26 Edition 27. General Prologue 735-760 28 

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Or ellis he moot telle his tale vntrewe

Or feyne thyng or fynde wordes newe
He may noght spare althogh he weere his brother
He moot as wel seye o word as another
Crist spak hymself ful brode in holy writ
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And wel ye woot no vileynye is it

Ek Plato seith whoso kan hym rede
The wordes mote be cosyn to the dede
Also I pray yow to foryeue it me
Al haue I nat set folk in hir degree
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Here in this tale as that they sholde stonde

My wit is short ye may wel vnderstonde
Greet cheere made oure hoost vs euerichon
And to the souper sette he vs anon
He serued vs with vitaille at the beste
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Strong was the wyn and wel to drynke vs leste

A semely man oure hoost was with alle
For to been a Marchal in an halle
A large man he was with eyen stepe
A fairer burgeys was ther noon in Chepe
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Boold of his speche and wys and wel ytaught

And of manhode hym lakked right naught
Eke therto he was right a murye man
And after souper pleyen he bigan
And spak of murthe amonges othere thynges
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Whan that we hadde maad oure rekenynges
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Or ellishe mootmootmoot hetelletellenlellynhis talevntreweon trewevn trevntrulye
  

Or ellis48Edition Bo1 Cx1 El Hg Ne Ph2 Ps Pw Py (Or ellis), Ad1 Ch Cn Cx2 Wy (Or ellys), Ad3 Bo2 Bw Cp En1 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha4 Ii La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Pn Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 (Or elles), Ds1 Ra3 Tc1 (Orellis), En3 Ha3 Ln (Or ell), Gg (Or elle), Ma Nl (Or els), Mm (Or ells), Ry1 (Othir elles), To1 (Othir els)
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Or ellishe mootmootmoot hetelletellenlellynhis talevntreweon trewevn trevntrulye
  

he moot45Edition Cp El Ha2 Ha4 Hg Lc Ld1 Mg Sl1 (he moot), Ad1 Cn Ds1 En1 En3 Mm Ps Ra3 Ry2 Se (he mot), Bo1 Nl Ph2 Pn Py Tc1 Wy (he must), Bo2 Gg Gl Ld2 Ma Pw Sl2 (he mote), Bw To1 (he moote), Cx1 Ii Ln Ne (he moste), Cx2 Tc2 (he muste), Ha3 (he mut), La (he most), Ry1 (he Muste)
moot1Ch (moot)
moot he2Ad3 (moste he), Fi (mot he)
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Or ellishe mootmootmoot hetelletellenlellynhis talevntreweon trewevn trevntrulye
  

tellen3Ad3 Sl2 (tellen), En3 (tellyn)
lellyn1Ad1 (lellyn)
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Or ellishe mootmootmoot hetelletellenlellynhis talevntreweon trewevn trevntrulye
  
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Or ellishe mootmootmoot hetelletellenlellynhis talevntreweon trewevn trevntrulye

vntrewe45Edition Ad3 Bo2 Bw Ch Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En1 En3 Fi Ha2 Ha4 Hg La Lc Ld1 Ln Mg Mm Ne Pn Ps Pw Ra3 Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (vntrewe), Ad1 Bo1 Ii Ph2 (vntrue), Gg (ontrewe), Gl (ontrue), Ma Nl (vntrew), Py (vntriewe), Ry2 Se (vn trewe), To1 (vntruew)
on trewe1Ha3 (on trewe)
vn tre1Ld2 (vn tre)
vntrulye1Ry1 (vntrulye)
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Orfeyne thyngfeyne thyngesfeyne a thyngseyn thyngessee thyngesfainyd thyngor fyndeor fyndenof fyndeand fyndewordes newewordes fe newehis wordes newe
  
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Orfeyne thyngfeyne thyngesfeyne a thyngseyn thyngessee thyngesfainyd thyngor fyndeor fyndenof fyndeand fyndewordes newewordes fe newehis wordes newe
  

feyne thyng12Edition Bo1 Ch El En1 Gg Ha4 Hg Ph2 Ps Py Tc1
feyne a thyng1Ds1
seyn thynges5Cx1 Ne Nl Pn Tc2
see thynges2Cx2 Wy
fainyd thyng1To1

feyne thyng12Edition Ch El Hg Ps Py (feyne thyng), Bo1 (feyne thing), En1 Ph2 (feyn thing), Gg (feyne þyng), Ha4 (feyne þing), Tc1 (fein thing)
feyne thynges27Ad1 (feynyn thyngis), Ad3 Cn Ha3 Ld2 Mm Sl2 (feyne thynges), Bo2 Lc Ld1 Mg Ra3 Ry2 Se (feyne thinges), Bw Cp La Ln (feyne þinges), En3 (feynyn thynges), Fi (feyne thyngꝭ), Gl (feyne thyngges), Ha2 Ma (feyne thyngis), Ii (fayne thinges), Pw (feyne þinggis), Ry1 (Fayne þynges), Sl1 (feyne thingis)
feyne a thyng1Ds1 (feine a thing)
seyn thynges5Cx1 (seyn thyngis), Ne (seyn þyngis), Nl (sey thingis), Pn (sey thinges), Tc2 (sey thynges)
see thynges2Cx2 (see thyngis), Wy (se thynges)
fainyd thyng1To1 (fainyd thing)
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Orfeyne thyngfeyne thyngesfeyne a thyngseyn thyngessee thyngesfainyd thyngor fyndeor fyndenof fyndeand fyndewordes newewordes fe newehis wordes newe
  

or fynde39Edition Ad3 Ch Cn Cp El En1 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg La Lc Ld2 Ma Mg Mm Nl Pw Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 (or fynde), Bo1 Ds1 Ii Ph2 (or finde), Cx1 Cx2 Ne Pn Tc2 Wy (or feyne), Ln (or feynde), Ps Py (or fynd), Ry1 (oþ̉ Fynde)
or fynden6Ad1 Bo2 Ha3 Ra3 (or fynden), En3 Gg (or fyndyn)
of fynde1Bw (of fynde)
and fynde2Ld1 (and finde), To1 (and fynde)
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Orfeyne thyngfeyne thyngesfeyne a thyngseyn thyngessee thyngesfainyd thyngor fyndeor fyndenof fyndeand fyndewordes newewordes fe newehis wordes newe

wordes newe46Edition Ad3 Bo2 Bw Cn Cp Ds1 El En1 Fi Ha3 Hg Ii Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Mm Pn Pw Ra3 Ry1 Se Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (wordes newe), Ad1 Cx1 Cx2 Gg Ha2 Ln Ne Py Sl1 (wordis newe), Bo1 (wurdis newe), Ch En3 Ry2 (wordys newe), Gl (woordꝭ newe), La (wordes Newe), Ma (wordis new), Ph2 (wurdis new), Ps (wurdes newe)
wordes fe newe1Nl (wordis fe new)
his wordes newe1Ha4 (his wordes newe)
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Hemay noghtm noghtsparealthoghal ifthoghhe weerehe wasit weerehis brother
  

may noght47Edition Hg (may noght), Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bw Ch Cn Cx2 Fi Gg Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Ii Ld1 Ln Ma Mg Ne Ph2 Ps Pw Ra3 Sl2 Tc2 Wy (may not), Bo2 Ld2 (may noȝt), Cp En1 Lc Ry2 Se Sl1 (may nought), Ds1 (maynouȝt), El En3 Gl Nl Pn Py (may nat), La (may nouht), Mm Tc1 (may nouȝt), Ry1 (maye notte), To1 (may nott)
m noght1Cx1 (m not)
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Hemay noghtm noghtsparealthoghal ifthoghhe weerehe wasit weerehis brother
  
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Hemay noghtm noghtsparealthoghal ifthoghhe weerehe wasit weerehis brother
  

althogh45Edition Hg (althogh), Ad1 Cx2 (al thouh), Ad3 (al theigh), Bo1 Cx1 En3 Lc Mg Ph2 Ps Se Sl1 Tc2 To1 (al though), Bo2 El Ry2 (al thogh), Bw (al þoughe), Ch Cn Ha2 Ii Sl2 (all though), Cp Pw (al þough), Ds1 Ra3 Tc1 (al thouȝ), En1 Ld2 (all thogh), Fi (al thouȝe), Gg Nl (al they), Ha3 La (al þouhe), Ld1 Pn Py (although), Ma (al þowgh), Mm (all þof), Ne (al þouȝ), Ry1 (All þough), Wy (all thouȝ)
al if1Gl (all if)
thogh2Ha4 (þough), Ln (þowȝ)
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Hemay noghtm noghtsparealthoghal ifthoghhe weerehe wasit weerehis brother
  

he weere43Edition Hg (he weere), Ad1 Gg Ld2 Mm Ph2 Ps (he wer), Ad3 Bo2 Bw Ch Cp Cx1 Cx2 El En3 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Ii Lc Ld1 Ln Mg Ne Nl Pn Pw Py Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (he were), Bo1 (he wer̉), La (he ware)
he was1Ry1 (he was)
it weere4Cn Ds1 Ma (it were), En1 (yt were)
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Hemay noghtm noghtsparealthoghal ifthoghhe weerehe wasit weerehis brother

his brother48Edition Ad3 Bo2 Bw Ch El En1 Gl Ha2 Hg Ii Lc Ld2 Mg Mm Py Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl1 Wy (his brother), Ad1 Cx1 Ds1 Ld1 Nl Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 (his brothir), Bo1 Ha3 Ne Ps (his broþ̉), Cn (his brothere), Cp Gg La Pw (his broþer), Cx2 Fi Ma Pn (his broder), En3 (his brothyr), Ha4 Ln (his broþur), Ph2 (hˢ broþ̉)
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He mootas wel seyealso wel seyealso seye as welseye as welo wordone wordon wordof o wordas anotheras other
  

He moot48Edition Ch Cp Cx1 Cx2 El Hg Lc Mg Ne Pn (He moot), Ad1 Bw Cn En1 En3 Gg Gl Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 To1 (He mote), Ad3 Ha4 Ii Ln (He moste), Bo1 Nl Ph2 Py Tc1 Wy (He must), Bo2 Ds1 La Ld1 Mm Ps Pw Ra3 (He mot), Fi Ha2 Ha3 Ma (He most), Ld2 (He moote), Ry1 (He Motte)
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He mootas wel seyealso wel seyealso seye as welseye as welo wordone wordon wordof o wordas anotheras other
  

as wel seye39Edition El Hg Ln Ph2 (as wel seye), Ad1 En3 Gg (as wel seyn), Ad3 Cx1 Cx2 Lc Mg Ne (as wel say), Bo1 Ha4 Ma (as wel sey), Bo2 Ps (als wel sey), Ch (as wele seye), Cn Tc1 (aswell say), Cp (als wel seie), Ds1 (aswel sey), En1 Ii Ld2 Nl Py (as wele sey), Fi (as well sey), Gl (asweel sey), Ha2 (as well saye), Ha3 (Als wele seye), Mm (als wele seye), Pn (as wele say), Ra3 (aswel say), Ry1 (As wele Sayene), To1 (as welle seye), Wy (as well say)
also wel seye7Bw (also welle seiȝe), La (also wele seie), Pw (also wel say), Ry2 (also wel seiȝe), Se (also wel seye), Sl1 (also wel seie), Sl2 (also wele seye)
also seye as wel1Ld1 (also seie as wel)
seye as wel1Tc2 (sey as welle)
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He mootas wel seyealso wel seyealso seye as welseye as welo wordone wordon wordof o wordas anotheras other
  

o word45Edition Ad1 Bo2 Bw Ch Cp Cx1 Cx2 El En3 Hg Ne Nl Ry2 Sl1 (o word), Ad3 Gg (on word), Bo1 (one wurd), Cn Fi Ry1 (one worde), Ds1 Ha2 Lc Ld2 Ma Mg Mm (oo worde), En1 La Ld1 Pn Se Tc2 Wy (o worde), Ha3 (on worde), Ha4 Ln Pw Py Sl2 Tc1 (oo word), Ii (oone worde), Ph2 (oo wurd), Ra3 (oon wurd)
one word1Gl (one woord)
on word1Ps (on wurd)
of o word1To1 (of o worde)
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He mootas wel seyealso wel seyealso seye as welseye as welo wordone wordon wordof o wordas anotheras other

as another47Edition Cx2 El Ha2 Hg Ld1 Mg Pw Py (as another), Ad1 Nl Tc2 (as a nothir), Ad3 (as an nother), Bo1 (as anoþ̉), Bo2 Ch En3 Fi La Lc Mm Pn Se Wy (as a nother), Bw En1 Gl Ld2 Ry2 (as an other), Cn Ii (as a nothere), Cp (as anoþer), Cx1 Ne (as anothir), Ds1 Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 (as an othir), Gg Ha3 (as a noþer), Ha4 (as anoþur), Ln (as an othur), Ma (as a noþir), Ph2 (as anoþir), Ry1 (As Anoþ̉e), Sl1 (as an oþer), To1 (as an nothir)
as other1Ps (as othir)
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Crist spak hymselfCrist spakful broderight brodebrodein holy writ
  

Crist spak hymself48Edition Wy (Crist spak hymself), Ad1 (Cryst spake him self), Ad3 (Criste spak him selfe), Bo1 Ph2 (Crist spac himselue), Bo2 Ch (Crist spake hym selfe), Bw En1 (Crist spake hym self), Cn (Criste spake hym̄ self), Cp Ha4 (Crist spak himself), Cx1 El Gg Ha2 Hg Lc Ln Mg Py Sl1 To1 (Crist spak hym self), Cx2 En3 (Cryst spak hym self), Ds1 Ht Ne Pw Ra3 Ry2 Tc1 (Crist spak him self), Gl Ma Sl2 (Criste spake hym self), Ha3 (Criste spake him selfe), Ii (Crist spake hym selue), La (Criste spak him self), Ld1 (Crist spak himsilf), Ld2 (Cryst spake hym self), Mm Tc2 (Criste spake hym selfe), Nl (Criste spak hym selff), Pn (Crist spake him selue), Ra2 (Criste spake him self), Ry1 (Crist Spake hym selfe), Se (Criste spak him silff)
Crist spak1Ps (Criste spake)
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Crist spak hymselfCrist spakful broderight brodebrodein holy writ
  

ful brode46Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El Gg Ha3 Hg Ht La Lc Ld1 Ma Mg Ne Nl Pn Ps Pw Py Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 To1 (ful brode), Ch (full brood), Cn En1 Gl Ha2 Ii Ln Mm Ra2 Tc1 Wy (full brode), Ha4 (ful broode), Ld2 (full broode), Ph2 Sl2 (ful brood), Ry1 (Fulle brode)
right brode2Ad1 (ryht brood), En3 (right brood)
brode1Tc2 (brode)
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Crist spak hymselfCrist spakful broderight brodebrodein holy writ

in holy writ49Edition Ch Cx1 Gl Ha4 Hg Lc Ne Py (in holy writ), Ad1 Ad3 Cx2 En1 En3 Gg Tc2 Wy (in holy wryt), Bo1 Bo2 Bw Cn Cp La Mg Mm Pn Pw Ra2 Ry2 Se To1 (in holy writte), Ds1 Ha2 Ht Ld1 Ph2 Tc1 (in holi writ), El (in hooly writ), Ha3 Ld2 Ps Ra3 (in holy wrytte), Ii (in hooly writte), Ln Ma Nl Sl1 Sl2 (in holy writt), Ry1 (in holye wrytte)
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AndAswelyeheIwootwetynnonevileynyevillainisnysit
  
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AndAswelyeheIwootwetynnonevileynyevillainisnysit
  

woot47Edition Ch Cx1 Cx2 El Ha4 Hg Lc Ld1 Ne Nl Ph2 Ry2 (woot), Ad3 Ha3 (witte), Bo1 Bw Cn En1 Gg Gl Ha2 Ht Ii La Ld2 Ln Ma Mg Mm Pn Pw Py Ra2 Ry1 Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 Wy (wote), Bo2 Cp Ds1 Ra3 Se To1 (wot), Ps (wit), Tc1 (wott)
wetyn2Ad1 En3 (wetyn)
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AndAswelyeheIwootwetynnonevileynyevillainisnysit
  

vileynye48Edition Bw Ch El Hg (vileynye), Ad1 En3 (velanye), Ad3 Cp Ha2 To1 (vilenye), Bo1 Ha4 Mm Pw (vilanye), Bo2 Gl Ld2 (vylanye), Cn Cx2 Wy (vylany), Cx1 Ds1 Ht Ne Nl Pn Ps Py Ra2 Ra3 Tc2 (vilany), En1 Gg Ha3 La Ma Sl2 (velany), Ii (veleny), Lc (vileny), Ld1 Ry2 (velenye), Ln (velonie), Mg Tc1 (vilenie), Ry1 (villanye), Se (vilonye), Sl1 (velonye)
villain1Ph2 (villain)
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AndAswelyeheIwootwetynnonevileynyevillainisnysit
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Ek PlatoYit PlatoAlso Platoseithhe seithwhosowhokanthat kanhym redeit rede
  

Ek Plato47Edition Cp Hg Ry2 (Ek Plato), Ad1 (Eeke plato), Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ch Cx1 Cx2 En1 Gl Ht Ii La Lc Ld2 Ln Ma Mg Mm Ne Pn Ps Ra2 Ry1 Sl1 Sl2 To1 (Eke plato), Cn Ds1 Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Nl Ph2 Pw Py Ra3 Se Tc1 Tc2 (Eke Plato), El (Eek Plato), En3 Ld1 (Eek plato), Gg (Ek plato)
Yit Plato1Ad3 (Yit plato)
Also Plato1Wy (Also plato)
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Ek PlatoYit PlatoAlso Platoseithhe seithwhosowhokanthat kanhym redeit rede
  

seith47Edition Bo2 Ch Cn Cp Ds1 El En1 Gl Ha4 Hg Ht Lc Ld2 Ln Ma Mg Mm Nl Ph2 Ps Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Tc1 Tc2 (seith), Ad1 Ad3 En3 Gg (seyth), Bw Sl2 (seithe), Cx1 Ne To1 (saith), Cx2 Wy (sayth), Ha2 (saieth), Ha3 (seyþe), Ii (seide), La (seiþe), Ld1 Pw (seiþ), Pn (seyeth), Ry1 (Sayethe)
he seith2Bo1 (he seith), Py (he saith)
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Ek PlatoYit PlatoAlso Platoseithhe seithwhosowhokanthat kanhym redeit rede
  
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Ek PlatoYit PlatoAlso Platoseithhe seithwhosowhokanthat kanhym redeit rede
  

kan47Edition Ad3 Bw Ch El Hg La Sl1 (kan), Ad1 Bo2 Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 En1 En3 Gg Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ht Ii Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Ma Mg Mm Ne Nl Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (can), Bo1 (can̄), To1 (canne)
that kan2Ds1 (that can), Ha4 (þat can)
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Ek PlatoYit PlatoAlso Platoseithhe seithwhosowhokanthat kanhym redeit rede

hym rede41Edition Bo2 Bw Ch El En1 En3 Gg Gl Ha2 Hg Lc Ma Mg Ps Ra2 Ry1 Ry2 Sl1 Sl2 To1 (hym rede), Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Cp Ds1 Ha4 Ht La Ld1 Ln Ph2 Ra3 Tc1 (him rede), Cn (hym̄ rede), Ha3 (him Rede), Ld2 Mm (hym reede), Pw (hȳ rede), Py (hym Rede), Se (him reede)
it rede8Cx1 Cx2 Ii Ne Nl Pn Tc2 Wy (it rede)
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The wordesThe wordemote bemote be smote nede bebecosynchosento the dedeto the own dedevnto the dede
  

The wordes37Edition Bo2 Bw Ch Cn Cp Ds1 El En1 Ha4 Hg Ii La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Mg Mm Pw Ra3 Ry1 Se Sl1 Sl2 (The wordes), Ad1 En3 Gg (The wordys), Bo1 Ph2 (The wurdis), Gl (The woordys), Ha2 Nl Ry2 To1 (The wordis), Ha3 Ma (Þe wordis)
The worde12Ad3 Cx1 Cx2 Py (The word), Ht Pn Ra2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (The worde), Ne (Þe word), Ps (The wurd)
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The wordesThe wordemote bemote be smote nede bebecosynchosento the dedeto the own dedevnto the dede
  

mote be47Edition Bo2 Bw Ch Gg Gl Hg Lc Ln Mg Pw Ry2 Se To1 (mote be), Ad1 Cp En3-mod Ha4 Ld1 Ra3 Sl1 Sl2 (mot be), Ad3 Cn Ne Ra2 (moste be), Bo1 Ph2 (mut be), Cx1 Cx2 Tc2 (muste be), Ds1 En1 Ht La Ma (most be), El Ld2 (moote be), Ha2 (moot be), Ii (most ben), Mm (mote bene), Pn Py Tc1 Wy (must be), Ps (mot been), Ry1 (Muste be)
mote be s1En3-orig (mot be s)
mote nede be1Ha3 (mote nede be)
be1Nl (be)
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The wordesThe wordemote bemote be smote nede bebecosynchosento the dedeto the own dedevnto the dede
  

cosyn46Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Cp Cx1 Cx2 El En1 En3 Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg Lc Ld2 Mg Ne Pn Ps Pw Se Tc2 Wy (cosyn), Bw Ry1 (Cosyne), Ch Mm Ry2 Sl1 To1 (Cosyn), Cn (Cosyn̄), Ds1 Ht Ph2 Ra3 Tc1 (cosin), Ha3 (cousin), La (Cosin), Ld1 (cosynne), Ln (cosen), Ma (Cousyn), Py (cousyn), Ra2 (cusyn), Sl2 (cosyne)
chosen3Gg (chose), Ii Nl (chosen)
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The wordesThe wordemote bemote be smote nede bebecosynchosento the dedeto the own dedevnto the dede

to the dede46Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Ch Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En1 En3 Gg Gl Ha2 Hg Ii Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Nl Pn Ps Ra2 Ra3 Ry1 Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (to the dede), Bw Ha3 Ln (to þᵉ dede), Cp Ha4 Ht La Ma Mm Ne Pw Ry2 (to þe dede), Se (to the deede)
to the own dede2Bo1 (to the ovne dede), Ph2 (to the own dede)
vnto the dede1Py (vnto the dede)
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AlsoAnd alsoI pray yowto foryeueto for yeuyn yeueþat ye for yeueForyeuethe itforyeueit meme
  
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AlsoAnd alsoI pray yowto foryeueto for yeuyn yeueþat ye for yeueForyeuethe itforyeueit meme
  

I pray yow50Edition Ch En3 Hg Mg Ps Py (I pray yow), Ad1 Bo1 Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 Ii Ne Ph2 Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 (I pray you), Ad3 (y pᵃy yow), Bo2 (y prey you), Bw Lc (I pray ȝow), Cn Ma (y pray you), Cp (I preyȝe ȝow), El (I prey yow), En1 (I pray yoᵘ), Fi (y pꝰy yow), Gg (I preye ȝow), Gl Pn Ry1 To1 Wy (I praye you), Ha2 Ld1 (I praie you), Ha3 (I pray yowe), Ha4 (I pray ȝou), Ht (I prai you), La (I preie ȝowe), Ld2 (y pᵃy ȝow), Ln (y prey iow), Mm (I pray ȝowe), Nl (I prey ȝew), Pw (I prey ȝou), Ra2 (I pᵃy you), Ry2 (y preye yow), Se (I praye yow), Sl1 (I preye yow)
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AlsoAnd alsoI pray yowto foryeueto for yeuyn yeueþat ye for yeueForyeuethe itforyeueit meme
  

to for yeuyn yeue1To1-orig
þat ye for yeue1Ha3
Foryeuethe it1Ry1

to foryeue16Edition Ad3 Bo1 Ch El Hg Ph2 Tc1 (to foryeue), Cn (to for yeve), Ds1 (to forgeue), En1 (to forgeve), Gg Ha4 (to forȝeue), Ma To1-mod (to for yeue), Py (to foryeve)
to for yeuyn yeue1To1-orig (to for yeuyn yeue)
þat ye for yeue1Ha3 (þᵗ ye for give)
Foryeuethe it1Ry1 (Foryeuethe hitt)
foryeue32Ad1 (for yf), Bo2 Gl Mg Sl2 (foryeve), Bw (for ȝeue), Cp (forȝiue), Cx1 Ii Tc2 (for yeue), Cx2 Ha2 Ne Pn Ra3 Sl1 Wy (foryeue), En3 Se (for yeve), Fi (forȝyve), Ht (for yif), La Ld2 (for ȝif), Lc Pw (forȝeue), Ld1 (forgeue), Ln (foȝeue), Mm (forȝiff), Nl (for gyve), Ps (foryif), Ra2 (for ȝife), Ry2 (for yiue)
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AlsoAnd alsoI pray yowto foryeueto for yeuyn yeueþat ye for yeueForyeuethe itforyeueit meme
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AlAl thoghAl ifThoghhaue II haueInat set folknat set al folknat set hounat set folkesset nat folkset folk natfolk nat setin hir degree
  

Al thogh10Cx1 Cx2 Pn Tc2 (Al though), Ht (All þogh), Ld2 Wy (All though), Ne (Al þouȝ), Nl (Al they), Ra2 (All thof)
Al if1Ii (All if)
Thogh5Cn Sl2 (Though), Ds1 (Thouȝ), En1 (Thogh), Ma (Þowgh)
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AlAl thoghAl ifThoghhaue II haueInat set folknat set al folknat set hounat set folkesset nat folkset folk natfolk nat setin hir degree
  

haue I34Edition Ad1 Bo1 Bw Ch Cp El Gg Ha2 Ha4 Hg La Lc Ld1 Ph2 Ps Pw Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl1 Tc1 To1 (haue I), Ad3 Fi Ln (haue y), Bo2 En3 Gl Ha3 Mg Py (have I), Mm (haf I)
I haue8Cn Ma (y haue), Ds1 En1 Ht Ii Ra2 (I haue), Sl2 (I have)
I8Cx1 Cx2 Ne Nl Pn Tc2 Wy (I), Ld2 (y)
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AlAl thoghAl ifThoghhaue II haueInat set folknat set al folknat set hounat set folkesset nat folkset folk natfolk nat setin hir degree
  

nat set al folk1Sl2
nat set hou1Tc1
nat set folkes1Ii
set nat folk8Cx1 Cx2 Ld2 Ne Nl Pn Tc2 Wy
set folk nat2Ad1 En3
folk nat set1Ha4

nat set folk36Edition Ds1 El En1 Gl Hg Ra3 (nat set folk), Ad3 (noght sette folke), Bo1 Ph2 Ps Pw (not sette folk), Bo2 (notte sette folk), Bw (not sette foelke), Ch Ht (not set folke), Cn Fi Ha3 Mm Ra2 (not sette folke), Cp Gg Ld1 Ln Ma (not set folk), Ha2 To1 (nought sett folke), La (not sett folke), Lc Se (nought sette folk), Mg (nought sett folk), Py (nat sette folk), Ry1 (noughte Sette Folke), Ry2 Sl1 (not sett folk)
nat set al folk1Sl2 (not set all folke)
nat set hou1Tc1 (not sett hou)
nat set folkes1Ii (nought sette folkꝭ)
set nat folk8Cx1 Cx2 Ld2 Ne (sette not folk), Nl Pn (set nat folk), Tc2 (sett not folke), Wy (sette not folke)
set folk nat2Ad1 En3 (set folk nat)
folk nat set1Ha4 (folk nat set)
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AlAl thoghAl ifThoghhaue II haueInat set folknat set al folknat set hounat set folkesset nat folkset folk natfolk nat setin hir degree

in hir degree50Edition El Ha3 Hg Mm (in hir degree), Ad1 Ln Ps Ra3 Ry1 (in her degree), Ad3 Bo1 Bw Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 En1 Ht Ii La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Pw Ra2 Ry2 Sl1 Tc2 (in her degre), Bo2 Cp En3 Gg Ha2 Ha4 Ma Se Sl2 Tc1 (in here degre), Ch Cn (in here degree), Fi (in hur degre), Gl (in ther degree), Ne Nl To1 (in hir degre), Ph2 (in their degre), Pn (in theire degre), Py (in theyr degree), Wy (in ther degre)
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Hereinthis talethis talesthese talesas thatasal asthey sholdethey Schullenthey scholdenI sholdesholdestonde
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 745 Collation  
  
Hereinthis talethis talesthese talesas thatasal asthey sholdethey Schullenthey scholdenI sholdesholdestonde
  
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Hereinthis talethis talesthese talesas thatasal asthey sholdethey Schullenthey scholdenI sholdesholdestonde
  

this tale38Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Ch Cn Ds1 El En1 En3 Fi Gg Gl Ha2 Hg Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Ph2 Ps Py Ra3 Ry1 Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 To1 (this tale), Bo2 Bw Cp Ha4 La Ln Ma Mm Pw Ry2 (þis tale)
this tales5Ha3 (þis talis), Ht (thies tales), Ii Tc2 (this tales), Ra2 (thes tales)
these tales7Cx1 Cx2 Wy (thyse tales), Ne (þize tales), Nl Se (these talis), Pn (these tales)
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Hereinthis talethis talesthese talesas thatasal asthey sholdethey Schullenthey scholdenI sholdesholdestonde
  

as that25Edition Ad3 Ch Cn Ds1 En1 Gl Ld2 Ph2 Ra3 Sl1 To1 (as that), Bo1 Bo2 Cp Ha3 Ha4 La Ld1 Mm Pw Ry2 (as þat), Bw El Hg (as þᵗ)
al as1Gg (al as)
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Hereinthis talethis talesthese talesas thatasal asthey sholdethey Schullenthey scholdenI sholdesholdestonde
  

they sholde44Edition Ch Cx1 El En3 Hg Ii Wy (they sholde), Ad1 Nl Py Tc2 (they shuld), Bo1 (þey shuld), Bo2 (þei shulde), Bw (þei shold), Cn Ds1 Ha3 Lc Mg Pn Ra3 Sl1 (they shulde), Cx2 En1 Sl2 (they shold), Fi (þey schuld), Gg (þey schulde), Ha2 (thei schulde), Ha4 (þei schulde), Ht Ln Ry2 (þei shuld), La Ma (þei scholde), Ld1 (thei sholde), Ld2 Ph2 Ps Pw (thei shuld), Ne (þey sholde), Ra2 Se (thei shulde), To1 (they scholde)
they Schullen1Ry1 (they Schullen)
they scholden3Ad3 (thei sholden), Cp (þei scholden), Mm (þei schulden)
I sholde1Tc1 (I shuld)
sholde1Gl (shuld)
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Hereinthis talethis talesthese talesas thatasal asthey sholdethey Schullenthey scholdenI sholdesholdestonde
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My witis shortis thynneis good shortye may welye may wellye mayye shal welvnderstonde
  

My wit50Edition Ad3 Cn Cx1 El En1 En3 Hg Ii Lc Mg Py Ra3 Ry2 (My wit), Ad1 Cx2 Ha2 Ps Wy (My wyt), Bo1 Bo2 Ch Gl Ha3 La Ph2 Pn Pw Ra2 Se (My witte), Bw Fi Ld2 Mm Ry1 (My wytte), Cp Ds1 Ha4 Ma Nl Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 (My witt), Gg (Myn wit), Ht Ne (Mi wit), Ld1 Ln (Mi witte)
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My witis shortis thynneis good shortye may welye may wellye mayye shal welvnderstonde
  

is short48Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ch Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En1 En3 Gl Ha3 Hg Ht Lc Ld1 Ln Mg Ne Nl Ph2 Ps Pw Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (is short), Cp Gg Ha2 (is schort), Fi La Mm To1 (is schorte), Ii Ld2 Pn Py Ra2 (is shorte), Ry1 (is Schorte)
is thynne1Ha4 (is thynne)
is good short1Ma (is good schort)
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My witis shortis thynneis good shortye may welye may wellye mayye shal welvnderstonde
  

ye may wel47Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En3 Hg Ma Mg Ne Ph2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 To1 (ye may wel), Bw Cp Gg Ha4 Lc Ln Pw (ȝe may wel), Ch En1 Ha3 Ii Pn Py Sl2 (ye may wele), Gl (ye may weel), Ha2 (ye maie well), Ht Ld1 (ye mai wel), La (ȝe maie wele), Ld2 Mm (ȝe may wele), Nl (yee may wele), Ps (yee may wel), Ra2 Wy (ye may well), Ry1 (ye maye welle), Tc2 (ye may welle)
ye may well1Cn (yᵉ may well)
ye may1Fi (ye may)
ye shal wel1Tc1 (ye shal wel)
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My witis shortis thynneis good shortye may welye may wellye mayye shal welvnderstonde

vnderstonde50Edition Ad3 Bo2 Bw Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El Fi Gl Hg Ht Ii La Lc Ld1 Ma Mg Ne Pw Ra2 Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Wy (vnderstonde), Ad1 Bo1 Nl Ph2 (vndirstond), Ch Ha2 Ha3 Ln Mm Ps Py Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 To1 (vndirstonde), En1 (vndrestond), En3 (vndyrstande), Gg (vndyrstonde), Ha4 (vndurstonde), Ld2 (vndstonde), Pn (vndrestonde), Se (vndir stonde), Tc1 (vnderstande)
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Greet cheere madeGreet cheereGreet cheere made vsoure hoostvs euerichonto vs euerichonto drynke vs euerichoneuerichon
  

Greet cheere made48Edition Hg (Greet cheere made), Ad1 En3 (GReet cheer maade), Ad3 (Gret chere maad), Bo1 Ch Ma Ph2 Se (Greet chere made), Bo2 Cn En1 Fi Ha3 Ht Ii Ld2 Mm Pw Ra2 (Grete chere made), Bw (Greete chere made), Cp (Gret cheere maad), Cx1 Cx2 Ha2 Ps (GRet chere made), Ds1 Lc Mg Sl1 Sl2 (Gret chere made), El (Greet chiere made), Gg Ln (Gret chere mad), Ha4 (GReet cheere made), La (Grete chere maade), Ld1 Tc2 Wy (GRete chere made), Ne (GReet chere made), Nl (Grete cheer made), Pn (gRete chere made), Ra3 Tc1 (Gret chiere made), Ry1 (Grete chere Made), Ry2 (Greet chere maad), To1 (grete chere made)
Greet cheere1Gl (Grete cheer)
Greet cheere made vs1Py (Grete chiere made vs)
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Greet cheere madeGreet cheereGreet cheere made vsoure hoostvs euerichonto vs euerichonto drynke vs euerichoneuerichon
  

oure hoost50Edition Ch El Ha2 Hg (oure hoost), Ad1 Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ne Wy (our ost), Ad3 Cn Ha3 Ii To1 (oure hoste), Bo1 Lc Mg Ph2 Py (oure host), Bo2 (houre ooste), Bw Gg Ha4 Ld1 Ld2 Ln Pn Ry2 Tc2 (oure ost), Ds1 Ra3 Tc1 (oure oost), En1 En3 Se (our host), Fi Ht Ma Mm Ra2 (oure oste), Gl (our oste), La (owre oste), Nl (our hoost), Ps (o host), Pw (oure hooste), Ry1 (ower Oste), Sl1 (oure Ost), Sl2 (oure Oste)
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Greet cheere madeGreet cheereGreet cheere made vsoure hoostvs euerichonto vs euerichonto drynke vs euerichoneuerichon

to vs euerichon10Cx1 Cx2 Ht Ii Ne Nl Ra2 Se Tc2 Wy
to drynke vs euerichon1Ma
euerichon2Ad3 Py

vs euerichon37Edition Ch Ds1 El Ha4 Hg Mg Ps Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 (vs euerichon), Ad1 (vs euerychon̄), Bo1 (us euerichone), Bo2 (vs everychone), Bw Cp Ha2 Lc (vs eủychon), Cn En1 Ln (vs eủychone), En3 (vs euerichon̄), Fi (us euꝰychone), Gg (vs euerychon), Gl (vs eủycheon̄), Ha3 (vs euerych oon), La (vs euerychone), Ld1 Ry1 (vs euerichone), Ld2 Ry2 (vs ev̉ychon), Mm To1 (us eủichon), Ph2 (us eủychon), Pn (vs euirechone), Pw (vs eủechon̄), Ra3 (vs euericheon)
to vs euerichon10Cx1 (to vs euerichon̄), Cx2 Wy (to vs euerychon), Ht (to vs euerichone), Ii (to vs eủychone), Ne (to vs euerichon), Nl (to vs everychoon), Ra2 Se Tc2 (to vs eủychon)
to drynke vs euerichon1Ma (to drynke vs eủychon)
euerichon2Ad3 (eủychone), Py (eủichon)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 748 Collation  
Andto the souperto soupersette he vssette we vssette wesette vssette vs hehe sette vsanonand that anonwere a nonrighte anon
  
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Andto the souperto soupersette he vssette we vssette wesette vssette vs hehe sette vsanonand that anonwere a nonrighte anon
  

to the souper36Edition Ad1 En3 Ha2 Hg Ii Mg Py Tc1 (to the souper), Ad3 Bo2 El Gg Lc Ld1 Ld2 Nl Ps Ra3 Se To1 (to the soper), Bo1 Ry1 (to the Souper), Bw (to þe Soper), Ch (to the sopere), Cp Ht (to þe souꝑ), Ha3 Ha4 (to þe souper), La Ln Mm Pw Ry2 (to þe soper), Pn (to the soupere), Sl1 (to the soꝑ)
to souper14Cn Ph2 (to souper), Cx1 Ne Ra2 Sl2 (to sopere), Cx2 (to soupere), Ds1 En1 Fi Gl Tc2 (to soper), Ma (to sowper), Wy (to supper)
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Andto the souperto soupersette he vssette we vssette wesette vssette vs hehe sette vsanonand that anonwere a nonrighte anon
  

sette we vs4Cn Ds1 En1 Ma
sette we1Ps
sette vs4Cx1 Fi Ne Tc2
sette vs he1Ph2
he sette vs4Ht Ln Ra2 Ra3

sette he vs36Edition Ad3 Bo2 Bw Ch Cp Cx2 El Gg Gl Ha3 Ha4 Hg Ii Lc Ld1 Pn Pw Py Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl2 Wy (sette he vs), Ad1 En3 Ha2 Mg Nl Tc1 (set he vs), Bo1 Mm Sl1 (sette he us), La (sett he vs), Ld2 (sette he hus), To1 (sette he ous)
sette we vs4Cn (sette we vs), Ds1 En1 (set we vs), Ma (sett we vs)
sette we1Ps (sette we)
sette vs4Cx1 Ne (sette vs), Fi (sette us), Tc2 (sett vs)
sette vs he1Ph2 (sette vs he)
he sette vs4Ht Ra3 (he set vs), Ln Ra2 (he sette vs)
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Andto the souperto soupersette he vssette we vssette wesette vssette vs hehe sette vsanonand that anonwere a nonrighte anon

anon46Edition Cn Cp Cx2 Ds1 El Ha4 Hg Lc Ma Mg Ra3 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (anon), Ad1 Ad3 Bw Ch Ry2 To1 (a noon), Bo1 En1 La Ln Ne Ph2 Pn (anone), Bo2 (a noone), Cx1 Pw (anon̄), En3 (a nooun), Fi (anonē), Gg Ha2 Py (a non), Gl Sl2 (a non̄), Ha3 (Anoon), Ii Ld2 (anoone), Ld1 Nl Se Sl1 (anoon), Mm (onon)
and that anon2Ht (and that a none), Ra2 (and that anon)
were a non1Ps (were a non̄)
righte anon1Ry1 (righte Anone)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 749 Collation  
He seruedAnd seruedvs with vitaillevs with vitaillesvs with with vitaillevs welis with vitailleat the besteof the besteatte besteand faire with the beste
  

He serued47Edition Bw Ch Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 En3 Ha4 Hg Ht Ii La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Ma Ne Pw Ra3 Tc1 Wy (He serued), Ad1 Bo2 Fi (He served), Ad3 En1 (He s̉ued), Bo1 Gl Ha2 Mg Mm Ph2 (He ʆued), Cn Ha3 Nl (He servid), Gg Tc2 (He seruede), Pn Ps To1 (He seruyd), Py (He ʆved), Ra2 (He seruid), Ry1 (He Saruede), Ry2 (He suede), Sl1 (He seruyde)
And serued3El (And serued), Se (And served), Sl2 (And servid)
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He seruedAnd seruedvs with vitaillevs with vitaillesvs with with vitaillevs welis with vitailleat the besteof the besteatte besteand faire with the beste
  

vs with vitailles20Bo2 Bw Cp Ds1 En1 Fi Ha2 Ha3 La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ma Mg Mm Pw Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2
vs with with vitaille1To1
vs wel1Ln
is with vitaille1Cx1

vs with vitaille27Edition Ch El Ha4 Hg Tc2 (vs with vitaille), Ad1 (vs wᵗ vytayle), Ad3 (vs wyth vitaille), Bo1 (us with vitaile), Cn Gl Ps Py (vs with vitaile), Cx2 (vs wyth vytayll), En3 Gg Ra3 (vs with vitayle), Ht Ne Nl Ra2 Tc1 (vs with vitaill), Ii (vs with vetayle), Ph2 (vs with vitail), Pn (vs with vitaylle), Ry1 (vs with vittayle), Wy (vs wyth vytaylle)
vs with vitailles20Bo2 Bw Cp Pw Se (vs with vitailles), Ds1 Ha2 Ld1 (vs with vitailes), En1 (vs wᵗ vitailles), Fi (us with vytayles), Ha3 (vs wᵗ vitaillꝭ), La (vs wiþe vitailles), Lc (vs with vitayles), Ld2 (vs wyth vytales), Ma (vs wᵗ vitals), Mg (vs with vitaylls), Mm (us with vitailles), Ry2 (vs wit vitailles), Sl1 (us with vitayles), Sl2 (vs wᵗ vitayles)
vs with with vitaille1To1 (vs with with vitaile)
vs wel1Ln (vs wel)
is with vitaille1Cx1 (is with vitayll)
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He seruedAnd seruedvs with vitaillevs with vitaillesvs with with vitaillevs welis with vitailleat the besteof the besteatte besteand faire with the beste

of the beste4Ad3 Ha3 Nl Py
atte beste5Cp Ha4 Ht Ra2 Tc1
and faire with the beste1Ln

at the beste40Edition Ch Cn Cx1 Cx2 El En3 Gg Ha2 Hg Ii Lc Ld1 Se Sl2 Tc2 To1 Wy (at the beste), Ad1 Bo1 Ds1 Gl Ld2 Mg Ph2 Pn Ps Ra3 (at the best), Bo2 Ma Mm Ne Ry2 (at þe beste), Bw (atte þᵉ beste), En1 Fi Pw (at þe best), La (att þe beste), Ry1 (Atte the best), Sl1 (atte the beste)
of the beste4Ad3 Nl Py (of the best), Ha3 (of þe beste)
atte beste5Cp Ha4 Ht Ra2 (atte beste), Tc1 (ate beste)
and faire with the beste1Ln (and faire wᵗ þᵉ beste)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 750 Collation  
StrongStraungewas the wynandwel to drynkewel drynkewel drynkendrynkevs lestevs beste
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 750 Collation  
  
StrongStraungewas the wynandwel to drynkewel drynkewel drynkendrynkevs lestevs beste
  

was the wyn50Edition Ad1 Ch Ds1 El En3 Gg Ha2 Hg Lc Ld1 Mg Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Se Tc1 To1 (was the wyn), Ad3 Cn Cx1 Cx2 En1 Gl Ii Ld2 Nl Pn Ps Py Ra2 Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 Wy (was the wyne), Bo1 Ph2 (was the wine), Bo2 (was þe wyn̄), Bw (was þᵉ wyn), Cp Ha4 Ma (was þe wyn), Fi Ha3 La Ln Mm Ne Pw (was þe wyne), Ht (was þe wine)
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StrongStraungewas the wynandwel to drynkewel drynkewel drynkendrynkevs lestevs beste
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 750 Collation  
  
StrongStraungewas the wynandwel to drynkewel drynkewel drynkendrynkevs lestevs beste
  

wel to drynke23Edition Ad1 Ad3 El Gg Ha4 Hg Ma Ra3 (wel to drynke), Bo1 Ht Ph2 Tc1 (wel to drink), Ch (wele to drynke), Cn Ha2 (well to drynke), En3 (weel to drynke), Ha3 (wele to drinke), Lc Ln Mg To1 (wel to drinke), Ra2 (well to drinke)
wel drynke22Bo2 (wel dronk), Bw (welle drink), Cx2 Se Sl1 (wel drynke), Ds1 Ld1 Ps Ry2 (wel drinke), En1 Ii Mm Py Sl2 (wele drynke), Fi Ry1 Wy (well drynke), Gl (wel drynk), La Pn (wele drinke), Nl (wele drynk), Pw (wel drink)
wel drynken2Cp (wel drynken), Ld2 (wele drynken)
drynke3Cx1 Ne Tc2 (drynke)
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StrongStraungewas the wynandwel to drynkewel drynkewel drynkendrynkevs lestevs beste

vs leste49Edition Bo2 Bw Ch Cn Cp El Ha2 Ha4 Hg La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Ma Mg Ry2 Se Tc1 (vs leste), Ad1 Cx1 En3 Gg Ha3 Ii Ne Ra2 Sl2 Tc2 (vs liste), Ad3 Ds1 En1 Gl Ps Pw Py (vs lest), Bo1 Ph2 (us lest), Cx2 Ry1 Wy (vs lyste), Fi (us lyste), Ht (vs list), Mm Sl1 To1 (us leste), Nl Pn (vs lyst)
vs beste1Ra3 (us beste)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 751 Collation  
A semely manA semelyoure hoost wasoure hoost he waswas oure hoosthe waswith allewith eyen stepe
  

A semely man50Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ch Cx1 Cx2 El En1 En3 Gg Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg Ii La Lc Ld2 Ma Mg Mm Ne Nl Pn Pw Py Ra3 Ry2 Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 Wy (A semely man), Cn (A semely man̄), Cp Ps Se To1(10r.l) To1(10r.l-2) (A semly man), Fi (A Semely man), Ha3 (A Semly man), Ht (A semeleche man), Ld1 Ln Ph2 Tc1 (A semeli man), Ra2 (A semelich man), Ry1 (A Semelye Man)
A semely1Ds1 (A semeliman)
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A semely manA semelyoure hoost wasoure hoost he waswas oure hoosthe waswith allewith eyen stepe
  

oure hoost was44Edition Ch El Ha2 Hg Ma (oure hoost was), Ad1 (our hoost was), Ad3 Bo1 Ha3 Lc Mg Ph2 Ps Py Tc2 (oure host was), Bo2 Ld2 Ry2 (oure oost was), Bw (oure ooste was), Cn Ii Ra2 To1(10r.l-2) (oure hoste was), Cx1 En1 En3 Ne (our host was), Cx2 (our oste was), Fi Gl Ht Mm Sl2 (oure oste was), Gg Ld1 Pn (oure ost was), Ha4 (oure Ooste was), La (owre ost was), Pw (our hooste was), Ry1 (ower Oste was), Se (our oost was), Sl1 (oure Ost was), Wy (our ost was)
oure hoost he was1Cp (our hoste he was)
was oure hoost5Ds1 Ra3 Tc1 (was oure oost), Ln (was oure ost), Nl (was our hoost)
he was1To1(10r.l) (he was)
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A semely manA semelyoure hoost wasoure hoost he waswas oure hoosthe waswith allewith eyen stepe

with alle50Edition Bo2 Ch Cn Cp Cx1 El Fi Ha2 Hg Lc Ln Mg Mm Pn Ps Ra2 Se Sl1 Tc2 (with alle), Ad1 En1 Ld2 Ma Sl2 (wᵗ all), Ad3 (wythalle), Bo1 En3 Ld1 Ph2 (withall), Bw (withe alle), Cx2 Wy (wyth alle), Ds1 (with aƚƚ), Gg Py (with al), Gl Ht Ii Nl Ra3 Ry1 Tc1 To1(10r.l-2) (with all), Ha3 (withal), Ha4 (wiþ alle), La Pw (wiþ all), Ne (wᵗ alle), Ry2 (wit alle)
with eyen stepe1To1(10r.l) (with eyen stepe)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 752 Collation  
For toYe for tobeenbehaue beenhan beena Marchalan vssherMarchalin an hallein a hallein a lordes hallein any hallein any lordes halleof an halleof a halle
  
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For toYe for tobeenbehaue beenhan beena Marchalan vssherMarchalin an hallein a hallein a lordes hallein any hallein any lordes halleof an halleof a halle
  

been31Edition Ch El Hg (been), Ad3 Bw Cp Ds1 En1 Fi Gg Ha2 Ha3 Lc Ld1 Ln Mg Ph2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 To1 (ben), Bo2 (byn), Ii La Ld2 Mm Pw (bene), Py (bien)
be13Bo1 Cn Cx1 Cx2 Gl Ma Ne Nl Pn Ps Tc1 Tc2 Wy (be)
haue been5Ad1 Ra2 (haue ben), En3 (have ben), Ht (haue ben̄), Ry1 (haue bene)
han been1Ha4 (han been)
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For toYe for tobeenbehaue beenhan beena Marchalan vssherMarchalin an hallein a hallein a lordes hallein any hallein any lordes halleof an halleof a halle
  

a Marchal47Edition Bo2 Ch El Fi Ha4 Hg Ne Py (a Marchal), Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Cx1 Cx2 Gg Lc Ma Mg Tc2 (a marchal), Bw (an Marchall), Cn En1 Ln Nl Sl2 (a Marchall), Cp En3 Ha2 Ry2 Se Sl1 To1 Wy (a marchall), Ds1 (a Marschal), Ha3 (A marchal), Ii Ps (a marshall), La (a marschal), Ld1 (amarchal), Ld2 (a mshall), Mm (a Merschall), Ph2 (a Marchalle), Pn (a marshalle), Pw (a marshal), Ra3 Ry1 (A Marchall), Tc1 (a Marshall)
an vssher2Ht Ra2 (an vssher)
Marchal1Gl (Marchale)
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For toYe for tobeenbehaue beenhan beena Marchalan vssherMarchalin an hallein a hallein a lordes hallein any hallein any lordes halleof an halleof a halle

in a halle2Ad1 Fi
in a lordes halle12Cx1 Cx2 Ha2 Ii La Lc Mg Pn Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy
in any halle1Bo1
in any lordes halle2Py Sl2
of an halle5Bo2 Gg Ha3 Ps Ra2
of a halle1Ht

in an halle27Edition Ad3 Bw Ch El Ha4 Hg Ld2 Ln Mm Ne Ph2 Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl1 (in an halle), Cn (yn an̄ halle), Cp En1 En3 Gl Ld1 Ma Nl Pw (in an hall), Ds1 (in an haƚƚ)
in a halle2Ad1 (in a hall), Fi (in a halle)
in a lordes halle12Cx1 Cx2 Ii Lc Mg Pn Tc2 To1 (in a lordes halle), Ha2 Wy (in a lordis halle), La Tc1 (in a lordes hall)
in any halle1Bo1 (in any halle)
in any lordes halle2Py (in any lordis haƚƚ), Sl2 (in any lordes hall)
of an halle5Bo2 Ps Ra2 (of an halle), Gg (of an hal), Ha3 (of An halle)
of a halle1Ht (of a hall)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 753 Collation  
A large manhe waswas hewith eyen stepe
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 753 Collation  
  
A large manhe waswas hewith eyen stepe

with eyen stepe50Edition Bo1 Bw Ch El En3 Ha2 Hg Lc Mg Mm Nl Pn Ps Sl2 Tc2 To1 (with eyen stepe), Ad1 Ma (wᵗ eyen stepe), Ad3 (wyth eyen steepe), Bo2 Cx1 Ht Ln Pw Ra2 Ra3 (with yen stepe), Cn (with yeen̄ stepe), Cp Ha4 (with eyȝen stepe), Cx2 Ld2 Wy (wyth eyen stepe), Ds1 Tc1 (with yhen stepe), En1 Ha3 Ne (wᵗ yen stepe), Fi (with yȝen stepe), Gg (with eyne stepe), Gl (with eyen̄ stepe), Ii (with Eyen stepe), La (wiþ eyȝen stepe), Ld1 (with eien stepe), Ph2 (with iyen stepe), Py (with eyen steepe), Ry1 (with eyen Stepe), Ry2 (wit eieȝen stepe), Se (with eyghen stepe), Sl1 (with yghen stepe)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 754 Collation  
Afairer burgeyswas ther noonwas ther noughtwas noonwas noughtis ther noonis noonis noon noonther was noon suchther is noonther nys noon suchnys noonin Chepein shepein I Chepe
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 754 Collation  
  
Afairer burgeyswas ther noonwas ther noughtwas noonwas noughtis ther noonis noonis noon noonther was noon suchther is noonther nys noon suchnys noonin Chepein shepein I Chepe
  

fairer burgeys51Edition Ad1 Ad3 Cp Hg Ln Mg Py Se Sl1 (fairer burgeys), Bo1 Ph2 (feirer bourgeis), Bo2 En1 Ne (feirer burgeys), Bw (fairer burges), Ch Ds1 Ha2 Ht La Ld1 Ma Ra2 Tc1 To1(10r.l) (fairer burgeis), Cn El Ra3 (fairer Burgeys), Cx1 Cx2 (feyrer burgeys), En3 Gg (fayrere burgeys), Fi (fayrer Burgeys), Gl (Fayrer burgeys), Ha3 (Feyrer bourgeys), Ha4 (fairere burgeys), Ii (faire burgeys), Lc Ps Sl2 Wy (fayrer burgeys), Ld2 (fayr burgeis), Mm (fairer burgese), Nl (Feir burgeys), Pn (feyrer brugges), Pw (fairer Burges), Ry1 (Fayerer burgeys), Ry2 (Fairer burgeis), Tc2 (feirerburges), To1(10r.l-2) (fairer Burgeis)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 754 Collation  
  
Afairer burgeyswas ther noonwas ther noughtwas noonwas noughtis ther noonis noonis noon noonther was noon suchther is noonther nys noon suchnys noonin Chepein shepein I Chepe
  

was ther noon9Edition Bo1 Cn Ds1 El Hg Ma Ph2 Ps
was ther nought1En1
was noon4Fi Ht Ra2 Ra3
was nought1Ln
is noon11Bo2 Bw Gl Ld1 Ld2 Mm Pw Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2
is noon noon1La
ther was noon such1Nl
ther is noon1Tc1
ther nys noon such1Ii
nys noon1Ry1

was ther noon9Edition El Hg (was ther noon), Bo1 Cn Ph2 (was ther none), Ds1 (was ther non), Ma (was þer noon), Ps (was þer non)
was ther nought1En1 (was there nought)
was noon4Fi Ht Ra2 (was none), Ra3 (was non)
was nought1Ln (was not)
is ther noon20Ad1 Ad3 Ch En3 (is ther noon), Cp Ha3 Ne (is þer non), Cx1 Cx2 Ha2 Lc Py To1(10r.l) To1(10r.l-2) (is ther non), Gg (is þere non), Ha4 (is þer noon), Mg (ys ther non), Pn (is ther none), Tc2 Wy (is there none)
is noon11Bo2 Bw Ld1 Ld2 Ry2 Se Sl1 (is noon), Gl (is non), Mm Pw (is none), Sl2 (is non̄)
is noon noon1La (is none none)
ther was noon such1Nl (ther was no such)
ther is noon1Tc1 (ther is non)
ther nys noon such1Ii (there nys none suche)
nys noon1Ry1 (nys none)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 754 Collation  
  
Afairer burgeyswas ther noonwas ther noughtwas noonwas noughtis ther noonis noonis noon noonther was noon suchther is noonther nys noon suchnys noonin Chepein shepein I Chepe

in shepe1Ln (in shepe)
in I Chepe1Tc2 (in I chepe)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 755 Collation  
Booldof hiswas hisin hisspechespekingand wys and wel ytaughtand wys and wel taughtand wys wel taughtand wel was y taughtand wel was he taughtand he was wel y taughtwas and wel y taughtas wys and wel ytaughtwys and wel taughtwys and wel ytaughthe was and wel taught
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 755 Collation  
  
Booldof hiswas hisin hisspechespekingand wys and wel ytaughtand wys and wel taughtand wys wel taughtand wel was y taughtand wel was he taughtand he was wel y taughtwas and wel y taughtas wys and wel ytaughtwys and wel taughtwys and wel ytaughthe was and wel taught
  

of his49Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ch Cn Cp Cx1 Ds1 El En1 En3 Fi Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Hg Ht Ii La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Ma Mg Mm Ne Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1(10r.l) Wy (of his), Cx2 (of hys), Gg (of hese), Gl (of hise)
was his1Nl (was his)
in his1To1(10r.l-2) (in his)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 755 Collation  
  
Booldof hiswas hisin hisspechespekingand wys and wel ytaughtand wys and wel taughtand wys wel taughtand wel was y taughtand wel was he taughtand he was wel y taughtwas and wel y taughtas wys and wel ytaughtwys and wel taughtwys and wel ytaughthe was and wel taught
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 755 Collation  
  
Booldof hiswas hisin hisspechespekingand wys and wel ytaughtand wys and wel taughtand wys wel taughtand wel was y taughtand wel was he taughtand he was wel y taughtwas and wel y taughtas wys and wel ytaughtwys and wel taughtwys and wel ytaughthe was and wel taught

and wys and wel taught4En1 Ha2 Ps Sl1
and wys wel taught1Ds1
and wel was y taught5Cx1 Cx2 Ne Pn Tc2
and wel was he taught1Wy
and he was wel y taught1Nl
was and wel y taught1Ad1
as wys and wel ytaught1Bo2
wys and wel taught1Fi
wys and wel ytaught7Cn En3 Ln Ma Py Ry1 Se
he was and wel taught1Ii

and wys and wel ytaught28Edition El Mg (and wys and wel ytaught), Ad3 Cp Lc Ry2 (and wys and wel y taught), Bo1 (and wise and wel y taught), Bw (and wis and welle I taught), Ch (and wis and wele y taught), Gg Ht (and wis and wel I tauȝt), Gl (and wyse and wele y taught), Ha3 (and wyse ⁊ wel etaught), Ha4 Ra3 (and wys and wel I taught), Hg (and wys and well ytaught), La (and wyse and wele y tawht), Ld1 (and wis and wel I taught), Ld2 (⁊ wyse ⁊ wele ytaught), Mm (ande wise and wele y tauȝhte), Ph2 (and wise and wel y tauȝt), Pw (and wise ⁊ wel ytauȝt), Ra2 (and wis and well y taught), Sl2 (and wyse and wele I taught), Tc1 (and wise and wel I tauȝt), To1(10r.l) (and wise and wel I taughte), To1(10r.l-2) (and wise and wel I taught)
and wys and wel taught4En1 (and wyse and wele taght), Ha2 (⁊ wys ⁊ well taught), Ps (and wise and wel taught), Sl1 (and wys ⁊ wel taught)
and wys wel taught1Ds1 (and wise wel tauȝt)
and wel was y taught5Cx1 (and wel was I taught), Cx2 (and wel was y taught), Ne (and wel was I tauȝt), Pn (and wele was y taught), Tc2 (and welle was I taught)
and wel was he taught1Wy (and well was he taught)
and he was wel y taught1Nl (and he was wele I tauȝt)
was and wel y taught1Ad1 (was and wel I tawht)
as wys and wel ytaught1Bo2 (as wyse ⁊ wel ytaught)
wys and wel taught1Fi (wyse and wel taught)
wys and wel ytaught7Cn (wise and well y taught), En3 (wys and wel I tawht), Ln (wis and wil y tauȝt), Ma (wise and wel I tawth), Py (wise and wele I taught), Ry1 (wyse And well ytaughte), Se (wys and wel I taughte)
he was and wel taught1Ii (he was and wele taught)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 756 Collation  
AndAsof manhodemanhodehym lakkedhym wantedhe lakkedhe wantedlakked hymlakked heright naughtnaught
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 756 Collation  
  
AndAsof manhodemanhodehym lakkedhym wantedhe lakkedhe wantedlakked hymlakked heright naughtnaught
  

of manhode50Edition Bo1 Bo2 Bw Cp En1 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha3 Hg Ht La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ma Mg Mm Nl Ph2 Pn Pw Py Ra2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 Wy (of manhode), Ad1 Ad3-mod Ch Cx1 Cx2 Ne (of manhood), Cn Ry1 (of Manhode), Ds1 El En3 Gg Ln Ra3 Tc1 (of manhod), Ha4 Ii To1(10r.l) To1(10r.l-2) (of manhede), Ry2 (of Manhod)
manhode2Ad3-orig (manhood), Ps (manhode)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 756 Collation  
  
AndAsof manhodemanhodehym lakkedhym wantedhe lakkedhe wantedlakked hymlakked heright naughtnaught
  

hym lakked31Edition Bo2 Ch El Fi Gl Hg Ld2 Mg Py (hym lakked), Ad1 Ha3 (him lacked), Ad3 La Lc Ld1 Se (him lakked), Bo1 (him lackid), Bw Ps (hym lakkid), Cp Ry2 (him lakkede), En3 Ha2 (hym lacked), Gg Mm (hym lakkede), Pw (hȳ lacked), Sl1 (hym lakkide), Sl2 To1(10r.l-2) (hym lackid), To1(10r.l) (hym lakkyd)
hym wanted2Ln (him wanted), Ph2 (him wantid)
he lakked1Ra3 (he lakkid)
he wanted1Tc1 (he wanted)
lakked hym6Cn (lakkid hym), Ds1 Ra2 (lackid him), En1 (lakked hym), Ht (lakked him), Ma (lakkyd hym)
lakked he10Cx1 Cx2 Ne Pn Tc2 (lacked he), Ha4 (lakkede he), Ii (lacketh he), Nl (lakkid he), Ry1 (lackede he), Wy (lackyd he)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 756 Collation  
  
AndAsof manhodemanhodehym lakkedhym wantedhe lakkedhe wantedlakked hymlakked heright naughtnaught

right naught49Edition Ch Cn Cp El Gl Ha3 Ha4 Hg Lc Ld1 Pn Ps Pw (right naught), Ad1 En3 (ryht nowht), Ad3 Bo2 (ryght naught), Bo1 Cx1 Cx2 Ha2 Ii Mg Py Sl1 Sl2 To1(10r.l) To1(10r.l-2) (right nought), Bw Ds1 Ne Ra3 (riȝt nouȝt), En1 (right naght), Gg Ld2 (ryȝt noȝt), Ht Ph2 Tc1 (right nouȝt), La (riht nouht), Ma (right nawth), Mm (riȝht nauȝhte), Nl (riȝt nauȝt), Ra2 Tc2 (right noght), Ry1 (righte noughte), Ry2 (right nouht), Se (right naughte), Wy (ryght nought)
naught2Fi (nought), Ln (nauȝt)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 757 Collation  
EkeAnd eketherto he wasther totherto was hehe was thertoright a murye manright murye mana murye man
  

Eke47Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ch Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 En1 Fi Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Hg Ht Ii La Lc Ld2 Ma Mg Mm Ne Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (Eke), Ad1 (Eeek), Cp Ln (Ek), El En3 Ld1 (Eek), Gl (Ekke), To1 (eke)
And eke2Nl Ry1 (And eke)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 757 Collation  
  
EkeAnd eketherto he wasther totherto was hehe was thertoright a murye manright murye mana murye man
  

therto he was37Edition Ad1 Bo1 Ch El Ii Mg Ph2 Ps Py Ra3 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 (therto he was), Ad3 En3 Gl Ha2 Hg Lc Nl To1 (ther to he was), Bo2 Bw Ha4 Ld1 Pw (þerto he was), Cp Ln Ry2 (þer to he was), Fi (þꝰto he was), Ht (þereto he was), La (þere to he was), Ld2 Mm (þ̉to he was), Ra2 (there to he was)
ther to1Ha3 (þer to)
therto was he7Cx1 Cx2 Pn Tc2 Wy (therto was he), Ne (þerto was he), Ry1 (þ̉to was he)
he was therto4Cn Ds1 En1 (he was therto), Ma (he was þerto)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 757 Collation  
  
EkeAnd eketherto he wasther totherto was hehe was thertoright a murye manright murye mana murye man

right a murye man35Edition Hg (right a murye man), Ad1 (ryht a mery man), Ad3 (ryght a mury man), Bo1 Bo2 Cn (right a mery man̄), Bw Ne (riȝt a mery man), Cp (right a merie man), Cx1 Cx2 En3 Ha2 Ha4 Ii Lc Ld2 Ma Mg Ph2 Pn Pw Se Sl1 Tc2 (right a mery man), El (right a myrie man), Fi (ryght A mery man), Ha3 (right a mury man), La (riht a mery man), Ld1 (right a meri man), Mm (riȝht a mery manne), Ry1 (righte Amery Man), Ry2 Wy (ryght a mery man)
right murye man1Gl (right mery man̄)
a murye man13Ch (a mury man), Ds1 (a mery man̄), En1 Nl Ps Ra2 Ra3 Tc1 (a mery man), Ht (a meri man̄), Ln (ameri man), Py (a mirry man), Sl2 (a mery mān), To1 (a murie man)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 758 Collation  
  
Andafter souperpleyenpleyto pleyto pleyenheþus hebigangan
  

after souper49Edition En3 Hg Ii Ma Pn Py (after souper), Ad1 Ch Ph2 (aftir souper), Ad3 (aftyr soper), Bo1 (aftir Souper), Bo2 Bw Cp El En1 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha4 La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Mg Ps Sl2 Tc2 (after soper), Cn (aftur sopere), Cx1 (aftir sopper), Cx2 (aftir soupper), Ds1 Ne Nl Ra3 Sl1 To1 (aftir soper), Ha3 (Affter soper), Ht (aftre souꝑ), Mm Ra2 Ry2 Se (aft̉ soper), Pw (after sopere), Ry1 (affter Souper), Tc1 (aftirsouper), Wy (after supper)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 758 Collation  
  
Andafter souperpleyenpleyto pleyto pleyenheþus hebigangan
  

pleyen28Edition Ad1 Ad3 Cp El En3 Ha3 Hg Ld2 Ln Ph2 Pw Ra3 Se Tc1 To1 (pleyen), Bo2 Sl1 (pleyn), Bw Ld1 Mm Sl2 (pleien), Ch (pleynen), Gl (pleyen̄), Ha4 Ry1 (playen), La Ry2 (pleyȝen)
pley4Cn (playe), Ds1 En1 (pley), Ma (play)
to pley6Bo1 Ii Nl Ra2 Tc2 (to pley), Ht (to plei)
to pleyen11Cx1 (to pleyn), Cx2 Fi Lc Ne Pn Ps Py (to pleyen), Ha2 Mg (to pleien), Wy (to playn)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 758 Collation  
  
Andafter souperpleyenpleyto pleyto pleyenheþus hebigangan
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 758 Collation  
  
Andafter souperpleyenpleyto pleyto pleyenheþus hebigangan

bigan48Edition Cp El Ha2 Hg Lc Ld1 Mg Py Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Se (bigan), Ad1 En3 (bi gan), Ad3 Ch Fi Ha4 Ld2 Pw Sl1 (bygan), Bo1 Cn Ht Tc2 (began̄), Bo2 Gl (bygan̄), Bw (by gan), Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 En1 Ii Ln Ma Mm Ne Ph2 Pn Ps Ra2 Sl2 Tc1 Wy (began), La Nl To1 (be gan)
gan1Ha3 (gan)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 759 Collation  
AndAnspak of murthespeke of murtheamongesamongothere thyngesand othere thyngesothere thyng
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 759 Collation  
  
AndAnspak of murthespeke of murtheamongesamongothere thyngesand othere thyngesothere thyng
  

spak of murthe49Edition Hg To1 (spak of murthe), Ad1 Pn Tc2 (spake of mirth), Ad3 (spake of murthe), Bo1 (spac of myrth), Bo2 En1 Fi Ld2 Ma (spake of myrth), Bw (spake of myrþe), Ch Ii Ra2 Sl2 Wy (spake of myrthe), Cp Ln Ry2 (spak of merþe), Cx1 Cx2 El En3 Ha2 Ha4 Ne Ps (spak of myrthe), Dd Ht Ld1 Ra3 Sl1 Tc1 (spak of mirthe), Ds1 Ha3 Mm (spake of mirthe), Gl (spake of merthe), La (spak of Mirþe), Lc (spak of m̉the), Mg Se (spak of merthe), Nl Pw (spak of myrth), Ph2 (spac of mirth), Py (spak of mirth), Ry1 (Spake of Myrþe)
speke of murthe1Cn (speke of myrthe)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 759 Collation  
  
AndAnspak of murthespeke of murtheamongesamongothere thyngesand othere thyngesothere thyng
  

amonges9Edition Ad3 Ch Cp El Hg Ra2 (amonges), Fi (amongꝭ), Ha3 (a monges)
among41Ad1 Bo2 Bw Dd Gl Nl (a mong), Bo1 Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 Ha4 Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Ma Ne Ph2 Ps Py Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 (among), Cn En1 Ha2 Ht Ii La Mg Mm Pn Pw To1 Wy (amonge), En3 (a moong), Ry1 (Amonge), Tc2 (a monge)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 759 Collation  
  
AndAnspak of murthespeke of murtheamongesamongothere thyngesand othere thyngesothere thyng

othere thynges44Edition El Hg (othere thynges), Ad1 Ch Cx2 Dd En3 Ha2 Py Wy (other thynges), Ad3 Cx1 En1 Ii Lc Mg Pn (other thinges), Bo1 Nl (othir thingis), Bo2 Bw Cp Ln Pw (oþer þinges), Ds1 Ra3 Tc1 (othir thinges), Fi (oþer thyngꝭ), Gl (other thyngges), Ha3 Ld1 (oþ̉ thinges), Ha4 (oþur þinges), Ht (oþer thinges), La (oþere þinges), Ld2 (oth̉ thynges), Mm (oþer thynges), Ne (oþer þyngez), Ra2 (otherþinges), Ry1 (other þynges), Ry2 (oþ̉e þinges), Sl2 (othre thynges), Tc2 (othir thynges), To1 (othir thyngis)
and othere thynges2Se (⁊ other thinges), Sl1 (and othere thingis)
othere thyng4Cn (other thyng), Ma (oþer thyng), Ph2 (othir thingꝭ), Ps (othir thyng)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 760 Collation   
Whan thatWhanWhat thatAnd whan thatwe hadde maadwe maad haddehe hadde maadhadde maadoure rekenyngesoure rekenyng
  

Whan that45Edition Ad3 Bo1 Ch Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En1 En3 Ha2 Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Ph2 Pn Pw Py Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl2 Tc1 Wy (Whan that), Bo2 (When þat), Bw Cp Ha4 Ht La Ma Mm Ra2 Ry1 (Whan þat), Cn (Whan̄ that), Dd Hg (Whan þᵗ), Fi Nl Tc2 (When that), Ha3 Ne (Whanne þᵗ), Sl1 To1 (Whanne that)
Whan2Ii (When), Ln (Whanne)
What that1Ad1 (What that)
And whan that2Gl Ps (And whan that)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 760 Collation   
  
Whan thatWhanWhat thatAnd whan thatwe hadde maadwe maad haddehe hadde maadhadde maadoure rekenyngesoure rekenyng
  

we hadde maad40Edition Ad1 El Ha4 Hg (we hadde maad), Ad3 Bo1 Cn Ds1 Fi Gl Ha2 Ht Ld1 Ld2 Ph2 Pw Ra2 Sl2 Tc1 Wy (we had made), Bo2 (we hed made), Bw En1 (we hade made), Ch Cx1 Cx2 Lc Mg Mm Ne Pn Py Ry2 Se (we hadde made), En3 (we hadde maade), La (we had maade), Nl (wee had made), Ra3 (we had mad), Ry1 (we hadde Made)
we maad hadde1Ma (we made had)
he hadde maad8Cp (he hadde maad), Dd To1 (he had mad), Ha3 Ps (he had made), Ii (he hadde made), Ln Sl1 (he hadde mad)
hadde maad1Tc2 (had made)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 760 Collation   
  
Whan thatWhanWhat thatAnd whan thatwe hadde maadwe maad haddehe hadde maadhadde maadoure rekenyngesoure rekenyng

oure rekenynges45Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Bw Ch Dd Ha2 Hg Ht Ii Ld1 Ld2 Mg Ra2 Ra3 Tc1 Tc2 To1 (oure rekenynges), Bo1 (oure rekenyngꝭ), Cp Se (our rikenynges), Cx1 Cx2 El En1 Ry2 Wy (our rekenynges), Ds1 Sl2 (oure rekeninges), En3 (our reknynges), Fi (our rekenyngꝭ), Gl Pw (our rekenyngges), Ha3 (oure Rekeninges), La (owre rekenynges), Lc Pn (oure reknynges), Ln (our͗ rekenynges), Mm (our rekkenynges), Ne (our rekenynggez), Nl (our rekenyngis), Py (oure rekenyngges), Ry1 (ower reckenenges), Sl1 (oure rykenynges)
oure rekenyng5Cn Ma (oure rekenyng), Ha4 (oure rekenynge), Ph2 (oure rekenyngꝭ), Ps (oure rekkenyng)
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Group (Traditional): A 735

Fragment (Riverside): I 735

CTP: GP 740

Group (Traditional): A 740

Fragment (Riverside): I 740

CTP: GP 745

Group (Traditional): A 745

Fragment (Riverside): I 745

CTP: GP 750

Group (Traditional): A 750

Fragment (Riverside): I 750

CTP: GP 755

Group (Traditional): A 755

Fragment (Riverside): I 755

CTP: GP 760

Group (Traditional): A 760

Fragment (Riverside): I 760