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And thervpon the wyn was fet anoon
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We dronken and to reste wente echon

Withouten any lenger taryynge
Amorwe whan that day bigan to sprynge
Vp roos oure hoost and was oure aller cok
And gadred vs togydres in a flok
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And forth we ryden a litel moore than pas

Vnto the wateryng of Seint Thomas
And there oure hoost bigan his hors areste
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And seyde lordynges herkneth if yow leste

Ye woot youre forward and it yow recorde
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If euensong and morwesong acorde

Lat se now who shal telle the firste tale
As euere mote I drynke wyn or ale
Who so be rebel to my iuggement
Shal paye for al that by the wey is spent
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Now draweth cut er that we ferrer twynne

He which that hath the shorteste shal bigynne
Whiche shal the first tale begynne
Sire knyght quod he my mayster and my lord
Now draweth cut for that is myn acord
Cometh neer quod he my lady Prioresse
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And ye sire Clerc lat be youre shamefastnesse

Ne studieth noght ley hond to euery man
Anoon to drawen euery wight bigan
And shortly for to tellen as it was
Were it by auenture or sort or cas
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The sothe is this the cut fil to the knyght

Of which ful blithe and glad was euery wight
And telle he moste his tale as was resoun
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       Original spellingGeneral Prologue 819 Collation  
  
Andthervponthe wynwas fetwas setteanoon
  

thervpon50Edition Ad1 En3 Ld1 Sl2 (thervpon), Ad3 Ch El Ha2 Ht Lc Mg Pn Py (ther vpon), Bo1 (therupon̄), Bo2 (ther vpon̄), Bw Ry2 (þer vppon), Cn (thereuppon̄), Cp Ha3 Ha4 La Ma Pw (þer vpon), Cx1 Cx2 En1 Ra2 (there vp on), Dd Hg (ther vp on), Ds1 Tc1 (thereupon̄), Fi (þꝰvpon), Gl (there vpon̄), Ii Ld2 Se (ther vppon), Ln (þer vp on), Mm (þer opon), Ne (þere vp on), Nl (ther oppon), Ph2 To1 (ther upon), Ps (thervppon), Ra3 (therupon), Ry1 (þ̉uppon), Sl1 (theruppon), Tc2 (therevppon), Wy (there vpon)
       Original spellingGeneral Prologue 819 Collation  
  
Andthervponthe wynwas fetwas setteanoon
  

the wyn50Edition Ad1 Ch Dd Ds1 El En3 Hg Ht Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Ra3 Ry1 Se Sl1 Tc1 To1 (the wyn), Ad3 Cn Cx1 Cx2 En1 Fi Gl Ha2 Ii Nl Pn Ps Py Ra2 Sl2 Tc2 Wy (the wyne), Bo1 Ph2 (the wine), Bo2 (þe wyn̄), Bw Cp Ha4 Ry2 (þe wyn), Ha3 (þe weyne), La Ln Ma Mm Ne Pw (þe wyne)
       Original spellingGeneral Prologue 819 Collation  
  
Andthervponthe wynwas fetwas setteanoon
  

was fet49Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bw Ch Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En1 En3 Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg Ht Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Ne Nl Ps Py Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Wy (was fet), Bo1 Bo2 Fi Ha3 Ii Mm Ph2 Pw Ra2 (was fette), La Ln Ma Tc2 To1 (was fett), Ry1 (was Fette)
was sette1Pn (was sette)
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Andthervponthe wynwas fetwas setteanoon

anoon50Edition En3 Ha4 Hg Ld1 Ld2 Se Sl1 (anoon), Ad1 Bw Ch Nl Ry2 (a noon), Ad3 Cp El Lc Ma Ph2 Ps Py Ra3 Sl2 To1 (anon), Bo1 Cx1 Cx2 En1 Fi La Ne Pn Ra2 Tc2 Wy (anone), Bo2 Cn Dd Ds1 Ln Pw Tc1 (anon̄), Gl Ht (a none), Ha2 (a non̄), Ha3 (A noon), Ii (anoone), Mg (a non), Mm (onone), Ry1 (Anon)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 820 Collation  
We dronkenWe dronkeAnd dronkeWyne dronkenandto reste wenteto reste wentento resteto reste wente weto oure reste wentewente to resteechoneuerychonIlke oonylkeone
  

We dronken30Edition Ad3 Bo2 Bw Ch Cp El Ha4 Hg La Ld1 Ln Mm Pw Py Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 (We dronken), Ad1 En3 Ma To1 (We dronkyn), Bo1 Ph2 (We dranken), Dd (we dronkyn), Gl (We dronken̄), Ld2 (We dronchen), Nl (Wee dronken), Ry1 (We drunken)
We dronke17Cn (We drunke), Cx1 Cx2 Ne (We dronk), Ds1 En1 Ha2 Ha3 Lc Mg Sl2 Tc2 Wy (We dronke), Ht Ps (We drank), Pn Ra2 (We dranke)
And dronke2Fi (And dronke), Tc1 (And dranke)
Wyne dronken1Ii (Wyne dronken)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 820 Collation  
  
We dronkenWe dronkeAnd dronkeWyne dronkenandto reste wenteto reste wentento resteto reste wente weto oure reste wentewente to resteechoneuerychonIlke oonylkeone
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 820 Collation  
  
We dronkenWe dronkeAnd dronkeWyne dronkenandto reste wenteto reste wentento resteto reste wente weto oure reste wentewente to resteechoneuerychonIlke oonylkeone
  

to reste wenten5Ad1 Bo1 Bw Dd En3
to reste1Ch
to reste wente we7Cx1 Cx2 Ne Pn Tc2 To1 Wy
to oure reste wente1Ii
wente to reste3Cn Ld2 Ma

to reste wente33Edition El Fi Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg Lc Ln Mg Mm Pw Ra2 Se (to reste wente), Ad3 Bo2 Ds1 En1 Ht La Nl Ph2 Ps (to rest went), Cp Ld1 Ry2 Sl2 Tc1 (to reste went), Ha3 (to Reste went), Py (to Rest went), Ra3 (to reest went), Ry1 (to Reste wente), Sl1 (to rest wente)
to reste wenten5Ad1 (to reste wentyn), Bo1 Bw Dd (to rest wenten), En3 (to reste wenten)
to reste1Ch (to reste)
to reste wente we7Cx1 Cx2 Ne (to reste went we), Pn Tc2 Wy (to rest went we), To1 (to reste wente we)
to oure reste wente1Ii (to oure reste wente)
wente to reste3Cn (wente to rest), Ld2 (went to rest), Ma (went to reste)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 820 Collation  
  
We dronkenWe dronkeAnd dronkeWyne dronkenandto reste wenteto reste wentento resteto reste wente weto oure reste wentewente to resteechoneuerychonIlke oonylkeone

echon38Edition Ad3 Bw Ch Cp El Hg Lc Mg Sl1 Sl2 To1 Wy (echon), Bo1 Cx1 Cx2 Ne Ph2 Pn Tc2 (echone), Bo2 Ds1 Ha2 Pw Tc1 (echon̄), Dd (ichon̄), En1 (ecchone), Ha4 Nl Ry2 Se (echoon), Ht La (ichone), Ld2 (ychoon), Ps (ichon), Py Ra3 (echeon), Ra2 (eche one)
euerychon10Ad1 Ld1 Ln (eủychon), Cn (eủychon̄), En3 Ma (eủychoon), Fi (euꝰychone), Gl (eủycheone), Ha3 (everiche oon), Mm (eủychone)
Ilke oon1Ii (Ilke oone)
ylkeone1Ry1 (ylkeone)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 821 Collation  
WithoutenWithouteanylengerlongtaryynge
  

Withouten48Edition Bo2 Ph2 Ry1 Se Sl1 (Withouten), Ad1 (Wythoute), Ad3 Ld2 (Wyth outen), Bo1 (Withouten̄), Bw Ch El Hg Ii Mm (With outen), Cn Ds1 Ht Lc Mg Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 (Withoute), Cp Ha4 (Wiþouten), Cx1 En3 Fi Ha2 Pn Ra2 (With oute), Cx2 (Wyth oute), Dd (with outen), En1 Nl (With out), Gl (With outen̄), Ha3 (Withe outen), La (Wiþ owten), Ld1 Ps Py (Without), Ln (Wiþ outen), Pw (Wiþ oute), Ry2 (Wit outen), To1 (Withoutyn), Wy (Wythout)
Withoute2Ma (Wᵗout), Ne (Wᵗoute)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 821 Collation  
  
WithoutenWithouteanylengerlongtaryynge
  

any50Edition Ad1 Bw Ch Ds1 El En3 Fi Gl Hg Ii La Ld1 Ld2 Ma Ph2 Pn Ps Py Ra2 Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 To1 (any), Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Cn Cp Cx2 Dd Ha2 Ha4 Lc Mg Mm Ne Nl Pw Ry2 Se Tc2 (eny), Cx1 (euy), En1 Ha3 Ht Ln Sl1 Wy (ony), Ry1 (onye)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 821 Collation  
  
WithoutenWithouteanylengerlongtaryynge
  

lenger47Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ch Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En1 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha3 Hg Ht Lc Ld1 Ln Ma Mg Mm Ne Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Ra2 Ra3 Ry1 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (lenger), Dd En3 Ha4 (lengere), La (longer), Nl (lengir), Py (lengger)
long3Ii Ry2 (leng), Ld2 (long)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 821 Collation  
  
WithoutenWithouteanylengerlongtaryynge

taryynge50Edition Ad1 Cx1 Cx2 El Hg Mm Ne (taryynge), Ad3 En3 Ha4 La Ld2 Nl Ry2 (taryinge), Bo1 Bw Ch En1 Ht Ii Ph2 Ra2 Sl2 (tarying), Bo2 Py (taryeng), Cn Ha3 Ma Ps (tareyng), Cp Tc2 (taryyng), Dd Ha2 Pn Pw Se Sl1 To1 (tariyng), Ds1 Ra3 Tc1 (tarieng), Fi Ry1 Wy (taryenge), Gl (taryiengge), Lc Mg (tariynge), Ld1 (taringe), Ln (tarynge)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 822 Collation  
AmorweAmorneOn morweOn the morweAt morweAnd on the morweAn morwewhan thatwhan that thatwhandaythe daybiganconganto spryngefor to spryngesprynge
  

Amorne1Ry1
On morwe1Pw
On the morwe1Ra2
At morwe5Bo1 Ph2 Ps Sl2 Tc1
And on the morwe1Ht
An morwe1La

Amorwe40Edition El Ln (Amorwe), Ad1 Ha3 Ii Mg Mm Pn Ry2 Tc2 (A morowe), Ad3 Bw Cp Dd Ds1 En3 Gl Ha4 Hg Lc Ld1 Ra3 To1 (A morwe), Bo2 En1 Fi Ha2 Ma Nl Py Sl1 Wy (A morow), Ch (A Morwe), Cn Se (Amorowe), Cx1 Cx2 Ld2 Ne (Amorow)
Amorne1Ry1 (Amorne)
On morwe1Pw (On morowe)
On the morwe1Ra2 (On the morue)
At morwe5Bo1 Ph2 (At morou), Ps Tc1 (At morwe), Sl2 (At morowe)
And on the morwe1Ht (And on þe morow)
An morwe1La (An morwe)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 822 Collation  
  
AmorweAmorneOn morweOn the morweAt morweAnd on the morweAn morwewhan thatwhan that thatwhandaythe daybiganconganto spryngefor to spryngesprynge
  

whan that15Edition Ad3 Ch Ra3 (whan that), Bo2 (whan þat), Cn (when̄ that), El Hg Ry1 (whan þᵗ), Ln (whanne þᵉ), Mm Ne Pw Ry2 (whan þe), Ps (when that)
whan that that2Ha4 (whan þat þe), Ma (when þat þe)
whan33Ad1 Bw Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 En3 Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ht La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Ph2 Py Ra2 Se Sl2 Tc1 Wy (whan), Bo1 En1 Fi Ii Nl Pn Tc2 (when), Sl1 To1 (whanne)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 822 Collation  
  
AmorweAmorneOn morweOn the morweAt morweAnd on the morweAn morwewhan thatwhan that thatwhandaythe daybiganconganto spryngefor to spryngesprynge
  

day18Edition Ad3 Bo2 Ch El Ha4 Hg Ln Ma Ne Ps Pw Ra3 Ry2 Tc1 (day), Ht (dai), Mm Ry1 (daye)
the day32Ad1 Bo1 Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 En1 En3 Fi Gl Ii Lc Ld2 Mg Nl Ph2 Pn Py Ra2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 To1 Wy (the day), Bw (þᵉ day), Cp Dd Ha3 (þe day), Ha2 (the daie), La (þe daie), Ld1 (the dai)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 822 Collation  
  
AmorweAmorneOn morweOn the morweAt morweAnd on the morweAn morwewhan thatwhan that thatwhandaythe daybiganconganto spryngefor to spryngesprynge
  

bigan14Edition Cp Ha4 Hg Lc Py (bigan), Ad3 Ch Mg (bygan), Bo1 Ha2 Ph2 Tc1 (began), Ha3 (be gan)
con1Bw (con)
gan35Ad1 Bo2 Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En1 En3 Fi Gl Ht Ii La Ld1 Ld2 Ma Mm Ne Nl Pn Ps Pw Ra2 Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 To1 Wy (gan), Cn (gan̄), Ln (ganne)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 822 Collation  
  
AmorweAmorneOn morweOn the morweAt morweAnd on the morweAn morwewhan thatwhan that thatwhandaythe daybiganconganto spryngefor to spryngesprynge

to sprynge30Edition Ad1 En3 Ha4 Hg Lc Ld2 Mg Mm Pw Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 (to sprynge), Ad3 La Ld1 Sl1 Tc1 (to springe), Bo1 (to spⁱnge), Bo2 Ch Cp Ha2 Ha3 Ii Py Se (to spryng), Gl (to spryngge), Ph2 (to spⁱng), Sl2 (to spring)
for to sprynge1El (for to sprynge)
sprynge19Bw Ht Pn To1 (spring), Cn Dd En1 Ma Ps (spryng), Cx1 Cx2 Fi Ln Ne Nl Tc2 Wy (sprynge), Ds1 Ra2 (springe)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 823 Collation  
Vproos oure hoostRoste roos oure hoostand wasandthat wasoure aller cokoure alder cokoure alther cokoure cokoure alde cokoure althers cokal oure alther cokal oure cokon althers cok
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 823 Collation  
  
Vproos oure hoostRoste roos oure hoostand wasandthat wasoure aller cokoure alder cokoure alther cokoure cokoure alde cokoure althers cokal oure alther cokal oure cokon althers cok
  

roos oure hoost50Edition Ad3 El Hg (roos oure hoost), Ad1 Cx1 Cx2 En3 Ne (roos our host), Bo1 Ph2 Ps (rose oure host), Bo2 Cp Ds1 Ra3 Tc1 (ros oure oost), Bw Ch Ma Sl1 Sl2 (roos oure oost), Cn Ii (rose oure hoste), Dd (ros oure Ost), En1 (roos our hoste), Fi Ld2 Ra2 (rose oure oste), Gl (roos our͗ hooste), Ha2 Py (ros oure host), Ha3 (Roos oure hooste), Ha4 (roos oure Ost), Ht (roose oure oost), La (roos owre ost), Lc Mg (roos oure host), Ld1 Ry2 (roos oure ost), Ln (ros oure ost), Mm (rose our ooste), Nl Pn (rose our hoost), Pw (roos oure hooste), Ry1-mod (Rose ower Oste), Se (roos oure oste), Tc2 (ros oure oste), To1 (ros oure hoste), Wy (rose our host)
Roste roos oure hoost1Ry1-orig (Roste Rose ower Oste)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 823 Collation  
  
Vproos oure hoostRoste roos oure hoostand wasandthat wasoure aller cokoure alder cokoure alther cokoure cokoure alde cokoure althers cokal oure alther cokal oure cokon althers cok
  

and was47Edition Ad1 Bo1 Bo2 Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En1 En3 Fi Gl Ha3 Ha4 Hg Ii La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Ma Mg Ne Nl Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Py Ra3 Ry2 Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (and was), Bw Ch Ha2 Se (⁊ was), Mm (ande was), Ry1 (And was)
and1Ad3 (and)
that was2Ht (þat was), Ra2 (that was)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 823 Collation  
  
Vproos oure hoostRoste roos oure hoostand wasandthat wasoure aller cokoure alder cokoure alther cokoure cokoure alde cokoure althers cokal oure alther cokal oure cokon althers cok

oure aller cok8Edition Ad3 Ch Dd Ds1 El En1 Hg
oure alder cok17Bo1 Bo2 Bw Fi Ha3 La Ld2 Ln Ma Mm Ph2 Pw Ra3 Se Sl2 Tc1 To1
oure alther cok7Cp Ha2 Ha4 Lc Mg Ps Py
oure cok3Ht Ra2 Ry1
oure alde cok3Ld1 Ry2 Sl1
oure althers cok2En3 Gl
al oure alther cok1Cn
al oure cok8Cx1 Cx2 Ii Ne Nl Pn Tc2 Wy
on althers cok1Ad1

oure aller cok8Edition Ad3 Ds1 El Hg (oure aller cok), Ch (oure aller cokke), Dd (oure aller Cok), En1 (our aller cok)
oure alder cok17Bo1 (oure aldir cok), Bo2 (oure aldre cok), Bw (oure alder Coke), Fi (oure alder kokke), Ha3 (oure Alder cokke), La (owre alder cok), Ld2 Ln Ma Ra3 Se Sl2 Tc1 (oure alder cok), Mm (our alder Cokke), Ph2 (our aldir cok), Pw (oure alder Cok), To1 (oure aldre cokke)
oure alther cok7Cp (our alþer cok), Ha2 Lc Mg Py (oure alther cok), Ha4 (oure althur cok), Ps (oure althir cokke)
oure cok3Ht Ra2 (oure kok), Ry1 (ower koke)
oure alde cok3Ld1 Ry2 Sl1 (oure alde cok)
oure althers cok2En3 (our alderys cok), Gl (our͗ althers cok)
al oure alther cok1Cn (all oure althir cokke)
al oure cok8Cx1 Ne (al our cok), Cx2 (al onr cok), Ii (all oure koke), Nl (al our kok), Pn (alle our cok), Tc2 (alle oure cokke), Wy (all our cocke)
on althers cok1Ad1 (on alderis cok)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 824 Collation  
AndAnd andgadred vstogydrestogydres alalin a flokon a flokon a faire flok
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 824 Collation  
  
AndAnd andgadred vstogydrestogydres alalin a flokon a flokon a faire flok
  

gadred vs50Edition Cn Cx1 Cx2 En1 Hg Ii Ld1 Ma Ne Pn Py Tc2 Wy (gadred vs), Ad1 Bw Cp Dd Ds1 En3 Gl Ht Lc Pw Tc1 (gadered vs), Ad3 (gedred vs), Bo1 (gadird us), Bo2 Ha2 (gederid vs), Ch Nl Ra2 (gadrid vs), El (gadrede vs), Fi (gaderd us), Ha3 Ph2 Sl2 (gaderid vs), Ha4 (gaderud vs), La (gederd vs), Ld2 Ln (gaderde vs), Mg (gedered vs), Mm Ra3 (gadered us), Ps (gedird vs), Ry1 Ry2 Se (gaderede vs), Sl1 (gaderede us), To1 (gaderid ous)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 824 Collation  
  
AndAnd andgadred vstogydrestogydres alalin a flokon a flokon a faire flok
  

togydres37Edition Hg (togydres), Ad1 Ch Dd Ha2 Ha3 (to gedir), Ad3 Se (to gyder), Bo1 (togider), Bo2 Fi La Ln Mg (to geder), Bw Cn Gl Ma Ra2 (to gedre), Cp Ds1 En1 Lc Mm Tc1 (to gider), En3 Ht Ra3 Sl2 (to gidre), Ld1 (togeder), Ld2 (to gedyr), Ph2 (togiders), Pw Ry2 (to gidere), Sl1 (to gidr), To1 (to gederis)
togydres al7Cx2 (to gydre alle), El (togidre alle), Ha4 (to gidur alle), Pn (to gidre alle), Ps (to gedir al), Py (to gydre al), Wy (togyder all)
al6Cx1 Ne Tc2 (alle), Ii Nl (all), Ry1 (All)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 824 Collation  
  
AndAnd andgadred vstogydrestogydres alalin a flokon a flokon a faire flok

in a flok43Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Cp Cx1 Cx2 El En3 Ha2 Ha4 Hg Ht Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Ne Pn Pw Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 (in a flok), Bo1 Ph2 Tc2 Wy (in a flocke), Bw La To1 (in a floke), Ch Fi Mm Ps (in a flokke), Gl (in a Flok), Ha3 (in A Flocke), Nl (in a flokk), Ry1 (in a Flocke)
on a flok6Cn (on̄ a flokke), Dd Ds1 En1 Ln Ma (on a flok)
on a faire flok1Ii (on a faire flok)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 825 Collation  
And forthwe rydenwe ryden forthwe rodea litela softea feyrelitelmoore than pasmoore than a pasmoore pasmoore þe pasmorowe pasesye paspas
  

And forth50Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Bw Ch Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En1 En3 Fi Gl Ha4 Hg Ht Lc Ld2 Ma Mg Ne Nl Pn Ps Ra3 Sl1 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (And forth), Bo1 Cn Ph2 Py (And furth), Cp Ld1 Ln Pw Ry2 (And forþ), Ha2 (And fortħ), Ha3 Ii Mm Ra2 Se Sl2 To1 (And forthe), La (And forþe), Ry1 (And Forþe)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 825 Collation  
  
And forthwe rydenwe ryden forthwe rodea litela softea feyrelitelmoore than pasmoore than a pasmoore pasmoore þe pasmorowe pasesye paspas
  

we ryden47Edition Ad3 Cx2 En1 Fi Gl Hg Ld2 Pn Ps Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Wy (we ryden), Ad1 Dd En3 Ma (we redyn), Bo1 Cn (we riden̄), Bo2 (we ryden̄), Bw Ch Cp Cx1 El Ha2 Ha4 Ht Ii Lc Ld1 Ne Ph2 Pw Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 (we riden), Ha3 (we Redyn), La Ln Mg Ra2 (we reden), Mm (we ridden), Nl (wee rydyn), To1 (we ridyn)
we ryden forth1Ds1 (we riden forth)
we rode2Py (we Rode), Tc2 (we rode)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 825 Collation  
  
And forthwe rydenwe ryden forthwe rodea litela softea feyrelitelmoore than pasmoore than a pasmoore pasmoore þe pasmorowe pasesye paspas
  

a litel35Edition Bo2 Ch Cp Dd El Gl Ha4 Hg La Lc Ld1 Pw Ra3 Ry2 (a litel), Ad3 Mg (a lytel), Bo1 Ii Ph2 (a litle), Bw (a litul), Ds1 (a litiƚƚ), En1 Ha2 (a litell), Ld2 (a lytell), Ln (alitil), Mm Nl Tc1 (a litill), Ps Se Sl1 To1 (a litil), Ry1 (A litulle), Sl2 (a litte)
a softe2Cn Ma (a softe)
a feyre1Ha3 (A feyre)
litel12Ad1 (lytyl), Cx1 Cx2 (lityl), En3 (lytil), Fi (lytell), Ht (litul), Ne Ra2 (litil), Pn Py (litel), Tc2 (litle), Wy (lytyll)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 825 Collation  
  
And forthwe rydenwe ryden forthwe rodea litela softea feyrelitelmoore than pasmoore than a pasmoore pasmoore þe pasmorowe pasesye paspas

moore than a pas17Ad1 Bo1 Cx1 En3 Fi Gl Ha2 Ht Ld2 Mg Ne Ph2 Ps Py Ry1 Sl2 Tc2
moore pas2Nl Tc1
moore þe pas1Ln
morowe pas1Ii
esye pas1Ha3
pas5Cn Dd Ds1 En1 Ma

moore than pas23Edition Ch Hg (moore than pas), Ad3 Lc Ld1 Sl1 To1 (more than pas), Bo2 Ry2 (more þan pas), Bw (more þan pase), Cp Ha4 Pw (more þan paas), Cx2 Pn Ra3 Se Wy (more than paas), El (moore than paas), La (mor þan pas), Mm (mor þn paase), Ra2 (more þan pace)
moore than a pas17Ad1 Cx1 Gl (more than a paas), Bo1 (more then̄ a pace), En3 Tc2 (more than apaas), Fi (more then a pase), Ha2 Ld2 Mg Sl2 (more than a pas), Ht (more þan a paas), Ne (more þanne A paas), Ph2 (mor than A paas), Ps (more than a pace), Py (more than a pase), Ry1 (more þan A paase)
moore pas2Nl (more pase), Tc1 (more paas)
moore þe pas1Ln (mor þe paas)
morowe pas1Ii (morowe pace)
esye pas1Ha3 (esye pase)
pas5Cn (pase), Dd (pas), Ds1 En1 Ma (pace)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 826 Collation  
VntoOntothe wateryngthe wateryng placewateryngof SeintThomas
  

Vnto49Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 Ha4 Ht Ii La Ld1 Ma Mg Ne Ph2 Pn Pw Py Ra3 Ry1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (Vnto), Bw Ch El En1 En3 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha3 Hg Lc Ld2 Ln Mm Nl Ps Ra2 Ry2 Se (Vn to), Dd (vn to), To1 (vnto)
Onto1Sl1 (Onto)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 826 Collation  
  
VntoOntothe wateryngthe wateryng placewateryngof SeintThomas
  

the wateryng46Edition Ad3 Bw Ch El Ha2 Hg Ii Ld2 Nl Ps Py Se Sl2 To1 (the wateryng), Ad1 En3 Gl (the watteryng), Bo1 Ph2 Tc1 (the watring), Bo2 Cn (the watryng), Cp Ry2 (þe wateryng), Cx1 Cx2 Fi Lc Mg Ra2 (the waterynge), Dd En1 (the wat̉yng), Ds1 Pn Ra3 Sl1 (the watering), Ha4 Mm Ne (þe waterynge), Ld1 (the wateringe), Ln (þᵉ waterynge), Ma (þe watryng), Pw (þe watering), Tc2 Wy (the watrynge)
the wateryng place2Ha3 (þe watering plase), Ry1 (þe waterenge place)
wateryng2Ht (watering), La (wateringe)
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VntoOntothe wateryngthe wateryng placewateryngof SeintThomas
  

of Seint50Edition Ds1 El Hg Ph2 Tc1 (of Seint), Ad1 Dd En3 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ii Ld2 Mg Ps Py Ry2 Se Sl1 Tc2 (of seynt), Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cp En1 Ha4 Ht La Lc Ld1 Ra2 Ra3 Sl2 To1 (of seint), Bw Ln Ma Nl Pw (of Seynt), Cn Mm (of seynte), Cx1 Ne (of saint), Cx2 Wy (of saynt), Pn (of sent), Ry1 (of Saynte)
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VntoOntothe wateryngthe wateryng placewateryngof SeintThomas

Thomas50Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bw Ch Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En1 En3 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg Ht Ii La Ld1 Ld2 Ln Mg Ne Ph2 Pn Pw Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 To1 (Thomas), Bo2 Lc Mm Ps Tc2 Wy (thomas), Cn Nl (Thomase), Cp Ha3 Ma (Thomᵃs)
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And thereAnd thanoure hoosthoostbiganganhis horshishis bridelis horsaresteto resteto areste
  

And there47Edition Ch Cn Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En1 Gl Hg Ii Nl Pn Ra3 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (And there), Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Bw En3 Fi Ld2 Ph2 Ps Py Ra2 To1 (And ther), Bo1 (And ther͗), Cp Ha3 Ln Ma Pw (And þer), Ha4 Ht La Ld1 Ne Ry2 (And þere), Mm (Ande þere), Ry1 (And þ̉)
And than3Ha2 Lc Mg (And than)
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And thereAnd thanoure hoosthoostbiganganhis horshishis bridelis horsaresteto resteto areste
  

oure hoost49Edition Ad3 Ch El Hg (oure hoost), Ad1 En1 En3 Pn Py Wy (our host), Bo1 Ha2 Lc Mg Ph2 Ps (oure host), Bo2 Bw Ds1 Ht Ma Ra3 Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 (oure oost), Cn Cx1 Ii (oure hoste), Cp Ry2 (our oost), Cx2 Mm (our oste), Dd Ha4 (oure Ost), Fi Ra2 To1 (oure oste), Gl (our͗ hoost), Ha3 (ovre hooste), La (owre oste), Ld1 Ln Tc2 (oure ost), Ne Se (our hoste), Nl (our hoost), Pw (our hooste), Ry1 (ower Oste)
hoost1Ld2 (oost)
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And thereAnd thanoure hoosthoostbiganganhis horshishis bridelis horsaresteto resteto areste
  

bigan23Edition El Ha4 Hg Ii Ra3 Ry1 (bigan), Ad1 En3 (bi gan), Ad3 Bo2 To1 (by gan), Bo1 (began̄), Ch Dd En1 (bygan), Ds1 Ht Ph2 Ps Ra2 Tc1 (began), Ln (be gan)
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And thereAnd thanoure hoosthoostbiganganhis horshishis bridelis horsaresteto resteto areste
  

his hors45Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bw Ch Cp Cx1 Dd Ds1 El En1 Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Hg Ii La Lc Ld1 Ln Mg Ne Nl Ph2 Ps Pw Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (his hors), Cx2 (hys hors), Fi Ht Mm Pn Ry1 (his horse), Gl (hise hors), Ld2 (hys horse)
his2Ad1 En3 (his)
his bridel2Cn (his Bridell), Ma (his bridel)
is hors1Bo2 (is hors)
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And thereAnd thanoure hoosthoostbiganganhis horshishis bridelis horsaresteto resteto areste

areste43Edition Ad3 Ch Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El Fi Ha4 Hg Ii La Lc Ld1 Mm Ne Pw Ra3 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (areste), Ad1 En3 Gl Ra2 (arreste), Bo2 Nl (a rest), Dd En1 Ld2 Pn Ps (arest), Ha2 Mg Ry2 To1 (a reste), Ha3 (A reste), Ht (arrest), Py (aReste)
to reste2Bo1 Ph2 (to rest)
to areste5Bw (to a reste), Cn Ln Ma (to areste), Ry1 (to Areste)
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And seydelordynges herknethlordes herknethherkneth lordyngeslordynges herken̄lordes he keuethherkneth lordessires herknethif yow lesteif ye lesteas ye leste
  

And seyde50Edition El En3 Ha4 Hg Ry2 Tc2 (And seyde), Ad1 Bo1 Bo2 Gl Ht Ld2 Ph2 Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 (And seid), Ad3 Bw Ch Cn Cp Dd En1 Ha2 Ii La Lc Ld1 Ln Ma Mg Mm Pw Se Sl1 (And seide), Cx1 Cx2 (And sayde), Ds1 Ha3 Ne Py Ra2 To1 (And saide), Fi Nl (And seyd), Pn Ps (And said), Ry1 (And Sayde), Wy (And sayd)
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And seydelordynges herknethlordes herknethherkneth lordyngeslordynges herken̄lordes he keuethherkneth lordessires herknethif yow lesteif ye lesteas ye leste
  

lordynges herkneth16Edition Ad3 Bo2 Bw Ch El Ha2 Ha3 Lc Ld1 Mg Ph2 Py Ry1 Sl2 Tc1
lordes herkneth21Ad1 Bo1 Cn Cp Dd Ds1 En1 En3 Ha4 Hg La Ld2 Ln Ma Mm Pw Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 To1
herkneth lordynges8Cx1 Cx2 Ii Ne Pn Ps Tc2 Wy
lordynges herken̄1Fi
lordes he keueth1Gl
herkneth lordes1Nl
sires herkneth2Ht Ra2

lordynges herkneth16Edition El (lordynges herkneth), Ad3 Bo2 Ch Sl2 (lordynges herkeneth), Bw Py (lordynges herkenyth), Ha2 (lordynges herkenytħ), Ha3 (lordyngis herkenithe), Lc (lordinges herkeneth), Ld1 (lordinges herkeneþ), Mg (lordinges herkenith), Ph2 (lordingꝭ herkneth), Ry1 (lordenges harkeneþe), Tc1 (Lordinges herkeneth)
lordes herkneth21Ad1 Cn Ld2 Ma (lordes herkenyth), Bo1 (lordis herkneth), Cp (lordes herkneþ), Dd Ds1 En1 Mm Ra3 (lordes herkeneth), En3 Ry2 (lordys herkenyth), Ha4 (lordus herkeneþ), Hg Se To1 (lordes herkneth), La (lordes herkeneþ), Ln Pw (lordes harkeneþ), Sl1 (lordis herkeneth)
herkneth lordynges8Cx1 Ne (harkeneth lordingez), Cx2 (harkeneth lordyngz), Ii (herkenyth lordinges), Pn (herkeneth lordinges), Ps (herkenyth lordyngez), Tc2 (herkeneth lordynges), Wy (herkenyth lordynges)
lordynges herken̄1Fi (lordyngꝭ herken̄)
lordes he keueth1Gl (lordes he keueth)
herkneth lordes1Nl (herkenyth lordis)
sires herkneth2Ht (sirres herkeneth), Ra2 (sires herkenith)
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And seydelordynges herknethlordes herknethherkneth lordyngeslordynges herken̄lordes he keuethherkneth lordessires herknethif yow lesteif ye lesteas ye leste

if yow leste35Edition Ch El Hg Pw Py Sl1 (if yow leste), Ad3 Ha4 (if ȝow leste), Bo1 Bo2 Ds1 Ph2 (if you lest), Bw (if ȝow liste), Cp Ha2 Ld1 Mg Ra3 Tc1 (if you leste), Dd (if ȝow list), En1 (yf yow lest), Gl (if yow lyste), Ht (if you list), La Mm (if ȝowe leste), Lc (ȝif ȝow leste), Ld2 (yf ȝow lyst), Nl (yf ȝew lest), Ps (yif yow lest), Ra2 (yif you liste), Ry1 (yefe you lyste), Ry2 Se (yf yow leste), To1 (yif you leste)
if ye leste14Ad1 (yf ye leste), Cn (yif ye leste), Cx1 Ha3 (yf ye liste), Cx2 Fi Sl2 Tc2 Wy (yf ye lyste), En3 Ma (if ye leste), Ii (if ye liste), Ln (if ie leste), Pn (if ye list)
as ye leste1Ne (as ye liste)
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YeIwootwetynknowwetewityoure forwardour forwardand it yowand yourand ye itand I it yowand I yowand I itand I your itand I yow itand I woland I it youand ek yourand I shal youand I it wolif ye itif it yeif I it yowrecordeaccord
  
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YeIwootwetynknowwetewityoure forwardour forwardand it yowand yourand ye itand I it yowand I yowand I itand I your itand I yow itand I woland I it youand ek yourand I shal youand I it wolif ye itif it yeif I it yowrecordeaccord
  

woot44Edition Ad3 Ch Cx1 Cx2 El Ha4 Hg Lc Ld1 Ne Nl Ph2 Pn Ry2 Se (woot), Bo1 Bo2 Bw En1 Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ht Ii La Ld2 Mg Mm Pw Ra2 Ry1 Sl1 Tc2 Wy (wote), Cp Ds1 Ln Py Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 To1 (wot), Fi (woote)
wetyn2Ad1 En3 (wetyn)
know2Cn (knowe), Ma (know)
wete1Dd (wete)
wit1Ps (wit)
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YeIwootwetynknowwetewityoure forwardour forwardand it yowand yourand ye itand I it yowand I yowand I itand I your itand I yow itand I woland I it youand ek yourand I shal youand I it wolif ye itif it yeif I it yowrecordeaccord
  

youre forward37Edition Ad3 Ch Ha2 Hg Ht Ln Mg Ps Ry2 Se Sl1 Tc1 (youre forward), Ad1 Bo1 Ph2 Ra3 (your forward), Bo2 El (youre foreward), Bw (ȝoure forword), Cp (ȝour forward), En3 (yowr forward), Fi (youre for ward), Gl (your͗ forward), Ha3 (yowr forwarde), Ha4 Lc Pw (ȝoure forward), La (ȝowre forward), Ld1 Ld2 Sl2 (youre forwarde), Mm (ȝe forwarde), Py (yowre forward), Ra2 To1 (your forwarde), Ry1 (your Forewarde)
our forward13Cn Dd Ds1 Ma (oure forward), Cx1 Cx2 Ne Nl (our forward), En1 (our foreward), Ii Pn (oure forwarde), Tc2 (oure forewarde), Wy (our forwarde)
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YeIwootwetynknowwetewityoure forwardour forwardand it yowand yourand ye itand I it yowand I yowand I itand I your itand I yow itand I woland I it youand ek yourand I shal youand I it wolif ye itif it yeif I it yowrecordeaccord
  

and it yow6Edition Ad3 Ch El Hg Ps
and your3Ad1 En3 Ry1
and ye it3Bo1 Ph2 To1
and I it yow14Bw Cp Fi Gl Ha4 La Ld1 Mm Pw Py Ry2 Sl1 Sl2 Tc1
and I yow7Cx1 Cx2 Ii Ne Pn Tc2 Wy
and I it3Ha2 Lc Mg
and I your it1Ld2
and I yow it1Ln
and I wol1Nl
and I it you1Ra3
and ek your1Bo2
and I shal you2Ht Ra2
and I it wol1Se
if ye it4Cn Dd En1 Ma
if it ye1Ds1
if I it yow1Ha3

and it yow6Edition Ad3 El Hg (and it yow), Ch (⁊ it yow), Ps (and yt yow)
and your3Ad1 En3 (and your), Ry1 (And your)
and ye it3Bo1 Ph2 To1 (and ye it)
and I it yow14Bw (⁊ I it ȝow), Cp Ha4 Pw (and I it ȝou), Fi (and y hit you), Gl Ld1 Sl2 Tc1 (and I it you), La (and I it ȝowe), Mm (and I it ȝow), Py Sl1 (and I it yow), Ry2 (⁊ I it yow)
and I yow7Cx1 Cx2 Ii Ne Pn Tc2 Wy (and I you)
and I it3Ha2 (⁊ I it), Lc Mg (and I it)
and I your it1Ld2 (and I ȝoᵘ hit)
and I yow it1Ln (and I ȝow it)
and I wol1Nl (and I woll)
and I it you1Ra3 (⁊ I it you)
and ek your1Bo2 (and ek yoʳ)
and I shal you2Ht (and I shal you), Ra2 (⁊ I shall you)
and I it wol1Se (⁊ I it wol)
if ye it4Cn (yif ye it), Dd (if ȝe it), En1 (yf ye it), Ma (if ye it)
if it ye1Ds1 (yef it ye)
if I it yow1Ha3 (if I it yowe)
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YeIwootwetynknowwetewityoure forwardour forwardand it yowand yourand ye itand I it yowand I yowand I itand I your itand I yow itand I woland I it youand ek yourand I shal youand I it wolif ye itif it yeif I it yowrecordeaccord

recorde49Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En1 Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Hg Ht Ii La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Ma Mg Mm Ph2 Pn Ps Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (recorde), Ad1 Bw Dd En3 Fi Pw (record), Ne (Recorde)
accord1Nl (accord)
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IfIf þatIf theeuensong and morwesongEueson or morwe songeuen song and the morwe songmornsonge and euensongacordeboth acorde
  

If48Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ch Cp Dd Ds1 El Ha4 Hg Ht Ld1 Ld2 Ph2 Pw Py Ra3 Ry2 Sl1 Tc1 (If), Ad1 Cn En3 Ps Se (Yif), Cx1 Cx2 En1 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ii Ma Ne Pn Ra2 Sl2 Tc2 Wy (Yf), Lc Mg (Ȝif), Ln (Yeff), Mm (Yff), Ry1 (Yefe), To1 (yif)
If þat1La (If þat)
If the1Nl (Yff the)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 830 Collation  
  
IfIf þatIf theeuensong and morwesongEueson or morwe songeuen song and the morwe songmornsonge and euensongacordeboth acorde
  

Eueson or morwe song1Ii
euen song and the morwe song1Nl
mornsonge and euensong1Ra2

euensong and morwesong47Edition Hg (euensong and morwesong), Ad1 (evesong and morowe song), Ad3 (evensong and morowsonge), Bo1 (euensong and morou song), Bo2 (evensonge and morowe song), Bw Ps (euynsong and morwe song), Ch (euesong and morwe song), Cn (evissong and morowe songe), Cp (euynsong and morwesong), Cx1 Cx2 Ma Mg (euensong and morow song), Dd Ha4 (euesong and morwesong), Ds1 (euensong ⁊ morwe song), El Lc (euensong and morwe song), En1 (evesong and morow song), En3 (evensong and morwe song), Fi (euensonge and morow songe), Gl (euen song and morwen̄ song), Ha2 (euynsong and morow song), Ha3 (evyn song and morowe song), Ht Ld1 (euensong and mornsong), La (Euynsonge and Morwsonge), Ld2 (euynsong ⁊ morowesong), Ln (euesonge and morwe songe), Mm (euensonge and morowen songe), Ne (euensyng and morow song), Ph2 (euensong and morowsong), Pn (euynsong and morosonge), Pw (euensonge and morowsonge), Py (evensong and morow song), Ra3 (euyn song and morwe song), Ry1 (Evne Songe And Morne Songe), Ry2 (euynsong ⁊ morwesong), Se (euvensong ⁊ morowsong), Sl1 (euensong and morowe song), Sl2 (evynsong and morowsong), Tc1 (euene song and morwe song), Tc2 (evesonge and morowe son), To1 (euen song and morw song), Wy (euesonge and morow songe)
Eueson or morwe song1Ii (Eueson or morwe songe)
euen song and the morwe song1Nl (even song ⁊ the morow song)
mornsonge and euensong1Ra2 (mornsonge and euesonge)
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IfIf þatIf theeuensong and morwesongEueson or morwe songeuen song and the morwe songmornsonge and euensongacordeboth acorde

acorde48Edition Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 Fi Ha3 Ha4 Hg Ii Ld2 Ln Mm Ne Ra3 Tc1 To1 Wy (acorde), Ad1 (a cord), Ad3 Bo2 Ch El En1 Gl Ha2 Ht La Lc Ld1 Ma Mg Pn Ps Py Ra2 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 (accorde), Bw (a corde), Cn Dd En3 Nl Pw (accord), Ry1 (Acorde)
both acorde2Bo1 Ph2 (both accorde)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 831 Collation  
Lat senow whonow hownow how whowhoshal tellethe firsteoure firstefirstetalea talehis tale
  

Lat se50Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ds1 El En3 Ha2 Ha4 Hg La Lc Ld1 Ln Mg Mm Ph2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl2 Tc1 To1 (Lat se), Ch Cp Pw (Lat see), Cn (Latte se), Cx1 Cx2 Ne Pn Ps Sl1 Wy (Let se), Dd (late se), En1 Ht Ld2 Ra2 (Late se), Fi Gl Ma (Lete se), Ha3 (Lete seo), Ii (Lette se), Nl (Let see), Py (Late see), Ry1 (Latte Se), Tc2 (Lett se)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 831 Collation  
  
Lat senow whonow hownow how whowhoshal tellethe firsteoure firstefirstetalea talehis tale
  

now who46Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En1 Fi Ha2 Ha4 Hg Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Mg Ne Nl Ph2 Pn Ps Py Ra3 Se Sl1 Tc1 Wy (now who), Bw Ht Ry1-mod (now ho), Ch (now whoo), Gl Ha3 Ii La Pw Ra2 Sl2 Tc2 (nowe who), Mm To1 (nowe ho), Ry2 (Now ho)
now how1Ma (now how)
now how who1Ry1-orig (now how ho)
who3Ad1 Cn En3 (who)
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Lat senow whonow hownow how whowhoshal tellethe firsteoure firstefirstetalea talehis tale
  

shal telle50Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En3 Hg Lc Ld1 Ln Mg Ne Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Py Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 (shal telle), Ad1 Ch Cn Dd En1 Ha3 Ii Sl2 Tc1 Wy (shall telle), Cp Ha4 To1 (schal telle), Fi Mm (schall tell), Gl (shaƚƚ telle), Ha2 Ry1 (schall telle), Ht (shal tel), La Ma (schal tel), Ld2 Ra2 (shall tell), Nl (shall tel), Tc2 (shalle telle)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 831 Collation  
  
Lat senow whonow hownow how whowhoshal tellethe firsteoure firstefirstetalea talehis tale
  

the firste46Edition Cx1 El Hg Ii Lc Mg Se Sl1 (the firste), Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Ch Ds1 En1 Gl Ha2 Nl Ph2 Pn Py Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 (the first), Bo2 Dd La Ld1 Pw (þe first), Bw Cp Ha3 Ln Mm Ne Ry2 (þe firste), Cn Fi Ps (the furst), Cx2 Wy (the fyrste), En3 (the ferste), Ld2 (the fyrst), Ma (þe furst), Ry1 (the Firste)
oure firste1To1 (oure first)
firste3Ha4 (ferst), Ht (first), Ra2 (firste)
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Lat senow whonow hownow how whowhoshal tellethe firsteoure firstefirstetalea talehis tale

a tale1Ha4 (a tale)
his tale2Ht Ra2 (his tale)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 832 Collation  
AsAs soeuere mote Ieuere mote heeuere more Ieuere I motemote I eueredrynkewyn or alewyn of aleor ale wyn or ale
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 832 Collation  
  
AsAs soeuere mote Ieuere mote heeuere more Ieuere I motemote I eueredrynkewyn or alewyn of aleor ale wyn or ale
  

euere mote he3Ii Ne Nl
euere more I1Bw
euere I mote3Ha4 Ln Ra3
mote I euere1Ma

euere mote I41Edition El Hg Mg Sl1 (euere mote I), Ad1 (ever mot I), Ad3 (eủ mote y), Bo1 Ch En1 Ld2 Ph2 (eủ mote I), Bo2 (evere mote I), Cn Se (eủe mot y), Cp Gl Ht Pw Ra2 (euer mote I), Cx1 Cx2 (euyr moot I), Dd Lc Py Ry2 (eủe mote I), Ds1 En3 Ha3 La Tc1 (euer mot I), Fi (euer mot y), Ha2 (euyr mote I), Ld1 (eủ mot I), Mm (euer motte I), Pn (euir mot I), Ps (euyr mot I), Ry1 (euer Motte I), Sl2 (ever mote I), Tc2 (evir mote I), Wy (euer moot I)
euere mote he3Ii (eủ mote he), Ne (evir moot he), Nl (evir mot he)
euere more I1Bw (eủ more I)
euere I mote3Ha4 (euere I moote), Ln Ra3 (euer I mot)
mote I euere1Ma (mote y euer)
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AsAs soeuere mote Ieuere mote heeuere more Ieuere I motemote I eueredrynkewyn or alewyn of aleor ale wyn or ale
  

drynke49Edition Ad1 Ad3 Ch Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd El En1 En3 Fi Ha2 Ha3 Hg Ii Lc Ln Ma Mg Mm Ne Ry1 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 Wy (drynke), Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ht Ph2 (drink), Ds1 Ha4 La Ld1 Pn Pw Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Tc1 (drinke), Gl Ld2 Nl Ps Py (drynk)
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AsAs soeuere mote Ieuere mote heeuere more Ieuere I motemote I eueredrynkewyn or alewyn of aleor ale wyn or ale

wyn or ale48Edition Ad1 Bw Ch Dd Ds1 El En3 Ha4 Ht Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Tc1 (wyn or ale), Ad3 Cn Cx1 Cx2 En1 Gl Ha2 Ii Ln Ma Mm Nl Pn Ps Pw Py Wy (wyne or ale), Bo1 (wine or Ale), Bo2 (wyn̄ or ale), Fi Ne Sl2-mod Tc2 (wyne or Ale), Ha3 (weyne or Ale), Hg Ry1 (wyn or Ale), La Ph2 (wine or ale)
wyn of ale1Cp (wyn of ale)
or ale wyn or ale1Sl2-orig (or ale wyne or Ale)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 833 Collation  
Who so beWho so isWho that wil beWho soWho so wil beWho so that isrebelrekkelleto my iuggementvnto my iuggement
  

Who so is2Ad1 En3
Who that wil be1Tc2
Who so1Sl1
Who so wil be8Cx1 Cx2 Ii Ne Nl Pn Tc1 Wy
Who so that is1Ry1

Who so be36Edition Ad3 Bo2 Bw Ch Cn Cp Dd Ds1 El En1 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg Ht La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Ma Mg Mm Ps Pw Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl2 (Who so be), Bo1 Ph2 (Whoso be), Ha3 (Who soo beo)
Who so is2Ad1 (Who so ys), En3 (Who so is)
Who that wil be1Tc2 (Who that wolle be)
Who so1Sl1 (Who so)
Who so wil be8Cx1 Ii Ne (Who so wil be), Cx2 (Who so wyl be), Nl Wy (Who so woll be), Pn (Who so wilbe), Tc1 (Who so will be)
Who so that is1Ry1 (Who So þat is)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 833 Collation  
  
Who so beWho so isWho that wil beWho soWho so wil beWho so that isrebelrekkelleto my iuggementvnto my iuggement
  

rebel48Edition Ad3 Bo2 Ch Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd El Ha4 Hg La Lc Ld1 Ln Ma Mg Ne Ph2 Tc2 (rebel), Ad1 (Rebell), Bo1 Bw Pn Ps Sl1 Sl2 (rebelle), Cn En1 En3 Fi Gl Ha2 Ht Ii Ld2 Nl Pw Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Tc1 Wy (rebell), Ds1 Mm (rebeƚƚ), Py (Rebel), Ry1 (Rebelle)
rekkelle1Ha3 (rekkelle)
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Who so beWho so isWho that wil beWho soWho so wil beWho so that isrebelrekkelleto my iuggementvnto my iuggement

to my iuggement48Edition En1 Ld2 (to my iuggement), Ad1 Bo1 Cn Cx2 Ds1 En3 Fi Gl Ha3 Ht Ld1 Ln Nl Py Ra2 Sl2 Tc1 Wy (to my Iugement), Ad3 Bo2 Bw Ch Cp Dd El Hg Ii La Ma Ps Pw Ry2 Se Sl1 (to my Iuggement), Cx1 Ha2 Lc Mg Ne Pn Ra3 Tc2 (to my iugement), Ha4 (to my Iuggemēt), Mm (to my Iuggemente), Ry1 (to my Iugemente)
vnto my iuggement1Ph2 (vnto my Iugement)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 834 Collation  
Shalpayeforal thatal that isalal the Ale thatal that yeby the wey is spentby the wey spentby the wey yspentby wey spentOm.
  

Shal49Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En3 Gl Ha3 Hg Ht Lc Ld1 Mg Ne Nl Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Py Ra3 Se Sl1 Tc1 (Shal), Ch Cn En1 Ii Ld2 Mm Ra2 Ry2 Sl2 Wy (Shall), Cp Ha4 La Ma (Schal), Fi Ry1 (Schall), Ha2 (Schaƚƚ), Ln Tc2 (Shalle)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 834 Collation  
  
Shalpayeforal thatal that isalal the Ale thatal that yeby the wey is spentby the wey spentby the wey yspentby wey spentOm.
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 834 Collation  
  
Shalpayeforal thatal that isalal the Ale thatal that yeby the wey is spentby the wey spentby the wey yspentby wey spentOm.
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 834 Collation  
  
Shalpayeforal thatal that isalal the Ale thatal that yeby the wey is spentby the wey spentby the wey yspentby wey spentOm.
  

al that36Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Hg Ht Lc Mg Ph2 Ps Py Se Tc1 (al that), Bo1 Ra2 (alle that), Bw (alle þat), Ch En3 Fi Gl Ha2 Ld2 Ra3 Sl1 Sl2 (all that), Cp Ln Mm Ry2 (all þat), El (al þᵗ), Ha3 (Al þᵗ), Ha4 La Ld1 Pw (al þat), Ry1 (All that)
al that is10Cn Wy (all that is), Cx1 Cx2 (al that is), Dd Ma Ne (al þᵗ is), En1 (all þᵗ is), Pn Tc2 (alle that is)
al1Ds1 (al)
al the Ale that1Nl (al the Ale that)
al that ye1Ii (all that ye)
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Shalpayeforal thatal that isalal the Ale thatal that yeby the wey is spentby the wey spentby the wey yspentby wey spentOm.

by the wey spent8Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ii Ma Ne Pn Wy
by the wey yspent3Dd En1 Ra2
by wey spent1Tc2
Om.1Ch-orig

by the wey is spent37Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 El Fi Hg Ld2 Ra3 (by the wey is spent), Ad1 En3 Ph2 (bi the wey is spent), Bw (by the wei is spent), Ch-mod (by the wey ys spent), Cp (by þe weie is spent), Ds1 (by the weie is spent), Gl Ha4 Sl1 (by the weye is spent), Ha2 Se (bi the weye is spent), Ha3 Nl (by þe wey is spent), Ht (bi þe wei is spent), La (be þe waie is spent), Lc Mg Ps (by the way is spent), Ld1 (bi the waie is spent), Ln Ry2 (bi þe weye is spent), Mm (by þe weye is spente), Pw (by þe way is spent), Py (be the wey is spent), Ry1 (by the waye is Spente), Sl2 (be the weye is spent), Tc1 (bi the weie is spent)
by the wey spent8Cn Pn (by the wey spent), Cx1 (be the way spent), Cx2 (by the way spent), Ii (bi the way spent), Ma (by þe way spent), Ne (be þe way spent), Wy (by the waye spent)
by the wey yspent3Dd (by the weye I spent), En1 (by the wey yspent), Ra2 (be the wai y spente)
by wey spent1Tc2 (be wey spent)
Omitted1Ch-orig
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 835 Collation  
Nowdraweth cutdrawethdraweth lottedraweth we cutdraw cutdraw þe cuter thaterwe ferrer twynnewe ferrer wynneye ferrer twynne
  

Now49Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ch Cp Dd Ds1 El En1 En3 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Hg Ht La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Ma Mg Ne Nl Ph2 Ps Pw Py Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl1 Tc1 (Now), Cn Ii Mm Ra2 Sl2 (Nowe), Cx1 Cx2 Wy (NOw), Pn (nOwe), Tc2 (NOwe)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 835 Collation  
  
Nowdraweth cutdrawethdraweth lottedraweth we cutdraw cutdraw þe cuter thaterwe ferrer twynnewe ferrer wynneye ferrer twynne
  

draweth2Gl Mm
draweth lotte1Ii
draweth we cut1Ln
draw cut6Cx1 Cx2 Ht Ne Nl Pn
draw þe cut1Ld2

draweth cut38Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Ds1 El En1 Hg Lc Mg Ra3 (draweth cut), Bo1 Ph2 Ps (drawith cutte), Bw Ha4 (draweth Cut), Ch Dd Fi (draweth cutte), Cn Se (drawith Cutte), Cp Pw (draweþ Cut), En3 Tc1 (draweth cutt), Ha2 (drawetħ cut), Ha3 (draueþᵉ cutte), La (draweþ cut), Ld1 Py (drawith cut), Ma Sl1 Sl2 (drawith Cutt), Ra2 (drawe cutte), Ry1 (draweþe Cutte), Ry2 (drawith Cut), Tc2 (drawe cutt), Wy (drawe cut)
draweth2Gl Mm (draweth)
draweth lotte1Ii (draweth lotte)
draweth we cut1Ln (drawe we cutte)
draw cut6Cx1 Cx2 Ht Ne Nl Pn (draw cut)
draw þe cut1Ld2 (draw þe cut)
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Nowdraweth cutdrawethdraweth lottedraweth we cutdraw cutdraw þe cuter thaterwe ferrer twynnewe ferrer wynneye ferrer twynne
  

er that35Edition Ch Gl Ii Sl1 (er that), Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Cx1 Cx2 Fi Ha2 Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Nl Ph2 Pn Se Tc2 Wy (or that), Bw El Hg (er þᵗ), Cp La Ln Mm Ry2 (or þat), Ha3 Ne (or þᵗ), Ha4 Pw (er þat), Ry1 (Ar that)
er14Ad1 Dd En3 (er), Cn Ds1 En1 Ht Ma Ps Py Ra2 Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 (or)
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Nowdraweth cutdrawethdraweth lottedraweth we cutdraw cutdraw þe cuter thaterwe ferrer twynnewe ferrer wynneye ferrer twynne

we ferrer twynne34Edition El Hg (we ferrer twynne), Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Ch En1 En3 Ha2 Lc Ld2 Mg Ps Se (we ferther twynne), Bo1 (we further twyn̄), Bw (we ferther twyne), Cn (we ferther twyn̄), Cp Ld1 Pw (we ferþer twynne), Dd (we ferthere twynne), Ds1 Tc1 (we forther twinne), Ha3 (we furþer twynne), Ha4 Sl2 (we forther twynne), Ht (we forþer twyn̄), Ln Ry2 (we ferþ̉ twynne), Nl (we ferther twyn), Ph2 (we furþ̉ twyn), Ra2 (we further twyn), Ra3 (we further twynne)
we ferrer wynne4Gl (we ferther wynne), La Mm (we ferþer wynne), Ma (we fordir wyn)
ye ferrer twynne11Cx1 Cx2 Fi Ne Pn Py Wy (ye further twynne), Ii (ye firther twynne), Ry1 (ye Furþer twynne), Sl1 (ye ferther twynne), Tc2 (ye ferthir twynne)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 836 Collation  
He whichHeThe whichAnd whichFor heLoke whichWhichWhich of vsthat hath the shorteste shalthat hath the shorteste shal firstethat hath the shorteste slalthat hath the shorteste cutte shalthat hath the shorteste he shalshal the firste taleyᵘ hh shorteste shalhath the shorteste shalshal firste the talebigynne
  

He which10Edition Ad3 Ch Cp El Hg Ht Ra2 Ra3 Sl2
The which3Ii Ry1 Tc1
And which1Bo2
For he5Cn Dd Ds1 En1 Ma
Loke which1Ha3
Which of vs1Nl

He which10Edition Ad3 Cp El Hg Ht Ra3 (He which), Ch Sl2 (He whiche), Ra2 (He wheche)
He7Ad1 Bo1 En3 Ln Ph2 Ps Py (He)
The which3Ii (The which), Ry1 (The whiche), Tc1 (The wich)
And which1Bo2 (And which)
For he5Cn Dd Ds1 En1 Ma (For he)
Loke which1Ha3 (Loke wiche)
Which20Bw Cx1 Gl Ha2 La Ld1 Mm Tc2 Wy (Whiche), Cx2 Ld2 (Whyche), Fi Ha4 Lc Mg Ne Pw Se Sl1 (Which), Ry2 (Whoche)
Which of vs1Nl (Wich of vs)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 836 Collation  
  
He whichHeThe whichAnd whichFor heLoke whichWhichWhich of vsthat hath the shorteste shalthat hath the shorteste shal firstethat hath the shorteste slalthat hath the shorteste cutte shalthat hath the shorteste he shalshal the firste taleyᵘ hh shorteste shalhath the shorteste shalshal firste the talebigynne
  

that hath the shorteste shal29Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bw Ch Cn Cp Dd Ds1 El En3 Gl Ha3 Ha4 Hg La Ld1 Ld2-orig Ln Ma Mm Ph2 Ps Pw Ra3 Ry2 Sl1 Sl2
that hath the shorteste shal firste4Ha2 Lc Ld2-mod Mg
that hath the shorteste slal1Bo2
that hath the shorteste cutte shal1Fi
that hath the shorteste he shal2Py Ry1
shal the firste tale6Cx1 Cx2 Ii Ne Tc2 Wy
yᵘ hh shorteste shal1En1
hath the shorteste shal4Ht Ra2 Se Tc1
shal firste the tale1Nl

that hath the shorteste shal29Edition (that hath the shorteste shal), Ad1 Ch Ra3 (that hath the shortest shall), Ad3 Ds1 En3 Sl1 (that hath the shortest shal), Bo1 Ph2 (that hath the shortist shalle), Bw (þat hath þᵉ shorteste shal), Cn (that hath the shortist shall), Cp (þat haþ þe schortest schal), Dd (þᵗ hath the shortest shal), El Hg (þᵗ hath the shorteste shal), Gl (þat hath the shortest shall), Ha3 (þat haþe þe shortest shall), Ha4 Ma (þat hath þe schortest schal), La (þat haþe þe schortest schal), Ld1 (þat hath the shortest shal), Ld2-orig (that hatth þe shortest shaƚƚ), Ln (þat hath þe shortest shal), Mm (þat hath þe schorteste schaƚƚ), Ps (that hauys the shortest shal), Pw (þat haþ þe shortest shal), Ry2 (þat hath þe shorteste shal), Sl2 (that hathe the shortest shal)
that hath the shorteste shal firste4Ha2 (that hatħ the schortist schaƚƚ first), Lc Mg (that hath the shortest shal first), Ld2-mod (that hatth þe shortest shaƚƚ ferst)
that hath the shorteste slal1Bo2 (that hath þe shortest slal)
that hath the shorteste cutte shal1Fi (that hath þe schortest cutte schall)
that hath the shorteste he shal2Py (that hath the shortest he shal), Ry1 (þat haþe the Schorteste he schall)
shal the firste tale6Cx1 (shal the firste tale), Cx2 (shal the fyrst tale), Ii (shall the firste tale), Ne (shal þe firste tale), Tc2 (shalle the first tale), Wy (shall the fyrst tale)
yᵘ hh shorteste shal1En1 (yᵘ hh shortest shall)
hath the shorteste shal4Ht (hath þe shortest shal), Ra2 (hathe the shortest shall), Se (hath the shorteste shal), Tc1 (hath the shortest shal)
shal firste the tale1Nl (shall first the tale)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 836 Collation  
  
He whichHeThe whichAnd whichFor heLoke whichWhichWhich of vsthat hath the shorteste shalthat hath the shorteste shal firstethat hath the shorteste slalthat hath the shorteste cutte shalthat hath the shorteste he shalshal the firste taleyᵘ hh shorteste shalhath the shorteste shalshal firste the talebigynne

bigynne48Edition Cp El Ha2 Hg Sl1 (bigynne), Ad1 Bo1 Ch Cx1 Cx2 Dd En1 En3 Gl Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Mm Ne Ph2 Ps Py Ra3 Se Tc2 Wy (begynne), Ad3 Bo2 Bw (by gynne), Cn (be gyn̄), Ds1 Tc1 (beginne), Fi Mg Pw (bygynne), Ha3 (byginne), Ha4 (bygynn), Ht (begyn̄), Ii Nl Ry2 Sl2 (be gynne), La (be ginne), Ma Ra2 (be gyn), Ry1 (bigyne)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 836-a Collation  
Whiche shal the first tale begynne

Whiche shal the first tale begynne2Edition Pn (Whiche shal the first tale begynne)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 837 Collation  
Sireknyght quod heknyght quoth hequod knyght quod hequoth hequod hemy maystermaysterand my lordand lord
  

Sire49Edition Ch Cx1 Dd El En1 Ha4 Hg Lc Mg Ne Ra2 (Sire), Ad1 (Sere), Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Cn Cp Ds1 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ht Ii La Ln Nl Ph2 Pw Py Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 (Sir), Cx2 Wy (Syre), En3 Ld2 Pn (Syr), Ld1 (SIre), Ma (Ser), Mm (Sir͗), Ps (ʆ)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 837 Collation  
  
Sireknyght quod heknyght quoth hequod knyght quod hequoth hequod hemy maystermaysterand my lordand lord
  

knyght quoth he16Bo1 Dd En1 En3 Fi Ha4 Lc Ld1 Ma Ph2 Ra2 Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl1 Tc2
quod knyght quod he1Gl
quoth he1Ra3
quod he1Tc1

knyght quod he30Edition Ad3 Ch Cn Cx1 Cx2 El Hg Ii Ld2 Pn Pw Py Wy (knyght quod he), Ad1 (knyht ꝙ he), Bo2 Bw Ha2 Mg Mm Ps (knyght qd he), Cp Ht (knight qd he), Ds1 (kniȝt quod he), Ha3 (knight quod he), La (knyht quod he), Ln (knyȝt quod he), Ne (knyȝt ꝙ he), Nl (knyȝte quod he), Sl2 (knight ꝙ he)
knyght quoth he16Bo1 (knyght coth he), Dd (Knyght qd he), En1 Ld1 Ph2 (knight qd he), En3 (knyht qd he), Fi Tc2 (knyght quoth he), Ha4 (knight quoþ he), Lc Ma Ra2 Ry2 Se Sl1 (knyght qd he), Ry1 (knyghte qd he)
quod knyght quod he1Gl (qᵈ knyght qᵈ he)
quoth he1Ra3 (qd he)
quod he1Tc1 (quod he)
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Sireknyght quod heknyght quoth hequod knyght quod hequoth hequod hemy maystermaysterand my lordand lord
  

my mayster47Edition Cx2 El En3 Hg Ps Sl2 Wy (my mayster), Ad1 Bo2 Bw Ht Ld2 Mg Ph2 (my maist̉), Ad3 (my mastyr), Bo1 (my mais̉), Ch Cp Cx1 Dd Ha2 Ha3 Ii La Lc Ln Mm Ne Pw Py Se Sl1 (my maister), Cn (my Master), Ds1 Nl Ra3 (my mastir), En1 (my meister), Fi (my maystꝰ), Gl Ry1 (my Mayster), Ld1 (mi maist̉), Ma Pn Tc1 (my master), Ra2 (my Maister), Ry2 (my mayst̉)
mayster2Ha4 Tc2 (maister)
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Sireknyght quod heknyght quoth hequod knyght quod hequoth hequod hemy maystermaysterand my lordand lord

and my lord47Edition Ad3 Bw Ch Cp El En1 En3 Ha4 Hg Lc Ln Ma Mg Ps Py Sl1 (and my lord), Ad1 Bo2 Cn Gl Ii La Ld1 Ld2 Mm Pn Pw Sl2 Tc2 (and my lorde), Bo1 Cx1 Cx2 Dd Fi Ne Ph2 Ra3 Ry2 (⁊ my lord), Ds1 (andmy lorde), Ha2 Ha3 Nl Se Wy (⁊ my lorde), Ry1 (And my lorde), Tc1 (and my Lord)
and lord2Ht Ra2 (and lorde)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 838 Collation  
Now drawethNow draweDrawethcutfor thatfor thisfor itfor this for thisfor for thatis myn acordis acord
  

Now draweth43Edition Ad1 Bo2 Bw Ch Dd Ds1 El En1 En3 Fi Gl Ha4 Hg Ht Lc Mg Ra3 Tc1 Wy (Now draweth), Ad3 Cx2 Ld2 (Now drawyth), Bo1 Ln Ma Ph2 Pn Py Se Sl1 (Now drawith), Cn Ra2 (Nowe drawith), Cp La (Now draweþ), Ha2 (Now drawetħ), Ha3 (Now drawethe), Ld1 (Now drawiþ), Mm (Nowe draweth), Pw (Now droweþ), Ry1 (Now draweþe), Ry2 (Now drawyþ), Sl2 (Nowe drawᵗ)
Now drawe1Ps (Now drawe)
Draweth5Cx1 Ne Nl (Drawith), Ii Tc2 (Draweth)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 838 Collation  
  
Now drawethNow draweDrawethcutfor thatfor thisfor itfor this for thisfor for thatis myn acordis acord
  

cut49Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Bw Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En1 En3 Gl Ha2 Hg Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Ne Nl Pn Py Wy (cut), Bo1 Ch Fi Ha3 Ln Mm Ph2 Ps Ra3 (cutte), Cn Cp Ha4 La Ma Ra2 Ry2 Se (Cut), Dd Ii Pw Ry1 (Cutte), Ht (kut), Sl1 Sl2 (Cutt), Tc1 Tc2 (cutt)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 838 Collation  
  
Now drawethNow draweDrawethcutfor thatfor thisfor itfor this for thisfor for thatis myn acordis acord
  

for that40Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cx1 Cx2 El En3 Gl Ha2 Hg Ii Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Nl Ph2 Pn Ps Py Ra2 Ra3 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 Wy (for that), Bw Cp Ha3 Ha4 La Ln Mm Ne Pw Ry2 (for þat), Ry1 (For þat)
for this6Ad1 Dd Ds1 En1 Tc1 (for this), Ma (for þis)
for it1Ht (for it)
for this for this1Cn (for this for this)
for for that1Fi (for for þat)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 838 Collation  
  
Now drawethNow draweDrawethcutfor thatfor thisfor itfor this for thisfor for thatis myn acordis acord

is myn acord48Edition Bw Cp Ha4 Hg Ln Mg Ph2 (is myn acord), Ad1 Ds1 Ha2 Ld1 Pn Pw Ra2 Se Sl2 Tc2 Wy (is myn accorde), Ad3 Ch Cx1 Cx2 Dd El En1 En3 Lc Ma Ne Ps Py Ra3 Ry2 (is myn accord), Bo1 (is myn̄ accord), Bo2 Fi Ii Ld2 (is myn acorde), Cn (is myn̄ accorde), Gl Mm (is myne accorde), Ha3 (is myn Acorde), Ht (is myn Accorde), La (is Myne accorde), Nl (is myne accord), Ry1 (is Myne Acorde), Tc1 (is my accord)
is acord1Sl1 (is accord)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 839 Collation  
Cometh neerCometh hithirCome neerCome hithirquod hequoth heuod hemy ladyPrioresse
  

Cometh neer39Edition Ad1 Ch El En3 Hg (Cometh neer), Ad3 Ha4 Lc Mg Tc1 (Cometh ner), Bo1 Bo2 Dd Ld1 Mm Ph2 Py Ra2 Ra3 Se Sl1 Sl2 (Cometh nere), Bw Fi (Comethe nere), Cn Ds1 (Comth nere), Cp (Comeþ nerre), En1 (Comthe nere), Ha2 (Cometħ ner), Ha3 (Comiþe nere), La (Commeþ nere), Ld2 Ma (Comyth nere), Ln (Comyþ ner), Ps (Comyth neer), Pw (Commeth nere), Ry1 (Comeþe nere), Ry2 (Comyþ Nere)
Cometh hithir6Cx1 Ne (Cometh hithir), Cx2 (Cometh hythyr), Nl (Comyth hidir), Pn (Cometh hether), Tc2 (Cometh hedir)
Come neer3Gl Ht (Come ner͗), Ii (Come nere)
Come hithir1Wy (Come hyther)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 839 Collation  
  
Cometh neerCometh hithirCome neerCome hithirquod hequoth heuod hemy ladyPrioresse
  

quod he44Edition Ad3 Ch Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El Ha3 Hg La Ln Nl Pn Pw Py Tc1 Wy (quod he), Ad1 Ne Sl2 (ꝙ he), Bo2 Bw En1 En3 Ha2 Ha4 Ht Ii Lc Ld2 Ma Mg Mm Ph2 Ra2 Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl1 (qd he), Gl (qᵈ he)
quoth he4Bo1 (coth he), Fi Ps Tc2 (quoth he)
uod he1Ld1 (qd he)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 839 Collation  
  
Cometh neerCometh hithirCome neerCome hithirquod hequoth heuod hemy ladyPrioresse
  

my lady49Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ch Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En1 En3 Fi Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Hg Ii Lc Ld2 Ln Ma Mg Mm Ne Nl Pn Ps Pw Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 Wy (my lady), Ht Ld1 Ph2 (my ladi), La (Mi ladi), Ry1 (My ladye), Tc1 (my Lady)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 839 Collation  
  
Cometh neerCometh hithirCome neerCome hithirquod hequoth heuod hemy ladyPrioresse

Prioresse49Edition Ad3 Cx1 Dd El En1 Gl Hg Ne Ph2 Py Ra3 Ry2 Tc1 (Prioresse), Ad1 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ch Cn Cp Ds1 En3 Ha3 Ha4 Ht Ii La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Mg Mm Pn Ps Pw Ra2 Ry1 Se Sl1 Sl2 (prioresse), Cx2 (Pryoresse), Fi (psuporesse), Ha2 (priores), Ma Nl (Priores), Tc2 (pryores), Wy (pryoresse)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 840 Collation  
Andye sire Clerc lat beye sire Clerc and lat beye sire squyer lat belat be ye sire Clercsire Clerc lat beyoureyoushamefastnessestedfastnesse
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 840 Collation  
  
Andye sire Clerc lat beye sire Clerc and lat beye sire squyer lat belat be ye sire Clercsire Clerc lat beyoureyoushamefastnessestedfastnesse
  

ye sire Clerc and lat be2Ad1 En3
ye sire squyer lat be1Fi
lat be ye sire Clerc1Ln
sire Clerc lat be3Ha2 Ha3 Mg

ye sire Clerc lat be42Edition Hg (ye sire Clerc lat be), Ad3 (ye syr Clerke lat be), Bo1 (ye sir clerc lat be), Bo2 (ye sir clerk let be), Bw (ȝe Sir Clerk lat be), Ch (ye sire Clerke late be), Cn (ye Sir Clerke let be), Cp (ȝe sir clerk let be), Cx1 (ye sire clerk let be), Cx2 (ye sire clerk let by), Dd (ȝe sire clerk late be), Ds1 Ph2 Sl1 Tc1 (ye sir clerk lat be), El (ye sir͗ clerk lat be), En1 (ye sire clerk late be), Gl (ye ser Clerk lete be), Ha4 Ld2 (ȝe ʆ Clerk lat be), Ht (ye ʆ Clerk late be), Ii (ye Sir clerke lette be), La (ȝe sire clerke lat be), Lc (ȝe sir clerk lat be), Ld1 (ye sire clerk lat be), Ma (ye sere Clerk lete be), Mm (ȝe sir Clerke lat be), Ne (ye ʆ clerk let be), Nl (yee sir clerk let be), Pn (ye Syr clerke let by), Ps (yee ʆ clerk lat be), Pw (ȝe sir Clerk lat be), Py (ye ʆ clerk late be), Ra2 (ye sire clerke let be), Ra3 (ye sir Clerk lat be), Ry1 (ye Sir Clarke lette be), Ry2 (ye sire Clerk lat be), Se Sl2 (ye sir clerke lat be), Tc2 (ye sir Clerke let be), Wy (ye syre clerke lete by)
ye sire Clerc and lat be2Ad1 (ye sir clerk and let be), En3 (ye sire clerk and lat be)
ye sire squyer lat be1Fi (ye ʆ squyer lete be)
lat be ye sire Clerc1Ln (lat be ȝe sir clerk)
sire Clerc lat be3Ha2 Mg (sire Clerk lat be), Ha3 (sir Clerke lat be)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 840 Collation  
  
Andye sire Clerc lat beye sire Clerc and lat beye sire squyer lat belat be ye sire Clercsire Clerc lat beyoureyoushamefastnessestedfastnesse
  

youre48Edition Ad3 Bo2 Ch Cn Ds1 Fi Ht Ii Ld2 Mg Ra2 Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 (youre), Bo1 Cx1 Cx2 El En1 Gl Ha2 Hg Ld1 Ma Ne Ph2 Pn Ps Ra3 Ry1 Se Tc1 Wy (your), Bw Dd Lc Pw (ȝoure), Cp Ha4 Mm Ry2 (ȝour), En3 (yowr), Ha3 Py (yowre), La (ȝowre), Ln (your͗), Nl (yeur)
you1Ad1 (you)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 840 Collation  
  
Andye sire Clerc lat beye sire Clerc and lat beye sire squyer lat belat be ye sire Clercsire Clerc lat beyoureyoushamefastnessestedfastnesse

shamefastnesse49Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cx1 Cx2 Dd El En1 Gl Hg Ht Lc Ld2 Ln Mg Ne Ps Py Ra3 Se-mod Tc1 (shamefastnesse), Ad1 Cn Ds1 En3 Ld1 Pw Ry2 Sl1 Sl2 Wy (shamfastnesse), Bw (Shamfastnes), Cp Ha4 (schamfastnesse), Fi La Mm (schamefastnesse), Ha2 Ma (schamefastnes), Ha3 (shamefastenesse), Nl Ph2 Pn Ra2 (shamefastnes), Ry1 (Schamefastnesse), Se-orig (shameftnesse), Tc2 (shamfastnes)
stedfastnesse1Ii (stedfastnesse)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 841 Collation  
NeNowNorAndstudieth noghtstudiethstudie noghtstonde noghtStondeþe noghtleystill leyhond tohond onhondhond þertoon hondon tovnto hondeuery maneuerichon̄
  

Now1Ii (Now)
Nor1Ph2 (Nor)
And1Tc2 (And)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 841 Collation  
  
NeNowNorAndstudieth noghtstudiethstudie noghtstonde noghtStondeþe noghtleystill leyhond tohond onhondhond þertoon hondon tovnto hondeuery maneuerichon̄
  

studieth1Ha3
studie noght8Cx1 Cx2 Gl Ne Ph2 Pn Tc2 Wy
stonde noght1Ii
Stondeþe noght1Ry1

studieth noght38Edition El Hg Sl1 (studieth noght), Ad1 En3 (studyeth nat), Ad3 (studyeth noght), Bo1 Ch Ha4 Py Tc1 (studieth nat), Bo2 (studieth naȝt), Bw Cn Dd En1 Lc Mg Ry2 Se (studieth nought), Cp (studieþ nought), Ds1 Ra3 (studieth nouȝt), Fi Ps (studyeth not), Ha2 (studietħ nougħt), Ht (studith not), La (studiethe nowht), Ld1 (studieþ not), Ld2 (studyeth noȝt), Ln Ma Mm Ra2 Sl2 (studieth not), Nl (stodijth nat), Pw (stodieth nouȝt)
studieth1Ha3 (studyeþe)
studie noght8Cx1 Ne Tc2 (stody not), Cx2 Wy (study not), Gl Pn (studye nat), Ph2 (studie not)
stonde noght1Ii (stonde not)
Stondeþe noght1Ry1 (Stondeþe notte)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 841 Collation  
  
NeNowNorAndstudieth noghtstudiethstudie noghtstonde noghtStondeþe noghtleystill leyhond tohond onhondhond þertoon hondon tovnto hondeuery maneuerichon̄
  

ley48Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Cn Cx1 Dd El Fi Gl Ha4 Hg Ht Lc Ln Ma Mg Ne Nl Ph2 Pn Ra3 Tc2 (ley), Ad1 En3 (leyth), Bw Ch Cp Cx2 Ds1 En1 Ha3 Ld2 Ps Pw Py Ra2 Ry2 Se Sl2 Tc1 Wy (lay), Ha2 Mm Ry1 Sl1 (leye), La (leie), Ld1 (lei)
still ley1Ii (still ley)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 841 Collation  
  
NeNowNorAndstudieth noghtstudiethstudie noghtstonde noghtStondeþe noghtleystill leyhond tohond onhondhond þertoon hondon tovnto hondeuery maneuerichon̄
  

hond to34Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bw Ch Cp El En3 Ha3 Hg Ld2 Ry2 Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 (hond to), Bo1 Dd En1 Ha4 Lc Mg Ph2 Ps (hand to), Bo2 Fi Ha2 La Ld1 Ma Mm Pw Ra3 Se (honde to), Cn (hande to)
hond on3Ht (hond on), Py (hand on), Ra2 (honde on)
hond1Nl (hond)
hond þerto1Ry1 (hande þ̉to)
on hond8Cx1 Cx2 Ln Ne (on hond), Ii (on hande), Pn (on hand), Tc2 Wy (on honde)
on to1Ds1 (on to)
vnto hond1Gl (vnto hande)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 841 Collation  
  
NeNowNorAndstudieth noghtstudiethstudie noghtstonde noghtStondeþe noghtleystill leyhond tohond onhondhond þertoon hondon tovnto hondeuery maneuerichon̄

euery man48Edition Cx1 Cx2 El Ha4 Hg La Ld1 Ln Ne Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Ry2 Sl1 Tc2 Wy (euery man), Ad1 (everyman), Ad3 Bw Ch Cp Dd En1 Ii Lc Ma Py Ra2 Se (eủy man), Bo1 Ld2 (euery man̄), Bo2 Nl (every man), Cn Fi Mg (eủy man̄), Ds1 Ha2 Ra3 (eueri man), En3 (everi man), Gl (eủy manne), Ha3 (euerye man), Ht (eueri man̄), Mm (euery manne), Ry1 (euery Man), Sl2 (every mān)
euerichon̄1Tc1 (euerichon̄)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 842 Collation  
Anoon to drawenAnoon to drawAnoon to withdraweAnoon to drawythAnoon til drawAnd to drawAnd anone to drawAnd on to drawTo draw anoneuery wighteuery maniche wightbigan
  

Anoon to drawen9Edition Ad3 Ch Cx2 El Ha4 Hg Pn Ps
Anoon to withdrawe4Cx1 Ne Nl Tc2
Anoon to drawyth1Ld2
Anoon til draw1Ha3
And to draw2Cn Ma
And anone to draw2Ht Ra2
And on to draw1Wy
To draw anon1Ln

Anoon to drawen9Edition Ch Hg (Anoon to drawen), Ad3 Cx2 El Ha4 (Anon to drawen), Pn (Anone to drawen), Ps (A non to drawyn)
Anoon to draw28Ad1 En3 Ha2 (A noon to drawe), Bo1 En1 Fi La (Anone to drawe), Bo2 Dd (A non to drawe), Bw (A noon to draw), Cp Ds1 Lc Pw Py Ra3 Ry1 (Anon to drawe), Gl (A none to drawe), Ii (Anoone to drawe), Ld1 Ry2 Se Sl1 (Anoon to drawe), Mg Sl2 Tc1 (Anon̄ to drawe), Mm (A noon̄ to drawe), Ph2 (Anon to draw)
Anoon to withdrawe4Cx1 Ne (Anon to withdrawe), Nl (Anoon to with draw), Tc2 (Anone to withdrawe)
Anoon to drawyth1Ld2 (Anon̄ to drawyth)
Anoon til draw1Ha3 (Anoon til drawe)
And to draw2Cn Ma (And to drawe)
And anone to draw2Ht (And anone to draw), Ra2 (And anone to drawe)
And on to draw1Wy (And on to drawe)
To draw anon1Ln (To drawe anon)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 842 Collation  
  
Anoon to drawenAnoon to drawAnoon to withdraweAnoon to drawythAnoon til drawAnd to drawAnd anone to drawAnd on to drawTo draw anoneuery wighteuery maniche wightbigan
  

euery wight46Edition Bo1 Bo2 Cp Cx1 El Ha3 Ha4 Hg La Mg Ne Pn Ps Sl1 (euery wight), Ad1 (every whiht), Ad3 Dd Gl (eủy wyght), Bw Ch Cn En1 Ii Lc Ld1 Ma Ph2 Py Ry2 Tc2 (eủy wight), Cx2 Ld2 Wy (euery wyght), Ds1 Ra3 (eueri wiȝt), En3 (every wiht), Fi (euꝰy wyght), Ha2 (euery wigħt), Mm (eủy wighte), Nl (every white), Pw Sl2 (every wight), Ry1 (eủy wyghte), Se (eủy whight), Tc1 (eueri wight)
euery man1Ln (euery man)
iche wight2Ht Ra2 (iche wight)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 842 Collation  
  
Anoon to drawenAnoon to drawAnoon to withdraweAnoon to drawythAnoon til drawAnd to drawAnd anone to drawAnd on to drawTo draw anoneuery wighteuery maniche wightbigan

bigan49Edition El Ha4 Hg Lc Ln Ra3 Se Sl1 (bigan), Ad1 Ma Ra2 Ry2 (be gan), Ad3 (by gan), Bo1 Ht Ld2 Sl2 (began̄), Bo2 Cn Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 En1 Ha2 Ii La Ld1 Ne Pn Ps Py Tc1 Tc2 Wy (began), Bw (by gane), Ch Cp Dd Fi Ha3 Pw (bygan), En3 (bi gan), Gl (byganne), Mg (bigan̄), Mm Ph2 (beganne), Nl (be ganne), Ry1 (bigane)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 843 Collation  
And shortlyAs shortlyfor tototellentellen rihttelas it was
  

And shortly48Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cn Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En1 En3 Ha3 Hg Ii Lc Mg Ne Nl Ph2 Ps Py Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Tc2 Wy (And shortly), Bw (And Shortli), Cp Ha2 Ha4 La Ma Mm (And schortly), Fi Ra2 (And schortely), Gl Pn Pw (And shortely), Ht Ld1 Ln Tc1 (And shortli), Ry1 (And Schortely), Sl2 (And shortlye)
As shortly1Ld2 (As shortely)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 843 Collation  
  
And shortlyAs shortlyfor tototellentellen rihttelas it was
  

for to28Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bw Ch Cp El En3 Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Hg La Lc Ld1 Ln Mm Py Ra3 Ry2 Se Tc1 (for to), Bo1 Mg Pw Sl1 (forto), Ry1 (For to)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 843 Collation  
  
And shortlyAs shortlyfor tototellentellen rihttelas it was
  

tellen29Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Bw Ch Cp El Fi Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Hg Lc Ld1 Ln Mg Ph2 Pw Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 (tellen), En3 Ps (tellyn), Ld2 Mm (tellen̄)
tellen riht1La (tellen riht)
tel19Bo1 Cn Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 En1 Ii Ne Pn Py Ry1 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (telle), Ht Ma (tel), Nl Ra2 (tell)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 843 Collation  
  
And shortlyAs shortlyfor tototellentellen rihttelas it was

as it was49Edition Ad1 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ch Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En1 En3 Gl Ha2 Ha4 Hg Ht Ii La Lc Ld1 Ln Ma Mg Mm Ne Nl Ph2 Pn Pw Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Wy (as it was), Ad3 Fi Ha3 Tc2 (as hit was), Ld2 (as hit was ), Ps (as yt was), Ry1 (As hitt was)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 844 Collation  
Were itby auentureor sortor scortor by sortchauncefortunesortshorteorortcas
  

Were it49Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ch Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En1 Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Hg Ht Ii La Lc Ld1 Ln Ma Mg Ne Ph2 Pn Pw Py Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (Were it), Ad1 En3 (Wer it), Dd (were it), Fi Ld2 (Were hit), Mm (Wer͗ it), Nl (Weer it), Ps (Were yt), Ry1 (Were hitt)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 844 Collation  
  
Were itby auentureor sortor scortor by sortchauncefortunesortshorteorortcas
  

by auenture49Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bw Ch Cp Dd El En1 Ha4 Hg Lc Ma Mg Pn Ps Ra3 Sl1 Wy (by auenture), Ad1 En3 (bi aventure), Bo2 Fi (by aventure), Cn (by adventure), Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 Ht Ld2 Ne Pw Ra2 Tc1 (be auenture), Gl Mm (by auentur͗), Ha2 Ii Ld1 Ln Ph2 Ry2 Se (bi auenture), Ha3 Nl (by Aventure), La Sl2 Tc2 (be aventure), Py (bi aduenture), Ry1 (by Aduenture)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 844 Collation  
  
Were itby auentureor sortor scortor by sortchauncefortunesortshorteorortcas
  

or sort31Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Ch Cp Dd Ds1 El En1 Ha2 Ha4 Hg La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Ps Pw Ry2 (or sort), Bw (or Sort), Cn Gl Mm Se (or sorte), En3 Ra3 Tc1 (or soort), Ha3 (or soorte), Ry1 (oþ̉ sorte)
or scort1Ln (or scort)
or by sort1Sl1 (or by sort)
chaunce2Bo1 Ph2 (chaunce)
fortune6Cx1 Cx2 Ne-mod Pn Tc2 Wy (fortune)
sort8Fi (sorte), Ht Ma Ne-orig Nl Ra2 (sort), Py Sl2 (soort)
shorte1Ii (shorte)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 844 Collation  
  
Were itby auentureor sortor scortor by sortchauncefortunesortshorteorortcas
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 844 Collation  
  
Were itby auentureor sortor scortor by sortchauncefortunesortshorteorortcas

cas49Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ch Cn Cp Dd Ds1 El En1 Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Hg La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Ph2 Pw Py Ra2 Ry2 Se Sl1 (cas), Ad1 Cx1 Cx2 En3 Gl Ht Ii Ln Ma Ne Pn Ra3 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (caas), Fi Nl Ps (case), Mm Ry1 (caase)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 845 Collation  
Thesothefeythseþeis thisit isisis thusthecutknottefiltoontevntotheknyght
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 845 Collation  
  
Thesothefeythseþeis thisit isisis thusthecutknottefiltoontevntotheknyght
  

sothe45Edition Ad3 Bo1 Cn El Hg Ht Ii Lc Mg Ph2 Pn Ry2 Sl1 Sl2 (sothe), Ad1 Bo2 Ch Cx1 Cx2 Dd En3 Fi Ha4 Ma Ne Nl Py Ra3 Se Tc1 Tc2 Wy (soth), Bw (Sothe), Cp (soþ), Gl Ps (sooth), Ha3 (sooþe), La Ld1 Ln Pw (soþe), Ld2 (sotth), Mm (south), Ra2 (suth)
feyth2Ds1 (feith), En1 (feyth)
seþe1Ry1 (seþe)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 845 Collation  
  
Thesothefeythseþeis thisit isisis thusthecutknottefiltoontevntotheknyght
  

is this38Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cx1 Dd Ds1 El En1 En3 Fi Gl Hg Lc Ld1 Mg Nl Ph2 Pn Ps Py Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl2 Tc2 (is this), Bw Cp Ha3 Ha4 La Mm Ne Pw (is þis), Cx2 (is thys)
it is2Ln Tc1 (it is)
is6Cn Ht Ld2 Ma Ra2 Sl1 (is)
is thus2Ii Wy (is thus)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 845 Collation  
  
Thesothefeythseþeis thisit isisis thusthecutknottefiltoontevntotheknyght
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 845 Collation  
  
Thesothefeythseþeis thisit isisis thusthecutknottefiltoontevntotheknyght
  

cut47Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 El En3 Gl Ht Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mg Ne Nl Pn Py Ra3 Ry2 Se Wy (cut), Bo1 Ch Ha3 Ii Mm Ph2 Ps (cutte), Bw Cp Ha4 Hg La Ma Pw Ra2 (Cut), Cn Ry1 (Cutte), Dd En1 Ln (kut), Fi (kutte), Sl1 (Cutt), Sl2 Tc2 (cutt)
knotte1Tc1 (knotte)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 845 Collation  
  
Thesothefeythseþeis thisit isisis thusthecutknottefiltoontevntotheknyght
  

fil48Edition Bo1 Cx1 El Ha4 Hg Ne Ph2 Py (fil), Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Bw Cp Dd Ds1 En3 Gl Ha3 Ht La Lc Ld1 Ln Ma Mg Ps Ra2 Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 (fel), Ch En1 Ii Wy (fell), Cn Fi Mm Tc2 (felle), Cx2 Pn (fyl), Ld2 (fylle), Nl Tc1 (fill), Pw (fille), Ry1 (Fylle)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 845 Collation  
  
Thesothefeythseþeis thisit isisis thusthecutknottefiltoontevntotheknyght
  

on14Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 En1 Ii La Ma Ne Nl Pn Ps Tc2 Wy (on)
te1Ry2 (te)
vnto1Sl2 (vnto)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 845 Collation  
  
Thesothefeythseþeis thisit isisis thusthecutknottefiltoontevntotheknyght
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 845 Collation  
  
Thesothefeythseþeis thisit isisis thusthecutknottefiltoontevntotheknyght

knyght48Edition Ad3 Bw Ch Cn Cx1 Cx2 Dd El Fi Gl Ha3 Hg Ii Lc Ld2 Ma Mg Pn Ps Py Ra2 Ry2 Se Sl1 Tc2 Wy (knyght), Ad1 En3 La (knyht), Bo1 (knight̄), Bo2 Ln Ne Nl Pw (knyȝt), Cp En1 Ha4 Ld1 Sl2 (knight), Ds1 Ht Ph2 Ra3 Tc1 (kniȝt), Mm (knyȝhte), Ry1 (knyghte)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 846 Collation  
Of whichful blitheful gladwel blitheblitheand glad wasand glad isand blithe waswaseuery wight
  

Of which48Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Cn Cp Dd El En1 En3 Fi Ha4 Hg Ht Ii Lc Ld1 Ma Ne Ph2 Ps Pw Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 (Of which), Ad1 Bw Ch Cx1 Gl La Mg Mm Pn Py Ry1 Tc2 (Of whiche), Cx2 Ld2 Wy (Of whyche), Ds1 Nl Tc1 (Of wich), Ha3 (Of wiche), Ln (Off wheche), Ra2 (Of wheche)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 846 Collation  
  
Of whichful blitheful gladwel blitheblitheand glad wasand glad isand blithe waswaseuery wight
  

ful blithe30Edition Ad3 Bo2 Cx1 El Hg Lc Mg Ne Ra3 Se (ful blithe), Bw (ful blith), Ch Ii Tc1 (full blithe), Cp La Ld1 Ln Ry2 (ful bliþe), Cx2 Sl1 (ful blythe), Ha3 (fulle blithe), Ld2 (fuƚƚ blythe), Nl (ful bliith), Pn (fulle blith), Ry1 (Fulle blyþe), Sl2 Wy (full blythe), Tc2 (fulle blythe)
ful glad15Bo1 Dd Ha4 Ht Ma Ph2 Ps Py Ra2 (ful glad), Cn (full gladde), Ds1 (fuƚƚ glad), En1 Gl Pw (full glad), Mm (fuƚƚ gladde)
wel blithe2Ad1 (wel blyyth), En3 (wel blyth)
blithe1Fi (blyth)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 846 Collation  
  
Of whichful blitheful gladwel blitheblitheand glad wasand glad isand blithe waswaseuery wight
  

and glad was24Edition Ad1 Bo2 Cp El En3 Hg Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Mg Nl Sl1 Sl2 (and glad was), Bw La Ra3 Ry2 Se (⁊ glad was), Fi Ii (and gladde was), Ha3 (And glad was), Ry1 (and glade was)
and glad is6Cx1 Wy (⁊ glad is), Cx2 Ne Tc2 (and glad is), Pn (and glade is)
and blithe was7Bo1 Gl Mm Ph2 (and blithe was), Ha4 Pw (and bliþe was), Py (and blith was)
was11Ad3 Ch Cn Dd Ds1 En1 Ht Ma Ps Ra2 Tc1 (was)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 846 Collation  
  
Of whichful blitheful gladwel blitheblitheand glad wasand glad isand blithe waswaseuery wight

euery wight48Edition Cp Cx1 Hg Mg Pn Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 (euery wight), Ad1 (eủy wyht), Ad3 Cn Dd Fi Gl Lc (eủy wyght), Bo1 (eủy wight̄), Bo2 (eủy wyȝt), Bw Ch En1 Ha3 Ha4 Ii Ld1 Ld2 Ma Ps Py Ra2 (eủy wight), Cx2 Wy (euery wyght), Ds1 Ra3 Tc1 (eueri wiȝt), El (every wyght), En3 (every wyht), Ht (eueri wight), La (euery whit), Ln Ph2 (eủy wiȝt), Mm (eủy wyȝhte), Ne Pw (euery wiȝt), Nl (every white), Ry1 (eủye wyghte), Ry2 (eủy whigt), Se (eủy whight)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 847 Collation   
AndAtelle he moste his taletelle he mostetelle moste his taletelle moste hetellen he moste his taletellen forth his taletellen he mostetellenas was resounas it was resounas is resounas resoun wasbi resounit is resoun
  
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 847 Collation   
  
AndAtelle he moste his taletelle he mostetelle moste his taletelle moste hetellen he moste his taletellen forth his taletellen he mostetellenas was resounas it was resounas is resounas resoun wasbi resounit is resoun
  

telle he moste his tale22Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Ch Cn Cp Dd Ds1 El En1 Ha3 Ha4 Hg Ii Ma Nl Ph2 Ps Py Ry1
telle he moste5Cx1 Cx2 Ne Pn Wy
telle moste his tale3Ht Ra2 Tc1
telle moste he1Tc2
tellen he moste his tale14Bw En3 Gl La Lc Ld1 Mg Mm Pw Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2
tellen forth his tale1Fi
tellen he moste2Ld2-mod Ln
tellen1Ld2-orig

telle he moste his tale22Edition Ad3 Ch Cp El Ha4 Hg Ii (telle he moste his tale), Ad1 Bo1 Dd Ds1 Ph2 (telle he must his tale), Bo2 En1 Ps (telle he most his tale), Cn (tell he moste his tale), Ha3 (tel he mot his tale), Ma (tell he most his tale), Nl (tell he must his tale), Py (tel he must his tale), Ry1 (telle he Muste his tale)
telle he moste5Cx1 Ne (telle he moste), Cx2 (telle he muste), Pn (telle he must), Wy (tell he must)
telle moste his tale3Ht (tel most his tale), Ra2 (tell moste his tale), Tc1 (telle must his tale)
telle moste he1Tc2 (telle must he)
tellen he moste his tale14Bw Mm Ry2 Se Sl2 (tellen he moste his tale), En3 (tellyn he moste his tale), Gl (tellen̄ he must his tale), La Ld1 Pw Sl1 (tellen he most his tale), Lc Mg (tellen he muste his tale), Ra3 (tellen he mot his tale)
tellen forth his tale1Fi (tellen forth his tale)
tellen he moste2Ld2-mod (tellen̄ he muste), Ln (tellen he moste)
tellen1Ld2-orig (tellen̄)
      Original spellingGeneral Prologue 847 Collation   
  
AndAtelle he moste his taletelle he mostetelle moste his taletelle moste hetellen he moste his taletellen forth his taletellen he mostetellenas was resounas it was resounas is resounas resoun wasbi resounit is resoun

as was resoun14Edition Ad3 Bo1 Ch El Ha4 Hg Ht Lc Mg Ph2 Ps Py Tc1
as it was resoun28Bo2 Bw Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 En1 Gl Ii La Ld1 Ld2 Ln Ma Mm Ne Nl Pn Pw Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc2 Wy
as is resoun2Ha3 Ry1
as resoun was1Ra2
bi resoun2Ad1 En3
it is resoun1Fi

as was resoun14Edition Ch Ha4 Hg (as was resoun), Ad3 Tc1 (as was reson), Bo1 El Mg (as was resoıı̄), Ht Lc (as was resoū), Ph2 (as was resou), Ps (as was resoun̄), Py (as was Reasoun̄)
as it was resoun28Bo2 (as it was resoıı̄), Bw Cx1 Cx2 Ds1 Gl Ln Ne Nl Pn Pw Ry2 Wy (as it was reson), Cn (as it was reasoıı̄), Cp Sl1 (as it was resoun), Dd En1 Ld1 (as it was reson̄), Ii (as it was resone), La (as it was resōn), Ld2 Tc2 (as hit was reason), Ma (as it was resou), Mm (as it was resoune), Ra3 Se Sl2 (as it was resoū)
as is resoun2Ha3 (as is raysoun), Ry1 (As is Resoune)
as resoun was1Ra2 (as resoun was)
bi resoun2Ad1 (bi reson), En3 (bi reson̄)
it is resoun1Fi (hit is reson̄)
Edited text

CTP: GP 820

Group (Traditional): A 820

Fragment (Riverside): I 820

CTP: GP 825

Group (Traditional): A 825

Fragment (Riverside): I 825

lordynges: The support for Hg "lordynges" by a cd and Ha4 (also b "herkneth lordynges") is marginaally stronger than that for Ch El "lordes" by Ad3 Bo2, (Barbara Bordalejo and Peter Robinson, Jul 2, 2026, 21:29)

CTP: GP 830

Group (Traditional): A 830

Fragment (Riverside): I 830

CTP: GP 835

Group (Traditional): A 835

Fragment (Riverside): I 835

CTP: GP 840

Group (Traditional): A 840

Fragment (Riverside): I 840

CTP: GP 845

Group (Traditional): A 845

Fragment (Riverside): I 845