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But taketh it noght I pray yow in desdeyn
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This is the poynt to speken short and pleyn

That ech of yow to shorte with oure weye
In this viage shal tellen tales tweye
To kaunterbyry ward schall tell tales twey
To Caunterburyward I mene it so
And homward he shal tellen othere two
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Of auentures that whilom haue bifalle

And which of yow that bereth hym best of alle
That is to seyn that telleth in this cas
Tales of best sentence and moost solas
Shal haue a Souper at oure aller cost
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Here in this place sittynge by this post

Whan that we come agayn fro Caunterbury
And for to make yow the moore mury
I wol myself goodly wit yow ryde
Right at myn owene cost and be your gyde
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And whoso wole my Iuggement with seye

Shal paye al that we spende by the weye
And if ye vouchesauf that it be so
Tel me anoon withouten wordes mo
And I wol erly shape me therfore
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This thyng was graunted and oure othes swore

With ful glad herte and preyden hym also
That he wolde vouchesauf for to do so
And that he wolde been oure gouernour
And of oure tales iuge and reportour
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And sette a souper at a certeyn prys

And we wol ruled been at his deuys
In heigh and logh and thus by oon assent
We been acorded to his iuggement
Searching...
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ButBut I pray yowAndtakethtaketakenit noghtit nowthnoghtI pray yow in desdeynI yow pray in desdeynI pray yow at desdeynI pray yow in þis deyneþe ordenaunce of hoosteI pray yow to desdeynin desdeyn I yow prayenin I pray yow in desdeynin desdeyn
  

But I pray yow1Nl (But I prey ȝew)
And1Tc1 (And)
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ButBut I pray yowAndtakethtaketakenit noghtit nowthnoghtI pray yow in desdeynI yow pray in desdeynI pray yow at desdeynI pray yow in þis deyneþe ordenaunce of hoosteI pray yow to desdeynin desdeyn I yow prayenin I pray yow in desdeynin desdeyn
  

taketh12Edition Ad3 Ch En3 Ha4 Hg Ht (taketh), Ad1 (takyth), Ph2 Py Ra2 (takith), Ry1 (takeþe)
take37Bo1 Bo2 Bw Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 En1 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ii Lc Ld1 Ln Ma Mg Mm Ne Nl Pn Ps Pw Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (take), El (taak), La (tak)
taken1Ld2 (taken)
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ButBut I pray yowAndtakethtaketakenit noghtit nowthnoghtI pray yow in desdeynI yow pray in desdeynI pray yow at desdeynI pray yow in þis deyneþe ordenaunce of hoosteI pray yow to desdeynin desdeyn I yow prayenin I pray yow in desdeynin desdeyn
  

it noght48Edition Hg (it noght), Ad1 Ad3 Ch En3-mod Gl Nl Pn Py Ra3 (it nat), Bo1 Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ht Ld1 Ln Ne Ph2 Pw Ra2 Sl2 Tc2 Wy (it not), Bo2 (it noȝt), Bw Cp El En1 Ha2 Ii Lc Mg Ry2 Se Sl1 (it nought), Dd (it nouȝht), Ds1 Tc1 (it nouȝt), Fi To1 (hit nought), Ha3 (hit not), La (it nowhte), Ld2 (hit noght), Mm (it noȝte), Ps (yt not), Ry1 (hitt notte)
it nowth1Ma (it nowth)
noght2En3-orig (nat), Ha4 (not)
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ButBut I pray yowAndtakethtaketakenit noghtit nowthnoghtI pray yow in desdeynI yow pray in desdeynI pray yow at desdeynI pray yow in þis deyneþe ordenaunce of hoosteI pray yow to desdeynin desdeyn I yow prayenin I pray yow in desdeynin desdeyn

I yow pray in desdeyn1Bw
I pray yow at desdeyn2Cn Ma
I pray yow in þis deyneþe ordenaunce of hooste1Ha3
I pray yow to desdeyn1Ps
in desdeyn I yow prayen3Bo1 Ph2 Py
in I pray yow in desdeyn1Ln
in desdeyn1Nl

I pray yow in desdeyn40Edition Ch Hg (I pray yow in desdeyn), Ad1 Ii Mg Ra3 (I pray you in disdeyn), Ad3 (y pᵃy yow in desdeyne), Bo2 (I prey you in disdeyn̄), Cp (I prey ȝow in disdeigne), Cx1 Sl2 To1 Wy (I pray you in disdeyne), Cx2 Ne Tc2 (I pray you in dysdeyne), Dd (I prey ȝow in disdeyn), Ds1 Tc1 (I pray you in disdein), El (I prey yow in desdeyn), En1 (I pray yow in disdeyn), En3 (I pray yow in disdayne), Fi (y psupy yow in dysdeyne), Gl (I praye you in disdeigne), Ha2 (I praie you in disdeyne), Ha4 (I pray ȝou in disdayn), Ht (I prai you in disdayne), La (I pray ȝowe in disdeyne), Lc (I pray ȝow in disdeyn), Ld1 (I praie you in disdeigne), Ld2 (y pᵃye ȝow in disdeigne), Mm (I preye ȝowe in disdeigne), Pn (I praye you in disdeyn), Pw (I prei ȝou in disdeyne), Ra2 (I pray you in disdayne), Ry1 (I praye you in disdaigne), Ry2 (I pᵃy yow in disdeigne), Se (I praie yow in disdeyne), Sl1 (I praie ȝow in disdeigne)
I yow pray in desdeyn1Bw (I ȝow preie in disdeigne)
I pray yow at desdeyn2Cn (I pray you at disdayne), Ma (y pray you att disdayn)
I pray yow in þis deyneþe ordenaunce of hooste1Ha3 (I pray yow in þis deyneþe ordenaunce of hooste)
I pray yow to desdeyn1Ps (I pray yow to disdeyn)
in desdeyn I yow prayen3Bo1 (in disdeyne I you prayen̄), Ph2 (in disdeyn I you prayen), Py (in disdayn I yow prayen)
in I pray yow in desdeyn1Ln (in I prey yow in disdayn)
in desdeyn1Nl (in disdeyn)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 790 Collation  
This isthe poyntto spekento speketo speke itshort and pleynshor and pleyn
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 790 Collation  
  
This isthe poyntto spekento speketo speke itshort and pleynshor and pleyn
  

the poynt50Edition Ad1 Ad3 Ch Cn Cx1 Cx2 El En3 Hg Lc Ld2 Mg Nl Ps Py Ra3 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 To1 Wy (the poynt), Bo1 Ds1 En1 Ld1 Ph2 Tc1 (the point), Bo2 Cp Dd Ha3 Ha4 Ln Ma Ne Ry2 (þe poynt), Bw (þᵉ poynt), Fi Ha2 Ii Pn Ra2 Ry1 (the poynte), Gl Mm (þe poynte), Ht La (þe pointe), Pw (þe point)
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This isthe poyntto spekento speketo speke itshort and pleynshor and pleyn
  

to speken5Edition Bo1 El Ha4 Hg (to speken)
to speke28Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Bw Ch Cp En3 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ht La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Mm Ph2 Ps Pw Ra2 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 To1 (to speke), Ry1 (to Speke)
to speke it17Cn Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 En1 Ii Ln Ma Ne Nl Pn Py Ra3 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (to speke it)
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This isthe poyntto spekento speketo speke itshort and pleynshor and pleyn

short and pleyn49Edition Ad3 Ch El En1 Hg Lc Mg Ps Tc2 (short and pleyn), Bo1 (short ⁊ playn̄), Bo2 (short and playn̄), Bw Cx1 (short ⁊ pleyne), Cn (shorte and pleyne), Cp (schort and pleigne), Cx2 Gl Pw Sl2 (short and pleyne), Dd Ha3 Ne Nl (short ⁊ pleyn), Ds1 Tc1 (short and plein), En3 (shoort and pleyne), Fi (schorte ⁊ pleyn), Ha2 (schort ⁊ pleyne), Ha4 (schort and playn), Ht (shorte and plaine), Ii Pn (shorte and pleyn), La (schort and pleine), Ld1 Sl1 (short and pleigne), Ld2 (shorte and pleigne), Ln Py Ra3 (short and playn), Ma (schort and pleyn), Mm (schorte ande pleyne), Ph2 (short ⁊ plaine), Ra2 (shorte and playne), Ry1 (schorte ⁊ playne), Ry2 (short ⁊ pleigne), Se (shorte ⁊ pleyne), To1 (schorte and playn), Wy (short and playne)
shor and pleyn1Ad1 (shor and pleyn)
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Thatech of yoweueriche of yowylke of yoweueri of yowto shortewith ourewith yourewith hiswith otheroþeosotherhisweyethe weye
  
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Thatech of yoweueriche of yowylke of yoweueri of yowto shortewith ourewith yourewith hiswith otheroþeosotherhisweyethe weye
  

ech of yow45Edition El Hg Ry2 Se (ech of yow), Ad1 Bo1 Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ha2 Ld1 Ma Mg Ph2 Pn Ra3 Sl2 Tc2 To1 Wy (eche of you), Ad3 Ch En3 Gl Py Sl1 (eche of yow), Bo2 Tc1 (ich of you), Bw Dd Ld2 (eche of ȝow), Cp (ech of ȝou), Ds1 Ne (ech of you), En1 (ecch of yoᵘ), Fi (yche of yow), Ha3 (eche of yowe), Ha4 Lc (ech of ȝow), La (iche of ȝowe), Mm (eche of ȝowe), Nl (eche of ȝewe), Ps (ich of yow), Pw (eche of ȝou)
eueriche of yow2Ht (eueriche of you), Ra2 (eủyche of you)
ylke of yow2Ii (Ilke of you), Ry1 (ylke of you)
eueri of yow1Ln (eueri of yow)
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Thatech of yoweueriche of yowylke of yoweueri of yowto shortewith ourewith yourewith hiswith otheroþeosotherhisweyethe weye
  

to shorte50Edition Ad3 Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El Gl Hg Ht Ii Lc Ld2 Ne Pn Ra2 Ry2 Se Tc1 Wy (to shorte), Ad1 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ch Dd En1 En3 Ld1 Mg Nl Ps Pw Py Ra3 Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 (to short), Cp Fi Ha4 Mm To1 (to schorte), Ha2 La Ma (to schort), Ha3 Ln Ph2 (to shorten), Ry1 (to Schorte)
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Thatech of yoweueriche of yowylke of yoweueri of yowto shortewith ourewith yourewith hiswith otheroþeosotherhisweyethe weye
  

with oure21Edition Bo2 Ch El Ha2 Hg Lc Mg Ps Py Se Sl1 (with oure), Ad3 (wyth our͗), Bo1 Ld1 (wᵗ oure), Bw (wᵗ our), La (wiþ owre), Ld2 (wyth oure), Ph2 (withour), Pw Ry2 (wiþ our)
with youre22Ad1 (wᵗ yo), Cn En3 Ii Tc2 (with youre), Cp (with ȝour), Cx1 Ds1 En1 Ne Pn Ra3 Ry1 Tc1 To1 (with your), Cx2 Wy (wyth your), Dd Ha4 (with ȝoure), Ma Sl2 (wᵗ youre), Nl (with yeur)
with his2Fi (with his), Ln (wᵗ his)
with other1Mm (with oþer)
oþeos1Ha3 (oþeos)
other1Gl (other)
his2Ht Ra2 (his)
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Thatech of yoweueriche of yowylke of yoweueri of yowto shortewith ourewith yourewith hiswith otheroþeosotherhisweyethe weye

weye49Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd El En3 Ha3 Hg Lc Ld2 Ln Mg Mm Ph2 Py Ra2 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 To1 Wy (weye), Ad1 Cn En1 Fi Ht Ii Ma Ne Nl Pn Ra3 Tc2 (wey), Bw Ds1 Ha2 Ha4 La Ld1 Tc1 (weie), Ps (way), Pw Ry1 (waye)
the weye1Gl (the weye)
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In this viageIn his viageShall in this viageTo kaunterbyry wardshal tellenshal telleshal telle vstelletales tweyetale tweye
  

In his viage1Ln
Shall in this viage1Nl
To kaunterbyry ward1Fi

In this viage46Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cn Cx1 Dd Ds1 El En1 En3 Gl Ha2 Hg Ii Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Ph2 Pn Ps Py Ra2 Ra3 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 (In this viage), Ad1 Ry1 Wy (In this vyage), Cp Ha4 Ht La Ma Mm Ne Pw Ry2 (In þis viage), Cx2 (In thys vyage), Ha3 (In this wiage)
In his viage1Ln (In his viage)
Shall in this viage1Nl (Shall in this viage)
To kaunterbyry ward1Fi (To kaunterbyry ward)
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In this viageIn his viageShall in this viageTo kaunterbyry wardshal tellenshal telleshal telle vstelletales tweyetale tweye
  

shal tellen9Edition Bo2 En3 Hg Ph2 Ra3 (shal tellen), Gl (shall tellen), Mm (schall tellen), To1 (schal tellen)
shal telle38Ad1 Ad3 Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El Lc Ld1 Ln Mg Ne Pw Se Sl1 (shal telle), Bo1 Ha3 Tc2 (shalle telle), Ch Cn Dd En1 Ii Ld2 Ra2 Sl2 Tc1 Wy (shall telle), Cp Ha4 Ma Ry2 (schal telle), Fi (schall tell), Ha2 (schall telle), Ht Py (shal tel), La (schal tel), Pn (shalle tel), Ry1 (Schall telle)
shal telle vs1Ps (shal telle vs)
telle1Nl (tell)
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In this viageIn his viageShall in this viageTo kaunterbyry wardshal tellenshal telleshal telle vstelletales tweyetale tweye

tales tweye48Edition Ad3 Bo2 Ch Dd El Gl Ha3 Ha4 Hg La Lc Ln Mg Mm Ra2 Ry2 Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 (tales tweye), Ad1 Ii Nl (talys twey), Bo1 Cn En1 Fi Ht Ma Pn Ra3 Ry1 Tc2 To1 (tales twey), Cp Ds1 Ha2 Ld1 (tales tweie), Cx1 Cx2 Se (talis tweye), En3 Wy (talys tweye), Ne Py (talis twey), Ph2 (talis tuey), Ps (talys tway), Pw (tailles twaye)
tale tweye1Ld2 (tale tweye)
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To kaunterbyry ward schall tell tales twey

To kaunterbyry ward schall tell tales twey2Edition Fi (To kaunterbyry ward schall tell tales twey)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 793 Collation  
  
ToCaunterburywardCaunterbury wardesCaunterburyImenementit soit right soso
  

Caunterburyward47Edition Dd El En1 Hg Ra3 (Caunterburyward), Ad1 (Cantirbury warde), Ad3 (caunturbury ward), Bo1 Mg Ne Nl Ph2 Ps (Cauntirbury ward), Bo2 (caunterburyward), Bw(11v.l) Bw(11v.l-2) Cp (Canturbury ward), Ch Ds1 Lc Tc1 (Caunterbury ward), Cn Gl Pn Ry1 Tc2 (Caunterbury warde), Cx1 Cx2 (Cauntirburyward), En3 (Cantirbury ward), Ha2 Ii Mm (Cauntirbury warde), Ha4 (Caunturburiward), La (Kanterbury warde), Ld1 (Cantirburyward), Ld2 (canterbury warde), Ln (canturbery ward), Ma (Caunturbury warde), Pw (Caunterbery ward), Py Sl1 (caunterbury ward), Ry2 (Canturbery ward), Se (Caunturburyward), Sl2 (Cawnterbury ward), To1 (Caunturbury ward), Wy (caunterbury warde)
Caunterbury wardes2Ht (Caunterbury wardis), Ra2 (Caunterbury wardes)
Caunterbury1Ha3 (Cauntourebyri)
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ToCaunterburywardCaunterbury wardesCaunterburyImenementit soit right soso
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 793 Collation  
  
ToCaunterburywardCaunterbury wardesCaunterburyImenementit soit right soso

it so48Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw(11v.l) Bw(11v.l-2) Cn Cp Cx1 Dd Ds1 El Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg Ht Ii La Lc Ld1 Ln Mg Ne Nl Ph2 Pn Pw Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Tc2 Wy (it so), Ch Cx2 Ma Mm Sl2 (it soo), En1 Ps (yt so), En3 (It soo), Ld2 To1 (hit so), Ry1 (hitt so)
it right so1Ha3 (it right soo)
so1Tc1 (so)
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Andhomwardhomwardeshe shalye shullenye shalshaltellentelletelle vsothereA noþertwotalis two
  
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Andhomwardhomwardeshe shalye shullenye shalshaltellentelletelle vsothereA noþertwotalis two
  

homward38Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bw Ch Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En1 En3 Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg La Lc Ln Ma Mg Ne Nl Ph2 Ps Py Ra3 Sl1 Tc1 To1 (homward), Ad1 Ii Pn (homwarde), Ry1 (homewarde), Tc2 (homeward), Wy (hom warde)
homwardes11Bo2 Ld1 Ld2 Mm Pw Ry2 Se Sl2 (homwardes), Ha3 (homewardis), Ht (homwardꝭ), Ra2 (homewardes)
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Andhomwardhomwardeshe shalye shullenye shalshaltellentelletelle vsothereA noþertwotalis two
  

he shal44Edition Ad3 Bo2 Bw Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En3 Ha3 Hg Ht Ld1 Mg Ne Pn Ps Pw Ra3 Se Sl1 Tc1 (he shal), Ad1 Ch Cn En1 Ii Lc Ld2 Nl Sl2 Wy (he shall), Cp Ha4 La Ma Ry2 (he schal), Gl (he shaƚƚ), Ha2 Mm (he schall), Ra2 Tc2 (he shalle), Ry1 (he Schall)
ye shullen1Bo1 (ye shullen)
ye shal2Ph2 (ye shul), Py (ye shal)
shal2Ln (shal), To1 (schal)
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Andhomwardhomwardeshe shalye shullenye shalshaltellentelletelle vsothereA noþertwotalis two
  

tellen26Edition Ad3 Bw Ch Cp El Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg La Lc Ld2 Ln Mg Mm Ph2 Py Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Sl1 (tellen), Ad1 En3 To1 (tellyn), Bo2 (tellen̄)
telle22Bo1 Cn Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 En1 Ha3 Ii Ld1 Ne Pn Pw Ra2 Se Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (telle), Ht Ma (tel), Nl (tell)
telle vs1Ps (telle vs)
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Andhomwardhomwardeshe shalye shullenye shalshaltellentelletelle vsothereA noþertwotalis two
  

othere48Edition Dd El Hg (othere), Ad1 Bo1 Ds1 En3 Nl Ph2 Ps Ra3 Ry1 Sl2 Tc1 To1 (othir), Ad3 Ch Cn Cx1 Cx2 En1 Gl Ha2 Ii Lc Ld1 Mg Mm Pn Py Ra2 Se Sl1 Wy (other), Bo2 Bw Tc2 (oþ̉), Cp Ht Ln Ma Ne (oþer), Ha4 (oþur), La Pw Ry2 (oþ̉e), Ld2 (oth̉)
A noþer1Ha3 (A noþ̉)
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Andhomwardhomwardeshe shalye shullenye shalshaltellentelletelle vsothereA noþertwotalis two

two41Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Cn Dd El En1 Gl Ha2 Hg Ht La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Mg Mm Ph2 Ps Py Ra2 Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl1 (two), Ad1 En3 Ha3 Sl2 To1 (too), Ch Ma Pw (twoo), Cp Ds1 Ha4 Tc1 (tuo), Ra3 (ij)
talis two8Cx1 Ne (talis to), Cx2 (talis two), Ii (tales twoo), Nl (talis too), Pn Wy (tales two), Tc2 (talles to)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 795 Collation  
Of auenturesthat whilom hauethat whilom haththat whilom hauenthat somtyme hauethat hauethat haue whilomthat þer hauewhilom that hauebifallefallebi fallen̄hym bifalleI falle
  

Of auentures50Edition Ad3 Bo1 Cp Dd Ds1 El En1 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg Lc Ld1 Ma Mg Ph2 Pn Pw Ra3 Se Wy (Of auentures), Ad1 Ii (Of aventurs), Bo2 Ps (Of aventurys), Bw (Of a ventures), Ch Tc1 (Of Auentures), Cn Nl (Of aventuris), Cx1 Cx2 Ne (Of auenturis), En3 La Sl2 Tc2 (Of aventures), Ha3 (Of Aventouris), Ht Ra2 (Of Auentours), Ld2 (Of auentours), Ln Mm (Off auentures), Py Ry1 (Of Aventures), Ry2 (Of auentes), Sl1 (Of auentoures), To1 (Of Auenturus)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 795 Collation  
  
Of auenturesthat whilom hauethat whilom haththat whilom hauenthat somtyme hauethat hauethat haue whilomthat þer hauewhilom that hauebifallefallebi fallen̄hym bifalleI falle
  

that whilom hath4Gl Ht Ii Ra2
that whilom hauen1Mm
that somtyme haue4Ad1 Cn En3 Ma
that haue2Fi Sl1
that haue whilom2Pw Sl2
that þer haue1Ha4
whilom that haue4Bw Ha3 La Py

that whilom haue32Edition Ad3 Bo1 Ch Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 En1 Ha2 Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ph2 Pn Ps Ra3 Se Tc2 To1 (that whilom haue), Bo2 (þᵗ whilome have), Cp Ne Ry2 (þat whilom haue), Dd El Tc1 (that whilom han), Hg (þᵗ whilom haue), Ln (þat whilome haue), Mg Nl (that whilom have), Ry1 (þat whylome haue), Wy (that whylom haue)
that whilom hath4Gl Ra2 (that whilom hath), Ht (þat whilom hath), Ii (that whilome hath)
that whilom hauen1Mm (þat whilom hauen)
that somtyme haue4Ad1 (that somtyme haue), Cn (that som̄tyme haue), En3 (that somtyme have), Ma (þat somtyme haue)
that haue2Fi Sl1 (that haue)
that haue whilom2Pw (þat han whilom), Sl2 (that have whilom)
that þer haue1Ha4 (þat þer han)
whilom that haue4Bw (whilom þat haue), Ha3 (whylom þat haue), La (whilome þat haue), Py (whilom that han)
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Of auenturesthat whilom hauethat whilom haththat whilom hauenthat somtyme hauethat hauethat haue whilomthat þer hauewhilom that hauebifallefallebi fallen̄hym bifalleI falle

bifalle44Edition El Hg Ii Mg Pw Ra2 Se Sl1 (bifalle), Ad1 (byfall), Ad3 Bo2 Bw Ry2 (by falle), Bo1 Cn Cx1 Cx2 En1 Ha2 Lc Ld1 Mm Ne Pn Tc1 Tc2 Wy (befalle), Ch Dd Fi Ld2 (byfalle), Cp Ha4 (bifall), Ds1 Ha3 Ra3 (be falle), En3 Py (bi falle), Ht La Ma Nl (be fall), Ph2 (befall)
falle3Ps Sl2 (falle), Ry1 (Falle)
bi fallen̄1Gl (by fallen̄)
hym bifalle1Ln (hym befalle)
I falle1To1 (I falle)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 796 Collation  
Andthis is to seyn Andwhich ofyow that bereth hymyow that berethyow bereth hymyow berethhym that bereth hymbest ofalle
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 796 Collation  
  
Andthis is to seyn Andwhich ofyow that bereth hymyow that berethyow bereth hymyow berethhym that bereth hymbest ofalle
  

which of51Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Cn Cp Dd El En1 En3 Fi Ha4 Hg Ht Ii Lc Ld1 Ma Ne Ph2 Pw Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 (which of), Ad1 Bw Ch Cx1 Gl Ha2 La Ld2 Ln Mg Mm Pn Ps Py Ry1 Tc2 To1-c1 To1-orig (whiche of), Cx2 Wy (whyche of), Ds1 Nl Tc1 (wich of), Ha3 (wiche of), Ra2 (wheche of)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 796 Collation  
  
Andthis is to seyn Andwhich ofyow that bereth hymyow that berethyow bereth hymyow berethhym that bereth hymbest ofalle
  

yow that bereth2Bo2 Ch
yow bereth hym17Ad1 Bw Cn Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 En3 Ma Ne Nl Pn Ra2 Ra3 Sl2 Tc2 Wy
yow bereth1Ht
hym that bereth hym1Ln

yow that bereth hym30Edition El (yow that bereth hym), Ad3 (yow that bereth him), Bo1 Ph2 (you that berith him), Cp (yow þat beriþ him), En1 (yow that bereth hī), Fi Gl (yow þat bereth hym), Ha2 Py Sl1 (yow that berith hym), Ha3 (yowe þᵗ berithe him), Ha4 (ȝow þat bereþ him), Hg (yow þᵗ bereth hym), Ii Mg (you that bereth hym), La (ȝowe þat bereþ him), Lc (ȝow that bereth hym), Ld1 (you þat bereþ him), Ld2 (ȝow that berys hym), Mm (ȝowe þat berith hym), Ps (yow that berys hym), Pw (ȝou þat bereþ hȳ), Ry1 (you þat bereþe hym), Ry2 (yow þat bereþ hym), Se (yow that berith him), Tc1 (you that bereth him), To1-c1 To1-orig (you that berith hym)
yow that bereth2Bo2 (you that bereth), Ch (yow that bereth)
yow bereth hym17Ad1 Ds1 Ra3 (you bereth him), Bw (ȝow berithe hym), Cn (you berith hym̄), Cx1 Ma Sl2 (you berith hym), Cx2 Wy (you beryth hym), Dd (ȝow bereth hī), En3 (yow bereth hym), Ne Pn Ra2 (you berith him), Nl (ȝew bereth hym), Tc2 (you bereth hym)
yow bereth1Ht (you bereth)
hym that bereth hym1Ln (him þat berith him)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 796 Collation  
  
Andthis is to seyn Andwhich ofyow that bereth hymyow that berethyow bereth hymyow berethhym that bereth hymbest ofalle
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 796 Collation  
  
Andthis is to seyn Andwhich ofyow that bereth hymyow that berethyow bereth hymyow berethhym that bereth hymbest ofalle
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 797 Collation  
ThatThisis to seyn thatis to seynto seyn thattellethin this casin his cas
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 797 Collation  
  
ThatThisis to seyn thatis to seynto seyn thattellethin this casin his cas
  

is to seyn that47Edition Ch Dd El En1 Ha2 Hg Lc Ld2 Mg Ps Ra3 Se Sl1 Tc1 (is to seyn that), Ad1 En3 Ph2 (is to seye that), Ad3 (is to seyen that), Bo1 Cx1 Ii Nl Tc2 (is to sey that), Bo2 (is to seyn̄ þᵗ), Bw (is to seien þat), Cn Pn (is to say that), Cp Ds1 Ld1 (is to sein that), Cx2 Wy (is to saye that), Fi (ys to seyn that), Gl Sl2 (is to seyne that), Ha3 La Mm (is to seyne þat), Ha4 (is to seye þat), Ln Ry2 (is to seyn þat), Ma (is to say þat), Ne Pw (is to sey þat), Py (is to sayn that), Ry1 (is to Saye that)
is to seyn2Ht Ra2 (is to say)
to seyn that1To1 (to seyn that)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 797 Collation  
  
ThatThisis to seyn thatis to seynto seyn thattellethin this casin his cas
  

telleth50Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Dd El En1 En3 Fi Gl Ha2 Hg Ht Ii Lc Ld2 Mg Ra2 Tc2 (telleth), Bo1 Ch Cn Cx1 Ds1 Ln Ma Mm Ne Nl Ph2 Pn Py Ra3 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 To1 (tellith), Bw Cp Ha4 La Ld1 Pw Ry2 (telleþ), Cx2 Wy (tellyth), Ha3 (tellithe), Ps (tellis), Ry1 (tellethe)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 797 Collation  
  
ThatThisis to seyn thatis to seynto seyn thattellethin this casin his cas

in this cas49Edition Ad3 Ds1 Hg Sl1 Tc1 To1 (in this cas), Ad1 Ch El En3 Gl Ha2 Ha3 Lc Ld1 Mg Pn Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Wy (in this caas), Bo1 Cx1 Fi Nl Ph2 Ps Py Tc2 (in this case), Bo2 Cp Dd En1 Ht La Ld2 Pw (in þis cas), Bw Ha4 Ln Ma (in þis caas), Cn (yn̄ this case), Cx2 Sl2 (in thys caas), Mm Ne (in þis case), Ry1 (in this caase)
in his cas1Ii (in his case)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 798 Collation  
Talesofbest sentencemoost sentencethe best sentencesentenceandand ofmoost solasmoost of solassolas
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 798 Collation  
  
Talesofbest sentencemoost sentencethe best sentencesentenceandand ofmoost solasmoost of solassolas
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 798 Collation  
  
Talesofbest sentencemoost sentencethe best sentencesentenceandand ofmoost solasmoost of solassolas
  

best sentence40Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Cp Cx1 Cx2 El Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg Ht La Lc Ld1 Ln Mg Ne Nl Ph2 Ps Pw Py Ra3 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 To1 Wy (best sentence), Ch Ii Mm Ra2 Ry2 (beste sentence), Fi (Best sentens), Ha3 (best sentens), Ry1 (best Sentence)
moost sentence6Cn (moste scentence), Dd Ds1 En1 Ld2 (most sentence), Ma (moste sentence)
the best sentence2Pn Tc2 (the best sentence)
sentence2Ad1 En3 (sentence)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 798 Collation  
  
Talesofbest sentencemoost sentencethe best sentencesentenceandand ofmoost solasmoost of solassolas
  

and44Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Bw Ch Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En1 En3 Fi Gl Hg Ht Ii Ld1 Ln Ma Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Ra2 Ra3 Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (and), Bo1 La Ld2 Ne Nl Ry2 Se (⁊), Ha3 (And), Mm (Ande)
and of6Ha2 (⁊ of), Ha4 Lc Mg Py (and of), Ry1 (And of)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 798 Collation  
  
Talesofbest sentencemoost sentencethe best sentencesentenceandand ofmoost solasmoost of solassolas

moost solas41Edition Ad3 Bw Gl Ha2 Hg Lc Mg Sl1 (moost solas), Ad1 Bo2 Cp En3 Fi La Ld2 Ln Pw Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 To1 (most solas), Bo1 Cx1 Ne Ph2 Ps Py Tc2 (most solace), Ch Cx2 Ld1 Ry2 Se Wy (most solaas), El (moost solaas), Ha3 Mm (moste solace), Nl (most solase), Pn (moost solace), Ry1 (moste Solaase)
moost of solas1Ii (moste of solace)
solas8Cn (solase), Dd Ds1 En1 Ma Ra2 (solas), Ha4 (sola), Ht (solace)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 799 Collation  
Shal haueShalhauea Souperatall ofofoureyourealler costalther costalder costAlderscostealderes cost
  

Shal haue49Edition Bo1 Bw Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El Hg Ht Lc Ld1 Ln Ne Ph2 Ps Pw Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 (Shal haue), Ad3 Nl Sl2 (Shall have), Bo2 En3 Mg Py (Shal have), Ch Cn En1 Ii Ld2 Mm Ra2 Tc1 Wy (Shall haue), Cp Ma To1 (Schal haue), Fi Ha2 La Ry1 (Schall haue), Gl (Shaƚƚ haue), Ha3 (Shalle have), Ha4 (Schal hau), Pn Tc2 (Shalle haue)
Shalhaue1Ad1 (Shalhaue)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 799 Collation  
  
Shal haueShalhauea Souperatall ofofoureyourealler costalther costalder costAlderscostealderes cost
  

a Souper50Edition Bo1 Hg Ph2 Ry1 (a Souper), Ad1 Cx2 Ds1 En3 Ii Pn Sl1 Tc1 (a souper), Ad3 (a Soper͗), Bo2 Ch Cx1 Dd El En1 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha4 La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Mm Ne Nl Ps Ra2 Ra3 Se (a soper), Bw (a Soper), Cn (a Sopere), Cp Ht (a souꝑ), Ha3 (A souꝑ), Ln (a sopper), Ma Py (a sowper), Pw Sl2 Tc2 (a sopere), Ry2 To1 (a soꝑ), Wy (a supper)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 799 Collation  
  
Shal haueShalhauea Souperatall ofofoureyourealler costalther costalder costAlderscostealderes cost
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 799 Collation  
  
Shal haueShalhauea Souperatall ofofoureyourealler costalther costalder costAlderscostealderes cost
  

oure47Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ch Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El Fi Ha2 Ha3 Hg Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Mg Ne Ph2 Ps Py Ra2 Ra3 Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 (oure), Ad1 Cp Dd En1 En3 Ht Mm Nl Pn Pw Ry2 Se Wy (our), Gl (our͗), La (owre), Ry1 (ower)
youre3Ha4 (ȝour), Ii Ma (youre)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 799 Collation  
  
Shal haueShalhauea Souperatall ofofoureyourealler costalther costalder costAlderscostealderes cost

aller cost9Edition Ad3 El Fi Hg La (aller cost), Ch (allere cost), Ht (aller coste), Mm (aller cooste)
alther cost21Ad1 Cn (althir cost), Cp Ha4 (alþer cost), Cx1 Cx2 Lc Mg Ne Nl Pn Ps Py Tc2 Wy (alther cost), En3 (althyr cost), Gl (alther͗ coste), Ha2 Ii Ra2 (alther coste), Ln (alþer coste)
alder cost18Bo1 Ph2 (aldir cost), Bo2 Dd Ds1 En1 Ma Pw Ra3 (alder cost), Bw Se Sl2 (alder coste), Ld1 Ld2 Ry2 Sl1 (aldercost), Ry1 (Alder coste), To1 (aldre coste)
Alderscoste1Ha3 (Alderscoste)
alderes cost1Tc1 (alderes cost)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 800 Collation  
Here in this placeIn this place heresittynge bysittynge atthis postthis sostthe postthy post
  

Here in this place49Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bw Ch Cn Cx1 Dd En1 Gl Ha2 Ha3 Hg Ii Lc Ld2 Mg Ph2 Pn Ps Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry1 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 To1 Wy (Here in this place), Bo2 Ha4 Ht La Ld1 Ma Ne Ry2 (Here in þis place), Cp Mm Pw (Her in þis place), Cx2 (Here in thys place), Ds1 Tc1 (Hiere in this place), El (Heere in this place), En3 (Heer in this place), Fi Nl (Here in this plase)
In this place here1Ln (In this place here)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 800 Collation  
  
Here in this placeIn this place heresittynge bysittynge atthis postthis sostthe postthy post
  

sittynge by48Edition Cp Cx1 Cx2 El Ha4 Hg Mm Tc2 (sittynge by), Ad1 En3 (syttyng bi), Ad3 Bo2 Ch Cn Dd En1 Gl Ha3 Ld2 Ma Mg Nl Pn Ps Ra3 Sl2 To1 (sittyng by), Bo1 Pw Ry2 Tc1 (sitting by), Bw Ha2 Ld1 Py Se (sittyng bi), Ds1 Ii Ph2 (sitting bi), Fi Wy (syttynge by), La (sittinge be), Lc (sittinge by), Ln Ne Sl1 (sittynge bi), Ry1 (Sittenge by)
sittynge at2Ht (sitting at), Ra2 (sittyng atte)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 800 Collation  
  
Here in this placeIn this place heresittynge bysittynge atthis postthis sostthe postthy post

this post44Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cx1 Dd Ds1 El En1 En3 Hg Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Ph2 Ps-mod Py Ra3 Ry2 Sl1 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (this post), Cp Ha4 Ne Pw (þis post), Cx2 (thys post), Fi Gl Ha2 Ht Ii Ra2 Ry1 Se Sl2 (this poste), Ha3 Ln Mm (þis poste)
this sost1Ps-orig (this sost)
the post5Bw (the poste), Cn Pn (the post), La Ma (þe post)
thy post1Nl (thy post)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 801 Collation  
Whan thatWhan that thatWhanwe comewe comenye comenye comecomenagayna yen̄homefro Caunterburyto Caunterbury
  

Whan that46Edition Ad3 Bo2 Ch Cx1 Cx2 El En3 Ha2 Hg Ht Lc Ld2 Mg Ph2 Pn Ra3 Se Sl2 Tc1 Wy (Whan that), Ad1 Ra2 (Whanne that), Bo1 (When̄ that), Bw Cp En1 Ha4 La Ld1 Mm Pw Ry1 Ry2 (Whan þat), Cn Fi Ii Nl Ps Tc2 (When that), Dd (Whan þᵗ), Ha3 Ne (Whanne þᵗ), Ln (Whanne þat), Ma (When þat), Sl1 (Whāne that)
Whan that that1To1 (Whanne that that)
Whan3Ds1 Gl Py (Whan)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 801 Collation  
  
Whan thatWhan that thatWhanwe comewe comenye comenye comecomenagayna yen̄homefro Caunterburyto Caunterbury
  

we come22Edition Ad3 Bo1 Ch Cx2 El Hg Ht Ii Ld1 Ln Ne Ph2 Ra2 Ra3 Wy (we come), Ds1 En1 Pn Py (we com), Nl (wee com), To1 (we comme)
we comen21Bo2 Ps Ry2 Sl2 (we comyn), Bw Cp Dd Fi Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 La Lc Mg Se Sl1 Tc1 (we comen), Cn (we commyn̄), Gl (we comen̄), Pw (we cōmen), Ry1 (we comene)
ye comen3Ad1 En3 Ma (ye comyn)
ye come2Cx1 Tc2 (ye come)
comen2Ld2 (cōmyn), Mm (comyn)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 801 Collation  
  
Whan thatWhan that thatWhanwe comewe comenye comenye comecomenagayna yen̄homefro Caunterburyto Caunterbury
  

agayn48Edition Ch El Hg Ra2 Ry2 (agayn), Ad1 Bo1 Fi Ha4 Ii Ld1 Mg Ph2 Ps Pw Se Sl1 Sl2 To1 (ageyn), Ad3 Bw Mm (a gayn), Bo2 Ht (a gayn̄), Cn (a geyn̄), Cp (aȝein), Cx1 Cx2 Ne Pn Tc1 Tc2 Wy (ayen), Dd Ha2 Lc Nl (a geyn), Ds1 En1 Ra3 (agein), En3 (a gayne), Ha3 (A gayne), La (a geine), Ld2 (aȝen), Ln (ageyn̄), Ma (a yen), Py (agayne)
a yen̄1Gl (a yen̄)
home1Ry1 (home)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 801 Collation  
  
Whan thatWhan that thatWhanwe comewe comenye comenye comecomenagayna yen̄homefro Caunterburyto Caunterbury

fro Caunterbury49Edition Dd El Gl Ra3 (fro Caunterbury), Ad1 En3 (fro Cantirbury), Ad3 Se (fro Caunturbury), Bo1 Hg Ps (fro Caunt̉bury), Bo2 (fro caunterbury), Bw (fro Cantᵘbury), Cn (fro Caunterburye), Cp La Ry2 (fro Canturbury), Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 En1 Ne Pn Tc1 Wy (from Caunterbury), Fi (fro kaunterbyry), Ha2 (fro Caūtirbury), Ha3 (from Caunt̉byri), Ha4 (from Canturbery), Ht Ra2 (from Caunt̉bury), Ii (from Cauntirbury), Lc Mg Nl Sl1 (fro Cauntirbury), Ld1 (from Cantirbury), Ld2 (fro Canturbur), Ln (fro caūturbery), Ma To1 (from Caunturbury), Mm (from caunterbery), Ph2 (fro Cautbury), Pw (from Canterburye), Py Tc2 (from caunterbury), Ry1 (Frome Caunterbury), Sl2 (from Cawnterburye)
to Caunterbury1Ch (to Caunterbury)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 802 Collation  
  
Andfor toformake yowthe moore murythe moore mer
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 802 Collation  
  
Andfor toformake yowthe moore murythe moore mer
  

make yow50Edition Ad3 Ch El En1 En3 Fi Gl Ha3 Hg Ln Ps Py Ry2 Se Sl1 (make yow), Ad1 Bo1 Bo2 Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 Ha2 Ht Ii Ld1 Ma Mg Ne Ph2 Pn Ra2 Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (make you), Bw Dd La Lc Ld2 (make ȝow), Cp Ha4 Pw (make ȝou), Mm (make ȝowe), Nl (make ȝewe), Ry1 (Make you)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 802 Collation  
  
Andfor toformake yowthe moore murythe moore mer

the moore mury49Edition El Hg (the moore mury), Ad1 Bo1 Bo2 Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 En3 Gl Ha2 Lc Ld1 Ln Mg Nl Pn Ps Ra2 Ra3 Se Tc1 Tc2 Wy (the more mery), Ad3 Ch To1 (the more mury), Bw (the more merie), Cn (the more myrye), Cp En1 Ha3 (þe more mury), Fi Ha4 Ht La Ma Ne Ry2 (þe more mery), Ii Sl2 (the more merye), Ld2 (the moore mery), Mm (þe mor merye), Pw (þe more merye), Py (the more mirry), Ry1 (the more Merye), Sl1 (the more myry)
the moore mer1Ph2 (the more mer)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 803 Collation  
I wolmyselfme selfgoodly wit yowgladly wit yowwit yow gladlygo wit yowrydeand ryde
  

I wol50Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Ch El En3 Ha4 Hg Lc Ma Mg Ra3 Se (I wol), Bo1 Cp Cx1 Ds1 Ii La Ld1 Ln Ne Ph2 Ps Pw Py Ry2 (I wil), Bw Pn Ra2 Sl2 Tc2 To1 (I wille), Cn En1 Ht Mm Tc1 (I will), Cx2 Dd (I wyl), Fi (Y woll), Gl Sl1 (I wole), Ha2 Nl Ry1 (I woll), Ha3 (I wolle), Ld2 Wy (I wyll)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 803 Collation  
  
I wolmyselfme selfgoodly wit yowgladly wit yowwit yow gladlygo wit yowrydeand ryde
  

myself49Edition Wy (myself), Ad1 (my selve), Ad3 Bw Ch Cn Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En1 En3 Gl Ha2 Hg Ht Ii Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Ne Ps Py Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 (my self), Bo1 Ph2 (myselue), Bo2 (my silfe), Cp Ha4 La Pw (my seluen), Fi Ha3 Mm Ra2 To1 (my selfe), Ln Ma (my silf), Nl (my selff), Pn (my selue), Ry1 (my Selfe), Ry2 (my selfen), Se (my silff), Sl1 (my siluen)
me self1Tc2 (me solfe)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 803 Collation  
  
I wolmyselfme selfgoodly wit yowgladly wit yowwit yow gladlygo wit yowrydeand ryde
  

goodly wit yow38Edition Hg (goodly wit yow), Ad1 Ma (goodly wᵗ you), Ad3 (goodly wᵗ ȝow), Bo1 Cn Ii Sl2 (goodly with you), Bo2 (godly with you), Bw (godly wᵗ ȝow), Ch El En3 Ln Ps Se (goodly with yow), Cp Sl1 (goodly with ȝou), Cx2 Wy (goodly wyth you), Dd Lc (goodly with ȝow), Ds1 Ph2 (goodli with you), En1 (godely wᵗ yow), Fi (goodely with yow), Gl (godely with yow), Ha2 (goodly witħ you), La (goodely wiþ ȝow), Ld1 (goodli wᵗ you), Ld2 (goodely wᵗ ȝow), Mg (goodely with you), Mm (goodly with ȝowe), Pn Ra3 (godely with you), Pw (goodly wiþ ȝou), Ry2 (goodli wit ȝow)
gladly wit yow6Ha4 (gladly with ȝou), Ht (gladlich with you), Py (gladly with yow), Ra2 (gladliche with you), Ry1 (gladely with you), To1 (gladly with you)
wit yow gladly2Ha3 (wᵗ yow gladlye), Tc1 (with you gladly)
go wit yow4Cx1 Ne (go with you), Nl (go with ȝew), Tc2 (go wᵗ you)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 803 Collation  
  
I wolmyselfme selfgoodly wit yowgladly wit yowwit yow gladlygo wit yowrydeand ryde

ryde46Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Cp Cx2 Dd El En3 Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg Ii Lc Ld2 Ln Mg Pn Ps Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Wy (ryde), Bo1 Bw Ch Cn Ds1 En1 Ht La Ld1 Ma Mm Ph2 Pw Py Ra2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 To1 (ride), Fi (Ryde), Ha3 (Ride)
and ryde4Cx1 Nl Tc2 (and ryde), Ne (and ride)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 804 Collation  
Right atVponAtmynal mynowene costowene casteand beyour gyde
  

Right at44Edition Bo1 Bo2 Bw Cn Cp Cx1 Dd El En1 Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Hg Ii Lc Ld1 Mg Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Py Se Sl1 Sl2 (Right at), Ad3 Ch Cx2 Gl Ld2 Ry2 Wy (Ryght at), Ds1 Ln Ne Ra3 Tc1 (Riȝt at), Fi (Ryȝte at), La (Riht att), Ma (Right att), Mm (Riȝht at), Ry1 (Righte Atte), Tc2 (Ryight at)
Vpon2Ad1 (Vpon), En3 (Vp on)
At3Ht Nl (At), Ra2 (Atte)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 804 Collation  
  
Right atVponAtmynal mynowene costowene casteand beyour gyde
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 804 Collation  
  
Right atVponAtmynal mynowene costowene casteand beyour gyde
  

owene cost48Edition El Hg (owene cost), Ad1 Fi Ld1 Ma Nl Ph2 (own cost), Ad3 (awne coste), Bo1 (ovne cost), Bo2 Ha2 Ha3 Ii Se Wy (owne coste), Bw Ch Cn Cp En3 Lc Ld2 Ln Mg Ps Pw Py Ra3 Sl2 Tc2 (owne cost), Cx1 Cx2 Dd En1 Gl Ha4 Ne Pn (owen cost), Ds1 Tc1 (ougne cost), Ht (own̄ cost), La Ra2 Ry2 (oune coste), Mm (own coste), Ry1 (owne Coste)
owene caste1Sl1 (owne caste)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 804 Collation  
  
Right atVponAtmynal mynowene costowene casteand beyour gyde
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 804 Collation  
  
Right atVponAtmynal mynowene costowene casteand beyour gyde

your gyde49Edition Cx1 Cx2 Ha2 Ld2 Ma Pn Ry1 Se (your gyde), Ad1 Wy (your guyde), Ad3 Bo2 Cn Ht Ln Ra2 (youre gide), Bo1 (your͗ gide), Bw (ȝore gyde), Ch El Fi Hg Mg Ry2 Sl1 Sl2 (youre gyde), Cp Mm (ȝour gyde), Dd (ȝoure guyde), Ds1 Tc1 (your guide), En1 (yo gyde), En3 (yowr guyde), Gl (your͗ gyde), Ha3 (yoᵘ guyde), Ha4 Lc (ȝoure gyde), Ii (yoᵘ gyde), La (ȝowre gide), Ld1 (yo gide), Ne Ph2 Ra3 Tc2 (your gide), Nl (yeur guyde), Ps (yo guyde), Pw (ȝour gide), Py (yowre guyde)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 805 Collation  
  
Andwhosowhosowolethat wolethatmythisIuggementwith seyedeny
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 805 Collation  
  
Andwhosowhosowolethat wolethatmythisIuggementwith seyedeny
  

wole40Edition Ch El Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg Lc Mg Sl1 (wole), Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Cp En3 Ht Ld1 Ma Se (wol), Bo1 La Ln Ph2 Ps Pw Py Ra3 Ry2 (wil), Bw Ha3 (wille), Cn En1 Mm Ra2 Sl2 To1 (will), Dd (wyl), Ds1 (wiƚƚ), Fi (woll), Ld2 (wyll)
that wole9Cx1 Cx2 Pn (that wol), Ii (that wil), Ne (þat wol), Nl Wy (that woll), Ry1 (þᵗ woll), Tc2 (that wille)
that1Tc1 (that)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 805 Collation  
  
Andwhosowhosowolethat wolethatmythisIuggementwith seyedeny
  

Iuggement50Edition Ad3 Bo2 Cp Dd El En1 Ha4 Hg Ii La Mm Ps Ry2 Se (Iuggement), Ad1 Bo1 Bw Ch Cn Cx2 Ds1 Fi Gl Ha3 Ld1 Ln Nl Ph2 Pw Py Ra2 Sl2 Tc1 Wy (Iugement), Cx1 Ha2 Ht Lc Mg Ne Pn Ra3 Sl1 Tc2 To1 (iugement), En3 (Iugemēt), Ld2 Ma (iuggement), Ry1 (Iugemente)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 805 Collation  
  
Andwhosowhosowolethat wolethatmythisIuggementwith seyedeny

with seye48Edition Ch Gl Hg Se Tc1 (with seye), Ad1 Ha3 Sl2 (wᵗ seye), Ad3 (wyth seye), Bo1 En1 Ma Ry2 (withsey), Bo2 (withsay), Bw (wᵗ seie), Cn Dd Ds1 Fi Ii Ra3 Tc2 (with sey), Cp Ln (wiþ seye), Cx1 Ne Pn Ps To1 (with say), Cx2 (wyth say), El En3 Lc Mg Py Sl1 (withseye), Ha2 (witħseie), Ha4 (with seie), La (wiþ seie), Ld1 (withseie), Ld2 (wythsey), Mm Ry1 (withsaye), Nl Ph2 (wᵗ sey), Pw (wiþseye), Wy (wythsay)
deny2Ht (deny), Ra2 (denye)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 806 Collation  
Shal payeShortly shal payeShortlyal thatfor alfor al thatthatwe spendewe spendenwe shal spendeye spendenis spentis spendedthe costisby the weye
  

Shal paye44Edition El En3 Hg Ln Sl1 (Shal paye), Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Ht Ph2 Ps Pw Ra3 Ry2 Se (Shal pay), Bw Ds1 Ld1 Mg Py (Shal paie), Ch Mm Ra2 Sl2 (Shall paye), Cn Lc (Shall paie), Cp Ha4 (Schal paye), Dd (shal paie), En1 Ld2 Nl Tc1 (Shall pay), Fi (Schall pay), Gl (Shaƚƚ paye), Ha2 (Schaƚƚ paie), Ha3 (Shalle paye), Ii (Shall pey), La (Schal paie), Ma (Schal pay), Ry1 (Schall paye), To1 (schal pay)
Shortly shal paye5Cx1 Cx2 Wy (Shortly shal paye), Pn (Shortely shal paye), Tc2 (Shortly shalle pay)
Shortly1Ne (Shortly)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 806 Collation  
  
Shal payeShortly shal payeShortlyal thatfor alfor al thatthatwe spendewe spendenwe shal spendeye spendenis spentis spendedthe costisby the weye
  

al that41Edition Ad1 Ad3 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En3 Hg Ps Se Sl1 Tc1 To1 (al that), Bo1 Ph2 Pn Ra2 Tc2 (alle that), Bo2 Cp Ht La Ld1 Ln Ne Pw (al þat), Bw (alle þat), Ch Cx1 En1 Ii Ld2 Ra3 Sl2 Wy (all that), Gl (aƚƚ that), Ha3 (al þᵗ), Mm Ry2 (all þat), Ry1 (All þat)
for al6Ha2 (for aƚƚ), Ha4 Lc Mg Py (for al), Nl (for all)
for al that2Cn (for all that), Ma (for al þat)
that1Fi (that)
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Shal payeShortly shal payeShortlyal thatfor alfor al thatthatwe spendewe spendenwe shal spendeye spendenis spentis spendedthe costisby the weye
  

we spenden4El En3 Ha4 Pw
we shal spende1Tc1
ye spenden1Ad1
is spent7Cx1 Cx2 Ne Pn Ry1 Tc2 Wy
is spended1Ii
the costis1Nl

we spende35Edition Ad3 Bo2 Bw Ch Cn Cp Dd Ds1 Gl Ha2 Ha3 Hg La Lc Ld1 Ln Mg Mm Ps Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 (we spende), Bo1 En1 Fi Ht Ld2 Ma Ph2 To1 (we spend)
we spenden4El Ha4 Pw (we spenden), En3 (we spendyn)
we shal spende1Tc1 (we shal spende)
ye spenden1Ad1 (ye spendyn)
is spent7Cx1 Cx2 Ne Pn Tc2 Wy (is spent), Ry1 (is Spente)
is spended1Ii (is spended)
the costis1Nl (the costis)
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Shal payeShortly shal payeShortlyal thatfor alfor al thatthatwe spendewe spendenwe shal spendeye spendenis spentis spendedthe costisby the weye

by the weye50Edition Ad3 Ch El Gl Hg Lc Mg Sl1 Tc1 (by the weye), Ad1 Bo1 Cn Dd En1 Fi Ld2 Nl Pn Ra3 Tc2 (by the wey), Bo2 Ii (bi the way), Bw Ha2 (by the weie), Cp Ha3 Ha4 Mm Pw (by þe weye), Cx1 (be the way), Cx2 Ps To1 Wy (by the way), Ds1 Ph2 (bi the wey), En3 Py Se (bi the weye), Ht (bi þe wey), La (be þe weie), Ld1 (bi the weie), Ln Ry2 (bi þe weye), Ma (by þe way), Ne (be þe way), Ra2 (be the waye), Ry1 (by the waye), Sl2 (be the weie)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 807 Collation  
And ifAnd if thatAndye vouchesaufye wilhe vouchesaufvouche saufthat itthat thisitbe soso be
  

And if46Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Cp Cx1 Dd Ds1 El Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg Ht Ii La Ld1 Ma Mg Mm Ne Ph2 Pn Pw Py Ra3 Sl1 Tc1 (And if), Cn Ps To1 (And yif), Cx2 En1 Fi Ha3 Ld2 Nl Ry2 Se Sl2 Tc2 Wy (And yf), Lc (And ȝif), Ln (And ȝf), Ry1 (And yefe)
And if that3Ad1 Ch En3 (And if that)
And1Ra2 (And)
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And ifAnd if thatAndye vouchesaufye wilhe vouchesaufvouche saufthat itthat thisitbe soso be
  

ye vouchesauf46Edition Cx1 Cx2 En1 Ha2 Mg Wy (ye vouchesauf), Ad1 (ye vooche saaf), Ad3 Fi (ye vouche safe), Bo1 (ye vouchsave), Bo2 (ye vouchesave), Bw (ȝe vouchesafe), Ch El Hg To1 (ye vouche sauf), Cn (ye vouchesafe), Cp (ȝe vouche saf), Dd Mm (ȝe wouchesaue), Ds1 (ye vouche saf), En3 Sl1 (ye vouche saaf), Gl Ld1 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl2 Tc1 (ye vouchesaf), Ha3 (yee vowchensauffe), Ha4 Pw (ȝe vouche sauf), Ht (ye vouchesaue), La (ȝe vouche saue), Lc (ȝe vouchesauf), Ld2 (ȝe vochesaue), Ln (ie wouche sauf), Ma (ye voche safe), Nl (yee vouch saff), Ph2 (ye vouchsaue), Ps (yee vouchesauff), Py (ye fouchesauf), Ra2 (ye vouchesaufe), Tc2 (ye vochesaff)
ye wil1Ii (ye wil)
he vouchesauf1Pn (he vouchsauf)
vouche sauf2Ne (vouche saaf), Ry1 (vouche saufe)
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And ifAnd if thatAndye vouchesaufye wilhe vouchesaufvouche saufthat itthat thisitbe soso be
  

that it47Edition Ad1 Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En3 Ha2 Ii Lc Ld1 Mg Nl Ph2 Pn Py Ra2 Ra3 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Wy (that it), Ad3 En1 (that yt), Bw Cp Dd Ha4 Ht La Ln Ma Mm Ne Ps Pw Ry2 (þat it), Fi Ld2 Tc2 (that hit), Ha3 Hg (þᵗ it), Ry1 (þat hitt)
that this1To1 (that this)
it2Cn Gl (it)
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And ifAnd if thatAndye vouchesaufye wilhe vouchesaufvouche saufthat itthat thisitbe soso be
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 808 Collation  
Tel meTellith meanoonAndwithoutenwordes moworde moony worde mo
  

Tel me49Edition Bw Cp Cx1 Cx2 El Hg Ht La Lc Ld1 Ma Mg Ne Pn Ry2 (Tel me), Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cn Dd Ds1 En1 En3 Gl Ha3 Ha4 Ii Ln Ph2 Ps Pw Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry1 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (Telle me), Fi Ld2 Mm Nl (Tell me), Ha2 (Teƚƚ me)
Tellith me1To1 (Tellith me)
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Tel meTellith meanoonAndwithoutenwordes moworde moony worde mo
  

anoon49Edition Ad3 Ha3 Ha4 Hg Ld1 Pw Sl1 (anoon), Ad1 Bw Ch Ha2 Ld2 Nl Ry2 Se (a noon), Bo1 Cx1 Cx2 En1 Fi La Ne Ph2 Pn Ra2 Tc2 Wy (anone), Bo2 Dd Mg Sl2 (a non), Cn Ds1 Ht (anon̄), Cp El Lc Ln Ma Ps Py Ra3 Tc1 To1 (anon), En3 (a noone), Gl (a none), Ii (anoone), Mm (onon)
And1Ry1 (And)
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Tel meTellith meanoonAndwithoutenwordes moworde moony worde mo
  

withouten50Edition En3 Se Tc1 Tc2 (withouten), Ad1 (wythouten), Ad3 (wyth owten), Bo1 Gl Ps Sl1 (without), Bo2 Cn Cx1 Ds1 Ht Lc Mg Ne Pn Ra3 Ry1 To1 (withoute), Bw En1 Nl Py (with out), Ch El Hg Ln Mm (with outen), Cp Ha4 (wiþouten), Cx2 (wythoute), Dd Fi Ii Ra2 (with oute), Ha2 (witħoute), Ha3 Ry2 (with owten), La (wiþ owten), Ld1 Ma Ph2 (wᵗout), Ld2 (wyth outen), Pw (wiþ outen), Sl2 (wᵗowte), Wy (wythout)
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Tel meTellith meanoonAndwithoutenwordes moworde moony worde mo

wordes mo48Edition Dd Ds1 El En1 Fi Hg La Lc Pn Ra2 Ra3 Tc1 (wordes mo), Ad1 Cx2 En3 (wordys moo), Ad3 Ch Cp Gl Ha4 Ii Ld1 Ld2 Mg Mm Pw Se Tc2 Wy (wordes moo), Bo1 (wurdis mo), Bo2 (wordes Mo), Bw (wordes mooe), Cn Ha2 Ln Ne Nl (wordis mo), Cx1 Ha3 Ma Py To1 (wordis moo), Ht (wordez mo), Ph2 (wurdis moo), Ps (wurdys mo), Ry1 (wordes Moo), Sl2 (wurdes moo)
worde mo1Ry2 (worde moo)
ony worde mo1Sl1 (ony word moo)
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And I wolerlyyerlyhertlyhardelyshape meshapeshapen metherfore
  

And I wol50Edition Ad3 Cp El En3 Hg Lc Ld1 Ma Mg Nl Se (And I wol), Ad1 Bo2 (And y wol), Bo1 Cx1 Ht Ii La Ne Ph2 Ps Py Ra3 Ry2 (And I wil), Bw Pn Tc2 (And I wille), Ch Ha4 Sl1 (And I wole), Cn (And y woll), Cx2 Dd (And I wyl), Ds1 (And I wiƚƚ), En1 Pw Ra2 Sl2 Tc1 To1 (And I will), Fi Ha2 Ry1 Wy (And I woll), Gl (Ande I wole), Ha3 (And I wolle), Ld2 Ln (And y will), Mm (Ande I woll)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 809 Collation  
  
And I wolerlyyerlyhertlyhardelyshape meshapeshapen metherfore
  

erly44Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ch Cn Cp Cx2 Dd El En1 En3 Fi Gl Ha3 Hg Ht La Lc Ld2 Ln Ma Mg Ps Pw Py Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 To1 Wy (erly), Ds1 Ha2 Ld1 Ph2 Tc1 (erli), Ha4 Ra2 Ra3 (erely), Mm Pn (arly), Ry1 (erelye)
yerly1Ad1 (yerly)
hertly4Cx1 Ne Nl Tc2 (hertly)
hardely1Ii (hardely)
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And I wolerlyyerlyhertlyhardelyshape meshapeshapen metherfore
  

shape me47Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bw Ch Cn Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En1 En3 Gl Hg Ht Ii Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Ne Nl Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (shape me), Cp Fi Ha2 La Ma Mm To1 (schape me), Ha4 (schappe me), Ry1 (Schape me)
shape1Ln (shape)
shapen me2Bo2 Ha3 (shapen me)
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And I wolerlyyerlyhertlyhardelyshape meshapeshapen metherfore

therfore50Edition Ad1 Bo1 Bw Ch Cn Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En1 En3 Fi Gl Ii Lc Ld2 Mg Nl Ph2 Pn Ps Py Ra3 Ry1 Se Sl1 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (therfore), Ad3 Bo2 Ha2 Hg (ther fore), Cp Ha3 Mm Ry2 (þer fore), Ha4 Ld1 Ln Ma Ne Pw (þerfore), Ht (þer for), La (þere fore), Ra2 (there fore), Sl2 To1 (therfor)
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This thyngThis thingesThiswasweregrauntedgaruntedandoure othesoure wothisher othesothessworey swore
  

This thyng43Edition Ad1 Ad3 Ch El En3 Gl Ha2 Hg Ld2 Mg Py (This thyng), Bo2 (This þyng), Bw Cp Dd Ha4 Ne (This þing), Cx1 Ds1 En1 Ii Lc Ld1 Nl Pn Ps Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 To1 (This thing), Cx2 (Thys thyng), Fi Mm Tc2 Wy (This thynge), Ha3 (Þis thyng), La (This þinge), Pw (þis þinge), Ra2 (Thes thyng), Ry1 (This þynge)
This thinges5Bo1 (This thingis), Ht (Thies þyngꝭ), Ln (These þynges), Ph2 (This thingꝭ), Ra3 (These thinges)
This2Cn (This), Ma (Þis)
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This thyngThis thingesThiswasweregrauntedgaruntedandoure othesoure wothisher othesothessworey swore
  
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This thyngThis thingesThiswasweregrauntedgaruntedandoure othesoure wothisher othesothessworey swore
  

graunted49Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Ch Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En1 Fi Ha3 Ha4 Hg Ht Ii La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Mg Ne Pn Pw Py Ra3 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (graunted), Bo1 Cn Nl Ph2 Ps Ra2 To1 (grauntid), Bw (granted), Dd Ma Mm Ry2 (gᵃunted), En3 (graıı̄tyd), Ha2 (graūtid), Ry1 (guᵃntede)
garunted1Gl (gᵃunted)
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This thyngThis thingesThiswasweregrauntedgaruntedandoure othesoure wothisher othesothessworey swore
  
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This thyngThis thingesThiswasweregrauntedgaruntedandoure othesoure wothisher othesothessworey swore
  

oure othes36Edition Ad3 Bw Ch Cn Dd El Fi Ha2 Hg Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ma Mg Ra3 Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 (oure othes), Bo1 (our͗ othis), Bo2 Ha3 Ln (oure oþes), Cp Pw (our oþes), En1 Gl Mm Ry2 Se (our othes), En3 Ph2 (our othis), Ha4 (oure othus), La (owre oþes), Ry1 (ower othes), To1 (oure othis)
oure wothis1Ad1 (our wothis)
her othes1Ds1 (her othes)
othes12Cx1 Cx2 Ne Nl Ps (othis), Ht (oþes), Ii Pn Py Ra2 Tc2 Wy (othes)
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This thyngThis thingesThiswasweregrauntedgaruntedandoure othesoure wothisher othesothessworey swore
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 811 Collation  
With fulWith welWithgladgoodherteandpreydenprayedprayenprayingpyȝenhymhemalso
  

With ful46Edition Bo1 Bo2 Bw Cp Cx1 Dd Ds1 El Ha4 Hg Ht La Lc Mg Ne Nl Pn Ps Py Se Sl1 To1 (With ful), Ad3 Cx2 (Wyth ful), Ch Cn Fi Gl Ii Ld2 Mm Ra2 Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 (With full), En1 (Wᵗ full), Ha2 (Witħ full), Ha3 (Wᵗ Ful), Ma (Withful), Ph2 (Wᵗ ful), Pw (Wiþ ful), Ry1 (With Fulle), Ry2 (Wit ful), Tc2 (With fulle), Wy (Wyth full)
With wel2Ad1 (Wyth wel), En3 (With wel)
With2Ld1 (With), Ln (Wiþ)
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With fulWith welWithgladgoodherteandpreydenprayedprayenprayingpyȝenhymhemalso
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 811 Collation  
  
With fulWith welWithgladgoodherteandpreydenprayedprayenprayingpyȝenhymhemalso
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 811 Collation  
  
With fulWith welWithgladgoodherteandpreydenprayedprayenprayingpyȝenhymhemalso
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 811 Collation  
  
With fulWith welWithgladgoodherteandpreydenprayedprayenprayingpyȝenhymhemalso
  

preyden13Edition Ad1 Ad3 Ch El En3 Ha3 Hg (preyden), Ha4 (prayden), Mm (preiden), Ph2 Sl2 (praiden), To1 (praidyn)
prayed12Bo1 (preyd), Cn Ht Se (praied), Dd Gl Ps Py (prayed), Ds1 (praid), En1 (prayde), Ma (pᵃyde), Ra2 (praide)
prayen22Bo2 (p̉eyen), Bw Pw Sl1 (preien), Cp (preyȝen), Cx1 Cx2 Ne Nl Pn Ra3 (preyen), Fi (preyen̄), Ha2 Lc Ld2 Ln Mg Wy (prayen), Ld1 Tc1 (praien), Ry1 (pᵃyen), Tc2 (prayn)
praying2Ii (praying), La (praieyng)
pyȝen1Ry2 (pyȝen)
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With fulWith welWithgladgoodherteandpreydenprayedprayenprayingpyȝenhymhemalso
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 811 Collation  
  
With fulWith welWithgladgoodherteandpreydenprayedprayenprayingpyȝenhymhemalso
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 812 Collation  
Thathe woldehe wilhevouchesauffor to do sofor to so doso to doto do soto do right soso for to doit for to dothat it be so
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 812 Collation  
  
Thathe woldehe wilhevouchesauffor to do sofor to so doso to doto do soto do right soso for to doit for to dothat it be so
  
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Thathe woldehe wilhevouchesauffor to do sofor to so doso to doto do soto do right soso for to doit for to dothat it be so
  

vouchesauf50Edition Cx1 Cx2 En1 Ha2 Ii Lc Mg Pw Wy (vouchesauf), Ad1 (wuche saaf), Ad3 Fi Ra2 (vouchesafe), Bo1 Bo2 (vouchsave), Bw El Ha4 Hg Pn To1 (vouche sauf), Ch (fouche sauf), Cn Ds1 Ld1 Ra3 Ry2 Sl2 Tc1 (vouchesaf), Cp (vouche saf), Dd Ht (vouchesaue), En3 (vouche safe), Gl (vouchesaaf), Ha3 (wouchesaff), La (vouche saue), Ld2 (vochesaue), Ln (wouchesauf), Ma (voche safe), Mm (wouchesaue), Ne (fowche saf), Nl (vouch saff), Ph2 (vouchsauf), Ps Se Tc2 (vouchesauff), Py (fouchesauf), Ry1 (vouchesaufe), Sl1 (vouche saaf)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 812 Collation  
  
Thathe woldehe wilhevouchesauffor to do sofor to so doso to doto do soto do right soso for to doit for to dothat it be so

for to so do1Bo2
so to do9Cn Dd Ds1 En1 Ha3 Ht Ma Pw Ra2
to do so4Cx1 Ld1 Ne Tc2
to do right so1Py
so for to do3Ii Nl Tc1
it for to do2Ad1 En3
that it be so3Cx2 Pn Wy

for to do so27Edition Ad3 Bw Cp El Gl Hg La Ln Ps Ra3 (for to do so), Bo1 Ch Ph2 (forto do so), Fi (for to doo so), Ha2 Lc (for to done so), Ha4 (for to doon so), Ld2 Ry2 Se Sl2 To1 (for to do soo), Mg (forto done so), Mm (for to don soo), Ry1 (For to do so), Sl1 (forto do soo)
for to so do1Bo2 (for to so do)
so to do9Cn Ha3 Ma (so to doo), Dd Ds1 En1 Pw Ra2 (so to do), Ht (so todo)
to do so4Cx1 Ne Tc2 (to do so), Ld1 (to do soo)
to do right so1Py (to do right so)
so for to do3Ii (so forto doo), Nl (so for to do), Tc1 (so for to doo)
it for to do2Ad1 En3 (it for to doo)
that it be so3Cx2 Pn Wy (that it be so)
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And thatAndhe woldehe wilbeenoure gouernourþus oure gouernouryoure gouernour
  
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And thatAndhe woldehe wilbeenoure gouernourþus oure gouernouryoure gouernour
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 813 Collation  
  
And thatAndhe woldehe wilbeenoure gouernourþus oure gouernouryoure gouernour
  
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And thatAndhe woldehe wilbeenoure gouernourþus oure gouernouryoure gouernour

oure gouernour48Edition Ds1 El Ht Ld2 Ma Mg Mm Sl1 Tc1 (oure gouernour), Ad1 Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ha2 Ne Pn Pw Wy (our gouernour), Ad3 Bo1 (oure goủnour͗), Bo2 (oure governoure), Bw Ii Ln Ra2 Tc2 (oure gouernoure), Ch Dd Hg Lc Ph2 Py Se (oure goủnour), Cn Ry2 (oure goủnoure), En1 (our goủnour), En3 (our gouernoure), Fi (oure gouꝰnoure), Gl (oure gou͗noe), Ha4 (oure gouern̄our), La (owre gouernowre), Ld1 (oure gouerno), Nl (our governour), Ps (oure gouernour̉), Ra3 (oure gouernoᵘ), Ry1 (ower goủnoure), To1 (oure goeủnoure)
þus oure gouernour1Ha3 (þus oure governoure)
youre gouernour1Sl2 (youre gouernour)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 814 Collation  
  
Andofof ofoure talesoure taleiugeIugisbe iugeand reportourand be reportour
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 814 Collation  
  
Andofof ofoure talesoure taleiugeIugisbe iugeand reportourand be reportour
  

oure tales49Edition Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ch Cn Cp Ds1 Fi Ha2 Hg Ht Ii Lc Ld1 Ln Ma Ps Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 (oure tales), Ad1 Nl (our talys), Cx1 Cx2 Ne Ph2 Py Se To1 (oure talis), Dd El En1 Ha4 Ld2 Mg Mm Pn Pw Wy (our tales), En3 (our talis), Gl (our͗ talys), Ha3 La (owre tales), Ry1 (ower tales)
oure tale1Ad3 (oure tale)
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Andofof ofoure talesoure taleiugeIugisbe iugeand reportourand be reportour
  

iuge48Edition Ha2 Pn Ra3 (iuge), Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bw Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El Fi Gl Ha3 Hg Ht Ii Lc Ld1 Ln Mg Ne Ph2 Ps Py Ra2 Ry1 Sl2 Tc2 To1 Wy (Iuge), Bo2 Ch Cp Dd En1 Ha4 La Ma Mm Pw Ry2 Se Sl1 (Iugge), Ld2 (iugge), Nl (Iugg)
Iugis1En3 (Iugis)
be iuge1Tc1 (be Iuge)
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Andofof ofoure talesoure taleiugeIugisbe iugeand reportourand be reportour

and reportour49Edition Ad1 Bw Ch Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 En1 Ha4 Hg Ht Lc Ld2 Ma Mg Nl Ph2 Pn Ry2 Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 To1 (and reportour), Ad3 Bo1 (and reportour͗), Bo2 Cn En3 Fi Ii Ln Ra2 Tc2 (and reportoure), El Py (and Reportour), Gl (and reportoe), Ha2 Ne Se Wy (⁊ reportour), Ha3 (⁊ Reportoure), La (and reporture), Ld1 (and reporto), Mm (ande repirtour), Pw (⁊ roportour), Ra3 (and reportoᵘ), Ry1 (⁊ reportoure)
and be reportour1Ps (and be Reportour)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 815 Collation  
  
Andsettea souperthe souperat aatcerteyn prys
  

a souper49Edition Ad1 Ad3 Cx2 Ha4 Hg Ii Pn Tc1 (a souper), Bo1 (a Souper), Bo2 Ch Cx1 Dd Ds1 El En1 Fi Gl Ha2 La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Mg Mm Ne Nl Ps Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 (a soper), Bw (a Soper), Cn (a Sopere), Cp Ph2 Py (a souꝑ), En3 (a sopeer), Ha3 (A sopper), Ht Ra2 (a suꝑ), Ma (a sowper), Pw Tc2 (a sopere), Ry1 (A Souper), Wy (a supper)
the souper1To1 (the soꝑ)
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Andsettea souperthe souperat aatcerteyn prys
  

at a49Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En1 En3 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg Ht Ii Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Mg Mm Ne Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Py Ra3 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (at a), Ch Ra2 (atte a), Ha3 (at A), La Ma (att a), Nl (atta), Ry1 (atte A)
at1Ry2 (at)
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Andsettea souperthe souperat aatcerteyn prys

certeyn prys50Edition Ad1 En3 Ha4 Hg Lc Sl1 (certeyn prys), Ad3 Ch El Ha2 Ln Mg To1 (certeyn pris), Bo1 (certeyn̄ price), Bo2 (certeyn̄ prys), Bw (c̉tein prys), Cn (certeyne prise), Cp Ld1 (certein pris), Cx1 Cx2 Wy (certayn pryce), Dd (certein prise), Ds1 (certain prise), En1 (certein pryse), Fi (certeyn pryse), Gl (certeyn̄ pryse), Ha3 (serten pris), Ht Ra2 (certein price), Ii (serteyn pris), La (serteine pris), Ld2 (certen prys), Ma (Certen price), Mm (certeyn prise), Ne Py (certayn price), Nl (certen prise), Ph2 (certeyne price), Pn Ps (certeyn pryce), Pw (certeyn price), Ra3 Tc1 (certain pris), Ry1 (sartayne pryce), Ry2 (c̉tayn prys), Se (c̉teyne prys), Sl2 (certayne pris), Tc2 (certeyne pryce)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 816 Collation  
AndForwe wolwe woldewewolwolderuled beenbeen ruledto been ruledbeenat his deuysat youre deuysat thy deuys
  
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AndForwe wolwe woldewewolwolderuled beenbeen ruledto been ruledbeenat his deuysat youre deuysat thy deuys
  

we wol37Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 El En3 Hg Lc Ma Mg Se (we wol), Bo1 Ds1 Ii La Ld1 Ph2 Ps Ra3 (we wil), Bw (we weln), Ch Gl (we wole), Cn En1 Tc1 To1 (we will), Cp Ry2 (we wiln), Dd (we wyl), Fi Ha2 (we woll), Ha3 (we weel), Ld2 Mm (we willen), Ry1 (we wollne), Sl1 (we wolen), Sl2 (we welne)
we wolde5Ha4 Ln Ra2 (we wolde), Ht Pw (we wold)
we1Py (we)
wol4Cx1 Ne Tc2 (wol), Nl (woll)
wolde3Cx2 (wold), Pn Wy (wolde)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 816 Collation  
  
AndForwe wolwe woldewewolwolderuled beenbeen ruledto been ruledbeenat his deuysat youre deuysat thy deuys
  

ruled been39Edition Hg (ruled been), Ad1 Fi Ha4 Ry2 (rewled be), Ad3 Ra3 (ruled ben), Bo1 Ph2 (rulid be), Bo2 (ruled byn̄), Bw Cp Ha2 Lc Mg Se (rewled ben), Ch Sl1 (reuled ben), Cn (ruelid be), Dd Ds1 En1 Ln Tc1 (reuled be), El (reuled been), En3 (rewlyd be), Gl (rewled ben̄), Ht Ma Sl2 (ruled be), La Pw (rewled bene), Ld1 (reulid ben), Ld2 (reulyd be), Mm (rewlede bene), Ra2 (rewlid be), Ry1 (ruelede be), To1 (rulid ben)
been ruled9Cx1 Cx2 Ne Nl (be rewlid), Ii Pn Wy (be ruled), Ps (be rulyd), Tc2 (be reuled)
to been ruled1Py (to be Rulid)
been1Ha3 (ben)
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AndForwe wolwe woldewewolwolderuled beenbeen ruledto been ruledbeenat his deuysat youre deuysat thy deuys

at his deuys46Edition Ad3 Bw Ch Cp Ds1 El Ha2 Ha4 Hg Lc Ld1 Ra3 Ry2 Tc1 To1 (at his deuys), Ad1 Bo2 En3 Mg Se (at his devys), Bo1 (at his diuise), Cx1 Ne Pn Wy (at his deuyce), Cx2 (at hys deuyce), Dd Gl Mm Ph2 Ps (at his deuyse), En1 Fi (at his devyse), Ha3 (at his devisee), Ht (at his device), Ii (at his Devise), La (att his deuis), Ld2 (at hys devys), Ln (atte his deuys), Nl Py Tc2 (at his devise), Pw (at his deuice), Ra2 (atte his devyce), Sl2 (at his devis)
at youre deuys3Cn (at youre devise), Ma (at youre deuyce), Sl1 (at youre deuys)
at thy deuys1Ry1 (Atte thy deuyse)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 817 Collation  
In heighIn hightHighand loghand in loghan loghand thusand aland thisthusby oon assentby his assentby by oon assent
  

In heigh40Edition Ad3 El Hg Mm Ps (In heigh), Ad1 Ma (In hye), Bo1 Bo2 Ch Ds1 Fi Gl Lc Ld1 Ph2 Py Ra2 Sl1 Tc1 (In high), Bw Ry2 (In hyegh), Cn Se (In hygh), Cp (In heighe), Dd Ha4 (In heygh), En1 Ld2 (In hiegh), En3 Ht (In hie), Ha2 (In higħ), La (In hihe), Ln (In hiȝ), Pw (In heghe), Ra3 To1 (In highe), Ry1 (In hyghe), Sl2 (In hih)
In hight2Ha3 (In heght), Mg (In hight)
High8Cx1 Ne Pn Tc2 (High), Cx2 (Hygh), Ii (Highe), Nl (Hyȝe), Wy (Hyghe)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 817 Collation  
  
In heighIn hightHighand loghand in loghan loghand thusand aland thisthusby oon assentby his assentby by oon assent
  

and logh48Edition Hg Sl1 (and logh), Ad1 Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 En1 En3 Gl Ha3 Ha4 Ht Ii Ma Mg Ne Nl Pn Ps Ra2 Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (and lowe), Ad3 Ch El Ld1 Pw (and lough), Bo1 Bo2 Bw Lc Ph2 Py (and low), Dd Ha2 Ld2 Ry1 (⁊ lowe), Fi (and lowgh), Mm (ande lowe), Ry2 (and lowh), Se (⁊ lough)
and in logh1La (and in lowhe)
an logh1Ln (an lowe)
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In heighIn hightHighand loghand in loghan loghand thusand aland thisthusby oon assentby his assentby by oon assent
  

and thus40Edition Ad1 Ad3 Ch Cn Dd Ds1 El En3 Fi Gl Hg Ht Lc Ld2 Mg Ps Py Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 To1 (and thus), Bo1 Ha2 Ph2 Ra3 (⁊ thus), Bo2 Cp En1 Ha3 Ha4 La Ld1 Ln Ma Mm Pw (and þus), Ra2 Ry2 (⁊ þus), Ry1 (And þus)
and al8Cx1 Cx2 Pn Tc2 (and alle), Ii Wy (and all), Ne (⁊ alle), Nl (and al)
and this1Se (⁊ this)
thus1Bw (þus)
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In heighIn hightHighand loghand in loghan loghand thusand aland thisthusby oon assentby his assentby by oon assent

by oon assent48Edition Bw Ch Cp El Ha4 Hg Lc Mg Nl Sl1 (by oon assent), Ad1 En3 Ha2 Ld1 Ma Py Ry2 (bi oon assent), Ad3 Bo2 Cx2 Ps Pw Sl2 (by on assent), Bo1 Cn Dd En1 Fi Gl Pn Wy (by one assent), Cx1 Ne (be on assent), Ds1 Ra3 Tc1 (be oon assent), Ha3 (by oon Assent), Ht Ra2 (be one assente), Ii (by oone assent), La Tc2 (be one assent), Mm (by one assente), Ph2 (bi one assent), Ry1 (by oone Assente), Se (bi oon assente), To1 (by on assente)
by his assent1Ld2 (by his assent)
by by oon assent1Ln (by bi on assent)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 818 Collation   
Webeenhaueacordedto his iuggementto the iuggementto stond to his iuggementto youre iuggementto that iuggementto this iuggementto thyne iuggementvnto the iuggement
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 818 Collation   
  
Webeenhaueacordedto his iuggementto the iuggementto stond to his iuggementto youre iuggementto that iuggementto this iuggementto thyne iuggementvnto the iuggement
  

been49Edition El Ha4 Hg (been), Ad1 En3 (beth), Ad3 Bw Ch Cp Fi Ha2 Ha3 Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Mg Ph2 Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 To1 (ben), Bo1 Ht (ben̄), Bo2 (byn), Cn Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 En1 Ma Ne Nl Pn Tc2 Wy (be), Gl (been̄), Ii La Mm Pw Ry1 (bene), Py (bien)
haue1Ps (haue)
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Webeenhaueacordedto his iuggementto the iuggementto stond to his iuggementto youre iuggementto that iuggementto this iuggementto thyne iuggementvnto the iuggement
  

acorded50Edition Ad3 Dd Ds1 El Fi Ha4 Hg Ii Ld2 Mm (acorded), Ad1 Ch Cp Cx1 Cx2 En1 En3 Gl Ha2 Ht La Lc Ld1 Ma Ne Pn Pw Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl2 Tc1 Wy (accorded), Bo1 Cn Ph2 Ps Py Ra2 (accordid), Bo2 Mg (accordet), Bw (a corded), Ha3 (A cordid), Ln (acordet), Nl (accordit), Ry1 (Acordede), Sl1 To1 (acordid), Tc2 (accordede)
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Webeenhaueacordedto his iuggementto the iuggementto stond to his iuggementto youre iuggementto that iuggementto this iuggementto thyne iuggementvnto the iuggement

to his iuggement16Edition Ad3 Ch Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En1 Ha4 Hg Ht Ln Py Ra2 Tc1 Wy
to the iuggement23Ad1 Bo2 Bw Cp Cx1 En3 Fi Ha2 Ii La Lc Ld2 Mg Ne Nl Pw Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 To1
to stond to his iuggement2Bo1 Ph2
to youre iuggement2Cn Ma
to that iuggement2Gl Mm
to this iuggement3Ha3 Pn Ps
to thyne iuggement1Ry1
vnto the iuggement1Ld1

to his iuggement16Edition (to his iuggement), Ad3 Dd El En1 Ha4 Hg (to his Iuggement), Ch Ds1 Ln Py Tc1 Wy (to his Iugement), Cx2 (to hys Iugement), Ht Ra2 (to his Iugemente)
to the iuggement23Ad1 Cx1 En3 Nl Ra3 Sl2 Tc2 To1 (to the Iugement), Bo2 Bw Ii Sl1 (to the Iuggement), Cp La Pw Ry2 (to þe Iuggement), Fi (to þe Iugement), Ha2 Lc Mg Ne (to the iugement), Ld2 (to the iuggement), Se (to the Iuggemente)
to stond to his iuggement2Bo1 (to stond to his Iugement), Ph2 (to stond to his Iugemēt)
to youre iuggement2Cn (to youre Iugement), Ma (to youre Iuggement)
to that iuggement2Gl (to that Iugement), Mm (to þat Iuggemente)
to this iuggement3Ha3 (to þis Iugement), Pn (to this iugement), Ps (to this Iuggement)
to thyne iuggement1Ry1 (to thyne Iugemente)
vnto the iuggement1Ld1 (vnto the Iugement)
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CTP: GP 790

Group (Traditional): A 790

Fragment (Riverside): I 790

CTP: GP 795

Group (Traditional): A 795

Fragment (Riverside): I 795

CTP: GP 800

Group (Traditional): A 800

Fragment (Riverside): I 800

CTP: GP 805

Group (Traditional): A 805

Fragment (Riverside): I 805

CTP: GP 810

Group (Traditional): A 810

Fragment (Riverside): I 810

CTP: GP 815

Group (Traditional): A 815

Fragment (Riverside): I 815