The Physician's Tale Folio 138v 1 of 7 folios
Thow art a Squyer / and he is a knygħ t
But Corrected from: f<nothing> f god forbede / for his blisful mygħ t
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But if a Clerk / coude doon a gentil dede
As wel as any of ȝow / it is no drede
As thow rigħ t now / were cropen out of the ground
Ne neuer e er now / ne haddest knowen me
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For Sire / I wol nat take / a peny of the
For al my craft / ne nougħ t for my trauaille
Thow hast I paid wel / for my vitaille
It is I now / and farewel haue good day
And toke his hors / & fortħ he gotħ his wey
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Lordynges this questioū / than wil I axe now
Whicħ was the moost free / as thynketħ ȝow
Now telletħ me / or that ȝe ferthere wende
Here endetħ the Frankeleyns tale ;
Phisiciens tale / wit
There was as telletħ / Titus Liuius
A knygħ t / that called was Virginius
Fulfild of honor / and of worthynesse
And strong
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This knygħ t a dougħ ter hadde / by his wyf
No children hadde he moo / in al his lyf
Fair was this mayde / in excellent beautee
A bouen euer y wygħ t / that man may se
For nature hatħ / witħ souer eyne diligence
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Thus kan I forme / and peynte a creature
Whan that me list / who kan me countrefete
Pigmalion nougħ t / thougħ he ay forge and bete ¶ Quere in Methamorphosios
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Or graue / or peynte / for I dar wel seyn
Appelles zanzis / shulde werche in veyn ¶ Appelles fecit mirabile opus
in tumulo darij. vide in Alex-
andri. libro. 6o. de zanze. in libro Tullij
in tumulo darij. vide in Alex-
andri. libro. 6o. de zanze. in libro Tullij
Outher to graue / or peynte / or forge / or bete
For he that is / the fourmere principal
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Hatħ maked me / his vicaire general
To forme / and peynten / erthely creaturis
Rigħ t as me list / and ecħ thyngx
Vnder the Moone / that may wane and waxe