, adv. 195/548.

now, adv. 225/1617.

-owde

crowde, inf.

lowde, adv. 239/2096.

-owder, -ounder

powder, n. obi.

founder, n. obj. 195/535.

-owe, -ow

blowe, inf.

y-knowe,j?p. 230/1770.
I-knowe, inf.

trowe, 1 s. pres. 217 /

1335.
knowe, inf.

Rowe, n. obj. 192/448.

Towe,n.obl. 221/1451.

y-blowe,^- 212/1139.
knowe, pp.

rowe, n. obi. 231/1835.

y-blowe,^. 227/1664.
no we, adv.

ho we, adv. 233/1901.

prowe, n. obi. 196/579.

yowe, pron. 211/1102,

220/1418, 231/1822.
ouerthrowe, inf.

blow, inf. 226/1639.
rowe, n. obi.

knowe, inf. 221/1452.

knowe, pp. 231/1836.

y-blowe, pp.

knowe, inf. 212/1140.
knowe, pp. 227/1663.

-owes

clowes, n. pi.

lowes, n. pi. 230/1786.
snowes, n. pi.

wyndowes, n. pi. 213/
1191.

-owne

crowne, n. obi.

sowne, inf. 231/1826.

-oye

loye, n. obi.

troye,n.pr. 184/155, 221/
1472.

-oyse

noyse, n.

oyse, n.pr. 234/1928.

-under, -onder, -ounder

thunder, n.

wonder, n. obj. 227/1682.
vnder, prep.

wounder, n. obj. 202/806.

-une

comune, n. obi.

fortune, n. pr. 223/1547.

-ure

armure, n.

vesture, n. obj. 217/1325.
aventure, n. obj.

cure, n. obj. 193/464.
auenture, n. obi.

cure, n. obi. 216/1298.

endure, inf. 235/1981.
dure, subj. 3 s. pres.

perauenture, adv. 188/

304.
figure, n. obj.

portreytoure, n. obi. 184/
131.

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RYME-INDEX TO " THE HOUSE OF FAME.

nature, n. obi.

creature, n. 237/2040.
creature, n. obj. 193/489,
218/1365.

-ures

auentures, n. pi.

creatures, n. pi. 226/1632.

figures, n. pi. 181/48.
figures, n. pi.

auentures, n. pi. 181/47.

portreytures, n. pi. 183/
125.

-urne
Saturne, n. pr.

turne, inf. 221/1450.

-us

ballenus, n. pr.

Magus, n. pr. 216/1274.
Deiphebus, n. pr.

Palinurus, n. pr. 192/443.
Didalus, n. pr.

ykarus, n. pr. 206/920.
Eolus, n. pr.

\8,pro. 232/1862.
lollius, n. pr.

Tytus, n. pr. 221/1467.
Magus, n. pr.

ballenus, n. pr. 216/1273.
Messenius, n. pr.

virgilius, n. pr. 215/1244.
Palinurus, n. pr.

Deiphebus, n.pr. 192/444.
Pirrus, n. pr.

Venus, n.pr. 184/162.
Theseus, n.pr.

vs,pro. 191/406.
thus, adv.

V8,pro. 193/470.
Tytus, n. pr.

lollius, n.pr. 221/1468.
Venus, n. pr.

Pirrus,.?*. pr. 184/161.

vs,pro. 193/466.
virgilius, n. pr.

Messenius, n.pr. 215/1243.

vs, pro.

Eolus, n. pr. 232/1861.

Theseus, n. pr. 19 1/
405.

thus, adv. 193/469.

Venus, n. pr. 193/465.
ykarus, n. pr.

Didalus, n.pr. 206/919.

boldely, adv.

l,pro. 196/582.
by, adv.

craftely, adv. 214/1203.

dedaly, n. pr. 234/1920.

sturmely, adv. 222/1498.

j,pro. 236/1989.
casuelly, adv.

why, adv. 199/680.
certenly, adv.

I, pro. 180/13.
craftely, adv.

by, ado. 214/1204.
cruelly, adv.

ryghte fully, adv. 227/

1662.
debonairly, adv.

outtirly, adv. 236/2014.
dedaly, n. pr.

by, ado. 234/1919.
derkly, adv.

I, pro. 181/52.
en ten ty fly, adv.

trewly, adv. 197/615.
esely, adv.

sikerly, adv. 234/1930.
falsly, adv.

wikkidly, adv. 191/390.
feythfully, adv.

syniply, adv. 204/854.
outtirly, adv. •

debonairly,adfo. 236/2013.
prevely, adv.

oppenly, adv. 237/2046.
redely, adv.

I, pro. 183/129, 189/314,
212/1128, 240/2138.

y, pro. 219/1391.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE HOUSE OF FAME.

119

fully, adv.

cruelly, adv. 227/1661.
stedfastly, adv.

I, pro. 181/62.
sturmely, adv.

by, adv. 222/1497.
trewly, adv.

eutentyfly, adv. 197/616.

outterly, adv. 223/1541.

y,pro. 217/1320.
vnkyndely, adv.

vtterly, adv. 188/296.
why, adv.

casuelly, adv. 199/679.

j.pro. 208/999.
y, pro.

by, adv. 236/1990.

eternally, adv. 219/1403.

graunt mercy, inter j. 232/
1874.

redely, adv. 219/1392.

trewly, adv. 217/1319.

truly, adv. 209/1045.

why, adv. 208/1000.

-yalle, -aylle

avyalle, inf.

trauaylle, n. 229/1750.

-yce, -ice

nyce, adj.

vice, n. 188/275.

-yche

ryche, adv.

y-lyche, adj. 217/1328.

-yde, -ide
dyde, 3 s. per/,

Ouyde, n. pr. 190/379.
lyde, n. pr.

dide, 3 ,9. perf. 183/

106.
syde, n. obi.

wide, adj. pi. 220/

1420.
tyde, n. obi.

wide, adv. 235/1952.

-ye, -ic

Armonye, n. obi.

melodye, n. obj. 219/1395.
asye, n. pr.

cheualrie, n. 218/1340.
companye, n.

aspye, inf. 227/1689.

crie, inf. 225/1608, 228/
1728.

hye, inf. 226/1658.

lye, n. obj. 223/1552.

trayterye, n. obj. 231/

1812.
crye, inf.

fantasye, n. obj. 208/992.

hye, adj. 208/1020.
dye, inf.

stellefye, inf. 196/586.
Elye, n. pr.

sygnifye, inf. 196/587.
envye, n.

espie, inf. 221/1475.
envye, n. oil.

vilanye, n. obi. 182/96.
espye, inf.

fantasye, n. 197/593.

gye, inf. 206/943.
folye, n. obi.

lelousye, n. obi 235/1971.
gye, imper. 2 s.

maistrye, n. oil. 211/1094.
hye, n. obi.

navye, n. obj. 186/216.
hye, adj.

crye, inf. 208/1019.

glorifye, inf. 212/1134.
hye, inf.

companye, n. 226/1657.

crie, inf. 225/1591.
hye, adv.

lurye, n. pr. 220/1436.

Philosophy e, n. obi. 20 7/
974.

skye, n. obj. 225/1600.

ye, n. obi. 194/498, 205/

906, 222/1492.
lybye, n. pr.

lye, inf. 193/487.

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RYME-INDEX TO " THE HOUSE OF FAME.

stellefye, inf.

dye, inf. 196/585.

poetrie, n. obj. 208/1001.
ye, n. obj.

Galoxie, n. obj. 206/936.
ye, n. obi.

hye, adv. 194/497, 205/
905, 222/1491.

lye, 188/292.

-yede, -eyde

dyede, 3 s. perf.

seyde, 3 s. perf. 190/376.

-yes, -ies
lyes, n. pi.

lyes, n.pl. 240/2129.
Poetries, n. pi. 221/1478.
masonry es, n. pi.

ymageryes, n. pi. 217/

1304 (Caxton).
shalmyes, n. pi.

menstralcies, n. pi. 214/
1217.

-yfe, -ife
lyfe, n. obj.

wife, n. 185/175.

wife, n. obi 192/424, 193/
lyfe, n. obi [458.

stryfe, n. obi 235/1964.

wife, n. 185/199.

-yges, -ynges

gyges, n. pi

twynges, n. pi. (twygges),
234/1941.

-yght1, ighf

Aryghf , adv.

myghf, n. obi 182/80,
237/2023.

wyght1, n. 231/1830.
"bryghtf, adj. pi

syghf, n. obj. 208/1016.
foryght, adv. (Caxton).

lyght, inf. 194/508.

syght, n. obj. 194/504.

lyght1, adj. pi

highf, n. obi 201/744.
myghfr, n. obj,

Vnyghtf, -n. obi. 181/42.

aryghf, adv. 181/50, 195/
527.

wight1, n. obj. 240/2145.
myghf , n. obi.

aryghf, adv. 182/79, 237/
2024.

bryghtf, acZ/.iw. 227/1693.

lyght1, n. obi 211/1091.
ryght1, adv.

wight1, n. olg. 210/1076.

wighf, n. obi 238/2061.

-yghte, -ighte

lyghte, adj.

wighte, n. 226/1626.
syglite, n. obj.

highte, 3 pi perf. 223/
1519.

lyghte, inf. 193/467.

-yghtis

knyghtis, n. pi.

ryghtis, n.pl. 193/456.

-yke, -ike
lyke, inf.

rethorike, n. obi. 204/859.
syke, adj.

magike, n. obi. 216/1269.

-yle, -He
Beryle, n. obi.

Gyle, n. pr. 213/1183.
yle, n. obi

Cybile, n. pr. 192/439.

-yme

ryme, inf.

tyme,n.obl 194/519, 21 5/
1256.

-ymes, -imes

tymes, n. pi.
" pilgrimes, n.pl. 239/2122.

RYME-INDEX TO " THE HOUSE OF FAME.

121

yn)
chyn), n. obi.

skyn), n. obj. 215/1229.

-ynde

blynde, adj.

wynde, n. obi. 224/1571.
fynde, inf.

behynde, adv. 186/238.

kynde, n. obi 188/280
(Thynne).

vnkynde, adj. 188/283
kynde, n. obj. [(Thynne).

behynde, prep. 214/1214.

mynde, n. obi. 196/583.
kynde, n. obi.

fynde, inf. 188/280
(Thynne).

fynde, 1 *. pres. 201/750.

fynde, 3 pi pr. 181/44.

mynde, n. obi. 203/823.
mynde, n. obi.

kynde, n. oil. 203/824.

kynde, n. obj. 196/584.

-yndes
kyndes, n. plu.

wyndes, n. pi. 186/203,

207/967.

-yne

famyne, n. obi.

ruyne, n. obi. 235/1974.
fyne, adj.

delphyne, n. pr. 208/1 006.

saturnyne, adj. 220/1432.
pyne, n. obi.

Labyne, n. pr. 184/148.

Proserpyne, n. pr. 222/
1511.

-yng, -ynge
murinuryng, n.

ileynge, n. obi. 223/1823.

ynge, -yng, inge
askynge, n. obj.

thinge, n. obi. 221/1699.

enclynynge, n. obi.

thynge, n. 200/733.
fleynge, n. obi.

murmuryng, n. 223/1524.
forswerynge, n. obi.

lesynge, n. obi. 184/154.
goynge, imp. p.

sterynge, n. obj. 202/800.
humblynge, n. obi.

thundringe, n. obi. 209/
knowynge, n. obj. [1040.

thinge, n. obj. 205/891.
kynge, n. obi.

thynge. n. 210/1083.
rynge, n.

thynge, n. pi. 229/1739.
thynge, n.

enclynynge, n. obi. 200/
734.

kynge, n. obi. 210/1084.
tydynge, n. obi.

wringe, inf. 239/2110.

-ynges, -enges, -inges, -yges

bildynges, n. pi.

wynnynges, n. pi. 235/

1965.
blodeshedynges, n. pi.

clarionynges, n. pi. 215 /

1242.
chirkynges, n. pi.

werkynges,w. jtf. (Caxton),

234/1944.
furtherynges, n. pi.

preysynges, «./;/. 198/635.
ioynynges, n. pi.

compassinges, n. pi. 213/

1188.
kervynges, n. pi.

florisshinges, n. pi. 217 '/

1301.
kynges, n. pi.

sterlynges, n. pi. 217/1315.
losynges, n. pi.

frenges, n. pi. 217/1318.
sprynges, n. pi.

thynges, n. pi. 215/1236.
tydynges, n.pl. 235/1983.

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RYME-INDEX TO " THE HOUSE OF FAME."

thynges, n. pi.

rekenynge8,w.£>7. 198/653.
sprynges, n. pi. 215/1235.
tydynges, n. pi. 198/644,

233/1894.

twynges, n. pi (twygges)
gyges, n.pl. 234/1942.
tydynges, n. pi.

brynges, 2 s. pres. 233/

1908.

dudynges, %.£>?. 209/1028.
lesenges, n.pl. 239/2123.
leysinges, n. pi. 199/676.
sprynges, n. pi. 235/1984.
thinges, n. pi. 236/2009.
thynges, n. pi. 198/643,

233/1893.
ursprynges, n. 'pi. 235 /

1958.

-ynke

be-tliynke, inf.

swynke, inf. 213/1175.
drynke, inf.

thynke, 1 s. pres. 233/
1879.

-ynne, -inne
gynne, n. obj.

therinne, adv. 236/2003.

-ynt, -ent
stynt, 3 s. perf.

went, 3 s.perf. 227/1684.

-yon, -ion

conclusyon), n.

persuasion), n. 204/872.
mensyon), n. obj.

oppinion), n. obi. 181/55.
Visyon), n. obj.

Cipion), n.pr. 194/514.

-ys, -is
amys, adv.

blys, n. oil. 236/2015.

this, adj. 197/595.

ys, v. 187/270, 238/2030.

bookys, n. pi.

is, v. 197/621.
devys, n. obi.

paradys, n. obj. 206/918.
nys, v.

is, v. 190/350.
this, 'adj. 205/914.
ys, v. 210/1064.
tbys, adj.

is, v. 218/1342.
wys, adj.

this, 'adj. 200/699.
ys, v.

amys, at.lv. 187/269, 238/

2079.

nys, v. '210/1063.
this, adj. 198/651, 210/

1073, 211/1104.
y-wys, adv. 203/809, 203/
827, 205/882, 221/
1445, 231/1838, 2347
1922.

y-wys, adv.
is, v. 203/835.
this, adj. 198/642, 222 /

1513, 236/1987.
ys, v. 203/810, 203/828,
205/881, 221/1446.

-yse, -ise
agryse, inf.

aryse, inf. 186/209.
deuyse, inf.

suffise, inf. 213/1180.
wyse, n. obj. 211/1114.
wyse, n. obi. 202/771,

210/1061.
wyse, n. obi.

deuyse, inf. 202/772, 210/

1062,211/1113.
venyse, n.pr. 218/1348.

-ysse, -isse
blysse, n. obi.

wisse, inf. 194/491.
kysse, inf.

lysse (Caxton), ittf. 1867
220.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE HOUSE OF FAME.

123

-yste, -iste
myste, n. obi.

wyste,7#?. 190/351.
nyste, 1 s. per/.

wiste, 1 s.perf. 223/1544.

-yt, -it

hyt, pro.

quyt,jRp. 225/1614.
wyt, n. obj.

yit, adv. 206/949.

-yte, -ite

delyte, n. obi.

proOte, n. obi. 188/310.
endyte, inf.

wryte, inf. 241/2165.
lyte, adj.

cubite, n. obi. 218/1370.

heremyte, n. 198/659.

merite, n. obi. 236/2019.

write, 1 s.pres. 235/1977.
lyte, adv.

smyte, 3 pi. pres. 202/777.
tendyte, inf.

write, inf. 190/382.

-yth, -eth
spckytb, 3 pi. pres.

to-breketh, 3 s. pres. 202/
779 (Caxton).

-ythe, -ithe
blytlie, adj.
'swithe, adv. 232/1859

-ytte, -itte, -it

hytte, pro.

witte, 71. obi. 200/702.
wytte, n. obj.

yit, adv. 189/327.

-yve, -ive

blyve, adv.

descry ve, inf. 211/1105.

hive, n. obi. 223/1522.
discryve, inf.

a lyve, adv. 237/2055.

blyve, adv. 211/1106.

thiyve,tw/. 217/1329.
on lyve, adv.

descrive, inf. 213/1168.

124

RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF
GOOD WOMEN."

CAMBR. MS. G. g. 427 (WITH FAIRFAX VARIATIONS).
INDEX OF KYMES.

-aas, p. 125

-ealeth, -ayleth, p. 138

-esye, p. 149

-able, p. 125

-ece, -esse, p. 138

-ete, p. 149

-ace, p. 125

-eche, p. 138

-.th, p. 150

-adde, -edde, p. 126

-ed, -id, p. 138

-ette, p. 150

-ade, p. 126

-edde, -adde, p. 138

-etyn, -ityn, p. 150

-aft, -eft, p. 126

-ede, -cede (= -ethe F),

-eue, p. 151

-age, p. 126

-edere, p. 139 [p. 138

-eued, p. 151

-aid, -ayed, p. 126

-ee, -e, p. 139

-euene, p. 151

-ak, p. 126

-eede, -ede, p. 139

-evid, -euyd, p. 151

-ake, p. 127

-eel, p. 139

-eus, p. 151

-al (= alle F), p. 127

-een, -ien, -en, p. 139

-euyd, -evid, p. 151

-alk, p, 128

-eene, -ene, p. 139

-euyn, -yuyn, p. 151

-alle, p. 128

-eere, -ere, -ire, p. 140

-euys, p. 151

-als, p. 128

-eerid, -iered, p. 140

-ewe, -ue, p. 151

-ame, p. 128
-an, -ane, -anne, p. 129

-ees, -es, p. 140
-ef, p. 140

-ey, -ay, p. 152,
-eyd, -ayd, p. 152

-ande, p. 129

-eft, -aft, p. 140

-eyde, -ayde, -eyede, p. 152

-ane, -an, p. 129

-ek, p. 140

-eye, -ye, p. 152

-anne, -an, p. 129

-eke, p. 140

-eyede, -eyde, p. 153

-ante, p. 129

-ekyr, p. 141

-eyest, -eyst, p. 153

-apid, p. 129

-el, p. 141

-eyghte, -yghte, p. 153

-ar, p. 129

-ele, p. 141

-eyn, -ayn, p. 153

-are, p. 129

-elle, p. 141

-eyne, -yne, p. 153

-arge, p. 129

-ely, -yly, p. 141

-eynte, -ente, p. 154

-arte, p. 130

-erne, -ymme, p. 141

-eynyd, p. 154

-as (= -aas, -ace F), p. 130

-ement, p. 141

-eyr, -ayr, p. 154

-asse, p. 130
-ast, p. 131

-en, -een, -eyn, p. 141
-ence, -ense, p. 141

-eyre, -ere, p. 154
-eysid, p. 154

-aste, p. 131

-ende, -ynde, p. 142

-eyst, -eyest, p. 154

-at, p. 131

-ene, -eene, -ien, p. 142

-eyue, p. 154

-aue, -ave, -awe, p. 131

-ense, -ence, p. 142

-I, -y, p. 154

-aught, ought, p. 131

-ent, p. 143

-ible, -yble, p. 154

-aunce, ance, auncys,

-ente, -eyiite, -entyn,

-ice, -yse, p.. 154

p. 131

-ynte, p. 143

-iche, -yche, p. 154

-auncis, p. 132

-entid, p.- 143

-id, -ed, p. 154

-auncys, -aunce, p. 132

-entis, -entys, p. 143

-ide, -yde, -iede, p. 154

-awe, -aue, p. 132

-entyn, -ente, p. 144

-ie, -ye, p. 154

-ay, -ey, p. 132

-ep, p. 144

-iede, -ide, -yde, p. 155

-ayd, -eyd, (= -ayde F),

-epe, p. 144

-ief, p. 155

p. 133

-er, -ir, -our, -yr, p. 144

-ien, -yen, -een, -ene,

-ayde, -eyde, p. 133

-erde, p. 144

p. 155

-ayed, -aid (= -ayde,

-ere, -eere, -yre, -eyre,

-iere, -yere, p. 155

-ayede F), p. 133

-ire, p. 144

-iered, -eerid, p. 155

-ayede, p. 133

-erid, -yrid, p. 146

-if, -yf, p. 155

-ayen, p. 133

-erte, -yrte, p. 146

-ifte, -yfte, p. 155

-ayes, -ayis, p. 133

-erthe p. 146

-ight, -yght, p. 155

-ayl, p. 133

-erue, -erve, p. 146

-ighte, -yghte, p. 155

-ayle (= -aylle F), p. 133

-eruyd, p. 146

-ilde, -ylid, p. 155

-aylyth, -ealyth, p. 133

-eryed, p. 146

-ile, -yle, p. 155

-ayn, -eyn (= -ayne F),

-erys, p. 146

-ille, -ylle, p. 156

p. 133

-es, p. 146

-ily, -yly, p. 156

-ayr, -eyr (= -aire, -eyre

-ese, p. 147

-In, -yn, p. 156

F), p. 133

-esse, -ece, p. 147

-ing, -yng, p. 156

-ayre, -oyre. p. 134

-est, -ist, p. 148

-inge, -ynge, p. 156

-c, -ee, p. 134

-cste, -iste, -oste, p. 148

-ingis, -yngis, p. 156

KYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.

125

-lime, -ynne, p. 156

-orte, p. 166

-yen, -ien, p. 173

-ion, p. 156

-orwe, p. 166

•ygr. -yr> P- 173

-ioun, -youn, p. 156

-ory, p. 166

-yere, -iere, p. 173

-iouns, -yotins, p. 157

-orye, p. 166

-yf, -if, p. 173

-ippc, -yppe, p. 157

-oryis, p. 166

-yfe, p. 173 (F)

-ir, -er, p. 157

-os, -oos, p. 166

-yfte, -ifte, p. 173

-ire, -ere, -cere, p. 157

-ose, p. 166

-yght, -ight, -yjt, p. 173

-is, -ys, p. 157

-ost, p. 166

-yghte, -eyghte, -ighte,

-ise, -ysc, p. 157

-oste, -este, p. 166

-yte, p. 174

-ist, -cst, p. 157

-ot, p. 166

-ygne, p. 175

-istc, -ystc, -estc, p. 157

-ote, p. 166

-yhte. p. 175

-it, -yt, p. 157

-oth, p. 166

-ykyth, p. 175

-ite, -ytc, p. 158

-otlmv-othyr, p. 167

-yle, -ile, p. 175

-ith, -yth, p. 158

-ou, -o, p. 167

-ylid, -ilde, p. 175

-ithc, -ythe, p. 158
-ityn, -etyn, p. 158

-one, p. 167
-ought, -oght. -ou3t,

-ylle, -ille, p. 175
-yly, -ely, p. 175

-ins, p. 158

-aught, -owt, p. 167

-yme, p. 176

-ive, -yve, p. 158

-oughte, outhe, -oujte,

-ynime, -erne, p. 176

-o, -on, p. 158

p. 167

-yn, p. 176

-od, -ood, p. 160

-ou;ten, -oughten, p. 168

-ynde, -ende, p. 176

-of re, -ophre, p. 160

-oun -on, p. 168

-yne, -eyne, p. 176

-ofte, p. 160

-oute, -outyn, p. 168

-yng, -ing, p. 176

-oght, -ought, p. 161
-ok, p. 161

-outhe, .-oughte, p. 168
-outyn, -oute, p. 168

-ynge, p. 177
-yngis, -ingis, -yngys,

-oke, p. 161

-ow, p. 168

-ynk, p. 178 [p. 178

-okis, -okys, p. 161

-owe, p. 168

-ynke, p. 178

-old, p. 161

-owt, -ought, p. 169

-ynne, -Inne, p. 178

-olde, -uldc, p. 161

-ox, p. 169

-ynnyd, -ynyd, p. 178

-ole, p. 161

-oye, p. 169

-ynte, -ente, p. 178

-om, p. 161

-oynt, p. 169

-ynyd, -ynnyd, p. 178

-ome, p. 161

-oyre, -ayre, p. 169

-youn, -ioun, p. 178

-on, -oon, -oun, p. 161

-ue, -ewe, p. 169

-youns, -iouns, p. 178

-ond, p. 163

-aide, -olde, p. 169

-yppe, -ippe, p. 178

-onde, p. 163

-unge, -onge, p. 169

-yr, -er, -yer, p. 178

-one, p. 163

-unne. -onne, p. 169

-yre, -ere, p. 179

-ones, p. 164

-tire, p. 169

-yred, p. 179

-ong, p 164

-ures, -urys, p. 169

-yrid, -erid, p. 179

-onge, -ungc, p. 164

-uris, -urys, p. 170

-yrte, -erte, p. 179

-onne, -uniie, p. 164

-urne, p. 170

-ys, -is, p. 179

-onys, p. 164
-ood, -od, p. 164

-urys, -ures, -uris, p. 170
-us, p. 170

-yse, -ice, p. 179
-yste, -iste, p. 179

-oon, -on, p. 164

-use, p. 170

-yt, -it, p. 179

-oos, -os, p. 164
-ophre, -of re, p. 164

-used, -usid, p. 170
-uys, p. 170

-yte, -ite, -yghte, p. 180
-yth, -ith, p. 180

-ord, p. 164

-y, I, p. 170

-ythe, -ithe, -yue, p. 180

-orde, p. 165
-ordith, -orde, p. 165

-yan, p. 171
-yble, -ible, p. 171

-ytith, -ytyth, p. 180
-yue, -ythe, p. ISO

-ore, p. 165

-yce, p. 171

-yuyn, -euyn, p. 180

-oren, -orn, p. 165

-yche, -iche, p. 171

-yuys, -yues, p. 180

-orn, p. 165

-yde, -ide, -iede, p. 171

Ryme-Index to Ballad,

-orne, p. 166

-ye, -ie, p. 171

p. 181

-aas (F. see as)
Cleopatraas, n. pr.
Gas, n. obi. 284/600.

-able
able, adj.

delytable, adj. 264/321

(*>
honourable, adj. pi. 264/

247.

fable, 72.

stable, adj. 288/703.
mercyable, adj.

stable, adj. 268/322.

tretable, adj. 272/397.

stable, adj.

fable, n. 288/702.

mercyable, adj. 268/323.
tretable, adj.

rnerciable, adj. 272/396.

-ace

cace (= caas F), n. obi.

trespace (= trespas F), n.

obj. 272/394.
embrace, inf.

face, n. obi. 404/2706.
face, n. obj.

place, n. oil. 392/2505.

126 RYME-INDEX TO " THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN."

grace, n.

place, n. obi 402/2664.
grace, n. obj.

place, n. obi. 286/662,
366/2038, 368/2062.

space, n. obi 274/440.
grace, n. obi.

place, n. obi. 306/1015,
348/1730.

trace, n. pr. 274/422.
pace, inf.

place, n. obj. 358/1915.

place, n. obi. 292/747.
place, n. obi.

face, n. obj. 392/2504.

grace, n. 402/2665.

grace, n. obj. 286/663, 366/
2039, 368/2063.

grace, n. obi. 306/1014,
348/1731.

pace, inf. 292/746.

space, n. obj. 364/1999.

space, n. obi. 262/233.
space, n. obj.

place, n. obi. 364/1998.
space, n. obi.

grace, n. obj. 274/441.

place, n. obi. 262/232.
trace, n. pr.

grace, n. obi. 274/423.
trespace (= trespas F), n.
obj.

cace (= caas F), n. obi.
272/395.

aclde, -edde
badde, adj.

ledde, 3 pi. perf. 266/

276.
dradde, 3 s. perf.

spadde, 1 s. perf. 250/96.

-ade

balade, n. obi. (F).

made, 2 s. perf. 280/538

(F).
glade, adj. pi.

made, 3 s. per/. 308/1039.

-aft, -eft

be-raft (= rai'te F), pp.

craft (= crafte F), n. olq.

398/2591.
laft, pp.

eft, adv. 248/66.

-age

age, n. obi.

maryage, n. 290/729.
corage, n. obi.

viage, n. obj. 332/1450.
damage, n.

rage, n. obi: 284/599.
erytage, n. obj.

vassellage, n. 344/1667.
herytage, n. obj.

page, n. 366/2037.
lynage, n.

maryage, n. obj. 398/2603.
maryage, n.

age, n. obi. 290/728.
maryage, n. obj.

lynage, n. 398/2602.
maryage, n. obi.

vsage, n. 398/2617.
page, n.

herytage, n. obj. 366/2036.
pilgrymage, n. obi.

rage, n. obi. 384/2374.
rage, n. obi.

damage, n. 284/598.

pilgrymage, n. obi. 384/
vassellage, n. [2375.

erytage, n. obj. 344/1666.
viage, n. obj.

corage, n. obi. 332/1451.
vsage, 71.

maryage, n. obi. 398/2616.

-aid, -ayed

said (= sayede F), pp.
a-payed (= apayede F),
pp. 248/68.

-ak

lak, n. obj.

pak, n. 266/299.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN/

127

-ake
ake, inf.

take, inf. 290/704.
a-take, pp.

a-wake, inf. 374/2183.
a-vvake, inf.

a-take, pp. 374/2182.

make, inf. 282/545.

sake, n. obi. 324/1337.
awake, subj. 3 s.

make, subj. 2 *. 352/1790.
I-bake, pp.

make, inf. 290/709.
I-take, pp.

make, inf. 314/1143.

to-shake, 3 s. pros. 350/

1765.
make, n. pi.

sake, n. obi 252/130.
make, inf.

a-wake, inf. 282/544.

I-bake, pp. 290/710.

I-take, pp. 314/1142.

sake,w.oW. 250/100, 322/
1272.

slake, inf. 284/619.

take, inf. 314/1135, 302/
928, 324/1304, 332/
1449, 360/1934, 364/
2024.

take,#p. 372/2137.

take, 3 s. pres. 268/343.

vndyr-take, pp. 248/71.
make, subj. 1 s. (F).

sake, n. obi 254/187 (F).
make, subj. 2 s. pres.

awake, subf. 3 s. pves.

352/1791.
sake, n. obi.

a-wake, inf. 324/1336.

make, n. pi. 252/129.

make, inf. 250/99, 322/
1273.

make, subj. 1 ». 254/188
.(F).

take, inf. 324/1319.
slake, inf.

make, inf. 284/618.

take, inf.

ake, inf. 290/705.

make, inf. 302/929, 314/
1134, 324/1305, 332/
1448, 360/1935, 364/
2025.

sake, n. obi. 324/1318.
take, pp.

make, inf. 372/2136.

to-shake, pp. 304/962.
take, 3 s. pres.

make, inf. 268/342.
to-shake, pp.

take, pp. 304/963.
to-shake, 3 s. pres.

I-take, pp. 350/1764.
vndyr-take, pp.

make, inf. 248/72.

-al (= alle F)

al, adj.

oryental, adj. 256/153.
oueral, adfo.' 250/107.
\val (= walle F), n. obi.

358/1908, 362/197.
al, adj. abs.

schal, v. 316/1161.

shal (= alle, shalle F), v.

376/2221.
wal (= alle, walle F), n.

obi. 292/756.
al (= alle F), adj. obj.
wal (= walle F), n. obi.

358/1908.
oryental, adj.

al, adj. 256/154.
oueral, adv.

al,adj. 250/108.

wal (= alle, walle F), n.

obi. 308/1025.

ryal (= royalle F), adj. def.
withal (= with-alle F),

adv. 308/1037.
schal, s.

d,adj. 315/1160.
shal (= shalle F), v.

al (= alle F), adj. abs.
376/2220.

128 RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN."

thral (= thralle F), n.

360/1940.

wal (— walle F), n. obi.
al (= alle F), 358/1908,

362/1970.
al (= alle F), adj. abs.

292/757.
oueral (= oner alle F),

adv. 308/1024.
with al (= with alle F).
ryal (= royalle F), 308/

1036.

-alk

halk (== halke F), n. oil
stalk (= stalke F), inf.
350/1781.

-alle

alle, adj. abs.

be-falle, inf. 394/2535.

calle, inf. 314/1126.

shalle, v. 268/349 (F).
alle, adj. pi.

be-falle, inf. 368/2083.

befalle, pp. 354/1826.

byfalle, inf. 280/561

(F).

calle, inf. 356/1864 (F),

396/2*574, 400/2624.
calle, 1 s. pres. 248/95

(F).

falle, inf. 254/186 (F),

368/2064, 388/2423.
be-falle, inf.

alle, 'adj. abs. 394/2534.

alle, adj. pi. 368/2082.
befalle, pp.

allz, adj.pl 354/1827.
byfalle, inf. (F).

alle, adj. pi. 280/560

(F). '
calle, inf.

alle, adj.pl. 356/1 865 (F),

396/2575, 400/2625.
alle, adj. abs. 314/1127.
calle, 1 s. pres.

alle, adj. pi 248/96.

falle, inf. (Y).

alle, adj.pl 254/185 (F),

368/2065, 388/2422.
with-alle, adv. 296/812,

348/1735.
halle, n. obi

with alle, adv. 340/1603.
shalle, v. (F).

alle, adj. abs. 268/348 (F).
with-alle, adv.

falle, inf. 296/813, 348/

1734.
halle, n. obi. 340/1602.

-als
fals, adj. pi.

hals, n. obj. 266/292.

-ame

blame, n. obi. (F).

name, n. obj. 354/1845 (F).
blame, inf.

name, n. obj. 372/2135.

schame, n. obj. 276/457.
fame, n. obi.

name, n. obi. 272/404.
game, n. obj.

schame, n. obj. 276/478.
game, n. obi.

shame, n. obi. 404/2702.
name, n.

schame, n. obj. 282/589.
name, n. obj.

blame, n. obi. 354/1844

(F).

blame, inf. 372/2134.
schame, n. obi. 266/300,

386/2388, 398/2586.
shame, n. obj. 352/1813,

368/2069.
name, n. obi.

fame, n. obi 272/405.
schame, n. obj.

blame, inf. 276/456.
game, n. obj. 276/479.
name, n. 282/588.
name, n. obj. 352/1812,

368/2068.'

RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN." 129

shame, n. obi.

game, n. oil. 404/2703.
name, n. obj. 266/301
386/2389, 398/2587.

-an, -ane, -anne

ban, n.

Aclryane, n. pr. 372

2146.
be-gan (= biganne F), 3 s

perf.
swan (= Swanne F), n,

326/1355.

can (= han F), 1 s. pres.
man (== man F), 340y

1610, 362/1986.
Mantoan, adj. 302/924.
can (= kan F), 3 s. pres.
man (= man F), n. 270/
359, 300/911, 310/

1068, 316/1174, 352/
1805.

man (== man F), n. oil.

320/1264.
man (= man F), n.

can (= kan F), 3 s. pres.

270/358, 300/910, 310/

1069, 316/1175, 352/
1804.

man (= man F), n. oil.
begarcne (= began F),
sulj. 2 s. pres. 376/
2230.
can (= kan F), 1 s. pres.

340/1611, 362/1987.
can (— kan F), 3 s. pres.

320/1265.
mantoan, adj.

can, 1 s. pres. 302/925.
swan (== swanne F).

began (== beganne F),
226/354.

-ande

wande (== wonde F), inf.
withstande (= withstonde
F),pp. 316/1186.

CHAUCER ML, INDEX.

-ane, -an
Adryane, n. pr.
ban, n. 372/2147.

bane, n. 374/2180.
bane, n. obi. 372/2159,
390/2461.

-anne, -an

anne, n. pr.

thanne, adv. 316/1169,

326/1342.
begawne (= began F), sulj.

2 s. pres.

man (= man F), n. oil.
376/2231.

-ante

dante, n. pr.

wante, inf. 268/337.

-apid

a-wapid, pp.

escapid, pp. 382/2320,
296/815.

p. 252/119.

-ar

Cesar, n. pr.

war, adj. 282/593.

-are

bare, adj. (F).

care, n. obj. 356/1858.
care, n. obi.

fare, pp. 376/2209.
declare, inf.

fare, inf. 250/85.

spare, inf. 342/1628.
I-fare, pp.

3are, adj. pi. 378/2270.
pare, inf.

declare, inf. 342/1629.
are, adj. pi.

I-fare, pp. 378/2271.

-arge

>arge, n.

large, adj. def. 386/2406.
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130 RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.'

barge, n. obj.

charge, n. obj. 284/620.

charge, inf. 372/2151.
barge, n. obi.

large, adj. obi. 384/2360.
charge, n.

large, adj. 392/2515.
charge, n. obj.

barge, n. obj. 284/621.

-arte

darte, n. obi.

Marte, n. pr. 378/2244.

-as (= -aas, -ace F)

alias, inter j.

cas, n. obi. 296/837 (=

caas F), 298/877.
pas, n. obi. (= pace F),

404/2712.
was, v. 344/1659, 396/

2556.
bras, n. obi.

was, v. 330/1433.
cas, n.

Cleopatras, n. pr. 282/

582.

Emyas, n. pr. 308/1047.
cas, n. obj.

Enyas, n. pr. 310/1057.
was, v. 310/1082, 338/

1559.
cas, n. obi.

alias, interj. (— caas, alias

F), 296/836, 298/876.
Enyas, n. pr. 306/983 (=

caas F).
pas, n. obi. (= paas F),

294/802.

solas, n. obi. (= case, so
lace F), 362/1966.
trespas, n. obj. 276/453.
was, v. 374/2171.
Cleopatras, n. pr.
cas, n. 282/583.
Cas, n. obi. 284/600.
cumpas, n. obi.

pas, n. obi 258/200.

Eneas, n. pr.

was, v. 308/1026.
Enyas, n. pr.

cas, n. 308/1046.
cas, n. obj. 310/1056.
cas, n. obi. 306/982.
gras, n. obi.

was, v. 250/117 (F), 262/

224.
las, n. obi.

Cleopatraas, n. pr. 284/

601.
nas, v.

was, v. 330/1402.
pas, n. obi.

alias, interj. (= pace, al-

lace F), 404/2713.
cas, n. obi. (— pass, allass

F), 294/803.
cumpas, n. obi. 258/

199.
tras, n. (= paas, traas F),

258/188.

solas (= solace F), n. obi.
cas (= case F), n. obi.

362/1967.
tras (= traas F), n.

pas (= paas F), n. obi.

258/187.
trespas, n. obj.

cas, n. obi. 276/452.
was, v.

alias, interj. 344/1658,

396/2557.

bras, n. obi. 330/1432.
cas, n. obj. 310/1083, 338/

1558.
cas (= case F), n. obi. 374/

2170.
Eneas, n. pr. 308/

1027.
gras, n. obi. 250/118, 262/

225.
nas, v. 330/1403.

-asse
lasse, adj. comp.

passe, inf. 378/2257.

RYME-INDEX TO " THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN." 131

-ast

agast (= a-gaste F), pp.
shamefast (= shamefaste
F), adj. 336/1535.

-aste
agaste, 3 s. per/.

faste, adv. 318/1220.
caste, inf.

faste, adv. 364/2004.
caste, 3 s. per/.

faste, adv. 296/826.

laste, adv. 262/236.
faste, adv.

agaste, 3 6-. perf. 318/1221.

caste, inf. 364/2005.

caste, 3 s. perf. 296/827.

laste, adv. 382/2309.

laste, 3s. perf. 294/791.
laste, adv.

caste, 3 s. perf. 262/237.

faste. adv. 382/2308.
laste, 3 s. perf.

faste, adv. 294/790.

-at

estat (= estate F), n. obj.

mat (= mate ~F),pp. 252/
114.

renagat, n. 272/401.
sat, 3 s. perf.

that, pro. dems. 296/809.

-aue, -ave, -awe

caue, n. obi.

saue, inf. 318/1224.
graue, inf.

haue, inf. 288/679.
haue, inf.

graue, inf. 288/678.

knaue, n. 386/2390.

save, inf. 312/1089.
haue, 1 s. pres.

I-grawe, pp. 250/98.
have, subj. 3 s. pres.

saue, inf. 364/1995.
I-grawe, pp.

haue, 1 8. pres. 250/97.

knaue, n.

haue, inf. 386/2391.
saue, inf.

caue, n. obi. 318/1225.

haue, inf. 312/1088.

have, subj. 3 s. pres. 364/
1994.

-aught, -ought

braught, pp.

thought, n. obj. 350/1783.

-aunce, -ance, -auncys

aparaunce, n. obi.

plesaunce, n. obi. 328/

1373.
chaunce, n. obj.

gouernaunce, n. obi. 308/

1044.
cheuysau[?i]ce, n. obj.

myschau?*cej n. obi. 358/

2435.
c^a:ltenau?^ce, n. obj.

penaiuzce, n. obi. 368/

2077.
dauttce, n. obi.

myschauwce, n. obi. 37 8/

2254.
remembraunce, n. obi. 288/

686.
delyaunce, n. obj.

myschaunce, n. obj. 268/

333.
gouernaunce, n. obi.

chaunce, n. obj. 308/1045.
myschaunce, n. obj.

cheuysau[^]ce, n. obj. 38S/

2434.

dalyaunce,w. obj. 268/332.
obseruaunce, n. obj. 340/

1608.
myschaunce, n. obi.

cheuysaulVlce, n. obj. 3887

2434.

daunce, n. obi. 378/2255.
obeysaunce, n. obj.

ordenaurcce, n. obj. 390/
2478.

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132 RYME-INDEX TO " THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN."

obeysaunce, n. oil.

vsagee (= vsaunce F), n.

282/586.
obeysaunce, n.

obseruancys, n. pi. 252/

136.
obseruaunce, n. oly.

myschaunce, n. obj. 340/

1609.
ordenau?zce (= ordynance

F), n. obj.
obeysaimce, n. obj. 390/

2479.
penaimce, n. obi.

cuntenaunce, n. obj. 368/

2076.
pleasaunce, n. obi.

aparaunce, n. obi. 328 /

1372.
plesaunce, n. obj.

vsaunce, n. 334/1476.
puruyaunce, n. obi.

substaunce, n. obi. 338/

1560.
remembraunce, n. obi.

daunce, n. obi. 288/687.
substaunce (= substance F),

n. obi.

puruyaunce (= purvey
ance F), n. obi. 338/
1561.
vsance (= vsaunce F), n.

obeysaunce, n. obi. 282/
vsaunce, n. [587.

plesaunce, n. obj. 334 /
[1477.
-auncis
dauncis, n. pi.

obeysauncis, n. pi. 322/
1268.

-auncys, -aunce

obseruancys, n. pi.

obeysaunce, n. 252/135.

-awe, -aue

I-grawe, pp.

haue, 1 s. pres. 250/97.

knawe, n. obj.

sawe, subj. 3 s. pres. 252/

1806. '
lawe, n. obi.

withdrawe, inf. 264/257.

-ay, -ey

alway, adv.

day, n. obi. 268/335.
assay, n. obj.

may, v. 340/1595.
away, adv. (F).

day,*, obi 250/113 (F).
ay, adv.

lay, 3 s. perf. 288/690.
day, n.

May, n. 246/45.

way, n. obj. 404/2704.
day, n. obi.

alway, adv. 268/334.

away, adv. 250/114 (F).

lay, n. obj. 268/314.

may, n. obi. 246/36, 250/
89.

May, n.pr. 254/176 (F).

may, v. 284/630, 342/
1625, 1641, 392/2513
(254/183 F).

say, inf. 370/2114.
lay, n. obj.

day, n. obi. 268/315.
lay, 3 s. perf.

ay, adv. 288/691.

way, n. obj. 374/2174.
May, n.

day, n. 246/46.

day, n. obi. 254/175 (F).
may, n. obi.

day, n. obi. 246/35, 250/
90.

may, v. 284/612.
may v.

alwey, adv. 340/1582.

assay, n. obj. 340/1594.

day, n. obi. 254/184, 284/
631, 342/1624, 1640,
392/2512.

may, n. obi. 284/613.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.

133

say, inf.

day, n. obi 370/2115.
way, n. obj.

day, n. 404/2705.

lay, 3 s. per/. 374/2175.

-ayd, -eyd (= -ayde F)

sayd (= sayde F), pp.
I-leyd (= y-layde F), pp.

372/2141.

layd (= layde $),pp. 392/
[2516.

-ayde, -eyde
mayde, n.

sayde, 3s. perf. 338/1549.
seyde, 3 s. perf. 278/486.
(see -ayd, -eyd)

-ayed, -aid (= -ayde,

-ayede F).

a-payed (= apayede F), pp.
said (= sayede F),/?p. 248/

67.
sayed (= sayde F), pp.

292/767.
be-trayed, pp.

payed, pp. 328/1391.
prayed, jgp. 294/2533.

-ayede

prayede, 3 s. perf. (= prayed

F).

trayede, 3 s. perf. (=
trayed F), 392/2486.

-ayen

asayen, 3 pi. pres.

betray en (= betraien F),
3 pi. pres. 276/476.

-ayes, -ayis

vyrelayes, n. pi.

halydayis, n. pi. 272/410.

-ayl

hayl (= hayle F), n.

sayl (= sayle F), n. obi.
286/654.

-ayle (= -aylle F)
aparayle (= apparaylle F),

inf.
sayle (= saylle F), inf.

390/2472.
batayle, n. obj.

fayle, inf. 342/1646, 370/
fayle, n. obi. [2110.

vitayle, inf. 312/1093.
fayle, inf.

batayle, n. obj. 342/1647,

370/2111.
sayle, inf. 284/628.
vitayle, n. obi. 334/1488.
sayle (= saylle F), inf.
aparayle (= apparaylle F),

inf. 390/2473.
fayle, inf. 284/629.
ytayle, n. pr. 322/1298,

324/1329.
vitayle, inf.

fayle, n. obi. 312/1092.
vitayle, n. obi.

fayle, inf. 334/1489.
ytayle, n. pr.

sayle, inf. 322/1299, 324/
1328.

-aylyth, -ealyth

faylyth, 3 s. pres.

ealyth, 3 s. pres. 264/263.

-ayn, -eyn (= -ayne F)

agayn (= agayne F), adv.
fayn (= fayne F), adj.

314/1137.
I-slayn (= y-slayne F),

pp. 374/2192.
slayn (= slayne F), pp.

372/2149.

fayn (== fayn F), adj. pi.
a-geyn (= agayn F), adv.
252/117.

-ayr, -eyr (= -aire, -eyre F)

dispayr (= dispaire ~F),n. obi.
fayr (== faire F), adj. 350/
1755.

134 RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.'

fayr (= feyre F), adj.
ayr (= eyre F), n. 340/

1598, 352/1819, 394/

2649.
dispayr (= dispaire F), n.

obi. 350/1754.
eyr (= eyre F), n. obj.

334/1482.

-ayre, -oyre

fayre, adv.

the bonoyre (= debonayre
F, 262/276), adj. def.
258/179.

-e, -ee

autorite, n. obi.

tre (= tree F), n. obi.

386/2395.

a-vyse (= avysee F), adj.
be (= bee F), inf. 336/

1520.
be, inf. (see I-be).

a-vyse (= avysee F), adj.

336/1521.
cuntre, n. obi. 330/1418,

366/2053, 378/2248.
degre, w. obi 330/1411.
destene, n. obj. 396/2580.
gre (— degree F), n. obi.

324/1313.
he, pro. 330/1414, 336/

1532, 350/1773, 360/

1950, 382/2334.
me, pro. 276/467, 316/

1178, 306/984, 402/

2658.
sche, pro. 300/895, 310/

1075.
se (= see F), inf. 294/

794.
she (= shee F), pro. 280/

533, 316/1171, 382/

2322, 394/2528, 402/

2688.
the, pro. 276/481, 362/

1956, 332/1443.
thre, num. adj. 366/2057.

Thysbe, n. pr. 294/777.
tre (= tree F), n. obi.

250/109, 294/785.
3ee,^ro. 348/1724.
be, pp.

free, adj. 260/271 (F).
he (= hee F), pro. 388/

2442.
me (= mee F), pro. 370/

2121.
5e (= $ee F), pro. 296/

841.

be (— bee F), 1 pi. pres.
se (= see F), n. obi. 334/

1495.
be, 3 pi. pres.

renome (= Renomee F),

n. obi. 336/1513.
sche (= shee ¥),pro. 278/

516.
be, subj. 1 s. pres.

sc\iQ,pro. 342/1617.
be (= bee F), subj. 2 s.pres.
degre (= degree F) n. obi.

274/451.
be, subj. 3 g. pres.

he, pro. 302/923, 338/

1555.

scheme. 282/569 (F).
be (= bee F), subj. 3 pi. pres.
degre (=> degree F), n. obj.

270/370.
renome (= Renomee F),

n. obi. 336/1513.
benygnete, n. obj.

duetee, n. 270/360.
beute, n. obj.

she, pres. 380/2288, 328/

2585.

beute, (= beautee F), n. obi.
se (= see F), inf. 306/

1011.

Cete (= Citee F), n. obi.
se (see F), n. obi. 308/

1048, 386/2405.
she, pro. 402/2683.
chastite (= chastitee F), n.
obj.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN." 135

oneste (= hevytee F), n.

obi. 348/1736.
cuntre, n. oil.

be (= centre be F), inf.

330/1419; (contree bee

F), 366/2052 ; (= con-
tree bee, F), 378/2249.
he, pro. 364/2023.
I-be, pp. 244/6.
se (= see F), n. obi. 322/

1278.

se (= see F), inf. 370/

degre, n. obj. [2117.

be (= degree, bee F),

sulj.Zpl.pres. 270/371.
me, pro. 368/2071.
the (= degree, yee F),

pro. 274/436.
degre, n. oil.

be (= bee F), inf. 330/

1410.
be (= degree, bee F), 2 s.

pres. 274/450.
equite (= degree, equytee

F), n. oil. 272/384.
he (= degree, hee F), pro.

310/1064.
prosperite (= prosperitee

F), n. oil. 308/1030.
she, pro. 334/1507 (=

degree, shee F), 368/

2080.
the (= thee F), pro. 278/

489.

destene (= destanee F), n.
se (= see F), n. oil. 304/

953.
destene (= destanye F), n.

obj.

be, inf. 396/2581.
equite (= equytee F), n. oil
degre (= degree F), n. oil.

272/385.
fle, inf.

meyne (= flee, meynee F),

n. obj. 318/1222.
sche (= he F), pro. 286

642.

se (= flee, see F), inf.

370/2113.
fre, adj.

me, pro. 260/247 (F).

she, pro. 394/2520.

thre, num. adj. 37 2/

2153.

fre (= free F), adj. def.
pete (= pitee F), n. 362/

1976.

gre (= degree F), n. oil.
be (= bee F), inf. 324/

1312.
he, pro.

be, inf. 330/1415, 336/

1533, 350/1772, 360/

1951, 382/2335.
be,^. 388/2443.
be, sulj. 3 s. pres. 302/

922, 338/1554.
Citee, n. oil 358/1904.
cuntre (= contree F), n.

oil 364/2022.
degre (= hee, degre F),

n. oil. 310/1065.
I-se (= se F), inf. 258/

170.
kne (= knee F), n. oil

274/445, 366/2028.
meyne, n. 310/1059.
parde, interj. 278/503.
prosperite (= hee, pros
peritee F), n. obi. 282/

590.
se (= hee, see F), n. oil.

304/958, 332/1462 (=

hee, see F), 372/2163.
she, pro. 374/2172.
the, pro. 404/2718.
Thesbe, n. pr. 292/751.
thre, num. adj. 402/2667.
y-se (hee, see F),inf. 296/

825.
[hevytee (F), n. obi.

chastitee (F), n. obj. 348/

1737.]
honeste, n. oil.

me, pro. 404/2700.

136 RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN."

cuntre (= contree F), n.

obi 244/5.
possibilite (= y-bee, pos-

sibilitee F), n. obi 258/

191.

the,jpro. 344/1677.
I-se, inf.

he,£>ro. 258/169.

parde (= y-see, pardee F),

interf. 244/16.
she (= y-see, shee F), pro.

374/2202.

kne (= knee F), n. obi.
he, pro. 274/444, 366/

2029.
sche (== shee F), pro. 304/

972.
me, pro.

be, inf. 276/466, 306/985,

316/1179, 402/2659.
be,jRp. 370/2120.
degre, n. obj. 368/2070.
fre, adj. 260/248 (F).
honeste, n. obi. 404/2701.
pite, n. obj. 360/1920.
se, inf. 346/1710, 396/

2560.
she, pro. 300/890, 326/

1361.
subtilete (= soteltee F),

n. obi 394/2546.
the, pro. 300/899.
Thisbe, n. pr. 298/849.
meyne (= menee F), n.
he (= hee F), pro. 310/

1058.

meyne (= meynee F),w. obj.
fle (= flee F), inf. 31 8/

1223.
se (= see F), n. obi. 31 6/

1188.
natyuyte, n. obi.

the, pro. 396/2577.
oneste, n. obi.

chastite (= hevytee, chast-

itee F), n. obj. 348/

1737. '

se (= see F), inf. 344/

1672.
parde, interj.

he, pro. 278/502.

I-se (= pardee, y-see F),

inf. 244/15.
se (= pardee, see F), n.

obi. 374/2178.
se (= pardee, see F), inf.

278/520.
the (= pardee, the F),

pro. 278/497.
pete (= pitee F), n.

fre (= free F), adj. def.

362/1977.

pete (— pitee F), n. obj.
she (= shee F), pro. 374/

2185.
pite, n. obj.

me, jwu 360/1921.
pite (= pitee F), n. obi.
se (= see F), inf. 376/

2223.
possibilite (=possibiliteeF),

n. obi.
I-be (= y-bee F),^p. 258/

192.
prosperite, n. obi.

degre (prosperitee, degre

F), n. obi. 308/1031.
he (= prosperitee, hee F),

pro. 282/591.
Tisbe, n. pr. 300/907.
renome (— Eenomee F), n.

obi.
be (= bee F), 3 pi. pres.

336/1512.

sche (= she F), pro.
be, inf. 300/894.
(shee, bee F), 310/1074.
be (= shee, bee F), 3rd

pi. 278/517.
be, 1 *. subj. 342/616.
knee (= shee, knee F), n.

obi. 304/978.
se (= see F), n. obi.

be (= bee F), 1 pi. pres.
334/1494.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN." 137

cete (= citee F), n. 386/

2404.
Cete (= Citee F), n. obi.

308/1049.
cuntre (= contree F), n.

oil 322/1279.
destene (= destanee F),

n. 304/952.
he (== hee F), pro. 304/

959, 332/1464, 372/

2162.
ineyne (= meynee F), n.

obj. 316/1189.
parde, interj. 374/2179.
se (= see F), inf. 330/

1427.
she (= shee F),pro. 332/

1471, 374/2197.
thre (= three F), num.

adj. 336/1511.
se, inf. (See also i-se, y-se.)
be (= see, bee F), inf.

294/795.
beute (= see, beautee F),

n. obi 306/1010.
cuntre (= see, contree F),

n. obi. 370/2116.
fle (= see, Flee F), inf.

370/2112.
me, pro. 346/1711, 346/

2561.

oneste, n. obi. 344/1673.
parde (= shee, pardee F),

interj. 278/521.
pite (= see, pitee F), n.

obi. 376/2222.
se (= see, see F), n. obi.

330/1426.
thre (= see, three F), num.

adj. 368/2075.
she, pro.

be, inf. 280/532, (schee,

bee F), 316/1170, 382/

2323, 394/2529, 402/

2689.

be, 1 s. subj. 342/1616.
be, subj. 3 s. pres. 282/

568 (F).

beute, n. obj. 380/2289,

398/2584.
Cete (== Citee F), n. obi.

402/2682.
degre (= shee, degree F),

n. obi. 334/1506, 368/

2081.

fle, inf. 286/643.
fre, adj. 394/2521.
lie, pro. 374/2173.
I-se (= shee, y-see F), inf.

374/2203.
me, pro. 326/1360.
natyuyte, n. obi. 396/

2576.
pete (=* shee, pitee F), n.

obj. 374/2184.
se (= shee, see F), n. obi.

332/1470 (see F), 374/

2196.

$e,pro. 370/2127.
sle (= slee F), inf.

tisbe (= Tesbee F), n. pr.

296/835.
subtilete (= soteltee F), n.

obi.

me, pro. 394/2547.
the, pro.

be (= bee F), inf. 276/

480, 332/1442, 362/

1957.
degre (= yee, degree F),

n. obj. 274/437.
degre, n. obi. 278/488.
he, pro. 404/2719.
I-be,#p. 344/1676.
me, pro. 300/898.
parde (= pardee F), interj.

278/496.
Thesbe, n. pr. (See Thysbe,

Tisbe.)

he, pro. 292/750.
me, pro. 298/848.
prosperite, n. obj. 300/

906.
thre, num. adj.

be (= three, bee F), inf.

366/2056.

138 RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN."

fre, adj. 372/2152.
he, pro. 402/2666.
se (= three, see F), n. obi.

336/1510.
se (— three, see F), inf.

368/2074.
Thysbe, n. pr.

be, inf. 294/776.
tisbe (= Tesbee F), n. pr.
sle (= slee F), inf. 296/

834.

tre (= tree F), n. obi.
autorite, n. obi. 38 6/

2394.
be (= bee F), inf. 250/

110,294/784.
jee,pro. (F).

degree, n. obj. 274/437.
$e,pro.

be (= yee, bee F), pp.

296/840.

be, inf. 348/1725.
she, pro. 370/2126.
y-se (= y-see F), inf.

he (= hee F), pro. 296/
824.

-ealyth, -ayleth
ealyth, 3 s. pres.

faylyth, 3 s.pres. 264/262.

-ece, -esse

Boece, n. pr.

besynesse, n. obi. 272/412.

-eche

be-seche, 1 s. pres.

speche, n. obi. 342/1627.

-ed, -id

bed, n. obi.

hid (== hed F), pp. 250/

102.
ded, adj.

hed (= deed, heed F), n.
obj. 300/882, 352/1817,
(dede, hede F), 384/
2344.

red (= dede, rede F), n.

obi. 400/2645.
dred, 3 s. perf. (F).

sped, 1 s. perf. 256/200

(F).
maydenhed, n. obj.

wedewehed, n. obj. 266/

295.

red (= rede F), n. oil.
ded (= dede F), adj. 400/

2644.
sped, 1 s. perf. (F).

dred, 3< 9. perf. 256/1 99 (F).

-edde, -adde

bedde (= bed F), n. obi.
spedde (= bed, sped F),
3 s. perf. 342/1645,
(bed, sped F), 400/
2623, 402/2677.
fledde, 3 s. perf.

ledde, 3 s. perf. 302/943.
ledde, 3 s. perf.

fledde, 3 s. perf. 30 2/

942.
spedde, 3 s. perf. 31 2/

1096, 382/2311.
ledde, 3 pi. perf.

badde, adj. 266/277.
spedde, 3 s. perf.

bedde (= sped, bed F),
n. obi. 342/1644, (=
sped, bed F), 400/2622,
402/2676.

ledde, 3 s. perf. 312/1097,
382/2310.

-ede, -eede (= -ethe F)
dede, n.

rede, 1 s. pres. 354/1825,

378/2239.
dede, n. obj.

maydynhede, n. obi. 382/

2325.
dede, n. obi.

drede, n. obi 276/454.

lede, inf. 284/625.

nede, n. 346/1706.

RYME-INDEX TO " THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.

139

rede, inf. 320/1263, 338/

1557, 372/2139, 394/

2543.
schede (= shethe F), n.

obj. 300/888.
dede, adj. pi.

lustyhede, n. obi. 336/

1530.
drede, n. obi.

dede, n. obi. 276/455.
deede, n. pi. 298/861.
kynrede, n. obi. 368/2094.
lede, inf. 364/2021.
rede, inf. 376/2217.
drede, 1 s. pres. (F).

mede, n. obi. 256/211

(F).
kynrede, n. obi.

drede, n. obi. 368/2095.
lede, inf.

dede, n. obi. 284/624.
drede, n. obi. 364/2020.
lustyhede, n. obi.

dede, adj. pi. 336/1531.
maydynhede, n. obi.

dede, n. obj. 382/2324.
mede, n. obi. (F).

drede, 1 s. pres. 256/

212 (F).

rede, adj. pi. 246/42.
sprede, inf. 246/48, 254/

173 (F), 256/143.
nede, n.

dede, n. obi. 346/1707.
rede, adj.pl.

mede, n. obi. 246/41.
sprede, inf. 258/168.
rede, inf.

dede, n. obi. 320/1262,
338/1556, 372/2138,
394/2542.

drede, n. obi. 376/2216.
rede, 1 s. pres.

dede, w. 354/1824, 378/

2238.

schede (= shethe F), n. obj.
dede (= dethe F), n. obi.
300/889.

sprede, inf.

mede, n. obi. 246/47, 2547

174 (F), 256/144.
rede, adj.pl. 258/167.

-edere

sledere (= slidre F), adj. pi.
to-gedere (= to-gedre F),
adv. 286/649.

-ee, -e

Citee, n. obi. (F).

he, pro. 358/1905 (F).
duetee, n.

benygnete, n. obj. 270/

361.
free, adj. (F).

he, pp. 260/270 (F).

-cede, -ede

deede (= dede F), n. pi.
drede, n. obi. 298/860.

-eel (F)

steel, n.

weel, adv. 268/335 (F).

-een, -ien, -en
been (= bene F), pp.

quien (= queene F), n.

322/1283.

fleen (= fleene F), inf.
quien (= queene F), n.

324/1306.

queen (= queene F), n.
ben (= been F), 2 s. pres.

306/992.

sen (= sene F), inf. 388/
2425.

-eene, -ene
be-tweene, prep.

grene, n. obi. 290/712.
queene, n.

grene, n. obi. 262/229.

kene, adj. pi. 316/1190.

BGDQ,pp. 268/316.

sene, inf. 308/1034.

140 RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.'

queene, n. obi.

I-sene, pp. 328/1394.
Sheene, n. pr.

quene, n. obi. 276/496.

-eere, -ere, -ire

a-peere, inf.

dere, adv. 260/212.
cheere, n. obj.

deere (= chere, dere F),

adj. 298/868.
here, inf. 320/1249.
manere, n. obj. 348/1747.
cheere (— chere F), n. obi.
dere, adj. 288/701, 378/

2247.

manere, n. 402/2673.
manere n. obi 328/1374.
cleere (= clere F), adj. pi.
feere (= y-fere F), adv.

354/1828.
cleere, inf.

manere, n. obi. 294/772.
deere (= dere F), adj.
cheere (== chere F), n. obj.

298/869.

In feere (= y-fere F), adv.
cleere (= clere F), adj. pi.

354/1829.

here, adv. 342/1642.
mateere, n. obi.

clere, adj. pi. 376/2224.

(= yere F), n. obi.
hire (= here F), adv. 39S/
2588.

-eerid, -iered

steerid (= sterid F), pp.
apiered, pp. 302/934.

-ees, -es
lees, n.

Ercules, n. pr. 338/1544.

-ef

lef (= leefe F), n. obi. (lover),
myschef (= myschefe F),
n. obi. 344/1655.

lef (= leef F), n. obi. (leaf),
shef (= sheef), n. obi. 2487

74.
lef (= lefe F), adj.

myschef (= myschefe F),

n. obi 400/2637.
myschef (— myschefe F),

n. obi.
lef (= leefe) n. obi. 344/

1654.
lef (== lefe F), adj. 400/

2636.
myschef (= myschefe F),

n. obj.
thef (== thefe F), n. 382/

2330.

shef (= sheef F), n. obi.
lef (= leef F), n. obi. 248/

73.
thef (== thefe F), n.

myschef (= myschefe F),
n. obj. 382/2331.

-eft, -aft
eft, adv.

laft(=leftF),£p. 248/65.

-ek

ek, adv.

sek, inf. 266/279.

-eke

beyseke, inf.

eke, adv. 380/2284.

seke, inf. 310/1052.
meke, adj.

seke, inf. 258/1 76.
seke, inf.

beyseke, inf. 310/1053.

meke, adj. 258/175.
speke, inf.

wreke, inf. 268/324.
speke, 1 s. pres. (F).

wreke, inf. 358/1901 (F).
wreke, inf.

speke, inf. 268/325.

speke, 1 s. pres. 35 8/
1900 (F).

RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN." 141

-ekyr

bekyr (= byker F), n. obj.
sekyr (= siker F), adj.
comp. 402/2660.

-el
crewel, adj.

nature!, adj. 270/356.
stel (= stele F), n.

we! (= wele F), adv. 396/
2583.

-ele

dele (= deele F), inf.
hele (= heele F), n. obj.
314/1159.

-eUe
dwelle, inf.

telle, inf. 288/670, 384/
2349, 386/2383, 582/

576 (F).
dwelle, 3 s. pres.

telle, inf. 378/2258.
helle, n. obi.

telle, inf. 244/1, 280/

552 (F).
telle, inf.

dwelle, inf. 288/671, 384/
2348, 386/2382, 582/

577 (F).

dwelle, 3 s. pres. 378/

2259.
helle, n. obi. 244/2, 280/

553 (F).
welle, n. 294/788.

-ely, -yly

boldely, adv.

trewely, adv. 264/243.
trewely, adv.

boldely, adv. 264/242.

hertyly (= hertely F), adv.
334/1492.

-erne, -ymme

sweme (= swymme F), inf.
brymme, n. obi. 390/2451.

-ement
a- vy semen (= avysemente

F), n. obj.

compassement (= com-
passemente F), n. obi.
330/1416.
avisement, n. obi.

Jugement, n. obi. 272/392.

-en, -een, -eyn

agen (= ageyn F), adv.
certeyn (= certeyn F),

394/2519.
ben (= be F), v.

sen (== se F), inf. 394/

2537.

ben (= been F), 2 s. pres.
queen (= queene F), nt

306/993.
sen, inf.

ben (= se, be F), v. 394/

2536.
queen (= sene, quene F),

n. 388/2424.

serteyn (= seyn, certeyn
F), adv. 338/1564.

-ence, -ense ,

concience, n. obi.

Innocence, n. obi. 320/

1254.
credence, n. obj.

reuerence, n. obj. 250/82.
reuerence, n. obi. 2467

31.
defence, n.

presence, n. obi. 360/1930.
defence, n. obi.

presense (= presence F),

n. obi. 258/181.
excellence, n. obj.

presence, n. obj. 366/2048.
Innocence, n. obi.

concience, n. obi. 320/

1255.
neglygence, n. obi.

presence, n. obi. 280/
524.

142 RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.'

presence, n. obj.

excellence, n. obj. 366/

2049.
reuerence, n. oly. 246/

52 (F).
presence, n. obi.

defence, n. 360/1931.
defence, n. obi. 258/182.
neglygence, n. obi. 280/

525.
reuerence, n. obj.

credence, n. obj. 250/81.
presence, n. obj. 246/51 (F).

-ende, -ynde

a-mende, inf.

breiide, 3 s. perf. 388/

2419.
comende, 3 pi. perf.

legende, n. obi. 346/1689.
defende, inf.

dessende, inf. 364/1997.
ende, n. obj.

shynde (= shende f),pp.

404/2696.

spende, 3 pi. pres. 286/650.
ende, n. obi.

synde (= sende F), 2 s.

imper. 300/905.
wende, 3 pi. perf. 400/

2621.
legende, n. obi.

comende, 3 pi. perf. 346/

1688.
sende, 3 s. imper. 390/

2457.

spende, inf. 276/472.
spende, 3 pi. pres.

ende, n. obj. 286/651.
wende, inf.

synde (= sende F), inf.

378/2267.
wende, 3. pi. pres.

ende, n. obi. 400/2620.

-ene, -eene, -ien

destene (= disteyne F), inf.
Elene, n. pr. 260/208.

grene, n. obi.

be-tweene, prep. 290/713.

nynetene, num. adj. 258/
186.

quene, n. 262/228.

qnene, n. obj. 256/145,

258/173.
grene, adj. pi.

sene, inf. 400/2649.
grene, adj. def.

sene, inf. 256/156.
heuene, n. obi.

nemene, 3 pi. pres. 378/

2237.
I-sene, pp.

queene, n. obi. 328/1395.
kene, adj.

sene,#p. 400/2655.
kene, adj. pi.

queene, n. 316/1191.
mene, n. (F).

mene, 1 s. pres. 254/166

(F)-
nynetene, num. adj.

grene, n. obi. 258/185.
quene (= queene F), n.
sene (= scene F), inf.

288/694,308/1034.
quene, n. obi. (F).

sheene, n. pr. 276/497.
sene, inf.

grene, adj. def. 256/155.
grene, adj. pi. 400/2648.
quene (= seene, queene
F), ». 288/695, 308/
1035.
sene, pp.

kene, adj. 400/2654.
queene (= grene F), n.

268/317.
shene, adj. def.

quien (= queene F), n.
332/1466.

-ense, -ence
presense, n. obi.

defence, n. obi. 258/
182.

RYME-INDEX TO " THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.

143

-ent
absent, adj.

present, adj. 350/1769.
assent, n.

Innocent, n. obi. 338/

1546.
diligent, adj. (F).

sentiment, n. obi 248/69

(F).

enchau[n]tement (= en-
chauntement1 F), n. obi.
went, pp. 342/1651.
entent, n. obj.

ment, 3 pi. perf. 252/140.
Innocent, n. obi.

assent, n. 338/1547.
I-sent (= I-sente F), pp.
spent (= spente F), pp.

314/1125.
ment, 3 pi. perf.

entent, n. obj. 252/139.
present, adj.

absent, adj. 350/1768.
Sentiment, n. obi. (F).

diligent, adj. 248/70 (F).
spent (== spente F), pp.
I-sent (= I-sente F), pp.

314/1124.
to-rent, 3 s. perf.

went, 3 s. perf. 374/2189.
went, pp.

enchau[n]tement (= en-
chauntemenf F), n. obi.
342/1650.

-ente, -eynte, -entyn,
-ynte

assente, inf.

brente, 3 pi perf. 290/

731.
bente, n. obi.

mente, 3 pi perf. 262/235.
brente, 3 pi. pres.

assente, inf. 290/730.
entente, n.

mente, 3 s. perf. 276/460.
entente, n. obi.

sente, 3 s. perf. 314/1148.

hente (= hent F) inf.

wente (== went F), 3 8.

perf. 404/2714.
mente, 3 s. perf.

entente, n. 276/461.
mente, 3 pi. perf.

bente, n. obi. 262/234.
pente (= peynte F), inf.

compleynte, n. obi. 298/

874.
presente, inf.

sente, 3 s. perf. 312/1094,

314/1133.
rente, 3 s. perf.

turnemente, inf. 298/871.
sente, 3 s. perf.

entente, n. obi. 314/1149.

presente, inf. 312/1095,
314/1132.

to-rente, 3 s.perf. 296/820.
stente (= stent F), 3 pi. perf.

to rente, 3 s. perf. 2967
820.

wentyn (= wente F), 3

pi perf. 282/632.
to-rente, 3 s. perf.

stente, Ss.perf. 296/821.
turnemente, inf.

re?ite, 3 s.perf. 298/870.

wente, 3 s.perf. 316/1164.
wente, 3 s. perf.

hente (= went, hent F),
inf. 404/2715.

turnemente,^/ 316/1 165.
wente, 3 pi. perf.

stynte, 3 s. perf. 320/1240.

-entid
presentid (= presentede F),

pp.

tormeutid (= turmentede
?),pp. 322/1296.

-entis, -entys

ornementis (= pavement} F),

n. pi

paramentys (= parementj
F), n.pl 312/1106.

144 RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN."

-entyn, -ente

wentyn (— went F) , Spl.perf.
stente (= stent F), 3 pi.
per/. 286/633.

-ep

kep (= kepe F), n. obj.
wep (= wepe F), 3 s. per/.
348/1732.

-epe

a-slepe, adv.

kepe, inf. 280/536.

wepe, inf. 402/2679.
hepe (— helpe F), inf.

lepe, inf. 364/2008.
kepe, inf.

a-slepe, adv. 280/537.

wepe, inf. 380/2279.
kepe, 1 s. pres.

wepe, inf. 308/1033.
wepe, inf.

a slepe, adv. 402/2678.

kepe, inf. 380/2278.

kepe, 1 s. pres. 308/1032.

-er, -ir, -our, -yr

awer (= were F), n. oil.
ther (= there F), adv.

402/2687.

ber (= "beer F), 3 s. perf.
her (= heer F), n. obi.

256/147.

der (== deer' F), n. obi.
heroner (= heroneer' F),

adj. 312/1120.
er (= ere F), n. obj.

ther (= there F), adv.

248/63.

familer1 (= famulere F), adj.
pleyner (= plenere F),

inf. 340/1607.
fer (= fire F), n.

desyr (= desire F), n. obj.

350/1750.

gayler (== gaylere F), n.
hir (= here F), adv. 366/
2050.

her, /?. obi.

ber (= heer, beer F), 3 s.

perf. 256/148.
ther (= here, there F),

adv. 324/1314.
her (= here F), adv.

ner (= nere F), adv. 264/

240.

heroner (= heroneer' F), adj.
der (= deer' F), n. obi.

312/1121.
losenger (== losengeour F), n.

acusour, n. 268/329.
ner (= nere F), adv.

her (= here F), adv. 264/

241.

pleyner (= plenere F), inf.
familer (= famulere F),

adj. 340/1606.
ther (= there F), adv.
awer (= were F), n. obi.

402/2686.

er(= ere F),w obj. 248/64.
her (= here F), n. obi.

324/1315.

^er (= yere F), n. obi.
matyr (= matere F), n.
obi. 362/1959.

-erde

answerde, 1 s.perf.

herde, 1 s. perf. 264/239.

-ere, -eere, -yre, -eyre, -ire

bere, n.

spere, n. obi. 318/1215.
bere, n. obi. (F).

here, inf. 356/1867 (F).
bettere (= better F), comp.
adj.

lettere (= letter F), n. obj.

326/1362.
chere, n.

manere, n. 350/1763.
chere, n. obj.

dere, adv. 328/1387.

here, inf. 314/1147.

manere, n. 390/2453.

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145

chore, n. obi.

bere, inf. 400/2627.

fere, adv. 260/217.

here, adv. 348/1740.

here, inf. 258/184.

inanere, n. obi. 368/2078,
370/2125.

preyere, n. 378/2268.
clere, adj. pi.

manere, n. obj. 260/205.

mateere, n. obi. 376/2225.
clere, adv.

here, inf. 252/128.
clere, adj.

cheere, n. obi. 288/700,
378/2246.

here, adv. 380/2297.

there, adv. 356/1870 (F).
dere, adj. voc.

here, inf. 362/1979, 400/

2633.
dere, adj. pi.

here, inf. 360/1927.
dere, adv.

apeere, inf. 260/210.

chere, n. obj. 328/1386.

here, adv. 270/373.
fere (= fire F), n. obi.

syre, n. 392/2492.
fere, adv.

chere, n. obi. 260/219.
here, inf.

bere, n. 0W. 356/1 866 (F).

cheere, n. obj. 320/1248.

chere, n. obj. 314/1146.

chere, n.obl. 258/1 83, 400/
2626.

clere, adv. 252/127.

dere, adj. voc. 362/1979,
400/2633.

dere, adj.pl. 360/1926.

manere, n. obi. 282/573
(F), 310/1684.

matere, n. obi. 266/309.
here, 3 pi. pres.

matere, n. obi. 386/2403.
here, adv.

chere, n. obi. 348/1741.

CHAUCER MI., INDEX.

dere, adj. 380/2296.
dere, adj. voc. 400/2632.
dere, adv. 270/372.
in feere, adv. 342/1643.
manere, n. obi. 306/991,

366/2060.

jere, n. obi. 276/471.
lettere (= letter F), n. obj.
bettere (= better F), comp.

adj. 326/1363.
lo there (= lother F), adj.

comp.
notliire (= mother F),adj.

248/76.
manere, n.

cheere (= chere F), n. obi.

402/2672.
chere, n. 350/1762.
Chere, n. obj. 390/2452.
manere, n. obj.

cheere (— cliere F), n. obj.

348/1746.
manere, n. obi.

cheere, n. obi. 328/1375.
chere, n. obi 368/2079,

370/2124.

cleere, inf. 294/773.
here, inf. 282/572 (F),

310/1685.
here, adv. 306/990, 366/

2061.

stere, n. 388/2416.
matere, n. obi.

here, inf. 266/308.

here, 3 pi. pres. 386/

2402.
hey re (= here F), adv.

304/954.
preyere, n.

chere, n. obi. 378/2269.
spere, n. obj.

swere, inf. 370/2107.
spere, n. obi.

bere, n. 318/1214.
stere, n.

manere, n. obi. 388/2417.
swere, inf.

spere, n. obj. 370/2106.
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146 RYME-INDEX TO " THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN."

there, adv. (F).

dere, adj. 356/1871 (F).

, n. obi.
here, adv. 276/470.

-erid, -yrid

lerid (— lered f)tpp.

enquyrid (= enquered F),
pp. 314/1152.

-erte, -yrte

asterte, inf.

herte (hert, n. obi., smert

F), n. 382/2339.
herte, n. obi. 352/1803.
herte (smert, adj. pi. F), n.
asterte (hert, n. obi. F),

inf. 382/2338.
sterte, 3 s. perf. 298/

864.
sterte, 3 pi. perf. 322/

1301.
herte, n. obj.

sterte. 3 s. perf. 298/845,

326/1350; ' (stert F),

346/1705.
herte, n. obi.

asterte, inf. 352/1802.
scherte, n. obi. 272/391.
sherte (== shert F), n. 400/

2629.

smerte, n. obi. 338/1579.
smerte, inf. 278/490, 348/

1728.
sterte, 3 s. perf. 286/660,

296/811, 298/851, 352/

1794.
styrte (= sterte F), 3 s.

perf. 288/697.
sterte, 3 s. perf.
herte, n. 298/865.
herte, n. obj. 298/844,

326/1351, 346/1704.
herte, n. obi. 286/661,

296/810, 352/1795,

298/850.
sterte, 3 pi. perf.

herte, n. 322/1300. '

-erthe

irthe, n. obi.
f erthe, adj. def. 258/190.

-erne, -erve
Mynerue, n. pr.

sterue, inf. 302/933.
serve, inf.

sterve, inf. 284/605, 322/

1277, 368/2092.
sterue, sub}. 3 s.pres. 366/

2035.
sterue, inf.

mynerue,

pr. 302/

932.

serve, inf. 284/604, 322/
1276, 368/2093.

-eruyd

deseruyd (= deserued F),

3 s. perf.

seruyd (= served F), pp.
386/2384.

-eryed

beryed (= beriede F), pp.
heryed (= heriode F), pp.

294/786.

-erys

conseylerys, n. pi.

offiserys, n. pi. 338/1551.

Achates, n. pr.

chcs, 3 s. perf. 304/

965.
les, n, pi. 308/1022, 314/

1128.
Anchises, n. pr.

encres, n. obj. 310/1687.
les (= lees F), 3 s. perf.

304/945.
botemeles, adj.

pes, n. obj. 340/1585.
ches, 3 s. perf.

Achates, n. pr. 304/964.
Ercules, n. pr. 332/1454.

BYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN," 147

dres (= dresse F), inf.
lyones (= leonesse F), n.

294/805.
encres, n. obj.

anchises, n. pr. 310/1686.
Ercules, n. pr.

ches, 3 s.perf. 332/1455.
lea, n. pi. 336/1518.
lees, n. 538/1545.
flcs (= flees F), n. obj.
natheles (= nathelees F),

adv. 330/1434.
gentilnes (— gentilesse F),

n. obi.
lustynes (= lustynesse F),

n. obi. 330/1405.
goodnes, n. obj.

wekedenes,w, obj. 264/269.
les, n. pi.

Achates, n. pr. 308/1023,

314/1129.

ercules, n. pr. 336/1519.
les (= lees F), 3 s. perf.

Anchises, n. pr. 304/944.
lustynes (= lustynesse F),

n. obi.
gentilnes (= gentilesse F),

n. obi. 330/1404.
lyones (= leonesse F), n.
dres (— dresse F), inf.

294/804.

natheles (= nathelees F), adv.
fles (= flees F),w. obj. 330/

1435.
pes, n. obj.

botemeles, adj. 340/1584.
wekedenes, n. obj.

goodnes, n. obj. 264/268.

-ese
chese, inf.

lese, inf. 352/1810.
lese, inf.

chese, inf. 352/1811.

-esse, -ece
besynesse, n. obj.

Idilnesse, n.obl. 348/1722.

, n. obi.

Boece, n. pr. 272/413.
clennesse, n. obi.

holynesse, n. obi. 266/

296.
distresse, n. obj.

goodnesse, n. obi. 310/

1054.
distresse, n. obi.

gentillesse, n. obi. 310/

1080.
kyndenesse, n. obj. 360/

1918.
kyndenesse, n. obi. 286/

665.
duchesse, n. obi.

gesse, 1 s. pres. 272/

407.
stedefastnesse, n. obi. 370/

2123.

fangelnesse, n. obi. (F).
vnkyndnesse, n. obj. 252/

153 (F).
fayrnesse, n.

graciousnesse, n. 344/1 675.
gentillesse, n. obi.

distresse, n. obi 310/1081.
hardynesse, n. obi. 284/

611.
gesse, 1 s. pres.

duchesse, n. obi. 272/406.
fayrnesse, n. obj. 310 /

1672.

goddesse, n. 306/987.
haxdynesse, n. obj. 30 O/

892.
kyndenesse, n. obi. 344/

1664.
gladnesse, n. obi.

rychesse, n. obi. 312/11 00.
goodnesse, n. obj.

onstedefast-nesse, n. obj.

280/526.
gcodnesse, n. obi.

distresse, n. obj. 310/1055.
semelynesse, n. obi. 308/

1041.

witnesse, n. obj. 278/515.
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148 RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.'

graciousnesse, n.

fayrnesse, n. 344/1674.
hardynesse, n. obj.

gesse, 1 s. pres. 300/893.
hardynesse, n. obi. .

gentillesse, n. obi. 284/610.
holynesse, n. obi.

clennesse, n. obi. 266/297.
hunteresse, n. obj.

wildyrnesse, n. obi. 304/

970.
Idilnesse, n. obi.

besynesse, n. obj. 348/

1723.
kyndenesse, n. obj.

distresse, n. obi 360/1919.
kyndenesse, n. obi.

destresse, n. obi. 286/664.

gesse, 1 s. pr. 344/1665.
lucresse, n. pr.

presse, inf. 352/1787.

stedefastnesse, n. obi: 34 6/
1687.

wittnesse, n. obj. (F), 356/

1873.
onstedefast-nesse, n. obj.

goodnesse, n. obj. 280/527.
presse, inf.

lucresse, n. pr. 352/1786.
rychesse, n. obi.

gladnesses oR 312/1101.
semelynesse, n. obi.

goodnesse, n. obi. 308/

1040.
stedefastnesse, n. obi.

duchesse, n. 370/2122.

lucresse, n. pr. 346/1686.
vnkyndnesse, n. obj..(F).

faogelnesse, n. obi. 252/

154 (F).
wildyrnesse, n. obi.

hunteresse, n. obj. 304/

971.
witnesse, n. obj.

goodnesse, n. obi. 278/514.
wittnesse, n. obj. (F).

lucresse, n. pr. 356/1872

-est, -1st

arest (= arreste F), n. obi.
best (= beste F), n. obj.

360/1928.
best (= beste F), n. obi.

296/807.
best (= beste F), n.

forest (= foreste F), n.

obi. 298/842.
best (= beste F), n. obj.
arest, n. obi. 360/1929.
best (= beste F), n. obi.
arest (= arreste F), n. obi.

296/806.
best, super, adj.

lest, subj. pr. s. 346/1703.
forest (= foreste F), n. obi.
best (= beste F), n. 298/

843.

lest, subj. pr. s. impers.
best, superl. adj. 34 6/

1702.

west, adv. 280/563 (F).
lest (= lyste F), subj. pt. s.

impers.
Egist (= Egiste F), n.pr.

396/2570.
rest, inf.

Alceste, n. pr. 280/530.
west, adv. (F).

lest, 3 s. pres. 280/562 (F).

-este, -iste, -oste

Alceste, n. pr.

cheste, n. obi. 278/498.

reste, n. 278/507.

rest, inf. 280/531.
areste (= arest J?},pp.

beste (= best F), n. 272/

382.
beste, n. obi.

foreste, n. obi. 306/981. .
beste, adj. def.

leste, subj. past s. impers.
284/615.

reste, inf. 388/2438.
cheste, n. obi.

Alceste, n. pr. 278/499.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN." 149

fayreste, adj. supl.

lustyeste, adj. supl. 290/

716.
feste, n. 'obj.

leste, adj. superl. 380/

2303.
foreste, n. obi.

beste, n. obi 306/980.
geste, n. obi.

leste, 3 s. pres. subj. 250/

88.
leste, adj. superl.

feste, n. obj. 380/2302.
leste, subj. 3 s. pres.
geste, n. obi. 250/87.
onreste, n. obi 324/1339.
requeste, n. obj. (liste, re-

queste F), 274/438.
reste, inf. 402/2668.
wiste (= liste, wyste F),

3 s. per/. 386/2386.
leste, subj. past s. impers.
beste, adj. def. 284/614.
reste, n. obj. 312/1112
(liste, reste F), 390/
2468.
reste, inf. 372/2168, 382/

2313.
woste (=• liste, wiste F),

3 s. perf. 320/1245.
lustyeste, adj. supl.

fayreste, adj. supl. 290/7 1 7.
onreste, n. obi.

leste, subj. 3 s. pres. 324/

1338.
requeste, n. obj.

Jeste (= liste F), subj.

pres. 274/439.
reste, n.

alceste, n. pr. 278/506.
reste, n. obj.

leste, suhj. past impers.
31 2/1 113 (liste F), 390/
2469.
reste, inf.

Alceste, n. pr. 278/506.
beste (= best F), adj. def.
388/2439.

leste, subj. pres. impers.

402/2669.
leste, subj. past impers.

372/2169, 382/2312.
weste, inf. 246/51, 250/

93.

-esye

dayesye, n. obi

stellesye, inf. 278/513.

-ete

Crete, n. pr. (F).

grete, adj. pi 358/1895

(F).
gete (= gette F), pp.

I-bete (= y-bette F), pp.

312/1122.
grete, n. obj.

trete, inf. 346/1692.
grete, adj. def.

trete, inf. 282/575 (F),

346/1692.
grete, adj.pl

Crete, n. pr. 358/1894

(F).
strete, n. obi 362/1965,

380/2305.

trete, 3 pi pres. 266/275.
hete, n. obi

wete, adj.pl. 294/775.
I-bete (= y-bette F), pp.
gete (= gette F),^p. 312/

1123.
threte (== threete F), inf.

292/754.

mete (= meete F), n. obi
sete (= seete ~F), pp. 312/

1109.
mete, adj. def.

swete, adj. def. 308/1042.
mete, inf.

schete, inf. 286/635.
swete, adj. def. (meete,

swete F), 252/133.
swete, adj. voc. 374/2190.
swete (= meete, sweete
F), adv. 292/761.

150 RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.'

sete (= seete F), pp.

mete (= meete F), n. obi.

312/1108.
shete, inf.

mete, inf. 286/634.
strete, n. obi.

grete, adj. pi 362/1964,

380/2304.
swete, adj. def.

mete, inf. 252/134.

mete, adj. 308/1043.
swete, adj. voc.

mete, inf. 374/2191.
swete (= sweete F), adv.

mete (= meete F), inf.

292/760.
threte (= threete F), inf.

I-bete (= y-bette F), pp.

292/755.
trete, inf.

grete, adj. def. 346/1693,

282/574 (F).
trete, 3 pi. pres.

grete, adj. pi. 266/274.
wete, adj. pi.

hete, n. obi. 294/1774.

-eth

breth, n.

deth (= breeth, deethe F),

n. obj. 288/692.
deth (= breth, deth F),

n. obi. 366/2030.
breth (== brethe F), n.

obj.
deth (= dethe F), n. obi.

352/1814, 388/2436.
deth, n. obi.

breth (== deth, breth F),

n. 366/2031.

breth (= dethe, brethe F),
n. obj. 352/1815, 388/
2437.
geth (= gethe F), 3 s.

pres. 372/2145.
duelleth, 3 s. pres. (F).
telleth, 3 s.pres. 356/1879

seth (= sethe F), 3 s. pres.
teth (= tethe F), n. pi.
364/2006.

-ette

dette, n. obi. (F).

sette, inf. 280/540 (F).
fette, 3 s. perf.

schette, 3 *. perf. 288/

677.
grette, 1 s. perf. (F).

sette, 1 s. perf. 250/115

(F).
grette, 3 s. perf.

mette, 3 s. perf. 304/977,

334/1484.
grette, 3 pi. perf.

mette, 3 pi. perf. 334/

1503.
lette, inf.

mette, 3 pi. perf. 290/

733.
lette, 3 s. perf.

sette, inf. 372/2166.
mette, 3 s. perf.

grette, 3 s. perf. 304/976,

334/1485.
mette, 3 pi. perf.

grette, 3 pi. perf. 334/

1502.

lette, inf. 290/732.
schette, 3 8.. perf.

fette, 3 s. perf. 288/676.
sette, inf.

dette, n. obi. 280/541 (F).
lette, 3 s. perf. 372/2167.
sette, 1 s. perf. (F).

grette, 1 s. perf. 250/116
(F).

-etyn, -ityn

forgetyn (= for-yeten F),

pp.
getyn (= geten F), pp.

350/1753.

smetyn (= sinyten F), pp.
bityn (= byten F), pp.
382/2318.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.1

151

-eue
acheue, inf.

leue, 1 s. pres. 340/

1615.
beleue, n. obi.

leue, inf. 370/2108.
beieue, inf.

preue, inf. 250/84 (F).
eue, n. obi.

leue, n. obj. 324/1320.
for^eue (= foryive F),
inf.

leue (= lyve F), inf. 274/

449.
leue, n. obj.

eue, n. obi. 324/1321.

leue, inf. 380/2280.
leue, inf.

beleue, n. obi. 370/2109.

for^eue (= lyve, foryive
F), inf. 274/448.

leve, n. obj. 380/2281.

preue, inf. 244/9.

preue, n. obi. 246/28.

3eue (= lyve, I-yive F),

pp. 336/1538.
leue, 1 s. pres,

acheue, inf. 340/1614.
preue, inf.

be-leue, inf. 250/83.

leue, inf. 244/10.
preue, n. obi.

leue, inf. 246/27.

-eued

greued, pp. (F).

releued,#p. 252/128 (F).

-euene

heuene, n.

steuene, n. obi 318/1219.
heuene, n. obi.

steuene, n. obi 382/2328.

-evid, -euyd

mevid (= meved F), pp.
a-greuyd (= agreued F),
pp. 268/321.

-eus

Eegeus, n. pr.

Theseus, n. pr. 360/1945.

-euyd, -evid

a-greuyd (= agreued ~F),pp.

mevid (= meved F), pp.
greuyd, pp. [268/320.

releuyd, _p/?. 252/116.

-euyn, -yuyn

dreuyn (= dryven F), pp.
$euyn (= yiven F), inf.

360/1925.

I-drevyn (= y-dreven F), pp.
^euyn (= yeveii F), pp.

388/2431.
$euyn, inf.

dreuyn (= yiven, dryven

F),#p. 360/1924.
I-drevyn (— y-dreven F),

pp. 388/2430.
to-dry uyn (= to-driven F),
pp. 322/1280.

-euys

greuys (= greves F), n. pi
leuys (= leves F), n. pi
256/160.

-ewe, -ue

dewe (= due F), adj.

value, n. oil. 284/602.
fewe, adj.

rewe, n. obi 266/285.
hewe, n.

newe, adv. 350/1760.
hewe, n. obj.

newe, adj.pl 256/161.
hewe, n. obi (F).

newe, adv. 246/56, 250/

103 (F).
knewe, sufy. 3 s. past.

trewe, adj. 294/800.
newe, adj.

trewe,'rtd/. 274/434, 320/
1234, 356/1874 (F).

trewe, adj.. pi. 266/288.

152 RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.'

no we, adj. pi.

hewe, n. obj. 256/162.

trewe, adj. pi. 264/

272.
newe, adv.

hewe, n. 350/1761.

hewe, n. obi. 246/55 (F),

250/104 (F).
rcwe, n. obi.

fewe, adj. 266/284.
rewe, inf.

trewe, adj. 354/1843.

trewe, adj. pi. 352/157

(*>.

trewe, adj.

knewe, subj. 3 s.past, 294/

801.
newe, adj. 274/435, 320/

1235, 356/1875.
newe, adj. pi. 264/

273

rewe, inf. 354/1842 (F).
trewe, adj. pi.

newe, adj. 266/289.
rewe, inf. 252/158 (F).

-ey, -ay

alwey, adv.

may, v. 320/1583.
a-wey, adv.

fey (= away, fay F), n.

obj. 326/1365.
fey (= awaye, faye F), n.

obi, 294/778.
fey (= fay F), n. obj.

a-wey (= a-way F), adv.

326/1364.

fey (= faye F), n. obi.
a-wey (= awaye F), adv.

294/779.
wey, n. obi. 354/1846

-eyd, -ayd

I-leyd (= y-layde F), pp.
sayd (= sayde F), pp.
372/2140.

-eyde, -ayde, -eyede

breyde (= brayde F), n. obj.
seyde (= sayde F), pp.

316/1167.
Crisseyde, n. pr.

mysseyde, 3 s. perf. 274/

430.

seyde, 3 s. perf. 270/345.
leyde, 2 s. perf.

seyde, 2-s. perf. 392/2500.
mysseyde, 3 s. perf.

crisseyde, n. pr. 274/431.
seyde (= sayde F), pp.
breyde (== brayde F), n.

obj. 316/1166.
seyde, 2 s. perf.

leyde, 2 s. perf. 392/2501.
seyde, 3 s. perf. .

Crisseyde, n. pr. 270/344.
deyede, 3 s. perf. 32 6/

1353.

mayde, n. 278/487.
obeyde (= obeyde F), 3

s. perf. 288/681.
preyede (= preyde F), 3

s. perf. 380/2294.
vpbreyde (= sayde, vm-
brayde F), 3 s. perf.
344/1671.

-eye, -ye

aweye (= a-wey F), adv.
keye (= key F), n. 244/

26.
deye, 1 s. pres.

pleye (= dye, pley F),

inf. 380/2300.
seye (= saye F), inf. 368/

2073.
eye (= ye F), n. oil.

cumpanye (= companye

F), n. obj. 340/1601.
keye (= key F), n.

aweye (= a-wey F), adv.

244/25.

pleye (= pley F), inf.
deye (= dye F), 1 s. pres.
380/2301.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.

153

tvveye (= twey F), num.

adj. 314/1154.
weye (= wey F), n. obi.

334/1496.

prcye (= prey F), inf.
seye (== sey F), inf. 37 S/

2262.
tweye (= twey F), num.

adj. 380/2273.
weye, n. obi. 276/483.
seye, inf.

deye (= seyn, deyn F),

inf. 316/1181.
deye, 1 s. pres% (saye, deye

F), 368/2072.
preye (= sey, prey F),

inf. 378/2263.
tweye, num. adj.

pleye (= twey, pley F),

inf. 314/1155.
preyo (= twey, prey F),

inf. 380/2272.
with-seye, inf. 270/347.
weye, n. obi.

pleye (= wey, pley F),

inf. 334/1497.
preye, inf. 276/482.
with-seye, inf.

tweye, num. adj. 270/

346.

-eyede, -eyde

deyede, 3 s. perf.

seyde, 3 s. perf. 326/

1352.
obeyede (= obeyde F), 3 s.

perf.
seyde (= sayde F), 3 s.

perf. 288/680.
preyede (= preyde F), 3 s.

perf.

seyde, 3 s. perf. 380/
2295.

-eyest, -eyst

warreyest, 2 s. pres.

inysseyst, 2 s. pres. 264/
249.

-eyghte, -yghte

weyghte, n. obi.

nyghte, n. obi. 312/1119.

eyn, -ayn

a-geyn, adv.

fayn (= agayn, fayn F),

adj.pl. 252/118.
in veyn (= agayne, vayne

F), adv. 326/1359.
seyn, inf. 392/2507 (F).
seyn (= agayne, sayne F),

pp. 322/1271.
certeyn (= certeyn F),

adv.
agen (= ageyn F), adv.

394/2518.

I-leyn (= y-layne F), pp.
reyn (= Eayne F), n. 388/

2411.
pleyn, inf. (F).

souereyn, n. 248/94 (F).
serteyn (= certeyn F), adv.
sen (= seyn F), inf. 338/
1565.

-eyne, -yne

co??ipleyne, inf.

tweyne, num. adj. 39 2/

2499.
disteyne, inf. (F).

souereyne, adj. 260/275

(F).
foreyne, n. obi.

tweyne, num. adj. 36 2/

1963.
maudeleyne, n. pr.

peyne, n. obj. 274/419.
peyne, n. obj.

maudeleyne, n. pr. 274/

418.

pleyne, inf. 394/2525.
peyne, n. obi.

lauyne, n. pr. (pyne, la-

vyne F), 324/1331.
pleyne, inf. 320/1236.
tweyne, num. adj. 392/
2489.

154 RYME-INDEX TO " THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN."

pleyne, inf.

peyne, n. otf. 394/2524.

peyne, n. obi. 230/1237.
souereyne, adj. (F).

disteyne, inf. 260/274

(F). '
tweyne, num. adj.

corapleyne, inf. 392/2498.
foreyne, n. obi. 36 2/

1962.
peyne (= pyne F), n. obi.

392/2488.

-eynte, -ente

compleynte, n. obi.

pente (= peynte F), inf.

298/875.

-eynyd

corapleynyd (= compleyned

*),PP.
f eynyd (= feyned T?),pp.

350/1749.
I-feynyd, pp.

pleynyd,jgp. 268/326.

-eyr, -ayr

eyr (= eyre F), n. obj.
fayr (= faire F), adj.
'334/1483.

-eyre, -ere

hey re (= here F), adv.
matere, n. obi. 304/955.

-eysid

areysid (= reysed F), pp.
preysid (= preysed F), 3
s.p&rf. 336/1524.

-eyst, -eyest

mysseyst, 2 s. pres.
warreyest, 2 s. pres.
248.

264/

-eyue

disceyue, inf.

resseyue, inf. 292/752.

I, pro.

by, prep. 368/2091.
trewely, adv. 370/2099.
verrayly, adv. 248/87 (F).

-ible, -yble

impossible, adj. (F).

horryble, adj. 354/1838

(F).
inuysible, adj.

possible, adj. 308/1020.

-ice, -yse

malice, n. obi. (F).

vice, n. obj. 254/168 (F).
vice, n. obi.

cheryse, 276/462.

-iche, -yche
liche, adj.

ryche, adj. 336/1528.

-id, -ed

hid (= hed F), pp.
bed, n. obi. 250/101.

-ide, -yde, -iede

ride, 3 6'. pres.

side, n. obi. 318/1211.
side, n. obi.

abyde, inf. 348/1718.

ride, 3 s. pres. 318/1210.
tabide, inf. (F).

syde, n. obi. 254/179 (F).
wide, adv.

espiede, subj. 3 pi 330/

1422.
wide, adj. pi.

tyde, n. obi. 294/783.

-ie, -ye

daysie, n. obi.

lye, inf. 254/181 (F).
die (= dye F), inf.

tessalye, n. pr. 342/1619.
envie, n. obi. (F).

lye, inf. 268/357 (F).

HYME-INDEX TO " THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN." 155

espie (— espyee F), inf.

sacryfye (= sacrifice F),
inf. 326/1348.

spicerye, n. obi. 288/675.
hie, inf.

nauye, n. obi. 324/1335.
philosophic, n. obj. (F).

envye,w.0W. 358/1899 (F).
tespie, inf.

cumpaynye, n. oty. 304/
967.

-iede, -ide, -yde

espiede, subj. 3 pi.
tyde, n. obi 294/770.
wide, adv. 330/1423.

-ief

lief (= leefe F), n. obj.
mvschief (= myscheef e F) ,
n. obj. 320/1261.

-ien, -yen, -een, -ene

bien (= bene F), inf.

quien (= quene F), n. obi.
espien, inf. [388/2432.

eyen, n. pi. 298/859.
quien, n.

been,jRp. 322/1282.

fleen (= fleene F), inf.
324/1307.

shene, adj. clef. 332/1467.

-iere, -yere

chiere (= chere F), n. obi.
man yere (= manere F), n.
obi. 334/1504.

-iered, -eerid

apiored (= appered F), pp.
steerid (== sterid F), pp.
302/935.

-if, -yf

wif, n.

lyf, n. 346/1700 (F).
lyf (= wife, lyfe F), n. obj.
324/1323, 404/2698.

wif (= wyfe F), n. obj.
lyf (= ]yfe F), n. obj.

336/1541.
lyf (= lyfe F), n. oW. 380/

2298.

stryf, n. obj. 282/595.
wif, n. obi.

lyf (= lyfe F), n. obi.

278/509, 280/538, 338/

1576.

-ifte, -yfte

clifte, n. obj.

shryfte, n. 292/745.

-ight, -yght

dight (= dyghtf F), pp.
bryght (= bryghtt F), adj.

pi. 398/2610.
wight (= wyghte F), n.
a-nyght (= a-nyghte F),

n. obi. 334/1475.
syglit (= syghtt F), n. obi.
366/2043.

-ighte, -

dighte, inf.

myghte, v. 390/2481.
syghte, n. obi. 306/

1001.
highte, 3 s. perf.

myghte, n. obi. 362 /

1968.
sighte, n. obi.

myghte, v. 354/1833.

-ilde, -ylid

wilde, adj.pl.

be-gylid (= begylde F),
'3s. perf. 374/2199.

-ile, -yle

be-gile, 2 s. pres.

while, n. obi. 394/2551.
Cecile, n. pr.

while, n. 274/417.
Virgile, n. pr.

while, n. obi 306/1003.

156 RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN."

while, n.

be-gile, inf. 338/1570.

Cecile, n. pr. 274/416.
while, n. obj.

begyle, inf. 376/2226.
while, n. obi.

be-gile, 2 s.pres. 394/2550.

Virgile, n. pr. 306/1002.
wile, n. obi.

yle, n. obi. 332/1438.

-ille, -yUe

fille, n. obj.

stylle, adv. 296/816.

wilie, n. oil 384/2355.
fultille, inf.

wille, n. obj. 400/2650.
spille, inf.

wille, n. obi. 358/1916.
wille, n.

spylle, inf. 338/1574.

stylle, adv. 334/1491.
wille, n. obj.

fulfille, inf. 400/2651.
wille, n. obi.

fille, n. obj. 384/2354.

kylle, 3 s. pres. 318/1216.

spille, inf. 358/1917, 360/
1936.

-ily, -yly

hastily (= hastely F), adv.
priuyly(= primely F), adv.

362/1988.

In, -yn

In (= ynne F), adv.

colatyn, n. pr. (Colatyne

F), 348/1738.
gyn (= gynne F), n. obi.
' 353/1784.

kyn (= kynne F), n. obj.
362/1980.

-ing, -yng

pleying (= pleynge F), n. obi.
kyng (= kynge F). n. obi.
332/1468.

-inge, -ynge

beryinge, n. obi.

fletynge, imp. p. 394/2552.
bringe, inf. (F).

fyngerynge, n. obi. 248/

91 (F).
buryinge, n. obj.

stynge, inf. 288/699.
doinge, n.

thy?ige, n. obj. 376/2233.
doinge, n. obi.

obeysynge, adj. 320/1266.
nothinge, n. oil. (F).

forgyfynge, n. obi. 3541
1852 (F).

-ingis, -yngis

doingis, n. pi.

kyngis, n. pi. 346/1680.

Inne, -ynne

Inne, adv.

synne, adv. 374/2200.
witk-inne, prep.

wynne, inf. 332/1444.

-ion

deuociofi, n. obi. (F).

resureccion, n. obi. 250/
110 (F).

-ioun, -youn

affeccioun, n.

mencioun, n. obj. 318/

1228.
affeccioun (= affecceioii F),

n. obi.

ymagynacyoim (== yma-
ejinacion F), n. obi. 336/
1523.
compassioun (= compassyofi

F), n. obj.
lyoun (= lyon F), n. obi.

270/377.
confusions (= confusion F),

n.

excepcioutt (= excepcion
F), n. obj. 400/2653.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.

157

destruccioun (= destruccion

F), n. obi.
lyoun (— lyon F), n. obi.

284/627.
mencioun, ??. ol>j.

affeccioun, n. 318/1229.
regioun (= .Region F), n. obi.
occasyoun (= occasion F),
n. obj. 306/994.

-iouns, -youns

petyciouns, n. pi.

excusacyouns, n. pi. 270/
362.

•ippe, -yppe

slippe, inf.

skyppe, inf. 284/622.

-ir, -er

hir (= here F), adv.

gayler (= gaylere F), n.
366/2051.

-ire, -ere, eere

desire, n. obj. (F).

fire, n. obj. 250/106 (F).
hire (= here F), adv.

^eere (— yere F), n. obi.

398/2589.

nothire (= nother F), n. obi.
lothere (= lother F), adj.
comp. 248/75.

-is, -ys
is, 3 s. pres.

blys, n. obj. 278/493.
I-vvis, adv. 378/2251.
this, adj. 298/853.
I-wis, adv.

is, 3 s. pres. 378/2250.
this, adj. 338/1568, 394/

2544.
mis, adv.

this, adj. 264/267.
tli is, adj.

a-mys, adv. 270/349, 322/
1291.

is, 3 s. pres. 298/852.
I-wis, adv. 338/1569, 394/

2545.

mis, adv. 264/266.
ys, 3 s. pres. 268/338

(F).
3 is, adv.

blys, n. obi. 278/504.

-ise, -yse

coueytise, n. obi.

despise, inf. 252/123.
iustise, n. obi.

offise, n. 270/367.
sacryfise, n. obj.

deuyse , inf. 324/1311.
suffise, inf. (F).

wyse, n. obi 260/273.

-ist, -est

Egist, n. pr.

lest, v. 396/2571.

-iste, -yste, -este
Egiste, n. pr.

lyste, v. 398/2619.
triste, inf. (F).

lyste, v. 264/332, 356/

1884 (F).

wiste (= wyste F), 3 s. perf.
leste (= lyste F), v. 386/
2387.

-it, -yt

apetit (= appetite F) , n. obi.
delyt (= delyt F), n. obj.

340/1587.
delit (= delyte F), n.

dispit (= dispite F), n. obi.

350/1771.

dispit (= dispite F), n. obi.
delit (= delyte F),w.350/

1770.
delyt (= delyte F), n. 360/

1939.

whit (= white F), adj.
delyt (= delyte F), n. obi.
318/1199.

158 RYME-INDF.X TO " THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.'

-ite, -yte

Arcite, n. pr.

lite, adv. 272/409.
endite, inf.

wryte, inf. 268/311.
felicite, n.

Cyte, n. obi. 340/1589.
lite, adj.

delyte, 1 s. pres. 246/30.
lite, adj. pi.

white, adj. def. 256/152.
lite, adv.

Arcite, n. pr. 272/408.
quite, inf.

lyte, adj. 276/485.
tendite, inf.

wryte, inf. 326/1344.
white, n. obi.

lyte, adv. 280/523.

-ith, -yth (F)
dredith, 3 s. pres. (F).
lodyth, 3 s. pres. 248/85

-ithe, -ythe

sithe, n. obj.

blythe, adj. 286/647.

-ityn, -etyn

bityn (= by ten F), pp.
smetyn (= smyten F), jp/>.
382/2319.

-ius

Lyirius, n. pr.

Tarquinius, n. pr. 346/

1682.

-ive, -yve
descrive, inf.

lyve, n. obi. 312/1099.

-o, -on

Si-gO, pp.

fro (== a-goo, froo F), adv.

384/2358.
therto, adv. 352/1796.

ago, adv.

also, adv. 378/2240.
so, adv. 244/14.
also, adv.

ago, adv. 378/2241.
fo, n. obj. 368/2085.
fro (= alsoo, froo F), prep.

338/1572.
go, 3 pi. pres. 394/

2539

I-go, pp. 334/1481.
mo (= alsoo, moo F), adj.

318/1227, 360/1923

(*)•

so (= alsoo, soo F), adv.

364/2002.
tho, adv. 390/2475.
two (= twoo F), num.

adj. 398/2601.
wo (= alsoo, woo F), n.

obi. 310/1078.
at wo, adv.

do (= a-twoo, doo F), inf.

404/2694.
go (= a-twoo, goo F), pp.

402/2656.
so, adv. 292/759.
wo (= a-twoo, woo F),

n. obj. 384/2346.
Danao (= Danoo F), n. pr.
Lyno, n. pr. 396/2569.
two (= twoo F), nunu

adj. 396/2562.
Dido, n. pr.

do (= doo F), inf. 324/

1308.

do, pp. 304/957.
Sytheo, n. pr. 306/1005.
do, inf.

atwo (= doo, a-twoo F),

ado. 404/2695.
dydo (= doo, Dido F),

n.pr. 324/1309.
therto, adv. 276/468.
do, pp.

Dido, n. pr. 304/956.
do (= doo F), subj. 1 pi.

pres.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.'

159

wo (= woo F), adj. 362/

1985.

do (= goo F), subj. 3 s. pres.
so (= soo F), adv. 380/

2292.
fo (= foo F), n.

so (= soo F), adv. 330/

1406.
fo, 7i. obj.

also, adv. 368/2084.
fo, n. obi.

so, adv. 396/2558.
fro (= froo F), adv. (to and

fro)*
a-go (= a-goo F),pp. 384/

2359.

go (= goo F), inf. 364/
2013, 368/2066, 388/
2415.
so (= soo F), adv. 390/

2470.
fro (= froo F), prep.

also (= alsoo F), adv. 338/

1573.
go, inf.

fro, adv. (to and fro), 364/
2012; (= goo, froo F),
368/2067, 388/2414.
so (= goo, soo F), adv.

350/1774.

tho (— thoo F), adv. 404/
2721; (go, thoo F),
354/1830.
to (= goo, too F), prep.

312/1090.

two, num. adj. 342/1635.
go (= goo F), pp.

atwo (= a-twoo F), adv.

402/2657.
two (= twoo F), num. adj.

344/1657.
go, 3 pi. pres.

also, adv. 394/2538.
go (== goo F), subj. 1 s.

pres.

so, adv. 368/2096.
Gwido, n. pr.

so, adv. 332/1465.

I-go, pp.

also, adv. 334/1480.

mo (= agoo, moo F), adj.

302/917.
wo (= y-goo, woo F), n.

316/1192.
Lyno, n. pr.

dauao (= Danoo F), n.pr.

396/2568.
so, adv. 398/2605.
mo (= moo F), adj.

also (= alsoo F), adv. 318/

1226, 360/1922 (F).
I-go (= agoo F),pp. 302/

916.
mo (— moo F), adv.

so (= soo F), adv. 400/

2635.
two (= twoo F), num.

adj. 338/1562.
so, adv.

a-go, adv. 244/13.

also, ado. 244/4; (alsoo

F), 364/2003.
a twoo, ado. 292/758.
do (= soo, goo F), subj.

3 s. pres. 380/2293.
fo (= soo, foo F), n. 330/

1407.

fo, n. obi. 396/2559.
fro (= soo, froo F), adv.

390/2471.
go (= soo, goo F), inf.

350/1775, 380/2283.
go (= soo, goo F), subj.

1 s. 368/2097.
Gwido, n.pr. 332/1464.
lyno, n. pr. 398/2604.
mo (= soo, moo F), adv.

400/2634.
two (— soo, twoo F),

num. adj. 322/1302,

380/2287.
wo (= soo, woo F), n.

328/1384.
wo (= soo, woo F), n. obj.

292/748, 320/1233,

402/2685.

160 RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN."

wo (= woo F), n. obi.

320/1251, 320/1257.
Sytheo, n. pr.

dido, n. pr. 306/1004.
therto, ado.

ago, .pp. 352/1797.
do, inf. 276/469.
tho, adv. (then),
also, ado. 390/2474.
go (= thoo, goo F), inf.

354/1831, 404/2720.
two (= thoo, twoo F),

num. adj. 250/103, 376/

2211, 402/2667 (F).
tho (= thoo F), ado.

wo (= woo F), n. dbj.

288/689, 310/1063.
wo (— woo F), n. obi. 306/

988, 342/1621.
to (= too F), prep.

go (= goo F), inf. 312/

1091.

two, num. ad,], (twoo F).
a gou (= agoo F), pp.

350/1766.

also, adv. 398/2600.
Danao (= Danoo F), n.

pr. 396/2563.
go (= goo F), inf. 342/

1634.
go (= goo F), pp. 344/

1656.
mo (= moo F), adv. 338/

1563.
so (= soo F), adv. 322/

1303, 380/2286.
tho (== thoo F), adv. 250/

104, 376/2210, 402/

2666 (F).
wo (= woo F), n. obi.

328/1376.
wo (= woo F), n.

do (= doo F), subj. 1 pi.

pres. 362/1984.
I-go(=y-gooF),#p.316/

1193.
so (== soo F), adv. 328/

1385.

wo (= woo F), n. olyj.
a two (= a-twoo F), adv.

384/2347.
so (= soo F), ado. 320/

1232, 292/749, 402/

2684.
tho (= thoo F), ado. 288/

688, 310/1062.
wo (= woo F), n. obi.
also (= also F), adv. 310/

1679.
so (= soo F). adv. 320/

1250, 320/1256.
tho (== thoo F), adv. 306/

989, 342/1620.
two (= twoo F), num. adj.

328/1377.
wo (= woo F), adj.

do (= doo F), subj. 1 pi.

pres. 362/1984.

-od, -ood

brod (= broode F), n. dbj.
good (= goode F), n. obj.

252/122.
hod,*w. obi.

good, adj. 278/494.
stod (= stoode F), 3 s. perf.
wod (= woode F), adj.

292/736.
withstod (= with-stoode F),

3 s. perf.
good (= goode F), adv.

316/1182.

wod (= woode F), adj.
stod (= stoode F), 3 s.
perf. 292/737.

-ofre, -ophre
prof re, inf.

philysophre, n. obi. 270/
365.

-ofte

lofte, n. obi.

softe, adv. 404/2708.
ofte, adv. (F).

softe, adj. pi. 252/1 43 (F).

RYME-INDEX TO " THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN." 161

-oght, -ought

noght (== nogftt F), adv.
brought (= broght F),
pp. 392/2508.

-ok

bok, n. obj.

forsok, 3 s. perf. 264/265.

-oke

loke, n. obj. (F).

toke, 3 s. per/. 356/1857
(F).

-okis, -okys

crokis, n. pi.

hokys, n. pi 286/641.

-old

bold (= bolde F), adj.
cold (= colde F), adj.

300/878.

gold (= golde F), n. obi.
wold (= wolde F), pp.
318/1209.

-olde, -ulde

beholde, inf.

colde, inf. 258/172.

holde, inf. 258/166.

tolde, 1 s. perf. 250/91,
334/1500, 378/2243.

tolde, 3 s. perf. 354/1837

(F).
be-holde, pp.

tolde, 3 s. perf. 384/2372.
colde, inf.

beholde, inf. 258/171.
colde, adj. pi.

holde, pp. 292/763.

I-holde,^. 362/1954.
holde, inf.

be-holde, inf. 256/165.

tolde, 1 s. perf. 276/459.
holde, pp.

colde, adj. pi. 292/762.
I-holde, pp.

colde, adj.pl 362/1955.

CHAUCER ML, INDEX.

tolde, 1 s. perf.

be-holde, inf. 250/92, 334/

1501, 378/2242.
holde, inf. 276/458.
tolde, 3 s. perf.

beholde, inf. 354/1836

(F).

be-holde, pp. 384/2373.
wolde, v.

shulde (= sholde F), v.
392/2511.

-ole

cole, adj.

fole, n. 264/259.

-om

com (= come F), 3 s. perf.
dom (== dome F), n. 400/
2630.

-ome

become, inf.

cone, subj. 3 s. prcs. 376/

2215.
come, inf.

ouercome, inf. 364/1991.
come, pp.

nome, pp. 296/822, 308/

1018, 350/1777.
ouercome, pp. 364/2019.
some, adj. 308/1050.

I-come, pp.

.I-nome, pp. 382/2343.
nome, pp.

come, pp. 296/823, 308/

1019, 350/1776.
ouercome, inf.

come, inf. 364/1990.
ouercome, pp.

come, pp. 364/2018.
some, adj.

come, pp. 308/1051.

-on, -oon, -oun

a-gon (= agoon F), adv.
a-non (= a-noon F), adv.
274/432.

162 RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN."

agon (— agoon F), pp.
anon (= anoon F), adv.

312/1911.

a-non (= anoon F), adv.
a-gon (= agoon F), adv.

274/433.
agon (= agoon F), pp.

312/1110.
begon (= begoon F), pp.

334/1487.
Creon (= Creon F), n. pr.

344/1661.
gon (== goon F), inf. 318/

1213, 326/1346, 378/

2264, 380/2277, 384/

2367.
gon (= goon F), pp. 364/

2016.
I-gon (= y-goon F), pp.

320/243.
ston (= stori F), n. 396/

2554.
wobegon, adj. 334/1487

(wo begoon F).
won (= woon F), 3 s. pei'f.

372/2161.
begon, pp.

a-non (= begoon, a-noon

F), ado. 334/1486.
demophon (= Demophon

F), n. pr. 392/2496.
many on (= begoon, oon

F), adj. 386/2408.
confusion (= confusyon F),

n. obi.
lason (= lason F), n. pr.

328/1368.
Creon (= Creon F), n.

pr.
a-non (= anon F), adv.

344/1660.
Demophon (= demophon F),

n. pr.
gon (= gon F), pp. 390/

2463.
non (= noil F), adj. 386/

2399.
wo begon, 392/2497.

echon, adj.

goon (= euerychone, gone

F), inf. 294/781.
non, adv. (not), 258/194.
Eson (= Eson F), n. pr.
gon (= gon F), inf. 328/

1399.
euerychon (= euerychon F),

adj.
on (= oon F), adj-. 396/

2566.
gon (= goon F), inf.

a-non (= anoon F), adv.

318/1212, 326/1347,

378/2265, 380/2276,

384/2366.
Eson (= Eson F), n. pr.

328/1398.
non (== noon F), adv.

246/33, 312/1114.
ston (== stoon F), n. obi.

292/765, 292/768.
gon (= goon F),pp.

a-non (= anoon F), adv.

364/2017.
argonautycoun, n.pr. 332/

1457.
Demophon (= demophon

F), n. pr. 390/2462.
won (= woone F), 3 s.

pei-f. 344/1652.
gon (= goon F), 3 pi. perf.
non (= noon F), adj. 348/

1717.
lason, n. pr.

affeccioun, n. obi. 330/

1421.
confusion, n. obi. 328 /

1369.

dragoun, n. 340/1581.
guerdoun, n. 344/1662.
I-gon (== y-goon J?),pp.
a-non (= anoon F), adv.

320/1242.
on (= oon F), num. adj.

376/2212.
ston (= stoon F), n. obi.

376/2207.

RYME-INDEX TO " THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.

163

manyon (= many oon F),

adj.

begon (— begoon F), pp.
(wo begon), 386/2409.
non (noon F), adj. 372/

2164.

wo begon, adj. 386/2409.
non, adj.

demophon (= non, De
mophon F), n. pr. 386/
2398.
gon (= noon, goon F), 3

pl.perf. 348/1716.
gon (= noon, goon F),
inf. 246/34, 312/1115.
manyon (= noon, many
oon F), adj. 372/2165.
vp-on (= vpon ~F)tprep.

360/1946.
non (= non F), adv.

echon (= echon F), adj.

258/193.
on (= oon F), adj.

euerychon (= euerychon

F), adj. 396/2567.
I-gon (= goon F), pp. 376/

2213.
oppressyon, n. obi. (F).

toon, n. obi. 356/1869 (F).
ston (= ston F), n.

anon (= anon F), adv.

396/2555.

ston (= stoon F), n. obi.
gon (== goon F), inf. 292/

764, 292/769.
I-gon (= goon F), pp.

376/2206.
s won, n. obj. (F).

ymagyncion, n. obi. 268/

355 (F).

vpon (= vpon l?),pref.
non (= non F), adj. 360/

1947.
won, 3 s. perf.

a-non (= woon, anoon F),

adv. 372/2160.
gon (= woone, goone F),
pp. 344/1653.

wo begon, adj.

anon (begoon, anoon F),

adv. 334/1486.
demophon, n. pr. 392/

2496.

manyon, adj. 386/2408.
ymagynacioii, n. obi. (F).
swon, n. obj. 268/354 (F).

-ond

bond, n. obi. (F).

hond, n. oU. 248/90 (F).
brond (= bronde F), n. obi.

wond (= wonde F), 3 s.

perf. 378/2253.

-onde

fonde, 3 s. perf. (F).

londe, n. 356/1880 (F).
londe, n. obi.

stode, inf. 388/2412.
stonde, inf.

londe, n. obi. 388/2413.

stronde, n. obi. 334/1498.

-one

a-lone, adv.

mone, n. obj. 352/1799,

384/2379.
bone, 11. obj.

sone, adv. 382/2341.
bone, n. obi.

done, inf. 340/1597.
cone, subj. 3 s. pres.

become, inf. 376/2214.
done, inf.

loom, n. obi. 340/1596.
mone, n.

sone, adv. 374/2195.
mone, n. obj.

alone, adv. 352/1798, 384/

2378.
mone, n. obi.

sone, adv. 362/1973, 400/

2639.
sone, n.

wone, n. 348/1744.

wone, n. obj. 390/2449.

M 2

164 RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.'

sone, n. obj.

wone, n. 290/714, 370/

2131.
sone, adv.

bone, n. obj. 382/2340.
mone, n. 374/2194.
mone, n. obi 362/1972,

400/2638.
wone, n.

sone, n. 348/1745.
sone, n. obj. 290/715, 370/
2130.

-ones

attones, adv. (F).

stones, w.j?Z. 354/1 841 (F).

-ong

long (= longe F), adj.
song (= songe F), n. obL
402/2674.

-onge, -unge
I-wronge, pp.

tunge (= tonge F), n. obi.

394/2526.
longe, inf.

longe, adv. 378/2261.
longe, adv.

stronge, adj. pi 358/1903

(F), 402/2670.
3onge, adj. def.

tunge (= tonge F), n. obi
346/1699.

-onne, -unne

bygonne, pp. (F).

sonne, n. obi 256/230

(F).
gonne, n.

sunne (= sonne F), n. obi

286/636.
I-ronne, pp.

wonne,£>p. 360/1442.
wonne, pp.

eu/me (konne F), 3 pi

pres. 396/2565.
I-ronne,^- 360/1943.

-onys

atonys (= attones F),

adv.
nonys (= nones F), adv.

258/198.
stonys (= stones F), n. pi

286/639.

bonys (= boones F), n. pi
thenonys (= noones F),

adv. 310/1670.
nonys (= nones F), adv.
atonys (= attones F), adv.

258/197.

stonys (= stoones F), n.
pi 312/1117.

-ood, -od

good (= goode F), n. obj.
brod (= broode F), n. obj.

252/121.
good, adj.

hod, n. obi 278/495.
good (— goode F), adv.
with stod (= with-stoode
F), Ss.perf. 316/1183.

-oon, -on

anoon, adv. (F).

oon, adj. 354/1850 (F).
goon (= gone F), inf.

echon (= euerychone F),
adj. 294/780.

-oos, -os
loos, n.

colcos, n. pr. 330/1425.

-ophre, -ofre

philysophre, n. obi.
profre, inf. 270/364.

-ord

acord, n. obj. (F).

lord, 11. obj. 252/160

(F).

lord (= lorde F), n. obi.
word (= worde F), n. obi
272/387.

RYME-INDEX TO " THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.

165

-orde

acorde, n. obi. (F).

lorde, n. 254/170 (F).

recordith (= recorde F),

3 s. pres. 392/2484.
orde, n. obi.

ouerborde, adv. 286/644.

-ordith, -orde

recordith (= recorde F), 3 s.

pres.

a-corde (— corde F), n. obi.
392/2485.

-ore

be-fore, adv.

more, adv. 280/541, 336/

1517.
bore, pp.

forswore, _p_p. 376/2235.
foreswore, pp.

bore,^. 376/2234.

therfore, adv. 394/2523.
Is wore, pp.

more, adv. 322/1284.
more, adv.

by-fore, adv. 280/540, 336/
1516.

Iswoie,pp. 322/1285.

sore, adv. 298/846.

store, n. obi. 382/2337.

therfore, adv. 274/443.
radyuore, n. obj.

^ore, adv. 384/2353.
sore, adv.

more, adv. 298/847.
store, n. obi.

more, adv. 382/2326.
swore, pp. (F).

thcr-fore, adv. 356/1863

(F).
therfore, adv.-

forswore, pp. 394/2522.
more, adv. 274/442.
swore, pp. 356/1862 (F).
^ore, adv.

radynore, n. obj. 38 4/
2352.

-oren, -orn

sworen (— sworne F), pp.
torn (= torne F),pp. 370/
2103.

-orn

be-forn (= orn, her-biforne

F), adv.
corn (= corne F), n. obj.

248/62.

com, n. obi. 280/529.
for-sworn (= for-sworne

F), pp. 390/2455.
I-sworn,^. 270/368.
born (= borne F), pp.
corn (— corne F), n. 396/

2579.

com, n. obj. 268/312.
lorn (= lorne F), pp. 286/

659.

torn (= torne F), pp. 296/
byforn, prep. [832.

corn, n. obi. 280/528.
forsworn (= forsworne F),
pp. 302/927,320/1259.
corn (= corne F), n. obj.
be-forn (= her-biforne F),

adv. 248/61.
born,#p. 268/313.
com, n. obi.

by-forn, adv. 280/528.
for-lorn (= for-lorne F), $p.
sworn (= sworne F), pp.

402/2662.
for-sworn (= for-sworne F),

pp.
byforn (= be-forne F),

adv. 390/2454.
byforn (= by-forn F),
prep. 302/926, 320/
1258.
sworn (= sworne F), pp.

402/2662.
I-sworn, pp.

be-forn, adv. 270/369.
lorn (= lorne F), pp.

born (= borne F), pp.
286/658.

166 EYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN."

sworn = sworne F),$p.

for-lorn (= for-lorne F),

pp. 402/2663.
torn (= torne F), pp.

born, pp. 296/833.

swoiQn,pp. 370/2102.

-orne

retorne, inf.

soiorne, inf. 390/2476.

-orte

disporte, inf.

enhorte, inf. 332/1440.

-orwe

borwe (— borowe F), inf.
to morwe (= to-morowe

F), adv. 370/2104.
morwe, n.

sorwe, n. obi 318/1203,

318/1231.
morwe, n. obi. (F).

sorwe, n. obj. 246/50 (F).

-ory (F)

memory, n. obi. (F).
story, n. 358/1888 (F).

-orye

glory e, n.

memorye, n.obl 394/2530.
memorye, n. obi.

glorye, n. 394/2531.

storye (= story F), n. obj.
346/1684.

-oryis

storyis, n. pi.

victoryis, n. pi. 244/22.

-OS, -DOS

a-gros (= a-groos F), 3 s.

perf.
a-ros (= a-roos F), 3 s.

perf. 296/831.
Colcos, n. pr.

Iaconitos,w.jp>\ 340/1590.

loos, n. 330/1424.
los, n. obj. 336/1514.

-ose

glose, inf.

rose, n. obi 264/255.
rose, n. (F).

vnclose, inf. 250/111 (F).

-ost

bost (= booste F), n. obi
gost (= gooste F), n. obj.
300/886.

gost, n.

most, adv. 322/1295.

-oste, -este

woste (= wiste F), 3 s.

perf.

leste (= liste F), v. 320/
1244.

-ot

hot (= hoote F), adj.

smot (= smoote F), 3 s.
perf. 302/915.

-ote

bote, n.

rote, n. obi 364/1993.
bote, n. obj.

fote, n. obi 404/2711.
bote (= boote F), inf.

sote (= swoote F), adj.

310/1077.
dote, inf.

hote, adv. 264/260.
rote, n. obi

bote, n. 364/1992.

sote, n. 398/2612.

-oth

cloth (= clothe F), n. obj.
oth (= othe F), n. obj.

384/2369.

loth (= loothe F), n. obi
oth (— oothe F), n. obj.
342/1638.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN." 167

otli (= othe F), n. obj.
cloth (= clothe F), n. olj.

384/2368.
loth (= loothe F), n. obi.

342/1639.
wroth (= wroothe F), adj.

286/667.

-othir, -otbyr

broth ir, n.

othir, 386/293.
brothir, n. obi.

othyr, 398/2609.

-on, -o

agou, pp.

two, num. adj. 350/1767.

-one

aboue, adv.

lone, n.obl 256/142,158,
274/447, 314/1140,
336/1526, 358/1490
(F), 384/2365.
I-shoue, pp.

loue, n. 290/727.
loue, n. olj.

shoue, pp. 328/1381.
loue, n. obL

a-boue, adv. 256/141, 157,
274/446, 314/1141,
336/1527, 384/2364,
358/1891 (F).

-ought, -oght, -ou^t, -aught,
-owt

nought, adv. 392/2482.
brought (= y-broghte F),^p.
noght (= noght F), adv.

392/2509.
nought (= noghte F), n.

302/939.
I-brought (= y-broughte F),

pp.
thought (— thoughte F),

n. 316/1195.

I-wrought (= y-wroght F),

pp.
thought (= thoghte F),

iColl. 316/1172.
I-wrouht (= yt wroghf F),

pp.
th'oujt (= thoghf F), 11.

obi. 270/353.

nought (= nought1 F), n. olj.
thought (= thought1 F),

n. obi. 324/1324.
wrought (= wroght F),

pp. 374/2187.
nought (= noghf F), adu.
abonghft] (= y-boght F),

pp. 392/2483.
wrought (= wrought F),

400/2642.

thought (= thoughte F), n.
I-brought (= y-broughte

F), pp. 316/1194.
thought (== thoghf F), n. olj.
braught (= broght F),/^.

350/1782.

thou^t (— thoghf F). n. oil.
I-wrought (= y-wroghte

F),#p. 316/1173.
I-wrouht (= yt wroghf

F), pp. 270/352.
nought (— iioughf F), n.

obj. 324/1325.
wrought (= wroghf F),
pp. 364/2014, 376/
2228.

wrought (= wroghf "F),pp.
browt (= broghf F), pp.

384/2362.
nought (= noghf F), n.

olj. 374/2186.
nought (= novghf F),

ado. 400/2643.
thought (= thoghf F), n.
obi. 364/2015, 376/
2229.

-oughte, -outhe, -ou^te

thoughte (= thoghf F), 3 s.
per/.

168 RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.1

broi^te (= broghtf F), 3
s. per/. 380/2306.

wroughte (= wrogh.fr F),

3 s. per/. 348/1721.
^oughte (= youthe F), n. obi.

couth e (= kowthe F), v.
384/2351.

-ou^ten, -oughten

n (= thoghten F), v.
wroughten (= wroghten
F),jRp. 346/1696.

-oun, -on

affeccioun, n. obi.

Ison, n. pr. 330/1420.

-oute, -outyn

aboute, prep.

doute, TO. 0W. 290/721, 360/

1932, 392/2502.
route, n. 318/1197.
stoute, adj. pi. 346/

1695.
do ate, n. obi.

aboute, prep. 290/720,

360/1933, 392/2503.
aboutyn, prep. 340/1612.

-outhe, -oughte

couthe, v.

^oughte, n. obi 384/2350.
ontrouthe, n. obi.

routhe, n. obj. 338/1567.
routhe, n.

trouthe, n. obj. 294/798.
trouthe, n. obi. 266/287,

362/1983.
routhe, n. obj.

ontroutlie, n. obi. 338/

1566.
trouthe, n. obj. 288/668,

356/1860.
routhe, n. obj. (F).

trouthe, n. obj. 356/1860

(F).
trouthe, n. obj.

routhe, n. 294/799.

routhe, n. obj. 288/669,

356/1861 (F).
trouthe, n. obi.

routhe, n. 266/286, 362/

1982.

-outyn, -oute

a-boutyn (= aboute F),/w*ep.
doute, n. obi 340/1613.

-ow

drow (= drougne F), 3 s.
per/.

I-now (= ynougfie F),

adv. 332/1458.
now, adv.

$ow,pro. 386/2396.
thou, pro.

tow, pro. 264/245.
^ow, pro.

now, adv. 386/2397.

thow, pro. 264/244.

-owe

arowe, adv. (F).

knowe, inf. 280/555 (F).
bio we, pp.

knowe, pp. 328/1382.
knowe, inf.

arowe, adv. 280/554 (F).

lowe, adv. 366/2046.

thro we, n. obi 298/

866.
knowe, pp.

blowe, pp. 328/1383.
knowe, 3 pi pres.

trowe, 1 s. pres. 346/

1708.
lowe, adj.

throwe, j?p. 362/1960.
lowe, adv.

knowe, inf. 366/2047.
ouerblowe, pp.

throwe, n. obi 322/

1286.
throwe, n. obi

knowe, inf. 298/867.

ouerblowe, .pp. 322/1287.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.

169

-owt, -ought

browt (= broghtt F), pp.
wrought (= wroght1 F),
pp. 384/2363.

-ox

box, n. obj.

fox, n. 328/1389.

-oye

loye, n. obi.

troye, n. pr. 312/1105,
314/1151, 320/1253.

-oynt

disioynt (= dysionte F), n.

obi.

poynt (= poynte F), n.
obi 342/1630.

-oyre, -ayre

the bonoyre, adj. def.
fayre, adv. 258/180.

-ue, -ewe

value, n. obi.

dewe (= due T),adj. 284/
603.

-ulde, -olde

slmlde (= sholde F), v.
wolde, v. 392/2510.

-unge, -onge

tunge (= tonge F), n. obi.
I-wronge, £>j9. 394/2527.
$onge, adj. def. 346/1698.

-unne, -onne
be-guwne, pp.

sunne (= sonne F), n.

306/1006.

tunne, n. obi. 248/79.
cuHne (= konne F), pi.

pres.

woni\G,pp. 396/2564.
I-wunce, pp.

suune, n. obi. 388/2436.

sunne, n.

bygtmne,#p. 306/1007.
simne, n. obi.

gonne, n. 286/637.

I-wuraie, 388/2427.

-lire

assure, inf.

aventure, n. oil. 300/909.

cryature, n. 342/1632.
aventure, n. (F).

cure, n. obj. 358/1906 (F).
auenture, n. obj.

cure, n. obi. 316/1176.

endure, inf. 286/656.
aventure, n. obi.

assure, inf. 300/908.

endure, inf. 366/2033.
creature, n.

assure, inf. 342/1633.

nature, n. obi. 304/975.
creature, n. obi.

ensure, 1 s.^res.370/2119.
cure, n. obj.

aventure, n. 358/1907 (F).

nature, w. 0^.252/151 (F).

scripture, n. obi. 314/1144.
cure, n. obi.

auenture, n. obj. 316/1177.
endure, inf.

auenture, m obj. 286/657.

auenture, ??. obi. 366/2032.
endure, 1 s. pres.

creature, n. obi. 370/2118.
nature, n. obi.

creature, n. 304/974.

cure, n. obj. 252/152 (F).

stature, n. obi. 390/2446.

vesture, n. obi. 402/2691.
scripture, n. obi.

cure, n. obj. 314/1145.
stature, n. obi.

nature, n. obi. 320/2447.
vesture, n. obi.

nature, n. obi. 402/2690.

-ures, -urys

natures, n. pi.

cryaturys, n. pi. 252/138.

170 RYMB-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN."

-uris, -urys
luris, n. pi.

cryatures, n. pi 328/1370.

-urne

saturne, n. pr.

turne, inf. 398/2596.

-urys, -ures, -uris

cryaturys, n. pi.

luris (= lures F), n. pi.

328/1371.
natures, n. pi. 252/137.

-us

Androqius, n. pr. (F).

thus, adv. 358/1897 (F).
Ascanius, n. pr.

us, pro. (thus, adv. F),

314/1139.

Venus, n. pr. 302/940.
pelleus, n. pr.

vs,pro. 328/1396.
Piramus, n. pr.

thus, adv. 290/725, 298/
854, 300/881,302/919.
semyramus, n. pr.

thus, adv. 290/707.
tarquinitis, n. pr.

thus, adv. 3.52/1788.
Thesyus, n. pr.

thus, adv. 360/1953, 366/

2027, 390/2465.
vs,pro. 386/2401.
thus, adv.

Androgius, n. pr. 358/

1896 (F).

Piramus, n. pr. 290/724,
298/855, 300/880, 302/
918.
semyramus, n. pr. 290/

708.
tarquinius, n. pr. 352/

1789.
thesyus, n. pr. 360/1952,

366/2026, 390/2464.
Tireus, n. pr. 382/2315.
Venus, n. pr. 306/998.

Venus, n. pr.

ascanius, n. pr. 302/941,

thus, adv. 306/999.
us, pro. (thus, adv. F).

Ascanius, n. pr. 314/1138.

pelleus, n. pr. 328/1397.

theseus, n. pr. 386/2400.

-use
ascuse, inf.

vse, inf. 272/388.

-used, -usid
acuscd, pp.

excused, pp. 268/339.

-uys

lyuys, n. pi.

wyuys, n. pi. 266/282.

boldely, adv.

trewely, adv. 264/243.
| by, ado. (by & by).

curteysly, adv. 262/231.
! by, prep.

I, pro, 368/2090. .
vttyrly, adv. 398/2606.
curteysly, adv.

by, adv. (by & by), 262/

230.
gentilly, adv. (F).

tenderly, ado. 254/172

(F). '
only, adv.

trewely, adv. 300/897.
pitously, adv.

tendyrly, adv. 382/2316.
priuily, adv.

sobirly, adv. 350/1759.
tenderly, adv. (F).

gentilly, adv. 254/171 (F).

pitously, adv. 382/2317.
trewely, adv.

I, pro. 370/2098.

only, adv. 300/896.
verrayly, adv. (F).

I, pro. 248/88 (F).

RYME-INDEX TO " THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN." 171

vttyrly, adv.

by, prep. 398/2607.

-yan

Claudyan, n. pr.

louynyan, n. pr. 266/281.

-yble, -ible

horryble, adj. (F).

impossible, adj. 354/1839
(F).

-yce
malyce, n. obi.

nyce, adj. 268/340.

-yche, -iche

a-lyche, adv.

ryche, n. pi 270/374.
lyche, adj.

ryche, adj. 336/1528, 380/
2291.

-yde, -ide, -iede

abyde, inf.

side, n. obi 348/1719.
besyde, prep.

ryde, inf. 324/1316.

wyde, adv. 304/978.
gyde, n. obi

ryde, inf. 304/968.
hyde, inf.

tyde, n. obi 364/2010.
Ouyde, n. pr.

tyde, n. obi 266/304.
ryde, inf.

be sydQfprep. 324/1317.

gyde, n. obi 304/969.
syde, n. obi (F).

tabide, inf. 254/180 (F).

wyde, adv. 308/1028.
tyde, n. obi

espiede, subj. 3 pi past.
294/771.

hyde, inf. 364/2011.

Ouyde, n. pr. 266/305.

wide, adj. pi 294/782.
wyde, adv.

be syde,^>rep. 304/979.

syde, n. obi 308/1029.

-ye, -ie

auouterye, n. obi

crye, inf. 352/1808.
chyualrye, n. obi

deye (= dye F), inf. 358/
1913.

lye, subj. 3 pi pres. 284/
609.

vilanye, n. obj. 354/1823.
companye, n. obi

daysye, n. obj. 280/565
(*>

lye, inf. 324/1326.
compaynye, n. obj.

enuye, n. obj. 330/1409.

eye, n. obi 340/1600.

hye, inf. 304/950.

lye, subj. 1 s. pres. 366/
2059.

tespie, inf. 304/966.
crye, inf.

auouterye, n. obi 352/
1809.

vilenye, n. obj. 382/2333.
curtesye, n. obj.

folye, n. obj. 254/164 (F).
curteysye, n. obi

hye, inf. 334/1479.

replye, inf. 268/319.
dayesye, n. obi

deye, inf. 278/501.

stellyfye, inf. 278/525 (F).

See -esye Gg.
dayseye, n.

lye, inf. 256/149.
daysye, n. obj. (F).

companye, n. obi 280/
564 (F).

espye, inf. 258/195.
defye, 1 pi pres.

sophistrye, n.obl 252/125.
denye, inf.

folye, n. obj. 264/252.
deye, inf.

chyualrye, n. obi 358/
1912.

dayesye, n. obi 278/500.

espye, inf. 336/1537.

172 RTME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.

maledye (— maladeye F),

n. obj. 328/1379.
enuye, n. obj.

compaynye, n. obj. 330/

1408.
enuye, n. obi.

lye, inf. 300/903.

philosophie, n. obj. 358/

1898 (F).
espye, inf.

dayseye, n. obj. 258/196.

deye (== dye F), inf. 336/
1536.

gye, inf. 366/2045.

lye, inf. 292/743.
eye, n. obi. •

lye, n. obj. 244/12.
flaterye, n. obi.

vilenye, n. obj. 394/2541.
flye, n. obi.

genterye, n. obi. 272/380.
folye, n. obj.

curtesye, n. obj. 254/163

(F).

denye, inf. 264/253.
gelosye, n. obi. 290/722.
genterye, n. obi.

flye, n. obi. 272/381.
gye, inf.

espye, inf. 366/2044.
hye, adj. pi.

menstralsye, n. obi. 39S/

2615.

hye (= heiglie F), adv.
wrye (= wreighe F), pp.

318/1201.
hye, inf.

cumpaynye, n. obj. 304/

951.

curteysye,7&.o&Z. 334/1478.
nauye, n. obi 304/960,

324/1335.

Thessalye,7z.pr. 332/1461.
lumbardye, n. pr.

tyranny e, n. obj. 270/355.
lye, n.

tirannye, n. obj. 356/1883

lye, n. obj.

eye, n. obi. 244/11.
lye, inf.

cumpanye, n. obi. 324/
1327.

dayseye, n. 256/150.

daysie,rc.0W. 254/1 82 (F).

dye, 3 «. subj. 246/57 (F).

envie, n. obi. 268/356 (F),
300/902.

espye, inf. 292/742.
lye, subj. 1 s. pres.

compaignye, n. obj. 36 6/

2058.
lye, subj. 3 pi. pres.

chyualrye, n. obi. 284/608.
maledye (== maladeye F),
n. obj.

deye, inf. 328/1378.
menstralsye, n. obi.

hye, adj.pl 398/2614.
nanye, n. obi

hye, inf. 304/961, 324/

1334.
replye, inf.

curteysye, n. obi 268/

318.
sacryfye, inf.

espie, inf. 326/1349.
sophistry e, n. obi

defyej 1 pi pres. 252/126.
spicerye, n. obi

espie, inf. 288/674.
stellyfye, inf. (F).

claysye, n. obi 278/524

(F). See -esye Gg.
Thessalye, n. pr.

die (= dye F), inf. 342/
1618.

hye, inf. 332/1460.
tirannye, n. obj.

lumbardye, n. obi 270/
354.

lye, n. 356/1882 (F).
vilanye, n. obj.

chivalrye, n. obi 354/1822.

crye, inf. 382/2332.

flaterye, n. obi 394/2540.

RYME-INDEX TO " THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.

173

wrye (== wreighe F), pp.
hye (= heighe F), adv.
318/1200.

-yen, -ien

cry en (— crien F), inf.

eyen (— eyn F), n. pi.

300/885.
eyen, n. pi.

cryen, inf. 300/884.

espien, inf. 298/858.

-yer, -yr

fyer (= fire F), n.

desyr (= desire F), n. obj.
314/1157.

-yere, -iere

manyere(=manere F), n. obi.
chiere (= chere F), n. obi.
334/1505.

-yf, -if

knyf (= knyfe F), n. obj.
lyf (= lyfe F),w.o&/.364/

2001, 398/2595.
knyf (— knyfe F), n. obi.
lyf (= lyfe F), n. obi.

404/2693.
lyf (= lyfe F), n.

wif (= wife F), n. 346/

1701.
wyf (= wife F), n. obj.

320/1238.
wyf (= wyfe F), n. obi.

320/1247.
lyf, n. obj.

knyf (= lyffe, knyffe F),

n.obj. 364/2000, (knyfe,

lyfe), 398/2594.
wif (= lyfe, wife F), n.

324/1322, 368/2089,

404/2699.
wif (= life, wife F), n.

obj. 336/1540.
lyf (= lyfe = lyf F), n. obi.
knyf (= lyfe, knyfe F),

n. obi. 404/2692.

wif (= lyfe, wyfe F), n.

obj. 380/2299.
wif (= wif = wyfe F),
n.obl. 278/508, 280/539,
338/1577, 396/2573.
stryf (= strif F), n. obj.
wif (= wyf1 F), n. obj.

282/594.
wyf (= wife F), n.

lyf (= lyfe F), n. obj.

368/2088.

wyf (= wife F), n. obj.
lyf (= lyfe F), n. 320/

1229.

wyf (= wyfe F), n. obi.
lyf (= lyfe F), n. 320/
1246, 396/2572.

-yfe (F)
knyfe, n. obj. (F).

lyfe, n. obj. 354/1855 (F).

-yfte, -ifte

shryfte, n.

clifte, n. obj. 292/744.

-yght, ight, -yjt
a nyght, adv.

wight, n. 334/1474.
a-ryght (= a-ryght F), adv.
myght (nyght1 F), n. obj.

248/60.

bryght (= bryght1 T?),adj.pl.
dight (= clyghtt F), pp.

398/2611.
bryght (— bryghf F), adj.

voc.
knyght (= knyght1 F), n.

366/2055.
bryght, adv. (F).

wyght,72.<?W.256/131(F).
flyght (= flyght1 F), n. obi
myght (= my glit* F), subj.

3 pi. past. 286/653.
lyjt, n.

nyjt, n. obi. 248/53.
lyght1, n. (F).

myght, n. obj. 248/83 (F).

174 HYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.'

lyght (= lyght1 F), n. obj.
nyght (= nyght1 F), n. obi.

316/1162.
ryght (= ryght1 F), adv.

350/1778.

knyght (= knyght1 F), n.
. bryght (= bryght1 F), adj.

voc. 366/2054.
nygh (== nyght1 F), n. obi

288/685.
nyght (= nyght1 F), n. obi.

342/1637.
ryo-ht (= ryght F), n. obi.

354/1820.
ryght (= myght1 F), adv.

360/1949.
knyght, n.

nygh (= nyght1 F), n. obi.

288/685.

knyght (= knyghte F), n. obj.
mygh (= myghte F), n.

obi 310/1067.
ryght (= ryght1 F), n. obi.

284/606.

knyght (= knyghte F), n.obl.
myght (= mvghte F), n.

obj. 352/1801.
nyght (= nyghte F), n.

obi. 336/1543.
lyght1, n. (F).

myght, n. obj. 248/83 (F).
ny$t, n. obi. 248/53.
lyght (= lyght1 F), n. obj.
nyght (= nyght1 F). n. obi.

316/1162.
ryght (= ryght1 F), adv.

350/1778.

myght (= mgyhte F), n. obj.
knyght (= knyghte F),

n. obi. 352/1800.
lyght1, n. 248/84 (F).
myght (= myght1 F), n. obi.
a-ryht (= a-ryght F), adv.

248/59.
.knyght1 (= knyghte F),

n. obj. 310/1066.
ryght (= ryght1 F), n. obi.
370/2133.

rygbtV&#. 354/1848 (F).
ryght1, adv. 254/162 (F).
rjgnfc (= ryghf F), 382/

2327.
myght (= myght1 F), subj.

3 pi. past.
flyght (= flyght1 F),w. oil.

286/652.

nyght (= nyght1 F), n. oil.
knyght (= knyght1 F), n.

288/684, 342/1636.
knyght (= knyghte F),

n. oil. 336/1542.
lyght (== lyght1 F), n. obj.

316/1163.
lyjt, n. 248/54.
ryght (= ryghte F), n. obj.

328/1392.

ryght (= ryght F), n. obi.
knyght (= knyght1 F), n.

354/1821.
knyght (= knyght1 F), n.

obj. 284/607.
myght (= myght1 F), n.

obi. 370/2132.
ryght1, adj. (F).

myght1, n. obi. 354/1849

«•

ryght (= myght1 F), adv.
knyght (= knyght1 F), n.

360/1948.
lyght (= lyght F), n. obj.

350/1779.

myghf, M.O&Z. 254/161 (F).
ryght (== ryght1 F).

myght (= myght1 F), n.

obi, 382/2326.
syght (= syght1 F), n. obi.
wight (= wyght1 F), n.

366/2042.
wyght, n. obi. (F).
bryght, 256/232 (F).

-yghte, -eyghte, -ighte,
-yte

bryghte (= bryght1 F), adv.
syghte (= sight1 F), n.
330/1429.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.

175

dyghte (= dight1 F), 3 pi.
pref.

lyghte (= lysrlif F), 3 pi

perf. 348/1713.
myghte (= myghfc1 F), v.

384/2370.

dyghte (= dygbfr F), inf.
nyghte (= nyghf F), n.

obi 322/1289.
dyghte (= dyghtf F), 3 s.

perf.
mygbte (= myght1 F), v.

^384/2370.
nyghte (= nyght1 F), n.

obi. 372/2154.
dyghte (= dighf F), 3 pi.

perf.
lyghte (== lyghfr F), 3j?Z.

perf. 348/1713.
fyghte, inf.

mygbte (= myghte F), v.

332/1436.

dyghte (= dight1 F), 3 pi.

perf. 348/1712.
myghte (= myght1 F), v.
dighte (dyghtt F), Inf. 390/

2480.
dyghte (= dyghf F), 3 s.

perf. 384/2371.
fyghte, inf. 332/1437.
nyghte, n. oil 296/838.
plyte (= plyghf F), 3 s.

perf. 390/2466.
sighte (= syght1 F), n.

obi 354/1832.
syghte (= syght1 F), n.

obj. 380/2275.
nyghte, n. obi

dyghte, inf. 322/1288.
dyghte, 3 s. perf. 372/

2155.

highte, 3s. perf. 362/1969.
myghte, v. 296/839.
weyghte, w. oW. 312/1118.
syghte ( = sight1 F).

bryghte (= bryghf F),

adv. 330/1428.

syghte (= syght1 F), n. obj.
myghte (= myght1 F), v.

380/2274.
svghte, n. obi.
" dighte, inf. 306/1000.

-ygne
dygne, adj.

sygne, n. oil. 348/1743.

-yhte

bryhte, adv.

syhte, n. oil. 256/164.

-ykyth

myslykyth, v. impers.

sykjth,3s.pres. 322/1292.

-yle, -ile

bcgyle, inf.

while, n. obj. 376/2227.
yle, n. obi

wile, n. obi 332/1439.

-ylid, -ilde

be-gylid (= begylde F), 3 s.

perf.
wilde, adj. pi. 374/2198.

-ylle, -ille

kylle, 3 s. pres.

wille, n. oil 318/1217.
spylle, inf.

wille, n. 338/1575.

wille, n. oil 360/1937.
stylle, adv.

fille, n. obj. 296/817.

wille, n. 334/1490.

-yly, -ely

hertyly (— hertely F), adv.
trewely (= trewly F), adv.

334/1493.

pn'uyly (=s pn'vely), ado.
hastily (= hastely J?)tadv.

362/1989.

subtyly (= subtilly F).
adv. 294/797.

176 RYME-1NDEX TO " THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.'

-yme

ryme, n. obi. (F).

tyme, n. obj. 250/101 (F).
ryme, inf.

tyme, n. obj. 338/1552.

tyme, n. obi. 282/571 (F),
306/997.

-ymme, -erne

brymme, n. obi.

sweme (= swywine F),
390/2450.

-yn

Colatyn, n. pr.

fyn, adv. 348/1715.

In, adv. 348/1739.
gyn, n. obi.

In, adv. 352/1785.
kyn, n. obj.

In, adv. 362/1981.
myn (= my no F),^ro.

volentyn (= valentyne F),

n. pr. 252/131.
wytyn (= witen F), inf.

wrytyn (= writen F), pp.
244/8.

-ynde, -ende

be-hynde, prep.

fynde, inf. 374/2205.
fynde, inf.

be-hynde, prep. 374/2204.
kynde, n. obi 258/178.
kynde, adj. 266/303, 302/
921, 368/2087, 356/
1876 (F).

mynde, n. obi. 264/270,
304/946,326/1366,280/
557 (F).

wynde, inf. 296/818.
fynde, 1 pi. pres.

mynde, n. obi 244/18.
I-fynde, inf.

mankynde,w.o?;Z. 272/414.
onkynde, adj. 298/857.
kynde, n. obL

fynde, inf. 258/177.

kynde, adj.

fynde, inf. 266/502, 302/
920, 368/2086, 356/
1877 (F).
mankynde, n. obi.

I-fynde, inf. 272/415.
mynde, n. obi.

fynde, inf. 264/271, 304/
947, 326/1367, 280/
556 (F).

fynde, 1 pi pres. 244/17.
vnkynde, adj. 404/2716.
onkynde, adj.

I-fynde, inf. 298/856.
mywde, n. obi. 404/2717.
shynde (= shende F), pp.
ende, n. obj. 404/2697.
synde (= sende F), inf.
wende, inf. 378/2266.
synde (= sende F), 3 s.

imper.

ende, n. obi. 300/904.
wvnde, inf.
"fynde, inf. 296/819.

-yne, -eyne
fyne, adj. pi

schryne, n. obj. 288/672.
lauyne, n. pr.

peyne (F), n. obi 324/
1330.

-yng, -ing

comyng (= comynge F),

n. obi.
kyng (== kynge F), n. obi

340/1593.

thyng, n. obi 370/2101.
dwellyng (= dwellyng1 F),

n. obj.
entryng (= entrynge F),

n. obi 372/2143.
gouernyng (= gouernynge

F), n. obj.
kyng (== kynge F), n. obj.

330/1401.
gouernyng, n. obi.

kyng, n. obi 282/580.

RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OP GOOD WOMEN.

177

knowyng, n. obi. (F).

sittyng, imp. part. 280/

559 (F).
konnyg, n. obi.

makyng, n. obi 272/399.
kyng (= kynge F), n.
pleying (= pleynge F), n.

obi. 332/1469.
thyng (= thinge F), n.

obj. 274/420.

kyng (= kynge F), n. obj.
gouernyng (= governynge

F), n. obj. 306/140.
kyng, n. obi.

eomyng (= kynge, cora-
ynge F), n. obi. 340/
1592.
gouernyng, n. obi. 282/

581.

scarmuchyng (= kynge,
skarrnysshynge F), n.
obi. 358/1910.
makyng, n. obi.

konnyg, ??. obi. 272/398.
rehersyng (= rehersynge F),

n. obj.
sarmounnyng (= sermon-

yngeF), n. 316/1184.
sittyng, imp. part. (F).
knowyng, n. obi. 280/558

(F).

thyng (= thinge F), n. obj:
kyng (= kynge F),TZ. 274/

421.
ymagynyng, n. obi. 268/

331.

thyng (= thynge F), n. obi.
comy?^g (= comynge F),

n. obi. 370/2100.
ymagynyng, n. obi.

thyng, n. obj. 268/330.

-ynge

arguynge, n. obj.

menynge, n. 276/464.
brynge, inf.

wepynge, imp. p. 354/
1834.

CHAUCER MI., INDEX.

oompleynynge, n. obj.

synge, inf. 326/1356.

thynge, n. 376/2219.
coueytynge, n.

synge, inf. 350/1757.
dwellynge, imp. p.

sprynge, inf. 290/719.
figurynge, n. obi. (F).

witnessynge, n. obj. 262/

299 (F).
flety/?ge, imp. p.

beryinge, n. obi 394/2553.
forgyfynge, n. obi (F).

no-thinge, n. obi. 354/

1853 (F).
fyngerynge, n. obi (F).

bringe, inf. 248/92 (F).
knowy^ge, n. obi

synge, 3 pl.pres. 372/2157.
kynge, n. obi (F).

rynge, n. obi 358/1887

(*).

louynge (— lovyng F), n. obi

lyuynge (= lyvyng F), n.

obj. 280/535.
menynge, n.

arguynge, n. obj. 276/465.
obeysynge, adj.

doinge, n. obi. 320/1267.
repentynge, n. obj.

trespassynge, n. obi. 252/

155.
rynge, n. obi (F),

kynge, w. 06?. 358/1 886 (F).
slepynge, n. obi.

stondynge, imp. p. 324/

1332.
sprynge, inf.

dwellynge, imp. p. 290/
718.

synge, inf. 246/37.
stynge, inf.

buryinge, n. obj. 288/698.
synge, inf.

compleynynge, n. obj. 326/
1357.

coueytynge, n. 350/1756.

sprynge, inf. 246/38.

178 RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.

synge, 3 pi. pres.

knowywge, n. oil. 37 2/

2156.
thynge, n.

compleynywge, n. olj. 37 6/

2218.
thynge, n. obj.

doinge, n. 376/2232.
trespassynge, n. obi. (F).

repentynge, n. olj. 25 2/'

156 (F).
wepynge, imp. p.

brynge, inf. 354/1836.
witnessynge, n. obj. (F).

figurynge, n. oil. 262/298

-yngis, -ingis, -yngys

kyngis, n. pi.

doinges (= dedes F), n.

pi. 346/1681.
ryngis (= rynges F), n. pi
thyngis (= thynges F),
n. pi. 314/1130, 322/
1275.
thyngis, n. pi.

rehersyngys (= rehers-
ynges F), n. pi. 244/
24.

ryngis, n. pi. 314/1131,
322/1275.

-ynk

dry nk (= drinke F), n.

obj.

swynk (= swynke F), inf.
366/2041.

-ynke

drynke, n. obi. (F).

synke, inf. 254/178 (F).
swynke, inf.

ynke, n. oil 392/2491.

-ynne, -Inne

begynne, 1 s. pres. (F).
synne, n. obi. 358/1892
(F).

begynne, subj. 2 s. pres.

wynne, inf. 282/543.
syrine, adv.

Inne, adv. 374/2201.
wynne, inf.

begynne, subj. 2 s. pres.
282/542.

with-inne,^rej9. 332/1445.

-ynnyd, -ynyd

forpynnyd, pp. (F).

enfamynyd, pp. 388/2429
(F).

-ynte, -ente

stynte (=. stente F), 3 s. perf.
wente, 3 pi. perf. 320/
1241.

-ynyd, -ynnyd
enfamynyd, pp.

forpynnyd, pp. 388/2428

-youn, -ioun

deuocyouu, n. oil.

translacyoun, n. oil. 264/

250.
lyoun, n. oil.

compassioun, n. obj. 270/

376.
• destruccioun, n. obi. 284/

626.
occasyoun, n. obj.

regioun, n. obi. 306/995.

-youns, -iouns

excusacyouns, n. pi.

. petyciouns, n.pl. 270/363.

-yppe, -ippe

skyppe, inf.

slippe, inf. 284/623.

-yr, -er, -yer (see etey, v.)
desyr, n. obj.

fer, n. 350/1751.

fyer, rc. 314/1156.

RYME-1NDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN." 179

desyr, n. obi.

fyr, w. 222/735.
fyr, n.

desyr, n. obi 292/734.
wyr (= wire F), n. obi.

318/1205.
matyr (= matere F), n.

obi.
^er (== yere F), n. oil.

362/1958.

wyr (= wire F), n. obi.
fyr (= fire F), n. 318/
1204.

-yre, -ere

syre, n. ,

fere (= fire F), n. obi.
392/2493.

-yred
desyred, pp.

I-fyred, pp. 306/1013.

-yrid, -erid

enquyrid, ^?/9. (F).
lend, pp. 314/1153.

-yrte, -erte
styrte, 3 s. perf.

herte, n. obi. 288/696.

-ys, -is

a-mys, adv.

this, adj. 270/348, 322/

1290.
Athenys, n. pr. (F).

quenys, n. pi. 370/2129.
blys, n. obj.

is, v. 278/492.

$is, adv. 278/505.
deuys, n. obi.

paradys, n. obi. 312/

1103.
quenys, n. pi.

Athenys, n. pr. 370/

2128.
ys, v.

this, adj. 268/339 (F).

-yse, -ice
carolewyse, n. obi.

deuyse, inf. 258/202.
cheryse (= cheryce F), inf.

vice, n. obi. 276/463.
deuyse, inf.

carolewyse, n. obi. 258/201.
empryse, n. obj. 284/617,

332/1452.

gyse, n. obi. 250/105.
sacryfise, rc. obj. 324/1310.
wyse, n.obl. 274/426, 318/
1207, 390/2458, 400/
2640.
deuyse, 1 s. pres. (F).

ryse, inf. 256/201 (F).
deuyse, 3 s. pres.

wyse, n. obi. 266/290.
empryse, n. obj.

deuyse, inf. 284/61 6, 332/

1453.
gyse, n. obi.

deuyse, inf. 250/106.
ryse, inf. (F).

deuyse, 1 s. pres. 256/202

(F).
wyse, n. obi.

deuyse, inf. 274/427, 318/
1206, 390/2459, 400/
2641.
deuyse, subj. 3 s. pres.

266/291.

suffise, inf. 260/272 (F).
wyse, n. pi. 244/19.

-yste, -iste

lyste, v. impers.

Egiste, n.pr. 398/2618.
triste, inf. 264/333 (F),
356/1885 (F).

-yt, -it

delyt (= delyte F), n.
dispit (= dyspite F), n.

obi. 360/1938.
delyt (= delyte F), n. obj.
apetit (= appetite F), n.
obi. 340/1586.

N 2

180 RYME-INDEX TO "THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN/

delyt (= delyte F), n.

oil

whit (= white F), adj.
318/1198.

-yte, -ite, -yghte

Cyte, n. oil.

felicite, n. 340/1588.
delyte, inf.

endyte, inf. 272/402.
delyte, 1 s. pres.

lite, adj. 246/29.
endyte, inf.

delyte, inf. 272/403.
wryte, inf. 384/2357, 344/

1679.
wryte (= writen F), 3 pi.

pres. 270/350.
lyte, adj.

myte, n. 292/741.
quite, inf. 276/484.
wryte, inf. 392/2494.
lyte, adv.

white, adj. 280/522.
plyte (= plyghf F), 3 s.

per/.
myghte (== myghf F), v.

390/2467.
wryte, inf.

endite, inf. 268/310, 344/

1678, 384/2356.
lyte, adj. 392/2495.
tendite, inf. 326/1345.
wryte (= writen F), 3 pi.

pres.

endyte (— enditen F),
inf. 270/351.

-yth, -ith

ledyth, 3 s. pres.

dredith, 3 s. pres. 248/86

(F).
makyth, 3 s. pres.

takyth, 3 s. pres. 386/

2381.
quakyth, 3 s. pres.

shaky th, 3 s. pres. 402 /
2681.

-ythe, -ithe, -yue

a-swythe, adv.

kythe, inf. 300/912.
blythe, adj.

sithe, n. olj. 286/646.
blythe(— blyve F), adv.

a-ryue, inf. 334/1472.
swythe (blyve F), adv.

dryue (= dryve F), 3 s.
pres. 374/2177.

-ytith, -ytyth
bytith, 3 s. pres.

smytyth, 3 s. pres. 270/
379.

a lyue, adj.

ryue, inf. 352/1793.
a-ryue, inf.

blythe, adv. 334/1473.
blvve, adv.

lyve, n. oil. 246/59 (F),

274/424.
dryue, 3 s. pres.

swythe (= blyve F), adv.

374/2176.
lyue, n.

wyue, n. oil. 274/429.
lyve, n. oil. (F).

blyve, adv. 246/60 (F),
^274/425.

descrive, inf. 312/1098.
ryue, inf.

alyue, adj. 352/1792.
wyue (— wyfe F), n. oil.

lyue (= lyfe F), n. 274/
428.

-yuyn, -euyn

to dryuyn (= to-driven F),

pp.

^euyn (= yiven F), pp.
322/1281.

-yaes

lyuys, n. pi.

wyues, n. pi. 276/474.

RYME-INDEX TO " THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN." 181

RYME INDEX TO BALADE IN "LEGEND OF GOOD
WOMEN."

-eere, -ere

a-peere, inf.
dere, adv. 212.

-ere

chere, n. obi.

in fere, adv. 217.
clere, adj. pi.

manere, n. obj. 205.

-ene
destene, inf.

Elene, n. pr. 208.

-eyne
desteyne, inf.

peyne, n. obj. 215.
pleyne, imp. 2 pi. 222.

-oun

a-doun, adv.

Catoun, n. pr. 206.

coinparisoun, n. obj. 207.
demophoun, n. pr.

lasoun, n. pr. 220.

soun, n. obj. 221.
passiouh, n. obi.

ronoun, n. obj. 214.

toun, n. obi. 211.

182

KYME-INDEX TO "TRUTH."

ADDITIONAL MS. 10,340, BRIT. MUS.

INDEX OF EYMES.

-al, p. 182

-al

-ede, -eede, p. 182

-esse, p. 182

al, n. obi.

al, adj. dbs. 408/19.

bal, n. 408/9.

in especial, adv. 408/25.

fal, n. obj. 408/16.

in general, adn. 408/26.

oueral, adv. 408/4.

schal, v. 408/5.

smal, adj. 408/2.

stal, n. obi. 408/18.

J>ial, n. 408/23.

wal, n. obi. 408/12.

-ede, -eede

dede, n. pi. 408/13.

drede,?z. 408/7,14,21,28.
lede, inf. 408/20.
mede, n. obj. 408/27.
reede, inf. 408/6.

besynesse, n. obi. 408/10.
buxhumnesse, n. oil. 408/

15.

godnesse, n. obi. 408/24.
redresse, inf. 408/8.
so)?efastnesse, n. obi. 408/1.
tykelnesse, n. obj. 408/3.
wyldernesse, n. 408/17.
wrechedenesse, n. olj. 408/
22.

183

KYME-INDEX TO "THE COMPLEYNT

OF VENUS."

SHIRLEY'S MS. R. 3. 20, TRIN. COLL., CAMBR.

-able, p. 183
-aunce, p. 183
-ay, -aye, p. 183
-aye, ay, p. 183
-e, -ee, p. 183

INDEX OF RYMES.

-ee, -e, p. 183
-ent, -ente, p. 184
-ente, -ent, p. 184
-esse, p. 184
-ing, -yng, p. 184

-ure, p. 184
-yce, -yse, p. 184
-yng, -ing, p. 184
-yse, -yce, p. 184

-able

agreable, adj. 414/41.
couenable, adj. 414/25.
deceyuable, adj. 414/43.
Kable, n. obi. 414/33.
Raysonnable, adj. 414/35.
table, n. obi. 414/27.

-aunce
avaunce, inf.

countenance, n. obi. 412/

19.

gouuernaunce, n. 412/9.
plesaunce, n. obi. 412/1.
Remembraunce, n. obi.

412/3.
souffisaunce, n. obi. 41 2/

17.

countenaunce, n. obj.
daunce, n. obi. 414/31.
meschaunce, n. obj. 41 4/

47.
ordeynaunce, n. obi. 41 4/

38.

penaunce, n. obi. 414/46.
plesaunce, n. obi. 414/39.
ffraunce, n. pr.

penaunce, n. 416/79.
remembraunce, n. oil. 416/

78.
souffysaunce, n. oil. 416/

75.

-ay, -aye

day, n. oil.

assaye, n. oil. 416/62.
laye, n. obj. 416/71.
may, v. 414/54.
naye, adv. 416/63.
paye, n. oil. 416/70.

-aye, -ay

assaye, n. oil.

day, n. oil. 414/55.
laye, n. obj. 416/71.
may, v. 414/54.
naye, adv. 416/63.
paye, n. oil. 416/70.

-e, -ee

me, pro.

benignytee, n. oil. 41 6/

74.

curyosytee, n. obj. 416/81.
gree, n. obi. 416/73.
skarsytee, n. obj. 416/80.
subtylytee, n. obj. 416/77.

-ee, -e

benignytee, n. obi.

cuiyosytee, n. obj. 416/81.
gree, n. obi. 416/73.
me, pro. 416/76.
skarsytee, n. obj. 416/80.
subtylytee, n. obj. 416/77.

184 RYME-INDEX TO "THE COMPLEYNT OF VENUS.'

-ent, -ente
ment, 1 s. per/.

assente, inf. 414/52.
entent1, n. oil. 416/68.
repent1, inf. 414/56, 41 6/

64, 72.

represent1, inf. 416/58.
sent, 3 s. perf. 416/66.
stent1, 2 s. sub}. 416/61.
tourment1, 3 s. subj. 414/

53.

went1, 3s. perf. 416/60.
went1, n. olj. 416/69.

-ente, -ent

assente, inf.
•entent1, n. oil 416/68.
ment, 1 s.perf. 414/50.
repent1, inf. 414/56, 416/

64, 72.

represent1, inf. 416/58.
sent, 3 s. perf. 416/66.
stent1, 2 s. subj. 416/61.
turment1, 3 s. subj. 414/53.
went1, 3 s.perf. 416/60.
went1, n. olj. 416/69.

-esse

besynesse, n. 412/20.

gentylesse, n. oil. 412/8,

16, 24.

gesse, inf. 412/10.
hevynesse, n. oil. 412/2.
humblesse, n. oil. 412/18.
noblesse, n. oil. 412/13.
Rychchesse, n. 412/12.
sikurnesse, n. oil. 412/21.
stedf astnesse, n. oil. 412/5.
worthynesse, n. oil. 412/4.

-ing1, -yng1

compleyning1, n. oil. 414/28.
destourbing1, n. olj. 414/

44.
espying1, n. oil. 414/34.

felyng1, n. obi. 414/32, 40,

48.

gyving1, n. oil. 414/37.
looking1, n. olj. 414/29.
scuff ering1, n. oil. 414/45.
thing1, n. oil. 414/26.
using1, n. 414/42.
ymagynyng1, n. oil. 414/

36.

-ure

aventure, n. olj. 412/22.
creature, n. 412/7.
dure, inf. 412/6.
ensure, 1 s. pres. 412/15.
honeure, inf. 412/23.
nature, n. 412/14.

-yce, -yse
servyce, n. oil. 414/51.

avyse, 1 s. pres. 416/57.
fraunchyse, n. oil. 416/59.
souffyse, inf. 416/65.
wyse, n. oil. 414/49, 416/
67.

-yng1, -ing1

ymagynyng1, n. oil. 414/36.
compleyning1, n. oil. 414/

28.

destourbing1, n. olj. 4 1 4/44.
espying1, n. oil. 414/34.
felyng1, n. oil. 414/32, 40,

48.

gyving1, n. oil. 414/37.
looking1, n. obj. 414/29.
souffering1, n. oil. 414/45.
thing1, n. oil. 414/26.
using1, n. 414/42.

-yse, -yce

avyse, 1 s. pres. 416/57.
fraunchyse, n. oil. 416/59.
servyce, n. oil. 414/51.
souffyse, inf. 416/65.
wyse, n. oil. 414/49, 416/
67.

185

KYME-INDEX TO "SCOGAN."

MS. Gg. 4. 27, UNIV. LIBR., CAMBR.

-ap, p. 185
-ape, p. 185
-ed, p. 185
-ede, p. 185
-ence, p. 185
-ene, p. 185
-ere, p. 185

INDEX OF EYMES.

-es, p. 185
-es, -esse, p. 185
-esse, -es, p. 185
-eye, p. 185
-ie, -ye, p. 185
-is, p. 185
-oken, p. 186

-ong, p. 186
-ord, p. 186
-ure, p. 186
-use, p. 186
-ye, -ie, p. 186
-yme, p. 186

-ap

onhap, n. obi.

schap, n. obi. 422/31.

-ape

escape, inf.

schape, pp. 421/8.

-ed

ded, n.

hed, n. oil. 422/43.

-ede

drede, n. oil.

precede, inf. 421/6.
mede, n. obj.

precede, sulj. 3 s. pres.
422/30.

spede, inf. 422/32.

-ence

offence, n. oil.

pestelence, n. oil. 421/14.

-ene

lieuene, n. oil.

seueue, num. adj. 421/3.

-ere

here, adv.

manere, n. oil. 421/9.
spere, n. oil. 421/11.

-es

douteles, adv.

pes, n. oil. 422/39.
pres, n. oil. 422/40.

-es, -esse
kyndenes, n. oil.

wildirnes, n. oil. 422/46.
worjjynesse, n. oil. 422/44.

-esse, -es
distresse, n. obj.

mychelmesse, n. obi. 42 1/

19.

recheles-nesse, n. obi. 42 1/
worjjynesse, n. oil. [16.

kyndenes, n. oil. 422/47.
wildirnes, n. oil. 422/46.

-eye

pleye, inf.

seye, inf. 422/34.
seye, inf.

pleye, inf. 422/35.

-ie, -ye
fructifie, inf.

defye, inf. 422/49.

-is

goddis, n. oil.
is, v. 421/17.

186

RYME-1NDEX TO " SCOGAN.

-oken

broken, pp.

I-wroken, pp. 422/26.
spoken, pp. 422/23.

-ong

tong, n. obi.

J>ong,oryong,ac?/. 421/20.

-ord

lord, n.

record, inf. 422/22.

-lire

creature, n.

dure, inf. 421/2.
endure, inf. 421/4.

cure, n. obj.

figure, n. obi. 422/27.

-use

excuse, 1 sing. pres.
muse, n. obj. 422/38.

-ye, -ie
defye, inf.

fructifie, inf. 422/48.

-yme
ryme, 3 pi. pres.

tyme, n. obi. 422/42.

187

RYME-INDEX TO "MARRIAGE, OR
BUKTON."

FAIRFAX MS. 16, BODLEIAN LIBEARY.

-age, p. 187
-appe, p. 187
-ede, p. 187
-epe, p. 187
-esse, p. 187

INDEX OP EYMES.

-euere, p. 187
-eyne, p. 187
-inge, -yng, p. 187
-ise, -yse, p. 187
-onde, p. 187

-ure, p. 187
-yfe, p. 187
-yng, -inge, p. 187
-yse, -ise, p. 187

-age

dotage, n. oil.

mariage, n. obi. 424/7.

-appe

liappe, inf.

trappe, n. obi. 424/24.

-ede

drede, n. obi.

lede, inf. 425/31.
rede, 1 s. pres. 425/26.
rede, inf. 425/29.

-epe
crepe, inf.

wepe, 3 s. subj. 424/16.

expresse, inf.

gesse, 1 s. pres. 424/4.
sothefastnesse, n. 424/2.
wikkednesse, n. obj. 424/7.

-euere

disseuere, inf.

euere, adv. 424/10.
leuere, adv. comp. 42 4/

13.
nevere, adv. 424/12.

-eyne

cheyne, n.

peyne, n. obi. 424/11.

-inge, -yng

axinge, n. obi.
kyng, n. obi.

-ise, -yse

ffrise, n. obi.

suffyse, inf. 424/21.

wise, n. obi. 424/18.

wise, n. pi. 424/20.
wise, n. obi.

ffrise, n. obi. 424/23.

suffyse, inf. 424/21.

wise, n. pi. 424/20.

-onde
bonde, pp.

honde, n. obi 425/30.

-ure

endure, inf.

figure, n. obf. 425/25.

-yfe

lyfe, n. obi.

wyfe, n. obj. 424/17.

-yng, -inge

kyng, n. obi.

axinge, n. obi. 424/3.

-yse, -ise

suffyse, inf.

ffrise, n. obi. 424/23.
wise, n. obi. 424/18.
wise, n. pi. 424/20.

188

RYME-INDEX TO " GENTILESSE."

SHIRLEY'S ASHMOLE MS. 59.

-e, -ee, p. 188

INDEX OF RYMES.

-eeme, -eme, p. 188

-e, -ee
be, inf. 428/2.

degree, n. obi 428/18.
dignytee, n. 428/5.
flee, inf. 428/4.
fre, adj. 428/9.
he, pro. 428/12.
honestee, n. obi 428/11.
magestee, n. obi. 428/19.
see, inf. 428/16. (MS.
'seeme' a mistake.)

-eeme, -eme
deeme, inf. 428/6.

dyademe, n. obj. 428/7,

14, 21.

queme, inf. 428/20.
seeme, subj. 3 pres. sing.

428/13.

besynesse, n. obj. 428/10.
dresse, v. 428/3.
gentylesse, n. obj. 428/1.
noblesse, n. obi. 428/17.
Eichesse, n. obi. 428/15.
rigfitwysnesse, n. obi.
428/8.

189

RYME-INDEX TO "PROVERBS."

SHIRLEY'S MS. ADDITIONAL 16,165.
INDEX OF EYMES.

-ace, -as, p. 18£

-ace, -as

embrace, inf.

compas, n. 432/5.

-ay

away, adv.
day, n. 432/2.

-ay, p. 1S9
-old, p. 189

-eyne, p. 189

-eyne

desteyne, inf.

tweyne, num. adj. 432/6.

-old?
cold!, n.

many fol<J, adj. 432/1.

190

KYME-INDEX TO "LACK OF STED-

FASTNESS."

'•" IIARLEIAN MS. 7333, FROM SHIRLEY.

INDEX OF RYMES.

-able, p. IPO
-esse, p. 190

-ion, -owne, p. 190
-ione, -ion, p. 190

-ioun, -ion, p. 190
-ioune, -youne, p. 190

-able

deseyvable, adj. 434/3.
fable, n. 434/15.
honourable, adj. 436/22.
merciable, adj. 434/17.
Eeprovable, adj. 436/24.
stable, adj. 434/1.
variable, adj. 434/8.
vnable, 'adj. 434/10.

fekylnesse, n. obi. 434/20.
goodnesse, 436/27.
stedfastnesse, n. obi. 434/

7, 14, 21, 436/28.
wrecchednesse, n. 434/13.
wylfulnesse, n. obi. 434/6.

-ion, -owne

conclusion, n. obi.

downe, 434/5.
obligacion), 434/2.

-ione, -ion

collucione, n. obi.

discencion), n. obi. 434/9.
oppression, n. obj. 434/12.

-ioun, -ion

descrescionn, n.

dominacion, n. obj. 43 4/

16.

permutacion, n. obj. 434/
19.

-ioune, -youne

castigacioune, n. obi.

extorc ioune, n. obj. 43 6/

23.
Eegyoune, n. obi. 436/25.

191

RYME-INDEX TO "FORTUNE."

MS. li. 3. 21, CAMBR. UNIV. LIBRARY.

-aunce, p. 191
-ayle, p. 191
-ayne, -eyne, p. 191
-e, p. 191

INDEX OF EYMES.

-ene, p. 191
-esse, p. 191
-eyne, -ayne, p. 191
-oun, -own, p. 192

-our, -our, -owr, p. 192
-ye, p. 192
-youn, -ioun, p. 192
-yue, p. 192

-aunce

auawnce, inf.

cowntenazmce, n. obi. 44 2/
34

gouemawnce, n. obi. 442/

28.

greuaunce, n. 442/47.
habouwdauftce, n. oil. 442/

29.

ignorawnce, n. obi. 442/37.
ordynaunce, n.obl. 442/44.
penaimce, n. obi. 442/36.
plesaimce, n. obi. 442/42.
substamice, n. obi. 442/39.
suffisaunce, n. obj. 442/26.
varyawnce, n. obi. 442/45.

-ayle

asaylo, inf.

fayle, inf. 442/56, 444/

64, 72.

hayle, inf. 444/62.
trauayle, n. obj. 444/70.

-ayne, -eyne

attayne, inf.

peyne, n. obi. 444/77.
pleyne, inf. 444/74.
tweyne, adj. 444/76.

aduersyte, n.

maieste, n. obi. 444/65.
me, pron. 444/59.
mutabyly te, n. oblf 444/57.

442/51.
je,pron. 444/67.

-ene

by-twene, prep.

hyene, n. obi. 442/35.
kene, adj. 442/27.
quyene, n. obi. 442/43.
sustigne, inf. (igne later

hand) 442/41.
wene, 3 s. pres. 442/25.

-esse

apresse, inf.

brutelnesse, n. oly. 444/63.
bysynesse, n. obi. 444/75.
goddesse, n. 442/50.
gentilesses, n. obi. 444/73.
inter[e]sse, n. obi. 444/71.
lesse, adv. 444/61.
levvednesse, n. obi. 444/68.
noblesse, n. obi. 444/78.
presse, n. obi. 442/52.
rychesse, n. obj. 442/53.
rychesse, n. obi. 444/58.
ryhtwysnesse, n. obi. 444/

66.

sykenesse, n. obi. 442/55.
sykyrnesse, n. obi. 444/69.

-eyne, -ayne
peyne, n. obi.

attayne, inf. 444/79.
pleyne, inf. 444/74.
tweyne, adj. 444/76.

192

RYME-INDEX TO " FORTUNE.

-oun, -own)
resoun, n. obi.

dowii),adv. 440/11.

-our, -our1, -owr*

colour*, n. obi.

dissimulour1, n. olj. 440/

23.

errour, n. obi. 440/4.
fauowr*, n. obi. 440/5.
honour, n. 440/2.
howr>, n. obi. 440/12.
labour, n. 440/7. '
merowr1, n. obi. 440/10.
reddowr*, n. obi. 440/13.
sauoui1*, n. obj. 440/20.
socour1, n. 440/15.
torinentour1, 440/18.

-ye

defEye, 1 s.pres. 440/8, 16, 24.
deye,««&/. 1 s.pres. 440/6.
lye, inf. 440/22.
maystrye, n. obj. 440/14.

-you??, -ioun

champyoun, n.

descresyoun, n. obi. 440/3.
oppressyoun, n. obj. 440/

19.
transmutacioun, n. 440/1.

-yue

a lyue, adv. 442/32, 40, 48.
aryue, inf. 442/38.
dryue, inf. 442/46.
stryue, inf. 442/30.

193

KYME-INDEX TO "PURSE."

FAIRFAX MS. 16.

INDEX OF RYMES.

-ende, p. 193 -ere, p. 193 -ight, -yght, p. 193

-ye, p. 103 -yon, -ion, p. 193

-ende

amende, inf.

sende, 1 s. pres. 448/24.

-ere

bere, n. obi. 448/5.
chere, n. obj. 448/4.
dere, adj. 448/2.
ffrere, n. 448/19.
here, inf. 448/9.
here, adv. 448/16.
pere, n. obj. 448/11.
stere, n. 448/12.
tresorere, n. 448/18.

-ighf , -yghtf . ,
wighf, n. obi 448/1.

bryghtt, adj. def. 448/10.
lyghf, n. 448/15.
lyghf, adj. 448/3.
myghf, n. obi. 448/17.
nyghf , n. 448/8.

-ye

companye, n. obi. 448/13.
crye, 1 s. pres. 448/6.
curtesye, n. obi. 448/20.
dye, inf. 448/7, 14, 21.

-yon), -ion)

albyon), n. pr. 448/22.
eleccion), n. obi. 448/23.
supplication), n. obi. 448/
26.

CHAUCER MI., INDEX.

194

APPENDIX.

EYME-INDEX TO HOCCLEVE'S
"MOTHER OF GOD."*

PHILLIPPS MS. 8151, CHELTENHAM.

-aill, p. 194
-ake, p. 194
-all, p. 195
-an, p. 195
-ance, p. 195
-at, p. 195
-awe, p. 195
-ay, p. 195
-e, -ee, p. 195
-ee, -e, p. 195
-eede, p. 195
-eere, p. 195
-ees. p. 196
-ell, -elle, p. 196
-elle, -ell, p. 196

INDEX OF RYMES.

-ence, -ense, p. 196
-ende, p. 196
-ene, p. 196
-ense, -ence, p. 196
-ente, p. 196
-esse, p. 196
-euere, p. 196
-eye, p. 196
-eyne, p. 196
-ice, -yce, p. 197
-ie, -ye, p. 197
-ion, -ion, p. 197
-o, p. 197
-on, -oon, p. 197
-one, p. 197

-aitf
auaiii, inf.

bewaiH, inf. 143/111.

-oon, on, p. 197

-orde, p. 197

-ore, p. 197

-ouled, -owled, p. 197

-oun, -ion, p. 197

-our, p. 197

•oute, p. 197

-ure, p. 197

-7, P. 197

-yce, -ice, p. 197

-ye, -ie, p. 198

-yf, -yf, p. 198

-ynde, p. 198

-yne, p. 198

-yst, p. 198

-ake
qwake, inf.

sake, n. obi 141/53.
take, inf. 141/51.

* Since I printed the Parallel-Text of this Poem, I have seen
Hoccleve's 3 Presentation MSS, the Phillipps, Durham and Ash-
burnham copies, all in the same hand, and I have read all Hoccleve's
Virgin and other short Poems. The MS evidence is conclusively in
favour of Hoccleve being the author of The Mother of God ; the
internal evidence of the Virgin's white paps — which are in all, or
nearly all, the Virgin poems — and the rymes, &c. confirm this. See
Prof. Skeat's forthcoming ' Selections from Chaucer's Minor Poems '
(Clarendon Press). Dr. Koch and other German critics long ago
declared Tlie Mother of God spurious. My former judgment of
Hoccleve's poetic power was founded on his long dreary De Regi-
mine. His short devotional poems are better, and go well with
The Mother of God.—F. J. Furnivall, 27 Nov. 1888.

RYME-INDEX TO "MOTHER OP GOD.

195

-att
all, adj.

caH, 1 s. pres. 139/17.

-an
can, v.

womman, n. 143/126.

-ance

balance, n. obi.

nusance, n. obi, 139/21.
nusance, n. obi.

balance, n. obi. 139/20.
ordenance, n. obi.

remembrance, n. obi. 140/
45.

sustenance, n. 142/91.
remembrance, n. obi.

ordenance, n. obi. 140/

43.
sustenance, n.

ordenance, n. obi. 142/90.

-at

estat, n. obi.

predestinat, pp. 141/6&

-awe

drawe, subj. 3 s.
lawe, n. obi. 139/6.

-ay

away, adv.

day, n. obi. 140/29.
ay, adv.

\zy,3s.perf. 141/71.

-e, -ee

be, 3 pi. pres.

see, n. obi. 141/67.

virginitee, n. obi. 14 1/

65.
be, 2 s. imp.

chastitee, n. obi. 140/22.
he, pron.

tree, n. obi. 143/123.

virginitee, n. obi. 143/
121.

me, pron.

benignitee, n. obi. 140/

35.

humilitee, n. obi. 140/44.
sotiltee, n. obi. 140/46.

-ee, -e

auctoritee, n. obi.

thee,pron. 142/94.
benignitee, n. obi.

me, pron. 140/34.
chastitee, n. obi.

be, 2 s. imp. 140/22.
humilitee, n. obi.

me, pron. 140/47.

sotiltee, n. obi. 140/46.
libertee, n. obi.

yeetpron. 141/77.
pardee, inter j.

thee,pron. 142/85.
see, n. obi.

be, 3 pi. pres. 141/68.

virginitee, n. obi. 141/65.
sotiltee, n. obi.

humilitee, n. obi. 140/44.

me, pron. 140/47.
thee, pron.

auctoritee, n. obi. 142/92.

pardee, inter j. 142/87.
tree, n. obi.

he, pron. 143/124.

virginitee, n. obi. 143/

121.
virginitee, n. obi.

be, 3 pi. pres. 141/68.

he, pron. 143/124.

see, n. obi. 141/67.

tree, n. obi. 143/123.
yee, pron.

libertee, n. obi. 141/76.

-cede

bleede, inf.

neede, n. obi. 143/132.

-eere

deere, adj. voc.
heere, inf. 142/98.
O 2

196

RYME-INDEX TO "MOTHER OF GOD.'

-ees
chees, 3s. per/.

pees, n. 142/78.
doutelees, adv.

prees, n. oil 142/96.

wemmelees, adj. 142/93.

-eH, -elle
teH, inf.

belle, n. obi. 142/86.
weH, n. 142/88.

-elle, -eH

helle, n. obi.

teH, inf. 142/89.
wett, ». 142/88.

-ence, -ense

beneuolence, n. obi.

indulgence, n. obi. 139/8.
presence, n. obi.

offense, n. obj. 143/109.

resistence, n. obj. 143/110.

-ende

amende, inf.

commende, 1 s. pres. 144/
134.

-ene
clene, adv.

mene, n. 142/83.

-ense, -ence

offense, n. obj.

presence, n. obi. 143/

107.
resistence, n. obj. 143/110.

-ente

presente, 2 s. imp.

repente, 1 s. pres. 139/14.

-esse

blisfulnesse, n. obi.

noblesse, n. obi. 14 3/

130.
swetnesse, n. obi. 143/

128.

distresse, n. obj.

goodnesse, n. obi. 140/30.

wikkidnesse, n. obi. 140/

32.
goodnesse, n. obi.

distresse, n. obj. 140/33.

wikkidnesse, n. obi. 140/

32.
noblesse, n. obi.

blisfulnesse, n. obi. 143/
131.

swetnesse, n. obi. 143/128.
redresse, inf.

sikirnesse, n. 140/42.
sikirnesse, n.

redresse, inf. 140/41.
swetnesse, n. obi.

blisfulnesse, n. obi. 143/
131.

noblesse, n. obi. 143/130.
wikkidnesse, n. obi.

distresse, n. obj. 140/33.

goodnesse, n. vbl. 140/30.

-euere
disseuere, pp.

euere, adv. 141/55.

-eye

deye, inf.

tweye, adj. 139/19.

weye, inf. 139/18.
preye, inf.

seye, 1 s. pres. 142/105.
seye, 1 s. pres.

preye, inf. 142/104.
tweye, adj.

deye, inf. 139/16.

weye, inf. 139/18.
weye, inf.

deye, inf. 139/16.

tweye, adj. 139/19.

-eyne

peyne, n. obj.

tweyne, adj. 143/106.
peyne, n. obi.

tweyne, adj. 141/59.

RYME-INDEX TO "MOTHER OF GOD.'

197

-ice, -yce

Emperice, n.

nyce, adj. 139/5.
vice, n. obi 139/4.

-ie, -ye

edifie, inf.

crye, 1 s.pres. 143/116.

maladie, n. oil 143/

117.
Lecherie, n. obi.

Marie, n. pr. 140/28.
maladie, n. obi.

crye, 1 s. pres. 143/116.

edifie, inf. 143/114.
Marie, n. pr.

Lecherie, n. obi. 140/

27.
treccherie, n. obi.

gye, 2 s. imp. 140/49.

-ion, -ion

dileccion, n. obi.

proteccion, n. 143/120.
entencion, n. obi.

Redempcion, n. obi. 14 1/

50.
habitacion, n.

recocation, n. 144/138.

sauuacion, n. obi. 144/135.
passion, n. obi.

doun, adv. 141/60.

enchesoun, n. 141/61.

also, adv.

eueremo, adv. 141/75.

fro, prep. 141/74.
lo, inter j.

two, adj. 143/129.

-on, -oon

echon, adj.

Ion, n.pr. 142/100.

oon, adj.. 142/103.
Ion, n. pr.

echon, adj. 142/102.

oon, adj. 142/103.

-one

sone, n. obi.

wone, n. 140/38.

-oon, -on
oon, adj.

echon, adj. 142/102.
Ion, n.pr. 142/100.

-orde

misericorde, n. obi.

recorde, subj. 3 s. 143/
119.

-ore
eueremore, adv.

sore, n. obj. 144/140.

-ouled., -owled

vndeffouled, adj.
mowled,#p. 139/3.

-oun, -ion
doun, adv.

enchesoun, n. 141/61.
passion, n. obi. 141/58.

-our

fauour, n. obj.

honour, n. 140/23.
Sauueour, n. obi. 140/25.

-oute

aboute, adv.

doute, n. 142/79.
stoute, adj.pl. 142/82.

-lire

cure, n.

honure, inf. 141/64.

-y

specially, adv.

verraily, adv. 143/113.
verraily, adv.

specially, adv. 143/115.

-yce, -ice
nyce, adj.

Emperice, n. 139/2.
vice, n. obi. 139/4.

198

RYME-INDEX TO "MOTHER OF GOD.1

-ye, -ie

crye, 1 s. pres.

edifie, inf. 143/114.

maladie, n. obi. 143/117.
gye, 2 s. imp.

treccherie, n. oil. 140/48.

-yf, -yf

stryf1, n. obi.
superlatyf , adj.
wyf, n. 139/11.

-ynde

rnankynde, n. obj.

mynde, n. obi. 141/63.

-yne

dyuyne, inf.

menlumyne, win. 3 s. 140/.

37.
thyne, protf. 140/39.

-yst

Cryst, n. pr.

euangelyst, n. 142/101.

199

hi some of %

BY PROF. SKEAT, LiTT.D.

THE CUCKOO AND THE NIGHTINGALE.

THE following index gives all the endings, with refer
ences to the lines in which the first of the pair or leash of
ryme-endings occurs. The text is that printed by Morris,
Aldine edition, 1866, iv. 74. The following corrections
are necessary. L. 12. For nyse read nyce. L. 14. For vise
read vyce. L. 51. Read day. L. 56. Eead espide. L. 62.
For bene read been. L. 63. Read daysye. L. 87. For
swowe read swow. L. 90. For cukkoice read cuMow. L. 91.
For bye read by. L. 93. For croise read croys. LI. Ill,
112, 115. Read sey, wey, fey. LI. 118, 119. Read pleyn,
veyn. L. 127. Read iwis. LI. 128, 129. Read/a?/w, yslayn.
L. 144. Read welfare. LI. 166, 167. Read/«?/re, contrayre.
LI. 176, 177. Read despair, fair (cf. Cromie's Ryme-Index,
under -eir) ; and, in 1. 180, read hair. LI. 181, 182. Read
ny, cry. L. 188. Read wood. LI. 216, 217. Read anoon
or anon ; stoon or ston. LI. 276, 277, 280. Read lord, re
cord, acord. LI. 286, 287, 290. Read took, brook, aivook.

The following rymes appear to be non-Chaucerian.
L. 51. Here day, May ryme with the gerund for to assay-e.
L. 62. Here been rymes with grene. L. 86. man has to be
altered to mon ; I do not think Chaucer could have rymed
man with upon. L. 106 ends with thing ; there is a diffi
culty about the ryme with swownyng-e. There is the same
difficulty at 1. 238, where lesing has to be lesing-e, to ryme
with bring-e.

The difficulties in the first three cases seem to me in
superable. It is necessary to correct an error in Cromie's
Ryme-index, at p. 98, where sene is twice marked as ' inf.1,
though it is really the gerund (A.S. to seonne). The ' inf.'
is seen, which cannot ryme with grene.

w. w. s.

200 RTME-INDEX TO " THE CUCKOO AND THE NIGHTINGALE."

RYME-INDEX.

(Only the endings are given ; thus age means the ending -age.
Some of the spellings are corrected.)

A.

age. 168.

ake. 183.

ale. 48. 261.

an (= on). 81.

are. 143.

aste. 218.

aunce. 28.

awe. 136.

ay. 16. 38. 76. 253. 281 ;

(=aye). 51;

(= ey). 221.
ayed. 231.
ayleth. 203.
ayn. 128.
ayr. 176.
ayre. 166.

E.

e, ee. 1. 21. 43. 121. 186.

201. 223. 226. 233. 256.

288.

ede. 131.
een (= ene). 61.
eke. 8. 211.
ende. 251.
endeth. 191.
ene. 283 ; (= een). 61.
enne. 101.
ent. 271. 278.
ente. 108.
epe. 206.

ere. 53. 78. 113. 263. 273.
erve. 133.
eseth. 198.
esse. 31. 151. 171.
ewe. 246.

ey. Ill; (= ay). 221.
eye. 161.
eyn. 118.
eyned. 73.

I (see Y).
I (y). 91.

ice. 11; see ise. yse.
idde. 266.
ide. 56. 96.
ie (ye). 3. 63.
ight. 68. 268.
ille. 196.

f ing (= inge ?). 106. 238.

\ inge (= ing ?). 23. 26. 46.

88. 98.

is (ys). 126. 158. 163. 178.
ise (yse). 13 ; see ice.

0.

0. 236.

ois (oys). 93.

on (— an). 81.

ood (ode). 188.

ook (oke). 286.

oon (one). 216.

ord. 276.

ore. 208. 258.

ote. 71.

ounde. 6.

oures. 66.

ou (ow). 86. 103. 116.

owe. 228.

U.

ust. 153.

Y (see I).

y (I). 36. 58. 91. 123. 181.
ye (ie). 3. 63. 83. 138. 156.

173. 243. 248.
yke. 18.
ynde. 146.
yne. 241.
yre. 33. 193.

yse. 148. 213; see ice. ise.
yte. 41.
yve. 141.

201

FLOWER AND LEAF.

(See Morris's Aldine Edition, 1866 ; iv. 87.)

KYME-INDEX.

(The references are to the lines. The rymes marked with an
asterisk (*) are probably non-Chaucerian. Some of the
spellings are corrected.)

A.

able. 513.

ace. 555 ; (see as).

aile. 366.

am. 295.

aire. 6. 79. 499.

al (all). 65. 139.

alle. 177. 209.

an. 125. 282.

ance. 300. 309 ; (see aunce).

are. 338. 401.

as (ace. ase). 51. 342. 449.

*as : ace : 163.

*as : asse. 27. 104.

ast. 489.

aunce. 286. 540.. 576 ; (see

ance).

ay. 22. 372. 393. 435.
aye. 414. 421. 491. 561.

E.

e. ee. 44. 76. 86. 107. 307.

373. 386. 442. 470. 492.

498. 526. 553. 580.
*e (= y). 88.
ede. 9. 43. 149. 238. 280.

303. 331. 484. 590.
*ede (eed). 506.

edes. 538.

eed. 370. 478.

ees. 267.

*eine. 62.

eke. 232.

elfe. 22.

ell. 111. 246.

enabled. 197.

ene. 34. 155. 258. 268. 289.

379. 398. 554.
*ene (een). 247. 387. 533.
ent. 118. 358. 422.
ente. 148.
er. 519.
ere. 37. 55. 211. 223. 351.

384. 419. 450. 463. 477 ;

see below.
iere. 41. 104. 226. 261. 281.

330 ; see above.
ese. 20. 377. 391.
esse. 524. 534.
et. 153.
*et (ete). 212.
ette. 233.

ete. 15. 90. 349. 405. 412.
eves. 365.
ewe. 50. 317. 407.
*ew (ewe). 30.

1 Probably Chaucer distinguishes between these two sets of
words in -ere.

202

RYME-INDEX TO "FLOWER AND LEAF.'

I (see Y).
-ide. 323. 582.
Hde (yed). 72.
ie (y). 1 ; (see y).
ight. 13. 16. 36. 69. 135.

239. 254. 260. 296. 310.

321. 394. 400. 433. 436.

587.

ike. 132.
ind. 272.
ine. 29. 240.
ing. 121. 141. 172. 183. 188.

251. 274. 380. 408. 429.

548. 589.
*ing (inge). 415.
inge. 92.
is. 471.
ise. 97. 566.
*it (ite). 205.

0.

o (oo). 65. 160. 218.

ofte. 2.

old. 93. 120.

*old (olde). 169.

olde. 426. 443. 594.

onde. 482. 512.

one (/or oon). 142. 184.216.

225. 293. 328. 335. 344.

363. 456. 468.
*one (oon). 167.

ones. 198.

ong. 100.

onge. 244.

ore. 204. 288. 447. 504.

ote. 83. 99.

oude. 275.

*oughte (ought). 48.

oun. 253. 562.

our. 510. 545.

*oure (our). 573 ; (ure). 496.

oures. 8. 356.

oute. 71. 147. 195. 265.

outh. 547.

owe. 190. 316. 359. 569.

U.

ure. 60. 559 ; (see our).
us (ous). 127. 314. 531.

pleasure :1 -, -, 0
desire. }113'

Y.

y. 57. 134. 156. 176. 302.

345. 352. 440. 454. 461.

527. 541. 568. 575.
*sy (saw). 78. 85. 191.
*y (ye). 105. 130. 162. 175.

181. 219. 230. 324. 337.

428. 464. 475. 503. 517.

520. 583.
ye. 202.

N.B. — Observe — swete : (F.) Margarete. 349. Also the
astonishing ryme of glorie with worthily and wholly (520) ;
whereas in Chaucer it rymes with mem6rie, purgatorie,
storie, victorie only.

1 Chaucer has espide ; C. T. 567/1230.

203

THE ASSEMBLY OF LADIES.

(From the text in Chalmers' British Poets, 1810 ; i. 526. As the
lines are not numbered, it is easier to count by stanzas ; the
references are to the stanzas accordingly.)

EYME-INBEX (by stanzas).

able. 98.

ace. 11. 31. 38. 79; (see as).

*ace (as). 21. 32. 62. 87. 94.

96.

ad. 68.
age. 7. 77.
*aid(e). 30. 55. 88.
aile. 6. 27. 68. 77. 81. 93.
ain. 8. 15. 25. 47. 50. 52.

56. 61. 63. 80. 86. 96.
*ain (aine). 20. 35. 60. 67.

94. 100.
aine. 85.
ale. 3.
all. 33. 65.

alle. 1. 21. 46. 51. 57. 79.
*alle (all). 82. 92. 98. 102.
ame. 46. 99.
an. 32.
ance. 9. 13. 26. 56. 58. 62.

106 ; (see aunce).
*and (ande). 23.
ande. 72.
arge. 22.
ary. 79.

as. 66 :— *as (asse). 63.
ast (aste?). 31.
at. 22. 25. 36. 40. 70. 78.
ate. 26.
aunce. 20. 34. 39. 48. 54.

72. 83. 94. 95. 97. 107.
ay. 32. 34. 37. 44. 75.
*aye (ay). 14. 16. 19. 29. 35.

51. 52. 62. 92.

E.

e (ee). 3. 12. 14. 15. 22. 43.

45. 50. 53. 58. 65. 66. 82.

100. 108.
ed. 83.
ede. 42.
efe. 1.

ele (el). 97. 101.
ene. 7. 67.
ence. 26. 29. 85.
ent. 16. 45. 76. 80. 82. 103.

105.
ente. 5.

*ent (ente). 98. 102.
epe. 11.
ere. 4. 9. 25. 28. 30. 39. 56.

59. 67. 73. 78. 86. 95.

103.

*erte (ert). 91.
ese. 64. 96.
esed. 18.

esse. 27. 31. 49. 64. 87.
est. 55. 88.

est(e). 41. 54. 89; este (?). 6.
et. 49.
eve. 105.
eved. 104.

*ew (ewe). 10. 45. 70.
ewe. 17. 37. 48.

I (see Y).
ice. 15 ; (see ise).
*ide (yed). 28.
ight (ighte). 68. 108.
ighte. 19.

204 RTMB-INDEX TO "THE ASSEMBLY OF LADIES.'

ille. 47. 84. 99.

*ille (el). 33.

hide. 6. 17. 23. 47. 69.

ing. 4. 23. 38. 49. 54. 60.

71. 76. 90. 91. 92. 95.

97. 104.

*is (isse). 19. 52.
ise. 2. 10. 13. 18. 24. 48.

55. 57. 58. 75. 76. 84. 85.

87.93.101. 105; (see ice.

yes),
ite. 44.
ive. 74.

0.

o (oo). 2. 7. 9. 21. 27. 37.

41. 42. 60. 64. 73. 80. 81.

93.

*old(e). 14.

*on(oon). 12. 17.34.81.89.
one (for oon). 2. 4. 11. 16.

28. 36. 40. 42. 43. 53. 57.

61. 63. 66. 71. 78. 83.

102. 106.
*one (= oon). 1. 5. 20. 33.

35. 108.
ong. 43.

ood. 50. 107.

*ook (oke). 106.

oot. 88.

ore. 30. 36. 59. 65. 73. 89.

90. 99. 101.
ort. 24.
6th. 10.
ough. 40.
ought. 24. 69.
oughte. 3.
oun. 8. 75.
ounde. 69.
*out (oute). 5.
owe. 39.

IT.

ure. 8. 12. 29. 38. 71. 74.

100.
used. 61.

Y (see I),
y. 13. 41. 44. 46. 51. 53.

70. 74. 91. 103.
*y (ye). 59. 72. 84. 86. 90.

104.
*yes (yse). 77.

N.B. — Demure occurs in Lydgate's Minor Poems, p. 29 ;
and in the Assembly of Ladies, st. 12. I do not remember
it in Chaucer.— W. W. S.

205

THE COURT OF LOVE.

No Ryme-index is required to shew that the rymes are
non-Chaucerian. At 1. 13 we have write ryming with
aright, shewing that the sound of gh was lost ; and many
more instances of the same. At 1. 79 we have gren-e, shene
(mis written for shyn-e), been ; and many more instances to
shew that the sounds of e and i were, at the time of com
position, assimilated; in particular, note elce, lyke, 561;
the assonance kepe,flete, 309 ; fere for fire, 623 ; company-e
(1170) ryming with destinee (!), &c. &c. A Chaucerian
pronunciation of the final -e would upset the scansion in a
hundred places; thus 1. 1433 would become — 'And nam-
e-ly haw-e-thorn brought-en both-e pag' and grome ' ; i. e.
fourteen syllables in five feet. See my letters in The Aca
demy, Aug. 3, 1878, p. 116 ; and June 22, 1889, p. 431.

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