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A shiten Shepherde and a clene sheep
Wel oghte a preest ensample for to yiue
By his clennesse how that his sheep sholde lyue
To hys spee parchons how they shold lyve
He sette noght his benefice to hyre
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And leet his sheep encombred in the Myre

And ran to Londoun vnto Seint Poules
To seeken hym a Chauntrye for soules
Or with a breetherede to been withhoolde
But dwelte at hoom and kepte wel his foolde
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So that the wolf ne maade it noght myscarye

He was a Sheepherde and noght a Mercenarye
And thogh he hooly weere and vertuous
He was noght to synful men despitous
Ne of his speche daungerous ne digne
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But in his techyng discreet and benygne

To drawen folk to heuene with fairnesse
By good ensample this was his bisynesse
But it weere any persone obstynaat
What so he weere of heigh or lowe estaat
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Hym wolde he snybben sharply for the nonys

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A bettre preest I trowe ther nowher noon ys

He wayted after no pomp and reuerence
Ne maked hym a spyced conscience
But Cristes loore and hise Apostles twelue
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He taughte but first he folwed it hymselue

With hym ther was a Plowman was his broother
That hadde ylad of donge ful many a Foother
A trewe swynkere and a good was he
Lyuynge in pees and parfit charitee
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AAnOff aTo se ashitenslottyshiteslustyShepherdeandto se anda clene sheepa clene herde sheep
  
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AAnOff aTo se ashitenslottyshiteslustyShepherdeandto se anda clene sheepa clene herde sheep
  

shiten43Edition Ad3 Bo2 Ch El Gl Hg Ii Ld1 Pw Py Ra3 Ry2 (shiten), Ad1 En3 Ln (shetene), Ad4 Ds1 En1 Ht Sl2 (sheten), Bo1 (shitten̄), Cn (shetyn̄), Cp Ha4 La Mm To1 (schiten), Dd (sheton), Dl Gg (schetyn), Fi (Schyton̄), Ha2 (schitē), Ha3 Ph2 (shitten), Ld2 (schyten), Ma (Schetyn), Nl (shyten), Ps (shytten), Ra2 (schetten), Ry1 (Schitten), Se (shetyn), Tc1 (shetin)
slotty4Cx1 Cx2 Pn Tc2 (slotty)
shite2Lc (Shite), Mg (shite)
slusty1Wy (slusty)
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AAnOff aTo se ashitenslottyshiteslustyShepherdeandto se anda clene sheepa clene herde sheep
  

Shepherde50Edition (Shepherde), Ad1 Ds1 Pw Wy (sheperde), Ad3 En1 Ht (sheperd), Ad4 Ld1 Ps (shepherd), Bo1 Cn (Shepherd), Bo2 (shiphurd), Ch (shipherd), Cp (schepꝑde), Cx1 Cx2 Dd El Hg Ln Se Tc2 (shepherde), Dl (schiphertte), En3 (shepperde), Fi (scheperd), Gg (schepperde), Gl (sheepherd), Ha2 (scheꝑde), Ha3 Nl (shepard), Ha4 (schepperd), Ii (shepharde), La (schiperd), Lc (Sheꝑde), Ld2 (sheꝑd), Ma To1 (schepherd), Mg (sheꝑde), Mm (scheparde), Ph2 (shephurd), Pn (shepeherd), Py Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 (shepperd), Ra2 (shiphard), Ry1 (Scheparde), Ry2 (shepꝑde)
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AAnOff aTo se ashitenslottyshiteslustyShepherdeandto se anda clene sheepa clene herde sheep
  
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AAnOff aTo se ashitenslottyshiteslustyShepherdeandto se anda clene sheepa clene herde sheep

a clene sheep49Edition Ps Ra3 (a clene sheep), Ad1 Ad3 Ad4 Bo2 Ch Cn Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 En1 Gl Ii Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Ph2 Pn Pw Ra2 Ry2 Se Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (a clene shepe), Bo1 (a clene Shepe), Cp Fi Ha2 Ha4 Ma Mm To1 (a clene schepe), Dl (aklene schepe), El (a clene sheep̄), En3 (a clene shep), Gg (a clene schep), Ha3 (A clene shepe), Hg Ln (a clene sheepe), La (a cleyne schepe), Nl (a cleen shepe), Py (a cleene sheepe), Ry1 (A clene Schepe)
a clene herde sheep1Ht (a clene herde shepe)
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Weloghtea preesta sheperdapreestensampleensaumpefor tofortoyiueyeven
  

Wel48Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En3 Gg Ha3 Ha4 Hg La Lc Ld1 Ln Ma Mg Ph2 Ps Pw Ra2 Ra3 Se (Wel), Ch En1 Ht Ii Ld2 Mm Nl Pn Py Sl2 (Wele), Cn Fi Ha2 Tc1 Wy (Well), Dl (Weell), Gl Ry2 (Weel), Ry1 To1 (Welle), Tc2 (Wolle)
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Weloghtea preesta sheperdapreestensampleensaumpefor tofortoyiueyeven
  

oghte48Edition El Hg (oghte), Ad1 (awht), Ad3 Cn En1 Ha3 Ht Ph2 Ps (aught), Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cp Fi Gl Ha2 Ii Ld1 Ld2 Pn Py Ry2 Se Sl2 Tc2 To1 Wy (ought), Cx1 Cx2 Ha4 Lc Mg (oughte), Dl (owghtte), Ds1 Ln (auȝt), En3 (awthe), Gg (outhe), La (owhte), Ma (awth), Mm (ouȝhte), Nl Tc1 (ouȝte), Pw (ouhte), Ra2 (aght), Ra3 (ouȝt), Ry1 (aughte)
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Weloghtea preesta sheperdapreestensampleensaumpefor tofortoyiueyeven
  

a preest44Edition Ch Cx1 Cx2 El Gl Ha2 Hg Lc Mg Pn Ps Pw Ra3 Ry2 Tc1 Wy (a preest), Ad1 Bo1 Cp En1 En3 Gg Ha4 Ht Ld1 Ln Nl Ph2 (a prest), Ad3 (a p̉ste), Bo2 (a prist), Cn Fi Ii La Mm Ra2 Se Sl2 (a preste), Ha3 (A prest), Ma (a Prest), Py (a priest), Ry1 (A preeste), To1 (a pste)
a sheperd1Ld2 (a sheꝑd)
apreest3Dl (apreest), Ds1 Tc2 (aprest)
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Weloghtea preesta sheperdapreestensampleensaumpefor tofortoyiueyeven
  

ensample47Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Ch Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En3 Ha2 Ha4 Hg La Ld2 Ma Mg Ph2 Pn Pw Py Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (ensample), Bo2 (emsample), Dl (ensavmple), En1 Gg Ha3 Ii Lc Ln Ra2 To1 (ensaumple), Fi (ensaumpul), Gl (example), Ld1 (ensampil), Mm (en sample), Nl (ensaumpill), Ps Ra3 (ensaunple)
ensaumpe1Ht (ensaumpe)
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Weloghtea preesta sheperdapreestensampleensaumpefor tofortoyiueyeven
  
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Weloghtea preesta sheperdapreestensampleensaumpefor tofortoyiueyeven

yiue46Edition Hg To1 (yiue), Ad3 Bo1 Cx1 Ds1 El Ha2 Ld1 Ln Ma Pw Ra3 Ry1 Tc1 (yeue), Bo2 Ch Cn Dl En1 Fi Gl Ii Ph2 Py Se Sl2 Tc2 (yeve), Cp Ry2 (ȝyue), Cx2 Ht Pn Ra2 Wy (gyue), Gg (ȝeue), Ha3 Nl (gyve), Ha4 La Lc Mg (ȝiue), Ld2 (ȝiffe), Mm (ȝyffe), Ps (yif)
yeven2Ad1 En3 (yeven)
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By hisclennesseclawesclawseshow thathowhow thishis sheepa sheepis sheepsholde lyuesholde lynesholde lyven
  

By his47Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Cp Dl El En1 En3 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Hg Ii Lc Ma Mg Mm Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Ra3 Ry1 Sl2 Wy (By his), Ad1 Ld1 Ln Py Ry2 Se To1 (Bi his), Cn Ld2 Nl (By hys), Cx1 Ds1 Ht La Ra2 Tc1 Tc2 (Be his), Cx2 (Be hys), Gg (By hese)
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By hisclennesseclawesclawseshow thathowhow thishis sheepa sheepis sheepsholde lyuesholde lynesholde lyven
  

clennesse45Edition Ad1 Bo1 Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En3 Fi Gg Gl Ha4 Hg Ii Ld1 Ld2 Ln Mm Ps Pw Py Ra3 Ry1 Se Sl2 Tc1 To1 Wy (clennesse), Ad3 Bo2 Cp En1 Ha2 Ha3 La Lc Ma Mg Nl Ph2 Ry2 Tc2 (clennes), Dl (klennesse), Pn (clenesse)
clawes1Ht (clawes)
clawses1Ra2 (clawses)
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By hisclennesseclawesclawseshow thathowhow thishis sheepa sheepis sheepsholde lyuesholde lynesholde lyven
  

how that26Edition Ad3 Bo2 Dl Ht Ps Py Se Sl2 (how that), Bo1 (hough that), Cp En1 Ha4 Ry1 (how þat), Ds1 Ph2 Pw Ra3 To1 (hou that), El Fi Hg Ry2 (how þᵗ), Ha3 (howe þᵗ), Mm (howe þat), Ra2 (howe that)
how20Ad1 Ii Mg Tc2 (howe), Cn Tc1 (hou), Cx1 Cx2 En3 Gg Ha2 La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Ma Nl Pn Wy (how)
how this1Gl (how this)
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By hisclennesseclawesclawseshow thathowhow thishis sheepa sheepis sheepsholde lyuesholde lynesholde lyven
  

his sheep45Edition Ad1 Cx1 En3 Gl Hg Lc Ln Mg Ps (his sheep), Ad3 Cn Ds1 En1 Ht Ii Nl Ph2 Pn Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (his shepe), Cp Dl Ha2 Ha4 (his scheep), Cx2 (hys sheep), El Ld1 (his sheep̄), Fi La Ma Mm (his schepe), Gg (hese schep), Ha3 (his sheope), Ld2 (hys shepe), Pw (his sheepp̄), Py (his sheepe), Ry1 (his Schepe), To1 (his schep)
a sheep1Bo1 (a Shepe)
is sheep1Bo2 (is shepe)
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By hisclennesseclawesclawseshow thathowhow thishis sheepa sheepis sheepsholde lyuesholde lynesholde lyven

sholde lyue44Edition Cx1 El Hg (sholde lyue), Ad3 Ht Ln (shuld leue), Bo1 Ds1 Ph2 Ra3 Tc1 (shuld lyue), Bo2 Gl Nl Tc2 (shuld lyve), Cn (shulde leve), Cp Ha2 Ha4 Ry1 Ry2 (schulde lyue), Cx2 Pn (shold lyue), Dl (scholde leue), En1 Sl2 (shold leve), Fi (schuld lyve), Gg To1 (schulde leue), Ha3 Ii (shulde lyve), La (scholde liue), Lc Ld1 Mg (shulde liue), Ld2 (shulde lyffe), Ma (schold leue), Mm (schulde lyffe), Ps (shuld lif), Pw (shulde lyue), Py (shuld live), Ra2 (shulde leue), Se (shulde live)
sholde lyne1Wy (sholde lyne)
sholde lyven2Ad1 (shuld lyven), En3 (shuld leven)
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He sette noght his beneficeHe sette noght the beneficeHe lete noght his beneficeHe should noght sette his beneficeHe ne sette noght his beneficeHe sette his benefice noghtBesette noght his beneficeNe sette noght his beneficetovntofor tohyre
  

He sette noght his benefice36Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cn Cp Dl Ds1 El En1 En3 Fi Gg Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg Ht La Lc Ld2 Ma Mg Mm Ph2 Ps Pw Ra2 Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl2 To1
He sette noght the benefice1Tc1
He lete noght his benefice1Ad4
He should noght sette his benefice1Ha3
He ne sette noght his benefice1Ln
He sette his benefice noght1Py
Besette noght his benefice7Cx1 Cx2 Ld1 Nl Pn Tc2 Wy
Ne sette noght his benefice1Ii

He sette noght his benefice36Edition Hg (He sette noght his benefice), Ad1 (He set nat his benefis), Ad3 (He set noght his benyfice), Bo1 Cn Ha4 Ph2 Ps Ra2 (He sette not his benefice), Bo2 Ld2 (He sette noȝt his benefice), Ch Cp Lc (He sette nought his benefice), Dl (Hee sette nowght his benefyis), Ds1 (He set nouȝt his benefice), El (He sette nat his benefice), En1 (He set nought his benefice), En3 (He set nat his benefys), Fi (He sette nought his benefyse), Gg (He sette not hese benefys), Gl Ra3 (He set nat his benefice), Ha2 (He set nought his bnfice), Ht (He set not his benefis), La (He sett nouht his benefice), Ma (He sett not his benefice), Mg (He set noght his benefice), Mm (He sette noȝte his benefice), Pw (He set nauht his benefice), Ry1 (He Sette noughte his bnfyce), Ry2 (He set naught his benefice), Se (He sette naught his bnfice), Sl2 (He set nought his benefyce), To1 (He sett nought his benefice)
He sette noght the benefice1Tc1 (He set nouȝt the benefice)
He lete noght his benefice1Ad4 (He lete nauȝt hys benefice)
He should noght sette his benefice1Ha3 (He should nought sette his benyfise)
He ne sette noght his benefice1Ln (He ne set not his benefice)
He sette his benefice noght1Py (He sette his benefice nat)
Besette noght his benefice7Cx1 (Be sette not his benefice), Cx2 (Be sette not hys benefyce), Ld1 (Beset not his benefice), Nl (Be set nat his benyfice), Pn (Besette nat his benefice), Tc2 (Be sett not his benefice), Wy (Be sette not his benefyce)
Ne sette noght his benefice1Ii (Ne sette not his benefice)
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He sette noght his beneficeHe sette noght the beneficeHe lete noght his beneficeHe should noght sette his beneficeHe ne sette noght his beneficeHe sette his benefice noghtBesette noght his beneficeNe sette noght his beneficetovntofor tohyre
  
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He sette noght his beneficeHe sette noght the beneficeHe lete noght his beneficeHe should noght sette his beneficeHe ne sette noght his beneficeHe sette his benefice noghtBesette noght his beneficeNe sette noght his beneficetovntofor tohyre

hyre49Edition Bo2 Cx2 Ds1 El Fi Gg Gl Hg Ii Ld2 Mm Pn Ps Py Ra3 Wy (hyre), Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Ch Cn Cp Cx1 En1 En3 Ha2 Ha3 Ht La Lc Ld1 Ln Mg Ph2 Pw Ra2 Se Tc1 Tc2 To1 (hire), Ad4 (hyr͗), Dl Ma Sl2 (here), Ha4 (huyre), Nl (hier), Ry1 (huyere), Ry2 (hir)
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And leetAnd leuethAnd leueAnd laftAnd leftNe leetNe leet nothis sheepthe sheepencombredaccombrea combridbe accombredaccombred beaccombredᵃ cvmbrebe combridacombrenencombreto be accombredto ben accombredinthe MyreMyre
  

And leueth2Ad3 Ld2
And leue2Bo1 Ph2
And laft1Ds1
And left4Ha4 Ps Se Tc1
Ne leet3Ha2 Lc Mg
Ne leet not1Ln

And leet36Edition Ch Cp Dl El En3 Hg Pw Ry2 (And leet), Ad1 Nl Ra3 Tc2 To1 (And let), Ad4 Bo2 Cx1 Cx2 En1 Fi Gl Ha3 Ht La Ld1 Ma Pn Py Sl2 Wy (And lete), Cn (Ant lette), Gg (An let), Ii Ra2 Ry1 (And lette), Mm (Ande lete)
And leueth2Ad3 Ld2 (And leueth)
And leue2Bo1 (And leve), Ph2 (And leue)
And laft1Ds1 (And laft)
And left4Ha4 (And lefte), Ps Tc1 (And left), Se (And laft)
Ne leet3Ha2 Mg (Ne lett), Lc (Ne leet)
Ne leet not1Ln (Ne lett not)
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And leetAnd leuethAnd leueAnd laftAnd leftNe leetNe leet nothis sheepthe sheepencombredaccombrea combridbe accombredaccombred beaccombredᵃ cvmbrebe combridacombrenencombreto be accombredto ben accombredinthe MyreMyre
  

his sheep47Edition Ad1 Cx1 En3 Gl Hg Lc Ld1 Ln Mg Ps Pw Ra3 Ry2 (his sheep), Ad4 (hys shepe), Bo1 Nl (his Shepe), Bo2 Cn Ds1 En1 Ht Ii Ld2 Ph2 Pn Se Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (his shepe), Ch El (his sheep̄), Cp Dl Ha2 Ha4 (his scheep), Cx2 (hys sheep), Fi La Ma Mm Ra2 To1 (his schepe), Gg (hese schep), Ha3 (his sheope), Py (his sheepe)
the sheep2Ad3 (the sheep), Ry1 (the schepe)
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And leetAnd leuethAnd leueAnd laftAnd leftNe leetNe leet nothis sheepthe sheepencombredaccombrea combridbe accombredaccombred beaccombredᵃ cvmbrebe combridacombrenencombreto be accombredto ben accombredinthe MyreMyre
  

encombred10Edition Ad4 Bo1 Ch El Ha4 Hg Ph2 Ps To1
accombre7Ad1 Cx1 Cx2 En3 Pn Tc2 Wy
a combrid5Ad3 Ha2 Lc Ry2 Se
be accombred2Bo2 Ry1
accombred be2Cn Fi
accombred14Cp Ds1 En1 Gg Ii La Ld2 Ln Ma Mg Pw Ra3 Sl2 Tc1
ᵃ cvmbre1Dl
be combrid3Ha3 Ht Ra2
acombren2Ld1 Nl
encombre1Py
to be accombred1Gl
to ben accombred1Mm

encombred10Edition Ch El Ha4 Hg Ps (encombred), Ad4 (emcōbred), Bo1 (encumbrid), Ph2 (encumbird), To1 (encombrid)
accombre7Ad1 En3 (accombre), Cx1 Cx2 Pn Tc2 Wy (acombre)
a combrid5Ad3 Ha2 Lc Ry2 Se (a combred)
be accombred2Bo2 (be accōbered), Ry1 (be Acombrede)
accombred be2Cn (accombred be), Fi (acombred be)
accombred14Cp Ii Ld2 Ln Ma Mg Pw Tc1 (acombred), Ds1 En1 Ra3 Sl2 (accombred), Gg (acumbrit), La (acumbrede)
ᵃ cvmbre1Dl (ᵃ cvmbre)
be combrid3Ha3 (be comberid), Ht (be combred), Ra2 (be combrid)
acombren2Ld1 (acombren), Nl (acombryn)
encombre1Py (encombre)
to be accombred1Gl (to be acombred)
to ben accombred1Mm (to ben acombred)
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And leetAnd leuethAnd leueAnd laftAnd leftNe leetNe leet nothis sheepthe sheepencombredaccombrea combridbe accombredaccombred beaccombredᵃ cvmbrebe combridacombrenencombreto be accombredto ben accombredinthe MyreMyre
  
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And leetAnd leuethAnd leueAnd laftAnd leftNe leetNe leet nothis sheepthe sheepencombredaccombrea combridbe accombredaccombred beaccombredᵃ cvmbrebe combridacombrenencombreto be accombredto ben accombredinthe MyreMyre

the Myre48Edition Dl El Hg (the Myre), Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cx1 Cx2 En3 Gg Ha2 Ii Lc Mg Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Py Ra2 Ra3 Se Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (the myre), Ad4 (þe myr͗), Cn (the myr), Cp Gl Ha3 Ha4 Mm Ry2 (þe myre), Ds1 En1 Ld1 (the mire), Fi (þe Myr͗), Ht La (þe mire), Ld2 (þᵉ myre), Ln (þᵉ mire), Ma (þe mere), Nl (the myir), Ry1 (the Myer)
Myre1Sl2 (myre)
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AndNeranryntovntonot toLondounvntotoSeint PoulesPoules
  

ran44Edition Ad1 Ad4 Bo2 Cp El En3 Gg Ha4 Hg Lc Ld2 Pw Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl2 (ran), Ad3 Bo1 Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 En1 Ii Ld1 Ma Tc1 Wy (renne), Ch Gl Ln Mm Ps To1 (ranne), Dl La (Ran), Fi (ran̄), Ha2 Ht Mg Nl Py (ren), Tc2 (ron)
ryn5Ha3 (Rynne), Ph2 Pn Ry1 (rynne), Ra2 (ryn)
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AndNeranryntovntonot toLondounvntotoSeint PoulesPoules
  
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AndNeranryntovntonot toLondounvntotoSeint PoulesPoules
  

Londoun49Edition (Londoun), Ad1 Ad4 Dl Ha4 Ps (london̄), Ad3 Ch (loundon̄), Bo1 Ds1 Ha2 (londoıı̄), Bo2 Cx1 Ha3 Ht Ii Ld1 Nl Pn Pw Py Se Tc2 Wy (london), Cn Gl Lc Ln Mm Ph2 Ra3 (londoū), Cp Fi (londoū), Cx2 Sl2 (London), El (London̄), En1 Ld2 Ma Mg Ra2 Ry1 Ry2 To1 (londou), En3 (londone), Gg (lundene), Hg (Londū), La (Londen), Tc1 (Londoū)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 511 Collation  
  
AndNeranryntovntonot toLondounvntotoSeint PoulesPoules
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 511 Collation  
  
AndNeranryntovntonot toLondounvntotoSeint PoulesPoules

Seint Poules48Edition Ds1 En1 Hg (Seint Poules), Ad1 (seynt poulis), Ad3 Bo1 Ch La Lc Ld2 Ra2 To1 (seint poules), Ad4 Ii Pn (seynt poules), Bo2 (seint powlys), Cn (seynte Poules), Cp (Seinte Poules), Cx1 (saint Poulis), Cx2 (saynt Poulis), Dl (seyint powlis), El Pw Ra3 Se Tc1 (seint Poules), En3 (seynt Poulis), Gg (seynt poulys), Gl Ln Mm Ry2 Tc2 (seynt Poules), Ha2 (seynt powles), Ha3 (saynt poules), Ha4 (seynte poules), Ht (seint Paules), Ld1 (seint paulis), Ma (Seynt powles), Mg (seynt paules), Nl (Seynt Poulis), Ph2 (seint poulis), Ps (seynt powlys), Py (seynt powlis), Ry1 (Saynte powles), Sl2 (seint powles), Wy (saynt poulis)
Poules1Fi (powles)
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ToAndFor toseeken hymgeten hymseeke hymseekegete hymtake hyma Chauntryea Chauntrye to synga Chauntrye therea charterforsoulessoule
  
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ToAndFor toseeken hymgeten hymseeke hymseekegete hymtake hyma Chauntryea Chauntrye to synga Chauntrye therea charterforsoulessoule
  

seeken hym19Edition En3 Hg Py (seeken hym), Ad1 Ld1 Ra3 (seken him), Ad3 Ld2 (sechen hym), Bo2 Ch El Ha2 Ii (seken hym), Ha3 (sechin him), Ha4 (seeken him), Ph2 (sechen him), Ry1 (sechere hym), To1 (sekyn hym)
geten hym2Ad4 (getyn hym), Ln (geten hym)
seeke hym25Bo1 Ds1 Ht (seche him), Cn (seche hym̄), Cp (seeke him), Cx1 Cx2 Dl Gg Gl Lc Mg Ps Ry2 Sl2 Tc2 Wy (seke hym), En1 Ma Ra2 (seche hym), La Pn Se (seke him), Mm (seeke hym), Pw (seke hȳ)
seeke1Fi (seke)
gete hym1Nl (gete hym)
take hym1Tc1 (take him)
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ToAndFor toseeken hymgeten hymseeke hymseekegete hymtake hyma Chauntryea Chauntrye to synga Chauntrye therea charterforsoulessoule
  

a Chauntrye43Edition Hg (a Chauntrye), Ad1 (a chawntrye), Ad3 Cx2 Gl Pn Ra3 Wy (a chauntrye), Ad4 (a chauntery), Bo1 Ds1 (a Chauntry), Bo2 Ha3 (a chaunterye), Ch Tc1 (a Chauntrie), Cp (a Chaunterie), Cx1 El Ld1 Ln Se Tc2 (a chauntrie), En1 Ha2 Ii Lc Mg Ps (a chauntry), En3 (a chantery), Fi Ph2 Sl2 (a Chauntery), Gg (a chauntriye), Ha4 To1 (a chaunterie), Ht (a chaunto), Mm (a Chauntr), Pw (a chāterye), Py (a chᵃuntry), Ra2 (a chauntre), Ry1 (A Chaunterye), Ry2 (a Chaunterye)
a Chauntrye to syng3Dl (a chavntrie to syngge), La (a chauntery to singe), Nl (a Chauntre to syng)
a Chauntrye there2Cn (a Chauntry there), Ma (a Chauntry þer)
a charter1Ld2 (a chart̉)
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ToAndFor toseeken hymgeten hymseeke hymseekegete hymtake hyma Chauntryea Chauntrye to synga Chauntrye therea charterforsoulessoule
  
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ToAndFor toseeken hymgeten hymseeke hymseekegete hymtake hyma Chauntryea Chauntrye to synga Chauntrye therea charterforsoulessoule

soules48Edition Ad3 Ad4 Bo1 Ch Cp Ds1 El En1 Gl Ha4 Hg Ht Ii Lc Ld2 Ln Mg Mm Pn Ps Pw Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Tc1 To1 (soules), Ad1 (sowlys), Bo2 Gg (soulys), Cn (Soules), Cx1 Cx2 Ha3 Ph2 Py Wy (soulis), Dl En3 Nl (sowlis), Fi Ha2 La Ma Sl2 (sowles), Ld1 (saulis), Ry1 (Sowles)
soule1Tc2 (soule)
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OrOtherOr bewitha breetheredeto been withhooldeto been holdeto holdefor to been with holdeforto been with withholdebeen withhooldewithhoolde
  

Other12Ad3 Cx1 Nl Tc1 To1 (Othir), Ad4 (Oþer), Cx2 (Othyr), Ld1 Pn Ry1 Tc2 Wy (Other)
Or be4Cn Ds1 En1 Ma (Or be)
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OrOtherOr bewitha breetheredeto been withhooldeto been holdeto holdefor to been with holdeforto been with withholdebeen withhooldewithhoolde
  
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OrOtherOr bewitha breetheredeto been withhooldeto been holdeto holdefor to been with holdeforto been with withholdebeen withhooldewithhoolde
  

a breetherede49Edition Hg (a breetherede), Ad1 En3 Nl (a brethirhed), Ad3 Ht (a brotherhede), Ad4 (abreþerhede), Bo1 (a brethirhede), Bo2 Ch Cx1 Cx2 En1 Ha2 Lc Ld2 Mg Pw Ra3 Sl2 Wy (a bretherhede), Cn (a Brotherhood), Cp (a breþerede), Dl Mm Tc2 (a bretherede), Ds1 El Ii Ln Py Ry2 (a bretherhed), Fi (a Brederhede), Gg Ha3 (a broþerhed), Gl (a bretherode), Ha4 (a brethurhede), La (a breþerhede), Ld1 (abrotherhed), Ma (a broþirhood), Ph2 (a broþirhede), Pn (a broderhode), Ps To1 (a brothirhed), Ra2 (a Bretherhede), Ry1 (A brotherhede), Se (a britherhede), Tc1 (a Brotherhod)
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OrOtherOr bewitha breetheredeto been withhooldeto been holdeto holdefor to been with holdeforto been with withholdebeen withhooldewithhoolde

to been holde3Ii Ld1 Nl
to holde2Ht Ra2
for to been with holde1Cp
forto been with withholde1Dl
been withhoolde1Ha4
withhoolde4Cn Ds1 En1 Ma

to been withhoolde37Edition Hg (to been withhoolde), Ad1 (to ben wytholde), Ad3 (to be wyth holde), Ad4 (to be wiþholde), Bo1 Cx1 Gl Pn Tc1 Tc2 (to be witholde), Bo2 Gg Ld2 Sl2 (to be with holde), Ch En3 Lc Mg Ra3 Se (to ben witholde), Cx2 (to be wythholde), El (to been withholde), Fi Ph2 Ps Py (to be withold), Ha2 Ha3 To1 (to ben with holde), La Ln (to be wiþ holde), Mm Pw (to bene with holde), Ry1 (to be wyþeholde), Ry2 (to ben wit holde), Wy (to be wytholde)
to been holde3Ii (to bene holde), Ld1 (to be holde), Nl (to be hold)
to holde2Ht Ra2 (to halde)
for to been with holde1Cp (for to be with holde)
forto been with withholde1Dl (forto been wᵗ wᵗholde)
been withhoolde1Ha4 (be wiþholde)
withhoolde4Cn Ds1 (witholde), En1 (wsuphold), Ma (with holde)
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But dwelteBut kneltBut dwellithBut dwellBut duellingat hoomattomand kepteand kepeand kepethand he kepteto kepewel his fooldevel his fooldehis owen fooldehis foolde
  

But dwelte31Edition Ch Dl Gg Ha4 Hg Ln Ry2 Se (But dwelte), Ad1 En3 Ld2 (But dwellyd), Ad3 Ra3 (But dwelt), Bo2 En1 Ht Lc Mg Mm (But dwelled), Cp Pw (But duelte), Ds1 Ra2 (But duellid), Fi (But dwellud), Gl (But duelled), Ha2 Ps (But dwellid), La (Bot dwelte), Ry1 (Butte dwelte), Tc1 (But duelt)
But knelt1Ad4 (But knelt)
But dwellith3Bo1 (But duellith), El (But dwelleth), Py (But dwellith)
But dwell11Cn (But dwell), Cx1 Cx2 Pn (But duelle), Ha3 Sl2 Tc2 To1 Wy (But dwelle), Ma (But dwel), Ph2 (But duellis)
But duelling3Ii (But Dwellyng), Ld1 (But duelling), Nl (But dwelling)
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But dwelteBut kneltBut dwellithBut dwellBut duellingat hoomattomand kepteand kepeand kepethand he kepteto kepewel his fooldevel his fooldehis owen fooldehis foolde
  

at hoom48Edition Ch Cx1 Cx2 El Ha4 Hg Ra3 (at hoom), Ad1 Cp Ds1 Gg Gl Ln Py Ry2 Se Tc1 (at hom), Ad3 Ad4 Bo1 Bo2 En1 En3 Fi Ha2 Ha3 Ht Ii Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ma Mg Mm Nl Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Tc2 To1 Wy (at home), Cn Ra2 (atte home), La (att home), Ry1 (Atte home), Sl2 (at hom̄)
attom1Dl (attom)
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But dwelteBut kneltBut dwellithBut dwellBut duellingat hoomattomand kepteand kepeand kepethand he kepteto kepewel his fooldevel his fooldehis owen fooldehis foolde
  

and kepte30Edition Ad3 Cp Dl Ha4 Hg Lc Ln Mg Mm Ra2 Tc1 (and kepte), Bo2 Ds1 En1 Fi Gl Ht Ra3 (and kept), Ch Gg Ha2 Pw Ry1 Ry2 Se (⁊ kepte), En3 (and keepte), La (and keped), Ld2 (⁊ kept), Ps (and kepid)
and kepe13Ad1 (and kep), Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ha3 Ii Ma Pn Sl2 Tc2 To1 (and kepe), Ph2 (and kepis), Wy (⁊ kepe)
and kepeth3Bo1 Py (and kepith), El (and kepeth)
and he kepte1Ad4 (⁊ he kept)
to kepe2Ld1 Nl (to kepe)
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But dwelteBut kneltBut dwellithBut dwellBut duellingat hoomattomand kepteand kepeand kepethand he kepteto kepewel his fooldevel his fooldehis owen fooldehis foolde

wel his foolde34Edition Hg (wel his foolde), Ad1 (wel his foulde), Ad3 Bo2 Cp Ds1 El Ha4 Ht La Lc Ln Ma Mg Pw Ra3 Ry2 Se Tc1 To1 (wel his folde), Bo1 Ph2 (wel his fold), Ch (wele his foolde), Cn Ha2 (well his folde), Dl (well his foolde), En1 (wele his fold), Gg (wel hese folde), Ha3 (welle his folde), Ld2 Sl2 (wele his folde), Ra2 (well his falde), Ry1 (welle his Folde)
vel his foolde1En3 (vel his folde)
his owen foolde1Ad4 (hys owē fold)
his foolde13Cx1 Fi Gl Ii Ld1 Mm Nl Pn Tc2 Wy (his folde), Cx2 (hys folde), Ps Py (his fold)
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So thatthe wolfthe folkthe flokthe woluesno wolfne maadene makene haddenene mayparisshmaademakehaddemayit noghtitthethere nodo noghtnoghtnoght itmyscaryemisteryto myscaryea misterymaistryene myscarye
  
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So thatthe wolfthe folkthe flokthe woluesno wolfne maadene makene haddenene mayparisshmaademakehaddemayit noghtitthethere nodo noghtnoghtnoght itmyscaryemisteryto myscaryea misterymaistryene myscarye
  

the wolf44Edition Ad1 Ad3 Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En3 Ha2 Hg Ii Lc Ld2 Mg Pn Ps Pw Sl2 Tc1 To1 (the wolf), Ad4 Bo2 Cp En1 Gg Gl Ha4 Ht Ld1 Ma Ry2 (þe wolf), Ch Ra2 Tc2 (the wolfe), Dl (thee wolf), Fi Ha3 La (þe wolfe), Mm (þe wolff), Nl Ra3 Se (the wolff), Wy (the wulf)
the folk2Bo1 (the folk), Ph2 (the folc)
the flok1Py (the flok)
the wolues1Ry1 (þe wolues)
no wolf1Ln (no wolff)
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So thatthe wolfthe folkthe flokthe woluesno wolfne maadene makene haddenene mayparisshmaademakehaddemayit noghtitthethere nodo noghtnoghtnoght itmyscaryemisteryto myscaryea misterymaistryene myscarye
  

ne make2Bo1 Ph2
ne hadde4Cx1 Ii Ld1 Tc2
ne1Nl
ne may1Wy
parissh1Py
maade8Ad1 Bo2 Ch Dl Ds1 En1 En3 Ps
make4Cn Ha3 Ln Ma
hadde2Ht Ra2
may1Tc1

ne maade25Edition Hg La (ne maade), Ad3 Ad4 Cp Cx2 El Fi Gg Gl Ha2 Ha4 Lc Mg Mm Pn Pw Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl2 To1 (ne made), Ld2 (ne maide)
ne make2Bo1 Ph2 (ne make)
ne hadde4Cx1 Ii (ne hadde), Ld1 Tc2 (ne had)
ne1Nl (ne)
ne may1Wy (ne may)
parissh1Py (ꝑissh)
maade8Ad1 En3 (maade), Bo2 Ch Dl Ds1 En1 Ps (made)
make4Cn Ha3 Ln Ma (make)
hadde2Ht Ra2 (had)
may1Tc1 (may)
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So thatthe wolfthe folkthe flokthe woluesno wolfne maadene makene haddenene mayparisshmaademakehaddemayit noghtitthethere nodo noghtnoghtnoght itmyscaryemisteryto myscaryea misterymaistryene myscarye
  

it noght39Edition Ad3 Hg (it noght), Ad1 Ad4 El En3 Pn (it nat), Bo1 Ch Cn Cp Cx2 Gg Ha2 Ha4 Ht Lc Ln Mg Mm Ph2 Pw Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl2 (it not), Bo2 Ld2 (it noȝt), Dl (hit nowt), Fi Ha3 (hit not), La (it nouhte), Ma (it nowth), Ps (yt not), Ry1 (hitt noughte), Tc1 (it nouȝt), To1 (hit nought)
it1Gl (it)
the2Cx1 Tc2 (the)
there no2Ds1 (there no), En1 (þꝰe no)
do noght1Nl (do nat)
noght3Ii (nought), Ld1 Py (nat)
noght it1Wy (not it)
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So thatthe wolfthe folkthe flokthe woluesno wolfne maadene makene haddenene mayparisshmaademakehaddemayit noghtitthethere nodo noghtnoghtnoght itmyscaryemisteryto myscaryea misterymaistryene myscarye

myscarye39Edition Ad3 Bo2 Cn Cx2 Ha4 Hg Mm Pn Pw Ra3 Se Sl2 Wy (myscarye), Ad1 En3 (myskarye), Ad4 (myskary), Ch El Gg Ha2 La Ld2 Ry2 (myscarie), Cp Dl Lc Ld1 Ln Mg To1 (miscarie), Fi (myssekarye), Ha3 Tc1 (miscarye), Ii (meskarye), Ma Ps (myscary), Nl (mys cary), Ry1 (Myscarye)
mistery1Bo1 (mistery)
to myscarye3Gl (to mys carye), Ht (to myscari), Ra2 (to miscary)
a mistery1Ph2 (a mistery)
maistrye4Cx1 En1 (maistrye), Ds1 (maistrie), Tc2 (maystrye)
ne myscarye1Py (ne myscary)
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HewaswayaSheepherdeVerray Sheepherdeschepherand noghtandand a noghtbut noghta Mercenaryeno Mercenaryeno thing a MercenaryeMercenarye
  
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HewaswayaSheepherdeVerray Sheepherdeschepherand noghtandand a noghtbut noghta Mercenaryeno Mercenaryeno thing a MercenaryeMercenarye
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 516 Collation  
  
HewaswayaSheepherdeVerray Sheepherdeschepherand noghtandand a noghtbut noghta Mercenaryeno Mercenaryeno thing a MercenaryeMercenarye
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 516 Collation  
  
HewaswayaSheepherdeVerray Sheepherdeschepherand noghtandand a noghtbut noghta Mercenaryeno Mercenaryeno thing a MercenaryeMercenarye
  

Sheepherde47Edition (Sheepherde), Ad1 (sheperde), Ad3 En1 Ht (shepard), Ad4 El Ld1 Ln (shepherde), Bo1 (Shepherd), Bo2 Gl (sheperd), Ch (sheephurd), Cn (Shepherde), Cp Dl Ha4 (schepꝑde), Cx1 Cx2 Hg (sheepherde), Ds1 En3 Ps (shepherd), Fi (Scheperd), Gg (schepherde), Ha2 (schepperde), Ha3 Ii (sheparde), La Mm (scheparde), Lc Mg (Shepperde), Ld2 (sheꝑd), Ma (Schepherd), Nl (Sheppard), Ph2 (shephurd), Pn Se Wy (shepeherde), Pw (shepperde), Ra2 (shiphard), Ra3 Sl2 (shepperd), Ry1 (Schepharde), Ry2 (sheꝑde), Tc1 (Shepperd), Tc2 (shippard)
Verray Sheepherde1Py (V̉ray shepperd)
schepher1To1 (schepher)
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HewaswayaSheepherdeVerray Sheepherdeschepherand noghtandand a noghtbut noghta Mercenaryeno Mercenaryeno thing a MercenaryeMercenarye
  

and noght46Edition Ad3 El Hg (and noght), Ad1 Ch Ds1 En3 Gl Ld1 Nl Pn Py Sl2 Tc1 (and nat), Ad4 (⁊ nat), Bo1 Gg Ha2 Pw Ry2 Se Wy (⁊ not), Bo2 Ld2 (and noȝt), Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 En1 Fi Ha3 Ht Lc Ln Ma Mg Ph2 Ra2 Ra3 Tc2 (and not), Ii To1-mod (and nought), La (and nouȝt), Mm (ande not), Ry1 (⁊ noughte)
and2Ha4 Ps (and)
and a noght1To1-orig (and a nought)
but noght1Dl (but nowght)
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HewaswayaSheepherdeVerray Sheepherdeschepherand noghtandand a noghtbut noghta Mercenaryeno Mercenaryeno thing a MercenaryeMercenarye

a Mercenarye46Edition Gl Hg Mm (a Mercenarye), Ad1 En3 (a mecennarye), Ad3 Bo2 Cx1 Cx2 Ha3 Ii Pn Ra3 Se Sl2 Tc2 Wy (a mercenarye), Bo1 Ds1 Nl Ra2 (a mercenary), Ch Cp Dl La Ld1 Pw Ry2 Tc1 To1 (a mercenarie), Cn (a mersionarye), El (a Mercenarie), En1 (a m̉sonarye), Fi (a Mercenary), Gg (a mersenarye), Ha2 (a mercernarie), Ht (a mercenari), Lc Mg (a mcernarie), Ld2 (a mcennarie), Ln (amercynarie), Ma (a mersonary), Ph2 (a mcenary), Py (a M̉cenarie), Ry1 (A M̉cenarye)
no Mercenarye1Ha4 (no mercenarie)
no thing a Mercenarye1Ps (no thing a mercenary)
Mercenarye1Ad4 (amercenary)
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Andthoghifhe hooly weerehe hooly werkhe hoolyhe weere hoolybe hooly weereand vertuousand vertuous weere
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 517 Collation  
  
Andthoghifhe hooly weerehe hooly werkhe hoolyhe weere hoolybe hooly weereand vertuousand vertuous weere
  

thogh47Edition Hg Ld2 (thogh), Ad1 (thauh), Ad3 (thei), Bo1 Ch Cn Cx1 Cx2 El En1 Fi Ha2 Ht Ii Lc Ld1 Mg Ph2 Pn Ps Py Ra2 Se Tc2 To1 Wy (though), Bo2 Cp Ha4 (þough), Dl (thowgh), Ds1 Ra3 Tc1 (thouȝ), En3 Pw Sl2 (thouh), Gg (þow), Ha3 (þaughe), La (þouhe), Ln (thouȝh), Ma (þowgh), Mm (þof), Nl (they), Ry1 (þoughe), Ry2 (thought)
if1Gl (if)
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Andthoghifhe hooly weerehe hooly werkhe hoolyhe weere hoolybe hooly weereand vertuousand vertuous weere
  

he hooly werk1Ad1
he hooly1Ry2
he weere hooly3Gl Mm Sl2
be hooly weere1Nl

he hooly weere42Edition Hg (he hooly weere), Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 En1 En3 Gg Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 La Lc Ld2 Ln Ma Mg Pn Ps Pw Py Ra2 Ra3 Se Tc2 To1 Wy (he holy were), Dl (hee holy were), Ds1 Ht Ld1 Ph2 Tc1 (he holi were), El Ii (he hooly were), Fi (he holy wer͗), Ry1 (he holye were)
he hooly werk1Ad1 (he hooly werk)
he hooly1Ry2 (he holi)
he weere hooly3Gl Mm Sl2 (he were holy)
be hooly weere1Nl (be holy weer)
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Andthoghifhe hooly weerehe hooly werkhe hoolyhe weere hoolybe hooly weereand vertuousand vertuous weere

and vertuous47Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 Fi Gl Ha3 Ha4 Hg La Ld1 Ld2 Ma Mg Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Ra2 Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 To1 Wy (and vertuous), Ad1 El Lc (and v̉tuous), Ch Cn Ii Nl (and vertuouse), Dl (ā vertews), En1 (and vꝰtuous), En3 (and v ertuous), Gg (⁊ vertyuous), Ha2 Ln (⁊ vertuous), Ht (and vertuose), Mm (ande vertuose), Py (and V̉tuous), Ry1 (And vertuouse), Se (⁊ v̉tuous), Tc2 (and vertous)
and vertuous weere1Ry2 (⁊ v̉tuous were)
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Hewasnasnoght tonoght withtosynful mensymple mensynful folkesynful mansynfula synful mandespitousto despitousnoght despitousnoght to despitous
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 518 Collation  
  
Hewasnasnoght tonoght withtosynful mensymple mensynful folkesynful mansynfula synful mandespitousto despitousnoght despitousnoght to despitous
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 518 Collation  
  
Hewasnasnoght tonoght withtosynful mensymple mensynful folkesynful mansynfula synful mandespitousto despitousnoght despitousnoght to despitous
  

noght to42Edition Hg (noght to), Ad1 Cx1 Cx2 El En3 Gl Nl Pn Py Sl2 Tc1 (nat to), Ad3 Cp Fi Ry2 Se To1 (nought to), Bo1 Ch Gg Ha2 Ha3 Ht Ii Lc Ln Mg Ph2 Ps Ra2 Ra3 Tc2 Wy (not to), Bo2 Ld2 (noȝt to), Dl (nowght to), La Pw (nouht to), Mm (nouȝt to), Ry1 (noughte to)
noght with4Cn (not with), Ds1 (nat with), En1 (nat wsup), Ma (not wᵗ)
to2Ha4 Ld1 (to)
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Hewasnasnoght tonoght withtosynful mensymple mensynful folkesynful mansynfula synful mandespitousto despitousnoght despitousnoght to despitous
  

symple men2Cn Ii
synful folke1Ha3
synful man1Ha4
synful2Ra3 Tc1
a synful man2Cx1 Tc2

synful men40Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Cp El Gg Hg Mg Nl Ps Pw Py Ry2 Se (synful men), Bo2 (symful men), Ch Dl En1 En3 Gl Ha2 Lc Ld2 Ma Mm Wy (synfull men), Cx2 Pn (synfulmen), Ds1 La Ld1 Ln Ph2 (sinful men), Fi (syfull men̄), Ht Ra2 Sl2 (sinfull men), Ry1 (Synefulle Men), To1 (synfullmen)
symple men2Cn (symple men̄), Ii (symple men)
synful folke1Ha3 (synfull folke)
synful man1Ha4 (senful man)
synful2Ra3 (synfull), Tc1 (sinfull)
a synful man2Cx1 (a sinfulman), Tc2 (a synful mā)
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Hewasnasnoght tonoght withtosynful mensymple mensynful folkesynful mansynfula synful mandespitousto despitousnoght despitousnoght to despitous

despitous37Edition Ds1 El En1 Gl Hg Mm Tc1 (despitous), Ad1 Ad3 Cp Gg Ha2 La Lc Ld2 Ma Mg Ps Pw Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl2 To1 (dispitous), Bo2 (dispituous), Ch (dispetouse), Cn Ht (dispitouse), Dl (disspitows), En3 (dispytous), Fi (dyspytous), Ha3 (despitouse), Ii (dispiteouse), Ry1 (disꝑitous)
to despitous9Bo1 Cx1 Ph2 Tc2 (to despitous), Cx2 (to despytous), Ln (to dispitous), Nl (to dispetouse), Pn (to dispiteous), Wy (to dyspytous)
noght despitous1Ha4 (nought dispitous)
noght to despitous1Ld1 (nat to dispetous)
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Ne ofNo ofNor ofNe of ofNe in nohis spechehis techynghis shepewisespechedaungerousnenoanddigne
  

No of1Dl (No of)
Nor of2Ht Ra2 (Nor of)
Ne of of1Ch (Ne of of)
Ne in no1Ii (Ne in no)
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Ne ofNo ofNor ofNe of ofNe in nohis spechehis techynghis shepewisespechedaungerousnenoanddigne
  

his speche38Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Ch Cn Cp Dl Ds1 El En1 En3 Fi Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Hg Ht La Lc Ld1 Ln Ma Mg Ph2 Ps Pw Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl2 To1 (his speche), Bo2 Nl (his spech), Gg (hese speche), Ry1 (his Speche)
his techyng5Cx1 (his techyng), Cx2 (hys techyng), Pn (his teching), Tc2 Wy (his techynge)
his shepe1Tc1 (his shepe)
wise1Ii (wise)
speche3Gl Ld2 Mm (speche)
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Ne ofNo ofNor ofNe of ofNe in nohis spechehis techynghis shepewisespechedaungerousnenoanddigne
  

daungerous48Edition Ad3 Bo1 Ch Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En1 Gg Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg Lc Ld1 Ln Ma Mg Mm Nl Pn Ps Pw Py Ra3 Ry1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (daungerous), Ad1 (Daungerous), Bo2 En3 Ld2 Ra2 Se (dangerous), Dl (dawngerus), Fi (daungeroūs), Ha3 (daungerovse), Ht (dangerus), Ii (daūgerous), La (daungerouse), Ph2 (daungerus), Ry2 (daungous)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 519 Collation  
  
Ne ofNo ofNor ofNe of ofNe in nohis spechehis techynghis shepewisespechedaungerousnenoanddigne
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 519 Collation  
  
Ne ofNo ofNor ofNe of ofNe in nohis spechehis techynghis shepewisespechedaungerousnenoanddigne
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 520 Collation  
  
Butin hisintechyngspecheShepediscreetandbenygne
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 520 Collation  
  
Butin hisintechyngspecheShepediscreetandbenygne
  

techyng27Edition Ch El Ha3 Hg Ld2 Py Se Sl2 (techyng), Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Cp Ha4 Ph2 Ps Ra3 Ry2 Tc1 (teching), Dl (techyngge), Fi Gg Ln Mm Pw (techynge), La To1 (techinge)
speche20Ad1 Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 En1 En3 Gl Ha2 Ht Ii Lc Ld1 Ma Mg Pn Ra2 Tc2 Wy (speche), Ry1 (Speche)
Shepe1Nl (Shepe)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 520 Collation  
  
Butin hisintechyngspecheShepediscreetandbenygne
  

discreet48Edition Ch Cx1 El Gg Ha2 Hg Lc Mg (discreet), Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Cn Ds1 En1 Gl Ht Ii La Ld1 Ld2 Ma Mm Nl Ph2 Pn Py Ra2 Ry1 Sl2 Tc2 (discrete), Cp En3 Ha4 Ln Ps Pw Ra3 Ry2 Se Tc1 To1 (discret), Cx2 Fi Wy (dyscrete), Dl (diskrete), Ha3 (descrete)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 520 Collation  
  
Butin hisintechyngspecheShepediscreetandbenygne

benygne48Edition Bo2 Ch Cn Cx2 Dl El Fi Gg Ha2 Hg Ps Pw Ry1 Tc2 To1 Wy (benygne), Ad1 Ad3 Cp Cx1 Ds1 En1 En3 Gl Ha3 Ha4 Ht Ii La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Mg Mm Pn Ra2 Ra3 Se Sl2 Tc1 (benigne), Bo1 Ph2 Py (benyngne), Ma (benyge), Nl (benynge), Ry2 (benīgne)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 521 Collation  
Todrawendrawefolkto heueneto heuene beto heuene withto heuene wardto honourto hewith fairnessefairnesseclennessewyn with fairnesse
  
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Todrawendrawefolkto heueneto heuene beto heuene withto heuene wardto honourto hewith fairnessefairnesseclennessewyn with fairnesse
  

drawen25Edition Ad1 Bo2 Ch Dl Ds1 El En1 En3 Gl Ha2 Ha3 Hg La Lc Ld2 Mg Mm Pw Ra3 Ry2 Se (drawen), Gg To1 (drawyn), Sl2 (drawen̄)
drawe23Ad3 Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Fi Ha4 Ii Ld1 Ln Ma Pn Ps Py Ra2 Ry1 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (drawe), Bo1 Ht Nl Ph2 (draw)
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Todrawendrawefolkto heueneto heuene beto heuene withto heuene wardto honourto hewith fairnessefairnesseclennessewyn with fairnesse
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 521 Collation  
  
Todrawendrawefolkto heueneto heuene beto heuene withto heuene wardto honourto hewith fairnessefairnesseclennessewyn with fairnesse
  

to heuene with2Hg Ld1
to heuene ward1Py
to honour1Ii
to he1Pn

to heuene9Edition (to heuene), Ad3 Nl (to heven), Bo1 Cx1 Cx2 Ph2 Tc2 Wy (to heuen)
to heuene be34Ad1 (to heuene bi), Bo2 En1 Sl2 (to heven by), Ch Cp Fi Ha4 Ht Ld2 Mm Ra3 To1 (to heuen by), Cn (to heven̄ by), Dl El Gl Lc Mg Pw Ry1 (to heuene by), Ds1 La (to heuen be), En3 (to hevene bi), Gg (to heuyn be), Ha2 (to heuyn bi), Ha3 (to hevene by), Ln (to heuem by), Ma Ry2 Se (to heuen bi), Ps (to heuyn by), Ra2 Tc1 (to heuene be)
to heuene with2Hg Ld1 (to heuene wᵗ)
to heuene ward1Py (to hevene ward)
to honour1Ii (to honoᵘ)
to he1Pn (to he)
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Todrawendrawefolkto heueneto heuene beto heuene withto heuene wardto honourto hewith fairnessefairnesseclennessewyn with fairnesse

with fairnesse11Edition Cx1 (with fairnesse), Ad3 (wyth fairenes), Bo1 Ph2 (with feirnesse), Cx2 (wyth fayrnesse), Ii Py (with fairenesse), Nl (with feirnes), Tc2 (with feirenesse), Wy (with fayrnesse)
fairnesse33Ad1 Cn Gl Ht Ld1 Sl2 To1 (fairenesse), Bo2 En3 Ha3 Lc Mg (fayrnesse), Ch Ln (faiernesse), Cp Ds1 El Hg Ld2 Mm Pw Ry2 Se Tc1 (fairnesse), Dl (feyirnesse), En1 La (feirenesse), Fi (fayrenes), Ha2 Ma (fairnes), Ra2 (fairenes), Ra3 (fayrenesse), Ry1 (Fayernesse)
clennesse3Gg Ha4 Ps (clennesse)
wyn with fairnesse1Pn (wyn with fairnesse)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 522 Collation  
ByIngoodensampleensamplisthis wasthat waswashis bisynesse
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 522 Collation  
  
ByIngoodensampleensamplisthis wasthat waswashis bisynesse
  

ensample47Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cn Cp Ds1 El En3 Ha2 Ha4 Hg La Ld2 Ma Mg Mm Ph2 Pn Pw Py Ra3 Ry1 Se Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (ensample), Cx1 Cx2 (ensampyl), En1 Gg Ii Lc Ra2 (ensaumple), Fi (Ensaumpul), Gl (exaumple), Ha3 (Ensample), Ht (ensaumpe), Ld1 (ensampil), Ln Ps (ensaunple), Nl (ensaumpill), Ry2 (emsample), To1 (insaumple)
ensamplis1Dl (ensamplis)
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ByIngoodensampleensamplisthis wasthat waswashis bisynesse
  

this was43Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cn Cx1 Dl Ds1 El En3 Fi Gg Gl Ha2 Hg Ht Ii Lc Ld1 Mg Ph2 Ps Pw Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry1 Se Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (this was), Cp En1 La Ma Mm Ry2 (þis was), Cx2 Ld2 (thys was)
that was3Ln Nl Pn (that was)
was2Ha3 Ha4 (was)
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ByIngoodensampleensamplisthis wasthat waswashis bisynesse

his bisynesse48Edition Bo1 Cn Cp El En3 Hg Ld2 Pw Ry2 (his bisynesse), Ad1 Ch En1 Gl Ii Mg Mm Pn Ps Ry1 Se Sl2 Tc2 Wy (his besynesse), Ad3 (his bysynes), Bo2 Ph2 To1 (his bisinesse), Cx1 Dl Ds1 Ht La Lc Ld1 Ln Ra3 Tc1 (his besinesse), Cx2 (hys besinesse), Fi (his byssynesse), Gg (hese besynesse), Ha2 Ma Nl (his besynes), Ha3 (his bessinesse), Ha4 Py (his busynesse), Ra2 (his besines)
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Butit weereif it weereand he kneweanypersoneobstynaatthat weere obstynaatabstinateof obstynacye
  
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Butit weereif it weereand he kneweanypersoneobstynaatthat weere obstynaatabstinateof obstynacye
  

it weere36Edition Hg (it weere), Ad1 Bo2 Ch Cp Cx1 Cx2 El En3 Ha3 Ha4 Ht Ii La Lc Ld1 Ln Mg Mm Ph2 Pn Pw Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Sl2 Tc2 To1 Wy (it were), Dl Fi Ld2 Se (hit were), Ry1 (hitt were)
if it weere8Ad3 Ps (yif it were), Bo1 Gl (if it were), Gg (ȝif it were), Ha2 Nl (yf it were), Tc1 (yef it were)
and he knewe4Cn Ds1 En1 (and he knewe), Ma (and he knew)
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Butit weereif it weereand he kneweanypersoneobstynaatthat weere obstynaatabstinateof obstynacye
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 523 Collation  
  
Butit weereif it weereand he kneweanypersoneobstynaatthat weere obstynaatabstinateof obstynacye
  

persone48Edition Ad3 Bo1 Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El Gg Ha2 Ii La Nl Ra3 Tc1 Wy (persone), Ad1 Bo2 Ch Cn Cp Dl En3 Gl Ha4 Hg Lc Ln Mg Ps Py Tc2 (ꝑsone), En1 Ht Ld1 Ld2 (ꝑson), Fi Mm Ry2 Se (ꝑsoū), Ha3 Pn (parsone), Ma (ꝑsou), Ph2 (parsooū), Pw (persoıı̄), Ra2 (persoun), Ry1 (parsou), Sl2 (persoū), To1 (ꝑsoune)
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Butit weereif it weereand he kneweanypersoneobstynaatthat weere obstynaatabstinateof obstynacye

obstynaat43Edition Hg (obstynaat), Ad1 Ch Cx2 En3 Gg Wy (obstynat), Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Ha3 La Lc Ld2 Mg Mm Nl Ph2 Ry2 Se To1 (obstinate), Cn Gl Ha2 Ma Pn Ps Pw Py (obstynate), Cp Cx1 Ds1 El Ha4 Ld1 Ln Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 (obstinat), En1 (obsternate), Fi (obstynatt)
that weere obstynaat1Dl (that were obstenat)
abstinate3Ht Ra2 (abstinate), Ii (abstynate)
of obstynacye1Ry1 (of obstynacye)
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WhatWhetherWhoHowso he weereso weereso weere heso that he weereeuer he weerehe weereof heigh or loweof heigh and loweof heighof heigh or lowerof lowe or heighof lowe degre or heigh ofheigh or lowe ofheigh or loweestaata statestate
  

Whether10Cn Cx1 Cx2 En1 Pn Wy (Whether), Ds1 (Whethir), Ma (Wheder), Tc1 Tc2 (Whedir)
Who4Ht Ii Ra2 Ry1 (Who)
How1Ld1 (How)
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WhatWhetherWhoHowso he weereso weereso weere heso that he weereeuer he weerehe weereof heigh or loweof heigh and loweof heighof heigh or lowerof lowe or heighof lowe degre or heigh ofheigh or lowe ofheigh or loweestaata statestate
  

so weere1Ii
so weere he1Ld1
so that he weere1Dl
euer he weere1Ps
he weere10Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 En1 Ma Pn Tc1 Tc2 Wy

so he weere34Edition Hg (so he weere), Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cp El En3 Fi Gg Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Ht La Lc Ld2 Ln Mg Mm Nl Ph2 Pw Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl2 (so he were), To1 (so he wer)
so weere1Ii (so were)
so weere he1Ld1 (so were he)
so that he weere1Dl (so that hee were)
euer he weere1Ps (euer he were)
he weere10Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 En1 Ma Pn Tc1 Tc2 Wy (he were)
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WhatWhetherWhoHowso he weereso weereso weere heso that he weereeuer he weerehe weereof heigh or loweof heigh and loweof heighof heigh or lowerof lowe or heighof lowe degre or heigh ofheigh or lowe ofheigh or loweestaata statestate
  

of heigh and lowe3Ht Ra2 To1
of heigh1Dl
of heigh or lower1Ry1
of lowe or heigh5Ha2 Lc Mg Ra3 Sl2
of lowe degre or heigh of1Ii
heigh or lowe of1Ld1
heigh or lowe3Ds1 En1 Tc1

of heigh or lowe33Edition Hg (of heigh or lowe), Ad1 (of hie or lowe), Ad3 Cx2 (of hygh or lowe), Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cn Cx1 Gl Ha4 Ln Pn Ps Se Tc2 (of high or lowe), Cp (of heigh or low), El (of heigh or lough), En3 (of hye or lowe), Fi (of hiȝe or lowe), Gg (of hey or low), Ha3 (of heght or lowe), La (of hihe or lowe), Ld2 Mm (of hiegh or lowe), Ma Ph2 (of high or low), Nl (of hyȝe or low), Pw (of heigh or lowh), Py (of highgh or low), Ry2 (of heygh or low), Wy (of hyghe or lowe)
of heigh and lowe3Ht Ra2 (of hie and lowe), To1 (of high and low)
of heigh1Dl (of heygh)
of heigh or lower1Ry1 (of hyghe or lower)
of lowe or heigh5Ha2 Lc Mg (of lowe or high), Ra3 (of lowe or hiȝe), Sl2 (of lowe or hih)
of lowe degre or heigh of1Ii (of lowe degre or hye of)
heigh or lowe of1Ld1 (highe or lowe of)
heigh or lowe3Ds1 Tc1 (high or lowe), En1 (hiegh or lowe)
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WhatWhetherWhoHowso he weereso weereso weere heso that he weereeuer he weerehe weereof heigh or loweof heigh and loweof heighof heigh or lowerof lowe or heighof lowe degre or heigh ofheigh or lowe ofheigh or loweestaata statestate

estaat45Edition Hg (estaat), Ad1 Ch Cp Ds1 El En3 Gg Ha4 Ln Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 To1 Wy (estat), Ad3 En1 Ii Ld2 Mm (astate), Bo1 Bo2 Cn Fi Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ht Lc Ma Mg Nl Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Py Ra2 Ry1 Ry2 Se Tc2 (estate), Cx1 Cx2 (astat)
a state2Dl La (a state)
state1Ld1 (state)
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Hym wolde heHym wolde hyn heHym woldeHe wolde hymHem wolde hesnybbensnybbesnyppen̄snobbesharply for the nonysshortly for the nonysfor the nonys
  

Hym wolde he45Edition Ad1 Ad3 Ch Cx1 El Fi Gg Gl Ha2 Hg Ii Lc Ln Mg Mm Ps Pw Ra2 Ry1 Ry2 Sl2 Tc2 To1-mod Wy (Hym wolde he), Bo1 Ht Ph2 (Him wold he), Cn (Hym̄ wolde he), Cp Ds1 Ha3 Ha4 La Ld1 Pn Ra3 Se (Him wolde he), Cx2 En1 En3 Ld2 Ma Nl Py (Hym wold he)
Hym wolde hyn he1To1-orig (Hym wolde hyn he)
Hym wolde1Tc1 (Him wold)
He wolde hym1Bo2 (He wolde hym)
Hem wolde he1Dl (Hem wolde hee)
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Hym wolde heHym wolde hyn heHym woldeHe wolde hymHem wolde hesnybbensnybbesnyppen̄snobbesharply for the nonysshortly for the nonysfor the nonys
  

snybben14Edition Ad3 Ch El Hg Nl Py Ra3 To1 (snybben), Ad1 En3 Gg (snybbyn), Ry1 (Snybben), Tc1 (snibben)
snybbe32Bo1 Cx1 Cx2 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha4 La Lc Ln Ma Mg Mm Ph2 Pn Ps Sl2 Tc2 Wy (snybbe), Cn Cp En1 Ii Ld1 Pw Ry2 Se (snebbe), Dl Ds1 Ha3 (snibbe), Ht Ra2 (snyb)
snyppen̄1Bo2 (snyppen̄)
snobbe1Ld2 (snobbe)
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Hym wolde heHym wolde hyn heHym woldeHe wolde hymHem wolde hesnybbensnybbesnyppen̄snobbesharply for the nonysshortly for the nonysfor the nonys

sharply for the nonys41Edition Ch Cx1 Cx2 El Hg Ps Tc2 Wy (sharply for the nonys), Ad1 (sharply for the noones), Ad3 Mg Pn Ra3 Sl2 (sharpely for the nones), Bo1 En3 Pw Py Se (sharply for the nones), Cn (sharpely for the nonys), Cp Ha4 Ma Mm (scharply for þe nones), Dl (scharplye for the nonis), Fi Ha2 (scharpely for the nones), Gg (scharpli for the nonys), Gl La Ra2 (sharpely for þe nones), Ha3 (sharply for þᵉ noons), Ht (sharpeli for þe nones), Lc (sharply for þe nones), Ld2 (sherply for the nones), Ln (sharpely for þᵉ nons), Ph2 (sharpli for the nones), Ry2 (sharply for þᵉ nones), Tc1 (sharpeli for the nones), To1 (scharply for the nones)
shortly for the nonys2Ii (shortly for the nones), Ry1 (schortelye For þe nones)
for the nonys5Bo2 (for þe nonys), Ds1 (for the nones), En1 (for þe nones), Ld1 Nl (for the nonys)
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Abettre preestbettreItrowether nowher noonther no wherthat nowher noonthat now here noonneuere noongoth nought onnowher noonnogh wher noonowher noonno whernoon whernowher ys noonysesbones
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 526 Collation  
  
Abettre preestbettreItrowether nowher noonther no wherthat nowher noonthat now here noonneuere noongoth nought onnowher noonnogh wher noonowher noonno whernoon whernowher ys noonysesbones
  

bettre preest47Edition Dl El Ha4 Hg Pn (bettre preest), Ad1 Bo1 Ln Ph2 (bettir prest), Ad3 (bett preest), Bo2 (bett̉ p̉ste), Ch Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 Gl Ha2 Lc Mg Ra3 Wy (better preest), Cn (bettre preste), Cp Ld1 Pw (bettre prest), En1 Ht Tc2 (better prest), En3 Ld2 Ps (bettyr prest), Fi (Bett̉ preste), Gg (bettyr pryst), Ha3 (bett̉ prest), Ii Ry2 Se (bett̉ preest), La Tc1 (better preste), Ma (better Prest), Mm Ra2 (bett̉ preste), Nl (bettir preest), Py (bettir prist), Ry1 (bettere preeste), Sl2 (bettir preste)
bettre1To1 (bett̉)
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Abettre preestbettreItrowether nowher noonther no wherthat nowher noonthat now here noonneuere noongoth nought onnowher noonnogh wher noonowher noonno whernoon whernowher ys noonysesbones
  
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Abettre preestbettreItrowether nowher noonther no wherthat nowher noonthat now here noonneuere noongoth nought onnowher noonnogh wher noonowher noonno whernoon whernowher ys noonysesbones
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 526 Collation  
  
Abettre preestbettreItrowether nowher noonther no wherthat nowher noonthat now here noonneuere noongoth nought onnowher noonnogh wher noonowher noonno whernoon whernowher ys noonysesbones
  

ther nowher noon4Edition Ch Ha4 Hg
ther no wher1Ry1
that nowher noon17Bo2 Cp Dl El Gl Ha3 La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Mg Mm Pw Ra3 Se To1
that now here noon1Ry2
neuere noon1Gg
goth nought on1Ii
nogh wher noon1Ad3
owher noon1Ds1-mod
no wher2Ht Nl
noon wher1Ra2
nowher ys noon1Sl2

ther nowher noon4Edition Ch Hg (ther nowher noon), Ha4 (ther no wher non)
ther no wher1Ry1 (þ̉ no where)
that nowher noon17Bo2 (þat nowher noon), Cp Ha3 (þat nowher non), Dl (that nowher noon), El Pw (þᵗ nowher noon), Gl Mm (þat nowher none), La (þat nowhere none), Lc Ln Mg Ra3 (that nowher non), Ld1 (þᵗ nowher non), Ld2 Se (that nowhere non), To1 (that nawher noon)
that now here noon1Ry2 (þat now here non)
neuere noon1Gg (neuere non)
goth nought on1Ii (goth nought on)
nowher noon18Ad1 En3 Ma (nowher noon), Bo1 (nowher none), Cn En1 Pn Tc2 Wy (nowhere none), Cx1 (nowhere non̄), Cx2 (nowhere non), Ds1-orig Ha2 Ps Py Tc1 (nowher non), Fi (nowher͗ none), Ph2 (no wher none)
nogh wher noon1Ad3 (nogh where noon)
owher noon1Ds1-mod (owher non)
no wher2Ht Nl (no where)
noon wher1Ra2 (non wher)
nowher ys noon1Sl2 (nowhere is non̄)
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Abettre preestbettreItrowether nowher noonther no wherthat nowher noonthat now here noonneuere noongoth nought onnowher noonnogh wher noonowher noonno whernoon whernowher ys noonysesbones
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 527 Collation  
  
Hewaytedwaitethawaytedwaitesafter no pompandnenonorreuerenceRevenerce
  

wayted44Edition Ad3 Ad4 Ch Cx2 En3 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha3 Hg Lc Ld2 Mg Mm Pn Ps Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (wayted), Ad1 (wated), Bo1 Ph2 To1 (waitid), Bo2 Cp Cx1 Ds1 Ht Ii La Ld1 Ln Py Ra3 (waited), Dl Ry1 Ry2 Se (waytede), Gg Nl (waytid), Ha4 (waytud), Pw (waitede)
waiteth3Cn (waytith), El (waiteth), Ma (waitith)
awayted1En1 (awayted)
waites1Ra2 (waites)
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Hewaytedwaitethawaytedwaitesafter no pompandnenonorreuerenceRevenerce
  

after no pomp49Edition (after no pomp), Ad1 Cx1 Ds1 Ph2 Ps Pw Ra3 Tc1 Tc2 (aftir no pompe), Ad3 Bo2 Cp Dl El En1 En3 Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg Ii La Lc Ld1 Ma Mg Pn Py Ra2 Ry2 Se Sl2 Wy (after no pompe), Ad4 (aftr͗ no pompe), Bo1 Cn Ld2 Mm To1 (aft̉ no pompe), Ch (aftir noo pompe), Cx2 Gg (aftyr no pompe), Fi (aftur no pompe), Ha3 (affter no pompe), Ht (aftre no pompe), Ln (after no pomp̄e), Nl (aftir noon pompe), Ry1 (Affter no pompe)
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Hewaytedwaitethawaytedwaitesafter no pompandnenonorreuerenceRevenerce
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 527 Collation  
  
Hewaytedwaitethawaytedwaitesafter no pompandnenonorreuerenceRevenerce

reuerence48Edition Ad1 Bo1 Ch Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El Gg Gl Ha4 Hg La Ld1 Ln Ma Mg Mm Pn Pw Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (reuerence), Ad3 Ad4 Cn Fi Ii Lc Ld2 Ph2 Py Ry1 Se To1 (reủence), Bo2 En3 Nl (reverence), En1 (reuꝰence), Ha2 Ht (reuerens), Ha3 Ps (Reuerence), Ra2 (reủens), Ry2 (reủenc)
Revenerce1Dl (Revenerce)
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NeNe heNowt toNor heNorhemaked hymmade hymmade to hymmadehaddemake hyma spycednon spycednot a spycedconsciencecontenaunce
  

Ne he1Nl (Ne he)
Nowt to1Dl (Nowt to)
Nor he2Ht Ra2 (Nor he)
Nor1Ph2 (Nor)
he1Tc2 (He)
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NeNe heNowt toNor heNorhemaked hymmade hymmade to hymmadehaddemake hyma spycednon spycednot a spycedconsciencecontenaunce
  

maked hym31Edition Ad3 Bo2 Ch En3 Fi Gl Hg Ld2 Ln Mg Mm Pw Ry2 (maked hym), Ad1 Cp El Ha3 Ha4 La Lc Ph2 Ra3 Se (maked him), Bo1 Gg Tc1 (makid him), Ha2 Ps (makid hym), Ry1 (makede hym), To1 (makyd hym)
made hym11Ad4 En1 Ii Ma Py Sl2 (made hym), Cn (made hym̄), Ds1 Ht Ld1 Ra2 (made him)
made to hym3Cx2 Wy (made to hym), Pn (made to him)
made1Nl (made)
hadde2Cx1 (hadde), Tc2 (had)
make hym1Dl (make hym)
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NeNe heNowt toNor heNorhemaked hymmade hymmade to hymmadehaddemake hyma spycednon spycednot a spycedconsciencecontenaunce
  

a spyced39Edition Cx2 Gl Hg Pn Wy (a spyced), Ad1 La (a spised), Ad3 Ad4 Ch Cn Cp Ds1 El En1 Ha2 Ha4 Lc Ld2 Ln Ma Mg Ph2 Ps Pw Ra3 Ry2 Sl2 Tc1 (a spiced), Bo1 Dl (a spicid), Bo2 (aspiced), En3 Fi (a spysed), Gg (a spisede), Ha3 (A spiced), Mm (a spicede), To1 (a spisid)
non spyced8Cx1 Ld1 Se (no spiced), Ii (none spised), Nl (no spisid), Py (non spiced), Ry1 (no Spycede), Tc2 (no spicede)
not a spyced2Ht (not a spiced), Ra2 (not a spicid)
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NeNe heNowt toNor heNorhemaked hymmade hymmade to hymmadehaddemake hyma spycednon spycednot a spycedconsciencecontenaunce

conscience47Edition Ad1 Ad3 Ad4 Bo1 Ch Cn Cp Cx1 Ds1 El En1 En3 Ha4 Hg Ii La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Ma Mg Mm Nl Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Py Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 (conscience), Bo2 Dl Gg Gl (concience), Cx2 Wy (conscyence), Fi (conscyens), Ha2 (consciens), Ha3 (conciens), Ry1 (Conscience)
contenaunce2Ht (countenaunce), Ra2 (contenaunce)
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ButOfCristes looreCristes lordeCristes loveand hiseApostlesapostillPostlestwelue
  
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ButOfCristes looreCristes lordeCristes loveand hiseApostlesapostillPostlestwelue
  

Cristes loore47Edition Hg (Cristes loore), Ad1 Ad4 Bo1 Cx1 Dl Gg Ld1 Ph2 Se Wy (cristis lore), Ad3 El (cristes loore), Bo2 Ch Cp Ds1 En1 En3 Ha2 Ha4 La Lc Ld2 Mg Pn Ps Pw Ra2 Ra3 Tc1 Tc2 (cristes lore), Cn Nl To1 (Cristis lore), Cx2 (crystys lore), Fi Gl (crystes lore), Ii Ma Mm Py Ry1 (Cristes lore), Ln (cⁱstes lore), Ry2 (Cⁱstes lore), Sl2 (cristꝭ lore)
Cristes lorde1Ht (cristes lorde)
Cristes love1Ha3 (crystꝭ love)
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ButOfCristes looreCristes lordeCristes loveand hiseApostlesapostillPostlestwelue
  

and hise49Edition Ch El Hg (and hise), Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Cn Cp Cx1 Ds1 En1 En3 Fi Gl Ha3 Ha4 Ht Ii La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Ma Mg Mm Nl Ph2 Pn Ps Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 (and his), Ad4 (⁊ hys), Cx2 (and hys), Dl Ha2 Ry1 Se Wy (⁊ his), Gg (⁊ hese), Pw (⁊ hise)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 529 Collation  
  
ButOfCristes looreCristes lordeCristes loveand hiseApostlesapostillPostlestwelue
  

Apostles46Edition El Hg Ry1 (Apostles), Ad1 (appostolys), Ad3 (apoostles), Ad4 Bo1 Ch Cp Ha4 Ld2 Ph2 Pw Ra3 Sl2 (apostles), Bo2 Tc2 (apostelys), Cn (a Postels), Cx1 Cx2 Dl Lc Ma Se (apostelis), Ds1 Ha2 Ii Ra2 (apostels), En1 (Appostels), En3 (a postelis), Fi La Ln Pn Py Ry2 Tc1 (aposteles), Gl (Apostelys), Ha3 (Apostelis), Ht (appostoles), Ld1 (apostolis), Mg (appostels), Mm (Apostells), Ps (apostlys), Wy (appostles)
apostill1Gg (apostill)
Postles2Nl (postelys), To1 (posteles)
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ButOfCristes looreCristes lordeCristes loveand hiseApostlesapostillPostlestwelue

twelue49Edition Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cp Cx1 Cx2 El Gg Ha2 Ha4 Hg La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Mg Ph2 Pn Ps Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (twelue), Ad1 Dl Fi Gl Ha3 Ii Nl Py Se (twelve), Ad3 (xije), Ad4 (tweue), Cn (twelf), Ds1 Pw (tuelue), En1 Ht Ra2 (xij), En3 (twelwe), Ma (xii), Mm (twelfe)
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He taughteHe taughte hemHe caughtbut firstbutand firstfirsthe folwedhe vsedhe didand folwedit hymseluein hymseluehem in hym seluehem hym seluehymselue
  

He taughte47Edition Ch Cx1 Cx2 El Gg Hg Lc Ln Ry1 (He taughte), Ad1 En3 (He tawhte), Ad3 Bo1 Cn Cp Fi Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Ht Ii Ld1 Ld2 Mg Ph2 Pn Ps Py Ry2 Sl2 Tc2 To1 Wy (He taught), Ad4 Bo2 Ds1 Ra3 Tc1 (He tauȝt), Dl (He tawghtte), La (He tauht), Ma (He tawth), Mm (He tauȝte), Pw (He tauhte), Ra2 (He tought), Se (He tawte)
He taughte hem1Nl (He tauȝte hem)
He caught1En1 (He caught)
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He taughteHe taughte hemHe caughtbut firstbutand firstfirsthe folwedhe vsedhe didand folwedit hymseluein hymseluehem in hym seluehem hym seluehymselue
  

but first46Edition Ad1 Ad4 Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En3 Gl Ha2 Ha3 Hg Ht Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ma Mg Ph2 Pn Py Ra3 Se Tc1 Tc2 To1 (but first), Ad3 Cp Pw Ry2 (but ferst), Cn En1 Fi Ps Sl2 (but furst), Gg Wy (but fyrst), Ii Ln Mm Ra2 (but firste), La (bot first), Ry1 (butte Firste)
but1Dl (but)
and first1Ha4 (and ferst)
first1Nl (first)
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He taughteHe taughte hemHe caughtbut firstbutand firstfirsthe folwedhe vsedhe didand folwedit hymseluein hymseluehem in hym seluehem hym seluehymselue
  

he folwed43Edition Ad1 Ad4 Ch Cp Ds1 El En3 Ha4 Hg Ln Py Ra3 Ry2 Tc1 (he folwed), Ad3 Bo2 Cx1 Cx2 En1 Fi Ii La Ld1 Ld2 Mm Pn Wy (he folowed), Bo1 Sl2 (he folowid), Dl (hee folwede), Gg Se (he folwede), Gl (he folwyd), Ha3 (he felowed), Ht (he foloued), Ph2 (he folued), Ps Ra2 To1 (he folwid), Pw (he folewed), Ry1 (he Followede), Tc2 (he folowede)
he vsed3Ha2 (he vsid), Lc Mg (he vsed)
he did2Cn (he did), Ma (he dede)
and folwed1Nl (And folowed)
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He taughteHe taughte hemHe caughtbut firstbutand firstfirsthe folwedhe vsedhe didand folwedit hymseluein hymseluehem in hym seluehem hym seluehymselue

in hymselue6Bo2 Cp La Pw Ry1 Ry2
hem in hym selue2Gl Mm
hem hym selue2Ii Nl
hymselue7Cx1 Cx2 Ld1 Ld2 Pn Tc2 Wy

it hymselue32Edition Ln (it hymselue), Ad1 Ha3 Se (it him selve), Ad3 Ad4 Ch Dl Ds1 El Gg Ha2 Hg Lc Mg Sl2 (it hym selue), Bo1 Ha4 Ph2 (it himselue), Cn (it hym̄ self), En1 (it hin selve), En3 Py (it hym selve), Fi (hyt hym selve), Ht Ra3 Tc1 (it him selue), Ma (it hym selfe), Ps (yt hym self), Ra2 (it him selfe), To1 (hit hym self)
in hymselue6Bo2 Ry1 (in hem selue), Cp (in himselue), La Ry2 (in him selue), Pw (in hȳselue)
hem in hym selue2Gl (hem in hym selve), Mm (hem in hym selfe)
hem hym selue2Ii Nl (hem hym selve)
hymselue7Cx1 Cx2 Tc2 (hym selue), Ld1 (hem selue), Ld2 (hy selue), Pn (him selue), Wy (hymselue)
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With hymther wasa Plowmana polowmāPlowmanwas histhat was hishisbrootherowne brootherbrod
  

With hym48Edition Bo2 Ch El Fi Gg Gl Ha2 Hg Ii Mg Mm Nl Pw Py Ry1 Sl2 To1 (With hym), Ad1 Ad3 (Wyth him), Bo1 Cp Cx1 Ds1 Ht Lc Ph2 Ra2 Ra3 Se (With him), Cn (With hym̄), Cx2 (WYth hym), Dl Ma (Wᵗ hym), En1 Ld2 (Wyth hym), En3 (VIth hym), Ha3 (Wᵗ him), Ha4 (With hem), La (Wiþ him), Ld1 (WIth him), Ln (Wiþ h̄), Pn (wwth him), Ps (Uith hym), Ry2 (Wit hym), Tc1 (Uith him), Tc2 (WIth hym), Wy (WYth him)
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With hymther wasa Plowmana polowmāPlowmanwas histhat was hishisbrootherowne brootherbrod
  

ther was48Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El Ha2 Hg Lc Ld1 Mg Nl Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Py Ra3 Se Tc1 To1 (ther was), Cn Ii Ra2 Sl2 Tc2 Wy (there was), Cp Ha3 Ha4 Ln Ma (þer was), Dl (theer was), En1 Gg Ht (þere was), En3 (ther vas), Fi Mm Ry1 Ry2 (þ̉ was), Gl (þ̉e was), La (þare was), Ld2 (th̉ was)
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With hymther wasa Plowmana polowmāPlowmanwas histhat was hishisbrootherowne brootherbrod
  

a Plowman46Edition El Hg (a Plowman), Ad1 Ch Dl En1 Gg Ld2 Ps Se To1 Wy (a plowman), Ad3 Ha2 Ha3 Lc Mg Py (a ploughman), Bo1 Ha4 Ii (a plough man), Bo2 Gl (a plowman̄), Cn (a plough man̄), Cp En3 Sl2 (a plowmā), Cx2 (a polowman), Ds1 Tc1 (a plouȝ man), Ht Ra2 (a ploghman), La (a plouheman), Ld1 (a ploman), Ln (aplow man), Ma (a plowghman), Mm (a plogh man), Nl (a plouȝman), Ph2 (A plouȝman), Pn (a plewe man), Pw (aplouhman), Ra3 (A plouȝ man), Ry1 (A plowman), Ry2 (a ploweman), Tc2 (aplowman)
a polowmā1Cx1 (a polowmā)
Plowman1Fi (plowman)
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With hymther wasa Plowmana polowmāPlowmanwas histhat was hishisbrootherowne brootherbrod
  

that was his9Bo1 (þat was hⁱ), Bo2 Gl Ln Sl2 (þᵗ was his), Gg (that was hese), Ii Ra3 (that was his), Mm (þat was his)
his16Ad3 Cn Fi Ha3 Ha4 Ht Ma Nl Pn Ps Py Ra2 Tc1 Wy (his), Cx2 (hys), Ph2 (hˢ)
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With hymther wasa Plowmana polowmāPlowmanwas histhat was hishisbrootherowne brootherbrod

broother44Edition Hg (broother), Ad1 Ds1 En3 Nl Tc2 To1 (brothir), Ad3 Cn En1 (brothere), Bo1 Ph2 Ps (broþ̉), Bo2 Cp Gg La Ma (broþer), Ch Dl El Gl Ha2 Ii Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Mm Py Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Se Tc1 (brother), Cx1 Cx2 Fi Pn (broder), Ha4 (broþur), Ln (brothyr), Pw (broþir), Sl2 (brothre)
owne broother3Ha3 (owne broþ̉), Ht (owne brother), Ra2 (oune brother)
brod1Wy (brod)
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That haddeThat he haddeHaddeylady ledladledof dongedongeful many a Footherwel many a rotheron feelld many a Foothermany a Foother
  

That hadde46Edition Ad1 Bo2 Cp Cx1 Cx2 El En3 Gg Ha4 Hg Ii Lc Ld2 Mg Mm Pn Pw Ry1 Ry2 Se (That hadde), Ad3 Bo1 Ch Cn Ds1 Fi Gl Ha2 Ht Ln Ma Nl Ph2 Py Ra2 Ra3 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (That had), En1 (That hade), Ha3 (Þᵗ hade), La (þat had), Ld1 Ps (Þat had)
That he hadde1Sl2 (That he had)
Hadde1Dl (Hadde)
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That haddeThat he haddeHaddeylady ledladledof dongedongeful many a Footherwel many a rotheron feelld many a Foothermany a Foother
  

ylad26Edition El Hg Lc Mg (ylad), Ad3 Cp Ry2 Se (I ladde), Bo1 Ch Fi Gl Mm (y ladde), Bo2 (iladde), Ha3 (eladde), Ha4 Pw Py Ra3 To1 (I lad), Ld1 (Ilad), Ld2 Ry1 (yladde), Ln (i lad), Ph2 (y lad)
y led3Ii (y ledde), Nl (I ledd), Tc1 (I led)
lad13Ad1 Cn Dl Ds1 En1 En3 Ha2 Ht La Ps Ra2 Sl2 (lad), Ma (ladde)
led6Cx1 Cx2 Gg Pn Tc2 Wy (led)
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That haddeThat he haddeHaddeylady ledladledof dongedongeful many a Footherwel many a rotheron feelld many a Foothermany a Foother
  

of donge47Edition Ad3 Bo2 Ch Ds1 En3 Fi Gg Ha2 Hg Ii La Ln Mm Pw Ra2 Se Sl2 Tc1 (of donge), Ad1 Cp El En1 Gl Ha4 Ht Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Ry2 (of dong), Bo1 Cn Ma Ph2 Ra3 Tc2 Wy (of dunge), Cx1 Cx2 Nl Pn Ps Py (of dung), Ha3 (of dongge), Ry1 To1 (of dounge)
donge1Dl (dvng)
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That haddeThat he haddeHaddeylady ledladledof dongedongeful many a Footherwel many a rotheron feelld many a Foothermany a Foother

wel many a rother2Ad1 En3
on feelld many a Foother1Dl
many a Foother18Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 En1 Fi Gg Ht Ii Ld1 Ma Nl Pn Ps Ra2 Ry1 Tc2 Wy

ful many a Foother27Edition Hg (ful many a Foother), Ad3 (ful many a fothere), Bo1 (fulle many a fothir), Bo2 (ful mony a fother), Ch Gl Ha2 Ld2 Ra3 (full many a fother), Cp (ful many a foþer), El Lc Mg Ry2 Se Sl2 (ful many a fother), Ha3 (ful many A foþer), Ha4 (ful many a foþur), La (ful mony a foþere), Ln (ful many a fothir), Mm (full mony a fother), Ph2 (ful many A fothir), Pw (ful many afothir), Py (ful many a foother), Tc1 (full many afother), To1 (full many a fothir)
wel many a rother2Ad1 En3 (wel many a rother)
on feelld many a Foother1Dl (on feelld manye a fother)
many a Foother18Cn En1 (many a fothere), Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 Fi Ld1 Pn Ra2 Tc2 Wy (many a fother), Gg (manye a fodir), Ht (mani a fother), Ii (many a Fother), Ma (many a foþer), Nl Ps (many a fothir), Ry1 (Manye A Fother)
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AAndAnd AA fultrewe swynkeretrewe labourergood swynkeregret swynkereanda good was hea trewe was hea good herde was hea good man was hegood was he
  
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AAndAnd AA fultrewe swynkeretrewe labourergood swynkeregret swynkereanda good was hea trewe was hea good herde was hea good man was hegood was he
  

trewe swynkere45Edition Ch Gg Hg Pw (trewe swynkere), Ad1 Ad3 Cp Cx1 Cx2 En1 En3 Fi Ha2 Ha4 Lc Ln Mg Mm Nl Ra2 Ry2 Se Sl2 (trewe swynker), Bo1 Cn Ry1 (true Swynker), Bo2 Ld2 Ma Pn Tc2 To1 (trew swynker), Ds1 Ht Ld1 Ra3 Tc1 (trewe swinker), El (trewe swynker͗), Gl (true swynker), Ii Ph2 (true swinker), La (trew swinker), Ps (trew swynkere), Py (triewe swynker)
trewe labourer1Wy (true labourer)
good swynkere1Dl (good swnkkere)
gret swynkere1Ha3 (gret swynker)
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AAndAnd AA fultrewe swynkeretrewe labourergood swynkeregret swynkereanda good was hea trewe was hea good herde was hea good man was hegood was he
  
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AAndAnd AA fultrewe swynkeretrewe labourergood swynkeregret swynkereanda good was hea trewe was hea good herde was hea good man was hegood was he

a trewe was he2Dl Ha3
a good herde was he1Ii
a good man was he1Ld2
good was he1Wy

a good was he43Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Ch Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En3 Gg Ha2 Hg Ht Lc Ld1 Ln Mg Nl Ph2 Ps Pw Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 (a good was he), Bo2 En1 Fi Gl Pn Ra2 Ry1 To1 (a gode was he), Ha4 Ma (a good was hee), La Mm (a goode was he), Py (agoode was he)
a trewe was he2Dl (a trewe was hee), Ha3 (a trewe was he)
a good herde was he1Ii (a good herde was he)
a good man was he1Ld2 (a good man was he)
good was he1Wy (good was he)
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LyuyngeLeuyngꝭin peesand parfit chariteeand in parfit chariteeand in chariteeand in parfit chastiteay and in charitee
  

Lyuynge47Edition El Fi Ha4 Hg Lc Wy (Lyuynge), Ad1 Cn En3 (Lyvyng), Ad3 Bo1 Ch Cp Gl Ha2 Ld1 Ma Ph2 Ps Ra3 To1 (Lyuyng), Bo2 En1 Ii (Levyng), Cx1 Cx2 Ld2 Ln Ry2 Tc2 (Leuynge), Dl (Levingge), Ds1 Tc1 (Leuing), Gg (leuynge), Ha3 (Liuing), Ht (Leueyng), La (Lyueinge), Mg Pw (Lyvynge), Mm (Lyffynge), Nl (Lyving), Pn Sl2 (Leuyng), Py (Lyveng), Ry1 (Lyenge), Se (Livynge)
Leuyngꝭ1Ra2 (Leuyngꝭ)
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LyuyngeLeuyngꝭin peesand parfit chariteeand in parfit chariteeand in chariteeand in parfit chastiteay and in charitee
  

in pees48Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Ch Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dl Ds1 El En1 Fi Ha2 Ha4 Hg Ht Ii Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Ma Mg Nl Ps Pw Ra3 Ry2 Se Tc1 To1 (in pees), Bo1 Ph2 Py Ra2 Wy (in peas), En3 Gg Gl Ha3 La Sl2 (in pes), Mm (in peese), Pn Ry1 (in pease), Tc2 (in peace)
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LyuyngeLeuyngꝭin peesand parfit chariteeand in parfit chariteeand in chariteeand in parfit chastiteay and in charitee

and in parfit charitee10Ad1 Ad3 Dl En3 Fi Ii La Ld1 Ln Ry1
and in charitee2Ht Ra2
and in parfit chastite1Tc1
ay and in charitee1Ha3

and parfit charitee34Edition El (and parfit charitee), Bo1 Ph2 Pn (and parfite charite), Bo2 (and ꝑfite cherite), Ch Cp (and ꝑfit charite), Cn (and ꝑfite Charite), Cx1 Ds1 Pw (and parfit charite), Cx2 (and parfit charyte), En1 Lc Ld2 Ma Nl Py Ry2 To1 (and ꝑfite charite), Gg (⁊ parfit charite), Gl (and perfite charite), Ha2 Se (⁊ ꝑfite charite), Ha4 (and ꝑfiȝt charite), Hg (and ꝑfit charitee), Mg (and ꝑfite charitee), Mm (ande ꝑfite charite), Ps (and ꝑfyte charyte), Ra3 (and parfiȝt charite), Sl2 (and parfight charite), Tc2 (and parfitt charite), Wy (⁊ perfyt charyte)
and in parfit charitee10Ad1 (and in ꝑfet charite), Ad3 (and in ꝑfyte charite), Dl (and in ꝑfite charitee), En3 (and in ꝑfyt charite), Fi (and in ꝑfite charyte), Ii (and in parfite charite), La (and in perfit charite), Ld1 Ln (and in parfit charite), Ry1 (And in parfytte Charite)
and in charitee2Ht Ra2 (and in charite)
and in parfit chastite1Tc1 (and in parfit chastite)
ay and in charitee1Ha3 (ay ⁊ in charitee)
Edited text
From Ch

CTP: GP 510

Group (Traditional): A 508

Fragment (Riverside): I 508

CTP: GP 515

Group (Traditional): A 513

Fragment (Riverside): I 513

CTP: GP 520

Group (Traditional): A 518

Fragment (Riverside): I 518

CTP: GP 525

Group (Traditional): A 523

Fragment (Riverside): I 523

ther nowher noon: An instance where Ha4 may retain an archetypel reading alongside Ch and Hg, here with no other manuscripts. The number of variants on this phrase suggests that scribes found the wording with "ther" difficult (only Ry1 also reads the phrase with "ther"); this in itself is a reason for retaining the Ch Hg reading. (Barbara Bordalejo and Peter Robinson, Jul 2, 2026, 18:12)

CTP: GP 530

Group (Traditional): A 528

Fragment (Riverside): I 528