Here the Host 'stynteth' Chaucer's Tale of Sir Thopas Folio 160r 1 of 2 folios
His brydel as the Sonne shon
Or as the Mone ligħ t
His spere was of fyn Cypres
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That bodetħ werre & no thȳ g
The hed ful sharp I go unde
His steede was al appel gray
It gotħ an aumble in the wey
Ful softly & rounde
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In londe
Loo lordes myn heere is a fyt
If ȝe wyln any more of it
To telle it I wol fonde
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Bothe knygħ t and lady free
And herkenetħ to my spelle
Of bataille and of cheualry
And of ladies loue drury
A noon I wol ȝow telle
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Men speken of romaunces of pi s
Of horñ Child and of Ypotis
Of Beus and Sir Guy
Of Sire lybeus and pleyn damour
But Sire Thopas he beretħ the flour
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Of real Chyualrie
His good steede / al he bystrod
And fortħ vp on his weye he Corrected from: woldrod
As sparcle out of the brond
Vp on his creste he bar a Tour
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God shilde his cors fro shonde
He nolde slepen in noon hous
But lyggen in his hode
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His brigħ t helm was his wonger
And by hī baitetħ his destrer
Of Erbes fyne & goode
Hi
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So worthy vnder wede ;
Til on a day ;
No indication that this could be another textual part. The links is written continuosly and with the same ink as TT.
Quod oure hoost / for thow makest me
So wery / of thyn verray lewednesse
That also wysly / god my soule blisse
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Myne Eres aken / of thy drasty speche
Now swicħ a ryme / the deuele I be teche
This may wel be ryme dogereƚƚ / quod he
More of my tale / than another man
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Syn that it is / the best ryme I can
Thy drasty rymyngħ a tord
Thow doost nat elles / but despendest tyme
Sire at o word / thow shalt no lengere ryme
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Lat se / wher thow kanst tellen ougħ t in geste
Or tellen in prose / somwhat atte leste
In whicħ there be som myrthe / or som docti ne