27 Edition 28. General Prologue 761-788-a 29 

And seyde thus now lordes trewely
Ye been to me right welcome hertely
For by my trouthe if that I shal nat lye
I seigh noght this yeer so murye a compaignye
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Atones in this herberwe as is now

Fayn wolde I doon yow myrthe wiste I how
And of a myrthe I am right now bithoght
To doon yow ese and it shal coste noght
Ye goon to Caunterbury god yow spede
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The blisful Martir quyte yow youre mede

And wel I woot as ye goon by the weye
Ye shapen yow to talen and to pleye
For trewely confort ne murthe is noon
To ryde by the weye domb as stoon
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And therfore wol I maken yow desport

As I seyde erst and doon yow som confort
And if yow liketh alle by oon assent
For to stonden at my Iuggement
And for to werken as I shal yow seye
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Tomorwe whan ye ryden by the weye

Now by my fader soule that is deed
Now so god saue me at my most nede
But ye be murye I wol yeue yow myn heed
Hoold vp youre hondes withouten moore speche
Oure conseil was nat longe for to seche
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Vs thoughte it was nat worth to make it wys

And graunted hym withouten moore avys
And bade hym seye his voirdit as hym leste
Lordynges quod he now herkneth for the beste
And bad hym sey on what hym list
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AndHeseydethus nowthusthus lothis nownow thuslolordeslordyngestrewelytendirly
  
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AndHeseydethus nowthusthus lothis nownow thuslolordeslordyngestrewelytendirly
  

seyde50Edition Ad3 El Hg Tc2 (seyde), Ad1 En3 Ps (said), Bo1 Bo2 Gl Ht Ld2 Ph2 Sl2 Tc1 (seid), Bw Ch Cn Cp Dd En1 Ha2 Ii La Ld1 Ln Mg Mm Pw Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 (seide), Cx1 Ha4 (sayde), Cx2 Pn Wy (sayd), Ds1 Ha3 Lc Ma Ne Py Ra2 To1 (saide), Fi Nl (seyd), Ry1 (Sayde)
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AndHeseydethus nowthusthus lothis nownow thuslolordeslordyngestrewelytendirly
  

thus now38Edition Ad3 Bo1 Ch Cx1 Cx2 El En3 Gl Ha2 Hg Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Ph2 Ra3 Ry1 Sl1 Tc1 To1 Wy (thus now), Ad1 Ii Sl2 Tc2 (thus nowe), Bo2 Bw Fi Ln Ne Pw (þus now), Cp La Ry2 (þus Now), Ha3 (þus nowe), Mm (þus Nowe), Se (thus Now)
thus3Ht Pn (thus), Ra2 (þus)
thus lo2Ha4 (þus lo), Ps (thus lo)
this now1Nl (this now)
now thus1Py (now thus)
lo5Cn Dd Ds1 En1 (lo), Ma (loo)
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AndHeseydethus nowthusthus lothis nownow thuslolordeslordyngestrewelytendirly
  

lordes9Edition Ad3 Ch Hg Ld2 (lordes), Bo1 Nl Ph2 Py (lordis)
lordynges41Ad1 Bo2 Bw Cp Cx1 Cx2 El En3 Ha4 Ln Ma Mm Pn Ps Ry2 Se Tc2 To1 Wy (lordynges), Cn Ha2 Sl1 (lordyngis), Dd Gl (lordyngges), Ds1 Ii Lc Ld1 Mg Ra3 Sl2 (lordinges), En1 (lordyngᵉs), Fi Ra2 (lordyngꝭ), Ha3 (lordingis), Ht (lordingꝭ), La (lordeynges), Ne (lordyngez), Pw (lordingges), Ry1 (lordenges), Tc1 (Lordinges)
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AndHeseydethus nowthusthus lothis nownow thuslolordeslordyngestrewelytendirly

trewely49Edition Cp Dd El En1 Ha3 Ha4 Hg Lc Mg Ry2 (trewely), Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 En3 Ha2 La Ld2 Ln Ma Mm Ne Nl Pw Ra2 Sl1 To1 (trewly), Bo1 Cn Ds1 Fi Gl Ht Ii Ph2 Pn Ps Ra3 Tc1 (truly), Bw (trewli), Ch Cx1 Cx2 (treuly), Ld1 (treuli), Py (triewly), Ry1 Sl2 (trulye), Se (trwely), Wy (truely)
tendirly1Tc2 (tendirly)
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Ye beenYe beto me right welcometo me welcome rightto me welcometo me wel right welcomewelcome to mehertelyhetely
  

Ye been32Edition El Hg (Ye been), Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Ch En3 Fi Ha2 Ld1 Ln Mg Ph2 Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 (Ye ben), Bo2 (Ye byn), Cp Dd Ha4 Lc Ld2 (Ȝe ben), Gl Ht (Ye ben̄), Ii Ry1 (Ye bene), La Pw (Ȝe bene), Mm (Ȝe beene)
Ye be19Bw (Ȝe be), Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 En1 Ha3 Ma Ne Pn Py Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (Ye be), Nl Ps (Yee be), To1-c1 To1-orig (ye be)
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Ye beenYe beto me right welcometo me welcome rightto me welcometo me wel right welcomewelcome to mehertelyhetely
  

to me right welcome24Edition Ad3 Bo2 Ch Cn Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En1 Ha4 Hg Ii Ln Ma Ne Nl Pn Ps Ra3 Tc1 To1-c1 Wy
to me welcome right23Ad1 Bo1 Bw Cp En3 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha3 La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Mm Ph2 Pw Py Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2
to me welcome1Tc2
to me wel right welcome1To1-orig
welcome to me2Ht Ra2

to me right welcome24Edition Ch Cx1 Cx2 Dd El En1 Ha4 Ii Ma Ps Ra3 To1-c1 (to me right welcome), Ad3 (to me ryght wel come), Bo2 Pn (to me right welcom), Cn (to me right welcom̄), Ds1 Ne Tc1 (to me riȝt welcome), Hg (to me right wel come), Ln (to me ryȝt welcome), Nl (to me ryȝt wel com), Wy (to me ryght welcome)
to me welcome right23Ad1 (to me wolcom Ryght), Bo1 Ph2 (to me welcum right), Bw (to me welcom riȝt), Cp Fi Gl Ha2 Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Ry2 Se Sl2 (to me welcome right), En3 (to me wolcom̄ right), Ha3 Py (to me welcom right), La (to me welcome riht), Mm (to me welcome riȝht), Pw (to me welcome riȝt), Ry1 (to me wellcome righte), Sl1 (to me welcome ryght)
to me welcome1Tc2 (to me welcome)
to me wel right welcome1To1-orig (to me wel right welcome)
welcome to me2Ht Ra2 (welcome to me)
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Ye beenYe beto me right welcometo me welcome rightto me welcometo me wel right welcomewelcome to mehertelyhetely

hertely51Edition Ad1 Bo2-mod Bw Ch Cp Ds1 El Fi Gl Ha2 Hg Ht Ii Lc Ln Mg Mm Pw Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Tc1 Tc2 (hertely), Ad3 Bo1 Dd Ha4 Ld2 Ma Ps Py Sl1 (hertily), Cn Cx1 Cx2 En1 La Ne Nl Pn To1-c1 To1-orig Wy (hertly), En3 (herttyly), Ha3 (hertlye), Ld1 (herteli), Ph2 (hertili), Ry1 (hertelye), Sl2 (hertilye)
hetely1Bo2-orig (hetely)
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Forby my troutheby my trouthencertisif thatifI shalI shuldI shashalnat lyena lye
  
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Forby my troutheby my trouthencertisif thatifI shalI shuldI shashalnat lyena lye
  

by my trouthe47Edition Ch Cp El Ha4 Hg Ii Lc Ps Ra3 Ry1 (by my trouthe), Ad1 (bi my trouth), Ad3 Cx2 Ha3 (by my trowthe), Bo1 Ds1 Ht Ma Ph2 (be my trouth), Bo2 Cn Fi Gl Ld2 Tc2 Wy (by my trouth), Cx1 Ne Ra2 (be my trowthe), Dd (be my treuthe), En1 Pn (by my trewth), En3 Se (bi my trouthe), Ha2 Mm Sl2 Tc1 To1 (be my trouthe), La Pw (be my trouþe), Ld1 (bi mi trouþe), Ln (bi my trouþe), Mg (by my troughe), Nl (be my trowith), Py (be my trowth)
by my trouthen2Bw (by my trouthen), Ry2 (bi my trouthen)
certis1Sl1 (certis)
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Forby my troutheby my trouthencertisif thatifI shalI shuldI shashalnat lyena lye
  

if that36Edition Ad1 Dd El En3 Ha2 Ph2 Ra3 (if that), Ad3 Cn Ps To1 (yif that), Bw Cp Gl Ha4 Ht La Ld1 Ln Mm Pw (if þat), Ch Ld2 Mg Nl Ra2 Se Sl1 (yf that), En1 Ha3 Ry2 (yf þat), Hg (if þᵗ), Lc (ȝif that), Ne (yf þᵗ), Ry1 (yefe that)
if14Bo1 Bo2 Ii Ma Pn Py Tc1 (if), Cx1 Cx2 Fi Sl2 Tc2 Wy (yf), Ds1 (yef)
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Forby my troutheby my trouthencertisif thatifI shalI shuldI shashalnat lyena lye
  

I shal44Edition Ad1 Bo1 Bw Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En3 Gl Hg Lc Ld1 Ln Mg Ne Ph2 Ps Pw Py Ra3 Se Sl1 (I shal), Ad3 (y shal), Ch En1 Ii Ld2 Nl Wy (I shall), Cp Ha4 La Ry2 To1 (I schal), Fi Ma (y schal), Ha2 Mm Ry1 (I schall), Ha3 (I Shal), Pn Tc2 (I shalle)
I shuld4Ht Tc1 (I shuld), Ra2 (I shulde), Sl2 (I shold)
I sha1Cn (y sha)
shal1Bo2 (shal)
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Forby my troutheby my trouthencertisif thatifI shalI shuldI shashalnat lyena lye

nat lye49Edition Cn Dd Ds1 El En1 En3 Gl Hg Pn Py Ra3 Tc1 (nat lye), Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ch Cp Cx2 Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Ht Lc Ld2 Ma Mg Mm Ps Pw Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Wy (not lye), Cx1 Ne Ph2 Tc2 (not ly), Fi (nought lye), Ii Ln Ra2 To1 (not lie), La Ry1 (notte lye), Ld1 (nat lie), Nl (nat ly)
na lye1Ad1 (na lye)
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II neseighseenoght thisthisyeereerso muryesucha compaignye
  

seigh48Edition Hg (seigh), Ad1 Ad3 Cx1 Cx2 En3 Ht Ne Nl Ph2 Pn Se (saw), Bo1 Ch El Ha2 Ha4 Ps Tc1 (saugh), Bo2 (sigh), Bw (seie), Cn Ha3 Ii La Ma Py Ra2 Sl1 Tc2 To1 Wy (sawe), Cp (seyh), Dd Ds1 En1 Ra3 Ry2 (sey), Fi (syȝe), Gl Mm Sl2 (seye), Lc Mg (sawgh), Ln (siȝe), Pw (seegh), Ry1 (Sawe)
see2Ld1 Ld2 (see)
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II neseighseenoght thisthisyeereerso muryesucha compaignye
  

noght this46Edition Hg Ry2 (noght this), Ad1 Cn Ds1 El En1 En3 Gl Nl Pn Py Tc1 (nat this), Ad3 Bo1 Ch Cx1 Fi Ha3 Ii Ld1 Ld2 Ln Ph2 Ps Ra3 Se Sl2 Tc2 Wy (not this), Bo2 (noȝt þis), Bw (nought þis), Cp Ma Pw (not þis), Cx2 (not thys), Dd Ne (nat þis), Ha2 Lc Mg Sl1 (nought this), La (nouht þis), Mm (noȝte þis), Ry1 (notte this)
this4Ha4 Ht (þis), Ra2 To1 (this)
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II neseighseenoght thisthisyeereerso muryesucha compaignye
  

yeer49Edition Ad1 Cx1 Cx2 El En3 Gl Hg Ma Ne Nl Ps Ry2 (yeer), Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Cn Ds1 En1 Fi Ha2 Ha3 Ht Ii Mg Ph2 Pn Ra2 Ra3 Ry1 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (yere), Bw Dd La Lc Mm Pw (ȝere), Ch Py (yeere), Cp (yer), Ha4 (ȝeer), Ld2 (ȝeere), Ln (ȝer)
eer1Ld1 (eer)
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II neseighseenoght thisthisyeereerso muryesucha compaignye
  

so murye48Edition Ad3 (so murye), Bo1 Bo2 Bw Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 En1 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha4 Ii La Lc Ld2 Ma Mg Mm Ne Nl Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Tc2 Wy (so mery), Ch Ht Ld1 (so meri), Dd Ln (so merie), El (so myrie), Ha3 Hg (so mury), Py (so mirry), Ry1 (So merye), Sl2 (so merye), Tc1 (somery), To1 (so murie)
such2Ad1 En3 (such)
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II neseighseenoght thisthisyeereerso muryesucha compaignye

a compaignye50Edition Ad3 Hg Py (a compaignye), Ad1 Bo2 Ch Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd En3 Gl Ha2 Ha4 Ht Ii La Lc Ld1 Mg Mm Ps Pw Ra2 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 To1 (a companye), Bo1 (a cūpany), Bw En1 Ld2 (a cumpanye), Cn (accompanye), Ds1 Fi Ma Ne Nl Pn Ra3 Wy (a company), El (a cōpaignye), Ha3 (A compeny), Ln (a compaignie), Ph2 (a cumpany), Ry1 (A companye), Tc1 (acompanie), Tc2 (a compeny)
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Atonesin thisinherberwehosteryher borweas is nowas be nowas nowas it nowas I do now
  

Atones50Edition El Py Ra3 Tc1 (Atones), Ad1 Bo1 Cn En3 Ln Ph2 (Attones), Ad3 (A tones), Bo2 Cx1 Cx2 Ne Nl Pn Ps Sl2 Wy (At onys), Bw Ch Cp Ha4 Ii Ld2 Ry2 Se (At oones), Dd Ds1 En1 Fi Gl Ha2 Hg Ht Lc Mg Mm Pw Sl1 Tc2 To1 (At ones), Ha3 (At oons), La Ma (Att ones), Ld1 (Atonys), Ra2 (Atte onys), Ry1 (Atte ones)
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Atonesin thisinherberwehosteryher borweas is nowas be nowas nowas it nowas I do now
  
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Atonesin thisinherberwehosteryher borweas is nowas be nowas nowas it nowas I do now
  

herberwe48Edition Ad1 Ad3 Dd El En3 Ha2 Hg Lc Ld1 Mg Ra3 Ry2 Sl2 To1 (herberwe), Bo1 Ph2 (herborou), Bo2 Bw (herberewe), Ch Se (herburgh), Cn Ma (herborowgh), Cp (herberw), Cx1 Ne (harborow), Cx2 Fi Pn Py Wy (herborow), Ds1 Tc1 (herberugh), En1 Ld2 (herber), Gl (herborwe), Ha3 Pw (harborowe), Ha4 (herbergh), Ht (herborogh), La (herburhe), Mm Ra2 (herberowe), Nl (herburh), Ps (herbarw), Ry1 Sl1 Tc2 (herborowe)
hostery1Ii (hostery)
her borwe1Ln (her borwe)
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Atonesin thisinherberwehosteryher borweas is nowas be nowas nowas it nowas I do now

as is now40Edition Ad3 Bo2 Ch Cp Ds1 El Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Ma Ps Ra3 Ry2 Se Tc1 (as is now), Ad1 Bw Dd En3 Ha3 Ht Ii La Mg Mm Pw Ra2 Sl2 To1 (as is nowe), Cn (as ys nowe), En1 Fi (as ys now), Nl (as is newe), Py (as bien now)
as be now2Bo1 Ph2 (as be now)
as now6Cx1 Cx2 Ne Pn Wy (as now), Tc2 (as nowe)
as it now1Sl1 (as it now)
as I do now1Ry1 (As I do now)
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Faynwolde Iwol II wolI woldedoon yowdoon to yowdo yowmyrthemyrthesplesurewiste I howwost I howyf I wiste howyf I wost howand I wiste how
  
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Faynwolde Iwol II wolI woldedoon yowdoon to yowdo yowmyrthemyrthesplesurewiste I howwost I howyf I wiste howyf I wost howand I wiste how
  

wolde I47Edition Ad1 Ad3 Ch Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En3 Ha2 Hg Ii La Lc Ld1 Mg Mm Ne Pn Ra2 Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl1 Tc2 Wy (wolde I), Bo1 Cp Dd En1 Gl Ha3 Ha4 Nl Ph2 Ps Pw Py Tc1 To1 (wold I), Bo2 Fi Ld2 Ma (wold y), Ln (wolde y)
wol I1Bw (wole I)
I wol1Ht (I wol)
I wolde1Sl2 (I wolde)
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Faynwolde Iwol II wolI woldedoon yowdoon to yowdo yowmyrthemyrthesplesurewiste I howwost I howyf I wiste howyf I wost howand I wiste how
  

doon yow21Edition Ad1 Ad3 Ch El Hg (doon yow), Bo2 Ld1 Sl1 (don you), Bw (doon ȝow), Cp (don ȝou), En3 (doon you), Fi (done yow), Ha2 Ry2 Se (don yow), La Mm (done ȝowe), Lc Ld2 (done ȝow), Mg (done you)
doon to yow1Tc1 (don to you)
do yow28Bo1 Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 Gl Ht Ii Ne Ph2 Pn Ra2 Ra3 Ry1 Sl2 Tc2 To1 Wy (do you), Dd Ha4 (do ȝow), En1 Ln Ps Py (do yow), Ha3 (do yowe), Ma (doo you), Nl (do ȝew), Pw (do ȝou)
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Faynwolde Iwol II wolI woldedoon yowdoon to yowdo yowmyrthemyrthesplesurewiste I howwost I howyf I wiste howyf I wost howand I wiste how
  

myrthe48Edition Ad1 Ch Cx1 Cx2 Dd El En1 En3 Hg Ii Ne Ps Ra2 Sl1 Sl2 Wy (myrthe), Ad3 To1 (murthe), Bo1 Ht Ph2 (mirth), Bo2 Bw Cn Ha3 Ma Nl Tc2 (myrth), Cp Ha2 Ha4 Mg Ra3 Ry2 Se (merthe), Ds1 Ln Mm Tc1 (mirthe), Gl Lc (m̉the), La (merþe), Ld1 (mirþe), Ld2 Pw (merth), Pn (myrtth), Ry1 (Mirthe)
myrthes1Fi (myrthes)
plesure1Py (plesure)
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Faynwolde Iwol II wolI woldedoon yowdoon to yowdo yowmyrthemyrthesplesurewiste I howwost I howyf I wiste howyf I wost howand I wiste how

wost I how1Gl
yf I wiste how6Cx1 Cx2 Ne Pn Tc2 Wy
yf I wost how1Nl
and I wiste how12Cn Dd Ds1 En1 Ha3 Ii Ma Py Ra3 Ry1 Sl2 Tc1

wiste I how30Edition El En3 Ha2 Ha4 Hg Lc Ry2 Se Sl1 (wiste I how), Ad1 (wyst I howe), Ad3 Bo2 Ht (wist y how), Bo1 Bw Cp Ld1 Ps (wist I how), Ch (wyste I how), Fi (wyste y howe), La Pw (wist I howe), Ld2 (wyst I how), Ln (wiste y how), Mg Mm Ra2 To1 (wiste I howe), Ph2 (wist I hou)
wost I how1Gl (wost I how)
yf I wiste how6Cx1 (yf I wiste how), Cx2 (yf I wyste how), Ne (If y wiste how), Pn (if I wist how), Tc2 (yf I wist howe), Wy (yf I wyst how)
yf I wost how1Nl (yf I wost how)
and I wiste how12Cn (and y wist howe), Dd (⁊ I wist howe), Ds1 Ra3 (and I wist hou), En1 Py (and I wist how), Ha3 Ii (and I wiste howe), Ma (and y wiste how), Ry1 (And I wyste how), Sl2 (and I wist howe), Tc1 (⁊ I wist hou)
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And of a myrtheAnd of my myrtheAnd of myrtheAnd wol yee here whatI am right nowI am right welI am right nowithI am nowI am I right nownow right I amright now I ambithoghtthoghtbethou
  

And of my myrthe5Cx1 Ii Ne Nl Tc2
And of myrthe4Ha2 Ht Mg Ra2
And wol yee here what1Ha3

And of a myrthe40Edition Bw Ch Cn Cx2 El En1 En3 Fi Hg Ld2 Mm Ps Sl1 Sl2 Wy (And of a myrthe), Ad1 Bo2 Ma Pn (And of a myrth), Ad3 (And of a murthe), Bo1 Ph2 Py (And of a mirth), Cp La Ln Pw (And of a merþe), Dd Ds1 Ra3 Tc1 (And of a mirthe), Gl Ha4 Ry2 Se (And of a merthe), Lc (And of a m̉the), Ld1 (And of a mirþe), Ry1 (And of A Myrthe), To1 (And of a murth)
And of my myrthe5Cx1 Ii Ne (And of my myrthe), Nl (And of my myrth), Tc2 (And of my mirth)
And of myrthe4Ha2 (And of myrthe), Ht (And of myrth), Mg (And of merthe), Ra2 (And of mirthe)
And wol yee here what1Ha3 (And wol yee here what)
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And of a myrtheAnd of my myrtheAnd of myrtheAnd wol yee here whatI am right nowI am right welI am right nowithI am nowI am I right nownow right I amright now I ambithoghtthoghtbethou
  

I am right wel3Ht Ln Ra2
I am right nowith1Bo2
I am now2Fi Ha3
I am I right now1Ne
now right I am1Bo1
right now I am2Ph2 Py

I am right now40Edition Bw Ch Cp Cx1 Cx2 El En1 En3 Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg Lc Ld1 Mg Pn Ps Pw Se Sl1 Tc1 Tc2 (I am right now), Ad1 (I am ryht nowe), Ad3 (y am ryght now), Cn Ma (y am right nowe), Dd Ld2 Ry2 Wy (I am ryght now), Ds1 Nl Ra3 (I am riȝt now), Ii Sl2 To1 (I am right nowe), La (I am riht nowe), Mm (I am ryght nowe), Ry1 (I am righte now)
I am right wel3Ht (I am right wel), Ln (I am ryȝt wel), Ra2 (I am right well)
I am right nowith1Bo2 (y am right nowith)
I am now2Fi (y am now), Ha3 (I am nowe)
I am I right now1Ne (I am i riȝt now)
now right I am1Bo1 (now right I am)
right now I am2Ph2 (right now I am), Py (Right now I am)
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And of a myrtheAnd of my myrtheAnd of myrtheAnd wol yee here whatI am right nowI am right welI am right nowithI am nowI am I right nownow right I amright now I ambithoghtthoghtbethou

bithoght48Edition Hg (bithoght), Ad1 (by thoht), Ad3 Gl To1 (by thought), Bo1 (bethought̄), Bw Pw (by þought), Ch Fi Ha4 (bythought), Cn Wy (bethought), Cp (biþought), Cx1 Cx2 Ii Pn Ps Py Ra2 Sl2 Tc2 (be thought), Dd Ne (be þouȝt), Ds1 Ra3 (bethouȝt), El (bythoght), En1 (bethoght), En3 (bi thouht), Ha2 Lc Mg Sl1 (bithought), Ha3 (be thowghet), Ht (be þoght), La (be þouhte), Ld1 (be þought), Ld2 (by thoght), Ln (beþought), Ma (be thowth), Mm (be thōghte), Nl Tc1 (be thouȝt), Ry1 (bithoughte), Ry2 (bi þought), Se (bi thought)
thoght1Bo2 (thoughte)
bethou1Ph2 (bethou)
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To doonTo doyow eseyow causeand itand it itshal costenoghtyow noght
  

To doon37Edition Ad1 Ad3 Ch El En3 Ha4 Hg Ma (To doon), Bo2 Bw Cp Dd Ds1 Ha2 Ha3 Ld1 Mg Py Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 To1 (To don), Cn Pw (To don̄), En1 Fi La Lc Ld2 Mm Ps (To done), Gl (To doon̄), Ry1 (To doone)
To do13Bo1 Cx1 Cx2 Ht Ii Ln Ne Nl Ph2 Pn Ra2 Tc2 Wy (To do)
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To doonTo doyow eseyow causeand itand it itshal costenoghtyow noght
  

yow ese49Edition Ad3 El En3 Fi Ha2 Hg Ln Ry2 Sl1 (yow ese), Ad1 Bo2 Cx1 Cx2 Ht Ld1 Mg Ra2 Ra3 Ry1 Sl2 (you ese), Bo1 Cn Ds1 Gl Ma Ph2 Pn Tc1 Tc2 Wy (you ease), Bw Lc (ȝow ese), Ch En1 Ps Se (yow ease), Cp To1 (you eese), Dd (ȝow ease), Ha3 (yowe eese), Ha4 (ȝou eese), La Mm (ȝowe ese), Ld2 (ȝow eese), Ne (you eze), Nl (yewe ese), Pw (ȝou ease), Py (yow eaase)
yow cause1Ii (you cause)
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To doonTo doyow eseyow causeand itand it itshal costenoghtyow noght
  

and it49Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En3 Gl Ha4 Hg Ht Ii La Lc Ld1 Ln Ma Mg Ne Nl Pn Pw Py Ra2 Ra3 Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (and it), Bw Ha2 Ry2 Se (⁊ it), Cn Ph2 (And it), En1 Ps (and yt), Fi Ha3 Ld2 To1 (and hit), Mm (Ande it), Ry1 (⁊ hitt)
and it it1Ch (⁊ it it)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 768 Collation  
  
To doonTo doyow eseyow causeand itand it itshal costenoghtyow noght
  

shal coste50Edition Ad3 Cx1 Cx2 El En3 Hg Lc Mg Ne Ra3 Se Sl1 (shal coste), Ad1 Ch Cn En1 Gl Ha3 Ld2 Nl (shall cost), Bo1 Bo2 Bw Dd Ds1 Ht Ld1 Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Py Tc1 (shal cost), Cp Ha4 Ry2 To1 (schal coste), Fi La Ma (schal cost), Ha2 Ln Mm Ry1 (schall coste), Ii Ra2 Sl2 Wy (shall coste), Tc2 (shalle coste)
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To doonTo doyow eseyow causeand itand it itshal costenoghtyow noght

noght25Edition El En1 Hg (noght), Bo2 (noughte), Bw Cp Fi Gl Ha2 Ha4 Lc Ld1 Mg Ps Ry2 Sl1 Sl2 To1 (nought), Dd Ds1 Pw Ra3 (nouȝt), La (nowhte), Mm (noȝte)
yow noght25Ad1 (you nowht), Ad3 Ld2 (ȝow noght), Bo1 (you nought̄), Ch En3 Py Se (yow nought), Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ii Ph2 Pn Wy (you nought), Ha3 (yow noute), Ht (yow noght), Ln Ne Tc1 (you nouȝt), Ma (you nowth), Nl (ȝew nauȝte), Ra2 (you not), Ry1 (you noughte), Tc2 (you noght)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 769 Collation  
YeYe Ygoon togo towil toCaunterburyCaunterbury wardgod yow spede
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 769 Collation  
  
YeYe Ygoon togo towil toCaunterburyCaunterbury wardgod yow spede
  

goon to41Edition Ad3 Bw El Fi Ha4 Hg Ht Nl Se (goon to), Ad1 Bo2 Cp Dd Ds1 En3 Ha2 Ha3 Lc Ld1 Ln Mg Ps Py Ra3 Ry2 Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 To1 (gon to), Bo1 En1 La Mm Ph2 Pw Ra2 (gone to), Ch (goon̄ to), Gl (gon̄ to), Ld2 Ry1 (goone to)
go to8Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ne Pn Tc2 Wy (go to), Ma (goo to)
wil to1Ii (wil to)
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YeYe Ygoon togo towil toCaunterburyCaunterbury wardgod yow spede
  

Caunterbury45Edition Cn Cx1 Dd Ds1 El En1 Ht Ne Ra2 Ra3 Tc1 Tc2 (Caunterbury), Ad1 (Cantirbury), Bo1 En3 Ha2 Ld1 Mg Nl Ph2 (Cauntirbury), Bo2 Sl1 (Caunterbery), Bw Cp Gl (Canturbury), Fi (Caunterbyry), Ha3 (Cavntirbury), Ha4 Ln Ma Mm Se (Caunturbury), Hg Lc (Caunt̉bury), Ii Py (cauntirbury), La Ld2 (Canterbury), Ps (Cauntyrbury), Pw (canterbery), Ry1 (Camterbury), Ry2 (Canturbery), Sl2 (Cawnterburye), To1 (Caunterburie)
Caunterbury ward5Ad3 (Caunturbury ward), Ch Cx2 Wy (Caunterbury ward), Pn (Caunterbury warde)
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YeYe Ygoon togo towil toCaunterburyCaunterbury wardgod yow spede

god yow spede50Edition Ad3 Ch En1 En3 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha3 Hg Ln Ps Ry2 Se Sl1 (god yow spede), Ad1 Bo1 Bo2 Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 Ht Ii Ld1 Ma Mg Ne Ph2 Pn Ra2 Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (god you spede), Bw (godde ȝo spede), Cp El Py (god yow speede), Dd Lc Ld2 (god ȝow spede), Ha4 (god ȝou speede), La (god ȝowe spede), Mm (godde ȝowe spede), Nl (god ȝew spede), Pw (god ȝou spede), Ry1 (god you Spede)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 770 Collation  
The blisful MartirThe blissid MartirThat blisful Martirquytethere quyteacquitewhiteyow youre medeyow yow medeyoure mede
  

The blisful Martir43Edition Hg La (The blisful Martir), Ad1 Bo1 Cp Cx1 El Ha4 Lc Ld1 Ln Mg Ph2 Py Se (The blisful martir), Ad3 En3 Pn Ps (The blisful martyr), Bo2 (The blisful marter), Bw (Þe blesseful martir), Ch (The blysfull martir), Cx2 (The blysful martyr), Fi Gl (The blysfull Martir), Ha2 Ii Ra2 Ra3 Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 (The blisfull martir), Ha3 (Þe blissfull martir), Ht (The blesful marter), Ld2 (Þe blysfull martir), Mm (The Blesfull martir), Ne Pw (Þe blisful martir), Nl (The blesful martir), Ry1 (The blysefulle Marter), Ry2 (Þe blisseful martir), Wy (The blysfull martyr)
The blissid Martir2Tc2 (The blessede martir), To1 (The blissid martir)
That blisful Martir5Cn (That blisfull Martir), Dd Ds1 (That blisful martir), En1 (That blisfull martir), Ma (Þat blisful martir)
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The blisful MartirThe blissid MartirThat blisful Martirquytethere quyteacquitewhiteyow youre medeyow yow medeyoure mede
  

quyte47Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Bw Ch Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ha2 Ha4 Hg Ht Ii Ld1 Ld2 Ln Mg Ne Pn Ps Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Wy (quyte), Bo1 Ds1 El En1 Lc Ma Mm Ph2 Pw Tc1 To1 (quite), En3 Fi Ry1 (qwyte), Ha3 (qvite), Nl (quyt), Tc2 (quytt)
there quyte1Cn (there quyte)
acquite1Gl (acquite)
white1La (white)
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The blisful MartirThe blissid MartirThat blisful Martirquytethere quyteacquitewhiteyow youre medeyow yow medeyoure mede

yow youre mede42Edition Ad3 Ch Hg Mg Ps (yow youre mede), Ad1 Bo1 Cx2 Ds1 Gl Ph2 Pn Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 To1 Wy (you your mede), Bo2 (you yoʳ mede), Bw (ȝow ȝore mede), Cp (ȝou ȝour meede), Dd Lc Ry2 (ȝow ȝoure mede), El (yow youre meede), En1 (yoᵘ yo mede), En3 (yow yowr mede), Ha3 (yow yowre mede), Ha4 (ȝou ȝoure meede), Ii Ma Sl1 (you youre mede), La (ȝow ȝowre mede), Ld1 (yow yo mede), Ld2 (ȝow youre mede), Ln (yow your͗ mede), Mm (ȝowe ȝoure mede), Nl (ȝew yeur mede), Pw (ȝou ȝour mede), Py (yow yowre meede), Ry1 (you your Mede), Se (yow your mede)
yow yow mede1Ha2 (you you mede)
youre mede7Cn Ht Ra2 Tc2 (youre mede), Cx1 Fi Ne (your mede)
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Andwel I wootwel ye wootwil ye wootasthat asthatye goonye goby the weye
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 771 Collation  
  
Andwel I wootwel ye wootwil ye wootasthat asthatye goonye goby the weye
  

wel I woot40Edition Cp El Ha4 Hg Lc Ld1 Se (wel I woot), Ad1 Ad3 Dd En3 Ps Ra3 Tc1 (wel I wot), Bo1 Ha3 Ht Mg Ph2 Pw Sl1 (wel I wote), Bo2 (wel y wote), Bw (welle I woote), Ch (wele I woot), Cn Fi (well y wote), En1 Gl La Ld2 Mm Py Sl2 (wele I wote), Ha2 Ra2 (well I wote), Ln (well y wot), Ma (wele y wote), Ry2 (wel y woot), To1 (welle I wote)
wel ye woot9Cx1 Cx2 Ne (wel ye woot), Ds1 (wel ye wot), Nl (wele yee woot), Pn Ry1 (wele ye wote), Tc2 (welle ye wote), Wy (well ye wote)
wil ye woot1Ii (wil ye wete)
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Andwel I wootwel ye wootwil ye wootasthat asthatye goonye goby the weye
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 771 Collation  
  
Andwel I wootwel ye wootwil ye wootasthat asthatye goonye goby the weye
  

ye goon38Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Ch El Hg Ld1 Ma Se (ye goon), Bo1 Cn En1 Ph2 (ye gone), Bw Pw (ȝe goon), Cp Dd Ha4 Lc Ry2 (ȝe gon), Ds1 En3 Ha2 Ha3 Ht Ln Mg Ra3 Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 To1 (ye gon), La Ld2 Mm (ȝe gone), Ps (ye gon̄), Ry1 (ye goone)
ye go12Cx1 Cx2 Fi Gl Ii Ne Pn Py Ra2 Wy (ye go), Nl (yee go), Tc2 (ye goo)
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Andwel I wootwel ye wootwil ye wootasthat asthatye goonye goby the weye

by the weye50Edition Ad3 Dd El Gl Ha3 Hg Lc Mg Sl1 Tc2 (by the weye), Ad1 Bo1 Ch Cn En1 Fi Nl Pn Ra3 Tc1 (by the wey), Bo2 Ma (by þe wey), Bw Ps To1 (by the way), Cp Ha4 Ry2 (by þe weye), Cx1 Cx2 (be the weye), Ds1 Ph2 (bi the wey), En3 Se (bi the weye), Ha2 Ld1 (bi the weie), Ht (bi þe wey), Ii Py (bi the way), La Ne (be þe weye), Ld2 Ry1 Wy (by the waye), Ln (by þᵉ wey), Mm (by þe waye), Pw Ra2 (by þe way), Sl2 (be the weie)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 772 Collation  
YeAndScheshapen yowshape yowshapeto talento Iapento taleto talkento talketo lawȝeto Iapetalesand to pleyeand pleyeand eke to pleye
  

Ye48Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En1 En3 Fi Ha2 Hg Ht Ii Ld1 Ln Ma Mg Ne Ph2 Pn Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (Ye), Bw Ha4 Lc Ld2 Mm Pw (Ȝe), Dd (ȝe), Ha3 (Yᵉ), Nl Ps (Yee), To1 (ye)
And1Gl (And)
Sche1La (Sche)
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YeAndScheshapen yowshape yowshapeto talento Iapento taleto talkento talketo lawȝeto Iapetalesand to pleyeand pleyeand eke to pleye
  

shapen yow48Edition Ad3 Ch El En1 En3 Ha3 Hg Ln Py Ra2 Se (shapen yow), Ad1 Bo1 Bo2 Ds1 Gl Ht Ii Ld1 Mg Ph2 Ra3 Sl2 Wy (shapen you), Bw Dd Lc (shapen ȝow), Cn (shapen̄ you), Cp (schapen ȝou), Cx1 Cx2 (shappyn you), Fi Sl1 (schapen yow), Ha2 Ma (schapen you), Ha4 (schapen ȝow), La Mm (schapen ȝowe), Ld2 (shappen ȝow), Ne Pn (shapyn you), Nl (shapyn ȝewe), Pw (shapen ȝou), Ry1 (Schapen you), Ry2 (shapyn yow), Tc2 (shappen you), To1 (schapyn you)
shape yow1Ps (shape yow)
shape1Tc1 (shape)
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YeAndScheshapen yowshape yowshapeto talento Iapento taleto talkento talketo lawȝeto Iapetalesand to pleyeand pleyeand eke to pleye
  

to Iapen2Ad1 En3
to tale3Bw Ph2 Tc1
to talken13Cn Dd Ds1 En1 Ha2 Ha4 Ht Ii Lc Ma Mg Ra2 Se
to talke7Cx1 Cx2 Ne Pn Ps Tc2 Wy
to lawȝe1Nl
to Iape1Ry1
tales1Bo1

to talen22Edition Ad3 Bo2 Ch Cp El Fi Gl Ha3 Hg La Ld1 Ld2 Ln Mm Pw Py Ra3 Ry2 Sl1 Sl2 (to talen), To1 (to talyn)
to Iapen2Ad1 En3 (to Iapen)
to tale3Bw Ph2 Tc1 (to tale)
to talken13Cn (to talkyn̄), Dd Ds1 En1 Ha2 Ha4 Ht Ii Lc Mg Ra2 (to talken), Ma Se (to talkyn)
to talke7Cx1 Cx2 Ne Ps Tc2 Wy (to talke), Pn (to tawke)
to lawȝe1Nl (to lawȝe)
to Iape1Ry1 (to Iape)
tales1Bo1 (tales)
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YeAndScheshapen yowshape yowshapeto talento Iapento taleto talkento talketo lawȝeto Iapetalesand to pleyeand pleyeand eke to pleye

and to pleye46Edition Ad3 Ch Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd El En3 Gl Ha4 Hg La Lc Mg Mm Ne Ph2 Sl1 (and to pleye), Ad1 Bo1 Cn En1 Ln Ma Nl Pn Pw Ra3 Tc1 (and to pley), Bo2 Ds1 (⁊ to pley), Bw Wy (and to playe), Ha2 (⁊ to pleie), Ha3 Ld2 Ry2 Se (⁊ to pleye), Ii Ps Py Tc2 (and to play), Ld1 Sl2 (and to pleie), Ry1 (And to playe)
and pleye3Fi (⁊ pley), Ht (and pley), Ra2 (and play)
and eke to pleye1To1 (and eke to play)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 773 Collation  
For trewelyconfort ne murtheconfort nor murtheconfort and murtheconfort ne no murthemurthe ne confortis noonis it noonis ther noonis noueis noonys noonit is noon
  

For trewely50Edition Cp Dd El Ha4 Hg Lc Mg Ry2 (For trewely), Ad1 Bo1 Cn Ds1 Fi Gl Ii Ld2 Pn Ps Ra3 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 To1 (For truly), Ad3 Bo2 Cx1 Cx2 En1 Ha2 Ha3 La Ma Mm Ne Pw Ra2 (For trewly), Bw (For treweli), Ch En3 Ln Nl (For treuly), Ht Ph2 Tc1 (For truli), Ld1 (For treuli), Py (For triewly), Ry1 (For trulye), Wy (For truely)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 773 Collation  
  
For trewelyconfort ne murtheconfort nor murtheconfort and murtheconfort ne no murthemurthe ne confortis noonis it noonis ther noonis noueis noonys noonit is noon
  

confort nor murthe1Tc1
confort and murthe3Bo2 La Sl2
confort ne no murthe1Ha3
murthe ne confort2Fi Ps

confort ne murthe43Edition Hg (confort ne murthe), Ad1 (comford ne myrthe), Ad3 El Mg (confort ne myrthe), Bo1 Ph2 (cumfort ne mirth), Bw (conford ne myrth), Ch Cx1 Cx2 Ne Wy (comfort ne myrthe), Cn Ma Nl Pn Py Tc2 (comfort ne myrth), Cp (confort ne merþe), Dd Ds1 Ld1 Sl1 (comfort ne mirthe), En1 Mm (comforte ne mirthe), En3 Ha4 (comfort ne merthe), Gl (confort ne mthe), Ha2 (coūfort ne myrthe), Ht (confort ne mirth), Ii (comforte ne myrthe), Lc (confort ne m̉the), Ld2 (comforth ne myrth), Ln (comfort ne merþe), Pw (conforte ne myrthe), Ra2 (comforte ne myrth), Ra3 (confort ne mirthe), Ry1 (Comforte ne Myrthe), Ry2 (confort ne merthe), Se (conforte ne merthe), To1 (confort ne myrth)
confort nor murthe1Tc1 (confort nor mirthe)
confort and murthe3Bo2 (comfort and myrth), La (comforþe and merþe), Sl2 (comfort and myrthe)
confort ne no murthe1Ha3 (coumfort ne no mirthe)
murthe ne confort2Fi (myrth ne counforte), Ps (myrth ne comfort)
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For trewelyconfort ne murtheconfort nor murtheconfort and murtheconfort ne no murthemurthe ne confortis noonis it noonis ther noonis noueis noonys noonit is noon

is it noon4Ad1 Cn En3 Ma
is ther noon6Bo1 Gl Mm Nl Ph2 Tc1
is noue1Wy
is noo1Ry2
nys noon2Bw Ry1
it is noon1Ii

is noon35Edition Ad3 Ch El Ha3 Ha4 Hg Lc Ld1 Ra3 Se Sl1 To1 (is noon), Bo2 (is noon̄), Cp Cx2 Dd Ds1 Ha2 Mg Ne Ps Py Sl2 (is non), Cx1 Pw (is non̄), En1 Fi Ht La Pn Ra2 Tc2 (is none), Ld2 (is noone), Ln (is nō)
is it noon4Ad1 En3 Ma (is it noon), Cn (is it none)
is ther noon6Bo1 Gl (is ther none), Mm (is þer none), Nl (is ther noon), Ph2 (is þer non), Tc1 (is ther non)
is noue1Wy (is noue)
is noo1Ry2 (is noo)
nys noon2Bw (nys noon), Ry1 (nys none)
it is noon1Ii (it is noone)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 774 Collation  
ToFor Toryderidenby the weyedomb asas domb asas doumble asstoonthe stoonany stoona stoonit were a stoon
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 774 Collation  
  
ToFor Toryderidenby the weyedomb asas domb asas doumble asstoonthe stoonany stoona stoonit were a stoon
  

ryde32Edition Ad3 Cx2 Gl Hg Ln Mg Nl Pn Tc2 Wy (ryde), Bo1 Ch Cn Cx1 Dd Ds1 El En1 Ha2 Ht Ii Lc Ma Ne Ph2 Ra2 Tc1 (ride), Fi Ha4 Ry1 (Ryde), Py (Ride)
riden18Ad1 Bo2 En3 Ld2 Ps (ryden), Bw (ridene), Cp La Ld1 Mm Pw Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 (riden), Ha3 (Riden), To1 (ridyn)
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ToFor Toryderidenby the weyedomb asas domb asas doumble asstoonthe stoonany stoona stoonit were a stoon
  

by the weye50Edition Dd El En3 Gl Hg Lc Mg Sl1 (by the weye), Ad1 Bo1 Ch Cx2 En1 Fi Ha3 Nl Pn Ra3 Tc2 To1 (by the wey), Ad3 Cn Ld2 Ps (by the way), Bo2 Cp Ln Ma Pw (by þe wey), Bw (by the waie), Cx1 (be the wey), Ds1 Ha2 Ld1 (bi the weie), Ha4 Mm (by þe weye), Ht (bi þe wei), Ii (bi the way), La (be þe waie), Ne (be þe wey), Ph2 Py Se (bi the wey), Ra2 (be the way), Ry1 (by þe waye), Ry2 (bi þe weye), Sl2 Tc1 (by the weie), Wy (by the waye)
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ToFor Toryderidenby the weyedomb asas domb asas doumble asstoonthe stoonany stoona stoonit were a stoon
  

domb as38Edition Bw Cp Ha4 Hg Py Ry2 (domb as), Ad1 (Doomb as), Ad3 Bo1 Ch Cx2 Gl Ha2 Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Mm Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Ra3 Se Sl2 To1 Wy (dombe as), Bo2 Cx1 La Ne Tc2 (dom as), El (doumb as), En3 (doomb as), Fi Sl1 (doumbe as), Nl (Domb as)
as domb as11Cn (as dom̄ as), Dd Ds1 En1 (as dom as), Ha3 (als Doumbe as), Ht Ra2 (as dome as), Ii (as doume as), Ln (as domm as), Ry1 (As dowme as), Tc1 (as dombe as)
as doumble as1Ma (as doumble as)
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ToFor Toryderidenby the weyedomb asas domb asas doumble asstoonthe stoonany stoona stoonit were a stoon

stoon6Edition Ad3 Hg (stoon), Ht Ra2 (stone), Ry1 (Stone)
the stoon6Ad1 To1 (the ston), Bo2 (the ston̄), El En3 Ra3 (the stoon)
any stoon5Bo1 (eny stone), Ha2 Mg (eny ston), La (any stone), Lc (eny stoon)
a stoon30Bw Cp Ps Py Sl2 Tc1 (a ston), Ch Cx2 Ha4 Ld1 Ma Ne Ry2 Se Sl1 (a stoon), Cn Fi Gl Ha3 Ii Ld2 Ph2 Pn Pw Tc2 Wy (a stone), Cx1 (a stoon̄), Ln (a stō), Mm (a stoone), Nl (a Stone)
it were a stoon3Dd (it were a ston), Ds1 (it were aston), En1 (it were a stone)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 775 Collation  
And therforewol Iwolde Imaken yowmakenmake yowmakeFynde yowdesportsom desport
  

And therfore50Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bw Ch Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En1 Ha2 Ii Lc Mg Ph2 Pn Ps Se Sl1 Tc2 Wy (And therfore), Ad1 En3 Gl Nl Py Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 (And therfor), Bo2 Ha4 Ld1 Ld2 Ln Ne (And þerfore), Cp La (And þer for), Dd Ry1 Ry2 (And þ̉fore), Fi (And þꝰfore), Ha3 Hg (And ther fore), Ht (And þerefor), Ma Pw (And þerfor), Mm (Ande þer for), Ra2 (And therefore), To1 (And ther for)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 775 Collation  
  
And therforewol Iwolde Imaken yowmakenmake yowmakeFynde yowdesportsom desport
  

wol I47Edition Ad1 Cp Ds1 El En3 Ha4 Hg Ht Ld1 Ra3 Se (wol I), Ad3 Bo2 (wol y), Bo1 Bw Cx1 Ii La Ln Ne Ph2 Ps Pw Py Ry2 (wil I), Ch Gl Ha2 Lc Mg (wole I), Cx2 Dd (wyl I), En1 Ld2 Ra2 Sl2 To1 (will I), Fi (woll y), Ha3 Tc2 (wolle I), Mm Nl Ry1 (woll I), Pn (wille I), Sl1 (wole y), Wy (wyll I)
wolde I3Cn Ma (wolde y), Tc1 (wold I)
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And therforewol Iwolde Imaken yowmakenmake yowmakeFynde yowdesportsom desport
  

maken yow19Edition Ad3 Ch El Hg Ry2 (maken yow), Bo2 Gl Ha2 Ld1 Mg Ra3 Sl1 (maken you), Bw Dd Lc (maken ȝow), La Mm (maken ȝowe), Se (makyn yow)
maken1Ld2 (maken)
make yow28Ad1 Bo1 Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 Ht Ii Ma Ne Ph2 Pn Ra2 Ry1 Sl2 Tc2 To1 Wy (make you), En1 En3 Fi Ln Ps Py (make yow), Ha4 Pw (make ȝou), Nl (make ȝewe)
make1Tc1 (make)
Fynde yow1Ha3 (Fynde yow)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 775 Collation  
  
And therforewol Iwolde Imaken yowmakenmake yowmakeFynde yowdesportsom desport

desport48Edition Ch Hg (desport), Ad1 Bo1 Bw Cp Cx1 Dd Ds1 El En1 En3 Ha4 Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Ma Mg Ne Ph2 Ps Py Ra3 Ry2 Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 (disport), Ad3 (despoort), Bo2 Cn Gl Ha2 Ii La Nl Pn Pw Ry1 Se To1 (disporte), Cx2 Wy (dysport), Fi (dysporte), Ha3 (Disport), Mm (desporte)
som desport2Ht (som disporte), Ra2 (sum disporte)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 776 Collation  
As Iseyde erstand doon yowand do yowto doon yowsom confortconfort
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 776 Collation  
  
As Iseyde erstand doon yowand do yowto doon yowsom confortconfort
  

seyde erst50Edition Ad3 El En3 Ha4 Hg Tc2 (seyde erst), Ad1 Bo1 Bw En1 Ht Ld2 Ph2 Ps (seid erst), Bo2 La Lc Mg Se Sl1 (seide arst), Ch Ds1 Ne Py To1 (saide erst), Cn Cp Dd Ha2 Ld1 Ma (seide erst), Cx1 Cx2 (sayde erst), Fi (seyde erste), Gl (seid arst), Ha3 (Saed erste), Ii Pw (seide erste), Ln (sede arst), Mm (seide arste), Nl (seyd erst), Pn Sl2 Tc1 (said erst), Ra2 (saide erste), Ra3 (said arst), Ry1 (Sayde erste), Ry2 (seyd arst), Wy (sayd erst)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 776 Collation  
  
As Iseyde erstand doon yowand do yowto doon yowsom confortconfort
  

and doon yow22Edition Ad3 El Hg (and doon yow), Bo2 Ld1 Mg Ra3 To1 (and don you), Fi Ha3 Ry2 Sl1 (and don yow), Gl Ii (and done you), Ha2 Se (⁊ don yow), Lc (and don ȝow), Ld2 (and done ȝow), Mm (ande done ȝowe), Pw (and don ȝou), Ry1 (And doone you)
and do yow27Ad1 Bo1 Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 Ht Ma Ne Ph2 Pn Ra2 Sl2 Tc2 Wy (and do you), Bw Dd La (and do ȝow), Ch (⁊ do yow), En1 (and do yoᵘ), En3 (and doo yow), Ha4 (and do ȝou), Ln (And do yow), Nl (and do ȝewe), Ps Py (and do yow)
to doon yow1Tc1 (to don you)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 776 Collation  
  
As Iseyde erstand doon yowand do yowto doon yowsom confortconfort

som confort40Edition Cp El Ha4 Hg Lc Mg (som confort), Ad1 Ad3 Ch Dd Ds1 En1 En3 Ld1 Ma Ra3 Ry2 Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 (som comfort), Bo1 (sum̄ cumfort), Bo2 Ha2 La To1 (som comforte), Bw (som comford), Cn (som̄ comforte), Fi (som counforte), Gl Ht Pw Se (som conforte), Ha3 Ra2 (some comforte), Ld2 Ln (some comfort), Mm (som ꝯforte), Ph2 (sum cumfort), Ry1 (Some comforte)
confort10Cx1 Cx2 Ne Nl Ps Py Tc2 Wy (comfort), Ii Pn (comforte)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 777 Collation  
And ifAnd if itAnd itFor ifyow likethyow likeyow likedliketh yowye likethlike yowye likeye likenalle byalle ofbyoon assentwon assent
  

And if39Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ch Cp Dd Ds1 El En3 Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg La Ld1 Ma Mg Ph2 Pw Py Ra3 Sl1 Tc1 (And if), Cn Ps Ra2 To1 (And yif), En1 Fi Ln Ry2 Se Sl2 (And yf), Lc (And ȝif), Mm (Ande if), Ry1 (And yefe)
And if it9Cx1 Ht Ii Ne (And if it), Cx2 Tc2 Wy (And yf it), Ld2 (And yf hit), Nl (And yff it)
And it1Pn (And it)
For if1Ha3 (For yf)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 777 Collation  
  
And ifAnd if itAnd itFor ifyow likethyow likeyow likedliketh yowye likethlike yowye likeye likenalle byalle ofbyoon assentwon assent
  

yow like8Cn Dd Ds1 En1 Ld1 Ma Py Se
yow liked3Bo1 Bo2 Ph2
liketh yow6Cx1 Cx2 Ne Pn Tc2 Wy
ye liketh1Ry1
like yow4Ht Ii Ld2 Nl
ye like1Fi
ye liken2Tc1 To1

yow liketh25Edition Ad3 Ch El En3 Gl Hg Mg Ps Sl1 (yow liketh), Ad1 (you lyketh), Bw Ha4 Lc (ȝow liketh), Cp Pw (ȝou likeþ), Ha2 Ra3 Sl2 (you liketh), Ha3 (yow likeþe), La (ȝowe likeþ), Ln (yow likith), Mm (ȝowe liketh), Ra2 (you likith), Ry2 (yow lyketh)
yow like8Cn Ds1 Ld1 Ma (you like), Dd (ȝow like), En1 Py Se (yow like)
yow liked3Bo1 Bo2 Ph2 (you liked)
liketh yow6Cx1 Cx2 Ne Tc2 (liketh you), Pn Wy (lyketh you)
ye liketh1Ry1 (ye lykeþe)
like yow4Ht Ii (like you), Ld2 (lyke ȝow), Nl (like ȝew)
ye like1Fi (ye lyke)
ye liken2Tc1 (ye liken), To1 (ye likyn)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 777 Collation  
  
And ifAnd if itAnd itFor ifyow likethyow likeyow likedliketh yowye likethlike yowye likeye likenalle byalle ofbyoon assentwon assent
  

alle by48Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bw Cx2 El Gl Ha4 Hg Lc Mg Mm Pn Pw Sl1 Sl2 (alle by), Ad1 Py (al bi), Bo2 Ch Cn Cp En1 Fi Ha3 Ii Ra3 Wy (all by), Cx1 Dd Ds1 Ne Ra2 Tc2 (alle be), En3 Ln (all bi), Ha2 Ld1 Ph2 Ry2 Se (alle bi), Ht (al be), La (all be), Ma Nl Ps To1 (al by), Ry1 (All by)
alle of1Tc1 (alle of)
by1Ld2 (by)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 777 Collation  
  
And ifAnd if itAnd itFor ifyow likethyow likeyow likedliketh yowye likethlike yowye likeye likenalle byalle ofbyoon assentwon assent

oon assent49Edition Bw Ch Ds1 El Ha2 Ha4 Hg Ht Lc Ld1 Ma Mg Nl Py Ra3 Ry2 Sl1 Tc1 (oon assent), Ad1 Ad3 Cp Cx1 En3 Ln Ne Sl2 (on assent), Bo1 Cx2 Dd En1 Pn Ps Tc2 Wy (one assent), Cn (on̄ assent), Fi Gl Mm Ra2 (one assente), Ha3 (oon Assent), Ii Ld2 (oone assent), La To1 (on assente), Ph2 (one Assent), Pw Se (oon assente), Ry1 (oone Assente)
won assent1Bo2 (won assente)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 778 Collation  
For toNow for toTostondenstonden tostonden this tymestonden holestond holestodenat my Iuggementas my Iuggementmy Iuggement
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 778 Collation  
  
For toNow for toTostondenstonden tostonden this tymestonden holestond holestodenat my Iuggementas my Iuggementmy Iuggement
  

stonden to2Ii To1
stonden this tyme2Cn Ma
stonden hole1Ph2
stond hole1Bo1
stoden1Ch

stonden43Edition Ad3 Bo2 Bw Cp Dd El Gl Ha2 Hg La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Mg Mm Pw Py Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 (stonden), Ad1 En3 Ps (stondyn), Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 En1 Fi Ha3 Ht Ne Nl Pn Ra2 Tc2 Wy (stonde), Ha4 (standen), Ry1 (Standen)
stonden to2Ii (stonde to), To1 (stondyn to)
stonden this tyme2Cn (stonde this tyme), Ma (stonde þis tyme)
stonden hole1Ph2 (stonde hool)
stond hole1Bo1 (stond hole)
stoden1Ch (sto͒den)
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For toNow for toTostondenstonden tostonden this tymestonden holestond holestodenat my Iuggementas my Iuggementmy Iuggement

at my Iuggement47Edition Ad3 Cp Dd El En1 Ha4 Hg Ld2 Ps Pw (at my Iuggement), Bo1 Ra2 (atte my Iugement), Bo2 Mm (at my Iuggemente), Bw Ch Cn Cx2 Ds1 En3 Fi Ha2 Ha3 Lc Ld1 Mg Nl Ph2 Py Ra3 Ry2 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (at my Iugement), Cx1 Ht Ne Pn (at my iugement), Gl (at my Iugemente), La (at My Iuggemente), Ln (att my Iugement), Ma (at my iuggement), Ry1 (Atte my Iugemente), Se (at my iugemente), Sl1 (att my Iuggement)
as my Iuggement1Ad1 (as my Iugement)
my Iuggement2Ii (my Iuggement), To1 (my iugement)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 779 Collation  
AndAsfor totowerkenwerkeasall asright asIshal yow seyeshal seyeyow seye
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 779 Collation  
  
AndAsfor totowerkenwerkeasall asright asIshal yow seyeshal seyeyow seye
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 779 Collation  
  
AndAsfor totowerkenwerkeasall asright asIshal yow seyeshal seyeyow seye
  

werken39Edition Ad3 Bo1 Ch Cp Dd Ds1 El En1 Gl Ha4 Hg La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Mm Nl Ph2 Py Ra3 Ry2 Sl1 (werken), Ad1 En3 Se To1 (werkyn), Bo2 (wyrkyn), Bw Ha2 Mg (wirken), Cn (werkyn̄), Ha3 (wirchen), Ps (wirkyn), Pw (worchen), Ry1 (worken), Sl2 (warken), Tc1 (werchen)
werke11Cx1 Ma Ne (worke), Cx2 Ii Tc2 Wy (werke), Fi Pn (wyrke), Ht Ra2 (werche)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 779 Collation  
  
AndAsfor totowerkenwerkeasall asright asIshal yow seyeshal seyeyow seye
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 779 Collation  
  
AndAsfor totowerkenwerkeasall asright asIshal yow seyeshal seyeyow seye

shal yow seye47Edition Ad3 El En3 Hg Ln Py Se Sl1 (shal yow seye), Ad1 (shall yo seye), Bo1 Tc2 (shalle you sey), Bo2 Ds1 Ra3 (shal you sey), Bw (shal yow seie), Cn Ii (shall you sey), Cp (schal ȝou seie), Cx1 Cx2 Ne Tc1 (shal you say), Dd (shal ȝow sey), En1 (shall yoᵘ sey), Fi (schall yow sey), Gl (shall yow seye), Ha2 (schall you seie), Ha3 (Shalle yow saye), Ha4 (schal ȝou seye), La (schal ȝowe seie), Lc (shal ȝow seye), Ld1 (shal you seie), Ld2 (shall ȝow say), Ma (schal you sey), Mg Ph2 (shal you seye), Mm (schall ȝewe seye), Nl (shall ȝew sey), Pn (shalle you say), Ps (shal yow say), Pw (shal ȝou seie), Ry1 (Schall you saye), Ry2 (schal yow seie), Sl2 (shall you seye), To1 (schal you say), Wy (shall you say)
shal seye2Ht (shal sey), Ra2 (shall saye)
yow seye1Ch (yow saye)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 780 Collation  
TomorweTo morwewhanye rydenye ridewe rydenwe rideby the weyeon the weye
  

Tomorwe3Edition El Hg (Tomorwe)
To morwe47Ad1 To1 (To morwyn), Ad3 Cp Dd Ds1 Ha4 Lc Ld2 Ln Ps Ra2 Ra3 Tc1 (To morwe), Bo1 (To morou), Bo2 Cx1 Cx2 En1 Fi Ha2 Ha3 Ht Ma Ne Nl Ph2 Pn Py Se Wy (To morow), Bw Mm (To morowen), Ch (To Morwe), Cn Ii Mg Pw Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 (To morowe), En3 (To morwyn̄), Gl La Ry2 (To morwen), Ld1 (To morn̄), Ry1 (To morne)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 780 Collation  
  
TomorweTo morwewhanye rydenye ridewe rydenwe rideby the weyeon the weye
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 780 Collation  
  
TomorweTo morwewhanye rydenye ridewe rydenwe rideby the weyeon the weye
  

ye ryden29Edition Ad1 Ad3 Cx2 Hg Ld2 Ln Pn Ra3 Ry1 (ye ryden), Bo1 (ye riden̄), Ch Cx1 El Ht Ne Ph2 Ra2 Sl1 Tc1 (ye riden), Cp Dd Ha4 Pw (ȝe riden), En3 (ye rydyn), Ha3 Py (ye Riden), Ps (yee ryden), To1 (ye ridyn)
ye ride9Bo2 Cn Ds1 En1 Ii Ma (ye ride), Nl (yee ride), Tc2 Wy (ye ryde)
we ryden11Bw Ha2 La Lc Ld1 Mm Ry2 Se (we riden), Gl Mg (we ryden), Sl2 (we ridyn)
we ride1Fi (we ryde)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 780 Collation  
  
TomorweTo morwewhanye rydenye ridewe rydenwe rideby the weyeon the weye

by the weye44Edition Ad3 El Gl Hg Lc Mg Sl1 (by the weye), Ad1 En3 Ph2 Py Se (bi the weye), Bo1 Cn Dd En1 Fi Nl Ra3 (by the wey), Bo2 Ma (by þe wey), Bw (by the weie), Ch Ry1 (by the waye), Cp Pw (by þe weie), Ds1 Ii (bi the wey), Ha2 Ld1 (bi the weie), Ha3 (by þᵉ weye), Ha4 Mm (by þe weye), Ht (bi þe wey), La (be þe weie), Ld2 Ps Tc1 (by the way), Ln (bi þᵉ weye), Ra2 (be the waye), Ry2 (bi þe weie), Sl2 (be the weye), To1 (be the way)
on the weye6Cx1 Cx2 Pn Wy (on the way), Ne (on þe way), Tc2 (on the wey)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 781 Collation  
  
NowAsby mybyfaderfaderssoulesowethat is deed
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 781 Collation  
  
NowAsby mybyfaderfaderssoulesowethat is deed
  

fader28Edition Ad3 Bo2 Bw Ch Cp Cx1 Cx2 El Fi Ha3 Hg La Ld1 Ld2 Mm Ne Ra3 Se (fader), Ad1 Bo1 Ph2 Py Ry2 Tc2 To1 (fadir), Nl (Fadir), Pn (fadre)
faders21Cn Dd Ds1 En1 Ht Ln Ma Pw Sl2 Tc1 Wy (faders), En3 (fadrys), Gl (Fadres), Ha2 (fadris), Ha4 Lc Ra2 (fadres), Ii Mg (Faders), Ps (fadirs), Ry1 (Fadurs)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 781 Collation  
  
NowAsby mybyfaderfaderssoulesowethat is deed
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 781 Collation  
  
NowAsby mybyfaderfaderssoulesowethat is deed

that is deed49Edition Ch El Ha2 Nl (that is deed), Ad1 (that is deede), Ad3 Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 Lc Ln Mg Ra3 Se Sl2 Tc1 Wy (that is ded), Bo1 En3 Gl Ii Ld2 Ph2 Pn Py Ra2 Tc2 To1 (that is dede), Bo2 Bw Dd En1 Fi Ht La Mm Pw Ry1 (þat is dede), Cn (that ys dede), Cp Ha4 Ma (þat is deed), Ha3 (þᵗ is ded), Hg (þᵗ is deed), Ld1 Ne Ps Ry2 (þat is ded)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 781-a Collation  
Now so god saue me at my most nede

Now so god saue me at my most nede2Edition Sl1 (Now so god saue me at my most nede)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 782 Collation  
ButBut ifye be muryeye murye beI wol yeue yowI wol leseI wol yeuen yowI yeue yowI shal yeue yowI shal leseI shal yow yeuesmyteþ ofmyn heed
  

But if8Ds1 Tc1 (But yef), El Ht Ii Sl2 (But if), Ps (But yif), Ra2 (But yf)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 782 Collation  
  
ButBut ifye be muryeye murye beI wol yeue yowI wol leseI wol yeuen yowI yeue yowI shal yeue yowI shal leseI shal yow yeuesmyteþ ofmyn heed
  

ye be murye49Edition Hg (ye be murye), Ad1 Bo1 Bo2 Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 En1 En3 Fi Gl Ha2 Ld1 Ma Ne Ph2 Pn Ra2 Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (ye be mery), Ad3 Ch (ye be mury), Bw Cp Ha4 Lc (ȝe be merye), Dd (ȝe be merie), El (ye be myrie), Ha3 (yee be mury), Ht (ye be meri), Ii Mg Ry2 Se (ye be merye), La (ȝe bue Merie), Ld2 Mm Pw (ȝe be mery), Nl Ps (yee be mery), Py (ye be mirrye), Ry1 (ye be Merye), Sl1 (ye be merie), To1 (ye be murie)
ye murye be1Ln (ye meri be)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 782 Collation  
  
ButBut ifye be muryeye murye beI wol yeue yowI wol leseI wol yeuen yowI yeue yowI shal yeue yowI shal leseI shal yow yeuesmyteþ ofmyn heed
  

I wol lese2Ps Se
I wol yeuen yow1Ry1
I yeue yow6Ad1 En3 Ht La Py Ra2
I shal yeue yow6Cx1 Cx2 Ne Nl Pn Wy
I shal lese1Ii
I shal yow yeue1Tc2
smyteþ of1Ha4

I wol yeue yow32Edition El Hg (I wol yeue yow), Ad3 (y wol ȝeue yow), Bo1 (I wil geue you), Bo2 (y wol yeve you), Bw (I wille ȝeue ȝow), Ch (I wole yeve yow), Cn (y woll yeve you), Cp (I wil ȝeue yow), Dd (I wyl ȝeue ȝow), Ds1 Ld1 Ra3 (I wil yeue you), En1 (I will yeve yoᵘ), Fi (y woll gyffe you), Gl (I wole yeve you), Ha2 (I woll yeue yow), Ha3 (I wol gyve yow), Lc (I wol ȝeue ȝow), Ld2 (I will ȝiffe ȝow), Ln (y will yeue you), Ma (I wol yeue you), Mg (I wol yeve you), Mm (I will ȝiff ȝowe), Ph2 (I wil geve you), Pw (I wil ȝeue ȝou), Ry2 (I wil yeue yow), Sl1 (I wole yeue yow), Sl2 (I wille yeve you), Tc1 (I will yeue you), To1 (y wil yif you)
I wol lese2Ps (I wil lese), Se (I wol lese)
I wol yeuen yow1Ry1 (I woll yeuen you)
I yeue yow6Ad1 (y yeve you), En3 (I yeve yew), Ht (I gif you), La (I ȝeue ȝowe), Py (I yeve yow), Ra2 (I gyue you)
I shal yeue yow6Cx1 Cx2 Ne (I shal yeue you), Nl (I shal gyve ȝew), Pn (I shalle gyue you), Wy (I shall yeue you)
I shal lese1Ii (I shall lese)
I shal yow yeue1Tc2 (I shalle you yeve)
smyteþ of1Ha4 (smyteþ of)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 782 Collation  
  
ButBut ifye be muryeye murye beI wol yeue yowI wol leseI wol yeuen yowI yeue yowI shal yeue yowI shal leseI shal yow yeuesmyteþ ofmyn heed

myn heed50Edition Ch El En3 Ha2 Ha4 Hg (myn heed), Ad1 Sl1 (myn heede), Ad3 Lc Ln Mg Ps Se Tc1 (myn hed), Bo1 Bo2 (myn̄ hede), Bw Cn En1 Ha3 Ht Ld2 Mm Ph2 Pn Pw Ry1 Sl2 Tc2 (my hede), Cp (mȳ heed), Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 Fi Ld1 Ne Ra3 Ry2 Wy (my hed), Dd Ii Nl Py Ra2 To1 (myn hede), Gl (myne hede), La (Mine hede), Ma (my heed)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 783 Collation  
HooldHoldethHoldenHoldevpyourehondeshondwithoutenwithoutemooreOm.speche
  

Hoold42Edition El Hg (Hoold), Ad3 Bo2 Ch Cn Dd Ds1 Fi Gl Ii La Ld1 Ld2 Ln Ma Mm Pn Pw Ra2 Ra3 Sl1 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (Holde), Bo1 Bw Cp Cx1 Cx2 En1 Ha4 Ht Ne Nl Ph2 Ps Py Ry2 Sl2 (Hold)
Holdeth6Ad1 En3 Ha2 Lc Mg (Holdeth), Ha3 (Holdiþe)
Holden1Ry1 (Holden)
Holde1Se (Holde)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 783 Collation  
  
HooldHoldethHoldenHoldevpyourehondeshondwithoutenwithoutemooreOm.speche
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 783 Collation  
  
HooldHoldethHoldenHoldevpyourehondeshondwithoutenwithoutemooreOm.speche
  

youre50Edition Ad3 Bo2 Ch Cn El Fi Ha2 Ha3 Hg Ht Ii Ma Mg Ps Ra2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 (youre), Ad1 Bo1 Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 En3 Gl Ne Ph2 Pn Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Tc1 To1 Wy (your), Bw Cp Mm (ȝour), Dd Ha4 Lc Ld2 Pw (ȝoure), En1 Ld1 (yo), La (ȝowre), Ln (your͗), Nl (yeur), Py (yowre)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 783 Collation  
  
HooldHoldethHoldenHoldevpyourehondeshondwithoutenwithoutemooreOm.speche
  

hondes37Edition Ad3 Bw Ch Dd Ds1 En1 Gl Ha2 Hg Ht La Lc Mm Pw Ra2 Ry2 Se Sl2 (hondes), Ad1 Cn En3 (handys), Bo1 Fi Ii Ld1 Ld2 Mg Ps Ry1 Tc1 (handes), Ha3 Ph2 Py (handis), Ma Nl Sl1 (hondis)
hond13Bo2 Ln Tc2 Wy (honde), Cp Cx1 Cx2 El Ha4 Ne Pn Ra3 (hond), To1 (hand)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 783 Collation  
  
HooldHoldethHoldenHoldevpyourehondeshondwithoutenwithoutemooreOm.speche
  

withouten15Edition Bo1 Py Ry1 Tc1 (withouten), Ad1 (wythoutē), Ad3 (wyth outen), Ch En3 Hg Ii Ln (with outen), Cn (withouten̄), El Ph2 (wᵗouten)
withoute35Bo2 Cx1 Ds1 Ha4 Lc Mg Pn Ra3 Se Sl1 (withoute), Bw En1 Gl Nl (with out), Cp (wiþoute), Cx2 (wythoute), Dd Fi Ha2 Ha3 Ht Mm Ra2 To1 (with oute), La (wiþ owte), Ld1 Ps (without), Ld2 (wyth oute), Ma (wᵗout), Ne Tc2 (wᵗoute), Pw (wiþ out), Ry2 (wit oute), Sl2 (wᵗowte), Wy (wythout)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 783 Collation  
  
HooldHoldethHoldenHoldevpyourehondeshondwithoutenwithoutemooreOm.speche
  

Om.40Ad2 Ad4 Ar Ct Dl Do Ds2 Ee En2 Gg Ha1 Ha5 He Hk Hl1 Hl2 Hl3 Hl4 Hn Kk Ll1 Ll2 Mc Me Np Ox1 Ox2 Ph1 Ph3 Ph4 Pl Pp Ra1 Ra4 Se-orig Si Sl3 St Tc3 To2
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 783 Collation  
  
HooldHoldethHoldenHoldevpyourehondeshondwithoutenwithoutemooreOm.speche
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 784 Collation  
Oure conseilOurewas natwasshal natlongelonge belongbe longefor to secheto seche
  

Oure conseil49Edition Bw El Hg (Oure conseil), Ad1 (Owr conseil), Ad3 Bo1 Dd Ha4 (Oure counseil), Bo2 Pn Ps (Oure counsel), Ch (Oure counseille), Cn Ha3 Ld1 Py (Oure counsaile), Cp (Our counseil), Cx1 Cx2 Ne (Our counsel), En1 (Our counseill), En3 (Owr coıı̄sel), Fi Gl Ht (Oure counsell), Ha2 (Oure counseile), Ii (Oure counseyle), La (Owre consell), Lc Mg Ra3 Tc1 (Oure counseill), Ld2 (Oure councele), Ln (Oure conseill), Ma (Oure Councel), Mm (Our counseall), Nl Wy (Our counsell), Ph2 (Oure counsail), Pw (Our counsaile), Ra2 (Oure counsaill), Ry1 (Ower cownsayle), Ry2 (Our conseill), Se (Oure counsaille), Sl1 (Oure councel), Sl2 (Oure cownseill), Tc2 (Oure councelle), To1 (Oure consail)
Oure1Ds1 (Oure)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 784 Collation  
  
Oure conseilOurewas natwasshal natlongelonge belongbe longefor to secheto seche
  

was nat41Edition Ad1 Ds1 El En1 En3 Gl Hg Ld1 Py Sl2 Tc1 To1 (was nat), Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cn Cp Fi Ha3 Ha4 Ht La Ld2 Ln Ma Mm Ph2 Ps Pw Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 (was not), Dd (was nouȝt), Ha2 Lc Mg (was nought), Ry1 (was noughte)
was1Bw (was)
shal nat8Cx1 Cx2 Ne (shal not), Ii (shall nought), Nl (shall nat), Pn (shal nat), Tc2 (shalnot), Wy (shall not)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 784 Collation  
  
Oure conseilOurewas natwasshal natlongelonge belongbe longefor to secheto seche
  

longe be7Cx1 Cx2 Ne Tc2 Wy (longe be), Nl Pn (long be)
long1Pw (long)
be longe1Ii (be longe)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 784 Collation  
  
Oure conseilOurewas natwasshal natlongelonge belongbe longefor to secheto seche

for to seche37Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Bw Ch Cp Dd Ds1 El En1 En3 Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Hg La Lc Ld1 Ln-mod Ma Ps Pw Py Se Sl2 Tc1 To1 (for to seche), Bo1 Cn Ii Mg Ph2 Sl1 (forto seche), Mm (for to seeche), Ry1 (For to seche)
to seche14Cx1 Cx2 Fi Ht Ld2 Ln-orig Ne Nl Pn Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Tc2 Wy (to seche)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 785 Collation  
VsWeHeItthoughte itthoughtesemedwas nat worthwas nat worthywas worthnas nat worthnatnat worthto make it wysto make it nyceto make vs wysto make it no wysto make to wysto make vs nycevs to make it wys
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 785 Collation  
  
VsWeHeItthoughte itthoughtesemedwas nat worthwas nat worthywas worthnas nat worthnatnat worthto make it wysto make it nyceto make vs wysto make it no wysto make to wysto make vs nycevs to make it wys
  

thoughte it46Edition Cx1 El Hg Lc Mg (thoughte it), Ad1 (thouht it), Ad3 Bo1 Ch Cn Cx2 En1 Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ii Mm Ph2 Pn Py Se Sl1 Sl2 To1 Wy (thought it), Bo2 Bw Cp Ld1 Ry2 (þought it), Dd Pw (þouȝt it), Ds1 Nl Ra3 Tc1 (thouȝt it), En3 (thouhte it), Fi (thouȝte hit), Ha4 (þoughte it), La (þouhte it), Ld2 (thoght hit), Ma (þowth it), Ne (þouȝte it), Ps (thought yt), Ry1 (þought hitt)
thoughte3Ht Ra2 Tc2 (thought)
semed1Ln (semed)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 785 Collation  
  
VsWeHeItthoughte itthoughtesemedwas nat worthwas nat worthywas worthnas nat worthnatnat worthto make it wysto make it nyceto make vs wysto make it no wysto make to wysto make vs nycevs to make it wys
  

was nat worthy4Dd Ds1 En1 To1
was worth1Nl
nas nat worth1Ha4
nat3Ht Ln Ra2
nat worth2Ps Tc2

was nat worth39Edition Ad1 Ch En3 Gl Hg Ld1 Pn Py Tc1 (was nat worth), Ad3 Bo2 Bw Cx1 Cx2 Ha2 Lc Ld2 Ma Mg Mm Ne Ra3 Se Sl1 Sl2 Wy (was not worth), Bo1 Ph2 (was not wurth), Cn Ii (was nought worth), Cp (was not worþ), El Ry2 (was noght worth), Fi (was noth worth), Ha3 (was not worthe), La Pw (was not worþe), Ry1 (was notte worþe)
was nat worthy4Dd En1 (was nat worthy), Ds1 (was nat worthi), To1 (was nought worthi)
was worth1Nl (was worth)
nas nat worth1Ha4 (nas nat worþ)
nat3Ht Ln Ra2 (not)
nat worth2Ps (not wurth), Tc2 (not worth)
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VsWeHeItthoughte itthoughtesemedwas nat worthwas nat worthywas worthnas nat worthnatnat worthto make it wysto make it nyceto make vs wysto make it no wysto make to wysto make vs nycevs to make it wys

to make it nyce2Bo1 Dd
to make vs wys9Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 Ii Ld2 Ne Pn Tc2 Wy
to make it no wys1Gl
to make to wys3Mm Pw Sl1
to make vs nyce1Nl
vs to make it wys1Ln

to make it wys33Edition Ad1 Ad3 Cp El Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Hg Lc Mg Ra2 Ry2 Se (to make it wys), Bo2 Ch (to make it wyse), Bw Ht La Ra3 (to make it wise), Cn Ma Ph2 (to make it uyce), En1 (to make yt wyse), En3 Ld1 Sl2 (to make it wis), Fi (to make hit wyse), Ps (to make yt wise), Py (to make it uyse), Ry1 (to make hitt wyse), Tc1 (to make it uice), To1 (to make it uys)
to make it nyce2Bo1 Dd (to make it nyce)
to make vs wys9Cx1 Tc2 (to make vs wyse), Cx2 Pn Wy (to make vs wys), Ds1 Ii Ne (to make vs wise), Ld2 (to make ws wyse)
to make it no wys1Gl (to make it no uyse)
to make to wys3Mm (to make to wyse), Pw (to make to wis), Sl1 (to make to wys)
to make vs nyce1Nl (to make vs nyce)
vs to make it wys1Ln (vs to make it uise)
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And graunted hymAnd graunted it hymAnd graunted þer towithouten moorewith wotyn moorewithout mooreavysabysdevise
  

And graunted hym47Edition Bo2 Ch Cx1 Cx2 El En1 Fi Hg Ii Lc Ma Mg Pw Py Sl2 Tc2 Wy (And graunted hym), Ad1 Ad3 Ds1 Ha4 Ht La Ld1 Ne Pn Ra3 Se Tc1 (And graunted him), Bo1 Ha3 Ph2 Ra2 (And grauntid him), Bw (And granted hym), Cn (And grauntid hym̄), Cp (And gᵃunted him), Dd (And gᵃunted hī), En3 (And graıı̄tyd hym), Ha2 (And graūted hym), Ld2 (And gᵃunted hym), Mm (And grauntede hym), Ps To1 (And grauntid hym), Ry1 (And gᵃntede hym), Ry2 (And gᵃuntede him), Sl1 (And grauntide hym)
And graunted it hym1Gl (And graunted it hym)
And graunted þer to1Ln (And graunted þer to)
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And graunted hymAnd graunted it hymAnd graunted þer towithouten moorewith wotyn moorewithout mooreavysabysdevise
  

withouten moore28Edition (withouten moore), Ad1 (wythouten more), Bo1 Sl1 (withouten more), Bo2 Cn Cx1 En3 Lc Mg Mm Ne Ra3 Se Tc1 To1 (withoute more), Cp Ha4 (wiþoute more), Cx2 (wythoute more), El (wit outen moore), En1 (wᵗouten more), Ha3 (with outen more), Hg (with outen moore), Ln (with owten more), Ma (wᵗout more), Ph2 (wᵗouten moor), Ry1 (withouten More), Sl2 (withowte more)
with wotyn moore1Ch (with wotyn moore)
without moore20Ad3 Ld2 (wyth oute more), Bw Gl (with out more), Dd Fi Ha2 Ii Pn Ra2 (with oute more), Ds1 (withoutemore), Ht (with oute mor), La (wiþ oute more), Ld1 Ps Py Tc2 Wy (without more), Pw (wiþ out more), Ry2 (wit oute more)
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And graunted hymAnd graunted it hymAnd graunted þer towithouten moorewith wotyn moorewithout mooreavysabysdevise

avys47Edition Ad1 Bw Ha4 Hg Lc Mg Ra2 Sl1 Tc1 (avys), Ad3 El Ld1 Ry2 To1 (auys), Bo1 Ds1 Ht La Ln Ma Mm Ne Tc2 (avise), Bo2 En1 Fi Ld2 (avyse), Ch Ra3 (auyse), Cn (advice), Cx1 Dd (a vyse), Cx2 Ha2 Pn (a vys), En3 Pw Sl2 (avis), Gl Ps (aduyse), Ha3 (Avise), Ph2 (avice), Py (advise), Ry1 (Auyse), Se (advys), Wy (aduys)
abys1Cp (abys)
devise1Ii (devise)
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Andbadepraydeherdhym seyehisthisall hisvoirditwordysveordreveredicteverditeas hym lesteall hym lesteand his devisehym leste
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 787 Collation  
  
Andbadepraydeherdhym seyehisthisall hisvoirditwordysveordreveredicteverditeas hym lesteall hym lesteand his devisehym leste
  
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Andbadepraydeherdhym seyehisthisall hisvoirditwordysveordreveredicteverditeas hym lesteall hym lesteand his devisehym leste
  

hym seye50Edition Ch En3 Gl Hg Ln Mm Py Sl2 (hym seye), Ad1 Bo1 Ds1 Ph2 Pn Ra3 Se Tc1 (him sey), Ad3 Cp El (him seye), Bo2 (hym sei), Bw Sl1 (hym seie), Cn (hym̄ sey), Cx1 Cx2 Ha2 Wy (hym saye), Dd (hī sey), En1 Fi Ii Ld2 Ma Nl Ps Ra2 Tc2 (hym sey), Ha3 (him saye), Ha4 La Ld1 Pw Ry2 (him seie), Ht (him sei), Lc Mg To1 (hym say), Ne (him say), Ry1 (hym Saye)
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Andbadepraydeherdhym seyehisthisall hisvoirditwordysveordreveredicteverditeas hym lesteall hym lesteand his devisehym leste
  

this1Ch (this)
all his2Cn (all his), Ma (al his)
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Andbadepraydeherdhym seyehisthisall hisvoirditwordysveordreveredicteverditeas hym lesteall hym lesteand his devisehym leste
  

voirdit33Edition Ch El Hg (voirdit), Ad3 Py (v̉dit), Bo1 Cp Cx1 Ds1 Ld1 Ne Ph2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 (verdit), Bw (veordit), Cn Ha2 Ha4 Ht La Lc (verdite), Cx2 Dd Wy (verdyt), En1 (veredit), Fi (verdyte), Ld2 (veordyte), Mm (verdeyte), Ry1 (vardytte), Ry2 (veordyt), Sl1 (verdoit)
wordys3Ad1 En3 (wordys), Ii (wordes)
veordre1Bo2 (veordre)
veredicte2Gl Ps (veredicte)
verdite11Ha3 (verdight), Ln (ver dit), Ma Mg Nl Pn Ra2 Se (verdite), Pw (veredit), Ra3 (veredite), Sl2 (verdiȝt)
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Andbadepraydeherdhym seyehisthisall hisvoirditwordysveordreveredicteverditeas hym lesteall hym lesteand his devisehym leste

as hym leste47Edition Bo2 El En3 Ha2 Hg Lc Ma Wy (as hym leste), Ad3 (os him lest), Bo1 Ds1 Ph2 Pw (as him lest), Bw Ii Ra2 Sl1 Sl2 (as hym liste), Ch (as hym lyeste), Cn (as hym̄ leste), Cp Ha4 Ld1 Ln Ra3 Ry2 Se (as him leste), Cx1 Tc2 (as hym list), Cx2 (as hym lyst), Dd (as hī lest), En1 (as him̄ lest), Fi (as hȳ lyste), Gl Mg Mm To1 (as hym lyste), Ha3 Ht La (as him liste), Ld2 Ps (as hym lest), Ne Pn Tc1 (as him list), Ry1 (As hym luste)
all hym leste1Ad1 (all him leste)
and his devise1Nl (⁊ his devise)
hym leste1Py (hym lest)
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LordyngesNow Lordyngesquod he nowquod hequod he now nowquod nowquoth he nowcoth he nownowherknethfor the bestenow for the bestethe beste
  

Lordynges47Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bw Ch Cn Cx1 Cx2 El En3 Ha2 Hg La Ld2 Ma Mm Ne Ps Py Se Tc2 To1 Wy (Lordynges), Bo1 Ds1 Ii Lc Ld1 Mg Pn Ry2 Sl2 (Lordinges), Bo2 (Lordyns), Cp Fi Ln Ra2 (Lordyngꝭ), Dd Gl (Lordyngges), En1 (Lordyngᵉs), Ha3 (Lordingis), Ha4 (LOrdynges), Ht (Lordinꝭ), Ph2 (Lordingꝭ), Pw (Lordingges), Ry1 (Lordenges), Sl1 (Lordlyngis)
Now Lordynges3Nl (Now lordyngis), Ra3 (Now lordinges), Tc1 (Now Lordinges)
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LordyngesNow Lordyngesquod he nowquod hequod he now nowquod nowquoth he nowcoth he nownowherknethfor the bestenow for the bestethe beste
  

quod he6Ii Ln Nl Ra3 Sl1 Tc1
quod he now now1En3
quod now1Ds1
quoth he now3Fi Ha4 To1
coth he now1Bo1
now1Ps

quod he now37Edition Cp Cx2 Dd El Ha3 Hg Ld2 Pn Py Wy (quod he now), Ad1 (ꝙ he nowe), Ad3 (qᵈ he now), Bo2 (qd he nou), Bw Ne (ꝙ he now), Ch Cx1 En1 Gl Ha2 La Lc Ld1 Ma Mg Ph2 Ry1 Ry2 Se (qd he now), Cn Pw Tc2 (quod he nowe), Ht (qduod he now), Mm Ra2 Sl2 (qd he nowe)
quod he6Ii Ln Nl Tc1 (quod he), Ra3 Sl1 (qd he)
quod he now now1En3 (qd he now now)
quod now1Ds1 (quod now)
quoth he now3Fi (quoth he now), Ha4 (quoþ he now), To1 (quoth he nowe)
coth he now1Bo1 (coth he now)
now1Ps (now)
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LordyngesNow Lordyngesquod he nowquod hequod he now nowquod nowquoth he nowcoth he nownowherknethfor the bestenow for the bestethe beste
  

herkneth50Edition Bo1 Bo2 Ch El Hg Ph2 Pn Se (herkneth), Ad1 Ad3 Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 En1 En3 Fi Gl Ha2 Ht Lc Ld2 Mg Mm Ne Ra2 Ra3 Sl1 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (herkeneth), Bw Ha4 La Ld1 Pw Ry2 (herkeneþ), Cn (herknyth), Cp (herkneþ), Ha3 (herkenith), Ii Ma Nl Ps Py Sl2 (herkenyth), Ln (harkenyþ), Ry1 (harkeneþe), To1 (herkyneuth)
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LordyngesNow Lordyngesquod he nowquod hequod he now nowquod nowquoth he nowcoth he nownowherknethfor the bestenow for the bestethe beste

for the beste47Edition Ad1 Bw Ch Cn El En3 Gl Ha2 Hg Ii Lc Ld1 Mg Ra3 Se Sl2 To1 (for the beste), Ad3 Bo1 Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 Ld2 Nl Ph2 Pn Ps Py Tc1 Tc2 Wy (for the best), Bo2 Cp Ha4 La Ma Mm Ry2 (for þe beste), En1 Fi Ne Pw (for þe best), Ha3 Ln (for þᵉ beste), Ry1 (For the best)
now for the beste1Sl1 (now for the beste)
the beste2Ht (þe beste), Ra2 (the beste)
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And bad hym sey on what hym list
  

And bad hym sey on what hym list2Edition Nl (And bad hym sey on what hym list)
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From Sl1
From Nl

CTP: GP 765

Group (Traditional): A 765

Fragment (Riverside): I 765

CTP: GP 770

Group (Traditional): A 770

Fragment (Riverside): I 770

CTP: GP 775

Group (Traditional): A 775

Fragment (Riverside): I 775

CTP: GP 780

Group (Traditional): A 780

Fragment (Riverside): I 780

CTP: GP 785

Group (Traditional): A 785

Fragment (Riverside): I 785