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The Shipman's Tale Folio 157v 1 of 11 folios

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Anon thei kisse and riden forth hir weye

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Here bigynneth the shipmannes tale

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A Marchaunt whilom dwelt at seint denys

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That riche was for which men hild him wis

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A wyf he had of excellent beaute

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Which is a thing that causeth more dispence

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Than worth is al the cheer and reuerence

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That men doon hem at festes or at daunces

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Swich Salutacions or contenances

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Passeth as doth the shadow on a walle

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But wo is him that pay most for alle

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The Sely husbond algate he most pay

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He moste vs clothe and also array

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Al for his owne worship richely

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In which array we dauncen Iolyly

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And yif that he may nat perauenture

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Or elles non swich dispences endure

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But thenketh it is a wast and y lost

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Thanne mote an othir pay for our cost

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And lene vs gold and that is perilous

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¶ This noble Marchaunt heeld a noble hous

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For which he had alday gret repeyr

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For his largenesse and for his wif was feir

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That wondir is but herkeneth to my tale

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Among al his gestes grete and smale

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Ther was a Monk a fair man and a bold

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I trowe a xxx ⁱ wynter he was olde

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That euer in on was drawyng to that place

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This yong monk that was so fair of face

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Aquaynted was so with this good man

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Sithen that thei first knowlech bigan

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That in his hous as famulier was he

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As it is possible any frende to be

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¶ And for as moche as this good man

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And ek this Monk of which that I bigan

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Were bothe two yborn in on vilage

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Stubbs, Estelle, Michael Pidd, Orietta Da Rold, Simon Horobin and Claire Thomson with Linda Cross, eds. (2013). The Multitext Edition. The Norman Blake Editions of The Canterbury Tales. Published by: University of Sheffield. Available at: <http://www.chaucermss.org/multitext> [Accessed 14 October 2024].

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