The Multitext Edition > Oxford, Corpus Christi College MS. 198
The Canon's Yeoman's Prologue
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A quod þe ȝoman here schal aryse a game
Al þat I can anon rigħt wol I telle
Siþens he is gon þe foule feend him quelle /
For neuer her after wol I wiþ him mete
For peny ne for pound I ȝou biheete /
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He þat me broughte ferst vnto þat game /
Er þat he deye sorwe haue he and schame
For it is ernest to me by my fayþ
That feele I wel what so eny man saiþ /
And ȝit for al my smert and al my greef
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For al my sorwe labour and mescheef
I couþe neuer leue it in no wyse
Now wolde god my witt mighte suffise
To tellen al þat longeþ to þat art
But napeles ȝit wol I telle a part
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Syþens þat my lord is gon I wol not spare
Such þing as I knowe I wol declare /